Prizes and Grants

The Oxford Symposium supports a number of important prizes and grants. Click here for further information.

Welcome to the Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery

The Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery is an educational charity. Its prime objective is to foster and encourage exploration of food history as a serious topic of research, and the purpose of its charitable status is to allow it to raise funds to sponsor endeavours in this field.

Its key activity is an annual conference on food history. This event - the Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery - brings together writers, historians, sociologists, anthropologists, scientists, chefs and others who specialise in the study of food in history, its place in contemporary societies, and related scientific developments. It is attended each year by up to 200 people from all over the world, providing a meeting place for anyone interested in the issues raised by the theme selected for discussion.

The next Oxford Symposium will take place at St Catz on 12-14 September 2008. The Topic is Vegetables. Simon Schama has provisionally agreed to speak at the 2008 Symposium. Biodiversity expert James Godfrey, Chairman of the International Potato Centre, will also deliver a plenary address.

CALL FOR PAPERS Please click here if you are interested in presenting a paper at the 2008 Oxford Symposium.

For further information about the 2008 Oxford Symposium please click here.

To download a Registration Form please click here.

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The 2009 Oxford's Symposium’s dates are 11-13 September. The Topic for 2009 is Food and Language.

In 2010 the Oxford Symposium will change to a July date. The 2010 Oxford Symposium's dates are 9-11 July. The topic will be Cured, Smoked, and Fermented Foods.