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Making Waves in Michaelmas Term: an MCBC Update
12/01/2022
MCBC have had a promising start to this academic year, which began with a great turn out at the freshers' fair, where the club had over 70 sign-ups for taster sessions. This success continued into term, with the club getting in some regular novice…
Sir Joseph Hotung
In Memoriam: Sir Joseph Hotung
07/01/2022
It is with great sadness that we announce that Sir Joseph Hotung passed away on 16 December 2021, at the age of 91. As a Bancroft Fellow of Mansfield College, Sir Joseph was one of the College’s most important benefactors; his superlative support…
Professor Joel Rasmussen receives title of full Professor
09/12/2021
Professor Joel Rasmussen has been awarded recognition of distinction and appointed a titular professor.  A titular professor is an academic awarded the title of Professor through the University of Oxford's 'Recognition of Distinction' exercise, in…
Reaching for the stars! A stellar evening with Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
26/11/2021
26 November was our inaugural Jocelyn Bell Burnell Lecture in Science. We were treated to a humorous, insightful and honest talk by British space scientist, science educator, presenter of the BBC’s Sky at Night and Mansfield Honorary Fellow: Dr…
Mansfield students attend COP-26 as UN delegates
18/11/2021
Two second-year Geography students were delighted to attend COP-26 earlier this month, thanks to alumna Miriam Kennet, the head of the Green Economics Institute delegation. The following short article describes their experiences of the conference:…