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To mark International Women’s Day, Ruskin Tutor Monica Mottin joined four other inspirational women speaking about their activism and experiences surrounding their fight to secure the living wage for all workers in Oxford. Monica, Tutor on our flagship MA in Global Labour and Social Change, joined Shaista Aziz, Michelle Codrington-Rogers, Dana Mills and Amantha Edmead, on the stage at the Ox...

To celebrate LGBT History Month, Ruskin was delighted to welcome the Chair of Oxford Pride, Debbie Brixey, to talk to students and staff. She gave a stimulating talk about the history of Oxford Pride and its plans for the future. She entertained with anecdotes about parades she has experienced across the world and answered a wide range of questions from the audience. This year’...

We were delighted to kick off our 120th birthday year with a memorable evening of talks, culminating in a stirring keynote speech from the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, Frances O’Grady. On the same day that witnessed the college’s historic inaugural meeting in the town hall 120 years ago, we were delighted to welcome friends and colleagues from today’s Trade Union and L...

Ruskin held a successful three day health symposium to celebrate 70 years of the National Health Service, timed to coincide with World Health Day. The book, Global Health Watch 5 was also launched at the event. The well-attended symposium was held in the Ruskin Annex at Exeter College, Walton Street, and drew in over 70 people during the course of the three days. Those attending included stude...