Humanities at Work: A panel discussion on why employers value humanities degrees

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Humanities at Work: A panel discussion on why employers value humanities degrees

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Join Dr Jiaxi Liu (Baillie Gifford), Adam Lisle (Lidl) and Dr Micah Coston (Perrett Laver) in discussion with Professor Philip Bullock (The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities) on why humanities graduates are highly valued by employers.

Panel discussion followed by drinks and networking.
4:30pm, Doors open
5pm-6pm, Panel discussion
6pm-7pm, Networking reception

Date: 6 November 2019, 16:30
Venue:
St Cross College
St Giles OX1 3LZ
See location on maps.ox

Details: Lecture Theatre
Speakers: Dr Jiaxi Liu (Baillie Gifford), Adam Lisle (Lidl), Dr Micah Coston (Perrett Laver), Prof. Phillip Bullock (TORCH)
Organising department: Humanities Division
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://tinyurl.com/HumanitiesAtWork
Audience: Members of the University only
This talk features in the following public collections:
- Faculty of English What’s On: events and talks of interest
Editor: Sadie Slater