The Humanitas Programme was created by Lord Weidenfeld in 2010 as a platform for promoting interdisciplinary dialogue, innovation and research in the arts, humanities and social sciences. It is a series of Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge bringing eminent practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in their disciplines. Appointed for a single academic year, each Humanitas Visiting Professor delivers a series of events ranging from lectures to workshops, masterclasses, recitals and symposia. Lectures and symposia are filmed and available online to audiences throughout the world. It is funded by a number of donors and managed by the Oxford-based Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust.