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9 January 2026
Catz Fellow awarded Herschel Medal
St Catherine’s College is delighted to congratulate Fellow in Physics, Professor Andrew Bunker, who has been awarded the prestigious Herschel …
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17 April, 2020
Intercollegiate Spring Golf Tournament – Cancelled
St Catz will once again take part in the annual Intercollegiate Golf Tournament, taking place at Frilford Heath Golf Club…
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17 April, 2020
Meeting Minds in North America – Cancelled
The 2020 Meeting Minds: Alumni Weekend in New York will take place on Friday 17 April & Saturday 18 April….
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30 October 2019
Deborah Warner Delivers her Cameron Mackintosh Inaugural Lecture
Deborah Warner delivered her Inaugural Lecture as the Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre on Wednesday 16 October 2019…
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18 October 2019
Eleanor Stride Announced as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Engineering
St Catherine’s is delighted to announce that Fellow, Professor Eleanor Stride, has been announced as one of the top 100…
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16 October 2019
Nelson French (1926-2019)
Nelson was born in Kingston-upon-Thames on 27 May 1926. He attended local prep schools and completed his secondary school education…
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9 October 2019
Nobel Prize awarded to Honorary Fellow, Professor Goodenough
We are delighted to announce that Professor John Goodenough, Honorary Fellow of St Catherine’s, has been awarded the Nobel Prize…
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19 April, 2020
New York Drinks – Cancelled
The Master, Professor Kersti Börjars, will be visiting New York in April, as part of the USA Meeting Minds Weekend,…
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23 August 2019
St Catz comes fourth in Norrington Table
We are delighted to announce that St Catherine’s College has been placed fourth in the Norrington Table this year, with…
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2 November, 2019
Professor Roger Ainsworth – Memorial Event
St Catherine’s College will be hosting a memorial event to celebrate the life of our late Master, Professor Roger Ainsworth…
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18 September, 2019
Hong Kong Dinner
The Pro-Master, Professor Peter Battle, will be visiting Hong Kong in September, and looks forward to welcoming alumni and members…
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5 July 2019
Fellow Awarded Institute of Physics Medal and Prize
Catz Fellow, Professor Ian Shipsey, has been awarded the Institute of Physics 2019 Chadwick Medal and Prize. This award recognises…
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28 June 2019
A New Home for Catz Graduates
St Catherine’s opened its doors as a College in 1962 in what was a revolutionary event for the University. Not…
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28 June 2019
Remembering Professor Roger Ainsworth
On 13th March, friends, family and colleagues of the late Professor Roger Ainsworth gathered in the University Church of St…
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28 June 2019
Catz Student in Historic Boat Race
Graduate student Augustin Wambersie (2018, Engineering Science) represented Oxford in the Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race in April this year….
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28 June 2019
Outstanding Violin Gifted to Catz Students
Alumnus Arnold Freedman (1949, Medicine) died in November 2017, bequeathing his violin – a highly valuable instrument with remarkable heritage…
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28 June 2019
Catz Alumnus Fighting Dementia with ‘Magic Table’
Catz alumnus John Ramsay (2003, Modern Languages & Linguistics) is the co-founder of socially responsible company Shift8*, which he launched…
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28 June 2019
Catz Alumna Speaks on Microsoft Education Panel
In January this year, Catz alumna Michaela Brady (2017, MSc Social Science of the Internet) presented on a panel at…
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19 June 2019
Professor Kersti Börjars Appointed as New Master
St Catherine’s College is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Kersti Börjars as Master of the College. She will…
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13 June 2019
Five Members of Catz Community Receive Queen’s Birthday Honours
We are delighted to extend our congratulations to several members of the Catz community for receiving recognition for their work…
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24 May 2019
Honorary Fellow, Professor Goodenough, Awarded Royal Society’s Copley Medal
We are delighted to announce that Professor John Goodenough, Honorary Fellow of St Catherine’s, has been awarded the Royal Society’s…
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8 April 2019
Catz Fine Artists host An Insight into their work
With our award-winning Arne Jacobsen buildings, Barbara Hepworth sculpture, and Tom Philips tapestries hanging in Hall, St Catz has a…
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7 March 2019
Professor Peter Battle elected Pro-Master
Professor Peter Battle, Fellow and Tutor in Inorganic Chemistry at St Catherine’s, has been elected Pro-Master of the College. He…
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7 March 2019
Students Shine at Catz Exchange Conference
Last month the college hosted the seventh annual Catz Exchange, an interdisciplinary conference organised by and for members of the…
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7 March 2019
Fellow Receives Commercial Impact Award
Professor Byron Byrne, one of our Fellows in Engineering Science, recently won an Impact Award from the University’s Mathematical, Physical…
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7 March 2019
Alumna Artist Creates Installation for Catz Ball
Svetlana Grishina (2008, Fine Art) is a contemporary artist whose work has been exhibited all over Europe and explores themes…
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7 March 2019
Colorintech Founder Featured as Top Tech Leader
Catz alumnus Ashleigh Ainsley (2011, Geography) was recently featured by the Financial Times as one of the top 100 black…
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7 March 2019
Catz Alumni Take On University Challenge
We were delighted to have a team of alumni – Michael Billington (1958, English), Susie Boyt (1988, English), Peter Knowles…
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7 March 2019
Alumni News in Brief
Richard Atkins QC (1985, Law) was last year elected, and is now serving, as Chair of the Bar Council for…
