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

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Research

We seed and incubate interdisciplinary research Networks and Programmes.

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Knowledge Exchange

We create and nurture mutually beneficial collaborations between researchers and organisations external to the University.

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International

We support various types of International Engagement, enabling and facilitating research connections and collaborations.

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Humanities Cultural Programme (HCP)

HCP is our active programme of public events and projects, powered by research in the Humanities at Oxford.

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1 Nov

TORCH | 2021 - 2022 | Knowledge Exchange Innovation Fund

1 Dec

TORCH | 2022 - 2023 | Knowledge Exchange Fellowship

2 Dec

Eyes on Africa, Readings from Oxford

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

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2 Dec

Shut Up & Write

Colin Matthew Room, First Floor, Radcliffe Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

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2 Dec

Being for Beginners

Online

2 Dec

Ethics and the Future of AI

Online Event

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2 Dec

Virtual Adventures in Collaborative Comics Translation

Online - registration required

3 Dec

Tonkori: Musical Conversations

Online Event

3 Dec

Towards Healthy Futures: Blackness, Humanity, and Freedom

TORCH Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Radclifffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford, OX2 6GG

6 Dec

'From history painting to Steve Bell’s cartoons. Parodies of Napoleonic art'

Maison Française d’Oxford, 2-10 Norham Rd, Oxford OX2 6SE

6 Dec

Staging Wild: Non-Human Subjectivity in Performance

Online Event - Registration Required

8 Dec

Mike Bartlett: A Conversation

The Old Fire Station, 40 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2AQ

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Watch our bite-size talks, in depth lectures and cross-disciplinary discussions given by leading thinkers and practitioners across the arts and sciences on our YouTube channel.

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Our blog highlights stories and thought pieces from across our network

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Our news pages provide topical updates on developments and successes from our network

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Your support helps us continue to work we do; providing stimulus, support and resources to spark and develop interdisciplinary research projects and engage the wider public with the questions humanities can help us explore.

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TORCH

What we do

Research

Knowledge Exchange

International

Humanities Cultural Programme (HCP)

What's on

TORCH | 2021 - 2022 | Knowledge Exchange Innovation Fund

TORCH | 2022 - 2023 | Knowledge Exchange Fellowship

Eyes on Africa, Readings from Oxford

Shut Up & Write

Being for Beginners

Ethics and the Future of AI

Virtual Adventures in Collaborative Comics Translation

Tonkori: Musical Conversations

Towards Healthy Futures: Blackness, Humanity, and Freedom

'From history painting to Steve Bell’s cartoons. Parodies of Napoleonic art'

Staging Wild: Non-Human Subjectivity in Performance

Mike Bartlett: A Conversation

Watch our talks

TORCH updates

Read our blog

Join our mailing list

Read our news

Twitter

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