Happy #InternationalFriendshipDay! Mike Tiley (Law, 1965) shares this hope for his fellow St Peter's members: 'May current and future members of the College enjoy warm friendships and memories similar to those which I still have and began over 60 years ago at St Peter’s.' 💚

Some beauty shots of College from a sunny summer's day... By Tom Weller

For those of you already missing the beautiful game after the men's FIFA World Cup final, here's a photo of the St Peter's team in 1966 (a special year for English football)!

Alumnus and Honorary Fellow Paul Farmer CBE (History, 1984), a charity leader and campaigner currently the Chief Executive of Age UK, is the latest castaway on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs. In his interview, he speaks very fondly of his time at SPC. Thank you, Paul! https://ow.ly/iJM950ZmVRH

This summer, we celebrated the opening of our newly refurbished Music Room, which includes a beautiful new rehearsal and performance room equipped with state-of-the art A/V equipment and a Model B Steinway, two practice rooms, a green room and a footbridge connecting the space to a lift.

The Choir of St Peter's College will travel to Germany 16-21 July for a five-day musical residency, performing in some of the country's most historically significant sacred spaces and joining forces with a leading German university ensemble. Learn more about the tour: https://ow.ly/LUb450ZkZcM

St Peter's colleagues enjoyed a Garden Party at the end of this term, where we celebrated the completion of another successful year and looked forward to the summer ahead. Thank you to all our colleagues for the excellent work you do to support our students and the community we enjoy at SPC!

It's #OxOpenDays and we can't wait to meet our prospective students! From free breakfast and student tours to demonstration interviews and tea with Tutors, our schedule is designed to help you explore life St Peter's College: https://ow.ly/8i2k50Zja6t #StudyatOxford

Prof Adam Kirrander (Tutorial Fellow in Chemistry) is part of a team of researchers who have used ultrafast X-ray pulses to capture how electrons rearrange in highly excited molecules, offering a new way to observe the earliest stages of molecular change. www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/new-stu...

Imaging electron rearrangements in highly excited molecules

The findings of the study offer a new way to observe the earliest stages of molecular change.

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BTS moments at Encaenia. Carlos and Charlotte Acosta, the Masters of St Peter’s and St Catz, Adjoa Andoh and the Vice-Chancellor in a selfie ahead of the ceremony in the Sheldonian! University of Oxford

The Master was honoured to host international star of the ballet and contemporary dance world Carlos Acosta for an ‘in conversation’ in Canal House ahead of the award of his Honorary Degree at Encaenia 2026. Congratulations to Carlos, and thank you for sharing an inspiring evening with our students!

Chavasse Quad is beautiful in all kinds of weather and from every point of view, but here are 2 of our favourite recent shots: 1. The end-of-term JCR Garden Party, seen from the Dalia Hany Salaam Room (by Oz, Lodge Porter) 2. A gargoyle's-eye view taken yesterday from the height of our Chapel tower.

Kudos to Professor Brian Ripley, Emeritus Fellow of St Peter's College, who has been named as one of five laureates of the $1m 2026 Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics for contributions to the R Project. https://ow.ly/3iSa50ZcMB0

From prelims to finals, students have worked tirelessly across the exam season to revise, recall and recite all they have learned at Oxford. Finalists, we look forward to celebrating you at graduation in September. To everyone else, we can't wait to see you again in October! Have a lovely summer.

Kudos to Prof Tom Adcock, who has been recognised with an award for outstanding research supervision by the University of Oxford’s Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division! https://www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/prof-tom-adcock-recognised-with-award-for-outstanding-research-supervision

Today the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup begins in North America, and we're curious to know which teams members of our community are cheering for! Let us know in the comments ⬇️ Photos of St Peter's teams in 1933-34 (men's), 1969-70 (men's), 1989-90 (men's) and 1994-95 (women's).

This Thursday, be sure to tune your radios/phones/smart speakers to BBC Radio 4 to hear our very own Prof Claire Williams discuss Brazilian writer Machado de Assis with Misha Glenny on the flagship programme, 'In Our Time'! https://www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/claire-williams-in-our-time

A stunning shot showing the dramatic effects of late-afternoon sun over Linton Quad... Photo by Edmund Blok

Meet the five students who have played crucial parts in Oxford's most selective student orchestra this year, including serving as orchestra leader, co-leader and principal trumpet. https://ow.ly/unGH50Z6ZRu

Biology Tutor and Fellow Dr Bridget Penman shares her top book recommendation for aspiring Oxford biologists, and some advice for discerning whether biology is the right course for you: www.youtube.com/shorts/sVxZ-...

Oxford academic's advice to aspiring biologists #studyatoxford #oxforduniversity

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Meet Claudette, a member of our College and a scholar supported through Refugee Academic Futures: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-05...

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'Your background doesn’t have to stop you from reaching your potential.' Meet some of the scholars supported through Refugee Academic Futures - a programme helping students displaced by conflict, persecution and human rights violations continue their studies at Oxford ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4e7vfFD

Last Friday morning, the Chancellor of the University of Oxford Baron Hague of Richmond, had breakfast in College with a group of SPC students from both the JCR and MCR. Students made the most of this unusual opportunity for an exploratory and wide-ranging discussion with a former Foreign Secretary.

SPC Chemistry Dinner 2026! This is an annual social event for our Chemistry students, with all our tutors invited. This year, Chemistry Fellows Prof Adam Kirrander and Prof Matt Fuchter were joined by emeritus fellow Prof Mark Maloney, inorganic tutor Dr Lydia Gilday and maths tutor Mr Jakub Kara.

Student director Madi Bouchta (English, 2024) directs 'Our House' at the Oxford Playhouse this term. Read her story ⬇️ https://ow.ly/mKnn50Z1uJb

'Two accommodation blocks, both alike in dignity, In fair St Peter's, where we lay our scene...' In this year's Garden Play (held indoors due to the weather), our students presented a St Peter's twist on a familiar story. Kudos to everyone who participated in this highly entertaining production!

We are very curious to know how the Dean got a part in this year's Garden Play! If you are, too, you should probably book a free ticket now! Shows on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon and evening. 🔗⬇️ https://www.spc.ox.ac.uk/events/garden-play-2026

Kudos to our very own St Peter's College Town and Gown team for running this year's 10k race! Postgraduate student Arun took the name of the race very seriously and ran in subfusc 🎓. #TownAndGown10k

Prof Christl Donnelly CBE has been awarded the Royal Statistical Society Guy Medal in Silver for outstanding contributions to the development and application of statistical and biomathematical methods to analyse infectious diseases. https://ow.ly/mlVJ50YSk7M

Congratulations to Prof Christl Donnelly for this well-deserved recognition. She has been awarded the RSS Silver Medal for her outstanding contributions to the development and application of statistical and biomathematical methods to analyse infectious diseases.

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We are proud to announce the 2026 RSS medal & prize winners: Peter McCullagh, Christl Donnelly, Maria Skoularidou, Finn Lindgren and Sophie Carr—recognised for outstanding contributions to statistics and data science. Read more about the winners and their work: rss.org.uk/news-publica...

Can you spot it 🧐? This photo from the early days of St Peter's contains an object that can be found in the next photo, which was taken in a student room just a few years ago! #ThrowbackThursday #TBT