1 June 2018

British Academy Award helps Catz Fellow advance Modern Languages

Jessica Goodman, our Fellow and Tutor in French, is one of the latest academics to have been granted a British Academy…

30 May 2018

Paying Homage to Nicanor Parra

On Tuesday 1 May, Oxford paid homage to the Chilean writer, physicist and mathematician, Nicanor Parra (Honorary Fellow and alumnus of…

28 May 2018

Alumni News in Brief

Simon Bridges named Leader of New Zealand’s Opposition Catz alumnus Simon Bridges (2004, Law) was recently voted leader of New…

25 May 2018

Catz Calling!

The College has continued its successful streak of Telethon campaigns – thanks to you! Our student callers contacted nearly 600…

25 May 2018

Catz Lawyers Moot Victoriously over Cambridge

Two second-year Law students, Wei Jin Chan (2016, Law) and Kseniia Simongauz (2016, Law), recently won a mooting competition between St Catz…

25 May 2018

JCR names Books2Africa Charity of the Year

Every year, the undergraduate students of St Catz elect a charity for whom they fundraise alongside Emilie’s Charities, our permanently supported…

22 May 2018

Oxford University releases its first Annual Admissions Statistical Report

Oxford University has published its first Annual Admissions Statistical Report, drawing together data about undergraduate admissions for the University as…

16 May 2018

Catz MBA students victorious in MBAT

Over 10th-12th May, Catz MBA students visited Paris as part of a team from the Oxford Saïd Business School, to compete…

16 May 2018

Mark Miodownik hosts Plastic Fantastic

Catz alumnus Professor Mark Miodownik (1988, Metallurgy) has launched a new three-part series on BBC Radio 4, exploring our love-hate…

8 May 2018

Taylor Institution Library hosts a Homage to Nicanor Parra

This month, in conjunction with the University of Oxford Sub-Faculty of Spanish, the Taylor Institution Library is paying homage to…

17 April 2018

Catz students present Tom Stoppard’s Travesties

Four Catz students are set to take on a production of Travesties next month, the award-winning 1974 play by our Cameron Mackintosh Visiting…

19 March 2018

Our 150th Anniversary celebrated on BBC Radio Oxford

In anticipation of our upcoming 150th anniversary we have been working with the Oxfordshire Family History Society to research our first 59…

19 March 2018

Alumnus appointed Governor of Montserrat

Andrew Pearce OBE (1979, Chemistry) was recently appointed Governor of Montserrat, his latest posting in his 30 years of service…

19 March 2018

Dying is easy, Comedy is hard

On 21 February 2018, Sir Tom Stoppard returned to College to deliver his third event during his time so far…

9 March 2018

Catz alum establishes National Centre for Nuclear Robotics

Professor Rustam Stolkin (1993, Engineering), the University of Birmingham’s Chair in Robotics is the Director of the newly established National…

7 March 2018

Consideration of pension arrangements for academic staff

The St Catherine’s College Governing Body would wish for the retention of the defined benefits scheme to be given further…

6 March 2018

Leavers’ T-Shirt 2018 – Regular Gift

28 February 2018

Catz alumnus named Leader of New Zealand’s Opposition

Catz alumnus Simon Bridges (2004, Law) was yesterday voted leader of New Zealand’s opposition party, the National Party. Simon studied…

31 January 2018

Fellow’s Geotechnical Project wins Fleming Award

Byron Byrne, our Fellow in Engineering Science, recently led a joint university-industry team to victory winning the 2017 British Geotechnical…

31 January 2018

Catz alumnus and advocate for nonviolent resistance, Gene Sharp, dies aged 90

We are saddened to share the news of the passing of alumnus Dr Gene Sharp (1961, Social Studies), who died…

31 January 2018

Catz student conducts with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Early this year, Catz student Chloe Rooke (2015, Music) took part in a conducting course with the BBC National Orchestra…

30 January 2018

Professor Heidi de Wet’s study named Editors’ Choice

Our Fellow and Tutor in Pre-clinical Medicine, Heidi de Wet, has had a recent paper from her research group selected as…

29 January 2018

Two Thousand Years of Puzzling with Chris Maslanka

Our College Enigmatist, alumnus Chris Maslanka (1973, Physics), hosted a new series on the history of puzzles and puzzling on…

26 January 2018

Honorary Fellow Masaki Orita awarded Japanese order

St Catz Alumnus and Honorary Fellow, Professor Masaki Orita, was recently decorated by HM the Emperor of Japan for his…

26 January 2018

Festschrift for Professor Peter Franklin

Peter Franklin, Emeritus Fellow in Music has been recognised for his services to music academia with a Festschrift published in…

24 January 2018

Honorary Fellow Nicanor Parra dies at 103

It is with sadness we share the news that Chilean poet and physicist Nicanor Parra has died, aged 103, at…

19 January 2018

Alumnus filmmaker wins short film competition

Alumnus Ben Cohen (Geography, 2011) recently won The Pitch competition for 2017. Sponsored by the Bible Society, the competition requires filmmakers to…

18 January 2018

150 Years of Redefining Oxford

We’re excited to be celebrating the College’s 150th anniversary throughout the academic year 2018/19, in recognition of our origins as the…

18 January 2018

St Catherine’s, Oxford: A Pen Portrait

We are delighted to announce the publication of St Catherine’s, Oxford: A Pen Portrait, a dynamic and lively compilation: a memorable…

8 January 2018

St Catz Alumni recognised in New Year Honours

Three members of the St Catherine’s community have been recognised in the 2018 New Year’s Honours list. For services to…