Today marks the opening of a groundbreaking new exhibition at Trinity College, celebrating all things that come in threes.

The Sakura Cherry Tree Project marks 150 years of friendship between Japan and the UK.

Launched in 2017 following a joint agreement between Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Theresa May, the initiative celebrates this relationship through the planting of cherry blossom, Japan’s national flower.

Pets & Their People, Weston Library — exploring why humans keep animals close, and what our evolving relationships with pets may reveal about ourselves.

Let us know if you can spot Toby 🙂
(it’s just a picture—Toby is still fast asleep!)

@bodleianlibraries

It was a pleasure to open our doors last weekend for Offer Holders Day. Always a fantastic atmosphere and great to meet so many future students. Wishing you all the very best as you make your decisions!

We are pleased to celebrate the publication of Dr Katherine Backlers first book, Athena’s Sisters: Reclaiming the Women of Classical Athens.
Purchase directly from CUP can receive a 20% discount using the code ATSI2026.

www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

Missing the Six Nations this weekend?
Get down to The Varsity Matches 2026 at StoneX Stadium.
Women KO 12pm
Men KO 3pm

Tickets: www.thevarsitymatches.com

Huge pride in Trinity’s Michael Fankah (3), Fergus Dick (6) & Sam Beverley (20), selected for the Men’s Dark Blues.

@ourfc_blues

It’s Welfare Week and some of our students have been giving their houseplants a little TLC.
Look after them, and they’ll look after you too!
For more green-fingered opportunities, join us for a special talk with Russell Hartwell, award-winning wildlife photographer and founder of Future Nature.

On 21st and 22nd February 2026, members of the Trinity College Boat Club will take part in a sponsored ergathon to raise funds for both TCBC and our partner charity, Fulham Reach Boat Club.
Get involved here: www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/trinity-coll...

Professor Nicholas Barber, Fellow of Trinity College and Professor of Constitutional Law and Theory at the University of Oxford, has been awarded £167,880 by the Leverhulme Trust to support a major new research project.
www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...

Tue 10 Feb, de Jager Auditorium, Trinity College
www.ticketsoxford.com/events/lawre...

Renowned historian and strategist Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman asks whether Europe can rise to this challenge.

A recent judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada has cited and relied upon research by Luke Rostill, Associate Professor of Property Law, University of Oxford and Tutorial Fellow in Law, Trinity College.
Read more: www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/news/trinity...

Tue 27 Jan | 5.30pm - 6.30pm
de Jager Auditorium, Trinity College, Oxford
Dame Melanie Dawes is the Chief Executive of the media regulator Ofcom, and will explore the growing role of the public sector in keeping users safe online.

www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/public-event...

Winter holds abundance too.

A little later this year, we’re holding a series of horticultural talks and guided experiences that explore the beauty, science, and joy of gardens in bloom.

www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/restored-bor...

In a recent episode of the BBC Radio 4 series Human Intelligence, Trinity’s Dr Gail Trimble joined novelist Naomi Alderman to examine the creative mechanisms and eventual displacement of the poet Ovid.

Listen to the episode on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Baylie the cat, pondering whether this will be enough shelter against Storm Goretti… 🌧️🐾
@bayliethetrinitycat @stjohnsox

Kick off the new year with an inspiring talk at Trinity College, Oxford.

On 20 January, 5:30–6:30pm, we welcome Shabana Basij-Rasikh, Afghan educator, humanitarian, and champion of girls’ education, for “Educating women under the Taliban.”
www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/public-event...

Parliamentlive.tv Economic Affairs Committee

Trinity President Sir Robert Chote gave evidence yesterday at the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the UK’s fiscal framework.

Watch here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

#FiscalPolicy #UKEconomy #PublicFinance #HouseOfLords #FiscalFramework

Trinity College & @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social are seeking to appoint an outstanding historian with teaching and research interests in the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa (c.1830 to c.1970) as a Tutorial Fellow and Associate Professor of History. ➡️ www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

We are proud to have received a prestigious award from the Oxford Preservation Trust for the recent refurbishment of our Grade I listed buildings.

Read more: buff.ly/B8oHNlw

Yesterday, our President, Sir Robert Chote hosted a discussion with Gus Casely-Hayford & Laura Van Broekhoven, exploring conservation and access, moving from a western-centric to a decolonised preservation approach, community collaboration, & engaging broader audiences. @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social

Woman's Hour - Illegal weight-loss drugs, Actor Jackie Clune, Birth scrolls - BBC Sounds We discuss the rise in illegal weight-loss drugs made by criminal gangs.

Professor Valerie Worth, Fellow Emerita of Trinity College, was featured on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’ last week, discussing practices and beliefs around pregnancy, childbirth, and infertility from the early modern period through to today. Listen here: buff.ly/urgYbsR [clip starts at 46:33]

Join us on Tuesday, 18 Nov, to hear Gus Casely-Hayford, Dir of V&A East, and Laura Van Broekhoven, Dir of Pitt Rivers Museum, discuss the challenges of traditional collecting versus engaging new, often marginalised audiences.
🎟️ buff.ly/clRlidQ @prmlaurita.bsky.social @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social

A full house tonight as Sir David Spiegelhalter opened our public events series, with a brilliant, entertaining, and insightful exploration of essential skills for navigating an uncertain age.

We’re honoured to hold in our archives a handwritten manuscript of Laurence Binyon’s For the Fallen, composed soon after the outbreak of WWI. Binyon joined Trinity as a scholar in 1888 and later became an Honorary Fellow. The draft shown here includes subtle variations from the final published text.

This morning, our community gathered in the Chapel for a 2-minute silence at 11 am, remembering all who lost their lives in conflict. Memorial boards listing Trinity members who fell in the First and Second World Wars are on display.

#LestWeForget #RemembranceDay

Meera Mehta among ‘outstanding researchers’ awarded Philip Leverhulme Prizes Professor Meera Mehta, Trinity Fellow and Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, is among four Oxford University researchers who have been selected from over 350 nominations to receive one of…

Professor Meera Mehta, Trinity Fellow and Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, is among four Oxford University researchers who have been selected from over 350 nominations to receive a 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize.

www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/news/meera-m...

There are so many clubs and societies to dive into at Trinity...here are our wild swimmers taking the plunge at Port Meadow earlier this term.

Join us at Trinity on Tuesday, 11 November, at 5.30pm, to hear eminent statistician David Spiegelhalter explore some essential qualities for navigating our uncertain age.

🎟️ Book tickets: www.ticketsoxford.com/events/david...

Our beautiful, ivy-clad Porter's Lodge 💙 💛

#Autumn2025

Sunrise hitting the chapel this morning 🌅

Thanks to our Head Gardener, Kate Burtonwood, for the beautiful photo

#sunrise #oxfordcollege