Deputy Head Gardener Steve's been busy planting new trees including this Kalopanax septemlobus maximowiczii, also known as Prickly Castor Oil native to east Asia with lobed leaves, pollinator friendly small white flowers and spiny stems. Right photo is how it looks in leaf bit.ly/4qqvtLW #trees

Prof Alexander Mietke awarded Early Career Scientist Prize by IUPAP for groundbreaking insights that harness active matter theory to reveal how physical forces shape living form - from cellular dynamics to emergence of body asymmetry in developing embryos bit.ly/4qLlYGU @oxfordphysics.bsky.social

Fellow in Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk Prof Steve Portugal's presentation @asab.org conference challenged prevailing assumption that recovery from avian influenza in wild birds is essentially nonexistent - fieldwork evidence shows that some northern gannets survived H5N1 infection bit.ly/4qx2iGo #birds

Applying for a DPhil course with the Department of Physics? Be sure to submit your application and all documents before Thursday 8th January 12:00 midday UK time.  https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/study/postgraduates

⏰ The first application deadline for our postgraduate courses is this Friday, 9 January 2026. If you’ve already started an application, make sure to complete and submit it. Apply now for Autumn 2026 entry ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/study/courses/

Today marks 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth and we were delighted to hear St Hugh’s Stipendiary Lecturer in English, Dr Lucy Powell discussing Jane Austen’s 1830 novel Pride & Prejudice with broadcaster and script editor John York on BBC Radio 4’s “Opening Lines“ bit.ly/3MEs7WI #janeausten

Congratulations to @eesaupe.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow in Palaeobiology on being awarded grant supported by European Research Council Consolidator Grants to lead new research project: EXTINCT to develop new ways of determining what causes extinction of marine invertebrates bit.ly/4oWlM6j

Congratulations to St Hugh's Boat Club (SHBC) Novice Women's team who won the Tamesis Regatta (formerly known as Christ Church Regatta) - the first time this has been achieved in 41 years bit.ly/49TNsEZ #rowing #women #oxford

We were delighted to welcome back alumni who matriculated 1992-1995 for a reunion full of reminiscence and nostalgia. The range of careers represented and many successes celebrated were true reminder of the vibrant, inspiring community that makes St Hugh’s so special bit.ly/3MbwpEM #alumni #reunion

As Nell Gwyn's naughty pop-up book goes to auction at Christies @davidftaylor.bsky.social comments in @theobserveruk.bsky.social on how rare it is for book to be specifically linked to Nell Gwyn who was known to be illiterate bit.ly/4p6erC9 #literature #auction

Fascinating paper by Tutorial Fellow in Biology, @sjportugal.bsky.social published in 'Biology Letters': ‘The visual impediment of cranial ornamentation in male Chrysolophus pheasants’, reports on unusually obstructive plumage which compromises vision of two types of pheasants bit.ly/48keZ01 #birds

In 5th episode of 'A Philosopher and a Child' entitled 'Can a child outsmart an Oxford philosopher?', Prof Adrian Moore, Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy debates whether the universe is infinite with Cara Margiotta - could the universe be infinitely big and old bit.ly/482wnYb #philosophy #infinity

College Principal, Michele Acton joined Honorary Fellow and alumna, Amal Clooney at launch of Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice by @blavatnikschool.bsky.social in partnership with The Clooney Foundation for Justice dedicated to harnessing power of AI for justice bit.ly/4ivBT9q #ai #justice

We were delighted to welcome psychiatrist, psychotherapist and writer Marchelle Farrell to our annual Lady Ademola Lecture to discuss her thoughts about relationships between internal and external landscapes with staff and students. Recording available: bit.ly/43VAhj0 #oxford #blackhistorymonth

Congratulations to Fellow by Resolution in Physics and alumnus Dr Jack Miller who has been awarded @ipem.ac.uk Gold Medal in Academia given to members with substantial and sustained track record at outstanding level of contribution to advancement of academic practice bit.ly/4p1o7Nx #award #phyiscs

St Hugh’s College has become an accredited #oxfordlivingwage employer for 2025-26 reflecting the College's ongoing commitment to fair pay and supporting our employees to live and work in one of the UK’s most expensive cities bit.ly/43RFUyG #oxford #employer

Students and staff marked All Souls by gathering in Chapel for a short service to remember those who died in the last year and in years past. Amongst those remembered were members of St Hugh's College community who sadly died earlier this year #allsouls

Honorary Fellow and alumna Prof Jane Roberts (Eng Lang & Lit, 1959) will give this year’s Dorothy Whitelock Lecture on: ‘Guthlac: what the early medieval records tell us’ on Wed 3 Dec 5.15pm at St Peter’s College Chapel followed by drinks reception.Tickets only: bit.ly/4qDnMT6 #medieval #english

Join us for this year's Lady Ademola Lecture in conversation with psychiatrist, psychotherapist and writer Marchelle Farrell. In 1935 Kofoworola Ademola became the first Black African woman to achieve a degree @ox.ac.uk Register for the lecture at: bit.ly/48IO0wW #blackhistorymonth #lecture

Principal Michele Acton was delighted to formally welcome our new Fellows to St Hugh's: Prof Thomas Aubrey, Prof Luca Furieri, Michele Acton, Prof Noam Vogt-Vincent and Dr Mary Tzaawa-Krenzler. Profiles available in latest Chronicle: bit.ly/4nfJ2Lx #academic #oxford

#OnThisDay in 1920, the first women received their Oxford degrees 🎓 📷 | St Anne's College Oxford

Join us on 1 November for annual Lady Ademola Lecture in conversation with psychiatrist, psychotherapist and writer Marchelle Farrell who is curious about the relationships between internal and external landscapes. Registration: bit.ly/43j0Q1d #blackhistorymonth

Our annual college magazine Chronicle is out - full of college and alumni news, interviews and features. Read the digital version here: online.fliphtml5.com/uwbnc/dqef/#... #news #alumni #oxford #mustread

We were delighted to welcome alumni who matriculated in 1975, 1965, 1955, and earlier for our Jubilee Lunch. We were joined by Principal, Michele Acton and Senior Tutor, Prof Robert Vilain who expressed College's gratitude for continued support of our alumni bit.ly/4mEt39E #alumni #reunion #oxford

We were delighted to welcome back Dame Jane Glover (Music, 1968) Honorary Fellow and musicologist/conductor. She shared how College was pivotal in shaping her future. She was joined by Ertegun Director, Professor Jonathan Cross, who co-hosted the event. bit.ly/46UG4Hn #alumni #music #memories

Congratulations to St Hugh's Fellow and Senior Tutor, Professor Robert Vilain who has received the Recognition of Distinction award. @ox.ac.uk Divisional Distinctions Committee has conferred on Robert the title of Professor of German and Comparative Literature bit.ly/4mHGxBK #award #academia #oxford

Looking forward to welcoming Amelie who will be studying Law at here at St Hugh's.

Congratulations to Eloise and Amelia on their graduation. We hope that they and all our new graduates will stay in touch with St Hugh's. To update your details please go to: www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/update-your-... #alumni #graduates

Congratulations to undergraduate, Ruokai Zhao on being awarded @ox.ac.uk 'Undergraduate Prize' for Best Overall Performance in Part A Mathematics & Statistics 2024-25, awarded annually by the Examiners to recognise outstanding performances in examinations bit.ly/4lRDirt #award #maths #statistics

In July we're celebrating life-saving achievements of alumna Prof Freda Stevenson (Biochemistry, 1961) who showed antibodies can be used to treat cancer cells, creating vaccine that uses DNA to increase immunity to cancers and found way to use genes to better understand subsets of leukaemia #science

What happens when St Hugh's Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy discusses 'Morality and Meaning'? In the third episode of philosophy interviews with children Prof Moore discusses the meaning of life, morality and the difficult moral dilemma of the trolley problem bit.ly/40eQM8e #philosophy #morality

Congratulations to Tutorial Fellow in Experimental Psychology and Prof of Cognitive Science @ox.ac.uk ‪@asifamajid‬ on her induction as Fellow @aaas.org‬ in Washington DC. This honour began in 1874 for meritorious contribution to advancement of science and engineering bit.ly/4egt6WF #science #award

Congratulations to winners of Art & Photography Prizes: Student Photography Prize: shared by Raghu Krishnan and Vinzent Wesselmann; Student Art Prize: Fern Kruger-Paget; Staff Art Prize: Mary Helen Last, Accommodation Officer; Staff Photography Prize:  Anna Xiong, Librarian Assistant bit.ly/4kK7cxt

Join us on Thursday 29 May 5-9pm at St Hugh's for Keep It Real - @ox.ac.uk OxWoCS’ flagship event highlighting unfiltered journeys of women in STEM, with honest storytelling, career insight, and community building. Sign up: forms.gle/eGYLoQfQPmz4... #stem #conference #oxford

Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy, Professor Adrian Moore to appear in series of fascinating philosophy interviews with children on YouTube. First episode features schoolgirl Cara Margiotta with whom he debates whether the universe needs to have had a beginning and a cause. View at: bit.ly/4lZtDj7

Professors Rachel Tanner and Thomas Cousins are working together as part of new inter-disciplinary @ox.ac.uk consortium awarded £5 million funding from @ineosoxford.bsky.social to develop novel therapies for drug-resistant tuberculosis bit.ly/42ZMCRT #research #tuberculosis

The Colin Matthew Fund 2025 is open to applications for graduate and undergraduate students @ox.ac.uk for small grants to support travel for the purposes of research for a thesis or dissertation on an historical topic. Apply at: bit.ly/42ZzJHv #travel #grant

Congratulations to winner of 2025 Avril Bruton creative writing award Sophie Harrison (Modern Languages, 2022), for her story ‘Gaslight’ which combines beautiful detail with the fantastical and threatening, and brilliantly evokes its setting in Lincoln bit.ly/3YO9dQ7 #creativewriting #award

Happy St George's Day from everyone at St Hugh's College! #stgeorgesday

Join us on Tuesday 6 May, 5.30pm-6.30pm when our alumni Han Smith and Seth Insua will be discussing their recent publications and explore what it means to be 'Writing Fiction Now'. Info and to book: bit.ly/4iCXNWM #books #fiction #alumni

Good luck to Agnes and Indigo @ox.ac.uk at The Boat Races this weekend! Indigo, studying for DPhil in Medical Sciences after being awarded an MBiol from St Hugh’s, learnt to row with SHBC. Agnes is in her fourth year @sthughscollege.bsky.social studying Earth Sciences. #boatrace #oxforduniversity

Huge congratulations to our students, Shangyu Cao and Qing Han who were awarded the 'Overall Winner Recognition' prize and the 'People's Choice Award' by @enspireoxford.bsky.social for their startup company called Paipai at the recent All-Innovate ideas competition bit.ly/4lw81Lg #innovation #award

Spring is the season of love! Tutorial Fellow in Music @eeleach.bsky.social discusses her research on 'The Medieval Podcast' into the way people used to sing about love and their relationships in the Middle Ages and how those expressions of love continue today bit.ly/3FTjT9I #medieval #music

This month's Alumni Spotlight celebrates our alumna and Honorary Fellow, pioneering adventurer, Sarah Outen MBE (Biological Sciences, 2004) - multi-record breaking athlete and motivational speaker who, having learned to row on the Isis, rowed solo across all world's the major oceans bit.ly/43u9KtQ

Congratulations to Prof Rafael Perera Fellow in Medical Statistics, who has been awarded Senior Investigator award by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, for outstanding leadership contribution and shaping research in his field of work bit.ly/4j4NqLM #award #socialcare #nhs

Join us for 28th Henry Rowlatt Bickley Memorial Lecture (hybrid): “Collapsing Houses: A new, unbounded biography of Natalia Ginzburg” on 28 May at 5pm, to be given by Thea Lenarduzzi, award-winning author, broadcaster, and essayist. Register at: bit.ly/3XEpg2F #lecture #italianliterature

Congratulations to Tutorial Fellow in Experimental Psychology and Prof of Cognitive Science @ox.ac.uk @asifamajid.bsky.social on being elected Fellow of @aaas.org Full details of her prestigious award at: bit.ly/3DJ5EDN #award #science

Just 4 days left of our telethon - our team of student callers has really enjoyed speaking with St Hugh's alumni! If you get a call, please do pick up – we’d love to chat! Any questions, email us [email protected] #telethon #alumni

Wishing everyone celebrating Persian new year today joy peace and happiness! #nowruz #celebration

Over the next 2 weeks our brilliant team of student callers will be ringing our alumni to share College news and invite support to help provide the best possible opportunities for our current St Hugh’s students. If you get a call, please do pick up – we’d love to chat! #telethon #alumni