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Our series of interviews with our academic staff continues as we spoke to BNC’s Senior Kurti Fellow, Professor of Particle Physics Daniela Bortoletto, on her big experiments to find ultra-small particles.

Jenna Hebert is a first year MSc (Res) Psychiatry Rhodes Scholar at Brasenose College, and this year represented Oxford at the Cancer Research UK Boat Races in the Stroke seat of the women’s Blue Boat. She originally hails from and was educated in the United States.

On May 25th Brasenose College took part in a number of traditional festivities.

Last term, Brasenose College recognised two Old Members, Professor Michael Kosterlitz (1966) and Mr Mohamed Amersi (2014), by electing them to the prestigious rank of Honorary Fellow. 

Last month Brasenose held a Symposium on Child Learning and Raising Attainment, to mark the arrival of two new Tutors in Education, Professors Sonali Nag and Charles Hulme.

One evening in May, every other year, Brasenose’s quads are magically transformed as the biennial College Ball arrives. This year was no different, as on Saturday 6^th May we explored the delights of Odyssey: A Journey into the Unknown.

Ambitious plans are underway to completely remodel the College’s largest dedicated teaching space, Lecture Room XI.

For the first installment of our series of interviews with the Tutors of Brasenose College, Professor Chris McKenna, Fellow in Management Studies and Reader in Business History and Strategy at SaÏd Business School, sat down with Richard Lofthouse, editor of Oxford Today, to share thoughts from his forthcoming history of white-collar crime.

It’s often said that there is something for everyone when it comes to extra-curricular at Oxford, and as cliched as that sounds it genuinely is true.

A vital part of creating inclusive college communities comes directly from the access team in the form of the regional link programme.

Arts & Societies Dinner 2017 was, much like The Tempest, full of dramatic undertones, comedic speeches and sumptuous feasts (albeit with far fewer harpies).

Brasenose College flew the Rainbow Flag from the College flagpole on 1^st February 2017 to celebrate LGBT History Month.

Brasenose has already taken many positive steps to improve its sustainability, however it has the potential to do even more.

Brasenose’s wonderful community spirit is one of the main reasons why I chose to run for the position of Charities Rep.

Every year, on Shrove Tuesday, Brasenose College’s staff and students gather to celebrate a unique tradition: Ale Verses.

Professor Richard Kraut will give the 9th John Ackrill Memorial Lecture at 5.00 pm on Thursday, 9 March, in Brasenose College, Lecture Room XI.

Everyone knows that at Oxford academic work can be a challenge. To help deal with this, sometimes we need to put down our pens, close our laptops, and leave the library.

This February Half Term week Brasenose College was delighted to be involved in two outreach projects aimed to encourage and excite students from backgrounds that tend to be underrepresented at the University of Oxford.

Syrian Brasenose College student, Manar Marzouk shares her thoughts about life and study in Oxford.

Last month Brasenose English undergraduates gathered to take part in a Dissertation Symposium, where third year English students presented their research to an audience of fellow students and tutors.