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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...
Bridge ‘an aesthetic crime’?
Dr William Whyte, who lectured on the history of Hertford Bridge at the Centenary celebrations in September, has written a piece on Oxford’s architectural battles for the alumni magazine Oxford Today. He begins:Â ...
Gerard (Gerry) McCrum, 1927-2013
We are sorry to announce the death last night (20 October 2013) of Emeritus Fellow Gerry McCrum, former Tutor in Engineering Science, who was elected in 1966. Update: Tony Wilson, the current Tutor in Engineering, wrot...
Access motors on
After the success of the Access Day (pictured) which launched the celebrations for the centenary of the Hertford bridge, we have been keeping up the access momentum. This week we have three schools visiting the college: ...
Photos from the Bridge Centenary Celebrations
We recently marked the 100th anniversary of the construction of Hertford’s bridge over New College Lane with a series of events on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th September. The programme began with an access day for...
Hertford students’ starring role
Brand new videos on fourteen of the courses taught at Oxford have just been added to the University Admissions pages and we are very excited to see that  current Hertford undergraduates feature prominently. Look out for...
Law Prizes for BCL students
Hertford is pleased to announce its recent success in the BCL (Bachelor of Civil Law) examinations. Shanaka Jayasuriya was awarded the prize for the highest marks in Roman Law (Delict) and Ciar McAndrew was awarded the p...
Hertford historian awarded Carwardine Prize
We’re very proud of recent Hertford graduate Joe Carter Hepplewhite (History, 2010), who has been awarded the 2013 Cawardine prize for the best thesis on US history. Joe’s thesis was ‘”What was c...