Events in Michaelmas 2025
Here’s a sneak peak of what’s happening this term: note that some of the events and locations are TBC.
Week 1
Tuesday: Dinner and Discussion, 6.30-8.30pm
Alex Vellins (Director of EA Oxford) and Dr Michael Hinge (Co-founder and director of the Happier lives Insitite).
Wednesday: Critical Discussion, 7-8.30pm
Professor Hilary Greaves and Associate Professor Thomas Sinclair on whether we should really be trying to maximise our positive impact.
Week 2
Tuesday: Dinner and Discussion, 6.30-8.30pm
Miri Muntean: Co-founder, Access to Medicines: Lessons from India for Global Health Justice.
Wednesday: Critical Discussion, 7-8.30pm
Animal Ethics Debate - In collaboration with the Animal Ethics Society
Week 3
Tuesday: Dinner and Discussion, 6.30-8.30pm
Michael Hinge (Senior Economist at the Allience to Feed the Earth in Disasters) and Catherine Brewer (AI Governance programme Associate at Open Philanthrapy) on Protecting humanity from catastrophic risks.
Week 4
Tuesday: Dinner and Discussion, 6.30-8.30pm
Dr Amanda Matthes on Impact Through Flexibility: A Case for Generalists
Week 5
Tuesday: Dinner and Discussion, 6.30-8.30pm
Jakob Lohmar on his experience in Global Priorities Research
Week 6
Tuesday: Dinner and Discussion, 6.30-8.30pm
Molly Archer-Zeff: (from the Humane League) on how we hope to end factory farming
Week 7
Tuesday: Dinner and Discussion, 6.30-8.30pm
ThanksGiving What We Can: a panel discussion on Effective Giving
Week 8
Tuesday: Dinner and Discussion, 6.30-8.30pm
Christmas Party @ The Gardeners Arms on Us!