Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford

What literary character is your college? - Cherwell Hannah Becker matches Oxford’s colleges with a figure from ‘the canon’ in an attempt to capture their distinctive characters.

Can you guess which literary character the Cherwell newspaper has assigned to HMC? cherwell.org/2025/10/07/o...

HMC Fellow gives lecture in Cairo to commemorate celebrated Egyptologist

HMC Fellow and Tutor for Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Dr Hana Navratilova delivered a lecture in Cairo on 23 September to commemorate the centenary of celebrated Egyptologist Jaroslav Černý’s first visit to the country. Read more and watch the lecture 🔗 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hmc-...

Prof De Neve and Dr George Ward pictured with their book

HMC Vice-Principal Prof Jan-Emmanuel De Neve has been recognised by @thinkers50.com as one of today’s most influential thinkers in business and management. Read the full story 🔗 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hmc-...

HMC gives warm welcome to new Principal, Beth Breeze

📢 Today we welcome our new Principal, @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social, to HMC. Beth joins us from @kent.ac.uk, where she was Professor of Philanthropic Studies and the founding Director of the Centre for Philanthropy. See full story 👇 tinyurl.com/5622usr5

📢 We’re delighted to announce that Professor Jane Shaw has been appointed the new Provost of Gresham College, starting this Dec!

Prof Shaw is a distinguished historian, author, & outgoing Principal of @hmcoxford.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk

Read more: gres.hm/jane-shaw-25🎓

We are delighted to share the news that our outgoing Principal Prof Jane Shaw is to become the new Provost of @greshamcollege.bsky.social, an institution that shares HMC's commitment to breaking down barriers to knowledge and promoting education. Read the full story 👇 tinyurl.com/379en7rz

Image of HMC quad with text overlaid: "Prospective Newsletter: September edition"

📢 Read the latest edition of our Prospective Students' Newsletter, featuring links to some of @ox.ac.uk's latest resources, such as the undergraduate prospectus for entry in 2026, as well as HMC-specific information, like stories from some of our students 👇 mailchi.mp/1319bebff0e2...

HMC alumni bid farewell to Professor Jane Shaw and meet incoming Principal

On Saturday we were delighted to welcome back HMC alumni for an opportunity to bid farewell to our outgoing Principal Professor Jane Shaw and meet her successor @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social. Read more about the event 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/hmc-...

London Alumni Drinks Reception

📢 Calling all HMC alum! Join us on 3 November, in the beautiful setting of the Oxford and Cambridge Club, to meet our incoming Principal, @breezephilanthropy.bsky.social , and Director of Alumni Relations and Development Lisa Smårs. More info and booking 👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/event/alumni...

Join our #OCMA team & Franck Goddio for an exploration of Alexandria’s ancient Portus Magnus and one of its enigmatic sacred sites, the Temple to Poseidon. 5pm, Thurs 25 Sept @hmcoxford.bsky.social ⚓🧜‍♂️⛵

Changing States of Mind Psychology in the Classroom podcast Podcast for teachers and schools.

Check out HMC Supernumerary Fellow and Psychology Tutor @juliabadger.bsky.social in a recent guest appearance on a psychology podcast discussing her research on bullying and "counter-connecting" 👇 changingstatesofmind.com/podcast

Visits and Open Days

Remember that it's our final Open Day of the year on Friday 19 September. Come along to:
– Take a tour of HMC
– Meet our Admissions Team
– Put questions to current students
More info 👉 hmc.ox.ac.uk/open-days
We look forward to seeing you! #OxOpenDays #LifeAtHMC #LifelongLearning

Oxford Open Doors banner outside HMC

All ready for #OxfordOpenDoors tomorrow from 10 to 4! See our renovated Chapel and beautiful Library – and find out about the Arlosh Hall's role in a key historical event. And why not also visit our neighbours @newcollegeoxf.bsky.social, @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social and @wadhamcollege.bsky.social?

Headshot of Franck Goddio

📢 Join us on 25 September for a free lecture by pioneering underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio. In what promises to be a fascinating talk, Goddio will describe his team's exploration of one of Alexandria’s sacred sites, the Temple to Poseidon. Info and sign-up 👇 www.hmc.ox.ac.uk/event/public...

Revelations of Divine Love title page, Warrack 1901 edition

Based on people’s search for an authentic spirituality, Professor Jane Shaw @hmcoxford.bsky.social ‬aims to transform our understanding of the spiritual and religious landscape of twentieth-century Britain. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/jshaw

New book by incoming HMC Principal published

Delighted that 2 pieces of news align! New job @hmcoxford.bsky.social and new book (co-authored with @rhodridavies.bsky.social & Theresa Lloyd) exploring UK #philanthropy and why rich people give: hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/new-...

Beautiful! And you can just see @hmcoxford.bsky.social's Clocktower to the top left of the image😍

500th Anniversary Lecture in Manchester: Rowan Williams Christ Church continues its 500th Anniversary Lecture series with Humanist Learning: A Vision for Today? to be delivered by The Right Reverend Dr Rowan Williams. Dr Williams will discuss faith in toda...

Catch HMC Senior Research Fellow Michael Symmons Roberts in conversation with Rowan Williams for the Christ Church 500th Anniversary Lecture series in Manchester on 11 September. More info and booking 👇
tinyurl.com/bdh5764a

Flyer for Recycling and Reuse conference

We're delighted to be hosting a three-day international workshop on recycling in ancient Egypt – now in full swing –organised by DPhil students David Brügger and Leonie Hoff!

Portrait of Charles Wellbeloved

Another key figure in our past died #OTD in 1858. Charles Wellbeloved, Principal of Manchester College in York and a renowned reformer and archaeologist, was educated at Homerton Academy, antecedent to
@homertoncollege.bsky.social, and had a significant role in
@ukunitarian.bsky.social history.

Design and History

Born #OTD 1833: Edward Burne-Jones, who designed the celebrated stained-glass windows in our Chapel, which were made by the William Morris factory. Read more 👇 www.hmc.ox.ac.uk/design-and-h...

📢 Mature student considering applying to Oxford as either an undergraduate or postgraduate? Our prospective students' newsletter for August includes a guide to picking your course, admission tests, the last chance to register for September events, as well as much more. 👇
tinyurl.com/2wtm6wvs

Contributors to the next @worldhappiness.report have just been announced. Published by HMC-based The Wellbeing Research Centre, directed by Vice-Principal and Fellow and Tutor in Management Prof Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, the theme of the 2026 report is social media. More details 👇 tinyurl.com/yfybr2vy

Image of five women posing with a rugby ball

Today marks the start of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup, but did you know that in 1987 HMC – or Manchester College as we were still known back then – had its own formidable rugby team? Proof comes in the form of this wonderful image from the archives! #RWC2025

Grid of images of student faces

As the only @ox.ac.uk college solely for mature students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, one of the distinct characteristics of HMC is the diverse range of our students’ life experiences. Read more about some of them and their impressions of life at HMC👇 hmc.ox.ac.uk/student-stor...

Image of a college library with text: 13 September, Applying to Oxford and Cambridge as a Mature Undergraduate Webinar

Sat 13 Sep, 10.30-12: join us for a webinar offered jointly by @ox.ac.uk and @cam.ac.uk to find out more about mature colleges at both universities and the admissions process. Plus, put your questions to admissions staff from HMC and current students. Register 👇https://shorturl.at/RBqVC

Our wonderful Library is featured in Geoffrey Tyack and Dan Paton's "Oxford Libraries Architecture" published by @bodleian.ox.ac.uk . More info on the book 👉https://f.mtr.cool/iytcqbzmqm

Announcing our Head of St Paul's Cathedral Institute, James Roberts | St Paul's Cathedral We are delighted to announce the appointment of James Roberts as the new Head of the St Paul’s Cathedral Institute.

👏 Congratulations to HMC alumnus James Roberts (2021, DPhil Theology) on his appointment as Head of the St Paul's Cathedral Institute. More here 👉

God is Love

An altar cloth preserved in our Archive and what it reveals not only about HMC but the role the College played in Oxford's spiritual and cultural life is the subject of the latest blog from our Library Team 👇
hmc.ox.ac.uk/article/god-...

Can't wait for this new book from HMC Fellow and Tutor in English Prof Kate McLoughlin!