On 8 and 9 May 2018 we welcomed the three 2017 Kyoto Prize Laureates – semiconductor engineer Dr Takashi Mimura, plant physiologist Dr Graham Farquhar, and musicologist Dr Richard Taruskin – who gave public talks, lead academic workshops and took part in a number of activities across the University of Oxford.
Laureates



Media

Watch Dr Richard Taruskin speaking to an audience at the Blavatnik School of Government as part of the Kyoto Prize at Oxford events.

Watch Dr Richard Taruskin speaking to an audience at the Blavatnik School of Government as part of the Kyoto Prize at Oxford events.

Watch Dr Takashi Mimura speaking to an audience at the Blavatnik School of Government as part of the Kyoto Prize at Oxford events.

Watch Dr Takashi Mimura speaking to an audience at the Blavatnik School of Government as part of the Kyoto Prize at Oxford events.

Watch Dr Graham Farquhar speaking to an audience at the Blavatnik School of Government as part of the Kyoto Prize at Oxford events.
Past events

Public Lecture by Dr Graham Farquhar, Kyoto Prize 2017 Laureate for Basic Sciences
With his work spanning physics, applied mathematics and plant physiology, Dr Farquhar’s remarkable work on models of photosynthesis has helped understand and mitigate the effects of climate change on plants, including developing drought-resistant strains of wheat. In his lecture he will share insights…
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Public Lecture by Dr Richard Taruskin, 2017 Laureate for Arts and Philosophy, and a performance by the Villiers Quartet and Jeremy Young, piano
In this lecture combined with music, Dr Taruskin will focus on Shostakovich’s popular Piano Quintet – supported by the University of Oxford’s quartet in residence. Musicologist, critic, historian and author of landmark study “The Oxford History…
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