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22 October 2025

Book Launch: The History and Pre-History of Hertford College, Oxford

On Monday 20 October we celebrated the recent publication of The History and Pre-History of Hertford College, Oxford: Survival and Renewals by Christopher Tyerman, Professor of the History of the Crusades at the Universi...

21 October 2025

150 years of Hertford College Boat Club!

We were delighted to welcome back rowers from the 1950s to the present day to our Hertford College Boat Club Anniversary Lunch on Saturday 11 October. October 2025 marks 150 years since the establishment of Hertford Coll...

10 October 2025

Hertford alumnus Admiral Munsch receives international defence leadership accolades

Hertford College is proud to celebrate the recent achievements of Admiral Stuart B. Munsch in the promotion of global maritime security. Admiral Munsch attended Hertford as a Rhodes Scholar and earned an MA in PPE. Curre...

6 October 2025

Proposed sports ground redevelopment offers enhanced facilities for students and local community alike

Exeter College and Hertford College have released new computer-generated images showing the proposed redevelopment of their adjoining sports grounds at Edgeway Road, Marston. The plans are designed to modernise the facil...

2 October 2025

Michael Wooldridge elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

Hertford Fellow Michael Wooldridge has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng). He is one of 74 new Fellows recognised this year for exceptional contributions to engineering and technology. Prof...

24 September 2025

Dr Maria Vincenzi receives UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

We’re delighted to share that Hertford fellow and University of Oxford Associate Professor of Astrophysics Maria Vincenzi has been named as one of the recipients of the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship – a highly compe...

11 September 2025

From Medieval Books to a New Library: Oxford’s past uncovered

‘What a treat! Well done, all.’ Other comments on our Archaeology Open Day included, ‘Just wonderful!’ ‘Fascinating, thank you,’ and (from a younger visitor), ‘Fun and cool.̵...

4 September 2025

Professor Elizabeth Baldwin receives 2025 Recognition of Distinction

We are delighted to announce that Professor Elizabeth Baldwin has been awarded the title of Professor of Economics as part of the University of Oxford’s 2025 Recognition of Distinction process. This follows hard on the...

27 August 2025

Michael Wooldridge receives Faraday Prize from Royal Society

Hertford fellow Professor Michael Wooldridge has been awarded the Michael Faraday Prize and Lecture from the Royal Society. The award has been made for his award-winning work as a leading researcher, educator and comme...

5 August 2025

Following in the footsteps of Neil Tanner

Hertford Physics tutor Dr Sam Henry and DPhil student Nathan Baudis joined the Oxplore festival in Bradford and Warrington in July to showcase Oxford to students from communities currently under-represented within the Un...