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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · 23d

Join John Bowers KC for a Principal's Conversation with Emeritus Fellow Sir Vernon Bogdanor, to discuss his book ‘Making the Weather: Six politicians who changed modern Britain.’ Wed 22 October, 5:30pm in College and online - please register here: www.bnc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/events

Events Diary - Brasenose College, Oxford

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · 24d

BNC Library & Archives have published a fascinating new blog about the life of renowned Brasenose aesthete, writer and critic, Walter Pater.
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Walter Pater – Brasenose aesthete

Walter Horatio Pater is one of the most famous Brasenose personae. He was a writer and literary and art critic and his oeuvre had a great influence on the aesthetic movement. Jules Guggenheim, Walt…

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · 25d

Huge congratulations to Brasenose alumnus Professor Richard Robson (Chemistry, 1955) on being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2025, along with Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi "for the development of metal-organic frameworks" www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 was awarded jointly to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi "for the development of metal–organic frameworks"

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · 26d

Brasenose SCR Event, Friday 24 October, 5.30pm in College: Join us for a talk on ‘Oscar Wilde, Anton Chekhov: Two Literary Rebels’ with contributions from Prof. Sos Eltis and Dr Rosamund Bartlett. The talk will be followed by drinks. Please register here forms.office.com/e/cq4S09WZj5

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · 27d

We are thrilled to share that Flesh, by David Szalay (English, 1992), has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025.
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Flesh | The Booker Prizes

A propulsive, hypnotic novel about a man who is unravelled by a series of events beyond his grasp

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · Aug 29

What a wet and grey day it is! Let's go back to a much nicer August day back in 2021 instead...🌞

A sunny day at Brasenose College, with pointed shadows cast onto the Old Quad lawn

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thank goodness it's a bit cooler now - but getting hot again later! 🤯

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · Jul 30

Join us this Sunday (3 Aug) for the Brasenose Alumni Garden Party! Enjoy an afternoon of tea & scones, Pimm's, a jazz quartet, face painting and a children's entertainer. No judgement if any parents want their faces painted too!☺️ To register, please visit www.bnc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/event...

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · Jul 18

For your Friday afternoon entertainment, here are some highlights from a recent BNC Library exhibition on the theme of music, including: the oldest musical record in College, a volume of Mozart, Smoking Concerts, and a Brasenose Glee Club! Zoom in to read the descriptions. #Music #HistoricBooks

Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · Jul 16

BrasenoseS College?! Here we see one of the many treasures from our College Archive, a print showing 'The four Noses of Brasenose College' - which is your favourite?👃👃👃👃

A print showing four different variations on the theme of the 'brass nose' associated with Brasenose College

Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · Jul 16

We do sometimes see an adult jackdaw around the quads, and like to think that it is indeed the same one... 🐦

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Will Clement @historywill.bsky.social · Jun 21

My phone tells me it’s a year since a jackdaw fledgling took over an entire Oxford college @brasenose.bsky.social

Photo of a bench in front of a stone wall, with pink and purple flowers on a windowsill. There is a jackdaw fledgling on the bench as well as a paper notice about them

A notice with a photo of a jackdaw fledgling which reads

Hello!
I’m a jackdaw fledgling
If you see me around the quads, please don’t get too close
Thanks!

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · Jun 27

Join us for the annual summer party on the canopied terrace at the Future Dreams House, hosted by Brasenose Alumni Society President Jane Johnson (English, 1987).

Book here to reserve your place: www.bnc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/event...

Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · May 29

Join us on 7 June for a Workshop with BNC alumnae, Sarah Jackson & Jennifer Liston-Smith: 'Working Parents: Career, Children and Having it All?' The speakers will discuss the joys and challenges of juggling professional life, family and time for yourself bnc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/events

Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · May 28

Join us on 7 June in College for a Panel Discussion: Women in Leadership. Principal John Bowers KC welcomes an exceptional group of panellists: Dr Cappy Hill, Dr Penny Gilbert, and Lt Gen Michelle Johnson, who will talk about their careers and times at BNC bnc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/events

Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · May 20

Join us in celebrating the half-century of women at Brasenose! We're celebrating with a day of festivities, with discussions, talks, workshops, interviews, a musical performance, archival display, and a drinks reception. For more details please visit bnc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/events

Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · May 16

Brasenose's Old Quad is sporting some rather wonderful geometric patterns today, thanks to the @ox.ac.uk Parks Department 🤩

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · Apr 22

Principal Stallybrass (a.k.a. 'Sonners') is well-known figure at BNC, especially to those who read law, but did you know as well as being a principal, lawyer and sportsman, he was also a keen photographer - read more on our Archives blog here: brasenosecollegelibrary.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/d...

Digitisation of Principal Stallybrass’ Albums

We are pleased to announce that we have recently had several albums digitised from Principal Stallybrass’ collection of nearly 6,500 photographs taken over a period of almost 40 years. The whole co…

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · Apr 17

BNC + SUN = 😍😎🤩

Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · Apr 8

A fine Brasenose bee sporting black and gold, still hard at work during the Easter vac! 🌞🐝🌼 #BNCbee @ox.ac.uk

A black and yellow striped bee on some flowers in a Brasenose College window box

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · Feb 26

BNC in NY: On Tuesday 18 March 2025, 6pm-8pm (EST), join us for a drinks reception and meet Brasenose Philosophy Fellow Professor Simon Shogry, who will give a talk exploring the topic 'What does true happiness mean, and how can we find it?' More details: bnc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/events

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · Mar 14

Calling BNC Alumni in Brussels (or nearby)! Brasenose Associate Professor in French, Carole Bourne-Taylor, will be giving a lecture (in English) on poetry and dwelling at the Maison Hannon, Brussels on Tuesday 1 April, 6.30pm - see here for further details maisonhannon.be/fr/evenement...

La poésie comme remède au monde devenu hostile

Face à la fragilité croissante de notre monde, la notion de « demeure poétique » apparaît comme u

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · Mar 13

Frewin New Build - Availability from 24 Mar - 15 April. An opportunity to stay in BNC's newest building, on our Frewin site, with 30 single ensuite bedrooms in the heart of Oxford City Centre. 2 night minimum stay (room only). Details and booking here: www.speedybooker.com/en-GB/vendor...

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · Mar 6

Earlier this week BNC Library put on a fantastic display from our rare book collection, on the theme of maps and travel. Included are a copy of 'Geographia' (based on Ptolemy's original), a 'Mapp' of the world showing two hemispheres, and many other treasures!🤩 @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social

A map of Oxford from 1578, originally by Ralph Agas, re-engraved by Robert Whittlesey in 1728.

A 'mapp' of all the world projected in two hemispheres. London, 1680-1689.

One of John Speed's Atlases showing maps of the English counties - this edition was a reprint published in 1676, after his death.

A copy of 'Geographia' from Basel in 1552 (based on Ptolemy's original)

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Brasenose Alumni @brasenose.bsky.social · Feb 27

Congratulations to the University of Oxford Netball team for winning the Varsity match against Cambridge, in particular Brasenose students Jess and Sierra! #BNC #UniversityOfOxford @ox.ac.uk