Reposted by Magdalen CollegeDinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Congratulations to all our new Magdalen graduates today! 1421
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeWill Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The @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...magd.ox.ac.ukJob Vacancies - Magdalen CollegeMagdalen 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 ... 11521
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Magdalen 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...supremecourt.ukLord Briggs confirmed as the next President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom - UK Supreme CourtHM The King has approved the appointment of Lord Briggs as the next President of the Supreme Court 010
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeTiCL 🍃💚🍃 @ticl.me · 16/07/2026Come 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 … 😍 182
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 14/07/2026In 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) 020
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeMax Long @maxlong.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Bee orchid, pyramidal orchid and yellow rattle today at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social! 111
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeOmid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026What 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)! 1133
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Huge 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 030
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeUniversity of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 02/07/20262026: 50% complete 👏 What have you learned or achieved this year? 3155
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeChris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 17/06/2026To 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. 2122
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeProf 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 🚨magd.ox.ac.ukLecture: 'Food for Thought - The Bayeux Tapestry Revisited' with Professor Benjamin Pohl - Magdalen CollegeYou 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... 1158
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Huge 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 030
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Congratulations 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...english.web.ox.ac.ukChancellor's English Essay Prize 2026 awarded to Julian Kekulé 020
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Otters spotted up at Hollywell Ford! 🦦 📹Thanks very much to Nick for sending this video in! 📹 030
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeDinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Magdalen 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. 2925
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeProf 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! 🚨magd.ox.ac.ukLecture: 'Food for Thought - The Bayeux Tapestry Revisited' with Professor Benjamin Pohl - Magdalen CollegeYou 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... 0145
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Massive 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 020
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeDr David Rundle @drdavidrundle.bsky.social · 14/05/2026I'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. 4499
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 18/05/2026In 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...magd.ox.ac.ukStories from the Sands - Magdalen CollegeIn 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... 063
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeDinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Absolutely scenes here. Hubbub of anticipation from the street. 926540
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 01/05/2026UP 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 211541
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 01/05/2026It’s May Morning! With 50 minutes to go, if youd like to watch along at home click here: youtube.com/live/-nxD-x5...youtube.comMay Morning 2026YouTube video by The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford 072
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Do you know what tomorrow is? #maymorning 040
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Can’t wait for tomorrow! Here’s a peep at last year 😍 #magdalencollege #oxford 040
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 24/04/2026We 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. 110
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Never beating the prettiest College allegations 040
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 23/04/2026From 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...magd.ox.ac.ukDinah Rose in Conversation with US Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr & Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods - Magdalen CollegeDaniel 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... 000
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 22/04/2026How 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-...magd.ox.ac.ukNine Days in May: The General Strike of 1926 - The Ewen Green Memorial Lecture with Professor Jonathan Schneer - Magdalen CollegeThis 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... 010
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeBodleian Social Science Library @bodssloxford.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Need 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. 173
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 10/04/2026What 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." 120
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 01/04/2026What 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! 220
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 27/03/2026I 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/ 011
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeSomerville College, Oxford @somervillecollege.bsky.social · 26/03/2026It's wonderful to see the splash that the latest research by our JRF Dr Lachie Scarsbrook is making in the news! @lachiescarsbrook.bsky.socialbbc.co.ukDogs were man's best friend far earlier than thought - scientistsA jawbone found in a Somerset cave rewrites the story of when and how dogs became our best friends. 121
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Nearly 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. 121
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 24/03/2026What 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. 57016
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeUniversity 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 ⬇️ox.ac.ukExpert Comment: Ethics-washing and Us-washing | University of OxfordProfessor 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 082
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeDinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · 22/03/2026A bit of a boudoir mood today 1323216
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeExeter 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 161
Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 23/03/2026What 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. 141
Reposted by Magdalen CollegeSomerville College, Oxford @somervillecollege.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Today marks the spring equinox and also Nowruz, Persian and Bahá’i New Year. We wish everyone celebrating a safe, peaceful and happy new year. 041