The view from College just got a little more magical… 🎈

What makes Mansfield special?   For Chris, alumnus and our lead benefactor, the answer is simple: opportunity, belonging, and the power of education to change lives.   This Giving Day (12–13 November), your support could help bring More Mansfield. Forever. ♥️ 👉🏼 www.mansfield.hubbub.net

So happy to be sponsoring a scholarship based in the Geography Dept, in collaboration with NERC at this lovely college.

It’s the partnership you didn’t know you needed - me and Ray Winstone, 3pm radio 4 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social

Today, on #WorldAccessToHigherEducationDay, we are celebrating the power of widening participation, raising aspirations, and the impact that true inclusion can have. Here at Mansfield, we believe that talent is everywhere, so opportunity should be too. www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

Coming Soon: More Mansfield. This isn't just a building. It's an investment in potential. In people's futures. In a place that helps talented young people to flourish, and find their place at Oxford. This Giving Day (12-13 Nov) you can help open Mansfield's doors to the next generation.

We’re delighted to announce the David Foster Fellowship in Engineering, endowed by alumnus Chris Foster (Maths, 1997). 🎉 The Fellowship is named in honour of Chris’ father, David Foster, for his lifelong passion for - and skills in - engineering. Read more: www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

New term, new talks, new ideas 🗣️ Our Michaelmas 2025 Public Talk Series is here – bringing leading voices to Oxford. Free and open to all – come be part of the conversation. 💡 Register here: www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

Today is publication day for PAPER AND THE MAKING OF EARLY MODERN LITERATURE! Available in paper or digital form www.pennpress.org/978151282744... @pennpress.bsky.social

If Instagram had existed, Jane Austen would have been following the fashion posts from La Belle Assemblée. 💃 Professor Ros Ballaster (@ballasterros.bsky.social) brings those Regency styles to life in her new book, Jane Austen’s Fashion Bible - out this September. 📒🎉 #janeausten #regency #fashion

Congratulations to Lydia Baldwin on her fantastic results! We’re delighted she’ll be joining Mansfield this autumn to study Geography - we can’t wait to welcome her into our community. 🎉 www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2539398...

Congratulations to Shaili Joshi on her amazing results - we’re looking forward to seeing her join Mansfield this October to study Law! 🎉 ealing.news/education/fe...

Our Professorial Fellow in Physics, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell (Queen of Pulsars 👑), is back on TV! Catch her tonight (Monday 11 August) at 10pm on BBC Four, sharing the story of her PhD discovery! 🎥 Filmed right here at College - we hope you enjoy it! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Our Senior Tutor & History Fellow Dr Helen Lacey features in this episode of Illuminated, exploring the strange afterlife of a severed 14th-century head. Tune in from 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 to hear her thoughts on the Peasants’ Revolt & the grim end of Archbishop Sudbury👀 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Oxford wasn’t on Iris' radar. Now she’s thriving here at Mansfield. Maggie’s story shows why access and outreach matters – and what makes us different. Read her inspiring story in the @liverpoolecho.co.uk here: www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Huge congratulations to Prof @ballasterros.bsky.social & Prof Alison Salvesen on being elected Fellows of @britishacademy.bsky.social! 🎉 Ros & Alison are two of just eight @ox.ac.uk academics recognised this year for their outstanding contributions to their fields. 👏

We were delighted to host our 2nd in-person #STEM seminar for #sanctuary seekers at Mansfield College on 23 June, welcoming professionals from across the UK. Designed to help talented individuals rebuild & advance their academic & professional journeys, the seminar included practical sessions on:

A new free exhibition, curated by Dr @teadevotee.bsky.social, at Bruce Castle Museum & Archive spotlights trailblazing MP Joyce Butler (Wood Green, 1955–79) - a pioneer of women’s rights, peace activism, & consumer protection. Congrats Lyndsey on the successful launch of this project! 🎉

From Mansfield to the medal podium! 😍 Huge congrats to alumna Martha Birtles (English, 2018), who brought home double gold in the Women’s Eight & two bronzes in the Women’s Four for GB! 🇬🇧 🥇 European Rowing Champs, Plovdiv 🥇 World Rowing Cup III, Varese 🔗 www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

Today, @ox.ac.uk marked Encaenia - the annual ceremony honouring individuals who’ve made outstanding contributions to society. 🎓 Congratulations to Sir Mo Farah, Lord Bragg, Clive Myrie, Prof Plokhii, Prof Snyder, Prof Toibin, & Prof Langer on receiving their honorary degrees today. 🎉

We are delighted to announce the creation of our first cohort of fully endowed graduate scholarships, made possible by a landmark £4.7 million gift from alumnus Chris Foster (Mathematics, 1997), alongside match funding from Oxford’s GEMS scheme. 🎉 More here: www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

Our students of the year! 🏆 Announced at the Leavers’ Celebration yesterday, we’re thrilled to name Leigh Balment as this year’s John Muddiman Student of the Year winner for JCR, and Alec Xu and Liz Wan as joint winners for MCR. 🎉 Congrats & thanks for all you’ve done for our College community! 🙏🤗

We caught up with our finalists at the Leavers’ Fair last week and asked them a few random questions about their time at @ox.ac.uk! ☺️ #oxforduniversity #oxunistudents #oxford #university #highereducation #finalist

Hosting a workshop @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social on women, work and wages in the 1970s in September - please see cfp attached or feel free to email me for a normal sized one - students and ecrs especially encouraged

#WorldArchivesDay - Here are some photos of Mansfield College in the 1930s from our archives! Has much changed? 👀 📸 The third photo shows the South side where the John Marsh Building now stands! 🤯 #WorldArchivesDay #Throwback #MansfieldCollege #OxfordThenAndNow #oxforduniversity

Mansfield Boat Club turns 60 this year, and we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than the traditional way - Summer VIIIs, dinner, & drinks with past and present members! 🥂🚣‍♀️ Huge well done to all four crews who raced their hearts out on the Isis. ❤️🧡 www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

Brightening your feed with some Mansfield beauty 🥰☀️

What a great photo and collab with our lovely neighbour 😍✨

Photos from The Inaugural Lecture of the Jonathan Cooper Chair of History of Sexualities which was held at our College on Tuesday 23 May. 📸: Andrew Bailey @ox.ac.uk @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social

"US courts do not have a police force to enforce their orders. They can hold contempt hearings if the government doesn't comply but they have to call federal prosecutors and those prosecutors are still under Trump," says @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social at @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social

Incredible tidbit: Membership to ACLU went from 400K to 1.8M after Trump was first elected in 2016, says @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social at @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social

A timely lecture @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social in Oxford by @davidcole-gtown.bsky.social who became legal director @aclu.org nine days after Trump came to office in 2017. “Trump 2.0 is another phenomenon all together,” he says. “He’s directly targeting institutions that check government abuse.”

At the chapel this evening a collaborative service with @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social led by Rev Nathan Eddy. Please come along - all welcome! We start at 5.45pm.

🏳️‍🌈 Editor of our newest series 'Queer & Trans Histories', Matt Cook, gave his inaugural lecture at @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social‬ last night - attended by our Early Modern editor @siobhanmup.bsky.social Got a proposal for the QTH editors? Find out more: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer...

Climate change is a human rights crisis. Join @ox.ac.uk, UN Human Rights, IUCA, and unis across the world for the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit on climate change and human rights. #RHRNClimate Global plenary: 4 & 5 June Oxford Local Programme: 2 - 8 June www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Join us this Friday for our annual lecture in honour of the late Jonathan Cooper who was an inspiring human rights lawyer and tireless advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Looking forward to this. There are many challenges to free speech in the U.K. - some we discuss a lot, others less so despite their gravity

It’s thundery and pouring outside - perfect weather to stay in and tune into BBC Radio 4 ☔🎧 Professor Stephen Blundell is on Great Lives right now (3pm), talking about physicist Nicholas Kurti, chosen by Raymond Blanc. Listen live or catch it later on BBC Sounds! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

The Mansfield Players brought Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’ to life in the Principal’s garden and what a show it was! 🎭 Almost every show sold out, the vibes were magical, and the audience loved it - a huge success all around. Well done to all those involved 🙌🏼✨

Freedom of expression is under attack - but from where? Join us this Friday 16 May at 5:30pm to hear expert insights from the CEO of @indexoncensorship.org @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social as she explores the growing challenges to free speech in the UK. Register here: forms.office.com/e/NXZFedyC7z

Join us this Friday 2 May for our first talk of Trinity Term as Dr Ryan Hanley explores Robert Wedderburn’s fight for freedom and what it means today. Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Congratulations to our student Imogen Boxall (Human Sciences, 2022) on her selection for the Oxford University Boat Club’s Osiris crew—the Women’s Reserve team—competing in this year’s annual Boat Race against Cambridge’s Blondie crew on Sun 13 Apr 2025. 🚣‍♀️ www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

New publications alert! 🔔 The College Record & Magazine 2023/24 are here! 📚 The best moments, top academic research, and all things Mansfield—ready to read now. Even Basil approves. 😍🐈‍⬛ linktr.ee/mansfieldcol...

Yannan, Oxford student @oxengsci.bsky.social @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social talks about her research summer #internship at Huazhong University of Science and Technology: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXtm... ☀️ HUST is offering 32 internships to students @ox.ac.uk through our Summer Internship Programme.

Today’s the day - @oubep.bsky.social is at @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social to host the 2025 Economics of Diversity Series Workshop: Unlocking #SocialMobility

Today is the #InternationalDayofHappiness, as well as the release of the 2025 World Happiness Report 🇫🇮 Finland remain #1 for an eighth year in a row 🇨🇷 🇲🇽 Costa Rica and Mexico both enter the top 10 for the first time 🇺🇸 The United States falls to its lowest ever position [1/8]

Mansfield students will be calling alumni world wide from tomorrow until 30 March as part of our annual telethon campaign. ☎️ Share your favourite College memories, hear what’s new, inspire and support the next generation of Mansfielders! 😍 Pick up & say hello 👋 #formansfieldforever

Happy International Day of Maths or π-Day (14 March). 🎉   Our alumnus, Ittihad Hasib (Maths, 2022) approximates pi with matchsticks. In this video, he explains how! 🤯 @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social

I'm thrilled to share our study, on the longitudinal impact of diet quality and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) on 🧠 brain health in ageing, which has now been published in JAMA Network Open! - supervised by @sanasuri.bsky.social @oxxpat.bsky.social & @mkflugge.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Feeling inspired by this weekend's sunshine & want to start growing in your garden? Join us this Friday to get Martha Swales' gardening tips & insights into how growing food – even in small & transient spaces - can connect us to nature & bring joy. Fri 14 Mar, 5:30pm: forms.office.com/e/6c3FEbD0Ni