Welcome! Alumni are an essential part of the English Faculty community, and we value the insight, support, and connection that you continue to bring. Discover the many ways that you can stay connected to the faculty – including attending events, volunteering or making a donation.
To keep up to date with the Faculty's events and activities, please follow us on X, Facebook , Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube. We have also recently launched a LinkedIn channel.
Events
Alumni are warmly welcome to attend the Faculty’s public events such as lectures, talks and webinars. The Professor of Poetry gives a talk each term, and we regularly welcome guest speakers for the Clarendon Lectures and Dorothy Whitelock Lectures. Our Visiting Professor of Creative Media also regularly holds talks. Recent postholders include Bernardine Evaristo, Stephen Fry, David Baddiel, and Jeanette Winterson.
The Alumni Engagement team organises a programme of events throughout the year such as the flagship Meeting Minds weekend: bringing together alumni and friends for inspiring talks, interactive sessions and an opportunity to connect. In addition, Oxford’s 170 regional, identity and interest-based alumni groups around the world host a wide variety of events, from tours and dinners to social gatherings.
Alumni can also enjoy a diverse programme of events at the Schwarzman Centre as part of the cultural programme and a wide range of University events .
Communications
The faculty sends a newsletter Spotlight to alumni twice a year in July and December. To ensure you receive this please check your details are up to date by logging in to My Oxford Online.
Oxford Alumni Community
As an Oxford alumnus/alumna, you can continue to make the most of the University’s resources and community. Benefits include access to the Bodleian, journals, library databases and online resources, as well as Career Connect , where you can browse careers events, jobs and internships.
The My Oxford Card gives you access to a range of exclusive benefits and offers including discounts at local Oxford businesses, and entry to colleges and libraries.
Stay up to date with the latest alumni news in QUAD, featuring interviews, opinion pieces and stories from across the Oxford community. You can also explore news, features, expert commentary and profiles from across the Humanities Division in our new campaign, Humanity in an Age of Global Change.
To build connections through social events and professional networking join your local alumni group. With nearly 400,000 Oxford alumni worldwide and around 170 regional, identity, and interest-based groups, there are many ways to stay involved and connected.
The Oxford Excellence campaign
The Oxford Excellence campaign aims to harness even more of the extraordinary power and reach of our 400,000 alumni network. Connected through excellence, we’re a unique gathering of remarkable people working together to create positive impact worldwide. By offering your expertise, time, connections and donations, you contribute to our work. Our mission becomes yours: a lifelong dedication to human progress.
If you would like to make a donation to support the Faculty of English please visit the Oxford Excellence campaign website. Your gift will help advance the priorities of the faculty, including widening access to graduate scholarships, attracting the best academics and creating a world-class centre for the study of English.
Learn more about the Oxford Excellence campaign.
Meet our Alumni
Our students have gone on to pursue careers across a wide range of sectors, becoming lawyers, writers, broadcasters, entrepreneurs, teachers, accountants, actors, stand-up comedians, and more. Some of our alumni have written short profiles sharing their experiences after graduating from the English Faculty, which you can read on our Meet our Alumni page.
The Telling Our Stories Better project ran throughout 2021, bringing together alumni and current students of the English Faculty to talk about their time at Oxford and their career paths. The project aimed to challenge misconceptions about who studies English and the career paths they take.
