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Pembroke is a lively and vibrant academic community, situated in the heart of Oxford. Today, the student body is made up of 365 undergraduates, 27 visiting students on their Junior Year Abroad from US universities, and 255 post-graduate students. Students at Pembroke are active in College life, with wide participation in activities and events and an unusually active MCR (graduate student) community. Another special feature of Pembroke is the JCR (undergraduate) owned collection of modern British artworks, founded shortly after the Second World War and now housed in a purpose-built gallery. Pembroke Fellows are supported in their teaching by a team of College lecturers and the College is also home to 15 Research Fellows and 11 Associates. At Pembroke, we believe that all those with the necessary academic talent should have the opportunity to experience an Oxford education regardless of their background. For that reason, the College has pioneered a new approach to access and outreach work, which have been hailed as a gold standard for such initiatives by the sector’s independent regulator the Office for Fair Access. Updates from Pembroke College are available on social media as well as the official website News & Events pages:

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03/11/2026

Permbrokians are pretty speedy! 🏃‍♀️

Our students took to the muddy hills of South Park the other week for Cross Country Cuppers. ⛰️

Not only did we field the second largest combined Men’s and Women’s college team, we came first overall in the Women’s Race!

Congrats to Ella who came 2nd in the Women’s Race and to Caitlyn and Amelia who both finished in the top 10. 💪

📸 Photos by the talented Toby Holmes

02/11/2026

Pembroke Fellow, Professor Ben Davis, has been awarded the 2026 Yamada-Koga Prize! 👏

The prize, established in 1995 and awarded by the University of Tokyo, is presented annually to a chemist whose work has made a significant contribution to the field. Professor Davis has been recognised for his outstanding achievements in the synthesis and functional creation of optically active compounds.

His research explores the chemistry of carbohydrates and proteins, developing new ways to understand and manipulate complex biological systems with potential applications in medicine and biotechnology.

Congratulations to Professor Davis!

02/11/2026

We hope you've all had a spooky Halloweekend!! 🎃

📷 Thank you to the talented Charlotte from for the lovely photos

29/10/2026

Snaps from a gathering of Pembrokians in London earlier this month! 📸🥂

Every year, we host a drinks reception for Pembroke10, our network for alumni who have graduated in the past 10 years. It’s a great way for recent Pembroke grads to meet each other, network, and catch up with familiar faces. ✨

We’ll hopefully see you at the next one!🪩

26/10/2026

Choir rehearsals are serious business! 🎼

The pencil is a chorister’s best friend, as our Music Director said during Compline rehearsal the other week.

Now that the clocks have gone back and the days are getting shorter, our Chapel’s compline services might be a nice way to spend a Tuesday evening.🕯️

📸 Thank you to JCR student Sam Tagg for helping out with photography and taking some lovely photos!

26/10/2026

PPE graduate, Leyi Pan, has been recognised for her excellent thesis with the George Webb Medley Thesis Prize, awarded by the Department of Economics! 👏

"My thesis asked whether the reversal of the gender gap in education in China, where women now outnumber men in higher education, has changed the economic balance within heterosexual marriages," explains Leyi. "I was inspired by Claudia Goldin’s studies on career and family in 20th century America, and I wanted to put together the puzzle of how gender and economic power interplay to shape women’s domestic and work life in contemporary China."

Congratulations, Leyi!

You can read more about our students who have won University Prizes at the link in the comments.

23/10/2026

"When I was teaching in History departments, I never really expected I’d end up doing contemporary policy-focused advocacy work in complicated South Asian settings." - Professor Justin Jones

In the latest of our recent series of interviews between Head of Governance Sam Loxton and the College’s Fellows, Professor Justin Jones discusses how his research on Islamic Family Law is shaping his policy-focused advocacy work in South Asia; the hopes for his new partnership with UNICEF; and why he believes Theology is still relevant for undergraduates today.

"I have been looking forward to speaking with Professor Jones because, after meeting a series of distinguished academics with specialisms in such (to me) frighteningly alien fields as neutrino physics, perioperative cardiovascular outcomes, and the philosophy of physics, now there seems at least a chance I will understand some of what Professor Jones has to say..."

Read the full interview at the link in the comments.

22/10/2026

Professor Bruce Biccard, anaesthesiologist, Pembroke Fellow, and Oxford University’s Nuffield Professor of Anaesthetic Science, was recently admitted as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. 👏

Nominated by his peers in recognition of his exceptional leadership in advancing affordable healthcare in low- and middle-income countries, Professor Biccard’s pioneering research looks at improving perioperative outcomes in Africa.

He has led large-scale studies, such as the African Surgical Outcomes Study, which have revealed stark inequalities in surgical safety across Africa and he remains committed to driving health equity and safe, affordable surgery and anaesthesia in the continent.

Read more at the link in the comments.

21/10/2026

Pingu, is that you? 🐧

A lost penguin spotted by Porter Mary wandering the College halls…a special guest at the JCR P-bop perhaps?

21/10/2026

Professor James Read, Pembroke's Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy, has been awarded a 2026 Leverhulme Prize by The Leverhulme Trust! 🏆

Chosen from over 400 nominations, he has been recognised for his work on the philosophy of physics. These prestigious prizes, worth £100,000 each, celebrate the achievements of outstanding researchers whose work has already attracted international recognition and whose future careers are exceptionally promising.

Professor Read's current project, for which he has been awarded a Mid-Career Fellowship by The British Academy, is exploring derivations of Einstein's field equations from vastly different areas of physics, seeking to determine whether Einstein's theory of space and time is inevitable.

He was also recently made a Full Professor in the University of Oxford’s 2026 Recognition of Distinction exercise.

All in all, a busy year for Professor Read! You can read more about his research at the link in the comments.

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