Well met at our Events page open to paid-up OUSL members, and far more often than not – also spouses/plus 1’s
SAVE THE DATES for your Autumn 2026 calendar:
- 12 September: Dinner-concert with Duo Natalia at Cercle Münster, followed by dinner.
- 18-20 September: The annual ‘Meeting Minds’ weekend in Oxford. An unmissable cornucopia of lectures, workshops and fun. Open to all Oxonians.
- 3 December: 2026 OUSL Annual Christmas Gala Dinner – this has now become a fixture in our calendar, so do block that date in your calendar.
And now for the most IMMEDIATE EVENTS, one by one:
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Friday 19 June: Talk by Prof Martin Millett: at Dalheim
This is the second part of our miniseries on Roman Britain. Whereas we arranged the first talk with Professor Bowman speaking on the Vindolanda tablets, this event is arranged by Cambridge and INRA who have teamed up with Prof Martin Millett: FBA, MAE Emeritus Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology for a great visit to the Gallo-Roman
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30 June, 19h, Dinner-Talk with the Chinese Ambassador at the Golf Grand-Ducal
We end this busy half-year of OUSL events with a talk by H. E. Hua Ning.
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TWO Summer invitations: 3rd and 4th July 2026: opening of Turner Exhibition; and picnic and opera
3 July at 18h: Invitation to the opening of the Exhibition: Grand Tourists to Turner: British Artist in Europe, 1750-1850. The Museum Director, Guy Thewes, is very kindly inviting all members of OUSL to come for the opening – and indeed to visit the exhibition for its duration (4 July – 11 October 2026). No registration necessary
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Talk & reception with Nobel Laureate at Hotel Royal 9 July 2026
We are delighted to offer you the opportunity to attend an upcoming talk and cocktail reception in Luxembourg with 2025 Nobel Laureate in Economics, Professor Joel Mokyr. This invitation-only event is being organized by the Luxembourg School of Business. Members of our society can express interest in attending. We will then facilitate an invitation. Kindly be reminded
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Saturday 12 Sep: The acclaimed Duo Natalia will be back and regale us at a dinner-concert at Cercle Münster
You know them from their many concerts and recordings and we had a ten-minute taster of their art at the Tripartite Dinner last year at the Golf Club Grand-Ducal. I promised you then to broker a proper concert and this is now done. So put a large tick in your calendars for Saturday 12 September
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The Annual OUSL Freshers Dinner at Chiche! Thursday 17 September 2026 at 19h30
In line with our long-established tradition we will invite our new freshers for our an informal Dinner at Chiche! together with committee members, mock-interviewers and other who have helped with education and outreach. As a new feature, however, we are delighted to extend invitations also to Camsoc’s freshers, members of their committee and representatives from