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

Early Modern French Seminar

15 October

Introductory session

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)

Modern French Research Seminar

19 November

‘Making an Impression: Nineteenth-Century French Audio Description’ Hannah Thompson (Royal Holloway, University of London)

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Workshop 'Lalande’s Legacy: from Fame to Posterity'/'Présence de Lalande : de la gloire à la postérité'

20 November to 21 November

In conversation with Rachid Benzine 'Espérer malgré tout. Pour une espérance à Hauteur d’Homme'

23 November

Organised in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in the UK

Medieval French Research Seminar

24 November

‘The Nature and Culture of Wood: Toward an Ecocritical Reflection on the Bible historiale’ Jake Abell (Baylor University)

Download our term card for Michaelmas Term 2026 here.

International conference Island and Empire: Revolts, Repressions, Memories From the Mediterranean to the Caribbean (18th-21st Centuries)

15 December 2025 to 16 December 2025

Convened by Marcandria Peraut & Christine Chivallon

WORKSHOP 'Thinking society in categories in the Middle Ages'

11 December 2025 to 12 December 2025

As part of the ANR SocioMA Project

Workshop 'Diversifying Perestroika'

10 December 2025 to 12 December 2025

In collaboration with OxPo

SERIES OF EVENTS 'Press the Shutter, Type the Prompt: Photography & Truth in Times of AI'

25 October 2025 to 05 December 2025

Three exhibits and a talk with works by Michael Christopher Brown, Haley Morris Cafiero, and Stéphanie Hubert

'Water as a morphogen for landscape forms, some examples in France'

04 December 2025

Sandrine Robert (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris - Aubervilliers, France), with consortium Project Time Machine, CNRS, IR* HumaNum and The Water Factory)