News

6 February 2014

Honorary Fellowship for Bayley

We congratulate Professor Hagan Bayley, who has been elected as one of Balliol College’s 750th anniversary Honorary Fellows. 

5 February 2014

Hutton cunked

Fans of Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe television show will not need its host’s recent tweet decoding:  this week Philomena Cunk meets Will Hutton.  Everyone else should watch on Thursday at 10pm on BBC2. 

31 January 2014

Hertford/UNIQ partnership

Applications for the 2014 UNIQ summer schools are now open (the closing date, if you are interested in a hard-working and stimulating study week in Oxford in the summer, finding out what it is like to be a student on one...

30 January 2014

Outreach innovation

This week Dr Jamie Castell, our Outreach Fellow, hosted visits from two of our links schools – Sweyne Park School and Appleton School – on the verge of creating Sixth Forms. We wish them every success with their new ...

28 January 2014

Social Entrepreneurship at Hertford

Canadian Marc Keilburger is a Hertfordian overachiever: a law graduate and bestselling author who has received nine honorary doctorates for his work in education and human rights. The inspiring charity he has established...

27 January 2014

Hertford QCs clash

We all know that Hertfordians have divergent views – any JCR or Governing Body meeting would prove that. But in the recent High Speed 2 case in the Supreme Court, David Elvin QC (Hertford) faced James Maurici QC (...

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!