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25 February 2019

Edward Hector Burn, 20 November 1922 – 6 February 2019
Edward Hector Burn of the Oxford Law Faculty, a beloved tutor at Christ Church and St Hugh's, has died at the age of 97. He served in the Second World War in his early twenties, landing at D-Day and participating in the Burma and Sumatra campaigns, and won citations for bravery. He had begun reading classics before the war, but returned to study common law at Wadham College. Going on to the BCL, he became a skilled Roman lawyer, seeking out the great German exile scholars then working at Oxford...
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11 February 2019
Celebrating the Year of the Pig: Chinese/Lunar New Year 2019
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7 February 2019
2019 Julia Wood and Mary Renault essay competitions now open
St Hugh’s is very pleased to announce that both the Julia Wood and Mary Renault 2019 essay competitions are now open for submissions. The deadline ...
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1 February 2019
Professor David Marshall contributes to new climate study that departs from scientific consensus with new understanding of key deep-ocean process
St Hugh’s Fellow and Professor of Physical Oceanography David Marshall has contributed to a new study on the phenomenon of Atlantic meridional overt...
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28 January 2019
Burns Night 2019
Burns Night was celebrated with the now traditional grandeur St Hugh's devotes to the evening. The Dining Hall was bedecked with the Saltire and twee...
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21 January 2019
Supporting the ‘Singing for Syrians’ charity founded by a St Hugh’s alumna
On Sunday 20th January the College Chapel launched a new Hilary Term charity fundraising initiative with St Hugh’s alumna Louisa Barnett ...
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17 January 2019
Celebrating the 65th anniversary of Susan Wood’s election to the Fellowship of St Hugh’s College
On Saturday 12th a celebratory dinner was held to honour the remarkable 65th anniversary of Mrs Susan Wood being elected as a Fellow of St Hugh's Coll...
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17 January 2019
Gill Aitken (Philosophy and Theology, 1979) recognised in the New Year Honours list
The College is delighted to announce that our alumna, Mrs Gill Aitken (Philosophy and Theology, 1979), has been made a Companion of the Order of the B...
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17 January 2019
Alumna Bridget Rosewell (Philosophy, Politics and Economics, 1970) recognised in the New Year Honours list
We would like to congratulate alumna Bridget Rosewell FRSA on the wonderful news that she has been awarded a CBE. Bridget has served as Chair of the ...
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16 January 2019
Genevieve Adams named a Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques
The College is absolutely delighted to congratulate Genevieve Adams, lecturer ...
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10 January 2019
Professor Philipp Kukura (MChem, 1998) named as 2019 Blavatnik Chemistry Laureate
Congratulations to St Hugh’s alum Professor Philipp Kukura (MChem, 1998) on being named the 2019 Blavatnik Chemistry Laureate! He
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16 July 2018
Professor Garnett hits the news with novel Bayeux Tapestry study
Professor George Garnett has undertaken a unique study of the Bayeux Tapestry, concerning the “profusion of penises” depicted therein, and venturi...
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5 July 2018
Happy 70th birthday to the NHS
St Hugh's alumna, Barbara Castle (Philosophy, Politics & Economics, 1932), as Secretary of State for Health and Social Services, campaigned to abo...
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3 July 2018
St Hugh’s College Garden Party
We were delighted to welcome alumni, academics, staff, students and friends of the College to our annual Garden Party on Saturday 23 June. Guests enjo...
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20 June 2018
Dame Elish to head review into handling of complaints about Scottish police
The Scottish Government has appointed the Rt Hon. Dame Elish Angiolini DBE QC FRSE to lead an independent inquiry into how complaints about Police Sco...
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15 June 2018
Principal wishes Eid Mubarak to St Hugh’s Muslim students
The Principal, the Rt Hon Dame Elish Angiolini DBE QC FRSE, wishes all of our Muslim students Eid Mubarak. The College is hosting a celebration today...
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14 June 2018
Dame Elish speaks on women offenders panel
The Rt Hon Dame Elish Angiolini DBE QC FRSE spoke on a panel at the Centre for Criminology on Tuesday 12th with Dr Shona Minson, and Kirsti...
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14 June 2018
Graduates’ and Finalists’ Barbecue
It was a perfect day on the 10th June for the Finalists' Barbecue, which was hosted by the Principal, the Rt Hon Dame Elish Angiolini DBE QC FRSE, in...
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13 June 2018
Dame Ethel Smyth: A Celebration
On Sunday 3 June, we were delighted to welcome alumni, friends, neighbours and students to our celebration of the life and work of composer, writer an...
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1 June 2018
Congratulations to Gill Aitken on her appointment as Registrar of the University of Oxford!
St Hugh’s alumna Gill Aitken (Philosophy and Theology, 1979) will take up the position of Registrar of the University of Oxford in September. She i...
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25 May 2018
Summer Eights success!
St Hugh's won a number of blades in a successful Summer Eights campaign this year. W1 rowed over a sandwich boat, bumped Merton on the same day, and...
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23 May 2018
‘Women on the Inside’ panel discussion
The College is co-hosting a panel discussion with the Criminology Centre entitled: ‘Women on the Inside: A discussion on the impact of prison on wo...
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22 May 2018
College hosts 2018 Bookfeast festival
More than 1700 primary school children visited St Hugh’s earlier this month, to attend the annual Bookfeast festival. The festival promotes a love ...
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22 May 2018
Maria Sibylla Merian’s ‘Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium’ donated to the library
Clare Todd (née Griffiths) (Italian and French, 1952) and Alan Todd have very kindly donated a facsimile of Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensiu...
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18 May 2018
Royal Society’s Biology Letters publishes Professor Ruth Baker’s and Professor Antoine Jerusalem’s opinion piece on machine learning
Professors Ruth Baker and Antoine Jerusalem have had an article on mechanistic versus machine learning published in Biology Letters. The ful...
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15 May 2018
Congratulations to Professor Katherine Willis!
Congratulations from all at St Hugh's to our Honorary Fellow, Professor Katherine Willis, on her election as Principal of St Edmund Hall. Professor ...
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14 May 2018
Well done to our Town and Gown runners!
St Hugh's fielded a very large team for the Town and Gown yesterday. Congratulations to everyone who completed the race! It was for a very worthwhile...
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11 May 2018
Alumni Weekend in North America
From the 'City of Dreaming Spires' to the 'City by the Bay', hundreds of Oxonians from around the globe descended on San Francisco last month for the ...
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26 April 2018
Statement on independent investigation
The College has received allegations of non-recent misconduct and sexual harassment about a now deceased retired Fellow from two former students. The...
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20 April 2018
Congratulations to Harriet Aldrich on winning the prestigious Harry Hodson Prize
St Hugh’s doctoral student Harriet Aldrich has been awarded the prestigious Harry Hodson Prize, for her essay entitled ‘The Commonwealth, Aparthei...
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29 March 2018
Gender pay gap report
The College has today published its report on the gender pay gap. The report can be found
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