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Hertford Honorary Fellow Paul Muldoon awarded Ulysses Medal
We’re delighted to congratulate Hertford Honorary Fellow and internationally acclaimed poet Paul Muldoon on receiving the Ulysses Medal, the highest honour bestowed by University College Dublin. This prestigious aw...
Professor Andrew Goudie (1946–2026)
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Hertford Honorary Fellow and Emeritus Professor of Geography Andrew Goudie, who died on 8 October in Dorset County Hospital, aged 81, after a short period o...
Recognition of Distinction 2026
We’re delighted to announce that two Hertford fellows have been recognised in the University of Oxford’s 2026 Recognition of Distinction scheme, which awards the title of Full Professor to Oxford academics who have m...
DPhil research focus: Laila Latifi and the LynchVax cancer prevention vaccine programme
Laila Latifi is a second-year DPhil candidate in the Cancer Science Programme, supported by the Kidani Memorial Trust and Cancer Research UK. She is currently contributing to the LynchVax cancer prevention vaccine progra...
Announcing our Visiting Fellows for 2026–27
We extend a very warm welcome to our new Visiting Fellow for 2026–27, Dr Laura Gilbert CBE. Laura Gilbert is Senior Director of AI at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, where she leads the AI Innovation Lab, w...
Welcoming our three new Early Career Research Fellows
We’re delighted to welcome Hannah August, Xinyu Li and Jesse Taylor-West to Hertford as Early Career Research Fellows. Their research spans early modern literature, health economics and applied mathematics as follows...
The Bayeux Tapestry: inspiring Hertford scholars across history and politics
The Bayeux Tapestry is taking centre stage in London this autumn, and two Hertford academics have been exploring its significance from very different perspectives. Emily Winkler, Lecturer in Medieval History, has written...
Announcing our new Honorary Fellows
We are delighted to announce the election of three new Honorary Fellows: Professor Fernando Alday, Professor Patrick Roche and Professor Richard Thomas. Luis Fernando Alday is renowned for the development of mathematica...
From Hertford to the studio: alumna Sophie Ackers on geology and art
We recently caught up with our alumna Sophie Ackers, whose journey has taken her from studying Geography at Hertford to becoming a full-time painter. “When I left Hertford, I certainly didn’t imagine that geology wou...
‘My work experience week at Hertford’
‘Hi, I just wanted to thank Hertford for having me at the college for my work experience week. I really appreciate the time taken by the IP team to help me out.’ [Armand, International Programmes] ‘Good afternoon...