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What’s it like to be a graduate student at Balliol? Prof Elena Lombardi, Praefectus of Balliol's Graduate Centre, offers insights into our vibrant graduate community. Watch the full video and find out more about graduate study at Balliol: buff.ly/40OaCpZ Graduate Study at Oxford

18 February 2025, 5.00pm, Balliol Online Lecture: join Professor Heather Sharkey for her talk ‘The Sudanese Giraffe Who Went to France: The Life and Afterlife of Zarafa, 1824–2024’. Further info and to register: buff.ly/3EDdWgv

Happy Valentine's Day! Have you dropped by the Library for a 'Blind Date with a Book' yet? Our love-themed pop-up display features mystery books, enticingly wrapped with tempting descriptions - perfect for a cozy read. Plus, enjoy some Love Hearts & Jammy Dodgers as you browse!

Our Director John Tasioulas’s TEDxAthens talk, “Why AI is a threat--and how to use it for good” was chosen as an TEDx Editor’s Pick. Watch it now. Link below ⬇️

Do you have Yr12 students in state school interested in studying Biology with us? Balliol College has the event for them. forms.office.com/pages/response…

Today was an excellent day. I walked a 10 mile British Pilgrimage Trust route from Islip to Oxford with my fantastic Balliol College English students. We stopped at three churches, ate our packed lunches in the sun, and built an impromptu log bridge to cross a flooded footpath.

Ramadan Kareem to all in our College and wider community observing this month

4 March 2025, 5.00pm, Balliol Online Lecture: join Professor Kimberley Johnson (John G. Winant Visiting Professor of American Government) for her talk ‘The End of Black Politics'. Further info and to register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Balliol flew the Oxford Women's Suffrage flag to mark International Women's Day on 8 March 2025. Many thanks to Peter, our Weekend Porter for the photo.

Today an enhanced academic journey begins for some year 10 pupils Avanti Fields School thanks to Balliol College University of Oxford

Balliol students wrapped up their 18th-century literature paper with a hands-on session at the Bodleian Libraries Press, where they printed parts of Laurence Sterne’s novel Tristram Shandy. They set individual metal letters to print text and recreated the novel’s iconic marbled page

Congratulations to Rana Dasgupta (Balliol 1990), who has been awarded the 2025 Windham-Campbell Prize in the non-fiction category for his book 'Capital: A Portrait of Twenty-First Century Delhi' (Penguin Books, 2014). Further information: balliol.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/apri…

Balliol members and their families enjoyed some egg-citing fun this morning, with an Easter egg hunt and lively egg-and-spoon race. Congratulations our winners and a big thank you to everyone who took part and helped make the morning a success.

Balliol College in full spring bloom 🌸 A community of scholars has flourished here on Broad Street since 1263. Behind the 19th-century façade lies the Front Quad, chapel and some of the college’s oldest buildings. Plan your visit: balliol.ox.ac.uk/visit-balliol 📷 judy.martin46 (IG)

This #EarthDay, we're spotlighting a lecture from PhD researcher Timothy Rafferty on designing for green energy - with a focus on wind turbines. Part of Balliol's 'Insight into Science 2025' lecture series for Year 11 & 12 students. youtube.com/watch?v=EPv5YS…

Beautiful singing from Balliol choir to welcome in the month of May. Many thanks to Balliol JCR for the video.

Summer Eights 2025 is underway and Balliol’s six crews had an exciting first day on the river – from lightning-fast bumps to solo rows and unexpected obstacles. balliol.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/may/…

Balliol is delighted to announce that the Mastership of the College has been offered to Professor Seamus Perry, who has accepted and will assume the role in July 2026. balliol.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/may/…

We are advertising two teaching positions in Pure Mathematics Balliol College for next academic year. Closing very soon: Friday 20 June 2025. Further details here: balliol.ox.ac.uk/balliol-people…

The new edition of Floreat Domus has arrived! This issue highlights Balliol people at the forefront of quantum physics, and the worlds of stage and screen. Plus: a special feature with reflections from JCR presidents across the decades - and much more. heyzine.com/flip-book/flor…