Jaspreet Singh Boparai – Painting in Rome after Raphael
To Be Confirmed Oxford, United KingdomAward-winning director
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Edward Howell – South Korean Politics
To Be Confirmed Oxford, United KingdomJoin Dr. Edward Howell, Lecturer in Politics at the University of Oxford and a leading expert on Korean Peninsula affairs, for an insightful lecture on South Korea’s turbulent political landscape. In this talk, Dr. Howell delves into the dramatic events surrounding the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol in December 2024, exploring the causes, consequences, and broader implications for South Korea’s democracy. From the short-lived martial law declaration to the nation’s polarised response, gain a deeper understanding of this historic crisis and its impact on East Asian geopolitics.
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FeaturedSir Paul Marshall – Reflections of an Accidental Media Owner
Holywell Music Room Wadham College, Holywell St, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomThe Pharos Spring Lecturer for 2025, Sir Paul Marshall, is one of the UK's leading investors, a major philanthropist, and now one of the country's most influential media owners. After spending the early part of his career at S.G. Warburg, he co-founded Marshall Wace LLP, one of London's first hedge funds, in 1997. He continues to serve as chairman and chief investment officer, and Marshall Wace is today one of Europe's largest hedge fund groups.
Marshall became heavily involved in educational philanthropy during the 2000s: as the author of several books on British schools, as founding trustee of the children's charity ARK and chairman of ARK Schools, and as lead Non-Executive Director at the Department for Education from 2013-16. His first venture into media was through the news website UnHerd in 2017. He later became a major investor in GBNews, briefly serving as chairman, before purchasing The Spectator in September 2024.
Formerly a major donor to the Liberal Democrats and a contributor to the Orange Book, Marshall left the party over its opposition to Brexit and his commitment to classical liberalism. He has since supported the Conservative Party and was one of the founders of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship in 2023 with Jordan Peterson. He is one of Britain's premier philanthropists, often near the top of the Sunday Times Giving List. He was knighted in 2016.
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Dominic Cummings: What Is To Be Done?
Sheldonian Theatre Broad St, Oxford, United Kingdom'Why are western regimes in crisis? What can we do in Britain to turn the tide? Why have political and intellectual elites blown up their credibility? What replaces them?'
Dominic Cummings is a British political operative who served as Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister from 2019 to 2020. He previously served as director of Vote Leave during the EU Referendum of 2016, and as Special Adviser at the Ministry of Education from 2010 to 2014.
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Justin Marozzi – Islam and Slavery
Holywell Music Room Wadham College, Holywell St, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomMarozzi brings to life the complexity and humanity of the Islamic world’s entanglement with slavery using an extraordinary range of sources, across more than a millennium and across sweeping geographies. Not just a mesmerising book, but a profoundly important one too’.
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FeaturedMargaret MacMillan – World Orders: Past, Present, and Future
To Be Confirmed Oxford, United KingdomWe can no longer take for granted international institutions such as the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation, the validity of international law and agreements, or even international norms.