Ertegun House is home to the Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme in the Humanities at the University of Oxford, and to a range of events in the humanistic disciplineshttps://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3mncncj24wk2xJoin us on Thu, 4 June, 5.15 pm, at Ertegun House, 37A St Giles', for a conversation between Professor Laura van Broekhoven, Director of the Pitt Rivers Museum, and Jonathan Cross on decolonising museum collections. This event is free and all are welcome.02 Jun 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncncj24wk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3mbzdjet2q222Ertegun Futures returns this term on Jan 22 with Professor Rana Mitter on modern Chinese history and how it helps us understand China's present and future This event is free and open to all but please note that we reserve the right to limit entry once maximum capacity has been reached09 Jan 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbzdjet2q222https://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3maq6zcim7c2rMerry Christmas from all of us at the Ertegun House!24 Dec 2025 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3maq6zcim7c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3majq5y27gk2iMissed our webinar last Monday and still thinking of applying to the Ertegun Graduate Scholarship programme this cycle? You can now watch the video on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/zJ-J-tsy3R021 Dec 2025 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3majq5y27gk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3m7yj57rxmc27Just a few hours left to join us at 11 AM UK time for this year's Ertegun scholarship application webinar Click on the link or copy and paste in a browser: https://tinyurl.com/Ertegun-Webinar or use the QR code for free registration15 Dec 2025 01:46 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7yj57rxmc27https://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3m7q65ybvkk2lWant to find out more about applying to the Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme? Join us for a webinar this coming Monday, 15 December, 11 AM UK time to hear from the Ertegun staff and current scholars. Free registration: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8b0e7b39-d7c0-4c4e-ae5b-0961ee23887a@cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf9111 Dec 2025 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7q65ybvkk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3m6nicxcrwk2aIt was an Erte-giving to remember! Happy Thanksgiving to all our scholars, alumni, and everyone else celebrating today! #Thanksgiving202527 Nov 2025 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6nicxcrwk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3m3l2yetdbc2hThis Thursday 23 Oct at 5 pm, Ertegun Futures returns with a special session organised jointly with : Toby Mather will be in conversation with Ertegun Director, Jonathan Cross. @torchoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk Free registration: https://airtable.com/appScR5aYM6HpsGjF/pagcn0nHDDT3dYK8X/form Step access only to Ertegun Annexe19 Oct 2025 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3l2yetdbc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3lz6kvg2klk2fOnly one day left to book one of the very few spots still available at Oxford's Meeting Minds 2025 Ertegun Lecture with Oxford and St Hugh's alumna, Professor Dame Jane Glover! @oxfordalumni.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk 20 Sep, 11 AM, Lecture Theatre 3, Math Institute https://www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/event/meeting-minds-oxford19 Sep 2025 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz6kvg2klk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3loxwt2omfs2vFor our final Ertegun Futures talk this year we welcome Professor Bart Van Es on May 20, 5.15 pm @torchoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @engfac.bsky.social All welcome! Tickets are free but must be booked https://torch.ox.ac.uk/event/true-fire-creative-non-fiction-saint-augustine-and-the-climate-crisis We apologise that our seminar space has no disabled access12 May 2025 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3loxwt2omfs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3ljiv4ar65k23Last three days to book your free ticket for our termly public lecture, Ertegun Futures, with Dr Meleisa Ono-George. This Thursday, 6 March, 5.15 pm. Limited places still available. @torchoxford.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-body-of-amelia-newsham-empire-science-and-race-making-tickets-122361403551903 Mar 2025 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljiv4ar65k23https://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3li3vnscp4c2yErtegun Futures, in collaboration with @torchoxford.bsky.social, returns this term on March 6, 5.15 pm, at the Ertegun House. Meleisa Ono-George will discuss empire, science, and race through the story of Amelia Newsham. Places are free but must be booked: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-body-of-amelia-newsham-empire-science-and-race-making-tickets-122361403551914 Feb 2025 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3vnscp4c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3lgge3xuits22Hilary events kicked off this past Tuesday with a talk for Ertegun Scholars by current scholar, @cescapeacock.bsky.social. Francesca is the author of Pure Wit, a new biography of 17th C polymath Margaret Cavendish, published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and an MSt in Medieval Studies student23 Jan 2025 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgge3xuits22https://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3le632smfcc2zMerry Christmas from all of us at the Ertegun House!25 Dec 2024 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3le632smfcc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3ldysx7bwyk2fWant to find out more about applying to the Ertegun Graduate Scholarships? Deadline 7 January 2025 for most Humanities courses. Visit our website: https://www.ertegun.ox.ac.uk/scholarships#collapse450536 and watch our latest webinar on the application process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE_IP7CrDOY&t=8s23 Dec 2024 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldysx7bwyk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3ldnsujkups25Warmest congratulations to Ertegun alum, Dr Adjoa Osei, Research Fellow on the History of Race at Trinity College Cambridge, on the publication of her first book! Forthcoming in 2025 and available to pre-order now. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/elsie-houston-9780197693179?cc=gr&lang=en&#19 Dec 2024 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldnsujkups25https://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3ld7dggw5e22cJoin us in less than 20 mins online: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4b315015-9edf-427b-8dcb-01da6a57b0a7@cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Dec 2024 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld7dggw5e22chttps://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3lcvtk5ikqc2yJoin us this Friday, 13 December, at 6 PM (UK GMT) to find out more about the application process to the Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme. The session will be recorded and made available on our website and YouTube channel. Free registration: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4b315015-9edf-427b-8dcb-01da6a57b0a7@cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf9109 Dec 2024 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcvtk5ikqc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ertegunhouse.bsky.social/post/3lcdrbiv3wk2jOur first post is dedicated to Mica Ertegun, our benefactor, who passed away a year ago today. The Ertegun Alumni Society organised a memorial event at the end of October, with the help of @ox.ac.uk to celebrate Mica's life.02 Dec 2024 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:saqi4xevzbqu4b2itdhb5lst/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdrbiv3wk2j