Faculty of English

We're delighted to welcome Bernardine Evaristo to the English Faculty on 6 May. She will give a talk on 'The Girl from Woolwich: A Creative Life' at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. All welcome! Tickets are free but booking is required. #BernardineEvaristo english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/girl-woo…

Last chance to register for our State Schools' Open Day taking place on Saturday, 14 March at 11am-3pm. Join us for taster lectures and info sessions. Plus hear from current students about what it's *really* like to study #English at Oxford! Register: english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/oxford-e…

Our next #Shakespeare webinar will take place on 6 April at 6pm. This time we'll be exploring HENRY VI, PART 1 with Emma Smith and Amy Lidster. They will discuss the play & how we might approach it in the 21st century, followed by a Q&A. All welcome! …ebinar-henryvi-part1.eventbrite.co.uk

We have a few tickets remaining for Wednesday's talk on 'The Politics of #Oracy and the Post-Literacy Panic' by Dr Tom F. Wright (University of Sussex). 🗓️11 March at 5pm 📍Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford All welcome! Register: english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/the-poli…

There's still time to register for this weekend's ENGLISH STATE SCHOOLS' OPEN DAY for students interested in applying to study English at Oxford (& their teachers). Join us online on 14 March for info sessions, taster lectures & student Q&A. Register: english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/oxford-e…

Less than two weeks to go! Make sure to share the opportunity with your Year 12 students 😄 #ALevelEnglish #SixthForm #ApplyingToOxford #OxfordUniStudent #OxfordAdmissions

Last chance to register for this evening's Live Shakespeare Webinar on CYMBELINE at 6pm. Prof Emma Smith and Dr Kim Gilchrist (Cardiff) will be discussing the play followed by a Q&A. Free but registration required. #Shakespeare #Cymbeline …re-webinar-cymbeline.eventbrite.co.uk

The concept of ‘oracy’ (speaking & listening skills) has become one of the key buzzwords in contemporary British education. But what is this new enthusiasm really responding to? Join us on 11 March to hear Tom F. Wright discuss 'The Politics of Oracy and the Post-Literacy Panic'

Our English Faculty / Oxford World's Classics #Shakespeare webinars continue! On Monday, 2 March, Prof Emma Smith will be joined by Dr Kim Gilchrist (Cardiff University) to discuss #CYMBELINE. All welcome! Free, but booking required. …re-webinar-cymbeline.eventbrite.co.uk

The ENGLISH FACULTY STATE SCHOOLS' OPEN DAY is taking place on 14 March. The Open Day is an online event, featuring taster lectures, information about the admissions process, plus a Q&A with current students. Aimed at Year 12s. Pls share! #EnglishLit english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/oxford-e…

A reading from my fable WORM IN THE BUD (published by The New Menard Press) below. I wrote this for my students/ their teachers. You can order a copy here: sandspout.co.uk free postage within the UK please RT ⁦@engfac⁩ ⁦@EnglishAssoc⁩ podbean.com/ei/pb-nn7sn-1a…

We're delighted to be welcoming Tom F. Wright (University of Sussex) to the English Faculty to talk on 'The Politics of #Oracy and the Post-Literacy Panic' on 11 March at 5pm. All welcome! Find out more and book your free ticket: english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/the-poli…

Congratulations to Howard Anglin (@LinacreCollege ) who has been awarded the 2026 Jon Stallworthy #Poetry Prize for his poem 'Kühe-Reyen'. Melina McClure (Merton) was selected the runner-up for their poem 'Corrales, NM, the last weekend of September'. english.ox.ac.uk/article/announ…

We're delighted to announce that this year's Visiting Professor of Creative Media will be Bernardine Evaristo @BernardineEvari. As part of her Professorship, she will give a lecture on 6 May at the Sheldonian Theatre. Save the date! english.web.ox.ac.uk/article/bernar…

Join us for our next OWC #Shakespeare webinar on 2 March at 6pm. In this online event, Emma Smith will be discussing #CYMBELINE with Kim Gilchrist. Register for your free ticket: …re-webinar-cymbeline.eventbrite.co.uk

Balliol College & the English Faculty are seeking to appoint an outstanding candidate as Tutorial Fellow & Professor/Associate Professor of English with expertise in any aspect(s) of literature in English of the long nineteenth century (approx 1780–1914) balliol.ox.ac.uk/balliol-people…

Calling all English teachers! There's still time to register for our English Teachers' Conference on 7 February. Join us for this online event featuring mini lectures, admissions info and a panel discussion on 'AI and English Education'. Register now: english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/oxford-e…

@buhlteufelin Hello! You can see recordings of all our English Faculty / OWC Shakespeare webinars on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=… We'll share the recording of the Richard II webinar here in a week or two.

@engfac I have been looking forward to this for more than a month and had signed up - but naturally fickle miss Fortune conspired to hinder my attendance on the night. Will a recording of the event be made available in due course?

Join us this Monday to explore #Shakespeare's 'Richard II' with Emma Smith and special guest Hailey Bachrach. The event will take place online via Zoom at 6pm on Monday, 2 February. All welcome! The event is free but registration is required …e-webinar-richard-ii.eventbrite.co.uk #RichardII

We are delighted to welcome Professor Siân Grønlie on Wednesday at 16:00 this week to give our third Recollection Lecture of Hilary Term 2026. @PuseyCentre @PuseyHouseLib @StAnnesCollege @engfac

📚🎨Introducing our second lecturer, Professor Nicholas Perkins, who will be speaking at the English Teachers' Conference on the 7th February. Register here for your free ticket! english.ox.ac.uk/event/oxford-e…