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Meet Us at the Oxford Job Fair News

4 February 2026

Meet Us at the Oxford Job Fair

Date: Wednesday 11 February 2026 Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm Venue: Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate’s, Oxford, OX1 1BX Location: Main Hall We’ll be attending …

Three Catz Mathematicians selected to UK’s new Academy for the Mathematical Sciences News

30 January 2026

Three Catz Mathematicians selected to UK’s new Academy for the Mathematical Sciences

St Catherine’s College is celebrating a remarkable national honour, with three of its mathematicians selected to the inaugural Fellowship of …

Catz Fellow awarded Freedom of the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers News

30 January 2026

Catz Fellow awarded Freedom of the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers

Professor Eleanor Stride, St Catherine’s Fellow and Professor of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford, has been awarded the …

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An image of Fiona McConnell sitting in front of a wood-panelled wall, with an image of the RGS/IBG logo on the right. News

3 May 2022

Fiona McConnell awarded prestigious geography prize

Catz Fellow Fiona McConnell, Associate Professor in Human Geography, has been awarded the prestigious Back Award by the Royal Geographical…

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4 April 2022

Catz students achieve success in weekend of sport

This weekend was a significant one for Oxford sport, with both the rugby Varsity matches and The Boat Race taking…

The women's Varsity rugby team pose on the pitch for a photo. News

24 March 2022

Three Catz women selected for Varsity rugby squad

Three Catz students have been selected to represent Oxford in the Varsity rugby match on Saturday 2 April. The students,…

The men's team run across the pitch, arms waving in the air, as they celebrate their Cuppers victory News

15 March 2022

Further footballing successes for Catz

The Catz football teams are celebrating a season of success. Last week, the women*’s team won Cuppers for the second…

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11 March 2022

Catz to welcome the Oxford Vaccine Group

The Oxford Vaccine Group – one of the teams key to the development of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will be…

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9 March 2022

Catz’s Angus Groom to row in The Boat Race

Catz will once again be represented in The Boat Race, with Angus Groom sitting in seat seven of this year’s…

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8 March 2022

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2022

To mark International Women’s Day, we spoke to the College’s first female fellow, Professor Gilliane Sills, and its newest, Dr…

The women's football team celebrate together as they receive the Cuppers trophy. News

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…

The College grounds. News

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

Moat at St Catz News

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…

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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…

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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…

Events

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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