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24 September 2026

Welcoming our three new Early Career Research Fellows 

We’re delighted to welcome Hannah August, Xinyu Li and Jesse Taylor-West to Hertford as Early Career Research Fellows.  Their research spans early modern literature, health economics and applied mathematics as follows...

23 September 2026

The Bayeux Tapestry: inspiring Hertford scholars across history and politics

The Bayeux Tapestry is taking centre stage in London this autumn, and two Hertford academics have been exploring its significance from very different perspectives. Emily Winkler, Lecturer in Medieval History, has written...

9 September 2026

Announcing our new Honorary Fellows

We are delighted to announce the election of three new Honorary Fellows: Professor Fernando Alday, Professor Patrick Roche and Professor Richard Thomas. Luis Fernando Alday is renowned for the development of mathematica...

4 September 2026

From Hertford to the studio: alumna Sophie Ackers on geology and art

We recently caught up with our alumna Sophie Ackers, whose journey has taken her from studying Geography at Hertford to becoming a full-time painter. “When I left Hertford, I certainly didn’t imagine that geology wou...

28 July 2026

‘My work experience week at Hertford’

‘Hi, I just wanted to thank Hertford for having me at the college for my work experience week. I really appreciate the time taken by the IP team to help me out.’ [Armand, International Programmes]  ‘Good afternoon...

24 July 2026

The Leys Festival: Hertford in the community

On Saturday 11 July thousands of people joined The Leys Festival, a lively free event in Blackbird Leys Park offering music, dance, art, craft, sport, food and exhibitions throughout the day. The festival was organised b...

22 July 2026

Welcoming Dr Julie Durcan to Hertford

We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Julie Durcan as our new Tutorial Fellow in Geography. Julie was awarded her PhD from Aberystwyth University in 2013. Her research focused on the luminescence dating of ...

20 July 2026

Opening doors: our annual Swiftstream residential

Outreach Officer Lucy Stevens writes: Swiftstream is always a highlight of Hertford’s outreach calendar, and we were thrilled to welcome 20 students from Medway to Hertford in early July for a jam-packed residential. H...

16 July 2026

Recent moot competition success for Hertford Law undergraduate Navin Sivakumar

Second-year Law undergraduate Navin Sivakumar shares his recent achievements in major moot competitions. Mooting is a form of competitive courtroom advocacy, primarily for law students, where participants test their skil...

6 July 2026

Eleanor and Diogo: Student Ambassadors of the Year!

Second-year undergraduate students Eleanor Harris and Diogo Figueiredo Trovoada were voted two of Oxford’s Notable Ambassadors of the Year at this summer’s Vice-Chancellor’s Awards Ceremony. Eleanor says: ‘I feel...