OxTalks is Changing
OxTalks will soon be transitioning to Oxford Events (full details are available on the Staff Gateway). A two-week publishing freeze is expected in early Hilary to allow all events to be migrated to the new platform. During this period, you will not be able to submit or edit events on OxTalks. The exact freeze dates will be confirmed as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
Department: Gardens, Libraries and Museums
Talks:
Thursday 12 February 2026
Map Readings – Lies of the Land: Painted maps in Late Medieval and Early Modern France
Date: 12 February 2026, 16:30 - 18:00
Speaker
s:
Camille Serchuk (Southern Connecticut State University),
In conversation with: Elizabeth Baigent (Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Zoom Webinar
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Writing in the Museum
Date: 24 February 2026, 18:00 - 20:00
Speaker
Venue: History of Science Museum, Broad Street OX1 3AZ
Venue Details: Please note there is no step-free access to the museum.
Organiser:
Ruth Holliday (History of Science Museum)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 26 February 2026
Sunderland Collection Symposium: MAPS Digital/Analogue
Date: 26 February 2026, 9:15 - 16:00
Speaker
Various Speakers
Venue: Weston Library, Broad Street OX1 3BG
Venue Details: Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, and online via Zoom
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 2 March 2026
OxFOS26: AI versus open research: Exploring the evolving tensions
Date: 2 March 2026, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker
Various Speakers
Venue: Weston Library, Broad Street OX1 3BG
Venue Details: Online
Organisers:
Jackie Thompson (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Ruth Mallalieu (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 12 March 2026
The unique large-format print of the General Map of the Qing Empire by Li Mingche李明徹 (1751–1832) in Göttingen: tracing its cartographical origins and journey to a German university
Date: 12 March 2026, 16:30 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Vera Dorofeeva-Lichtmann (L’École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris)
Venue Details: Online via Zoom Webinar
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Let's Talk About: Surveillance How should we track disease?
Date: 12 March 2026, 17:30 - 19:00
Speaker
Various Speakers
Venue: History of Science Museum, Broad Street OX1 3AZ
Venue Details: No level access
Organiser:
Ruth Holliday (History of Science Museum)
Host:
Dr Silke Ackermann (History of Science Museum, Oxford)
Monday 27 April 2026
TOSCA Field Trip – The Queen’s Atlas
Date: 27 April 2026, 16:30 - 18:00
Speaker
:
David Fletcher (Independent Researcher)
Venue Details: In person only
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 4 June 2026
Geography and Catholic censorship in Europe at the end of the sixteenth century
Date: 4 June 2026, 16:30 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Jean-Marc Besse (L’École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris)
Venue Details: Online via Zoom Webinar
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 18 June 2026
Ordnance Survey: twenty-first-century National Mapping Agency
Date: 18 June 2026, 16:30 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Nick Bolton (CEO, Ordnance Survey)
Venue Details: Online via Zoom Webinar
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
