A bumper programme of public events kicks off this evening with our first Chapel service of Hilary term in honour of Martin Luther King Jr Day. As ever, all welcome! Read more about our other upcoming events 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hila...

Harris Manchester student Leonie Hoff is completing her DPhil in Archaeology. In this video she talks about a remarkable discovery: ancient fingerprints on the interior of terracotta figurines discovered in the sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4dt...

A few years ago Henry Philpott was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Today he is studying for a Postgraduate Diploma in Theology and Religion. Read about his journey, and how he fell in love with Oxford and Harris Manchester College. hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/henry

We were delighted to welcome none other than opera star Sir Bryn Terfel to Harris Manchester yesterday! Sir Bryn was at college as part of an upcoming project with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, to be unveiled later in the year.

📢 Check out a new section on our website celebrating the impact that the generosity of donors has had on our students’ lives. In “Impact Stories” our students reveal how gifts have provided valuable financial assistance and unlocked vital academic opportunities 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/impact-stories

👏 Congratulations to Harris Manchester Psychology and Philosophy undergraduate Ena Poulsen, who has won a highly competitive Brittingham Viking Scholarship to study abroad at @uwmadison.bsky.social in the US. Read more 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hmc-...

Research Fellow @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social ended the year with a bang as she embarked on a nationwide tour for new book #Legenda. And in February Janina will be our first guest in a new series of evening talks hosted by our Principal @professorbeth.bsky.social. Read more 👇 tinyurl.com/2pukywfx

Happy new year! TOOLS FOR LIFE, the sophomore book by Dr Kirren Schnack, alumna of @hmcoxford.bsky.social, is officially available! Bring in the new year with Dr Kirren's 10 practical skills for when things get tough. [ #booksky 📚💙 #therapy #therapybook #newyear]

This wonderful portrait by Leia Morrison of Harris Manchester Honorary Fellow Prof Rajesh Thakker forms part of “Catalysts”, a new portrait series by @bodleian.ox.ac.uk and the British Journal of Photography that celebrates leading innovators at @ox.ac.uk. More info 👇https://tinyurl.com/yc2afddj

Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating 🎄✨ #MerryChristmas

❄️ Missing the snow? Harris Manchester Fellow Dr Tobias Tanton dug out a couple of great shots he took of some serious snowfall at the College back in 2013!

👏 Harris Manchester Professorial Fellow Mark Harris has just been awarded a major grant for interdisciplinary research into the influence of quantum mechanics that brings together the sciences and humanities 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/majo...

As evening fell a couple of weeks ago, birdsong rang out around the clocktower, the Arlosh Quad and the Chapel – a fitting support act before the HMC Choir delivered a fantastic end of term carol concert...sound on for this one!

HMC's MCR Committee recently launched an Academic Symposium in conjunction with Principal @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social. Read more about the inaugural edition...👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/mcr-...

"The college’s commitment to lifelong learning left a mark on me...the mindset I developed there to keep learning, growing, and serving has never left." Psychologist, author and HMC alumna Dr Kirren Schnack spoke to us about her new book, and how HMC has shaped her career. tinyurl.com/fbaej2jp

A recent visit to HMC by Lord Harris of Peckham served as a reminder of his key role in the College receiving its Royal Charter – and our shared commitment to breaking down barriers in education. Read the full story 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/lord...

Post-carol drinks yesterday with our wonderful alumni in the Arlosh Hall.

#OnThisDay in 1899, Sir Henry Tate died. As well as @tate.bsky.social in London, he funded the construction of HMC's Library. In 2011 we opened an upper gallery – clearly visible in the 2025 image below – which was made possible by the generosity of two modern-day donors: Brian and Wendy Fidler.

Our first Christmas @hmcoxford.bsky.social and look what Santa (aka our fabulous maintenance team) has built for our 2 rescue cats. #OxfordCats #PrincipalLodgingsCatFlap

Members of @oxwellresearch.bsky.social, based at HMC and directed by Vice-Principal Prof Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, recently hosted a delegation from the Japanese Embassy, including Minister for Economic Affairs Mr Takuma Kajita, for a discussion on wellbeing. They are pictured in the Arlosh Hall.

Congratulations to HMC Fellow and Tutor Professor Bee Wee, who has received a Special Recognition Award from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland for her leadership in palliative care. 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hmc-...

Grateful to my lovely MCR community at @hmcoxford.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to share my research with them (albeit online)…sorry to have missed the cake, but great to hear about some really interesting postgrad work at HMC! Thanks to Federico Murgia & MCR committee for the photo.

We were delighted to welcome the Joseph Rank Trust for a recent visit to HMC. The Trust's support played an important role in the development of our student accommodation, as one HMC student explained...👇 tinyurl.com/ydp2sr4d

Our wonderful maintenance and housekeeping teams have been hard at work getting HMC ready for the festive season, with our Principal @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social (and Pippin) very happy with the results!

“Universities are not just places where we studied while young; more and more we return to school as professionals – to learn new things, to re-start our careers, or simply to refresh one's mind.” Czech Ambassador Václav Bartušk on his visit to HMC...we couldn't agree more! tinyurl.com/z248xyhb

Last week HMC Fellow @wetpaint63.bsky.social delivered a lecture in the wonderful setting of the Middle Temple, one of London's Inns of Court, in celebration of his tenure as Autumn Reader. tinyurl.com/ybp9c2xb

Great to get a mention in the Oxford Mail for winning an @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social award! www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2562112...

From window cleaning to digital project management, and from a career in medical physics to procurement...read more about what our students were doing before starting at HMC. As Oxford’s only college dedicated solely to mature students, it's as varied as you might imagine!! 👇 tinyurl.com/4tsh728

Happy #InternationalStudentsDay! As the only @ox.ac.uk college dedicated to mature students, we may well be Oxford’s most age-diverse college – but we’re also one of the most international, with our 232 students hailing from 43 different nationalities.

🍾 We did it! Last night our chapel renovation project scooped a prestigious @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social award in the "Adaptive Re-use" category. Well done to everyone involved!!! 🔗 www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/awards-2025

Well done to HMC Emeritus Fellow Professor Lesley Smith, one of only two Oxford-based contributors to this year's winner of the John Tedeschi Prize for Reference. Read more 🔗 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hmc-...

HMC Fellow and alumnus Ian Finlay and wife Kath pictured by "Kindle", the sculpture they generously gifted to HMC. The flame links to our Unitarian tradition, the stainless steel represents the cold hard steel of reason and the fused glass represents the passion of academic inquiry.

HMC Fellow Dr Bethany Sollereder has co-authored a new book: "God, Struggling and Suffering in the Evolution of Life". Read more about it 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hmc-...

Thank you to everyone who came to our London Drinks Reception on Monday to catch up with fellow alumni, new Principal, @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social, and Development Director, Lisa Smars. It was a wonderful evening – the first, we hope, of many more! 📷 Image: Muhammad Hamza Waqas Awan.

Marine archaeologist Franck Goddio's recent public lecture at HMC "The Temple to Poseidon in the Portus Magnus of Alexandria" is now available to view on the @ox.ac.uk website: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/temple-posei...

A new initiative by our Principal, @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social, is proving a hit. Students can take Pippin, the family cockapoo, out for walks...the perfect tonic for escaping the stress of Michaelmas Term!

Well that was a bit special ✨⭐️🌟⭐️✨

📢 HMC Fellow @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social will be at Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre on Sun 2 Nov to discuss her new book "Legenda", the follow-up to bestselling "Femina". More info and booking 🔗 www.sheldonian.ox.ac.uk/event/janina...

"Harris Manchester College became my anchor. As a mature and close-knit college, HMC provided an environment where tutors genuinely cared and peers supported one another." Read Hamza's story 🔗 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hamza

One of the attendees of this year's Summer Research Institute, Professor Hunter Paris of @pepperdine.bsky.social, describes the "unexpected magic" of his week at HMC. Read the full article 🔗 tinyurl.com/nhdab4fe

👏 Many congratulations to HMC Fellow Prof Emilio Martínez Pañeda, one of only four @ox.ac.uk researchers to be awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize by @leverhulme.ac.uk. Read more 🔗 tinyurl.com/npb8mdnj

📢 Last few places available for our London Alumni Drinks Reception on 3 Nov. Meet up with other alumni and friends of HMC and hear about our future plans with Principal @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social and Director of Alumni Relations & Development Lisa Smårs. Sign up 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/event/alumni...

A warm welcome to all our new students who matriculated this weekend!

Read more on our recent shortlisting for an Oxford Preservation Trust Award 🔗 www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2553987...

Read HMC Fellow and Tutor in Economics Dr Isabel Ruiz's latest article on @opendemocracy.net about the experience of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia 👇 www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

HMC-based The Wellbeing Research Centre has just released its latest Annual Report, documenting a year in wellbeing science. Take a look 🔗 wellbeing.hmc.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

📢 A recent project to renovate our Chapel has been nominated today for a prestigious Oxford Preservation Trust Award. Read the full story 🔗 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/chap...

“I’ve been struck by the warm welcome and being surrounded by other mature students, as well as the small scale of the College which makes it feel even more special”... one of our student’s reactions to freshers' week at HMC. Full story🔗 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/fres...

Congratulations to HMC Fellow Sir Professor Aziz Sheikh on being named a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the @ox.ac.uk www.hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hmc-...

Can you guess which literary character the Cherwell newspaper has assigned to HMC? cherwell.org/2025/10/07/o...