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Check out our blog posts to learn about our study abroad programmes and grants, to hear current students and alumni share their experiences of the city of dreaming spires, and to celebrate key milestones with us.

Rebecca Richards

Life after SCIO: alumna awarded fellowship - on 17th December 2018 in Life after SCIO, News

We are extremely pleased by the news that Rebecca Richards (year long, 2016) has been granted the John Jay Fellowship. Raised in East Winthrop, Maine, Rebecca completed an undergraduate degree in Philosophy at Baylor University, Texas. Following her time at... Read More >

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The Boston Tea Party – SCIO hosts alumni event in Boston, MA - on 14th November 2018 in Life after SCIO, News

On Saturday 10 November SCIO faculty Dr Liz Baigent and Simon Lancaster hosted an alumni gathering in Boston, Massachusetts. Held at Park Street Church, the ‘Boston Tea Party’ drew fifty SCIO alumni from both OSP and SSO programmes from across... Read More >

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Calling all student programme alumni – SCIO now on LinkedIn - on 12th October 2018 in Life after SCIO, News

We are pleased to announce that SCIO is now listed as a teaching and research institute on LinkedIn. This means that current students or alumni of SCIO can now list us in the ‘Education’ section of their LinkedIn profile. Please... Read More >

Marianna Nichols

Life after SCIO: alumna reads for MPhil at Oxford - on 12th October 2018 in Life after SCIO, News

We are delighted by the news that Marianna Nichols (Michaelmas Term, 2016) has accepted an offer to read for an MPhil in Roman History at St Cross College, Oxford. A native of Iuka, Mississippi, Marianna completed her undergraduate degree in... Read More >

Jen Schmidt

Life after SCIO: alumna to read for MLitt at St Andrews - on 12th October 2018 in Life after SCIO, News

SCIO is pleased by the news that alumna Jen Schmidt (Michaelmas Term, 2016) has been accepted to study for an MLitt at the Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts (ITIA) at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Jen, who... Read More >

Stanley Schwartz

Life after SCIO: alumnus wins Fulbright scholarship - on 20th September 2018 in Life after SCIO, News

SCIO is delighted by the news that alumnus Stanley Schwarz (Oxford Summer Programme, 2017), a native of Noblesville, Indiana, has been awarded a Fulbright postgraduate scholarship to conduct research at the Australian National University. Concerning his research, Stanley writes: I... Read More >