Oriel News

Summer 2021 Edition

You can also download Oriel News 2021 as a PDF by clicking here. 

Highlights include:

• Oriel Hall Renovation
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Oriel
• 35 Years of Women at Oriel
• Hidden Treasures: Oriel’s silver

Summer 2020 Edition

You can also download Oriel News 2020 as a PDF by clicking here.

Highlights include:

• The Canonisation of John Henry Newman
• Gilbert White turns 300
• Exploring and discussing the legacy of Cecil Rhodes at Oriel College
• Oriel Hall Renovation

Summer 2019 Edition

You can also view a PDF of Oriel News 2019 here.

Highlights include:

• The unexpected journey to becoming a filmmaker
• The life of Jeremy Catto
• Orielenses are good sports!
• Oriel’s Magna Carta

The Next Industry Focus – The Food and Drinks Industry

Our next industry focus will be looking at Orielenses who are working in the food and drinks sector. We will contacting some Orielenses who know to be in this sector, but if you would like to be considered for inclusion then please do contact verity.armstrong@oriel.ox.ac.uk

Summer 2018 Edition

You can also view a PDF of Oriel News Summer 2018 here.

Highlights include:

• Alumni Survey results and responses
• Visiting Musician Masterclasses and lessons for life
• Industry Focus article on entrepreneurship
• Meet the new Chaplain

The Next Industry Focus – Technology

Our next industry focus will be looking at Orielenses who are working in the technology sector. We will contacting some Orielenses who know to be in this sector, but if you would like to be considered for inclusion then please do contact verity.armstrong@oriel.ox.ac.uk

Summer 2017 Edition

Highlights include:

• A report on W1’s recent Torpids victory.
• Patrick Duhig (2005) gives an account of crossing the Greenland polar ice cap unsupported.
• Sarah Wright (2014) goes into detail about the preparations involved in taking her new musical, Doctor Faustus, to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

The Next Industry Focus – Entrepreneurship

Our next industry focus will be focussing on Orielenses who are entrepreneurs. We will be contacting some Orielenses who we know to be entrepreneurs, but if you would like to be considered for inclusion then please do contact development.office@oriel.ox.ac.uk

Autumn 2016 Edition

Highlights include:

• A report on the OUWBC’s Boat Race victory from Women’s Blue Boat Cox and Oriel Musculoskeletal Sciences Student Morgan Baynham-Williams (2015).
• Robin Harland (1951) gives his account of The Queen’s 90th birthday street party at The Mall.
• Jon Bentley’s (1979) account of representing Oriel on University Challenge.

The Next Industry Focus – Charity and Third Sector

Our next industry focus will look at those Orielenses who work in the Charity and Third Sector. We will be contacting some Orielenses who we know work in this sector, but if you would like to be considered for inclusion then please do contact development.office@oriel.ox.ac.uk.

Spring 2016 Edition

Highlights include:

• Celebrating Women at Oriel Day: Alumna and guest, Laura Ashley-Timms (1985) recounts her experience of the day
• Industry Focus: Orielenses speak about their experiences working in the education sector
• Zambian Journey: Notes of the Oriel Tour 2015

Summer 2015 Edition

Highlights include:

• Back to the Future: Jon Bentley (1979, Geography) chats to Eve Finnie (2014, Physics) about the changes to the Rhodes Building and a career in television since Oriel.
• Industry Focus: Orielenses speak about their experiences working in the medical sector.
• A Medical Pioneer: a profile of former Oriel tutor Prof Geoffrey Raisman and his work towards restoring movement to paraplegic patients

Winter 2014 Edition

Highlights include:

• Back to the Future: we invited Laura Dosanjh (1986) to meet the current student living in her old room
• Industry Focus: the experience of Orielenses with a career in TV or Film
• Oriel and the Great War: stories of some of the Orielenses on the roll of honour