News
31st October 2017
The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra will give a world premiere of movement 1 of "POLIN", the second symphony of current student Sturdivant Adams (2016), on November 2, 2017 in the Sheldonian Theatre. The piece won the orchestra’s 2017 Composers’ Competition. There will also be music by Professor Robert Saxton, Professor of Composition and Tutor in Music at Worcester.
23rd October 2017
We are delighed to announce that on Wednesday 18th October HRH The Duchess of Cornwall joined HRH Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak to officially open the Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre. The opening ceremony included musical and theatrical performances by Worcester students in the Tuanku Bainun auditorium, a speech by the Sultan and the unveiling of the dedication plaque by The Duchess. Vist the Clarence House Twitter page for live coverage.
5th October 2017
As part of the Royal Society of Biology's Biology Week, Dr John Parrington, Associate Professor and Tutor in Medicine, is speaking at The Royal Institution of Great Britain in a debate on genome editing. The debate, entitled "Genome editing: Where do we draw the line?" will take place on Monday 9 October and begins at 7 p.m. The panel includes Dr Robin Lovell-Badge FRSB, Dr Ann Bruce, Peter Thompson and Professor Shirley Hodgson FRSB alongside John.
6th September 2017
The 2016/17 Norrington Table has been released and we are delighted to announce that Worcester has placed fourth, improving on a ranking of ninth last year. The Norrington Table ranks the performance of students at each college in finals, and is based on the classifications of undergraduate degrees awarded. The full table can be viewed on the University website. Congratulations go to all of our undergraduates.
26th July 2017
Current students Hannah Chukwu (2015), Ben Darwent (2016) and Caitlin Kelly (2015) are part of a 13 strong group of Oxford students taking the hit play Girls will be Girls by Ella Langley, to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from its sell-out Oxford run.
The narrative follows seven teenage girls as they try to navigate personal, social and academic demands, and carefully addresses topical issues affecting girls throughout society.
26th June 2017
Worcester College, Oxford, is pleased to announce that Maestro Evgeny Kissin, widely regarded as one of the world’s very greatest classical pianists, is to be the College’s second Distinguished Visiting Fellow – an initiative launched by Provost Sir Jonathan Bate, whereby leading figures from the world of the performing arts make occasional visits to partake in the intellectual life of the College and share their gifts with its students. The first such Fellow, Sir Ian McKellen, has already become a familiar face at Worcester.
21st June 2017
Our congratulations go to Old Members Sir William Parente (1969) and James Stretton (1962) for their awards in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2017. Sir William received a CBE for services to the Arts and Philanthropy, and James received an MBE for services to the Arts, Finance and Charity in Scotland.
5th June 2017
The recipient of the first Provost's Scholarship will be Johann Go, from the University of Auckland. The scholarship includes an entire year's tuition fees, student accommodation, subsidised meals, a stipend, return flights to New Zealand, and access to all University of Oxford facilities.
Johann will study Philosophy at Worcester during the 2018 academic year. For more information, please click here.
3rd May 2017
Worcester's Senior Organ Scholar Dan Mathieson (2014) will be performing an Organ Recital in the Chapel on Saturday. The Recital will include pieces by Bach, Byrd and Wesley, and will conclude with an improvisation. All are welcome to attend the performance, which will begin at 1 p.m.