From the President

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An Oxford Christmas - early cheer, ancient traditions

As Advent unfolds, Trinity embraces its unique blend of early festive cheer and centuries-old ritual, from lively descants in the Chapel to archival glimpses of Christmas dinners long past.
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Sir Richard Burton: Trinity’s flamboyant adventurer

A visit to a tiny St Ives museum reveals the extraordinary life of Sir Richard Francis Burton, the brilliant and unruly Trinity alumnus whose adventures spanned continents, cultures and controversies.
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Così fan tutte at La Scala

Così fan tutte at La Scala

Bocconi and Bellagio: reflections on a cultural escape

From a reality-TV-infused Così fan tutte to Leonora Carrington’s surreal visions and the quiet drama of Lake Como in the mist, Robert reflects on his weekend in Milan.

Spies, Storytellers, and Scholars

As the ‘John le Carré: Tradecraft’ exhibition is now open at the Bodleian, Sir Robert Chote considers the literary and real world of British espionage, including a Trinity missionary turned informant.

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John Henry Newman - Trinity scholar to Doctor of the Church

In a reassuring reminder that disappointing exam results are no barrier to great achievement in later (and indeed the next) life, our 19th-century alumnus St John Henry Newman is formally declared a ‘Doctor of the Church’ by Pope Leo XIV.