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Callendar medal for Tony Wilson
We are proud to announce that the much-decorated Professor Tony Wilson FREng has again been recognised for his outstanding contributions to microscopy, imaging and applied optics. The Institute of Measurement and Control...
Breakthrough in meningococcal disease
Hertford’s Professor of Biology, Martin Maiden, is at the forefront of research into meningococcal disease. A new paper by his research group – including Hertford graduate Dorothea Hill – has identified...
Homeward bound book
A precious volume of sixteenth-century maps and cityscapes was formally returned by Hertford College to the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin at a special event on 15 October 2015. The volume – which binds together a 1...
EU poetry award for Hertford graduate
Warm congratulations to Hertford student, South African poet Athol Williams, who has been awarded the Sol Plaatje EU Poetry Prize for his poem ‘Streetclass diseases’. Athol’s third volume of poetry, Bum...
Neil Tanner, the Nobel Prize, and heavy water
Earlier this year, we celebrated Neil Tanner’s initiative in promoting access to Oxford by applicants from state schools. But Neil was not only a remarkable tutor; he was also a very astute physicist with an impressive...
NOPI Ottolenghi pop-up at Hertford
For one night only… on 10 October, chefs from Yotam Ottolenghi’s NOPI restaurant set up shop in Hertford kitchens to produce a lavish meal for diners, beginning with sage and pineapple martini and ending with...
Telethon success!
We’re pleased to announce that our ninth annual telethon has just been completed; thanks to the generosity of our alumni and friends we raised £175,000! We have been delighted by the support and our students have rea...
New Hertford science communicator
Congratulations to Rosemary Chamberlain, 3rd year biochemist, who is following in her tutor Alison Woollard’s footsteps by winning a prize in the Biochemistry Society’s national science communication competit...
Access Summer School announced
There’s plenty of evidence that Summer Schools are an effective way to support and encourage students from disadvantaged backgrounds as they make decisions about applying to university. And Hertford is delighted to...
Do access initiatives work?
Have you ever wondered whether any of the school students featured in items about our access and outreach work ever make it to Hertford? Well, they do! And not just to Hertford, but also to Cambridge and a host of other ...