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13 June 2019

Warnock Society & Summer 8s

Warnock Society tour of Oxford’s Botanic Gardens & Summer 8s BBQ. The college had the privilege of hosting our Warnock Society members for their annual Summer event (luckily, this was before the rain) at Oxford...

7 June 2019

Top Foreign Office job for Visiting Academic

Kumar Iyer, an Academic Visitor at Hertford since 2017, has today been appointed Chief Economist at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, becoming the first British-Asian to hold this role. Kumar’s experience stradd...

30 May 2019

Alumna featured in photography exhibition

Hertford alumna Reverend Susie Simpson (Music, 1978) has been featured in a photography exhibition at the Oxo Tower Gallery, London. Alumna Revd Susie Simpson was recently featured in a photo-story exhibition by Jim Grov...

29 May 2019

The World of the Crusades

The latest book by Professor of History of the Crusades, Christoper Tyerman, was published last week, re-imagining the period in the light of objects made and used by the crusaders themselves. The crusades are often seen...

28 May 2019

Royal Opera success

Hertford alum’s acclaimed performance at the Royal Opera House. Congratulations to Edmund Whitehead (Music, 2011), whose recent production of Phaedra at the Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, has been met with cri...

24 May 2019

Inspiring Essex

Head of Sixth Form at The FitzWimarc School in Rayleigh wins one of Oxford University’s Inspirational Teachers Awards. We were absolutely delighted to see teacher Steve Jolley pick up an award at last week’s ...

23 May 2019

Hertford evidence in US Congressional Committee

If you were following the US Congress’s Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife hearing this week, you may have heard evidence citing Hertford’s own Clive Hambler. Clive, who is our Organising Tutor and C...

22 May 2019

Video competition shortlist announced

We’re excited to announce the shortlist for our inaugural Unsung Heroes of Science video competition, featuring 20 teams from across the country. Back in February, we launched Unsung Heroes of Science, with the hop...

21 May 2019

Oxford launches major new access schemes

At Hertford College, we’re delighted to be working with the University of Oxford to deliver new major initiatives which will enable more academically talented students from under-represented backgrounds to successf...

13 May 2019

Town & Gown 10k success

Hertford were out in force at the annual Town & Gown 10k race this Sunday, finishing with a coveted spot in the top three! Principal Will Hutton was joined by tutors and students to form a 35-strong band of Hertford ...