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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · Aug 15

We are delighted to announce a gift of over £3 million from the Stephen A. Schwarzman Foundation to reenergise the Radcliffe Observatory as a focal point for both the college and the wider Radcliffe Observatory Quarter.

Find out more about plans for the building ⬇️
www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Artist impression of new landscape between the Radcliffe Observatory and The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · Jul 3

Humanitarian aid is in crisis. As needs soar, key donors like the US and UK are cutting support. New research by Vittorio Bruni (DPhil Migration Studies, 2021) shows these cuts hit food security, welfare and local markets hard.
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What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed?

Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure, with key donors like the US and UK cutting funding despite growing needs. New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid ...

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · Jun 27

🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Nautilus Award winners!

Honouring outstanding contributions to college in:
🏅 Academic
🤝 College Citizenship
🏃 Sport

Principal Sir Michael Dixon presented the awards at the college's annual Spotlight event.

🔗 gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · Jun 26

📸 Congratulations to this year’s Photography Competition winner Hao Li (DPhil Clinical Neurosciences, 2023).

'Ascent’ is a striking composite of motion and growth on the Radcliffe Observatory staircase.

See the full list of Highly Commended enteries: gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · Jun 25

Governing Body Fellow Peter Friend's OrganOx has been shortlisted for the MacRobert Award 2025.

OrganOx’s ground-breaking technology preserves and assesses donor organs, transforming transplant outcomes worldwide.

www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-06...

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · Jun 13

🎧Mpox cases are rising in Sierra Leone. Governing Body Fellow Trudie Lang explains what this means, why it matters and how global efforts to tackle the outbreak are progressing. Listen from 1:30

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Health Check - Mpox surging in Sierra Leone - BBC Sounds

As mpox cases rise in Sierra Leone we check-in on how the outbreak is progressing.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · Jun 12

🌍 How can food systems be sustainable, equitable and healthy?

The 17th annual Human Welfare Conference brought researchers, practitioners and communities together to explore just that. 🍽️🌱

Read more: www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Students explore sustainability beyond the plate - Green Templeton College

Green Templeton’s annual student-run Human Welfare Conference, held on 19 May, focused this year on sustainable approaches to food and food systems. Researchers, practitioners, and community organizat...

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · Jun 9

Richard Doll Society students recently explored the city’s medical past, from plagues to penicillin, confronting health inequities and ethical legacies along the way in an Uncomfortable Oxford tour. A powerful reminder of how history shapes care today.

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Green Templeton medics take a walk around Oxford’s history - Green Templeton College

Richard Doll Society President Felix Radtke (DPhil Medical Sciences, 2022) reports on a recent Oxford tour with a difference On 10 May the Richard Doll Society, Green Templeton’s student-run medical a...

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · Jun 9

It was a brilliant evening at the Radcliffe Observatory as over 30 alumni and students came together to share stories, spark ideas, and build connections across generations. Thanks to all who joined us!

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alumni- student reception in the Tower of the Winds

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Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social · Jun 5

David Cranston, Emeritus Associate Professor of Surgery, has released 'Green Templeton: The Legacy of Two Colleges' (Words By Design, 2025), which includes a fascinating history of the Radcliffe Observatory.

Read more ➡️ www.nds.ox.ac.uk/news/the-leg...

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · Jun 2

Congratulations to all who graduated this weekend! 🎉🎓🧑🏽‍🎓

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · May 29

Honoured to be chairing the Barclay Lecture at @greentempleton.bsky.social by Prof Lord Lionel Tarassenko on the impact of digital tech on the future of healthcare.

Trish, Lionel and Mike Dixon (Principal)

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · May 28

🚣‍♀️ Green Templeton Boat Club is back for its 15th Summer Eights! Catch the action and cheer them on from Longbridges Boathouse! 💚🤍

📍Day 1 (Wed 28 May):
13:45 M2
14:45 M2 (sandwich)
15:15 W2
16:45 M1
17:15 W1
#EightsWeek #GTBC #OxfordRowing #SummerEights2025

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Sara Shaw @sarashaw.bsky.social · May 23

Greening the pharmaceutical sector - rhetoric or reality?

Pls join us on 12 June for a much needed panel discussion and debate.

Details and registration via the link below👇

www.conted.ox.ac.uk/events/view/...

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@oxprimarycare.bsky.social
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Greening the pharmaceutical sector: rhetoric or reality?

Panel Discussion with representatives from across the pharmaceutical sector The pharmaceutical sector is under increasing pressure to decarbonise supply chains, to mitigate the impacts of medicines o...

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · May 21

🌍 For decades, Green Templeton has nurtured changemakers shaping a sustainable future.

In Observatory 2024, eight alumni share their Oxford memories and how they’re driving global impact – from forest conservation to climate policy.

🔗 Read more: www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Pursuing Climate Action - Green Templeton College

Throughout its history the college has been home to students working towards a sustainable future. For the 2024 issue of Observatory, Green Templeton asked eight alumni from a range of courses about t...

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · May 14

Wisteria Wednesday ✨

1. @magdalenoxford.bsky.social | estherjohnsonphotography
2. @queenscollegeox.bsky.social | mjs110
3. @greentempleton.bsky.social | os_phot_os
4. @stedmundhall.bsky.social | spiralling_oxford

#Spring2025

Wisteria hanging in front of Magdalen College

The Queens College building with wisteria hanging over the wall

The Radcliffe Observatory in the background with sisteria hanging over a wall and opened gate in the foreground

Wisteria hanging on a wall and over windows. There is an arch way to walk through

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · May 13

Join the Oxford Cardiology Society Conference 2025

Talks from leading cardiologists, trainee insights, a poster competition with cash prize and lunch included.

📍 Green Templeton College
🗓 Sunday 18 May from 9:30

Book now: fixr.co/event/oxford...

Oxford Cardiology Society: 2025 Conference tickets on Sunday, 18 May | Oxford Cardiology Society | FIXR

Buy tickets to Oxford Cardiology Society: 2025 Conference on Sunday, 18 May at Green Templeton College Oxford | FIXR

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · May 12

🪐 This weekend four of our Astrophysics Research Fellows and their colleagues from the department donned their running shoes and took part in the Oxford Town and Gown 10k in support of the charity Oxford Homelessness

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Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences @oxprimarycare.bsky.social · May 8

Last Friday @greentempleton.bsky.social hosted a hybrid event on decolonising global health with speakers from the Global South. Maju Brunette, Shashika Bandara and Neelika Malavige led a powerful dialogue on equity, allyship and leadership. 📰

Read more about the 'Beyond the Ivory Tower' event ⬇️

Beyond the Ivory Tower event: Participants explore what it means to decolonise global health

Green Templeton College recently hosted a powerful event, building on the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences 12-part 'Decolonising Global Health' blog series. The event brought togeth...

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · Apr 8

Congratulations to Associate Fellow @mitalilive.bsky.social on her appointment as Director of @reutersinstitute.bsky.social 👏

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · Apr 8

We are thrilled to announce that @mitalilive.bsky.social has been appointed Director of the Reuters Institute. Mukherjee, who has been Acting Director since last October, was selected in an open process that concluded in late March

Read our full announcement
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Sara Shaw @sarashaw.bsky.social · Apr 7

Digital technologies: enhancers or disrupters of good social care?

Join us for a panel discussion, Thursday 5th June, 4pm @greentempleton.bsky.social GTC College, Oxford

talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d68...

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Digital technologies: Enhancers or disrupters of good social care?

This session has been organised in collaboration with DECIDE (Digitally Enabled Care in Diverse Environments), an NIHR-funded centre for rapid evaluation of technology-enabled remote monitoring in hea...

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · Apr 4

Beautiful Friday Blooms 🪻🌸🌺🌷🌻

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Shashika Bandara @shashikalb.bsky.social · Apr 2

Join us on April 25 @ox.ac.uk @greentempleton.bsky.social as we discuss navigating decolonizing #globalhealth in diverse settings.
Grateful to share this space w/ Dr. Maria Julia (Maju) Brunette & Dr. Neelika Malavige
You can join online or in person.
Register at www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/students/stu...

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · Apr 1

📢 BREAKING NEWS: After receiving news from the college’s current Bursar Dr Timothy Clayden of his intent to retire later this year, the Governing Body of Green Templeton is delighted to announce that Vincent the Cat has been appointed as the new Bursar of the college. 🐾

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Green Templeton College @greentempleton.bsky.social · Mar 3

We recently asked our graduates what they loved about Green Templeton and what advice they would give new students! 🐍🎓

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