Events for Alumni
Brasenose College Boat Club Annual Dinner
Saturday 2nd May 2026
Time: 6:45 pm
Location: In College
Bookings for this event are Now Open!
Alumni who rowed during their time at BNC are invited to the Brasenose College Boat Club Alumni Dinner.
Downward spiral: Collapsing public standards and how to restore them, with John Bowers KC
Tuesday 5th May 2026
Time: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Location: Ruskin Room, Cohen Quadrangle, Exeter College, Walton St, Oxford OX1 2HG
Bookings for this event are Now Open!
Join Principal John Bowers KC and Michael Crick (Award-winning journalist and Founding member of Channel 4 News), in a discussion on John’s book Downward spiral: Collapsing public standards and how to restore them.
Brasenose Alumni London Pub Quiz
Wednesday 6th May 2026
Time: 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: The Pineapple Pub, 51 Leverton St, Kentish Town, NW5 2NX
Back by popular demand, we invite you to join our second annual Alumni pub quiz!
Drinks Event in Manchester
Thursday 7th May 2026
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Didsbury, Manchester
Bookings for this event are Now Open!
Peter Folkman (PPE, 1964) invites Brasenose alumni to a drinks reception, kindly hosted at his home in Didsbury. Peter’s address will be emailed nearer the time, to those who have signed up to the event.
1509 Society Drinks Reception
Tuesday 12th May 2026
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Bloomberg Mithraeum, 12 Walbrook, London, EC4N 8AA
A special alumni drinks reception for our 1509 Society members. Booking details will be available on your invitation.
Memorial Service for Charles Scott (Jurisprudence, 1976)
Monday 22nd June 2026
Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: University Church, Oxford
Bookings for this event are Now Open!
Join us to celebrate the life of Charles Scott, who unexpectedly passed away at the start of this year. Charles gave generously of his time and extensive expertise. He will be much missed, both personally and professionally.
More Information
We look forward to welcoming you back for your Gaudy. We expect the following year groups to be invited to their Gaudy in the coming five years, although please note, these may be subject to change.
2027 – 1967-1969, 1977-1979, 1986-1987
2028 – 2002-2003, 2010-2011, 2016-2017
2029 – 1990-1991, 1994-1995, 2012-2013
2030 – 1973-1974, 1992-1993, 2018-2019
2031 – 1975-1976, 2004-2005, 2020-2021
Gaudies take place every 7 to 10 years and your first Gaudy will be held about 7 years after graduation. Please be aware that, due to Covid, the schedule was pushed back by two years.
Invitations are sent by post two months in advance. If you haven’t received your invitation then please contact us sharing your current contact details including postal address. You can also update your address online, but this information will need to be received prior to mailing of invitations.
Please refer to our Code of Conduct for guidance on acceptable behaviour when visiting College.
We post photographs of past events on our Flickr page which you can reach via this link here.
If you can’t find the answer to your question on our Frequently Asked Questions page, drop us a line development.office@bnc.ox.ac.uk