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Trinity College & @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social are seeking to appoint an outstanding historian with teaching and research interests in the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa (c.1830 to c.1970) as a Tutorial Fellow and Associate Professor of History. ➡️ www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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We are proud to have received a prestigious award from the Oxford Preservation Trust for the recent refurbishment of our Grade I listed buildings.

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November 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Yesterday, our President, Sir Robert Chote hosted a discussion with Gus Casely-Hayford & Laura Van Broekhoven, exploring conservation and access, moving from a western-centric to a decolonised preservation approach, community collaboration, & engaging broader audiences. @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Join us on Tuesday, 18 Nov, to hear Gus Casely-Hayford, Dir of V&A East, and Laura Van Broekhoven, Dir of Pitt Rivers Museum, discuss the challenges of traditional collecting versus engaging new, often marginalised audiences.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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A full house tonight as Sir David Spiegelhalter opened our public events series, with a brilliant, entertaining, and insightful exploration of essential skills for navigating an uncertain age.
November 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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We’re honoured to hold in our archives a handwritten manuscript of Laurence Binyon’s For the Fallen, composed soon after the outbreak of WWI. Binyon joined Trinity as a scholar in 1888 and later became an Honorary Fellow. The draft shown here includes subtle variations from the final published text.
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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This morning, our community gathered in the Chapel for a 2-minute silence at 11 am, remembering all who lost their lives in conflict. Memorial boards listing Trinity members who fell in the First and Second World Wars are on display.

#LestWeForget #RemembranceDay
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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There are so many clubs and societies to dive into at Trinity...here are our wild swimmers taking the plunge at Port Meadow earlier this term.
October 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Join us at Trinity on Tuesday, 11 November, at 5.30pm, to hear eminent statistician David Spiegelhalter explore some essential qualities for navigating our uncertain age.

🎟️ Book tickets: www.ticketsoxford.com/events/david...
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Our beautiful, ivy-clad Porter's Lodge 💙 💛

#Autumn2025
October 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Sunrise hitting the chapel this morning 🌅

Thanks to our Head Gardener, Kate Burtonwood, for the beautiful photo

#sunrise #oxfordcollege
October 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Our 2025/26 Events at Trinity season is here! 🎉 Join us for thought-provoking topical talks, inspiring musical performances, & guided tours of Trinity's famous gardens.

Explore the full programme and book now: buff.ly/bTGPhgf
October 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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How's this for an early morning view after the downpour? Thanks to our gardens team member Aaron for capturing college looking so atmospheric!
double rainbow arcs across a cloudy sky above Trinity college's Garden Quad, viewed from a wide gravel path leading through a green lawn and gardens bordered by trees.
September 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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We love it when our recent graduates come back for their official graduation ceremonies... Especially when it's one of our former Junior Deans and MCR legends coming back to formally become a Doctor! Congratulations to Ngoni on officially receiving his DPhil in Engineering Science!!!
Dphil graduate Ngoni in gown and mortarboard stands with family and friends in front of the ornate wooden door of the Bodleian Library, Oxford. The group is smiling and dressed for the occasion, with one guest holding a baby. Dphil graduate Ngoni in red and blue academic gown and white bow tie smiles while leaning on a stone feature in Trinity College’s Garden Quad. A golden sandstone college building is visible in the background. Dphil graduate Ngoni in formal attire and red and blue academic gown stands on a lawn in front of Trinity College Oxford’s iron gates and flower beds, smiling with one hand in his pocket.
July 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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We are opening our doors for an Open Garden Day with @ngsopengardens.bsky.social and can't wait to show off our grounds! Join us 3 August: ngs.org.uk/gardens/trin...
Promotional poster for Trinity College Open Gardens, part of the National Open Garden Scheme. The event is on Sunday 3 August from 11am to 3pm. Admission: Adults £8, Children Free. The design includes the NGS logo, photos of vibrant summer flowers and college gardens, and a color palette of blues, golds, and greens.
July 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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It's that time of year again... our campsis trumpet vine is in full bloom and loving the dry, sunny weather!
Bright orange-red trumpet vine flowers in full bloom arch over a wrought-iron gate at Trinity College Oxford, framing a view of a yellow sandstone building and courtyard bench under a sunny blue sky. A wrought-iron gate covered in trumpet vine opens to a view of Trinity College’s garden path, with lush flower borders, manicured lawns, and distant historic buildings under a dramatic sky of sunshine and clouds.
July 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Our dining hall transformation this year continues! Thanks to the wonderful photographer Fran Monks we have a new portrait greeting everyone who comes into our dining hall - it's an all-female take on the traditional Victorian portrait style, and we think the colours and composition are brilliant!
Panoramic photo of female staff gathered inside Trinity College Oxford’s historic dining hall, seated and standing along the walls and windows. The group is dressed in bright, colour-coordinated clothing, creating a vibrant contrast against the pale blue walls, stained glass windows, and dark wood paneling.
July 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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We are looking for a Career Development Fellow in ancient History - could it be you? If you'd like a mixture of research and teaching supported by a fantastic community of colleagues with access to great facilities and the best hall food in Oxford, consider applying: www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
Two students walk through Trinity College's chapel arch.
July 16, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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HUGE congratulations to our former student and colleague Laura Cox for her wedding on Saturday, which looks like a fantastic (if toasty) occasion full of love and celebration! we wish her and her husband Conor (also a Trinity MCR graduate) so much happiness in their marriage! 🍾🥂💍❤️
Bride and groom Laura and Conor walking hand in hand down the aisle of Trinity College chapel, surrounded by guests and ornate wooden panelling. A priest stands smiling at the altar behind them beneath decorative carvings and a stained-glass window. Bride and groom Laura and Conor stand together under an archway of vibrant red trumpet vine flowers in Trinity College gardens, smiling at each other on their wedding day. Bride and groom Laura and Conor walk arm in arm through Trinity College’s Garden Quad, smiling at each other. The bride wears a white gown and the groom a black suit with a boutonnière, with college buildings softly blurred in the background. ride and groom Laura and Conor smiling as they cut a floral-decorated wedding cake together in Trinity College's historic dining hall. Guests sit at long tables in the background, beneath large oil portraits and a high ceiling.
July 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Good morning! The dry and sunny weather hasn't dented the growth in our wildflower meadow, but a bit of rain overnight will have done it some good...
View of Trinity College Oxford’s Jackson Building on a sunny day, with a foreground of wildflowers in bloom, including clusters of purple thistles and yellow blossoms. The sky is bright blue with a few scattered clouds.
July 8, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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And that's a wrap on our first two in-person Open Days!

And if you couldn't join us in person, or just want a bit more time to discover for yourself what life and study in college is like, we have good news: our *new* Virtual Open Day is live! visit www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/virtual-open-day
Promotional graphic for Trinity College Oxford’s Virtual Open Day. On the right, three students smile and eat pizza indoors, with one wearing a patterned dress and headscarf holding a pizza box. On the left, bold text reads 'Join our Virtual Open Day' with the Trinity College crest above.
July 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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We are so proud that TWO of our college members won prizes in the @oxfordenvsust Sustainability Photographer of the Year awards! Congratulations to staff member Sara Reevell and MCR student Lars Bathe-Peters for capturing this year's theme 'It made me think'!
www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/news/sustain...
A murmuration of birds in flight forms the silhouette of a person’s upper body against a pale evening sky, with tree tops in the foreground and a crescent moon visible above. A squirrel stretches down from a stone edge to drink from a still body of water, with its body extended and tail raised for balance. Grass grows at the top edge of the stone embankment.
July 2, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Last Friday we held a leaving banquet for our President Dame Hilary Boulding, who has led the College with vision and energy and deserved a proper celebration and thank you from staff & fellows. While the weather was toasty, it's safe to say everyone who came enjoyed this very special evening!
Three staff members seated at a formal dinner in Trinity College dining hall smiling as one takes a selfie with a smartphone. The long table is set with wine glasses, folded napkins, and plated rolls. Trinity Senior Tutor Rebecca Bullard stands with her arm around Honorary Fellow Doyin Atewologun during the garden party leaving drinks for the President. Trinity President Hilary Boulding stands laughing and holding glasses of prosecco with a college Fellow during a garden drinks reception at Trinity College, surrounded by a crowd of other attendees. Five female members of staff dressed in colourful dresses and holding champagne flutes pose for a group photo in front of a Trinity College event marquee on a summer lawn.
July 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Last week we took part in a fantastic event with our partners in @mplsoxford.bsky.social‬ to welcome a group of Year 5 students from local state primary schools for two days packed with exciting, hands-on scientific workshops as part of the Oxford Twinning Project!

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Science presenter in a blue lab coat ignites a dramatic white flame emerging from a large plastic bottle during a live chemistry demonstration in Trinity's auditorium. A table nearby holds flasks, bottles, and lab materials. Presenter in a blue lab coat holds up a large water container during a science show in Trinity College’s de Jager Auditorium, with young students watching from the audience. A projected image of the Radcliffe Camera is visible on screen behind. Close-up of a white table set up for a chemistry activity, with bundles of litmus or indicator paper in various colours and empty glass flasks arranged in rows.
June 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Congratulations to two of our fantastic students who make Trinity such a welcoming and vibrant community: our MCR member and Junior Dean Jack Warburton has won the Stirling Boyd Prize and JCR student Isabelle Moore was voted the David Evers Prize winner by her peers!
Side by side headshots of Jack Warburton against a grey background and Isabelle Moore standing in front of a wooden arched door.
June 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM