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Step inside the Library Tower, one of Lincoln’s most beautiful hidden spaces, with our librarian, Lucy Matheson. This video is part of our new 'Hidden Spaces' series. 📽️

Watch the full video and see what's coming next
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January 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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Congratulations to everyone who received an offer from us. We're excited to welcome you to Lincoln later this year! 💙
Historic building facade in Front Quad covered in green and red ivy with arched windows and an open wooden door under a slate roof.
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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We're delighted that our Rector, Mr Nigel Clifford, has been appointed a CBE in the King’s New Year Honours 2026, recognising his services to Geography and geospatial data services. Congratulations on this well-deserved honour! #KingsNewYearHonours

Find out more: https://ow.ly/r7CW50XRgV9
January 3, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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🔔Ringing in the New Year! We wish everyone a happy and healthy year ahead. 🔔

The College will officially reopen on Monday 5 January - see you then!
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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The Rector was delighted to meet alumni for lunch in Zurich last weekend, with plenty of conversation and a great mix of familiar and new faces. Thank you to alumni Ramin Gohari (2010) and John Rolley (1979) for their help in organising the gathering and to everyone who joined us. 💙 #LoveLincoln
A long table set for lunch with around twenty people seated on both sides, smiling towards the camera and raising their glasses. The Rector sits among them in a wood-panelled dining room with large windows looking out over Zurich.
December 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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A new study in 'History Today', co-authored by Dr Frederick Smith (Career Development Fellow in Early Modern History) argues that the Pope’s fatal delay in excommunicating Henry VIII not only failed to stop England’s break from Rome but may even have helped cause it.
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Oxford research reveals how papal dithering supercharged Henry VIII’s
A new study from Professor Paulina Kewes, Faculty of English, and Dr Frederick Smith, Faculty of History, of the University of Oxford, argues that the Pope’s fatal hesitation in excommunicating Henry
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November 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Meet our 2025 Marshall Scholars, Jaeah Kim and Mónica Ruiz House! Mónica is pursuing an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Jaeah an MSc in Applied Digital Health.

Read more about them: https://ow.ly/RIaE50XpoBN
Monica Ruiz and Jaeah Kim walk together through Chapel quad, smiling and chatting. Jaeah wears a long black coat, and Monica wears a black leather jacket with jeans. Behind them are potted plants and the Chapel with arched windows and autumn leaves.
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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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