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Please see below to read about the most recent achievements of our Fellows, staff and students.
We are very keen to publish as much news about our Fellows, students, staff, alumni and other College members as possible. If you would like to submit a news article for publication please complete the "Tell us your news" form.
Alumni can also go to your news on the alumni pages to get in touch.
For events information please see our events listings page.
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17 May Somerville tutor wins Wellcome Trust New Investigator Award for malarial studies
Dr Matt Higgins, Fellow and Tutor in Biochemistry at Somerville College, has been awarded a prestigious New Investigator Award from the Wellcome Trust. The 7 year award will support his work, in which he sheds light on the molecular interactions at the heart of malaria pathology.
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15 May Philosophy Fellowship secured in perpetuity
We are delighted to announce that Somerville's tutorial fellowship in Philosophy has been secured in perpetuity, and a new Fellow has been appointed to the post.
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14 May Margaret Thatcher scholarships announced
Somerville College is planning a major fund-raising campaign to honour the memory of Margaret Thatcher by establishing scholarships in her name.
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07 May Somerville Research Fellow uncovers the mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon
One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Hanging Garden of Babylon has long tormented archaeologists – for the simple reason that no trace of it has ever been found in ancient Babylon’s ruins.
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23 Apr Somerville student celebrates her inspirational teacher
Jill Smith, from Mildenhall College in Suffolk, is one of 12 winners of the University of Oxford Inspirational Teachers’ Awards, thanks to a nomination by former student Natalie Fuller, who is now in her first year at Somerville studying Physics.
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08 Apr Baroness Thatcher (Chemistry, 1943) has died today, aged 87
It is with great sorrow that we have learned of the death of Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, this morning.
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27 Mar Catalogue of Mary Somerville's papers now digitised
For the first time, researchers all over the world will be able to have access to the complete listing of the collection, which is owned by Somerville College but held by the Bodleian Library.
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19 Mar A Tribute to Professor Dame Louise Napier Johnson, FRS, DBE
Her life and work impacted very many people worldwide, due both to her scientific activities in protein crystallography and enzymology, and her tireless interest and effort in supporting and encouraging scientists in developing countries to establish effective research laboratories as far apart as South America, the Middle East and Pakistan.
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