Don't miss applying to our Subject Taster Days! A great chance to build super-curricular UCAS evidence, learn about multifaceted subjects at Oxford, and explore life at St Peter’s. Head to our website’s Schools and Outreach page. #StudyAtOxford #OxfordUniversity #SubjectTasterDays #SuperCurricular

Prof Christl Donnelly CBE is one of twelve Oxford academics appointed to the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences’ inaugural cohort of Fellows, which brings together the UK’s leading mathematicians to help solve some of the UK’s biggest challenges. https://ow.ly/lpXW50Y5jTn

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. Drop by the the College Chapel between 5.30pm and 6.30pm for a time of peaceful reflection. This is a non-religious event and is open to all. Photo by Hakan Erenler (Pexels)

Year 12s - sign up for our Geography Taster Day on 17 Feb by 31 Jan! Participate in focused classes, sample exciting lectures, speak to current undergraduates and more. All info on our website (Upcoming Events) #StudyAtOxford

It is with deep sadness that the Master and Fellows of St Peter’s College share news of the death of Professor Stephen Baxter, Fellow and Tutor in Medieval History. Our full tribute will be shared soon. https://ow.ly/cy8J50Y0yrB

It's Oxford Offer Day. Congratulations to everyone receiving an offer to study at University of Oxford -- especially our St Peter's offer holders! Send us a message to tell us about your experience of receiving your offer! 💚 #StudyatOxford #OxfordStudents #OxfordUniversity

This February Half Term, we’re hosting two NEW Subject Taster Days in Geography and Maths for aspiring Year 12 applicants. 🎓Enjoy academic sessions, time with undergraduates and admissions insights! Apply by 31 Jan: https://ow.ly/w5W750XTmAr #StudyAtOxford #UniversityOfOxford #OxfordOutreach

Should we be surprised by the United States’ latest intervention in Venezuela? What does President Trump mean when he invokes ‘The “Donroe” Doctrine?’ What might happen next? Dr Stephen Tuffnell provides expert comment in an interview on Sky News Daily with Niall Paterson: https://ow.ly/Kcff50XSlS2

London friends: on Wednesday 7 January, the Choir of St Peter’s College will present a short, free concert following their annual bootcamp. Programme to include Bach, Brahms and Pärt. https://ow.ly/aCWt50XQWv9

As the sun sets for the last time in 2025, we send very good wishes for 2026 to our students, alumni, staff and friends all around the globe. #HappyNewYear Photo by Fisher Studios

Merry Christmas to all in our St Peter's College community who are celebrating today! #Oxford #OxfordChristmas #OxfordUniversity Photo by Tom Weller

Wishing everyone a peaceful Christmas Eve! Our Candlelight Service of Readings and Music for Advent and Christmas is available to rewatch here: https://www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/advent-and-christmas-2025

St Peter's Christmas card from 1935. #HappyChristmas #OxfordChristmas

St Peter's College will be closed to visitors and the public from 6pm on Tuesday 23 December 2025 and will reopen on Monday 5 January 2026. Students and staff, find more information about accessing College over the vacation: https://www.spc.ox.ac.uk/events/college-closure-winter-vacation-2025-2026

In 1937, the College's Christmas card featured a drawing showing a view of St Peter's College from what was then the Oxford Canal Coal Wharf. We spy the Emily Morris Building, Staircases I-III, Canal House, and the Chapel tower. As you can see, the artist had some real-life inspiration! #TBT

Wishing a very happy Hanukkah to our alumni, students, staff and friends!

Our students wrote, produced and acted in their very own St Peter's Pantomime! 'Snow White and the Seven Dudes' was written by Madi Bouchta (English, 2024) and Maisie Saunders (Physics, 2023). We spy quite a few St Peter's faces in the cast! 🍏

This summer, Yan Yikuan, then a first-year physics student at St Peter’s, received travel funding to pursue a research internship at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research. In this report, he shares about the internship's impact on his development as a scientist: https://ow.ly/zqAy50XGmYr

It is with great sadness that the Master and Fellows of St Peter’s College Oxford share news of the death of our Emeritus Fellow, Dr Anthony ‘Tony’ Hunt, on Monday 3 November 2025. Read our full tribute to Tony and share your own memories here: https://ow.ly/1CF750XGmui

Matt Fuchter's @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social research group has for the first time discovered an approach to electrically switch organic LEDs (OLEDs) to emit either left- or right-handed circularly polarized light without changing the light-emitting molecules. https://ow.ly/urf150XGiyk

Wishing candidates the best of luck on your interviews over the coming weeks! Check out the highlights on our Instagram page to find encouraging tips from our academics and current and former students. #StudyatOxford #OxfordInterviews #OxfordUniversity Photo by Fisher Studios

Life at Oxford is a juggling act. This #GivingTuesday, we're grateful for all those who support our busy and brilliant students! Haven't had a chance to give? Give now: https://ow.ly/xyoT50XAbiv#GivingTuesday

New research from Chemistry Fellow @fuchtermatt.bsky.social! 👏

Wishing our US alumni, students and friends a very happy Thanksgiving! Photo by Anna Tukhfatullina Food Photographer/Stylist via Pexels

Got just five minutes? That means you've got time to learn from our talented students! Tomorrow, join us for our next Graduate Seminar, 'Just Five Minutes', where postgrads present their research in five-minute talks aimed at a non-specialist audience. https://ow.ly/5o5s50XuxjJ

A gorgeous double rainbow over St Peter's College, captured by Lodge Porter Katharine French. #Oxford #OxfordUniversity

Our Faraday paper is now published in all its glory! www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Chemsky #Physics @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social @spcoxford.bsky.social

Did you know that the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine was among the first students to matriculate at St Peter's College? We're delighted to see his Stroud home marked with a blue plaque commemorating his legacy. www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/alumnus...

Great to see Rosie Crawford again (alumna @spcoxford.bsky.social BA Arch & Anth) sharing her success & passion for #archaeology in this video for First Lego League. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Y4...

St Peter’s College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Pierrick Bousseau as Fellow and Tutor in Mathematics. Dr Bousseau also joins the University of Oxford’s Mathematical Institute as an Associate Professor. Meet Dr Bousseau here: www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-pier...

Check out our latest photopharmacology paper in @chemicalscience.rsc.org. We discover azopyrroles can be powerful tools to control movement phenotypes via TRPA1. @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social @spcoxford.bsky.social pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A... #ChemSky

It is with deep sadness that the Master and Fellows of St Peter’s College share the news that our Emeritus Fellow, The Reverend William (‘Billy’) Lysander Rowan Watson, has died aged 99. Read more about Billy's legacy and share your memories: www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/billy-w...

This month, the St Peter's College Foundation will auction 24 paintings by Oxford alumnus and artist Luke Martineau. All profits will be donated by the Foundation to St Peter's College. Explore the catalogue, get involved and place your bid here: www.spc.ox.ac.uk/events/aucti...

New research from SPC Research Associate Dr Nerys Astbury finds that women with obesity seeking IVF are 47% more likely to conceive naturally after weight loss programmes, potentially easing NHS access barriers and reducing treatment need. Read more: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/weight-...

Today, we send our very best wishes to everyone receiving their A-Level results. And, a warm welcome to our 2025 Freshers! Tag us and let us know you're #GoingToOxford! #ALevelResults #OxfordUni #StudyatOxford

Kudos to St Peter’s medicine student Abigail Jones, who was awarded the 2025 Wronker Research Project Prize for her research project, 'Using nanobody-based strategies to enhance Mamu-E crystallisation'! #StudentResearch #OxfordResearch #OxfordStudents

The latest Fire and Wire Podcast, hosted by University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor Prof Irene Tracey, features St Peter's College's Prof Lavanya Rajamani explaining the growing role of human rights law in climate litigation. www.ox.ac.uk/about/organi...

In a landmark collaborative research project, Prof Stephen Baxter has named the author of Domesday Book, William the Conqueror’s ‘Medieval Big Data’ project. Learn more: www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/prof-st... Image of Domesday Book courtesy of Professor John Palmer, George Slater and opendomesday.org.

Last week, we celebrated Lodge Porter Neville's retirement after 14 years at SPC! Neville said, 'I've seen a lot of young people come through these doors, and by the time they graduate, they've changed and grown into young adults. That's what it's all about here, and it's great to be a part of it.'

Congratulations to Dr Peter Kail, who has published The Routledge Guidebook to Hume’s A Treatise of Human Nature (Routledge, 2025)! www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-pete...

The annual SCR and Staff vs JCR #Cricket Match ended with (yet another) JCR win! A source unwilling to go on the record has suggested that the SCR/Staff Team had the advantage, but decided to be lenient on the JCR. Other witnesses have disputed this. Our fact-checking team is on the case.

Prof Tom Adcock (@thomasadcock.bsky.social) was part of a study, published today in Nature Communications, confirming that the cause of extraordinary global tremors in September - October 2023 was two mega tsunamis in Greenland that became trapped standing waves. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-06...

Wishing the best of luck to our students as they take their exams! 🎉💚🎓

The 2025 Garden Play showed an unlikely group of students who become friends whilst trying to restore the spirit of St Peter's College. Unsurprisingly, a friendly face in the Lodge holds the [cross]key to the mystery! The student crew dedicated the play to Porter Neville, who retires this summer.

Here’s hoping you had a happy May Morning (and a big cup of coffee to get through the rest of the day ☕️). #MayMorning #Oxford

Congratulations, El!

Join us in cheering for the five St Peter's members representing Oxford in The Boat Races this weekend! Students Milly, Amelia, Joe and Tara will participate in the Reserve Races on Sunday, and on Saturday, alumnus Simon will row in the Lightweight Race! www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/the-boa...

Each year, our Access & Outreach team partners with Aspire Liverpool to bring a group of Year 12 students from across Liverpool to Oxford for a residential. From taster classes to admissions advice, we all have something to learn and discover together! Thanks for visiting us again last week, Aspire!

The Master co-judged an 'AI vs Humans' poetry competition with columnist and broadcaster Giles Coren. She said: It's heartening to know that, for the moment at least, a good poem with heart and pulse as its point of origin is still distinguishable from its artificially generated counterpart.'

Right now, alumni are reconnecting with College through our annual Telethon. Our student callers can't wait to hear your stories about life at St Peter's and give you the latest news from College. No time for a call? Give and follow here: telethon.spc.ox.ac.uk #SPCTelethon