Oxford Centre for Global History

The Oxford Centre for Global History was established by the History Faculty in June 2011 to reflect its strong commitment to the field. Global History in Oxford is defined broadly as the global movement of people, goods, and ideas and the consequences that flow from them. Chronologically, it extends across all historical periods from ancient to late modern.

The Centre is particularly keen to encourage cooperation between historians of different periods, as well as places, in the study of themes of global significance. It will support research projects, and host workshops, seminars, and conferences. A key part of the Centre’s role is to facilitate the research of all those in Oxford who are keen to develop a global history dimension in their work. 

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Humanitarian assistance Afghanistan

Nuffield/FCDO Humanitarian Forum

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OCGH hosts Astor Visiting Fellow Professor John L. Brooke

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OCGH project on the Global History of Capitalism

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OCGH visiting scholar: Professor Minoru Ozawa

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OxEmp - Bodleian Workshop: The Black Atlantic

04 June 2021
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Oxford & Empire podcasts now available

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Oxford & Empire Thesis Fair - Histories of Race and Empire

26 April 2022
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Oxford and Empire

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Oxford and Empire Network: Travel and Translation series - 'Forced Migration and Colonial Legacies'

24 February 2021
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Oxford and Empire Network: Travel and Translation series - 'Oxford and Oriental Studies'

03 February 2021
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Oxford and Empire Network: Travel and Translation series - 'Oxford and the Americas'

27 January 2021
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Oxford and Empire Network: Travel and Translation series - 'Oxford City and Empire'

17 February 2021
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Oxford and Empire Network: Travel and Translation series - 'Translating Education'

20 January 2021
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Oxford and Empire Network: Travel and Translation series - 'Voyages and Voyagers'

10 February 2021
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Oxford and Empire: Public History Training Workshop

01 March 2019
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Oxford and Empire: Teaching Workshop

24 April 2018
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Oxford Centre for European History and Isaiah Berlin Annual Lecture: On Mechanical Traces: Reflecting on Connoisseurship, Once Again

20 May 2025
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Oxford Centre for Global History 2nd Anthony Gwilliam Annual Lecture

13 October 2023
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Oxford Centre for Global History 3rd Anthony Gwilliam Annual Lecture

18 October 2024
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Oxford Centre for Global History 4th Anthony Gwilliam Annual Lecture 2025

17 October 2025
Femina Oeconomica: Global Gender Orders and the Rise of Neoliberal Woman
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Oxford Centre for Global History Inaugural 'Anthony Gwilliam' Annual Lecture

14 October 2022
Why Europe? Y. Pestis. The Black Death and the rise of Europe
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Oxford Centre for Global History Inaugural Annual Lecture: Professor James Belich, 'Why Europe? Y. Pestis. The Black Death and the Rise of Europe'

14 October 2022
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Oxford Centre for Global History Inaugural Anthony Gwilliam Annual Lecture: "Why Europe? Y. Pestis. The Black Death and the Rise of Europe"

14 October 2022
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Oxford in the Great War: Study Day

22 June 2019
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Oxford TGHS Annual Graduate Conference 2026

25 June 2026 to 26 June 2026
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Oxford TGHS Call for Abstracts - Global Histories of Knowledge: Circulations & Encounters

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Oxford TGHS Call for Papers - Global Empires: Transitions, Imaginations and Contestations

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Oxford Centre for Global History Website