News
News

29 January 2025
Es Devlin named as next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor
Es Devlin appointed Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre 2025-2026 St Catherine’s College is delighted to announce that Es Devlin has been appointed as…

28 January 2025
Catz alumnus restores music written and performed in Auschwitz
Leo Geyer (2019, Music), has restored music written and performed in Auschwitz. The music can be heard on Youtube here…

27 January 2025
Catz alumni recognised in 2025 New Years Honours
St Catherine’s College is pleased to share the news that two alumni have been recognised in the King’s 2025 New…

21 January 2025
Sir Matthew Pinsent (1989, Geography) to umpire women’s 2025 Boat Race
Sir Matthew Pinsent (1989, Geography) has been announced as the Umpire for the women’s 2025 CHANEL J12 Boat Race. Sir…

16 January 2025
Catz Professor co-authors guide to AI with Alan Turing Institute
Professor Eleanor Stride, Professor of Biomaterials, University of Oxford and Fellow by Special Election in Engineering, has co-authored a guide…

7 January 2025
Naomi Freud named St Catherine’s College Pro-Master
St Catherine’s College is pleased to announce Naomi Freud as the College’s Pro-Master. She will serve from January until the…

20 December 2024
Catz alumnus and Honorary Fellow Lord Peter Mandelson to be named as next UK Ambassador to the US
Lord Peter Mandelson (1973, PPE) is set to be announced as the next UK Ambassador to the US. Lord Mandelson,…

13 December 2024
Jude Kelly CBE appointed as new Master
St Catherine’s College is delighted to announce the appointment of Jude Kelly CBE as Master of the College. She will…

12 December 2024
Catz changes Direct Debit provider
St Catherine’s College has recently changed Direct Debit provider from Lloyds Bank to Donor Debit. We wrote to all of…

10 December 2024
Applications Open for Wallace Watson Award, Research Award and Career Scholarship
Wallace Watson Award Applications are invited for the 2025 Wallace Watson Award by the deadline of 9am Monday 10 February…

9 December 2024
ICE Lecture given by Catz Engineers
Catz Engineer, Professor Byron Byrne FREng FICE, was joined by Catz alumni Dr Ronan Royston (DPhil, 2018) and Dr Brian…

4 December 2024
Diwali Celebrations 2024
This Michaelmas, the St Catz Ethnic Minorities Society hosted a Diwali formal and afterparty in the JCR. With performances from…

3 December 2024
Travellers’ Tales 2024
On 26 November, the College gathered to hear short presentations from winners of various travel awards about the adventures they…

25 October 2024
Antonio Gato (2022, Modern Languages)
St Catherine’s College is deeply saddened to share the news that Antonio Gato (2022, Modern Languages), one of our 3rd…

24 October 2024
St Catherine’s College RAAC remediation to begin
St Catherine’s College is very pleased to announce that it has signed a construction contract to replace roof structures comprising…

17 October 2024
2024 Telethon Success!
Telethon 2024 in numbers: 4,900 dialling attempts, with over 60% of those called choosing to make a donation Over…

16 October 2024
Catz alumnus and Honorary Fellow Lord Peter Mandelson named Candidate for Chancellor
Lord Peter Mandelson (1973, PPE) has been announced as one of 38 candidates for the role of Chancellor of the…

8 October 2024
Professor Ian Shipsey (1959–2024)
St Catherine’s College is deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of Professor Ian Shipsey, Henry Moseley Centenary Professor of…

7 October 2024
Catz Fellow Key Partner in ORE Outlook 2040
A new report from the UK’s leading offshore renewable energy (ORE) experts, including Professor Byron Byrne, Fellow and Finance Bursar…

3 October 2024
St Catz announces major gift in Chemistry
St Catherine’s College is proud to announce a generous gift of £50,000 aimed at furthering the academic success of students…

24 September 2024
College Visitor named Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
On 23 July, 2024, Baron Victor Adebowale CBE, the College’s Visitor, became an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of…

12 September 2024
Catz Fellow discovers new universal class of shapes
Professor Alain Goriely FRS, Catz Fellow and Professor of mathematical modelling at Oxford, was part of a team of mathematicians…

12 September 2024
Telethon 2024: Meet the Callers!
Our 2024 Telethon is launching soon! On evenings and weekends between 24 September and 7 October, our students will be…

6 September 2024
Catz Fellow to lead Oxford’s Human-Centered AI Lab
St Catherine’s College Fellow Professor Philipp Koralus has been appointed as the inaugural McCord Professor of Philosophy and AI at…

27 August 2024
Law Fellow at the Hague Academy of International Law
Catz Law Fellow, Andrew Dickinson, has recently delivered a special course at the Hague Academy of International Law (based at…

31 July 2024
Grant of Planning Permission for St Catherine’s College
St Catherine’s College is pleased to announce that the Planning and Listed Building Consent Application to address the use of…

23 July 2024
Retirement of the Master
On 23 July 2024, Professor Kersti Börjars will relinquish her office as Master. I am sure that all members of…

9 July 2024
Catz alumnae recognised in 2024 King’s Birthday Honours
St Catherine’s College is pleased to share the news that two alumni have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours…