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Follow the Money Tour – by Uncomfortable Oxford™
(7) Reviews
Oxfordshire
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This tour highlights the University of Oxford’s relationship with contentious sources of revenue.
Learn about historic and modern wealth distribution networks within the University and engage with conversations of wealth inequality in a city experiencing a housing crisis. We ask why billionaires keep investing in the historic university, how massive philanthropic donations should be handled, and what effects such income streams have on academic freedom and political neutrality.
All our tours are led by university researchers who have completed our official Uncomfortable Oxford training programme. Our guides combine expert knowledge and performance, ensuring eac...
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Uncomfortable Oxford™ Trained Guide
Meeting Points
Departure
Saïd Business School (Park End Street) (University of Oxford)
Meeting out front - Look for the guide with the Uncomfortable Oxford Tote Bag
Return
Blavatnik School of Government
Itinerary
1
Saïd Business School (Park End Street) (University of Oxford)
Starts outside the Said Business School.
Learn about Wafiq Said and controversies surrounding his large donations to the University.
15 minutes
2
Middle Fisher Row Gardens
Enjoy a lovely green space while discussing the on-going Oxford housing crisis
15 minutes
3
Nuffield College
Learn about Lord Nuffield and tensions over his memory in the city.
15 minutes
4
Bodleian Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library
Pause to admire the beautiful Romanesque library named after the controversial Sackler family.
15 minutes
5
Wellington Square
Enter a peaceful garden that was the former site of the Oxford Workhouse.
15 minutes
6
Blavatnik School of Government
Finish beside two sites that have been funded by controversial billionaires: The Blavatnik School of Government, and the soon-to-be Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.
15 minutes
Follow the Money Tour – by Uncomfortable Oxford™
(7) Reviews
Oxfordshire
About
Can money ever be 'clean'?
This tour highlights the University of Oxford’s relationship with contentious sources of revenue.
Learn about historic and modern wealth distribution networks within the University and engage with conversations of wealth inequality in a city experiencing a housing crisis. We ask why billionaires keep investing in the historic university, how massive philanthropic donations should be handled, and what effects such income streams have on academic freedom and political neutrality.
All our tours are led by university researchers who have completed our official Uncomfortable Oxford training programme. Our guides combine expert knowledge and performance, ensuring eac...
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Uncomfortable Oxford™ Trained Guide
Meeting Points
Departure
Saïd Business School (Park End Street) (University of Oxford)
Meeting out front - Look for the guide with the Uncomfortable Oxford Tote Bag
