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16 July 2018

Professor Garnett hits the news with novel Bayeux Tapestry study
Professor George Garnett has undertaken a unique study of the Bayeux Tapestry, concerning the “profusion of penises” depicted therein, and venturing an explanation as to their symbolism and meaning. The study is thought to be the first comprehensive count of how many penises appear in the tapestry. Professor Garnett wrote in BBC History Magazine: “To the...
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5 July 2018
Happy 70th birthday to the NHS
St Hugh's alumna, Barbara Castle (Philosophy, Politics & Economics, 1932), as Secretary of State for Health and Social Services, campaigned to abo...
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3 July 2018
St Hugh’s College Garden Party
We were delighted to welcome alumni, academics, staff, students and friends of the College to our annual Garden Party on Saturday 23 June. Guests enjo...
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20 June 2018
Dame Elish to head review into handling of complaints about Scottish police
The Scottish Government has appointed the Rt Hon. Dame Elish Angiolini DBE QC FRSE to lead an independent inquiry into how complaints about Police Sco...
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15 June 2018
Principal wishes Eid Mubarak to St Hugh’s Muslim students
The Principal, the Rt Hon Dame Elish Angiolini DBE QC FRSE, wishes all of our Muslim students Eid Mubarak. The College is hosting a celebration today...
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14 June 2018
Dame Elish speaks on women offenders panel
The Rt Hon Dame Elish Angiolini DBE QC FRSE spoke on a panel at the Centre for Criminology on Tuesday 12th with Dr Shona Minson, and Kirsti...
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14 June 2018
Graduates’ and Finalists’ Barbecue
It was a perfect day on the 10th June for the Finalists' Barbecue, which was hosted by the Principal, the Rt Hon Dame Elish Angiolini DBE QC FRSE, in...
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13 June 2018
Dame Ethel Smyth: A Celebration
On Sunday 3 June, we were delighted to welcome alumni, friends, neighbours and students to our celebration of the life and work of composer, writer an...
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1 June 2018
Congratulations to Gill Aitken on her appointment as Registrar of the University of Oxford!
St Hugh’s alumna Gill Aitken (Philosophy and Theology, 1979) will take up the position of Registrar of the University of Oxford in September. She i...
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25 May 2018
Summer Eights success!
St Hugh's won a number of blades in a successful Summer Eights campaign this year. W1 rowed over a sandwich boat, bumped Merton on the same day, and...
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23 May 2018
‘Women on the Inside’ panel discussion
The College is co-hosting a panel discussion with the Criminology Centre entitled: ‘Women on the Inside: A discussion on the impact of prison on wo...
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22 May 2018
College hosts 2018 Bookfeast festival
More than 1700 primary school children visited St Hugh’s earlier this month, to attend the annual Bookfeast festival. The festival promotes a love ...
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22 May 2018
Maria Sibylla Merian’s ‘Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium’ donated to the library
Clare Todd (née Griffiths) (Italian and French, 1952) and Alan Todd have very kindly donated a facsimile of Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensiu...
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18 May 2018
Royal Society’s Biology Letters publishes Professor Ruth Baker’s and Professor Antoine Jerusalem’s opinion piece on machine learning
Professors Ruth Baker and Antoine Jerusalem have had an article on mechanistic versus machine learning published in Biology Letters. The ful...
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15 May 2018
Congratulations to Professor Katherine Willis!
Congratulations from all at St Hugh's to our Honorary Fellow, Professor Katherine Willis, on her election as Principal of St Edmund Hall. Professor ...
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14 May 2018
Well done to our Town and Gown runners!
St Hugh's fielded a very large team for the Town and Gown yesterday. Congratulations to everyone who completed the race! It was for a very worthwhile...
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11 May 2018
Alumni Weekend in North America
From the 'City of Dreaming Spires' to the 'City by the Bay', hundreds of Oxonians from around the globe descended on San Francisco last month for the ...
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26 April 2018
Statement on independent investigation
The College has received allegations of non-recent misconduct and sexual harassment about a now deceased retired Fellow from two former students. The...
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20 April 2018
Congratulations to Harriet Aldrich on winning the prestigious Harry Hodson Prize
St Hugh’s doctoral student Harriet Aldrich has been awarded the prestigious Harry Hodson Prize, for her essay entitled ‘The Commonwealth, Aparthei...
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29 March 2018
Gender pay gap report
The College has today published its report on the gender pay gap. The report can be found
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29 March 2018
Congratulations to Catherine Ennis on receiving the RCO Medal
Congratulations from all at St Hugh's to Catherine Ennis, our former Organ Scholar, who has been
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22 March 2018
Dr Shaun Henson on science, religion, and dual vocations
Our chaplain, Dr Shaun Henson, has written for the Faculty of Theology and Religion on his dual roles. In addition to being the chaplain here at Coll...
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19 March 2018
The Oxford Town and Gown is fast approaching!
Last year we fielded our largest ever team, just narrowly missing out to Oriel for the Largest Team title. We have a good chance of claiming that titl...
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16 March 2018
Oxford University Media Society relaunched
St Hugh’s student Theo Davies-Lewis has relaunched the Oxford University Media Society (OUMS), whic...
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16 March 2018
Dhruv Sarma awarded prestigious Ledingham Prize in Medicine
Many congratulations to St Hugh’s student Dhruv Sarma, who has been awarded the Ledingham Prize. The honour is given for outstanding performance in...
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14 March 2018
Professor Senia Paseta speaks to the BBC on the ‘Sappho to Suffrage’ exhibition
Professor Senia Paseta, Tutorial Fellow in History at St Hugh's College and co-Director of Women in the Humanities, has spoken to the BBC about the ...
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13 March 2018
Good luck to Anders Weiss!
St Hugh’s is delighted to have two of our students in the Boat Race next Saturday! Congratulations and best of luck from St Hugh’s to Anders Weis...
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12 March 2018
The St David’s Day Lecture: First Minister Carwyn Jones
College was delighted to welcome the Rt. Hon Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister of Wales, to St Hugh’s on 8 March. The First Minister gave our inaugur...
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12 March 2018
Congratulations to Beth Bridgman!
St Hugh’s Maths student Beth Bridgman will be stroking the Blue Boat in the Women’s Boat Race on Saturda...
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9 March 2018
The 2018 Dr Mok Hing Yiu Lecture
On 22 February, we were delighted to welcome The Honourable Mr Justice Robert Tang Kwok-ching, SBS, Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Ap...
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6 March 2018
‘Artefacts of Writing’ discussion event
On Sunday 4 March more than 180 guests joined the celebrated Chinese artist Xu Bing in conversation with St Hugh’s Professor Peter D. McDonald in th...
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