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Did aliens write it? Is it a prank? Why can’t anyo

Did aliens write it? Is it a prank? Why can’t anyone decode it? If historians, linguists, and cryptographers can’t make head nor tail of it… what does it MEAN?

#magdalencollege #oxford #voynichmanuscript #medicalhistory #History

Thank goodness medicine has moved on from Pliny!

Thank goodness medicine has moved on from Pliny!

#magdalencollege #pliny #medicalfacts #medicine

Autumn has come to College #magdalencollege #oxf

Autumn has come to College

#magdalencollege #oxford #autumn

In four weeks, Michaelmas will start, and life beg

In four weeks, Michaelmas will start, and life begins to look a bit more like this…

Can’t wait to have the students back.
#magdalencollege #oxford #autumn #backtouni

The history of funfairs in the uk is pretty intere

The history of funfairs in the uk is pretty interesting. Do you know why September is basically National Fun Fair Month?

It’s basically a blend of medieval economic systems and modern advocacy.

Historically, September was the operational engine of the British agriculture. Yes the harvest is safely in, and harvest wages have been paid, but this month is when everything else gets sorted so the next cycle can begin. Land leases are paid at Michaelmas (around 29th September), hiring fairs are held so that everyone can get a new job for the year, and there’s plenty of food to go around.

These huge fairs had a problem. How do you entertain all those people trying to trade, work, pay their bills, and get new jobs?

Well, people started setting up side-shows, games, early mechanic rides. Iconic fun fairs just like St Giles Fair grew directly out of these hiring fairs. Even as formal labour markets moved elsewhere, these fun fairs remain.

So as the fair packs up and travels on from Oxford and comes maybe to a town near you, remember you’re taking part in something that’s hundreds of years old. And if you think that’s fascinating, maybe you should study history here.

#magdalencollege #history #funfacts #oxford #oxfordhistory

Sometimes, walking through Oxford in the rain is l

Sometimes, walking through Oxford in the rain is like moving through a dream. This is one of Oxford’s prettiest seasons.
What am I saying? Every season is Oxford’s prettiest season.
#magdalencollege #oxford

Mine’s gravy… because it holds everything together

Mine’s gravy… because it holds everything together and sometimes it’s a little bit saucy. What’s yours?

#magdalencollege #oxford #universityofoxford #oxfordstudent #unilife

Come on a tour with us! Here are last year’s fre

Come on a tour with us!

Here are last year’s freshers reps to show you round Magdalen.

#magdalencollege #magdalenfreshers #oxfordfreshers #oxford #goingtooxford

Sometimes I wish I were a bird so I could see this

Sometimes I wish I were a bird so I could see this view with my own eyes. Isn’t college beautiful?

#magdalencolelge #oxford #droneshot

Magdalen now has all four colour variations of buc

Magdalen now has all four colour variations of bucks in the Herd!

Common (tan)
Menil (pale and spotty)
Melanistic (dark)
Leucistic (white)

#magdalencollege #oxford #deer #followtheherd

Ok - one last Holiday before everyone goes back to

Ok - one last Holiday before everyone goes back to school, and we’re going with Shakespeare. You coming?

#magdalencollege #oxford

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See you in October! #alevelresultsday #magdalenc

See you in October!

#alevelresultsday #magdalencollege #oxford #oxforduni #goingtooxford

Sometimes disappointment is just redirection. If y

Sometimes disappointment is just redirection. If you’ve ever didn’t get the results you were hoping for today, try to remember: results day is just ONE DAY of your life.

All A level results really do is show you how much you knew about a given topic at one point in your life.

If it didn’t go to plan this morning, you can try again, let the redirection take you somewhere you never imagined, or grow and learn and do things you haven’t even discovered you can do yet.

This isn’t the end. It’s only the beginning!

#magdalencollege #alevelresultsday #magdalencollegeoxford

You got into MAGDALEN?! But what’s it going to b

You got into MAGDALEN?!

But what’s it going to be like? Listen to last years grads tell you what to expect 🥹 and if you ARE coming here in October - say HI! We’d love to meet you 💕💕💕

#magdalencollege #goingtooxford #alevelresultsday #resultsday #uniofoxford

You DID IT! Congratulations 🥂 🎉💪💕 We can’t wait t

You DID IT! Congratulations 🥂 🎉💪💕

We can’t wait to meet you in October.

#alevelresultsday #resultsday #alevels #goingtooxford #magdalencollege

In case you missed it, or you just want to see it

In case you missed it, or you just want to see it again, for the first time in 27 years; an eclipse in Oxford.

#totaleclipse #magdalencollege #oxford #oxfordeclis #uniofoxford

You’ve done it! You’re in! But seriously, you’re

You’ve done it! You’re in!

But seriously, you’re so close.

If everything goes well tomorrow, you’ll finally know where you’re heading in October.

If it doesn’t, try to remember that tomorrow is just another day. Life is full of detours and direction changes. You will end up where you’re meant to be.

Until then, be kind to yourself. You did this. You made it this far! CONGRATULATIONS!

#magdalencollege #goingtooxford #uni #alevelresultsday #oxforduni

Are you watching the eclipse tonight? Did you know

Are you watching the eclipse tonight? Did you know that maths can explain how they work?

Huge thanks to Magdalen second-year maths student Caitlyn for talking us through it!

Where are you watching from?

#solareclipse #magdalencollege #oxford #eclipse #oxfordmaths

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