Tim Hitchens
@timhitchens.bsky.social
President, Wolfson College, Oxford University
A stage full of percussion - the last concert @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social by our creative arts fellows Lekan Babalola and Kate Luxmoore.
June 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM
A stage full of percussion - the last concert @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social by our creative arts fellows Lekan Babalola and Kate Luxmoore.
A stage full of percussion - the last concert @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social by our creative arts fellows Lekan Babalola and Kate Luxmoore.
June 7, 2026 at 3:57 PM
A stage full of percussion - the last concert @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social by our creative arts fellows Lekan Babalola and Kate Luxmoore.
Come to the Haldane room @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social at 6.00pm tonight to hear all about our founder Isaiah Berlin at this term’s President’s Seminar.
May 11, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Come to the Haldane room @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social at 6.00pm tonight to hear all about our founder Isaiah Berlin at this term’s President’s Seminar.
Term kicks off @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social . Speakers include the great Irish political commentator Fintan O’Toole; the Financial Times editor and journalist Gillian Tett; senior Russian creative figures on Putin’s theft of Russian culture; the May Ball is round the corner;our rowing teams are ready.
April 20, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Term kicks off @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social . Speakers include the great Irish political commentator Fintan O’Toole; the Financial Times editor and journalist Gillian Tett; senior Russian creative figures on Putin’s theft of Russian culture; the May Ball is round the corner;our rowing teams are ready.
The ultimate keep cup.
March 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM
The ultimate keep cup.
Join us on Monday @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social to discuss multiple realities…
January 30, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Join us on Monday @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social to discuss multiple realities…
Join me and Shaharzad Akbar this Thursday at 6.00pm in the Wolfson auditorium for a conversation about accountability in a world of apparent impunity.
January 23, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Join me and Shaharzad Akbar this Thursday at 6.00pm in the Wolfson auditorium for a conversation about accountability in a world of apparent impunity.
Join us @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social each Thursday for Scottish dancing (22 Jan), debate on how we hold those responsible for violations of international law to account (29th Jan), and my own tour of the College’s new art works.
January 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Join us @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social each Thursday for Scottish dancing (22 Jan), debate on how we hold those responsible for violations of international law to account (29th Jan), and my own tour of the College’s new art works.
Testing the river water @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social in collaboration with @thames21.bsky.social to ensure we have the evidence if the illegal rubbish dumped at Kidlington leaches into our river water.
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Testing the river water @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social in collaboration with @thames21.bsky.social to ensure we have the evidence if the illegal rubbish dumped at Kidlington leaches into our river water.
A great week ahead @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social : a discussion in the state of the state on Monday evening; a tour of the new art collection on Thursday, and Oxford’s best (and free) fireworks display on Friday evening. Enjoy your week!
October 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
A great week ahead @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social : a discussion in the state of the state on Monday evening; a tour of the new art collection on Thursday, and Oxford’s best (and free) fireworks display on Friday evening. Enjoy your week!
Five years ago exactly Marcus Banks, a long term member of @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social, died suddenly and tragically. He is still sorely missed. We planted a tree in his memory, and in yesterday’s evening sun it was glowing brightly.
October 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Five years ago exactly Marcus Banks, a long term member of @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social, died suddenly and tragically. He is still sorely missed. We planted a tree in his memory, and in yesterday’s evening sun it was glowing brightly.
Welcome, and welcome back to Wolfson College in Oxford as term starts. Plenty of dates for your diary, including the best free fireworks in Oxford on Friday 31st October. And thanks to Christopher le Brun’s wonderful modern art which backdrops the video - part of our outstanding collection.
October 5, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Welcome, and welcome back to Wolfson College in Oxford as term starts. Plenty of dates for your diary, including the best free fireworks in Oxford on Friday 31st October. And thanks to Christopher le Brun’s wonderful modern art which backdrops the video - part of our outstanding collection.
Punt racing @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social this afternoon. There was something in the Pimm’s.
June 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Punt racing @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social this afternoon. There was something in the Pimm’s.
Each year @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social welcomes a scholar from sub-Saharan Africa to spend summer with us: do join Sarah Mlambo and collaborator Nicole Votruba talk at College at 6.00pm this Thursday about women’s mental health in low income settings. All welcome.
June 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Each year @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social welcomes a scholar from sub-Saharan Africa to spend summer with us: do join Sarah Mlambo and collaborator Nicole Votruba talk at College at 6.00pm this Thursday about women’s mental health in low income settings. All welcome.
Join us @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social this coming Thursday for a concert by our Creative Arts Fellows Kate and Lekan (two time Grammy award winner). “Spiritual Music which has journeyed from West Africa to the world.” The Sacred Funk Quartet.
May 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Join us @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social this coming Thursday for a concert by our Creative Arts Fellows Kate and Lekan (two time Grammy award winner). “Spiritual Music which has journeyed from West Africa to the world.” The Sacred Funk Quartet.
Please join us @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social this coming Thursday for a performance by our Creative Arts Fellows Kate and Lekan (two time Grammy award winner). “Ancient spiritual music which has travelled from West Africa to the world.” The Sacred Funk Quartet.
May 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Please join us @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social this coming Thursday for a performance by our Creative Arts Fellows Kate and Lekan (two time Grammy award winner). “Ancient spiritual music which has travelled from West Africa to the world.” The Sacred Funk Quartet.
Ever wondered what the Wolfson 'Pair of Pears' represents? Join College President @timhitchens.bsky.social on Thursday evening for an exploration of the Wolfson coat of arms. More info on our Events page.
May 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Ferns, wild strawberries and a single Welsh poppy in the Oxford garden this morning @wolfsoncollegeoxford
May 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Ferns, wild strawberries and a single Welsh poppy in the Oxford garden this morning @wolfsoncollegeoxford
Visiting the Arboretum of Oxford University, and came across this splendid chap.
May 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Visiting the Arboretum of Oxford University, and came across this splendid chap.
@wolfsoncollegeoxford celebrates VE Day, 80 years on.
May 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
@wolfsoncollegeoxford celebrates VE Day, 80 years on.
A date for the diary: “Soldiers, sailors and spies” a seminar next Monday at 6.00pm with Wolfson’s own researchers. In the Haldane Room.
May 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
A date for the diary: “Soldiers, sailors and spies” a seminar next Monday at 6.00pm with Wolfson’s own researchers. In the Haldane Room.
A warm welcome to Trinity Term at Wolfson College Oxford. In the bright sunshine…
April 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A warm welcome to Trinity Term at Wolfson College Oxford. In the bright sunshine…
Farewell to San Francisco - here, the Transamerica Pyramid - as I travel back across the Atlantic.
April 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Farewell to San Francisco - here, the Transamerica Pyramid - as I travel back across the Atlantic.
I was in Dallas yesterday; here’s a photo (OK, trick photo - this is the George W Bush Presidential Library, where his Oval Office is replicated).
March 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I was in Dallas yesterday; here’s a photo (OK, trick photo - this is the George W Bush Presidential Library, where his Oval Office is replicated).
Join Dame Professor Ottoline Leyser, Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation, as she talks at Wolfson College at 6.00pm this Thursday about how science must ditch its elitist image. Part of our contribution to British Science Week britishscienceweek.org.
March 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Join Dame Professor Ottoline Leyser, Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation, as she talks at Wolfson College at 6.00pm this Thursday about how science must ditch its elitist image. Part of our contribution to British Science Week britishscienceweek.org.