The world of theatre mourned the death of Dame Maggie Smith, star of theatre, film and television. Dame Maggie’s career covered seven decades, culminating for many people in her roles in the Harry Potter films and the television series Downton Abbey. At the very start of her career, however, Dame Maggie’s path briefly crossed that of the Univ Players. You can read more here.

Dr Alba Gonzalez-Lanchas, a Research Associate at University College, was one of the participants in the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 403. A team of 25 researchers from countries including Australia, China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, Spain, the UK, and the USA participated in the expedition aboard the legendary research vessel Joides Resolution. You can read more here.

On Saturday, 28 September 2024, University College celebrated a remarkable milestone as over 400 attendees gathered for the Univ 775 Festival. You can read more here.

Sir Ivor Crewe, Honorary Fellow and former Master of University College, Oxford (2008-2020), has been appointed President and Chair of Trustees for Coram. You can read more here.

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The inaugural Tom Grass Spirit of Adventure Prize launched on 1 October 2024, through the collective effort of friends and family in memory of Tom Grass (1992, History), and with generous sponsorship from Steppes Travel. You can read more here.

Dr Nick Screaton BM, BCh, MRCP, FRCR (1987, Medicine), was installed as President of the British Institute of Radiology (BIR) on 18 September, in succession to Professor Stephen Keevil (1983, Physics). You can read more here.

Carys Roberts (2008, PPE), University College alumna and former Executive Director of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), has been appointed as a special adviser in the Prime Minister’s policy unit. You can read more here.

On Saturday, 14 September, a group of Univ Old Members gathered for an inaugural lunch at the Union League Cafe in New Haven, Connecticut. You can read more here.

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Travel report for Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2024 (USA) Report – Maria Bunyan (2023, DPhil Psychiatry). You can read more here 

Travel report for Old Members’ Trust Graduate Conference and Academic Travel Fund– Peter Manshausen (2020, DPhil Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics). You can read more here.

The Univ Library team was delighted to present their exhibition, From Alchemy to Anatomy, at this year’s St Cuthbert’s Dinner festivities. The exhibition laid out thirteen of the most historically significant and visually stunning items from the College’s History of Science collection of early printed books. You can read more here.

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Professor Ben Jackson, Leslie Mitchell Tutorial Fellow in Modern History and Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford, joined a panel to discuss the Austrian-British economist Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom (1944). Listen online.