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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Treasures of the Library: the passage of the shadow of the moon
Queen’s launches new Provox podcast
Prof Peter Robbins retires
Old Member appointed life peer
Protecting the honeybee
New student-led video tour of College life
Celebrating creativity
What’s for lunch?
- two course meal at midday prompt, by sign on
🌒 As people look skywards for today’s solar eclipse, we’re looking back to another eclipse and to a former Queen’s student who wanted to make sure no one panicked when the sky went dark.
Astronomer Edmond Halley predicted with extraordinary accuracy the path of a total solar eclipse across southern England in 1715. At a time when eclipses could still be regarded as ominous portents, Halley published a chart explaining exactly what would happen, hoping that science would prevent “surprise to the People”.
Halley studied at Queen’s for two years from 1673, and his rare 'A Description of the Passage of the Shadow of the Moon' (1715) has recently joined the College Library’s collections thanks to the generosity of an Old Member.
🔗 Read the story: ow.ly/AqvW50ZyyVI
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Can politics take the long view?
📺 In an age of 24-hour news cycles and constant political pressure, is there still room for long-term thinking?
In the latest episode of ‘Provox’, Paul is joined by former Chancellor Jeremy Hunt for a wide-ranging conversation on economics, healthcare, leadership, and the changing nature of public debate.
Sir Jeremy draws on his experience at the highest levels of government, reflecting on balancing principle with pragmatism and making decisions that can affect millions of lives.
🎧 Listen now: ow.ly/qZ9c50Zyt35
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🎼 Vivaldi Gloria | Academy of Ancient Music & Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford
Listen to Vivaldi’s Gloria, recorded earlier this year in the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford. The Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford and the Academy of Ancient Music directed by Owen Rees, are joined by soloists Zoë Brookshaw and Esther Lay.
Watch here: ow.ly/IZGK50ZyrLL
Further performances from the same concert will be released later this summer, with more recorded concerts planned for the coming academic year.
If this inspires you to become part of Oxford’s musical life, why not apply for a choral or organ scholarship at Queen's? Links to application forms can be found here: ow.ly/jqVt50ZyrLM
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💡How do you lead when everything is changing?
From the civil service and the Treasury, to Ofcom and John Lewis, Baroness Sharon White has led some of Britain's most important institutions through periods of profound change.
🎙️In the latest episode of ‘Provox’, Paul Johnson speaks to Baroness White about her remarkable career, from her Windrush family background in East London, to the highest levels of public service and business.
Together they explore ambition, public purpose, leading through crisis, the role of regulators, and what it takes to steer major organisations when the stakes are high.
🎧 Listen now: ow.ly/2QG650Zw4XR
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