Mansfield Public Talks

Mansfield hosts a lively and engaging series of free public talks, by leading figures from a variety of fields, convened by our Principal Helen Mountfield KC, every Friday from 5.30pm during Oxford University term time.

Mansfield Public Talks are aimed at the general public, not specialists. They are open to anyone interested in ideas and debate, and are completely free of charge.

To be kept informed about future talks, please email PUBLIC TALKS to communications@mansfield.ox.ac.uk and ask to be added to our mailing list.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser: Asima Qayyum (Mansfield College)
Timing: Fridays 5:30pm
Web Address: https://www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/mansfield-college-public-talks
Organising department: Mansfield College

Talks:

Friday 10 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

A Politics of Radical Care
Date: 10 May 2024, 17:30 - 18:30 (Friday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Lynne Segal
Venue: Mansfield College, Mansfield Road OX1 3TF
Venue Details: Hotung Auditorium
Organiser: Asima Qayyum (Mansfield College)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 17 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Storylistening: narrative evidence and public reasoning
Date: 17 May 2024, 17:30 - 18:30 (Friday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Dr Claire Craig (Provost, The Queen's College), Professor Sarah Dillion
Venue: Mansfield College, Mansfield Road OX1 3TF
Venue Details: Hotung Auditorium
Organiser: Asima Qayyum (Mansfield College)
Host: Helen Mountfield, QC (Mansfield College)

Friday 31 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

The Willy Wonka Ticket: teaching values in elite education
Date: 31 May 2024, 17:30 - 18:30 (Friday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Lord Simon Woolley
Venue: Mansfield College, Mansfield Road OX1 3TF
Venue Details: Hotung Auditorium
Organiser: Asima Qayyum (Mansfield College)
Host: Helen Mountfield, QC (Mansfield College)

Friday 7 June 2024 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

‘Adventrous Eve’: before and after Milton
Date: 7 June 2024, 17:30 - 18:30 (Friday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Anna Beer
Venue: Mansfield College, Mansfield Road OX1 3TF
Venue Details: Hotung Auditorium
Organiser: Asima Qayyum (Mansfield College)
Host: Helen Mountfield, QC (Mansfield College)

Editor: Asima Qayyum