News from OBs

Actor and producer, Gabrielle has a lead role in the spin-off of the hit US show Power.

Will Marks (Du. 2001-12) has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours list for public service. 

Miranda Rijks (Fe. 1983-85) recently released her latest thriller, The Only Child, which tells the story of golden couple Chantal and Stuart. She is a high-flying divorce lawyer and he is a TV presenter. Their seventeen-year-old son is a passionate environmentalist. But everything is built on a lie…

Dr. Tony Lelliot (Du. 1970-75) lives in South Africa, after moving to Africa in 1985. As one of the first boys in Durnford, Tony remembers the teachers who supported his interests and talents and his love of science. Having had a successful career in teaching, Tony now works for an NGO: Saide, an education charity working across sub-Saharan Africa.

Beatrice (Fe. 2008-10) works in public policy and her work has taken her all over the world. She tells us about her work and her goals for the future.

Director Max Elton's (Ab. 2008-10) newest production, "Yes So I Said Yes" is on at the Finborough Theatre from 23rd November until 18th December.

Oscar-winning director, Chloé Zhao (Fe. 1998-2000) is behind Marvel’s latest installment in the franchise, Eternals, which was released to British audiences in November 2021.

In 2020, The French & American Chemical Societies (SCF & ACS) announced Robert Crabtree (Le. 1960-66), C. P. Whitehead Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, as the 2020 Franco-American Lectureship Prize, and as part of his prize, Crabtree gave the virtual lecture "Adventures in Water Oxidation" at the French Chemical Society meeting in Clermont-Ferrand, France, on 4th October 2021.