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  • Julius Lipner to Become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC

    It is with great pleasure that we can announce that Professor Julius Lipner, who is a Fellow of the British Academy, is to be made an Honorary Fellow at the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion. Professor Lipner began his career at Birmingham University before moving to …

  • Derek Parfit to become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC

    The DLCC is delighted to announce that preeminent ethicist, Professor Derek Parfit, will be joining the centre as an Honorary Fellow. Professor Parfit is Emeritus Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford, and has taught as a visiting professor of philosophy at …

  • Simon Baron-Cohen to become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC

    We are very pleased to announce that Dr Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the university of Cambridge, is to join the DLCC as an honorary fellow. Professor Baron-Cohen, who is the present director of the Autism Research Centre (ARC) in Cambridge, is considered …

  • Imam Ibrahim Amin, Compassion in Islam

    On June 18th the Dalai Lama Centre will host Imam Ibrahim Amin of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies for a morning seminar. Imam Amin will deliver a talk introducing perspectives on compassion in Islam. This event is one of an ongoing series of talks …

  • The Treasure of Solidarity

    The Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion is one of several partner organisations supporting the international seminar “The Treasure of Solidarity: Lessons for Europe”. The seminar will take place on May 4-5 2015 at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union …

  • Summer Conference: Human Nature

    On the 25th-26th of September 2015 the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion, in collaboration with the Humane Philosophy Project, the Institute of Philosophy, University of Warsaw and the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion will hold a three day conference on the theme ‘Human …

  • Nicola Walton joins Advisory Board of the DLCC

    The DLCC is very pleased to announce that Nicola Walton has joined its Advisory Board. Nicola Walton is a writer, lecturer and author, specialising in finance. She advises other charities in Oxford on corporate development in her role as a trustee on the patrons board at the Ashmolean Museum of … Continue reading →

  • Richard Moore to Become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC

    We are delighted to announce that Richard Moore, founder of Children in Crossfire has joined the DLCC as its latest Honorary Fellow. In 1972, aged 10 whilst on his way home from school, Richard Moore was blinded by a rubber bullet fired at point blank range into his face in … Continue reading →

  • His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Visit to the DLCC Photo Gallery

    On Monday the 14th of September 2015 His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion for its official inauguration. A selection of pictures from the day’s events may be viewed below.                         Share this post: … Continue reading →

  • Dalai Lama Celebrates Inauguration of DLCC in Oxford

    On Monday the 14th of September His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Oxford for the formal launch of the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion. Following a press conference at Magdalen College, the Dalai Lama arrived at Rhodes House for an event with local school children. His Holiness then addressed the … Continue reading →

  • Paul Lodge to become Senior Research Fellow of the DLCC

    The Centre is very pleased to announce that Paul Lodge will be joining the team as a Senior Research Fellow. Paul Lodge is University Lecturer in Early Modern Philosophy at the University of Oxford and a Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy at Mansfield College. He has a BA in Philosophy and … Continue reading →

  • Keith Abel joins Advisory Board of the DLCC

    Acclaimed businessman, Keith Abel has joined the Advisory Board of the DLCC. After failing his bar exams in 1988 Keith Abel began selling potatoes door to door in Catford. Potatoes became organic potatoes which in turn became organic vegetable boxes, through the limited company Abel & Cole. Keith sold Abel … Continue reading →

  • Richard Sorabji to Become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC

    We are delighted to announce that Sir Richard Sorabji, CBE FBA, Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, is to join the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion as an Honorary Fellow. Professor Sorabji, who is a recognised authority on the work of Aristotle and his tradition and on the philosophy of … Continue reading →

  • Keith Abel joins Advisory Board of the DLCC

    Acclaimed businessman, Keith Abel has joined the Advisory Board of the DLCC. After failing his bar exams in 1988 Keith Abel began selling potatoes door to door in Catford. Potatoes became organic potatoes which in turn became organic vegetable boxes, through the limited company Abel & Cole. Keith sold Abel … Continue reading →

  • Richard Sorabji to Become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC

    We are delighted to announce that Sir Richard Sorabji, CBE FBA, Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, is to join the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion as an Honorary Fellow. Professor Sorabji, who is a recognised authority on the work of Aristotle and his tradition and on the philosophy of … Continue reading →

  • Jas Elsner to Become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC

    The Centre is delighted to announce that Jas Elsner is to become an Honorary Fellow. Jas Elsner is perhaps best known for his outstanding published works on Art in the ancient world, including several books with OUP and CUP. He studied Classics and Art History at Cambridge, Harvard and London, … Continue reading →

  • Joanna Lumley to Become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC

    We are delighted to announce that prominent actress and activist Joanna Lumley OBE will be joining the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion as an Honorary Fellow. Ms Lumley is recognised as one of Britain’s foremost actors, having starred in a number of major domestic and international films and television series. … Continue reading →

  • Derek Parfit to become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC

    The DLCC is delighted to announce that preeminent ethicist, Professor Derek Parfit, will be joining the centre as an Honorary Fellow. Professor Parfit is Emeritus Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford, and has taught as a visiting professor of philosophy at New York University, Harvard, and … Continue reading →

  • Simon Baron-Cohen to become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC

    We are very pleased to announce that Dr Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the university of Cambridge, is to join the DLCC as an honorary fellow. Professor Baron-Cohen, who is the present director of the Autism Research Centre (ARC) in Cambridge, is considered to be Europe’s foremost researcher … Continue reading →

  • Marina Cantacuzino to become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC

    We are delighted to announce that Marina Cantacuzino, founder of the Forgiveness Project, will be joining the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion as an Honorary Fellow. Ms Cantacuzino, who began her career as a freelance journalist, became drawn to the issue of forgiveness and the struggle for reconciliation during the … Continue reading →

  • Viscount Hinchingbrooke Joins Board of Trustees

    We are pleased to announce that Viscount Hinchingbrooke (Luke Montagu) will be joining the Board of Trustees here at the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion. Luke brings a wealth of experience from his work in the media and as an entrepreneur and we look forward to benefitting from his guidance. … Continue reading →

  • Imam Ibrahim Amin, Compassion in Islam

    On June 18th the Dalai Lama Centre will host Imam Ibrahim Amin of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies for a morning seminar. Imam Amin will deliver a talk introducing perspectives on compassion in Islam. This event is one of an ongoing series of talks examining compassion across traditions. The … Continue reading →

  • The Treasure of Solidarity

    The Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion is one of several partner organisations supporting the international seminar “The Treasure of Solidarity: Lessons for Europe”. The seminar will take place on May 4-5 2015 at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union Rue Stevin 139, 1000 Brussels, … Continue reading →

  • Charles Taylor appointed Fellow of the Dalai Lama Centre

    The Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion is very pleased to announce as its newest Fellow one of the outstanding thinkers of our time, the philosopher Charles Taylor. Professor Taylor is known worldwide for his contributions to political philosophy, to the philosophy of social science, and to intellectual history. In recognition … Continue reading →

  • Summer Conference: Human Nature

    On the 25th-26th of September 2015 the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion, in collaboration with the Humane Philosophy Project, the Institute of Philosophy, University of Warsaw and the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion will hold a three day conference on the theme ‘Human Nature’. This event will take … Continue reading →

  • Colloquium: Persons and Community

    The Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion’s joint conference with the Humane Philosophy Project took place last weekend in Blackfriars Hall. Speakers included Michael Inwood, Dechen Rochard and Ferenc Hörcher. Videos from the event will be online shortly.   Related posts: No related posts.

  • Krause’s Panentheism and its Ethical Implications (Audio)

    Benedikt Goecke came to Oxford last week to talk to us about Karl Christian Friedrich Krause’s Panentheism and its ethical implications. Benedikt has since been appointed to a position as research fellow of the Ian Ramsay Centre in the University of Oxford and is now a member of the faculty … Continue reading →

  • Trustees Meeting (Photos)

    The inaugural trustees’ meeting of the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion took place on 21st January in residence room 1 of the Lord Speaker’s Department at the House of Lords. The meeting focused on the events scheduled for the year ahead. Photos of the event were taken by the award-winning … Continue reading →

  • Trustees Meeting at the House of Lords on 21st January

    The trustees of the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion will hold their first meeting on Wednesday 21st January. The meeting will take place at 11am in residence room 1, at the kind invitation of the Earl of Sandwich, one of our advisors.     Related posts: No related posts.

  • Dalai Lama To Appear At Glastonbury 2015

    His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama is to appear at Glastonbury 2015 Festival on 28th of June 2015, according to his personal website as of 4th January. Although the information has now been officially withdrawn from his website, we believe that he is scheduled in for the Sunday … Continue reading →

  • Seminar: Krause’s Panentheism and its Ethical Implications

    Seminar: ‘Krause’s Panentheism and its Ethical Implications’. 16th January 2015, 3-5pm The Aquinas Seminar Room, 17 Beaumont Street, Oxford. Dr. Dr. Benedikt Göcke will be running a seminar on 16th January entitled ‘Krause’s Panentheism and its Ethical Implications’. Benedikt Göcke is a former Junior Research Fellow of Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford. … Continue reading →