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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...
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...