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12 September 2019

Dr Mimi Zou named in ‘40 under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australian’ awards
Dr Mimi Zou, the Fangda Partners Career Development Fellow in Chinese Commercial Law at St Hugh’s College and Co-founder of the Oxford Deep Tech Dispute Resolution Lab, has been included in the inaugural '40 under 40: Most Influential Asian-Australian' awardee list, as one of the top five finalists for the Education category. The list recognises the accomplish...
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10 September 2019
Lady Justice Heather Hallett (Law, 1968) appointed to the House of Lords
The College would like to publicly offer its congratulations to our alumna, the Rt Hon Dame Heather Hallett QC, on her appointment to the peerage. ...
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6 September 2019
Professor Cristian Capelli’s population study reveals southern European ancestry patterns
An international team lead by Prof Cristian Capelli, Tutorial Fellow for Human Sciences, has characterised the genetic variation present in the Italia...
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5 September 2019
St Hugh’s researchers use AI to recognise and track primate faces
Scientists affiliated with St Hugh's College have contributed to the development of AI-driven software that is capable of tracking the faces of primat...
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20 August 2019
Mary Renault Prize Competition, 2019
We received our largest number of submissions this year for the Mary Renault Prize. The judges awarded first prize to Alicja Sobiepańska, in the fin...
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20 August 2019
Julia Wood Prize Competition, 2019
This year the number of entries to the Julia Wood Prize was 221. The intensity of the competition meant that the judges again felt compelled to divid...
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8 August 2019
Bursar Vicki Stott appointed as Executive Director of Operations at the QAA
Warmest congratulations to our Bursar, Vicki Stott, on her appointment as Executive Director of Operations (Deputy CEO) of the Quality Assurance Agenc...
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7 August 2019
Many congratulations to Professor Alison Noble
We are extremely proud of St Hugh’s alumna and Honorary Fellow, Professor Alison Noble (Engineering Science, 1983), for being the recipient of the 2...
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31 July 2019
Synthetic biology research shows potential for improved crop yields
Interdisciplinary research by a team including Professor Stuart Conway, the E. P. Abraham Cephalosporin Fellow, has produced a new synthetic plant-mic...
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26 July 2019
Dr Chuor de Garang Alier crowned winner of 2019 Rare Rising Star Awards
Dr Chuor de Garang Alier has the warmest congratulations of all at St Hugh's on being named as the winner of the Rare Rising Star awards, which celebr...
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26 July 2019
‘Urban Microcosms (1789–1940)’
Congratulations to Dr Margit Dirscherl on the publication of Urban Microcosms (1789–1949), co edited with Professor Astrid Köhler. Urban ...
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25 July 2019
Professor Andrew Burrows QC appointed to Supreme Court
The College offers its warmest congratulations to Professor Andrew Burrows QC on his appointment to the Supreme Court. Professor Burrows is an Honora...
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17 July 2019
The St Hugh’s Coast Run tally!
Outreach Officer Lena Sorochina has completed the first St Hugh's Coast Run! The run was a massive outreach project in which she... visite...
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12 July 2019
Professor Stuart Conway becomes President of the RSC Organic Division
Professor Stuart Conway began his presidency of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Organic Division on July 10th.  The RSC’s Organic Div...
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10 July 2019
Law finalist Antonia Kendrick wins prize for student journal publication
Finalist Antonia Kendrick (Law with German Law, 2015) has won a prize for the Best Private Law Submission to the Oxford University Undergraduate Law J...
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8 July 2019
The St Hugh’s Coast Run has begun!
Outreach Officer Lena Sorochina has begun her 130km run, a five-day tour in which she will visit secondary and primary schools along the Kent coast, r...
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3 July 2019
St Hugh’s Garden Party – 29 June 2019
Last Saturday, 29 June, over 550 alumni, neighbours, Fellows, staff and students, and their guests, joined us for the annual St Hugh’s Garden Party....
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3 July 2019
‘Language, World, and Limits: Essays in the Philosophy of Language and Metaphysics’, by Professor Adrian Moore
Congratulations to Professor Adrian Moore on the publication of
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2 July 2019
Oxford Alumni Weekend 2019 – Reunion Dinner: 1992-1995 and our annual Jubilee Lunch
The University-wide ‘Meeting Minds: Alumni Weekend in Oxford’ will take place this year between 20 and 22 September 2019. Alumni from all years ar...
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20 June 2019
Professor Sue Hartley (Biochemistry, 1980) awarded an OBE
Congratulations to our alumna Professor Sue Hartley (Biochemistry, 1980), Director of the York Environmental Sustainability Institute, on being awarde...
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18 June 2019
Bursar Vicki Stott comes 6th in Endure24 relay race
Congratulations to our College Bursar, Vicki Stott, on her pair coming a very impressive 6th in the Endure24...
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18 June 2019
Congratulations to Genevieve Adams on the presentation of her medal as a Chevalier, in the l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques
Genevieve Adams, Lecturer in French, was presented with her medal on Saturday, by Jean-Pierre Jouyet, the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Sh...
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12 June 2019
In memory of Dr John Iles
The entire College was deeply saddened by the death of Dr John Iles, on Saturday 8th June 2019, after a long illness, at the age of 72. Dr...
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10 June 2019
Novelist Joanna Trollope named in Queen’s Birthday Honours
The College was delighted to see our alumna, the novelist Joanna Trollope (English Language and Literature, 1962), recognised in the Birthday Honours ...
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3 June 2019
Summer Eights 2019
Well done to our rowers as Summer Eights 2019 comes to an end. The St Hugh's Boat Club wrote on ...
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31 May 2019
Principal awarded honorary membership of the Law Society of Scotland
The Rt Hon Dame Elish Angiolini DBE QC FRSE has been awarded an honorary membership of the Law Society of Scotland. The honour was presented at the L...
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31 May 2019
Finalists BBQ celebration
A handful of photos from the recent very popular barbeque for finalists, hosted by the Principal each year.
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28 May 2019
26th Henry Bickley Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor Stephen Milner
St Hugh’s was delighted to host the 26th Bickley Memorial Lecture on Tuesday 21st May, which was given this year by Professor ...
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14 May 2019
Town and Gown 2019
Well done to our race team! As always the Town and Gown 10km race was great fun, bringing together a team of students, staff, alumni, and academics. ...
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13 May 2019
Congratulations to Margit Dirscherl on the publication of ‘Schachnovelle: Stefan Zweigs letztes Werk neu gelesen’
‘Schachnovelle. Stefan Zweigs letztes Werk neu gelesen’ is co-edited by Dr Margit Dirscherl, Lecturer in German, along with Dr Laura Sc...
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8 May 2019
Congratulations to Professor Ève Morisi on the publication of ‘Death Sentences: Literature and State Killing’
Death Sentences: Literature and State Killing, co-edited by Professor Ève Morisi, Tutorial Fellow in French, along with Dr Birte Christ, has...
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