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Gloriana

22 May 2023

The Library has recently acquired a rare copy of Benjamin Britten’s opera, Gloriana, originally commissioned for the Coronation of Elizabeth II.

Rethinking Lyric Communities in Premodern Worlds Event

16 May 2023

The symposium sets out to explore the ways in which lyric poetry enabled or imagined community formation from the 11th to 17th centuries in both European and Middle Eastern worlds.

The traditional Chinese edition of Belinda Jack’s Reading

Reading published in traditional Chinese

12 May 2023

A ‘traditional Chinese’ edition of Belinda Jack’s Reading (in the Very Short Introduction series) has been published by Oxford University Press in Hong Kong.

Felicity Brown wins Derek Brewer Essay Prize for work on Arthurian literature

11 May 2023

Dr Felicity Brown, Lecturer in English at Christ Church, has won the prestigious Derek Brewer Essay Prize for a work on Arthurian literature.

Peter Pulzer memorial service

10 May 2023

The memorial service for Peter Pulzer, lecturer in Politics from 1957 to 1962 and Official Student in Politics from 1962 until 1984 at Christ Church and Gladstone Professor of Government 1985–1996.

Winners and Judges of the 2023 Tower Poetry Competition

Winners of the 2023 Christopher Tower Poetry Competition announced

28 April 2023

Christ Church, University of Oxford is delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 Christopher Tower Poetry Competition, the most lucrative prize for young British poets. This year’s theme, ‘The Planets’ inspired more than 1700 poems.

Judith Valerie Engel lecture recitals series in India

27 April 2023

Over the Easter break, Christ Church DPhil student and Stone-Mallabar scholar Judith Valerie Engel was invited to give a series of lecture recitals and a guest lecture in India. 

Professor Chris Breward appointed as inaugural Scientific Director of the UK’s new KE Hub

21 April 2023

Professor Chris Breward, Lecturer in Mathematics at Christ Church, has been appointed as the inaugural Scientific Director of the UK’s new Knowledge Exchange Hub for Mathematical Sciences (KE Hub).

Restoration of Mercury

20 April 2023

Christ Church's statue of Mercury, located in Tom Quad, has recently undergone a careful restoration.

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Christ Church drawings could be studies for Botticelli paintings

18 April 2023

Research ahead of a major exhibition suggests two Christ Church drawings could be studies for Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli's early panel paintings.

Christ Church Chemical Engineer wins applied mathematics prize for paint drying research

11 April 2023

Dr Clare Rees-Zimmerman, a Christ Church Junior Research Fellow in Chemical Engineering, has won the 2023 IMA (Institute of Mathematics and its Applications) Lighthill-Thwaites Prize.

Student helps programme free tuition platform for Ukrainian pupils

5 April 2023

Bartosz Chejchman, a second-year Computer Science student at Christ Church, has developed an educational support platform for displaced Ukrainian citizens.

Christ Church hosts Whitehall policy workshop on languages research

4 April 2023

Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Senior Research Fellow at Christ Church and the Faculty of Classics hosted a workshop in Oxford for policy officials and analysts from the Department for Education and the cross-Whitehall languages group to explore academic-policy collaboration.

Alexander Vasudevan to speak at Madrid Literary Festival Capitulo Uno

23 March 2023

Dr Alexander Vasudevan, Associate Professor of Human Geography at Christ Church, is to speak at the Madrid Literary Festival, Capitulo Uno, this weekend.

Appointment of first female Dean of Christ Church the Rev Canon Professor Sarah Foot

16 March 2023

The King has approved the appointment of Rev Canon Professor Sarah Foot PhD, FRHistS, FSA as Dean of Christ Church, Oxford.

Dr Hugo Shakeshaft awarded prestigious Arthur Kingsley Porter Prize

7 March 2023

Dr Hugo Shakeshaft, Junior Research Fellow in Classics at Christ Church, has been awarded the Arthur Kingsley Porter Prize by the College of Art Association for his article, Beauty, Gods, and Early Greek Art: The Dedications of Mantiklos and Nikandre Revisited.

Dr Pranav Prakash holds British Library workshop showcasing rare South Asian manuscripts

2 March 2023

Dr Pranav Prakash, a Junior Research Fellow at Christ Church, organised a workshop on the history of the book in South Asia at the British Library in London.

Fabian Pregel wins MIND Graduate Essay Prize

16 February 2023

Fabian Pregel has won the MIND Graduate Essay Prize. Mr Pregel, currently a Stipendiary Lecturer in Philosophy at Christ Church, will take up a new position of Career Development Fellow in Philosophy at the college in April.

Professor Peter Pulzer: an obituary

10 February 2023

Peter Pulzer was a Lecturer in Politics at Christ Church and Magdalen from 1957 to 1962 and an Official Student and Tutor from 1962 to 1984.

Kian Swingler – Interconnected-ness Exhibition

9 February 2023

Kian Swingler, a first-year Fine Art student, is to hold an exhibition of his work in the Chapter House from 2-4pm on Tuesday 28 February.

Dr Leah Broad publishes biography of four forgotten female composers

1 February 2023

Christ Church Junior Research Fellow Leah Broad is to publish a new book next month. Quartet is a group biography of four women composers – Ethel Smyth, Rebecca Clarke, Dorothy Howell and Doreen Carwithen.

Professor Geraldine Johnson lectures on women patrons of Renaissance and Baroque Europe

24 January 2023

In December, Professor Geraldine Johnson gave an invited lecture on women patrons in Renaissance and Baroque Europe to an online audience of nearly 5,000.

Wildflower planting

7 December 2022

The garden team and Catriona Bass, together with volunteers from the Long Mead Thames Valley Wildflower Meadow Restoration Project planted nearly 1,000 rare and slow-growing floodplain meadow wildflowers in the Meadow.

Learning ancient languages at primary school can have positive impact on pupils’ attainment

29 November 2022

Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Senior Research Fellow in Classics Education at Christ Church, and research assistant Katrina Kelly have published a report for the Department for Education.

Christ Church Prepares for its First Ever Giving Day

25 November 2022

Over 36 hours from 9am on Tuesday 29 November to 9pm on Wednesday 30 November, Christ Church will be holding its first-ever Giving Day, raising money for a Refugee Academic Futures Scholarship. 

Judith Valerie Engel – Giving Day Piano Recital

17 November 2022

Judith Valerie Engel to play Chopin and Liszt in Christ Church Cathedral as part of a Giving Day piano recital. Judith Valerie Engel is an Austrian concert pianist and musicologist.

Peter Parsons

16 November 2022

Colleagues, old Members and friends will be deeply saddened to learn of the death of Peter Parsons, aged 86. 

Varsity Roman Law Moot Competition at Christ Church

Christ Church victory at Varsity Roman Law Moot Competition

12 November 2022

Christ Church made up much of a winning team at the Varsity Roman Law Moot Court Competition, held in person for the first time since Covid.

In the press: Dr Ben Fernando explores Mars meteorite smashes

28 October 2022

Geophysicist Dr Ben Fernando has appeared in print and broadcast media outlets providing analysis of Mars meteorite impacts.

Dr Kaibo Hu awarded SIAM Early Career Prize

25 October 2022

Dr Kaibo Hu, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Christ Church, has been awarded the SIAM Early Career Prize in Computational Science and Engineering.

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