A student from Lincoln College has received an award from the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire in recognition of an act of bravery.
Dr. Joseph Raimondo, who is studying for a DPhil in neuroscience, apprehended a burglar in spontaneous moment of heroism earlier this year.
Raimondo cycled after Wadham burglar Jason Callaghan as he fled along South Parks Road before tackling him to the ground.
Callaghan was sentenced to four years in jail this May after he pleaded guilty to burgling Wadham in February.
He had attempted to raid the room of tutor Giulia Zanderighi.
