Inside The NMR Revolution
Since her appointment as Somerville’s inaugural Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow in 2020, Dr Fay Probert has seen her research garner national headlines and...
View ArticleOut of the Shadows, into the Heart: A Profile of Sunethra Bandaranaike
She is the daughter of two prime ministers, one of whom was the world’s first female premier. Here she tells the...
View ArticleAn Interview with Somerville’s Newest Graduate
Oluwaseun Alabi is Somerville’s Deputy Housekeeping Manager and a familiar face to generations of students – particularly during the ups and downs...
View ArticleThe Passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The community of Somerville College is deeply saddened by the news this evening of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She...
View ArticleNew Cyril Shroff Scholarships will empower next generation of Indian lawyers...
Somerville College has this month entered a new scholarship agreement with India’s foremost legal family to create a pipeline of future leaders...
View ArticleThe Long Read: Reflections on the Elizabethan Age
On the occasion of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, we invited several contributors to reflect on the Queen’s life, the...
View ArticleThe Long Read: An Interview with Professor Iyiola Solanke
Professor Iyiola Solanke joins Somerville College this term as a Governing Body Fellow and the new Jacques Delors Chair of European Law...
View ArticleJoyce Reynolds
We are saddened to share the news of the death of our Honorary Fellow, Alumna and the oldest living Somervillian, Joyce Reynolds,...
View ArticleSpotlight on Somerville 4: Defending Ukraine’s Universities, Protecting the...
Before the new academic year begins, let’s take a look at the many ways in which the Somerville community has made waves...
View ArticleSomerville Welcomes First Opportunity Oxford Students
We are thrilled that Somerville’s first cohort of Opportunity Oxford students have now joined us and begun their Oxford journeys. Somerville became...
View ArticleProfessor Katherine Duncan-Jones (1941-2022)
We are very sad to announce that our Senior Research Fellow, the eminent Shakespearean scholar Professor Katherine Duncan-Jones, died this Sunday 16th...
View ArticlePrincipal’s Blog: What I Learned From Sleeping Rough
On Monday 17th of October, our Principal Jan spent the night sleeping rough in Christchurch Meadow as part of CEOSleepout, an initiative...
View ArticleA Celebration of Black History at Somerville College
Somerville College is proud to take part each October in the annual celebration of Black History Month. On this page, we are...
View ArticleHead Gardener’s Blog: Welcoming Alastair Mallick
This term, Alastair Mallick has taken up the trowel as Somerville’s Head Gardener. We caught up with him to find out about...
View ArticleSomerville College Choir releases ‘Dawn of Grace’ LP
Released in time for Christmas 2022, ‘The Dawn of Grace’ is Somerville College Choir’s first album in 10 years. A unique celebration...
View Article3 Things Reflections from former Librarian Anne Manuel (2009-2022)
Our Fellow and Librarian, Dr Anne Manuel, retired this summer after 13 years as our Librarian, Archivist, and Head of IT Services....
View ArticleInterview: OICSD scholar Vanshaj Jain on climate resilience, borders and...
Vanshaj Jain, DPhil candidate in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford and an Oxford-Indira Gandhi scholar at Somerville College,...
View ArticleA college of their own: reflections on the glass ceiling in elite higher...
The story of Somerville as one of Oxford’s all-women colleges is a good lens through which to reflect on the road to...
View ArticleCommemorating Mary Somerville, a Victorian Woman of Science
Today marks 150 years since the death of Mary Somerville, the Scottish astronomer, mathematician and geographer after whom our college is named....
View ArticleSpotlight on Somerville 5: Primetime for Somerville College Choir, Susie Dent...
It’s time for another ‘Spotlight On Somerville’, our series showcasing recent media appearances by Somervillians, collected here for your convenience. At the...
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