A memorial service organised by Brasenose College for Professor Graham Richards (Junior Research Fellow 1964–1966, Honorary Fellow 2005–2025) will take place at the University Church on Saturday 20 September 2025.
The government of Singapore has appointed Shashi Jayakumar (Balliol 1997) as the next Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba.
Balliol College is delighted to announce that the Mastership of the College has been offered to Professor Seamus Perry and that he has accepted. He will take up the post in July 2026.
Professor Christine Borgman (Supernumerary Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Visiting Fellow 2012–2013) has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Balliol College Boat Club will be sending six crews to the river for this year’s Summer Eights, which begins on Wednesday 28 May.
Two Balliol academics have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences
Two Balliol alumni have been included in the 2025 TIME100 Health List, which recognises the 100 most influential people in global health this year.
The life of Roger Butler (Balliol 1970) is the subject of a new book that sheds light on his role in British LGBTQ+ history.
Bill Drayton (Balliol 1965, Honorary Fellow) has been awarded the Global Treasure Award at the annual Skoll World Forum, held in Oxford on 3 April 2025.
A music composition by Carol Jones (Balliol 2018) is featured on Dance of the Night Sky, the latest album by the string trio Black Oak Ensemble.