George Eliot as Historian Reading Group, Week 1 - Introduction: Literature and Intellectual History

27th April 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location: Hovenden Room, All Souls College

TT1 Introduction: Literature and Intellectual History
• Middlemarch, Prologue & Book 1
• (Optional) C. Kidd, The World of Mr Casaubon, prologue

 

The historicist tone of Eliot's Middlemarch (1871-2) has been commented on by readers from Virginia Woolf to Zadie Smith. This reading group seeks to explore the historical richness found in Eliot's study of provincial life.

Tea and biscuits provided! 
 

All Souls Examination Fellowship General Open Evening

18th May 2026, 5:15 pm - 6:30 pm

Monday 18 May (Trinity Week 4) at 5.15pm in the Hall, All Souls College


This open evening is an opportunity for any potential applicants for learn more about the Fellowship.
Numbers are limited and so we ask that attendees register in advance.

To register your attendance, please complete this form: All Souls Fellowship Exam General Open Evening

 

All Souls Examination Fellowship Open Evening for Gender and Ethnic Diversity

6th May 2026, 5:15 pm - 6:30 pm

Wednesday 6 May (Trinity Week 2) at 5.15pm in the Hall, All Souls College


This open evening is an opportunity for students belonging to gender and ethnic groups that remain underrepresented within academic careers, including women, to learn more about the Fellowship.
Numbers are limited and so we ask that attendees register in advance.

 

To register your attendance, please complete this form: All Souls Exam Fellowship Open Evening for Gender and Ethnic Diversity

 

Sir John Vickers receives IOS Distinguished Fellow award

Sir John Vickers, Professor of Economics and Warden of the College, has received the 2026 Distinguished Fellow Award from the Industrial Organization Society, which recognises excellence in research, education and leadership in the field of industrial organisation.

13th April 2026

Professor Dominic Goodall

Directeur d'études, Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient
Radhakrishnan Memorial Lecturer, Trinity Term 2026

Dr Marco Santini

Lecturer in Ancient History, The University of Edinburgh
Evans-Pritchard Lecturer, Trinity Term 2026

The Lee Lecture in Political Science and Government 2026

4th June 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Adam Przeworski, New York University, 'Democracy: What we know and what we do not.'

Thursday 4 June, 5pm in the Old Library
There will be a wine reception after the lecture.
The event is open to the public, but reservations are required.

Please register using the form below.

Register here

 

Appointment of Fellow Librarian

The College is pleased to announce that Tabitha Tuckett will become Fellow Librarian at All Souls College, in succession to Peregrine Horden, who has served as Librarian since 2021.

14th March 2026

Elections to Senior Research Fellowships

The College has today elected to Senior Research Fellowships:

Robert Hopkins (NYU; Philosophy)
Lesley Wylie (Leicester; Modern Languages)

14th March 2026

Radhakrishnan Lectures 2026: The Land of the Khmers, a Theatre of Indian Dreams?

The Land of the Khmers, a Theatre of Indian Dreams?

The Scene: an Indian Sacred Landscape? Thursday 7th May (Trinity wk 2)

The Cast: Actors and Audiences Thursday 14th May (Trinity wk 3)

The Plot: Stories, Themes, Models Thursday 21st May (Trinity wk 4)

Dominic Goodall (EFEO, Pondicherry)

“Victorious is He whose diadem is the moon, who bears upon his head the Gaṅgā, like a perfect creeper formed of a garland of waves as crooked as Umā’s frown!”

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