Science

Joanna Lumley talks to Philip Lymbery

Compassion for All Life: The Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture
Schwarzman Centre: Theatre 6:30pm Fri Jan 29 Friday, 29 January 2027 See this event
Daniel Susskind

What Should My Children Do? How to Flourish in the Age of AI
Schwarzman Centre: Theatre 10:00am Sat 13 Saturday, 13 March 2027 See this event
Gus Casely-Hayford

Objects & Us: Why Things Matter
Schwarzman Centre: Seminar Room 12:00pm Sat 13 Saturday, 13 March 2027 See this event
Catherine Heymans

How to Design a Universe: The Science of Real and Virtual Worlds
Schwarzman Centre: Theatre 12:00pm Sat 13 Saturday, 13 March 2027 See this event
Peter Sahlins

Neanderthals Among Us: The Making of a Prehistoric Human
Weston Lecture Theatre 4:00pm Sun 14 Sunday, 14 March 2027 See this event
Jimmy Wales talks to William Hague

Chancellor’s Forum: The Seven Rules of Trust, from the Founder of Wikipedia
Sheldonian Theatre 6:00pm Wed 17 Wednesday, 17 March 2027 See this event
Jim Al-Khalili

On Time
Sheldonian Theatre 12:00pm Sun 21 Sunday, 21 March 2027 See this event

Festival information:

The Oxford Literary Festival has in my mind become the leading literary festival of the year. The organisation, the roster of speakers, the ambience and the sheer quality of it all is superb.

The night in Oxford was the most beautiful event I have ever done. Not just the spectacular setting (of the Sheldonian), but an unforgettable evening.

The Oxford festival is the most elegant and atmospheric of literary festivals. It’s a pleasure to both attend and perform there.

I loved the whole atmosphere of the Oxford Literary Festival. I felt I had arrived in a kind of literary heaven.

I came away buzzing and reassured that we still have in this century a wide ranging community fascinated not just by famous authors but by challenging ideas and questions.

Often as an author, I only occasionally get to meet the public who buy and read my books. The Oxford Literary Festival was a special opportunity for me and certainly one of the highlights of my career – it was an honour I will never forget.