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Queen’s now
“A place for people to live and work across boundaries”: a conversation with the outgoing Provost
Prof Karen Leeder wins the Griffin Poetry Prize
Summer reads from the Library
“I am honoured to have served the one and only Queen’s College”: Porter John retires after two decades
Layer by layer: making ideas visible
Prof Robert Taylor retires
Miles with meaning: 4 ultra-marathons in 3 days for MND research
Chaplain
What’s for lunch?
- weekday lunch it is a set two course meal
at midday prompt, by sign on
🎓🌍 Bringing creative translation to classrooms around the world! ✨
In Trinity Term, the Queen’s Translation Exchange (QTE) trained Oxford undergraduates to become Creative Translation Ambassadors, equipping them with tools to teach literature and language through translation during their Year Abroad placements.
We’re proud to see Oxford students becoming ambassadors in the fullest sense: bridging cultures, classrooms, and generations through the power of translation.
🔗 Read the full story on our blog: ow.ly/GAIB50Wm7Us
📷 William Potter
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📚☀️ Summer reading ideas
Whether you're seeking sun-drenched shores or staking out a shady spot in the Bod, the Queen’s Library team have your next read covered.
From Ali Smith’s playful politics to Colin Walsh’s coastal mystery, ghost-haunted English gardens to Thames-side capers, and even a whale or two, this year’s picks are surprising and quietly unputdownable.
📖 Dive in: ow.ly/NkY650WkcvX
📸 John Cairns
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After 20 years in the Lodge, John Maguire has hung up his keys 💛🔑
As the first friendly face many have encountered when arriving at Queen’s, John has welcomed generations of students, guiding late-night wanderers, and even trading banter with Daniel Craig during filming (“007 Ronaldo” t-shirt and all…).
Wishing John a relaxing retirement with his wife Pauline, and a very happy 40th wedding anniversary to them both! 🥂⚽
🔗 Read John’s reflections:https://ow.ly/LUeX50WiRn8
📷 Profile photo by David Olds
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🎪 The Queen’s Ball That Never Was…
As the College prepares to welcome guests to a sold-out Ball tomorrow night, we’re looking back at the 1973 Easter Ball: the one that never happened.
From dreams of booking Wizzard and Arthur Brown’s flaming headdress (!) to lessons learned about budget spreadsheets and British weather, Paul Rex (Modern Languages, 1971) recalls how the ball was planned… and ultimately cancelled.
Read the full story on our website, complete with vintage poster artwork. And if you were ever involved in a Queen’s Ball, as a guest or organiser, we’d love to hear your memories: 📩 news@queens.ox.ac.uk
🔗https://ow.ly/OLl450WgJXx
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