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TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities

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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

27 Jan

Health and STS Breakfast Reading Group

Seminar Room 00.056, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG and online

30 Jan

PLANTING TREES | A reading and working group

St John's College, St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JP

27 Apr

Digital Approaches and Methodologies Network (DAMN) Term Card Trinity Term 2026

Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

28 Apr

Phrygian Reading Group

Seminar Room 30.444, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

1 May

Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group

Seminar Room 00.056, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

1 May

‘A Black Messiah’: Simon Kimbangu’s Healing Ministry and Medical Authority in the Lower Congo, 1918-21

Seminar Room 00.063, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

5 May

Reading Group | Oxford Labour Network

In person and online, Learning Centre, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

5 May

Turning Public Insults into Cultural Heritage

Seminar Room 63, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

6 May

Reading Group | Fieldwork, Trust, and Individuality

Seminar Room 00.056, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

6 May

Neurodivergent Readings of the Old Norse Lives of St. Þorlákr

Learning Centre, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

6 May

Humanities Media Pitching Competition 2026: information session

Seminar room 00.063, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

7 May

Vox Mundi Straining to Make Sense of the Ecological Voice

Seminar Room 00.063, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

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What we do

Research Hubs and Networks

International

Knowledge Exchange

Public Engagement with Research

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Health and STS Breakfast Reading Group

PLANTING TREES | A reading and working group

Digital Approaches and Methodologies Network (DAMN) Term Card Trinity Term 2026

Phrygian Reading Group

Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group

‘A Black Messiah’: Simon Kimbangu’s Healing Ministry and Medical Authority in the Lower Congo, 1918-21

Reading Group | Oxford Labour Network

Turning Public Insults into Cultural Heritage

Reading Group | Fieldwork, Trust, and Individuality

Neurodivergent Readings of the Old Norse Lives of St. Þorlákr

Humanities Media Pitching Competition 2026: information session

Vox Mundi Straining to Make Sense of the Ecological Voice

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