70 YEARS SINCE BANNISTER'S 4 MINUTE MILE Jared Martin looks back, amidst large scale celebrations to be held in Oxford in May 26 Mar 2024
70 YEARS SINCE BANNISTER'S RECORD BECKONS A poem by an eye-witness to the sub-four-minute mile, Roger Shakeshaft 2 May 2024
70 YEARS SINCE BANNISTER'S SUB-FOUR MINUTE MILE Eye-witness Roger Shakeshaft remembers in glorious detail how Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile 6 May 2024
ABIDINE SAKANDE: CELEBRATING BLACK EXCELLENCE AT OXFORD Abidine Sakande looks back at his time at Oxford 16 Oct 2019
ACORN MAN Benedict Pollard recounts how he is harvesting specimen acorns from special oak trees, to turn them into great oak trees of the future. 1 Nov 2022
AFTER OXFORD, A CAREER: ADAM ARNFIELD (ST JOHN’S, 2021) Building towards a career through Oxford's Promentor scheme, top advice from a recent participant 9 Aug 2022
AFTER OXFORD, A CAREER: OLIVER BEAN (WADHAM, 2020) We talk to current students and recent leavers about their career moves 28 Mar 2022
AFTER OXFORD, A CAREER: OLIVIA ASHALL (WORCESTER, 2020) Building towards a career through Oxford's Promentor scheme, top advice from a recent participant 1 Aug 2022
AFTER OXFORD, A CAREER: ZAYNAB AHMED (ST HILDA’S, 2019) Her journey as a lockdown student and what she plans to do next 25 May 2022
ALUMNI STORIES: '80,000 HOURS HELPED ME TURN PHILOSOPHY INTO ACTION' Bella Forristal (Magdalen College, 2017) shares her journey from studying Classics to a career at 80,000 Hours 25 Sep 2024
ALUMNI STORIES: 'A CAREER IN SPORTS JOURNALISM IS AN EXCITING LIFE BUT NOT A LAZY OR EASY LIFE.' Jen O'Neill (Keble, 1993), Editor of Women's Football Magazine She Kicks gives tips for a career in sports journalism 30 Aug 2023
ALUMNI STORIES: 'A PILE OF WHALE POOP INSPIRED ME TO WORK IN CONSERVATION’ Asha de Vos (Lincoln, 2003) on whale conservation and her time at Oxford 6 Nov 2018
ALUMNI STORIES: 'ALWAYS HAVE HALF AN EYE OUT OR EAR OPEN FOR A PLOT IDEA' Author Thomas Mogford (St Catherine's College, 1996) gives his tips for writing your first novel 15 Mar 2023
ALUMNI STORIES: 'AN ACADEMIC CAREER IS REALLY HARD...KEEP HOLD OF THAT PASSION!' Hannah Gould (St Anthony's, 2014) talks about having a continued connection with Oxford by volunteering with Oxford University Society in Victoria. 25 Jun 2024
ALUMNI STORIES: 'AT OXFORD I LEARNT WHAT IT MEANT TO BE TRULY INSPIRED BY MY WORK' Emma Yandle (St Anne’s, 2010) talks going from corporate marketing to museum curation 9 Dec 2019
ALUMNI STORIES: 'CONNECTING WITH OTHERS IS A GREAT WAY TO HAVE BIGGER IMPACT THAN YOU CAN ALONE' OxCAN volunteer Trustee Ben Tuppen (Balliol, 1998) talks about leading community and sustainability charity projects. 17 May 2023
ALUMNI STORIES: 'COP26 NEEDS TO MARK THE BEGINNING OF CONCRETE AND BOLD ACTION' Fiona Tokple (St Anne's, 2016), OxCAN volunteer Global Climate Action Director, talks about her commitment to solving the ‘energy dilemma’ 27 Jul 2021
ALUMNI STORIES: 'DESIGN YOUR LIFE IN THE WAY THAT YOU WANT TO' Zainab Mahmood (St Anne’s College, 2014) shares her journey from studying Arabic and Farsi to founding a sustainable fashion community for South Asians in the UK 3 Jan 2024
ALUMNI STORIES: 'DOORS HAVE BEEN OPENED TO ME THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE DREAMT OF' Explore the Oxford journey, career, and aspirations of Catherine White (St Edmund Hall, 2016): actress, author, filmmaker, UN gender advisor and founder of Kusini Productions; a platform for empowering black women through film 18 Oct 2023
ALUMNI STORIES: 'ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS THE BEST WAY TO HAVE AN IMPACT' Montana Butsch (St Edmund Hall, 2002) on his time at Oxford, his career as an entrepreneur, and his new app spotivity 20 Nov 2018
ALUMNI STORIES: 'EVERYONE HAS A PART TO PLAY BY LETTING OUR LEADERS KNOW THAT CHANGE NEEDS TO COME NOW' Professor EJ Milner-Gulland (New College, 1985) shares the latest cutting-edge developments in zoology and her hopes for COP26 25 Aug 2021
ALUMNI STORIES: 'FROM FINDING IT HARD TO GET OUT OF BED...NOW I COMPLETE SEVERAL NOVELS A YEAR' Winner of the 2021 Comedy Women in Print prize, author Jesse Sutanto (Kellogg, 2007) shares how she sources comedy in everyday life 31 Mar 2022
ALUMNI STORIES: 'HOW MY QUEERNESS EXISTED BEYOND BOUNDARIES OF GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND COLONIALISM' Dan Laurin (Oriel, 2018) talks to us about his time at Oxford, being indigenous, transgender and queer plus working as a Community Curator with the Pitt Rivers 13 Jun 2022
ALUMNI STORIES: 'I COMPLETED MY DEGREE WHILE ON CHEMO' Tilly Rose (Jesus, 2011) on studying at Oxford whilst battling health issues, plus launching That Oxford Girl. 26 Nov 2018
ALUMNI STORIES: 'I CREATED A RESILIENCE TO BOUNCE BACK WHEN THINGS DIDN'T GO ACCORDING TO PLAN' Oxford Blue Boat champion and Olympian Angus Groom (St Catherine's, 2021) shares his journey from international athlete to blending academia with rowing 4 May 2022
ALUMNI STORIES: 'I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THIS OTHER SIDE TO ME THAT IS WORLD-FACING, PRAGMATIC, AND BUSINESS-ORIENTATED' A former Trinity student and soon-to-be lawyer speaks about her local involvement in an Oxford start-up that is revolutionising parcel delivery through cargo bikes. 25 Apr 2023
ALUMNI STORIES: 'I HOPE THE MENOPAUSE WILL BECOME AN ACCEPTABLE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION' Rachel Weiss (Hertford, 1985) talks about what inspired her to set up the Menopause Cafe charity 24 Aug 2023
ALUMNI STORIES: 'I MET MY HUSBAND AT OXFORD' Alumna Nicky Bull (LMH, 1972) on studying Biochemistry at Oxford, her career since, and her continued connection with the university 13 Dec 2018
ALUMNI STORIES: 'I NEEDED TO LEARN THE BASICS FIRST' Evie Dunmore (St Antony’s, 2008) talks about becoming a published novelist 21 Mar 2019
ALUMNI STORIES: 'I REMEMBER REALLY WANTING TO FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANT' Dr Franziska Kohlt (Brasnose, 2013) discusses how 19th c. science influenced children's literature like Lewis Carroll, and how she didn't think Oxford was 'a place for someone like me' 3 Feb 2021
ALUMNI STORIES: 'I TOOK UP RUNNING WHEN I WAS SUFFERING WITH DEPRESSION' Katie Myint (Jesus, 2009) talks about mental health, studying medicine at Oxford and the joy of a Sunday fry-up 9 Mar 2019
ALUMNI STORIES: 'I WANT TO HELP MAKE CHILDREN'S BOOKS MORE REPRESENTATIVE' We spoke to Jasmine Richards (LMH, 1999) about getting BAME representation into children's books. To celebrate Black History Month 2019, Jasmine spoke to us again about inclusivity at Oxford and what BHM means to her. 22 Jan 2019
ALUMNI STORIES: 'IF I WAS EVER GOING TO TAKE A START-UP-SHAPED RISK, IT WOULD BE NOW' Constantine Louloudis (Trinity, 2010), two time Olympic medallist, talks rowing and start-ups 25 Sep 2019
ALUMNI STORIES: 'IT'S A COLLABORATION THAT WILL TAKE US ALL THE WAY TO THE MOON' Bethany Ehlmann (Keble, 2004) talks research and Lunar Trailblazer 8 Nov 2019
ALUMNI STORIES: 'IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO USE MY FAME FOR GOOD' Jeetendr Sehdev (Wolfson, 2001) about his career as a bestselling author and ‘celebrity branding expert’, and his work with the UN to end modern slavery 29 Jan 2019
ALUMNI STORIES: 'I’D LIKE PEOPLE TO RECONSIDER WHAT THEY CONSIDER AS WASTE' Dr Johnny Drain (St Anne's, 2009), discusses his career from a PhD to cooking in the world's most lauded bars and restaurants 7 Sep 2021
ALUMNI STORIES: 'JUST 2.6% OF TECH LEADERS ARE ETHNIC MINORITIES' We spoke to alumnus Ashleigh Ainsley (St Catherine’s, 2011) about co-founding colorintech, supporting racial diversity in the tech industry. 12 Dec 2018
ALUMNI STORIES: 'MUSEUMS ARE EXPLORING HOW THEY CAN BE MORE INCLUSIVE, CULTURALLY AND HISTORICALLY AWARE PLACES' Dr Lorna Robinson (LMH, 1996) shares her story from studying Classics at Oxford to setting up the Rumble Museum, the first accredited museum in a UK school 7 Apr 2021
ALUMNI STORIES: 'MY TIME AT OXFORD DEEPENED MY CLIMATE UNDERSTANDING' Alexis McGivern (Wolfson College, 2019) reflects on her Oxford journey, navigating a joint degree programme and emerging as a leader in global climate solutions 13 Mar 2024
ALUMNI STORIES: 'NOT EVERYONE WHO SEEMS "LAZY" IS LAZY' Masud Husain (New, 1981), gives us an insight into the biology behind 'laziness' 13 Jan 2020
ALUMNI STORIES: 'OXFORD BROUGHT US TOGETHER' Zoe de Toledo (St Catz, 2010) and Alex Woods (St John’s, 2002) on their true (dark blue) Oxford romance 7 Feb 2019
ALUMNI STORIES: 'PROUD OF OUR IMPACT AT GREATER CHANGE—OVER 700 LIVES CHANGED' Jonathan Tan (Exeter College, 2014) talks about his Oxford journey and his inspiration behind building his enterprise, Greater Change 16 Nov 2023
ALUMNI STORIES: 'SOMETIMES IT'S THE SMALLER, QUIETER STORIES THAT CAN BE MOST POWERFUL' Filmmakers Cat Haigh (Keble, 2014) and Hannah Congdon (Pembroke, 2014) spoke to us about 'Women Behind the Wheel' - a road trip documentary exploring women's issues in Central Asia 28 Feb 2023
ALUMNI STORIES: 'STAMP YOUR OWN IMAGE ON THE UNIVERSITY’ Oxford DPhil candidate (Pembroke) and Co-President of the Oxford Alumni Club of Japan, Warren Stanislaus (St Antony’s, 2011) talks to us about working in Japan, increasing outreach and his studies 9 Apr 2019
ALUMNI STORIES: 'THE EXCITEMENT I GET FROM NATURE FINDS ITS WAY INTO EVERY SONG I WRITE' Brian Briggs (Worcester, 1998) shares his story from studying Biological Sciences, to fronting Oxford band Stornoway 7 Feb 2024
ALUMNI STORIES: 'THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR REAL SOCIAL IMPACT' Zahra Husain (Exeter, 2007) talks about her social enterprise Humans in Finance 11 Sep 2018
ALUMNI STORIES: 'THE FUTURE IS ALREADY HERE' CEO of Stemettes, Anne-Marie Imafidon (Keble, 2006), talks entrepreneurship and being a woman in STEM 7 Oct 2019
ALUMNI STORIES: 'THE NEXT GENERATION WILL END CLIMATE CHANGE..BUT WE NEED TO DO OUR BIT NOW' Steve Smith (Lincoln, 1999) Executive Director Oxford Net Zero Initiative talks about his love of science, and his climate discussions with young people 7 Jun 2022
ALUMNI STORIES: 'THE NO.1 HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE WE SHOULD BE TACKLING IS...' Tarek Cheniti (Keble, 2005) on his time studying Management Studies at Oxford and his career in Human Rights 27 Nov 2018
ALUMNI STORIES: 'THERE'S NO ONE OXFORD STUDENT' Greg Scannell (St Benet’s Hall, 2005) talks about coming to Oxford from a working class background 24 Sep 2018
ALUMNI STORIES: 'WE ALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO BUILDING THE HISTORY OF OXFORD' Entrepreneur Paula Skokowski (St Edmund Hall, 1980) shares how joining an alumni group can make a positive contribution to the world 6 Jun 2023
ALUMNI STORIES: 'WE HAVE TRIED TO BE A COMBINATION OF TECH COMPANY AND A FLOWER COMPANY' Our interview with Aron Gelbard (Jesus, 2000), Bloom & Wild's CEO, where he talks entrepeneurship in flowers 26 Sep 2019
ALUMNI STORIES: 'WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES' Jason Arora (St John's, 2005) on studying medicine at Oxford, and working for a new system for value-based healthcare 15 Nov 2018
ALUMNI STORIES: 'WHEN OLD BECOMES NEW' Alumnus Brett Yuskiewicz (Brasenose, 2016) on returning to education aged 48, his time in Oxford studying for his MBA, and his plans for the future 15 Dec 2018
ALUMNI STORIES: FROM SCOTS LAW TO SCOTTISH LAVENDER OILS Rory Irwin (St.Anne's, 2013) talks about his family-run lavender farm 7 May 2024
ALUMNI STORIES: ‘CLASSICAL MUSIC NEEDS TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE’ Des Oliver (Worcester, 2009) talks classical composing and how he thinks the industry needs to change 3 Apr 2019
ALUMNI STORIES: ‘GOVERNMENT IS LEADING THE STRATEGY TO CONFRONT THE VIRUS. I’M PRIVILEGED TO BE PLAYING A SMALL PART’ Eric Clement (Hertford, 2013) discusses his strategy work within the NYC government and how this changed alongside COVID-19 1 Sep 2020
ALUMNI STORIES: ‘I AM ON A MISSION TO MAKE BUSINESSES A FORCE FOR GOOD’ Sustainability superhero Janice Lao (St Catherine’s, 2004) talks about solving some of the world's biggest problems 24 Mar 2021
ALUMNI STORIES: ‘I THINK ALL CHILDREN DESERVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION’ David Thomas (Exeter, 2008) shares his story of how he was awarded O.B.E. in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours for his contribution to education during COVID-19 15 Feb 2021
ALUMNI STORIES: ‘I WANTED TO SHOW HOW TECHNOLOGY COULD DISRUPT THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR AND LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR STUDENTS’ Joe Seddon (Mansfield, 2015) recently received The Diana Award for his work through his company Zero Gravity 13 Jul 2021
ALUMNI STORIES: ‘THAT IS THE QUESTION THAT WAS ALWAYS FASCINATING TO ME IN THE FILM IS – WHAT DO WE LOOK AT, WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY SEE AND WHAT IT DOES TO US’ Director Lena Karbe (LMH, 2011) talks about working in the film industry, her time at Oxford and her new award-winning documentary 12 Aug 2022
ALUMNI STORIES: ‘WE WANTED TO REVOLUTIONISE THE GAMIFICATION OF EXERCISE’ Martin Tweedie (St Edmund Hall, 2010) and Cameron (Cam) Brookhouse (St Edmund Hall, 2010) created QUELL for a brand new way for people to combine gaming and exercise 23 Sep 2020
ANDREW GARRAD WINS QEPRIZE FOR WIND ENERGY Andrew Garrad, engineering alum of Oxford University has been awarded the 2024 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) for pioneering work designing and optimising wind turbines. 15 Feb 2024
ANNE-MARIE IMAFIDON (KEBLE, 2006) The CEO and Founder of STEMettes (a charity designed to get more women into STEM careers) talks Oxford, being a woman in tech and what she sees for the future 8 Feb 2022
ARON GELBARD (JESUS, 2000) The CEO and Co-Founder of letterbox flower delivery company Bloom & Wild talks about his transition into entrepreneurship, growing the business and keeping the values 12 May 2021
ASTA DIABATE: CELEBRATING BLACK EXCELLENCE AT OXFORD Asta Diabate looks back at her time at Oxford 22 Oct 2019
BENSON EGWUONWU: CELEBRATING BLACK EXCELLENCE AT OXFORD Benson Egwuonwu looks back at his time at Oxford 28 Oct 2019
BLETCHLEY PARK ALUMNA ELIZABETH KASER One of the last living Oxford alumnae of World War Two code breaking efforts visited her college LMH 24 Jul 2023
BOTANIC GARDEN REVEALS BIRTHDAY ROSE A shell pink shrub rose to celebrate their 400th anniversary 28 Jul 2021
BRIAN CHRISTIAN Brian Christian is an acclaimed American author, now at Oxford as a DPhil candidate to grapple with the challenge of designing AI programs better aligned to humans 10 Apr 2024
BRITAIN AS ‘BAD ACTOR’ Former diplomat Arthur Snell (Magdalen, 1994) discusses his book, 'How Britain Broke the World: War, Greed and Blunders from Kosovo to Afghanistan, 1997-2022' 1 Sep 2022
BROWN’S CAFÉ: A GENEROUS CENTENARY Brown’s Café in the Covered Market is now one hundred years old, or maybe a little bit more, writes researcher Sarah Eddie. 18 Mar 2024
CAN THE WEST SAVE ITSELF? A Mansfield alum argues the case for more quiet time and a spiritual approach to the climate crisis 16 Jul 2021
CAROLINE GORSKI AI investor and entrepreneur James Dancer (Keble, 1994) asks what next, following the London AI Summit 4 Dec 2023
CHASING GOLDILOCKS AND RE-STAGING GLOBILISATION Everything’s to play for where the post-COVID world is concerned, says a leading author and philanthropy executive 26 Aug 2020
CONNECTION WITH A COMMON PURPOSE A determination to serve and to help others defines much of what Péter Juhász (Pembroke, 2018), group leader of OxCam Hungary alumni group leader, does 23 May 2022
CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION The new Responsible Technology special interest alumni group aims to build better 23 May 2022
CYCLING ACROSS AFRICA AFTER A DEGREE IN DEVELOPMENT, PART 1 South African and Oxford alumna Michelle Rorich (St Antony's, 2017) puts theory into practice with an epic bike ride 18 Nov 2019
CYCLING ACROSS AFRICA AFTER A DEGREE IN DEVELOPMENT, PART 2 South African and Oxford alumna Michelle Rorich (St Antony's, 2017) puts theory into practice with an epic bike ride 18 Nov 2019
CYPRIAN NJAMMA: CELEBRATING BLACK EXCELLENCE AT OXFORD Cyprian Njamma looks back at his time at Oxford 14 Oct 2019
DAVE NORWOOD The renowned founder of the world’s largest university venture fund talks to QUAD 15 Jun 2018
DEFENDER OF THE RIGHT TO DISAGREE Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC recounts a remarkable legal career and discusses his collection of radical literature 22 Oct 2019
DR A W ‘BILL’ FRANKLAND MBE, DM, FRCP A tribute to the oldest living Oxonian at the time of his death in 2020 8 Apr 2020
EMMA LINDSAY A leading lawyer discusses her new pro bono role, working in New York and helping Ukraine to pursue justice for Russian war crimes 18 May 2023
ENVIRONMENTAL VISIONARY ALUMNA DISCUSSES SOLAR MICROGRIDS AND BANGLADESH Sohara Mehroze Shachi discusses her Oxford degree, her role at the UN and how her native Bangladesh is adapting to climate change 11 Nov 2021
FAIR PLAY AS NATIONAL CHARACTER – THE BRITISH CASE EXAMINED Alumnus Jonathan Duke-Evans has written an extensive history of a cultural idea, but what exactly does it mean? 25 Jan 2023
FAREWELL CHANCELLOR In a farewell interview the Chancellor shares some memories and extols Oxford as a force for good in the world 23 Jul 2024
FEEL BETTER IN 2023 Consultant clinical psychologist and alumna Dr Lucy Maddox has published a wonderfully smart but accessible book to help us all 30 Jan 2023
FIVE CHANCELLOR CANDIDATES FOR THE FINAL VOTE Five candidates go through to the final round of the University’s Chancellor election 5 Nov 2024
FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH Oxford alumni founders of It Gets Brighter launch a campaign for Mental Health Week 19 May 2020
FORMER PEMBROKE ROWER, OLYMPIC ARTIST FOR PARIS 2024 Annabel Eyres is at the heart of the 2024 cultural Olympics, the revival of an older tradition 9 Jul 2024
GO GET YOUR DEGREE... Vee Kativhu returns to Oxford and updates QUAD on her organisation Empowered by Vee 2 Jul 2024
GUIDE TO A TURBULENT WORLD Economist and best-selling author Dr Dambisa Moyo (St Antony’s, 1997) discusses the world we’re in and how to negotiate it 3 Aug 2021
HEAVEN’S GATE: DIARY OF AN EXTRA Colin Ridler recounts how his father took part in the Oxford making of the movie Heaven’s Gate, now the subject of a book 14 Mar 2023
HELPING CITY CENTRE POLLINATORS Dr Kim Polgreen talks about an exciting new pollinator venture between Wytham Woods and Oxford communities 17 Nov 2021
HISTORIAN YASMIN KHAN TALKS ABOUT HER DEBUT NOVEL EDGWARE ROAD Oxford historian Yasmin Khan discusses her debut novel, Edgware Road 28 Mar 2022
JACARI CELEBRATES 65 YEARS OF TACKLING INEQUALITY The student charity that tutors English to local kids has chalked up an enviable record in Oxford 27 Jan 2021
JAPANESE EMPEROR, EMPRESS RETURN TO OXFORD Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako paid a special visit to the University of Oxford. 9 Jul 2024
JASMINE RICHARDS (LADY MARGARET HALL, 1999) The author, editor, publisher and founder of Storymix spoke to us about getting more diversity in children's books, being a black woman first and her advice for aspiring authors 4 Mar 2021
JEANETTE WINTERSON CBE Recently in Oxford to receive an honorary degree at Encaenia, the novelist Jeanette Winterson (St Catherine’s, 1978) talks to QUAD about her memories of Oxford and current affairs 14 Oct 2021
JOINING THE MAN WHO EXPLAINS EQUATIONS An alumni group bursary helped Joe Double explore the further reaches of mathematics during the long vacation 5 Jun 2019
KAFKA IN OXFORD, 2024 A programme of University events and activities will celebrate the literary works and enduring global legacy of Franz Kafka. 27 Mar 2024
KAYAKING THE SEA ROADS Alumnus Ed Ley-Wilson heads out into the Scottish Highlands on a kayak…here’s what he learned. 29 Jan 2024
KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2023 A list of Oxford alumni included on the 2023 King's Honours list 7 Jul 2023
KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2024 A list of Oxford alumni included on the 2024 King's Honours list 3 Jul 2024
LABYRINTH: KNOSSOS, MYTH & REALITY The Ashmolean’s first exhibition in 2023 runs 10 Feb to 30 July and is already a ‘must-visit’ in 2023 27 Mar 2023
LINDSAY JOHNS Lindsay Johns, (Lincoln, 1994) is a successful writer and broadcaster who has carved out a reputation for making ‘erudite but accessible’ radio and TV arts documentaries 11 Apr 2023
LONG-COVID EXPERTS PERSPECTUM SHARE STARTLING RESEARCH Oxford University spin-out company Perspectum predicts a global healthcare policy challenge as millions of former patients now suffer multi-organ damage from Long-COVID 9 Apr 2021
LUKE HARDING DISCUSSES UKRAINE The Guardian newspaper’s foreign correspondent discusses Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 26 Jun 2023
MARCHELLE FARRELL A prizewinning debut book reflects on black identity within an idyllic English village garden 26 Jul 2023
MAX EGREMONT A great writer discusses the Baltics, World War One poets and Europe’s current security quandary 24 Jul 2024
MEET A MENTOR: ESME ASH (BRASENOSE, 2013) Freelance Assistant Producer Esme talks about her top tips for a career in broadcasting, the greatest challenges in the industry, and how she stands out from the crowd 6 Apr 2021
MEET A MENTOR: JANE BARRETT (LINCOLN, 1995) Global Editor Jane talks about the ever-changing world of media, switching her career plans and her top tips for starting in the industry 23 Nov 2021
MEET THE MINDS FOR SEPTEMBER From sustainable futures to the Russo-Ukraine war, and alternative history to French drama – this autumn has something for everyone 31 Aug 2022
MEET THE MINDS OF OUR GLOBAL EVENT From vegan cookery to galaxy evolution, and doodling for relaxation to the etymology of Oxford slang; Meeting Minds Global has something for everyone 1 Apr 2022
MOREANGELS MBIZAH A leading conservation biologist discusses the challenges of lion ecology in Zimbabwe 4 Oct 2023
NAOMI KELLMAN: CELEBRATING BLACK EXCELLENCE AT OXFORD Naomi Kellman considers her time at Oxford 15 Oct 2019
NEW BURSARY HELPS VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS New bursary to enhance the experience of visually impaired students at Oxford 3 Dec 2020
NEW MILE RECORD SET AT IFFLEY Thousands turned out to celebrate 70 years since Bannister’s record-breaking run, and a new record was set 15 May 2024
NEW YEAR HONOURS 2022 A list of Oxford members included on the 2022 New Year Honours list 25 Jan 2022
NEW YEAR HONOURS 2023 A list of Oxford alumni and academics included on the 2023 New Year Honours list 20 Jan 2023
NEW YEAR HONOURS 2024 A list of Oxford alumni and academics included on the 2024 New Year Honours list 29 Jan 2024
NO MORE WORKING FOR A WEEK OR TWO Exeter College undergraduates have an illustrious tradition of taking children with deprived backgrounds on holiday at Easter. The scheme is called ExVac. 25 Feb 2020
NOT FAR FROM BRIDESHEAD A remarkable new book brings Oxford between the two world wars back to life again 17 May 2022
OFF THE SHELF: AUGUST 2022 This month sees British identity and the ‘special relationship’ with the US under the spotlight, and a new history of the CIA 11 Aug 2022
OFF THE SHELF: AUGUST 2024 Artificial Intelligence, ancient world geography, Nazi hunting and a Chinese Jesuit emigre 19 Aug 2024
OFF THE SHELF: FEBRUARY 2023 This month a meditation on geese, a gritty crime thriller set in Oxford, and appraisals of the moon and empire 1 Feb 2023
OFF THE SHELF: FEBRUARY 2024 Neuroscience unravels populism this month, plus hijacking to kayaking and much more besides 13 Feb 2024
OFF THE SHELF: JULY 2023 This month Shakespeare, cyber threat, the idea of the Hollywood blockbuster, books as gifts and the musician Rebecca Burstein-Arber 3 Jul 2023
OFF THE SHELF: JULY 2024 English myths debunked, Oxford memories, Havana politics, ambition and clinical excellence 11 Jul 2024
OFF THE SHELF: JUNE 2024 Glorious Oxford books this month, lots of history, a dab of protons and a spot of God 31 May 2024
OFF THE SHELF: MARCH 2024 Hong Kong diaries, women in tech, espionage, Ukraine, and the biggest bank fraud in Dutch history 1 Mar 2024
OFF THE SHELF: MAY 2024 This month, the collapse in British public standards, a Buddhist thinker, Whig biography, brilliant Oxford women and Hanif Kureishi 1 May 2024
OFF THE SHELF: NOVEMBER 2022 This month, a classic spy yarn, a chilling thriller, some sparkling travel writing and a magisterial analysis of the Pope and the Jews in World War Two. 22 Nov 2022
OFF THE SHELF: SEPTEMBER 2024 This month, Warsaw, Wales, murder, sailing in Japan, Conservatism in WW2 and how to turn around a healthcare company 5 Sep 2024
OxFo LAUNCHES SECOND CROP OF START-UPS Ten ventures from the Oxford Foundry pitched to an audience of high-profile guests and investors 19 Jun 2019
OXFORD ALUMNUS WINS SHELL GLOBAL INNOVATION PRIZE Metronome Technologies wins Shell TopTen Innovators competition 23 Nov 2018
OXFORD AND PEMBROKE COLLEGE, MY SECOND HOME! Terry Slesinski-Wykowski talks about time spent at Oxford 30 Aug 2018
OXFORD ANGELS BY THE BAY A group of entrepreneurial alumni in San Francisco are investing in future Oxford talent 23 May 2019
OXFORD AS ENTREPRENEURIAL ‘NATIONAL ASSET’ The CEO of Oxford Science Enterprises Alexis Dormandy talks about his tenure at the company that commercializes University IP 2 Aug 2022
OXFORD DOCTORATE A BEST-SELLER EIGHT DECADES AFTER PUBLICATION 'Capitalism and Slavery' by Eric Williams hits the best seller list in 2022; a lesson in history 9 Mar 2022
OXFORD NIGHTLINE TURNS 50 Oxford Nightline was founded in 1972 by Bridget Day, and celebrates its half-century birthday in April, a special conference taking place at St Hilda’s College on April 30. 16 Mar 2022
OXFORD STUDENTS SPEND THE MOST ON TAKEAWAYS A 2024 national student spending survey shows some pronounced trends 21 Aug 2024
OXFORD STUDENTS TACKLE MARINE PLASTIC Working with the Seychelles Islands Foundation, a group of students will clean up an island 25 Feb 2019
OXFORD UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR GIVEN TOP HONOUR Oxford University Chancellor appointed Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter 25 Apr 2023
OXFORD UNIVERSITY ON MONT BLANC: THE LIFE OF THE CHALET DES ANGLAIS A new book unexpectedly sheds a huge amount of creative light on Oxford 28 Apr 2022
OXFORD, SPARKLING CIDER AND THE MÉTHODE CHAMPENOISE Cider was years ahead of champagne for its bubbles, argues James Crowden (Magdalen, 1977) 9 Aug 2021
OXFORD’S 6th INNOVATION FUND OPENS Parkwalk’s latest fund will invest in science and tech spinouts from the University 3 Jul 2023
OXONIANS IN THE NEW BIDEN ADMINISTRATION Oxford graduates are filling senior leadership roles in the new US government 10 Mar 2021
PADDLEBOARDING AGAINST PLASTIC Alumna Anna Turns has paddleboarded the entire Salcombe-Kingsbridge estuary in south Devon, raising awareness about ocean pollution 26 Jul 2018
PHILIP ASHMOLE Oxford zoologist who began to ‘rewild’ Southern Scotland before the term was known. 22 Apr 2024
PIONEERING BLACK WOMEN SHAPING HISTORY AT OXFORD PIONEERING BLACK WOMEN SHAPING HISTORY AT OXFORD 19 Oct 2023
POETRY AND THE PUNDITS Poet Paul Gittins (Exeter, 1964) considers the return of rhyme and meter to poetry to Oxford, in the recent appointment of A.E. Stallings as Professor of Poetry 7 Nov 2023
PROFESSOR HAMISH LOW (BRASENOSE, 1990) James Meade Professor of Economics Hamish Low talks about the UK’s legal commitment to reach net-zero climate emissions by 2050 22 Jan 2021
PROFESSOR JOHN KAY (NUFFIELD, 1969) Emeritus Fellow and economist John Kay talks about his new book 'Greed is Dead: Politics After Individualism' 11 Nov 2020
QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2019 A list of Oxford alumni included on the 2019 Queen's Honours list 1 Jul 2019
QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2020 A list of Oxford alumni included on the 2020 Queen's Honours list 9 Nov 2020
QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2021 A list of Oxford alumni included on the 2021 Queen's Honours list 6 Jul 2021
QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2022 A list of Oxford alumni included on the 2022 Queen's Honours list 25 Jan 2022
QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS RECOGNISE SERVICE FROM VICE-CHANCELLOR AND OXFORD COLLEAGUES Professor Louise Richardson becomes Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) alongside awards for other academics 1 Jun 2022
RACE AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN THE UK Alumna Alexandra Wilson (Univ, 2013) shares her experiences at the Bar 13 Aug 2020
RECREATING A CORNISH LABYRINTH Alumnus Will Coleman has managed to hoist into existence a massive piece landscape art, no mean feat 10 Mar 2023
RUNNING FOR MENTAL HEALTH Phil Hewitt (Hertford, 1982) was stabbed and left for dead...here's his story 7 Mar 2019
RUNNING IN 1954 Eye-witness to the Four Minute Mile Roger Shakeshaft considers the discipline of mile running in the post-war years 2 May 2024
SABA KARIM KHAN ON BECOMING A FILMMAKER Saba's debut film about street children empowered by football is a hit 14 Oct 2020
SING! An alumni initiative that is inclusive, successful and brings together all age groups. 11 Jan 2023
SURVIVING THE HOLOCAUST A moving memoir of his mother by a former Rhodes Scholar speaks to the world we find ourselves in late in 2023 18 Oct 2023
TACKLING HIV WITH AI Two Balliol alums are achieving startling success tackling HIV in South Africa and beyond 26 Sep 2019
TAKING THE HIGH AND LOW ROADS Marian Bruce explains her vision for a new sort of Scottish botanical spirit 7 May 2019
TALKING TO OXFORD’S NEW VICE-CHANCELLOR One term into her tenure as Oxford’s new Vice-Chancellor, Irene Tracey updates alumni on progress so far. 16 Mar 2023
TARA SHIRVANI ON GREENING THE SILK ROAD Emerging global leader Tara Shirvani discusses Oxford, green transport and technology 11 Jun 2019
THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE A new Oxford Artificial Intelligence Network will give alumni a cross-disciplinary platform to engage with fellow professionals 24 May 2022
THE BOAT RACE 2024 Team presentations and other details, ahead of race day on Easter Saturday, March 30 14 Mar 2024
THE DESIRE TO HELP ONE ANOTHER Oxford Mutual Aid sprang up with COVID but the needs it has addressed in the city show no signs of abating 22 Dec 2021
THE LEGENDARY COUNCILLOR OF SHEPSHED Historian Pamela Roberts has uncovered a most remarkable life, Antiguan and Oxford alumnus James Arthur Harley, once a student at two Oxford colleges simultaneously 11 Oct 2022
THE MAN FROM ALL SOULS Oxford Moral Philosopher Derek Parfit is now the subject of a major biography 30 Mar 2023
THE OXFORD AMNESTY LECTURES, A MEMOIR The first Oxford Amnesty Lectures were staged in Oxford 30 years ago. Stephen Shute remembers what happened 16 May 2022
THE OXFORD MAN WHO WROTE ISRAEL'S CONSTITUTION Elizabeth Clarke writes about a relative who left a deep stamp on Israel 24 Oct 2018
THE ROLE OF ROBOTICS Recent Oxford Post-Doc Romeo Orsolino discusses the role of robotics in manufacturing and his new employer, technology company, and electric vehicle maker Arrival 26 Jan 2022
THE SKELETON ARMY CAME TO OXFORD Crime fiction alumna Alis Hawkins talks to QUAD about her latest novel 29 Apr 2024
THE TOPSY-TURVY WORLD OF AIR QUALITY Amid a furious debate about air quality, Nick Molden has buckled up his belt of truth 16 Jan 2018
TRYING TO AVERT A CLIMATE CATASTROPHE An interview with the alumni behind the Climate News Network 12 Jul 2021
UNBOWED: STORIES OF UKRAINE Women who survived the Russian invasion of Ukraine are celebrated in Oxford 1 Aug 2024
UNCORKING OXFORD Wine specialist Marcus Rees discusses the explosion of local viticulture 18 Sep 2024
VAL MCDERMID (ST HILDA'S, 1972) The celebrated author of more than 30 crime fiction novel talks about coming to Oxford, discovering the feminist community, her writing process and how the genre is changing 18 Feb 2021
VATICAN DECLARES AN OXFORD SAINT Victorian churchman John Henry Newman has been declared a saint by the Vatican 24 Oct 2019
WATERCOLOURS OF OXFORD John Newberry returns to The North Wall this summer with Recording Oxford, an extensive collection of small watercolours painted between 1982-1995. 31 May 2023
WATERY OXFORD II February is setting records for rainfall in the UK, and Oxford is more flooded than ever 27 Feb 2024
WHY FREE SPEECH MATTERS April 5, 2023 will mark 200 years since the Oxford Union held its first debate, says its President, Charlie Mackintosh 13 Mar 2023
‘A COLOSSAL LABOUR OF LOVE’ We talk to Dave Norwood and Anoushka Rowland Payne about the re-opening of the Lamb & Flag pub on St Giles. 12 Mar 2024
‘A SERIOUS ACT OF SUBVERSION’ Kate Bernstock discusses her research of a black female criminal in 18th century London 21 Oct 2022
‘I REALLY, REALLY CAME TO LOVE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING…’ A love of maths and computer science led Kenyan Dr Chao Mbogo (St Catherine’s, 2005) on a pathbreaking career 1 Oct 2020
MILES YOUNG (NEW COLLEGE, 1973) Miles Young talks about how he transitioned into a career in PR and advertising and was the CEO of Ogilvy & Mather 14 Nov 2016
BARONESS GILLIAN SHEPHARD OF NORTHWOLD (ST HILDA'S, 1958) Baroness Gillian Shephard discusses the implications of Brexit and what the future might hold 15 Jul 2016
BARONESS SUSAN GREENFIELD C.B.E. (ST HILDA'S, 1970) Neuroscientist Baroness Susan Greenfield discusses how the unprecedented use of digital technologies is leaving a mark on our brains 1 Sep 2015
BETHANY BELL (KEBLE, 1987) BBC foreign correspondent Bethany Bell shares her love of Vienna and talks about her experiences as a reporter 1 May 2015
DAVID MILIBAND (CORPUS CHRISTI, 1984) President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee talks about the unprecedented global refugee crisis, its long-term characteristics and efforts to address the challenges ahead 1 Mar 2017
DR BEN GOLDACRE (MAGDALEN, 1992) Author and champion of evidence-based medicine Dr Ben Goldacre dissects what is wrong with modern medicine 15 Nov 2015
DR DESIRÉE COX (PEMBROKE, 1987) Stem cell regenerative medicine expert, and artist Dr Desirée Cox describes her pioneering work to establish a regulatory framework for stem cell research 3 Jul 2017
DR MARIA MISRA (CHRIST CHURCH, 1982) Historian and trip scholar for Spectacular Ceylon contextualises contemporary Indian politics and India's role in the world 26 Oct 2015
DR OLIVER COX (UNIV, 2006) Dr Oliver Cox shares his passion for England’s greatest landscape designer, Capability Brown 15 Aug 2016
DR TOM CRAWFORD (ST JOHN'S, 2008) The Naked Mathematician, shares his love of Maths and describes how he is dispelling stereotypes to explain Maths to teenagers 2 Jun 2017
GRACE SAI (ST JOHN'S, 2009) CEO and co-founder of the Impact Hub Singapore describes how disruptive technology, including virtual and augmented reality, are changing how consumers interact with products 26 Apr 2017
GYLES BRANDRETH (NEW COLLEGE, 1967) Celebrated writer, broadcaster, performer and former politician; talks about his extraordinary career 19 Dec 2016
HENRY BONSU (MAGDALEN, 1986) Freelance journalist and broadcaster Henry Bonsu offers an insight into what it was like to be a black student at Oxford in the late eighties 14 Jun 2016
JULIET DAVENPORT O.B.E. (MERTON, 1986) Champion of renewable energy Juliet Davenport explains how studying physics at Oxford sparked her interest in renewables 1 Jun 2015
KATHLEEN SULLIVAN (WADHAM, 1976) Marshall Scholar Kathleen Sullivan shares her experiences as the former Dean of Stanford Law School, and refers to her work representing major companies in the US Supreme Court 1 Apr 2016
LIONEL BARBER (ST EDMUND HALL, 1974) Editor of the Financial Times discusses the changing media landscape, the impact of social media, and how the award-winning FT continues to respond to the digital age 17 Aug 2017
LOUISE CHANTAL (LINCOLN, 1987) Director and CEO of the Oxford Playhouse shares her love of the theatre 2 Dec 2015
MARA YAMAUCHI (ST ANNE'S, 1992) The marathon runner shares her experiences training for competitive sports 21 Mar 2016
MARK GOLDRING C.B.E. (KEBLE, 1976) Chief Executive of Oxfam describes his distinguished career in international development 12 Jan 2016
PATRICK GRANT (NEW COLLEGE, 2004) Patrick Grant, menswear designer and judge on the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee, talks about how he became an award-winning designer 12 Dec 2016
RUTH HUNT (ST HILDA'S, 1998) Chief Executive of Stonewall offers an insight into what it was like to be a LGBT student 12 Sep 2016
RUTHE FARMER (ST CROSS, 2007) Ruthe Farmer talks about her award-winning work to encourage women and girls to embrace technology 6 Aug 2015
SIR ROGER BANNISTER (EXETER, 1946) Athlete and neurologist relives running the first sub-four-minute mile and talks about his research interests and varied experiences, including his pioneering work on the autonomic nervous system 2 May 2017
THE RT HON THE LORD PATTEN OF BARNES (BALLIOL, 1962) The Chancellor describes his long-standing links with Oxford and his high-profile political career in this wide-ranging interview 21 Jul 2015
TIM HARFORD (BRASENOSE, 1992) Prize-winning economist Tim Harford shares wide-ranging economic insights 11 Feb 2016
TOM MCMILLEN (UNIV, 1974) Tom McMillen describes his extraordinary life as a professional basketball player, Rhodes Scholar, politician and businessman 14 Apr 2016
ZOE DE TOLEDO (ST CATHERINE'S, 2010) Olympic silver medal-winning cox shares her extraordinary experiences of coxing at the highest levels 14 Feb 2017