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Outreach award winners
We’re delighted to have presented the third annual Tanner Awards for outstanding contributions to access and outreach. Our team of Student Ambassadors are vital in supporting our work with schools and colleges, he...
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...
Portrait exhibition celebrates our community
If you’re heading up to our dining hall this week, you’ll notice some brand-new portraits adorning the walls of our famous spiral staircase. The 15 new pictures celebrate the breadth and diversity of our coll...
Four weeks of UNIQ
As we reach what may well be the hottest day on record, we also say goodbye to the summer school students staying with us as part of Oxford University’s UNIQ residential programme. During the last month, we’v...
Winners of Unsung Heroes of Science competition announced
We’re delighted to announce that the winners of our inaugural video competition were crowned yesterday in a celebration event at Hertford College. Brother and sister Kairul & Tasnia Choudhury took first place i...
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...
Brand-new video competition launched
Unsung Heroes of Science is a brand-new video competition for 16-18 year-olds, searching for the stories that have been left out of the textbooks. We all know the big names of science, but what about those who were worki...
Award-winning outreach
Last night we were thrilled to award the second annual Tanner Awards for outstanding contributions to outreach. The prizes recognise the hard work and commitment of our team of trained Student Ambassadors who support our...
Story of Phi: Restricted Books
For many years, the Bodleian Library curated a restricted collection of books that were considered to be too explicit for general access. These books, many of which had sexual content, made up the “Phi” collection, b...
Nigerian biochemist welcomed as Visiting Fellow
This summer, we’re delighted to be hosting a Visiting Fellow at Hertford as part of the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx). Dr Amos Olalekan Abolaji will be joining us on 5 August from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria,...