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Oracles, Omens and AnswersFREEOracles, Omens and AnswersExhibitionOracles, Omens and AnswersDiscover how people have sought answers to life’s big questions throughout historyDate:6 December 2024 – 27 April 2025Location:ST Lee Gallery, Weston Library
The Lyell Lectures 2025FREEThe Lyell Lectures 2025LectureThe Lyell Lectures 2025Professor Leah Price delivers this year's Lyell LecturesDate:29 April 1, 6, 8 and 15 May 2025, 5.15–6.15pmLocation:At the Weston Library and online
I Ching Oracle: The Principle and Practice of Chinese DivinationFREEI Ching Oracle: The Principle and Practice of Chinese DivinationFriends of the BodleianI Ching Oracle: The Principle and Practice of Chinese DivinationProfessor Lai illustrates the underlying principles of I Ching divination in the face of our uncertain world.Date:Wednesday 30 April 2025, 12.45–2pm (BST)Location:At the Weston Library and online
The Bodleian Libraries celebrate 10 years of the Weston Library with unveiling of newly discovered royal manuscriptThe Bodleian Libraries celebrate 10 years of the Weston Library with unveiling of newly discovered royal manuscriptThe Bodleian Libraries celebrate 10 years of the Weston Library with unveiling of newly discovered royal manuscript18 March 2025
Helen Hamlyn Trust to permanently endow the most senior position at the Bodleian LibrariesHelen Hamlyn Trust to permanently endow the most senior position at the Bodleian LibrariesHelen Hamlyn Trust to permanently endow the most senior position at the Bodleian Libraries13 March 2025
Oxford and OpenAI launch collaboration to advance research and educationOxford and OpenAI launch collaboration to advance research and educationOxford and OpenAI launch collaboration to advance research and education4 March 2025
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