What we do
Six public conversations across Oxford’s great halls.
Free public events bringing writers, scientists and policymakers into the same room — across Oxford and beyond.
Since 2024, OMF has brought leading writers, artists and scientists into genuine dialogue with Oxford’s researchers — on climate, biodiversity, inequality and the century ahead.
Our last event, in Sweden, inaugurated our first European chapter — the Uppsala Ministry for the Future. Forthcoming events turn to global inequality, agriculture and climate, and the crisis of capitalism.
About the MinistryUpcoming Event
Utopian Dreams, Dystopian Realities:
Why Inequality Persists
Our biggest event yet — two days at the Schwarzman Centre, Oxford, exploring why inequality is so difficult to defeat, and imagining how a more equal future might look. Featuring Thomas Piketty, Kim Stanley Robinson, Brian Eno, Kamila Shamsie, Laline Paull and others.
The two-day programme
Lecture: Historicising (in)equality, 1800–2025
Lecture Theatre, Schwarzman Centre
Canapés, mingle & art exhibition
Schwarzman Centre
A History of Utopia: Brian Eno & Kim Stanley Robinson
Sohmen Concert Hall · Schwarzman Centre, Oxford
Kamila Shamsie in conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson — facilitated by Nayanika Mathur (Oxford) & Anette Mikes
Schwarzman Centre, Oxford
Facilitated by Venus Bivar: Kamila Shamsie in conversation with Ann Kelly, Katrina Navickas, Nick Lawrence & Mukul Sharma
Schwarzman Centre, Oxford
In collaboration with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, the Blavatnik School of Government, the Institute for New Economic Thinking at Oxford, and TORCH. Further details to follow.
Past events
Seven events since June 2024 — all available to watch in the archive.