Upcoming Events:
Hilary Term 2026 EDI Roundtable
27 January, 11am to 12.45pm (followed by lunch and refreshments)
Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre Auditorium, Worcester College
Our Hilary Term Roundtable will focus on the relationship between EDI and freedom of speech. Across higher education, responses to regulatory developments (such as the Office for Students’ guidance on freedom of speech) have highlighted the intersection between EDI and free speech. How should we understand EDI in this shifting landscape? What are some of the practical steps we can take to balance equality and free speech? And how can we lead on EDI in a polarised, and often outraged world?
Our Roundtable will feature panel discussions drawing upon a range of perspectives from within the collegiate University and the higher education sector.
Find out more and register to attend.
Shedding Light
A new permanent display at the Ashmolean Museum
Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PH
Open now
Through the creation of a 1950-60s Caribbean living room – a powerful symbol of British Caribbean heritage, resilience and identity – Shedding Light reveals the intertwined histories of colonialism, enslavement, sugar production and ceramics. This new display within the European Ceramics Gallery is the outcome of a collaboration, bringing together a group of Oxford-based producers with artists, project consultants and a Museum team.
Find out more about the project
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Calendar of EDI dates 2025/26
You may find this list of awareness days and weeks useful in timing events and communications activities.
The University of Oxford is a diverse community, with people from many religious and cultural backgrounds. While this calendar is intended as a starting point, we recognise that many other dates are significant to individuals and communities.
If we have missed an important date or got something wrong, please let us know.
Please note, some dates are observed at different times across the world. The dates below are the dates observed by communities in the UK.
Key
* begin at sunset
** begins with the sighting of the moon
