TEDxOxford

We would like to thank our sponsor: PAUL’s Bakery! They provided such a wonderful cake for the volunteers and committee. We couldn’t have done it without you!

EVERYTHING MUST GO! Get the last remaining tickets for £20 as we aim for a full house! Get them today!

TEDXOxford LIMITLESS. Happening at the Sheldonian on February 22nd from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. More details to follow!

DR TOM CRAWFORD:

Our final speaker (and host!) — meet Dr Tom Crawford 🎤♾️

A mathematician who’s built a career on pushing boundaries, Tom is the perfect person to close a day themed Limitless. After guiding us through bold ideas and big conversations, he’ll take the stage himself to explore what happens when we question the limits we assume are fixed — in maths and in life.

Because sometimes, the only real limits… are the ones we never challenge…

Get your SALE tickets to see him live at the Sheldonian!

Celebrate Chinese New Year at Tasty Kitchen 🧧

We’re so grateful to Tasty Kitchen (George St, Oxford OX1 2AE) for generously providing complimentary meals during the conference for our speakers, volunteers and committee this year.

This small, family-owned restaurant is full of heart and soul — from their incredible food to their genuinely sweet, welcoming staff. If you’re looking for somewhere special to celebrate Chinese New Year, this is your sign.

Support local. Celebrate community. Eat amazing food. 🥢🥟

Let’s show them some love this New Year!

LAURA ABRAHAM:
Named the UK’s Young Businesswoman of the Year, Laura is the founder of The Grown-Up School — a global movement turning the hidden rules of adult life into practical, empowering education.

In her TEDxOxford 2026 talk, she asks a powerful question: why do so many people leave school academically capable, yet practically unprepared?

From money and work to housing, health, and civic systems, Laura argues that life skills are the missing tools that unlock confidence, agency, and truly limitless potential.

School taught us to pass exams.
Laura is teaching us how to navigate life.

Get your SALE tickets to see her live at the Sheldonian

IOANNA BEZIRTZOGLOU:
A PhD researcher at the Rosalind Franklin Institute, working across King’s College London and the University of Oxford, Ioanna lives at the intersection of science, curiosity, and courage.

In her talk, “Ordinary Is the Starting Point,” she explores how feeling ordinary isn’t a limitation — it’s the launchpad. Blending biophysics with personal insight, she shows how small steps beyond our comfort zone quietly transform who we become.
Scientist. Polyglot. Marathon runner. Relentless question-asker.
Maybe “ordinary” is where everything begins

We’re thrilled to introduce your TEDxOxford host: Dr Tom Crawford 🎤✨
Known for bringing maths to life with energy, clarity, and contagious enthusiasm, Dr Tom Crawford is an Oxford mathematician, award-winning communicator, and creator passionate about making complex ideas accessible to everyone. Whether on stage, online, or in the classroom, he has a gift for turning numbers into narratives and curiosity into excitement.
Get ready for a day guided by big ideas, bold questions, and plenty of energy. Get your SALE tickets from our bio to see him live at the Sheldonian on February 22nd.

THIS IS OUR VERY LAST SALE. Regular tickets will be £25 for Feb 13th and Feb 14th only. Valentine’s day Matchmaking tickets will be £35 for the next two days as well. If you selected this ticket type we will send you a google form before the event and set you up with another who selected this ticket as well. Meet someone intellectually stimulating this valentine’s day!

JESSICA MANCINI: From 18th-century cookbooks to 21st-century misinformation.

Jessica Mancini is a Canadian University of Oxford graduate student in English Literature, specialising in the Romantic Period, book history, and women’s print culture as socio-political critique. Having presented her research at institutions including Harvard, the University of Toronto, and the British Association for American Studies, she explores how texts shape ideology across time. In her first TED talk, Jessica examines the transhistorical nature of propaganda, the urgency of critical thought in an age of anti-intellectualism — and how an 18th-century cookbook unexpectedly changed her life.

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