Beacon Conversation and Black History Month formal
Wednesday 21 October 2026, 5.30-6.30pm
10 Merton Street Lecture Theatre

Professor Patricia Kingori, Wellcome Senior Investigator and Professor of Global Health Ethics, will join us for a Beacon Conversation on Wednesday 21 October 2026 at University College, Oxford. The conversation will take place in the 10 Merton Street Lecture Theatre, 5.30-6.30pm.

The conversation will be moderated by Univ Beacon Junior Research Fellow, Dr Lyn Kouadio.

Professor Patricia Kingori is a highly impactful sociologist and health ethicist who has acted as an adviser to the WHO, Save the Children, and Médecins Sans Frontières, among other organisations. In 2021, Professor Kingori became the youngest Black woman to receive a full professorship in the history of Oxford and Cambridge universities.

Please sign up to attend the Beacon Conversation using the form below.

The formal will follow the Beacon Conversation, with pre-dinner drinks from 6.30pm and a prompt 7.15pm start for dinner.

If you have any queries about this event please do contact hospitality@univ.ox.ac.uk

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