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19 May 2025

Prof. Elizabeth Baldwin recognised with Teaching Excellence Award

We are delighted to announce that Prof Elizabeth Baldwin has been awarded a 2025 Social Sciences Division Teaching Excellence Award (Individual Award for Academic Staff), in recognition of her exceptional contributions t...

9 May 2025

Hertford Lecture Nominated For Vice-Chancellor’s Award

We are thrilled to announce that Dr Delia O’Rourke, a lecturer at Hertford College, has been shortlisted for a Vice-Chancellor’s Award in the Innovative Teaching and Assessment category. The nomination recognises...

23 April 2025

Oxford Spinout Led by Professor Claire Vallance Secures ÂŁ3M to Revolutionise Chemical Sensing

A cutting-edge spinout from the University of Oxford, Mode Labs, has secured a £3 million investment to bring a powerful new chemical sensing platform to market—poised to transform environmental monitoring and industr...

28 March 2025

Hilary Term Sports Roundup

As Hilary term has come to a close, we celebrate another fantastic season of sport at Hertford. From nail-biting finishes to historic victories, our athletes have once again showcased their talent, determination, and tea...

19 March 2025

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2025

Photo © 2025 Edmund Blok www.edmundblok.com   Hertford College marked International Women’s Day, and 50 years of female undergraduates, with a fantastic programme of events celebrating the achievements of Hertfor...

20 February 2025

Congratulations to Lord Hague of Richmond!

We are thrilled to congratulate Lord Hague of Richmond, Hertford’s visitor, on his official installation as the 160th Chancellor of the University of Oxford. In the Sheldonian Theatre yesterday, Lord Hague was formally...

5 February 2025

Prof Anette Mikes Awarded Honorary Doctorate

On the last day of January 2025, Uppsala University in Sweden conferred honorary doctorates on 18 distinguished academics, continuing a tradition that has been upheld since 1600. Among the honourees was Anette Mikes, Her...

15 January 2025

Hertford Alumna’s Hamlet Triumphs at the British Independent Film Awards

Congratulations to Hertford alumna Pinny Grylls and fellow Oxford alumnus Sam Crane on their remarkable success at this year’s British Independent Film Awards. Their bold and innovative documentary, Grand Theft Hamlet,...

9 January 2025

Alumnus becomes Foreign Office’s most Senior Civil Servant

It has been announced that Hertford alumnus Oliver Robbins (PPE, 1993) will succeed Sir Philip Barton as the Permanent Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, based in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Offic...

20 December 2024

Louise Slater’s Project Awarded ÂŁ2 Million

A new initiative, led by Professor Louise Slater, an expert in Hydroclimatology at the School of Geography and the Environment and a Hertford Fellow, seeks to revolutionize the optimization of hydropower systems in Vietn...