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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"We are here because you were there. A Postcolonial reflection on a migration journey from the Caribbean to Oxford University" is title of Lady Ademola lecture on 22 October by Anthony Reddie Director of Centre for Black Theology at Regent's Park College. Register: bit.ly/4yFIyVK #blackhistorymonth

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Friendships made at university can last a life time...over 60 alumni came back to St Hugh's for a jubilee lunch, celebrating matriculation anniversaries, reconnecting with friends not seen for years and celebrating friendships that have continued after leaving Oxford bit.ly/46Ogcwa #alumni #oxford

Alumni on terrace in front of main building

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Congratulations to Prof Peter Mitchell, Tutorial Fellow in Archaeology & Vice Principal on his new book First Dogs in which he uses archaeological and anthropological evidence to explore our relationship with dogs from prehistory to the present day bit.ly/4yJUxRy #newbook #dogs #R #research #Oxford

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St Hugh's Fellow publishes book which explores human relationships with dogs - St Hugh's College

St Hugh's Tutorial Fellow in Archaeology Professor Peter Mitchell has published a book called First Dogs exploring our relationship with dogs

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Research by Prof Püschel Tutorial Fellow in Human Sciences finds that strong bond between chimpanzee mothers and their offspring drives them to continue carrying their dead infant and the cause of infant’s death is most consistent explanation for how long it's carried bit.ly/4hFTsod #research

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Congratulations to Professorial Fellow in Commercial Law Horst Eidenmüller on winning a 2026 Social Sciences Division Teaching Excellence Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to teaching and supervision. bit.ly/4yuyWg3 #award #law #teaching

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Head Gardener, Ed Reid, has launched tree portal, offering unique way to explore the College's beautiful gardens and its impressive collection of trees. It provides comprehensive inventory of tree collection with detailed records, photographs, mapping and enquiries bit.ly/4czfNB9 #trees #oxford

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Explore St Hugh's tree collection with its new interactive tree portal - St Hugh's College

St Hugh's has launched new portal which provides data on its unique tree collection in its beautiful gardens

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School of Archaeology @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

📕🚨Prof Peter Mitchell (@sthughscollege.bsky.social)'s latest book tells the story of the very special place dogs have held in our lives through time 🐾🐕‍🦺 #bestfriends 'First Dogs - Hunter-Gatherers & Their Canine Companions' #dogsofBluesky #domestication #rockart #prehistory #dogs #genetics #ecology

The book cover has a rock art painting of a hunter accompanied by three dogs

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Congratulations to Prof Eric Zhao, Tutor in Management and Prof of Strategy and Associate Dean for Research at Saïd Business School @ox.ac.uk who has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences bit.ly/4heXsfa #appointment #socialsciences

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Tutorial Fellow in Experimental Psychology, Prof Asifa Majid, has been interviewed on BBC Radio 4's "PM" programme about the Proust phenomenon which is the experience of a smell triggering an emotionally rich autobiographical memory often from early childhood bit.ly/4fZ9acc #pyscology #research

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Congratulations to Prof Alessandro Abate, Tutorial Fellow in Computer Science who's been elected to Professorship of Control Engineering at the University of Cambridge bit.ly/4pE5Ibn #appointment #AI

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Jedrzej Jaworski, medical student & AI Cancer Vaccine Manufacturing Lead for UK Cancer Vaccine AI Scientist & Supercomputing Project has received national recognition after contributing to 1 of 3 top 3 UK investigator-led research projects for excellence in patient care #AI #Vaccine bit.ly/45iT7Rj

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Tutorial Fellow in French Prof Ève Morisi featured in BBC World's News Hour on 8 July providing expert comment on the National Library of France acquiring the archive of Albert Camus, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 for 9 million euros bit.ly/4wl9YPH #archive #French #literature

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Congratulations to Tutorial Fellow in the Politics of Latin America, Prof David Doyle has been appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor for People and Culture. David will lead on implementation of @ox.ac.uk people strategy and people initiatives across the University bit.ly/4phhOa5 #people #strategy #oxford

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Congratulations to Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Economics @mcmahonecon.bsky.social and Lodge Manager Sam Henry who were part of @ox.ac.uk golf team who won 16-7 against hosts Cambridge at their annual club championship held at Apsley Guise & Woburn Sands #golf #oxford

Oxford team captain Colin Baily holding trophy with St Hugh's Lodge Manager Sam Henry

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Research co-authored by Prof Thomas Püschel, Fellow in Human Sciences and Assoc Prof @oxford-anthro.bsky.social challenges idea our ancestors became larger over time - while early hominins remained relatively small there was more abrupt increase in body size around 2–2.5m years ago bit.ly/3SyaieS

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We welcomed over 400 guests including alumni, family members and friends to our Alumni Garden Party. Guests enjoyed traditional afternoon tea, with every sandwich, scone and cake prepared by our catering team. There were lots of activities to keep everyone amused bit.ly/4eIzE28 #alumni #party

Guests enjoying pimms at the garden party

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

After 38 years at St Hugh’s, Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy, Prof Adrian Moore FBA retires at the end of Trinity term. During that time, Adrian's played a central role in shaping the study of Philosophy at College and in contributing to its intellectual and pastoral life bit.ly/4gz1iQH #philosophy

Professor Adrian Moore with is specially design Manchester City cake

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Tune in to BBC Radio 4's Word of Mouth with Michael Rosen Wed 11 June 3.30pm when he'll be discussing 'Smell' with Tutorial Fellow in Experimental Psychology Prof Asifa Majid who has found that odours are expressible in language as long as you speak right language bit.ly/4vUAlvd #radio #psychology

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Congratulations to St Hugh's rugby players who, in partnership with LMH, Trinity and Catz (The Saints), won against a combined St John's and St Anne's side in 2026 Oxford Rugby Men’s Bowl Final with a convincing 59-0 victory bit.ly/4fndIKC #rugby #victory

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St Hugh's rugby players part of team who won the 2026 Oxford Rugby Men's Bowl Final

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Congratulations to Tutorial Fellow in Music Prof Elizabeth Leach FBA on her British Academy /Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowship award which provides 1-year research leave. Her research is: ‘Understanding lost exemplars: Medieval song transmission before the large French songbooks’ bit.ly/4uG4ZHQ

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Hugh's team were proud supporters of Muscular Dystrophy UK at Oxford Town & Gown 10k which raised £350,000. Thanks to all our team who were among 7,500 people who signed up to the event with nearly 6,000 crossing the finishing line #townandgown10k #fundraising 📷 Oxford Mail

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St Hugh's College Library @sthughslibrary.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Here’s a reminder of what study resources and aids are available in the library. We have noise cancelling headphones, charging cables, magnifiers, coloured acetate, DVD players, white boards, audio headphones, book & laptop stands and ear plugs!

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Applications open for Colin Matthew Fund which offers travel awards for historical research to ALL @ox.ac.uk undergraduates and graduates. Maximum value of individual award is £500. Apply at: bit.ly/4uv1u7a #grant #travel

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Congratulations to Tutorial Fellow in Experimental Psychology @asifamajid.bsky.social on her Humboldt Research Award presented by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in recognition of her entire academic record to date bit.ly/4eYTZR8 #psychology #award

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Congratulations to undergraduate student Gavriella Epstein-Lightman who has received The Clive Taylor Prize for Sports Journalism Award for exceptional sports writing. 1 of the 4 articles she submitted was an interview with a former player, Conor Nilandhttps bit.ly/4czJ1A7 #award #journalism

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Tutorial Fellow in Biology @sjportugal.bsky.social has published paper which examines conditions that drive variation in bird eggshell structures. Understanding how eggs have adapted to environmental changes could help in preserving habitats where eggs can hatch successfully bit.ly/48JsDuw #earthday

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 22/04/2026

Driving discovery, enabling change 🌍 Today is Earth Day, and we’re launching a bold new research vision designed to accelerate discovery, deepen understanding of life, and deliver solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXjUtoQ-7eQ @ox.ac.uk

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Congratulations to Sophie Harrison (Modern Languages, 2021), who's been shortlisted for Oxford-BNU Creative Writing Award - founded in 2019 by Nobel Laureate Prof Mo Yan and highlights exceptional emerging literary talent from across @ox.ac.uk. More info and to attend awards ceremony: bit.ly/4vuQcB3

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Thanks to alumnae Veronica Lowe and Dr Claire Hubbard-Hall for their insightful talks at our Alumni Association lecture entitled respectively: "The Secret World of Women in Intelligence: Station X and MI6"; and "Through the Looking Glass: MI6 Women at Station X". View at: bit.ly/3QnCIa4 #alumni

Alumni Association lecture in Maplethorpe Building

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Great to see many people at our alumni drinks reception at Oxford and Cambridge Club where alumni enjoyed catching up with each other and our Principal, Michele Acton gave an update on College. Didn't receive an invite? Update your contact details at bit.ly/4kuAhwG #alumni #event #London

Alumni enjoying catch up with each other at our event at the Oxford and Cambridge

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Congratulations to master's student Sylvia Nica, winner of Avril Bruten Award for creative writing. Her short story ’Submerged’ is about a woman and cockroach, living in an abandoned town in a climate-damaged world picked for its poignancy, humour and telling detail bit.ly/41fj6XO #creativewriting

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Congratulations to Herbert Vallat selected to play in Real Tennis Varsity match for Oxford at Lord’s 27-28 February. First Real Tennis Varsity was held in 1859, and held annually ever since (apart from 1864 and WWI and WWII), making it oldest annual tennis event. bit.ly/46pKoy0 #varsity #realtennis

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Congratulations to St Hugh's students representing Oxford at Varsity Matches Sat 28 Feb at StoneX Stadium in N London including Milly Gladstone (Human Sciences, 2025). Please come along and show your support for our Hughsies on Saturday. Tickets at: lnkd.in/ePwmpkgu lnkd.in/eFTcc87C #varsity #rugby

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Honorary Fellow and former Principal, Lady Elish Angiolini received honorary degree from new @ox.ac.uk Chancellor. 4 generations of College Principals attended celebration: Sir Andrew Dilnot CBE, Michele Acton, Lady Elish Angiolini, LT, DBE, PC, KC and Derek Wood CBE KC lnkd.in/eqY8CDp8 #oxford

Honorary degree celebratory dinner: Sir Andrew Dilnot CBE, Michele Acton, Lady Elish Angiolini, LT, DBE, PC, KC and Derek Wood CBE KC

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Congratulations to St Hugh's Sports Fellow and Professorial Fellow in Commercial Law, Horst Eidenmueller, who recently won the silver medal in the Masters Category at the Open German National Ski Mountaineering Championships in Berchtesgaden bit.ly/4rhVgX2 #skiing #medal

Horst is pictured on the left with his silver medal

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Tutorial Fellow in English @davidftaylor.bsky.social was interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Today in Parliament about playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s career as MP and celebrated political speaker. Listen to interview at bit.ly/4tyQ9D8 #theatre #politics

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

St Hugh’s is proud to be an accredited Oxford Living Wage employer. This reflects our ongoing commitment to fair pay and supporting our employees to live and work in one of the UK’s most expensive cities. Find out more at: www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/people-life/... #oxfordlivingwageweek #fairpay

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Applications for Avril Bruten Award now open to all St Hugh’s students! £300 prize for best piece of creative writing of max 3000 words - categories include poetry short, prose fiction, drama, memoir and life writing, travel writing. Entry details at: bit.ly/4pZiTSE #creativewriting #competition

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Congratulations to Stipendiary Lecturer in German Dr Isabel Parkinson, who has won @wigsblog.bsky.social Book prize with her proposal for "In Two Minds: Consciousness, Gender, and Voice in German-to-English Translation" #bookprize #german #women

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Congratulations to Tutorial Fellow @asifamajid.bsky.social who's been appointed President of the Experimental Psychology Society (EPS) - a learned society supporting and promoting experimental psychology, through meetings, grants and prizes bit.ly/3NCrIo3 #appointment #psychology

Professor Asifa Majid in St Hugh's Senior Common Room

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

New study @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social co-authored by Senior Research Fellow in Palaeobiology, @eesaupe.bsky.social has shown the shape and orientation of coastlines significantly influenced extinction patterns for animals living in shallow oceans during last 540m years bit.ly/4pLbztF #earthscience

Collection of some of the invertebrate specimens studied. Credit: Charlie Rex.

Professor Erin Saupe. Credit: Charlie Rex.

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Emeritus Fellow Tom Kuhn launches vinyl recording of new musical settings of Brecht poems entitled "Excile" at St Hugh's College on Tuesday 3 February at 5.30pm. Info and to register: bit.ly/49r4Wbe #brecht #vinyl #poem

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Deputy Head Gardener Steve's been busy planting new trees including this Kalopanax septemlobus maximowiczii, also known as Prickly Castor Oil native to east Asia with lobed leaves, pollinator friendly small white flowers and spiny stems. Right photo is how it looks in leaf bit.ly/4qqvtLW #trees

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Prof Alexander Mietke awarded Early Career Scientist Prize by IUPAP for groundbreaking insights that harness active matter theory to reveal how physical forces shape living form - from cellular dynamics to emergence of body asymmetry in developing embryos bit.ly/4qLlYGU @oxfordphysics.bsky.social

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Fellow in Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk Prof Steve Portugal's presentation @asab.org conference challenged prevailing assumption that recovery from avian influenza in wild birds is essentially nonexistent - fieldwork evidence shows that some northern gannets survived H5N1 infection bit.ly/4qx2iGo #birds

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Department of Physics at the University of Oxford @oxfordphysics.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Applying for a DPhil course with the Department of Physics? Be sure to submit your application and all documents before Thursday 8th January 12:00 midday UK time. www.physics.ox.ac.uk/study/postgrad…

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Department of Education, University of Oxford @education.ox.ac.uk · 06/01/2026

⏰ The first application deadline for our postgraduate courses is this Friday, 9 January 2026. If you’ve already started an application, make sure to complete and submit it. Apply now for Autumn 2026 entry ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/study/courses/

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Today marks 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth and we were delighted to hear St Hugh’s Stipendiary Lecturer in English, Dr Lucy Powell discussing Jane Austen’s 1830 novel Pride & Prejudice with broadcaster and script editor John York on BBC Radio 4’s “Opening Lines“ bit.ly/3MEs7WI #janeausten

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Congratulations to @eesaupe.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow in Palaeobiology on being awarded grant supported by European Research Council Consolidator Grants to lead new research project: EXTINCT to develop new ways of determining what causes extinction of marine invertebrates bit.ly/4oWlM6j

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St Hugh's College @sthughscollege.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Congratulations to St Hugh's Boat Club (SHBC) Novice Women's team who won the Tamesis Regatta (formerly known as Christ Church Regatta) - the first time this has been achieved in 41 years bit.ly/49TNsEZ #rowing #women #oxford

SHBC Novice Women's team outside the boathouse

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