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Brasenose College, University of Oxford. Once a member of Brasenose, always a member of Brasenose!
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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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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 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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What a wet and grey day it is! Let's go back to a much nicer August day back in 2021 instead...🌞
Thank goodness it's a bit cooler now - but getting hot again later! 🤯
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...
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
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?👃👃👃👃
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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My phone tells me it’s a year since a jackdaw fledgling took over an entire Oxford college @brasenose.bsky.social
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...
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
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
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's Old Quad is sporting some rather wonderful geometric patterns today, thanks to the @ox.ac.uk Parks Department 🤩
BNC + SUN = 😍😎🤩
A fine Brasenose bee sporting black and gold, still hard at work during the Easter vac! 🌞🐝🌼 #BNCbee @ox.ac.uk
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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
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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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...
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
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