This event celebrates the centenary of Robin Gandy, a leading figure in Mathematical Logic, close friend of Alan Turing, and a Fellow of Wolfson College. It will be a full day meeting with an outstanding set of speakers, including several of Gandy's former students, and spanning a range of topics in mathematical logic, philosophy of mathematics, and computer science, as well as personal reflections and historical perspectives.

The Punjab Research Group has been hosting conferences at least twice a year since 1984 and was established as an inclusive and all-embracing forum to provide a platform for discussion and debate on issues pertaining to East and West Punjab as well as the Punjabi diaspora. During the past 35 years, the PRG has provided space for academics to interact with each other regardless of territorial or disciplinary boundaries. This is especially important given the often-strained relationship between India and Pakistan, which has prevented discussion and dialogue between scholars of East and West Punjab. Our second conference for 2019 will be held as a one-day event on 26th October (Saturday) at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. Best Presenter Award will be presented to a doctoral student whose presentation is judged to be the best from amongst all the full time doctoral student presentations.

Futures Thinking is a TORCH research network that uses Humanities methodologies to think through future-oriented technologies and concerns. This conference seeks to explore the future of reading and narrative in relation to how questions of inequality, bias in programming and developing technologies are changing the way that human beings create and interact with narrative and the self. We are interested in how reading and technology can be understood as acts of futurity, bringing the future into the user/reader’s present, and in doing so opening up some futures while closing off others. From a fundamentally interdisciplinary network, this conference brings together computer scientists and narrative theorists, philosophers and mathematicians, artists and social scientists, so as to collapse the perceived boundaries in disciplinary interests.

There is no critical consensus regarding the term autofiction. Some see it as describing any novel with autobiographical elements, others apply more restrictive definitions. This two-day conference seeks to bring together different theoretical approaches to autofiction, to explore the validity of the concept and to think about how different definitions and traditions influence our reading of works at the intersection of fiction and autobiography. The discussion thus far has been taking place mainly in Francophone, German, Scandinavian, and Anglophone theory and with reference to case studies from these contexts. In this conference we intend to consider these traditions in comparison and crucially to broaden the discussion to other languages and geo-political areas. By comparing diverse theoretical approaches and drawing on case studies from across Africa, Asia, Europe and North and South America, we will explore how autofictional texts negotiate and challenge concepts of gender, race, and cultural and national identity.

Join us for a day conference in celebration of Sanskrit studies, in honour of Dr Jim Benson; with eminent speakers presenting on topics including Pāṇinian grammar, Vedic, philosophy, religion, history, poetics and culture. Speakers: Dr Fabrizia Baldissera, University of Florence Professor Johannes Bronkhorst, University of Lausanne Dr Don Davis, University of Texas at Austin Dr Paul Dundas, University of Edinburgh Dr Elisa Freschi, Austrian Academy of Sciences Professor Stephanie Jamison, UCLA Professor Jim Laine, Macalester College Dr James Mallinson, SOAS Dr Nina Mirnig, Austrian Academy of Sciences Dr Bihani Sarkar, Oxford Professor Gary Tubb, University of Chicago Lunch and refreshments are provided. Attendance is free, but please register in advance, if at all possible. For the full programme, and to register, visit: https://mahopadhyayamahotsava.eventbrite.co.uk.

The 2019 Oxford Day will carry on the fine tradition of interesting talks, lively discussions and opportunities to catch up with friends old and new. Sessions will include talks, interviews, a ‘panel of experts’ and topics include a Shakespearean perspective, Macbeth and King Hereafter, Renaissance self-fashioning, and courtly music and musicians in the fifteenth century. There will also be a running series of quizzes to test your knowledge of all things relating to Dorothy Dunnett with prizes and a raffle with proceeds to go to the Dorothy Dunnett Society. Wolfson College is generously hosting the conference in their modern conference hall and newly-renovated dining hall. Enjoy the beautiful grounds in between and after sessions and stroll along the River Cherwell.

How can life-stories from the Global South enhance our understanding of southern histories, cultures, and lives? In this workshop we will explore the ethical challenges researchers have encountered in writing Southern lives, as well as the question of how to write a biography in a postcolonial or decolonial context. We will think through how various theories of the self, of storytelling, and ways of understanding history can be brought to bear on these important questions, to provoke a discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of working with individual lives as a way to study the Global South. Speakers include, Professor Marcio Goldman of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Professor Supriya Chaudhuri of Jadavpur University, India; Dr Ramon Sarro, Dr Nayanika Mathur and Professor Elleke Boehmer.

The summit will bring together business leaders and key players working in the sector, to explore how we advance full eBike mobility.

The summit is a high level business forum based on the dual themes of business engagement and thought leadership from the most senior, influential and informed people in the sector.

There will also be eBikes to view and ride.

120 of the most connected people in the eBike space will be invited to attend. These delegates, sponsors and speakers will be active participants, shaping the debate and the contours of the new eBike mobility industry.

This conference is organised by the Faculty of Theology and Religion in conjunction with the Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius. It will follow developments in Russian Orthodox theological thought from the end of the 19th century. It will consider the themes of personalism, engagement with the Fathers, biblical studies, artistic creativity and prayer in the work of Fr. Sergius Bulgakov, Fr. Pavel Florensky, Mother Maria Skobtsova, Fr. Sophrony Sakharov and Fr. Alexander Men, among others. The conference includes a concert: 'Unfading Light: The Music of Arvo Pärt and Sofia Gubaidulina'. This may be booked separately.

This conference explores scientific disciplines or knowledge-systems that have had a significant impact on premodern Asian culture and thought, namely grammar, mathematics & astronomy, music and medicine. Each of these traditions will form the scope of an individual panel and be chaired by a specialist in the field; an additional panel will be held on "technology" in premodern Asia.