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5 October 2016

Singing lacemakers in Aylesbury

Hertford’s History fellow David Hopkin will be talking about his work – ‘singing lacemakers, why they sang while they worked and what their songs can tell us’ – at Bucks County Museum, Ayles...

26 September 2016

Bridging Programme returns

Today Hertford welcomes participants in this year’s Maths, Physics and Life Sciences (MPLS) Bridging Programme. It is the third time since 2013 that Hertford has supported the Programme, this year co-hosting with ...

24 September 2016

Leadership award for Hertford medic

Dr Antonia Lloyd Lavery has been awarded a prestigious Royal College of Physicians and NIHR Clinical Research Network award in recognition of her leadership contribution to Clinical Research in Oxford. Antonia talks belo...

22 September 2016

Miles Vaughan Williams (1918-2016)

Hertford is deeply sorry to announce the death of its Honorary Fellow and former Tutor in Medicine, Miles Vaughan Williams, who died on 31 August 2016. More details about the arrangements for his funeral service will be ...

7 September 2016

Outreach work resumes

Today a small group of Y13s from local school, Gosford Hill, are benefitting from sessions on personal statements and the interview process. Next week Catherine has a trip out to one of our linked schools in North Kent, ...

22 August 2016

Hambler on Muir

On the BBC World Service this weekend Human Sciences tutor Clive Hambler discusses the legacy of the Scottish emigrant to America, John Muir, in the global concept of national parks. Clive’s segment on the origins,...

10 August 2016

Hertford alumna silver medallist in Rio

All Hertford eyes will be on the women’s coxed eight finals in Rio on Saturday. It’s been an epic year for Zoe Lee (Geography, 2004), who has made her Olympic debut and been awarded her PhD at King’s ...

10 August 2016

Edinburgh Festival: the Hertford cut

Hertfordians are a part of the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe Festival. Mark Grimmer’s (English, 2002) 59 Productions designed the spectacular light show that opened the event (pictured); Fiona Pearce (English 2001...

1 August 2016

RIP Simpkin III

It is with sadness that we announce the death of our College cat, Simpkin, who passed away peacefully over the weekend. He was sixteen, and the third Hertford College cat to bear the name. Simpkin joined Hertford College...

21 July 2016

Hamlet at Hertford: the report

Just after the end of term, ten students from state schools took part in the English strand of the inaugural Hertford Access Summer School. Now, from Phoebe Hobbs – one of the participants, we have the first report on ...