Latest Events in Oxford(May Updated)

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The peer network for established leaders and service providers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and manufacturing. Join us for networking If you run a business or provide support to businesses in any of the STEM sectors, you are warmly invited to join us at our open meet up. No agenda. Just a chance for leaders to network with peers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and manufacturing. Don't forget to bring along your business cards/electronic profiles/QR codes! Come along to: Network with new contacts Reconnect with existing contacts to build relationships Meet like-minded people Get advice and support Get inspired " This is the first and only event I've been to this year - I love the atmosphere" “We’ve just signed a contract with a technology partner – there’s no chance in a million years we’d have met them if it hadn’t been for the introductions through the Hub.” " Thanks Su, for the warm welcome and follow up. It was a really nice, relaxed and friendly atmosphere which is hard to get sometimes at networking events. " "I very much enjoyed the OxfordSTEM event; as always, people were genuinely interested in helping each other" Follow us on LinkedIn for updates. For more information about the Oxford STEM Network, please email contact@oxfordstem.network The Oxford STEM Network is managed by Priddey Marketing Ltd. If you would like to speak to Su or another member of the team, please call 44+ (0)1235 606077 Information Source: Priddey Marketing | eventbrite

Medieval music, poetry and readings celebrating Oxfordshire in May in the ancient setting of Bartlemas Chapel in its 900th year. Medieval music, poetry and readings celebrating Oxfordshire in May in the ancient setting of Bartlemas Chapel in its 900th year. Featuring local performers – The Comper Singers, Anna Tolputt (actor), Kate Wakeling (poet) and Giles Lewin (Violin). This is a family event. * Please note that there are no facilities on this site. Information Source: Oxford Festival of the Arts | eventbrite

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Join authors Michael Robb and Evan Friss as the discuss the bookshops and publishers of the UK and United States of America Michael Robb (UK) and Evan Friss (USA) will join up to discuss what the world of books looks like both here and abroad Shelf Life This engaging narrative unveils the resilience and innovation of key figures who have shaped the literary landscape, from the pioneering days of William Caxton to the contemporary influence of Jeff Bezos. As the narrative navigates the ever-evolving terrain of book retail, it delves into the seismic changes of the past forty years and reflects on the current state of the industry, as well as offering insights into the challenges and future opportunities that lie ahead for publishing and bookselling in the twenty-first century. A must-read for anyone passionate about books, bookshops and the enduring legacy of the written word. Michael Robb Michael Robb, a stalwart figure in the bookselling and publishing arena, has experienced first-hand the shifting tides of this well-loved industry over the past 40 years. From successfully running an independent bookshop in Essex for two decades, to transitioning into the publishing domain, his broad network within the book trade gives him a unique insight to the world of books. The Bookshop Evan Friss's history of the bookshop draws on oral histories, archival collections, municipal records, diaries, letters, and interviews with leading booksellers to offer a fascinating look at this institution beloved by so many. The Bookshop is a love letter to bookstores, a charming chronicle for anyone who cherishes these sanctuaries of literature, and essential reading to understand how these vital institutions have shaped American life-and why we still need them. Evan Friss Evan Friss is a professor of history at James Madison University and the author of two other books: The Cycling City: Bicycles and Urban America in the 1890s and On Bicycles: A 200-Year History of Cycling in New York City . He lives with his wife (a bookseller) and two children (occasional booksellers) in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Information Source: Blackwell's, Broad Street Oxford | eventbrite

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An evening of poetry exploring identity, memory, and collective worlds. Join four poets for a reading that delves into the myriad personal and collective worlds, where you find stories of survival and loss; of ecological crisis and the material of living; memories of the sensous in all its skin and glitter; and the complexity of our inner selves. On Saturday 23 May at The Community Works at 7pm , poets Mona Arshi, Troy Cabida, Nina Mingya Powles and Jennifer Wong will be sharing work from their recent collections. Tickets are £5 (£2 concessions) - please book tickets in advance! The building is accessible, but if you have any specific access needs, please drop us an email at oxfordpoetrylibrary@gmail.com beforehand. Mona Arshi ’s debut poetry collection, Small Hands , won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection in 2015. Her second collection, Dear Big Gods , was published in 2019 and her novel Somebody Loves You in 2021. She has been appointed as Honorary Professor at the University of Liverpool and Fellow in Creative Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge, and is also co-editor of an anthology of nature poetry, Nature Matters: Vital Poems from the Global Majority (Faber, 2025). Her third collection of Poetry Mouth was published in 2025 by Chatto. Prior to her career in poetry, she worked as a human rights lawyer, often representing refugees and women fleeing domestic violence. Troy Cabida is the author of Neon Manila (2025), a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. His pamphlets include War Dove (2020) and Symmetric of Bone: poems after Elsa Peretti (2024), a Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice. Nina Mingya Powles is an Aotearoa New Zealand writer and poet based in London. She is the author of several poetry collections and pamphlets, most recently In the Hollow of the Wave (2024), Magnolia 木蘭 (2020) and two books of creative nonfiction, Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai (2020) and Small Bodies of Water (2021). She writes a monthly e-newsletter on food and memory called Crispy Noodles. Jennifer Wong: author of Light Year (Nine Arches Press, 2026) and 回家 Letters Home (Nine Arches Press, 2020) which received the PBS recommendation, and pamphlets including time difference (Verve, 2024). Information Source: Oxford Poetry Library | eventbrite

Bestselling Author Maria Semple joins us to discuss her latest novel with Comedian, Broadcaster and Author Viv Groskop Go Gentle Adora Hazzard has it all figured out. A Stoic philosopher and contented divorcée, she relishes her teenage daughter, her job as a moral tutor for an old-money family, and the bliss of finally being solo. She's also quietly assembling a 'coven' of like-minded single women on the sixth floor of the legendary Ansonia building on New York's Upper West Side. Together, they share groceries, dog walkers - and one dirty little secret: despite their age, they're only just getting started. Adora's life philosophy is simple: want only what you already have. It's her secret to happiness until a chance encounter with a charming stranger stirs long-buried passions. Soon, her carefully curated life unravels: black-market art, secret rendezvous, international intrigue and a past she's worked hard to forget crash into her present. Suddenly, Adora finds herself wanting more and she's willing to risk everything to get it. Go Gentle is a thrilling story of one woman's mid-life transformation, a romance with wit, a page-turner of ideas, a globe-trotting mother-daughter story, all wrapped in a mystery with a socko twist. Maria Semple Maria Semple is the bestselling author of Today Will Be Different (2016), Where’d You Go, Bernadette (2012) and This One is Mine (2008). Her novels have been translated into over thirty languages. Before writing fiction, Maria wrote for the TV shows Arrested Development , Mad About You , Ellen , 90210 and others. She lives in New York. Viv Groskop Viv Groskop is a British award-winning writer, comedian, broadcaster and performance coach. She is the author of the best-selling How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking (Penguin) and Lift As You Climb: Women and the Art of Ambition (Penguin). Her award-nominated podcast How to Own the Room is the biggest public speaking podcast in the world — with over a million downloads — and features interviews with Hillary Clinton , Margaret Atwood, Professor Mary Beard, Julie Andrews, Google CEO Matt Brittin, Succession’s Brian Cox and dozens more talking about public speaking, confidence and managing high-pressure situations. Information Source: Blackwell's, Broad Street Oxford | eventbrite

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