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Oxford's English Faculty is the largest in the UK with a distinguished research and teaching record. Account managed by admin team.
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Joined April 2011
We're delighted to support @takenotesalways with this exciting event! Join them on 17 November at the Sheldonian at 5.30pm for a live podcast recording with Helen Fielding, author of 'Bridget Jones’s Diary'. Book tickets via Eventbrite: https://t.co/EFipsk1Jaq
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We're delighted to welcome Prof Simon Gikandi (Princeton) to give the Clarendon Lectures for 2025 on 'English from Below: The Rise and Fall of a Discipline'. Join us for the 1st lecture on 28 Oct on 'English in the (post) Colonial Archive'. All welcome!
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Are you interested in a career in audio? Do you want to find out more about turning academic research into radio? Don't miss this event with #radio & #podcast producer Geoff Bird. When: 29 October at 5.15pm Where: Trinity College, Oxford All welcome! https://t.co/WwVDErYfoL
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Exploring the relationship between written and spoken language, how to turn academic research into radio, and how to forge a career in audio
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The Fantasy Literature Seminar Series 'The Weird and the Wonderful' kicks off next Thursday (16 October) with Stuart Lee's talk on ‘H. P. Lovecraft: The Madness and the Horror’. All welcome! Book your free place via Eventbrite. #HPLovecraft #fantasylit
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NEW: We’re honoured to be ranked number one in the @timeshighered World University Rankings for the tenth consecutive year. 👏
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You’re hearing from God more than you think! Listen to these incredible stories of how He speaks. @TheElijahList @ElijahStreamsTV
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Last chance to register for this evening's webinar on The Merry Wives of Windsor with Prof Emma Smith and Dr Callan Davies. FREE but booking required. Online via Zoom 6pm-7.15pm Discussion followed by Q&A All welcome! #TeamEnglish #Shakespeare
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Santanu Das discusses how archives and texts depicting queer maritime desire are “shaped by fate and ban". Part of OCLW's Global Majority and Underrepresented Writers' Programme. 21 Oct, 17:30, Wolfson College. All welcome! Register: https://t.co/FvYlvOBGdu
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THIS MONDAY (6 Oct at 6pm): Join Prof Emma Smith for our next #Shakespeare webinar! This time we'll be exploring the new OWC edition of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR with Dr Callan Davies. All welcome! Free but booking required.
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In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of The Merry Wives of Windsor from Oxford World's Classics.
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One story among many—Vona Groarke, Ireland’s Professor of Poetry, & Kate Kennedy on representing “many Ellens” in Groarke's ‘Hereafter’. 14 Oct, 5:30–7:00pm. https://t.co/LUfXdVuYas
@DrKKennedy @engfac
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Welcome to our new home: The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre! The Schwarzman Centre will bring together @UniofOxford Humanities faculties for the first time, alongside a new Bodleian Humanities Library & state-of-the-art teaching & performance facilities. https://t.co/pKNbQlcTGo
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The Schwarzman Centre is a stage set for boundless creativity. Under one remarkable roof, academia and culture are breaking a new kind of common ground – bringing seven humanities faculties and...
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:
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https://t.co/hbn7iRsGPB Listen for a discussion on navigating/teaching ‘difficult’ literature & the role of ambiguity & the author drawing on John Cooper Powys’ Wolf Solent (1929) and James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922) @EnglishAssoc @Team_English1 @engfac
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Congratulations to Siân Grønlie who has been awarded the title of Professor in this year's Recognition of Distinction Awards at the University of Oxford.
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Our #Shakespeare webinar series continues! Join us on 6 Oct at 6pm to delve into the new OWC edition of The Merry Wives of Windsor with Emma Smith & @callanjd. All welcome! Register now & you will be sent a Zoom link before the event. #teamenglish
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Professor Simon Horobin commented: "It’s wonderful to see the exceptional research, teaching, learning and support carried out by our faculty, staff and students being recognised in this way."
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We're delighted to see the English Faculty at the top of two University league tables released this week. Oxford has been ranked first for English in the Guardian University Guide 2026 and the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026!
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Did you miss our recent #Shakespeare webinar on The Comedy of Errors? Watch the recording to catch up. And don't forget to register for the next webinar on 6 Oct where Emma Smith will be exploring The Merry Wives of Windsor with Callan Davies. All welcome!
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How true is memoir? Join @ellekeboehmer & @DrKKennedy as they probe truth, memory, and invention in life-writing. 13 Oct, 5:30–7:00pm, Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College. Free, all welcome. https://t.co/dqzCP01bu7
#LifeWriting #Oxford @engfac
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Are you attending the Oxford Uni Open Day on Friday, 19 Sept? Join us at the English Faculty for taster lectures on 'Science and Victorian Fiction' and 'Was J. R. R. #Tolkien writing Fantasy?' plus info sessions & Q&As with our student ambassadors.
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We'll be opening the doors to the English Faculty on 19 Sept for our last Open Day in the St Cross Building before we move the Schwarzman Centre! Join us for taster lectures, info sessions & student Q&As. #UniOpenDay #OxfordUniOpenDay Full programme: https://t.co/d6Oor4EWP1
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This cyclist nearly lost his life in a crash. Learn why he thinks Waymo will help improve road safety.
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