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Oxford may not have taken the win at this year’s #BoatRace, but we had a brilliant time soaking up the atmosphere at Fulham Pier. Thank you to everyone who joined us to cheer on the #DarkBlues, and well done to Oxford University Boat Club on races well rowed. 🚣 📷 Cyrus Mower



Alumnus Dr Biswanath Ghosh Dastidar is helping bring free IVF to families in eastern India through a public-private programme, the first of its kind in the country. He shares the impact of his work and how the Felix Scholarship helped make it possible ⬇️ Nuffield Dept of Women's & Reproductive Health St Edmund Hall

We’re proud to announce an £8.4m gift from the Fondation Docteur Sadok Besrour. The gift will establish the Dr Sadok Besrour Professorship and University of Oxford's new Centre for Global Primary Care, supporting global research, training and health equity. Read more ⬇️

Oxford alumnus Bryan Leach and Dr Jennifer Gaudiani have been elected Waynflete Fellows following a historic gift to support Magdalen College’s new sustainable Waynflete Quad. We're proud to celebrate their generosity and lasting impact. 👏 Read more ⬇️

Thanks to a generous gift from Lady Christine Brownlie, Faculty of Law DPhil student Veronica Soon will join the ICJ Judicial Fellowship Programme as the first Sir Ian Brownlie ICJ Fellow. Read more ⬇️

Did you see this? A new scholarship in theoretical physics, made possible by a generous gift from alumnus Denys Firth, will support outstanding graduate students to carry out ground-breaking research at Department of Physics at University of Oxford. Read more ⬇️


Happy #MuseumWeek! Last year, History of Science Museum marked its centenary as the UK’s first museum dedicated to the history of science. Since opening in 1924, it’s been sparking curiosity and discovery for 100 years and counting. 🔬 📷 | Ian Wallman


Thanks to the generous contributions of donors, including Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), we’re delighted to announce the appointment of Prof Stratis Papaioannou to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Bywater and Sotheby Professorship of Byzantine and Modern Greek at Oxford, from April 2026. Read more ⬇️

🌎 This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we’re spotlighting pioneering Oxford research. Department of Physics at University of Oxford’ Professor Henry Snaith explains how solar tech could accelerate the shift from fossil fuels, and why training the next generation is key to a clean-energy future. Find out more:

Thanks to generous support from Biffa Award, a new display series at Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Earth: A Planet and Its Life, will open in 2026. The exhibition will bring ancient ecosystems to life through specimens, interactive exhibits and digital experiences. Read more ⬇️

We’re delighted to announce a £1 million donation to Oxford's Mindfulness Research Centre, led by Willem Kuyken Generously contributed by Daria and Dmitri Bukhman of Bukhman Philanthropies, it will help maximise the reach of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Find out more ⬇️

After his DPhil at Department of Physics at University of Oxford, Dr Ed Doddridge turned his focus to the climate crisis through ocean and ice systems in Antarctica. Now a physical oceanographer, his work informs global understanding, and the Rhodes Trust helped make it possible. Learn more about his work ⬇️


Ahead of #GlobalMNDAwarenessDay, we’re proud to share that the Alan Davidson Foundation has renewed its support for ground-breaking MND research at University of Oxford. Their continued support of the ACORN study is helping unlock early detection and future intervention. Read more ⬇️


In case you missed it: The Bodleian Libraries announced the endowment of its most senior position thanks to a £4 million gift from the Helen Hamlyn Trust. This support secures the future of Bodley’s Librarian and enables new opportunities for global collaboration. Read more ⬇️

A new fully funded scholarship has been established at University of Oxford thanks to a gift from Lifelines International Fund for Education. 🎉 Part of the Academic Futures programme, it furthers Oxford’s mission to make graduate study more accessible to under-represented students. ⬇️
