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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,...
UNIQ at Hertford
After experiencing a week of academic sessions, fun social activities, and seeing what the city has to offer, a lot of the students were seriously considering applying to Oxford! We were thrilled to host Oxford Universit...
Ewa Gluza – Inspiring the Community
As part of centenary celebrations marking 100 years since women were given the right to vote in Poland, the Polish Embassy in the UK has been running an initiative to highlight ‘exceptional women who inspire the Po...
International Women’s Day – ‘A Curious Herbal’
As part of International Women’s Day our college librarian, Alice Roques, organised an exhibition of recently restored library treasures by female authors. Among the library’s collections are both volumes of ...
Equalities Week
Openness, diversity, and equality are values that are at the core of Hertford life throughout the year, but during February they have been at the forefront more than usual. We celebrated the centenary of the Representat...
#100years – Votes for Women
To mark the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 – the Act of Parliament that allowed women over the age of 30 and ‘of property’ the vote for the first time in British history –Â...
LGBTQ+ History Month
February marks LGBTQ+ History month. Hertford is one of 12 Oxford colleges who will be flying the flag throughout the month to mark this.
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...
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.