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The Bluesky account for Magdalen College, Oxford. Sharing news, events, and providing an insight into College life.

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Dinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Congratulations to all our new Magdalen graduates today!
Graduation day tea party at Magdalen college. A marquee and tables on a college lawn, by an 18th century stone building.
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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The @magdalenoxford.bsky.social junior research fellowships are now open, including for politics. Due 15 Oct. 3 years of 100% research time to those who submit their PhD between July 2025-Oct 2027. Comes with good ECR pay, relatively generous support funds. www.magd.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancie...
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Job Vacancies - Magdalen College
Magdalen College is one of the oldest, largest, and most beautiful colleges in Oxford – it is a wonderful place to work. You can explore and apply for current vacancies on our recruitment website via ...
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Magdalen alumnus Lord Briggs (1973) has been confirmed as the next President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Congratulations! Read more here: supremecourt.uk/news/lord-br...
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Lord Briggs confirmed as the next President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom - UK Supreme Court
HM The King has approved the appointment of Lord Briggs as the next President of the Supreme Court
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
July Wisteria
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TiCL 🍃💚🍃 @ticl.me · 16/07/2026
Come with me @oxconservationsoc.bsky.social - we’re going to see some great things 🤩 … and I’m not just talking about that Golden Rain Tree @magdalenoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk although … 😍
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
In Chaplain's Quad: Christ and Mary Magdalen by David Wynne Presented by Mr. M.V.B. Hill in memory of his brother J.S.B. Hill (Commoner of the College 1904-07, died September 1962)
Looking upwards. Magdalen's Great Tower rises high into a blue sky, framed dramatically from a low angle by the reaching, green bronze limbs of David Wynne's Christ and Mary Magdalen sculpture.Close-up shot. The expressive bronze face of Christ is captured in sharp detail, viewed through the green patinated arms of Mary Magdalen.A framed view. The quiet courtyard of Chaplain's Quad is viewed through a black window grid, showing David Wynne's bronze sculpture standing amongst lush green shrubs and purple flowers in front of a stone archway.David Wynne's bronze sculpture, Christ and Mary Magdalen. The two slender, green-patinated figures stand on a stone plinth in Chaplain's Quad, gesturing expressively against a warm, sunlit stone wall.
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Dare I say it’s too summery?
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Max Long @maxlong.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Bee orchid, pyramidal orchid and yellow rattle today at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social!
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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
What a week! It's been an absolute joy and extremely rewarding to teach the first-ever Oxford Psychological Network School (#OxPNS2026) at Magdalen College (@magdalenoxford.bsky.social) University of Oxford (@ox.ac.uk)!
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Huge congratulations to Professor James Maynard - Fields Medallist and former Magdalen JRF -on being appointed the new Regius Professor of Mathematics at Oxford, succeeding Andrew Wiles. 🎉🧮 Read more here: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81648
James Maynard wears an white shirt and stands in front of a wooden bookcase.  Many academic textbooks fill the shelves behind him. Visible titles include volumes on applied mathematics and differential equations.
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 02/07/2026
2026: 50% complete 👏 What have you learned or achieved this year?
The Radcliffe Camera in Oxford photographed on a bright summer day beneath a clear blue sky. Green tree branches frame the left side of the image, while the historic domed building fills the centre. Overlaid text styled as a progress bar reads: "2026 is 50% complete", with the bar half filled to represent the year being halfway through.
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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
To the very fine auditorium at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social for a talk on the Bayeux Tapestry by Professor Benjamin Pohl. Who commissioned it? Who was the intended audience? Where did it hang? Nobody took much notice of it for centuries at a time which perhaps explains its very good condition.
Auditorium with a pink slide "Food for thought. The Bayeux Tapestry revisited. Professor Benjamin Pohl"
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Prof Ben Pohl @benpohl.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🚨 Fewer than 20 tickets left for my talk on the Bayeux Tapestry in @magdalenoxford.bsky.social's magnificent Grove Auditorium next Wednesday (17 June), so get your's while you can: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/events/food-.... When they're gone, they're gone! Attendance is FREE, but registration is required 🚨
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Lecture: 'Food for Thought - The Bayeux Tapestry Revisited' with Professor Benjamin Pohl - Magdalen College
You are invited to a talk with Professor Benjamin Pohl, current Visiting Fellow at Magdalen, and Professor of Medieval History at the University of Bristol. The talk will take place from 5pm-6pm in th...
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Huge congratulations to the Magdalen Tennis Team. They beat St Peter’s College 5-4 in the Tennis Cuppers Final on Saturday to bring the cup home. What a brilliant way to wrap up the term. 📸 Thanks for the photo, Elizabeth! #TennisCuppers #OxfordSport
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Congratulations to Magdalen student Julian Kekulé, who has won the 2026 Chancellor's English Essay Prize. The judges praised his essay, 'That Fluttering Stranger', as a compelling, precise, and confident piece of work. Read the full story: english.web.ox.ac.uk/article/chan...
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Chancellor's English Essay Prize 2026 awarded to Julian Kekulé
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Otters spotted up at Hollywell Ford! 🦦 📹Thanks very much to Nick for sending this video in! 📹
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Dinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Magdalen College Women's First Eight rowing crew, relaxing in the Cloisters after a successful campaign, winning their blades. I know I've already posted about this. But I'm incredibly proud of them, and I love this picture.
A group of women in a gothic window, framed by hydrangeas about to come into flower. Some are in party dresses,.amd others are wearing red boat club blazers.
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Prof Ben Pohl @benpohl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
🚨 If you missed my sold-out talk on the Bayeux Tapestry in Bristol back in April, you’ll get another chance in Oxford on 17 June courtesy of @magdalenoxford.bsky.social! Do join us and help spread the word! 🚨
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Lecture: 'Food for Thought - The Bayeux Tapestry Revisited' with Professor Benjamin Pohl - Magdalen College
You are invited to a talk with Professor Benjamin Pohl, current Visiting Fellow at Magdalen, and Professor of Medieval History at the University of Bristol. The talk will take place from 5pm-6pm in th...
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Massive congrats to Magdalen W1 for winning blades and hitting 5th in the river, matching the 2013 record! W3 held 9th and W4 rose to 12th, while M1 took 10th, W2 7th, and M2 battled hard in Div IV. Huge effort from the whole club this week. See you next year! 🚣‍♀️🔴⚫️ #MCBC
A large group celebration outside a brick boathouse under a red lily flag. Two female rowers are hoisted onto teammates' shoulders, cheering. Members wear rowing kit, casual clothes, and red blazers. Text in image: "MCBC" crests on kits.Magdalen's W1 rowing crew in black and red kit posing with their coach outside a brick boathouse. A large red flag with three white lilies hangs above them.Ten of Magdalen's women rowers in formal evening wear and red college blazers smile from a stone Gothic window frame in Cloisters. Vibrant green hydrangea bushes fill the foreground, and a carved stone gargoyle sits on the drainage pipe above.
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Dr David Rundle @drdavidrundle.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I'm on a roll with @magdalenoxford.bsky.social manuscripts. In the last few weeks, identified one book of hours as probably made for the future Suxtus IV, and in another ms an unnoticed copy of Richard Swineshead's Calculationes. Now onto this beauty, the last one needing a finalised description.
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
In 2024, a papyrus was found in Egypt containing lost plays by Euripides. 3 artists are sharing their creative responses to the find. Join us on 11th June for performance, interactive gaming, and ancient history. free to attend - booking essential. www.magd.ox.ac.uk/events/stori...
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Stories from the Sands - Magdalen College
In 2024, an astonishing discovery was made. An Egyptian archaeological team, excavating an ancient necropolis, uncovered a papyrus containing nearly 100 lines from lost plays by the Greek playwright E...
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Dinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Absolutely scenes here. Hubbub of anticipation from the street.
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
UP THE MAY! In case you missed it, or you want to see it again, here’s a taste of the Hymnus Eucharisticus from the top of the Tower on May Morning. It was so wonderful to see you all packed onto the High for another beautiful May Morning. #maymorning #oxford #magdalencollege
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
15 minutes to go!
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
T-37 minutes! #maymorning
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
It’s May Morning! With 50 minutes to go, if youd like to watch along at home click here: youtube.com/live/-nxD-x5...
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May Morning 2026
YouTube video by The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Do you know what tomorrow is? #maymorning
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Can’t wait for tomorrow! Here’s a peep at last year 😍 #magdalencollege #oxford
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
We all know Parkinson's has no cure. It's a disease that affects the brain, and currently whilst we can treat the symptoms and make people comfortable... we can't solve the problem. But that might be changing.
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Never beating the prettiest College allegations
The ornate stone pinnacles of Magdalen College Great Tower, Oxford, viewed through a frame of hanging purple wisteria blooms and dark branches against a clear blue sky. The Gothic architecture of the tower's upper windows and battlements is visible in the background.
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
From Oxford to the US Federal Reserve and Bank of England. Join Dinah Rose in conversation with alumni Michael Barr and Sam Woods. They'll be discussing the high-stakes world of global financial regulation. 📅 5 May 📍 Magdalen College Register now: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/events/micha...
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Dinah Rose in Conversation with US Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr & Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods - Magdalen College
Daniel Finkelstein’s mother and father were both victims of the rise of dictatorships in Europe in the twentieth century. Now he asks if what happened to them could happen again. And considers ways of...
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Congratulations!
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Happy St George's Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🐲🐉🤺⚔️
Happy St George's Day! A St George’s Cross flag flies from the top of the Great Tower at Magdalen College, Oxford. The tower’s stone pinnacles and a decorative weather vane are visible against a clear blue sky.Viewed through a dark, leaded mullioned window, the St George’s Cross flag flies from a Tower in Magdalen College, Oxford. The iconic stone battlements of the tower and a decorative weather vane are framed by the dark window grid against a bright blue sky.
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
How did nine days in May 1926 change Britain? Professor Jonathan Schneer joins us on 30 April for the Ewen Green Memorial Lecture. He'll discuss the General Strike and its enduring legacy. Join us at 5pm for the talk and drinks. All are welcome! Full details: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/events/ewen-...
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Nine Days in May: The General Strike of 1926 - The Ewen Green Memorial Lecture with Professor Jonathan Schneer - Magdalen College
This year’s Ewen Green Memorial Lecture will take place on Thursday 30th April at 5pm in the Magdalen College Auditorium. Professor Emeritus at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Jonathan Schneer wi...
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
It's wisteria season!
White and green wistria - just in bloom - against the yellow stone wall of Longwall QuadWhite wisteria blossoms hang in the foreground, framing a view of a sunlit Longwall Quad at Magdalen College Oxford. In the background, the Gothic-style Longwall Library at Magdalen College stands under a bright blue sky with wispy clouds. A manicured green lawn, a stone path, and low green hedges lead toward the historic honey-colored stone building.
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Bodleian Social Science Library @bodssloxford.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Need a break from studying? @magdalenoxford.bsky.social is only a 10 minute walk from the SSL & free to access with your University Card. Library staff enjoyed seeing fritillaries, bluebells & wisteria on our monthly Nature Walk today. Photos by Sarah Rhodes.
A close of up flowers on a wisteria plant with a view of Magdalen College in the back ground.A single fritillarie poking up through grass, with a fence and trees in the background. Taken in the grounds of Magdalen College.A close up of 2 fritillarie. The image has been taken from below looking up inside the flowers. Behind is the sky.A close up of 2 bluebells poking up in a woodland scene amongst grass and other plants. In the background are trees. Image was taken in the grounds of Magdalen College.
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
What if I told you that you're reading other peoples' minds all the time. And you're doing it in conversation daily without even realising! Think about the word "Ready."
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Not to alarm anyone, but DUCKLINGS!
seven ducklings in the water of the Cherwell - two of which are resting in the sunshine on the stone wall.
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
A picture of punters under Magdalen bridge
The lamppost on Magdalen bridge framed by green leaves and blue skiesMagdalen tower peeped through new leavesA swan and its reflection on the Cherwell
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
What if I told you that the University’s Department of Physics has just discovered a permanent "Quantum Shortcut" in a lab in Oxford? It sounds like a plot from a sci-fi thriller, doesn't it? Let me tell you all about it!
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I know this isn't LinkedIn - but maybe our next Alumni Engagement Coordinator is on Bluesky! If you love meeting new people, have experience of events, and want to help deliver our events programme in some of the most iconic surroundings we'd love to hear from you! www.magd.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancies/
A flyer for the role, with a photo of the iconic Magdalen tower on one side, and the following information about the role on the other: 

We're Hiring
Alumni Engagement 
Coordinator
Ready for a new challenge in events?

If you have hands-on experience, a passion for connecting with people, and the drive to deliver a flourishing alumni programme in iconic surroundings, we’d love to hear from you.
Closing date: noon 31st March
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Somerville College, Oxford @somervillecollege.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It's wonderful to see the splash that the latest research by our JRF Dr Lachie Scarsbrook is making in the news! @lachiescarsbrook.bsky.social
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Dogs were man's best friend far earlier than thought - scientists
A jawbone found in a Somerset cave rewrites the story of when and how dogs became our best friends.
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Nearly time for the launch of @lukeberryman.bsky.social (2004) new book: Resisting Nazism. It'll be released for sale on 2 April. If you'd like to attend the launch at Backstory bookshop in Balham on 1 April, feel free to @ Luke in the comments :) Congrats Luke! Looking forward to reading.
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
What if I told you one of the most contested words in the English language is only 3 letters long, is our most used word, and yet for centuries the world's greatest linguists and philosophers keep fighting about what it actually means? Guessed it yet? I used it three times in that sentence alone.
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 23/03/2026
‘The simplistic picture which pits big bad AI against good little us ethically flatters us.’ Prof. Edward Harcourt argues that we must recognise how criticism of AI can become a way of distracting from our own responsibility for the values and behaviours of these systems. Find out more ⬇️
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Expert Comment: Ethics-washing and Us-washing | University of Oxford
Professor Edward Harcourt, Director of the Institute for Ethics in AI (Interim) and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford, argues that a serious ethical response to AI must do more than
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Estel Cooper @estel62.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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Dinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
A bit of a boudoir mood today
Grey fluffy cat sitting on a bed looking seductively over one shoulder. Absurdly furry cheeks slightly undermine the attempt at sophistication.
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Exeter College, Oxford @exeter.ox.ac.uk · 23/03/2026
🐾🎉 Happy 6th Purr-thday to the one and only Walter de Staplecat 🎓🐱 May your day be full of dreamies, strategic loafing, and uninterrupted solitude. If you haven’t been yet, head to the Bodleian Libraries exhibition Pets & their People and see if you can spot the birthday boy. #WaltertheExeterCat
Walter, a tabby and white cat, sits loafed in a soil bed among green plants in Exeter College’s Fellows’ Garden. The Radcliffe Camera rises in the background beneath a grey sky.
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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
What if I told you AI isn't coming for *your* job.... It's coming for your Manager's? An algorithm running your 1:1s, approving your holiday, and asking how your weekend was. Sounds like the future, doesn't it? Except it's already happening.
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Somerville College, Oxford @somervillecollege.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Today marks the spring equinox and also Nowruz, Persian and Bahá’i New Year. We wish everyone celebrating a safe, peaceful and happy new year.
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