What are the key energy challenges for the UK's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham? Here are three connected challenges the new Prime Minister will have to deal with. Thanks @orieloxford.bsky.social for the short interview!

His Majesty the King visited Oxford today, officially opening the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities and paying visits to Oriel College and University College. Our correspondent Madeline Odent, and our photographer Roger Close report for the Clarion. oxfordclarion.uk/regnante-car...

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King Charles III visited Oxford today, officially opening the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, and paying visits to Oriel College and University College. The Clarion was invited to photograph Hi...

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Aerial view over Oxford ⛅️ 📸 | umairatoxford (Instagram)

Oriel Physics DPhil student Saqlain Choudhary captained Oxford as the Blues beat Cambridge by 13 runs in their Twenty20 cricket Varsity match at Lord’s. “The celebrations were huge, it was just sheer euphoria,” smiled the Graduate Teaching and Research Scholar. www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/oriel-s...

Oriel student captains Oxford to Varsity cricket success - Oriel College

Oriel Physics DPhil student Saqlain Choudhary captained Oxford as the Blues beat Cambridge by 13 runs in their Twenty20 cricket Varsity match at Lord’s.  “The celebrations were huge, it was just sheer...

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Sir Mick Jagger and partner Melanie Hamrick visited Oriel College on Sunday as guests of the Provost and Lady Mendoza. Mick joined students at Evensong and dined at High Table.

Clarion photographer, Roger Close, was given special permission to record the traditional burning of the (replica) boat inside Oriel's First Quad to celebrate coming Head of the River. For many more pictures, click on the link to see our full photo story. oxfordclarion.uk/summer-eights/

Saturday saw the culmination of Oxford's Summer Eights, the annual college rowing races on the Thames (or rather 'the Isis'). Our photographer was there to capture all the action.

Oriel M1. Head of the River 2026 🏆

Saturday, Summer Eights 2026 🚣

Last week, two more alumni crews successfully rowed across the English Channel. Just one crew now remains to take on the challenge 🌊🚣‍♂️

A team of 12 cyclists completed a combined 700-mile cycle on Saturday 9 May in aid of Oriel’s access and outreach work 🚴 Starting in west London, the 60-mile route took the group through Uxbridge, Amersham and Thame before entering Oxford through Cowley. www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/cyclist...

Cyclists complete challenge in aid of Oriel’s access and outreach work - Oriel College

A team of 12 cyclists completed a combined 700-mile cycle in celebration of Oriel College’s 700th  anniversary on Saturday 9 May

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🐝 Members of Oriel College’s chapel choir serenaded bees at Bartlemas on Saturday 2 May at a special event to inaugurate a new apiary at the Oriel College sports ground. The society is the direct predecessor of the former Oxford Apiarist Society, which last convened in 1841.

Oriel Fellow and tutor in Mathematics Patrick Farrell has been elected a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...

Professor Patrick Farrell elected SIAM Fellow - Oriel College

Professor Patrick Farrell has been elected a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

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Oriel College will give members of the public access to its heritage site at three “Inspiration Day” events this spring

Oriel College to show public Magna Carta and other treasures - Oriel College

Oriel College to hold three Inspiration Days open to members of the public

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Oriel College Provost and Lady Mendoza met with alumni across the US, from the East Coast to the West Coast

Oriel College celebrates 700th anniversary across United States - Oriel College

Oriel College Provost and Lady Mendoza met with alumni across the US, from the East Coast to the West Coast

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48 alumni from Oriel College together with current students and staff will row across the English Channel, in an attempt to raise £1 million to establish an endowment for the College’s boat club

Oriel College’s Provost announced as chair of Historic England advisory panel to support programme to protect Ukraine’s cultural heritage

Provost to help protect Ukraine heritage amid Russia’s invasion - Oriel College

Provost announced as chair of Historic England advisory panel to support programme to protect Ukraine’s cultural heritage

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'It's fantastic to see how far the band has come' 🎺 Conductor Esme Harper and Assistant Conductor Felix Thomson helped Oxford University Brass Band to their joint-highest finish at this year's UniBrass.

Oriel's Alex Sullivan and James Fetter have been selected to represent Oxford in The Boat Race 2026. “It’s a really amazing opportunity," said Sullivan. "I’m really excited and honoured to compete in such an historic event," said Fetter. www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/a-reall...

‘A really amazing opportunity’: Oriel represented in ‘prestigious’ Boat Race 2026  - Oriel College

Oriel College students Alex Sullivan and James Fetter have been selected to represent Oxford in the Boat Race 2026.

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Award-winning author and Oriel alumna Kate Herrity reflects on her year-long research project into prisons for her extensive studies on sensory criminology. “I’ve always been interested in prisons, partly because you’re not supposed to go in them,” said Herrity. www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/crimino...

Criminologist Dr Kate Herrity on the ‘overwhelming’ prison soundscape - Oriel College

Award-winning author and Oriel alumna Kate Herrity reflects on her year-long research project into prisons for her extensive studies on sensory criminology

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Professor Lyndal Roper describes study of the humanities as ‘crucial’ in the age of artificial intelligence as she is named the 2026 Holberg Laureate www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/holberg...

Emeritus Regius Professor of History wins Holberg Prize - Oriel College

Professor Lyndal Roper describes study of the humanities as ‘crucial’ in the age of artificial intelligence as she is named the 2026 Holberg Laureate

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'People have become quite emotional and quite angry about what’s been happening' Mathematics graduate Peter Hammond’s campaign against untreated sewage being pumped into England and Wales waterways has been turned into a Channel 4 TV drama 📺 🔗 Read more ⬇️ www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/oriel-a...

Oriel student Reed Prinsep played for Oxford in their triumph against Cambridge in The Varsity Matches 🏉 “It was really special," he said. "The build-up in terms of the traditions and everything like that was great and the match really lived up to it." Image by Steve Karpa

Alumnae joined students, staff and academics at a special dinner on Friday to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay. The dinner was hosted by Lady Mendoza and featured an all-women High Table.

‘Once you start looking at different ways of making decisions, you start to see a whole world of different ways of doing things’ Dr Markus Brill has joined Oriel College as a Fellow and tutor in Computer Science

New Computer Science Fellow researches algorithms for fair decision-making - Oriel College

Dr Markus Brill has joined Oriel College as a Fellow and tutor in Computer Science

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“It's a beacon of how science can be done" Former Oriel student and current @jesusoxford.bsky.social Professor of Physics Phil Burrows has been appointed Chair of the @cern.bsky.social Scientific Policy Committee. @oxfordphysics.bsky.social 🔗 Read more ⬇️ www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/its-a-b...

‘It’s a beacon of how science can be done’: Professor Burrows appointed Chair of the CERN Scientific Policy Committee - Oriel College

Former Oriel student Professor Phil Burrows (1982) has been appointed Chair of the CERN Scientific Policy Committee.

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Here is a pre-announcement of a very exciting event: I will be hosting Greg Jackson, Founder and CEO of @octopus.energy at @orieloxford.bsky.social for a conversation on Thursday 7 May at 5 pm in the beautiful setting of the Senior Library. Booking opens soon and we expect tickets to go rapidly.

🔥 LIVESTREAM TODAY 4pm UK 🎙 Redefining Energy @orieloxford.bsky.social Is the energy transition accelerating, stalling or being rewritten by politics? Join me & @laurentsegalen.bsky.social for an unscripted, audience-driven debate. 👉 www.youtube.com/live/tojs9ds...

Oriel’s chapel choir sang Evensong at St Paul's Cathedral at a special service to mark the Oxford college’s 700th year since foundation in 1326

Baroness @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social, Labour peer and Labour MP for Bristol West from 2015 to 2024, is in conversation with Lord Mendoza, Oriel College Provost, on Sunday 22 February. The event is free to attend and open to everyone. 🔗 Book your place ⬇️ www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/events/provo...

Provost's talk with Baroness Debbonaire: 'Global Politics, the UK Culture Sector, and Support for the Creative Industries' - Oriel College

Join Baroness Thangam Debbonaire in conversation with Oriel College Provost and former UK government Culture Commissioner Lord Mendoza.

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