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7 March 2022
Catz women* win football Cuppers
The Catz women*’s football team has triumphed to a victory in the final of the 2021-22 Cuppers competition, beating the…

3 March 2022
Statement on the situation in Ukraine
St Catherine’s College shares the world’s outrage at the events unfolding currently in Ukraine. We understand this will be a…

3 March 2022
Catz celebrates World Book Day 2022
To mark World Book Day 2022, the day when the world comes together to celebrate reading and the joys it…

24 February 2022
Eric Williams’ seminal work on slavery republished
A groundbreaking book on slavery by Catz alum Eric Williams (1932, Modern History) has been republished, more than 80 years…

18 February 2022
Catz student elected VP of Oxford Student Union
Catz student Grace Olusola has been elected to serve as Vice-President Welfare & Equal Opportunities of the Oxford University Student…

11 January 2022
Catz alumni recognised in 2022 New Year Honours
St Catherine’s College is pleased to share the news that two of our alumni have been recognised in the 2022…

4 January 2022
Richard Parish (1948-2022)
St Catherine’s College is saddened to share the news that Professor Richard Parish, Emeritus Fellow, has died aged 73. Professor…

9 December 2021
Adjoa Andoh named as next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor
The actor and director Adjoa Andoh has been announced as the 29th Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre for…

3 December 2021
Catz buildings named some of 90 most influential
The College’s iconic buildings, designed by Danish architect Arne Jacobsen, feature in a new list of most influential UK buildings…

2 December 2021
Catz researcher to curate exhibition of colonial-era images
Shalini Amerasinghe Ganendra, Research Associate at Catz and Associate Academic at the University’s Department of History of Art, is curating…

1 December 2021
CatzEye Michaelmas 2021 – News in Brief
Catz Conferences launches new and dedicated offers for College alumni The Catz Conferences team are delighted to announce the launch…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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:…