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Take a look back at the events and celebrations which marked the 500th anniversary of Cardinal College in 2025! More...
Christ Church's Medicine and Biomedical Science Society will host a series of events during Hilary and Trinity terms. Th… More...
The Library's forthcoming exhibition: '"Beyond the Appliances of Art": Lewis Carroll and His Illustrators' explores how … More...
Thomas Ridenour joined the Development Office as Development Manager for Christ Church Cathedral and Cathedral Music at … More...
Congratulations to four Members of the Christ Church community who appear in the 2026 New Year Honours List! More...
We're delighted to celebrate Christ Church's partnership with IntoUniversity – a charity working with local schools to help young people foster a love… More...
Peckwater Quad Christmas tree 'in progress'... More...
Take a look back at the events and celebrations which marked the 500th anniversary of Cardinal College in 2025! More...
Join the Library's forthcoming study afternoon, exploring John Locke's ideas, their connection to Christ Church – and to the wider European context of… More...
We are grateful to John Cherry (1960) for supporting the conservation of a 1575 copy of Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the Worl… More...
Jon Down, Christ Church’s first-ever Surveyor, has announced that he will retire at the end of March after a 16-year tenure marked by extensive conser… More...
With best wishes to all our Members for Christmas and the New Year! More...
The Library's forthcoming exhibition: '"Beyond the Appliances of Art": Lewis Carroll and His Illustrators' explores how Carroll worked with artists to… More...
Christ Church's Christmas Tree Festival has begun! More...
Join Historian and author Sophie Bacchus-Waterman to hear about her new book, 'Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen’s Mother', the first solo biogr… More...
Dirk Aarts, Professor of Chemistry, met a group of alumni and members of the Family Programme in Dubai to toast Christ Church's 500th anniversary on T… More...
Since his death in 1530, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey’s memory has been controversial. Patrick Hornbeck (2005, Theology) traces Wolsey’s 'afterlife'; how wr… More...
Musicologist Maria João Rodrigues de Araujo MBE, ComIH (1996, Music) recently received honours from UK and Portugal for her work on Anglo-Portuguese r… More...
'Shooting Up' is Jonathan Tepper’s (1998, History) forthcoming book which reflects on his childhood growing up in Madrid’s San Blas neighbourhood duri… More...
'Transform!: The 14 Behaviors Driving Successful Digital Transformation in the Age of Gen AI' was published at the end of last year and features work … More...
Last year’s anniversary prompted many gatherings around the UK and abroad. A number of WhatsApp groups have been established to help alumni stay in to… More...
De Quan Wu (1991, Engineering), Alex Drong (2006, Chemistry), Javid Lakha (2007, PPE) and Lisa Thalheimer (2017, Geography) raised a glass to the Hous… More...
Christ Church's Medicine and Biomedical Science Society will host a series of events during Hilary and Trinity terms. The first talk, on 12 February, … More...
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of becoming Head of the River in Summer Eights, the 1985 and 1984 crews held a reunion in Christ Church on Friday 17… More...
Congratulations to four Members of the Christ Church community who appear in the 2026 New Year Honours List! More...
Frideswide Voices toured the Netherlands at the end of July! The girls' choir of Christ Church Cathedral, directed by Helen Smee, visited a number of … More...
The latest album from the Cathedral Choir, 'A Lullaby Carol: Christmas at Christ Church', available from Avie Records and on streaming services, enter… More...
Thomas Ridenour joined the Development Office as Development Manager for Christ Church Cathedral and Cathedral Music at the end of last year. More...
A study afternoon on Cardinal College's first Organist-Composer, John Taverner, took place in Christ Church Upper Library and Research Centre on Satur… More...
Enjoy Advent Carols from Christ Church, recorded on Sunday 30 November. More...
The Cathedral's special service of Solemn Vespers, on Saturday 28 June, offered an opportunity to celebrate the rich musical legacy of Christ Church. … More...
Celebrate Christmas in the Cathedral. More...
In October we launch the 500th Anniversary Music Festival which celebrates artists and composers – past and present – with links to the House. The Fes… More...
Louise Guy (2024, Law) is a second-year student at Christ Church. She has been awarded the William Ewald Instrumental Exhibition for piano and is perf… More...
An exciting opportunity to hear Errollyn Wallen CBE, Master of the King’s Music, discussing her life and career with Dr Leah Broad (2010, Music) on Sa… More...
The Picture Gallery's current exhibition: 'Secrets of the Sibyls — Sandro Botticelli, Filippino Lippi and artistic practice in Florence' runs until Mo… More...
Members of Convocation will elect a new Chancellor of the University of Oxford in Michaelmas term 2024. To make the election accessible to the global … More...
'Oxford’s Astrophoria Foundation Year – What, Why, and Who'? Learn about the one-year fully funded programme for UK state school students at a Webinar… More...
Dr David Fletcher's book on Christ Church’s estate map was published back in the 1990s. His second book: 'The Queen’s Atlas: Saxton’s Elizabethan Mast… More...
The programme for the University's 'Meeting Minds 2024', from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 September, is available. The weekend offers a variety of talks, p… More...
The Library has lent ten gold Mohurs and one Moghul gold coin, with Emperor Jahangir and a Persian inscription on the reverse, to 'Great Mughals: Art,… More...
A new exhibition – 'Sacred Spaces' – features the work of David Stumpp, Rare Books Librarian at Christ Church. More...
Christ Church's next Special Interest Event, 'Thomas Hardy, Art and Culture', will be held from Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 April. More...
The Library has recently acquired a rare book from the collection of its former Librarian, scholar Robert Burton (1577–1640): a copy of Michael Scot’s… More...
The Varsity Matches, organised by Oxford University Rugby Football Club, will be held on Saturday 8 March at the StoneX Stadium, home of premiership s… More...