EVENING ACTIVITIES
Monday 24th August
Welcome drinks reception and poster session
Venue: Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
Time: 18:00-19:30
Charge: Free to attend
The Monday evening will feature a welcome drinks reception including a peer-reviewed poster session.
The reception will take place in the Great Hall of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and Humanities that opened in October 2025.The Centre is located right behind Woodstock Road and Walton Street, next to Radcliffe Observatory and the Blavatnik School of Government.
This event is free for DHOxSS participants and speakers. Please note that this reception includes drinks and canapes, but not a full evening meal.
Tuesday 25th August
Walking Tour of Oxford
Venue: Central Oxford (meet St Anne's)
Time: 18:00-19:30
Charge: £12.00
The guide will take you through the heart of the historic city centre illustrating the history of Oxford and its University and describing the architecture and traditions of its most famous buildings and institutions.
Booking is required at the point of registration to guarantee your place.
Wednesday 26th August
Banquet Dinner
Venue: St Hilda's College
Address: Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DY
Time: 19:00-23:00
Charge: £75
Three-course banquet dinner including coffee and welcome drinks.
St Hilda’s was founded in 1893 and the College site has evolved into an informal sequence of buildings set within beautiful gardens on the banks of the River Cherwell.
The Anniversary Building and Pavilion were completed in late 2020. They replaced the old Porters’ Lodge, Middle Common Room and Milham Ford, which were demolished in 2018, the College’s 125th anniversary year, to enable the transformation of St Hilda’s site.
By transforming the site, breathtaking views have been opened up from every angle, over St Hilda’s gardens, across the river Cherwell to the Botanic Gardens and Christ Church meadow, neighbouring Merton and Magdalen Colleges, the city centre, and beyond.
The gardens have been redesigned to embed the buildings in the distinctive green space of our riverside setting and are full of year-round seasonal colour that encourages biodiversity.
Winner of a RIBA South Award 2023
Gort Scott’s design for St Hilda’s College uses two buildings, with very distinct characters, to frame a serpentine garden that responds to the meandering River Cherwell. The larger anniversary building successfully defines the college’s boundary, clearly identifies its new entrance, and creates a sense of enclosure for its beautiful gardens. The riverside pavilion, on the other hand, is a more transparent building, which successfully provides a counterpoint to its neighbour’s solidity.