Our speaker at our 16th January lunch meeting was Sue Croft head teacher of Oxford Spires Academy who turned a failing school around into a nationally recognised success story. The school was founded in 1934

At our first lunch meeting of 2017 on 9th January, we were comprehensively informed and entertained by Gordon Lloyd, the ex-CEO of The Oxford Local Examinations Board. His subject was 'A Levels - Dumbing Down

We had a fascinating talk on Monday from Jean-Luc Schwenninger who is the head of Luminescence Dating Research in the Archaeology and the History of Art department at the University of Oxford. They had worked

Lynne Maddox from  Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at University of Oxford kindly came and spoke to us about the topic of ''Can patients make a difference?''

Alex was kind enough to come and speak to us about the research that his company Orbit Discovery is doing into the use of peptides as potential drugs. As he explained to us, small molecules

On 7 November, our lunchtime speaker was Peter Jolly, the Past President of the British Cartographic Society. Peter introduced us to some of his favourite extraordinary maps, including the Mappa Mundi, the Gough Map, Ralph

On Monday 31st October we heard a very interesting talk from our lunchtime speaker The Revd Clare Hayns (photo) who is the College and Cathedral Chaplain at Christ Church. Using a series of objects she