Pembroke is a lively and vibrant academic community situated in the heart of Oxford. Today, the student body comprises 365 undergraduates, 27 visiting students on their Junior Year Abroad from US universities, and 255 post-graduate students. Pembroke Fellows are supported in their teaching by a team of College lecturers and the College is also home to 15 Research Fellows and 11 Associates. Areas of expertise range from the use of language to the chemical biology of carbohydrates and proteins, and from the impact of civil rights movements to the psychology of colour perception. In addition to providing a space for inter-disciplinary projects to emerge and take shape, Pembroke is also home to research clusters the Oxford Changing Character of War Programme and the Oxford Martin Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations. The student body is active in College life, with wide participation in activities and events and an unusually active MCR (graduate student) community. Another special feature of Pembroke is the JCR (undergraduate) owned collection of modern British artworks, founded shortly after the Second World War and now housed in a purpose-built gallery. In line with our belief that all those with the necessary academic talent should have the opportunity to experience an Oxford education regardless of their background, the College has pioneered a new approach to access and outreach work. Academically intensive programmes are run in partnership with schools and sixth form colleges in Hackney (Pem-Brooke) and South Cheshire (Pembroke North), led by Oxford’s first full-time Access Fellow, and have been hailed as a gold standard for such initiatives by the sector’s independent regulator the Office for Fair Access. Updates from Pembroke College are available on Twitter and Instagram (@pembrokeoxford), on facebook.com/pembrokeoxford and on the College website's News & Events pages.
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Pembroke Square
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Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 1DW, GB
Can you guess the decade from the hairstyles in these pictures from our archive?? 💇♀️ From mullets to side-swept bangs, Pembroke has seen it all… We’re throwing a 1980s Gaudy tonight, so there’s a few photos from the 80s dotted in there 📸 See if you can spot them… Make your guesses in the comments. 👇 #oxforduniversity #oxforduni #archivephoto #eighties #mullet
Spring has sprung here at Pembroke on this glorious sunny day! ☀️ #oxforduniversity #oxforduni #spring
As part of the newest of our OxNet access programmes, Heritage-360, this year's cohort participated in a day of interdisciplinary workshops at Southmoor Academy in Sunderland to develop their study skills.📚 Professor Giles Gasper (Durham University) spoke to the students about the meaning of interdisciplinarity whilst our very own Dr Peter Claus led an interactive study skills session with them.📝 Former OxNet pupils and now undergraduates at Pembroke, Lennon, Emma, and Callum, also spoke to the Heritage-360 cohort about OxNet Access Week and student life here at Pembroke.👩🎓 Find out more at the link in the comments.
Who runs the river? Pembroke W1 girls!🔥 Our W1 came in guns blazing - both at Torpids and at last night’s boat burning 💪🔥 We can’t wait to see them defend Headship at next year’s Torpids!!! 🚣 Read more at the link in the comments.👇 #oxforduni #oxfordrowing #headship #unilife #unisports
College was bustling with visitors earlier this term for this year's Offer Holder Day! 🥳 We welcomed 83 of our 2025 Undergraduate Offer Holders to College to get a glimpse of the place they will hopefully call home from October. We look forward to seeing them all again very soon! ☀️ Find out more at the link in the comments. 👇
Happy International Women's Day! 🥳 To celebrate, we asked three women from across the Pembroke community some questions to find out more about them and their experience at Pembroke and in Oxford. 🎓 Whilst Professor Yimon Aye joined us just last term as one of our newest Fellows, Caroline Barnes has been working in Pembroke's Academic Office for 22 years and Lucy Rodgerson is now in her second year as a Law undergraduate. 📚 To find out more about them, click the link in the comments. 👇 #oxforduniversity #internationalwomensday
It's the final push!!! 💪 There's only two hours left of Giving Day and we've raised more than £59,000 so far. Can we reach the £60,000 mark? 🌠 All donations between 7 - 9pm will be matched pound for pound (up to £7910). 🤝 Now's your chance to double your impact by donating in the final two hours! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far; it's your donations that can make a huge difference to our students, your fellow Pembrokians, and their experience at Pembroke. ❤ #ProudtobePink
On Saturday, our W1 boat won Headship at Torpids!!! 🏆 It’s certainly not the first time PCBC have won Headship (and we’re sure it won’t be the last). 💪 The performance of our boats at Torpids last week is testament to the importance of sports at Pembroke now, and throughout its history. Whether it’s netball, football, basketball, rowing, or cricket, sports at Pembroke continue to thrive. ⚽️ That’s why, for this year’s Giving Day, one of the areas we’re fundraising for is Sports. How will you cheer us on from the stands (or from Boathouse island)? 📣 Watch the video and find out more at the link in the comments. 🔗 #oxforduni #oxforduniversity #unisports #rowing #headship
One of the areas we're funding for this Giving Day is Student Support and Enrichment. ✨ Hear our students talk more about their time at Pembroke so far as well as their experience with our Access and Outreach initiatives. 👂 Your support will allow future Pembroke students to receive the pastoral and welfare assistance they need to thrive here. 🎓 From hardship bursaries, to travel grants, or funding for extracurricular activities, with your help we can make sure our students have a wonderful experience at Pembroke. ☀️ Head to our Giving Day website to find out more. Link in the comments. #ProudtobePink #oxforduniversity #accessandoutreach