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TORCH

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

20 Jan

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Various locations

22 Jan

Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group

Colin Matthew Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

24 Jan

Writing & Meditation

New Road Baptist Church, Oxford, OX1 1LQ

25 Jan

Medieval Women’s Writing Research Group Trip to the British Library’s exhibition “Medieval Women”

British Library, London

27 Jan

Divergences of Reason: Neurodiversity, Political Theory, and Mental Health

Online and in person, Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

28 Jan

The Boundaries of Humanity Reading Group

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

29 Jan

Material Legacies of Empire

Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JA

29 Jan

Oxford-UdK Seed Funding Information Session

Online Information Session for interested collaborators

29 Jan

Climate Hope/Climate Despair: a cross-disciplinary perspective

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

29 Jan

The History of Champagne & Sparkling Wine

Lower Lecture Room, Lincoln College, Turl Street, Oxford OX4 3DR

30 Jan

Environmental Humanities and the World of Policy

Colin Matthew Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG - Registration required

31 Jan

Interrogating Literary Legacies

Online event - registration required

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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

APGRD Term Card, HT 2025

Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group

Writing & Meditation

Medieval Women’s Writing Research Group Trip to the British Library’s exhibition “Medieval Women”

Divergences of Reason: Neurodiversity, Political Theory, and Mental Health

The Boundaries of Humanity Reading Group

Material Legacies of Empire

Oxford-UdK Seed Funding Information Session

Climate Hope/Climate Despair: a cross-disciplinary perspective

The History of Champagne & Sparkling Wine

Environmental Humanities and the World of Policy

Interrogating Literary Legacies

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TORCH Talks

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