February 2019

Study Day: Women in Archaeology - 23 February 2019 *SOLD OUT*

Join us for this fascinating study day on prominent women archaeologists, with a particular focus on those who worked in the Middle East. The study day will culminate in a screening in the early evening of a wonderful new film on the life and work of St Hugh’s alumna, the late Nancy Sandars (Archaeology, 1950), who worked with the hugely influential archaeologist Dame Kathleen Kenyon, Principal of St Hugh’s from 1962 to 1973.

For further details, please click here. Please note that this event is now sold out. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please email development.office@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)1865 613839.

March 2019

Business Breakfast: Dr Tom Crawford on Social Media – 7 March 2019

Social Media: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

led by Dr Tom Crawford, Stipendiary Lecturer in Mathematics at St Hugh’s College

Don’t miss the next London event in our Business Breakfast Series with Dr Tom Crawford, Stipendiary Lecturer in Mathematics at St Hugh’s College and creator of the award-winning website tomrocksmaths.com. At this networking breakfast, Tom will share his experience of Social Media platforms, from how they might be used to boost your online profile, to common pitfalls that should be avoided at all costs.

The event will be held at the Foundling Museum on Brunswick Square, five minutes’ walk from Russell Square tube station.

To find out more and reserve your free ticket for ‘Social Media: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ please click here.

Alumni Weekend in Tokyo - 22-24 March 2019

In addition to the main programme for the University-wide Alumni Weekend in Tokyo, St Hugh’s will be hosting a dinner for our alumni in the beautiful Kiku Room at the New Otani Hotel in Tokyo on the evening of 22 March at 7pm. We have also organised a private visit and talk at the Nezu Museum on the afternoon of 24 March at 2.30pm. Alumni are most welcome to bring a guest.

Tickets for the College Dinner on 22 March are now sold out (please email development.office@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk to be added to the waiting list).

Please click here to purchase tickets for our visit to the Nezu Museum on 24 March.

April 2019

Armistice Tree Centenary Celebrations - 6 April 2019

We hope that the Armistice Tree will be in full bloom for this very special event, at which members of the St Hugh’s community and their guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a performance of Dear Chocolate Soldier, a docudrama based on the letters of Bombardier Edwin Hassall, who served in the trenches of the Somme throughout the First World War. The play is edited and arranged by St Hugh’s alumna Kate Glover, FRSA (Modern History, 1965).

Further information and booking details will be available soon.

May 2019

St Hugh's College Ball - Cygnus - 4 May 2019

On behalf of the St Hugh’s College Ball Committee, we are pleased to inform you that booking for the St Hugh’s Ball 2019, Cygnus, is now open for alumni. Tickets at the alumni rate are £110 (+ £1 charity donation and booking fee) each, and alumni are most welcome to bring a guest (over-18s only). If you would like to book tickets, please email the Development Office on development.office@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk to ask for the required weblink.

The Ball will be held at St Hugh’s on 4 May 2019 and promises to be spectacular. With three stages of live music programmed across the College’s beautiful grounds, and a dazzling array of food and drink on offer, the evening will be topped off with a stunning firework display. The dress code is black tie.

On the night, the Development Office will host a special reception for alumni and their guests in the Wordsworth Tea Room at the start of the Ball, between 7pm and 8.30pm (included in your ticket). Places for this reception are limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

For more information about the Ball, please visit the Ball website.

Afternoon Tea for Donors - 11 May 2019

By invitation only (invitations to be circulated in early 2019)

St Hugh's Alumni Association Lunch and AGM - 18 May 2019

St Hugh’s alumni and current students, and their guests, are warmly invited to attend the St Hugh’s Alumni Association Lunch and Annual General Meeting in College.

Further information and booking details will be available soon.

June 2019

Boston Garden Party - 15 June 2019

Distinguished Friends of St Hugh’s Claire Callewaert (Zoology, 1989) and Michael Callewaert will host a garden party for alumni and their guests at their beautiful home just outside Boston to celebrate the outstanding support of the College’s alumni in North America for St Hugh’s.

 

Further information and booking details will be available soon.

St Hugh's Garden Party - 29 June 2019

Don’t miss the biggest reunion event of the year, the St Hugh’s Garden Party, featuring the fourth annual St Hugh’s Dog Show and entertainment for the whole family.

Further information and booking details will be available soon.

July 2019

Alumni Reunion in York - 4 July 2019

Join St Hugh’s in York for a fabulous evening at Fairfax House, one of England’s finest Georgian townhouses. Guests will enjoy a drinks reception and private tour led by the Museum’s curator, before we head to a nearby restaurant for an informal College dinner.

Further information and booking details will be available soon.

September 2019

Alumni Weekend in Oxford - 20-22 September 2019

Information on the next ‘Meeting Minds: Alumni Weekend in Oxford’ will be available on the University website in due course.

St Hugh’s will host the annual Jubilee Lunch on Sunday 22 September for alumnae who matriculated in 1949 or earlier, 1959 and 1969.

Alumni from all years are warmly invited to visit the College throughout the weekend, and the grounds will be open as usual between 10am and 4pm.