The Thatcher Scholarship Programme was established as a living legacy to one of Oxford’s most important alumnae. Margaret Thatcher studied Chemistry at Somerville before going on to become the first woman and the first scientist to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

In 2022 we welcomed ten new Thatcher Scholars, five undergraduate and five graduate students, bringing the total number of current scholars to 28. In addition to our current scholars, there are now 19 alumni scholars, including two former undergraduate Thatcher Scholars who have continued their studies at Somerville but under different scholarships.

Current Scholars

Rafee Abedin (2024)

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Rafee Abedin (2024)

Tala Aljaafari (2023)

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Tala Aljaafari (2023)

Zaina Awan

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Zaina Awan

Juliette Caucheteux (2021)

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Juliette Caucheteux (2021)

Holly Cobain (2021)

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Holly Cobain (2021)

Salma Daoudi (2021)

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Salma Daoudi (2021)

Mounir El Skafi (2023)

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Mounir El Skafi (2023)

Sarah Franks (2023)

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Sarah Franks (2023)

Rebekah Goodchild (2024)

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Rebekah Goodchild (2024)

Francesca Lamberti (2023)

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Francesca Lamberti (2023)

Milton Lee (2023)

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Milton Lee (2023)

Luca Marzin (2023)

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Luca Marzin (2023)

Kai Yi Ng (2024)

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Kai Yi Ng (2024)

Ming Song Oh (2022)

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Ming Song Oh (2022)

Harrison Nicholls (2022)

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Harrison Nicholls (2022)

Sarafina Otis

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Sarafina Otis

Lucy Pollock (2023)

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Lucy Pollock (2023)

Giuseppe Di Pietra (2022)

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Giuseppe Di Pietra (2022)

Timothy Rafferty (2023)

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Timothy Rafferty (2023)

Reyam Rammahi (2021)

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Reyam Rammahi (2021)

Chloe Riley (2022)

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Chloe Riley (2022)

Oluwatobiloba (Tobi) Taiwo (2023)

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Oluwatobiloba (Tobi) Taiwo (2023)

Tom Wright (2023)

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Tom Wright (2023)

Xiya Yu (2022)

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Xiya Yu (2022)

Zoya Yasmine (2024)

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Zoya Yasmine (2024)

Sawsan El Zahr (2022)

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Sawsan El Zahr (2022)

Tasfia Karim (2022)

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Tasfia Karim (2022)