It’s Degree Day! Our students are gowned, briefed and ready to graduate 🎓

Pop by New College for the #OxOpenDay! We’d love to show you around and have a chat about studying at Oxford #oxford #openday #newcollege

A date for the diaries... drop into New College as part of Oxford Open Doors only on SUNDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER!

Balthasar's on patrol...

1905, 1985 and 2025 - New College across a century of photographs 😍 On #WorldPhotoDay, take a look at these three different vistas of the same Bell Tower in New College 🫶

Lovely morning for lounging around…

Dramatic sky over New College Front Quad #frontquad #NewCollege #Oxford

It being, apparently, Spoonerism day today, its a chance to repost my blog about @newcollegeoxf.bsky.social, at which the good Reverend Sooner was once Warden New College or Cue, knowledge? wonkhe.com/blogs/higher...

It’s Day 2 of the #OxOpenDays! Pop along to New College to chat to our wonderful students and tutors 🙌

5 DAYS UNTIL OUR OPEN DAYS! The countdown is on ⏰ We’re excited to welcome you to New College next week. Keep an eye on our page for information, timings and tips so you can get the most out of your open day 🫶📚 #opendays #NewCollege #oxforduni

DPhil student Honora Driscoll has been recognised in the Women's Engineering Society's 2025 Top 50 Women in Engineering awards. Honora's research looks at green ammonia and green hydrogen production using offshore renewable energy sources, particularly tidal stream energy.

A musical conclusion to another term! The News of New College treated our students to a summer concert of close harmony tunes, including Mr Blue Sky, September and Moon River 🌟

We are delighted to announce that Sir Robin Niblett KCMG has been elected to succeed Miles Young as Warden of New College. Until 2022, Sir Robin was Director and Chief Executive of the Royal Institute for International Affairs, Chatham House.

There were colourful cocktails and sunny celebrations at our LGBTQ+ garden party yesterday evening! Happy Pride Month 🌈 We're so grateful for all the members of our New College community 🫶

Enjoying Wisteria Wednesday 😊

Sneak peak of a new project from the New College Outreach and Comms team... Any guesses?!

Whernside ✅ Ingleborough ✅ Pen-y-Ghent ✅ On Saturday, the New College team completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge! After 39.8km, 12 hours, plenty of blisters, tears and laughter, we're proud to have raised £3,418 for @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social Thank you to everyone for their support 🫶

May Day brought the bees! Every year, when the temperature is right, a new Queen Bee emerges and leads the bees to a new resting place. Having been nesting on the side of our Chapel, today these bees have emerged, ready for summer! 🐝

May Day on Holywell Street 🤩

It’s less than 3 days until our New College team take on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge: 24 MILES IN 12 HOURS 😨 We will be raising money for @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social. Read more here: www.justgiving.com/page/nc-3pea... We are so grateful for your support 🫶

What a day!

Dr Meera Sabaratnam from @politicsoxford.bsky.social @newcollegeoxf.bsky.social explores the creation of imperial debt formation and how it affected the indebtedness in the metropole between the state, citizens and financial institutions. Watch the full webinar here ercouncil.org/2025/complex...

We had a fantastic time at our Step-Up Residential last week! Over 80 students came from schools across the UK to stay in New College, find out about studying at Oxford from tutors and current students, and meet other enthusiastic individuals 🌟

Gorgeous start to the day @newcollegeoxf.bsky.social

Magnolia in Old Quad, New College, Oxford. #flowerscape #blossom #blossomwatch #magnolia #NewCollege #Oxford #OxfordUniversity @newcollegeoxf.bsky.social @photohour.bsky.social

Tomorrow evening! It promises to be a fantastic event ⭐️

We can’t believe it’s a week since The Traitors royalty, Alexander Dragonetti, graced us with a visit to his favourite Oxford College! Fans of the show may remember his badminton skills (and mishaps…!)

We’re looking forward to welcoming Sue Prideaux, winner of The Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize, to New College as part of the Oxford Literary Festival 🌟 Get your ticket 👉

New College amongst the stars 🌟 What a beautiful image of our Chapel and Cloisters throughout the night, taken by Sarah Savić Kallesøe 📷 Sarah Savić Kallesøe IG: @oxford_by_night oxfordbynight.square.site

The sun setting behind the Rad Cam as seen from New College Old Buildings 🤩 We’ll never get tired of this view 🌅

Thank you to all our judges, Artemis Cooper (chair); Miles Young, warden of New College, Oxford (@newcollegeoxf.bsky.social); Susan Brigden, David Horspool and Minoo Dinshaw.

Spring is definitely here! What a wonderful view from our flag tower, captured by Stephen, one of our porters!

Grayson Ditchfield reviews 'The Great Pillar: The Political Career of Lord Thurlow, 1731–1806', by Ben Gilding academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @newcollegeoxf.bsky.social

We’ve spent six weeks celebrating the best non-fiction books from the past year. On Monday night we will toast them all and learn the winner of The Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize 2025. (@newcollegeoxf.bsky.social) duffcooperprize.org

"Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence" So said Sydney Smith, a writer and fellow of New College! The 180th anniversary of his death was commemorated in The Spectator over the weekend www.spectator.co.uk/article/sydn...

Happy Monday! Hope these pictures of dainty spring crocuses in New College Gardens inspire a fresh start to your week 🌻🌻

Can’t Buy Me Love, arranged by Zach Roberts, a 2nd Year Music student here at New College! The New Men brought their signature close harmony magic to the Beatles’ classic at Halfway Hall last week 🎵

Our staff are feeling the love this morning around New College ❤️ For anyone looking for some dance moves to impress their valentine, keep watching for Shelby’s Versatile and Vibrant shapes

"The maths that I do, I do it the same way a man does maths" It's International Day of Women and Girls in Science! We celebrated our diverse community of Women in STEM with a roundtable discussion where a small cross-section of college discussed their experiences in varied scientific fields 🧪

Our Warden, Miles Young, comments on one of the shortlisted books for this year's Duff Cooper Prize. Six excellent books for you to be reading when you're tucked up away from the cold ❄️

Atmospheric candlelight from our Evensong celebrating Candlemas, a tradition more than 1000 years old. Can you name any of the constellations beautifully captured by Paul in these photos? #candlemas #newcollegechoir #cloisters #evensong

A blackbird took a well needed rest on a branch in New College gardens! A reminder for you to take a break this morning. Happy Thursday! 🫶

Lowe and Son have been contractors for the college estates and buildings for four generations. Since 1957, they have provided key skills to maintain the character of ancient buildings. Jason Lowe continues to work for the college. Three generations of the Lowe family pictured 👉

"Charities play a hugely important role in societies, in countries, in economies, in people's lives. It's usually ignored." Hear from Stephen Bubb, Executive Director of The Gradel Institute of Charity, based in New College. Find out more here: www.gradelinstituteofcharity.co.uk

What happened to the Warden’s underwear?! 🩲 Historian and New College Old Member Ashley Jackson describes a small vignette from his new book Oxford’s War: 1939-1995 (bodleian publishing @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social) Read the full interview with Ashley Jackson on our website. Link in bio 👉

Excellent shortlist for the Duff Cooper Prize, named after our Old Member, Alfred Duff Cooper. New College is also home of the Duff Cooper Memorial Fund which, generously supported by Pol Roger, is the charity responsible for the prize. Find out more: www.new.ox.ac.uk/news/duff-cooper-prize-0

Join us in New College Chapel for evensong every day of the week except Wednesday! Check out our services here: www.new.ox.ac.uk/chapel

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