19 March 2026 Award-winning author and Oriel alumna Kate Herrity reflects on her year-long research project into prisons for her extensive studies on sensory criminology Most people want to avoid…

…no absolute right of entry). Please note that access to the Reading Room can only be gained by stairs. Where this is not possible for a researcher, the college will…

…as Oriel approaches its 700th anniversary in 2026. At the University, Neil is a member of the Committee to Review Donations and Research Funding, the Joint Student Number Planning Sub-Committee…

…Akademie der Wissenschaften. Her research focuses on German history of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, with a particular focus on gender and the Reformation, witchcraft and visual culture. Professor Hindy…

…books which they may keep for the duration of the course. As well as being experienced teachers, the Oriel physics tutors are engaged in internationally-leading research, with interests in cosmology,…

…Yet this exhibition shows surprising ways in which Burton’s capacious concepts of cure anticipate contemporary research into the conditions of mental wellness, and means of support in crisis. Burton represents…

…subject and the skills needed to apply that theory in life-like situations. In Oxford’s Department of Computer Science, the main research goal is to find ways of understanding computer systems…

Research Interests Dr Spivey’s main areas of research interest are compilers and programming languages, especially functional programming. Selected Publications Understanding Z: A Specification Language and its Formal Semantics, Cambridge University…

…the University of Nottingham. He has held visiting posts at various institutions including Pennsylvania Law School, the University of Bologna, and Columbia Law School. Research Interests Professor Armour has published widely in the…

…systems in the undergraduate Engineering Science course at Oxford. Research Interests Dr Coon’s research interests lie in the fields of information theory and digital / wireless communications. He has published…