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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 ...
Professor Michael Wooldridge delivers Faraday Prize Lecture at Royal Society
On 18 February, Hertford fellow Professor Michael Wooldridge delivered his Michael Faraday Prize Lecture at the Royal Society in London. The Michael Faraday Prize is awarded for excellence in science communication. Previ...
‘A phenomenal weekend’: Hertford’s new Conducting Programme
The Hertford Conducting Programme was launched last weekend with great success. The college welcomed 16 students from Hertford and other Oxford colleges for an intensive programme focused on both orchestral and choral co...
Hertford lecturer named Oxford Young Statistician of the Year
We’re delighted to congratulate Christopher Williams, lecturer in Mathematics at Hertford, on becoming the very first Oxford Young Statistician of the Year! The Oxford Young Statisticians Seminar (OxYSS) was founde...
Update on Hertford and Exeter Colleges’ sports hub plans
Hertford and Exeter Colleges have long sought to support sport and physical wellbeing, both for their own students and, where possible, for the wider community. In recent years, the colleges explored whether improvements...