Penrose at 95 and Twistors at 60
10 - 12 September 2026
St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6JF
The programme will start Thursday 10th, 9am and finish Saturday 12th mid-afternoon, with arrival on the evening of the 9th September and departure mid-afternoon Saturday 12th (or Sunday).
All lectures will be in the Nissan lecture theatre at St Antony's College.
Speakers
Tim Adamo, Bernardo Araneda, Roland Bittleston, Maciej Dunajski, Mike Eastwood, Rod Gover, Mariana Gonzalez, Claude LeBrun, Roger Penrose, Atul Sharma, David Skinner, George Sparling.
Registration
Attendance is by invitation only. To register for an invitation please fill in the form here. Registration is open until July 21st. There will be a registration fee of £50 that will cover the cost of the reception, meals and the conference dinner.
Board and Accommodation
There is some Bed and Breakfast accommodation available at Worcester College.
Lunches, dinner on Thursday and the conference dinner on Friday will be provided at St Antony's College.
Social Events
Drinks Reception and Film
There will be a drinks reception on the evening of Thursday 10 September followed by canteen dinner and a film afterwards: 'A Singular Imagination - Conversations with Sir Roger Penrose' (Directed, edited and produced by Heidi Morstang) at St Antony's College.
Conference Dinner
The conference dinner will be held on Friday 11 September at St Anthony's college.
Committee
Maciej Dunajski, Lionel Mason, Paul Tod
Conference office
Helen McGregor: Helen.McGregor@maths.ox.ac.uk
Funding
This conference is supported by the Simons Foundation.
