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1 February 2017

Dinner, a Dram and a Ceilidh to Celebrate Burns Night
Burns Night is always celebrated in style at St Hugh's, and this year was no exception. A formal dinner for College fellows, students and guests on January 24th was followed by a sell-out event on Saturday 28th, attended by College Alumni, some of whom travelled internationally to share this traditional celebration of the life and works of Rabbie Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire. We were honoured to have distinguished speakers Helena Kennedy QC, Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws, prominent barri...
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30 January 2017
Happy Chinese New Year!
St Hugh's marks the Spring Festival and the start of a prosperous new year, The Year of the Rooster, on 1st February at The Dickson Poon Uni...
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5 January 2017
Publication of Research Paper on the Disruption of Infectious Pathogens, Co-authored by Professor Stuart Conway
A high profile research paper, co-authored by St Hugh's E. P. Abraham Cephalosporin Fellow in Organic Chemistry, 
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20 December 2016
Launch of Career Development Fellowship in Chinese Commercial Law
On 1st December, St Hugh's held a reception at the House of Commons to celebrate the launch of our new Career Development Fellowship in Chinese Commer...
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19 December 2016
Professor Anthony Harnden appointed to the Governing Body of the General Medical Council
Professor Anthony Harnden, Governing Body Fellow of St Hugh's, is among four new members to be appointed to the govern...
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19 December 2016
Fellow in Medicine, Dr Damian Jenkins MBE, wins Royal Society of Medicine Prize
St Hugh's Fellow in Medicine, Dr Damian Jenkins MBE, has recently been awarded the prestigious Colt Prize by the Royal...
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19 December 2016
St Hugh’s Thanksgiving celebrations
On 24th November, our North American fellows, staff, students and friends gathered together for the College's popular Thanksgiving celebrations. The e...
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19 December 2016
Professor George Garnett lectures on Barking’s medieval past
On 23rd November, Professor George Garnett gave a medieval history lecture entitled Barking’s First Golden Age
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15 November 2016
Alumna Ursula Owen Features in Recent BBC Documentary
A recent BBC documentary following the founding and subsequent history of feminist publisher Virago Press features St ...
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14 November 2016
St Hugh’s Law Society Welcome The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP
On the evening of 10th November, the St Hugh's Law Society welcomed The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, former corp...
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8 November 2016
Freshers’ Family Lunch at St Hugh’s
On Sunday 6th November, the College welcomed the families of new Undergraduate and Graduate students for lunch and to meet the Tutorial Fellows at St ...
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8 November 2016
Professor Margaret Esiri Edits her Mother’s Wartime Diary
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8 November 2016
St Hugh’s Diwali Celebrations
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2 November 2016
Dr Sam Giles wins L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Fellowship
Our congratulations go to Dr Sam Giles for receiving one of the 2016 L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Fellowships in...
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2 November 2016
Dr Anke Hein to Publish New Book in 2017 with Springer
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1 November 2016
New Weston Library exhibition involves Dr Susan Valladares
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31 October 2016
Dr Susana Carvalho Wins Philip Leverhulme Prize for Outstanding Research
Dr Susana Carvalho, Associate Professor in Palaeoanthropology, and lecturer at St Hugh's College, has received a
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22 October 2016
Gaudy weekend 2016
St Hugh's welcomed back some 200 former students for the Gaudy during the University of Oxford's alumni weekend last month. The 10th annual...
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20 October 2016
Matriculation ceremony 2016
St Hugh's College formally welcomed new students joining the University with their matriculation ceremony on 15th October. New students joi...
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19 October 2016
College Anniversary Celebrations a Triumph
A Festival of Anniversaries - the celebrations with a special events series in a unique year for St Hugh's - proved a huge success for the College...
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7 October 2016
Festival celebrations set to begin
St Hugh's College's special series of celebratory events A Festival of Anniversaries will begin on Wednesday 12th October. Organise...
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28 September 2016
New CDF Dr Janette Chow research published
Dr Janette Chow, who is the new Winkler Career Development Fellow in Psychology at St Hugh's, has been published in Psychological Science. In...
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26 September 2016
Flock Favours Collective Wisdom
New research from the University of Oxford's Department of Zoology suggests pigeons can over-rule incompetent leaders. Research conducted by ...
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21 September 2016
Ju Ming’s Taichi Arch Installed
Taiwanese artist Ju Ming's 'Taichi Arch' has been installed at St Hugh's College. The sculpture, which was previously on display at the entr...
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20 September 2016
A History of the Infinite
Professor Adrian Moore - A History of the Infinite on BBC Radio 4. St Hugh's College Fellow and University of Oxford Lecturer in Philosophy, ...
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12 September 2016
Julia Wood Prize Winner 2016
Announcement of the 2016 Julia Wood Prize Winner This year the number of entries to the Julia Wood Essay Prize Competition almost doubled, ri...
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19 August 2016
St Hugh’s from the Air
St Hugh's College, Oxford as you've never seen it before: from the air! In July 2016, the College commissioned the recording...
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25 July 2016
Prof. Phil Charles awarded Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship
Professor Phil Charles, who is an Emeritus Fellow of St Hugh's, has been awarded a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship. Professor Charles has rece...
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23 July 2016
Professor Leach made Fellow of British Academy
St Hugh's College Tutorial Fellow in Music, Professor Elizabeth Eva Leach, has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy. Professor Leach...
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21 July 2016
Brecht Symposium a Triumph
The 15th International Brecht Society Symposium at St Hugh's College was a resounding success. In late June, the College welcomed the 15th I...
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20 July 2016
Professor Chris Ballentine receives ENI Award
St Hugh's Professorial Fellow in Geochemistry, Chris Ballentine is to receive the ENI Award 2016 for excellence in energy. The New Front...
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