College news September 22, 2026 Aldermere named among the top ten colleges for teaching quality The National Student Review places Aldermere seventh of 132 institutions for teaching, and first for the time students spend with academic staff. Rankings Teaching
College news September 19, 2026 A lost 1780 atlas returns to the Old Library after 90 years An atlas borrowed from the Old Library in 1936 - and never brought back - has been returned by the borrower's granddaughter. Heritage Library
College news September 18, 2026 The chapel tower reopens after a three-year restoration Stonemasons, historians and forty student volunteers have returned 1,400 carved stones to the tower that has watched over the Great Lawn since 1892. Campus Heritage
Research September 15, 2026 A quiet gene that helps ancient oaks survive drought Biologists at the Institute for Climate and Landscape have identified a gene that switches on only in oaks more than two centuries old - and seems to keep them alive through dry summers. Science Research
Admissions September 15, 2026 New scholarships cover full tuition for families earning under $85,000 From the 2027 entry, every undergraduate from a family earning less than $85,000 a year will pay no tuition at Aldermere. Admissions Financial aid
Arts and culture September 11, 2026 The college orchestra takes Brahms to twelve small towns Sixty student musicians spent the summer playing Brahms's Second Symphony in village halls, market squares and one converted cattle barn. Music Community
College news September 8, 2026 Inside the debating society that has met every Thursday since 1871 Through two world wars, a flood and a pandemic, the Aldermere Union has never missed a Thursday. We spent an evening in the chamber. Heritage Student life
College news September 5, 2026 Student engineers' timber footbridge wins a national prize A 24-metre footbridge designed and built by third-year engineers now carries walkers across the Mill Reach - and has won the Young Engineers' Award. Technology Student life
College news September 2, 2026 Harwell Court welcomes its first students The college's first new residential court in fifty years opens this term, with 180 rooms around a garden quadrangle. Campus Student life