HMC Vice-Principal Prof Jan-Emmanuel De Neve has been recognised by @thinkers50.com as one of today’s most influential thinkers in business and management. Read the full story 🔗 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hmc-...

📢 Today we welcome our new Principal, @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social, to HMC. Beth joins us from @kent.ac.uk, where she was Professor of Philanthropic Studies and the founding Director of the Centre for Philanthropy. See full story 👇 tinyurl.com/5622usr5

📢 We’re delighted to announce that Professor Jane Shaw has been appointed the new Provost of Gresham College, starting this Dec! Prof Shaw is a distinguished historian, author, & outgoing Principal of @hmcoxford.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk Read more: gres.hm/jane-shaw-25🎓

We are delighted to share the news that our outgoing Principal Prof Jane Shaw is to become the new Provost of @greshamcollege.bsky.social, an institution that shares HMC's commitment to breaking down barriers to knowledge and promoting education. Read the full story 👇 tinyurl.com/379en7rz

📢 Read the latest edition of our Prospective Students' Newsletter, featuring links to some of @ox.ac.uk's latest resources, such as the undergraduate prospectus for entry in 2026, as well as HMC-specific information, like stories from some of our students 👇 mailchi.mp/1319bebff0e2...

On Saturday we were delighted to welcome back HMC alumni for an opportunity to bid farewell to our outgoing Principal Professor Jane Shaw and meet her successor @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social. Read more about the event 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hmc-...

📢 Calling all HMC alum! Join us on 3 November, in the beautiful setting of the Oxford and Cambridge Club, to meet our incoming Principal, @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social , and Director of Alumni Relations and Development Lisa Smårs. More info and booking 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/event/alumni...

Join our #OCMA team & Franck Goddio for an exploration of Alexandria’s ancient Portus Magnus and one of its enigmatic sacred sites, the Temple to Poseidon. 5pm, Thurs 25 Sept @hmcoxford.bsky.social ⚓🧜‍♂️⛵

Check out HMC Supernumerary Fellow and Psychology Tutor @juliabadger.bsky.social in a recent guest appearance on a psychology podcast discussing her research on bullying and "counter-connecting" 👇 changingstatesofmind.com/podcast

Remember that it's our final Open Day of the year on Friday 19 September. Come along to: – Take a tour of HMC – Meet our Admissions Team – Put questions to current students More info 👉 hmc.ox.ac.uk/open-days We look forward to seeing you! #OxOpenDays #LifeAtHMC #LifelongLearning

All ready for #OxfordOpenDoors tomorrow from 10 to 4! See our renovated Chapel and beautiful Library – and find out about the Arlosh Hall's role in a key historical event. And why not also visit our neighbours @newcollegeoxf.bsky.social, @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social and @wadhamcollege.bsky.social?

📢 Join us on 25 September for a free lecture by pioneering underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio. In what promises to be a fascinating talk, Goddio will describe his team's exploration of one of Alexandria’s sacred sites, the Temple to Poseidon. Info and sign-up 👇 www.hmc.ox.ac.uk/event/public...

Based on people’s search for an authentic spirituality, Professor Jane Shaw @hmcoxford.bsky.social ‬aims to transform our understanding of the spiritual and religious landscape of twentieth-century Britain. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/jshaw

Delighted that 2 pieces of news align! New job @hmcoxford.bsky.social and new book (co-authored with @rhodridavies.bsky.social & Theresa Lloyd) exploring UK #philanthropy and why rich people give: hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/new-...

Catch HMC Senior Research Fellow Michael Symmons Roberts in conversation with Rowan Williams for the Christ Church 500th Anniversary Lecture series in Manchester on 11 September. More info and booking 👇 tinyurl.com/bdh5764a

We're delighted to be hosting a three-day international workshop on recycling in ancient Egypt – now in full swing –organised by DPhil students David Brügger and Leonie Hoff!

Another key figure in our past died #OTD in 1858. Charles Wellbeloved, Principal of Manchester College in York and a renowned reformer and archaeologist, was educated at Homerton Academy, antecedent to @homertoncollege.bsky.social, and had a significant role in @ukunitarian.bsky.social history.

Born #OTD 1833: Edward Burne-Jones, who designed the celebrated stained-glass windows in our Chapel, which were made by the William Morris factory. Read more 👇 www.hmc.ox.ac.uk/design-and-h...

📢 Mature student considering applying to Oxford as either an undergraduate or postgraduate? Our prospective students' newsletter for August includes a guide to picking your course, admission tests, the last chance to register for September events, as well as much more. 👇 tinyurl.com/2wtm6wvs

Contributors to the next @worldhappiness.report have just been announced. Published by HMC-based The Wellbeing Research Centre, directed by Vice-Principal and Fellow and Tutor in Management Prof Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, the theme of the 2026 report is social media. More details 👇 tinyurl.com/yfybr2vy

Today marks the start of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup, but did you know that in 1987 HMC – or Manchester College as we were still known back then – had its own formidable rugby team? Proof comes in the form of this wonderful image from the archives! #RWC2025

As the only @ox.ac.uk college solely for mature students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, one of the distinct characteristics of HMC is the diverse range of our students’ life experiences. Read more about some of them and their impressions of life at HMC👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/student-stor...

Sat 13 Sep, 10.30-12: join us for a webinar offered jointly by @ox.ac.uk and @cam.ac.uk to find out more about mature colleges at both universities and the admissions process. Plus, put your questions to admissions staff from HMC and current students. Register 👇https://shorturl.at/RBqVC

Our wonderful Library is featured in Geoffrey Tyack and Dan Paton's "Oxford Libraries Architecture" published by @bodleian.ox.ac.uk . More info on the book 👉https://f.mtr.cool/iytcqbzmqm

👏 Congratulations to HMC alumnus James Roberts (2021, DPhil Theology) on his appointment as Head of the St Paul's Cathedral Institute. More here 👉

An altar cloth preserved in our Archive and what it reveals not only about HMC but the role the College played in Oxford's spiritual and cultural life is the subject of the latest blog from our Library Team 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/god-...

Can't wait for this new book from HMC Fellow and Tutor in English Prof Kate McLoughlin!

📢 TV drama "Outrageous" has been released. The series, telling the story of the Mitford sisters, is out now on streaming platform U. Scenes featuring HMC and Holywell Street were filmed in November, with some familiar locations transported back to the 1930s! Watch the series 👉 tinyurl.com/3srfh2mh

A reminder of that post-exam feeling of freedom from Muhammed (Hamza) Awan, who graduated on Friday alongside many more of our finalists!

🍾 Many congratulations to all the HMC students who are graduating today – and a very warm welcome into our alumni community!

HMC Principal Professor Jane Shaw was recently awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship to complete her new book, "Seeking Infinity: Mystics in the Modern World". Read more about the project 👇 tinyurl.com/y623kabe

We were delighted yesterday to welcome alumnus @hanford.me.uk back to the College. Robin was taking a break from his Ministry in Hinckley, Leicestershire, and met with our new Development Director Lisa Smars.

Taking place in our Chapel on Wednesday as part of this year's Oxford Literary Festival: Prof Alec Ryrie discusses his most recent book, "The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It", with Prof Diarmaid MacCulloch. Tickets and more info here: tinyurl.com/bdzemp58

A real pleasure to show members of the @bavs-uk.bsky.social around the College today – and provide access to a specially prepared display of materials from our Archive. In the photo below, the group under a portrait (centre) of alumnus, lecturer and supporter of the College William Gaskell.

We are delighted to announce that the Governing Body of HMC has elected @uua.org President the Rev Dr Sofía Betancourt as a new Honorary Fellow. More here 👉 tinyurl.com/3hkx236y

The latest edition of our alumni newsletter is out now! The Trinity term edition of My HMC features the usual round-up of College news plus an introduction from our new Director of Alumni Relations and Development, a celebration of our Principal, and much more. Read online 👉 tinyurl.com/45ah7wd6

We were delighted to host a recent meeting between Prof Jim Naismith, Head of @mplsoxford.bsky.social, and a group of recently appointed academics from @oxengsci.bsky.social. Pictured below in our SCR the group, which includes HMC Fellow Emilio Martínez Pañeda 3rd from right. Image: Kate Wilson.

📢 Our latest newsletter for prospective students is out now, featuring details of our next Open Day, a webinar for mature students run jointly by Oxford and Cambridge...and much more. View here and sign up for future editions 👇 mailchi.mp/6475f6de2ba8...

📢 Job alert! We're looking for an experienced HR professional to play a key role in our administration team and help support the College's organisational development. Interested? See our Vacancies page for more details 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

Did you watch the Wimbledon finals this weekend? HMC used to enjoy its own grass court tennis season until the mid-1980s when student accommodation finally replaced the College's court, seen here in a great archive image! #Throwback #Wimbledon #LifeAtHMC

👏 Congratulations to Professor Bee Wee, HMC Official Fellow and Tutor in Clinical Medicine, who has won the Lifetime Achievement to Excellence in Palliative Care Award at the Palliative Care Awards! Image: Neale Conner

Proud to have hosted this year's Oxford Next Horizons cohort and welcomed them into our community with @rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk!

HMC student Jay Mok took this amazing picture from neighbouring New College Bell Tower.  In the foreground the coloured buildings of Holywell Street, with the HMC Clocktower, Chapel and Principal's lodgings all clearly visible behind. #LifeAtHMC #Oxford #OxfordUniversity

Died #OTD 1904, James Arlosh. We remember the Arlosh family with huge gratitude - as benefactors of our antecedent Manchester College; & their portraits hang in the the dining hall that is named for them. @ukunitarian.bsky.social 🖼️Attributed to William Salter Herrick (c.1807–1891)

One of the great things about our recent garden party was welcoming back our former Admissions Officer Charlie Cruickshank with his band, who provided an amazing soundtrack to the afternoon. Here they are (Charlie 2nd from left) captured in a great image by Edmund Blok!

👀Exciting news from our Vice-Principal, Prof Jan-Emmanuel de Neve!

📢 Job alert! We're looking for a Stewardship and Alumni Relations Officer to help build and maintain excellent relationships with alumni, students, friends and donors. View the full job description and further details on our website 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

📢 Did you know that our website features a wonderful blog by our Library Team? There's a whole host of fascinating and thought-provoking writing on the College's history, figures from our past and the Library's special collections and archives.

Being a mature student can bring its own challenges, but my time as an undergrad at HMC was very special, and I was well supported as I buried myself in the joys of Oxford studies! I’d urge anyone interested to apply 😊📚🎓

Died #OTD 1890 Godfrey Arlosh, aged only 19. His (Unitarian) heartbroken parents gave the Days of Creation stained glass windows (designed by Edward Burne-Jones & made by the William Morris factory) to our Chapel in his memory, & his portrait hangs in our dining hall. Requiescet in pace.