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29 April 2022

Hertford hosts EMPower Oxford

Earlier this month, Hertford welcomed 20 students of Black Heritage to stay in the college as part of a brand-new collaboration with three of the university’s science departments. EMPower Oxford works with young people...

26 April 2022

OED exhibition co-curated by Charlotte Brewer

A new display at the Bodleian’s Weston Library shines a light on the correspondence engaged in by James Murray, the first Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. Co-curated by Tutorial Fellow in English, Pro...

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...