It is tradition, that Oxbridge members meet for this fun and informal afternoon (friends/partners welcome) in December to share a drink or a cup of tea at some nice place in mid-town. Then, we all head off to the Christmas Market by the Gëlle Fra to soak up the Christmas spirit.
This year, Camsoc is arranging the visit to the Christmas Market. Details will be finalised closer to the event.
Sign-up will be with Camsoc (email tbi) with cc chair@oxford.lu
More info to come
We are absolutely delighted to invite you to our third OUSL Christmas Gala Dinner in the cozy and Christmassy setting of Cercle Münster.
The OUSL Christmas Gala Dinner has become one of the highlights of our year and it is a wonderfully festive occasion to celebrate our own lively and engaged Society – and, above all, to enjoy a festive evening together.
We have a cornucopia of delights in the offing: Crémant and feuilletés, followed by a delicious three-course dinner with Cercle’s excellent wines (or soft drinks if preferred) & coffee, music, Christmas carol and, yes, a little surprise!
And to cap it all, we are honoured and delighted that H.E. Ambassador Joanne Olivier, the British Ambassador to Luxembourg, will make a short speech during dinner.
H.E. Joanna Olivier, British Ambassador to Luxembourg
Venue: Cercle Munster
Timing: Thursday 3 December 2026 at 19h
Dress Code: Black tie preferred for gents, festive attire for women
Tickets: €120 per person incl. wine; €110 no alcohol; €65 students.
Sign up: please sign up with Mette on Chair@Oxford.lu
RSVP: before 25 November 2026.
Spouses/plus-1s are welcome, and/or limited number of members’ guests, subject to availability.
🍺 NOVEMBER OXBRIDGE DRINKS 🍺 🍷
The Christmas season will soon be over us, so we have already set the date together with Camsoc for our informal November Oxbridge Drinks.
Date and time: Thursday 19 November 2026, from 19h.
Venue: tbd
As ever – plus-1s are welcome!
Sign-up: with Laura from Camsoc on Laura.rehlis@gmail.com with a cc to chair@oxford.lu
MORE INFO TO COME NEARER THE EVENT
The Annual Student Fair is an important part of our Outreach work and forms part of our continued efforts to support Oxford University, strengthening our links with education in Luxembourg. Members of your OUSL committee will man a stand at the Annual Student Fair, ensuring there is always 2-3 representatives at the stand. As the Fair falls on two working days (Thursday and Friday), we would be grateful for any support from our community, so:
Calling on all OUSL members:
Please do get in contact with us (Dan Schmit, Bob Kieffer) if you would like to volunteer to co-man the Oxford University stand. Perhaps only for an hour?, perhaps for two? or even half a day or more?!! Whatever and whenever you studied at Oxford, this is precious knowledge for prospective students. So do get in touch with us please.
Our Outreach committee member, Dan Schmit, is the main organiser and the one pulling all the threads together.
See you at the ‘Coque National Sports and Culture Centre’ in Kirchberg, Luxembourg on 29-30 October 2026!
We are gearing up for the popular end-of-the-month Oxbridge Drinks, and Laura Rehlis from Camsoc has found a new venue to try out, the SixSeven, so please come, and please let her know if you can make it !
What: Oxbridge Drinks – relaxed meeting over a drink or a meal.
When: Thursday 22 October from 19h onwards.
Who: Oxbridge alumni – and friends and partners welcome
Venue: the Rooftop bar/Restaurant ‘SixSeven’ on 103 Grand Rue in central Luxembourg (https://www.restaurantsixseven.lu/en/).
Sign-up: please sign up with Camsoc’s Laura Rehlis, Laura.rehlis@gmail.com, with cc to chair@oxford.lu.
The Oxbridge Drinks are always a couple of fun and congenial hours, so do come!
We are delighted to invite you to an exclusive tour of Luxembourg Parliament on Tuesday 20 October 2026. During this visit, you will be able to learn from parliamentary insiders about the history and organisation of the institution.
After the tour, there is an optional dinner at the Luxembourgish restaurant Bistrot de la Presse, just across from the Parliament.
These are the details:
Venue: the Parliament Building, 19 Rue du Marché-aux-Herbes, 1728 Ville-Haute Luxembourg
The parliament recommends that our group should have no more than 15-20 attendees, hence first come, first served.
Timing:
Parliament: We will be meeting at 17:50 in front of the Luxembourg Parliament building will begin at 18:00. The tour lasts approximately an hour. Don’t forget to bring ID.
Dinner(following the tour): at nearby Restaurant Bistro de la Presse, 24 Rue du Marché-aux-Herbes, 1728 Ville-Haute Luxembourg. This is optional, but if you wish to join the dinner as well, please let Dan Schmit (see below) know, in order that sufficient spaces can be reserved.
Tickets: Admission is free, but registration is required.
Sign-up: Please sign up before 10 October 2026 with Dan Schmit (dan-schmit@hotmail.com), cc to chair@oxford.lu indicating whether:
INFO: For any additional questions, please contact Dan Schmit (dan-schmit@hotmail.com)
With best wishes,
Your OUSL Committee
This is the second Annual Golf Tournament kindly initiated by our member Peter Carter and co-organised this year with John Speed and Sir Nicholas Forewood of Camsoc, together with OUSL’s VP, Jan Könighaus.
We will meet 15h at the Belenhaff Junglinster and enjoy an afternoon of golf which will be followed by optional dinner.
All levels welcome.
12 HOLES (85 EUR) PAIRS, BETTER BALL
SUPPER AT THE CLUBHOUSE (60 EUR/MENU)
(non-playing spouses included for supper)To confirm or reconfirm participation, please send an email to Peter Carter (prcarter1111@gmail.com) indicating names of player(s) and diner(s), copied to Sir Nicholas Forward (nforwood@gmail.com) and me (jan.koenighaus@kkr.lu). If you did not provide your HCP and golf club affiliation in response to the call for interest at the beginning of July, please do so now in your email.
When you receive an acknowledgement from Peter, you will be asked to transfer to the OUSL Bank Account (IBAN LU21 0019 1755 3010 3000 BIC/SWIFT BCEELULLXXX) the appropriate amount for the green fees (€85 per person) to be marked “Golf Varsity”.
The detailed arrangements for the supper will follow. As the group will be relatively small, we can pay individually on the night. An indicative menu with costs will be available.
For any further information please contact Peter Carter.
This was two hours of information on Ukraine and not one minute was a minute too many! There was a strong audience with members of OUSL, Camsoc and BLS among them.
We are grateful to H.E. Joanne Olivier, for including us in this important and enlightening event.
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Invitation
Dear Member,
We are delighted to bring you this invitation on behalf of the British Embassy in Luxembourg.
Venue: Bibliothèque nationale (BnL) – Luxembourg, 37D, Avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855, Kirchberg, Luxembourg.
Timing: Registration: 15.30. Start (prompt!): 16.00, finish: 18.00.
Tickets: While the event is free, admission is by personal sign-up only. Plus 1’s are welcome subject to availability. Write to chair@oxford.lu.
Sign-up: Please sign up as soon as possible with chair@oxford.lu to avoid disappointment. Once we have received your sign-up, we will transfer your email address to the embassy and you will receive a personal invitation from them. Your place is not secured until this process has been finished.
Looking forward to seeing you at this urgent discussion,
With best wishes,
– and on behalf of the OUSL Committee,
Mette Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
President of OUSL
We had a great Croquet day in the City on this Sunny Sunday!! As you can also see on LinkedIn, we had a lovely bunch of Oxford and Cambridge alumni, friends, families and Freshers gathered in Parc Pescatore for our annual Oxbridge Croquet in the City.
There was a wonderfully relaxed atmosphere as Light and Dark Blues tried their hands at croquet, with varying degrees of expertise!
Crémant and soft drinks, cakes and other treats kept everyone going between games, and it was particularly good to welcome some of this year’s new Oxbridge students alongside familiar faces from both societies.
Many thanks to our friends at the Cambridge Society of Luxembourg, and especially to Rakesh Bhana-Lauer, for organising the whole afternoon, to Fanny Dedenbach for bringing the essential equipment, and so once again making this such an enjoyable annual Oxbridge tradition.
A lovely way to spend an unexpectedly summery September Sunday in Luxembourg
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Invitation:
It is time to brush up on your croquet skills, as this is the month of the annual Oxbridge meet-up, arranged by Camsoc: a fun afternoon of croquet, drinks and chat. We are waiting for the City Council to confirm a date to Camsoc, but it will be announced as soon as we have it.
Those who wish then round off the ‘sports’ with a pizza nearby. Freshers from both societies are particularly welcome.
The rules of croquet will be recapped before we begin, so all can participate – and you can also just have a drink and chat.
When? : Sunday 27 September 2026 at 14h30
Where? : at Parc Pescatore in the middle of Luxembourg
What to bring? : Camsoc will bring along the equipment to play croquet, a few drinks and some reusable plastic glasses. Please feel free to bring along some nibbles, drinks, picnic gear, etc.
Post-croquet dinner: those who feel famished after the sports usually go to for an informal meal together at a nearby Italian restaurant.
Sign-up with Camsoc: rakeshbhana@yahoo.com, cc to chair@oxford.lu
Parc Pescatore
It’s time to factor in the annual Meeting Minds Weekend in Oxford. As usual it is packed with irrisistible talks, workshops, guided tours and more. Over three days, you’ll have the chance to hear from the researchers tackling the world’s biggest challenges, revisit places both familiar and new, and connect with fellow members of the Oxford community.
Bringing together curious minds across generations, this is a uniquely Oxford opportunity to explore the ideas shaping our collective future.
Whether you’re returning for the first time in years or a regular visitor, you’ll discover how Oxford continues to change lives around the world – and how you can play a part in its future.
For info click here
If you are planning to attend, you may wish to let us know (chair@oxford.lu). We will keep a list of Oxford alumni who are going so that you can connect with one another.
Well met in Oxford!
