To Celebrate our 700 year history, we’re bringing together Oriel’s wider community for a day of thought-provoking conversation and the chance to explore the College’s hidden treasures, including our Magna Carta!
On Saturday 16 May, experience the second of our three Inspiration Days, a varied programme of talks and activities, lead by Oriel’s research fellows and academics around the theme Past and Future.
Talks are designed to be engaging for anyone of secondary-school age and above, making it a great opportunity to bring family members considering Oxbridge — or simply anyone curious about the ideas shaping our future.
Across two lively sessions, Oriel’s academics will unpack their research through short accessible talks and discussion. Expect ideas ranging from our current understanding of time and space to mythology, interpreting music and the future of the University.
The session will be broken up into mini talks on the following topics:
Our Current Understanding of Time and Space
Pedro Ferreira (Astronomy)
The Philosophy of Time and Space
Oliver Pooley (Philosophy)
Q&A
Short refreshment break
Image and Musical Interpretation
Hugh Collins-Rice (Music)
Mathematical Descriptions of Space and Geometry
Kobi Kremnitzer (Mathematics)
Q&A
The session will be broken up into mini talks on the following topics:
Origins and the Flood Myth in Greek, Hebrew, and Babylonian
Bruno Currie (Classics)
Origin of the Universe
Julien Devriendt (Physics)
Q&A
Short refreshment break
Theology and the Origins (and Future) of the University
William Wood (Theology)
On the Origin and Evolution of Language
Víctor Acedo-Matellán (Linguistics)
Q&A
Tours of Oriel and it’s treasures will run between the following times:
11:00am – 12:00pm
2:00pm – 3:00pm
3:00pm – 4:00pm
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Please meet at the Lodge in 1st Quad, to be met by one of our ambassadors
Tickets are free and include:
See also:
Oriel Inspiration Day – “Being Human”, 2 May
Oriel Inspiration Day – “Risks & Opportunities”, 6 June
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