Thank you to our fabulous Library and Archives colleagues Ash, Owen and Robin for a fantastic open afternoon in the Fellow’s Library, and the special display of rare books in unexpected languages and scripts that we hold in our collections 📚

Congratulations to @bertaverd.bsky.social, Peter Brunet Fellow in Biological Sciences at Jesus, who has been accepted in to the prestigious @embo.org Young Investigator Programme 👏 Read more at ow.ly/c8c850XBNpj

Come and apply to be the Professor of Bibliography & Modern Book History @engfacoutreach.bsky.social & @jesusoxford.bsky.social (and work closely with us @bodleian.ox.ac.uk). Following a long line of great scholars: Don McKenzie, Kathryn Sutherland, & Dirk van Hulle ... my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

A new study co-authored by Tutorial Fellow Professor Paulina Kewes offers the first account of how the Pope’s hesitation in excommunicating Henry VIII not only failed to prevent England’s break from Rome - it may have helped to cause it. Read more: www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/new-research...

Prof Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Principal of @jesusoxford.bsky.social and Professorial Research Fellow in @compscioxford.bsky.social, has been appointed Chair of AI@Oxford Research – a new role to champion and coordinate Oxford’s world-class AI research. Find out more ⬇️

Thank you to everyone who attended last night’s #diwali formal in College. A beautiful meal in a beautiful setting 🪔

The Second Quad lawn has been well watered today. Lovely to see a little burst of blue sky in between the showers as we start Week 2 of term.

A new academic year, and a new website for the College’s Cheng Kar Shun Digital Hub! Check out our stunning conference facilities, explore the curated events programme, and sign-up to our events newsletter. Take a look: digitalhuboxford.com 📷 Dan Paton & Rockfon

What a fantastic idea @majnouna.com - turning conkers from the horse chestnut tree in the Principal’s Garden into artists’ ink! We fully approve, and will confirm in conker ink writing shortly 💚 #turlstreet #treetoscript #conkerscript

Join us in the Digital Hub for the Emerging Methodologies Conference (18 Nov), bringing together language and humanities researchers using digital methods to discover, discuss and demo new work in the field. www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/emerging-met...

Jesus College is proud to launch a new Welsh undergraduate bursary in honour of our late alumnus Stephen Jenkins (2005, Geography). We’re hoping to raise £100k to provide vital financial support to future Jesus students from Wales. Find out more: www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/stephen-jenk...

With @jesusoxford.bsky.social we are looking for a Professor of Statistics. Become part of a historic institution and a community focused on academic excellence, innovative thinking, and significant practical application. About the role: tinyurl.com/b8uy6mr5 Deadline: 15 September

C Congratulations to Jesus College alumna Lucy Steed (2012, English Literature) who has won the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2025 for her novel ‘The Artist’. 👏👏👏 Read more: www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/alumna-wins-...

We’re delighted to be partnering with @oxprimarycare.bsky.social on its new Oxford Global CEO Programme, an experiential course bringing together future-facing leaders with Oxford academics, top CEOs and think tank members. #connect #engage #network. Read more: www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/jesus-colleg...

We are delighted to announce that the Francis Jones Prize, which celebrates Welsh historical literature, has been won this year by Dr Sadie Jarrett. Read more: www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/dr-sadie-jar... 👏👏👏

Join Tutorial Fellow in Biology Dr Ricardo Rocha @ricardonature.bsky.social and other eminent panellists to discuss de-colonising environmental research at this Thursday’s Grand Challenge Seminar, hosted in our Ship Street Centre at 5pm. Details below 🍃🐝⛰️

Join us in the Digital Hub for Immers-eXpo 2025! Curious about extended reality, AI and the metaverse? Come and experience cutting-edge tech first-hand and meet the innovators behind it. Tickets are free. Book now and see you there!👇🏻 tinyurl.com/y4ywdf7r

Fantastic to hear Jesus Fellow @biology.ox.ac.uk @timcoulson.bsky.social talk about his remarkable career on BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific this week 💚 Tune in 👇🏻

Pride Month starts next week and we’re proudly celebrating with three events for everyone in our community 💚 #pride #inclusion #jesuscollegeoxford #community

Good luck to all our runners in this morning’s Town & Gown 10km. You got this! #bleedgreen #oxfordtownandgown

We’re joining the Digital Hub @jesusoxford.bsky.social to discover how virtual reality is transforming the understanding of our bodies! Leading experts will showcase powerful work. Emerging technologies can be harnessed not just for innovation, but for justice and systemic change.

We’re excited to be co-hosting this evening’s ’Hacking the Body’ event with the Atlantic Institute here in the Digital Hub. Join us to learn how VR is revolutionising our understanding of the human body. More info and booking link at www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/digital-hub-...

Hacking the Body is a unique event exploring how VR is reshaping our understanding of the human body and the future of health. Presented by the Atlantic Institute and @jesusoxford.bsky.social Digital Hub, featuring global voices in health, technology and equity. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hacking-th...

The College wisteria is thriving, thanks to some careful autumn pruning and the warm April weather. Second Quad has never looked more beautiful 💚

Alliums coming in to bloom in First Quad, ready to welcome back our students ahead of the start of Trinity term.

Get ready to hack into history – we’re holding a free workshop on Tuesday 13th May at @jesusoxford.bsky.social, with support from Gale. Learn new digital scholarship methodologies whatever your level of experience! Find out more and register at: digitalscholarship.web.ox.ac.uk/event/hackin...

Join us in the Digital Hub on Thursday 1st May to discover how virtual reality is transforming our understanding of the human body. Talks and networking with the Atlantic Fellows, who are leveraging VR to advance knowledge of human shape and vision. All welcome. Booking link: ow.ly/VMXz50VwivT

A picturesque view of our 16th century First Quad to welcome you in to a new week.

🌿 Exeter and @jesusoxford.bsky.social Colleges are recruiting! 🌿 We’re seeking a College Gardener to plan, maintain & enhance our beautiful gardens. If you're an experienced horticulturist with a passion for green spaces, apply now! 🌻✨ 🔗 ow.ly/aKx450VrC1e 📅 Deadline: 12pm, 6 April

TONIGHT! A new documentary series produced by Jesus alumnus James Goldston (1986, PPE) explores the rollercoaster journey of Twitter, from inception in 2006 as a digital tool for global communication, to its sale 16 years later. Watch on BBC2 at 9PM. 🎬💚

To mark the 50th anniversary of coeducation at Jesus, we’re delighted to share a brilliant new student-made documentary about the first women undergraduates to step through our Turl Street gates in 1974. 💚🎥 Watch the full film via link👇🏻 www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/new-document...

College recently hosted its first ever #Iftar formal to mark Ramadan. We united as a community to break fast, before enjoying a meal of dates, soup, hake in a lemongrass sauce, and warm chocolate brownies. Thank you to our students, staff and Fellows for organising such a lovely event 💚

Thank you to our wonderful Library & Archives team for today’s Fellows’ Library exhibition of ‘People behind the portraits: Principals and their Personalities’. A lovely event to mark #worldbookday and learn more about the lives and characters of past Jesus principals.

Congrats to Prof Ben Goldacre, Bennett Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine at Jesus, on news that the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science, in collaboration with NHS England, has been awarded a £17m Wellcome grant to transform mental health treatment research & enhance secure data research 👏🦌

Leago Sebesho is a 2024 #RhodesScholar from #SouthAfrica. She is a medical doctor by profession, and is now pursuing an MSc in Applied Digital Health at Oxford. Join Leago for an Instagram takeover tomorrow for an insight into her life in #Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar! @jesusoxford.bsky.social

Winter sunshine across First Quad ☀️

I’ll be talking with Susie Orbach and others tonight about Love. A subject for psychology - or philosophy? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Thank you to everyone who attended The Future of AI in Entrepreneurship event in the #chengkarshundigitalhub, last night, and to our fantastic expert panel 👏👏👏

As part of #oxfordgreenactionweek 2025 and our environmental sustainability action plan, the JCR hosted a dress swap on Tuesday, exchanging party dresses and pre-worn clothes to encourage sustainable fashion choices. #jesuscollegeoxford #jcr #greenerjesus

Prof Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Principal of @jesusoxford.bsky.social and Prof of @compscioxford.bsky.social, has been appointed to the Council for Science and Technology (CST), the Council that advises the Prime Minister and Cabinet on science and technology. More info ⬇️ www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-02...

The first sign that spring is on the way. #jesuscollegeoxford #firstquad #oxfordflora

As part of our #welshmonth celebrations in March, we invite you to the inaugural Darganfod Colloquium - a multidisciplinary event showcasing pioneering research from across our community. All welcome! Wed 12 March, 5-7pm. ow.ly/fkQs50ULeC3

Sunrise across the #jesuscollegeoxford sportsground at Herbert Close marks the start of Noughth Week. We can’t wait to welcome back our students for the start of Hilary term 2025, and to see our sports teams back in action! Photo: Owen McKnight.

This week our amazing staff came together to celebrate the festive season with lunch at Exeter College. Thank you everyone for your hard work throughout the year, and wishing you a very Happy Christmas 🎄💚

We’re so excited for this innovative musical event in the Digital Hub tonight, which forms part of our term time digital events programme. A few tickets left so follow the link in @slampreasoprano.bsky.social’s post below. Doors open at 17.10 with performance from 17.30.

A little Christmas magic in Hall 🎄

A sunny corner of our Second Quad 💚

On Trans Day of Remembrance, we extend our solidarity to all transgender and non-binary members of our community, and in Oxford and across the globe. #inclusion #jesuscollegeoxford #TDoR

Congratulations to DPhil student Lessah Mandoloma who has won the Outstanding ED&I Champion-student category- at the 2024 MPLS Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Awards for her innovative work on inclusion 👏💚

Let it snow! ❄️❄️❄️ First Quad looking so pretty as the first snowfall off the year arrives in Oxford. #jesuscollegeoxford #snowday