Trinity term's drawing closer, which means that the start of Oxford graduation season is *just* around the corner 💚🦖

The Diagnostics for Low and Middle-Income Countries Conference is back this summer! We're bringing together grad students, researchers & experts who are passionate about deploying diagnostics tools to improve healthcare in LMICs. Get priority registration: https://forms.office.com/e/hJWz58vvsa

It was both fun and educational as usual. Here is a picture of the 'good bacteria' pompom I made at one of the stalls, where I learned that bacteria throughout the body can be 'good', not just the ones in the gut.

Looking back at last week's Insights Festival as we head into the Easter break 🦖💚 It was heart-warming to see Reubenites and their guests come together for an engaging evening of stalls, performance, presentations and family fun! #ReubenCollege #ReubenEvents 📸 | Simon Devenport

We’re recruiting Associate Members of Common Room (AMCR). Open to academics and professionals beyond our core membership and the University, being an AMCR offers the opportunity to take part in College life and connect across disciplines. Details: https://reuben.ox.ac.uk/vacancies#tab-3550371

Hear from Tsion Syoum, the Reubenite who raised $45,000 at 15 to improve clean water access in Eritrea. Now, through her DPhil, she’s researching how water systems are governed, with the aim of developing lasting solutions to the global water crisis. #MakingHistory #Reubenite

Reubenite Lilli Freischem will represent Oxford for the second year running in the The Boat Race. This year she’ll line up against her sister, Mia (Darwin College, Cambridge), as the first siblings to race against each other since 2004. Watch the race: 14:21, 4 April (Channel 4) 📸 | The Boat Race

Congrats to Reuben Fellow, Prof Chrystalina Antoniades, who received a Suffrage Science Award this week. In her speech, she reflected on the role of community in the life sciences: "Progress happens when people share ideas, support one another & work together." #Reubenite

Congrats to @jcniala.bsky.social  (Governing Body Fellow, PERCH) on the upcoming release of her new book this Thursday. The New Eden combines memoir, social history, and cultural commentary, inviting us to think of cities as shared spaces with nature, where it is always present and adapting.

Meet Sitara Brooj Akbar (MSc in Precision Cancer Medicine, 2021), the Reuben alumna working to remove barriers to education for marginalised & refugee children. Read her story in her recent Q&A: https://reuben.ox.ac.uk/article/makinghistory-sitara-brooj-akbar #InternationalWomensDay #MakingHistory

Many thanks to climate barrister and global climate law expert, Harj Narulla, for such a powerful and urgent Tuesday Talk last night on climate reparations and the ICJ’s landmark ruling. A very powerful evening of conversation! 📷| Simon Devenport #ReubenCollege #GreenActionWeek

Yes this is a fantastic win for @oxforddemsci.bsky.social to be joined by Jakub Bijak - a gem indeed! @leverhulme.ac.uk @reubencollege.bsky.social

More pictures from last week's sold-out Lunar New Year Cultural Dinner! 🐎 Thank you to our GCR, Oxford Chinese Student and Scholars Association & Oxford Tea Appreciation Society for organising such a delightful evening for our community.  新年快乐 / Happy New Year! 📸| Leo Zhou & Bingji Li

Reuben alum, Sainabou Laye Ndure, has received the STEM Award at the SheAwards Gambia for her work in genomics, community engagement & advocacy. Through the Human Genetics Awareness Association, Sainabou is helping to advance genetic literacy and make sure that research connects with communities.

Another year, another successful Pancake Day at Reuben 🥞 Thank you to our newest Reuben chef, Rob, for running a flipping brilliant live pancake station over lunch. Even better, it was open to all Oxford University members from 1-2pm!

Reuben Boat Club saw their biggest intake ever last term 💪🚣‍♀️ Michaelmas was absolutely packed, from taster sessions to racing  in the Lion & Chough, Tamesis Novice Regatta and the Isis Winter League. College is immensely proud of all our rowers and we can't wait for Torpids!

Join us for a discussion on the resurgence of interest in Christianity in Silicon Valley and among AI development on Thurs 5 Feb, 5pm. tinyurl.com/4kshakbh @uehiro.ox.ac.uk @oxmedhum.bsky.social @reubencollege.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social @thetimes.com @albertogiubilini2.bsky.social

You might've seen one of our Associate Research Fellows, Dr Jonathan Pattrick, on Inside the Factory: Throat Lozenges last night on BBC One! Skip to 6:23 to watch the visit to Oxford Bee Lab @biology.ox.ac.uk, where Dr Pattrick shows how bees make honey 🐝 https://f.mtr.cool/zbvkfckhjf

Earlier today, we welcomed a delegation from Tsinghua University, Beijing, for a tour of our College building. Having travelled over 5000 miles to Oxford, we’re so glad that Reuben College was on their must-see list for visiting the University!

"Ethical questions are often forgotten in #health #emergencies - we need to work harder to make sure they are remembered and valued" says @drtessjohnson.bsky.social. More about Tess' work: youtube.com/shorts/sejE0... #WiE More remarkable women, every Thursday. #pandemic @reubencollege.bsky.social

We’re delighted to share that £847 was raised for the UNICEF Sudan Appeal at the Reuben Charity Night at the end of last term! Our GCR did a great job organising and securing some excellent prizes. Many thanks to everyone who attended, donated, and volunteered, making the evening a real success.

@oxfordmathematics.bsky.social is looking for ECRs to take up OMI-Hooke Research Fellowships; successful applicants will also be elected to Research Fellowships at Reuben College. Deadline: 12pm, 19 Jan 2026 Details: https://f.mtr.cool/fyzdlbecgt

We're delighted to have welcomed four new Visiting Fellows to Reuben College at the start of the new year. Andrew Thompson, George Kamiya, Dr George Savage & Dr Vivian Lee bring leading expertise across a range of disciplines, including climate insights, entrepreneurship, med tech & health systems.

Are you a Reuben student with a public engagement idea? Apply for up to £1000 to make it happen with our PER Innovation Fund: https://f.mtr.cool/fehpqwyevz (Pictured: 'Other Than Oxford', a PER photography project & exhibit by Morgan Mitchell)

Three years to roam freely in the complexities of quantitative finance as part of the Oxford-Man and Mathematical Institutes, and as a research fellow @reubencollege.bsky.social, our newest graduate college. Full details: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/79671

Congrats to Prof Esther Becker (Governing Body Fellow, Cellular Life), who has been named as a recipient of the Oxford-Harrington 2025 Rare Disease Scholar Award, which advances promising discoveries from academic labs into clinical practice. @ndcnoxford.bsky.social #RareDiseases #Reubenite

Thanks to everyone who joined our Graduate Carol Service at University Church 🎄 We were delighted to welcome Lord Hague for a reading, and well as hearing Bible verses in Swahili and Mandarin from our DPhil students.  (We were also delighted by the post-service mulled wine!) 📷| Dan Paton

Congrats to Dr Zakiul Hassan, one of our final-year DPhils, on receiving 1st place in the ACCTMTH Clinical Research Award. Through collaborations with ISARIC and partners in Bangladesh, his research improves clinical care & trial readiness for emerging viral encephalitis, including Nipah virus.

This month, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk  & @1854.photography unveiled Catalysts, a portrait series celebrating the University's leading innovators. Among them is Prof Teresa Lambe OBE (Fellow, Cellular Life), who co-designed the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine and led its preclinical studies. 📸| Leia Morrison

@oxfordmathematics.bsky.social is looking for ECRs to take up OMI-Hooke Research Fellowships; successful applicants will also be elected to Research Fellowships at Reuben College. Deadline: 12pm, 19 Jan 2026 Details: https://f.mtr.cool/fyzdlbecgt

Our Christmas formal hall was an absolute delight!  Thank you to everyone who joined us for a festive evening, complete with pre-meal carols by candlelight (which is fast becoming a beloved Reuben tradition) Happy holidays, all🎄🕯️

One of our Reubenites has been featured in Nature Medicine 👏 The publication recently interviewed Dr Yosra Mekki about her work on digital twins, and how this technology could transform the approach to athlete health and sports surgery. @nature.com

DPhil student & MPLS Outstanding Student ED&I Champion 2025, Emma McMillian, has shared her thoughts on the importance of empowering young people to get into computer science for World Children’s Day. @reubencollege.bsky.social @mplsoxford.bsky.social

It's Thursday, time for our next #womeninethics reel. Meet Katrien Devolder, Prof of Applied Ethics & Director of Public Philosophy at Oxford. She's into the ethics of #lifeextension #compromise #euthanasia #geneediting & #laziness. #WIE #ethics @reubencollege.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social

We welcomed visitors from @thesoilassociation.bsky.social this month 🌱 They stopped by to visit our BaxterStorey catering team and see how we’re putting our environmentally-friendly food knowledge into practice after receiving our sustainability award this summer!

Congratulations to all the Reubenites who received their degrees this weekend 👏 It's been a joy to watch all your hard work come together, and we hope you carry a little bit of Reuben with you into all that comes next.

Looking for a Fellowship? We're recruiting Official Fellows for our growing Values & Society theme. If you're employed by the @ox.ac.uk Humanities Division on a research, teaching & research, or language teaching post (Grade 7+), we want to hear from you. Further particulars: buff.ly/Ijv9oUK

Delighted to announce we are advertising our first academic post in the Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM). The position is Associate Professor in Politics, Technology and Computational Social Science and is joint with Politics, the Oxford Internet Institute, and Reuben College 1/n

Here’s to a "great, big, beautiful tomorrow." Well done to all the Reubenites who graduated this weekend! #ReubenCollege @ox.ac.uk

Many thanks to our recent alumna, Suzanne, for her kind words about her time here 💚

We received an International Architecture Award this autumn! Being awarded on such a global stage was a wonderful celebration of the shared vision and ambition that's brought our College to life from the start. Heartfelt thanks to our architects at fjcstudio and all our collaborators.

We’re hiring! @oii.ox.ac.uk, The Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods and @politicsoxford.bsky.social are seeking to appoint an Associate Professor of Politics, Technology and Computational Social Sciences. Post in association with @reubencollege.bsky.social. 1/2

Our College bear goes down under 🦘 Many thanks to Liam Fawcett for taking Reubie around Southern Australia and snapping our little mascot with local landmarks! #ReubenCollege

Jonathan Pugh (Theme Lead, Values & Society) joined BBC Radio Ulster yesterday to talk about the different ethical considerations of the 2026 Enhanced Games. If you missed the segment, listen here (begins 23:33): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #ValuesAndSociety #Ethics #Reubenite #TEG

"Sitting in the hall, listening to stories of innovation & activism, I felt a deep sense of belonging." While in New York for the AFS Youth Assembly, #Reubenite Ruth Nanjala stopped by the UN Headquarters to celebrate youth leadership. Read about her trip: reuben.ox.ac.uk/article/refl... #UNDay

Matriculation Day, 2025 @ox.ac.uk #Reubenite #ReubenPeople

Congratulations to our student Rebecca Payne (@oohgpwales.bsky.social, DPhil in Translational Health Sciences), who has won the Royal College of General Practitioners Health Services Research Paper of the Year! #ReubenPeople #Reubenite

Welcome to our new Visiting Fellow, Harj Narulla👏 As a barrister & leading expert on climate law & litigation, Harj has acted in world-first cases & advises states, NGOs & communities globally. He also holds teaching & research roles at @ox.ac.uk, LSE & other top institutions. #ReubenPeople

Oxford's Black History Month Lecture: 📅 16 October 🕔 5.15pm 📍 Keble College Award-winning historian Prof Hakim Adi explores 10,000 years of Britain’s history – power, pride, and the legacies of African and Caribbean people. Book ⬇️

Looking to explore race & belonging this #BlackHistoryMonth? This rehearsed reading of 'The Importance of Being Oscar Wilde’s Valet' (co-written by JC Niala, Reuben Fellow) offers powerful reflections. Set in Oxford, it imagines the experiences of Stephen Stephens, Wilde’s African-American valet.