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A philosophical Sofa Chat
For the latest instalment of the College鈥檚 Sofa Chat series, we spoke Univ鈥檚 Beacon Junior Research Fellows in Philosophy, Dr Jordan Scott and Dr Tareeq Jalloh about their work spanning the philosophy of race, rap music and justice. Read more here.

In Memoriam: William (Bill) L Bernhard
It is with great sadness that the College reports the death of William (Bill) L Bernhard (1956, PPE), Old Member and Foundation Fellow at Univ, who died peacefully at his home in New York on 12 October. Read the College鈥檚 full tribute to William Bernhard here.

2017-2020 Gaudy
On 26 September, Old Members who matriculated between 2017 and 2020 were invited back to College for their Gaudy. Ffion Price (2017, History and Politics) has shared a report of the day鈥檚 activities and highlights. Read the full event report and view the photo gallery here.

Univ alumni drinks in Vancouver 2026
On 16 September 2026, Old Members and friends of Univ and their guests gathered at the 1927 Lounge at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia in Vancouver for an evening hosted by Dr Jen Mossop Scott (1995, Physiology). Read more about this event and view the photo gallery here.

Welcome letters from the presidents 2026
The College鈥檚 current JCR and WCR presidents, Amelia Sinclair (PPE, 2025) and Gabriel Pereira (2024, Engineering), shared their welcome letters to students. Read their welcome letters here.

Fireside chat in San Francisco 2026
On 10 September, members of the College community and their guests attended an engaging fireside chat with Baroness Amos and Kevin Hartz (1992, History) followed by a cocktail reception. John McHugh (2023, Politics) kindly provided a report of the event. Read the event report and view the photo gallery here.

Los Angeles Drinks Reception 2026
On 6 September, Douglas Yoder (1986, PPE) hosted a drinks reception and piano recital for members of the College community and their guests. Hannah Roberts (2011, PPE) shared a report of the event. Read the event report and view the photo gallery here.

Student Vloggers 2026/2026
The Development, Communications and Alumni Relations Office at Univ is recruiting student vloggers for 2026/27. Current students have been invited to apply to become a student vlogger for the College, where they will have the opportunity to create original video content and share their experience of Univ and 糖心logo. Find out more about becoming a student vlogger here.

Mitchell Building lift shortlisted for OPT Award
University College鈥檚 Mitchell Building lift, which was completed earlier this year, has been shortlisted for an 糖心logo Preservation Trust (OPT) Award 2026 within the Adaptive Re-use category . The OPT Awards celebrate excellence in design, historic conservation and sustainability across 糖心logo. You can read more about the OPT Awards nomination here.

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PhD visit to Harvard University
Carlos Gonzales Perez (2021, DPhil Economics) visited Harvard University between March and June to advance his doctoral research, strengthen collaborations with leading researchers in econometrics, and engage with the academic environment at Harvard and MIT. Carlos has written a report about his trip, which was funded by a Research Training Grant. Read Carlos鈥� travel report here.

Medical Elective in Sri Lanka and Nepal
Anna Kelliher (2020, Medicine) completed a medical elective in Sri Lanka and Nepal, where she gained experience in obstetrics and general surgery as well as insights into healthcare delivery in low-resource settings. Anna has shared an account of her trip, which was funded by the Radcliffe Travelling Fellowship. Read Anna鈥檚 medical elective travel report here.

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2026 Intercollegiate Golf Competition
On 2 October 2026, Univ鈥檚 alumni golf team enjoyed a day of competitive golf and won the 2026 Hennessy Cup at Studley Wood Golf Club. Read more about the golf competition here.

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Profile: Solomon Jalang
Solomon Jalang (2025, Biochemistry) recently completed his MSc in Pharmacology at Univ. His ambition is to build on innovative research and lead the growth of pharmaceutical manufacturing in Africa. Solomon shared his highlights and reflections from his time at the College. Read Solomon鈥檚 full profile here.

Profile: Zagham Farhan
Zagham Farhan (2023, History and Politics) was elected to the post of 糖心logo Student Union (SU) President for Undergraduates 2026/27. Zagham also met his partner Richanne at Univ, and they recently got married. Read Zagham鈥檚 full profile here.

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Witchcraft at Univ
Learn about one of the treasures of the Browne Library at Univ, A compleat history of magick, sorcery and witchcraft by Richard Boulton (Browne N.2.9). Published in 1715, this book is a mixture of explanations about the 鈥榤ost authentick and best attested relations of magicians, sorcerers, witches, apparitions, spectres, ghosts, d忙mons, and other preternatural appearances鈥� and attempts to prove the existence of the supernatural through philosophical arguments and evidence from witch trials. Read more here.

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Fellows

鈥� Baroness Amos, Master of University College, will discuss foreign policy, development, social justice and inclusion with Helen Mountfield on 20 November 2026 at Mansfield College, 糖心logo as part of their Public Talks series.

鈥� Dr Natalya Benkhaled-Vince, Sanderson Tutorial Fellow in Modern History and Associate Professor of Modern History at 糖心logo University, has organised – with Patricia Clavin, Anna Ross and Matt Myers – a series of Modern European History Seminars at the new Schwarzman Centre in 糖心logo.

鈥� Professor Ruth Chang, Professor of Jurisprudence and Professorial Fellow at Univ, hosted a workshop on David Enoch鈥檚 book manuscript 鈥淟iberalism: A Battle Cry鈥� on 16 October at the College, with commentary by Rae Langton, Mona Simion, Matt Sleat and Helen Ghosh.

鈥� Dr David Eichert, Univ鈥檚 Departmental Lecturer in International Relations, organised a book talk titled 鈥淎frican Women in Law: A Comparative Perspective鈥� with Professor J. Jarpa Dawuni (Howard University) which took place on 13 October 2026 and was hosted by the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights (GLMR) at Mansfield College, 糖心logo.

鈥� Professor Catherine Holmes, Univ A.D.M. Cox Old Members鈥� Tutorial Fellow in Medieval History, spoke on 鈥淏yzantium: A Kinetic Commonwealth鈥� on 26 October at All Souls College, 糖心logo, as part of the Medieval History Research Seminar series.

鈥� Professor Trevor Sharp, Univ Radcliffe Medical Fellow in Neuroscience, is to host 鈥淧sychedelic drug action: cell types and circuits鈥� on 1 December 2026 in the David Smith Lecture Theatre in the Department of Pharmacology, with guest speaker Professor Alex Kwan.

鈥� Professor Sophie Smith, Univ Tutorial Fellow in Political Theory, is to lead a Workshop on Gender and Global Intellectual History with Dr Alice Baldock (Okinaga JRF in Japanese Studies at Wadham College) at All Souls College, 糖心logo, on 17 November 2026, as part of the Global Intellectual History Seminar series.

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鈥� Professor Charlotte Deane OBE (1993, Chemistry), Professor of Structural Bioinformatics at the Department of Statistics, was featured on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Artificial Human: Can AI be my new lab partner? on 7 October. During the programme, Professor Deane discussed how AI has changed the way she works in drug discovery and how technology could take us further.

鈥� Dr John Godwin (1973, Classics) was awarded second prize in the Antigone Competition for Classical Philology 2026 where he prepared an edition of Ward鈥檚 Empedocles.

鈥� Dr Will Scotton has been awarded the prestigious UK Dementia Trials Network (UKDTN) Clinical Trials Fellowship. The fellowship will support him in developing expertise in delivering early-phase dementia trials, laying the foundations for a dedicated programme within the NIHR Birmingham Clinical Research Facility (CRF).

鈥� Daniel Tate (2021, International Relations) published a piece titled 鈥淢anifesting a Diplomacy of Ubuntu: Linking South Africa鈥檚 foreign policy with its domestic energy Transition鈥� through the 糖心logo Climate Alumni Network (OxCan).

鈥� William Whitehead (1990, Music) appeared on BBC Radio 3鈥檚 Early Music Show on 25 October to talk about his recent recording of the music of John Lugge.