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21 October 2020

Roy Foster on Seamus Heaney

Listen to Honorary Fellow, Prof. Roy Foster, in a new podcast episode from Queen’s University Belfast as he discusses his latest book, On Seamus Heaney. Carroll Professor of Irish History at Hertford College until ...

19 October 2020

Matriculation goes virtual

For the first time ever, Oxford’s historic matriculation ceremony has taken place online. New students at Hertford joined in the celebrations last Saturday, albeit socially-distanced and in their new Covid househol...

28 September 2020

10-year-old Physics puzzle solved

Three Oxford physicists have finally solved puzzles unearthed by one of the trio ten years ago. Working alongside his Hertford supervisor, Prof. Siddharth Parameswaran, DPhil student Michele Fava led the research that ap...

23 September 2020

Engineer is Outstanding Reviewer

Hertford’s Engineering Fellow receives recognition for the quality and timeliness of his journal reviews. Associate Professor of Engineering Science, Prof. Manolis Chatzis, has been recognized as a 2019 Outstanding...

22 September 2020

Brand-new Liberation Collection in the Library

Hertford’s Library is home to a brand-new collection of reading material which celebrates diversity and raises awareness of the struggles faced by people from minority backgrounds and oppressed groups. The new Libe...

18 September 2020

21st Century Survival Skills: a new Hertford series

Hertford loves a lively conversation. In a new series, Principal Tom Fletcher will be asking members of the Hertford community and special guests about the survival skills they believe we need but are not always taught. ...

4 September 2020

Human genome editing commission publishes report

An international commission, co-chaired by Hertford’s Professor Dame Kay Davies, has concluded that the genetic editing of human embryos is not yet safe for clinical use. The commission is a partnership between the...

1 September 2020

Introducing our new Principal: Tom Fletcher CMG

Today we welcome Tom Fletcher CMG as the new Principal of Hertford College, Oxford. Tom returns to Hertford 26 years after he joined us as an undergraduate student. His career has taken him to No.10, as policy advisor to...

26 August 2020

Best doctoral thesis prize for English DPhil

Congratulations to Lloyd (Meadhbh) Houston who has been awarded the Swapna Dev Memorial Book Prize for their thesis on Irish Modernism and the Politics of Sexual Health. The Swapna Dev Memorial Book Prize was established...

20 August 2020

Record results for Hertford finalists

Congratulations are in order as this year’s final-year students smash all records to bring home outstanding results, with an unprecedented 50% achieving a first-class degree. 61 students were awarded a first-class ...