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Diversifying portraiture
The University of Oxford have recently launched the Diversifying Portraiture Project which plans to commission around 25 new portraits. Perhaps they were inspired by our exhibition celebrating co-education in 2014-15 or ...
Rainbow flag over Hertford
We are proud to be flying the rainbow flag this week in honour of LGBQT history week.
Award supports ambitious outreach
With candidates for interview due to arrrive this weekend, Hertford is looking to the future and the next generation of undergraduates. We are therefore delighted to announce that, together with Emmanuel College, Cambrid...
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...
Tanner Day report
Professor Pat Roche’s account of the Tanner day celebrations was published in the Oxford Mail this week. Thanks to all our speakers and alumni who made it such a success. Pat reviews Hertford’s role in chang...
New portraits
In September 2015, we will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of a scheme which promoted equal access to higher education with a new year-long display of portraits in our dining Hall. This initiative, known as the Tanne...
Portraits ripple effect
Our initiative in replacing the Hall portraits – the Hertford College Women portrait display – continues to gather followers. After Brasenose College JCR voted to follow suit, there is also student pressure...
Portrait responses
Our new-look hall, with 21 portraits of Hertford women, was unveiled three weeks ago, and now it has been mentioned on Have I Got News For You it seems a good time to review the responses. We’ve been overwhelmed ...
40 years of Co-education Portraits
Our portrait exhibition in Hall featuring portraits by Robert Taylor was opened by Will Hutton and Jacqui Smith at a champagne lunch on 20 September. You can see the portraits and read about the women involved on our co...
Chaplain nominated for diversity award
Good news from Gareth Hughes, the Chaplain of Hertford College, who has been nominated for the Positive Role Model in the Race/Faith/Religion category at the 2014 National Diversity Awards. The ceremony celebrates some ...