Oxford Accessibility Project launches College Access Guide

Finding detailed accessibility information for Oxford colleges has traditionally been a very difficult, if not impossible, task. Accessibility information is rarely known or readily-available and - where it can be found - it rarely covers social spaces like dining halls, common rooms, bars or libraries.

The first Rhodes Scholar from Afghanistan

Growing up as an Afghan refugee in Pakistan, bloodshed was never far from Summia Tora's life. She has had a remarkable journey from refugee to Rhodes Scholar. From her home - a single bedroom in a house shared by four families - she could hear the sound of drones landing not far from Peshawar, in northwest Pakistan, where her family had fled in the 1990s to escape the Taliban's rise.

Fieldwork in Kilifi County, Kenya – Reflections

The first year of my DPhil (PhD) felt like 12 long months of organised chaos – a quick realisation that what I thought I knew I did not know, and what I needed to know was not known (or documented). Right there is where my DPhil project started to take form. That first year was a master class in trusting the process.

Class of 2020 Rhodes Scholars announced

The Rhodes Trust is pleased to announce its full Class of 2020 Rhodes Scholars, who will arrive at Rhodes House at the University of Oxford, in autumn 2020. The 102 Scholars were selected over the past weeks from all corners of the world, making this the largest class of Scholars in the history of the Rhodes Scholarships.