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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 10h
Yesterday we launched Oxford Martin Electrification Accelerator funded by @oxmartinschool.bsky.social @orieloxford.bsky.social played a key role. For two decades it backed energy research at Oxford through its Jackson Senior Research Fellowships. www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...
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Professor Rosenow leads £1mn electrification research programme - Oriel College
Professor Jan Rosenow, Jackson Senior Research Fellow at Oriel College, is leading a new £1 million research programme aimed at accelerating the transition to clean energy
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Being a Fellow at Oriel College in Oxford means being part of an institution that predates industrial use of coal, gas and oil by centuries. Now home to research on how we move past all three. A lovely portrait of the College by the Oxford Clarion. oxfordclarion.uk/floreat-oriel/
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Floreat Oriel
The city we live in, shop in, walk through, work in, is full of history, much of it hidden to many residents who glide through its beautiful streets. The Clarion is on a mission to uncover the ‘gown’ ...
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The city we live in is full of history, much of it hidden. We're on a mission to uncover the ‘gown’ for the residents of the ‘town’. Oriel College is 700 years old this year. We took a look at the birthplace of the 'dreaming spires', from Sir Walter Raleigh, to cutting edge climate policy.
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Floreat Oriel
The city we live in, shop in, walk through, work in, is full of history, much of it hidden to many residents who glide through its beautiful streets. The Clarion is on a mission to uncover the ‘gown’ ...
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
What are the key energy challenges for the UK's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham? Here are three connected challenges the new Prime Minister will have to deal with. Thanks @orieloxford.bsky.social for the short interview!
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
His Majesty the King visited Oxford today, officially opening the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities and paying visits to Oriel College and University College. Our correspondent Madeline Odent, and our photographer Roger Close report for the Clarion. oxfordclarion.uk/regnante-car...
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Regnante Carolo
King Charles III visited Oxford today, officially opening the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, and paying visits to Oriel College and University College. The Clarion was invited to photograph Hi...
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Aerial view over Oxford ⛅️ 📸 | umairatoxford (Instagram)
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Oriel Physics DPhil student Saqlain Choudhary captained Oxford as the Blues beat Cambridge by 13 runs in their Twenty20 cricket Varsity match at Lord’s. “The celebrations were huge, it was just sheer euphoria,” smiled the Graduate Teaching and Research Scholar. www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/oriel-s...
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Oriel student captains Oxford to Varsity cricket success - Oriel College
Oriel Physics DPhil student Saqlain Choudhary captained Oxford as the Blues beat Cambridge by 13 runs in their Twenty20 cricket Varsity match at Lord’s.  “The celebrations were huge, it was just sheer...
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Sir Mick Jagger and partner Melanie Hamrick visited Oriel College on Sunday as guests of the Provost and Lady Mendoza. Mick joined students at Evensong and dined at High Table.
Four formally dressed guests including Mick Jagger and Matt Clifford of The Rolling Stones stand in conversation in a warmly lit room lined with framed portraits and drawings. Mick Jagger gestures while speaking near a fireplace
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Clarion photographer, Roger Close, was given special permission to record the traditional burning of the (replica) boat inside Oriel's First Quad to celebrate coming Head of the River. For many more pictures, click on the link to see our full photo story. oxfordclarion.uk/summer-eights/
A replica boat is burned in Oriel College to celebrate coming Head of the River.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Saturday saw the culmination of Oxford's Summer Eights, the annual college rowing races on the Thames (or rather 'the Isis'). Our photographer was there to capture all the action.
The cox of Oriel's men's first division team is carried to college on a wooden boat to celebrate coming Head of the River.
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Oriel M1. Head of the River 2026 🏆
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Saturday, Summer Eights 2026 🚣
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Last week, two more alumni crews successfully rowed across the English Channel. Just one crew now remains to take on the challenge 🌊🚣‍♂️
A rowing crew in a yellow boat powers across open water, with a distant ship visible on the horizon.A rowing crew moves steadily across open water, with a large cargo ship passing in the background under a hazy sky.A group of alumni sit together on a support boat at sea, smiling and holding drinks under a clear blue sky.Close-up side view of a rowing crew in action, pulling oars through choppy water in a bright yellow boat.
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
A team of 12 cyclists completed a combined 700-mile cycle on Saturday 9 May in aid of Oriel’s access and outreach work 🚴 Starting in west London, the 60-mile route took the group through Uxbridge, Amersham and Thame before entering Oxford through Cowley. www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/cyclist...
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Cyclists complete challenge in aid of Oriel’s access and outreach work - Oriel College
A team of 12 cyclists completed a combined 700-mile cycle in celebration of Oriel College’s 700th  anniversary on Saturday 9 May
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
🐝 Members of Oriel College’s chapel choir serenaded bees at Bartlemas on Saturday 2 May at a special event to inaugurate a new apiary at the Oriel College sports ground. The society is the direct predecessor of the former Oxford Apiarist Society, which last convened in 1841.
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Oriel Fellow and tutor in Mathematics Patrick Farrell has been elected a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...
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Professor Patrick Farrell elected SIAM Fellow - Oriel College
Professor Patrick Farrell has been elected a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Oriel College will give members of the public access to its heritage site at three “Inspiration Day” events this spring
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Oriel College to show public Magna Carta and other treasures - Oriel College
Oriel College to hold three Inspiration Days open to members of the public
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Oriel College Provost and Lady Mendoza met with alumni across the US, from the East Coast to the West Coast
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Oriel College celebrates 700th anniversary across United States - Oriel College
Oriel College Provost and Lady Mendoza met with alumni across the US, from the East Coast to the West Coast
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
48 alumni from Oriel College together with current students and staff will row across the English Channel, in an attempt to raise £1 million to establish an endowment for the College’s boat club
A group of people rowing a yellow boat named “Laura Jane” in a marina, surrounded by docked sailboatsA group of people standing in a bright indoor room with exercise equipment, wearing waterproof clothingA group of adults in outdoor gear talking near a marinaA small rowing boat with several people on calm water
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Oriel College’s Provost announced as chair of Historic England advisory panel to support programme to protect Ukraine’s cultural heritage
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Provost to help protect Ukraine heritage amid Russia’s invasion - Oriel College
Provost announced as chair of Historic England advisory panel to support programme to protect Ukraine’s cultural heritage
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
'It's fantastic to see how far the band has come' 🎺 Conductor Esme Harper and Assistant Conductor Felix Thomson helped Oxford University Brass Band to their joint-highest finish at this year's UniBrass.
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Oriel's Alex Sullivan and James Fetter have been selected to represent Oxford in The Boat Race 2026. “It’s a really amazing opportunity," said Sullivan. "I’m really excited and honoured to compete in such an historic event," said Fetter. www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/a-reall...
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‘A really amazing opportunity’: Oriel represented in ‘prestigious’ Boat Race 2026  - Oriel College
Oriel College students Alex Sullivan and James Fetter have been selected to represent Oxford in the Boat Race 2026.
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Award-winning author and Oriel alumna Kate Herrity reflects on her year-long research project into prisons for her extensive studies on sensory criminology. “I’ve always been interested in prisons, partly because you’re not supposed to go in them,” said Herrity. www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/crimino...
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Criminologist Dr Kate Herrity on the ‘overwhelming’ prison soundscape - Oriel College
Award-winning author and Oriel alumna Kate Herrity reflects on her year-long research project into prisons for her extensive studies on sensory criminology
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Professor Lyndal Roper describes study of the humanities as ‘crucial’ in the age of artificial intelligence as she is named the 2026 Holberg Laureate www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/holberg...
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Emeritus Regius Professor of History wins Holberg Prize - Oriel College
Professor Lyndal Roper describes study of the humanities as ‘crucial’ in the age of artificial intelligence as she is named the 2026 Holberg Laureate
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
'People have become quite emotional and quite angry about what’s been happening' Mathematics graduate Peter Hammond’s campaign against untreated sewage being pumped into England and Wales waterways has been turned into a Channel 4 TV drama 📺 🔗 Read more ⬇️ www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/oriel-a...
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Oriel student Reed Prinsep played for Oxford in their triumph against Cambridge in The Varsity Matches 🏉 “It was really special," he said. "The build-up in terms of the traditions and everything like that was great and the match really lived up to it." Image by Steve Karpa
Reed Prinsep running with a rugby ball.
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Alumnae joined students, staff and academics at a special dinner on Friday to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay. The dinner was hosted by Lady Mendoza and featured an all-women High Table.
Hall at Oriel College with women seated for dinner
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
‘Once you start looking at different ways of making decisions, you start to see a whole world of different ways of doing things’ Dr Markus Brill has joined Oriel College as a Fellow and tutor in Computer Science
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New Computer Science Fellow researches algorithms for fair decision-making - Oriel College
Dr Markus Brill has joined Oriel College as a Fellow and tutor in Computer Science
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
“It's a beacon of how science can be done" Former Oriel student and current @jesusoxford.bsky.social Professor of Physics Phil Burrows has been appointed Chair of the @cern.bsky.social Scientific Policy Committee. @oxfordphysics.bsky.social 🔗 Read more ⬇️ www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/its-a-b...
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‘It’s a beacon of how science can be done’: Professor Burrows appointed Chair of the CERN Scientific Policy Committee - Oriel College
Former Oriel student Professor Phil Burrows (1982) has been appointed Chair of the CERN Scientific Policy Committee.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Here is a pre-announcement of a very exciting event: I will be hosting Greg Jackson, Founder and CEO of @octopus.energy at @orieloxford.bsky.social for a conversation on Thursday 7 May at 5 pm in the beautiful setting of the Senior Library. Booking opens soon and we expect tickets to go rapidly.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
🔥 LIVESTREAM TODAY 4pm UK 🎙 Redefining Energy @orieloxford.bsky.social Is the energy transition accelerating, stalling or being rewritten by politics? Join me & @laurentsegalen.bsky.social for an unscripted, audience-driven debate. 👉 www.youtube.com/live/tojs9ds...
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Oriel’s chapel choir sang Evensong at St Paul's Cathedral at a special service to mark the Oxford college’s 700th year since foundation in 1326
A conductor at St Paul's CathedralStudents in sub fusc processing through St Paul's CathedralStudents at the choir stalls at St Paul's Cathedral and a conductor raising one armThe dome at St Paul's Cathedral
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Baroness @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social, Labour peer and Labour MP for Bristol West from 2015 to 2024, is in conversation with Lord Mendoza, Oriel College Provost, on Sunday 22 February. The event is free to attend and open to everyone. 🔗 Book your place ⬇️ www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/events/provo...
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Provost's talk with Baroness Debbonaire: 'Global Politics, the UK Culture Sector, and Support for the Creative Industries' - Oriel College
Join Baroness Thangam Debbonaire in conversation with Oriel College Provost and former UK government Culture Commissioner Lord Mendoza.
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
'Each year we're building to get better' Oriel student and women’s captain of the Oxford University Cross Country Club Tamsin Sangster has been reflecting on a memorable weekend for the club at the British Universities & Colleges Sport competition where the men's and women's teams made history.
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‘We had this desire to win’: OUCCC women's captain reflects on ‘special weekend’ for club - Oriel College
Oriel student and women’s captain of the Oxford University Cross Country Club Tamsin Sangster is celebrating a ‘special weekend’ for the Club
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
“Oriel’s impact is absolutely massive.” Oriel College held a Graduation Day with @brilliantclub.bsky.social for pupils from non-selective state schools as they experienced university life for the first time 🎓 🔗 Find out more ⬇️
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School pupils ‘inspired’ by Graduation Day experience at Oriel College  - Oriel College
Pupils from non-selective state schools spent the day at Oriel College to experience a university setting for the first time.
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
The donated folio is one of the “destroyed” first editions of Sir Walter Raleigh's ‘History of the World’ 🔗 Find out more ⬇️
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First edition Raleigh ‘History of the World’ donated by alumnus - Oriel College
An alumnus has donated a 1614 first edition of Sir Walter Raleigh’s History of the World to Oriel College
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 28/01/2026
NEW: Oxford University has been named Europe’s top university by QS Europe University Rankings. We came top in academic reputation, employer reputation, international research network and employment outcomes. Find out more ⬇️
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Oxford tops European university rankings | University of Oxford
Oxford University has been named Europe’s top university by QS Europe University Rankings for 2026.
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
‘Clean energy was not treated as a marginal concern, but as infrastructure in the deepest sense of the word’ @janrosenow.bsky.social reflects on his experience at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos ⬇️ Image: World Economic Forum
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Professor Rosenow: Implementation — not ideology — dominated clean energy conversations at Davos - Oriel College
Clean energy was not treated as a marginal concern, but as infrastructure in the deepest sense of the word
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Oriel held a memorable day of events to mark 700 years since King Edward II confirmed the foundation of a “certain college of scholars” by its founder and first provost Adam de Brome. Images by John Cairns 🔗 Find out more ⬇️
A man holds up an item of silver in front of guests. On the table in front of him are other silver itemsThe top of an elaborate item of silver placed on a green tableclothPeople seated for dinner at High Table in Oriel College’s Hall with portraits on the wall behind themPeople inspecting bottles of wine in a wine cellar
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Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 22/01/2026
John Rous, the second-ever Bodley’s Librarian, was a Fellow of @orieloxford.bsky.social, which is celebrating the 700th anniversary of its foundation this year! [1/5]
Two old, leather-bound volumes titled 'L'Histoire D'Angleterre', arranged standing upright with a caption noting these are books the Bodleian Library refused to lend to the King.
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
'The longevity and continuity of this college and its work is astonishing. Few institutions have endured for so long, and even fewer have remained devoted to the same cause.' Read a statement from the Provost on the 700th anniversary of Oriel College’s foundation by King Edward II:
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Statement from the Provost on the 700th anniversary of Oriel College’s foundation - Oriel College
Statement from the Provost Lord Mendoza on the 700th anniversary of Oriel College’s foundation by King Edward II
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 21/01/2026
Founded #OnThisDay in 1326 by King Edward II, Oriel College turns 700 today. Happy birthday, Oriel! 🎉
Stone façade of Oriel College in Oxford, showing arched windows, carved statues above the entrance and steps lined with red potted flowers under a blue sky.
Black-and-white engraved illustration of Oriel College buildings, showing an early architectural layout with arched windows, pitched roofs and figures in historical dress.
Sepia-toned historical photograph of Oriel College quadrangle, with surrounding stone buildings, Gothic windows and a central entrance arch.
Neoclassical stone building at Oriel College with tall columns and arched doorways, viewed across a green lawn under a clear blue sky.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Today is Oriel College’s 700th birthday. King Edward II issued a charter on 21 January 1326 for what is the fifth oldest college, and the oldest royal foundation, in the University of Oxford. A 700th anniversary programme will include concerts, lectures and an alumni ball for ‘Orielenses’.
700th anniversary graphic (Oriel College)Stone facade of Oriel College (pic via University of Oxford)
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Oriel College was founded #OnThisDay 700 years ago 🎉 On 21 January 1326, King Edward II issued a royal charter confirming our first provost Adam de Brome’s foundation of a “certain college of scholars” in Oxford. @ox.ac.uk
Photo of a tree and the Oriel College flag above with the text '700' and Oriel College's 700th anniversary logo
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
‘We think we’re great and we take it for granted. There’s fierce competition from other countries. We may lose our soft power status if we don’t pay more attention to it.’ Read our interview with our Provost Lord Mendoza about Britain's soft power ⬇️
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Provost: Britain is a soft superpower but let’s not take it for granted - Oriel College
Interview with Lord Mendoza about Britain’s soft power and his role on the UK government’s new Soft Power Council
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
🎙 Redefining Energy LIVE | Oxford | 25 Feb 2026 Is the energy transition accelerating, stalling — or being rewritten by politics? Join me, Gerard Reid & @laurentsegalen.bsky.social at @orieloxford.bsky.social for a no-script, audience-driven live recording. 👇 www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/events/oriel...
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Oriel College @orieloxford.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
2025 in four seasons 🍃📅 Photos 2 & 4 by James Hill
Portico into Hall at Oriel CollegeGardener reaching into a wheelbarrow at a plant borderFirst Quad at Oriel CollegeMan sweeping up leaves in front of a stone building covered in wisteria at Oriel College
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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
James Hill brilliant last night @orieloxford.bsky.social talking about the ethics of photojournalism - masterful!
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
NEW HEAT PUMP COST CALCULATOR: The i Paper just published an article about the new cost calculator I developed with Ambient through my research at the @ecioxford.bsky.social @orieloxford.bsky.social and @regassistproj.bsky.social inews.co.uk/news/how-muc...
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How much a heat pump could save you on heating bills - calculated
Experts have used the calculator to estimate that the average three person household could save £465 on heating a year if they installed a good quality heat pump
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Musa al-Gharbi @musaalgharbi.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
On May 28, I'll be in conversation with @tmbejan.bsky.social at @orieloxford.bsky.social: oriel.ox.ac.uk/events/provo...
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