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In October I began my studies in Sanskrit, the language of ancient Indian literature and Hindu scripture.

Two terms done and boy what a journey I have been on, up, down, backwards and lots of forwards!!

Two years ago, almost to the day, I wrote an article for this blog about my first two terms at Brasenose and at Oxford.

Upon arriving in East Ham on Wednesday, Rev’d Sue gave me a ‘low down’ of the condition of East Ham which was helpful in not only getting straight to the point but giving me a lens with which to think about the rest of my visit

I grew up in an ex-mining town near Nottingham and went to a very standard state school. I always wanted to go to university, but coming from an area with little to no Oxbridge progression, I assumed it would be a local uni and I’d end up staying at home.

Sitting here and reflecting on my first term I can’t help but feel utterly overwhelmed by the many beautiful experiences, amazing lessons and valuable changes I had within the short eight weeks of term!

The summer of 2018 marked the end of my time at Brasenose, where I spent three of the happiest years of my life studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

A new study led by Brasenose College tutor Dr Sonali Nag Department of Education will develop and test an oral language.

Professor Perla Maiolino has received support from Brasenose College for establishing her new Soft Robotics Lab at Oxford Robotics Institute and to pursue research related to providing robots with a “Sense of Touch”.

As Oxford begins adorning its buildings with lights, and the Christmas markets start to line Broad Street, the colleges also begin to take advantage of the budding festive atmosphere.

It is with great sadness that we report that alumnus and Honorary Fellow Sir Hans Kornberg (Biochemistry, 1956) died on Monday 16th December 2019.

Hi everybody, I’m Margot and I just finished my tenure as Environments Rep for the Brasenose JCR

On Thursday 5 December, the College was delighted to recognise the generosity of our alumnus Mohamed Amersi (EMBA, 2014), and the Amersi Foundation.

Brasenose College welcomes the 2^nd annual release of Oxford undergraduate admissions statistics. The College is concerned about the lack of Black British students as undergraduates as highlighted in the University statistics.

A wealth of evidence supports the importance of sleep for our physical, cognitive and emotional functioning.

The Centre for Criminology in association with Brasenose College has launched a new graduate scholarship for UK BME students. The scholarship will provide full fees and maintenance support for a maximum of four years.

In December 2018, the College purchased the Lloyds Bank building at Carfax, on the corner of High Street and Cornmarket. (Photo Cowan and Kingerlee Ltd)

On Wednesday 6th November Brasenose is holding a disucussion on Professor Peter Birks.

A memorial event will be held in the Sheldonian Theatre on Sunday 1 December at 2.30pm.

Faced with the prospect of a three-month-long vacation at the end of second year, I wanted to do something productive with my summer.