CCW holds a number of Private & Public events
from weekly seminars to study days and conferences
PUBLIC Seminars
All our seminars will now be held in person. Please email info@ccw.ox.ac.uk if you have any questions.
CCW Lunchtime Seminar Series
Tuesday 13.30, All Souls College
The long-running Tuesday lunchtime seminar series reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the programme: local and international speakers, drawn from a variety of disciplines, present research relating to the changing character of warfare.
Oxford Technology and Security Nexus: Working Group Meetings
Wednesdays 15.00, Nuffield College
Group discussions open to the wider CCW community and interested researchers/postgraduate students. See here for more details.
Further Information
Illusionary Trends in Strategic Studies Seminar Series
Wednesdays, 17.15, Wharton Room, All Souls College
The bi-weekly Wednesday evening seminar series addresses a particular theme throughout the academic year.
History of War Seminar Series
Wednesdays, 17.15, Wharton Room, All Souls College
The Military History Seminar Series, convened by Professor Peter Wilson.
Emerging Threats and Technology Working Group Meetings
Mondays 17.00, Pembroke College
Group discussions open to the wider CCW community and interested researchers/postgraduate students.
Further Information
Annual Lecture
Trinity Term, Date and venue varies.
Our annual public lectures attract audiences of over 400. Lecturers have included soldiers, academics, and statesmen who have had a significant impact on world events. Recent lecturers have included Peter Ricketts, David Petraeus and David Kilcullen.
Conference for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict
Each September
The Centre for the Resolution for Intractable Conflict (CRIC) has moved from Harris Manchester College to become part of CCW. There will be an annual CRIC conference in September.
Conferences & Study Days
Six of the books in the OUP Changing Character of War series are direct products of CCW conferences – those on the Laws of Armed Conflict, Clausewitz, Pre-emption, Just and Unjust Warriors, the UN Security Council, Prisoners in War, the History of Surrender,the Changing Character of War, and considerations of policy and strategy At The End of Military Intervention. In 2019 we held a conference on “The Conduct of War”, and the accompanying edited volume is due shortly. Other conferences and workshops have resulted in the publication of new doctrine, independent volumes, including one on Combat and Cohesion, and articles or chapters, including the partnering of indigenous forces, in True to Their Salt.
In addition to public events, CCW provides bespoke services for government and military institutions. CCW provides bespoke support to individuals and organisations in government and the armed forces, both in the United Kingdom and internationally. These include lectures and study days, advice, committee support and connections to subject specialists.
CCW also convenes a number of international conferences, symposia and workshops, where personnel from academic, government, international organisations and armed forces are brought together to discuss matters of common interest. Many of these are focused on the problems of making strategy.
We also staged international conferences on Russia and Nordic-Baltic Defence and Security, military modernisation, operations in an information age (including hybrid warfare challenges), and metrics for the assessment of change in conflict. We have a proven track record in the delivery of high quality, high impact events like these. We have a close but critical relationship with many defence institutions internationally and we are valued for our ability to generate original thinking drawn from diverse perspectives which informs and shapes their work.
