Past events

Past Oxford Brookes University events

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Creative Industries Festival: Sounds of Salvador: community Samba Reggae comes to Oxford Brookes!

23 April 2024 - 23 April 2024

Come and experience samba reggae, the music at the heart of social and cultural life in Salvador, Brazil! Brought to you by Sol Samba, one of Oxford's longest-running community bands.

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Creative Industries Festival: Real World Inspiration - Performance & discussion with Neil Patterson

23 April 2024 - 23 April 2024

A multi-talented entertainer with experience across music, theatre, television and more, Neil Patterson will mesmerise you with his rich timbre and interesting stories!

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Creative Industries Festival: What Fighting Can Teach Us: Stunt Performance in the British Media

23 April 2024 - 23 April 2024

Pull back the curtain on stunt work and see what’s involved in training to be a stunt performer in the UK, while learning some cinematic moves.

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Creative Industries Festival: Navigating Power and Change in the Digital Age

23 April 2024 - 23 April 2024

A Digital Humanities interactive taster session on technologically shaped and innovative changes to the arts and humanities in Higher Education, sponsored by the Centre of Research in the Arts.

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Creative Industries Festival: Art, Technology, Entrepreneurship: Work, Play, Well-being & More!

23 April 2024 - 23 April 2024

In this varied exhibition and its accompanying discussion, we celebrate Oxford Brookes creativity at the intriguing intersection of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM).

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Creative Industries Festival: Photography Exhibition: Beirut Encounters

23 April 2024 - 23 April 2024

Explore how Beirut’s residents relax on the Corniche, the uncanny colours of the Luna Park as well as how the city renders visible the changes wrought by catastrophe, war and financial crisis.

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Ghostly Encounters

20 April 2024 - 20 April 2024

This interactive event involving exhibits, talks and readings, will explore the role of ghost stories in shaping our personal and collective memories and imaginations.

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An Iris Murdoch Walk

20 April 2024 - 20 April 2024

Iris Murdoch was a notable philosopher and novelist, who lived in Oxford. For this Think Human Festival walk, join us to visit the places where she lived and worked.

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Racism, Eugenics and the Assumed Inferiority of Romani People

20 April 2024 - 20 April 2024

This Think Human talk will discuss the history of eugenics in relation to racism and the treatment of the Roma communities.

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Changing Hearts and Minds with Music

19 April 2024 - 19 April 2024

This Think Human Festival event showcases an excellent mix of live music and discussion about the songs that have made the greatest impact on our lives.