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Visiting Oxford for the University Open Day on Friday 18 September?Make sure you pop into Hertford College – you’ll find...
11/09/2026

Visiting Oxford for the University Open Day on Friday 18 September?

Make sure you pop into Hertford College – you’ll find us right next to the Radcliffe Camera! 👋

We’ll be open to prospective students from 10am to 5.30pm, with:

🏛️ Guided tours with current Hertford students
💬 Meet the Tutors panels
🏡 A chance to see student accommodation
❓ Plenty of opportunities to ask questions and find out what life at Hertford is really like

Find full details and timings on our website: https://www.hertford.ox.ac.uk/event/open-day-2/

We look forward to welcoming you! 💙

10/09/2026

Publishing today 🎉 to accompany the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum, Hertford lecturer Emily Winkler's POCKET BAYEUX TAPESTRY! 📖

Available directly through Bodleian Library Publishing online, at local bookstores, and at the British Museum.

Watch the full video here: https://bit.ly/3SRQaVy

Open Day is coming soon!Why visit one college when you can visit three – or even more? 👀Head to our central college tria...
07/09/2026

Open Day is coming soon!

Why visit one college when you can visit three – or even more? 👀

Head to our central college triangle and explore Hertford, Trinity and Wadham – all just a short walk from each other.

Every college is different, so it’s always worth taking the time to find the one that feels right for you.

Hope to see you on Open Day, 18 September! 👋

🎨 From Hertford geographer to full-time painterHertford alumna Sophie Ackers’ series Subsurface Exposure explores fractu...
04/09/2026

🎨 From Hertford geographer to full-time painter

Hertford alumna Sophie Ackers’ series Subsurface Exposure explores fracture, pressure and deep time through oil, cold wax and earth pigments.

This year, Shear Zone was selected for the Biennale of Chianciano in Tuscany, while Residual was exhibited at Gagliardi Gallery in London.

Still finding geology in everything – including the studio.

Read more about Sophie’s journey on our website – https://bit.ly/4xeaiPH

🏡 A glimpse into some of Hertford’s graduate accommodation in Park Town, Jericho and Summertown.From location to living ...
03/09/2026

🏡 A glimpse into some of Hertford’s graduate accommodation in Park Town, Jericho and Summertown.

From location to living spaces, swipe through for a closer look at some of the places our graduate students call home 🤗

Find out more about graduate accommodation at Hertford: https://bit.ly/4iHVuoL

📚 More news from our Library project!Most of the scaffolding on the Catte Street front elevation has now been removed – ...
02/09/2026

📚 More news from our Library project!

Most of the scaffolding on the Catte Street front elevation has now been removed – and what a difference it makes! 👀

Another step towards Hertford looking itself again ✨

What is HERTFORD? 👀Hertford is many things… but here’s one way to spell it out:H – Hall 🍽️E – Epic Bridge 🌉R – Rowing 🚣T...
28/08/2026

What is HERTFORD? 👀

Hertford is many things… but here’s one way to spell it out:

H – Hall 🍽️
E – Epic Bridge 🌉
R – Rowing 🚣
T – Tyndale Window 🪟
F – Folly Bridge accommodation 🏡
O – Octagon tower
R – (Right next to the) Radcliffe Camera 📚
D – Deer 🦌

Of course, there’s much more to Hertford than eight letters.

Come and discover it for yourself at our next Open Day on 18 September 💙

International Dog Day at Hertford…🐶 Dogs available: 0🐈‍⬛ Simpkins available: 1We worked with what we had 😀
26/08/2026

International Dog Day at Hertford…

🐶 Dogs available: 0
🐈‍⬛ Simpkins available: 1

We worked with what we had 😀


These beautiful wooden entrance doors are survivors! 😀First commissioned by Hart Hall’s Principal Thornton before 1707, ...
25/08/2026

These beautiful wooden entrance doors are survivors! 😀

First commissioned by Hart Hall’s Principal Thornton before 1707, they were rehung into the new frontage designed by Garbett in 1822, which had buildings on either side and a wall along the middle of Catte Street, with the gate in it.

Finally, the Jackson-designed buildings completed in 1888 filled in the quad along Catte Street and the gates were hung in their current position, with the main college entrance positioned underneath the current dining hall. 

📸 Photo 1: Archive picture from the late 19th / early 20th century album by photographer Henry Taunt (credit: Hertford College Archives)

 

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