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Hertford DPhil student shortlisted for Oxford-BNU Creative Writing Award
Congratulations to Hertford DPhil student Aya ambiguous.wang, whose story An Uncomfortable Dictionary has been shortlisted for this year’s Oxford-BNU Creative Writing Award. The award, organised by the Oxford Prospect...
Shelley-Mills Prize 2026 awarded to Hertford student Annabelle Higgins
Congratulations to Annabelle Higgins, who has been awarded this year’s Shelley-Mills prize for her essay ‘Senseless Perception and the Health of the Theatre in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Zinnie Harris’ Macbeth (An...
Professor Emma Smith delivers Shakespeare’s Birthday Lecture in Washington DC
What would happen if we understood the journeys in Shakespeare’s plays less as remnants from medieval romance and more in the light of exile, prejudice, and forced migration? Hertford’s Emma Smith was the featured sp...
Physics prizes – in the plural!
In an exciting moment for Physics at Hertford, two of our tutors have been recognised in this year’s Fundamental Physics Breakthrough Prize. ‘A leading light in supernova cosmology’ Maria Vincenzi, Associate Profes...
New Principal Alex Freeman appointed Honorary Fellow of Linacre College
We are delighted to announce that our new Principal, Alexandra Freeman, has been appointed an Honorary Fellow of Linacre College. Alex studied zoology at New College before completing a DPhil at Linacre. She went on to s...
Paul Dryden (1966–2026)
It is with deep sadness that we record the passing of Paul Dryden, former Head of the Development Office and Fellow of Hertford College, who passed away on 9 April, shortly before his 60th birthday, after a courageous ba...
‘A Curious Herbal’: Hertford botanical work in new Ashmolean exhibition
Hertford College Library has loaned a 1739 edition of the beautifully illustrated botanical work A Curious Herbal by Elizabeth Blackwell to the Ashmolean Museum for their new exhibition. ‘In Bloom’ explores our chang...
Jim Houston (1922–2026)
We remember and celebrate the life of Jim Houston, an alumnus of Hertford College and our first Tutorial Fellow in Geography, who died peacefully on Sunday 15 March at the age of 103. Born in Edinburgh, Jim matriculated ...
Hertford College welcomes new Principal Alexandra Freeman
We are delighted to announce that Alexandra Freeman, Baroness Freeman of Steventon, has joined Hertford College as its new Principal. Alex was elected Principal in November 2025 and took up office on 17 March 2026. She s...
‘An exciting new chapter for Hertford’: Giving Day 2026
On 5–6 March, Hertford celebrated its third Giving Day, a 36-hour fundraising effort to support our new library development. Launching on World Book Day, the Giving Day was a moment for the whole college community to ...