Aerial view over Oxford ⛅️
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Sir Mick Jagger and partner Melanie Hamrick visited Oriel College on Sunday as guests of the Provost and Lady Mendoza. Mick joined students at Evensong and dined at High Table.
Saturday saw the culmination of Oxford's Summer Eights, the annual college rowing races on the Thames (or rather 'the Isis'). Our photographer was there to capture all the action.
Oriel M1. Head of the River 2026 🏆
After dinner and drinks in the SCR a small group went off to the pub where Mick gave an impromptu performance with Rolling Stones keyboard player Matt Clifford and Oriel Politics academic Robert Cheah.
Oriel Physics DPhil student Saqlain Choudhary captained Oxford as the Blues beat Cambridge by 13 runs in their Twenty20 cricket Varsity match at Lord’s.
“The celebrations were huge, it was just sheer euphoria,” smiled the Graduate Teaching and Research Scholar.
www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/oriel-s...
Clarion photographer, Roger Close, was given special permission to record the traditional burning of the (replica) boat inside Oriel's First Quad to celebrate coming Head of the River. For many more pictures, click on the link to see our full photo story. oxfordclarion.uk/summer-eights/
Last week, two more alumni crews successfully rowed across the English Channel. Just one crew now remains to take on the challenge 🌊🚣♂️
Saturday, Summer Eights 2026 🚣
A team of 12 cyclists completed a combined 700-mile cycle on Saturday 9 May in aid of Oriel’s access and outreach work 🚴
Starting in west London, the 60-mile route took the group through Uxbridge, Amersham and Thame before entering Oxford through Cowley.
www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/cyclist...
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Oriel Physics DPhil student Saqlain Choudhary captained Oxford as the Blues beat Cambridge by 13 runs in their Twenty20 cricket Varsity match at Lord’s. “The celebrations were huge, it was just sheer...
