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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

11 Feb

Oxford Seminars in the Pre-Modern History of East Asia

China Centre, Oxford, OX2 6LU

2 Apr

Community Developers Dinner

Oxford Friends Meeting House, 43 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3LW

4 Apr

Spot The Fake

Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, London

5 Apr

April Fakes Day 2025 Events: 5th & 6th April

The Story Museum, Rochester House, 42 Pembroke Street, Oxford, OX1 1BP

6 Apr

Makers and Fakers: How copies, replicas, casts and fakes ‘make’ museum collections

Pitt Rivers Museum, Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PP

7 Apr

Antarctica: More - Than - Human Stories

Colin Matthew Room, Radcliffe Humanities Building, Woodstock Road, Oxford.

8 Apr

April Fakes Day 2025: Parasite

Ultimate Picture Palace, Jeune St, Oxford

26 Apr

Oxford Medieval Mystery Plays: Medieval Drama to a Modern-Day Audience

St Edmund Hall, Oxford

28 Apr

Art, Nature and Science: Imagining Other Worlds

Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3AZ

28 Apr

Open rehearsal: The White Whale

St Luke's Chapel, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter Oxford OX2 6HT

28 Apr

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

Online event - registration required

29 Apr

The Boundaries of Humanity Reading Group

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

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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

Oxford Seminars in the Pre-Modern History of East Asia

Community Developers Dinner

Spot The Fake

April Fakes Day 2025 Events: 5th & 6th April

Makers and Fakers: How copies, replicas, casts and fakes ‘make’ museum collections

Antarctica: More - Than - Human Stories

April Fakes Day 2025: Parasite

Oxford Medieval Mystery Plays: Medieval Drama to a Modern-Day Audience

Art, Nature and Science: Imagining Other Worlds

Open rehearsal: The White Whale

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

The Boundaries of Humanity Reading Group

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TORCH on Social Media

TORCH Talks

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