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HMC student wins prestigious University of Oxford prize

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HMC centre publishes World Happiness Report 2024

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James Whitbourn, 1963-2024

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Principal announces retirement in September 2025

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HMC goes digital: enhancing the discoverability of our collections

HMC is delighted to announce the launch of 1,000+ new digital pages relating to dissenting history via the Digital Bodleian
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New Norrington table record for HMC

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HMC Research Fellow wins major research grant

The Principal and Fellows of Harris Manchester College send their congratulations to Research Fellow, Dr Elizabeth Solopova.
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University prize success for HMC students

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HMC Research Fellow elected to the Royal Historical Society

The Principal and Fellows congratulate Research Fellow Hana Navratilova on being elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Image of the front cover of Handwritten: remarkable people on the page. The cover is light grey, with the signatures of famous writers picked out in white.

A new book from HMC Fellow and Tutor Lesley Smith

Harris Manchester is delighted that a new book by Professor Lesley Smith, our Fellow and Tutor in Politics and Professor of Intellectual History, will be published on 26 October.
Image of the book cover for The Dictionary People: the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary, by Sarah Ogilvie. The cover includes a quotation from Jeanette Winterson, describing it as 'A wonder-book for word-lovers'.

A new book from HMC Senior Research Fellow Sarah Ogilvie

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Anna Deavere Smith appointed George Eastman Professor