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Alex Boraine, Honorary Fellow and Alumnus of Mansfield dies
10/12/2018
Mansfield is sad to report that the Reverend Dr Alex Boraine, one of Mansfield’s earliest Honorary Fellows and an alumnus, has died in Cape Town on December 5th, 2018.   Alex Boraine became the youngest ever President of the Methodist Church of…
Adam von Trott Study Bursaries at Oxford & Göttingen Universities
23/11/2018
A new study bursary scheme is being set up to commemorate Adam von Trott, who studied both at Oxford University (at Mansfield and Balliol Colleges) and at Göttingen University. The scheme has been put to place by the Oxford Adam von Trott Memorial…
Secretary Hillary Clinton unveils statue of Eleanor Roosevelt and becomes Honorary Fellow.
09/10/2018
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton unveiled a statue of Eleanor Roosevelt outside the Bonavero Institute in Mansfield College on Monday 8th October and was made an Honorary Fellow of Mansfield College.  Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D…
Prof. Helen Margetts to receive Friedrich Schiedel Prize for Politics & Technology
27/09/2018
The prize is endowed with 30,000 euros and will be awarded annually by the Friedrich Schiedel-Stiftung. The newly-established prize will be awarded to outstanding individuals who contribute to inter- and transdisciplinary projects linking politics…
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Secretary Clinton to honour human rights champion Eleanor Roosevelt
27/09/2018
Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States of America, played a key role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948…