Green Templeton celebrates a socially-distanced Christmas in the Quad
Green Templeton College staff gathered to celebrate a socially distanced Christmas in the Quad on Thursday 17 December.
Colleagues admired the Christmas tree outside the Lodge and chatted over mince pies, mulled wine and soft drinks while Christmas music played, as they marked the end of Michaelmas term in a COVID-19 secure way.
The festive staff event was organised by the Events and Catering Teams, alongside other separate Christmas in the Quad gatherings for students and families.
There was plenty of excitement at the student event too, with friends who hadn’t seen each other in person for lengthy periods of time overjoyed to catch up with each other, albeit at a distance!
Meanwhile, at the family friendly event children were treated to hot chocolate as they admired the Christmas lights in college.
The Events and Catering Teams also spread some cheer during the last week of term by delivering festive hampers full of goodies to students.
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The hampers were filled with an assortment of treats including cheese and crackers, candy canes, chocolate and decorate your own gingerbread kits.
We hope everyone who received one enjoyed the contents!
The Events and Catering Teams launched their own Instagram account in Michaelmas.
Follow Instagram @observatory_team for behind the scenes photos of mouthwatering food, recipe ideas, and events updates!
Wisteria watch! The countdown is on to our beautiful wisteria fully blooming. There are some beautiful spring flowers around college 🌸🌺🪻🌷
The Radcliffe Observatory has stood for over 250 years.
But heritage requires care and the building now needs restoration to preserve it for future generations.
Support this work by joining the Radcliffe 100 and the Radcliffe 250.
Find out more via the link in our bio 💫
The college is delighted to share the completion of the south landscaping at the Radcliffe Observatory 🌿
This new shared landscape sits at the heart of the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, made possible by the Stephen A. Schwarzman Foundation.
Work continues on Phase 1 of the Radcliffe Observatory project, including a new main entrance via the East Wing and improved accessibility with step-free access to all entrances.
Three Green Templeton students are heading to one of the world’s most iconic sporting stages 🚣♂️
Congratulations to Julietta Camahort (MSc in Financial Economics, 2025), Louis Corrigan (Clinical Medicine, 2024) and Julian Schoeberl (MSc in Modelling for Global Health, 2025) who have been selected for the Oxford Blues Boats and will face Cambridge this weekend.
Julietta will row for the women’s crew in seat #4, Louis takes the seat as Cox, and Julian joins the men’s crew as the #2 seat.
Wishing them and the Dark Blues the very best of luck 💙
🦖🦴 Major archaeological discovery at the Radcliffe Observatory 🦖🦴
What began as routine landscaping work on the front lawn has taken a rather unexpected turn…
Earlier this week, contractors uncovered what appear to be dinosaur bones.
Initial (very enthusiastic) assessments suggest the remains could belong to a previously unknown species, tentatively named Green Templetonosaurus.
We’ll share further updates as soon as we know more… 🦖
