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The Christ Church community is saddened to report the death of William Thomas, Tutor in History at the House from 1967 until his retirement in 2003. More...

Professor Michael Symmons Roberts FRSL, The Dean, Dr Williams and The Revd Professor Andrew Davison

The third lecture in the 500th Anniversary Lecture Series was given by The Right Reverend Dr Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, on 11 Se… More...

Prodigal Son Window

A new stained glass window has been been installed in the Cathedral, created by the artist Thomas Denny. The window depicts the parable of the Prodiga… More...

'Aim for Oxford' participants, student helpers and staff members

From 18 to 22 August, Christ Church hosted a group of Year 12 students from state schools in its link region, North East England, for the 'Aim for Oxf… More...

Former Head Librarian, Henry John Richard Wing (known as John), has sadly passed away. John retired from Christ Church in 1994. His funeral will be at… More...

A team of artificial intelligence experts, including Professor Yarin Gal, has reported a major advance in preventing open-weight language models from … More...

A conference in celebration of the 500th anniversary of Cardinal College will take place in the Upper Library on Saturday 4 October. More...

What do we know when we read poetry? I try and answer this question by working – without any intention of diplomacy – in the conflict zone between poe… More...

Steve Howes in the Cathedral Garden with his trusty secateurs!

A passion for plants and being outdoors in nature inspired Christ Church's Head Gardener, Steve Howes, to pursue a career in horticulture. More...

Simon Dadson, Professor in Physical Geography, and a team of international researchers have published a paper which investigates the effect of increas… More...

 Professor Sir Peter Horby, Dame Professor Sarah Gilbert, Hugh Pym, the Dean and Dr Zakiul Hassan

The second of the 500th Anniversary Lectures, given by Dame Professor Sarah Gilbert, Senior Associate Research Fellow at Christ Church, took place on … More...

Speckled chin seen in male smooth newt. Photo: Jake Dudderidge.

Following last year's survey (June 2024), licensed newt surveyor Dr Angela Julian recently returned to the Meadow to search for the – somewhat elusive… More...

Professor Stephen Smartt,  Philip and Roswitha Wetton, and Professor Roger Davies at the Wetton Gate

To mark the generous gift of the gate automation system and, to acknowledge the past generosity of Philip and Roswitha to Christ Church, a lunch was h… More...

'The Cardinal’s College: A 500th Anniversary Exhibition' is a unique opportunity to see some of Christ Church’s oldest and rarest items in the Upper L… More...

Once part of the ancient Silk Road, countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia have a rich history. Tamar Koplatadze, Associate Professor in Postsocia… More...

Enjoy a family day out on Sunday 13 July! Christ Church's 'Tudor Fayre' celebrates 500 years since the foundation of Christ Church as Cardinal College… More...

Cathedral School 'Worcester' Choristers in Normandy

Sophie Biddell (1998, Music), Director of Music at the Cathedral School, reports on a recent trip to Normandy where choristers took part in commemorat… More...

Photo: Anita Okunde

Nicolas Galvan (2002, Theology), American Friends Scholar, gives an overview of his research focusing on the ancient figure, and philosopher, Origen o… More...

Christ Church’s 86 Greek manuscripts came to the College as part of the bequest of Archbishop William Wake in 1737. Book conservator Jane Eagan, ACR F… More...

Members of the Oxford–Kenya research team

Christ Church’s Professor Mike English represented an Oxford–Kenya research team, who are seeking to ‘to build a Kenyan learning health system’, at a … More...

We are delighted to report on plans to develop a graduate centre, right next door to Christ Church on the site of the existing Music Faculty building. More...

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