9.30 - 10.30AM
VICE-CHANCELLOR'S LIVE ADDRESS AND Q&A
Professor Louise Richardson, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Join the Vice-Chancellor for a live address and Q&A session regarding the past, present and future of the University of Oxford.
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9.30 - 10.30AM
CHINA'S GOOD WAR — HOW WORLD WAR II IS SHAPING A NEW NATIONALISM
Professor Rana Mitter, Director of the University China Centre and Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China
Chinese leaders once tried to suppress memories of their nation's brutal experience during World War II. But now, as China grows more powerful, the meaning of the war is changing. Professor Rana Mitter argues that China's reassessment of the World War II years is central to its newfound confidence abroad and to mounting nationalism at home. China's recontextualisation of its collective memory of the war creates a new foundation for this nationalism. Today public sites of memory-including museums, movies and television shows, street art, popular writing, and social media-define the war as a founding myth for an ascendant China.
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11AM - 12PM
BEING A BEAST: EXPLORING THE SENSORY WORLDS OF NON-HUMAN SPECIES
Professor Charles Foster, Fellow of Green Templeton College
A humorous and entertaining talk from Professor Foster's experience of living like a badger in the Welsh Black Mountains, an urban fox in London's East End, and otter on Exmoor, a red deer in the Scottish Highlands and in the West Country, and a swift in the skies between Oxford and central Africa.
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11AM - 12PM
CHANCELLOR'S PANEL: BRITAIN'S SOFT POWER
Lord Patten of Barnes (Balliol), the Chancellor of the University of Oxford, specially selected expert panel
Join the Chancellor and distinguished panel to discuss the role of 'soft power' in the rise (and fall) of Britain's influence in the world.
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11AM - 12PM
MAXIMISING HAPPINESS AND ENGAGEMENT IN A CRISIS
Professor William Scott-Jackson, Chairman of Oxford Strategic Consulting and Director of the Centre for Applied HR Research
We will focus on how to maximise the happiness and engagement of those around you, and yourself, during a crisis (and indeed all the time). This will be useful for everyone - and particularly anyone who has to lead others – and that could include leading a family! Of course, there are numerous books, blogs, advice and courses on mindfulness, meditation, coping strategies and so on. But this session will focus on how to maximise your, and others’, active enthusiasm, the particular subject of William’s research and books.
Hosted by Kellog College.
Registration may still be open for this event here.
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11AM - 12PM
PERSISTENCE, RESISTANCE AND INSISTENCE: ST ANNE'S AND THE CAMPAIGN FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN OXFORD, 1879-1952
Professor Senia Paseta, Professor of Modern History, St Hugh's College
In 2020, Oxford celebrates the centenary of women's formal admission to the University. This talk will give a fascinating insight into the history of women at Oxford and more specifically St Anne’s, looking at its people, its places and its presence across the University since the late 19th century. It will especially focus on the women and the reform movements that made St Anne's what it is today.
Hosted by St Anne's College.
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