St Peter's College, University of Oxford
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Got just five minutes? That means you've got time to learn from our talented students! Tomorrow, join us for our next Graduate Seminar, 'Just Five Minutes', where postgrads present their research in five-minute talks aimed at a non-specialist audience.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Got just five minutes? That means you've got time to learn from our talented students! Tomorrow, join us for our next Graduate Seminar, 'Just Five Minutes', where postgrads present their research in five-minute talks aimed at a non-specialist audience.
https://ow.ly/5o5s50XuxjJ
https://ow.ly/5o5s50XuxjJ
A gorgeous double rainbow over St Peter's College, captured by Lodge Porter Katharine French.
#Oxford #OxfordUniversity
#Oxford #OxfordUniversity
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM
A gorgeous double rainbow over St Peter's College, captured by Lodge Porter Katharine French.
#Oxford #OxfordUniversity
#Oxford #OxfordUniversity
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Our Faraday paper is now published in all its glory! www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Chemsky #Physics @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social @spcoxford.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Our Faraday paper is now published in all its glory! www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Chemsky #Physics @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social @spcoxford.bsky.social
Did you know that the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine was among the first students to matriculate at St Peter's College? We're delighted to see his Stroud home marked with a blue plaque commemorating his legacy.
www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/alumnus...
www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/alumnus...
Blue plaque for Rev W Awdry
The Stroud home of St Peter’s alumnus and Thomas the Tank Engine creator Wilbert Vere Awdry OBE has been marked with a new blue plaque commemorating his legacy.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Did you know that the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine was among the first students to matriculate at St Peter's College? We're delighted to see his Stroud home marked with a blue plaque commemorating his legacy.
www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/alumnus...
www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/alumnus...
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Great to see Rosie Crawford again (alumna @spcoxford.bsky.social BA Arch & Anth) sharing her success & passion for #archaeology in this video for First Lego League. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Y4...
Rosie Crawford, Archaeological Scientist, University of Cambridge
YouTube video by FIRST LEGO League
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October 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Great to see Rosie Crawford again (alumna @spcoxford.bsky.social BA Arch & Anth) sharing her success & passion for #archaeology in this video for First Lego League. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Y4...
St Peter’s College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Pierrick Bousseau as Fellow and Tutor in Mathematics. Dr Bousseau also joins the University of Oxford’s Mathematical Institute as an Associate Professor. Meet Dr Bousseau here: www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-pier...
Dr Pierrick Bousseau appointed Fellow & Tutor in Mathematics
St Peter’s College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Pierrick Bousseau as Fellow and Tutor in Mathematics.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
St Peter’s College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Pierrick Bousseau as Fellow and Tutor in Mathematics. Dr Bousseau also joins the University of Oxford’s Mathematical Institute as an Associate Professor. Meet Dr Bousseau here: www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-pier...
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Check out our latest photopharmacology paper in @chemicalscience.rsc.org. We discover azopyrroles can be powerful tools to control movement phenotypes via TRPA1. @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social @spcoxford.bsky.social pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A... #ChemSky
September 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Check out our latest photopharmacology paper in @chemicalscience.rsc.org. We discover azopyrroles can be powerful tools to control movement phenotypes via TRPA1. @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social @spcoxford.bsky.social pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A... #ChemSky
It is with deep sadness that the Master and Fellows of St Peter’s College share the news that our Emeritus Fellow, The Reverend William (‘Billy’) Lysander Rowan Watson, has died aged 99. Read more about Billy's legacy and share your memories: www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/billy-w...
In memoriam: Revd William (‘Billy’) Lysander Rowan Watson
It is with deep sadness that the Master and Fellows of St Peter’s College share the news that Emeritus Fellow Billy Watson has died aged 99.
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September 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
It is with deep sadness that the Master and Fellows of St Peter’s College share the news that our Emeritus Fellow, The Reverend William (‘Billy’) Lysander Rowan Watson, has died aged 99. Read more about Billy's legacy and share your memories: www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/billy-w...
This month, the St Peter's College Foundation will auction 24 paintings by Oxford alumnus and artist Luke Martineau. All profits will be donated by the Foundation to St Peter's College. Explore the catalogue, get involved and place your bid here: www.spc.ox.ac.uk/events/aucti...
September 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This month, the St Peter's College Foundation will auction 24 paintings by Oxford alumnus and artist Luke Martineau. All profits will be donated by the Foundation to St Peter's College. Explore the catalogue, get involved and place your bid here: www.spc.ox.ac.uk/events/aucti...
New research from SPC Research Associate Dr Nerys Astbury finds that women with obesity seeking IVF are 47% more likely to conceive naturally after weight loss programmes, potentially easing NHS access barriers and reducing treatment need. Read more: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/weight-...
August 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
New research from SPC Research Associate Dr Nerys Astbury finds that women with obesity seeking IVF are 47% more likely to conceive naturally after weight loss programmes, potentially easing NHS access barriers and reducing treatment need. Read more: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/weight-...
Today, we send our very best wishes to everyone receiving their A-Level results.
And, a warm welcome to our 2025 Freshers!
Tag us and let us know you're #GoingToOxford!
#ALevelResults #OxfordUni #StudyatOxford
And, a warm welcome to our 2025 Freshers!
Tag us and let us know you're #GoingToOxford!
#ALevelResults #OxfordUni #StudyatOxford
August 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Today, we send our very best wishes to everyone receiving their A-Level results.
And, a warm welcome to our 2025 Freshers!
Tag us and let us know you're #GoingToOxford!
#ALevelResults #OxfordUni #StudyatOxford
And, a warm welcome to our 2025 Freshers!
Tag us and let us know you're #GoingToOxford!
#ALevelResults #OxfordUni #StudyatOxford
Kudos to St Peter’s medicine student Abigail Jones, who was awarded the 2025 Wronker Research Project Prize for her research project, 'Using nanobody-based strategies to enhance Mamu-E crystallisation'!
#StudentResearch #OxfordResearch #OxfordStudents
#StudentResearch #OxfordResearch #OxfordStudents
July 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Kudos to St Peter’s medicine student Abigail Jones, who was awarded the 2025 Wronker Research Project Prize for her research project, 'Using nanobody-based strategies to enhance Mamu-E crystallisation'!
#StudentResearch #OxfordResearch #OxfordStudents
#StudentResearch #OxfordResearch #OxfordStudents
The latest Fire and Wire Podcast, hosted by University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor Prof Irene Tracey, features St Peter's College's Prof Lavanya Rajamani explaining the growing role of human rights law in climate litigation. www.ox.ac.uk/about/organi...
July 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The latest Fire and Wire Podcast, hosted by University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor Prof Irene Tracey, features St Peter's College's Prof Lavanya Rajamani explaining the growing role of human rights law in climate litigation. www.ox.ac.uk/about/organi...
In a landmark collaborative research project, Prof Stephen Baxter has named the author of Domesday Book, William the Conqueror’s ‘Medieval Big Data’ project. Learn more:
www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/prof-st...
Image of Domesday Book courtesy of Professor John Palmer, George Slater and opendomesday.org.
www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/prof-st...
Image of Domesday Book courtesy of Professor John Palmer, George Slater and opendomesday.org.
July 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
In a landmark collaborative research project, Prof Stephen Baxter has named the author of Domesday Book, William the Conqueror’s ‘Medieval Big Data’ project. Learn more:
www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/prof-st...
Image of Domesday Book courtesy of Professor John Palmer, George Slater and opendomesday.org.
www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/prof-st...
Image of Domesday Book courtesy of Professor John Palmer, George Slater and opendomesday.org.
Last week, we celebrated Lodge Porter Neville's retirement after 14 years at SPC! Neville said, 'I've seen a lot of young people come through these doors, and by the time they graduate, they've changed and grown into young adults. That's what it's all about here, and it's great to be a part of it.'
June 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Last week, we celebrated Lodge Porter Neville's retirement after 14 years at SPC! Neville said, 'I've seen a lot of young people come through these doors, and by the time they graduate, they've changed and grown into young adults. That's what it's all about here, and it's great to be a part of it.'
Congratulations to Dr Peter Kail, who has published The Routledge Guidebook to Hume’s A Treatise of Human Nature (Routledge, 2025)!
www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-pete...
www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-pete...
June 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Congratulations to Dr Peter Kail, who has published The Routledge Guidebook to Hume’s A Treatise of Human Nature (Routledge, 2025)!
www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-pete...
www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-pete...
The annual SCR and Staff vs JCR #Cricket Match ended with (yet another) JCR win! A source unwilling to go on the record has suggested that the SCR/Staff Team had the advantage, but decided to be lenient on the JCR. Other witnesses have disputed this. Our fact-checking team is on the case.
June 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The annual SCR and Staff vs JCR #Cricket Match ended with (yet another) JCR win! A source unwilling to go on the record has suggested that the SCR/Staff Team had the advantage, but decided to be lenient on the JCR. Other witnesses have disputed this. Our fact-checking team is on the case.
Prof Tom Adcock (@thomasadcock.bsky.social) was part of a study, published today in Nature Communications, confirming that the cause of extraordinary global tremors in September - October 2023 was two mega tsunamis in Greenland that became trapped standing waves.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-06...
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-06...
First direct observation of the trapped waves that shook the world |
Using a brand-new type of satellite altimetry, a study led by Oxford University has finally confirmed the theory that the cause of extraordinary global tremors in September - October 2023 was indeed
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June 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Prof Tom Adcock (@thomasadcock.bsky.social) was part of a study, published today in Nature Communications, confirming that the cause of extraordinary global tremors in September - October 2023 was two mega tsunamis in Greenland that became trapped standing waves.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-06...
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-06...
Wishing the best of luck to our students as they take their exams! 🎉💚🎓
May 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Wishing the best of luck to our students as they take their exams! 🎉💚🎓
The 2025 Garden Play showed an unlikely group of students who become friends whilst trying to restore the spirit of St Peter's College. Unsurprisingly, a friendly face in the Lodge holds the [cross]key to the mystery! The student crew dedicated the play to Porter Neville, who retires this summer.
May 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The 2025 Garden Play showed an unlikely group of students who become friends whilst trying to restore the spirit of St Peter's College. Unsurprisingly, a friendly face in the Lodge holds the [cross]key to the mystery! The student crew dedicated the play to Porter Neville, who retires this summer.
Here’s hoping you had a happy May Morning (and a big cup of coffee to get through the rest of the day ☕️). #MayMorning #Oxford
May 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Here’s hoping you had a happy May Morning (and a big cup of coffee to get through the rest of the day ☕️). #MayMorning #Oxford
Congratulations, El!
El Blackwood (BA Arch & Anth, @spcoxford.bsky.social) will be performing her play #TENDING @thenorthwall in Oxford 1st-2nd May 2025. www.thenorthwall.com/whats-on/ten.... We are so proud of her!
Tending - The North Wall, Oxford
Tending is an award-winning play that shines a light on the day-to-day lives of NHS nurses.
www.thenorthwall.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Congratulations, El!
Join us in cheering for the five St Peter's members representing Oxford in The Boat Races this weekend!
Students Milly, Amelia, Joe and Tara will participate in the Reserve Races on Sunday, and on Saturday, alumnus Simon will row in the Lightweight Race! www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/the-boa...
Students Milly, Amelia, Joe and Tara will participate in the Reserve Races on Sunday, and on Saturday, alumnus Simon will row in the Lightweight Race! www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/the-boa...
April 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Join us in cheering for the five St Peter's members representing Oxford in The Boat Races this weekend!
Students Milly, Amelia, Joe and Tara will participate in the Reserve Races on Sunday, and on Saturday, alumnus Simon will row in the Lightweight Race! www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/the-boa...
Students Milly, Amelia, Joe and Tara will participate in the Reserve Races on Sunday, and on Saturday, alumnus Simon will row in the Lightweight Race! www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/the-boa...
Each year, our Access & Outreach team partners with Aspire Liverpool to bring a group of Year 12 students from across Liverpool to Oxford for a residential. From taster classes to admissions advice, we all have something to learn and discover together! Thanks for visiting us again last week, Aspire!
April 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Each year, our Access & Outreach team partners with Aspire Liverpool to bring a group of Year 12 students from across Liverpool to Oxford for a residential. From taster classes to admissions advice, we all have something to learn and discover together! Thanks for visiting us again last week, Aspire!
The Master co-judged an 'AI vs Humans' poetry competition with columnist and broadcaster Giles Coren. She said: It's heartening to know that, for the moment at least, a good poem with heart and pulse as its point of origin is still distinguishable from its artificially generated counterpart.'
March 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Master co-judged an 'AI vs Humans' poetry competition with columnist and broadcaster Giles Coren. She said: It's heartening to know that, for the moment at least, a good poem with heart and pulse as its point of origin is still distinguishable from its artificially generated counterpart.'