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Alain Locke: Oxford Contrasts
Alain Locke was Oxford University’s first African American Rhodes Scholar in 1907. He attended Hertford College, who offered him a place after five other colleges turned him down. JOIN WEBINAR ON ZOOM Locke, insistent ...
Virtual Open Days
Welcome to Hertford, the friendly college with the bridge! Join our live student Q&A below (between 10:00 and 18:00) and head over to our main Open Days site where you can ask questions and watch all our other videos...
Unsung Heroes of Science Celebration Day
Join us celebrate our Unsung Heroes of Science, with a special guest lecture and awards ceremony. We’ll be hearing from researcher Dr Christopher Hollings about some of the unsung heroes of Ancient Egyptian maths, ...
Hertford Responds: The Software that led to the Lockdown
Thursday 25th June 2020 Throughout the first half of March 2020, European nations raced to enforce lockdowns in an attempt to stem the spread of the corona virus. But the UK stood apart: major sporting events continued, ...
Online Networking Event
Friday 19th June 2020 We are delighted to announce our first ever online networking event. The event will begin with a half hour introductory talk from three alumni who turned their own difficult circumstances upon gradu...
Oxford at Home: Shakespeare and the plague
Join Hertford’s Prof. Emma Smith in the latest Oxford at Home livestream. Twitter has been telling us that when he was in quarantine from the plague, William Shakespeare wrote “King Lear”, but what’s th...
Rory Bremner: Beyond Satire
Rory Bremner is one of Britain’s top political satirists, impressionists and comedians. Join him and Will Hutton at 6.30pm on Monday 15 June in one of the last Hertford Conversations of Will’s Principalship as Rory t...
Hertford Responds: Global Supply Chains after Covid
Thursday 11th June 2020 Dr Steve New is a leading authority on supply chain management. Â His research takes a multi-faceted approach; analysing the meaning and interpretation of supply chain partnerships, exploring the ...
Hertford Responds: OSCAR and Oxford Rapid Testing Kits- The Importance of International Collaboration
When COVID-19 hit the UK, we were able to respond quickly in developing a rapid test kit to test the virus from swabs. The test is fast (30 mins) and can be performed almost anywhere, without the need for special equipme...
Virtual Philosophy Reunion
Though it was hugely disappointing to postpone this year’s Philosophy reunion dinner we see this as no reason why we shouldn’t still catch up and share some of our exciting news… Join Professor Peter Mi...