What does it take to reshape the global economy?
This question was discussed at our latest Principal’s Circle lecture featuring Massimiano Tellini of Intesa Sanpaolo and Stephanie Walton (Geography and the Environment, 2023).
Read more: www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
At 04:00 on Saturday 14 February the John Radcliffe statue was moved to its new location. An important milestone in our landscaping project.
Thank you to KingerleeLtd and Hadingham Kirk for their expertise and precision in handling such an important part of this project.
A vivid watercolour of a horse galloping in front of the Radcliffe Observatory.
Wishing all a very Happy Lunar New Year.
Our Artist-in-Residence @weimin_he has kindly created this vivid artwork to celebrate the Year of the Horse.
The four characters shown carry Weimin’s wishes, and ours, for you: 'Wishing you every success in the Year of the Horse'.
Read the latest issue of Observatory.
Featuring insights from colleagues shaping public policy, reflections from alumni and celebrations of student success.
Plus, a spotlight on journalism with @reutersinstitute.bsky.social Director @mitalilive.bsky.social
gtc.ox.ac.uk/about/observ...
The college was delighted to host the Oxford Guild of Chefs winter feast last month.
Read Head Chef Oliver Snowden's reflections on the evening 👇
www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier than ever 🐧
A decade-long study co-authored by Fiona Jones (DPhil Zoology, 2015) reveals a record shift in breeding timing, likely driven by climate change.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01...
Double rainbows over the Radcliffe Observatory 🌈🌈
Many thanks to Beril Boz (DPhil Law, 2020) for this beautiful image.
Take a trip down memory lane with us. This is what we looked like in 2016.
Julie Saunders is wearing a red cardigan stood in the Observatory Tower of the Winds
Welcome to our new Bursar, Julie Saunders.
Julie joined college at the beginning of January 2026.
The communications team took time at the end of her first full week to ask her a bit about her life, work, and life outside work.
www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Sunrise over a door into college
Sunrise on the first week of Hilary Term
Keith Ruddle and Jill Thorley by computer monitor with newsletter in hands
Congratulations Emeritus Fellow Dr Keith Ruddle who was recognised alongside his wife Jill Thorley for services to the community in the King’s New Year Honours. ⬇️
www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
A watercolour of the Radcliffe Observatory at Christmas time.
Season’s greetings from Green Templeton.
Wishing everyone a joyful festive period and every good wish for 2026.
It’s giving Friday of week 8 💫
Jeremy with examiners Sue Ziebland and Moria McCormack
Congratulations to Rosamund Snow Scholar Jeremy Leslie-Spinks on passing his DPhil viva. His work bridges the communication gap between dancers and clinicians, improving care for injured dancers. 👏🎓
www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/suppo...
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A fascinating look at how science can strengthen accountability in cases of environmental harm. 👇
🎧Governing Body Fellow Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social joins a panel of leading ethnographers in the latest Thinking In Between podcast to explore how ethnography shapes health and social care research.
Listen now 👇https://open.spotify.com/episode/72Vffh8ycM8a4qhXRONoyG?si=d52b3b763aaf4268
The college has received the final consents for a major transformation of the Radcliffe Observatory.
gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Artist impression of new landscape between the Radcliffe Observatory and The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
We are delighted to announce a gift of over £3 million from the Stephen A. Schwarzman Foundation to reenergise the Radcliffe Observatory as a focal point for both the college and the wider Radcliffe Observatory Quarter.
Find out more about plans for the building ⬇️
www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Humanitarian aid is in crisis. As needs soar, key donors like the US and UK are cutting support. New research by Vittorio Bruni (DPhil Migration Studies, 2021) shows these cuts hit food security, welfare and local markets hard.
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🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Nautilus Award winners!
Honouring outstanding contributions to college in:
🏅 Academic
🤝 College Citizenship
🏃 Sport
Principal Sir Michael Dixon presented the awards at the college's annual Spotlight event.
🔗 gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Image of a figure climbing staircase
📸 Congratulations to this year’s Photography Competition winner Hao Li (DPhil Clinical Neurosciences, 2023).
'Ascent’ is a striking composite of motion and growth on the Radcliffe Observatory staircase.
See the full list of Highly Commended enteries: gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Governing Body Fellow Peter Friend's OrganOx has been shortlisted for the MacRobert Award 2025.
OrganOx’s ground-breaking technology preserves and assesses donor organs, transforming transplant outcomes worldwide.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-06...
🎧Mpox cases are rising in Sierra Leone. Governing Body Fellow Trudie Lang explains what this means, why it matters and how global efforts to tackle the outbreak are progressing. Listen from 1:30
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🌍 How can food systems be sustainable, equitable and healthy?
The 17th annual Human Welfare Conference brought researchers, practitioners and communities together to explore just that. 🍽️🌱
Read more: www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Richard Doll Society students recently explored the city’s medical past, from plagues to penicillin, confronting health inequities and ethical legacies along the way in an Uncomfortable Oxford tour. A powerful reminder of how history shapes care today.
🔗 gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
alumni- student reception in the Tower of the Winds
It was a brilliant evening at the Radcliffe Observatory as over 30 alumni and students came together to share stories, spark ideas, and build connections across generations. Thanks to all who joined us!
www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
NDS logo, Green Templeton book cover, text that reads: The legacy of two collages, www.nds.ox.ac.uk
David Cranston, Emeritus Associate Professor of Surgery, has released 'Green Templeton: The Legacy of Two Colleges' (Words By Design, 2025), which includes a fascinating history of the Radcliffe Observatory.
Read more ➡️ www.nds.ox.ac.uk/news/the-leg...
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Congratulations to all who graduated this weekend! 🎉🎓🧑🏽🎓
Trish, Lionel and Mike Dixon (Principal)
Honoured to be chairing the Barclay Lecture at @greentempleton.bsky.social by Prof Lord Lionel Tarassenko on the impact of digital tech on the future of healthcare.
M1 bumping Teddy Hall in 2023
🚣♀️ Green Templeton Boat Club is back for its 15th Summer Eights! Catch the action and cheer them on from Longbridges Boathouse! 💚🤍
📍Day 1 (Wed 28 May):
13:45 M2
14:45 M2 (sandwich)
15:15 W2
16:45 M1
17:15 W1
#EightsWeek #GTBC #OxfordRowing #SummerEights2025
