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A view of the college from St Swithun's Quad showing the mawn being mown in high summer. Three crows dot the lawn, and the sky is a high and cloudless blue
06 August 2026

Magdalen celebrates an exceptional year of Law success

Magdalen College has enjoyed an outstanding year in Law, with students achieving exceptional examination results and winning the University’s top prizes.
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The busy Waynflete Quad construction site under a cloudy sky. Three workers wear hard hats and high-visibility vests. In the foreground, one worker walks across the concrete ground while balancing a long wooden beam over his shoulder, surrounded by metal barriers, scaffolding, and the concrete framework of a multi-storey building.
04 August 2026

Waynflete update

The pace hasn’t let up at the Waynflete Quad site. Since our last visit, the buildings just keep rising; the tower has climbed two more floors, and the building facing onto the plain is starting to take shape.
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A detailed profile portrait of a grey heron looking to the right. The bird's blue-grey and white feathers are captured in sharp focus, showing off its long yellow bill, dark crest feathers, and piercing orange-yellow eye against a smoothly blurred, neutral backdrop.
28 July 2026

Photo competition winners 2026
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Addison's Walk
22 July 2026

Bill Johnson
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Photographic portrait of Martin Bridson
20 July 2026

Exceptional month for Magdalen mathematicians
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Robin Dunbar
20 July 2026

Robin Dunbar awarded 2026 International Cosmos Prize
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Professor Hill
20 July 2026

Adrian Hill wins European Inventor Award 2026
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Magdalen College
13 July 2026

Magdalen students recognised with prestigious English prizes
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A building site peeking through a dense canopy of green summer trees. White modular site cabins sit in the lower right foreground. Behind them, a concrete building is under construction. It features scaffolding and exposed levels. The structure is partially visible between the large leafy branches. A clear, pale blue sky fills the upper portion of the frame.
09 July 2026

Waynflete update
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Oxford Conservation Consortium opens doors to members
07 July 2026

Oxford Conservation Consortium opens doors to members
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James Maynard in front of bookshelf
02 July 2026

Former Fellow by Examination new Regius Professor of Mathematics
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George Dransfield helps discover giant 'super-puff' planets lighter than candy floss
25 June 2026

George Dransfield discovers giant ‘super-puff’ planets
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"A professional headshot of Professor Jason Chin, wearing a light blue button-up shirt. He has a confident and approachable expression against a neutral gray background.
25 June 2026

Jason Chin awarded the 2026 Heinrich Wieland Prize
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Sheldonian
25 June 2026

Magdalen students recognised at Encaenia
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a oirtrait of ben green sitting at his desk with bookshelves behind him. he wears a tweed jacket and blue shirt and has his hands folded on the desk infront of him. He is smiling.
23 June 2026

Ben Green awarded European Research Council Advanced Grant
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Social media
18 June 2026

Is the social media ban protection or exclusion?
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Professor Véronique Gouverneur
18 June 2026

Véronique Gouverneur receives major international award
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Solar panels
18 June 2026

The future’s bright for clean energy at Magdalen