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Icon artist in new commission
Tewkesbury Abbey has just unveiled a new triptych by Bulgarian icon writer Silvia Dimitrova. Silvia’s Hertford commission, an icon of the baptism of Christ in memory of longstanding college chaplain Michael Chantry...
Investigating Options
Yesterday Hertford welcomed a group of state schools students taking part in Investigating Options, the element of the Oxford Pathways Programme for Y11s. Investigating Options days encourage students to aim for the be...
Luceat! French Baroque Requiem performed at Hertford
On Wednesday 6Â November 2013, Hertford College Chapel held its annual requiem service. Each year, the organ scholars and choir perform a different requiem from the repertoire. This year, the Messe de Requiem of the Fren...
On the road again
Taking a break from his research and writing, Dr Jamie Castell, our Outreach Fellow, is back in Essex this week visiting some of our link schools. Today he will give a presentation on Oxbridge for Y12s at Beauchamps High...
Radio review for Access Day
Joe Aubrey, head boy at Shenfield High School in Essex, who attended the Access Day to celebrate the centenary of the Hertford Bridge, has just taken part in a quiz on Mark Punter’s show on BBC Radio Essex. He desc...
Union law
Alan Bogg, Professor of Labour Law, has been in the Australian press as part of his international comparative project on trade union law, Voices at Work. Alan and his co-authors criticise the Australian High Court for no...
Iron from Cornflakes?
Teachers often ask us what, aside from Admissions advice, we can offer groups of Y12 scientists visiting Oxford for a day. And the answer is: a great deal. Most recently, Dr Claire Vallance, one of our Tutors in Chemistr...
The importance of teachers
Will Hutton meeting his economics teacher from Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, Garth Pinkney (probably explaining why he missed that lesson on the euro) gives an opportunity to recognise the formative importance o...
Y12 reports on visit to Hertford
Last week a group of Y12s from The Coopers’ Company and Coborn School visited Hertford for a Taster Day. We are very grateful to Francesca Killoran (one of the group) for allowing us to feature her report (below) a...
Terry Hughes
The college is shocked to hear of the death of Terry Hughes (Physics, 1982). Terry was one of the college’s key supporters, with a particular interest in the Boat Club. He served on our Development Committee and wa...