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Join us for 'He Must Make More of His Facts: John le Carré at Oxford & Beyond', a talk with Dr Jessica Douthwaite (Bodleian Libraries) on le Carré’s Lincoln and Oxford years, and how they shaped his novel, 'A Perfect Spy'.

📅 4 Nov, 5.15-6:15, Lincoln & online
🎟️ Book now https://ow.ly/nvbA50X71ti
Poster for a talk titled John Le Carré at Oxford & Beyond at Lincoln College. The design features two black-and-white caricature illustrations of men, framed in red boxes. Event details read: “With Dr Jessica Douthwaite, curator & historian, Bodleian Libraries.” The date is 4 November at 5:15 pm, held online and at Lincoln. A red QR code for registration is centred at the bottom. The background is pale grey with a clean, modern layout.
October 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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The Lincoln community celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Lincoln Library conversion this month with a series of festivities!

To learn more about the conversion, go to: lincoln.ox.ac.uk/news/lincoln...
Inside the main library with guests milling around in black tie and dresses. The atmosphere is celebratory. Lincoln College Library brochure being held by a hand Nigel Wilson standing in front of a microphone looking out with the stone wall of the library behind him Two students and a professor smiling and conversing in the library.
October 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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The latest edition of 'Imprint' is out now, full of inspiring stories from our students, Fellows and alumni.

Read it online now at https://ow.ly/il9W50Xgnr5
A hand holds up a copy of Imprint 2025, the Lincoln College magazine, in the College’s garden. The magazine’s cover shows the same garden scene, with lush green foliage, ferns and Gunnera leaves in front of a stone wall and the chapel’s tall windows. The real garden behind mirrors the image on the cover, with autumnal trees and filtered sunlight.
October 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Lincoln, stepping into autumn. 💙
October 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Register your interest in our 1st Life Sciences Essay Competition, open to Year 12 students.

📅 Question released: January 2026
⏳ Deadline: March 2026
🏆 Awards at bronze, silver and gold, with gold winners invited to Lincoln for a prize day

Scan the QR code or go to https://tinyurl.com/ypyem95j
Dark blue background with colourful science-themed illustrations (test tubes, molecules, DNA helix). At the top is the Lincoln College, University of Oxford crest and name. Text reads: “Life Sciences Essay Competition 2026. Lincoln College is delighted to announce an essay competition for Year 12 students interested in the life sciences. Full details of the competition will be released in January 2026, with a deadline for submission in March. Scan below to register your interest.” A QR code is displayed at the bottom.
October 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Lincoln Fellow Dr Arabella Begin hosted our clinical medical students (Yrs 4-6) and tutors for an evening of food, conversation and connection - funded by the Audrey and Lewis Cannell Fund.

Events like this build community across year groups and help prepare students for a career in medicine.
Group photo of Lincoln College clinical medical students and tutors gathered in Dr Arabella Begin’s living room. Dr Begin is seated front centre, surrounded by students and colleagues smiling for the camera. The atmosphere is warm and friendly, with a green and yellow heart-rate line graphic along the bottom of the image.
October 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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The new academic year has officially begun!

Welcome back to our returning students, and a very warm #WelcomeToLincoln for those joining us for the first time. The year's off to a bright start, starting with a smile from Cristiano in the Lodge.

#OxfordUni #OxfordStudents #LoveLincoln
Christiano the porter is smiling, standing behind the reception desk at Lincoln College Lodge, wearing a white shirt and Lincoln College tie. Behind him are pigeonholes, bottles, and office equipment.
October 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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NEW: We’re honoured to be ranked number one in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the tenth consecutive year. 👏
Aerial view of the University of Oxford, showcasing its historic buildings and spires under a clear sky at sunset. Text overlay states "Oxford named best university in the world for a record tenth consecutive year".
October 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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All are welcome to join us for a special evening with the Rector, composer & alumna Dr Emily Howard, & poet Michael Symmons Roberts, discussing their new choral work on Oxford’s penicillin story.

📅Tuesday 21 October, 5.30pm
🎙️Talk + Q&A, followed by drinks
🎟️Book now https://ow.ly/BcoA50X7JkH
Portrait of Dr Emily Howard against a dark blue background. She is wearing a navy jacket over a grey T-shirt with a geometric design, and smiling at the camera.
October 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Applications are open for our free Teacher CPD Conference (16-17 Dec). For state-school teachers & leaders focused on pupil progression, especially those new to Oxford, the Russell Group, or HE. Accommodation and meals included.

For more info, go to https://tinyurl.com/4ha7f8wk.
October 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The ‘John le Carré: Tradecraft’ exhibition is now open at the Bodleian. We’re proud that Lincoln archive treasures are part of this celebration of our alumnus David Cornwell (aka John le Carré)!

📖Read more in our Archivist’s blog https://ow.ly/Ft4A50X6bpE

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October 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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An exciting evening at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk for the opening of the new ’John le Carré: Tradecraft‘ exhibition, featuring materials we have loaned from @lincoln.ox.ac.uk! 🕵️📖🎉
September 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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After nearly 50 years of research & teaching, Professor David Vaux retires from Lincoln today. He inspired generations of students & made pioneering contributions in cell biology & disease. Thank you, David – you’ll be greatly missed!

Read Professor Nigel Emptage’s tribute: bit.ly/4nv4tJG
September 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Alumna Dr Tara Swart returns to Lincoln on 1 Oct at 11am to give a talk: 'Let’s talk about: Relationships'.

She is a neuroscientist, former medical doctor, senior advisor at MIT Sloan, and author of best-seller, 'The Source'.

Sign up via this link or the QR code:

👉 lnkd.in/e57M58ur
Poster for Let’s talk about: Relationships at Lincoln College, 1 Oct 11am. Guest speaker Dr Tara Swart with host Micon Garvilles. Includes book covers The Signs and The Source, plus sign-up QR code.
September 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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🏆 We're delighted to congratulate Professor Michael Willis, Tutorial Fellow in Chemistry at Lincoln, for receiving the 2026 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society for his work in synthetic chemistry. @rhpdcu.bsky.social

Read more 🔗 ow.ly/myyo50WW06R
Headshot of Professor Michael Willis, smiling and wearing glasses and a blue jumper. The photo is framed by a gold circle. Below the image is text reading: “Professor Michael Willis – Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award”.
September 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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This is our history – handmade.
Our new 6m tapestry, designed by Hurvin Anderson and woven over 7 months at Dovecot Studios, has been cut off the loom. Commissioned for our 600th, it celebrates life at Lincoln, our community, and academic endeavours at Oxford.

Read more🔗http://bit.ly/4mc2yZ2
The full tapestry still on the loom, depicting a barbershop scene with chairs, mirrors, plants, and figures, woven in rich browns, greens, and blues. Hurvin Anderson starting to cut the colourful tapestry off the loom with scissors Close-up of hands cutting through taut warp threads with scissors, releasing the tapestry from the loom. Loose strands of yellow, brown, and blue wool spill across the surface.
September 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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We're proud to congratulate Lincoln alumna and Honorary Fellow Shabana Mahmood on her appointment as Home Secretary. MP for Birmingham Ladywood since 2010, she previously served as Justice Secretary and is the first Muslim woman to hold one of the UK’s Great Offices of State.

© House of Commons
Shabana Mahmood, smiling, standing against a plain grey background. She has shoulder-length dark hair and is wearing a dark jacket over a black top.
September 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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📖 New book from Lincoln’s Dr Perry Gauci: 'The London Private Banker, 1660-1825' (OUP). Discover how bankers influenced not just the economy but the very fabric of society.

Find out more 🔗https://lincoln.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-perry-gauci-publishes-the-london-private-banker

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Book cover of The London Private Banker: A Social History, 1660–1825 by Perry Gauci, featuring a painted portrait of Thomas Coutts in dark coat and white cravat against a muted background.
August 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Exciting new PhD studentship opportunity, plus a chance to join Lincoln College! Deadline to apply is 19 Sept.
August 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Congratulations to Lincoln Fellow, Rebecca Menmuir, on her new book - hot off the press!
rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social Rebecca Menmuir @rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social · Aug 13
My book is out! Medieval Responses to Ovid's Exile, with Cambridge UP @universitypress.cambridge.org.

I am so grateful to the friends, family, colleagues, librarians and archivists who helped along the way. Nervous and excited to see it in the world!

www.cambridge.org/core/books/m...
Medieval Responses to Ovid's Exile
Cambridge Core - Classical Literature - Medieval Responses to Ovid's Exile
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August 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Well done to all receiving A-Level results today! 🎉 To everyone coming to Lincoln, we can’t wait to welcome you to our corner of the dreaming spires - you’re going to love it here! See you soon!
#GoingToOxford #LoveLincoln #ALevelResultsDay
August 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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After 2 proud years of receiving Gold, we’re delighted to announce that Lincoln received a 'Beyond Gold' Green Impact Award at Oxford University's 2025 Sustainability Showcase.

Huge thanks to all who contributed, especially to our incredible student-staff Green Impact Team!

➡️http://bit.ly/44gvok7
Close-up of Lincoln College’s 2024–25 Beyond Gold Green Impact Award plaque, made of reclaimed wood, surrounded by lush green leaves. Student smiling while sorting clothes at Lincoln College’s Waste Not Want Not swap shop — a student-led sustainability project promoting reuse and circular fashion. Lincoln College’s Green Impact Team members standing in front of an ivy-covered window, holding the 2024–25 Beyond Gold Green Impact Award. Students from Lincoln College gardening together in a planted border during a seed sowing event for the Good Gardener Campaign.
June 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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The 'new look' 2025 issue of Commonwealth is out now, featuring:

☑️ Updates from the Rector, Bursar & Development Director
📊 Key student stats
🌍 A 600th Anniversary spotlight on some of our Global Lincoln Stars, current students from around the world

Read it here ➡️ lincoln.ox.ac.uk/asset/Lincol...
Laptop screen displaying the 2025 cover of Lincoln College’s alumni magazine, Commonwealth. The screen shows green ivy leaves next to a college window with the text “YOUR GIFT. ITS IMPACT. OUR THANKS.” Overlaid. The Commonwealth 2025 cover includes the Lincoln 600 logo and an image of a student portrait inside the College.
June 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Join us for our annual John Wesley Lecture: 'John Wesley and the Architecture of Early Methodism'.

📅 Thurs 22 May, 5–7pm
📍 Lincoln College & online
🎙️ Speaker: Dr Mark Kirby

All welcome and free to attend | Drinks reception after

Book 🔗 lincoln.ox.ac.uk/events/the-annual-john-wesley-lecture-2025
: Portrait of John Wesley with the text 'John Wesley Lecture, 22 May' overlaid. Painted by George Romney.
May 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Lincoln Running Club journeyed to Madrid for a weekend of racing, sunshine & team spirit. Four student runners (Maud Treger, Hannah Frens, Agnes Fanning & Olivia Doyle) tackled the half marathon, & Peter Rory Hall took on the full marathon. Congrats to all for their achievement!
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Five runners pose together after a race in sunny weather, smiling and wearing medals. Four of them are holding up the fifth teammate horizontally in a playful celebration. All are in athletic gear, standing on a plaza with a crowd in the background.
May 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM