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San Francisco Reception

Join Dinah Rose, President of Magdalen and her husband Peter Kessler for an alumni reception in San Francisco on Tuesday 5th September, kindly hosted by Ellen and Bob Peck (1988)…

Law Dinner for Australian Alumni with James Edelman AC (1998), Justice of the High Court of Australia

…the President, Dinah Rose KC (1984). Our guest of honour will be The Hon Justice James Edelman AC (1998). 6.45pm: Champagne Reception in the Ante Room 7.30pm: Dinner in the…

John Bloxam and the Reinvention of Christmas at Magdalen

…Germany, like the Christmas tree, to England, where they were eagerly copied by the public. Part of it also arose from the breakneck changes which English society had undergone in…

The Life and Library of Arthur Throckmorton

…then Devizes, and was responsible for bringing King Edward the news of the English victory against the Scots at the Battle of Pinkie. He soon rose in status, becoming a…

Magdalen begins major expansion of graduate student scholarships

…to find out how you can get involved, please visit our Supporting Magdalen page. Dinah Rose QC, President of Magdalen College, said, “We are delighted to be able to offer these…

Video tour of The Oxford Science Park

On Thursday 27th April, we were joined by the President of Magdalen College, Dinah Rose KC, and TOSP CEO Rory Maw on a video tour of The Oxford Science Park. The video…

Books That Tell Stories: John Fitzwilliam's Library

…prose, poetry, drama, and letters), architecture, botany, classics, philosophy, astronomy, geography, travel, maps and atlases, books, politics, linguistics, medicine. They are in a wide range of languages, including English, Latin,…

Hong Kong Reception

Please join Dinah Rose KC, President of Magdalen College, and her husband Peter Kessler, as well as members of the Magdalen community for a cocktail cruise across the Victoria Harbour…

Dr Stephen Goddard

…in 20th-century French drama. Teaching Stephen teaches French language (prose and unseen translation, grammar and essays) and French literature, especially in the modern period (approx 1715 onwards), but also covering…

Magdalen Wins Swimming Cuppers

Magdalen won the annual swimming competition between the Oxford colleges held at the Rosenblatt swimming pool. Magdalen’s women put in an exceptional performance, winning four out of the five individual…

From “Two Chinas” to the Emperor’s Presents: Reading Nieuhof’s Travelogue

…for the south. This “tale of two countries” arose from different routes of knowledge transfer: The Land Route Legends: Centuries earlier, travellers like Marco Polo returned via the Silk Road,…

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022

…September at 1pm. May the memory of Her Majesty The Queen be a blessing. May she rest in peace and rise in glory. God Save the King! Dinah Rose The…

Professor Marilyn Booth

…popular literature, specifically colloquial poetry, satirical prose, and caricature in the Egyptian press at the turn into the twentieth century. What links all of these topics is my concern with…

Farewell to the 'Flete!

…the ‘Flete. President Dinah Rose KC delivered a speech on the legacy of the Waynflete Building and the exciting developments now underway. Her remarks acknowledged the affection for the old…

Professor Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

…‘Mrs Dickens’s Family Christmas’ (BBC1), ‘Lingua Franca’ (ABC Radio National Australia), ‘The Charlie Rose Show’ (PBS) and ‘Queen Victoria’s Children’ (BBC2). I write regularly on books and film for the…

Spring garden update

…Team has been busy pruning and training wisterias, roses, and hydrangeas to maximise their flowering potential and has begun lawn care for the demands of the new season ahead. Shrubs…