Women's Centenary Project

The year 2020 marked 100 years since women were first awarded degrees at Oxford. Our Centenary Project is part of a wider University of Oxford initiative to celebrate the many ways in which women graduates have contributed to University and gone on to make their mark in the world. It casts a spotlight on 100 amazing women who have graduated from EP (undergraduate or graduate).

"Trust me – no matter what area you choose for your dissertations, essays and other academic pursuits – your time in the department will equip you to pursue any career whatsoever."

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself to have it all figured out straight away!"

"I was 19 years old when I started on my first research project... After two years of collecting and analysing the data, the upshot of my effort was nothing...It seemed like science working the way it is supposed to – the real world falsifies bad hypotheses, pushing the scientists to try again."

"By asking questions (and importantly, listening to the answers!) you challenge your assumptions, gain new insights and really start to understand why people behave as they do."

"Keep open to new ideas and new ways of thinking and don't feel pressured into being too outcomes-focused - the journey along the way is where you learn ...the balance between being open and exploratory and being focused is a skill worth attending to."