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Access Week 2025: From Local to Global

Designed to emulate 'a week in the life of an Oxford undergraduate', Access Week is an annual summer residential at Pembroke College. Select pupils from our target regions who have participated in our Access and Outreach programmes were invited to attend the residential, which took place this summer. We welcomed 120 pupils who participated in tutorials, seminars, mock interviews, academic trips, and much more.
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Reflections of a Recent Pembroke Graduate

Michaelmas term is fast approaching, which can only mean one thing – an onslaught of Freshers will be imminently arriving to Oxford and Pembroke. Starting university can be a big transition for anyone. We thought we’d ask one of our fresh graduates, Rohit Ghosh, to reflect on his time at Pembroke, looking all the way back to his own Freshers’ week.
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Professor Jack Werner on 'Visualising the Initiation of Sight'

Visiting Fellow Professor Jack Werner talks about his research on developing imaging techniques to capture the living human retina, conducted during his time at Pembroke as part of his Leverhulme Visiting Professorship.

Pembroke Alumnus Celebrates Graduation after 55 years

Brian Slater (1963, Mathematics) is proof that it’s never too late to celebrate an Oxford degree! Having graduated in absentia 55 years ago, Brian finally donned his BA gown and sat down to a College graduation lunch with his family this summer.

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Global Security: From Evidence-Based Research to Networked Impact

The Global Security Programme (GSP) has been awarded a grant by the DT Institute for a 12-month long project aimed at producing rigorous academic research that will help improve the lives of individuals and communities suffering from conflict and insecurity.

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Celebrating Success: Oscar Lu

Many congratulations to Pembroke student, Oscar Lu (2021, Medicine Graduate Entry) for being awarded the Martin Wronker Prize by the University! Oscar has received this award for achieving top place across his cohort during his first-year exams.

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Celebrating Success: Henry Worsley

Congratulations to Pembroke Student Henry Worsley (2021, History and Italian), who won the ‘Mrs Claude Beddington Modern Languages Prize’ for his performance in Italian prelims! We've asked Henry to share his experience studying at Oxford and managing his workload as a first-year student.

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European Rowing Championships Gold for Alumna Erin Kennedy

Our warmest congratulations to Pembroke alumna and GB rowing cox Erin Kennedy MBE (2011, History and English) whose team won gold at the European Rowing Championships in Munich this August. We wish her the very best for her continued treatment and look forward to following her sporting journey in years to come.

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Celebrating Success: Hailey Sockalingam

We continue our Celebrating Success series with Pembroke Student Hailey Sockalingam (2019, History) who was awarded a Gibbs Book Prize for a high average mark in her History Finals papers. Congratulations to Hailey!

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Alumni Weekend 2022

We were pleased to welcome over 100 Pembrokians back to College for our annual Alumni Weekend, which included a 50th Anniversary lunch for 1970-72 Matriculants, a College Treasures Talk with the Librarian, and a service of prayer and thanksgiving for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1926 - 2022

With deep sadness Pembroke College mourns the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and extends its sincere condolences to the King and members of the Royal Family.

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New Book Published by Pembroke Fellow Barnabas Aspray

We are delighted to share that Dr Barnabas Aspray has published his first monograph with CUP. Titled Ricœur at the Limits of Philosophy: God, Creation, and Evil, the book explores the thought of one of the twentieth century’s greatest religious philosophers.

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Upcoming events

Pembroke in New York

15 Oct 2025 18:00 - 20:30
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Conference: Transplantation Medicine in the Paediatric Context

1 Dec 2025 09:30 - 18:00

How does the law regulate children as donors or recipients of organ transplants? This conference will bring together lawyers, clinicians, and representatives of faith and non-faith based communities in order to address key questions on consent, autonomy, and decision-making in the field of paediatric transplantation.

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30 Apr 2024

400 Subject Dinner: Medicine, PPL, PPP, Psychology

18:00 - 21:30
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Pembroke College, Oxford

To celebrate our 400th anniversary, Pembrokians are invited to return to College for subject dinners taking place throughout 2024 - an opportunity to reunite with old friends and to meet others whose journeys began in similar ways at Pembroke.
26 Apr 2024

Alumni Bar Night

18:00 - 23:00
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Pembroke College

We welcome all alumni and a guest to join us in The Hall Bar in Pembroke College on the Friday of Week 1, every term.
24 Apr 2024

400 Subject Dinner: Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics

18:00 - 21:30
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Pembroke College, Oxford

To celebrate our 400th anniversary, Pembrokians are invited to return to College for subject dinners taking place throughout 2024 - an opportunity to reunite with old friends and to meet others whose journeys began in similar ways at Pembroke.
23 Apr 2024

400 Special Events: Music and Arts Dinner

18:00 - 21:30
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Pembroke College, Oxford

Join us for a formal dinner to celebrate our rich musical and artistic talents as part of Pembroke's 400th anniversary, including musical performances, art exhibitions and novel readings.