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Recognition at last for Hertfordian
Among her many other accolades, Hertford alumna Fiona Bruce has now been recognised by sheep. An experiment to show that sheep could be trained to recognise celebrity faces for food reward included her picture alongside ...
Singing lacemakers
Hertford historian David Hopkin is working on a new TORCH project ‘Tellings: Reconstructing the Repertoire of Songs used in English Lace Schools’. The project will end with a performance at the Museum of Rur...
Poem of the week
Congratulations to Hertfordian Will Harris (English, 2007), whose poem ‘Bee Glue’ was chosen by Carol Rumens as The Guardian’s Poem of the Week. Will’s debut pamphlet, All This Is Implied, was pub...
New prizes and awards for PPE
Thanks to a generous donation from alumnus Calvin Cheng (1995) Hertford has been able to create a new set of prizes for PPE students. The prizes will be awarded to students in the second and third years, who have demonst...
Hertford, diversity, and our class of 2018
We’ve all read the recent headlines about diversity at Oxford – and we know that there’s still a long way to go on admissions to the university. Hertford has a proud history of opening up to state-educated students...
Rising Star update
UPDATE: Jeremy won! Well done from all at Hertford! Congratulations to alumnus Jeremy Boon (2008) who is a finalist in the Black British Business Awards. Jeremy has been nominated in the Professional Services Rising Star...
Black History Month
Great to see Hertford lawyer Tobi Rufus (2002) talking about the non-optionality of diversity at Goldman Sachs and beyond, in an article in The Lawyer for Black History Month.
World Mental Health Day
Miranda Reilly (English, 2015), Chair of the Students’ Disability Community worked during the summer vacation at the Pitt Rivers museum creating a disability-friendly trail, which will shortly be available as an ap...
Peter Howard (1975)
It is with sadness that we report the passing of Peter Howard (1975). Peter came to Hertford from the RGS Worcester to read Physics and Philosophy, going on to a career in software and telecommunications. Peter was a loy...
New Professors
Congratulations to our two new Professors: David Hopkin (History) and Alan Lauder (Mathematics). Both were recognised in the university’s 2017 distinction awards.