UCBC’s Oxford to London Row for Gloucester
In September, members of University College Boat Club (UCBC) will take on an incredible three-day challenge, rowing over 120 miles from Oxford to London, in order to raise funds for their training camp in Gloucester. Read more here.

Class of 2025 Graduation Reflections
Graduands Laura Fulton (2021, Oriental Studies), Adenike Adekanmbi (2024, Law and Finance), Fiónn McFadden (2024, Law), and Scarlett Corner (2021, Classics) shared their reflections following their graduation ceremony on 29 July. Read more here.

Baroness Amos to chair maternity and neonatal investigation
It was announced that Baroness Amos, Master of University College, has been appointed by the UK Secretary of Health and Social Care to chair an independent investigation into maternal and neonatal care in England. Read more here.

A Univ voice in new Ashmolean trail
Dr Nikolaos Kanellakis, Stipendary Lecturer in Pathology, has contributed a voiceover to the Ashmolean’s new Voices of the Empire audio trail, which was created to accompany the Ashmolean’s reimagined Rome Gallery. Read more here.

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Young Univ Drinks August 2025
Young Univ members and their guests attended Young Univ Drinks on 1 August at The Astronomer pub in London. The event provided an opportunity to meet the newly appointed Young Univ Ambassadors, who will act as representatives for the Young Univ community and be a point of contact. Read the event report by Hari Pankhania (2020, History and Modern Languages) here.

1249 Society Garden Party 2025
On 12 July, the College welcomed members of the 1249 Society and their guests to the inaugural 1249 Society Garden Party. Read the event report by Fabienne Sinclair Morris (2004, Music) here.

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Univ North update August 2025
With the first student residents due to move in at the start of Michaelmas term 2025, Frances Wright, Domestic Bursar at Univ, provides an update on activities at the Univ North development. Read more here.

Planting at Univ North
An update of summer planting at the College’s Univ North development details how Tom Bartlett, Head Gardener, and Robbie Eason, Head of Grounds at Univ, have been integrating plants and lawned areas around the various structures across the site. Read more here.

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Profile: Mohamad Khodr Al-Dah
Mohamad Khodr Al-Dah (1998, Engineering) is the current President of the Institution of Structural Engineers. He has worked across the globe, with his career spanning Cairo, Cardiff, Seoul and, more recently, Dubai. You can read Mohamad’s profile here.

Profile: Natasha Edwards
Natasha Edwards (1997, Economics) is Managing Director of The Garlic Farm, which has been growing speciality garlic on the Isle of Wight for over 50 years. The farm, which employs 100 local people and offers educational outreach to schools, the general public and local businesses, recently received the King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development. You can read Natasha’s profile here.

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Goldschmidt 2025 in Prague
Megan Taylor (2024, Environmental Research) has provided an account of her time at Goldschmidt 2025, the premiere international meeting on geochemistry. This trip was funded by the Keasbey Travel Fund. Read the full travel report here.

LMB-IP Graduate Symposium
Anuja Bothra (2023, Interdisciplinary Bioscience) has written about her experience attending and presenting a poster at the LMB-IP Graduate Life Sciences Symposium in Cambridge. This trip was funded by the Old Members’ Trust Graduate Conference and Academic Travel Fund. Read the full travel report here.

ASME Turbo Expo 2025
Maximilian Farfaras (2023, Future Propulsion and Power) has provided a report on attending and presenting a research paper at this year’s American Society of Mechanical Engineers Turbo Expo conference in Memphis, Tennessee. This trip was funded by the Old Members’ Trust Graduate Conference and Academic Travel Fund. Read the full travel report here.

Volcanology summer school in Portugal
Elo Wilkinson-Rowe (2024, Environmental Research) has written an account of attending the eight-day 2025 International Summer School on Geological Hazards on Volcanic Islands run by IVAR, the Research Institute for Volcanology and Risk Assessment, at the University of the Azores in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores in May. This trip was funded by the Old Members’ Trust Graduate Conference and Academic Travel Fund. Read the full travel report here.

ISMSC 2025 in Kyoto
Alex Mapp (2021, DPhil Inorganic Chemistry for Future Manufacturing) has detailed his summer trip to to the historic city of Kyoto to attend the 19^th International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry, where he also presented a poster. This trip was funded by the Old Members’ Trust Graduate Conference and Academic Travel Fund. Read the full travel report here.

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Fellows and other academics

•Dr Marina Rucsandra Filip, Tutorial Fellow in Physics and Professor of Condensed Matter Physics, has been awarded the title of Professor in the University’s latest Recognition of Distinction exercise.

•Professor Adrian Zuckerman, Emeritus Fellow and Professor of Civil Procedure, was appointed Honorary King’s Counsel (KC Honoris Causa) earlier this year. Read more here.

•Dr Emily Jones, Supernumerary Fellow in Public Policy, was recognised in the University of Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor’s Awards 2025. Dr Jones was Highly Commended in the Teaching and Learning Award category for her programme which equips students with negotiation concepts and practical tactics through innovative teaching approaches including case studies and simulations. Read more here.

•Professor Peter Magill, Professor of Neurobiology and Supernumerary Fellow in Neurobiology has been named Director of a new MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Restorative Neural Dynamics. The Centre will open in November 2025 and aims to transform the use of medical devices for the treatment of brain conditions including Parkinson’s, dementia, stroke, and epilepsy. Read more here.

Old Members

•Dan Nackasha-Keyworth (2000, PPE) has embarked upon a round-the-world adventure, during which he endeavours to circumnavigate the globe without flying. You can follow Dan’s journey here.

•Dr Steven Parissien (1978, History) is to publish Another Round?, an exploration of Britain’s relationship with alcohol in twelve very different drinks. (August Books, 11 September 2025).

•Professor James McCullagh, Director of Oxford’s Mass Spectrometry Research Facility in the Department of Chemistry, co-led a project which provided evidence of honey in residues found in bronze jars excavated from a 6th Century BCE Greek shrine in Paestum, southern Italy. Read more here.