The display was initiated to mark the shared centenary of the University of Oxford admitting women to its degrees and the launch of the PPE Honours School, both of which began in 1920.
Over the past century, women involved in the PPE degree at Oxford have been responsible for some of the most important contributions to its component disciplines. Celebrating that century of women in PPE, this exhibition presents portraits of some of those who carry the PPE torch today.
Alongside each photograph are the academic’s reflections on the significance of PPE in 2022.
Professor Louise Fawcett commented: “Teaching PPE for two-and-a-half-decades has taught me that there is no ‘typical’ PPE student or PPE tutor, just students and tutors, from all backgrounds and walks of life, who want to better understand the world in which we live.
“PPE offers an open horizon for those who are eager to learn and apply their learning beyond the confines of the syllabus, in addressing contemporary global problems.”
“Over the past century, women involved in the PPE degree at Oxford have been responsible for some of the most important contributions to its component disciplines. Celebrating that century of women in PPE, this exhibition presents portraits of some of those who carry the PPE torch today.”