Old Member champions trading fairly

…an effort to close the gap between our customers and the products they buy. What does Swara mean? Swara is a Sanskrit word that stands for the seven traditions musical…

Making the case for a broad, culture-rich languages curriculum

…to produce language for a purpose, not for its own sake. b. A more diverse languages curriculum should include authentic cultural material. Literature, film, music and history from a broad…

Endowment of the John Prestwich Fellowship in History

…to those who read it then and now. History has now joined Chemistry, Medical Sciences, Music, French, and Modern Languages as a fully endowed academic discipline at Queen’s. At a…

Dr Christine Baro-Hone

…audience. As a life-long choir singer and early music enthusiast, she is excited about working next door to one of the most fabulous college choirs in Oxford. Since 2023, Christine…

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…published, released a music album, made a film, or exhibited your art? Maybe you’ve won an award, sailed around the world, or been at the forefront of a scientific discovery….

Austin Haynes

…opportunities on offer around the Uni more broadly. I’m really into music so I’ve been involved with a few choirs here as well as being part of two student operas,…

Queen's Photography Competition 2024

…views or quirky details in College, images of pieces of work you have produced while at Queen’s, or photographs of any Queen’s-related activities (sport, bops, gaudies, music, etc.); for others…

Special Collections

…grant access to the Special Collections including manuscripts, archive material, rare books or music Special Collections.  All members of the College are welcome to consult the Special Collections but access…

Jacob Sternberg

The Queen’s College has a strong musical tradition and the mixed-voice Chapel Choir is recognised as one of the finest such groups in Oxford and Cambridge. The Choir Manager is…

Distinguished Visitors

…Physics at the University of Illinois, Chicago and our non-academic Distinguished Visitor was Jacky Wright, former Chief Digital Officer at Microsoft. In 2023-2024, we welcomed Prof Mary Ann Smart (Music,…

Claire Taylor MBE

Claire Taylor studied Mathematics at Queen’s in the mid-90s under the watchful eyes of Professors Neumann and Edwards, rushing between lectures, tutorials, and various sporting and musical commitments for University…

Photography competition 2024 now open for entries

…views or quirky details in College, images of pieces of work you have produced while at Queen’s, or photographs of any Queen’s-related activities (sport, bops, gaudies, music, etc.); for others…

Languages and policy engagement at Oxford: an act of translation

…Embracing a different culture – its history, politics, literature, philosophy, music, art, cinema and more – alleviates fear, misunderstanding and prejudice which are barriers to international collaboration. The world is…

Applying to Queen's/Oxford

…quality education the college community offers opportunities to students in a wide variety of areas such as music, sport, theatre and other social events. We also offer a range of…

Prof Robert Taylor retires

…with Ben Miller on Horizon that explored the question: what is one degree?  I’ve also done a talk on The Physics of Music with current Queen’s student Henry Coop who…

Mandarin workshops and Creative Translation with the Queen's Translation Exchange

…ancient Chinese writing and poetry, experienced a day in the life of a undergraduate studying abroad in Taipei, translated part of a German novel and delivered sensational multilingual musical performances.  …