Events

Exhibition 'The MFO Turns 80: Celebrating Research, Culture, & Science Diplomacy (1946-2026)'

30 June to 29 October

Exploring the History, Legacy, and Future of the Maison Française

Conférence Dr. Paul Smith : Les présidentielles de 2027 - décryptage

23 September

Organised in collaboration with the Alliance Française d'Oxford

Workshop 'Cultural Expertise and the State'

24 September to 25 September

Authors workshop convened by Livia Holden (K-Peritia CA 22101)

2026 MFO Phil Prize

25 September

Each participant will give a 15-minute presentation of their research in English, designed to be accessible and engaging to an audience beyond their own academic field. All welcome!

A Picturesque View of the State of the Nation...

Workshop 'Empire, Money and Power (France, Great-Britain during the long 18th century)'

01 October

Convened by François-Joseph Ruggiu (Sorbonne Université/CNRS) & Perry Gauci (Lincoln College, Oxford)

Conférence La voix entre corps et langages

International Conference 'La voix entre corps et langages'

05 October

Convened by Michael Abecassis (Christ Church, University College, & Wadham College, Oxford) & Maribel Peñalver Vicea (Universidad de Alicante)

Autumn School 'Global Forests – 2026' – Forest socio-ecosystems facing the effects of climate change

06 October to 09 October

Global Forests: new multidisciplinary perspectives on forests

Exhibition 'Marc Bloch: Lives, Struggles, Legacies' / 'Marc Bloch : vies, combats, héritages'

12 October to 07 December

To mark the panthéonisation of Marc Bloch in 2026, we are delighted to present this exhibition at the Maison Française d’Oxford this term.

"AI for Justice" Seminar / Journée d'étude « L'IA au service de la justice »

13 October

Organised by the French Embassy in the United Kingdom in collaboration with the Maison Française d'Oxford

Medieval French Research Seminar

13 October

Oxford Medieval Studies (OMS) Welcome event Time and place to be confirmed

Workshop ‘Olfactory knowledge: Learning through smell from the 18th century to the present day’

21 October to 23 October

Convened by Rémi Digonnet (Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne), Judith Rainhorn (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), Marie Thébaud-Sorger (CNRS/Centre Alexandre Koyré), and Érika Wicky (Université Grenoble-Alpes)

Modern French Research Seminar

22 October

‘Poetry is not therapy: poetic praxis in the self-help turn’ Jeff Barda (University of Manchester)

The Rediscovery of Charlotte Sohy. An evening of film, music & conversation

23 October

How does a composer disappear from history? And what does it take to bring her back?

In conversation with Pierre Bayard: What is detective criticism?

26 October

Lecture and discussion convened by Henriette Korthals Altes

Talk 'Education in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt: new insights from the school ostraca from Hut-Repit/Athribis in Upper Egypt'

27 October

As part of the Griffith Research Seminar

Medieval French Research Seminar

27 October

‘Quelle foi accordait-on aux fictions au Moyen Âge ? Le lecteur au miroir de la métalepse (XIIe-XVe siècles)’ Mireille Seguy (Université Sorbonne-Nouvelle)

Talk 'The agreements of the priests of Soknopaiou Nesos: new sources for the organisation and the economy of an Egyptian provincial temple in the 1st and 2nd c. CE'

28 October

Sandra Lippert (CNRS, UMR 8546 AOROC, Paris) and Maren Schentuleit (AMES, Oxford University)

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Conference 'Across Anti-Imperial Metropolises

05 November to 06 November

Modern French Research Seminar

05 November

‘Poetry and Production Lines’ Patrick McGuinness (St Anne’s College, Oxford)

Lecture 'Strings and Knots: Enlightened Quipus' by Roger Chartier

10 November

As part of the College de France Lecture Series

Medieval French Research Seminar

10 November

‘Scribal abbreviation in French manuscripts and its role as a source of data for quantitative palaeography’ Sebastian Dows-Miller (University College London)

Workshop 'Balzac: Les Illusions Perdues & Splendeurs et Misères des Courtisanes'

12 November to 13 November

Convened by Gaëtan Cliquennois (CNRS, IODE, Université de Rennes), Caroline Julliot (Université de Lyon), & Laurent Rousvoal (CNRS, IODE, Université de Rennes)