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We are TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities
Part of the Humanities Division - a hub for multi-disciplinary research projects and research engagement at the University of Oxford

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Research Hubs and Networks

We seed and incubate interdisciplinary Research Networks and support strategic interdisciplinary Research Hubs

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International

We support researchers in International engagement, through strategic partnerships, projects, and fellowships

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Knowledge Exchange

Mutually beneficial collaborations between researchers and organisations external to the University

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Public Engagement with Research

Collaboration and co-creation with the public through research

3 Jul

CaribOx Information Session: Visiting Fellowship and Travel Grant Scheme

Online | Zoom | Registration Required

3 Jul

Annual Ethics in Film screening 2025

The Ultimate Picture Palace, Jeune Street, Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1BN

4 Jul

Scenario Planning and the Medical Humanities: A Workshop for Uncertain Times

Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

6 Jul

Queer parents event: be part of a theatre project

The Pavilion, Flo's, Florence Park

11 Jul

How Sciences End

Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory, OX2 6GG and History Faculty, George Street, OX1 2RL - Registration required

16 Jul

Oxfordshire Community Health and the Humanities

Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG - registration required

24 Jul

SHOBANA JEYASINGH DANCE: We Caliban

Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, St Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, Oxford, OX4 1DY

15 Oct

A DIY Guide to Gender Hacking

Seminar Room 11, St. Anne's College, 56 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HS

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TORCH Talks

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TORCH

What we do

Research Hubs and Networks

International

Knowledge Exchange

Public Engagement with Research

What's on

CaribOx Information Session: Visiting Fellowship and Travel Grant Scheme

Annual Ethics in Film screening 2025

Scenario Planning and the Medical Humanities: A Workshop for Uncertain Times

Queer parents event: be part of a theatre project

How Sciences End

Oxfordshire Community Health and the Humanities

SHOBANA JEYASINGH DANCE: We Caliban

A DIY Guide to Gender Hacking

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TORCH on Social Media

TORCH Talks

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