The Oxford Union Society upcoming events

Gianmarco Soresi (13 Oct 2026)

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT

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Gianmarco Soresi

Tuesday 13 October 2026, 8pm

Gianmarco Soresi is a New York-based stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster whose self-released debut special, Thief of Joy, has amassed over 3.2 million views on YouTube. He has performed stand-up on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Late Late Show with James Corden, and hosts the podcast The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi. Known for his sharp observational comedy and energetic crowd work, he has most recently toured his new hour, Drama King, across four continents.

Date

Tuesday 13 October 2026

Time

8pm

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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Jim Al-Khalili (14 Oct 2026)

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

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Jim Al-Khalili

Wednesday 14 October 2026, 5pm

Jim Al-Khalili is a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Surrey, former president of the British Humanist Association, and one of Britain’s best-known science broadcasters. He is the presenter of BBC programmes including The Life Scientific and Chemistry: A Volatile History, and has written and presented numerous documentaries explaining complex scientific ideas to mainstream audiences.

Date

Wednesday 14 October 2026

Time

5pm

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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Amir Khan (14 Oct 2026)

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT

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AMIR KHAN

Wednesday 14 October 2026, 8pm

Amir Khan is a British former professional boxer from Bolton. At 17 he won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, becoming Britain’s youngest Olympic boxing medallist, before going on to become a unified light-welterweight world champion, holding the WBA and IBF titles. Across a professional career spanning 17 years, he fought at world level in the United Kingdom and the United States, and through the Amir Khan Foundation has supported humanitarian causes around the world.

Date

Wednesday 14 October 2026

Time

8pm

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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Michael Mann (15 Oct 2026)

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

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DR MICHAEL MANN

Thursday 15 October 2026, 5pm

Dr Michael Mann is a climate scientist at the University of Pennsylvania, best known for developing the ‘hockey stick’ graph that revealed the dramatic rise in global temperatures since 1900. He directs the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media, and is the author of several books on the climate crisis, including The New Climate War and Our Fragile Moment.

Date

Thursday 15 October 2026

Time

5pm

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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This House Has No Confidence in His Majesty's Government (15 Oct 2026)

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:30:00 GMT

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Week 1 Debate

“This House Has No Confidence in His Majesty’s Government”

When

Thursday 15 October 2026, 20:30

Where

The Debating Chamber

Proposition

Andrew Rosindell

Current Reform UK MP, and MP for Romford since 2001. He is the former Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister

Mothin Ali

Deputy Leader of the Green Party and Leeds councilor for Gipton and Harehils.

Gideon Amos OBE

Liberal Democrat Housing spokesperson and former Town and Country Planning Association CEO

Lord Dominic Johnson

Former Conservative Party Co Chair, current Chair of the Lords International Agreements Committee.

Opposition

Mike Tapp MP

Labour MP for Dover and Deal, former Home Office minister and Town and Country Planning Association CEO.

Stephen Pound

Former Labour MP for Ealing North and former Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland

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Kevin Rudd (16 Oct 2026)

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT

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KEVIN RUDD

Friday 16 October 2026, 8pm

Kevin Rudd served twice as Prime Minister of Australia, leading the country through the global financial crisis and delivering the National Apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008, and later as Foreign Minister. A fluent Mandarin speaker and Oxford DPhil, he is one of the world’s leading authorities on China, and the author of The Avoidable War and On Xi Jinping. After serving as Australia’s Ambassador to the United States from 2023 to 2026, he returned to lead the Asia Society as its global President.

Date

Friday 16 October 2026

Time

8pm

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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On Arrival

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Oxford OX1 2DU

This House Believes There is too Much Money in Sport (17 Oct 2026)

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:30:00 GMT

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Week 1 Debate

“This House Believes There Is Too Much Money in Sport”

When

Thursday 17 October 2026, 20:30

Where

The Debating Chamber

Proposition

Robbie Lyle

Founder of Arsenal Fan TV (AFTV), one of the world’s largest footbal fan-media platforms.

Sam Roberts

Rugby commentator and broadcaster, with extensive coverage of Premiership Rugby and international fixtures.

James Corrigan

Golf Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, formerly Associate Sports Editor at The Independent.

Opposition

Paulie Motiejunas

Former EuroLeague Basketbal CEO and three-time EuroLeague Executive of the Year with Žalgiris Kaunas

Rory Jennings

Footbal presenter, Chelsea commentator and co-host of The Club.

Adam McKola

Footbal presenter, Stretford Paddock host and regular contributor to The Overlap’s Fan Debate.

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Julie Pace (18 Oct 2026)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT

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JULIE PACE

Sunday 18 October 2026, 4–5pm

Julie Pace is Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of the Associated Press, overseeing one of the world’s largest newsrooms. She joined the AP in 2007 as a political reporter, covered the White House and two presidential campaigns, and served as Washington bureau chief before taking charge of the newsroom in 2021. Under her leadership the AP has won four Pulitzer Prizes and produced 20 Days in Mariupol, the documentary that won both an Academy Award and a BAFTA.

Date

Sunday 18 October 2026

Time

4–5pm

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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Emma Grede (19 Oct 2026)

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:30:00 GMT

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EMMA GREDE

Monday 19 October 2026, 11:30AM

Emma Grede is a founding partner of SKIMS and the CEO and cofounder of Good American, building some of the biggest names in fashion alongside the Kardashians. She has also appeared on SharkTank, bringing that same business instinct to primetime.

Date

Monday 19 October 2026

Time

11:30AM

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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Nir Bar Dea (20 Oct 2026)

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

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Nir Bar Dea

Tuesday 20 October 2026, 5.00pm

Nir Bar Dea is the CEO of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, overseeing $150.2 billion in regulatory assets under management. He leads the firm’s strategy, building on Bridgewater’s five-decade legacy in global macro investing

Date

Tuesday 20 October, 2026

Time

5.00pm

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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Joshua Rozenberg (20 Oct 2026)

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

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JOSHUA ROZENBERG

Tuesday 20 October 2026, 7pm

Joshua Rozenberg is one of Britain’s most respected legal commentators, and the only full-time journalist ever to be appointed King’s Counsel honoris causa. A law graduate of Wadham College, Oxford, he became the BBC’s first dedicated legal correspondent in 1985, launched and later returned to present BBC Radio 4’s Law in Action, and now writes the widely read legal blog A Lawyer Writes.

Date

Tuesday 20 October 2026

Time

7pm

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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Charles Adams (21 Oct 2026)

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

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CHARLES ADAMS

Wednesday 21 October 2026, 5pm

Charles Adams is Global Managing Partner of Clifford Chance, one of the world’s largest international law firms, overseeing its global strategy and operations across more than 30 offices. Under his tenure, the firm has advised on major cross-border transactions, including Unilever’s proposed $45 billion combination with McCormick & Company, while continuing to act for leading corporations, financial institutions and governments worldwide.

Date

Wednesday 21 October 2026

Time

5pm

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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Chrissy Costanza (22 Oct 2026)

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

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CHRISSY COSTANZA

Thursday 22 October 2026, time to be confirmed

Chrissy Costanza is an American singer-songwriter and the frontwoman of the rock band Against The Current, which grew from a YouTube following into an international touring act. She is also the voice behind some of gaming’s biggest anthems, including Legends Never Die and Phoenix for the League of Legends World Championship, and launched her solo career in 2024 with the debut EP VII.

Date

Thursday 22 October 2026

Time

To be confirmed

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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This House Believes that the UK Should Withdraw From the ECHR (22 Oct 2026)

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:30:00 GMT

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Week 2 Debate

“This House Believes That the UK Should Withdraw from the ECHR”

When

Thursday 22 October 2026, 20:30

Where

The Debating Chamber

Proposition

Suella Braverman KC MP

Reform UK MP for Fareham and Waterloovile, formerly Home Secretary and Attorney General

Martin Howe KC

Chairman of Lawyers for Britain and leading barrister specialising in EU and post-Brexit law.

Lord Lilley PC

Conservative peer, former Trade Secretary, Social Security Secretary and Shadow Chancelor

Opposition

Sir Robert Neill KC

Barrister, former Conservative MP and Chair of the Commons’ Justice Committee.

George Peretz KC

Chair of the Society of Labour Lawyers and King’s Counsel specialising in EU, competition, subsidy control and public law.

Karl Turner MP

Independent MP for Kingston upon Hul East, barrister and former Shadow Attorney General.

Members and guests are encouraged to arrive in good time before the advertised start.

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Simon Pegg (24 Oct 2026)

Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

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SIMON PEGG

Saturday 24 October 2026, 3PM

Simon Pegg is a British actor, writer and comedian who first found fame co-creating and starring in the cult sitcom Spaced. With director Edgar Wright and Nick Frost he went on to make the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy — Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End — before becoming a Hollywood fixture as Scotty in the Star Trek films and Benji Dunn in the Mission: Impossible franchise.

Date

Saturday 24 October 2026

Time

3PM

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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Jeffrey Sachs (26 Oct 2026)

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT

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JEFFREY SACHS

Monday 26 October 2026, 5pm

Jeffrey Sachs is a world-renowned economist, bestselling author and professor at Columbia University, best known for his book The End of Poverty and for serving as Special Advisorto three United Nations Secretaries-General.

Date

Monday 26 October 2026

Time

5pm

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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Filmmakers Panel (26 Oct 2026)

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT

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Week 3 Panel

Filmmakers Panel

When

Sunday 22 November 2026, 2PM

Where

Room TBC

Industry showcase panel featuring leading British & international cinema directors and screenwriters.

Panelists

William Nicholson

Oscar-nominated screenwriter best known for Gladiator, Les Misérables and Shadowlands, which he also adapted into a Tony Award winning play.

Edward Berger

Oscar winning director of Al Quiet on the Western Front and Conclave, a political thriler set in the Vatican.

Peter Strickland

Acclaimed British filmmaker best known for The Duke of Burgundy, In Fabric and Flux Gourmet, celebrated for his distinctive approach to cinema.

Members and guests are encouraged to arrive in good time before the advertised start.

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Vjosa Osmani (28 Oct 2026)

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

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VJOSA OSMANI

Wednesday 28 October 2026, 6pm

Vjosa Osmani served as President of Kosovo from 2021 to 2026, only the second woman to hold the office. A lawyer and legal scholar with a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh, she was previously the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo. She has been a prominent voice for Kosovo’s international recognition, its path towards Euro-Atlantic integration and the role of women in public life.

Date

Wednesday 28 October 2026

Time

6pm

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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This House Would Turn to Nuclear Energy (29 Oct 2026)

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:30:00 GMT

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Week 3 Debate

“This House would turn to nuclear energy”

When

Thursday 29 October 2026, 20:30

Where

The Debating Chamber

Proposition

Kirsty Gogan

Co-founder and Managing Director of TerraPraxis and Energy for Humanity; Member of the IAEA’s Standing Advisory Group on Nuclear Applications.

Dr Vincent Ialenti

Author of Deep Time Reckoning and former Leader of the US Department of Energy’s Consent-Based Siting Consortia.

Princess Mthombeni

Founder of Africa4Nuclear, promoting nuclear energy and public engagement across Africa

Opposition

Dr Paul Dorfman

Chair of the Nuclear Consulting Group and Member of the Irish Government Radiation Protection Advisory Committee.

Linda Pentz Gunter

Founder and Executive Director of Beyond Nuclear, formerly a journalist with Reuters and The Times

Professor Andy Stirling

Professor of Science and Technology Policy at Sussex, specialising in energy and technological transitions

Members and guests are encouraged to arrive in good time before the advertised start.

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Vikas Khanna (2 Nov 2026)

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

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VIKAS KHANNA

Monday 2 November 2026, 6pm

Vikas Khanna is a Michelin-starred chef, author and filmmaker from Amritsar who has done more than almost anyone to bring Indian cuisine to a global audience. His New York restaurant Junoon held a Michelin star for six consecutive years, and his latest, Bungalow, opened in the East Village in 2024. The longest-serving judge on MasterChef India, he has written more than 40 cookbooks, including the record-breaking Utsav, and has cooked for Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama and Barack Obama.

Date

Monday 2 November 2026

Time

6pm

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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We look forward to welcoming you to the Oxford Union.

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Tinie Tempah (3 Nov 2026)

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:30:00 GMT

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TINIE TEMPAH

Tuesday 3 November 2026, 11.30am

Tinie Tempah is a British rapper, songwriter and entrepreneur from London who rose to fame in 2010 with the UK number-one singles Pass Out and Written in the Stars. Winner of two Brit Awards, a MOBO and an Ivor Novello, he has gone on to score a string of chart-topping hits, and in 2006 co-founded Disturbing London, the entertainment company spanning a record label, artist management and fashion.

Date

Tuesday 3 November 2026

Time

11.30am

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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CZ Zhao (3 Nov 2026)

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

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CZ ZHAO

Tuesday 3 November 2026, 6pm

Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, is the founder of Binance, which he launched in 2017 and built into the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. One of the most influential and closely watched figures in digital finance, he stepped down as chief executive in 2023 as part of a settlement with US authorities, served four months in prison, and was granted a presidential pardon in 2025. He remains a major shareholder in Binance.

Date

Tuesday 3 November 2026

Time

6pm

Venue

The Oxford Union
St Michael’s Street, Oxford OX1 2DU

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Careers Panel (4 Nov 2026)

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT

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Week 4 Panel

Careers Panel

When

Wednesday 04 November 2026, 2PM

Where

Room TBC

A panel focussed on delivering premier private equity recruitment pathways to students, providing advice and networking opportunities. Sponsored by Bending Spoons, an Italian tech giant that acquires, develops, and scales digital products

Panelists

Dylan Maxwell

Talent Manager

Ani Krishnaswamy

Growth Manager

Samuel Baker AI

Research Engineer

Helena Zagala

Business Analyst

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This House Can Fix Them (5 Nov 2026)

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:30:00 GMT

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Week 3 Debate

“This House can fix them”

When

Thursday 05 October 2026, 20:30

Where

The Debating Chamber

Proposition

Rachel Fairburn

Live at the Apollo comedian and co-host of All Killa No Filla.

David Thomas

Stand-up comedian and viral sketch creator whose comedy videos have amassed over 100 million views

Anna Soden

Actor, comedian and writer whose sketches have attracted millions of views across social media.

Leah Lamarr

Internationally touring stand-up comedian, actress and four-time sold-out New York Comedy Festival performer.

Maria Comstock

Political digital strategist and comedic content creator with over 2.4 million social media followers.

Eshaan Akbar

Stand-up comedian and broadcaster known for Live at the Apollo, QI and Mock the Week.

Isaac H.P

Stand-up comedian and social media creator with five million followers across platforms.

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Simon Squibb (6 Nov 2026)

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

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SIMON SQUIBB

Friday 6 November 2026, 6pm

Simon Squibb is an entrepreneur, investor and author who left home at 15 and started his first business, a gardening company, to support himself. He went on to found more than 19 companies, including the Hong Kong creative agency Fluid, later acquired by PwC, and has invested in over 78 start-ups. Now known to millions online for asking strangers ‘What’s your dream?’, he founded HelpBnk to help people start businesses for free, and is the author of the Sunday Times number-one bestseller What’s Your Dream?

Date

Friday 6 November 2026

Time

6pm

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Martin Seligman (10 Nov 2026)

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

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MARTIN SELIGMAN

Tuesday 10 November 2026, 6pm

Martin Seligman is a professor of psychology a tthe University of Pennsylvania. After developing the theory of learned helplessness. He went on to found the field of positive psychology and wrote the bestselling books Learned Optimism and Flourish.

Date

Tuesday 10 November 2026

Time

6pm

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Dr Lin Han (12 Nov 2026)

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:30:00 GMT

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DR LIN HAN

Thursday 12 November 2026, 3:30PM

Dr Lin Han is the founder and CEO of Gate.io, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, which today serves more than 58 million users worldwide

Date

Thursday 12 November 2026

Time

3:30PM

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Wendy Hall (12 Nov 2026)

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT

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WENDY HALL

Thursday 12 November 2026, 5pm

Professor Dame Wendy Hall DBE co-chaired the UK Government’s landmark 2017 review of AI strategy. Her pioneering system Microcosm helped lay the foundations for the World Wide Web, and she later co-founded the field of Web Science with Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web.

Date

Thursday 12 November 2026

Time

5pm

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This House Fears Censorship More than Extremism (12 Nov 2026)

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:30:00 GMT

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Week 5 Debate

“This House Fears Censorship More than Extremism”

When

Thursday 12 November 2026, 20:00

Where

The Debating Chamber

Proposition

Professor Jacob Mchangama

Founder and director of Justitia and the former Chief Legal Counsel for CEPOS.

Baroness Fox

Director of the Academy of Ideas, independent House of Lords peer and former Brexit Party MEP.

Clare Melford

Co-founder and Executive Director of the Global Disinformation Index.

Jameel Jaffer

Executive Director of Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute and former Deputy Legal Director of the ACLU.

Opposition

Dr Julia Ebner

Oxford researcher specialising in extremism and radicalisation, leading the University’s Violent Extremism Lab.

Neil Basu QPM

Former Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner and former Head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing

Damian Collins OBE

Former Conservative MP and Chair of the Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bil.

The Hon. Jeh Johnson

Former US Secretary of Homeland Security under President Obama and former Pentagon General Counsel.

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Matt Murray (13 Nov 2026)

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 16:30:00 GMT

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MATT MURRAY

Friday 13 November 2026, 4.30pm

Matt Murray is Executive Editor of The Washington Post and former Editor-in Chief of The Wall Street Journal, where he led the newsroom through a Pulitzer winning investigation into Trump's hush money payments

Date

Friday 13 November 2026

Time

4.30pm

Venue

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Baroness White (13 Nov 2026)

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT

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BARONESS WHITE

Friday 13 November 2026, 7pm

Baroness Sharon White rose through HM Treasury to become the first Black person appointed a Permanent Secretary in HM Civil Service. She was subsequently appointed Chief Executive of Ofcom and Chair of the John Lewis Partnership.

Date

Friday 13 November 2026

Time

7pm

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Lalit Modi (14 Nov 2026)

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 13:30:00 GMT

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Lalit Modi

Saturday 14 November 2026, 1:30PM

Lalit Modi is the founder of the Indian Premier League, now valued at over $20 billion. He pioneered the franchise model that transformed cricket into a global powerhouse.

Date

Saturday 14 November 2026

Time

1.30pm

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Jack Clarke (16 Nov 2026)

Mon, 16 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

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JACK CLARKE

Monday 16 November 2026, time to be confirmed

Jack Clark is co-founder and Head of Public Benefit at Anthropic, an AI research company. Prior to Anthropic, Jack was the Policy Director of OpenAI. Before OpenAI, Jack was a technical journalist who wrote in detail about supercomputers, neural networks, and advanced technology, working for publications ranging from The Register to BusinessWeek. Along with his work at Anthropic, Jack writes Import AI, a popular AI newsletter read by more than 130,000 people every week

Date

Monday 16 November 2026

Time

To be confirmed

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Start-up Panel (18 Nov 2026)

Wed, 18 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT

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Week 6 Panel

Start-up Panel

When

Wednesday 18 November 2026, 4PM

Where

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Examining how regulation, access to investment, policy, and the broader business environment are shaping the UK start-up landscape.

Panelists

Josiah Senu

Co-founder and CEO of Zuba and the Sutton Trust’s 2025 Entrepreneur of the Year.

Aman Verjee

Former VP at PayPal and CFO of eBay, and now General Partner and Founder of Practical Venture Capital.

Dom Hallas

Executive Director of the Startup Coalition and previously worked at the Department for Exiting the European Union.

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Careers in Law Panel (18 Nov 2026)

Wed, 18 Nov 2026 17:30:00 GMT

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Week 6 Panel

Careers in Law Panel

When

Wednesday 18 November 2026, 5:30PM

Where

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Explore the diverse career paths available across the legal profession, from the Bar to commercial law and beyond.

Panelists

Oliver Aikens

Partner at Freshfields, specialising in international arbitration and disputes.

Kamran Ahmed

Partner at White & Case, specialising in international arbitration and complex cross-border disputes.

Ahmed Abdel Hakram

Partner at Volterra Fietta, specialising in public international law and dispute resolution.

Mahnaz Malik

Barrister at 20 Essex and one of seven external judges on the World Bank Sanctions Board.

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This House Believes that Church of England's Days are Numbered (19 Nov 2026)

Thu, 19 Nov 2026 20:30:00 GMT

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Week 6 Debate

“This House Believes That the Church of England’s Days Are Numbered”

When

Thursday 19 November 2026, 20:30

Where

The Debating Chamber

Proposition

The Most Revd Dr Foley Beach

Former GAFCON Chairman and former Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in North America

The Rt Revd Andy Lines

Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Network in Europe and former Mission Director of Crosslinks.

Richard Scorer

Head of Abuse Law at Slater and Gordon and author of Betrayed: The English Catholic Church and the Sex Abuse Crisis.

Deputy Jayne Ozanne OBE

Guernsey politician, Anglican campaigner and founder of the Ban Conversion Therapy Coalition.

Opposition

The Rt Revd Dr Mark Tanner

Bishop of Chester, Lord Spiritual and Chair of the Church of England’s Ministry Development Board.

The Revd Dr Sam Wells

Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, theologian, broadcaster and former Dean of Duke University Chapel.

The Revd Dr Lee Gatiss

Director of Church Society, Church of England Evangelical Council member and Anglican Church historian.

Professor Grace Davie

Sociologist of religion, Professor Emeritus at Exeter and author of Religion in Britain.

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Rebel Wilson (20 Nov 2026)

Fri, 20 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

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REBEL WILSON

Friday 20 November 2026, 6pm

Rebel Wilson is an Australian actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her performances in the Pitch Perfect trilogy, Jojo Rabbit and Bridesmaids. She made her directorial debut with The Deb.

Date

Friday 20 November 2026

Time

6pm

Venue

The Oxford Union
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CJP Panel (22 Nov 2026)

Sun, 22 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT

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Week 7 Panel

CJP Panel

When

Sunday 22 November 2026, 2PM

Where

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The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was formed by young Indians around issues including unemployment, education and political representation. The group has since organised protests and campaigns focussed on these issues.

Panelists

Abhijeet Dipke

Founder of the CJP and political communication strategist.

Saurav Das

CJP spokesperson, co convenor and investigative journalist.

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Lord Hermer (25 Nov 2026)

Wed, 25 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

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LORD HERMER

Wednesday 25 November 2026, 6pm

Lord Hermer served as Attorney General from 2024 to 2026 under Sir Keir Starmer, overseeing the Crown Prosecution Service and Government Legal Department, following three decades as a leading human rights and international law barrister at Matrix Chambers, where he argued landmark cases including Vedanta Resources

Date

Wednesday 25 November 2026

Time

6pm

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War on Drugs Panel (26 Nov 2026)

Thu, 26 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT

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Week 7 Panel

War on drugs panel

When

Thursday 26 November 2026, 2PM

Where

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Leading voices examine the consequences of prohibition, the case for reform and the future of global drug policy.

Panelist's

Steve Rolles

Drug policy expert and Senior Policy Analyst at Transform Drug Policy Foundation.

Felipe Krause

Brazilian lawyer and drug policy expert, specialising in international drug policy and criminal justice reform.

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Alessandra Galloni (26 Nov 2026)

Thu, 26 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

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ALESSANDRA GALLONI

Thursday 26 November 2026, 6pm

Alessandra Galloni is the first woman to serve as Editor-in-Chief of Reuters. She previously broke the Wall Street Journal story on how the 2013 conclave selected Pope Francis.

Date

Thursday 26 November 2026

Time

6pm

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The Oxford Union
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This House Believes that the Institution of Marriage Still Harms Women (26 Nov 2026)

Thu, 26 Nov 2026 20:30:00 GMT

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Week 7 Debate

“This House Believes That the Institution of Marriage Still Harms Women”

When

Thursday 26 November 2026, 20:30

Where

The Debating Chamber

Proposition

Dr Charlotte Proudman

Award-winning family-law barrister, women’s rights campaigner and founder of specialist firm Proudmans

Ayesha Vardag

Leading divorce lawyer and founder of Vardags, a specialist London family law firm, and a prominent commentator on marriage and family law.

Jane Moore

Journalist, Sun columnist, author and longstanding panelist on ITV’s Loose Women

Opposition

Dr Wendy Wang

Sociologist, Director of Research at the Institute for Family Studies and former Pew senior researcher

Dr Joanna Williams

Founder of Cieo, Spiked columnist and author of How Woke Won.

Melanie McDonagh

Spectator contributor, Evening Standard writer-at-large and author of Converts.

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Robert Zemeckis (30 Nov 2026)

Mon, 30 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT

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ROBERT ZEMECKIS

Monday 30 November 2026, 5pm

Robert Zemeckis is the Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind some of the most beloved films in modern cinema, including Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and The Polar Express. Zemeckis is renowned for combining compelling storytelling with technical innovation, and his films have become cultural landmarks across generations.

Date

Monday 30 November 2026

Time

5pm

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The Oxford Union
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Ed Poulton (2 Dec 2026)

Wed, 02 Dec 2026 17:00:00 GMT

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ED POULTON

Wednesday 2 December 2026, 5pm

Edward Poulton is Managing Partner of Baker McKenzie's London office and a leading figure in international arbitration. He is currently advising on a $10 billion dispute between a Petrobras-led consortium and Brazil's state oil and gas agency, ANP

Date

Wednesday 2 December 2026

Time

5pm

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Daniel Kraus (2 Dec 2026)

Wed, 02 Dec 2026 19:00:00 GMT

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DANIEL KRAUS

Wednesday 2 December 2026, 7pm

Daniel Kraus won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Angel Down. He's authored Rotters and Whalefall, and co-authored Trollhunters and The Shape of Water

Date

Wednesday 2 December 2026

Time

7pm

Venue

The Oxford Union
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Cass Sunstein (3 Dec 2026)

Thu, 03 Dec 2026 17:00:00 GMT

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CASS SUNSTEIN

Thursday 3 December 2026, 5pm

The most cited legal scholar in the USA, Cass Sunstein is best known as co-author of the bestselling book Nudge, which helped popularise the idea that governments and organisations can shape behaviour through the design of choices.

Date

Thursday 3 December 2026

Time

5pm

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The Oxford Union
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This House Prefers a Dictatorship of Merit over a Tyranny of Majority (3 Dec 2026)

Thu, 03 Dec 2026 20:30:00 GMT

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Week 4 Debate

“This House Prefers a Dictatorship of Merit over a Tyranny of Majority”

When

Thursday 3 December 2026, 20:30

Where

The Debating Chamber

Proposition

Garett Jones

George Mason economist and author of 10% Less Democracy and The Culture Transplant

Bai Tongdong

Fudan political philosopher and author of Against Political Equality: The Confucian Case.

Opposition

Tom Brake

CEO of Unlock Democracy, former Liberal Democrat MP and former Deputy Leader of the House of Commons

Baroness Bennett

Green Party peer, former party leader and former editor of the Guardian Weekly

Stein Ringen

Political scientist, Oxford Emeritus Professor and author specialising in democracy, governance and state power.

Jayaprakash Narayan

Founder of Lok Satta, former Indian civil servant, legislator and prominent democratic-reform campaigner

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Pritam Singh (4 Dec 2026)

Fri, 04 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT

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PRITAM SINGH

Friday 4 December 2026, 3pm

Pritam Singh is Secretary-General of the Workers' Party and Singapore’s de facto leader of opposition. Under his leadership, the Workers' Party achieved its highest-ever seat count in Singapore's history at the 2020 general election, winning ten seats in Parliament.

Date

Friday 4 December 2026

Time

3pm

Venue

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On Arrival

Please arrive in good time before the advertised start. Please bring your membership card where applicable and follow any admission instructions provided by the Union.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Oxford Union.

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Accessibility

If you have any access requirements or concerns, please write to ccc@oxford-union.org and we will do our best to assist.

The Oxford Union Society

St Michael’s Street
Oxford OX1 2DU