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AT TEDDIES SPRING TERM 2023

The events listed below are highlights of this term’s super-curricular programme. Refer to the School calendar for full event listings.

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

Phoenix Society- Poetry 17th January 8.00pm, Old Library Robin Robertson will read a selection of poems plus an extract from his translation of Euripides’ Bacchae

Philosophy Society Lecture 2nd February 8.00pm, Old Library Louis de Bernières on Schopenhauer and the philosophy in his books

An evening with Jazz Carlin, Former GB Swimmer and Double Olympic Silver Medallist 24th January 8.00pm, Big School Modernism Masterclasses 23rd January Upper Sixth Lessons Professor Steven Matthews will discuss TS Eliot and James Joyce with A-level classes

Modern Languages Society 22nd February 8.00pm, Recital Room Andrew Sparkes CMG, former UK Ambassador, on his career in the Foreign Office, and his love of languages and learning

Academic Forum

27th February 8.00pm, E1/E2 Dr Monty Lyman on Linking the Immune System and the Mind

Chris and Xand van Tulleken of Operation Ouch! on Global Health and Health Inequality 16th March 6.00pm, The Olivier

Psychology Society 28th February 5.00pm, E1/E2 Professor Adam

Harris on Judgement and Decision Making

History and Politics Lecture 17th March 6.00pm, Old Library Dr Deborah Harrington on

MARCH

MedSoc Lecture 2nd March 6.00pm, Recital Room

Professor Enda McVeigh of the Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health on IVF and Medicine

Life in the Gaza Strip

Oxford Geography Association Lecture 8th March 6.00pm, Olivier Hall

Dipo Faloyin, Author and Senior Global News Editor of VICE - ‘Africa is not a Country’

Blenheim Society Lecture 13th March 5.00pm, Big School

Professor William Doyle on the French Revolution

Academic societies are listed below with their time and location. For more information, contact the Head of the relevant department.

Junior

Senior

Academic Forum

Half-termly lectures – see school calendar

Economics

Thursdays of Week B , 6.00pm, Christie Centre

English (Creative Writing)

Tuesdays , 4.45pm, Oxley Library

Geography

Ad hoc lectures – see school calendar

History of Art

Fortnightly, Wednesdays , 5.00pm, Workblock Room 9

Modern Languages

Regular talks, cinema evenings and cultural events – see school calendar

Music

Tuesdays , 6.00pm, Music Department

Music Technology

Mondays , 4.30pm, Studio G

Biology

Thursday of Week A , 6.00pm, Life Sciences Half-termly meetings – see school calendar

Sports Science

Theology, Philosophy & Ethics

Half-termly meetings – see school calendar

Shell, Fourth and Fifth Form Fridays , 4.30pm, Art Studios Fourth Form Only Monday s, 4.45pm, Art Studios

Life Drawing Tuesdays, 5.00pm, Art Studios

Art

Chemistry Soc

Tuesdays of Week B, 8.00pm, C2 Twice per term, Tuesdays , 8.00pm, Old Library

M onthly, Tuesdays , 6.00pm, R15

Classics (Lyne Society)

Mondays , 4.30pm, DT Block (4th and 5th Form only)

Wednesdays , 3.45pm, DT Block Wednesdays , 4.00pm

Design Technology

Drama (Theatre Society) English (Phoenix Society)

Ad hoc events – see calendar

History (Gibson/ Blenheim Society)

Weekly meetings Contact Mr Tyer for more information

Ad hoc lectures – see calendar

Monday of Week A , 8.00pm, Big School

Maths

Fridays , 6.00pm, Newton

MedSoc

Tuesdays of Week A , 8.00pm, C2 Thursdays of Week A , 6.00pm, R8

Politics

Thursdays of Week B , 6.00pm, R8

Psychology

Fridays , 1.30pm, Humanities 5

Tuesdays of Week A , 5.00pm, Life Sciences

Zoology Society

Contact Mr Hooper for more information Tuesdays , 4.25pm, C2 Mondays , 4.45pm, P3

Computer Science

SciSoc4

STEM