We were honoured to welcome Yuki Okamoto @ukiukichachacha , 10th Generation Grand Tea Master and Ikebanist, to Trinity College last night for a Japanese tea ceremony in the SCR.
Okamoto-sensei offered a thoughtful introduction to the history, discipline, and spirit of the Way of Tea, before guiding us through a ceremony. In a world of constant movement and distraction, the evening was a powerful reminder of the value of slowing down and attending fully to the moment before us.
The ceremony also introduced the four values at the heart of the tradition: harmony, respect, purity, and tranquillity. Through each gesture, object, and shared bowl of matcha, we were invited to reflect on how mindfulness can be created not only through stillness, but through intentional action and attention to others.
It was a rare and memorable evening. Our warm thanks to Okamoto-sensei for bringing this beautiful tradition to Trinity, and to everyone who joined us in the SCR.
Congratulations to St Hugh’s rugby players who, in partnership with LMH, Trinity and Catz (The Saints), won against a combined St John’s and St Anne’s side in the 2026 Oxford Rugby Men’s Bowl Final (Oxford’s premier college rugby knockout competition) with a convincing 59-0. News link in bio https://bit.ly/4fndIKC
#rugby #victory
This Saturday (9th May), the Trinity College Chapel Choir will be singing continuously in Trinity Chapel from 12-8pm for our sponsored Hymnathon - eight hours of hymns to celebrate the eight Choral Evensongs of term!🕯️🎼
We’re raising money to support our upcoming choir tour to Estonia and Latvia this June, where we’ll be performing concerts in Riga and Tallinn, collaborating with Tallinn’s HUIK mixed choir, and singing at the Arvo Pärt Centre. 🎶
Join us in person, or tune into the livestream to support the choir throughout the day ❤️ (links in bio to the livestream and donations website!)
Featuring:
🎄 5-6pm: Christmas Hour
🎵 Final 30 mins: Trinity classics & favourite hymns
Every donation makes a massive difference - thank you for supporting the choir!
Trinity student Fergus Dick has added international student rugby honours to an already memorable season, representing England Students in their 55–42 victory over France Universities at Kingston Park, Newcastle.
The fixture, known as Le Crunch Universitaire, brings together leading university players from England and France and is one of the showpiece matches in the student rugby calendar. This year’s encounter lived up to its billing, with England Students prevailing in a high-scoring contest on Saturday 2 May 2026.
For Fergus, the England Students appearance follows his involvement in Oxford’s 37–25 win over Cambridge in the 2026 Men’s Varsity Match at StoneX Stadium. The Dark Blues’ victory was Oxford’s first in the fixture since 2022 and completed an Oxford double on the day.
Fergus, who is studying for an MSc in Sustainable Urban Development at Trinity, has represented Oxford University as part of the Blues squad and has previously captained Loughborough University’s 1st XV.
His selection for England Students marks another proud moment for Trinity sport, highlighting the achievements of students competing at the highest levels of university rugby while pursuing their academic work at Oxford.
/news/trinity-student-fergus-dick-helps-england-students-le-crunch-victory
Last night, we were honoured to host Judge Theodor Meron and Christiane Amanpour for a remarkable conversation marking the launch of Meron’s extraordinary memoir, A Thousand Miracles.
When the Second World War began, Theodor Meron was just nine years old, a Jewish boy navigating ghettos, camps, and unimaginable atrocities in Nazi-occupied Europe before eventually finding sanctuary in British Palestine after the Holocaust. More than eight decades later, he is recognised as one of the world’s foremost authorities on international criminal justice, having served as President of three UN war crimes tribunals and delivered landmark decisions on genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
In conversation with Christiane Amanpour, Chief International Anchor for CNN and host of CNN International’s nightly interview programme 'Amanpour', the evening explored survival, memory, power, law and the enduring importance of accountability.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this powerful event.
/fundraising/trinity-college-chapel-choir-hymnathon
On 28th JUNE, the Trinity College Chapel Choir will embark on a tour to Estonia and Latvia.
However, funding this year’s tour has been particularly challenging due to unexpected shortfalls in the JCR budget, alongside significant growth in the choir.
To help make the tour possible, we’re hosting a sponsored Hymnathon on Saturday 9th May. From 12pm to 8pm, the choir will sing continuously in the chapel: eight hours for the eight Choral Evensongs this term, featuring favourites from the Book of Common Praise.
The event will be live-streamed, and members of the college community, past and present, are warmly invited to join us from 5–6pm for “Christmas Hour,” and the final 30 minutes will feature Trinity classics and much-loved hymns.
Please come and support us, whether in person or online. All donations will make a massive difference.
Thank you for your support.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/fxbPYKJCW8U?si=kmG90TmDSXdpkHuv
In the run up to the May 2026 elections to the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Senedd, and English councils, our distinguished panel discussed what the campaigns in the three nations reveal about what was at stake, the possible outcomes, and the unity, or otherwise, of the United Kingdom.
The panel brought together the leading academic election analysts for the BBC and ITN (Professors John Curtice and Jane Green), the award-winning Financial Times journalist Stephen Bush, and the Plaid Cymru MP and Trinity alumnus Ben Lake. The discussion was chaired by Trinity’s Fellow and Tutor in Politics, Professor Stephen Fisher.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/fxbPYKJCW8U?si=kmG90TmDSXdpkHuv
Professor Christopher Butler has co-led a major UK clinical trial examining the effectiveness of the antiviral treatment Paxlovid in people with COVID-19.
The PANORAMIC trial, one of the largest studies of COVID-19 treatments in the UK, focused on vaccinated adults at higher risk of severe illness. The findings show that while Paxlovid can help patients recover more quickly, it does not significantly reduce the risk of hospitalisation or death in this group.
Read the full story: /news/paxlovid-vaccinated-adults-panoramic-trial-results
Every day is Earth Day for many across the University of Oxford.
The University is proud to highlight some of the positive steps being taken to address the challenges we all share.
This progress is driven by hundreds of people across the University.
Learn more about what Trinity College is doing here: /sustainability
#EarthDay #SustainableLiving
