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Catz Fellow and Tutor Publishes a New Collection of Argentinian Poetry Translations News

11 June 2025

Catz Fellow and Tutor Publishes a New Collection of Argentinian Poetry Translations

Professor Ben Bollig, Catz Fellow and Tutor in Spanish and Professor of Spanish American Literature, has recently published translations of …

Professor Louise Fawcett appointed to United Nations University (UNU) Governing Council News

9 June 2025

Professor Louise Fawcett appointed to United Nations University (UNU) Governing Council

The College is delighted to share the news that Professor Louise Fawcett has been appointed as one of six new …

Lord Melvyn Bragg to be Honoured at Oxford’s Encaenia Ceremony News

5 June 2025

Lord Melvyn Bragg to be Honoured at Oxford’s Encaenia Ceremony

Domus Fellow of St Catherine’s College, Lord Melvyn Bragg, will be among those honoured at this year’s Encaenia ceremony, taking …

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12 March, 2022

Parents and Freshers’ Lunch 2022

The Master is delighted to welcome freshers and their parents to join her in Hall on Saturday 12 March 2022…

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17 June, 2023

Parents and Second Years’ Garden Party 2023

Booking has now closed. We are delighted to invite you to join us in College for the upcoming Parents &…

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25 June, 2022

Gaudy for 1973-1982 matriculands

Gaudies are one of Oxford’s oldest traditions. Organised by matriculation years, our St Catz gaudies offer the opportunity to come…

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24 June, 2023

Gaudy for 1993-2002 Matriculands

Booking for this event has now closed. Gaudies are one of Oxford’s oldest traditions. Organised by matriculation years, our St…

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13 December, 2022

London Party 2022

Join us for the London Party 2022 on Tuesday 13 December at the Reform Club in celebration of the 60th…

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2 April, 2022

Varsity Match 2022

We hope you will come along and join us in representing Catz at this year’s Varsity Match! It’s the perfect…

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14 May, 2022

Dean Kitchin Circle Lunch 2022

We look forward to welcoming our Legators back to College for the Dean Kitchin Circle Lunch, which will take place…

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2 July, 2022

St Catz Family Day 2022

We look forward to welcoming you to this year’s St Catz Family Day, taking place on Saturday 2 July 2022….

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9 December, 2021

Dean Kitchin Virtual Event

Gervase Rosser, Professor of the History of Art and Fellow at St Catherine’s College, will give a talk titled The…

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29 November 2021

Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)

St Catherine’s College is saddened to receive the news of the death of Stephen Sondheim, aged 91. A composer and…

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10 November 2021

Catz lecturer’s spinout will transform data security

A University of Oxford spinout, co-founded by Catz lecturer Dr Ramy Shelbaya, has secured £2 million in pre-seed funding to…

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28 October 2021

Alum returns to celebrate Black History Month

To mark this year’s Black History Month, the College came together for a screening of the award-winning television drama Small…

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22 October 2021

Peter Dickson (1929-2021)

St Catherine’s College is saddened to share the news that Professor Peter Dickson, Emeritus Fellow of St Catherine’s, has died…

Byron sits behind a desk with a laptop and books in front of him, and beside a model of a wind turbine. Behind him are bookshelves. News

23 September 2021

Byron Byrne elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

Catz Fellow Byron Byrne, Professor of Engineering Science, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering….

The degree recipients pose with their certificates in their robes News

22 September 2021

Catz alumna Jeanette Winterson receives honorary degree

In a ceremony today at the University of Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre, Catz alumna Jeanette Winterson CBE received an honorary degree…

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18 November, 2023

POSTPONED: The Society Gaudy for pre-1962 matriculands

We are deeply saddened to inform you that, due to safety concerns around the use of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete…

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9 September 2021

Regent Lee awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

Dr Regent Lee, a Junior Research Fellow at St Catherine’s, has been awarded a Future Leadership Fellowship from UK Research…

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20 September, 2024

Meeting Minds Oxford September 2024

St Catz invites you to the University of Oxford’s

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16 August 2021

Catz student receives Vice-Chancellor’s Social Impact Award

Catz student Esthy Hung has been awarded a Vice-Chancellor’s Social Impact Award in recognition of her work to support those…

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30 July 2021

Philip Torr wins £3m UKRI research fellowship

Catz Fellow Professor Philip Torr has been awarded a five-year, £3 million fellowship from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to…

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23 July 2021

Laura Tunbridge elected Fellow of the British Academy

Catz Fellow Professor Laura Tunbridge has today been elected a Fellow of The British Academy, the UK’s national academy for…

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9 July 2021

Catz medic wins prestigious prizes

Nisha Hare, final-year Medical Sciences student at Catz, has been awarded a number of prizes for her outstanding academic achievement….

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5 July 2021

Ben Bollig publishes two books

Ben Bollig, Catz Fellow and Professor of Spanish American Literature, has released two books in recent weeks. Ben’s research focuses…

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24 June 2021

Catz scores silver in Norrington Table

St Catherine’s has come second in the 2019-20 Norrington Table. The Table ranks the 35 Oxford colleges and Permanent Private…

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22 June 2021

Laura Tunbridge receives the Royal Musical Association Dent Medal

Catz Fellow Professor Laura Tunbridge has been awarded the 2021 Dent Medal from the Royal Musical Association (RMA). The RMA…

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18 June 2021

An interview with the new Home Bursar

Ian Wright took up the role of Home Bursar in February, taking over from James Bennett who retired in autumn…

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18 June 2021

Winner announced in the 2021 Henfrey Prize for Composition

Catz’s Director of Performance, Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey reports on this year’s Henfrey Prize for Composition: This year’s final concert was…

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18 June 2021

St Catz Academic Review: call for abstracts

The Catz MCR is launching a new, interdisciplinary academic journal based at the College, run by graduate and undergraduate students:…

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17 June 2021

Alumna reaches finals of international conducting competitions

Catz alumna Chloe Rooke (2015, Music) has competed in three international conducting competitions in recent weeks, securing the Audience Prize…

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15 June 2021

DPhil thesis award goes to Catz alumna

Dr Laura Molloy (2015, Social Science of the Internet) has been awarded the ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Association…

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