Not only do you make friends for life while you are a student at Queen’s, as an Old Member you also become part of a great network of interesting people all over the world and in all sorts of professions.
Tap into this great resource for exchange and inspiration by joining our Social Media groups on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram, and keep up to date with what’s new in College at the same time.
The Queen’s Women’s Network is for all current students and Old Members of The Queen’s College Oxford, regardless of gender. The Network facilitates professional and social networking for current and Old Members, especially women, by hosting in-person and online events.
The Network aims to promote equality and inclusion and to celebrate success. It enables Queen’s members to connect for advice and support for career development, including sharing opportunities for volunteering and work experience such as placements and internships, via a dedicated LinkedIn group.
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Queen’s launches new Provox podcast
Prof Peter Robbins retires
Record year for Anthea Bell Prize as 2026 winners announced
Honorary Fellow recognised in Birthday Honours List
QTE wins a Vice-Chancellor’s Award
Protecting the honeybee
New student-led video tour of College life
Celebrating creativity
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✍️🖱️From cheques to clicks: Accounts Assistant Gillian Hunt reflects on nearly three decades at Queen’s
As Gillian retires after 29 years as Accounts Assistant, she reflects on a College career shaped by lifelong friendships and memorable traditions. One thing hasn’t changed: the pleasure of walking up the front steps of Queen's and seeing Front Quad each morning.
🔗 Read Gillian’s memories of Queen’s, including all-night queues for Christmas dinner tickets, as the College sends its very best wishes for her retirement: ow.ly/PHn150ZuCIb
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When Alan Turing’s story took to the stage in Royal & Derngate Theatre’s production of 'Breaking the Code', Senior Research Fellow Dr Christopher Hollings was behind the scenes helping the cast bring his mathematics to life.
As historical adviser, Christopher worked with the company to make sure Turing’s ideas were represented accurately. But the collaboration worked both ways: exploring Turing’s work brought both surprises and moments of confirmation, while seeing mathematics interpreted through performance offered new insight into how complex ideas can be communicated.
Read the story: ow.ly/GN4350ZtJ90
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After more than 40 years at Queen’s, Fellow in Medicine and Professor of Physiology Peter Robbins is retiring.
In this interview, he looks back on a career spanning research, teaching, clinical medicine and College life, from exploring how the human body responds to low oxygen to serving as the College’s Estates Bursar.
He reflects on how both Physiology and Queen’s have changed since he joined the Fellowship in 1985, and the pleasure he has found in teaching generations of students.
Asked what makes Queen’s thrive, his answer is simple: “It’s people.”
🔗 Read the full interview: ow.ly/fAk250ZuyXb
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🌏 Are we measuring the wrong things in the fight against climate change?
Climate change. Biodiversity loss. Net zero. We hear these terms every day but are we asking the right questions?
In the latest episode of ‘Provox’, the Provost speaks to Professor of Economic Policy at Oxford Sir Dieter Helm, one of Britain's leading environmental economists, about why progress on climate has proved so elusive.
Together they explore whether current policies are tackling the right problems and what it will take to balance prosperity with genuine environmental stewardship.
🎧 Listen now: ow.ly/60AF50Zu94q
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