St Hugh's College Alumni

This seems like a good addition to an afternoon tea.

Master baker Richard Bertinet is back in the house with this recipe for Choux Swans. They are such a pretty treat, made from just a few ingredients and taste outstanding! 🦢👉 https://www.jamesmartinchef.co.uk/recipes/choux-swans/

For and we're wondering if you've spotted any birds from the windows of the library? Some research came out last year saying awareness of birds is good for you. From the library office we've seen several, including long-tailed t**s. This illustration is from Dresser's 'A history of all the birds of Europe', part of the rare book collection at St Hugh's.

*PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED*

We will be in touch as soon as we are able to reschedule. If you have any questions, please get in touch with the Development Team at [email protected].

Don't forget, there's still time to sign up to our very special reunion dinner in College on Saturday 17 September 2022 for St Hugh's alumni who matriculated from 2006 to 2010. We cannot wait to welcome you back through our doors - for more information and to register now, click here: https://www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/events/reunion-dinner-2006-2010/

Don't forget, there's still time to sign up to our very special reunion dinner in College on Saturday 17 September 2022 for St Hugh's alumni who matriculated from 2006 to 2010. We cannot wait to welcome you back through our doors - for more information and to register now, click here: https://www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/events/reunion-dinner-2006-2010/

Volunteer this summer to help plant wildflowers!

All are welcome to join us on Saturday 6th August to help expand the wildflower borders in College. Volunteers are needed to help our Head Gardener, Ed Reid, and his team sow wildflower plugs to be planted out in late September.

For all our green-fingered friends, as well as the opportunity to quiz our knowledgeable Gardens Team, you will also discover how they have worked towards improving biodiversity in the gardens and becoming 100% organic. To read the latest gardens updates, visit: https://www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/people-life/the-buildings/the-gardens/summer-2022/.

Tickets are free of charge and include lunch. Click below to book now.

Alumni Volunteer Day - St Hugh's College Volunteer this summer to help plant wildflowers!   We would be delighted if you could join us on Saturday 6th August to help expand the wildflower borders in College. Volunteers are needed to help our Head Gardener, Edward Reid, and his team sow wildflower plugs to be planted out in late September....

Join us for The Lady Ademola Lecture to be given online by Sir Geoff Palmer OBE: ‘The Education I Nearly Missed”, on Thursday 9 June. Sir Geoff is Professor Emeritus at Heriot-Watt University and human rights activist. Click here: https://www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/events/education-i-nearly-missed/ to register now.

The Lady Ademola Lecture (online): "The Education I Nearly Missed" - St Hugh's College All members of the University of Oxford community are warmly invited to join us for The Lady Ademola Lecture to be given online by Sir Geoff Palmer OBE, entitled: ‘The Education I Nearly Missed”, on Thursday 9 June 2022, 6pm-7pm (UK time). When Geoff migrated from Jamaica to London in 1955 to re...

St Hugh’s alumna, Celia Montague (Modern Languages, 1971) showcases a collection of her paintings in a solo exhibition entitled ‘A Light in the Heart’ in London. Cricket Fine Art proudly represents brilliant contemporary artists, such as Celia, from the UK and worldwide, displaying their works in this fantastic gallery in Chelsea.

The exhibition is open until Friday 27th May, Monday to Friday, 10am – 6pm and Saturday 10am – 5pm.

To see some of Celia’s work and to find out more information, click here: https://www.cricketfineart.co.uk/exhibitions/98-celia-montague-a-light-in-the-heart/overview/ or find her on Instagram .

Share Your News For The 2021-22 Chronicle
Deadline: 31 May 2022

Huge thanks to all those who have already been in touch to share their personal or professional news for the 2021-22 edition of our College magazine, the Chronicle. Every year we are pleased to include a host of updates from across the alumni community, such as notices of marriages, births, awards, publications, appointments, and career success. If you’d like to share an update, please submit your notice (up to 200 words, with a photo if you’d like to include one) to [email protected] by 31 May 2022.

The 2020-21 edition of the Chronicle is now available to read here: https://www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/alumni-friends/alumni-communications/

We are delighted to announce that booking is now open for the St Hugh’s Alumni Association’s online symposium ‘Barbara Castle MP – “You’re Only A Woman, What Do You Know About It?”’ on 18 September 2021, 14.00-15.30 (UK time).

Come along to hear from a fantastic panel of distinguished speakers as they discuss Barbara Castle’s life and legacy at the latest in the Association’s series of popular symposia on the achievements of prominent St Hugh’s alumnae.

For further information and to register, click on the link below. All are welcome.

Online Symposium: ‘Barbara Castle MP – “You’re Only A Woman, What Do You Know About It?”’ - St Hugh's College The St Hugh’s Alumni Association is delighted to invite you to the online symposium ‘Barbara Castle MP – “You’re Only A Woman, What Do You Know About It?”‘ on Saturday 18 September 2021, 14.00-15.30. Come along to hear from a fantastic panel of distinguished speakers as they discuss Ba...

Good luck to everyone taking part in the Summer Torpids this week! While spectator attendance at the event is strongly discouraged this year, alumni, students and friends are warmly invited to watch all the action on the livestream, available at the link below from noon (approx) to 19.00 (UK time), 8-11 June.

Summer Torpids 2021