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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

NEWS: Professor David Gavaghan has been appointed as the second President of Reuben College, marking our first presidential succession. He will succeed our founding President, Professor Lord (Lionel) Tarassenko, on 1 September 2027. #ReubenCollege #Reubenite

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Congrats to Ben Lambert (GB Fellow, AI & ML) on his Award for Outstanding Research Supervision. Nominators recognised his commitment to mentorship and the "collaborative and supportive environment" he fosters. One nominator noted that Prof Lambert "exceeded all my previous supervision experiences."

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The Summer Solstice Dinner was one of our Trinity highlights...🪻🌺 Our student organisers adorned the Dining Hall with twinkling lights, bunting and seasonal florals. It was the *perfect* setting for the celebration, which featured a midsummer-inspired menu and special dance performance.

Long banquet hall with dark arched wooden beams, long dining tables, guests seated and mingling under string lights.

Guests at a long dining table watch a projected "First Course" menu while presenters speak in a vaulted-ceiling hall.

Menu: Pea, Mint & Watercress Veloute, pea shoots, flowers with rustic bread and herb butter.

This dish is meant to symbolize growth, renewal and midsummer vitality through the use of bright green vegetables.

Guests seated at long banquet tables under a vaulted wooden ceiling with string lights; a woman in a white dress standing.

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Christina de Bellaigue @cadebellaigue.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Urgent & thought-provoking convo at @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conf today betwn @davehitchcock.bsky.social, @lucydelap.bsky.social Pat Thane & JC Niala on why we need social history now, and the solidarities, communities, & exchanges it fosters - with JC Niala demonstrating here one such exchange

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

In our first year participating, we're glad to be one of only 7 colleges to receive Gold accreditation in the Green Impact Awards. Well done to Hanna Czaban (GCR Environment & Ethics Rep) who led our Green Impact team this year & collected the award alongside Jilly Mowbray (Sustainability Officer).

Two women in a lavender garden holding a wooden award plaque together. It reads: University of Oxford 2025-6, Green Impact Award, Gold: Reuben College

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Strong Reuben representation at the University's Public & Community Engagement with Research Conference last week! Pictured: Philip Fowler, Katrien Devolder, Katrina Charles, and Jonathan Pugh - three of whom spoke, covering topics from philosophical enquiry to funding & institutional legacy.

Four smiling conference attendees (Reuben Fellows) stand before a University of Oxford banner reading "Public and Community Engagement with Research."

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has announced that it will urgently accelerate the development of 3 investigational vaccines targeting the Bundibugyo ebolavirus, including one in development by Reuben College Fellow, Professor Teresa Lambe OBE. #CellularLife

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Oxford Population Health @oxpop.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Stem cells in the blood can retain a molecular "memory" of inflammation that may increase the risk of age-related disease, according to a new study in @nature.com 💡 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/kp5f0IX @ox.ac.uk @reubencollege.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @medsci.ox.ac.uk @imm.ox.ac.uk

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

One thing about our building that we're grateful for during this heatwave: the high ceilings. 📸 | Fisher Studios

Looking up through intersecting stone arches to a square skylight framed by ornate black wrought-iron balcony railings.

Octagonal vaulted ceiling with radial wooden beams, skylights and a suspended circular metal chandelier ring.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

And... that's a wrap on all of our Tuesday Talks: Student Takeovers of the academic year! 👏 Congrats to our final student presenters of 2025/2026: Fatima Warraich, Theresa Scheule, Christina Arguello, Emery Hoos, and Lilli Freischem. 📸 | Simon Devenport

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Basking in the (brief moment of) sun today 🐾🌻 Scrumble says well done everyone submitting papers, exams, or just getting through the day 🌞 #CollegePets #ReubenCollege @scrumblethereubendog 📸 | Simon Devenport

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Welcome Professor Afaf Amine (Associate Professor of Neotectonics, Université Mohammed V de Rabat), who joins us as an AfOx Visiting Fellow. Supported by the Leverhulme Trust, she and Reuben's Prof Walker will be will be collaborating on a project on active faults in the High Atlas, Morocco.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Applications for Associate Members of Common Room (AMCR) close in 2 weeks! Open to academics & professionals beyond our core membership/the University, membership gives the opportunity to take part in College life & connect across disciplines. Details: reuben.ox.ac.uk/vacancies#tab-35503…

Associate members of common room, deadline 12 May 2026

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Trinity term's drawing closer, which means that the start of Oxford graduation season is *just* around the corner 💚🦖

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The Diagnostics for Low and Middle-Income Countries Conference is back this summer! We're bringing together grad students, researchers & experts who are passionate about deploying diagnostics tools to improve healthcare in LMICs. Get priority registration: forms.office.com/e/hJWz58vvsa

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Tina Fawcett @tinafawcett.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

It was both fun and educational as usual. Here is a picture of the 'good bacteria' pompom I made at one of the stalls, where I learned that bacteria throughout the body can be 'good', not just the ones in the gut.

Multi-coloured wool pompom with googly eyes, sitting on a table awaiting its chance to escape.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Looking back at last week's Insights Festival as we head into the Easter break 🦖💚 It was heart-warming to see Reubenites and their guests come together for an engaging evening of stalls, performance, presentations and family fun! #ReubenCollege #ReubenEvents 📸 | Simon Devenport

Two young stall presenters smile and talk with children across a table displaying space-themed posters and materials.

Group at a craft table working with colouful yarn, scissors and tools beneath a vaulted ceiling lit in rainbow colours.

Two people standing back-to-back holding laptops while a presenter speaks; a large screen behind them shows pink heart graphics.

Reuben College student choir holds folders in a semicircle as a conductor leads from a music stand in a bright rehearsal room with a screen.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

We’re recruiting Associate Members of Common Room (AMCR). Open to academics and professionals beyond our core membership and the University, being an AMCR offers the opportunity to take part in College life and connect across disciplines. Details: reuben.ox.ac.uk/vacancies#tab-35503…

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Hear from Tsion Syoum, the Reubenite who raised $45,000 at 15 to improve clean water access in Eritrea. Now, through her DPhil, she’s researching how water systems are governed, with the aim of developing lasting solutions to the global water crisis. #MakingHistory #Reubenite

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Reubenite Lilli Freischem will represent Oxford for the second year running in the The Boat Race. This year she’ll line up against her sister, Mia (Darwin College, Cambridge), as the first siblings to race against each other since 2004. Watch the race: 14:21, 4 April (Channel 4) 📸 | The Boat Race

Lilli Freischem wearing an Oxford University Boat Club rowing top and posing with her arms crossed.

Lilli (left) and Mia (right) Freischem hold the Women’s Boat Race trophy ahead of competing in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Congrats to Reuben Fellow, Prof Chrystalina Antoniades, who received a Suffrage Science Award this week. In her speech, she reflected on the role of community in the life sciences: "Progress happens when people share ideas, support one another & work together." #Reubenite

Two women onstage exchanging papers during an academic nomination; slide announces one professor nominating another.

Two women at a conference front: one holding a small black box, the other holding notes beside a white podium.

A Suffrage Science Award, which is a brooch accompanied by 3 ribbons - purple, white and green.

Woman standing before a projection screen holding a small box while a large video-call face appears on the screen behind her.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Congrats to @jcniala.bsky.social (Governing Body Fellow, PERCH) on the upcoming release of her new book this Thursday. The New Eden combines memoir, social history, and cultural commentary, inviting us to think of cities as shared spaces with nature, where it is always present and adapting.

Deer leaping through a window into a sunlit, peeling-walled room; book titled The New Eden, release 12 Mar 2026.

Dr JC Niala standing before an old stone building with arched windows and climbing greenery.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Meet Sitara Brooj Akbar (MSc in Precision Cancer Medicine, 2021), the Reuben alumna working to remove barriers to education for marginalised & refugee children. Read her story in her recent Q&A: reuben.ox.ac.uk/article/makinghisto… #InternationalWomensDay #MakingHistory

A young Pakistani woman with blue patterned headscarf, warm side-lit face and neutral expression, blurred indoor background.

A young Pakistani woman wearing a blue patterned headscarf and navy jacket, seated, looking at the camera against a plain background.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Many thanks to climate barrister and global climate law expert, Harj Narulla, for such a powerful and urgent Tuesday Talk last night on climate reparations and the ICJ’s landmark ruling. A very powerful evening of conversation! 📷| Simon Devenport #ReubenCollege #GreenActionWeek

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Professor Melinda Mills @melindacmills.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Yes this is a fantastic win for @oxforddemsci.bsky.social to be joined by Jakub Bijak - a gem indeed! @leverhulme.ac.uk @reubencollege.bsky.social

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

More pictures from last week's sold-out Lunar New Year Cultural Dinner! 🐎 Thank you to our GCR, Oxford Chinese Student and Scholars Association & Oxford Tea Appreciation Society for organising such a delightful evening for our community. 新年快乐 / Happy New Year! 📸| Leo Zhou & Bingji Li

Young man singing into a microphone before seated guests

Woman in an embroidered jacket playing a guzheng (Chinese zither) on a wooden stand.

Hands opening a small black packet of tea over a ceramic bowl on a wooden table

Dining table set for a meal beneath two windows draped with red Chinese New Year banners and hanging paper lanterns.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Reuben alum, Sainabou Laye Ndure, has received the STEM Award at the SheAwards Gambia for her work in genomics, community engagement & advocacy. Through the Human Genetics Awareness Association, Sainabou is helping to advance genetic literacy and make sure that research connects with communities.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Another year, another successful Pancake Day at Reuben 🥞 Thank you to our newest Reuben chef, Rob, for running a flipping brilliant live pancake station over lunch. Even better, it was open to all Oxford University members from 1-2pm!

A chef standing by a portable stove, frying pancakes. On the table in front of him are stacks of pancakes and a mix of toppings.

A chef arranging a table of pancake stacks and a mix of toppings, including red berries, sugar, lemon and syrups.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Reuben Boat Club saw their biggest intake ever last term 💪🚣‍♀️ Michaelmas was absolutely packed, from taster sessions to racing in the Lion & Chough, Tamesis Novice Regatta and the Isis Winter League. College is immensely proud of all our rowers and we can't wait for Torpids!

Eight smiling young adults in casual sportswear hold a teammate horizontally in front of a flag with the Reuben College crest, standing by a riverbank.

A rowing team smiles while seated in a boat on a calm river. The sun is shining, and bare trees line the riverbank in the background.

A rowing team of eight people wearing winter gear, rowing on a calm river surrounded by bare trees on a cloudy day.

Eight smiling women in athletic wear stand outside a boathouse, holding a man horizontally in a playful pose.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

You might've seen one of our Associate Research Fellows, Dr Jonathan Pattrick, on Inside the Factory: Throat Lozenges last night on BBC One! Skip to 6:23 to watch the visit to Oxford Bee Lab @biology.ox.ac.uk, where Dr Pattrick shows how bees make honey 🐝 f.mtr.cool/zbvkfckhjf

Dr Jonathan Pattrick in a greenhouse kneels among wildflowers, closely examining a small yellow bloom, with metal frames in the background.

A film crew captures three people examining a grassy tabletop outside. One person wears a beekeeping suit, and others are dressed casually.

A cameraman films Dr Jonathan Pattrick and a Cherry Healey examining samples on a table outside a greenhouse. The setting is a BBC documentary segment on bees.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Earlier today, we welcomed a delegation from Tsinghua University, Beijing, for a tour of our College building. Having travelled over 5000 miles to Oxford, we’re so glad that Reuben College was on their must-see list for visiting the University!

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Uehiro Oxford Institute @uehiro.ox.ac.uk · 15/01/2026

"Ethical questions are often forgotten in #health #emergencies - we need to work harder to make sure they are remembered and valued" says @drtessjohnson.bsky.social. More about Tess' work: youtube.com/shorts/sejE0... #WiE More remarkable women, every Thursday. #pandemic @reubencollege.bsky.social

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

We’re delighted to share that £847 was raised for the UNICEF Sudan Appeal at the Reuben Charity Night at the end of last term! Our GCR did a great job organising and securing some excellent prizes. Many thanks to everyone who attended, donated, and volunteered, making the evening a real success.

Table displaying various prize items, including a yoga mat, cocktail shaker, ear plugs, and a black marble photo frame, each with a number tag.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

@oxfordmathematics.bsky.social is looking for ECRs to take up OMI-Hooke Research Fellowships; successful applicants will also be elected to Research Fellowships at Reuben College. Deadline: 12pm, 19 Jan 2026 Details: f.mtr.cool/fyzdlbecgt

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

We're delighted to have welcomed four new Visiting Fellows to Reuben College at the start of the new year. Andrew Thompson, George Kamiya, Dr George Savage & Dr Vivian Lee bring leading expertise across a range of disciplines, including climate insights, entrepreneurship, med tech & health systems.

A man seated in a conference room, smiling and engaging in a group discussion.

A man with short black hair, wearing glasses and a blue suit over a light blue shirt, poses against a plain gray background.

Middle-aged man with short gray hair wearing a navy blazer and light blue checkered shirt, standing against a wooden background.

A woman with glasses, smiling, stands at a podium with two microphones, wearing a pink jacket against a dark background.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Are you a Reuben student with a public engagement idea? Apply for up to £1000 to make it happen with our PER Innovation Fund: f.mtr.cool/fehpqwyevz (Pictured: 'Other Than Oxford', a PER photography project & exhibit by Morgan Mitchell)

A woman dressed in black holds a champagne flute while speaking, with another smiling woman's portrait partially visible behind her.

A group of people in a room stand around a portrait photograph of a man.

Two women admire a portrait of a man in an exhibition. One holds a drink, the other points at the portrait.

Morgan Mitchell, a mixed race woman with curly hair and glasses, stands smiling in front of a poster about her "Other Than Oxford" exhibition, highlighting diversity in STEM.

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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Three years to roam freely in the complexities of quantitative finance as part of the Oxford-Man and Mathematical Institutes, and as a research fellow @reubencollege.bsky.social, our newest graduate college. Full details: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/79671

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Congrats to Prof Esther Becker (Governing Body Fellow, Cellular Life), who has been named as a recipient of the Oxford-Harrington 2025 Rare Disease Scholar Award, which advances promising discoveries from academic labs into clinical practice. @ndcnoxford.bsky.social #RareDiseases #Reubenite

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Thanks to everyone who joined our Graduate Carol Service at University Church 🎄 We were delighted to welcome Lord Hague for a reading, and well as hearing Bible verses in Swahili and Mandarin from our DPhil students. (We were also delighted by the post-service mulled wine!) 📷| Dan Paton

Three people smiling at a formal event: Lord Hague in a black robe with gold embroidery, flanked by two women wearing winter coats.

A choir dressed in white robes sings in a church, directed by a conductor. A lit Christmas tree is in the background.

A man in a suit and clerical collar converses with a smiling woman and Lord Tarassenko in a grey sweater inside a church.

A person in formal attire reads a Bible verse from a lectern in a dimly lit, ornate wooden setting.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Congrats to Dr Zakiul Hassan, one of our final-year DPhils, on receiving 1st place in the ACCTMTH Clinical Research Award. Through collaborations with ISARIC and partners in Bangladesh, his research improves clinical care & trial readiness for emerging viral encephalitis, including Nipah virus.

Two men smiling and holding a certificate at an award ceremony. The man on the right is presenting the certificate to the man on the left. It reads: First Place ACCTMH Clinical Research Award 2025 presented to Zahid Hassan, MD, MSc, Radcliffe & Reuben College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

This month, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk & @1854.photography unveiled Catalysts, a portrait series celebrating the University's leading innovators. Among them is Prof Teresa Lambe OBE (Fellow, Cellular Life), who co-designed the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine and led its preclinical studies. 📸| Leia Morrison

Artistic portrait shot of Professor Teresa Lambe on Reuben's marble staircase. She has dark hair and a look of quiet determination. Her jewel-green shirt contrasts the light neutrals of the marble and walls.

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Our Christmas formal hall was an absolute delight! Thank you to everyone who joined us for a festive evening, complete with pre-meal carols by candlelight (which is fast becoming a beloved Reuben tradition) Happy holidays, all🎄🕯️

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Reuben College, University of Oxford @reubencollege.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

One of our Reubenites has been featured in Nature Medicine 👏 The publication recently interviewed Dr Yosra Mekki about her work on digital twins, and how this technology could transform the approach to athlete health and sports surgery. @nature.com

Two scientists interact with a digital hologram of a human body. Headline: "Digital Twins for the Personal Touch."

A woman wearing a brown headscarf and a plaid shirt smiles gently while standing in a sunlit park with blurred greenery in the background.

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CompSciOxford @compscioxford.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

DPhil student & MPLS Outstanding Student ED&I Champion 2025, Emma McMillian, has shared her thoughts on the importance of empowering young people to get into computer science for World Children’s Day. @reubencollege.bsky.social @mplsoxford.bsky.social

A salmon pink graphic with two pale blue speech bubbles with text reading ‘‘As AI evolves, so do the young people who are learning to build it. By empowering them, we amplify voices grounded by a shared commitment to humanity.’’ and ‘‘There’s always something new to discover-new machine, new paradigms, new ways of thinking. Teaching with AI allows us to harness the future to inspire the present.’’. On the right of the graphic, there is a cut out photo of Emma McMillian, a young woman with dark braided hair, brown eyes and brown skin, smiling whilst wearing a bright coral-red top. At the bottom of the graphic, there is text reading ‘DPhil student Emma McMillian, MPLS Outstanding Student ED&I Champion 2025’ and ‘20 November 2025 World Children's Day’.

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Uehiro Oxford Institute @uehiro.ox.ac.uk · 27/11/2025

It's Thursday, time for our next #womeninethics reel. Meet Katrien Devolder, Prof of Applied Ethics & Director of Public Philosophy at Oxford. She's into the ethics of #lifeextension #compromise #euthanasia #geneediting & #laziness. #WIE #ethics @reubencollege.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social

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