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Hildegard Prize
The Hildegard Prize was established in October 2014 by the generous benefaction of Catherine Hughes (St Hilda’s, History, 1952), former Principal of Somerville College, under whose term of office Somerville became co-educational. In reflection of Mrs Hughes’s wish that the Fund should celebrate...
Nuzha Nuseibeh has been shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize
St Hilda's student, Nuzha Nuseibeh (Education, 2017), is among the 21 authors who have been been shortlisted from over 5,081 entrants to the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize contest, for 'Love-life' a 'half-love story for the millennial generation'.
The Conviction of Cora Burns by Carolyn Kirby is published by No Exit Press
The Conviction of Cora Burns, the debut novel by our alumna, Carolyn Kirby (nee Milner, History, 1983) was published in March 2019 by No Exit Press the UK and Dzanc Books in North America.
The book won the Bluepencilagency Award for unpublished novels. Since publication, it has won praise...
'Home, I'm Darling', starring Katherine Parkinson, wins the Olivier Award for best new comedy
Theatr Clwyd has won the Olivier Award 2019 for best new comedy for its production of 'Home, I'm Darling'...
Ben Atkins runs the 2019 London Marathon for Teenage Cancer Trust
St Hilda's undergraduate, Ben Atkins (Law, 2016), will be running the 2019 London Marathon on 28 April. Ben will be raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust, an organisation that supported him from when he was first diagnosis with...
Professor Dan Zahavi has received a major EU grant for research on collective identity
Professor Dan Zahavi of the University of Copenhagen and Senior Research Fellow at St Hilda's has been awarded a major EU grant for research on collective identity. The European Research Council has awarded Professor Zahavi...
Dr Ann Dowker has published two books
Dr Ann Dowker, Lecturer in Psychology at St Hilda's College, published Individual...
The 2019 Lightweight Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge is on Saturday 23 March
Among the Oxford Lightweight crew members is St Hilda's student, Dr Iain McGurgan, who is studying for a Clinical Neurosciences DPhil.
2019 sees the 45th running of the lightweight men’s Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge. It first took place in 1975 on the Thames at Henley. This year...
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The DANSOX event, 'Kenneth MacMillan: Making Dance Beyond the Boundaries', took place on 16 March
Sir Kenneth MacMillan (11 December 1929 – 29 October 1992) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer who was artistic director of the Royal Ballet in London between 1970 and 1977, and its principal choreographer from 1977 until his death. Earlier he had served as director of ballet for the...
Oxford, led by Hou Yifran, wins the 137th Varsity chess match
Oxford's team of chess players were led to victory by St Hilda's student and former Women’s World Chess Champion, Hou Yifan (Public Policy, 2018), over Cambridge University in the "Varsity Match".
Congratulations to all!...
St Hilda's undergraduates and Oxford University Orchestra members take part in the Japan Project
St Hilda’s undergraduates, cellist, Holly Jackson (Music, 2017), and violinist, Violetta Suvini (Modern Languages, 2017), will be travelling to Tokyo with the Oxford University Orchestra in March 2019. As well as performing, they will take part in the...
Eight choral scholarships have been created at St Hilda's College
We are delighted to announce the creation of eight choral scholarships at St Hilda’s. This has been made possible thanks to the continuing and generous support of Louisa Hemming. Many congratulations to the holders of the choral scholarships:
Sopranos: živa Alif (Biology, 2016) and Laura...