News
Filter News
Alumni golfing news
Hertford Golf: 2020 fixtures Attention golfers of Hertford College! This year’s outings take place at Swinley Forest (Ascot) on Monday 09 March and Frilford Heath (Oxford) on Friday 17 April. Current and former...
Frances Wheare appointed as Director of Development
Hertford is delighted to announce that Frances Wheare will be the new Director of Development at Hertford, starting on 24 February. Frances takes up the reins from Julia Thaxton, who will be leaving Hertford to embark on...
Principal’s portrait unveiled
To mark his retirement at the end of this academic year, Principal Will Hutton today unveiled a new portrait commissioned from artist Bob Tulloch. Speaking to a packed audience of staff and fellows, Will and Bob explaine...
James Parkes and the Age of Intolerance: a travelling exhibition
Discover the remarkable and little-known life story of Reverend Dr James Parkes (1896-1981). A Hertford alumnus, Dr Parkes’s story will be told in an exhibition hosted in the college chapel from 17 February to 1 Ma...
New podcast featuring Prof. Alison Woollard
What’s the science behind ageing? What determines the life expectancy of a species? Can we stop ageing? Join Biochemistry Fellow, Prof. Alison Woollard, in the Big Questions Podcast from Oxford Sparks. Ancient civiliza...
Admissions interviews all wrapped up for another year
We’d like to offer a huge “thank you” to all the candidates who’ve given up their time to attend interviews with us over the last fortnight. The college has been a hive of activity over the last t...
Alumnus Michael Fordham appointed High Court Judge
We are delighted to announce that Michael Fordham QC (Law, 1983) has been appointed as a High Court Judge. Mike studied at Hertford College under Roy Stuart and Stuart Anderson 1983-1987, coming from a Lincolnshir...
Devolution, diets and decolonisation – Summer Research Studentships
Our Summer Research Studentships offer Hertford undergraduates the opportunity to explore research topics outside of the University curriculum, working alongside expert tutors and researchers to complete an academic proj...
Tom Fletcher CMG elected as Principal
Hertford College is delighted to announce the election of Tom Fletcher as its next Principal. He will take up the principalship during the summer of 2020. Tom is a former Ambassador and No 10 Foreign Policy Adviser to th...
Coveted All Souls Prize Fellowships for graduate historian
Lucas Tse, MPhil Economic & Social History, has been awarded one of only two Examination Fellowships at All Souls College after successfully navigating the famously difficult entrance exam. All Souls, the Oxford Coll...