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The Bluesky account for Magdalen College, Oxford. Sharing news, events, and providing an insight into College life.
Come with me @oxconservationsoc.bsky.social - we’re going to see some great things 🤩 … and I’m not just talking about that Golden Rain Tree @magdalenoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk although … 😍
TiCL 🍃💚🍃@ticl.me · 3w agoIt’s one of the trees you chose for my #GreatTreesof Oxford, naturally 🏆🌳 Find them all here: ticl.me/great-trees-...
In Chaplain's Quad: Christ and Mary Magdalen by David Wynne Presented by Mr. M.V.B. Hill in memory of his brother J.S.B. Hill (Commoner of the College 1904-07, died September 1962)
What a week! It's been an absolute joy and extremely rewarding to teach the first-ever Oxford Psychological Network School (#OxPNS2026) at Magdalen College (@magdalenoxford.bsky.social) University of Oxford (@ox.ac.uk)!
Huge congratulations to Professor James Maynard - Fields Medallist and former Magdalen JRF -on being appointed the new Regius Professor of Mathematics at Oxford, succeeding Andrew Wiles. 🎉🧮 Read more here: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/81648
2026: 50% complete 👏 What have you learned or achieved this year?
To the very fine auditorium at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social for a talk on the Bayeux Tapestry by Professor Benjamin Pohl. Who commissioned it? Who was the intended audience? Where did it hang? Nobody took much notice of it for centuries at a time which perhaps explains its very good condition.
🚨 Fewer than 20 tickets left for my talk on the Bayeux Tapestry in @magdalenoxford.bsky.social's magnificent Grove Auditorium next Wednesday (17 June), so get your's while you can: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/events/food-.... When they're gone, they're gone! Attendance is FREE, but registration is required 🚨
Lecture: 'Food for Thought - The Bayeux Tapestry Revisited' with Professor Benjamin Pohl - Magdalen College
You are invited to a talk with Professor Benjamin Pohl, current Visiting Fellow at Magdalen, and Professor of Medieval History at the University of Bristol. The talk will take place from 5pm-6pm in th...
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Huge congratulations to the Magdalen Tennis Team. They beat St Peter’s College 5-4 in the Tennis Cuppers Final on Saturday to bring the cup home. What a brilliant way to wrap up the term. 📸 Thanks for the photo, Elizabeth! #TennisCuppers #OxfordSport
Congratulations to Magdalen student Julian Kekulé, who has won the 2026 Chancellor's English Essay Prize. The judges praised his essay, 'That Fluttering Stranger', as a compelling, precise, and confident piece of work. Read the full story: english.web.ox.ac.uk/article/chan...
Chancellor's English Essay Prize 2026 awarded to Julian Kekulé
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Otters spotted up at Hollywell Ford! 🦦 📹Thanks very much to Nick for sending this video in! 📹
Magdalen College Women's First Eight rowing crew, relaxing in the Cloisters after a successful campaign, winning their blades. I know I've already posted about this. But I'm incredibly proud of them, and I love this picture.
🚨 If you missed my sold-out talk on the Bayeux Tapestry in Bristol back in April, you’ll get another chance in Oxford on 17 June courtesy of @magdalenoxford.bsky.social! Do join us and help spread the word! 🚨
Lecture: 'Food for Thought - The Bayeux Tapestry Revisited' with Professor Benjamin Pohl - Magdalen College
You are invited to a talk with Professor Benjamin Pohl, current Visiting Fellow at Magdalen, and Professor of Medieval History at the University of Bristol. The talk will take place from 5pm-6pm in th...
magd.ox.ac.uk
Massive congrats to Magdalen W1 for winning blades and hitting 5th in the river, matching the 2013 record! W3 held 9th and W4 rose to 12th, while M1 took 10th, W2 7th, and M2 battled hard in Div IV. Huge effort from the whole club this week. See you next year! 🚣♀️🔴⚫️ #MCBC
I'm on a roll with @magdalenoxford.bsky.social manuscripts. In the last few weeks, identified one book of hours as probably made for the future Suxtus IV, and in another ms an unnoticed copy of Richard Swineshead's Calculationes. Now onto this beauty, the last one needing a finalised description.
In 2024, a papyrus was found in Egypt containing lost plays by Euripides. 3 artists are sharing their creative responses to the find. Join us on 11th June for performance, interactive gaming, and ancient history. free to attend - booking essential. www.magd.ox.ac.uk/events/stori...
Stories from the Sands - Magdalen College
In 2024, an astonishing discovery was made. An Egyptian archaeological team, excavating an ancient necropolis, uncovered a papyrus containing nearly 100 lines from lost plays by the Greek playwright E...
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Absolutely scenes here. Hubbub of anticipation from the street.
UP THE MAY! In case you missed it, or you want to see it again, here’s a taste of the Hymnus Eucharisticus from the top of the Tower on May Morning. It was so wonderful to see you all packed onto the High for another beautiful May Morning. #maymorning #oxford #magdalencollege
It’s May Morning! With 50 minutes to go, if youd like to watch along at home click here: youtube.com/live/-nxD-x5...
May Morning 2026
YouTube video by The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
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Can’t wait for tomorrow! Here’s a peep at last year 😍 #magdalencollege #oxford
We all know Parkinson's has no cure. It's a disease that affects the brain, and currently whilst we can treat the symptoms and make people comfortable... we can't solve the problem. But that might be changing.
Never beating the prettiest College allegations
From Oxford to the US Federal Reserve and Bank of England. Join Dinah Rose in conversation with alumni Michael Barr and Sam Woods. They'll be discussing the high-stakes world of global financial regulation. 📅 5 May 📍 Magdalen College Register now: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/events/micha...
Dinah Rose in Conversation with US Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr & Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods - Magdalen College
Daniel Finkelstein’s mother and father were both victims of the rise of dictatorships in Europe in the twentieth century. Now he asks if what happened to them could happen again. And considers ways of...
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Congratulations!
Christian Drerup@christiandrerup.com · 3mo agoThrilled to announce that earlier this month I started my new position as a Fellow by Examination at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social, University of Oxford. Over the next three years, I will be investigating the costs and benefits of specular colouration and mirror-like camouflage in fish. 🐟🪩☀️👀🦈
