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A new Fra Angelico next door to Blackfriars?

The Ashmolean Museum, a near neighbour to Blackfriars Oxford, is entering the final days of a campaign to save an Angelico icon for the nation. Oxford University’s museum, the Ashmolean,...

Sir James MacMillan to lecture on “Music and the Sacred in Antiquity and Modernity”

One of the world’s foremost composers, and Fellow of Blackfriars Hall Oxford, will speak at Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre on Monday, 28 October 5pm – 6:30pm In the third Oakeshott (formerly...

BREAKING NEWS – Fr Timothy Radcliffe to be made Cardinal

We are delighted that Fr Timothy Radcliffe is to be made a Cardinal by Pope Francis in the consistory of 8th December 2024. Fr Timothy is a former Master of...

Blackfriars Fellow is visiting the USA

Hugo Slim from Blackfriars Hall will be visiting Connecticut and Washington DC this coming week and would be very pleased to see some Blackfriars alumni while he is there. Hugo...

Blackfriars Student Dining Project: New Video

On Saturday 20 July we held our very first online event for Blackfriars Alumni, and during this we launched a brand new video explaining our project to create a space...

Blackfriars Students live it up at the Dodo Disco

For the third year in a row, the PPHs of Oxford were able to enjoy a very special Ball together at the Museum of Natural History. This ball has become...

Academic conference on the theological impact of Blackfriars

‘Theology after Blackfriars’: Join us for an engaging two-day discussion of the intellectual contributions of the Oxford Dominicans of the last century. The social upheavals and intellectual revolutions of the...

Forgotten Voices in Literature and Religion – Conference

Conference on Women Writers. Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, 5th July 2024. Keynote speakers include: Dr Kathryn Lamontagne (Boston University) Dr Bonnie Lander Johnson (University of Cambridge) Professor Emma Mason (University of...

New Full Doctoral Scholarship at Blackfriars

Blackfriars Hall is delighted to announce The Oxford-Bede Jarrett Graduate Scholarship, for an outstanding DPhil applicant in Philosophy or Theology who will start their studies in October 2024.  The scholarship...

The Scovil Scholarship in Christian Theology and Art 2023

Blackfriars Hall is delighted to introduce Matthew Benson as the holder of The Scovil Scholarship in Christian Theology and Art 2023. Matthew started a DPhil in Theology and Religion in...