Events

💜 Come Walk with Us – “Walk (One Mile) in Her Shoes”
📅 Monday 9 March
🕐 1:00pm- 2:00pm
📍 Departing from Manor Road Building Reception

Join friends across Manor Road as well as colleagues from Oxford Department of International Development (ODID) for a one mile lunchtime walk honouring women’s experiences, achievements, and contributions—both within DPIR and across Oxford.

Along the route, we’ll pass several landmarks connected to inspiring women in Oxford, past and present. It’s a chance to connect, reflect, and take a positive step (quite literally!) towards celebrating women’s impact locally and globally.

Everyone is welcome — bring a friend, your team, or just you.

No registration needed, just turn up on the day in comfortable shoes!

Leadership voices: Unlocking potential through mentoring

Thursday, 12 March 2026
10:00am - 12:45pm
The Linbury Building, Worcester College, 1 Walton Street, Oxford, OX1 2HB

EDI Hub - Equality and Diversity Unit, the Equality and Diversity Unit and the Oxford Women’s Network (OWN) invite colleagues from across the collegiate University to a special mentoring event to mark International Women’s Day.

Hosted at Worcester College, this intimate gathering will bring together colleagues for a series of focused, small-group conversations with senior women leaders. Through candid reflections on their career journeys, our mentors will share insights into the many ways one can build their careers and shape leadership at Oxford.

These conversations offer a rare opportunity to engage directly with experienced leaders, ask thoughtful questions, and hear honest accounts of navigating career journeys. Whether you are considering your next step, seeking perspective, or simply looking to build connection, we hope you will join us.

This event is open to all staff, regardless of role and grade.

Places are limited, so please register early to secure your place.

Mind the Motherhood Gap: What the motherhood penalty costs all of us - and how we change course.

Join a day of action and insight as we explore the true cost of the motherhood penalty. Discover how we can drive meaningful change in the higher education sector together.

More information and registration.

Herstory - Celebrating International Women's Day with MPLS Enterprising Women

On Monday 9th March, join us to celebrate International Women’s Day.

This International Women’s Day, we are spotlighting women’s voices and stories with a day of reflection, practice, and conversation for women in academia and research. Using the metaphor of weaving, this event explores how we can create consistent yet flexible narratives of our work across different contexts from academic CVs through social media, online profiles, and everyday conversations, creating rich accounts underpinned by consistent themes.

Find out more: Event registration form.