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Louisa Hemming Choral Scholars for 2021 - 2022
We are delighted to announce this year's eight choral scholars. The scholarships were made possible thanks to the continuing and generous support of Louisa Hemming.
Many congratulations to:
Sopranos – Clara Wittman & Niamh Gray
Altos – Rachel Fernandes & Clara...
Our Stipendiary Lectureship in English is named the 'Rebecca Marsland Lectureship in Medieval Literatures'
St Hilda’s College is delighted to announce that the Stipendiary Lectureship in English that covers our core college undergraduate teaching in Old and Medieval English Language and Literature is to be named as the Rebecca Marsland Lectureship in Medieval Literatures.
The Book Launch for 'Endangered Species: Diplomacy from the Passenger Seat' by Margaret Bullard is held at St Hilda's
Congratulations to our alumna, Margaret Bullard (PPE, 1947), on the launch of her latest book, Endangered Species, Diplomacy from the Passenger Seat.
Farewell to Professor Sir Gordon Duff, Principal 2014 - 2021
At this year's Gaudy Weekend, we marked the achievements of and said goodbye to our former Principal, Professor Sir Gordon Duff. We gave heartfelt thanks to Sir Gordon and Lady Duff as we wished them well for the future. Speeches and a musical tribute performed by students and staff of the...
St Hilda's New Buildings are Officially Open
St Hilda's Anniversary Building and Pavilion were officially opened on 25 September 2021 by four former Principals of the College. The opening ceremony is available to watch here.
Bodleian Libraries reach the milestone of 1 millionth image online with 'Warning' by Jenny Joseph
The Bodleian Libraries has reached a significant milestone in its online digital library allowing over 1 million images from its collections to be seen and freely used anywhere in the world. The one millionth image to be digitized is from an original notebook of poet and our alumna, ...
Susanna Clarke wins the Women's Prize for Fiction 2021 for her novel 'Piranesi'.
St Hilda's alumna, Susanna Clarke (PPE, 1978), has won the Women's Prize for Fiction 2021 for her novel Piranesi.
Susanna's acceptance speech gave heart to others coping with long-term ill health: "It is the book that I never thought I would get to write.... My hope is that my standing...
Dr Margaret Christie, former Fellow in Chemistry at St Hilda's, has died
We were saddened by the news of the death on 31 July of Dr Margaret Christie, Fellow in Chemistry at St Hilda's from 1958 to her retirement in 1985.
A documentary film of the workshop residency, 'Cupid and Psyche', is available to watch
Dancing with Apollo was a week-long residency held in July at St Hilda's College Oxford, during which celebrated choreographer Kim Brandstrup and two dancers - Liam Riddick and Laurel Dalley-Smith - worked alongside award-winning violinist, Sara Trickey, and pianist Ivana Gavric, with Marina...
What's Looking Good - Summer Planting
St Hilda's gardens are full of seasonal colour during the summer months, including poppies and everlasting sweet peas.
Planting our Roof Garden
After months of planning the roof was fully waterproofed and the lightweight composite of hydroleca, gravel and soil was in place ready for plants to go in. We chose plants adapted to altitude and exposure, including miscanthus and festuca grasses, aromatic santolina, sea hollies, hardy...
'Dancing with Apollo' residency at the JdP is reviewed for TORCH by Professor Susan Jones
Professor Susan Jones, Professor of English and Tutorial Fellow at St Hilda's, has reviewed the 'Dancing with Apollo' residency at the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building for TORCH.