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Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford
@hmcoxford.bsky.social
Oxford's college for mature undergraduate and postgraduate students (21+).
Well done to HMC Emeritus Fellow Professor Lesley Smith, one of only two Oxford-based contributors to this year's winner of the John Tedeschi Prize for Reference. Read more 🔗
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HMC Fellow one of only two Oxford contributors to prize-winning book
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November 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
HMC Fellow and alumnus Ian Finlay and wife Kath pictured by "Kindle", the sculpture they generously gifted to HMC. The flame links to our Unitarian tradition, the stainless steel represents the cold hard steel of reason and the fused glass represents the passion of academic inquiry.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
HMC Fellow Dr Bethany Sollereder has co-authored a new book: "God, Struggling and Suffering in the Evolution of Life". Read more about it 👇
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HMC Fellow Dr Bethany Sollereder co-authors new book
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November 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Thank you to everyone who came to our London Drinks Reception on Monday to catch up with fellow alumni, new Principal, @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social, and Development Director, Lisa Smars. It was a wonderful evening – the first, we hope, of many more! 📷 Image: Muhammad Hamza Waqas Awan.
November 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Marine archaeologist Franck Goddio's recent public lecture at HMC "The Temple to Poseidon in the Portus Magnus of Alexandria" is now available to view on the @ox.ac.uk website: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/temple-posei...
The temple to Poseidon in the Portus Magnus of Alexandria
The existence of a temple to Poseidon is mentioned by Strabo in his description of the Portus Magnus of Alexandria: “Next to the Poseidium, which is an arm projecting from the so-called Emporion, on w...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
A new initiative by our Principal, @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social, is proving a hit. Students can take Pippin, the family cockapoo, out for walks...the perfect tonic for escaping the stress of Michaelmas Term!
November 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Well that was a bit special ✨⭐️🌟⭐️✨
November 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
📢 HMC Fellow @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social will be at Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre on Sun 2 Nov to discuss her new book "Legenda", the follow-up to bestselling "Femina". More info and booking 🔗 www.sheldonian.ox.ac.uk/event/janina...
Janina Ramirez - 'Legenda'
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October 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Harris Manchester College became my anchor. As a mature and close-knit college, HMC provided an environment where tutors genuinely cared and peers supported one another."

Read Hamza's story 🔗 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hamza
Hamza
BA Economics and Management
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October 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
One of the attendees of this year's Summer Research Institute, Professor Hunter Paris of @pepperdine.bsky.social, describes the "unexpected magic" of his week at HMC. Read the full article 🔗 tinyurl.com/nhdab4fe
Sports Medicine Professor Hunter Paris Advances Research and Builds Community through Oxford’s Harris Manchester College Fellowship Program
From June 29 to July 6, 2025, Paris represented Pepperdine University at Oxford’s prestigious summer fellowship program, which hosted a cohort of globally based academics.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
👏 Many congratulations to HMC Fellow Prof Emilio Martínez Pañeda, one of only four @ox.ac.uk researchers to be awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize by @leverhulme.ac.uk. Read more 🔗 tinyurl.com/npb8mdnj
Four ‘outstanding researchers’ awarded Philip Leverhulme Prizes |
Four Oxford University researchers have been selected from over 350 nominations to receive one of the 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prizes. These awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of
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October 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
📢 Last few places available for our London Alumni Drinks Reception on 3 Nov. Meet up with other alumni and friends of HMC and hear about our future plans with Principal @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social and Director of Alumni Relations & Development Lisa Smårs. Sign up 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/event/alumni...
October 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A warm welcome to all our new students who matriculated this weekend!
October 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Read more on our recent shortlisting for an Oxford Preservation Trust Award 🔗

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Oxford Preservation Trust announces design awards shortlist
Architecture, public space designs and community projects have been shortlisted for the 2025 Oxford Preservation Trust awards.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Read HMC Fellow and Tutor in Economics Dr Isabel Ruiz's latest article on @opendemocracy.net about the experience of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia 👇 www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
Ten years on, Venezuelans still face precarity in Colombia
Displaced Venezuelans found support and protection in Colombia. But more must be done to prevent their exploitation
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October 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
HMC-based The Wellbeing Research Centre has just released its latest Annual Report, documenting a year in wellbeing science. Take a look 🔗 wellbeing.hmc.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
October 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
📢 A recent project to renovate our Chapel has been nominated today for a prestigious Oxford Preservation Trust Award. Read the full story 🔗 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/chap...
Chapel renovation project shortlisted for preservation award
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October 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“I’ve been struck by the warm welcome and being surrounded by other mature students, as well as the small scale of the College which makes it feel even more special”...
one of our student’s reactions to freshers' week at HMC. Full story🔗 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/fres...
HMC welcomes freshers to College
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October 13, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Congratulations to HMC Fellow Sir Professor Aziz Sheikh on being named a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the @ox.ac.uk www.hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hmc-...
HMC Fellow named Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
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October 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Can you guess which literary character the Cherwell newspaper has assigned to HMC? cherwell.org/2025/10/07/o...
What literary character is your college? - Cherwell
Hannah Becker matches Oxford’s colleges with a figure from ‘the canon’ in an attempt to capture their distinctive characters.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
HMC Fellow and Tutor for Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Dr Hana Navratilova delivered a lecture in Cairo on 23 September to commemorate the centenary of celebrated Egyptologist Jaroslav Černý’s first visit to the country. Read more and watch the lecture 🔗 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hmc-...
HMC Fellow gives lecture in Cairo to commemorate celebrated Egyptologist
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October 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
HMC Vice-Principal Prof Jan-Emmanuel De Neve has been recognised by @thinkers50.com as one of today’s most influential thinkers in business and management. Read the full story 🔗 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hmc-...
October 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
📢 Today we welcome our new Principal, @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social, to HMC. Beth joins us from @kent.ac.uk, where she was Professor of Philanthropic Studies and the founding Director of the Centre for Philanthropy. See full story 👇 tinyurl.com/5622usr5
HMC gives warm welcome to new Principal, Beth Breeze
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October 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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📢 We’re delighted to announce that Professor Jane Shaw has been appointed the new Provost of Gresham College, starting this Dec!

Prof Shaw is a distinguished historian, author, & outgoing Principal of @hmcoxford.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk

Read more: gres.hm/jane-shaw-25🎓
September 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We are delighted to share the news that our outgoing Principal Prof Jane Shaw is to become the new Provost of @greshamcollege.bsky.social, an institution that shares HMC's commitment to breaking down barriers to knowledge and promoting education. Read the full story 👇 tinyurl.com/379en7rz
September 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM