The Schwarzman Centre is opening its doors this Saturday (25 April) for a free festival celebrating the humanities.
Explore Oxford’s newest cultural space with music, dance, film, family activities & short talks from academics.
ALL WELCOME! No need to book; just drop in!
We can't wait to welcome former members of Somerville College Choir back to College this Sunday! They will be joining current choir members for our weekly Choral Contemplation in Somerville Chapel, at 5.30pm - all are welcome to come and listen. We have a feeling it's going to sound good!
Happy Easter! We hope that those celebrating today have a peaceful and joyful time, and that everyone is enjoying the signs of spring and new life.
Chag Pesach Sameach to all our Jewish students, alumni, colleagues and friends who are celebrating. We wish you a joyful and meaningful passover!
The Guardian has published an obituary of Professor Dame Carole Jordan, our Tutor in Physics, who sadly died on 3rd Febuary.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
This March as we celebrate International Women’s Day – we celebrate Women in Politics and International Relations.
Explore inspiring collaborations between female students and their supervisors, shared in their own words: www.politics.ox.ac.uk/international-womens-day...
Our History Fellow Professor Natalia Nowakowska has recorded a historical guide to Kraków for the ‘History’s Greatest Cities’ podcast, available to listen to now. Professor Nowakowska explores Kraków’s history, in conversation with journalist and travel writer Paul Bloomfield.
We're incredibly excited about the new exhibition at Kensington Palace, The Last Princesses of Punjab. It features Princesses Catherine and Bamba Duleep Singh, who studied at Somerville in the early 1890s. We were delighted to lend photographs from Somerville's archives to the exhibition.
Somerville alumni and friends were treated to talks on a dazzling array of topics at History Day 2026. On Saturday 21st March, all History alumni were invited back to College to find out about Somerville’s current research, and celebrate the endowment of the Liz Cooke Fellowship in the subject.
It's wonderful to see the splash that the latest research by our JRF Dr Lachie Scarsbrook is making in the news! @lachiescarsbrook.bsky.social
Our Fulford Junior Research Fellow Dr Lachie Scarsbrook has published a new study today in Nature, which pushes the earliest evidence for domestic dogs back by more than 5,000 years. www.some.ox.ac.uk/news/somervi...
A special episode of #BehindtheLines, a live event with three sanctuary scholars from @somervillecollege.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk. Three young academics displaced by conflict now changing the world, not just talking about it!
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We are delighted to be able to share this special episode of Behind the Lines, featuring members of the Somerville College sanctuary community. Listen now on Spotify or Apple podcasts.
We were delighted to welcome so many alumni back to College last weekend for the annual Spring Meeting of the Somerville Association, followed by a fundraising concert for our Sanctuary Scholarship programme. Read more:
Wildflowers in an Oxford quad
Spring is well and truly sprung @somervillecollege.bsky.social
Today marks the spring equinox and also Nowruz, Persian and Bahá’i New Year. We wish everyone celebrating a safe, peaceful and happy new year.
Eid Mubarak to all our students, colleagues, alumni, and friends who are celebrating today. We hope this Eid brings peace and happiness to you and your families.
Are you interested in the histories of squirrels, pirates or lesbians? These are all topics included in the research that will be presented at Somerville's History Day!This Saturday 21st March, our History alumni are warmly invited back to College for a research showcase and dinner. Find out more:
The JCR made everyone's day on Wednesday with their cake sale fundraiser for the Terrace renovation - the comms teams are still thinking about that chocolate Bailey's cake! The sale raised a fantastic £323.98, meaning we are now less than £1,700 away from our target. Read more: buff.ly/dx123m4
Somerville College looking wonderful in the early spring sunshine. So privileged to work in a lovely environment sustained by our terrific gardening team. @somervillecollege.bsky.social
For LGBTQ+ History Month, the University of Birmingham has published a wonderful piece about the relationship between our former principal Margery Fry and Rose Sidgwick. Read the full story here, thanks to the University of Birmingham.
Ramadan Mubarak to all our students, colleagues and friends observing the holy month! We hope your fasts and prayers bring you peace and joy. We also take this opportunity to share the dates of Tareweeh Prayers in Somerville College Chapel this month, with thanks to Arzhia and Fatima for organising!
On behalf of everyone at Somerville, we wish all who are celebrating today a very happy Lunar New Year and a fabulous Year of the Horse - 马到成功 (Mǎ Dào Chéng Gōng)！
Our Honorary Fellow Professor Emma Smith featured on In Our Time recently, discussing Henry IV Part 1, one of Shakespeare's most successful plays in his own time. We recommend listening to Emma in conversation with new In Our Time host, Misha Glenny.
You voted, and we did it! The next Somerville collectible to be sent out to our alumni will be this mini model of Vaughan. To make sure you get yours, remember to update your address by emailing development.office@some.ox.ac.uk
Here is a heartening testament to citizen journalism by Somervillian Elspeth McPherson (1982), who first identified and then broke via BBC R4 that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor appears to have shared with Epstein official documents he received in his capacity as UK trade envoy. Listen from 47:00.
We're proud to share that Constable's Year by Somervillian Susan Owens (1990, English) was the BBC's Book of the Week last week. Celebrating the 250th anniversary of John Constable's birth, Susan looks at how the annual cycle of the natural world shaped the artist's life and work.
We've had this under our hats for the past six months, so we're thrilled to share that we welcomed Alan Carr and our fabulous alumna Susie Dent to Somerville, to do some filming for their new C4 show Secret Genius. See if you can spot the Ville in the trailer!
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The JCR is transforming The Terrace into a more welcoming, flexible space for all Somervillians. Every gift helps shape a better Terrace for current and future Somervillians. Learn more and donate here: buff.ly/AavKMBl
