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.

'It has the potential to be a major own goal – politically, environmentally and economically.' Prof Sam Fankhauser warns that scrapping net zero targets would show the UK no longer values the stability that’s driven clean investment and global respect for its climate policy. Read more ⬇️

Plenty of new faces joining us this Michaelmas! 👋 Meet our newest Fellows and explore the incredible expertise they’re bringing to our community: reuben.ox.ac.uk/article/new-... #ReubenPeople #Academia #ReubenCollege

"I didn't know I could make energy out of solar backpacks!" As part of their #PublicEngagement project (funded by Reuben College) Mercy Masanga & Ayo Ayodeji visited a local school to run a hands-on workshop with 28 pupils all about energy! We loved seeing the pupils' reflections on post-its🔌💡

DPhil student, Olivia Lounsbury, has had her work on antimicrobial resistance published by @thelancet.com! Her article investigates how health system factors (including leadership, management and patient care) influence the use of antibiotics. Congrats, Olivia 👏 #ReubenPeople #CellularLife

This spotlight featuring Katrina Charles (one of Governing Body Fellows in #EnvironmentalChange) shows how interdisciplinary research creates tangible, real-world impact. We're excited to see the progress from REACH as they work towards water security for 100 million people by 2030.

NEWS: Prof Richard Walker is now Theme Lead for Environmental Change at Reuben. As a Professor of Tectonics (@mplsoxford.bsky.social), he brings expertise in earthquakes, tectonics, and satellite research. We're excited to see where he takes the College #EnvironmentalChange theme next!

Very excited to be joining @reubencollege.bsky.social as a Research Fellow in Environmental Change. Can't wait to meet and learn from colleagues and students from diverse disciplines, and feeling very lucky to be part of such a forward looking and vibrant college community. 🎉

NEWS: Reuben College is pleased to announce that its Ethics & Values theme, introduced in 2020, has now expanded into ‘Values & Society’. This shift reflects the widening breadth of humanities, social sciences and arts research within our academic community. #Values&Society #ReubenCollege

Last Friday, we welcomed around 100 delegates for our third annual Entrepreneurship Forum at Reuben. The day was filled with talks, networking and a nail-biting pitching competition with a £30k prize! Well done to the Autotone team from Oxford University Innovation on their win 💡👏

Reuben College is delighted to congratulate Prof Chrystalina Antoniades, our Theme Lead & Official Fellow for Cellular Life, on being awarded a Titular Professorship in 2025’s Recognition of Distinction. Such recognition highlights her outstanding achievements in her field of Neuroscience.

Last month, part-time student Connor Innes (MSc in Energy Systems) spoke in Parliament as part of his role as chair of the Young Energy Professionals (YEP) Forum. He's actively shaping discussions in rooms that could define our sustainable energy future. #ReubenPeople #EnvironmentalChange

Congrats to Alex Petukhova-Greenstein (DPhil Cancer Science) on her Dian Donnai & Jill Clayton-Smith Prize nomination at the ESHG Annual Meeting. Her trio genome sequencing work solved a 5-year case, identifying and treating the rare Aromatase Excess Syndrome (~30 cases globally) in a 12 y/o child.

It's not a goodbye - it's 'until we meet again'. Last weekend, another cohort of graduands passed through the Sheldonian's doors. We're so proud of the feats they've accomplished and we'll be here cheering them on during their next chapters 💚 #ReubenCollege #ReubenPeople #ReubenAlum #OxfordGrad

Curious about start-ups or want to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs? Reuben College’s third annual Entrepreneurship Forum is being held 5 Sep and it's open to graduate students across Oxford. Look forward to talks, invited pitches, and a keynote from Dr Mina Bekheet (Panacea CEO) 🧠💡

New vacancy! Associate Professorship of Climate Change and Child Health Join a dynamic cross-university programme led by Professor Lucie Cluver. In association with a non-tutorial fellowship @reubencollege.bsky.social Deadline: midday, 28 August More info and apply: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Cardiovascular diseases are on the rise across Africa, and Reuben alum Sintieh Ekongefeyin (MSc Digital Health, 2023) is tackling this head-on. His new article, published in BMJ Heart, maps mobile health tools for cardiovascular care across the continent. #DigitalHealth #Reubenite #CellularLife

What does it mean to be an EDI Champion? 🎯 For Reuben student Emma McMillian (DPhil in Computer Science), it's sustained effort, genuine passion, and tangible impact. She's now been recognised with the @mplsoxford.bsky.social Award for Outstanding ED&I Champion – Student. #EDI #MPLS #Reubenite

"Truly, the Rhodes community has become a second home. It’s hard to picture this experience without the incredible Scholars whose diverse backgrounds and unique cultures have enriched every discussion." #RhodesScholar Ayomikun Ayodeji, from Nigeria, studying Energy Systems @reubencollege.bsky.social

Well done to Nat Duffus (DPhil,Environmental Research (NERC DTP)), on her commendation in this year’s MPLS Early Career Policy Impact Awards. Natalie, from the Department of Biology, has been recognised for her work on raising awareness of the ecological outcomes of Biodiversity Net Gain.

Congratulations to Katherine Heighes and Filippo Costa for their success at the BBSRC DTP 2025 Awards! These DPhil Reubenites were recognised for their outstanding impact in public engagement with research. #ReubenPeople #PER #PERCH #Reubenite

Congrats to Reubenite, Kaitao David Tang, for coming joint 2nd place at Osborne Reynolds Day 2025, the UK’s top Fluid Mechanics PhD competition. We also celebrate Oxford’s Thomas Monahan (winner!) - both he and Kaitao now head to the ERCOFTAC European finals... @oxengsci.bsky.social

150 attendees over 2 days. 1 packed programme. And our most successful Diagnostics for Low and Middle-Income Countries Conference yet! Thank you to our attendees, registrants and speakers. Full gallery & write-up coming this month. #Diagnostics #Dx4LMICs #Conference #ReubenEvent #ReubenCollege

Congratulations to the winners of the poster prizes, Elliott Rogers and Iva Grujic, yesterday at the 3rd #Dx4LMIC conference at @reubencollege.bsky.social !

All ready for day one of the third #Dx4LMICs conference at @reubencollege.bsky.social !

@gariclifford.bsky.social talking about how extensive cell phone coverage was in China 20 years ago: “If you can drive a truck up a road there will be a cell phone tower at the end of it” #Dx4LMICs @reubencollege.bsky.social