Magdalen College
@magdalenoxford.bsky.social
The Bluesky account for Magdalen College, Oxford. Sharing news, events, and providing an insight into College life.
Day two of your Christmas Advent Calendar of Things
December 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Day two of your Christmas Advent Calendar of Things
This is for yesterday! You get two treats in one day 😍
December 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This is for yesterday! You get two treats in one day 😍
It's Bonfire Night!
Here's a picture from the Oxford Mail of our fireworks celebrations in 1958. Enjoy!
Here's a picture from the Oxford Mail of our fireworks celebrations in 1958. Enjoy!
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It's Bonfire Night!
Here's a picture from the Oxford Mail of our fireworks celebrations in 1958. Enjoy!
Here's a picture from the Oxford Mail of our fireworks celebrations in 1958. Enjoy!
What if I told you we had an alumnus connected to the gunpowder plot?
Sir Arthur Throckmorton (1571) was the cousin of four Gunpowder Plot conspirators, and cousin to the wife of a fifth. he left his entire book collection to College.
Sir Arthur Throckmorton (1571) was the cousin of four Gunpowder Plot conspirators, and cousin to the wife of a fifth. he left his entire book collection to College.
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
What if I told you we had an alumnus connected to the gunpowder plot?
Sir Arthur Throckmorton (1571) was the cousin of four Gunpowder Plot conspirators, and cousin to the wife of a fifth. he left his entire book collection to College.
Sir Arthur Throckmorton (1571) was the cousin of four Gunpowder Plot conspirators, and cousin to the wife of a fifth. he left his entire book collection to College.
Magdalen College will be taking on Darwin College, Cambridge, on University Challenge tonight at 8:30 pm. Good luck!
November 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Magdalen College will be taking on Darwin College, Cambridge, on University Challenge tonight at 8:30 pm. Good luck!
What an otter!
🦦
📸 by Albie the home bursar.
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📸 by Albie the home bursar.
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
What an otter!
🦦
📸 by Albie the home bursar.
🦦
📸 by Albie the home bursar.
It’s unreal out there! 🤯🍁
October 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It’s unreal out there! 🤯🍁
October 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Ah, sunshine!
October 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Ah, sunshine!
Huge congrats to @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social on winning the prestigious Outstanding Doctoral Thesis of the Year by the Norwegian Psychological Association.
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-ebra...
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-ebra...
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Huge congrats to @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social on winning the prestigious Outstanding Doctoral Thesis of the Year by the Norwegian Psychological Association.
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-ebra...
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-ebra...
It's another beautiful day in Paradise (by paradise I definitely mean Oxford)
September 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
It's another beautiful day in Paradise (by paradise I definitely mean Oxford)
A stunning september day
September 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A stunning september day
Professor Christian Rupprecht is one of eleven researchers at Oxford who have been selected to receive prestigious European Research Council Starting Grants, each worth €1.5 million for a period of up to five years.
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/christi...
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/christi...
September 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Professor Christian Rupprecht is one of eleven researchers at Oxford who have been selected to receive prestigious European Research Council Starting Grants, each worth €1.5 million for a period of up to five years.
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/christi...
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/christi...
Dalek spotted in College - should we be worried?
September 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Dalek spotted in College - should we be worried?
Thanks to Andy for this glorious picture of New Buildings before a storm
August 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Thanks to Andy for this glorious picture of New Buildings before a storm
Strange weather
August 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Strange weather
Congratulations to our Fellow, Maheshi Ramasamy, who received the title of full professor at the University of Oxford Recognition of Distinction awards. 🎉
A Principal Investigator for the Oxford/AZ COVID-19 vaccine trials, her work has had an incredible global impact!
A Principal Investigator for the Oxford/AZ COVID-19 vaccine trials, her work has had an incredible global impact!
August 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Congratulations to our Fellow, Maheshi Ramasamy, who received the title of full professor at the University of Oxford Recognition of Distinction awards. 🎉
A Principal Investigator for the Oxford/AZ COVID-19 vaccine trials, her work has had an incredible global impact!
A Principal Investigator for the Oxford/AZ COVID-19 vaccine trials, her work has had an incredible global impact!
We are very fortunate to have just received some lovely photos of Magdalen and Oxford from the air (plane!) from Patrick Davey(1981). We thought you might like to see them 😍
August 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We are very fortunate to have just received some lovely photos of Magdalen and Oxford from the air (plane!) from Patrick Davey(1981). We thought you might like to see them 😍
August 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Owl spotted! By Heath the Porter
July 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Owl spotted! By Heath the Porter
Badger spotted! By Heath the porter
July 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Badger spotted! By Heath the porter