The Radcliffe Observatory has stood for over 250 years. But heritage requires care and the building now needs restoration to preserve it for future generations. 💫 Support this work by joining the Radcliffe 100 and the Radcliffe 250.

South landscaping at the Radcliffe Observatory is now complete 🌿 A new shared space at the heart of the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, made possible by the Stephen A. Schwarzman Foundation. Work continues on Phase 1, including a new East Wing entrance and step-free access.

#ScientistSpotlight 🧪 This week we’re featuring Felix A Radtke, a DPhil student in the Vyas Group, a clinician by training, and the current Oxford Sir David Weatherall Scholar. #WorldHealthDay @rdm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk #AkademicSky @greentempleton.bsky.social

Congratulations to Julietta Camahort (MSc Financial Economics, 2025), Louis Corrigan (Clinical Medicine, 2024) and Julian Schoeberl (MSc Modelling for Global Health, 2025) who will represent Oxford this weekend in the Boat Race. Best of luck to them and the Dark Blues 💙

🦴🦖Major archaeological discovery at the Radcliffe Observatory 🦴🦖 This week, contractors uncovered what appear to be dinosaur bones. Initial assessments suggest the remains could belong to a previously unknown species, tentatively named Green Templetonosaurus.

When the researcher becomes the patient. Research Fellow Karl Smith Byrne reflects on tackling cancer both professionally and personally in The Times Magazine and what it’s taught him about prevention and patient-centred science. Read more ↓ www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

Our beautiful Magnolia 🌸

Governing Body has elected Research Fellow Dr Mary McMenamin as University Assessor for the year 2027/28. The Assessor is a senior officer and trustee of the University of Oxford with a role which encompasses advocacy and scrutiny. Congratulations Mary 👏 www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Our front lawn landscaping project stilly taking shape. This week the stone bench was delivered and installed.

We recently interviewed @mitalilive.bsky.social, Director of @reutersinstitute.bsky.social, for Observatory magazine. From her early days reporting in India to leading a global institute in Oxford. Read the interview: www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

What does it take to reshape the global economy? This question was discussed at our latest Principal’s Circle lecture featuring Massimiano Tellini of Intesa Sanpaolo and Stephanie Walton (Geography and the Environment, 2023). Read more: www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

At 04:00 on Saturday 14 February the John Radcliffe statue was moved to its new location. An important milestone in our landscaping project. Thank you to KingerleeLtd and Hadingham Kirk for their expertise and precision in handling such an important part of this project.

Wishing all a very Happy Lunar New Year. Our Artist-in-Residence @weimin_he has kindly created this vivid artwork to celebrate the Year of the Horse. The four characters shown carry Weimin’s wishes, and ours, for you: 'Wishing you every success in the Year of the Horse'.

Read the latest issue of Observatory. Featuring insights from colleagues shaping public policy, reflections from alumni and celebrations of student success. Plus, a spotlight on journalism with @reutersinstitute.bsky.social Director @mitalilive.bsky.social gtc.ox.ac.uk/about/observ...

The college was delighted to host the Oxford Guild of Chefs winter feast last month. Read Head Chef Oliver Snowden's reflections on the evening 👇 www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier than ever 🐧 A decade-long study co-authored by Fiona Jones (DPhil Zoology, 2015) reveals a record shift in breeding timing, likely driven by climate change. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01...

Double rainbows over the Radcliffe Observatory 🌈🌈 Many thanks to Beril Boz (DPhil Law, 2020) for this beautiful image.

Take a trip down memory lane with us. This is what we looked like in 2016.

Welcome to our new Bursar, Julie Saunders. Julie joined college at the beginning of January 2026. The communications team took time at the end of her first full week to ask her a bit about her life, work, and life outside work. www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Sunrise on the first week of Hilary Term

Congratulations Emeritus Fellow Dr Keith Ruddle who was recognised alongside his wife Jill Thorley for services to the community in the King’s New Year Honours. ⬇️ www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Season’s greetings from Green Templeton. Wishing everyone a joyful festive period and every good wish for 2026.

It’s giving Friday of week 8 💫

Congratulations to Rosamund Snow Scholar Jeremy Leslie-Spinks on passing his DPhil viva. His work bridges the communication gap between dancers and clinicians, improving care for injured dancers. 👏🎓 www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/suppo... @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social

A fascinating look at how science can strengthen accountability in cases of environmental harm. 👇

🎧Governing Body Fellow Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social joins a panel of leading ethnographers in the latest Thinking In Between podcast to explore how ethnography shapes health and social care research. Listen now 👇https://open.spotify.com/episode/72Vffh8ycM8a4qhXRONoyG?si=d52b3b763aaf4268

The college has received the final consents for a major transformation of the Radcliffe Observatory. gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

We are delighted to announce a gift of over £3 million from the Stephen A. Schwarzman Foundation to reenergise the Radcliffe Observatory as a focal point for both the college and the wider Radcliffe Observatory Quarter. Find out more about plans for the building ⬇️ www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Humanitarian aid is in crisis. As needs soar, key donors like the US and UK are cutting support. New research by Vittorio Bruni (DPhil Migration Studies, 2021) shows these cuts hit food security, welfare and local markets hard. voxdev.org/topic/instit...

🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Nautilus Award winners! Honouring outstanding contributions to college in: 🏅 Academic 🤝 College Citizenship 🏃 Sport Principal Sir Michael Dixon presented the awards at the college's annual Spotlight event. 🔗 gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

📸 Congratulations to this year’s Photography Competition winner Hao Li (DPhil Clinical Neurosciences, 2023). 'Ascent’ is a striking composite of motion and growth on the Radcliffe Observatory staircase. See the full list of Highly Commended enteries: gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Governing Body Fellow Peter Friend's OrganOx has been shortlisted for the MacRobert Award 2025. OrganOx’s ground-breaking technology preserves and assesses donor organs, transforming transplant outcomes worldwide. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-06...

🎧Mpox cases are rising in Sierra Leone. Governing Body Fellow Trudie Lang explains what this means, why it matters and how global efforts to tackle the outbreak are progressing. Listen from 1:30 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @info_TGHN

🌍 How can food systems be sustainable, equitable and healthy? The 17th annual Human Welfare Conference brought researchers, practitioners and communities together to explore just that. 🍽️🌱 Read more: www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Richard Doll Society students recently explored the city’s medical past, from plagues to penicillin, confronting health inequities and ethical legacies along the way in an Uncomfortable Oxford tour. A powerful reminder of how history shapes care today. 🔗 gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

It was a brilliant evening at the Radcliffe Observatory as over 30 alumni and students came together to share stories, spark ideas, and build connections across generations. Thanks to all who joined us! www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

David Cranston, Emeritus Associate Professor of Surgery, has released 'Green Templeton: The Legacy of Two Colleges' (Words By Design, 2025), which includes a fascinating history of the Radcliffe Observatory. Read more ➡️ www.nds.ox.ac.uk/news/the-leg... @greentempleton.bsky.social

Congratulations to all who graduated this weekend! 🎉🎓🧑🏽‍🎓

Honoured to be chairing the Barclay Lecture at @greentempleton.bsky.social by Prof Lord Lionel Tarassenko on the impact of digital tech on the future of healthcare.

🚣‍♀️ Green Templeton Boat Club is back for its 15th Summer Eights! Catch the action and cheer them on from Longbridges Boathouse! 💚🤍 📍Day 1 (Wed 28 May): 13:45 M2 14:45 M2 (sandwich) 15:15 W2 16:45 M1 17:15 W1 #EightsWeek #GTBC #OxfordRowing #SummerEights2025

Greening the pharmaceutical sector - rhetoric or reality? Pls join us on 12 June for a much needed panel discussion and debate. Details and registration via the link below👇 www.conted.ox.ac.uk/events/view/... @greentempleton.bsky.social @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @sarahbriggs.bsky.social

🌍 For decades, Green Templeton has nurtured changemakers shaping a sustainable future. In Observatory 2024, eight alumni share their Oxford memories and how they’re driving global impact – from forest conservation to climate policy. 🔗 Read more: www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Wisteria Wednesday ✨ 1. @magdalenoxford.bsky.social | estherjohnsonphotography 2. @queenscollegeox.bsky.social | mjs110 3. @greentempleton.bsky.social | os_phot_os 4. @stedmundhall.bsky.social | spiralling_oxford #Spring2025

Join the Oxford Cardiology Society Conference 2025 Talks from leading cardiologists, trainee insights, a poster competition with cash prize and lunch included. 📍 Green Templeton College 🗓 Sunday 18 May from 9:30 Book now: fixr.co/event/oxford...

🪐 This weekend four of our Astrophysics Research Fellows and their colleagues from the department donned their running shoes and took part in the Oxford Town and Gown 10k in support of the charity Oxford Homelessness

Last Friday @greentempleton.bsky.social hosted a hybrid event on decolonising global health with speakers from the Global South. Maju Brunette, Shashika Bandara and Neelika Malavige led a powerful dialogue on equity, allyship and leadership. 📰 Read more about the 'Beyond the Ivory Tower' event ⬇️

Congratulations to Associate Fellow @mitalilive.bsky.social on her appointment as Director of @reutersinstitute.bsky.social 👏

Digital technologies: enhancers or disrupters of good social care? Join us for a panel discussion, Thursday 5th June, 4pm @greentempleton.bsky.social GTC College, Oxford talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d68... @sonjacambs.bsky.social @decidecentre.bsky.social

Beautiful Friday Blooms 🪻🌸🌺🌷🌻

Join us on April 25 @ox.ac.uk @greentempleton.bsky.social as we discuss navigating decolonizing #globalhealth in diverse settings. Grateful to share this space w/ Dr. Maria Julia (Maju) Brunette & Dr. Neelika Malavige You can join online or in person. Register at www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/students/stu...