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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 the gardens of her lodgings. It was a very well-attended event, and that evening she spoke at the Leaver's Evensong service in the Chapel.
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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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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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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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‘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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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Event cancelled – Alumni Association Lunch and General Meeting
Unfortunately, due to the poor weather conditions, the Alumni Association Lunch and General Meeting has been cancelled. We will contact all ticket ...
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The Donkey in Human History: An Archaeological Perspective
Congratulations to Professor Peter Mitchell, whose book, The Donkey in Human History: An Archaeological Perspective, has been published by ...
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Chinese New Year celebrations
St Hugh's held a two hour Chinese New Year Hall on Friday 16th February 2018 to celebrate the Year of the Dog. See photos from the event
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Julia Wood and Mary Renault prizes now open!
St Hugh’s is very pleased to announce that both the Julia Wood and Mary Renault 2018 prizes are now open for submissions. Established in 1971, in m...
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St Hugh’s marks 100 years of women’s suffrage
On 6th February 2018 the College hosted a well-attended discussion event to mark the centenary of the Representation of the People Act,  which gave (...
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Professor George Garnett speaks to Talk Radio Europe
St Hugh's Fellow Professor George Garnett has been interviewed by Talk Radio Europe....
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