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Name: Oxford PPE Society
University of Oxford
http://www.ppesoc.org/
Events this person is hosting:
Tuesday 20 February 2018
Rebuilding From Conflict
Date: 20 February 2018, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Professor Paul Jackson (School of Government and Society, University of Birmingham)
Venue: St Peter's College, New Inn Hall Street OX1 2DL
Venue Details: Warriner Room
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 21 February 2018
China's Challenge to the Modern World
Date: 21 February 2018, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Stein Ringen (Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford)
Venue: St Peter's College, New Inn Hall Street OX1 2DL
Venue Details: Theberge Room
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Thursday 22 February 2018
Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century
Date: 22 February 2018, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Professor Kathryn Sikkink (Harvard Kennedy School)
Venue: Trinity College, Broad Street OX1 3BH
Venue Details: Danson Room
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 27 February 2018
Is Microeconomics Unfalsifiable?
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 27 February 2018, 17:30 - 18:45
Speaker
:
Johanna Thoma (London School of Economics)
Venue: Exeter College, Turl Street OX1 3DP
Venue Details: Sasketchewan Room
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 28 February 2018
Licence to Cut: A surgeon's dissection of care in the UK and abroad
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 28 February 2018, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Dr Naresh Joshi (Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London)
Venue Details: To be announced.
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Saturday 3 March 2018
This House Believes That NIMBYism is the Main Reason for the Housing Shortage
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 3 March 2018, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
s:
Dame Kate Barker ( Chair of the Industrial Strategy Commission),
Jonn Elledge (Editor, CityMetric - New Statesman),
Duncan Bowie (University of Westminster),
Neil Goodrich (Chartered Institute of Housing),
Dr Peter Collins (University of Oxford),
Barry Pearce (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Wadham College, Parks Road OX1 3PN
Venue Details: Okinaga Room
Organiser:
The Oxford Forum (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
The Oxford Forum (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 7 March 2018
Box Ethics: A Homage to Derek Parfit
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 7 March 2018, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Professor Larry S. Temkin (Rutgers University)
Venue: Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Room
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Monday 23 April 2018
Collusion: How Russia Helped Trump Win
Date: 23 April 2018, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Luke Harding (foreign correspondent, The Guardian)
Venue Details: To be announced.
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Monday 21 May 2018
The Politics of US Taxation
Date: 21 May 2018, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Andrea Louise Campbell (MIT)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Cyrus Jones (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Events this person is organising:
Tuesday 20 February 2018
Rebuilding From Conflict
Date: 20 February 2018, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Professor Paul Jackson (School of Government and Society, University of Birmingham)
Venue: St Peter's College, New Inn Hall Street OX1 2DL
Venue Details: Warriner Room
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 21 February 2018
China's Challenge to the Modern World
Date: 21 February 2018, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Stein Ringen (Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford)
Venue: St Peter's College, New Inn Hall Street OX1 2DL
Venue Details: Theberge Room
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Thursday 22 February 2018
Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century
Date: 22 February 2018, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Professor Kathryn Sikkink (Harvard Kennedy School)
Venue: Trinity College, Broad Street OX1 3BH
Venue Details: Danson Room
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 27 February 2018
Is Microeconomics Unfalsifiable?
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 27 February 2018, 17:30 - 18:45
Speaker
:
Johanna Thoma (London School of Economics)
Venue: Exeter College, Turl Street OX1 3DP
Venue Details: Sasketchewan Room
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 28 February 2018
Licence to Cut: A surgeon's dissection of care in the UK and abroad
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 28 February 2018, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Dr Naresh Joshi (Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London)
Venue Details: To be announced.
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 7 March 2018
Box Ethics: A Homage to Derek Parfit
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 7 March 2018, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Professor Larry S. Temkin (Rutgers University)
Venue: Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Room
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Monday 23 April 2018
Collusion: How Russia Helped Trump Win
Date: 23 April 2018, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Luke Harding (foreign correspondent, The Guardian)
Venue Details: To be announced.
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 24 April 2018
Michael Braga: Florida’s State-run Mental Hospitals
Date: 24 April 2018, 16:15 - 17:15
Speaker
:
Michael Braga (Sarasota Herald Tribune)
Venue: Oriental Institute, 11 Pusey Lane OX1 2LE
Venue Details: Lecture Room 1
Organisers:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 30 April 2018
Britain and Europe: Pandora's Box and Trojan Horses
Date: 30 April 2018, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Professor Vernon Bogdanor (University of Oxford)
Venue: The Queen's College, High Street OX1 4AW
Venue Details: Lecture Room B
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 1 May 2018
Procreative Beneficence: The Moral Obligation to Select the Best Child
Date: 1 May 2018, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Professor Julian Savulescu (Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics)
Venue: Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Room
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 3 May 2018
UN, Political Islam, and the Middle East
Date: 3 May 2018, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Edward Mortimer (University of Oxford)
Venue: All Souls College Library, High Street OX1 4AL
Organisers:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Cyrus Jones (University of Oxford)
Friday 4 May 2018
Cultural Revolution: Personal Experiences
Date: 4 May 2018, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Ji-Li Jiang
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Cyrus (University of Oxford)
Monday 7 May 2018
Terrorism: Problem and Solution
Date: 7 May 2018, 18:30 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Tawakkol Karman
Venue: St Catherine's College, Manor Road OX1 3UJ
Venue Details: Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Abbas Kazmi (University of Oxford)
Thursday 10 May 2018
Brexit and Climate Change
Date: 10 May 2018, 16:30 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Johan Eliasch (Head)
Venue: Exeter College, Turl Street OX1 3DP
Venue Details: Saskatchewan Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Abbas Kazmi (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 22 May 2018
Oxfam CEO Mark Goldring CBE: Reducing Inequality, Ending Poverty
Date: 22 May 2018, 18:15 - 19:15
Speaker
:
Mark Goldring CBE (Oxfam)
Venue Details: Harris Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
UNICEF on Campus (University of Oxford),
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Abbas Kazmi (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 6 June 2018
POSTPONED - Nobel Laureate Lord Trimble: The Good Friday Agreement at 20
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 6 June 2018, 17:30 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Lord David Trimble (House of Lords),
Sir Jonathan Phillips (Keble College)
Venue: Keble College, Parks Road OX1 3PG
Venue Details: Pusey Room
Organisers:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Abbas Kazmi (University of Oxford),
Cyrus Jones (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 9 October 2018
Immigration and Freedom
Date: 9 October 2018, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Chandran Kukathas (London School of Economics)
Venue: University College, High Street OX1 4BH
Venue Details: 90 High Street Lecture Room
Organisers:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Cyrus Jones (University of Oxford)
Thursday 11 October 2018
Deputy Head, Chinese Embassy UK: China’s Reform and Future
Date: 11 October 2018, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Deputy Head of Mission Zhu Qin (Chinese Embassy UK)
Venue: Christ Church, St Aldates OX1 1DP
Venue Details: Blue Boar Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Abbas Kazmi (University of Oxford),
Cyrus Jones (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 16 October 2018
CEO Macmillan Cancer Support: How Macmillan influences the UK government
Date: 16 October 2018, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Lynda Thomas (Macmillan Cancer Support)
Venue: Christ Church, St Aldates OX1 1DP
Venue Details: Blue Boar Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Abbas Kazmi (University of Oxford),
Cyrus Jones (University of Oxford)
Monday 22 October 2018
Peter Hitchens on Corbyn's Labour
Date: 22 October 2018, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Peter Hitchens (Mail on Sunday)
Venue: The Queen's College, High Street OX1 4AW
Venue Details: The Shulman Auditorium
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Sir John Curtice: Brexit and the future of British politics
Date: 24 October 2018, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Sir John Curtice (British Polling Council)
Venue: The Queen's College, High Street OX1 4AW
Venue Details: Shulman Auditorium
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 30 October 2018
Epidemics and Global Health: David Heymann
Date: 30 October 2018, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
David Heymann (Chatham House)
Venue: University College, High Street OX1 4BH
Venue Details: 90 High Street Lecture Room
Organisers:
Oxford Entrepreneurs (University of Oxford),
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Cyrus Jones (University of Oxford)
Monday 5 November 2018
Miles Young, ex-CEO of Ogilvy & Mather on Demand Creation
Date: 5 November 2018, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Miles Young (New College, University of Oxford)
Venue: Worcester College, Walton Street OX1 2HB
Venue Details: Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre Auditorium
Organisers:
Oxford Entrepreneurs (University of Oxford),
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Abbas Kazmi (University of Oxford),
Cyrus Jones (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 7 November 2018
AC Grayling: Political Authority and Ideal Democracy
Date: 7 November 2018, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
Venue: The Queen's College, High Street OX1 4AW
Venue Details: Lecture Room B
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Alexander Prior-Wandesforde (University of Oxford)
Thursday 15 November 2018
How Dictators Survive: Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Date: 15 November 2018, 16:30 - 17:30
Speaker
Venue Details: Shulman Auditorium
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Cyrus Jones (University of Oxford)
Monday 19 November 2018
Sexual Violence in Conflict: Pramila Patten
Date: 19 November 2018, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Pramila Patten (United Nations)
Venue: Wadham College, Parks Road OX1 3PN
Venue Details: Moser Theatre
Organisers:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Cyrus Jones (University of Oxford)
Numbers and Public Policy: Why Statistics Matter
Date: 19 November 2018, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Sir Andrew Dilnot (Nuffield College, Oxford)
Venue: Trinity College, Broad Street OX1 3BH
Venue Details: Danson Room
Organisers:
Oxford Guild Business Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Abbas Kazmi (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 20 November 2018
Julia Hartley-Brewer: Political Correctness and Free Speech
Date: 20 November 2018, 14:30 - 15:30
Speaker
:
Julia Hartley-Brewer (talkRADIO)
Venue: The Queen's College, High Street OX1 4AW
Venue Details: Lecture Room B
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Alexander Prior-Wandesforde (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 21 November 2018
Jonathan Wolff: Inequality
Date: 21 November 2018, 17:30 - 19:00
Speaker
:
Professor Jonathan Wolff (Blavatnik School of Government)
Venue: The Queen's College, High Street OX1 4AW
Venue Details: Lecture Room B
Organisers:
Oxford Philosophy Society (University of Oxford),
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Host:
Alexander Prior-Wandesforde (University of Oxford)
Friday 18 January 2019
Sir Ivan Rogers: On Brexit
Date: 18 January 2019, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Sir Ivan Rogers (formerly Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union)
Venue: The Queen's College, High Street OX1 4AW
Venue Details: Shulman Auditorium
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 8 February 2019
An Evening with Chris Patten
Date: 8 February 2019, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Lord Chris Patten (Chancellor, University of Oxford)
Venue: The Queen's College, High Street OX1 4AW
Venue Details: Shulman Auditorium
Organiser:
Oxford PPE Society (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA