Congratulations to Steve Mellen who was awarded the Oxford / 42 New Writing Prize for his novel 'Ask the Ghosts'. Keelan Gallagher's film script ‘Billy Balaclava' was awarded runner-up.
Professor Devyani Sharma has been appointed to the Professorship of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford, a post endowed by News UK. She will take up this post on 1 October 2025.
Dr Leah Veronese uncovers hidden copy of Shakespeare sonnet
Dr Leah Veronese has unearthed a rare manuscript copy of Shakespeare’s famous Sonnet 116 tucked away in a 17th-century poetry collection. This is only the second known manuscript copy of the sonnet ever discovered.
In this free webinar series, Shakespeare expert Professor Emma Smith will be discussing a different Oxford World's Classics Shakespeare title each month.
Meet our students! Quickfire questions with our undergrads
We asked our English undergrads some very important quickfire questions, including what their favourite book is, which author they'd like to have dinner with, and their best (and worst!) book to film adaptations. Find out how they answered!
