Think Human Festival

16/04/2026

It’s your last chance to sign up for the ‘Oxford Quartet’! Discover how the Oxford Quartet - four women philosophers - reshaped moral philosophy against the backdrop of war, friendship and intellectual rebellion. Actress Annette Badland will read from their work.

📍 Oxford Friends Meeting House
🗓️ Friday 17 April
⏰ 6:30pm

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15/04/2026

Interested in local history? Join Dr Niall Munro, Dr Alys Beverton and the poet Zakia Carpenter-Hall as they explore the life of Harriet Jacobs, one of the most remarkable African American figures of the nineteenth century. Learn more about her time in the village of Steventon in Oxfordshire.

📍 The Old Fire Station Cafe
🗓️ Thursday 16 April
⏰ 6:30pm

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15/04/2026

It’s your last chance to sign up for ‘New Labour, New Britain?’ In this event, Prof Glen O’Hara, MP Anneliese Dodds and Prof Patrick Diamond discuss the Blair years (1997–2007) and ask, are there any lessons that are still relevant for Keir Starmer today?

📍 Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Oxford Brookes University
🗓️ Thursday 16 April
⏰ 6:30pm

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14/04/2026

14/04/2026

Join us for a timely discussion about war and protest. In this event, actors bring to life courtroom speeches by Russian anti-war oppositionists, followed by urgent discussion on dissent, repression and the politics of resistance.

📍 Clerici Learning Studio, Oxford Brookes University
🗓️ Wednesday 15 April
⏰ 6pm

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14/04/2026

Do you love football and the great outdoors? Learn more about the sounds of the sport and the people that bring matches to life.

Join us for a screening of a short film, followed by poetry, discussion and a chance to celebrate the rarely heard sounds of the grassroots and non-league game.

📍 Clerici Learning Studio, Oxford Brookes University
🗓️ Wednesday 15 April
⏰ 3:30pm

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13/04/2026

Sign up before it’s too late! Join us for a talk about the healing power of nature and the history of mental health care.

Watch a short film about the history of the Warneford hospital, which is marking 200 years of care this year, followed by a discussion on creating environments which foster recovery and promote wellbeing.

📍 Main Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building
🗓️ Wednesday 15 April
⏰ 5pm

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13/04/2026

🎉 Join us this week for the Think Human Festival 2026! Sign up for one of our free events taking place across the city from 15-18 April.

👨‍💼Interested in informed political discussion? Check out ‘New Labour, New Britain?’ or ‘Try Me For Treason’.

🌳 Interested in mental health and the power of nature? Attend our ‘Safe, Supportive and Stimulating’ event.

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12/04/2026

Recently unearthed writings from the novelist and former fellow of the University of Oxford Dame will be among the topics of an upcoming free humanities festival📚
Find out more here: https://bbc.in/48t0t6R