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Welcome to the official page for The Queen's College, University of Oxford.

The Queen's College was founded in 1341, and is a consituent college of the University of Oxford. The College is well known for its distinctive 18th century architecture, its excellent college choir, and its beautiful library.

06/10/2026

🧠 What if we could map the brain like Google Maps and trace not just individual landmarks, but the connections between them?

Our latest blogpost features DPhil student Sapolnach, whose research explores the rapidly developing field of connectomics: mapping the networks that shape our thoughts and behaviour.

We spoke to him about the big questions driving his research, as well as his work to open up neuroscience to young people around the world and give students the chance to work with real brain data.

🔗 Read Mapping the Mind: https://ow.ly/9ELf50ZUS0o

01/10/2026

🎓A very warm welcome to the newest members of Queen’s academic community!

This year, we’re delighted to welcome academics whose research spans everything from plant genetics, quantum materials and the Higgs boson, to philosophy, American politics and history, and the neuroscience of decision-making.

🔗 Meet our new Fellows and discover more about their work: https://ow.ly/wCBV50ZTohp

30/09/2026

𓁈 How did people in Ancient Egypt choose to present themselves and how did they hope to be remembered?

In our latest research blog, Honorary Fellow Prof Elizabeth Frood explores identity and legacy through the extraordinary statue of Wenennefer, a high dignitary under Ramesses II. She also reflects on her recent Visiting Fellowship in Paris, a significant milestone both professionally and personally, and on the power of objects to bring ancient stories to life.

🔗 Read Staging the self: https://ow.ly/p5Q150ZSJR1
📷 Jean-François Dars and Anne Papillault

26/09/2026

🌍 What is lost when we translate words, but not humour, rhythm, culture or context? This , we’re celebrating the distinctly human creativity involved in moving between languages and cultures.

That idea is at the heart of Oxford’s new Master’s in Creative Translation, led by Queen’s Professor Karen Leeder. Combining academic study with hands-on creative practice, the course will explore translation across literature, theatre, film and experimental media, while asking an increasingly important question in the age of AI: what can human translators do that machines cannot?

As Professor Leeder puts it: “The ability to imagine, interpret, and connect across languages and cultures remains a distinctly human endeavour.”

Students will also benefit from the course’s close connection with the Queen's Translation Exchange (QTE), joining a community of translators through events, reading groups, seminars, and opportunities to get involved as QTE Ambassadors.

🔗 Read more about the new course and the changing role of the translator: https://ow.ly/90oC50ZQ601
🖼️ Benjavisa

24/09/2026

♟️ What does organic chemistry have in common with playing a game of chess backwards?

Meet Archie, a fourth-year Chemistry student and this year’s JCR President, who will explain.
We caught up with him to talk about why he loves the challenge of organic chemistry and the things that have made Queen’s feel like home.

🔗 Read our full Q&A with Archie: https://ow.ly/f2GA50ZQZkb

23/09/2026

🧠 What if we could change the chemistry of one precise area of the brain without invasive surgery?

Extraordinary Junior Research Fellow in Psychology Dr Nima Khalighinejad is developing a pioneering approach which uses focused ultrasound to allow drugs to reach specific regions of the brain.

The research could give neuroscientists a more precise way to investigate how chemicals such as serotonin and dopamine shape everything from mood and motivation to learning and decision-making. We spoke to Nima about his work.

🔗 Read the full interview: https://ow.ly/nMyh50ZQ28F

22/09/2026

🎉 Congratulations to former Junior Research Fellow Dr Selena Wisnom, whose book 'The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History' has been shortlisted for the 2026 Wolfson History Prize.

Her book explores the remarkable survival of 33,000 clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia, that reveal a sophisticated world of literature, religion, medicine, magic and more. Now a Lecturer at the University of Leicester, Dr Wisnom said she was thrilled by the recognition and hopes it will encourage more people to study Assyriology.

🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/U9gO50ZPEgU

21/09/2026

🎓 Meet our MCR President, Jennice!

Jennice is a DPhil researcher in Archaeological Science, studying ancient trees to understand and date the past, and she’s also a familiar face in the MCR (the Queen’s graduate community) after two years on the MCR committee.

At the heart of her plans as President is a simple idea: making sure the graduate community is a place where everyone feels they belong, whether they’re regulars at every event or just dropping in for coffee and a chat. We caught up with Jennice about the work that goes on behind the scenes to achieve this, and how she balances her role with her research.

🔗 Read the full interview: https://ow.ly/yZgL50ZPy5b

18/09/2026

📚🌍 Bringing creative translation into the classroom

Today we’re launching the Anthea Bell Prize 2026–27 with a new Resources Library, making it easy for language teachers to find the right supporting materials for their classes.

The 130+ free resources can now be searched by language, topic, grammar and curriculum and there are more resources to come. New poetry resources are available now, with fresh fiction and non-fiction packs following later this year.

Launched by the Queen’s College Translation Exchange in 2020, the Anthea Bell Prize brings creative and inclusive translation into classrooms across the UK with a record 25,000 students taking part last year.

🔎 Explore the Resources Library and register for the 2026–27 Prize: https://ow.ly/uliE50ZOBu1

16/09/2026

🧮 What can a 1,000-year-old mathematical problem teach us about the future of artificial intelligence?

In the latest episode of ‘Provox’, the Provost speaks to the Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy, Professor Jon Keating FRS, one of the world's leading mathematical physicists, about the surprising connections between pure mathematics and some of today's most transformative technologies. The next breakthrough in AI might begin with a mathematical question asked centuries ago.

They explore the beauty of mathematics and why ideas developed with no obvious practical purpose can go on to reshape the world. Find out how asking fundamental questions can lead to extraordinary discoveries.

🎧 Listen now: https://ow.ly/UNnm50ZNPG1

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