College News

The recording of "Benjamin Britten: The Sacred Choral Music" by the Choir of New College Oxford conducted by Edward Higginbottom has received Germany's most respected CD award "Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik". For the Jury, Wolfram Goertz describes the CD as ‘flawless’ and the Choir as 'impeccable'.  He finishes: ‘forchoral music fans, and those who are in search of religious choral music, this recording is essential - though for the latter it sets the bar high!’

The people’s mathematician

The Times Educational Supplement, p. 30, Helen Ward, 29/03/13

Profile feature: Marcus du Sautoy, professor for the public understanding of science at the University of Oxford and Fellow of New College, is interviewed. He talks about his experience at Oxford, inspiring a love of numbers in students, and why there should be a ‘maths literature’ GCSE.

http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6326725

Bookings for the New College Open Days on 26th and 27th June 2013 have now opened. 

Open Days offer the perfect opportunity to look around the College and meet our tutors, students and staff. Visitors can also speak to the Admissions Team and learn more about Oxford undergraduate admissions procedures.

Click here to book your place!

Primed, but not suspect

Times Higher Education, p. 34, Wolfgang Stroebe and Miles Hewstone, 28/02/13

Miles Hewstone, professor of social psychology and fellow of New College, Oxford, co-authors a feature article looking at a series of high-profile research scandals in social psychology, and concludes that attacks on the whole academic discipline are unjustified. Wolfgang Stroebe and Miles Hewstone say that the majority must not suffer for a tiny minority's misconduct.