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Pembroke College receives funding to open new interdisciplinary research centre to address challenges in conservation and global security

Pembroke alumnus and philanthropist Dr Thomas S. Kaplan has committed over £4 million to the College to establish the Recanati-Kaplan Minerva Institute — the world’s first-ever interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to tackling urgent global challenges at the intersection of environmental conservation and security.
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Brandon Sanderson delivers 2026 J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature: 'On Fantasy'

We were delighted to welcome award-winning author Brandon Sanderson earlier this term to deliver Pembroke’s 2026 J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature.
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Professor Yimon Aye recognised in Royal Society of Chemistry 2026 Prizes

Professor Yimon Aye has been awarded the Corday-Morgan Mid-Career Prize for Chemistry in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2026 Prizes for her pioneering contributions to the development of live-cell-based tools that can elucidate, reprogramme and chemically manipulate biological signalling mechanisms.

Upcoming events

Alumni Weekend 2026

18 Sep 2026

To

20 Sep 2026 18:00 - 10:00

Join us for our annual Alumni Weekend in conjunction with the Meeting Minds conference across Oxford. 

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Past events

17 Feb 2022

Chemistry Subject Dinner

18:45 - 21:00
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Pembroke College

Chemistry Fellow, Professor Andrew Baldwin, and current student, Franklin Liu (2018) would like to invite Chemistry alumni back to the College for a subject dinner with current students and tutors. 
11 Feb 2022

Blackstone Lecture: The Hidden Value of the Rule of Law and English Law

17:30 - 19:15
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Pichette Auditorium, Pembroke College Oxford

The thirty-eighth Blackstone Lecture will be given this year by The Rt Hon The Lord Burnett of Maldon. This lecture will take place on the 11th of February at 5.30pm and is kindly sponsored by Atkin Chambers.
10 Feb 2022

Biochemistry Subject Dinner

17:30 - 21:00
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Pembroke College

Biochemistry Fellow, Professor Andre Furger, and current students, Hannah Blundell (2019) & Zara Smith (2020), would like to invite Biochemistry alumni back to the College for a subject dinner with current students and tutors. 
4 Feb 2022

Philosophy Dinner

18:00 - 21:00
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Pembroke College

Philosophy Fellows, Dr James Read and Professor Guy Kahane, would like to invite Philosophy alumni back to the College for a subject dinner with current students and tutors.