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Sparking public conversations: Frances Hand selected as a BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker
Hertford alumna Frances Hand is one of five promising early-career academics selected by BBC Radio 4 and the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as New Generation Thinkers for 2026. The New Generation Thinke...
Hertford historian becomes President of the Historical Association
We’re delighted to congratulate Hertford alumnus James Daybell, Professor of History and Associate Dean of the University of Plymouth, as he becomes the new President of the Historical Association. James has a long car...
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 ...
‘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 ...
New Year Honours List celebrates Hertford alumnus
Hertford alumnus Professor Gideon Henderson has received a CBE in the King’s New Year Honours List for services to science. Gideon Henderson CBE FRS is an environmental scientist and science adviser. His research focus...
Hertford alumnus joins the UK Supreme Court
His Majesty the King has approved the appointment of The Right Honourable Lord Doherty as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Raymond Doherty studied law at the University of Edinburgh, Hertford College...
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...
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...
Celebrating ten years of Google DeepMind scholarships
To mark the tenth anniversary of Google DeepMind’s generous support of DPhil scholarships at the University of Oxford, Hertford College organised a dinner at the Divinity School on 22 July 2025, a decade on from the di...
Kate McGrath recognised in 2025 Birthday Honours List
We are delighted to announce that Kate McGrath has been awarded an OBE in the recent Birthday Honours List in recognition of her services to Theatre. Hertford alumna (1997, English and Modern Languages)Â and Visiting Fel...