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Oxford's Visionaries: New Portraits Honor Top Innovators
6 Dec, 2025
Summary
- 19 new portraits of leading innovators added to Bodleian Libraries.
- Sitters include malaria vaccine developers and endometriosis researchers.
- Project funded by a £40,000 gift to showcase university impact.
A new collection of 19 portraits, titled Catalysts, has been unveiled at Oxford University's Bodleian Libraries, celebrating the institution's leading innovators. The initiative, a collaboration with the British Journal of Photography, adds these works to the Weston Library's permanent collection. It highlights the "value and diversity of Oxford's research," according to Bodley's Librarian Richard Ovenden.
The featured individuals and groups represent groundbreaking work across various fields. Among them are key figures in vaccine development, such as Sir Adrian Hill, who contributed to malaria vaccines and the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Also recognized is Prof Krina Zondervan for her significant influence on endometriosis treatment and women's reproductive health.
Funded by a £40,000 gift, the project aims to inspire future generations by showcasing the "tireless work of the university community." Photographers Alys Tomlinson, Francis Augusto, and Leia Morrison captured these "catalysts in the truest sense," whose achievements propel advances in culture, science, and education, shaping both the academic world and society at large.
