Congratulations to all members of the St Hilda’s community who took part in this year’s Town and Gown! Whether you ran, walked, volunteered or cheered from the side-lines – we’re proud of you! (fb)

"I arrived at St Hilda’s in 1982 as a tutor in economics. My first year, I had a study on first floor of South Building. After that, I moved upstairs to the corner study, and I stayed there for the next 26 or 27 years. For those who came for tutorials, you might remember the gas fire that heated it—very inadequately! I sat on the College Finance Committee for many years and, year after year, the proposal to extend central heating in South Building appeared in the works program—always to be postponed for budget reasons. It never happened during all my time there. There was also the seat outside my study, where students used to wait for tutorials. It’s still there, though it’s since been reupholstered. There was a series of portraits on the landing wall. For a long time, the portrait of John Locke hung there, until our distinguished medical tutor insisted it be moved—she couldn’t stand it because he looked so ill. So the painting was relocated somewhere she wouldn’t have to pass by, which turned out to be right outside my study. I believe I taught every single student in PPE and in Economics and Management between 1982 and 2008—with just one exception. I always liked teaching first-years because I wanted to get to know them early on. One year I was on leave, and a student gave up economics at the end of their first year, so I never taught them. But otherwise, I taught everyone." - Dr Mary Gregory (fb)