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6 May 2026

A celebration of Philosophy at St Hugh’s College
To mark the retirement of St Hugh's Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy, Professor Adrian Moore, we are holding a special Celebration of Philosophy on Saturday 20 June, 10.30am-4.30pm, followed by drinks and dinner from 5.30pm. The event will include contributions from academic colleagues and former students, culminating in an 'In Conversation' with Adrian and Professor Nick Bunnin, Emeritus Director of the Philosophy Project...
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1 May 2026
St Hugh’s alumna to discuss her recent publication at “Writers in Conversation” event
Please join us on Thursday 7 May for our latest Writers in Conversation event, featuring two authors discussing their recent publications. St Hugh’s...
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30 April 2026
The Colin Matthew Fund 2026 is open to applications
This fund offers travel awards for historical research to all undergraduate and graduate members of the University of Oxford. Professor Coli...
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30 April 2026
St Hugh’s Fellow receives prestigious research award
Congratulations to St Hugh's Tutorial Fellow in Experimental Psychology, Profess...
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27 April 2026
St Hugh’s student wins prestigious journalism award
Congratulations to St Hugh's undergraduate student, Gavriella Epstein-Lightman (History, 2025), who has received The Clive Taylor Prize for Sports Jou...
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22 April 2026
St Hugh’s Fellow publishes paper which examines conditions that drive variation in bird eggshell structures
St Hugh's Tutorial Fellow in Biology,
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17 April 2026
St Hugh’s announces the death of Emeritus Fellow, Dr Laetitia Edwards
St Hugh's Emeritus Fellow, Dr Laetitia Edwards, passed away on 1 April 2026 at 93 years of age. Dr Edwards came to Oxford from the University of Ne...
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14 April 2026
St Hugh’s undergraduate student shortlisted for Oxford-BNU Creative Writing Award
Congratulations to St Hugh's undergraduate student, Sophie Harrison (Modern Languages, 2021), who has been shortlisted for this year’s
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9 April 2026
St Hugh’s celebrates 50th anniversary of Sobell House Hospice
We were delighted to be able to show our support for Sobell House Hospice by celebrating their 50th anniversary...
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7 April 2026
St Hugh’s Alumni Association hold their 2026 AGM, lunch and lecture
We were delighted to welcome St Hugh's alumni back to College for the 2026 Alumni Association Lunch, Lecture and Committee Meeting on Saturday 14 Marc...
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17 March 2026
St Hugh’s master’s student receives Avril Bruten Creative Writing Award
Congratulations to Sylvia Nica, the winner of this year's Avril Bruten Award for creative writing. Sylvia is a master’s student in Comparative Li...
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16 March 2026
St Hugh’s launches new outreach programme for sixth formers
St Hugh’s College is delighted to announce the launch of a new sustained contact outreach programme for sixth formers –
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6 March 2026
St Hugh’s Junior Dean and DPhil student to captain Oxford Clay Pigeon Shooting at Varsity
St Hugh's Junior Dean and DPhil student (Biology), Bethan Wallace, will captain the women's Bl...
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27 February 2026
St Hugh’s undergraduate student selected for Real Tennis Varsity 2026
Congratulations to St Hugh's student, Herbert Vallat (Archaeology and Anthropology, 2025), who has been selected to represent Oxford at the Real Tenni...
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26 February 2026
St Hugh’s students to represent Oxford at Varsity Matches
Congratulations to all St Hugh's students who will be representing Oxford in both the women's and men's rugby tea...
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25 February 2026
Rt Hon The Lord Hague of Richmond, CVO, Chancellor of Oxford University, confers honorary degree on St Hugh’s Fellow
Congratulations to St Hugh's Honorary Fellow and former Principal,
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13 February 2026
St Hugh’s Sports Fellow wins Silver at German National Ski Mountaineering Championships
Congratulations to St Hugh's Sports Fellow and Professorial Fellow in Commercial Law,
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12 February 2026
St Hugh’s Fellow interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Today in Parliament
St Hugh's Tutorial Fellow in English, Professor David Taylor, was interviewed...
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11 February 2026
St Hugh’s Fellow highlights the importance of integration of disciplines to address complex global health challenge
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we are delighted to...
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29 January 2026
St Hugh’s Professorial Fellow in Mathematical Finance elected Fellow of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences
Congratulations to St Hugh's Professorial Fellow in Mathematical Finance and Chair of Mathematical Finance at
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27 January 2026
The Avril Bruten Award for Creative Writing 2026
Applications for The Avril Bruten Award 2026 are now open to all St Hugh's students! This award, supported by the Avril Bruten Fund, is intended to fo...
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26 January 2026
St Hugh’s Stipendiary Lecturer in German awarded Women+ in German Studies Book prize
Congratulations to St Hugh's Stipendiary Lecturer in German, Dr Isabel Parkinson
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23 January 2026
St Hugh’s Fellow appointed as President of the Experimental Psychology Society
Congratulations to St Hugh's Tutorial Fellow in Experimental Psychology, Profess...
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21 January 2026
A study co-authored by St Hugh’s Senior Research Fellow highlights which modern species may be more at risk of extinction due to climate change
A new study at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford co-authored by St Hugh's Senior Resear...
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19 January 2026
St Hugh’s Emeritus Fellow launches recording of new musical settings of Brecht poems
St Hugh's Emeritus Fellow, Tom Kuhn has commissioned some new musical settings of Brecht poems (in his translations) for which a limited edition vinyl...
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16 January 2026
St Hugh’s Honorary Fellow and alumna awarded CBE in King’s New Years Honours 2026
Congratulations to St Hugh's Honorary Fellow and alumna Judge Patrice Wellesley...
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12 January 2026
St Hugh’s Honorary Fellow, Desmond McConnell, has passed away
We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of our esteemed Honorary Fellow, Prof...
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6 January 2026
St Hugh’s Fellow awarded Early Career Scientist Prize by the International Union for Pure and Applied Physics
Congratulations to Professor Alexander Mietke, St Hugh's Tutorial Fellow in Physi...
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5 January 2026
St Hugh’s Fellow challenges assumption that recovery from avian influenza in wild birds is nonexistent
In December 2025, St Hugh's Tutorial Fellow in Biology, Professor Steve Port...
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16 December 2025
St Hugh’s Stipendiary Lecturer in English discusses Pride & Prejudice on BBC Radio 4’s “Opening Lines”
Today marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth and we were delighted to hear St Hugh's Stipendiary Lecturer in English,
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16 December 2025
St Hugh’s pays tribute to alumna and bestselling novelist Joanna Trollope who has died aged 82
We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of our alumna Joanna Trollope (English Language and Literature, 1962) on 11 December 2025, and send our s...
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