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St Catherine’s College Seeks New Master News

26 April 2024

St Catherine’s College Seeks New Master

Following the announcement of Master Professor Kersti Börjars’ retirement, the College is now actively seeking to elect a new Master, …

Catz boatman sets new record for crossing Atlantic News

14 March 2024

Catz boatman sets new record for crossing Atlantic

Jim Ronaldson, the Catz boatman, has set the new record for crossing the Atlantic in a rowboat during the 2023/24 …

Sir Greg Doran knighted in 2024 New Year’s Honours News

2 January 2024

Sir Greg Doran knighted in 2024 New Year’s Honours

Professor Sir Greg Doran, the current Cameron Mackintosh Professor for Contemporary Theatre, was knighted in the 2024 New Year's Honours …

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23 May 2023

Catz at Cannes

Last summer, St Catherine’s College grounds were transformed into an elite private school for Jessica Hausner’s new film, Club Zero,…

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22 May 2023

Winner Announced for Henfrey Prize for Composition 2023

Above: Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey, Director of Performance at St Catherine’s College, winner of the 2023 Henfrey Composition Prize Electra Perivolaris,…

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19 May 2023

Professor Sir Brian Smith (1933-2023)

St Catherine’s College is saddened to share the news that Professor Sir Brian Smith, former Master of St Catherine’s College,…

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17 May 2023

An interview with flautist Daniel Shao (2013, Music)

Last week, Daniel Shao (2013, Music) returned to St Catherine’s College as one of the guest performers at the 2022-2023…

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15 May 2023

Sporting success for Catz!

On 1 May, the delayed Blues Football Varsity match saw the Oxford Men’s Blues win for the third year in…

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9 May 2023

Gregory Doran named as next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor

St Catherine’s College is delighted to announce that Gregory Doran has been appointed as the 29th Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor…

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5 May 2023

Catz to play Women’s Rugby Cuppers Final

On Sunday 7thMay, St Catz will play with Worcester against Corpus Christi Cluster 4 at the Women’s Cup Final. Catz…

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4 May 2023

Debut episode of Vice-Chancellor’s new podcast series features Catz student

Professor Irene Tracy, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, recently launched a new podcast series: Fire & Wire. In the…

Five adults standing in front of a large screen projection, smiling towards the camera News

1 May 2023

St Catz exhibition of Pioneering Ukrainian Women moves to Bodleian libraries

On Friday, April 28th, St Catherine’s College librarian Barbara Costa participated in a panel discussion and showcase of the Pioneering…

Barrie Juniper gardening in a tree News

22 March 2023

Memorial fund established in honour of Dr Barrie Juniper

St Catherine’s has established a fund in memory of the late Dr Barrie Juniper to support the upkeep and preservation…

A close-up image of a pen filling in a survey. News

10 March 2023

2022-23 Alumni Survey Results

The results of the 2022-23 Catz alumni survey results are in! Thank you so much to all who filled in…

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8 March 2023

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023

To mark International Women’s Day, and on the eve of the 50th anniversary of coeducation at St Catz next year,…

Dame Angela McLean, a white woman smiles at the camera News

7 March 2023

Former Catz Fellow Dame Angela McLean named new Chief Scientific Adviser

Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS, Professor of Mathematical Biology at the University of Oxford and former fellow of St Catherine’s…

Students attending talk in Mary Sunley Room News

6 March 2023

The Brilliant Club Partnership 2023

Here at St Catherine’s College, we’ve been working in partnership with The Brilliant Club for a number of years, with…

Students working with the Brilliant club News

6 March 2023

Increasing access through sustained contact

The Catalyst Programme is the College’s established outreach initiative, aiming to equip students with the information and knowledge that they…

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2 March 2023

World Book Day 2023 with Dr Katherine Rundell (2005, English Language & Literature)

To celebrate World Book Day 2023, we asked Dr Katherine Rundell (2005, English Language & Literature)—bestselling and award-winning author of…

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22 February 2023

‘Whose stories get told? Reading – Righting – Responding’: Adjoa Andoh leads first workshop

Actor, director, producer, and Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre Adjoa Andoh was joined by award winning Royal Shakespeare…

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21 February 2023

Catz alumni recognised in 2023 New Years Honours

St Catherine’s College is pleased to share the news that two alumni have been recognised in the King’s New Year…

Offer-holders enjoying a discussion in the sunny JCR News

17 February 2023

St Catz Offer-holders’ day 2023

On Wednesday, we were delighted to welcome 96 of our UK-based undergraduate offer-holders’ to Catz for our first ever in-person…

Barrie Juniper gardening in a tree News

30 January 2023

Barrie Juniper (1932-2023)

St Catherine’s College is saddened to share the news that Dr Barrie Juniper, Emeritus Fellow, has died aged 90. Dr…

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27 January 2023

Congratulations to our 2023 offer-holders !

We are delighted to be able to announce that this year we gave 174 students the news that they have…

A close-up image of a pen filling in a survey. News

2 December 2022

Alumni: share your views on Catz!

Calling all alumni: can you spare 15 minutes to share your views on St Catz in our 2022-23 alumni survey?…

Tom Phillips sits in his studio surrounded by his work. News

1 December 2022

Tom Phillips (1937-2022)

Tom was born in Clapham, south-west London, to Margaret (nee Arnold) and David Phillips. Margaret ran a boarding house and…

Three students sit around a table and talk. News

29 November 2022

The Master’s Fund for Enhancing the Student Experience

This Giving Tuesday, a day of giving celebrated globally, we are very proud to launch the new Master’s Fund for…

The logo of The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. News

18 November 2022

Catz alum wins the Baillie Gifford Prize

Catz alumna Katherine Rundell (2005, English Language & Literature) has won the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction for her…

An image taken of the exhibition, showing a row of portraits of Ukrainian women. News

3 November 2022

Exhibition on pioneering women in Ukraine

An exhibition running at Catz this term will tell the stories of a series of pioneering women from Ukraine. The…

The four Catz students sit behind the University Challenge desk. Their surnames are Olive, Laskowski, Spacey and Partis. 'St Catherine's - Oxford' appears on the front of the desk. News

2 November 2022

Catz team on University Challenge

A team from St Catherine’s appeared on the long-running television quiz show University Challenge last night (1 November). The team,…

An image of Donald Perkins sits beside the College crest. News

1 November 2022

Donald Perkins (1925-2022)

St Catherine’s College is saddened to share the news that Professor Donald Perkins CBE FRS, Emeritus Fellow, has died aged…

An image of Sam Wolfe to the right, with the Leverhulme Trust logo to the left. News

21 October 2022

Sam Wolfe awarded Philip Leverhulme Prize

Sam Wolfe, Catz Fellow and Professor of French and Romance Linguistics, has been awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize from…

Adjoa Andoh stands with her arms apart as she delivers a lecture in front of an audience. News

19 October 2022

‘We and all our stories are worthy’: Adjoa Andoh delivers her inaugural lecture

Actor, director and producer Adjoa Andoh delivered her inaugural lecture as the Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre on…

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