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Michaelmas Creative Writing alumni update
Diploma and Master's students in Creative Writing have scored successes in recent months. Diploma in Creative Writing alumna Elisabeth Gifford's first novel Secrets of the Sea House has been...
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Joyce Leech Prize Awarded
Students Susan Knights and Marie Harrison have been awarded the inaugural Joyce Leech Prize. The prize is awarded to the student (or students) on the Foundation Certificate in English Literature deemed...
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Design for War and Peace
The 2014 Annual Design History Society Conference was hosted at Rewley House in September 2014 2014 has been a year of commemoration for the wars and unrest of the twentieth century: the centenary of...
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Reasoned decision for 'Critical Reasoning'
When Marianne Talbot, our Director of Studies in Philosophy set about finding a publisher for her third book, 'Critical Reasoning: A Romp Through the Foothills of Logic', she took the decision to look...
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New part-time DPhil in Sustainable Urban Development
The University of Oxford has launched a new part-time DPhil (PhD) in Sustainable Urban Development, aimed at leaders and decision-makers worldwide tackling the multi-disciplinary challenges of urbanism...
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Commonwealth Scholarships bring talented Human Rights Law Master's students...
Since 2012, we've seen an increasing number of students from developing Commonwealth countries in South East Asia and Africa. This year we are very pleased to welcome ten new Commonwealth Scholars from...
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Our newest Professor: Tom Buchanan
The title of 'Professor of Modern British and European History' has been awarded to Tom Buchanan, our Director of Studies in History and Politics, and Co-Director of our Foundation Certificate in...
View ArticleFree talk: 'Narrative and Anti-Narrative in the Short Story and the Novel'
Alice Jolly, tutor on our MSt in Creative writing and winner of the 2014 Royal Society of Literature V.S. Pritchett Prize, will speak on 5th Feb at Kellogg College All free, no booking necessary. Join...
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Mawby Prize
This year's Mawby Prize was awarded to Mr Vaughan Abigail. The prize is awarded annually to a weekly class student of a chosen subject area - which in 2014 was Archaeology. Mr Abigail (pictured, second...
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Medieval Double
Two of the four annual lectures organised separately at the major early churches of Brixworth, Deerhurst, Jarrow and Whithorn have been given by members of the same university department - Oxford...
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MSc Alumnus wins prestigious architecture prize
MSc in Sustainable Urban Development alumnus Javier Cenicacelaya has been presented with the prestigious Rafael Manzano Martos Award for Classical Architecture and Restoration of Monuments. This...
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British Ecological Society funding awarded for Wytham Woods workshop
Funding has been awarded to the Department's Environment and Sustainability Programme by the British Ecological Society (BES) to support the delivery of a one-day Woodland Ecology and Management...
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New book celebrates Sir George Gilbert Scott
Sir George Gilbert Scott was the leading figure of the Gothic Revival in England, with a prodigious output which changed the architectural face of England, and with an influence felt throughout the...
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Summer schools
Oxford: for over 125 years, people have been making it their summer destination for learning. The first of our 'Summer Meetings' (as they were called then) took place in 1888. What was summer school...
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African Dreams: Imaginations of Urban Life and Infrastructures in the African...
Idalina Baptista, OUDCE's University Lecturer in Urban Anthropology, has been awarded over £7000 by the John Fell Fund to lead an international workshop addressing Africa's urbanisation. With the...
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New short course in Financing Urban Sustainability
A new three-day residential short course in Financing Urban sustainability has been launched by the Department for Continuing Education in partnership with the Smith School of Enterprise and the...
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'Now You Know' - book launch and reception
Join us on Thursday, 9 April 2015, from 4-6pm for the launch of Brian Nisbet's new poetry collection, 'Now You Know'. Book Launch and Reception Thursday, 9 April 2015, 4-6 pmRewley House, 1 Wellington...
View ArticleSheldonian Theatre Award Ceremony 2014
View a selection of photos from this year's event. Nearly 200 students received their awards in the Department's award ceremony on 31 March.
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Scholarships praised in the Lords
Baroness Emma Nicholson made a short speech to the House of Lords in March 2015, about the far-reaching effect of our Master's in International Human Rights Law Commonwealth Scholarships. The excerpt...
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Human rights defender
Dr Nazila Ghanea, University Lecturer on our Master's in International Human Rights Law, participated in the Carter Center's Human Rights Defenders Forum from 7-10 February 2015 in Atlanta, USA. The...
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New Research Fellowships with Birmingham Children's Hospital
A new research fellowship scheme enables surgeons to focus on research - and promises real improvements in patient safety and theatre outcomes. The Fellowship is offered by Birmingham Children's...
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Settling the score for the visually impaired
For the past two years Jonathan Darnborough, our Director of Studies in Music, has taken part in an EU-funded international project called 'Music for Visually Impaired People' - or Music4VIP. 'The aim...
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Oxford's newly elected Junior Proctor
Dr Elizabeth Gemmill has been elected to the post of Junior Proctor for the Proctorial year 2016-17. Large organisations, be they cities or countries, are governed in part by statutes: formal written...
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Brian Nisbet: 'Now You Know'
Rewley House is honoured to celebrate a poet of talent and bravery. People who regularly attend book launches know the routine: collect a glass of wine and a cheese straw, mingle, hear a few readings,...
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Human Rights Law victory
It took seventeen years for Carolyn Patty Blum, tutor on our International Human Rights Law Master's programme, to see the fruits of her labour - but for Blum success is very sweet. In April, the US...
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First step toward scholarly edition of Wilberforce diaries
Dr Mark Smith, Director of Studies in Local History has been awarded a John Fell Fund grant to produce a transcription of the diaries and journals of William Wilberforce. William Wilberforce was a...
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New research on war-era women weavers
Amidst the troubled years before and during the Second World War, French women designers and entrepreneurs turned to tapestry to express hopes for better days. In April, Dr Claire O'Mahony, Director of...
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Creative Writing News
Student and tutor publications, articles, video and other news from across our creative writing programmes Creative Writing Summer SchoolAlumna Marni Graff will publish her fourth novel, Death...
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Harper Lee's Oxford Summer School, 1948
Pulitzer Prize winning author Harper Lee attended the Department's International Graduates' Summer School in 1948, 12 years before 'To Kill a Mockingbird' was published. By a conservative estimate, the...
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The Heat is on for Swifts
As summer finally hots up, swifts abound in Wellington Square and Dr Jocelyne Hughes takes us on walks to raise awareness of a bird species in decline. The last few days of June and the start of July...
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Join us for Humanities Graduate Open Day, 13th November 2015
Perhaps you've been considering one of our part-time postgraduate programmes in the Humanities: if so, you're in luck! Those wishing to discover what it's like to study a graduate course in the...
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ESA Director General and Oxford Satellite Communications
Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) Johann-Dietrich Woerner gave a presentation and joined the evening drinks reception during the Department for Continuing Education's new 'Satellite...
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New Book: 'Victorian Political Culture'
Victorian Britain is often described as an age of dawning democracy and as an exemplar of the modern Liberal state; yet a hereditary monarchy, a hereditary House of Lords, and an established Anglican...
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Continuing Education Open Day 2015
The Department's fourth annual Open Day event took place on Friday and Saturday. 25-6 September. We welcomed approximately 500 people to Rewley House to enjoy walking tours, short lectures, creative...
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New look for online short courses
Students who have previously studied our short online courses will notice some changes to the course websites this term. Over the summer our Technology Assisted Lifelong Learning (TALL) team worked...
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Professor Tom Buchanan celebrates 25 years
Professor Tom Buchanan reached a milestone on 1 October 2015 - the completion of his twenty-fifth year with the Department for Continuing Education. The anniversary coincides with the publication of...
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STUDENTSplus
STUDENTSplus is the official mature student group at Oxford. The group exists to represent mature students' interests at the University, and to help build connection between mature students through...
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'Not just any new particle'
In July 2015 a research group at CERN's Large Hadron Collider reported the discovery of a new class of particles known as pentaquarks. Professor Guy Wilkinson, who is one of the speakers at our 14th...
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The Sheehan Scholarship in Sustainable Urban Development
A new scholarship benefitting students on our Master's in Sustainable Urban Development will provide a fully funded place on the course for a student with an interest in undertaking research in the...
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New Director for Foreign Service Programme
Oxford University's prestigious Foreign Service Programme enters its 47th year under the guidance of new Programme Director Kate Jones. Kate joins us from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)...
View ArticleSupport from the Brunsfield Foundation secures scholarships in International...
The Brunsfield Foundation of Malaysia has provided two fully endowed scholarships on our MSt International Human Rights Law
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Join us for an open evening in 2016
Considering undertaking a part-time award or degree programme? Attending an open evening is a great way to find out more about the course, the tutors, fees, funding, and part-time study. Many of our...
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OT Weekly subscriptions available
Continuing Education students are invited to subscribe to Oxford University's email newsletter for alumni. OT Weekly is the e-newsletter of Oxford Today, the official magazine of University of Oxford...
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MSc student awarded NAIOP 2015 Developing Leaders Award
NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, has recognised MSc in Sustainable Urban Development student Jonathan Lachance with its 2015 Developing Leaders Award. Jonathan (pictured...
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Oxford experience for Chinese leaders
January 2016 marks the renewal and extension of a programme, overseen by the Department for Continuing Education, which benefits future leaders, influencers, and decision-makers in China. Each year,...
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Places of Worship in Britain and Ireland, 300-950
Introducing the 4th volume of The Rewley House Studies in the Historic Environment. Starting with evidence for Christian sites and building in Roman Britain, Places of Worship in Britain and Ireland,...
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New Year, New Look for Rewley House Dining and Common Rooms
Students and visitors to Rewley House will have noticed renovations taking place in our Common Room, Dining Rooms and kitchen. The work - which began shortly before Christmas and will be completed in...
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Dr Fiona McCall: the winding road to local history
How does a University Challenge finalist studying physics at Durham end up teaching religious and social history at Oxford? Meet social historian Dr Fiona McCall, our newest member of academic staff. A...
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'The Engaged University as a Public Good'
The Annual Conference of the University Association of Lifelong Learning (UALL) is being held in Oxford, 16-18 March 2016, hosted by the Department for Continuing Education. The conference was opened...
View ArticleMaths takes the stage at Oxford Playhouse
It's not often you see an eminent professor reduced to zero on stage and then stuffed into a bag; but this is exactly what happens to Marcus du Sautoy, our Simonyi Professor for the Public...
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