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3 Sep 2019: Degrees and Honours BA, Oxon; D. Phil (Oxon); HMRIA Awards and Prizes Irish Times International Non-Fiction Book of the Year, awarded to Lovers and Strangers (2017) International PEN Hesse

12 Dec 2019: This summer I travelled to Beijing to take part in Abridge Educamp’s summer camp programme where I spent five weeks teaching English to Chinese children at Camford Royal School. It was an incredi

11 Dec 2019: Using the funding provided by Gateway, I visited Hungary with my chapel choir. We spent a very busy five days in Budapest and Szeged, singing in some breath-taking buildings and seeing the sights

20 Nov 2019: Policy on the use of personal information under the procedures for handling cases of student harassment and sexual misconduct A copy is to be provided to the Complainant, the Respondent and any wit

28 Nov 2019: When you are listening to an orchestra, physics is probably the last thing on your mind. However, it does explain a lot of what you are hearing and why the viola and other larger string instruments ma

17 Dec 2019: Bosnia and Herzegovina had been on my ‘bucket list’ for a long time, and from what I had heard from others or read in travel blogs (or even in my International Relations reading!), I knew it was a cou

7 May 2019: Professor Rebecca Fortnum is Senior Tutor at the Royal College of Art, responsible for the research students in the School of Arts and Humanities amongst other duties.  She has been Reader in Fin

13 Feb 2019: UK workplace culture stalls women’s careers say three in four women and two in five men Reports year-long study involving almost 6,000 UK employees Everyday examples of unintentionally gen

10 Dec 2019: This summer I was lucky enough to receive Gateway funding that allowed me to travel to Richmond, Virginia, USA to undertake a week of archive research for my Part II History dissertation. I am writing

19 Mar 2019: Policy on fundraising activity in College for other charitable causes Current Version Adopted by Council: January 2019 Review Date: Lent Term 2022 Committee Ownership: College Officers

3 Dec 2019: In March, I had the amazing opportunity to attend the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics, an annual event at which young people identifying as women are invited to partake in lectures, semi

12 Dec 2019: After having studied French at AS Level, I used my Gateway funding to spend four weeks learning French in Lyon. After doing some independent study of French, I realised I really wanted an immersive ex

22 Jul 2019: Mary Husted is a fine artist living and working in South Wales. She is a member of Butetown Artists, the Welsh Group and the Contemporary Arts Society for Wales. She has exhibited widely international

10 Dec 2019: In the summer after first year I spent six weeks in the Samuel Kwon Lab at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, USA. Having visited family in Michigan on holiday the previous summer, I contacted n

17 Dec 2019: In August 2019, I spent four weeks on a German language course at the University of Vienna, partly funded by Gateway Challenges funding and a Rosemary Murray Travel Exhibition. Having never studied

11 Dec 2019: The first two weeks of my trip were spent teaching English at a summer camp in Foshan, near Guangzhou. The second two weeks were teaching debate and English at a camp in central Guangzh

5 Feb 2019: The artists ‘waived aspects of economic gain by independently gifting their works as part of an entirely novel, communal and untested enterprise’.

3 Dec 2019: I had travelled to Guatemala on a volunteering project last summer and knew I wanted to return to Latin America, only this time working so I could then travel more extensively around a specific countr

23 Jul 2019: INOTA CHETA. Co-founder of the non-profit She Entrepreneur, Inota promotes female economic empowerment. ... Following the 2014/15 global economic slowdown, economic contraction pushed unemployment up to 33%.

11 Dec 2019: This summer, I travelled to Germany and the Netherlands to learn more about the histories and cultures of these two countries. It was my first time planning a solo trip and while I enjoyed the free

14 Mar 2019: Amika George, a first year History undergraduate at Murray Edwards College, started campaigning on period poverty two years ago. Having read that some girls in the UK were missing school because they

20 Dec 2019: Policy on the use of personal information under the Student Complaint Procedure A copy is to be provided to the Complainant at the earliest contact and published on the College’s website.

13 Mar 2019: Eliza Gluckman - Senior Curator and Deputy Director, Government Art Collection, Former Curator of the New Hall Art Collection 2015 to 2018 The Women in Art: Hong Kong exhibition, which opened at th

12 Dec 2019: After a week staying with friends in Germany, on 28 July I was dropped off at a large imposing building in the Netherlands, armed with my viola and not knowing who else was going to be on th

25 Nov 2019: Contents 1. College policy on harassment and sexual misconduct 2. What College will do for students 3. Student guidance and procedures Seeking advice, guidance and support Seeking alt

5 Dec 2019: Thanks to the generous funding awarded by the Gateway Challenges fund and the Rosemary Murray Travel Exhibitions fund, this summer I was able to undertake an Interrail trip across Spain, France and It

25 Nov 2019: Introduction Murray Edwards College is a diverse community of students, staff, Fellows and Bye-Fellows. In order to offer an environment where everyone can thrive and do their best, we ask that all

5 Dec 2019: Thanks to Gateway I was able to travel to Lisbon alongside seven friends for a total of six days. My friends and I wanted to treat ourselves after exams and since we had ever visited Po

8 Feb 2019:   College Statement on Ethical and Environmental matters with examples of practice Adopted by Council: 26 November 2018 Review Date: Michaelmas Term 2021 Committee ownership: Council

27 Mar 2019: The demographic dividend. When considering young people’s work in terms of economic productivity, we must be careful not to reduce its value to pure economics. ... young people with few economic resources may be deterred from the schemes intended to

13 Jun 2019: I’m Delfi, a second year Natural Scientist at Murray Edwards College with a particular interest in Plant Sciences. If you had told me three years ago that I would end up specialising in Plant Sciences

11 Apr 2019: Naomi Polonsky has worked as the Art Assistant to the New Hall Art Collection during the period when Harriet Loffler, the Curator, was on maternity leave.  It has been a formative time for Naomi

6 Feb 2019: Operational policies and procedures Anti Bribery CCTV Policy IT regulations Rules for the use of academic computing facilities at Murray Edwards College Rules for the publication

17 Apr 2019: We live in a time where the scientific evidence for climate change is stronger than ever. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was established with the prime motive of providing

27 Mar 2019: The demographic dividend. When considering young people’s work in terms of economic productivity, we must be careful not to reduce its value to pure economics. ... young people with few economic resources may be deterred from the schemes intended to

20 Mar 2019: Eileen Cooper is an Honorary Fellow of Murray Edwards College.  She has generously donated two of her paintings to the New Hall Art Collection, firstly ‘Seasick’ 1992 oil on canvas, which she had

21 Jun 2019: Professor Martin Roland CBE, Chair of the Art Committee: “Over the last four years we’ve raised the standing of the Collection both by getting Accreditation from the Arts Council, but also through

14 Mar 2019: On Tuesday 12 March, we welcomed over 100 young women to Murray Edwards College for the annual Offer Holders’ Overnight Stay. The event, which has been running for over 15 years and is a high

26 Feb 2019: Dame Polly Courtice is Emeritus Director and Senior Ambassador of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). She is also Founder Director of The Prince of Wales

13 Sep 2019: As the science of the universe, physics aims to understand the events of the world on several different scales. Consider the extremes of these scales: there is research into particle physics, which in

4 Jan 2019: Ann Jones is a Curator at the Arts Council Collection. In 1991 Ann was working with Hayward Touring on the South Bank in London and weekly commuting to Cambridge where her husband was a post docto

6 Feb 2019: Student policies and procedures Appropriate Relationships between Fellows, Bye-Fellows, staff, postgraduates engaged in teaching and students Alcohol Policy Drugs Policy Fitness to Study

5 Nov 2019: Congratulations to the Murray Edwards athletics team on their recent victory in the intercollegiate Cuppers competition. Having won last year, the team were very keen to retain their crown. But

16 Jul 2019: Murray Edwards College is committed to helping women succeed. We pay special attention to how women learn, and we offer a stimulating, active and academic environment for all our students. We take

30 Apr 2019: On Saturday 27 April, we welcomed over 50 people to our 'She Talks Science' conference. The conference, which takes place annually, is for young women in Year 12 who are interested in studying

21 Feb 2019: First Year Historian and Varsity columnist, Khadija Tahir explores her complex relationship with English and Urdu, alongside the historical and social associations of each language.  Read her

9 Aug 2019: In April 2019, Murray Edwards College hosted a workshop entitled, Getting by: how will young people make a living? The workshop took place following the findings from a joint research projec

27 Jun 2019: On Friday 21 June 2019, 50 teams from Colleges and departments across the University came together for the Green Impact Awards. These Awards recognise and celebrate all that has been achieved over the

9 Apr 2019: There were summaries from experts on relevant issues in economic and social policy (including education and skills), cultural and social aspects, and on practical experiments in enterprise and job creation.

2 Dec 2019: Professor Stephen Morris is our new Professorial Fellow in Health Services Research. He is also the RAND Professor of Health Services Research, based in the Department of Public Health and P