News
St Hilda’s College is among the participating colleges in Oxford University’s Graduate Scholarship Scheme for Ukraine Refugees
St Hilda’s is delighted to be one of the members of the collegiate university that will partner with the University of Oxford in the fully-funded...
Professor Dame Sarah Springman has won (jointly) the George Stephenson medal in the 2022 Institution of Civil Engineers Publishing Awards
Authors of a paper describing a coupled numerical analysis of a landslide initiated in an instrumented test field, based on research carried out originally at ETH Zurich, have won this year’s George Stephenson medal (second best paper across the publishing house) with...
Plant of the Month - the African Daisy
Osteospermum jucundum (formerly Dimorphotheca jucunda or Dimorphotheca barberae) is commonly known as the African Daisy. Native to the Eastern Cape and Natal, this is one of the most floriferous perennial plants available to us in England. It has a succession of flowers starting in April as the...
HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium visited St Hilda's College as part of a Belgian economic mission to the UK
We were honoured to welcome HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium and HRH Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant, to St Hilda’s College. Princess Astrid visited St Hilda’s as part of a Belgian economic mission to the UK where she is representing the King of Belgium. The College is one of...
Plant of the Month - 'Bleeding Heart' or Dicentra spectabilis
One of the beautiful plants gracing Hall Garden's Blossom Border is the Dicentra spectabilis synonyms with Lamprocapnos spectabilis.
St Hilda's Team Completes the Town & Gown
Congratulations to all runners, including our colleagues, Professor Selina Todd, Emma Campbell, Dr Ruth Percy, Alex Horsfall-Turner, Sarah Luke, Garry Luke, Dr Matthew Parrott, Professor David Howey, Professor Julia Yeomans, and Sarah Brett, on finishing the Town & Gown race on 8 May.
...Lacrosse and Rugby Cuppers Success for St Hilda's
Congratulations to our students on their sporting victories! St Hilda's and Somerville College's combined team won the Mixed Lacrosse Cuppers while St Hilda's, Lady Margaret Hall, and Corpus Christi's combined team won the Women's Rugby final.
Well done to everyone who took part!
Celebrating Eid at St Hilda's Sanctuary
Eid al-Fitr (Feast of Fast Breaking) marks the end of Ramadan. The festival begins when the first sight of the new moon is seen in the sky. Our Chaplain, Meryem Kalayci, Principal, Professor Dame Sarah Springman, and some of our students welcomed visitors to The Sanctuary, to share refreshments...
Gardens News: Wallflowers
For our first Plant Appreciation of Trinity Term our gardener, Deborah introduced us to the wallflower. The strategic position of this beautiful display outside South Building, interplanted with tulips and a few rogue bluebells, means that everyone coming into College will see it.
St Hilda's Combined Team Reaches the Rugby Cuppers Final
Congratulations to our women rugby players, the winners of the Cupper's semi-final! St Hilda's, Lady Margaret Hall and Corpus Christi Colleges joined forces to gain a victory over a combined University College team. Well done to all players! We look forward to cheering you on in the final. ...
Natasha Lovel makes the shortlist for targetjobs Undergraduate of the Year awards
St Hilda's student, Natasha Lovel (History, 2019) is among the finalists for targetjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards for 2022, in the Young Activist category.
This annual competition aims to find the best undergraduates in the UK in 12...
Welcome from the Principal
St Hilda’s is home to a talented and engaged community that I was delighted to join in February this year. I was very happy to see students immersing themselves in College life as COVID-19 restrictions eased, while we continue to be considerate and take care to minimise the risk of infection.