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25 January 2014

“Progressive, inclusive, liberal, and different”

Find out what else students say about Hertford in our new film, What Makes Hertford Stand Out From The Crowd?  We are hugely grateful to Anthony Geffen, CEO and Executive Producer at Atlantic Productions and a great ...

24 January 2014

Law Text Book Sponsorship

Hertford is extremely grateful to Mayer Brown International LLP for their generous sponsorship of textbooks for law students for the next five years. Many students find it difficult to purchase all the textbooks that th...

23 January 2014

Called by the saxophone

Hertford history graduate and jazz musician Soweto Kinch discusses his home city of Birmingham in a BBC programme available on iPlayer. The saxophone called me. I’ve never seen so many shiny keys. And the love affa...

20 January 2014

Top scientists at Hertford

Two of Hertford’s science fellows are included in the Science Council’s new list of the top hundred leading UK scientists. Congratulations, Professor Dame Kay Davies and Professor Hagan Bayley! 

17 January 2014

Welcome to new Director of Development

We are very pleased indeed to welcome Julia Thaxton as Hertford’s new Director of Development. Julia took up post at the beginning of this month, and reports:    I’m absolutely delighted to be joining Hertford ...

14 January 2014

Book now for Oxbridge Student Conferences!

If you live and study in Edinburgh, Newcastle or Northern Ireland, a trip to Oxford can be expensive and time-consuming. So, if you want to find out more about the University and the courses it offers, it might be more c...

7 January 2014

Prize for Hertford Geographer

Hertford Geographer, Hannah Smith, has been awarded the Quaternary Research Association’s annual prize for her undergraduate dissertation – ‘Using species distribution modelling to understand the mid-Holoc...

2 January 2014

Alison Woollard: Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Alison Woollard’s Royal Institution Christmas Lectures were broadcast on BBC Four on Saturday 28, Sunday 29 and Monday 30 December: they are still available on BBC iPlayer. Read more about science and stardom in th...

1 January 2014

Happy New Year!

Happy new year to all Hertfordians. Why not come back and see us during 2014? There’s a range of activities in the diary, from the Oxford-Venice cycle ride (you don’t have to do it all) to the Women in the Ar...

13 December 2013

Case for a New Priority in British Conservation: ‘Rewilding’

Clive Hambler and George Monbiot debate against traditional British conservation management, and call for ‘rewilding’ parts of the landscape.  (Linnean Society of London on 13 November 2013).