New Somerville SRF wins Gairdner Award
Sir Marc Feldmann, who was recently appointed a Senior Research Fellow at Somerville, is one of the recipients of the 2014 Canada Gairdner International Awards, often seen as a predictor......
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Fab Four through to University Challenge final
Somerville’s Fab Four won a semi-final bout against the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), University of London by 195 to 105 points to book their place in the......
Williams & Rubinstein on Radio 4 – a friendship formed at Somerville
Baroness Shirley Williams (1948, PPE) and Helge Rubinstein (1948, Modern Languages) were primary guests on Woman’s Hour this morning in an episode focused on friendship, part of a series of......
Principal and Development Director Visit India
Dr Alice Prochaska and Ms Sara Kalim visited India in December to raise awareness of Somerville’s India project. Highlights of the trip included invitations to the Principal to speak at......
Penelope Fitzgerald biography series on Radio 4
Part 4 of a series of BBC Radio 4 programmes on the late Penelope Fitzgerald, who studied at Somerville College and won the Booker Prize in 1979, will come to......
Alice Prochaska appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Dr Alice Prochaska, Principal of Somerville College, was appointed a Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford on 23 April in a ceremony conducted at the office of the Vice-Chancellor.......
Nicola Blackwood MP talks to New Statesman
Nicola Blackwood MP (2005, Music) has been interviewed by the New Statesman about the University of Oxford, laws on child exploitation, and her own reasons for going into politics. The......
SOMERVILLE ALUMNI ON THE SCOTTISH REFERENDUM
On 18 September some hundred Somerville alumni will vote on whether Scotland should become an independent country. There is a range of opinions among College alumni over whether Scotland should......
Choir CD chosen for British Airways Christmas playlist
Advent Calendar, the Christmas anthology CD released by Somerville College Choir in November 2013, has been chosen by British Airways to be included on its Christmas Classical playlist. The list......
Frank Prochaska to speak at Charity Commission Annual Public Meeting in Westminster
Dr Franklyn Prochaska, member of the Senior Common Room of Somerville College, will speak at the Annual Public Meeting of the Charity Commission on 17 September. The meeting, scheduled to......