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5 April 2022

New skills course piloted to prepare student for life, work and citizenship

Over the first two weeks of the Easter vacation, 10 second-year undergraduates participated in our first ‘Head, Hand & Hertford’ course. Led by Principal Tom Fletcher, the aim of the pilot programme was t...

4 April 2022

Leverhulme humanities research grants for two Hertford fellows

Hertford fellows Nick Barton and Jieun Kiaer have been awarded two of the four Leverhulme Trust grants available nationally in this March’s funding round. The Leverhulme Research Project Grants enable researchers t...

4 April 2022

Excellence in creative journalism prize awarded in Paris

Congratulations to Dr Charlie Lee-Potter on being awarded the Créateurs Design Award for excellence in creative journalism. Charlie is a College Lecturer in English for Visiting Students at Hertford. The prize, chosen b...

25 March 2022

Launch of Porter Centre for Diplomacy

This week we celebrated the launch of the new Porter Centre for Diplomacy with an event bringing together guests from the worlds of academia, law, diplomacy, journalism, technology and the military to work on the peace-m...

8 March 2022

International Women’s Day

We’re celebrating International Women’s Day today with a gathering in the marquee for our staff and student community. We came together this morning to enjoy coffee, pastries and performances from students in...

4 March 2022

Bridge illuminated in solidarity with Ukrainian people

Tonight, the iconic Hertford bridge has been illuminated in the colours of the Ukrainian flag as an act of solidarity with the people of Ukraine and of condemnation of the Russian invasion. The bridge will remain illumin...

11 February 2022

International Day of Women & Girls in Science

We asked six women from Hertford’s community of scientists to share their thoughts on International Day of Women & Girls in Science. READ THE ARTICLE ON OUR BRIDGE BLOG

1 February 2022

Up and coming conductor secures place on Women Conductors programme

We’re delighted to hear that recent graduate Charlotte Corderoy has been chosen to take part in the Royal Philharmonic Society’s inaugural Women Conductors (WoCo) training programme. Charlotte, who is current...

28 January 2022

Pilot course launched: Head, Hand & Hertford

We’re pleased to announce the launch of a brand-new pilot course, aimed at helping undergraduates develop life skills that are often missing from a formal academic education. The residential course, ‘Head, Ha...

20 January 2022

‘Go Toxic Free’ published by Anna Turns

Environmental journalist and Hertford alumna Anna Turns today publishes her debut book, Go Toxic Free: Easy and Sustainable Ways to Reduce Chemical Pollution. Anna studied Biological Sciences at Hertford, matriculating i...