News

On 6 March 2019 the Governing Body of the College received and considered an independent Report commissioned by it from Alison Levitt QC in response t...

Beth Bridgman (Mathematics) is once again rowing in the Boat Race this year. She will be sitting at number 6 in the Blue Boat and has the best wishes...

The College is saddened to learn of the death of Mary Warnock, the Baroness Warnock CH DBE, who died on 20th March 2019, aged 94. Baroness...

Congratulations to Dr Tom Crawford, lecturer in Maths, who has been shortlisted from hundreds of applicants to present his research to politicians and...

St Hugh's is delighted to be displaying, in a prominent position at the entrance to Main Building, a recreation of a banner carried by the Oxford Wome...

Both the women’s and men’s seconds earned a place in fixed divisions this year in Torpids meaning they will no longer have to compete for a place ...

St Hugh’s Associate Professor Susana Carvalho, Fellow in Paleoanthroplogy, is to lead a multi-year collaboration between the University of Oxford an...

Edward Hector Burn of the Oxford Law Faculty, a beloved tutor at Christ Church and St Hugh's, has died at the age of 97. He served in the Second Worl...

St Hugh’s is very pleased to announce that both the Julia Wood and Mary Renault 2019 essay competitions are now open for submissions. The deadline ...

St Hugh’s Fellow and Professor of Physical Oceanography David Marshall has contributed to a new study on the phenomenon of Atlantic meridional overt...

Burns Night was celebrated with the now traditional grandeur St Hugh's devotes to the evening. The Dining Hall was bedecked with the Saltire and twee...

On Sunday 20th January the College Chapel launched a new Hilary Term charity fundraising initiative with St Hugh’s alumna Louisa Barnett ...

On Saturday 12th a celebratory dinner was held to honour the remarkable 65th anniversary of Mrs Susan Wood being elected as a Fellow of St Hugh's Coll...

The College is delighted to announce that our alumna, Mrs Gill Aitken (Philosophy and Theology, 1979), has been made a Companion of the Order of the B...

We would like to congratulate alumna Bridget Rosewell FRSA on the wonderful news that she has been awarded a CBE. Bridget has served as Chair of the ...

The College is absolutely delighted to congratulate Genevieve Adams, lecturer ...

Congratulations to St Hugh’s alum Professor Philipp Kukura (MChem, 1998) on being named the 2019 Blavatnik Chemistry Laureate! He

Professor George Garnett has undertaken a unique study of the Bayeux Tapestry, concerning the “profusion of penises” depicted therein, and venturi...

St Hugh's alumna, Barbara Castle (Philosophy, Politics & Economics, 1932), as Secretary of State for Health and Social Services, campaigned to abo...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

More than 1700 primary school children visited St Hugh’s earlier this month, to attend the annual Bookfeast festival. The festival promotes a love ...