Humanities Division
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Oxford offers research & teaching in arts & humanities unparalleled in its range of subjects backed by superb libraries and collections.
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Pinned
Today we are delighted to launch the new Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, a one-of-a-kind space where academia and culture will intersect to create something extraordinary. Read more: humanities.web.ox.ac.uk/article/step...
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Oxford researchers at the intersection of humanities and social sciences are working closely with climate scientists to address global challenges.
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https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/culture-education-attitudes#group-section-Environmental-humanities-73e3jEiCMS
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Culture, education and attitudes
Experts at Oxford are working to understand our past climate history, uncover how our perceptions are shaped by the media, and emphasising the important role of the humanities in helping to tackle the...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Oxford researchers at the intersection of humanities and social sciences are working closely with climate scientists to address global challenges.
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https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/culture-education-attitudes#group-section-Environmental-humanities-73e3jEiCMS
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https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/culture-education-attitudes#group-section-Environmental-humanities-73e3jEiCMS
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Join us on 26 November for A.E. Stallings' next Professor of Poetry lecture on 'Rhyme as Experiment/ Rhyme as Alchemy'.
26 Nov at 5.30pm
Examination Schools
ALL WELCOME! No booking required.
#poetry #TeamEnglish @oxpoetrylibrary.bsky.social @aestallings.bsky.social
26 Nov at 5.30pm
Examination Schools
ALL WELCOME! No booking required.
#poetry #TeamEnglish @oxpoetrylibrary.bsky.social @aestallings.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Join us on 26 November for A.E. Stallings' next Professor of Poetry lecture on 'Rhyme as Experiment/ Rhyme as Alchemy'.
26 Nov at 5.30pm
Examination Schools
ALL WELCOME! No booking required.
#poetry #TeamEnglish @oxpoetrylibrary.bsky.social @aestallings.bsky.social
26 Nov at 5.30pm
Examination Schools
ALL WELCOME! No booking required.
#poetry #TeamEnglish @oxpoetrylibrary.bsky.social @aestallings.bsky.social
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On Thursday, Elina Hamilton (University of Hawai’i, Mānoa), Peter Lefferts (University of Nebraska, Lincoln) and Elżbieta Witkowska-Zaremba (Warsaw, Polish Academy of Sciences) will be online for the next All Souls Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance Music.
www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/25-11-...
www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/25-11-...
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
On Thursday, Elina Hamilton (University of Hawai’i, Mānoa), Peter Lefferts (University of Nebraska, Lincoln) and Elżbieta Witkowska-Zaremba (Warsaw, Polish Academy of Sciences) will be online for the next All Souls Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance Music.
www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/25-11-...
www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/25-11-...
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Join us to explore the new Oxford World's Classics edition of Romeo & Juliet in our next #Shakespeare webinar:
1 December
6 - 7.15pm
Online via Zoom
With Professor Emma Smith & Dr Hannah August.
All welcome! Free but booking required. #TeamEnglish shakespeare-webinar-romeo-juliet.eventbrite.co.uk
1 December
6 - 7.15pm
Online via Zoom
With Professor Emma Smith & Dr Hannah August.
All welcome! Free but booking required. #TeamEnglish shakespeare-webinar-romeo-juliet.eventbrite.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Join us to explore the new Oxford World's Classics edition of Romeo & Juliet in our next #Shakespeare webinar:
1 December
6 - 7.15pm
Online via Zoom
With Professor Emma Smith & Dr Hannah August.
All welcome! Free but booking required. #TeamEnglish shakespeare-webinar-romeo-juliet.eventbrite.co.uk
1 December
6 - 7.15pm
Online via Zoom
With Professor Emma Smith & Dr Hannah August.
All welcome! Free but booking required. #TeamEnglish shakespeare-webinar-romeo-juliet.eventbrite.co.uk
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To mark #BlackHistoryMonth 2025, members of the English Faculty @ox.ac.uk got together to discuss Diana Evans's 'I Want to Talk to You: And Other Conversations', a collection of essays & journalism.
#BHM #DianaEvans
Watch the discussion now >>
youtu.be/sTifWRqTi64
#BHM #DianaEvans
Watch the discussion now >>
youtu.be/sTifWRqTi64
Book discussion on Diana Evans's 'I Want to Talk to You: And Other Conversations'
YouTube video by Faculty of English, University of Oxford
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October 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
To mark #BlackHistoryMonth 2025, members of the English Faculty @ox.ac.uk got together to discuss Diana Evans's 'I Want to Talk to You: And Other Conversations', a collection of essays & journalism.
#BHM #DianaEvans
Watch the discussion now >>
youtu.be/sTifWRqTi64
#BHM #DianaEvans
Watch the discussion now >>
youtu.be/sTifWRqTi64
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Our public seminars return next week, at the new time of 3pm on Thursdays! On 23 October, we're looking forward to hearing from Professor Carolyn Abbate (@harvard.edu) for her talk titled 'Bourgeois Vacation Spot'.
www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/25-10-...
www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/25-10-...
October 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Our public seminars return next week, at the new time of 3pm on Thursdays! On 23 October, we're looking forward to hearing from Professor Carolyn Abbate (@harvard.edu) for her talk titled 'Bourgeois Vacation Spot'.
www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/25-10-...
www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/25-10-...
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We're delighted to support the Always Take Notes podcast with this exciting event!
Join hosts Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd on 17 November at the Sheldonian Theatre at 5.30pm for a live podcast recording with Helen Fielding, author of 'Bridget Jones’s Diary'.
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Join hosts Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd on 17 November at the Sheldonian Theatre at 5.30pm for a live podcast recording with Helen Fielding, author of 'Bridget Jones’s Diary'.
Book tickets via Eventbrite >>
Helen Fielding in conversation with the Always Take Notes podcast
Join the author of “Bridget Jones’s Diary” for a live podcast recording.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
We're delighted to support the Always Take Notes podcast with this exciting event!
Join hosts Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd on 17 November at the Sheldonian Theatre at 5.30pm for a live podcast recording with Helen Fielding, author of 'Bridget Jones’s Diary'.
Book tickets via Eventbrite >>
Join hosts Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd on 17 November at the Sheldonian Theatre at 5.30pm for a live podcast recording with Helen Fielding, author of 'Bridget Jones’s Diary'.
Book tickets via Eventbrite >>
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NEW: The most famous portrait of Marie Antoinette as a child is really of her sister.
Prof @catrionaseth.bsky.social made the discovery while researching a book and working with the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (MAH) in Geneva.
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Prof @catrionaseth.bsky.social made the discovery while researching a book and working with the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (MAH) in Geneva.
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New research finds defining childhood portrait of Marie Antoinette is
The most famous portrait of Marie Antoinette as a child is really of her sister, according to new research. Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature and Fellow of All Souls College
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October 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
NEW: The most famous portrait of Marie Antoinette as a child is really of her sister.
Prof @catrionaseth.bsky.social made the discovery while researching a book and working with the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (MAH) in Geneva.
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Prof @catrionaseth.bsky.social made the discovery while researching a book and working with the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (MAH) in Geneva.
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I’m now looking forward to finalising the exhibition I am curating for @batecollection.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social, teaching, meeting my new DPhils, and finishing up some research projects... @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social
#EarlyModernHistory #academiclife
#EarlyModernHistory #academiclife
October 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I’m now looking forward to finalising the exhibition I am curating for @batecollection.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social, teaching, meeting my new DPhils, and finishing up some research projects... @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social
#EarlyModernHistory #academiclife
#EarlyModernHistory #academiclife
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Issue 15 of our Faculty magazine, the Oxford Musician, is now available to read online! The magazine includes articles from staff and students, as well as news from the Faculty and updates from alumni. Printed copies are available to pick up at the Faculty.
www.music.ox.ac.uk/sitefiles/di...
www.music.ox.ac.uk/sitefiles/di...
October 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Issue 15 of our Faculty magazine, the Oxford Musician, is now available to read online! The magazine includes articles from staff and students, as well as news from the Faculty and updates from alumni. Printed copies are available to pick up at the Faculty.
www.music.ox.ac.uk/sitefiles/di...
www.music.ox.ac.uk/sitefiles/di...
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We're 1 today! We are deeply grateful to the Uehiro Foundation on Ethics & Education for making our work possible, and for the many others who have helped us along the way.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/uois...
@ox.ac.uk @torchoxford.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social
#Thankyou #birthday #ethics
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@ox.ac.uk @torchoxford.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social
#Thankyou #birthday #ethics
October 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We're 1 today! We are deeply grateful to the Uehiro Foundation on Ethics & Education for making our work possible, and for the many others who have helped us along the way.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/uois...
@ox.ac.uk @torchoxford.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social
#Thankyou #birthday #ethics
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@ox.ac.uk @torchoxford.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social
#Thankyou #birthday #ethics
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Welcome to our new home: The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre!
The Schwarzman Centre will bring together Oxford University's Humanities faculties for the first time, alongside a new Bodleian Humanities Library & state-of-the-art teaching & performance facilities.
www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk
The Schwarzman Centre will bring together Oxford University's Humanities faculties for the first time, alongside a new Bodleian Humanities Library & state-of-the-art teaching & performance facilities.
www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk
Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities opens in Oxford
english.web.ox.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Welcome to our new home: The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre!
The Schwarzman Centre will bring together Oxford University's Humanities faculties for the first time, alongside a new Bodleian Humanities Library & state-of-the-art teaching & performance facilities.
www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk
The Schwarzman Centre will bring together Oxford University's Humanities faculties for the first time, alongside a new Bodleian Humanities Library & state-of-the-art teaching & performance facilities.
www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk
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The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and Humanities will open to the academic community on 13 October 2025 🏛️✨
A public cultural programme hosted by the Centre will begin in April 2026.
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A public cultural programme hosted by the Centre will begin in April 2026.
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September 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and Humanities will open to the academic community on 13 October 2025 🏛️✨
A public cultural programme hosted by the Centre will begin in April 2026.
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A public cultural programme hosted by the Centre will begin in April 2026.
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Delighted that @oii.ox.ac.uk is part of the Schwarzman Centre and look forward to getting to know all our new neighbours!
Today we are delighted to launch the new Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, a one-of-a-kind space where academia and culture will intersect to create something extraordinary. Read more: humanities.web.ox.ac.uk/article/step...
September 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Delighted that @oii.ox.ac.uk is part of the Schwarzman Centre and look forward to getting to know all our new neighbours!
"The Schwarzman Centre represents an extraordinary vote of confidence in the humanities disciplines at a time when the world needs them more than ever." Prof Dan Grimley, Head of Humanities at Oxford, explains why the building is so important - and so timely: humanities.web.ox.ac.uk/article/the-...
September 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"The Schwarzman Centre represents an extraordinary vote of confidence in the humanities disciplines at a time when the world needs them more than ever." Prof Dan Grimley, Head of Humanities at Oxford, explains why the building is so important - and so timely: humanities.web.ox.ac.uk/article/the-...
Today we are delighted to launch the new Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, a one-of-a-kind space where academia and culture will intersect to create something extraordinary. Read more: humanities.web.ox.ac.uk/article/step...
September 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today we are delighted to launch the new Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, a one-of-a-kind space where academia and culture will intersect to create something extraordinary. Read more: humanities.web.ox.ac.uk/article/step...
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It was great to hear another Oxford English Faculty member on Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes series on BBC Radio 4 today!
Prof Marion Turner joined Ian to discuss a crude joke from #Chaucer's Summoner's Tale attacking hypocrisy. You can catch-up on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Prof Marion Turner joined Ian to discuss a crude joke from #Chaucer's Summoner's Tale attacking hypocrisy. You can catch-up on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes - Series 2 - Avarice Jokes - BBC Sounds
Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.
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September 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It was great to hear another Oxford English Faculty member on Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes series on BBC Radio 4 today!
Prof Marion Turner joined Ian to discuss a crude joke from #Chaucer's Summoner's Tale attacking hypocrisy. You can catch-up on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Prof Marion Turner joined Ian to discuss a crude joke from #Chaucer's Summoner's Tale attacking hypocrisy. You can catch-up on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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The Sohmen family’s donation will enrich the Oxford experience for students across all disciplines - and help the University reach global audiences.
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Gift will establish world-class auditorium at Oxford | University of
Cultural performances and musical engagement for Oxford students have received a major boost from a significant gift to the University’s Humanities Division. The donation from the Sohmen family will
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August 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Sohmen family’s donation will enrich the Oxford experience for students across all disciplines - and help the University reach global audiences.
Find out more ⬇️
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What does it mean for AI to be environmentally and socially sustainable? Find out with Nokia Bell Lab's Sanja Scepanovic tomorrow in the next instalment of Bitesize's 'Ethics in the age of AI'.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
#SustainableAI #ethics
@oxhumanities.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk
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#SustainableAI #ethics
@oxhumanities.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk
August 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
What does it mean for AI to be environmentally and socially sustainable? Find out with Nokia Bell Lab's Sanja Scepanovic tomorrow in the next instalment of Bitesize's 'Ethics in the age of AI'.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
#SustainableAI #ethics
@oxhumanities.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
#SustainableAI #ethics
@oxhumanities.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk
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Astronaut William Anders' iconic photo #Earthrise was the starting point for a recent one-day conference at Oxford’s English Faculty, entitled 'Before Earthrise: Global Imagining in Literature and Visual Culture, 1550–1968'.
Read a blog on the event: english.web.ox.ac.uk/article/befo...
Read a blog on the event: english.web.ox.ac.uk/article/befo...
Before Earthrise: Global Imagining in Literature and Visual Culture, 1550-1968
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July 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Astronaut William Anders' iconic photo #Earthrise was the starting point for a recent one-day conference at Oxford’s English Faculty, entitled 'Before Earthrise: Global Imagining in Literature and Visual Culture, 1550–1968'.
Read a blog on the event: english.web.ox.ac.uk/article/befo...
Read a blog on the event: english.web.ox.ac.uk/article/befo...
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Thank you to all who came along to the Degree Show this year! It's a fantastic showcase of our amazingly talented students' work - we are thrilled that so many of you were interested in taking a look!
You can view a presentation of each artist on the Ruskin website: www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
You can view a presentation of each artist on the Ruskin website: www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
June 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Thank you to all who came along to the Degree Show this year! It's a fantastic showcase of our amazingly talented students' work - we are thrilled that so many of you were interested in taking a look!
You can view a presentation of each artist on the Ruskin website: www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
You can view a presentation of each artist on the Ruskin website: www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
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NEW: Oxford research suggests the Huns and the Xiongnu spoke the same Paleo-Siberian language – adding linguistic evidence to the theory that these powerful ancient groups shared a common origin.
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Ancient linguistic clues reveal that the European Huns had Siberian
New linguistic analysis by researchers including Dr Simon Fries, Researcher in Comparative Philology in the Faculty of Classics and Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics, University of
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June 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
NEW: Oxford research suggests the Huns and the Xiongnu spoke the same Paleo-Siberian language – adding linguistic evidence to the theory that these powerful ancient groups shared a common origin.
Read more ⬇️
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A sneak peek at the Ruskin Degree Show 2025!
We can't wait to welcome you to the opening of our BFA and MFA Degree Show, celebrating the outstanding creativity & hard work of our young artists:
Friday 20th June, Private View 7-10pm
Sat-Sun 12-6pm
Mon-Wed 12-5pm
👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
We can't wait to welcome you to the opening of our BFA and MFA Degree Show, celebrating the outstanding creativity & hard work of our young artists:
Friday 20th June, Private View 7-10pm
Sat-Sun 12-6pm
Mon-Wed 12-5pm
👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
June 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A sneak peek at the Ruskin Degree Show 2025!
We can't wait to welcome you to the opening of our BFA and MFA Degree Show, celebrating the outstanding creativity & hard work of our young artists:
Friday 20th June, Private View 7-10pm
Sat-Sun 12-6pm
Mon-Wed 12-5pm
👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
We can't wait to welcome you to the opening of our BFA and MFA Degree Show, celebrating the outstanding creativity & hard work of our young artists:
Friday 20th June, Private View 7-10pm
Sat-Sun 12-6pm
Mon-Wed 12-5pm
👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
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NEW RESEARCH! Identifying child criminal exploitation in Northern Ireland.
Children in Northern Ireland exploited in criminal activities are not being formally identified as victims of modern slavery and human trafficking – despite indications they may meet the criteria.
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Children in Northern Ireland exploited in criminal activities are not being formally identified as victims of modern slavery and human trafficking – despite indications they may meet the criteria.
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June 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
NEW RESEARCH! Identifying child criminal exploitation in Northern Ireland.
Children in Northern Ireland exploited in criminal activities are not being formally identified as victims of modern slavery and human trafficking – despite indications they may meet the criteria.
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Children in Northern Ireland exploited in criminal activities are not being formally identified as victims of modern slavery and human trafficking – despite indications they may meet the criteria.
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We're delighted to announce the first ever winner of the Oxford / 42 New Writing Prize! Congratulations to Steve Mellen who was awarded the prize this evening in a ceremony at Magdalen College for his novel 'Ask the Ghosts'.
Congratulations to Steve and all those shortlisted!
Congratulations to Steve and all those shortlisted!
June 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We're delighted to announce the first ever winner of the Oxford / 42 New Writing Prize! Congratulations to Steve Mellen who was awarded the prize this evening in a ceremony at Magdalen College for his novel 'Ask the Ghosts'.
Congratulations to Steve and all those shortlisted!
Congratulations to Steve and all those shortlisted!