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30 October 2018

73 Scholarship

We are delighted to announce the establishment of the 73 Scholarship Fund for Geography.     The fund was set up through the generosity and initiative of Peter Newman and Mark Teversham (both Geography, 1973) t...

29 October 2018

Double bill on law prize shortlist

We’re delighted that our new Law Fellow, Dr Kate Greasley, has been shortlisted for the Inner Temple Book Prize 2018. The prize, which was established in 2009, celebrates outstanding contributions to the understand...

26 October 2018

Sir Jeremy Heywood steps down

Hertford is saddened to share the news that Sir Jeremy Heywood is stepping down from his role as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service. Sir Jeremy read Modern History & Economics in Hertford, matriculating ...

24 October 2018

Our new Outreach Team

In recent months there have been two new additions to our Outreach team.   Nathan Stazicker arrived as Outreach & Communications Officer in June, taking over the running of our access work with schools for Dr Ca...

23 October 2018

Giving blood for NHS at 70

Students and staff came together to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the National Health Service in College Communion last week, sharing stories about the importance of giving blood. The celebrations on the feast day of...

22 October 2018

Artificial Intelligence podcast

A series of podcasts exploring the philosophical and scientific implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are now available to download as part of the ‘Discover #OxfordAI’ campaign. Futuremakers is hosted...

19 October 2018

Matriculation 2018

On Saturday the latest crop of Hertford undergraduates and graduates braved tempestuous weather conditions for this year’s Matriculation Ceremony in the Sheldonian Theatre. The new students endured a soggy thirty-s...

19 October 2018

Orwell’s Political Ideals

“George Orwell is watching you and you’re watching him.” Dr David Dwan’s latest book, Liberty, Equality and Humbug: Orwell’s Political Ideals was published this week by Oxford University P...

17 October 2018

Law Reunion with Sir Jeffrey Jowell QC and Michael Fordham QC

Last Friday (12 October) current and former Hertford lawyers gathered to hear Professor Sir Jeffrey Jowell QC (1961) and Michael Fordham QC (1983) in conversation. Among the topics of discussion were Sir Jeffrey’s ...

15 October 2018

Professor Louise Gullifer QC (Hons Causa) appointed to the Rouse Ball Professorship of English Law

We are delighted to announce that Professor Louise Gullifer QC (Jurisprudence, 1979) has been appointed to the Rouse Ball Chair of English Law at the University of Cambridge. Established in 1927, this is a senior profe...