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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 the 2025 David Crighton Medal News

30 January 2026

Catz Fellow awarded the 2025 David Crighton Medal

St Catherine’s is delighted to congratulate Fellow Professor Alain Goriely on being awarded the 2025 David Crighton Medal, one 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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