St Peter's College Record 2024

St Peter’s College Record

Revd Dr Elizabeth Pitkethly & Dr Robert Pitkethly, Emeritus Fellow at Elizabeth’s Leaving Service & Lunch in St Peter’s College Chapel, 25 September 2024

Editorial

Perhaps the most momentous event for St Peter’s in 2023-24 was the completion of Castle Bailey Quad. The two handsome new buildings, Damazer House and Westfield House, and the beautifully landscaped areas, paths, and stairways that surround them, have filled the space between Bulwarks Lane and New Road and provided the College with much-needed accommodation for students and offices for staff. The new Quad appears in pride of place on the cover of this issue of the College Record and is mentioned on many of the pages within.

In another fine, much-appreciated re-use of space, described by College Librarian David Johnson in his Report on page 48, the Library’s former Reception area has become an airy and accessible reading room, known affectionately to students as the Plobby.

Our feature articles this year cover a range of topics, from a discovery in the archives to gravitational waves and dark matter. St Peter’s Archivist Alison Ray explains the significance of a document found between the pages of a library book. It is a letter from artist Philip de László, who painted the portrait of Lord Nuffield which hangs in the Dining Hall, to historian Douglas Sladen. Next, our Fellow in Physics and Professor of Cosmology, David Alonso, describes his work with a project looking back to Deep Time, or the ‘very (very) early universe’. Coming back down to earth, Fellow and Tutor in Portuguese, Claire Williams, examines a pioneering volume of biographies of women writers, by Maria Ondina Braga, republished last year.

After this taste of ongoing research, the Record goes on, as usual, to record the year’s academic, musical, and sporting achievements by the students and staff of our College.

The Editors

The Master’s Letter

After twenty-one years of service to the University of Oxford, Lord Chris Patten of Barnes has now retired as Chancellor. At his valedictory dinner in June 2024, he was presented with a cutting from the oldest tree in Oxford’s Botanical Gardens – a yew planted in 1645. Symbolising both strength and longevity, it was a fitting gift for someone whose long service to the University has been marked by such unstinting commitment.

As Chancellor, Lord Patten has been a regular visitor to St Peter’s, and we were pleased to welcome him back on the eve of his retirement to open our brand new quad as one of his very last acts before demitting office.

Castle Bailey Quad, opened by Lord Patten, makes a step-change difference to what we can offer to current and future students of the College. In his speech to mark its opening, Lord Patten paid tribute to the famous friendliness of St Peter’s (true across the generations), to its strong academic standing in the University, to his pleasure in seeing the name of former Master Mark Damazer commemorated

on the estate, and to the significant difference that the striking new quad will make to the College for the future.

As the ribbon was cut, a shower of (biodegradable) confetti was released (fig 5) and a specially commissioned piece of music in honour of Castle Bailey Quad was sung by the College choir – a choral setting of a poem by alumnus Rob Yates set to music by alumnus Piers Connor Kennedy. And with the opening of Castle Bailey Quad, 2024 enters the run of key years in the evolution of the College estate, and the broader history of the College (fig 6).

I will return to Castle Bailey Quad and the acts of generosity that have made it possible at the end of this letter. I delay expanding on this now simply because, exciting as a new-build project is (and my goodness it is), our beautiful buildings exist to enable and support the core work of the College. St Peter’s is here to inspire minds, build community, hone expertise, advance research and change lives. Our beautiful estate is crucial in helping in this project. However, even in a year in which the expansion of the estate has made a profound, and profoundly positive

Figs 1-4: Lord Chris Patten and Lady Lavender Patten visit St Peter’s College in

difference to College, in reporting on St Peter’s news, I still therefore wish to foreground our people, our community and our academic projects.

Research projects and transferable skills

The work of St Peter’s is centred in its scholarship, and the scholarly pursuits in train in College at any one time are breath-taking in both their mindexpanding character and their range. One of the (many) joys of my job is hearing about these. Year on year, I am given privileged insights into the questions, enquiries and pools of knowledge that are being incubated and advanced by colleagues and students. As an indicative snapshot of the breadth of the enquiries taking place in College at any one time, below I provide a headline-only selection of the research projects I have recently heard about from Fellows and students.

The evolution of the College estate

From Tutorial Fellows recently, I have had the privilege of learning a little about: life-writing in the Luso-Hispanic world, from Portuguese scholar Claire Williams; the emerging firstround analysis of high-quality data gathered by the new Simons Observatory in the Chilean Andes, from astrophysicist David Alonso; how, why and by whom Domesday Book was made, from medieval historian Stephen Baxter; the ‘secondary thalamus’ region of the brain, and its possible function in relation to the brain’s acquisition of new information, from neuroscientist Randy Bruno; the USS Ticonderoga’s late nineteenth-century circumnavigation of the globe, its encounters and activities in Africa, the Indian Ocean, and East Asia, considered as a revealing lens on US imperial history, from historian Stephen Tuffnell; the design of socially efficient approval mechanisms that minimise costly and wasteful signalling, in a collaborative project from economists Ines Moreno de Barreda and Evgenii Safonov; the global offshore economy and the reshaping of African Politics, from Politics Fellow Ricardo Soares de Oliveira; statistical models for understanding social hierarchies, with a case-study on power relations amongst twelfth-century bishops, in an innovative collaboration between our College Librarian, historian David Johnson, and Tutorial Fellow in Statistics, Geoff Nicholls; the dynamising of molecules, spectroscopy and energy flow, from Chemistry Fellow Adam Kirrander.

At Adam’s kind invitation, I also recently had the educative pleasure of visiting his Chemistry lab. Adam and those in his research group are currently working on new methods to track the motions of electrons in atoms and molecules using extremely short pulses of high-energy light. They generously took time to induct me into an enquiry at a considerable remove from my own areas of academic comfort, helping me glimpse both the inherent research value of the project, and its future potential applications. I would make a poor chemist, but I could not have had a more compelling or enlightening afternoon sampling the areas of scientific enquiry that animate and drive the academic life of one of our Fellows and those in his research group.

Under the supportive oversight of our academic tutors, our students are working on projects equally varied and mind-expanding. In

incidental chats with students by pigeon-holes, in the lunch queue, on touchlines and at Master’s Collections, I get to hear about undergraduate dissertation subjects and graduate-level research projects. The research topics I have heard about from students this year include: the effects of climate change on hibernating bears in North America; the early detection of congenital heart diseases through readings of foetal ultrasound videos; flexible parenting patterns in blue tits; the study of ancient Sanskrit philosophical texts and their contribution to the textual canon of Tibetan Buddhism; the search for more effective catalysts to help break down plastics for recycling; calibrating the climate impacts of adopting digital technologies in daily life; literature of the Spanish Civil War; medical understandings of mass hysteria; the political implications of advertisements for tea; the push for improved efficiency in green hydrogen production; Medieval monastic reading practices of the Lord’s Prayer; the development of AI tools to improve accurate medical image analyses for disease diagnosis; the performance of race on Early Modern stages; driving switching for Autonomous Vehicles; phantom limb syndrome; nonlinear physics in water waves; Russian literary anthologies of the late nineteenth century and their contribution to national identity formation; anomaly detection in financial markets; understanding Covid transmission in New York public schools; constitutional law in Canada; the correlation between exposure to anti-malarial drugs in early pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes; and the life and work of (‘the coolest saint ever’, I am told) St Mary of Egypt.

In sum, the place is abuzz with studies of verve, range and significance, and I am, as always, impressed at how students of the College formulate the piquant questions in relation to the field of enquiry before them, and how, across the course of their degree, they develop the confidence and competence to pursue those questions dexterously and tenaciously. Doing so not only enables them to advance the project itself, but, in the process, to develop a run of highly transferable skills that can, if desired, be imported into other professional initiatives across fields in due course.

Noting the transferability of the skills developed in the course of an Oxford degree, I am reminded of many inspiring encounters I have had with alumni in the UK and around the world. One such

Fig 5: Lord Chris Patten cuts the ribbon to open Castle Bailey Quad, flanked by current and former College Masters, Judith Buchanan and Mark Damazer

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encounter last year was with David Atkinson, a British alumnus now living and working in Japan. After studying at St Peter’s in the 1980s, David has worked across sectors internationally and left a distinctive mark on each. Having previously successfully advised the Japanese government on inbound tourism, his advisory services have since been called upon in relation to other challenges. In the pandemic, this included being tasked with developing a national Covid strategy – an unusual position of trust and influence afforded to someone not himself a Japanese national. Though highly qualified in other areas, David’s starting eligibility to advise on a Covid strategy at this level was, on the face of it, not striking. However, as David himself reports, he was able to draw directly on a bank of skills acquired and honed during his Oxford degree to source and organise materials fast, to sift efficiently for relevance and authority, and to generate a coherent and persuasive argument from those materials at speed in ways that consolidated his capacity to take on the task before him responsibly and effectively. I know many of you can testify similarly to the usefulness, and the versatility, of the skills instilled in you through the particular, and exacting requirements of your degree. The hope is always that our graduates will, like David, continue to find the qualities and skills they acquire across the course of their degree useful in expandable ways throughout their lives.

Music-making

In February, the combined choir and orchestra of St Peter’s performed Haydn’s ‘Harmoniemesse’ under the baton of our Director of Music, Quintin Beer (fig 7). As the Kyrie floated out to a packed chapel, I was privileged to find myself tucked in once again amongst the violins – rusty in my own playing but generously absorbed into the wonderful collective music-making of talented students and colleagues around me.

Later in the year, with generous support from the St Peter’s College Foundation, our choir made a debut recording of Piers Kennedy’s beautiful choral works. I cannot commend this production highly enough: it is an exquisite piece of work and a beautiful listen, able to stir and lift the heart – and available through the Lodge when you are next in need of present ideas!

The standard of students’ music-making in College is very high, but the Music Room that supports it is currently tatty and illequipped and – more importantly yet – inaccessible to anyone with any mobility challenges. Happily, we will shortly be addressing these issues to make our Music Room an attractive and accessible rehearsal and performance space for the benefit of all. It’s a pleasing project in prospect, that will have an excellent outcome in due course in which all will be able to share. Stand by for an invitation to help make this happen shortly!

Early on the morning of 1st May, with others from St Peter’s, I was swept down a High Street that was surprisingly busy for the hour.

At the kind invitation of the President of Magdalen, I then climbed the Magdalen Tower to hear the choir hymn the May morning from its top. Young voices sang their traditional engaging mix of the sacred and the secular, while, below, the crowds stretched up The High and down across Magdalen Bridge. As it has done for centuries, Oxford had taken to the streets at sunrise to fete the May morning and all it represents (fig 8).

In 1695, Oxford antiquary, historian and diarist, Anthony Wood, reported that the dawn singing from Magdalen Tower ‘hath given great content to the neighbourhood and auditors underneath’. Judging by how hushed the ‘auditors underneath’ were again this year, I would say it still is doing. In 1916, in her poem ‘May

Morning’, Vera Brittain ruefully remembers her own innocent enjoyment of Oxford May morning before the outbreak of war:

I thought that Spring must last for evermore, For I was young and loved, and it was May.

And, in the same poem, she wonders in retrospect whether, scarred as she now is by war and loss, she …ever shall recapture, once again, The mood of that May morning, long ago.

Certainly, the impulses of May morning, played out joyfully on the streets of Oxford each year, foreground the celebration of vernal new life. Little wonder Vera Brittain, in her grief, felt tonally adrift from its remembered festivity. But as I listened to the choir sing the traditional piece, ‘How can I keep from singing?’, I was struck by the irresistible central life impulse of the words. Crucially, the song’s sense of compulsion about singing in the midst of all emerges not from ignoring the pain in the world, but from the

imperative to make space for joy despite the ‘tumult and the strife’ the piece references. I was moved by the piece then, and am still. In a year in which the international news has been so devastating, all of our joys – including the giddy merriment of May morning – are significantly inflected by an awareness of the pain of devastating loss and the acuity of fear. The obligation to marshal what resources we can in response to human crises sits with each of us. However, our commitment to recognising and responding to need within and beyond our community in line with our own educational mission should not efface our commitment to finding the joy around us, even in painful times. Being in a place like St Peter’s – from where smart-thinking and big-hearted leaders of the future emerge to make their contribution – helps in finding joy and nurturing hope. ‘How can I keep from singing?’ If ever there were a context in which it would seem life-denying to do so, it is here.

Highlights of the year

Such is the busy character of the College year that it is never possible to give a comprehensive account of its highlights. But here are a few events that have particularly stayed with me this year.

In December, we held our inaugural Shakespeare@Peter’s event. This featured a run of talks and performances, including from eminent theatre director Sir Greg Doran (fig 9). The day ended with a gala banquet, in which Renaissance-themed courses were punctuated by memorable performances from Royal Shakespeare Company actors, Dame Janet Suzman and the College choir. Thank you to all who participated with such winning energy in the day. The next event in this series will be on 5th July 2025.

In February, in an ambitious project driven by students Amy Gadhia, Tom Tyler and Vassi Sharlandjieva, the SPC Boat Club broke the World Record for the longestcontinuous row, raising money in the process for the Boat Club and for College Access and Outreach initiatives. It was both a considerable feat of organisation and a

Fig 7: The St Peter’s choir and orchestra perform Haydn’s ‘Harmoniemesse’.

Fig 8: The amassed crowds on The High, seen through one of the quatrefoils on the Magdalen Tower parapet, 1 May 2024. (Photo credit: The Master.)

wonderful community activity that brought together JCR, MCR and SCR members in a fun and active common endeavour.

In March, our Tutorial Fellow in Engineering, Professor Tom Adcock, was admitted as the University’s Senior Proctor for a year. Proctorial authority passed from demitting proctors to the incoming team as part of the annual Sheldonian ceremony (fig 10).

In May, to commemorate the centenary of Franz Kafka’s death, a group of students from both JCR and MCR participated in a communal reading of Metamorphosis under the portico of Canal House (fig 11) before sharing an informal Canal House curry together. Later that same evening, the Northern Lights did their remarkable thing over College (and a large swathe of the rest of the country), captured in some dramatic College photographs for us by our porter Katharine French (fig 12). A heady

Arrivals and departures

From our fellowship, two academic colleagues have moved on to other positions this year: Professor Marc Macias-Fauria, our Fellow and Tutor in Physical Geography, took a prestigious chair in Cambridge, and Professor Mike Bonsall, our Tutor and Fellow in Biology, took up a research-based professorship in Oxford. Both Marc and Mike have been wonderful contributors to the work of the College and to the lives and development of our students and we warmly wish them both well in their new positions.

combination of Kafka, curry and cosmic wonders made for a memorable evening.

Also in May, we made the annual award of the Anjool Maldé Scholarships to five impressive undergraduates (fig 13). Those of us present to hear the citations were struck once again not only by the academic excellence of our students but also by how much some of them do alongside their studies, in sport, music and generous volunteering.

The highlight of July was a lunch in honour of our groundsman, Peter Minns (fig 14). Having worked for the College for 45 years

(and his mother, father and uncle before him), Pete is a walking compendium on the history of the College. On my very first day in St Peter’s, Pete and Andy Dore put up the pictures in the Master’s Office – including the small Philip Alexius de László painting of Christopher Chavasse (fig 15). The image of Pete and Andy holding up Christopher Chavasse economically encapsulates a truth at the heart of the College operation about the often invisible support that underpins service of a more publicly recognised sort. Many of you, from across the decades, will remember Pete warmly and we were pleased to raise a glass on behalf of the whole community at the celebratory lunch to honour his quiet and long-standing service to College.

In early Spring, our Interim Bursar, Sarah Wilson, handed over to our incoming Bursar, Simon Jones. We are grateful to Sarah for having handled the crucial and complex final stages of the major Castle Bailey Quad new-build project for College with such clarity and assurance, and to alumnus David Collard for providing expert advice. Our new Bursar, Simon Jones, brings with him a strong background in financial management for charities, capital project management, schools-based work and hospice-management. Simon has hit the ground running in helping the College plan our finances through to our centenary in 2029 and beyond. You can read his report on bursarial matters later in this issue of the Record.

New to the fellowship this year is Dr Violetta Splitter who has joined us from the University of Zurich as our new Fellow and Tutor in Management, with expertise in strategy. Amongst our professional services staff, Catherine Shortis has now moved on to an interesting new position at Balliol, and we have been joined by our new Academic Administrator Flora Waller.

Fig 9: Shakespeare@Peter’s with Sir Greg Doran in the College Chapel.

Fig 10: Senior Proctor, Professor Tom Adcock, with Pro-Proctors Dr Tim Mawson and Ms Catherine Whalley.

Fig 11: College marked the Kafka centenary with a collective reading of Metamorphosis

Fig 13: Anjool Maldé 2024 award-winning students Martha, Aman, Grace, Wanda and Gabriella.

Fig 14: Pete Minns, Groundsman for College for 45 years.

Fig 15: Andy Dore and Pete Minns mount a portrait of Christopher Chavasse.

Fig 16: Celebration lunch for Pete’s work anniversary.

Fig 12: The Northern Lights over St Peter’s. (Photo credit: Katharine French)

Meanwhile new colleague Josephine Glover has replaced Anna McMurtrie as Access and Outreach Officer, running outreach programmes and inbound residentials, including subject-based residentials and our ambitious Aspire Liverpool partnership programme. Brett de Gaynesford, our Director of Development and Alumni Relations, returned from maternity leave and Tim Pottle and Salima Virji who had been providing maternity leave cover moved on to other interesting projects. Other departures this year have included Sarah Alford, Ewan Miller, Darcy Holland and Em Pritchard. Meanwhile, we have been delighted to welcome back to our

development team Olga Batty whom many of you will remember from some years ago and to welcome in a run of new colleagues as detailed in the Development Office pages to follow. In happy family-based news, our Tutorial Fellow in History of Art, Dr Cora Gilroy-Ware and her partner welcomed young Sphinx Langston Latham to the world in April (fig 17).

Castle Bailey Quad (CBQ) and Synomilía Court

In previous issues of the College Record, we have set out the principal names that appear on the new quad The name Castle Bailey itself roots the new development in the civic history of the land on which we have built; the names Damazer House and Westfield House honour our former Master and the women of Westfield College evacuated to St Peter’s during the Second World War respectively. Which leaves just one new name on the estate to be introduced: Synomilía.

Fig 18: At the centre of Synomilía Court is a marble sculpture by Oxfordshire-based Spanish sculptor Jordi Raga. The sculpture’s two abstract shapes incline towards each other in ways suggestive of the ongoing imperative to lean in and listen. ‘Synomilía’, as the name of both the courtyard and the sculpture in it, celebrates conversation. And in doing so, it also stands in creative opposition to cancellation. We are grateful for the philanthropic care and the artistic thought that lie behind Synomilía Court, and for the valuable conversations it prompts.

Synomilía Court is a small courtyard that is encountered immediately upon entering the CBQ development from Bulwarks Lane. Synomilía is the Greek word for conversational exchange. The name was chosen to be meaningful in lasting ways for the College, and, appropriately, it was chosen in a collaborative conversation between donors and the College. Putting the name synomilía on our estate speaks to College’s core mission. Like any elite educational establishment, we are here to host, curate and defend conversations – stimulating, educative, compassionate, contested, revelatory, creative, ground-breaking conversations.

Many of our former students’ names appear on Castle Bailey Quad also; on sponsored student rooms, and across the windowmounted donor boards on the central courtyard. The number of people – nearly a thousand of you – who have generously donated to the project to build Castle Bailey Quad has been amazing. We are immensely grateful to all of you who have helped make this exciting project possible – just as we are to those who faithfully give a regular sum to the College, and/or who have made the generous decision to remember us in your will, to make possible other opportunities for students of the College. Thank you all.

That so many of you from across the generations have invested in our new quad makes it more special as a shared endeavour for the future of College. At its opening ceremony, there was an evocative moment when 102-year-old alumnus, Mr Michael Tibbs, who

matriculated in 1946, and Ben Horsell and Afomia Zelaleme, who matriculated in 2023, drew the raffle together, alongside Emeritus Fellow Professor Henry Mayr-Harting. The moment captured the multi-generational, shared project of what it is to be a college.

Castle Bailey Quad is a beautiful addition to our estate, and if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet, do come back and visit. And when you do, here are a couple of other things to note on the estate: a perky young mulberry sapling in Mulberry Quad that replaces the old warrior that came down last year; and the beautifully redesigned Library Atrium in the corner of Linton House. This last is now an accessible part of the library that all of our students, including wheelchair users, can enjoy. St Peter’s students love this smart new work space and have informally adopted it as the ‘Plobby’ (= Peter’s Lobby), as the accompaniment to the ‘Plodge’ (which needs no decoding).

I wish you all an interesting year ahead and will hope to meet many of you back in College or elsewhere in the course of it.

Judith Buchanan Master of the College

Fig 17: Dr Cora GilroyWare and baby Sphinx.

Fig 19: St Peter’s College, including Castle Bailey Quad, seen from Castle Mound

A Newly Discovered Letter from Philip de László

By Dr Alison Ray, College Archivist

In December 2023, Library Assistant Brian Brown discovered a folded letter tucked in a library book when consulting St Peter College’s collection of works donated by English historian Douglas Sladen (1856–1947) and his family. Now in the College Archives, the letter (Figs. 1 and 2) is addressed to Sladen and was sent by his friend Philip de László (1869–1937), the celebrated Anglo-Hungarian portrait artist whose eminent subjects included Queen Elizabeth II, Pope Leo XIII, and US President Theodore Roosevelt. Dated 12 July 1937, László composed this letter only a few months before his death in November of that year, and in it he thanks Sladen for a copy of one of his books and discusses meetings with Lord Nuffield and Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury.

Douglas Sladen’s wife Dorothea was a close acquaintance of Beatrice Chavasse, the wife of Master Christopher Chavasse, and it was through this connection that Beatrice was able to commission László in the spring of 1937, on behalf of the College, to paint the portrait of benefactor William Morris, Lord Nuffield. This portrait (Fig. 3) now hangs in the Dining Hall and László’s letter reflects his admiration of Lord Nuffield: ‘…it always interests me to note how many of those who stand out amongst humanity have started

finished painting, which is now in Church House, Westminster (Figs. 4 and 5). We may speculate that he and the Archbishop shared their private concerns over the growing political unrest in Europe before the outbreak of the Second World War. Although a naturalised British citizen, László was of Hungarian Jewish descent and had been interned in World War One as an enemy for sending money to support his family in Hungary, which greatly affected his health, before his eventual exoneration. Lang was a significant figure in international affairs of the 1930s, and frequently spoke out against the persecution of Christian groups in Russia and Jewish communities in Germany.

their lives in hardship and adventure. It brings back to me what our friend Nuffield said when I asked him if he would like to live his life over again. He said, “No, I could not bear it again – it was too hard.” How many young men in the future will be able to benefit through his hardships and will be able to pursue their interests in a way which was denied to him, when he wanted to become a doctor.’ Both men had similar life experiences: they were from relatively humble backgrounds, before rising to prominence in their respective fields of art and industry.

László’s letter also touches on Archbishop Cosmo Gordon Lang, who sat for his portrait in 1932 and again in 1937. He writes to Sladen: ‘It must be a great satisfaction to you that the Archbishop of Canterbury so eloquently addressed the assembly at Westminster Abbey on the occasion of the unveiling of the memorial – he always puts the right word in the right place.’ The service he is referring to was the unveiling of a memorial in 1934 for Australian poet Adam Lindsay Gordon, and Sladen had published a commemorative collection of Gordon’s poetry for the event (this was the book László thanks him for).

László goes on to mention in the letter that Lang is coming that same week to give him the final sittings for the latest portrait. A wonderful photograph dated 1937 shows László in his studio with the

This letter is a fantastic snapshot of the public and personal life of Philip de László in his final months, and Douglas Sladen kept it amongst his books. Following Sladen’s own death, his wife Dorothea generously donated his collections to St Peter’s in 1950, and László’s letter will now be preserved with these papers in the St Peter’s College Archives.

Figs. 1-2: Letter from Philip de László to Douglas Sladen, dated 12 July 1937

Fig. 3: Portrait of William Morris, Lord Nuffield by Philip de László (1937)

Fig. 4: Photograph dated 1937 of Philip de László in his studio at 3 Fitzjohn’s Avenue, London © de Laszlo Foundation

Fig. 5: Portrait of Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury by Philip de László (1937) © The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Church Commissioners

Echoes of the Deep Past: Gravity Waves, Small Telescopes, and Deserts

By Professor David Alonso, Carrie Perrodo Fellow and Tutor in Physics, Professor of Cosmology

My field of research is Cosmology: the study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the Universe and its contents on large scales. Although would love to claim that Cosmology and Astrophysics were my passion from an early age, the fact of it is that I ended up building my academic career in this field mostly by chance. definitely developed a passion for Physics early on, as a vehicle to understand nature at its most fundamental level, but my interests always lay more in the purely theoretical aspects of it (i.e. trying to get to that most fundamental level of understanding), and I never bothered looking at the sky (in fact, I am slightly ashamed at the advanced age at which learnt my first constellation). However, as an undergraduate, was lucky enough to receive funding to carry out a short summer research project in Cosmology, and that serendipitous event sealed my fate. I would argue that, if given the opportunity to work on it, any true physicist would fall in love with Cosmology. By its very nature, its ambition to cover such a wide range of physical systems – from the largest scales observable today to the small-scale physical processes that take place at the centre of stars, and that dominated the course of the Big Bang – means that cosmologists must have a solid understanding of almost all aspects of Physics: gravity and relativity, quantum mechanics and field theory, statistical mechanics, fluid dynamics, etc.

In the last twenty years, Cosmology has made gigantic steps towards its main objectives. We now have a relatively simple physical model that is able to describe almost all existing astronomical observations: the so-called Lambda Cold-Dark Matter (��CDM) model. Within this model, however, there are open fundamental questions that we are still trying to answer, and which we may be able to address in the near future. Of these, the question that occupies a large portion of my research time has to do with the Physics of the very (very) early universe. We have a very appealing theory about what was going on in the first decillionth of a second of its history: most likely the Universe underwent a phase of very rapid and accelerated expansion that we call ‘Inflation’. The best way to think of Inflation is by imagining the very rapid expansion of gas after removing the walls of a high-pressure canister: all particles will fly away from one another very fast (although in Inflation, this happens at an accelerated rate). Inflation is a beautiful way to explain why we see a Universe that has almost the same properties everywhere: this is to be expected if all the regions of the Universe we can observe today were once part of the same patch that expanded very fast, early on. More astonishingly, Inflation enables us to explain, without further complexity, why the Universe we observe has structure (i.e. the fluctuations in the local density of matter that allow for the formation of galaxies, stars, planets, and people). The idea is that fluctuations in the energy density of the Universe on subatomic scales, necessarily present due to the

uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics, would be quickly expanded to macroscopic scales, freezing their evolution as soon as their size becomes larger than the distance light can travel.

Figure 1: That is a fraction of one over ten followed by 32 more zeroes – cosmologists like big numbers

Amazingly, the spectrum of density fluctuations generated by this process describes, to a very high accuracy, the type of cosmic structures we are able to see with our telescopes nowadays. To me, this is perhaps the greatest success of Cosmology in its history –see Figure 1.

As appealing as Inflation is, multiple open questions about it must be addressed before we are completely satisfied. What physical system gave rise to this early accelerated expansion? What energy scales were needed to make it happen? How long did it actually last? We have many physical models that can provide answers to these questions, but new data is necessary in order to decide which of these models are correct. In this context, Inflation makes another key prediction about the early Universe: in addition to the density fluctuations just discussed, the violent explosion that Inflation represents should have left ripples in the fabric of spacetime itself, in the form of gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are propagating oscillations in the Universe’s gravitational field (just like radio waves and light are oscillations of the electromagnetic field). As they propagate, gravitational waves modify the distance between different points, and the trajectories of any particle travelling through the Universe. This includes the first photons (i.e. particles of light) that were able to travel freely after the Big Bang, which make up what we know as the Cosmic Microwave Background (or CMB).

The CMB was first detected in 1964, and since then it has been a treasure trove for Cosmology. It essentially provides us with a map of what the Universe looked like shortly (well, almost four hundred thousand years – but, hey, this is Cosmology) after the end of Inflation, and the properties of this map have driven much of the progress made in the field in the last two decades. But the CMB is not done yet: in its generosity, it can still give us vital information about the early universe from its polarisation. The polarisation of the CMB at a given point is essentially the direction along which the electric part of the electromagnetic waves that make up the CMB are oscillating. A useful picture would be to imagine that each CMB photon is actually represented by a rod, and the direction and size of the rod tells you the polarisation of the field at that point. It was known from early on that the presence of density fluctuations in the early universe (the ones I just mentioned, generated by

inflation) would induce a particular type of polarisation in the CMB, what we call “E-mode” polarisation. In this case, photons around a given hot spot in the CMB have their polarisation rods on average pointing towards the centre of the spot (or tangentially, if the spot is cold instead of hot). This type of polarisation was detected in the early noughties, and has been used to gather additional information about the early universe.

Here is where it gets interesting, however: whereas density fluctuations can only generate E-modes, the hypothetical gravitational waves we discussed above would also generate a new type of polarisation, what we call “B-modes”. In this case, polarisation rods are at a 45-degree angle around hot and cold spots – see Figure 2. This means that if we were able to see a B-mode component in the CMB polarisation, we would effectively detect gravitational waves generated during the Big Bang, proving one of the key predictions of Inflation, and taking a huge step closer towards nailing down the physics that caused it.

Making this detection is one of the flagship goals of the Simons Observatory (SO), a new CMB experiment in which my group and others at Oxford are involved. SO consists of a Large Aperture Telescope (LAT), and a number of Small Aperture Telescopes (SATs). “Large” and “small” here refer literally to the size of the lenses or mirrors that make up these telescopes. To put things into perspective, however, the SATs are about half a metre in diameter,

Figure 2: Here we mean “hot” and “cold” literally: these are regions where the temperature of this photon bath is higher or lower than the mean.

and 6 metres in height, so “small” is a relative term (in turn, the LAT has a diameter of 4.5m and is 15m high, so, yes, the SATs are smaller). The B-mode signal we are after lives mostly on relatively large angular scales (about 1 degree or so), and this means that the SATs are the best-suited instruments to detect it. This is one of the more counterintuitive facts of astronomy: you need small telescopes to cover large scales, and large telescopes to resolve small scales. SO has been built in the Atacama plateau, in Chile. The Atacama is a desert at a very high altitude (the SO site is at ~5,200m above the sea level), which also makes it one of the driest places on earth, beaten only by some regions near the South Pole. This significantly decreases emission from the atmosphere at microwave frequencies, which is critical for CMB observations.

SO is currently at an incredibly exciting phase: with construction finished last year, we have now taken data for the last ~6 months

with the first two SATs in the field (see Figure 3). We have produced the first maps of the CMB polarisation with this new instrument, and have finally been able to apply the data analysis tools we have been painstakingly developing for several years to these new data. Although it will take us a few years to reach SO’s goal sensitivity (the nominal SO project lasts for 5 years, although we hope to extend it for much longer), the current situation is exhilarating. In fact, we hope that, within just the first year of observations, SO alone will be able to outperform all existing experiments to date. SO is a large international collaboration, with members based in the US, Canada, Chile, France, Italy, Japan, and the UK. Although the experiment is led from the US, the UK is now playing a major role in the quest for primordial gravitational waves and B-modes. As part of SO:UK (the UK consortium within SO, for which I am currently Project Scientist), we are building two new SATs to add to the 3 nominal SO SATs, demonstrating the use of novel UK-led detector technology. The additional sensitivity afforded by these new SATs will allow SO to reach limits on primordial gravitational waves that could start probing inflationary models based on quantum corrections to gravity (perhaps the least understood aspect of fundamental physics). In addition to this contribution to instrumentation, scientists in the UK (yours truly included) are leading key aspects of the scientific analysis in SO, including B-mode science (in which I have been involved for almost eight years), as well as the study of small-scale CMB fluctuations, holding key insights about the late-time evolution of the Universe.

Being involved in this endeavour is a tremendous privilege, and the next five to ten years will be extremely exciting for Cosmology. If we are able to detect primordial B-modes, not only will we be able to confirm Inflation and learn about fundamental Physics, but we will have received a signal that reaches us from the confines of the Universe’s deepest past, which no other astronomical observations have been able to probe.

Constructing a Counter Canon of Women Writers: A Portuguese Pioneer

By Professor Claire Williams, Fellow and Tutor in Portuguese, Professor of Brazilian Literature and Culture

In 1980, Portuguese writer Maria Ondina Braga published the innocuous-looking volume Mulheres Escritoras [Women Writers] (Fig.1). It presents biographical sketches of an eclectic group of women writers from around the world, and from different centuries, linked, according to the author’s very brief introductory note, not only by their literary talent, but also by their ‘courage’ and ‘inner strength’, in the face of prejudice and hypocrisy.1 By promising to make her ‘companheiras de leitura’ [reading companions] seem to be present, bringing them to life, she was underlining the point that knowing about these women’s lives would be as important as reading their books.

There is clearly a didactic impulse in Braga’s promotion of authors and books she suspects are unknown to her readers, but it also establishes a genealogy of women writers, constructing a counternarrative of literary history. The very title, a tautology, since ‘Escritoras’ is a feminine plural noun that does not need to be added to the noun ‘Mulheres’ [Women], emphasises that women can be writers. Their life stories reveal that they dared to write, against the most difficult odds, and therefore, the message to readers seems to be, “so could you”. Furthermore, they are not studied in chronological order, so there is no suggestion of evolution or a hierarchy, simply a collection of ‘companions’. They include pioneers (e.g. Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature), rebels who flaunted convention (e.g. George Sand), and those who only achieved fame posthumously (e.g. Jane Austen).

This sort of publication was a novelty in Portugal, which boasted plenty of literary encyclopaedias, dictionaries and histories (celebrating, almost exclusively, great white male authors), but where there was no tradition of biography as an academic or literary genre. There is still no comparable reference book, in Portuguese, which brings together the life stories of a broad range of international women writers. It was published by mainstream publishers Bertrand, in a series, launched in the wake of the 1974 Portuguese Revolution, that featured radical women’s writing (which included The Second Sex and Germaine Greer’s The

Female Eunuch). Mulheres Escritoras received one or two fairly positive reviews, but was soon forgotten, until being republished in the second volume of Braga’s complete works, Biografias no feminino [Biographies in the Feminine] (2023) (Fig. 2), which I co-edited with Isabel Cristina Mateus (CEHUM/ Universidade do Minho).2 This volume adds 14 more biographical portraits to those in the 1980 publication, collected from newspapers and magazines, and a manuscript from the archives: its planned sequel, which never reached publication. The new additions include the

Figure 3

Fig. 1 – Mulheres Escritoras (Lisbon: Bertrand, 1980).

Fig. 2. Vol. II of the Complete Works, Biografias no Feminino, launched at the Museu Nogueira e Silva in January 2024. Photo courtesy of Câmara Municipal de Braga.

Chinese writer Ding Ling, the Australian Miles Franklin and the Polish Maria Dabrowska, not to mention the eighteenth-century Cornish diarist and Quaker Caroline Fox, extending the reach of Braga’s genealogy.

Maria Ondina Braga’s own life was as extraordinary as those of the women she documented. Born in the religious, bourgeois northern city of Braga (she later took the name of her birthplace as her penname), the author grew up under Salazar’s repressive dictatorship. In the 1950s, when a woman needed her family’s consent to get a passport, Braga (lucky enough to have an understanding uncle) began spreading her wings, becoming one of the most cosmopolitan Portuguese writers of her time. She studied English in the UK, working as an au pair, in Worcester and then Inverness, and then travelled to Paris, to perfect her French. Thus prepared, she set off on her travels around the former Portuguese empire. She taught English and Portuguese in Angola, Mozambique, Goa and Macau, later channelling these experiences into literature. Returning to Portugal in 1964, she worked as a translator (of Graham Greene and John le Carré, among others) and published fiction and non-fiction.

In her professional life, Braga was unlucky finding publishers who valued and promoted her work, despite having won several literary prizes early in her career. Her autobiographical texts chronicle her travels and experiences, with great sensuality and attention to detail, at the same time narrating, in a very self-aware way, her growth as an individual. Her short stories and novels portray lone women struggling against tradition and oppressive patriarchal forces, in rural villages and small coastal towns in Portugal, but also in more exotic settings (for Portuguese readers) like China and Macau, London and Cornwall. She was, unfortunately, frustratingly, never able to make a living from her own writing. In her personal life, she prized her independence, living alone, very frugally, and never marrying. Many of these attributes, challenges and achievements can be detected in the lives of the women she portrayed in her biographical sketches.

As well as documenting the key events and milestones in their lives, Braga’s biographies record their deaths,3 thereby enabling her to outline the extent of their influence and literary legacy (including, where these existed, translations into Portuguese), and

the various ways in which her subjects were commemorated. These often entail a barely disguised critical tone when she considers that they have been unjustly forgotten or erased from (literary) history. Thus, another purpose of her biographies becomes clear: through them she protests the consistent neglect of and prejudice against women writers, particularly in the Portuguese literary world. I think it is also possible to detect, in these complaints, fears about how her work would be regarded after her death.

Braga includes only nine Portuguese writers among her biographies; not because they are less talented, but perhaps to stress the fact that so few of her fellow country-women were established, recognised, published authors. Amid her variety of portrayals across time and space, she picked out four Portuguese writers from the generation that came immediately before her own. Her descriptions of their contemporaries show a clear discrepancy in reception and commemoration. For example, in Braga’s account, Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral won the Nobel prize, and was mourned like a queen in her homeland. Upon her death, Anaïs Nin boasted several honorary doctorates, multiple translations of her work, and the respect of the next generation of writers. Jane Austen’s fortunes waned, but from 1890 her work was celebrated, her life seen as worthy of academic study, and by 1980 she was firmly established in the canon of English Literature.

In comparison, in 1980, when Mulheres Escritoras came out, Maria Felicidade Browne’s Romantic poetry (much celebrated in her lifetime, published under a pseudonym) had been ‘rescued’ by critics, but was still only available in anthologies and collections. In another biography of a nineteenth-century author, whose work was never published in her lifetime, Braga laments ‘Poor Ana Plácido! […]

Dates Nationality

Charlotte Brontë 1816-1855 UK

Emily Brontë 1818-1848 UK

Anne Brontë 1820-1849 UK

Colette 1873-1954 France

Maria Browne 1797-1861 Portugal

Lou Andreas-Salomé 1861-1937 Russia

Jane Austen 1775-1817 UK

Irene Lisboa 1892-1958 Portugal

Selma Lagerlöf 1858-1940 Sweden

Katherine Mansfield 1888-1923 New Zealand

Teresa Margarida da Silva e Orta 1711-1793 Brazil/Portugal

George Sand 1804-1876 France

Virginia Woolf 1882-1941 UK

Gabriela Mistral 1889-1957 Chile

Anaïs Nin 1903-1977 France/USA

Ana Plácido 1831-1895 Portugal

Carson McCullers 1917-1967 USA

George Eliot 1819-1880 UK

Rosalía de Castro 1837-1885 Galicia (Spain)

Sei Shōnagon c.966-1017 / 1025?? Japan

Violette Leduc 1907-1972 France

Miles Franklin 1879-1954 Australia

Maria Dabrowksa 1889-1965 Poland

Marina Tsvetaeva 1892-1941 Russia

Rachel Bastos 1903-1984 Portugal

Ding Ling 1904-1986 China

Caroline Fox 1819-1871 UK

Manuela Porto 1908-1950 Portugal

Maria Archer 1899-1982 Portugal

* Published in Mulheres Escritoras (1980)

She was unfortunate in every way. [...] But she made herself immortal [through] having tried (with such bravura!) to be herself, at a time when women (as Maria Browne said in her poems) lived enslaved by social preconceptions, the objects or instruments of men’s will’.4

Twentieth-century women suffered personal and professional disappointment if they chose what Braga calls ‘o duro caminho das letras’ [the tricky path of literature]. She quotes from the correspondence of Irene Lisboa, who complained of her career being undermined by ‘indifference and sabotage’, by her publishers, in contrast to those of male writers, whose works were promoted and swiftly published in new editions. Then Braga reflects, with some satisfaction, that there is a street named after her literary foremother, in Lisbon, a school in Porto and a creche in Évora –‘One day soon (and about time), someone might erect a statue of her in a park. And the children will ask: “Who is that lady?”’5

The most poignant of Braga’s portraits is that of provocative journalist and popular novelist Maria Archer, also a political activist, who was forced into exile in Brazil under Salazar, in 1955. She returned in 1977, sick and elderly, to a care home on the outskirts of Lisbon, where Braga visited her and attempted to interview her. The prolific, outspoken author, so wellknown in the 1940s, was a shadow of her former self. Tragically, she was losing the faculties that had made her such a compelling writer: her memory was fading and she referred to herself in the third person. She was, however, touched by the younger woman’s knowledge about her life, love of her books and request for an autograph. The resulting article contrasts Archer’s former success and ubiquity with the present (1981), in which her works are long out of print and she is forgotten and invisible. Braga’s simmering fury and grief at the injustice of the situation are palpable.

Fig. 3 – Women Writers Whose Biographies were Written by Maria Ondina Braga

Ana Plácido (1831-1895) Wikicommons (public domain)

Thanks to the efforts of readers and researchers keen to rescue and revalidate the side-lined work of women writers, both Archer and Braga have an assured place in Portugal’s literary history, and their achievements are recognised and celebrated. Archer’s trailblazing novels about female experience and her travel writing have been commemorated at academic conferences and formed the basis for doctoral research. And Maria Ondina Braga’s complete works are being re-published, her archive is based in a special annex, named after her, at the Nogueira e Silva Museum in the city of Braga, there is a statue of her nearby, and a prize for travel writing in her name.

Braga’s biographies were not as dear to her as her fiction, but they are important to in terms of her career when seen as a whole, because the lives she portrayed contributed to, and thus reflect, her understanding of what it meant to be a woman writer. Literature, she wrote, in an unpublished preface to what would have been her second book of biographies, was the knitting together of lives and words: ‘uma espécie de urdidura de muitos fios retesados e atravessados dos recalques das nossas mães, das nossas avós, dos seus silêncios, do seu isolamento, da sua amarga ou piedosa resignação’ [a kind of textile made up of many taut threads, interwoven with the repression faced by our mothers, our grandmothers, their silences, their isolation, their bitter or dutiful resignation].6

1 See Fig. 3 for a list of the writers she portrayed. All translations into English are mine.

Braga (Wikicommons: Joseolgon)

2 This is the second volume of seven, bringing together Braga’s fiction, travel writing, biography, unpublished texts, reviews and journalism, published in Lisbon by Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (which was once Portugal’s Royal Mint). The team of editors are specialists in Braga’s work, based at different universities in Portugal, France and the UK.

3 Only three of her subjects were alive when the biographies were published, in the early 1980s.

4 Biografias no feminino, p. 253.

5 Biografias no feminino, p. 124.

6 Biografias no feminino, p. 528.

Subject News Archaeology & Anthropology

By Dr Timothy Clack

From the perspective of Arch & Anth, 2023-24 was both intense and productive.

This year’s finalists worked hard and produced excellent exam results. They wrote dissertations on mortuary archaeology and community identity in Early AngloSaxon Ely, landscape archaeological approaches to the heritage of the private island of Mustique, and the multisensory character of Moche sound objects exhibited at the Larco Museum, Lima, Peru.

For their fieldwork, three of the first-year students joined the Castelo Archaeology Project in Redondo, Portugal in order to excavate Bronze Age houses, monuments and defensive features. The other student enjoyed fieldwork on Korca Plain, Albania, which focused on environmental remains from the Neolithic period.

Helena Landels was elected Undergraduate Representative for the degree for the academic year 2024-25. She takes over from another St Peter’s student, Aleksandra Botek.

In November, Dr Elizabeth Ewart led a trip to the Museum of the Home in London. The visit precipitated lots of thoughtful discussions about spatial atmosphere and the changing use of domestic space over time as well as the relevance to the experience of home of power, gender relations, religion, migration and memory. In June, Tsovinar Kuiumchian kindly gave a talk about her DPhil research and fieldwork with Armenian artists in New York. The audience appreciated hearing about her sensitive approach to collecting oral histories around

inter-generational trauma and the role of art, heritage and the body in the construction and recall of social memory.

Schools Dinner was a welcome re-addition to the end of year calendar and allowed the full Arch & Anth community at the College – undergraduates, postgraduates, tutors and fellows – to come together. As was demonstrated by the discussion at the event, anthropologists enjoy not only the experience of feasting, gift exchange, oration, and rites of passage but also analytically dissecting them afterwards.

Fig. 4. Bust of Maria Ondina Braga, by Jorge Ulisses, Praça da República (Avenida Central),

Chemistry

By Professor Adam Kirrander

Chemistry at SPC has had a great year. Our annual intake has doubled and this was the second year that we had the privilege to welcome six new undergraduate chemists in Michaelmas. It is truly fantastic to see our subject prosper and grow in the College. The year had many highlights, including the wellattended Chemistry Dinner in February where Emeritus Fellow, Professor Mark Moloney, gave a much applauded after-dinner speech. Our students did very well in their exams, with particular highlights being the College Prize awarded to second-year Aman de Silva and the excellent result achieved by final-year student William Vanhinsbergh for his year-long Part II research project. Our graduate chemists are also prospering in their research and contributing to College life. Finally, we are absolutely delighted to have concluded the recruitment of Professor Matt Fuchter from Imperial College, who will join us in September 2024 as the new Chemistry Fellow.

Earth Sciences

By Professor Bob Hilton

The St Peter’s Earth Scientists had a productive and rewarding 2023-24. The academic year started with the Dorset field course, with the second years very much enjoying the opportunity to learn about the famous Jurassic Coast and delve into past environments from reading rocks. Rich Palin led a trip to the Isle of Arran later in the year, and found the first-years enthusiastic to apply their classroom knowledge to geological fieldwork. As well as leading tutorials and giving lectures on a variety of academic themes, the St Peter’s Fellows were actively involved in some new aspects of the Earth Sciences course: Joe Cartwright, Rich Palin and Bob all ran assessed practicals which allow students to build and test their skills throughout the academic year. The quality of the work they produced was exceptional. This year, Bob was Chair of Finals, and

he found it a privilege to oversee some of the quality assignments submitted by the students in Earth Sciences.

The St Peter’s Earth Scientists had lots to celebrate academically. Our finalists did very well, with a first class for Ben Webb, and improved and excellent exam and project marks by Ben Aldridge and Isabelle Goddard. Two first-years Isaac Sandhu and Daniel Crapper, were awarded Distinctions at Prelims and the second-years embarked on their independent mapping projects. St Peter’s Earth Scientists continued to contribute much to College and University life, including their roles across multiple sports (rugby, Women’s and Men’s football and golf).

Engineering Science

By Professor Tom Adcock

We were delighted to welcome Dr Emma Edwards (see Recent Appointments section) to the Engineering teaching team in October 2023. Dr Edwards joins us as a Career Development Fellow for three years, covering Tom Adcock’s absence whilst he serves as Senior Proctor and then takes sabbatical. The annual Engineering Dinner had another record attendance with students, academics and alumni (see photo opposite). We again ran our two-day fully-funded residential for prospective undergraduates from groups underrepresented in Oxford, which has over ten applicants per place. In Tom Adcock’s absence this was run by Beth Eames with the usual excellent support of our Access and Outreach Coordinator, Josephine Glover.

Geography

By Dr Marcus Spiegel

Professor Marc Macias Fauria has taken the post of 2001 Professor of Physical Geography at the Scott Polar Research Institute in the University of Cambridge Department of Geography. Scott Polar is a renowned institute for the study of the Arctic and Antarctic. This

appointment is both a great honour and opportunity for Marc, who has dedicated his scientific career to advancing our understanding of ecological dynamics in cold regions.

Marc came to Oxford as a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow in 2011 and worked with Professor Kathy Willis in the Long Term Ecology Lab in the Department of Zoology. In 2015, he became an Associate Professor in the School of Geography and the Environment with a tutorial fellowship at St Peter’s College. Marc’s research pursuits during his time in Oxford spanned many topics, such as sea ice ecology, vegetation sensitivity to climate change, and herbivory in the Arctic. The thread linking these topics is Marc’s interest in the coupling between the biotic and abiotic components of the Earth system, which became the focus of his Biogeosciences Lab research group.

Marc made St Peter’s a home for both the postgraduate students in the Biogeosciences Lab and the College’s undergraduate geographers. Due to a shortage of desks in the School of Geography, Marc gave up his office in St Peter’s for his lab group, ensuring that his students would have a permanent, productive working space. Marc’s attention and devotion to the education of his undergraduate students was exemplified by the effort he made to have in-person tutorials when it became possible to do so after the pandemic outbreak. This sometimes meant braving cold and wet conditions to meet outdoors, which was perhaps more of a challenge for the students than the tutor with decades spent conducting Arctic fieldwork.

Regardless, Marc’s students appreciated his consistent commitment to providing the best possible learning experience.

The annual Engineering Dinner

As a researcher, Marc has become one of the world’s most recognised Arctic ecologists, and his move to Cambridge coincides with exciting new research focuses and pursuits. He is leading projects in Greenland and the Varanger Peninsula in Norway while developing innovative new approaches that use remote sensing to integrate the often overlooked but critical role of the larger landscape in ecological processes. Marc will be missed by his students and colleagues, but we are grateful for his outstanding contributions to the University and the College. We look forward to following his adventures and achievements in this new chapter in his career.

Law

Dr Dorota Leczykiewiczl

I am pleased to report that Law at St Peter’s College has had another successful year. Six new undergraduates and thirteen graduate law students started at St Peter’s in October 2023. We were very happy to also see our returning students: the second and third-year undergraduates, and the continuing DPhil students. Once again, our first-years have achieved a good set of results at Mods, which we celebrated in a manner which has become a St Peter’s tradition – a Mods lunch held at the start of Trinity term.

Our finalists were working hard across their final year to get ready for what has been the last year of remote open-book FHS exams. Next year’s finalists will return to taking exams in-person in a closed-book format, but typing on devices with which the Exam Schools are now equipped. Perhaps it is a break with the tradition, but one to which both students and those marking their scripts are not too sad to say good-bye. The finalists had an opportunity to

celebrate the successful completion of their BA in Jurisprudence, with tutors during a Schools Dinner.

Ten graduate students across BCL, MJur and MSc in Intellectual Property Law completed their degrees in 2023-24, including Oliver Friend-Smith, who has won the Law Faculty prize for the best performance in the ‘Human Rights at Work’ BCL/MJur paper.

The St Peter’s Law Society had another successful year under the presidency of Kartikay Kataria and Rita Cherchian. St Peter’s students interested in pursuing a career in law made visits to three major London law firms and participated in recruitment events organised in College. Law Society members took part in the Ellesmere Criminal Law Moot, and Mods students were well looked after through exam preparation and welfare events organised by the Society. We are happy to see the St Peter’s Law Society thriving year-on-year in the capable hands of our second-year students.

Medicine

Dr Huw Dorkins

In Michaelmas term, we were delighted to welcome Professor Adam Mead of the Radcliffe Department of Medicine to speak to the medical students. Adam is a St Peter’s alumnus (matriculated 1991) who trained as a haematologist in Oxford and UCL. He is now a CRUK Senior Cancer Research Fellow. Adam spoke about his research which focuses on forms of blood cancer, specifically myeloproliferative and related myeloid neoplasms. In May 2024, Adam was elected to Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Achievements and Activities of Senior Members

The 23-24 academic year was one of transition. Michaelmas term was PROFESSOR TOM ADCOCK’S last as Associate Head (Teaching) in Engineering, drawing to an end an immensely rewarding spell running the undergraduate MEng course. Hilary term was spent on sabbatical with visits to New Zealand and Australia. At the end of Hilary, Tom was admitted as Senior Proctor. This is a full time role involving scrutiny and co-ordination of the running of the university, academic and nonacademic discipline, and ceremonial duties. A major theme of Tom’s research for the year has been the application of machine learning to ocean engineering problems. In particular, his team has incorporated machine learning in an old method for tidal prediction (from the 1960s) which enables tidal predictions to be made with an order of magnitude less data than standard methods.

DR KEN ADDISON continues as a Trustee of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales (CPRW), contributing his research and publishing expertise in Earth & Climate System Sciences and Geoconservation, particularly focused in Wales, to the way in which CPRW, Welsh government agencies, and environmental NGOs respond to the Climate Change and Biodiversity Crises. His interest in Welsh landscapes recently expanded to include the impacts of historic climate change on the development of the great Cistercian monastic estates, and he is now a member of the Abbey Cwmhir Heritage Trust. He is also preparing a paper on Wales earth science heritage for Natur Cymru.

DR ROGER ALLEN and his wife Pamela are well settled in the shadow of the Malvern Hills and greatly enjoy welcoming a stream of former colleagues and St Peter’s students to sample the tranquillity of the Welsh Marches. Roger is still fully researchactive and takes advantage of the rail link from Great Malvern to keep in touch with College and make use of Oxford’s matchless libraries. He has contributed to forthcoming collections of conference papers on Wagner-related matters and his most recently completed book, on the Hungarian conductor Arthur Nikisch, is scheduled for publication in Spring 2025. He continues to perform widely and is regularly to be seen bicycling along traffic-free country lanes to help out as organist without portfolio in the many historic churches scattered around the area. He has also formed a partnership with a professional violinist to explore the riches of the violin and piano repertoire. They regularly give recitals, and a recent highlight was performing Elgar’s late Violin Sonata Op. 82 in the study centre adjacent to the composer’s birthplace. He is heavily involved in Elgar-related matters and, in August, delivered the annual Elgar Day lecture at the 2024 Three Choirs Festival.

reveals a brain area that connects to these compartments and may control when neurons learn during attention. A third study in Nature Neuroscience analyzes computationally how networks of these neurons in the cerebral cortex are able to represent complex stimuli in the world while still being able to generalize to neverbefore-seen stimuli. He also contributed to a new edited volume, The Cerebral Cortex & Thalamus, published by Oxford University Press.

DR TIMOTHY CLACK had an active year. His edited book, Hot War (Routledge) was published in December and launched at events at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London and NATO HQ in Brussels. In February, he published an article in the Journal of Conflict Archaeology on the remains of the 1982 Falklands War.

In November, he co-organised a large international conference on the media reporting of heritage destruction for Oxford’s Endangered Cultural Heritage of the Global South Hub.

In addition to teaching preclinical medical students, PROFESSOR RANDY BRUNO has been busy publishing this past year. His study appearing in the journal eLife shows how learning changes special compartments of neurons in the brain to encode the most important aspects of a learned behavior. A separate study in the same journal

Over the year, he was invited to give numerous talks, including at the NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation, Lerici, Italy; EU Headquarters, Brussels; National University of Athens, Greece; Climate Association of Canada, Montreal; NATO Centre for Crisis Management and Disaster Response, Sofia, Bulgaria; and the US Embassy, London.

His Climate Security in Jordan Project started in January. Working with the Jordanian government, the project develops an analytical capability at the heart of the country’s crisis response machinery to assess and mitigate risks from climate change.

In the UK, as the co-chair of the Secretariat Advisory Board of the APPG for Climate and Security, he shaped and participated in numerous events in Westminster, including on climate change and human resilience, economics, food security, and policy.

retirement and the demand for different kinds of pensions and financial instruments. The other paper is also about individuals’ risk preferences, is international in scope, and focuses on the relationship between country-specific indicators of culture and risk preferences. He continues to be an employernominated trustee on the Oxford Staff Pension Scheme and serves on the recently formed defined contribution committee. He is also responsible for a number of senior executive programmes in the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment that connect climate change and finance and continues as Chair of the IP Group’s ethics committee.

D. Afonso V by Rui de Pina. It has now been published by the Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra. Because the chronicle is seen in Portugal as an important literary and historical document, it has been made freely available to all, including to readers outside Portugal, via the IUC’s website.

Tom has also published an article, in the latest issue of the Revista Camões, about the Latin translation of The Lusiads made by the seventeenth-century English poet and diplomat, Sir Richard Fanshawe, and has other projects, including translation projects, in the pipeline.

In 2023-2024 DR CORENTIN COHEN worked on a new book project and continued his fieldwork in Brazil and South Africa. He submitted several articles on questions related to African and Brazilian politics, and the role of professional service firms in international relations. Among the events he organized at St Peter’s this year were two workshops: one on the role of accountants, management consultants and advisers in politics in the global South; and another on gangs, gangsters and ganglands. Both will lead to publications. Corentin continued to lead the political ethnography reading and seminar group, which meets each term at the College. As a College advisor, Corentin has mentored Politics and IR students.

Over the past year or so, PROFESSOR

GORDON CLARK has been involved in producing two related papers. One, just published in Finance and Space focuses upon patterns of individuals’ risk preferences paying particular attention to saving for

With the help of a timely grant from the John O’Connor Research Fund, PROFESSOR TOM EARLE was able to bring to fruition a project which has occupied him since 2012, the edition of the late medieval Crónica de

significantly reduce the reaction forces while only slightly reducing the extractable power.

Emma was able to present this work at the International Workshop for Water Waves and Floating Bodies conference in St Andrews in April this year. Emma would like to thank the John O’Connor Research Fund for the generous contribution which enabled her to attend the conference, which is one of the top conferences in the field.

DR EMMA EDWARDS conducts research on wave energy – that is, converting energy from ocean waves to electricity as a form of renewable energy. Ocean waves contain enough energy to satisfy the entire global requirement for energy and could add much-needed diversification to energy portfolios. However, wave energy is not yet cost-competitive with other forms of renewable energy, such as wind and solar energy. Together with an industry partner (Marine Power Systems) and other academic colleagues, Emma has led a recent project looking at optimising the geometry of a wave energy converter. In particular, the project considers reaction forces for wave energy converters, since high reaction forces can lead to high fatigue and expensive support structures. Therefore, the optimisation maximises extractable power for the wave energy converter but also minimises these reaction forces. The project has revealed, through the optimisation as well as physical intuition developed, that it is possible to

PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER FOOT continued experimental research on several themes in Atomic and Laser physics. Work on quantum gases of ultra-cold atoms, funded by the EPSRC, in which a bilayer of Bose gases was investigated using matter-wave interferometry to investigate the non-equilibrium dynamics of the quantum phases. The development of a high-flux source of strontium atoms for a collaborative STFC-funded project, AION: An Atom Interferometer Observatory and Network. He started a new project, funded by The Leverhulme Trust, on the electrodynamic trapping of micron-sized objects, both in vacuum and at atmospheric pressure, with potential applications to the positioning of metal foils as targets for highpower lasers, the manipulation and sorting of biological samples such as diatoms, and the controlled deposition of stacks of two-dimensional materials.

history (www.historyreclaimed.co.uk). His online discussions with historians including Andrew Roberts (on Churchill), Saul David (on empire) and Simon Heffer (on interwar Britain) can be found there. He organised its inaugural conference in Cambridge. He published articles in The Spectator and Daily Telegraph on subjects including Gladstone and slavery, the restitution of objects from British museums, and the current state of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. He participated in ‘In Our Time’ on Radio 4 on the life of Disraeli, his twelfth appearance. He lectured at The Reform Club, to various branches of the Historical Association and local historical societies, to young people from east London on a leadership programme organised by the William Temple Foundation, on the annual Charles Booth Walk in London in the footsteps of the great social investigator; worked with two local 6th forms; and taught a day school for the Workers’ Educational Association on the American Revolution. He is part of ongoing projects on the history and future of the welfare state and on the history of Populism: he spoke on the latter at a conference in Venice in May.

September 2024, the 3-year project led by PROFESSOR BOB HILTON will use field, laboratory and numerical modelling methods to assess how rock weathering has played a role in Earth’s past climate variability, and how it may respond to ongoing and future warming.

Bob published some important research findings in Nature (“Rock organic carbon oxidation CO2 release offsets silicate weathering sink”). The work found that the global carbon release from the weathering of rocks containing organic matter was as large as the CO2 release from volcanoes around the world.

It has been a busy year on the RIV-ESCAPE project (ERC Consolidator Grant). Bob has led two research campaigns to the remote Canadian Arctic near Inuvik, measuring methane and carbon dioxide fluxes from the major Arctic Rivers. He and his coresearchers have samples in the lab to date the gases using radiocarbon, and hope this new data will shed light on the processes and pathways of greenhouse gases through river systems.

DR KEVIN HILLIARD published an article on the use of quotations by Friedrich Schiller and Theodor Körner in leaflets by the Weisse Rose resistance group in Nazi Germany.

PROFESSOR LAWRENCE GOLDMAN, emeritus fellow, continues as the Editor of History Reclaimed, an online journal established to counter current distortions of

This academic year the research project “Accelerated carbon dioxide release from sedimentary rocks in a warming world” was awarded funding from the Natural Environment Research Council. Starting in

PROFESSOR RENÉE HIRSCHON is grateful to the BBC for the regular weekly programme in which classic comedies such as “One Foot in the Grave” are replayed. That is what encouraged her to announce the re-issuing of her old ‘classic’ books in last year’s report.

It also highlights what was, for her, an achievement - the celebration of her 80th birthday! Renée invited non-College

friends who were hugely impressed by the outstanding buffet dinner and the attentive service offered by staff members. She wishes to thank St Peter’s catering department for organising an unforgettable evening.

Renée’s academic activities continue. The Greek translation of Crossing the Aegean: An Assessment of the Consequences of the 1923 Greco-Turkish Exchange of Populations requires a new Preface. Geopolitical changes in the past two decades have marked the region, including relations between Greece and Turkey. Consequently, the book will be read in a vastly changed context.

She also kept busy with frequent invitations to talk about her anthropological work with its integral cross-cultural perspective, as well as on refugee topics. The lessons to be learned from those Greece and Turkey, forcibly displaced a century ago, are of intense relevance today as violent conflict shows no sign of abating.

Thanks to her award of a substantial grant from the John O’Connor Research fund, in May 2024 DR JASMINE JONES was able to travel to the States and present her research at an important academic conference. The International Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo, Michigan, was a fantastic opportunity to connect with renowned scholars, to experience the North American academic scene, and to receive constructive feedback on her study of the theology of early Old English religious poetry. The conference also enabled Jasmine to promote her recently published article in the Review of English Studies as well as to engage in illuminating conversations regarding pedagogy. She was able to reflect fruitfully on her work and share her experience of teaching undergraduates as she finished her first academic year as a lecturer at St Peter’s.

PROFESSOR ADAM KIRRANDER has had an exciting year, with experiments at the SACLA x-ray free-electron laser in Japan, several high-profile publications including one article featured on the cover of the journal Nature Chemistry (the latter mostly a reflection of the talents of artist Wojtek Nowikowski, with whom we have an Art & Science outreach project), and several invited talks at international conferences. In addition, Adam has thoroughly enjoyed teaching the talented Chemistry undergraduates at SPC and has been fortunate to welcome a number of new members to his research group, thanks to generous funding from the EPSRC and US Department of Energy.

PROFESSOR FRANCIS LENEGHAN was awarded a Leverhulme Research Fellowship (2023-24) and an AHRC Research, Development and Engagement Fellowship (2024-26), for his project on Old English prose. A collection of essays edited by Prof Leneghan and Amy Faulkner (UCL), entitled The Age of Alfred: Rethinking English Literary Culture c.850–950 was published by Brepols in 2024. Two articles on Beowulf were published in Medium Ævum and English Studies, the first on hagiographic parallels to the hero’s fight with Grendel, the second on the poem’s treatment of the wrath of God. He delivered invited lectures at the universities of Durham, St Andrew’s, Queen’s Belfast, Göttingen, Oslo, Bergen and Bergamo, as well as the London Old and Middle English Research Seminar (LOMERS); and, in May-June 2024, he was a visiting research fellow at the University of Oslo. A book he co-edited, Ideas of the World in Early Medieval English Literature (Brepols 2022), was the winner of the International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England (ISSEME) Best Book Prize 2023, and his 2022 article, ‘Beowulf and the Hunt’, was awarded Best Paper Award by the journal Humanities. In 2024, Prof Leneghan was appointed Chair of Teachers of Old English in Britain and Ireland (TOEBI).”

DR TIM MAWSON has continued to work on his book-length project, provisionally entitled ‘The Nature of God’, but taken time off from that over the year to write the occasional paper. His paper, ‘On the Prudence of a ‘Sin Now, Repent Later’ Policy’ was published in Religious Studies

this year; and His paper ‘On Worshipping the Same God’ was published in the first issue of a new journal, Agatheos, The European Journal for the Philosophy of Religion He continues to serve as Dean of the College.

During the academic year 2023-24, PROFESSOR HENRY MAYR-HARTING gave four lectures on Ottonian Art (online) to a course at the V&A; gave a talk on ‘Salt’ to the Radley College Historical Society; had an article on the Travelling Library of Archbishop Bruno of Cologne (953-65) published in the Libelli Rhenani (the journal of the Cologne Cathedral Library); and drafted about half (so far) of a perhaps rather idiosyncratic book on Mozart.

For the talk on salt, Henry made an historical journey from the Sea of Galilee to Timbuktu, ending at Droitwich, Worcestershire. Many places had to be omitted on the way, because even such intelligent boys (one of whom came from Droitwich!), needed their supper!

scholars - provides a roadmap for rebuilding Ukraine’s steel sector to be near zero emissions by 2050 and show that, by that date, a green steel pathway could generate $415 billion worth of gross value added (GVA) and $164 billion – or 1.7 times - more GVA compared to one based on traditional coal-based steelmaking. The country has the clear potential to develop the clean energy infrastructure needed – including a robust supply of renewable energy, and green hydrogen produced using renewable energy. Ukraine also sits on vast reserves of iron ore - the main raw material needed to make steel using virgin materials - and is well located for access to European customers.

podcast ‘Embrace Everything: The World of Gustav Mahler’, produced by Aaron Cohen of New York Public Radio. Season 4 will be out this summer and is available, along with all the past seasons, via apple podcasts or online: www.theworldofgustavmahler.org

DR VLAD MYKHNENKO, Research Fellow in Sustainable Urban Development, has been working on how a ‘green steel pathway’ might assist Ukraine’s post-war recovery. Before the war, Ukraine was the 14th largest global steel producer with 21.4 million tonnes of crude steel output in 2021. But its pre-war steel industry was also one of the dirtiest. In 2020, it was responsible for 48 Mt CO2. In a report to be published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, Dr Mykhnenko – along with co-authors including two Ukrainian refugee

DR JOANNA NEILLY returned from maternity leave in August 2023 and since then has been working on several projects. Her volume, German Romanticism and Latin America: New Connections in World Literature, co-edited with Jenny Haase (Martin Luther University HalleWittenberg), was published with Legenda in early 2024. Joanna has also embarked on a new translation project: E. T. A. Hoffmann’s Night Pieces collection from 1816-17, and has started with ‘The Vow’, an uncanny tale of resistance set in the years following the Third Partition of Poland. Along with Polly Dickson (Durham University), she is also co-editing a comprehensive Hoffmann handbook: E. T. A. Hoffmann in Context, which will be published by Cambridge University Press in 2026, in time for the 250th anniversary of the author’s birth.

Joanna has continued to contribute to the multi-prize-winning and chart-topping

DR RICHARD PALIN, Associate Professor of Petrology, has nearly completed a second year as Stipendiary Lecturer in Earth Sciences. During the academic year 23-24, he has given many tutorials to the undergraduate cohort, continued to grow his research portfolio, and published several papers, many of which have been studentled. Recent external funding successes have included a Leverhulme grant that will support research into the how economically valuable battery metals, such as lithium, become enriched in magmas. He also recently completed fieldwork in the Outer Hebrides and West Greenland with new Masters and DPhil students, collecting samples of rocks for later study. Upcoming fieldwork during the summer is planned for northern Canada.

In March 2023, DR VIOLETTA SPLITTER joined St Peter’s as a new Fellow and Tutor in Management, coming from the University of Zürich. Since her start, she has published four articles on “open” (more participative and inclusive) strategy processes in leading academic journals. One of these articles was selected to be also published in Strategic Management Explorer which offers executives and consultants the latest insights and takeaways in strategic management, entrepreneurship, and global business.

In addition, she wrote two book chapters for the new edition of Cambridge Handbook of Strategy-as-Practice (on the theory of Pierre Bourdieu and on the practical relevance of strategy research). In May, she was asked to give a talk on participative strategy making to the Swiss Army. Violetta also served as the Program Chair for the Strategic Management Society, the major international conference in the field of Strategic Management this year, and convened a conference track on diversity and inclusion in strategy making at the European Group of Organization Studies colloquium. Next year, she will convene the main conference on Open Strategy at the Saïd Business School.

PROFESSOR CLAIRE WILLIAMS was on sabbatical this academic year, enabling her to finish some projects and start new ones. She attended conferences in Cork, Belfast, Lille, Braga, Oxford and Leiden and co-hosted the day conference ‘Being for Another: New Forms of Women’s Life-Writing’, at

the ILCS in London. It has been a year of inspiring interdisciplinary collaborations and conversations, with colleagues from Sociology, Anthropology, Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Latin American Studies, and English. Together with Prof. Joe Moshenksa (Univ), she hosted a seminar by Brazilian anthropologist and author Aparecida Vilaça (UFRJ/Cambridge), entitled ‘Fictionalizing Indigenous Amazonia: Anthropology and its Writing Styles’. The seminar took place in the Dorfman Room on the night after the St Peter’s Ball. Those attending had to make their way past Greek columns and statues, and trees laden with golden fruit, but, in fact, this unusual environment was entirely appropriate for a discussion of the encounters between different worlds, cultures and genres of writing.

In December, the second volume of the complete works of Portuguese author Maria Ondina Braga (1922-2003) came out, this one dedicated to her biographies of women writers (see also Feature Article in this

edition of the Record). Claire worked with Prof Isabel Cristina Mateus (CEHUM, Universidade do Minho), collecting and editing the material, and writing the Introduction. The launch, hosted by Braga City Council, took place in January, at the Nogueira e Silva Museum; a second launch, at which the book was presented by the eminent author Lídia Jorge (studied by Prelims students of Portuguese), took place at the Lisbon Book Fair, in June.

At the Brazilian Embassy, in May, Claire was proud to chair a seminar on Latin American writers who worked for the BBC World Service during the Second World War. One of the guest speakers was Dr Daniel Mandur Thomaz, an alumnus of St Peter’s now working at King’s College London, whose thesis on writer Antônio Callado, Transatlantic Radio Dramas, has recently been published by the University of Pittsburgh Press.

MCR Report

By Devon Rosenberger, Y2 DPhil History of Art

The 2023-24 academic year kicked off with St Peter’s Middle Common Room hosting two weeks of events before the start of term to welcome incoming and returning postgraduate students to College. During this Freshers’ Week(s) period the executive committee hosted numerous events to welcome in a brilliant new cohort from around the world. Some highlights of the week were a games night, city tour, pub quiz, and our beloved annual ‘Amazing Race’ scavenger hunt where College ‘families’ run around the city to complete challenges in an attempt to win St Peter’s stash! To finish off the week we elected the 2023-24 Committee where students took on the responsibility of organizing events, representing postgraduate needs to the College, and ultimately building the fun, friendly, and inclusive community that famously describes St Peter’s.

(l-r) Claire Williams, Isabel Cristina Mateus and Margarida Pereira at the book launch in January 2024 (image courtesy of Câmara Municipal de Braga).

(l-r) Ana Flavia Bonzanini (Brazilian Cultural Attaché), Daniel Mandur Thomaz, Claire Williams (image courtesy of Liz Randall).

Matriculation

Oxmas!

Michaelmas is notoriously our busiest and most exciting term. Our social and welfare teams continued to host events for our students, including our Midweek Mingles, a wine and cheese night that happens every other Wednesday, and our ‘Sunday Study Breaks’ where a member of the MCR highlights their baking skills by making a treat for those of us stuck in the library. These events are such a wonderful way for the community to get together throughout the week and to bring people from different departments together. In Michaelmas, we also hosted our first termly Guest Night, where students are encouraged to bring friends and family from outside of St Peter’s to an MCR-only formal hall. We ended the term with OxMas, our winter holiday dinner, which featured Christmas crackers, caroling, and holiday cheer before the winter break began.

Dreary and cold Hilary term was no match for the warmth of the St Peter’s MCR community. We made sure to keep hosting weekly events to bring everyone together, including a Lunar New Year Celebration, Nature Walks in and around Oxford, and our second annual Jazz Night BOP, where one of our MCR members and his band showcased their talent for a fun night of live music. And of course we can’t forget all of the MCR members that participated in the St Peter’s Boat Club ‘Ergathon’ that set a World Record and raised money for the Club.

its Midweek Mingles and Study Breaks! Three MCR members even hosted a ‘Bake-Off’ competition one Sunday afternoon where it was decided that the winner was a delicious coffee cake. Before everyone returned to their studies for the last four weeks of term, we danced the night away at the Dionysianthemed St Peter’s Ball, which was beautifully organized by the JCR Ball Committee. The year ended with a summery picnic by the Isis, hosted by the newly elected 2024-25 executive committee. If the picnic is any indication of the year ahead, we are in for another year of a community fun.

It is truly the people that make St Peter’s such a special community, and it has been such a pleasure and a privilege to serve the MCR as president this past year. I am looking forward to seeing all that lays ahead for us next year!

Trinity term is when the social scene tends to quiet down as people approach exam season. Our welfare team, alongside the JCR, organized College wide yoga sessions to help people manage stress throughout the busy season. The looming deadlines didn’t stop the MCR from continuing

Halloween Pumpkin Carving

College Ball

Uncomfortable Oxford Tour at the Ashmolean

Guest Night

JCR Report

JCR Report by Leah Mount, Y2 Biology

Students have moved out of their accommodation, final exams have been marked and returned, and the sun is finally beginning to show throughout the UK, meaning only one thing: another year at St Peter’s has come to an end. Having had time to reflect on the presidential role I entered last August now realize just how big were the shoes of those who held the role before me which I have had to fill, as well as the successes the JCR has achieved during the tenure of my peers and myself. Before delving into the intricacies of the year, it is essential to notice the unsurpassable efforts of our Vice President - Amy Campbell (English, 2022) - and the support, skills, and general sanity she has bought to her role. With a full committee keen to confront new challenges, our JCR was ready to begin the year as the arrival of the Freshers awaited us.

With the welcoming of Michaelmas term came an influx of new first years to introduce to our College. The JCR committee endeavoured to formulate the best Freshers’ Week we could, with a culmination of student-led consent workshops, as well as both alcoholic and non-alcoholic “entz” events, ending with our annual “Come dressed as your subject” BOP. This proved a great method of inter-year socializing, allowing all of our first years to grow comfortable in this new environment. The busy week concluded with the university-wide matriculation ceremony, fully introducing our freshers to the centuries-old Oxford traditions; from gowning-

up in the Sheldonian to punting with newfound friends through Christ Church Meadows. The remainder of the term was relatively uneventful, allowing students to focus on their studies, especially those who are so new to this way of learning. To celebrate the end of a long nine weeks, we were treated by College and catering staff to our yearly ‘OxMas’ Dinner. We dined upon a delicious three courses and the meal was followed by a night of celebration in the College bar; perfect to herald in the Christmas Vac.

As January rolled around, it was time to return to Oxford. As per the start of every Hilary term, we were flung straight into Collections; a typical endeavour for our returning students, but potentially a shock to the system for others. Luckily, only a few weeks later was our Burns Night celebrations: an annual honouring of the Scottish poet Robert Burns, with an exciting formal dinner

for both staff and students alike. Unsurprisingly, it was filled with more haggis than I’ve ever seen, and a complementary shot of whisky that I couldn’t quite stomach, so it was donated to our (Scottish) VP, Amy. Only two weeks after was a traditional studentfavourite, particularly of the second years: Halfway Hall often marks the most memorable social event of a student’s experience at Oxford, and this year proved no different. The catering staff graciously and efficiently worked with Amy and myself, creating a night to remember for those who are halfway through their degree, (though for those like myself who have a fouryear course, the maths is slightly too complicated for me to deduce).

After a busy few months, we heralded the arrival of Trinity term (a personal favourite of mine, despite the exams I had in Week 1). Before my own exams even began, we welcomed an influx of Year 13s and current gap year students to our Offer Holders’ Day, an event we hold every year to introduce those with conditional and unconditional offers alike to how college life works at St Peter’s. I remember my own Offer Holders’ Day with fondness, and it was a lovely experience to repay this to those students that are experiencing the same excitement I did two years ago.

Another thrilling event that Trinity introduced was one I’d never been able to experience before: St Peter’s Ball 2024, with the theme of Dionysia. Luckily, I was granted a unique perspective throughout this process, as even though it is independent of the JCR, I was involved with the committee as a marketing manager. I’m keen to recognize the unparalleled efforts of Ball Club President Benedict

Okungbowa (Economics & Management, 2021) and his team who organized an amazing evening. After a term already filled with exciting events, Fred Thompson (English, 2022) and Maisie Saunders (Physics, 2023) treated us with a returning tradition: the garden play, The Knight of the White Moon, written by Fred himself. This was a unique, intriguing performance involving several Peter’s students, providing a lovely end to Week 5 and the Summer VIIIs rowing competition.

Burns Night

Classical Athens comes to St Peter’s College Ball

Before finishing, it is imperative to realize the efforts of different members of our community and the strides they have made across the year for some necessary events. Our BAME and LGBTQI+ reps respectively held their own community formal dinners, which were fully-booked. We made several charity efforts as a community, heralded by Nell Wightman (Biology, 2022), as well as JCR motion-related donations to charities such as Oxford Mutual Aid. Finally, College and students alike have made tremendous efforts to discuss the events in Palestine across this year, endeavouring to

maintain the welcoming and freedom-focused community Peter’s has always been.

So, we have reached the end of another year! As a community, we have maintained our tight-knit, friendly reputation, and it has been an honour to humbly serve the JCR as their President. I compassionately hand over this challenging title to Grace Pearl (French and Portuguese, 2023), who will undoubtedly continue this trend and bring a new light to St Peter’s College.

Chapel Choir Report

By Phoebe Smith, Y3 Music

St Peter’s College Chapel Choir has truly flourished this year under the musical leadership of Quintin Beer. Throughout the busy year, the Choir upheld its status as one of the premier mixed Chapel Choirs at the University, delivering high-calibre music during its twice-weekly Evensong services.

Beyond Evensong, the Choir performed in various concerts, including Haydn’s Harmoniemesse and Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius. The year culminated with the recording of an album, marking a successful chapter in the Choir’s ongoing musical progression.

Michaelmas term commenced ambitiously, featuring a wide range of music. On 5 November, the Choir had the honour of presenting the world premiere of Roxanna Panufnik’s In a Cloud

of Angels. Panufnik attended both the rehearsal and the Evensong, providing a unique opportunity for the Choir to work directly with the composer.

St Peter’s Chapel Choir collaborated with the Saffron Walden Choral Society to present Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius. Among the most captivating moments for the singers were the theatrical and fugal setting of the Demon’s Chorus and the grand Praise to the Holiest. This ambitious endeavour showcased both Quintin’s unwavering belief in the Choir and the Choir’s versatility, offering a stark contrast to the more intimate nature of chapel choir music.

The term concluded successfully with the College’s well-attended Carol Services. The Choir showcased a diverse repertoire, featuring a commendable selection of works by esteemed female composers, including Judith Bingham, Judith Weir, and Elizabeth Poston.

Hilary term Evensong featured beautiful unaccompanied anthems such as Harris’s Faire is the Heaven and Wood’s Hail, Gladdening Light. A highlight was our performance of Joseph Haydn’s final major work, the Harmoniemesse in February 2024, which brought together members of the entire College community.

Kevin, our Domestic Bursar; and Derrick, our Head Porter Arisrturtle enjoying the sun in Mulberry Quad

The Choir with Roxanna Panufnik at the premier of In a Cloud of Angels, 5 November 2023

The performance consisted of seventeen soloists from within the Choir, a testament to the exceptional abilities of its members.

The Trinity Term Leavers’ Evensong was especially moving, highlighted by renditions of Stanford’s Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G, Ireland’s Greater Love Hath No Man, and a poignant sermon by Chaplain Revd Dr Elizabeth Pitkethly discussing our transient world and the faithfulness of God.

In April 2024, the Choir presented a concert celebrating the music of Piers Connor Kennedy, our associate composer for 2022-2023, in anticipation of the subsequent album recording at the end of term. Piers composed a number of new anthems and a setting of canticles specifically for the Choir. The unaccompanied Three Motets for St Peter (composed using St Peter’s texts) and The St Peter’s Service (a Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis for the Choir featuring elaborate organ accompaniment) will be included in the album.

I believe that the Choir’s exceptional sound quality stems from its strong sense of community. The vibrant social life, including a Choir running and football club, and weekly pub trips fosters this belonging and value for members as both singers and friends. We eagerly anticipate another year of this musical excellence and camaraderie.

Reflections on Ten Years as Chaplain at St Peter’s

By the Revd Dr Elizabeth Pitkethly

I first started attending the Chapel in St Peter’s College in Michaelmas term 2011 after I had left my parish post in London to marry a certain Dr Robert Pitkethly, Fellow and Tutor in Management at St Peter’s. Revd Dr Michael Ward was then College Chaplain and Dr Roger Allen was the Director of Music.

When I took up the post of part-time Chaplain on 1 October 2014, there was a small community of students associated with Chapel and Christian Union. Megumi Yamamoto was my first chapel clerk and a very faithful one at that.

In many ways a College Chaplain provides a ‘home away from home’: someone to whom any member of the College community can chat and a place to which anyone can drop by . Of course some seek out the Chaplain because they would like to speak to someone who understands the language of faith: indeed over the past ten years I have learnt much from deep conversations with Muslim, Hindu and Jewish students and their Chaplains. In the past ten years I was delighted to see three Chapel Clerks baptised and several members of the community confirmed. History was made in the Chapel on 10 June 2018 when Charlotte Marris was baptised by immersion in a large borrowed pool. On this occasion Honorary Fellow, the Rt Revd John Pritchard (former Bishop of Oxford), co-led the service: the Chapel Clerks managed to deter three ducks who seemed keen to join us!

Hospitality is a key part of a Chaplain’s role. Robert and I have been privileged to host many students in our home for occasions such as thanksgiving, Chinese New Year, Shrove Tuesday and Christmas. We have honed our mass catering skills and continue to make progress in cooking Chinese dumplings!

Preparing couples to marry in Chapel has also been a great joy but, as I look back on ten years of ministry, I also have memories of sad occasions. It’s always a privilege to minister to people in times of deep grief: the faces of many bereaved College members remain engraved in my mind’s eye. Private remembrance services for College members for those unable to attend funerals of loved ones have proved particularly poignant.

The Choir in June 2024 during the album recording of Piers Connor Kennedy’s music

The Choir at the annual Choir Football Competition, making it to the semi-finals, March 2024

The Choir enjoying a cheese and wine night following the concert celebrating the music of Piers Connor Kennedy, April 2024

Elizabeth and Chapel Clerks l-r Tianqi Wang, Katherine Tubb, Mariia Shmonina

As I move on from College, I shall really miss the community and the wonderful food and company at Formal Hall. I will miss working with the choir, organ scholars and Directors of Music, not least Quintin Beer who has continued to build on high standards whilst introducing more contemporary music. I’ve already mentioned Dr Roger Allen who, along with Pamela his wife, who contributed so much to the choir and college community. I should also mention Professor Jeremy Summerly whose quality of Psalm singing and infectious sense of fun remain with me. The College was also very privileged to have Professor Edward Higginbottom as one of the interim Directors of Music. His focus and musical expertise helped the Choir flourish during lockdown with weekly multi track recordings, as well as online Sunday services sung one voice at a time in plainsong.

Thanks should be noted to all the chapel clerks: special mention should be made of Tianqi Wang, and Mariia Shmonina who have pioneered live-streaming of Sunday services. I am also grateful to Anne Millard for her support as Chapel Administrator. My final thanks should be to Robert, my husband, who has supported Chapel so faithfully for the last twenty-five years and my ministry as Chaplain for the past ten years.

It has been my privilege to serve in a College with such a Godly heritage. The last words of our Founder Francis Chavasse, recorded around the memorial pulpit in Chapel, continue to inspire me; and it is my prayer that the College will honour the Founders’ vision for St Peters: indeed, it is my conviction that in honouring this, the College and its members can best flourish.

The Sporting Year Introduction

By Nasim Bellagnaoui, JCR Sports Representative

2023-24 has been an exciting year for sport at St Peter’s, with more people than ever joining in and showing real passion on the field and off. We’ve continued the tradition of our JCR Sports Day, which has become a highlight for everyone since its revival last year. It’s been great to see both the competitive and fun sides of our community come together. Across Cuppers and Varsity, our athletes have delivered some amazing performances, showing just how strong and spirited we are as a college. I’m excited to see how we’ll keep building on these achievements in the future!

Football

By Freddie Saunders (Captain)

What a season it’s been for SPCFC! After years of steady progress, we’ve finally earned our spot in the Premier Division for the first time in our history, finishing at the top of Division 1 with just one loss all season. The team’s grit and determination on the pitch were second to none, and we’ve truly set a new standard for football at St Peter’s.

Our league success, however, wasn’t mirrored in the Cuppers, where St Catherine’s twice proved to be a thorn in our side, cutting short our cup run earlier than we had hoped. Despite that, the team’s spirit remained strong, and we’ve built a solid foundation for future success in both competitions.

This season also marks the end of an era, as we say goodbye to some key players. The backbone of our team, many of whom are graduating, will be sorely missed. Their leadership and talent have been central to everything we’ve achieved, and it’s hard to imagine the squad without them. That being said, I’m confident SPCFC’s future is bright, with a solid foundation and plenty of potential for next season as we step into the Premier Division.

Netball

By Hannah Orrell

This year, St Peter’s netball team showed great enthusiasm and dedication across both the girls’ and mixed leagues. In Michaelmas, the girls’ league had a strong start, and it was encouraging to see how players from all years came together as a team so well. In Hilary and Trinity, the move to the mixed league saw increased energy and participation, with consistently good turnouts for matches. While we didn’t secure many wins throughout the year, Peter’s showed unmatched spirit and noticeable improvements in gameplay.A highlight of the season was the cuppers tournament, where an impressive turnout and high enthusiasm from all players exemplified the team’s commitment and good sportsmanship.

Jeremy Summerly, Elizabeth Pitkethly, Roger Allen

Final words of College Founder, Francis Chavasse

Rowing

By Amy Gadhia and George Rabin

This year has been filled with remarkable achievements and unforgettable experiences for the St Peter’s College Boat Club. Our community has grown with many new members, including our fantastic coaching team. Our ranks were strengthened by many MCR and JCR freshers as well as returning Oxonians, making SPCBC one of the most dynamic boat clubs on the Isis. We were also fortunate to receive a new W1 shell and a coaching launch, thanks to the generosity of our wonderful friends.

The year’s standout moment was setting a new world record! The St Peter’s College Boat Club (SPCBC) set a new World Record for the Longest Continuous Row (Large Team Heavyweight Mixed 2029) on a rowing machine, with 83 participants logging 1,628 miles (2,620,930 metres) over ten gruelling days. SPCBC completed this extraordinary challenge with determination and teamwork. We are deeply grateful to everyone who took part, especially those who powered through the night shifts. Your dedication and support were invaluable. The funds raised not only ensure that we can provide high-quality rowing coaching for years to come but also support the St. Peter’s College Outreach Programme, empowering underprivileged students to reach for the stars at top UK universities. Together, we’ve made a real impact!

Another highlight was our 2024 Seville Training Camp, where 24 SPCBC rowers trained on the River Guadalquivir under the warm Spanish sun. We practised long race pieces for the 2024 Head of the River Race, learned to scull, tried coxing for the first time, and even managed to annoy a few Olympic kayakers! Beyond the physical gains, the camp brought us closer together as a club, creating memories that will last a lifetime.

Despite the challenges of black flags and high-water levels, we persevered and achieved remarkable results in Summer VIIIs:

M3 adapted impressively despite numerous substitutions and limited water time for our novices.

W3 attained second position, with W2 excelling by bumping three times, an outstanding feat for a crew half-composed of novices.

M1 performed strongly at Quintin Head and the Head of the River, rowing over every day in the VIIIs.

W1 gained valuable experience at Bedford and navigated one of the most demanding Summer VIIIs campaigns, rowing the length of the river four times in two days.

M2 made history by securing a place in the fixed divisions for the first time, earning blades in a particularly challenging year.

Beyond racing, our calendar was filled with events that strengthened our club spirit, from hype videos and external regattas to our legendary Ergathon. This year has been about more than just competition; it’s been about building a supportive and tight-knit community. We look forward to another year of growth, camaraderie, and success on the water. Here’s to another fantastic year ahead!

Rugby

By Freddy Wood (Captain)

2023-2024 was another fantastic year for St Peter’s Rugby Club. A strong cuppers campaign that included a dismantling of the scrum was sadly cut short in the semi-finals by eventual winners New College. Div 1 was treated to some beautiful joué

and hard tackles. An international tour to Poland saw minimal rugby but nonetheless was a roaring success; there are strong signs that St Peter’s will continue to spread its name all across Europe, enticing more exciting rugby players to build on the exciting team that continue into 2024-25.

Professor Nynke Dekker

Nynke Dekker is statutory Professor of Biophysics and member of the Department of Physics and the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Discovery at Oxford. Her research interest lies in studying the copying of DNA, known as DNA replication, using techniques that originated in physics that are capable of imaging and manipulating single molecules of DNA and the proteins bound to them. Using this approach, she and her research group learn more about how the proteins that carry out DNA replication manage to do so successfully.

Nynke Dekker moved her research group to Oxford this summer, coming from TU Delft, the Netherlands, where she had been a professor since 2002. One of the main reasons for the move was to embed the group in a stronger context in terms of biological research and a broader interdisciplinary context. She and her research group members are enjoying meeting many great colleagues at Oxford and are starting several new collaborative projects.

Apart from enjoying research, she also enjoys outdoors activities such as hiking, jogging, and swimming, as well as music and theatre, all of which she hopes to find much of around Oxford!

Dr Emma Edwards

Dr Emma Edwards joins St Peter’s College as a Career Development Fellow in Engineering. Prior to joining the University of Oxford, she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Plymouth, following her PhD and a postdoctoral position at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Emma’s research interests are centred around offshore renewable energy. She has a particular expertise in wave-structure interaction of floating bodies, with applications to wave energy and floating offshore wind. One area of interest is the effect of geometry of a floating body on wave-structure interaction, and the resulting performance of offshore renewable energy devices. She has research experience in analytical, numerical and physical modelling.

Emma’s PhD at MIT focused on semi-analytical research on floating Wave Energy Converters (WECs), optimising geometry to maximise power and minimise cost. She continues to work in this area today. She also works on multiple aspects of floating offshore wind: she performed a review of floating offshore wind platform designs, and she works in numerical and experimental modelling of floating offshore wind. She is also looking at characterising the effect of platform motion on the performance of a floating offshore wind turbine.

At St Peter’s, she teaches structures and dynamics for first- and second- year students. She has thoroughly enjoyed her first year. Emma enjoys cycling (road and mountain), running, cooking and spending time with her husband and dog. She is expecting her first baby soon!

Simon Jones

Simon joined the College as Bursar on 1 April 2024. He is hugely experienced, with a background in the charity, finance and construction sectors, and is enjoying finding his way around St Peter’s and the wider Oxford community.

Simon’s career had small beginnings in the construction industry, where he developed from an administrative role into helping lead the delivery of large-scale retail building projects, including several well-known brands. He became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in 2005, and worked with companies ranging from a PLC to small and large family-owned businesses. His first bursarial role was at Hereford Cathedral School. He moved on via Wolverhampton Grammar School to Warwick Independent Schools Foundation where he was key to delivering an historic strategic building project that brought the schools together onto one site. Latterly, Simon was Director of Finance and

Dr Violetta Splitter

Dr Violetta Splitter joined St Peter’s College as a Fellow and Tutor in Management in March 2024. Before coming to St Peter’s College, she was a guest professor at the University of Fine Arts Berlin and a senior research associate at the University of Zürich. Initially trained as a chef, Violetta studied Business Administration, Japanology and Fine Arts in Brussels, Munich and Athens.

In her research, Violetta typically applies grand sociological theories (such as Bourdieu’s, or Foucault’s) to examine their implications for management and strategy research. She is particularly interested in an understanding of

Commercial Development for the Myton Hospices for two years.

As Bursar, Simon is the senior financial and administrative officer of the College and plays a pivotal role in the leadership of our diverse College community. He is responsible for helping develop and execute the College’s strategic vision, and driving operational policy that supports our core educational mission. This includes financial planning and investments, the management of the material estate, IT, information security, nonacademic staff and human resources. Simon is a Fellow, a charitable trustee of the College and a member of its Governing Body.

In his spare time, Simon is a Trustee, Treasurer and Finance & Audit Committee Chair of Sense, a national and international charity for people with complex disabilities. He lives in Worcestershire and is a keen sportsman, particularly playing tennis; and more importantly, spending time with friends and family as a doting husband, father and (fairly recent) grandfather.

strategy as something organizations do rather than something organizations have. Currently her research focuses on more open and participative forms of strategy making, which implies a radically different understanding to conventional, top-down and secretive approaches to strategy.

With her family, Violetta enjoys excursions to the countryside, converting the kitchen into a dancefloor, and playing charades. Away from her two children (and her husband), Violetta loves gardening, cooking, swimming and reading science fiction.

She is looking forward to sampling more of what it means to be a member of St Peter’s unique collegiate community.

Library Report

By Dr David Johnson

Imagine a middlebrow drama of the inter-war years. Our play opens on a summer afternoon. Young people enter from a sun-lit garden. Soon, more senior (and for the moment we think wiser) relatives join the party. Within minutes, we sense tension. Older individuals disapprove of youthful behaviour. The audience discovers that at some point before the play began, the younger characters have transgressed; the younger characters discover their elders once did likewise. Differences between the generations prove less real than first appeared. As the first act ends, the storm breaks. But, the turbulence on stage is a consequence of events that occurred elsewhere and remain hidden from our view.

More than once this year, your Librarian felt that current events resembled this clichéd scenario. Naturally, in your Librarian’s personal drama the Library at St Peter’s was always centre stage. At the opening of our first act during the Long Vacation of 2023, the Library was closed to permit the refurbishment and redesign of the Library Reception. This has subsequently proved a great success, popular with, and useful for, Library users with accessible desks and an enhanced environment.

Whilst the refurbishment progressed, work to implement Oxford’s new integrated library system (the software which runs Oxford libraries) continued. Originally planned for 2022, transition to the new system ultimately occurred in August 2023. This was

preceded both by the mundanity of new training for staff, and by esoteric attempts to reconcile the (dubious) philosophical concepts embodied by the new software with those which underpinned its predecessor.

Fortunately, the new software was operational before the Library reopened in Michaelmas term. Despite a lack of some key functionality – such as that relating to conducting inventories of library stock, or the ability of staff to vary loan periods to match vacation dates – the migration proved less problematic than on some previous occasions. Clearly, the decision to delay implementation was shown to have been correct.

The year was also notable for changes – albeit temporary ones – in personnel. Dr Stephen Tuffnell, the Fellow Librarian, has been on leave. Rosie Lake, St Peter’s Deputy Librarian, took maternity leave more or less as the academic year began (and we are delighted to report her new daughter Penny was born shortly afterwards).

Naturally, the stage was not left vacant and we

were extremely fortunate in our replacements. Cathy Lewis of Merton College contributed her help towards cataloguing new acquisitions, and Brian Brown, the College’s Library Assistant, undertook some additional work. However, the majority of Rosie’s responsibilities were undertaken by a veritable legend of Library Land, Marjory Szurko. Having (among other things) been librarian of three different Oxford colleges before (supposedly) retiring, Marjory brought a wealth of experience and expertise especially valuable whilst grappling with the new integrated library system. Meanwhile, as acting Fellow Librarian, Dr Tim Mawson contributed his expertise during Steve Tuffnell’s absence.

Amidst such a welter of activity, you might wonder where is the similarity between these recent developments and the 1930s drama with which we began? In fact, as in our theatrical scenario, whilst attention was focused on events on stage there was a growing awareness of a storm rumbling in the background.

We learnt of a “cyber-attack” on the British Library in October 2023. Initially, they gave an impression of trying to limit information on what had happened. Yet, such a policy proved unsustainable for a public-facing institution at the nub of academic life. Months later, major operational problems continue with temporary methods still required to perform basic functions such as issuing tickets to readers and ordering materials to reading-rooms.

The attack on the British Library emphasised the fact that the adoption of digital resources has made institutions less independent and more inter-dependant and so, in consequence, less resilient. If one link in a chain snaps, the whole chain is broken. At Oxford, this was best exemplified through the provision of legal-deposit e-books (i.e. publications deposited under the copyright legislation in digital form rather than as printed materials). Such works are hosted on British Library servers, and made available to users in other copyright libraries including the Bodleian. Consequently, access to these items has been lost not only at the British Library but also elsewhere. As a result, the College Library has this year received several requests to purchase copies of items no longer accessible because they had been available in Oxford only as legal-deposit e-books. In earlier times, availability in Oxford – and indeed at the British Library itself – would have been unaffected by technological difficulties because these texts would have been collected in printed form.

Looking forward to the coming year, we anticipate the return of some of our regular players. Rosie Lake and Steve Tuffnell will both resume their roles. There will also, we trust, be a continuing restoration of British-Library services. But, can we assume that the black clouds which overshadow them will have no continuing effect on our own drama? There is as yet no sign of what form any impact might take, but it would seem wrong to discount it.

DONORS OF BOOKS TO THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, 2023-24

Ms E. Bonacini

Ms I. Bossanyi

Professor C. Burgess

Ms B. M. Cook

Mr D. W. A. Cox

Dr H. Dorkins

Dr A. Graham

Mrs C. Lewis

Mr P. Longshaw

The J.W.M. Collection Fund

Ms M. Maxwell

Professor G.T. Meaden

Revd Dr A. Moore

Mr J. Poole

Revd Mr. G. Riba-Thompson

Mr Z.H. Tan

Mr M. Tibbs

Mr H. Tiley

Mr O. Tomlins

Professor A. Williams

Dr P. Williams

Professor M. Winterbottom

Bursar’s Report

By Simon Jones

Not for the first time in my career I arrived in post on 1April – this time at St Peter’s College. The Easter vacation period had commenced, coinciding with the Master’s annual visit to the USA for College. College was so unusually quiet that I briefly wondered if had perhaps fallen for an April Fool’s prank and had not secured this exciting and prestigious post after all. The warm and personal welcome from Bursarial colleagues, along with drop-in visits from the Registrar, Senior Tutor and HR Manager, followed by a Teams call with the Master quickly allayed such concerns and I set about the varied and interesting task base that faces all Bursars in busy and successful academic settings.

The headline story this year has to be the completion and opening of Castle Bailey Quad (CBQ), with students taking up residence from the start of Hilary term 2024. This major step towards achieving our strategic aim of being able to offer three years’ College accommodation to all undergraduate students would not have been possible without the generous support of so many of you. CBQ has transformed our College site and hugely enhanced our students’ day-to-day experience. It has also changed the way the Bursary team operates.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank my predecessors – four of whom I had the privilege of meeting at the opening celebrations for Castle Bailey Quad in June – for their role in the

evolution of the College site. In particular, I am grateful to Dr Sarah Wilson (Interim Bursar – May 2023 to March 2024) for not only ensuring completion of CBQ, but also for the invaluable personal support offered before, during and after my process of joining St Peter’s. Sarah continues to support Project Manager Darren Hewitt and alumnus David Collard (History, 1994) in ensuring that robust commercial negotiations with the contractor are closed off, whilst I have taken on responsibility for bringing the minor outstanding on-site matters to full resolution.

Estates

Great credit is due to colleagues Stephen Breakspear, Lidia Hemmings and the Estates and Facilities teams for the excellent

work that goes largely unnoticed on a day-to-day basis but without which the SPC community would not operate effectively. These include maintaining the fabric of the site as well as ensuring that the many compliance requirements of facilities are adhered to. CBQ brought about some long-overdue new space for the team, improving storage and workshop areas whilst also offering an improved rest area for break times, ensuring a happy workforce as well as a productive one. And no one can have earned a break from time to time as much as our groundsman Pete Minns, who celebrated an astonishing 45 years in post in summer 2024.

Whilst CBQ has understandably absorbed the headlines this year, as part of the ongoing programme of necessary estate works, this year we have also tackled a full refurbishment of the Staircase III bathrooms, essential roof repairs to Staircase II and, over the summer months of 2024, some complex and expensive, but absolutely essential repairs to the wall adjoining the Castle Mill Stream at the rear of the Paradise Street building. All badly needed doing, and I am pleased to report that all are now done.

The maintenance of the estate inevitably consumes a significant proportion of our income and we continue to seek innovative ways of securing funding to ensure the good stewardship and proper upkeep of our beautiful site.

We are also delighted to report that we now have state-of-theart audio and visual equipment installed in the College Chapel. This enables us to livestream and record speaker events, musical performances and Chapel services. The Communications Manager has urged me to plug our two YouTube Channels, @SPCOxford and @SPCOxfordChapel, where you can see all the latest livestreams and recordings (including the December Shakespeare event, Advent and Christmas Carols, and further upcoming talks and performances slated for the next academic year). The purchase and installation of the new equipment was made possible through a generous donation received via the St Peter’s College Foundation, for which we are extremely grateful.

Castle Bailey Quad in all its majesty from Canal House and from the car park.

Pete enjoying some downtime in the new CBQ estates facilities; and working alongside Fabio in the wonderful new workshop space afforded by CBQ.

Before and after shots of once-crumbling Castle Mill Stream wall to the rear of Paradise Street accommodation.

Summer Schools

Complementing our long-standing relationships with Oxford Royale and Scholastica, SPC’s Domestic Bursar, Kevin Melbourne is delighted to have instigated a new partnership with two new summer school providers, ensuring that the summer recess period allows us to take full advantage of the College’s assets as part of the cross-subsidy model we necessarily operate. Some Oxford colleges can afford not to put their estate to work over the summer hosting income-generating summer schools; St Peter’s is not in that category, and the c£1.3m of revenue we generate from our conference trade each year is an essential contribution to our College finances. CBQ now provides additional opportunities to grow that figure in the coming years. One of the big attractions for our summer school customers is the fantastic Catering provision at SPC, with Head Chef Eifion Davies and his team continually delighting the taste buds of our visitors, just as they do year-round for the staff, students and alumni of the College. The unseen efforts of the Accommodation and Housekeeping teams led so ably by Charlie, Jess, Mariola and Gail complement these efforts, ensuring that the comfort of the rooms matches the quality of the food.

Finances

The financial performance of the College remains consistent, being well managed as ever by College Accountant Kathryn Marshall and her team. Our year-end position is always on a knife edge, and when we make (or occasionally modestly exceed) our break-even operational objectives, this is always heavily dependent on the remarkable generosity of donors. Readers may be interested to note that student fees for home undergraduates have remained static at £9,250 since 2016, which inevitably provides ongoing financial challenges for us as operational costs have risen so emphatically around that.

Coming Soon!

With CBQ seamlessly bedding into everyday College life, attention turns to the next capital project, a more modest scheme but nevertheless with its own significant impact in prospect. The refurbishment of the Pastry School will bring a wonderful new music and spoken word performance space whilst simultaneously improving both access and the aesthetic aspects of a corner of the College that has seen increased footfall since the new Damazer and

Westfield buildings opened. Stay tuned for more information on the beautiful new Music Room for St Peter’s now in prospect (and do be in touch with the Development Office if you’d like to help us realise these plans!).

Starters and Leavers

A very frequently heard comment in my first few months in post has been how much people enjoy working at St Peter’s College. My curious mind looked into some statistics to share this data meaningfully with our wider community. I discovered that the twenty longest serving members of the support staff have served an average time in post of 18.5 years, a testament to the collaborative and collegial environment in which our students are educated.

Inevitably, nonetheless, the staff base sees transition, and this year we said goodbye to Third Chef, Lukasz Zastrozny; Scout, Vitalija Labuckiene and Andy Dore, Estates Supervisor, as well as welcoming a number of new recruits to the St Peter’s family.

The accessible bridge from the Perrodo Building into the new Music Room and an architect’s impression of the beautiful new performance space.

Development and Alumni Engagement Report 2023-24

By Brett de Gaynesford, Director of Development and Alumni Relations

Every year brings new opportunities to connect, celebrate and build upon the legacy of our extraordinary St Peter’s community. This past academic year has been no exception, and I’m pleased to share some of the highlights with you, and to reflect on a year full of events, special occasions, campaigns, expanding the Development Team and marking milestones together.

Throughout the year, we were delighted to welcome more than 1,100 alumni and 600 guests to events in Oxford, London and across the globe. These included three wonderful Gaudies, which brought alumni from the years spanning 1975-1989 back to College. As always, the camaraderie, storytelling and laughter carried on well into the night, often finding its way to the old College Bar in the early hours. Seeing so many of you reconnect with old friends – and also forge new friendships with familiar faces – demonstrates how strong the College connection remains, regardless of time or distance.

One of the standout moments of Michaelmas Term was Shakespeare@Peter’s, a special celebration to mark the 400th

anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio. The Master and the Artistic Director Emeritus of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Sir Gregory Doran, co-hosted this event in collaboration with The Bodleian. Alumni, students and friends joined in the afternoon programme with enthusiasm, reading passages from Shakespeare plays with infectious energy. The celebration culminated in an immersive Shakespeare Banquet in Hall, where Dame Janet Suzman, Royal Shakespeare Company actors and our own College Choir delivered unforgettable performances between courses. It was a day filled with stimulating talks, artistry, music and joy, and we remain grateful to members of the St Peter’s College Foundation, whose support made this event possible.

Notably, our connections during the year extended far beyond Oxford. The Master attended dinners in Hong Kong, New York, Washington DC and Boston, meeting alumni who remain deeply

engaged with College in spite of the distance. We remain extremely grateful to hosts William Lau (1995), Patrick Turner (1978), Fay and Tom Cook (1959), and for the planning support of Olivia Choi (1995).

Returning closer to home in Trinity Term, June 2024 saw a truly historic milestone for College: the opening of Castle Bailey Quad. It was a weekend alive with excitement and activity as Fellows delivered a series of brilliant flash talks, students led tours of the new Damazer House and Westfield House, and alumni explored exhibitions that showcased the evolving footprint of the St Peter’s estate over time. A highlight of the celebrations was the ribboncutting ceremony, performed by Lord Patten, Chancellor of the University, which officially opened the new Castle Bailey Quad.

We wrapped up the weekend with our annual Benefactor’s Day, a fitting way to thank all of you whose generous support makes such transformative projects possible.

For those who were unable to join us in person, extend thanks to Guy Stokely (1963) and the St Peter’s College Foundation for making Choir performances and other special events accessible through livestreaming from the Chapel. It’s wonderful to know that no matter where you are in the world, you can still enjoy the beautiful music of our Choir giving a live performance. If you haven’t already, I encourage you to explore these moments now recorded on our YouTube channel: St Peter’s College Chapel, Oxford.

Alumni gather in Hong Kong for a St Peter’s Dinner, January 2024

Sir Greg Doran and Dame Janet Suzman with the Master at the Shakespeare@Peter’s Gala Banquet, December 2023

Alumni Sean Kelly, Nicola Kelly, Michele von Buren and Paul Farmer share a toast at the 1980-84 Gaudy, March 2024

As you know, at the heart of everything we do is our commitment to providing an exceptional education and enriching life experiences for our students. Given that student fees only cover a part of the cost of this ambitious endeavour, we rely on the generous support of our donors to help cover the gap. Whether you contribute through a monthly or annual gift, make a special donation that is meaningful to you, or support us in other ways, your steadfast commitment enables us to plan for the future and ensures that St Peter’s students continue to thrive.

We are also grateful for the incredible response to our Telethons during the year. Across these campaigns, we connected with nearly 300 alumni and raised a remarkable £288,000. More than three quarters of those we spoke with chose to participate in some way, reaffirming the commitment our alumni have to supporting St Peter’s students and the College as a whole. A huge thank you to all who took part.

Legacy giving also deserves special recognition. Alumni who choose to remember St Peter’s in their wills leave a lasting legacy that ensures future generations can benefit from the same transformative education and experiences they enjoyed. We are grateful to those of you who have made this thoughtful commitment.

As we embark on the 2024-25 academic year, we are excited to welcome new faces to the Development and Alumni Relations Team. They are keen to meet alumni, so please do introduce yourselves at upcoming events or by getting in touch directly.

Finally, thank you for your ongoing engagement with St Peter’s. Your involvement, whether through attending events, participating in Telethons, or simply staying in touch, greatly enhances the life of the College.

We always love hearing your news and welcoming you back, and we’re here to help connect you with fellow alumni, old friends, tutors and students. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Keep in Touch with the Development Office

Brett de Gaynesford – Director of Development and Alumni Relations

Liz Ryan – Deputy Director of Development

Olga Batty – Head of Development Operations

Nadia Amina – Campaigns and Data Officer

Genista Astell – Alumni Engagement Officer

Tom Gould – Development Officer

Jane Kuper – Development Coordinator

Telephone: +44 01865 614985

Email: development.office@spc.ox.ac.uk

Development and Alumni Relations Office

St Peter’s College

New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, OX1 2DL

www.spc.ox.ac.uk

You can follow us on social media, including Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and our LinkedIn Group.

CHAVASSE CIRCLE DONORS

Anonymous (7)

Alexander Mosley Charitable Trust

Mr Stephen Diggle (1982)

Sir Lloyd Dorfman CBE

Dr Mortimer & Theresa Sackler Foundation

Edward Penley Abraham Cephalosporin Fund (EPA)

The Lord Farmer

Mr Jocelin Harris (1964)

The Rt Hon the Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts CBE (1961)

Mr Charles Ind (1982)

Dr Sylvie Jackson

Mr Haarjeev Kandhari (1993)

Latner Family

Latsis Family

Mr William Lau

Laura Ashley Holdings Plc

Lemos Family

Perrodo Family

Rhodes Trust

Rothermere Foundation

Sackler Trust

Ms Dalia Salaam Rishani (1985)

& Mr Ramzi Rishani

St Augustine’s Foundation

Mr Guy Stokely (1963)

St Peter’s College Foundation

TEPCO

Mr Anthony Weldon

MASTER’S CIRCLE DONORS

Anonymous (4)

A. G. Leventis Foundation

Mr Stuart Banks (1992)

Mr Daniel Bilbao (1978)

Professor Thomas Cook and Faye Cook (1959)

Sir Ian Davis

Mr Peter Foy (1960)

Mr Richard Harding (1970)

Mr Carl Hughes (1980)

Mr Jeffrey Knight (1957)

Landau Foundation

Sir Michael Moritz

Professor John O’Connor

Pepsi Co Foundation

Mr Clive Rutherford (1965)

Mr Stephan Shakespeare (1976)

Mr Lawrence Smith (1978)

Thames Water Plc

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Mr Patrick Turner (1978)

Mr Neil Warriner (1981)

Mr Stephen Wilcock (1956)

Mr Charles Wilkinson (1982)

Wolfson Foundation

GREEN AND GOLD CIRCLE DONORS

Anonymous

Angus Lawson Memorial Trust

Mr Robert Appleby (1980)

Mr John Bain OBE (1958)

Mr Jonathan Barry (1999)

Mr Michael Batchelor (1956)

Mr Gregga Baxter (1978)

Mr David Bucknall (1986)

Mr Paul Bushell (1964)

Mr Robert Calcraft (1983)

Dr Robert Calderisi (1968)

Mr Sunir Chandaria (1998)

Mr Adam Chinn (1979)

Mr James Dalrymple (2000) & Mrs

Sophie Dalrymple (2002)

Mr Benjamin Dell (1995)

Mr Barry Douthwaite (1958)

Mr Roger Dyer (1976)

Professor Sir David Eastwood DL (1977)

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation

Mr John Foster (1970)

Dr Jon Fuller (1960)

GAV Properties

Miss Tara Glen (1988)

Mr Jim Golcher (1964)

Mr Jeremy Greenhalgh

Mr Richard Heffer (1965)

Dr Takeda Hitachi

The Houghton Dunn Charitable Trust

Mr Lijian Jiang (2003)

Mr David Lane (1982)

Mr Clay Maitland

Dr Roger Marshall (1958)

Murphy Foundation

Ox-Academic Summer School Tours Ltd

Mr Paul Pearman (1970)

Mr Michael Percival (1963)

Mr Jonathan Petitpierre (1962)

Mr Peter Phelan (1964)

Mr Anthony Pilkington

Mr John Poole (1953)

Mrs Tessy Porphyrios

Mrs Sharon Powers (1989) & Mr Stuart Powers (1989)

Mrs Jacqueline Ranawake (1988)

Dr Grant Rhode (1974)

Mr Geoffrey Riba-Thompson (1977)

Mr Nicholas Segal (1976)

Dr Ian Skidmore (1959)

Mr Stuart Smith FRCS (1969)

St Peter’s Society

Mr Jeremy Taylor (1992)

Mr Richard Thompson (1981) &

Ms Louise Wood (1981)

Mr A J Tracey

Mr Anthony Tuckwell (1962)

Professor Robert Tyrrell (1969) Vandervell Foundation

Sir Gerald Warner KCMG (1951)

Weinstock Fund

Mrs Rosemary Wharton & Mr David Wharton

Mr Nicholas White (1978)

Mr Alan Wills (1982)

Mrs Susan Wulstan

Mr George Yacoub (1954)

Mr Faisal Yamani (1995)

Yellowwoods Trust

Mr Martin Yuen

*Bold – New Members of the Circle

Back: Olga Batty, Tom Gould, Brett de Gaynesford Front: Nadia Amina, Jane Kuper, Genista Astell

St Peter’s College is grateful for the generous gifts during the year 1 August 2023 - 31 July 2024 from the following:

1946

Mr Michael Tibbs OBE

1947

Mr Eric Gordon*

1948

Mr Richard Hales

Mr Peter Harrison

Dr Donald Malkinson

1949

Sir Kenneth Bloomfield MRIA

Mr John Trueman

1950

Professor John Annett*

Mr Frederick Moysen

Mr James Siddons*

Dr James Tomkinson

1951

Dr Colin Bailey OBE

Mr Robert Leslie

Sir Gerald Warner KCMG

Mr Eric Wood

1952

Mr Michael McClew

Mr Gordon Newbery

Mr Arnold Taylor

Mr Colin White

1953

Mr Frank Cookson

Mr Sean Hignett

Mr Bryan Maybee JP

Dr Bryan Pierce

1954

The Right Reverend Colin Bazley

Mr John Cole

Mr Christopher Lilwall

Professor Dr Terence Meaden

The Reverend Robert Mighall*

Dr Derek Rushton

Mr Peter Waterman

Mr George Yacoub

1955 Anonymous

Mr Michael Rogers

Mr Martin Slatter

Mr Brian Weston OBE

Dr Mark Weston

1956

Mr Michael Batchelor

Mr Keith Garland

Mr John Mellor

Mr Michael Pipes MBE

Mr Michael Richardson

Mr Frank Roberts*

Mr Terence Stevens

Professor John Widdowson

Mr Geoffrey Yates

1957

Mr Colin Bailey*

Professor John Bradfield

Mr Christopher Curson

Mr Ian Fleming

Dr David Griffiths

Mr Roger Herrera

Mr Albert Johnson

Professor Meirion Lewis CBE

Mr Peter Lewis

Mr Ken Loach

Mr Norman Philbey

Mr John Richardson

Mr Brian Snelson

Mr William Stevenson

Mr Hugh Turrall-Clarke

Mr Donald Webber

1958

Anonymous

Mr Charles Akeroyd

Mr Barry Anson

Mr David Ashton

Mr John Bain OBE

The Revd Canon David

Dr Roger Marshall

Mr Colin Pearson

Mr Ken Pye

Air Commodore

Philip Wilkinson

Mr John Wright

1959

Professor David Berry

Professor Thomas Cook

Mr James Dawson

Mr John Dobson

Mr David Fuller

The Reverend Christopher Idle

Mr Stephen Metherell

Mr Robin Privett

Dr Peter Raggatt

Dr John Salinsky

Dr Ian Skidmore

Dr Robert Twycross

Mr Richard Wells

The Reverend Prebendary

John Wesson

1960

Dr Anthony Blake

Mr Richard Bond

Mr David Cox

Mr Hector Davie

Dr Christopher Davies

Mr Gerald Eveleigh

Dr Jon Fuller

Mr Barry Glazier

Mr Frederic Goodwin

Dr Peter Hartley

Mr John Hermon

Dr Geoffrey Kemp

Dr Richard Mayne

Mr Robert Morgan FRCS

Mr John Perrin

Mr Ian Robertson

Mr Robert Savage

Dr Philip Surman

Mr Nick Towers

The Reverend Dr Iain Whyte

1961

Anonymous (2)

The Reverend Canon

John Brown

Mr Robert Bryce

Professor Dr Stanley Cameron

Professor Dwight Eddins

Mr Jonathan Edwards

The Reverend Canon

Anthony Hawley

The Rt Hon the Lord

Hodgson of Astley

Abbotts CBE

Mr John Jarvis

Mr Christopher Legge

Dr Christopher Lynch

Professor Graham Orpwood*

Mr Frank Parker

Dr Derek White

Mr Derek White

Dr David Young

1962

The Reverend Barry Ashdown

Sir Roger Bone KCMG

Mr Christopher Booth

Mr David Carter

Dr David Edwards

Dr Charles Griffin

Mr Clive Jackson

Mr Paul Jenkins

Dr Andrew King

Professor Robin Leake

Mr Norman Maxwell

Mr Bryan Morgan

Mr Mike Orriel

The Reverend Canon

John Payne-Cook*

Mr Jonathan Petitpierre

Mr David Scott

Dr Martin Shain

Mr Anthony Tuckwell

Mr Paul Wolff

1963

Mr Frank Blewett

Dr John Doveton

Mr Richard EdgecliffeJohnson

Mr Ian Ewing

Mr Patrick Howard

Mr David King

Professor Geoffrey le Grys

Mr Geoffrey Nicholson

Mr Derek Parr

Mr Michael Percival

Mr Christopher Purcell

Mr Mervyn Samuel

The Reverend Father

John Smethurst*

Mr Guy Stokely

Mr Timothy Taylor

Mr John Watson

The Reverend Paul Winchester

1964

Anonymous

Professor Chris Ashton

Ambassador Anthony Benjamin

Mr Robin Browne

Mr Paul Bushell

Mr John Clark

Mr Rod Dalmaine

Mr Robin Dixon

Mr Donald Gardner

Professor Roger Gill

Mr Jim Golcher

Dr Christopher Green

Mr Jocelin Harris

The Reverend Christopher Jackson

Dr Hubert Messing

Mr David Perfect

Mr Peter Phelan

Dr John Pidgeon

Mr Peter Theodoulou

Dr Timothy Ward

1965

Anonymous

Dr Kenneth Addison

Mr Ronald Akhurst

Mr David Aspinwall

Mr Gordon BOTTOMS

Mr David Brearley

Mr Alan Brown

Mr Owen Darling

Mr Andrew Flockhart

Mr Philip Hunwick

Mr Brian Jones

Mr John Modley

Mr Duncan Paylor

Mr John Pope

Mr Clive Rutherford

Mr Mike Tiley

Mr Richard Tudway

Mr David Wightman

Mr Richard Woolmer

1966

Mr Paul Burden

Mr Andrew Davison

Mr Michael Galey

Professor Roger Jones OBE

Mr Alan Lane

Mr Peter Nunn

Mr Robin Percival

Dr John Pilling

The Right Reverend

John Pritchard

Mr John Rawling

Mr Paul Richards

Mr Anthony Roberts

Mr Alastair Robertson

The Reverend Howard Rogers

Mr Bob Schofield

Mr Timothy Smith

Mr Anthony Staples

1967

Mr Rupert Birtles

Dr John Bolland

The Very Reverend

Philip Buckler

Mr John Corran

Mr Alan Evans*

Mr Roger Holehouse OBE

Dr Andrew Holton

Mr Patrick Hooper

Mr Douglas Johnson

Mr Joseph Keating

Mr Philip Lawder

Professor Merfyn Lloyd OBE

Professor Jonathan Poulton

Mr Ashley Ray

Mr Jeffrey Saunders

Dr John Seager

Dr John Sloper

Dr Geoffrey Thomas

Mr Timothy Tiley

Professor Roland Vaubel

1968

Anonymous

Dr Jonathan Angel

Mr Richard Belfield

Dr Robert Calderisi

Mr Michael Clark MBA

Mr John Clifford

Dr Malcolm Coe

Mr Guy Fiegehen

Mr Stephen Hill

Mr Barry Hunt

Dr Andrew Jones

Mr David Kirk*

Mr Martin Leeburn

Mr Peter Lee-Wright

Dr John Low

Professor Stephen Nussey MRCP

Mr Anthony Ollerenshaw

Mr Richard Pengilley

Dr Paul Sanders

Mr Geoffrey Walker

1969

Anonymous (4)

Mr Jeremy Angel

Mr Douglas Angus

Mr STEPHEN BERRY

Mr Ian Birch

Mr Patrick Callaghan

Dr Philip Christie

Professor Douglas Davies

Dr Anthony Gore

Mr John Hall DL

Mr David Hart

Mr Ian Hill

Mr Ronald Jenkins

Mr Edward O’Neill

Mr Anthony Searby

Mr Kim Slater

Mr Jeremy Stickings

Professor Robert Tyrrell

Mr Philip Wiper

Mr Michael Zyw

1970

Anonymous

Dr Christopher Austin

The Reverend Monsignor

Christopher Brooks

Mr Dick Brown

Mr John Evans

Dr Nicholas Evans

Mr David Frampton

Mr Peter Garforth-Bles

Mr Ronald Higham

Mr Victor Knight

Dr Dennis Leuer

Councillor David

Norman MBE

Mr James Savin*

Mr Steve Shepherd

Dr Nicholas Simpson FRCS

Dr Roger Suthren

Professor Mark Williams

1971

Mr Roger Adams

Dr Stephen Bailey

Mr Stuart Cooke

Dr Martin Dace

Mr Robert Gill

Mr Geoffrey Hatcher

Mr Alan Heath

Mr William Homan-Russell

The Reverend Nigel Panting

Mr Stephen Hughes

Mr John Noyce

Mr Paul Kendall

Dr Ervine Long

Dr John Marshall

Mr Jerry Moore

Mr David Potts

Mr Stephan Roman

Mr John Scott

Sir Stephen Stewart

Mr John Towers

Dr Eboo Versi

Mr Christopher Wain

1972

Mr Ian Biddlecombe

Mr David Campbell

Mr Christopher Dale

Dr Ian Dennis

Mr Stephen Despres

Mr Martin Eldred

Mr John Gabriel

Dr Peter Galliver

Mr John Glencross

Dr Paul Hancock

Dr Simon Helan

Mr Peter Johnson

Mr Norman MacLeod

Dr Philip Newman

Dr Charles Pell

Commodore Michael

Potter

CBE

Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope

GCB OBE ADC

Mr Robert Wilson

Mr Anthony Withnell

1973

Anonymous (2)

Mr Robert Atkins

Professor Richard Bessel

Mr Robert Bourne

Dr Richard Brady

Mr John Clark

Dr Christopher Davies

Professor Gerard Evan

Professor Nicholas Goddard

Mr Jonathan Harwood

Mr Matthias Holland

Dr Norman James

Mr David Kerry

Mr Richard Leafe

Mr Charles McDowall

Mr Martin Moss

Mr Paul Rowson

Dr John Sheldrake

Mr David Sheppard

Mr Leslie Sheppard

Mr Trevor Ward

Mr Simon Williams

Mr Philip Wood

1974

Anonymous (3)

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Mr Paul Chamberlain

The Reverend Paul Day

Professor David Edwards

Mr John Gavan

Mr Robin Hodgkinson

Mr Andrew Mercer

Dr Christopher Minns

Mr Stephen Perkins

Dr Alexander Popovich

Mr Stephen Pull

Dr Grant Rhode

Mr Ian Robinson

Mr Graham Shore

Dr Christopher Waddington

Mr Hugh Watson

1975

Mr Peter Bettley

Dr Roger Brambley

Mr Andrew Burnett

Mr Christopher Chantler

Dr Mark Eller

Mr Matthew Hayes

Mr Brian McMahon

Mr Richard Millward

Mr Douglas Nicholls

Dr Richard Rahm

Mr Mark Rogers

Mr Neil Rostron

Mr Ian Walker

Mr Richard Wilkinson

1976

Mr Roger Dyer

Dr Philip Hirst

Mr Julien Hofer

Mr Timothy King

Mr Peter Kranstover

Mr Guy Leach

Mr Timothy Lietzke

Mr Alan Mason

Mr Nigel Penn-Simkins

Mr Nigel Perry MBE FRENG

Mr John Stephenson

Mr Peter Tonissoo

1977

Anonymous

Mr Nicholas Cattermole

Mr William Clare

Professor Sir David Eastwood DL

Dr William Evershed

Mr John Fray

Mr John Guthrie

Mr Michael Harris

Mr Stephen King

Mr Robert Kirk

Mr Hidenori Murakami

Mr Ian Parker

Mr Martin Pearman

Mr Bruce Potter

Mr Allan Silverman

Mr Mark Simmons

Mr Roderic Sparks

Mr Andrew Tarling

1978

Dr Alan Bacon

Dr Michael Barnard

Mr Sherry Bates

Mr Gregga Baxter

Professor John Benson

Mr Daniel Bilbao

Mr Richard Brake

Mr Anton BRAY

Mr Ian Edward

Mr Nigel Grice

Mr David Hardcastle

Mr Jon Phelps

The Reverend Robert Ritchie

Mr Lawrence Smith

Dr Neil Stephenson

Mr Patrick Turner

Mr Nicholas White

1979

Mr Mark Allen

Mr David Allsop

Mrs Karin Carver

Mr Nicholas Fellows

Mr Marcus Hine

Mr Christopher Horril

Mr Nicholas Martin

Dr Philip Mitchell

Mr Jeremy Morrish

Mr Robin Nielsen

Mr Andrew Ockwell

Mr Christopher Parker

Mrs Ruth Scotson

Dr Christopher Slinger

1980

Anonymous

Dr Thomas Bailward MA

MBBS MRCGP MRCPCH

Mr Mark Emerton

Mr Brett Hannam

Mr Simon Hardy

The Right Reverend John Holbrook

Mr Adrian Hopkins KC

Professor Robert Huddart

Mr Carl Hughes

Mr Mark Jackson

Mr John King

Dr Robert Lunn

Dr Andreas Nowak

Dr Karen Popp JD

Mrs Helen Riddle

Mr Jonathan Riddle

Mr Mark Wilson

Mr Nicholas Worth

Mr Ian Yorston

1981

Anonymous

Dr Sara Caine

Mr Ivor Chomacki

Ms Joanna Duckworth

Mr Richard Hillebrand

Mrs Judy Luddington

Mr Vincent Lugthart

Dr Carole Lunn

Dr Kevin Morgan

Mrs Michaela Mouquet

Mrs Paula Packman

Mr John Rabin

Mr Adam Richards

Mr Christopher Rose

Mr John Steveni

Mr James Thompson

Mr Richard Townsend

Mr Marc Versloot

Mr Karl Wallendszus

Mr Christopher Woodward

Mr Michael Woolrich

Mr Jonathan Yousafzai

1982

Anonymous (2)

Mr Alistair Carder-Geddes

Mr David Chalfen

Mr John Clark

Mrs Nicola Halls

Dr Ronald Haynes

Dr Lawrence Impey

Mr Charles Ind

Mr Thomas Jenkinson

Mr Ashwani Kochhar

Mr David Lane

Mr Stuart Nicholson

Mr Andrew Packman

Squadron Leader

John Richardson

Miss Rachel Shapton

Mr Charles Wilkinson

Miss Karen Woodall

1983

Mr Keith Bailey

Mrs Kathryn Biggs

Mrs Susi Clargo

Ms Maria Hall

Mr Sean Kelly

Mr Jonathan May

Mrs Amanda Mobbs

Mrs Anne Oram

Mr Michael Powell

Mr Graham Smith

Mr Christopher Warren

1984

Mr Toby Davies

Mr Peter de Wesselow

Mr Paul Farmer CBE

Dr Peter Francis

Mr Simon Fretwell

Mr Dominic Hardisty

Mr Peter Jackson

Mrs Nicola Kelly

Mr Jeremy Kemp

Dr Martyn Knowles

Mrs Elizabeth May

Mr Adamantios Miranda

Professor Dr Makoto Ogino

Ms Jacquelyn Pidgley

Mrs Kathryn Samano

Dr Peter Stephenson

Mr Martin Webber

1985

Mrs Victoria Belovski

Mrs Sarah Christie

Mr John Clargo

Mr Simon Edsall

Mr Jeremy Hill FIA

Mr Paul Holloway

Mr Allen Hubsch

Dr David Livings

Mrs Caroline McDowell

Mrs Caroline Robertson ASRM

Mrs Julie Rouffiac

Ms Dalia Salaam Rishani

Professor David Smith

Dr Duncan Spiers

Mrs Katherine Stenner

Mr Davide Taliente

Miss Lavell Thompson

Mr John Turner

Mr Peter Van den Berghe

Dr Sean Walls

1986

Anonymous

Mrs Ruth Appleton

Mr Timothy Bishop

Mr David Bucknall

Professor Kate Crosby

Mr John Duff

Mrs Alice Francis

Miss Katherine Goulden

Mr Guy Hopkins

Mr Michael Jarrett

Mrs Amanda Jewell

Mrs Jessica McCarthy

Mr Timothy Parkinson

Mr Kempton Rees

Mr Meredydd Rees

Mr James Rice

Mrs Anna Sedenu

Mr Paul Thomasson

Mrs Rachael Wardell OBE

1987

Mr Nicholas Andrews

Mrs Julia Barder

Mr Kevin Bibby

Mr Charles Bithell

Professor Jacek Brodzki

Ms Georgina Calvert-Lee

Mr Timothy Chapman

Ms Jennifer Duvalier

Mr Paul Geddes

Mr Stephen Harris

Mrs Suzanne Haywood

Mrs Lucy Helliker

Mr Neil Hemingway

Mr Richard Horrocks-Taylor

Mr Stephen Judd

Mr Aurelian Lis

Ms Anna Locke

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Mrs Catherine McMahon

Ms Kerynne Metherell

Dr Dominic Mort

Dr Dominic Neary

Mr John O’Brien

Mrs Emma Ritson

Mr Michael Saunter

Dr Mark Steel

Dr John Turner

Mr David Vaughan

1988

Mr James Anderson

Mrs Kate Andrews

Mr Matthew Born

Mr David Churchill

Ms Christina Galbraith

Ms Samantha Gibson

Miss Tara Glen

Dr Neil Hampton

Mr Philip Lowe

Ms Claudine Macintosh

Ms Gwyneth Marshman

Mrs Clare Oglesby

Professor Chris Parsons

Mrs Jacqueline Ranawake

Mr Gregory Shepherd

Ms Helen Snelson

Mr Guy Voizey

Mr Robert White

Dr Alan Wiles

Mrs Helen Williams

Princess Ulrike Zu

Salm Salm

1989

The Reverend Dr

Jonathan Arnold

Mr Alexander Gordon

Mrs Louisa Gosden

Mr Peter Hamer

Mr Stephen Hodbod

Mrs Dalia Joseph

Mr James Lonsdale

Dr Gautam Prakash

Mr Daniel Smithers

1990

Mr Christopher Bates

Mr Peter Blackman

Mr Michael Briest

Dr Richard Chapman

Ms Andrea Chipman

Mr Andrew Grimshaw

Mr David Little

Mr Jason Morrow

Mr Stefan Reid

Dr Jeffrey Simon

Dr John Skidmore

Mr Andrew Taggart

Lieutenant Colonel

Andrew Thomson

Mr John Vater KC

Dr Nicola Warren

1991 Anonymous (3)

Dr Rachel Barnard

Mr Danny Broderick

Dr Frazer Clark

Mr Dominic Ely

Dr Claire Fox

Mrs Elizabeth Fullalove

Mr Mark Hanlon

Professor Adam Mead

Ms Gillian Orrell

Mr Hew Smith

Dr Benjamin Underwood

Dr William Whyte

Mrs Caroline Wilson

Mr Jonathan Wilson

1992

Anonymous

Mr William Adlam

Mr Stuart Banks

Mr Benjamin Beabey

Mr Simon Blake

Professor Robert Chambers

Mrs Katherine Davies

Ms Jenny Galimberti

Ms Louise Gooch

Ms Natasha Jakubowski

Mrs Juliet Jukes

Mr Matthew Jukes

Mrs Katerina Mirkou

Mrs Caroline Peach

Mr Steven Sabey

1993 Anonymous

Dr Christopher Briggs

Mr Cameron Brown KC

Dr Joseph Burn

Mr Mark Charles

Mr Christopher Herbert

Mr Jeremy Hill

Mr Christian Hoyer Millar

Mr Tom Ibbotson

Mr Haarjeev Kandhari

Dr James Mason

Mrs Francesca Modi

Mrs Joanne Monk

Mr Charles NewingtonBridges

Mrs Tamsin NewingtonBridges

Mr Ed Nottingham

Dr Elizabeth Pilling

Dr Neil Scotchmer

Mr Robert Sheppard

Mr Alexander Skinner

Mrs Fiona Steel

Mr Cameron Walton Masters

Ms Elaine Whitehouse

1994 Anonymous

Dr Hashim Ahmed

Mr Mark Alliban

Mrs Cat Bagshaw

Mr Dominic Bown

Mr Asa Bridle

Dr Rosalind Bridle

Mr David Collard

Mrs Helen Fowler

Miss Nicole Gregory

Mr Danish Hamid

Mrs Emma Hardaker

The Reverend David Harknett

Mr Timothy Harrop

Mrs Esther Ibbotson

Mr Howard Landes

Dr Jeevani Mantotta-Maxted

Mrs Laura Massey

Mr Montu Modi

Lieutenant Colonel Beverley Morgan

Miss Christine O’Connell

Mrs Kate Scotland

Mr Peter Spicer

Mr John Wilks

Mr James Young

Mrs Jennifer Young 1995 Anonymous

Dr Janet Bastiman

Dr Olivia Choi

Mr Matthew Dunn

Miss Emily Elias

Mr Stuart Frizell

Mr Paul Hallam

Mrs Clare Humphreys

Mrs Caroline Kamana

Dr Niall Keenan

Mrs Candida Lahaise

Mr Rupert Manduke Curtis

Dr Luke Massey

Mr Andrew McGuffie

Mr Nicholas Owers

Mr Jonathan Pocock

Ms Trudi Roberts

Ms Katherine Tozer

Mr Simon Whittaker

Mrs Ana Wilks

1996

Mr Benjamin Arnoldy

Dr Gerald Clancy

Mr Philip Eagle

Mrs Charlotte Fletcher

Mrs Edith Gowdy

Ms Nicola Harrold

Mrs Flavia Kenyon

Mrs Manfreda Penfold

Mr Paul Squire

Mr Benjamin Warner

1997

Anonymous (2)

Ms Louise Asher

Mr James Brunt

Dr Lena Ciric

Dr Helena Clarkova

Mr Joshua Doctor

Mr Samuel Gervaise-Jones

Mr Justin Gill

Mr Alan Greer

Ms Rebecca Lyon

Mr Warwick Okines

Ms Antoaneta Proctor

Mr Alexander Salvoni

Mr Peter Wigley

Dr Bethany Wright

1998

Mr Adam Dickinson

Mr Marcus Efstratiou

Mr Craig Giles

Mrs Katherine Lang

Mrs Stephanie Maier

Rabbi David Mitchell

Mr Roland Chavasse

Mr Ron Moscona

Mr Tom Payne

Mr Peter Pulsford

Mr Mark Roberts

Mr Richard Silcock

Mrs Louise Springthorpe

Mr Philip Valvona

1999

Anonymous

Mr Jonathan Barry

Dr Edward Botcherby

Mr David Century

Dr Hannah Clark

Mr Saul Doctor

Mrs Cecily Footner

Mr Matthew Foy

Professor Andrew Hayashi

Mr Iwan Lamble

Mr Gareth Lyons

Ms Catherine McShane

Dr James Zacks

Dr Nikolaos Zygouropoulos

2000

Mr Philip Alderton

Mr Nicholas Badger

Mrs Rachael Badger

Ms Joanna Biggs

Mr David Chavda

Mr William Collinson

Lieutenant Commander

Oliver Clark

Ms Lucy Davis

Mr Abhinandan Deb

Mrs Nicola Edger

Mr Jonathan Eves

Mr Tim Gaul

Mr Adam Heal

Mrs Hannah Jefferies

Mr Paul Jefferies

Dr Daniel Lambauer

Miss Hayley Moffat

Mr Christopher Morrison

Mr William O’Connor

Mrs Phillippa O’Connor

Mr Philip Oltermann

Mr Andrew Petterson

Mr Nicholas Redman

Mr Matthew Reynolds

Dr Matthew Richardson

Dr Christopher Smith

Mr Jonathan Smith

Dr Jonathan Weiss

2001

Anonymous

Professor Thomas Adcock

Mr Lewis Brito-Babapulle

Mrs Penelope Durant

Mrs Eleanor Franchitti

Mr William Gowdy

Dr Razi Hussaini

Ms Jennifer Lake

Mr Desmond Lau

Miss Stephanie Moorsom

Mr Joseph O’Brien

Mrs Laura O’Brien

Mr Peter Okell

Mr Somerset Pheasant

Dr Jeanne Salje

Mrs Zoe Vickerman

Dr Cheryl Walsh

2002

Miss Amy Beckenstrom

Dr Alice Beverly

Mr Michael Botcherby

Ms Isobel Bradshaw

Dr Scott Crawford

Mrs Lydia Dutton

Mr Robert Erbmann

Mr Stephen Harrison

Mrs Catriona Jenkins

Ms Tara Loader Wilkinson

Mr James Loat

Mr Damian Payne

Mr Andrew Prentice

Squadron Leader

Joseph Rigg

Ms Malini Skandachanmugarasan

Mrs Sophie Solly

Ms Carol Storey

Mrs Ella Williams

Mr Paul Williams

2003

Mr Jaimin Allen

Mr Antoine Artiganave

Mr Matthew Cates

Mr Henry Davis

Dr Alexis Gallagher

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Mr Eric Jiang

Dr Wendy Leutert

Mr Daniel Lowther

Mr Andrew McNeil

Mrs Josie McNeil

Mr James Partington

Mr William Pearce

Mrs Emily Pheasant

Mr Thomas Rayner

Mr Joseph Stewart

Ms Anna Whitfield

Mr Freddie Yiend

2004

Miss Tamara Barnett Wildman

Mr Colin Betteridge

Dr Rosemary Gowdy

Dr Gergely Imreh

The Reverend Dr Michael Leyden

Ms Shulu Li

Mrs Abigail Rosenberg

Mr Benjamin Rushton

Mr Gareth Russell

Mr John Theis

2005 Anonymous

Mrs Alexandra Britton-Davis

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Miss Maya Kommer

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Mrs Chen Wang

Ms Denise Xifara

2006

Anonymous

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Ms Sarah Heald

Miss Oyinkansola Johnson

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2007

Anonymous

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Mr Nick Green

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2008

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2009

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2010

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2012

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2013

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2015

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2016

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Fellows and Friends

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Dr Roger Allen

Ms Jayne-Anne Gadhia

Mrs Carolyn Goetz &

Professor Stewart Goetz

Dr Sylvie Jackson

Lady Nancy Kenny

Mr Daniel Keyworth

Ms Nina Kruglikova

Dr John Latsis

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Professor Henry

Mr Alexander Mash

Miss Sarah Alford

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Mayr-Harting

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Dr Giacomo Tortora

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Legacy Donations

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Mr Brian Dodd 1964

Mr John Diggle 1963

Dr John Jones 1953

Mr Hugh Norman 1963

Mr Stephen Jackson 1975

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Professor Thomas Adcock 2001

Mr Ronald Akhurst 1965

Miss Sarah Alford 2018

Mr Barry Anson 1958

Mr Paul Ardern 1970

The Rt Hon. the Lord Ashcroft KCMG

Mr David Aspinwall 1965

Mr David Atkinson 1983

Mr John Austin 1937

Mr John Austin 1986

Mr John Bain OBE 1958

Mr Adrian Baird 1974

Mr Waseem Baloch 1981

Mr Reginald Bannerman 1954

Mr Mike Beevers 1962

Professor Ellis Bell 1967

Professor John Benson 1978

Sir Kenneth Bloomfield MRIA 1949

Mr Gordon Bottoms 1965

Dr Richard Brady 1973

The Reverend Canon John Brown 1961

Mr Richard Bunker 1961

Mr Stephen Buswell 1976

Dr Sara Caine 1981

Mr Charles Chevers-Coppen 1973

Mr Derek Clarke MBE 1959

Ms Gloria Clutton-Williams

Dr Malcolm Coe 1968

Mr John Cole 1954

Professor Richard Collacott 1965

Mr Graham Cooksey 1954

Mr Frank Cookson 1953

Mr David Cox 1960

Mrs Daphne Cross

Mr Peter Dale 1960

Brigadier Clendon Daukes FCMI MIoD

Mr Adrian Davies 1961

Dr Christopher Davies 1960

Dr Christopher Davies 1973

Professor Douglas Davies 1969

Mr Philip Davies 1972

Mr James Dawson 1959

Mr David Dean 1981

Mrs Erin Dickens 2011

Mr Peter Dickinson 1954

Mr Robin Dixon 1964

Professor Sir Gordon Duff 1966

Mr John Duff 1986

Mr Brian Durrant

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Mr Simon Edsall 1985

Mr Ian Ellingworth 1977

Mr Simon Ellis 1960

Dr Paul Evans 1976

Mr Gerald Eveleigh 1960

Mr Derek Flynn 1974

The Reverend Michael Forrer 1956

The Reverend Dr Michael Fox 1977

Mr Peter Foy 1960

Mr Keith Garland 1956

Professor John Gaskin 1956

Professor Roger Gill 1964

Mr Harvey Glasgow 1957

Mr Barry Glazier 1960

Miss Tara Glen 1988

Mr Travis Good 2004

Mr Frederic Goodwin 1960

Mrs Edith Gowdy 1996

Dr Christopher Green 1964

Dr Charles Griffin 1962

Mr Richard Hales 1948

Mr Philip Hall 1978

Mr James Harding 1972

Mr Richard Harding 1970

Mr Simon Hardy 1980

Mr Peter Harrison 1948

Mr Richard Heffer 1965

Mr Philip Helm 1962

Mr David Hewitt 1959

The Rt Hon the Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts CBE 1961

Mr Patrick Holt 1972

Mr David Howard 1963

Mrs Janice Hoyle

Dr Michael Hulse 1962

Mr Philip Hunwick 1965

Mr Daud Ilyas 1955

Professor David James 1961

Mr Michael Jerrom FCA 1961

Mr Philip Johnston 1959

Dr Andrew Jones 1968

Mr Norman Jones 1959

Dr Geoffrey Kemp 1960

Mr Christopher King 1965

Mr David Lake 1976

Mr David Lane 1982

Mr Philip Lawder 1967

Mr Christopher Lilwall 1954

Mrs Judy Luddington 1981

The Reverend Canon Brian Macdonald-Milne 1981

Dr Roger Marshall 1958

Mr Richard Marson

Mr Bryan Maybee JP 1953

Mr Jeremy McGahan 1975

Mr Andrew Mead 1961

Professor Dr Terence Meaden 1954

Mr Alan Mees 1968

Mr Stephen Metherell 1959

Dr Christopher Minns 1974

Lieutenant Colonel Beverley Morgan 1994

Mr Robert Morgan FRCS 1960

Professor John O’Connor

Mr Mike Orriel 1962

Mr Jena Pang 1996

The Reverend Nigel Panting 1966

Dr Neeth Paramananthan 1986

Mr Frank Parker 1961

Mr Timothy Parkinson 1986

Professor Chris Parsons 1988

Mr John Patchett 1974

Mr Martin Pearman 1977

Mr Richard Pengilley 1968

Mr Peter Phelan 1964

Mr John Poole 1953

Dr Michael Pope 1951

Mr John Pope 1965

Dr Christopher Porter 1980

Commodore Frederick Price MBE 1976

Mr Andrew Pryce 1969

Mrs Carol Pryce

Mr Lewis Redhead 1978

Mr Bernard Reed 1956

Mr Donald Reid 1957

The Reverend Geoffrey Riba-Thompson 1977

Mr Michael Richardson 1956

Mr Anthony Roberts 1966

Mr David Russell 1957

Mr Mervyn Samuel 1963

Dr Martin Shain 1962

Mr Martin Slatter 1955

Mr David Smith 1964

Mrs Irene Snook

Mr Kenneth Sprague

Mr Gordon Stanion 1953

Mr Guy Stokely 1963

Mr Michael Symes 1959

Professor Barrie Thompson 1965

Mrs Margaret Thompson

Mr Peter Thompson

Mr Michael Tibbs OBE 1946

Mr Michael Tiley 1965

Mr Anthony Tuckwell 1962

Mr Patrick Turner 1978

Mr Hugh Turrall-Clarke 1957

Professor Robert Tyrrell 1969

Mr Christopher Wain 1971

Mr Ian Walton 1988

Sir Gerald Warner KCMG 1951

Mr Peter Waterman 1954

Mr Roy Waters 1960

The Reverend William Watson 1957

Mr Richard Wells 1959

The Reverend Prebendary John Wesson 1959

Mr Brian Weston OBE 1955

Mr Nicholas White 1978

Mr Stephen Wilcock 1956

Dr Rhodri Williams

The Reverend Paul Winchester 1963

Mr George Winspur 1962

Professor Mike Woloch 1957

Mr Eric Wood 1951

Mr Francis Wyman 1981

Senior Members

2023-24

VISITOR

Lane, the Right Revd Libby, MA Oxf, DD (Hon) University of Wales

Trinity St David, Bishop of Derby

TRUSTEES

Hodgson, Robin Granville, the Rt Hon Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, CBE, MA Oxf

Barron, Caroline Mary, OBE, MA Oxf, PhD Lond, FRHistS, FSA

Harris, Jocelin, MA Oxf

Mayr-Harting, Henry Maria Robert Egmont, MA DPhil DD Oxf, LittD (Hon) East Anglia, FBA

MASTER

Buchanan, Judith, BA PGCE Brist, MPhil DPhil Oxf

OFFICIAL AND PROFESSORIAL FELLOWS

Foot, Christopher John, MA DPhil Oxf, Perenco Fellow and Tutor in Physics; Professor of Physics

Dorkins, Huw Richard, BM BCh MA Oxf, MSc Lond, FRCP, FRCPath, E P Abraham Fellow and Tutor in Medicine; Dean of Degrees and Senior Tutor

Mason, Lionel Jeremy, MA DPhil Oxf, Tutor in Mathematics, Professor of Mathematics

Lakin, Nicholas David, BSc Nott, MA Oxf, PhD Warw, Rank Fellow and Tutor in Biochemistry, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

Williams, Abigail, MA MPhil DPhil Oxf, Lord White Fellow and Tutor in English, Professor of Eighteenth-Century English Literature

Mawson, Timothy James, MA MPhil DPhil Oxf, Edgar Jones Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Dean and Fellow Librarian

Mayer, Hartmut, MPhil Camb, MA Tufts, DPhil Oxf, Tutor in Politics and International Relations

Antonini, Massimo, Laurea Venice, MA Middx, PhD Leic, Tutor in Economics; Tutor for Welfare and Tutor for Admissions

Bonsall, Michael, BSc PhD Lond, MA Oxf, Tutor in Biology, Professor of Mathematical Biology

Kail, Peter James Edward, BA Keele, MA Oxf, MPhil PhD Camb, Tutor in Philosophy; Tutor for Undergraduates

Nicholls, Geoffrey Keith, BSc Canterbury, New Zealand, MA Oxf, PhD Camb, Tutor in Statistics

Cooper, Cyrus, OBE, MB BS DM Lond, MA Camb, FFPH, FMedSci, FRCP, Professorial Fellow, Professor of Musculoskeletal Epidemiology

Soares de Oliveira, Ricardo, BA York, MPhil PhD Camb, Manika and Harjeev Kandhari Fellow and Tutor in Politics, Professor of the International Politics of Africa

Hausner, Sondra, BA Princeton, MA PhD Cornell, MA Oxf, Tutor in Study of Religion, Professor of Anthropology of Religion

Williams, Claire Elizabeth, BA Durh, MPhil PhD Camb, MA Oxf, Tutor in Brazilian Literature and Culture

Taylor, Peter C, BM, BCh Oxf, MA Camb, PhD Lond, FRCP, Professorial Fellow, Norman Collisson Professor of Musculoskeletal Sciences

Adcock, Thomas Alan Adcock, MEng, DPhil Oxf, Tutor in Engineering Science, Professor of Engineering Science; Fellow for Access

Dorling, Danny, BSc PhD Newc, Professorial Fellow, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography

Burrows, Daron, BA MSt DPhil Oxf, Tutor in French, Professor of Medieval French

Rothwell, Phillip, MA PhD Camb, Professorial Fellow, King John II Professor of Portuguese Studies

Macias-Fauria, Marc, BSc Barcelona, MSc Calgary, PhD Helsinki, Tutor in Physical Geography, Professor of Biogeosciences (until 31 December 2023)

Baxter, Stephen, MA MSt DPhil Oxf, Barron Fellow and Tutor in Medieval History, Professor of Medieval History; Vice-Master and Fellow Archivist

MacKay, Marina, MA St And, PhD East Anglia, Tutor in English, Professor of English Literature; Tutor for Graduates

Moreno de Barreda, Inés, BSc UCM Madrid, MRes PhD LSE, Tutor in Economics

Leczykiewicz, Dorota, MSt DPhil Oxf, MLaw Wroclaw, Tutor in Law

Tuffnell, Stephen, BA MSt DPhil Oxf, Tutor in Modern United States History,

Monroe, Charles William, BSE Princeton, MA Oxf, PhD Berkeley USA, Alexander Mosley Charitable Trust Fellow and Tutor in Engineering Science, Professor of Engineering Science; Fellow for IT and Website

Neilly, Joanna, BA Oxf, MA Belf, PhD Edin, Tutor in German

Donnelly, Christl, CBE, BA Oberlin, MSc ScD Harvard, FMedSci, FRS, Professorial Fellow, Professor of Applied Statistics

Alonso, David, BSc MSc PhD Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Carrie Perrodo Fellow and Tutor in Physics

Rajamani, Lavanya, BA LLB National Law School, BCL Oxf, LLM Yale, DPhil Oxf, Yamani Fellow and Tutor in Law, Professor of International Environmental Law

Burrell, Robert, LLB KCL, LLM Lond, PhD Griffith, Professorial Fellow, Professor of Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law

Hill, Sarah, BA California at Santa Cruz, MA Chicago, MA PhD Cardiff, Tutor in Music

Hilton, Robert George, BA PhD Camb, Tutor in Earth Sciences, Professor of Sedimentary Geology

Gilroy-Ware, Cora, BA Sus, MSt Oxf, PhD York, Tutor in History of Art

Bruno, Randy M, BSc Carnegie Mellon, PhD Pittsburgh, Tutor in Pre-clinical Medicine, Professor of Neuroscience

Kirrander, Adam, MSc Uppsala, MSc, DPhil Oxf, Tutor in Chemistry, Professor of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Whalley, Catherine, MA Camb, MEd Open, College Registrar

Yakerson, Maria, PhD Duisburg-Essen, Diploma with honours, St Petersburg State University, Martin Powell Fellow and Tutor in Mathematics (1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024)

Dekker, Nynke, PhD Harvard, MS Harvard, Doctorandus Leiden, BS Yale, Professorial Fellow, Professor of Biophysics (from 1 February 2024)

Splitter, Violetta, UG degree, University Libre de Bruxelles, PhD

Zürich, Dip in Business Administration Ludwig-Maximilian University Münich, Tutor in Management (from 1 April 2024)

Jones, Simon, CIMA, Bursar (from 1 April 2024)

RESEARCH FELLOWS

Booth, Philip, BA MPhil PhD Camb, Research Fellow in Theology and Religion, and History

Cartwright, Joe, BA DPhil Oxf, Shell Professor of Earth Sciences, Senior Research Fellow

Clack, Timothy Andrew Robert, MA PhD Manc, FRGS, Chingiz

Gutseriev Research Fellow in Archaeology and Anthropology; Tutor for Visiting Students

Cohen, Corentin, BA Paris Nanterre, MA PhD Sciences Po, Junior Research Fellow in Politics

Hallam, Elizabeth, PhD Kent, Research Fellow in Anthropology

Hodgson, Susanne, MA Camb, BM BCh PGDip LATHE Oxf, DTM&H

Witwatersrand, MRCP, Research Fellow in Clinical Medicine

Jin, Hanqing, BA MPhil Nankai, PhD Chinese University, Hong Kong, Research Fellow in Mathematical Finance

Kehoe, Sean, MA Oxf, MD Dub, DCH, FRCOG, Senior Research Fellow

Malik, Adeel, BA Punjab, MPhil DPhil Oxf, MSc Quaid-e-Azam, Research Fellow in Economics

Middelkoop, Mary-Ann, MA Utrecht, MSc LSE, PhD Camb, Junior Research Fellow in History of Art

Mykhnenko, Vlad, BA MA Taras Shevchenko Kiev, MA CEU Budapest, PhD Camb, Research Fellow in Sustainable Urban Development

Taylor, Angela, MA MSc PhD Camb, Professor of Experimental Astrophysics, Senior Research Fellow

Whitehead, Paul, BSc Lough, MSc UMIST, PhD Camb, Professor of Water Science, Senior Research Fellow

CAREER DEVELOPMENT FELLOW

Edwards, Emma, BA UNC-Chapel Hill, PhD MIT, CDF in Engineering Science (Fluid Mechanics)

SUPERNUMERARY FELLOWS

Henley, Olivia Rosalyn, BA Brist

Johnson, David Paul, BA Nott, MA Lond, DPhil Oxf, College Librarian

Marshall, Kathryn, BAcc Glas, CA, College Accountant

Melbourne, Kevin, Domestic Bursar

Tingle, Eleanor, BA Roehampton, MPhil Brist, Dean for Welfare, SCR

President

EMERITUS FELLOWS

Armitage, Peter, CBE, MA Camb, MA Oxf, PhD Lond

Watson, The Revd William Lysander Rowan, MA Camb, MA Dub, MA Oxf

Coe, Malcolm James, BSc PhD Lond, MA Oxf

Sanderson, Charles Denis, MA Oxf

Mayr-Harting, Henry Maria Robert Egmont, MA DPhil DD Oxf, LittD (Hon) East Anglia, FBA, Trustee

Marson, Richard Benjamin, MA Oxf

O’Connor, John Joseph, BE NUI, MA DPhil Oxf, PhD Camb

Twycross, Robert Geoffrey, MA DM Oxf, FRCP

Kenyon, John David, MA PhD Camb, MA DPhil Oxf

Newell, Peter Copeman, MA DPhil DSc Oxf

Teddy, Peter Julian, BM BCh DPhil Oxf, FFPMANZCA, FRACS, FRCS

Daukes, Brig Clendon Douglas, BA Open, MA Oxf

Russell, (Robert) Graham Goodwin, MB ChB MA Camb, PhD Leeds, DM Oxf, FMedSci, FRCP, FRCPath, FRS

Vaver, David, BA LLB Auckland, MA Oxf, JD Chicago

Greenhalgh, Christine Anne, MSc Lond, MA Oxf, PhD Princeton

Southworth, Eric Alan, MA Camb, MA Oxf

Williams, Gavin Peter, BA Stellenbosch, MA MPhil Oxf, DLitt Rhodes

Hunt, Anthony Blair, BLitt MA Oxf, DLitt St And, FBA

Leyser, Henrietta, BLitt MA Oxf

Earle, Thomas Foster, MA DPhil Oxf

Ripley, Brian David, MA PhD Camb, MA DPhil Oxf

Hilliard, Kevin Foster, MA DPhil Oxf

Addison, Kenneth, MA DPhil Oxf, FGS, FRGS, FRMetS

Hesselbo, Stephen Peter, BSc Aberd, MA Oxf, PhD Brist

Sim, Edith, BSc Edin, MA DPhil Oxf

Hirschon, Renée, BA Cape Town, MA DPhil Oxf

Allen, Roger, BA BMus Liv, MA DPhil Oxf

Graham, James, MA Camb, FRSA

Goldman, Lawrence, MA PhD Camb, MA DPhil Oxf, FRHist

Pitkethly, Robert, MBA INSEAD, MA DPhil Oxf, MSc Stirl

Moloney, Mark Gerard, BSc PhD Sydney, MA DipLATHE Oxf

HONORARY FELLOWS

Bloomfield, Sir Kenneth Percy, KCB, MA Oxf, LLD(Hon) Belf, DUniv(Hon) Open, DLitt(Hon) Ulster

Weldon, Anthony Henry David, FRCM

Foy, Peter, MA Oxf

Kogelnik, Herwig Werner, DPhil Oxf, Dr Tech Vienna, Dipl Ing

Condon, Sir Paul Leslie, the Rt Hon Lord Condon of Langton Green, DL, KBE, QPM, MA Oxf

Angel, James Roger Prior, MA DPhil Oxf, FRAS,FRS

Loach, Kenneth Charles, MA Oxf

Jacob, the Rt Hon Prof Sir Robert Raphael Hayim (Robin), LLB Lond, MA Camb

Lau, William W

Godfray, Professor Hugh Charles Jonathan, CBE, MA Oxf, PhD Lond, FRS

Hodgson, Robert Granville, the Rt Hon Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, CBE, MA Oxf, Trustee

Eastwood, Professor Sir David Stephen, MA DPhil Oxf, FRHistS

Dorfman, Lloyd M, CBE

Bell, Graham Arthur Charlton, MA DPhil Oxf, FLS, FRSC

Cairncross, Dame Frances Anne, CBE, MA (Econ) Brown, MA Oxf

Fiddes, the Revd Paul Stuart, MA DPhil DD Oxf

Moxon, Archbishop Sir David, BA Canterbury, New Zealand, MA Massey, MA Oxf, LTh Dipl Aotearoa, KNZM

Duff, Professor Sir Gordon, BM BCh, MA, Oxf, PhD London, FMedSci, FRCP, FRCPE, FRSE

Lemos, Captain Nikolas S

Pritchard, the Rt Revd John, MLitt Durh, MA DipTh Oxf

Williams, Professor John Mark Gruffydd, MA MSc DPhil DSc Oxf, FBA, FBPsS

Houghton, General Sir (John) Nicholas (Reynolds), CBE, GCB, MA Oxf

Stanhope, Admiral (Rtd) Sir Mark, KCB, OBE, MA Oxf, FNI

Woolf, Professor Daniel, BA Queen’s Ontario, DPhil Oxf, FRHistS, FRSC, FSA

Teare, Sir Nigel (John Martin), MA Oxf

Mann, Sir (George) Anthony, MA Oxf

Jackson, Kurt, MA Oxf, DLitt(Hon) Exeter

Carney, Mark Joseph, BA Harvard, MPhil DPhil Oxf

Lang, Lang

Marr, Andrew William Stevenson, MA Camb

Sackler, Dame Theresa (Elizabeth)

Perrodo, Bertrand

Perrodo, Carrie

Perrodo, François, MA Oxf

Perrodo, Nathalie

Lane, the Right Revd Libby, MA Oxf, DD (Hon) University of Wales

Trinity St David

Barron, Professor Caroline Mary, OBE, MA Oxf, PhD Lond, FRHistS, FSA, Trustee

Farmer, Paul David Charles, MA Oxf

Stewart, Sir Stephen, MA Oxf

Rugege, Chief Justice Professor Sam, LLB Makerere, Uganda, LLM Yale, DPhil Oxf

Warner, Sir Gerald, BA Oxf, KCMG

Paladina, Nicholas, MA Oxf

Damazer, Mark, CBE, BA Camb, MA Oxf

LECTURERS

Abdul-Hamid, Ayeshah, MBBS Keele, MSc UCL, PGCE Oxf, Medicine

Aldred, Sophie, BA MSt DPhil Oxf, History

Allen, Sophie Rebecca, MA Glas, PhD Lond, Philosophy

Beregi, Abel, MSci UCL, DPhil Oxf, Physics

Booth, Philip, BA MPhil PhD Camb, Theology and Religion, and History (HT24, TT24)

Burkert-Burrows, Stefanie, MSt Oxf, Staatsexamen Eichstätt, PGCE

Manc Met, German Language

Carruthers, Anna, BSc LSE, MPhil Oxf, Economics

Carver, Dylan, BA MPhil PhD Camb, English

Clack, Timothy Andrew Robert, MA PhD Manc, FRGS, Archaeology and Anthropology

Clark, Thomas, BA MSt DPhil Oxf, Spanish (MT23)

Court, Elsa, BA MA Sorbonne, PhD UCL, French

Davy, Martin Howard, BEng PhD UCL, Engineering

Eames, Beth, BA Oxf, Engineering (HT24, TT24)

Elford, Gideon, BA MPhil DPhil Oxf, Politics

Ewart, Elizabeth Jacqueline, BA East Ang, MPhil Camb, MA Oxf, PhD LSE, Anthropology

Farrant, Timothy John, MA DPhil Oxf, French

Gant, Andrew John, MA Camb, MMus RAM, PhD Lond, Music

Gilday, Lydia, MChem DPhil Oxf, Chemistry

Grant-Downton, Robert, BA DPhil Oxf, Biology

Head, Catherine, BSc MSc RHUL, DPhil Oxf, Biology

Hodgson, Susanne, MA Camb, BM BCh PGDip LATHE Oxf, DTM&H

Wits, MRCP, Clinical Medicine

Jenkinson, Sarah, MChem DPhil Oxf, Chemistry

Jones, Jasmine, BA UCL, MPhil Oxf, English

Kmec, Adam, MMathPhys Oxf, Mathematics

Koepernik, Peter, BSc Karlsruhe IT, MSc Oxf, Mathematics

Kolios, Georgios, BSc Athens, MSc PhD Essex, Economics

Leneghan, Francis, BA MPhil PhD Dub, Medieval English

Lim, Fang Rui, BSc Imperial, MSc ETH Zürich, Mathematics

Lombardi, Elena Laurea Pavia, MA PhD New York, Italian

Maas, Gabrielle, BA MPhil Camb, DPhil Oxf, French

Maleubre Molinero, Sara, BSc Madrid, MSc Leiden, PhD Sorbonne, Physics

Marshall, Mary, BA MSt DPhil Oxf, Theology and Religion

McCallion, Oliver, BA KCL, BMBS Nott, PG Diploma Oxf, DPhil Oxf, Medicine (HT24, TT24)

Nasseh, Georgia, BA QMUL, MSt DPhil Oxf, Portuguese

Noble Wood, Oliver James, MA MSt DPhil Oxf, Spanish

Osborne, Michael, BEng BSc Western Australia, MA DPhil Oxf, Engineering

Outeiral Rubiera, Carlos, BSc Oviedo, MPhil Manc, Biochemistry

Palin, Richard, MESc DPhil Oxf, Earth Sciences

Papiez, Bartek, PhD UCLan, Engineering

Power Smith, Mark, BA UCL, MSt Oxf, PhD UCL, History

Pujol i Campeny, Afra, BA MPhil PhD Camb, Linguistics

Rashbrook, Victoria, BSc Brighton, MSc KCL PhD UCL, Medicine (MT23, HT24)

Schlackow, Waldemar, MMath DPhil Oxf, Mathematics

Schumacher, Jacob, PhD SOAS, Economics

Sheppard, Dean, MChem DPhil Oxf, Chemistry

Singh, Palash, BS-MS Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mathematics

Skordyles, Kostas, BA Athens, MPhil Paris, Modern Greek

Terrefe, Biruk, BA Jacobs University Bremen, MPhil Oxf, DPhil Oxf, Politics

Veronese-Clucas, Leah, BA Oxf, MSc KCL, DPhil Oxf, English

Von Preussen, Brigid, BA Camb, MA SIAS, MA, MPhil, PhD Columbia, History of Art (HT24, TT24)

Waghorn, Nicholas, BA Oxf, DPhil Reading, Philosophy

Watson, Alice, MA St And, MSc DPhil Oxf, Geography

Wiersig, Finn, BSc OVGU Germany, Mathematics

Williams, Athol, BSc Wits, MSc LBS, MSc LSE, MPhil Oxf, MPA

Harvard, MBA MIT, DPhil Oxf, Management

Willmore, Benjamin, BA PhD Camb, MSc Birm, Biomedical Science

Xenophontos, Panayiotis, BA MSt DPhil Oxf, Russian

Yelleshpur Srikant, Akshay, BS-MS Indian Institute of Science

Education and Research, PhD Princeton, Mathematics

Zervou, Sevasti, BSc Wolverhampton, PhD Warwick, Biochemistry

Zionts, Jessica, BS John Hopkins University, MSc Oxf, Geography (HT24, TT24)

BURSAR

Jones, Simon, CIMA, (from 1 April 2024)

CHAPLAIN

Pitkethly, the Revd Dr Elizabeth, BA MMus PhD KCL, BPhil Warwick, MSt MLitt Oxf, PGCE Institute of Education London, ODM, ACK

Theology (until September 2024)

COLLEGE ACCOUNTANT

Marshall, Kathryn, BAcc Glas, CA

COLLEGE ARCHIVIST

Ray, Alison MA Glas, MA PhD UCL

COLLEGE REGISTRAR

Whalley, Catherine, MA Camb, MEd Open

DEAN FOR WELFARE

Tingle, Eleanor, BA Roehampton, MPhil Brist

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS de Gaynesford, Brett, BA College of William and Mary

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC

Beer, Quintin, MA Camb, MA Lond, DipRAM, LRAM

DOMESTIC BURSAR

Melbourne, Kevin

LIBRARIAN

Johnson, David Paul, BA Nott, MA Lond, DPhil Oxf

New Members 2023-24

Undergraduates

ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY

Phoebe Davies

Fardowsa Hersi

Helena Landels

Ella Miles

BIOCHEMISTRY, MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR

Zoe Heberlet

Amabel Lea

Gerard Li

Ciara O’Brien

BIOLOGY

Lucas Bray

Mia Morris

Annabel Shone

Leah Tucker

CHEMISTRY

Lisa Addo

Alexis Andronikos

Xijia Deng

Shaoyuan Xiu

Zixin Yang

EARTH SCIENCES

Cole Bateson

Daniel Crapper

Eoin Curwen

Isaac Sandhu

ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

Ved Chintawar

India Hazelwood

Liesbeth He

Benjamin Horsell

Chuyang Lu

Rahul Mehta

ENGINEERING

Rohan Chauhan

Haoran Feng

Rishabh Luthra

Zhijun Wang

ENGLISH

Ellen Bentley

Richard Groom

Cara Kelsall

Freya Kemp

Isobel Murray

Emily Pitfield

GEOGRAPHY

Emily Elms

Toma Kerac

William Revill

HISTORY

Phoebe Broster

Margaux Dahan Hoffman

William Grimley

Iris Harmsworth

Gregory Madden

Priyanka Menon

Amelia Parry

Afomia Zelaleme

HISTORY AND ECONOMICS

Efe Shimwell

HISTORY OF ART

Cerys Bennison

George Hill

Katherine Nisbet

LAW

Hannah Giles

Eric Grant

Gareth Lim

Emily Middleton

Adi Singh

Yoonseo Yang

MATHEMATICS

Ali Akhtar

Charles Flaxbeard

Daan Groot

Claudia Leung

Samuel Sherwin

Ho Yiu

MATHEMATICS AND PHILOSOPHY

Laura Golding

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

Shaodan Wang

MEDICINE

Ali Elmoselhy

Jordan Parkinson

Eden Powell

Hassan Shaffe

Isabel Singleton

Sashank Uday

MODERN LANGUAGES

James Abrahams (G)

Antonia Corvi-Mora (F&Ling)

Johnny Evans-Hutchinson (S&P)

Sophia Margolin (F&Ling)

Grace Pearl (F&P)

Anna Sadowski (F&I)

Joseph Stoner (G&P)

Tristan Wigley (I&S)

MUSIC

Kirsty Fernie

Marcel Laska

Daniel Loach

Joseph Rudge

PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY

Ioan Cressey-Rodgers

Kathryn Jackson

PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS

Mark Allen

Charlotte Dawson

William Donaldson

John Gulland

Faizan Ijaz

Freddie Longly

Lola Record

Fraser Weissen

PHYSICS

Parv Choudhary

Jack Lyman

James Robinson

Maisie Saunders

Hal Sinclair

THEOLOGY AND RELIGION

Jasmin Kypri

Matthew Mair

Megan Radcliffe

Graduates

Ruya Abdulsalam, DPhil Primary Health Care

Petr Akinshin, DPhil Condensed Matter Physics

Laura Andersen, MPhil Buddhist Studies

Jacob Anthony, MSc Archaeology

Sara Anwar, MSc Sustainable Urban Development

Kazi Momin Ashraf, MSc Sustainable Urban Development

Ryan Au, BCL

Iskander Azangulov, DPhil Statistics

Anousheh Barbezieux, MSc Sustainable Urban Development

Zeynep Baykam, MSc Pharmacology

Daniel Brot, MSt Jewish Studies

Cornelius Carlsson, DPhil Engineering Science

Autumn Carter, PGCE - Religious Education

Jason Chai, DPhil Medical Sciences

Puriwat Chaisiriroj, MJur

Sana Chaudhry, MSc Sustainable Urban Development

Lorenzo Chiaverini, DPhil Engineering Science

Leslie Christy, MSc Intellectual Property

Emma Classen-Howes, MPhil Law

Matthew Cornall, BM BCh (Graduate Entry Medicine)

Jakub Curda, DPhil Mathematics

Camille-Constance Curet, MSt Theology

Mingji Dai, DPhil Materials

Graham Doke, DPhil Theology and Religion (Parttime)

Kathryn Eden, MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance

Jack Edis, MSt Music (Musicology)

Sam Edwards, BM BCh (Graduate Entry Medicine)

Emma Elley, DPhil Astrophysics

Andrea Ellman, MSt History of Art and Visual Culture

Leanne Eveson, DPhil Medical Sciences

Katie Feeney, MSt Music (Musicology)

George Fellows, MSc Intellectual Property

Pablo Fernandez Del Amo, MSc Mathematical Sciences

Alisa Fetisova, MSc Sustainable Urban Development

Oliver Friend-Smith, BCL

Joe Gellett, BM BCh (Graduate Entry Medicine)

Garen-Ohan Gregorian, MSc Mathematical & Theoretical Physics

Tomos Haynes, MSt Modern Languages (Fr and Sp)

Yafei He, MSc Mathematical and Computational Finance

Anushka Jadhav, Master of Public Policy

Anne Johnakin, MSc Archaeological Science

Aishwarya Kaiprath Shaji, BCL

Julia Karjalainen, MSc Integrated Immunology

Fatima Kasenally, DPhil Statistics

Donggeun Kim, DPhil Statistics

Selma Kolly, MJur

Yashh Kotecha, MSc Mathematics and Foundations of Computer Science

Aias Ktorides, MSc Mathematical and Computational Finance

Rhea Kunar, DPhil International Relations

Emily Kuwaye, MSt History: Early Modern History

1500-1700

Eunhyuk Kwon, MSt History of Art and Visual Culture

Zihang Lai, DPhil Engineering Science

Tahiry Langrand, MSc Biodiversity, Conservation and Management

Jun Bin Lee, MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance

Antonio Leon Villares, MSc Mathematics and Foundations of Computer Science

Jinhong Li, DPhil Engineering Science

Sirui Li, DPhil Materials

Chenwei Liao, MSc Latin American Studies

Jian Ming Sylvester Lim, DPhil Biology

Ruohan Liu, MSc(Res) Clinical Neurosciences

Sitong Liu, DPhil Statistics

Xinyu Liu, MSc(Res) Engineering Science

Waywen Loh, MSc Integrated Immunology

Alexander Long, MSc(Res) Biochemistry

Hannah Luscombe, DPhil Geography and the Environment

Sebastián Luza Vega, DPhil Engineering Science

Jonathan Marrow, MSt Jewish Studies

Grace Middleton, MSt History: Medieval History

Daniel Miller, MPhil Modern Middle Eastern Studies

Shoichiro Miyakawa, Master of Public Policy

Zhaoyi Mo, DPhil Clinical Neurosciences

Aninda Nishat Moitry, DPhil Clinical Medicine

Eva Montero Ibarra, DPhil Law

Giancarlo Moreira Gama, Master of Public Policy

Nathan Mudrak, DPhil Paediatrics

Alexandre Joseph Arnaud Nasr, MSc Statistical Science

Julia Nauerz, MSc Financial Economics

Ban Kheng Ng, MPhil Buddhist Studies

Makhosana Nyamazana, MSc Sustainable Urban Development

Anastasiia Oleshchuk, DPhil Medieval and Modern Languages (Rus)

Paul Paller, MSc Mathematical and Computational Finance

Zixin Pan, MSc Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology

Javiera Perez Ribalta, MSc Biodiversity, Conservation and Management

Teresa Petralia, MPhil Politics: European Politics and Society

Nicholas Pilaud, DPhil Geography and the Environment

Vorakorn Pornsirikul, MBA

Sarwatejas Rana, MSc Pharmacology

Piero Rios Carrillo, DPhil Law

Jaime Rivas Taquias, PGCE - History

Chelsea Roche, MSc Intellectual Property

Branavan Rudran, DPhil Musculoskeletal Sciences

Jem Ruf, MSc Economic and Social History

Alexi Saber, MSc Mathematical and Computational Finance

Catherine Savard, MPhil Law

Franziska Schories, MSc Mathematical and Computational Finance

Linda Shi, BM BCh (Graduate Entry Medicine)

Lado Sirdadze, MJur

Benjamin Soran, MSc Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology

Matthew Southern, DPhil Organic Chemistry

Margot Stakenborg, MSt Philosophy of Physics

Lucy Swale, MSt Theology

Sheena Talma, DPhil Biology

Katherine Tubb, DPhil Biology

Tom Tyler, DPhil Engineering Science

Pablo Ventós Baena, MSc Pharmacology

Leticia Viada Campos, MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing

Pusit Vittayanugool, MBA

Yuning Wang, MSc Social Anthropology

Ramya Warrier, MSc Neuroscience

Ying Wei, DPhil Engineering Science

Phoebe Whitlock, MSc Intellectual Property

Morganne Wilbourne, DPhil Inflammatory and Musculoskeletal Disease

Ye Xia, MBA

Wentian Xu, DPhil Engineering Science

Ruizi Yan, MSc Statistical Science

Zherui Yu, MSc Financial Economics

Kaiwen Zhang, MSc Financial Economics

Xiaoyu Zhang, MPhil Politics: Comparative Government

Qishi Zheng, DPhil Primary Health Care

Yijun Zhu, MSc Financial Economics

Xinyan Zong, MSc Statistical Science

Visiting Undergraduates

Zibia Bardin, English Literature and French

Jacob Chew, Philosophy and Economics

Xiaoxian Ding, Mathematics and Statistics

Xiaohan Dong, Geography

Sebastian Frankel, Philosophy and Politics

Visiting Postgraduates

Dimitrios Panapoulos, Modern Languages

Alice Goyer, Geography and Engineering Science

Cameron Grant, Physics

Yixian Huang, Mathematics and Statistics

Xinyun Jiang, Economics and Physics

Gloria Leung, Philosophy and Politics

Junda Long, Mathematics and Statistics

Zoe Mitchell, Economics

Reimi Sakajiri, Philosophy and Politics

Xiaotian Shen, Mathematics and Statistics

Xavier Singarayar, Engineering Science

Caroline Sun, Mathematics and Statistics

Emi Tanimoto, Philosophy and Politics

Chaolong Wang, Engineering Science

Alicia Xia, Philosophy, Politics, Economics

Theodore Young, Philosophy and Economics

Jingze Zheng, Mathematics and Statistics

Results and Achievements 2023-24

FIRST IN FHS

Tharin Azad, Medical Sciences

Holly Brooker, History

Aaron Chen, Engineering Science

Marielena Demetriou, History

Luca Dileto, History

Elizabeth Eilers, History

Alfred Fardell, Music

Benjamin Green, Modern Languages (French) and Linguistics

Isabel Greenslade, Economics and Management

Elizabeth Hockin, Archaeology and Anthropology

Charlotte Knights, History

Xanthe Luckham-Down, Theology and Religion

Angus Norman, Geography

Katherine Peachey, Philosophy and Theology

Charlie Potts, Music

George Rabin, Biology

Tricia Seow, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Magnus Sesodia, Physics

Serrena Srithavarajah, Economics and Management

Thomas Storey, Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Alfred Taylor, History

Ella Thiagarajah Ozkan, History

Kamran Vaishnav, Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Jonah Veakins, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Vedant Vishwanath, Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Isabel Walter, History of Art

Ben Webb, Earth Sciences

Marcus Wells, History

Emma Wiggetts, History

Anna Williams, Geography

Dora Xu, History of Art

Poppy York, English Language and Literature

DISTINCTION IN PART C OF THE MMATH OR THE MMATHSTAT

William Garrett, Mathematics

Renjie Ji, Mathematics

DISTINCTION IN GRADUATE ENTRY MEDICINE

Ben Swanson

DISTINCTION IN PART II OF THE FIRST EXAMINATION FOR THE BM

Abigail Jones

DISTINCTION/FIRST IN PRELIMS/ MODS

Mark Allen, Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Cerys Bennison, History of Art

Lucas Bray, Biology

Rohan Chauhan, Engineering

Ved Chintawar, Economics and Management

Daniel Crapper, Earth Sciences

Phoebe Davies, Archaeology and Anthropology

Laura Golding, Mathematics and Philosophy

William Grimley, History

India Hazelwood, Economics and Management

Liesbeth He, Economics and Management

George Hill, History of Art

Benjamin Horsell, Economics and Management

Helena Landels, Archaeology and Anthropology

Daniel Loach, Music

Chuyang Lu, Economics and Management

Rahul Mehta, Economics and Management

Katherine Nisbet, History of Art

Emily Pitfield, English Language and Literature

Megan Radcliffe, Theology and Religion

Lola Record, Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Isaac Sandhu, Earth Sciences

Maisie Saunders, Physics

Annabel Shone, Biology

Joseph Stoner, Modern Languages (German and Portuguese)

HIGHER DEGREES, CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS

Postgraduate Certificate in Education

Jaime Rivas Taquias

BM BCh

Gabrielle Cognacq

Alexander MacAulay

Sophie Roberts

Ben Swanson (Distinction)

MBA

Vorakorn Pornsirikul

Pusit Vittayanugool

Ye Xia

MPP

Anushka Jadhav (Merit)

Shoichiro Miyakawa

Giancarlo Moreira Gama

BCL

Ryan Au (Distinction)

Oliver Friend-Smith (Distinction)

Aishwarya Kaiprath Shaji (Merit)

MJur

Puriwat Chaisiriroj

Selma Kolly

Lado Sirdadze

MSt

Daniel Brot

Camille-Constance Curet

Elizabeth Dally (Merit)

Jack Edis (Distinction)

Andrea Ellman

Katie Feeney

Tomos Haynes (Merit)

Emily Kuwaye (Merit)

Eunhyuk Kwon (Merit)

Jonathan Marrow (Distinction)

Grace Middleton (Merit)

Lucy Swale (Distinction)

MSc

Jacob Anthony (Distinction)

Zeynep Baykam (Distinction)

Yunqing Bi

Ying Chen

Leslie Christy (Merit)

Kathryn Eden (Distinction)

George Fellows (Distinction)

Pablo Fernandez Del Amo (Distinction)

Ofir Gavrieli (Merit)

Garen-Ohan Gregorian (Merit)

Dinis Douglas Guerreiro Seward

Mangani Rebecca Ilunga

Julia Karjalainen (Distinction)

Kelsey Knecht (Merit)

Ashlyn Koh

Yashh Kotecha

Aias Ktorides

Tahiry Langrand

Jun Bin Lee (Merit)

Antonio Leon Villares (Distinction)

Chenwei Liao (Distinction)

Waywen Loh (Distinction)

Yize Ma

Manseeb Malek (Merit)

Metadel Mengestu

Alexandre Joseph Arnaud Nasr (Merit)

Julia Nauerz (Merit)

Zixin Pan (Merit)

Javiera Perez Ribalta (Merit)

Alan Potts (Distinction)

Sarwatejas Rana

Chelsea Roche (Distinction)

Jem Ruf (Distinction)

Alexi Saber (Distinction)

Franziska Schories (Distinction)

Benjamin Soran (Merit)

Morad Sóvári

Pablo Ventós Baena (Merit)

Leticia Viada Campos (Distinction)

Ramya Warrier (Merit)

Phoebe Whitlock

Ruizi Yan (Merit)

Zherui Yu (Distinction)

Kaiwen Zhang

Yijun Zhu (Distinction)

Xinyan Zong (Merit)

MSc by Research

Abdullah Kuziez

BPhil

Anna Connell (Merit)

Aaron Deller

MPhil

David Cueva (Distinction)

Gabriel Fung (Distinction)

George Hale (Distinction)

Tierney Hall (Distinction)

Lara Hankeln (Merit)

Joseph Murphy (Merit)

Daniel Ruin (Distinction)

Mariia Shmonina (Merit)

Lasse Von Der Heydt (Merit)

Zhixin Wan (Merit)

DPhil

Stefanos Bennett, Modern Statistics and Statistical Machine Learning (CDT), On Machine Learning Methods for Time Series

Joseph Benton, Modern Statistics and Statistical Machine Learning (CDT), Generative Models: Theory and Applications

Lucy Browne, DPhil Chemistry, Biocatalytic Metal Nanoparticle Synthesis & Investigation of Catalytic Properties of Metal Nanoparticle-Enzyme Hybrids

Christian Uriel Carmona Perez, DPhil Statistics, Bayesian Semi-Modular Inference: Theory and Methods for Inference in Multi-Modular Settings Under Model Misspecification

Mark Collett, DPhil History, The Worlds of E.D. Morel, 1873-1924

Pau De Jorge Aranda, DPhil Engineering Science, Towards Efficient and Reliable Neural Networks

Atanasiu Stefan Demian, DPhil Medical Sciences, Bayesian Modelling of Cell Neighbourhoods from ClumpSeq Data

Catherine Fan, DPhil Physics, Assembly and Intracellular Delivery Methods for Nucleic Acid Nanotechnology

Katherine Fapp, DPhil History, ‘To Clasp Hands…Across the Ocean’: American Woman Suffragists in the Pacific World, 1893 – 1928

Natalia Garcia Martin, Statistical Science (EPSRC & MRC CDT), Genomic and ImageBased Quantification of Intra-Tumoural Heterogeneity

Jose Alfredo Guerrero Castro, DPhil Earth Sciences, Fracture Detection with Azimuthal Seismic Data, Rock Physics and Geomechanics

Desislava Ivanova, Mod Statistics and Statistical Machine Learning (CDT), Automated Data Acquisition via Bayesian Experimental Design

Przemysław Klupś, DPhil Materials, MultiTechnique Analysis of Solute Segregation and Clustering in Low-Alloy Steels

Manuel Kober-Czerny, DPhil Physics, Investigating Optoelectronic Properties of Three-Dimensional and Layered Metal Halide Perovskites

Zhi Kor, DPhil Clinical Neurosciences, Quantitative Methods for MRI-Microscopy Comparisons

Mona Koshkouei, DPhil Primary Health Care, The Impact of Regulatory Change on Pharmacy Practice: The Implementation of the European Union Falsified Medicines Directive in the United Kingdom

Wentao Li, DPhil Finance, Three Essays on Asset Pricing

Claire Lunde, DPhil Women’s and Reproductive Health, Innovative Mixed Methods for Assessing Chronic Pain in Adolescents and Adults

Hui Luo, DPhil Materials, Study of Polymer Crystalline Structure with (S)TEM imaging

Richard Meister, DPhil Materials, Refining Quantum Algorithms for each Era of Quantum Computing

Daniel Moss, Modern Statistics and Statistical Machine Learning (CDT), Bayesian Modelling of Dependent Data

Cristiano Peron, DPhil Oncology, The Role of SPRTN Protease in Colorectal Cancer Chemotherapy

Jessica Pointing, DPhil Physics, Quantum Computing and Quantum Neural Networks: their Foundation, Optimisation, and Application

Nina Shigesi, DPhil Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Unravelling the Association between Endometriosis and Immunological Diseases

Megan Stoker, DPhil Women’s and Reproductive Health, Targeting Mitochondrial Metabolism as a Promising Therapeutic Strategy in Cancer

James Thornton, Statistical Science (EPSRC & MRC CDT), Optimal Transport Based Simulation Methods for Deep Probabilistic Models

Dessislava Veltcheva, Interdisciplinary Bioscience (BBSRC DTP), Re-Visiting Clonal-Complex Classifications: a Novel Machine Learning Approach for Investigating Population Dynamics of Antimicrobial Resistance in Campylobacter Jejuni

Nathan Wallace, DPhil Theology and Religion, Redemption and Reform in A

Secular Age: Charles Taylor’s Interpretation of Early Modern Protestantism

Bethan Winter, DPhil History, Classical Music as Cultural Diplomacy: The ReInvention of J.S. Bach in the German Democratic Republic, 1945-1989

Jaezah Adlina Zainal Azman, DPhil Pharmacology, The Contribution of Traumatic Brain Injury to Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Florian Zirpel, DPhil Clinical Neurosciences, The Role of Medullary Dorsal Horn Circuits in the Diurnal Regulation of Nociception

Scholarships and Awards 2023-24

DOMUS SCHOLARSHIPS

awarded in Michaelmas term 2023

Nasim Bellagnaoui, Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Louis Bryan, English Language and Literature

Yuhan Yohanna Cao, Economics and Management

Renee Chow, Earth Sciences

Reuben Constantine, Modern Languages (French and Modern Greek)

Joshua Cruice, Philosophy and Theology

Aman de Silva, Chemistry

Grace Hall, Music

Rufus Hall, Philosophy and Modern Languages (German)

Tristan Hand, Economics and Management

Sami Haroon, Philosophy and Theology

Thomas Hill, Earth Sciences

Ishwar Karthik, Mathematics

Laura Koscielska, Religion and Oriental Studies

Jinyu Liu, Biology

Dmitry Lukyanov, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Gabriella Moscona, Engineering Science

Ayesha Nasir, Medicine

Ricardo Padilla, Geography

Sarvesh Sabale, Economics and Management

Martha Sainty, Geography

Rhea Score, History of Art

Henry Roskill, Mathematics

Zhen Yi Tan, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Bethany Thomas, Biology

Owen Thomas, Music

Frederick Thompson, English Language and Literature

Long Tse, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Sebastian Wingate, History

ANJOOL MALDÉ SCHOLARSHIPS

awarded in Hilary term 2024

Aman de Silva, Chemistry

Grace Hall, Music

Gabriella Moscona, Engineering Science

Martha Sainty, Geography

Long Tse, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

BARRON SCHOLARSHIPS

awarded in Michaelmas term 2023

Tharin Azad, Medicine

Eunsoo Chang, Engineering Science

Zephyr Goriely, Biology

Lauren Homan, Biology

Renjie Ji, Mathematics

Sanmay Moitra, Jurisprudence

Daisy Moll, Geography

Wisam Sherwi, Engineering Science

Julia Tomasiak, Jurisprudence

Jonah Veakins, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Luke Vernon, Engineering Science

DOMUS EXHIBITION

awarded in Michaelmas term 2023

Sonia Wong, Geography

CRAYTHORNE SCHOLARSHIPS

awarded by the Worshipful Company of Cutlers

Tharin Azad, Medicine

Ellie Faulkner, Medicine

Edward Harris, Medicine

Anna Jones, Medicine

Eden Powell, Medicine

Hassan Shaffe, Medicine

LANDAU FORTE BURSARY

Samuel Green (Homerton College, Cambridge)

PRIZES

awarded to students who completed their courses in TT23

Charles Caine Mathematics Prize

Jakub Curda

Francis Warner Dissertation Prize

Lily Kingdon-Dawkins, English Language and Literature

New Horizon Prizes (Mathematics)

Matthew Antrobus

Vegard Solberg

Rivington Prize (Theology)

Lucas Quinn

T W Mason Prize (History)

Alastair Kidd, History and Politics

PRIZES

awarded to students who completed their courses in TT24

Carl Albert Prize (most distinguished Finalists 2024)

Alfred Fardell, Music

Benjamin Green, Modern Languages (French) and Linguistics

New Horizon Prizes (Mathematics)

William Garrett

Renjie Ji

Charles Caine Mathematics Prize

Renjie Ji

Steve Jackson Physics Prize

Magnus Sesodia

Rivington Prize (Theology)

Maanya Patel

T W Mason Prize (History)

Ella Thiagarajah Ozkan

Francis Warner Dissertation Prize

Dora Xu, History of Art

Poppy York, English Language and Literature

OTHER PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIPS

awarded during 2023-24 to continuing students

Bailey Prize (Chemistry)

Aman de Silva

Houghton Prize (English)

Frederick Thompson

McCartney Fund Prize (History)

Holly Brooker

Elizabeth Eilers

Marcus Wells

Michael Latner Prize (Law)

Zi Hao Tan

New Horizon Prizes (Mathematics)

Ishwar Karthik

Li Gu

Pearman Prize (German)

Rufus Hall, Philosophy and Modern Languages (German)

Rivington Prize (Theology)

Laura Koscielska, Theology and Religion

Smith Prize (History)

Sebastian Wingate

Simpson Prizes

Joshua Cruice, Philosophy and Theology

Tristan Hand, Economics and Management

Sami Haroon, Philosophy and Theology

Thomas Hill, Earth Sciences

Ayesha Nasir, Medicine

Martha Sainty, Geography

Rhea Score, History of Art

Bethany Thomas, Biology

Owen Thomas, Music

Zhen Yi Tan, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Steven Latner Scholarship (English)

Frederick Thompson

Sutton Prize (Philosophy, Politics and Economics)

Nasim Bellagnaoui

William James Clarke Prize (French)

Benjamin Green, Modern Languages (French) and Linguistics

St Peter’s Society Prizes

Tyler Crowley

Robert Klapper

Anna Williams

SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORTED BY

HAARJEEV KANDHARI

Piyada Wattanapalanon Scholarship (Economics)

Kamran Vaishnav, Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Raisaa Kaur Kandhari Scholarship (Philosophy)

Ruby Johnson, Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Raisaa Kaur Kandhari Scholarship (Politics)

Ruby Johnson, Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Kamran Vaishnav, Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Jatinder Singh Uppal Choral Scholarship

Phoebe Smith, Music

Karan Singh Uppal Choral Scholarship

Grace Hall, Music

Kirtan for Causes Choral Scholarship

Johnny Evans-Hutchinson, Modern Languages (Spanish and Portuguese)

Manika Kaur Kandhari Choral Scholarship

Emma Wiggetts, History

Narankar Singh Uppal Choral Scholarship

Marcel Laska, Music

Raveena Kaur Uppal Choral Scholarship

William Revill, Geography

OTHER CHORAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Bernard Rose Choral Scholarship, supported by John Bain

Amy Gadhia, Archaeology and Anthropology

Helen Williams Choral Scholarship

Kirsten Fernie, Music

John Bain Choral Scholarship

Owen Thomas, Music

Jonathan Arnold Choral Scholarship

Megan Harley-Martin, Philosophy and Theology

Roy Burgess Choral Scholarships

Aman de Silva, Chemistry

Annabel Shone, Biology

Marcus Wells, History

Graduate Choral Scholarship

Rhys Inward (Jesus College)

OTHER MUSIC AWARDS

Paul and Fiona Geddes Awards for Musical Excellence

Alfred Fardell, Music

Charlie Potts, Music

Sophia Short, Music

Allen Organ Scholarship

Chi (Jason) Mak, Music

Jacob Barnes Instrumental Scholarship, supported by Thomas Hancox

Sophie Rowdene, Music

Christopher Ross Instrumental Scholarship, supported by John Bain

Abigail Evans, Music

Usher Instrumental Scholarship

Laura Koscielska, Religion and Oriental Studies

TRAVEL AND INTERNSHIP AWARDS

Alexandra Akins, Modern Languages (French and Modern Greek), AJ Tracey

Meg Aitken, Medicine, Latner

Chloe Allsopp, English Language and Literature, Deelman

Awais Aslam, Modern Languages (Spanish), Arabella

Bogdan Baban, Mathematics and Statistics, Simpson

Safaa Baig, Philosophy and Modern Languages (French), Arabella

Sophia Banner, Archaeology and Anthropology, Latner

Zibia Bardin, Visiting Student, Latner

Viraansh Bhanushali, Jurisprudence (with Law in Europe), Latner

Isabella Bradshaw, Archaeology and Anthropology, Latner

Renee Chow, Earth Sciences, Durham

Reuben Constantine, Modern Languages (French and Modern Greek), Latner

Phoebe Davies, Archaeology and Anthropology, Durham

Charlotte Dawson, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Latner

Aman de Silva, Chemistry, Latner

Jonathan Dickinson, Biology, Latner

Elizabeth Eilers, History, Deelman

Johnny Evans-Hutchison, Modern Languages (Spanish and Portuguese), Latner

Ellie Faulkner, Medical Sciences, Arabella

Zephyr Goriely, Biology, Latner

William Grimley, History, Latner

Rufus Hall, Philosophy and Modern Languages (German), Latner

Blodwyn Hall-Jones, History, Latner

Arshiya Hendi, Modern Languages (French and Italian), McKinsey

Fardowsa Hersi, Archaeology and Anthropology, AJ Tracey

Thomas Hill, Earth Sciences, Durham

Rebecca John, Medicine, Simpson

Simran Kaler, Modern Languages (Spanish and Portuguese), McKinsey

Jinyu Liu, Biology, Simpson

Finn McHale, Biology, Latner

Jack Meredith, Physics, Deelman

Mia Morris, Biology, Latner

Aneshka Moudry, Chemistry, Latner

Benedict Okungbowa, Economics and Management, AJ Tracey

Emily Parry, Earth Sciences, Durham

Grace Pearl, Modern Languages (French and Portuguese), Latner

Sasha Podell, Modern Languages (French and Spanish), McKinsey and Latner

George Roberts, Modern Languages (French and German), Latner

Magdalena Schwarz, Modern Languages (Spanish and German), Latner

Evie Sherwood, Earth Sciences, Durham

Caitlin Small, History, Deelman

Joseph Stoner, Modern Languages (French and Portuguese), Latner

Owen Thomas, Music, Latner

Frederick Thompson, English Language and Literature, Deelman

Jodie Tyler, Modern Languages (Spanish), Latner

Tanya Watson, Chemistry, Simpson

GRADUATE AWARDS

St Peter’s Oxford – Marshall Scholarship

Nathan Mudrak, DPhil Paediatrics

Sim Studentship

Zeynep Baykam, MSc Pharmacology

Gustav Born Scholarships

Melissa Marx, DPhil Clinical Medicine

Haozhe Xiao, DPhil Clinical Medicine

J Bossanyi Bursary

Javiera Perez Ribalta, MSc Biodiversity, Conservation and Management

SPC Society Graduate Scholarships

Devon Rosenberger, DPhil History of Art

Wentian Xu, DPhil Engineering Science

GRADUATE AWARDS

funded by the St Peter’s College Foundation

Andrew Campbell, DPhil Modern Statistics and Machine Learning (EPSRC CDT)

Catherine Chahrour, DPhil Genomic Medicine and Statistics

Tahmid Choudhury, DPhil Materials

Emma Classen-Howes, MPhil Law

Oscar Clivio, DPhil Modern Statistics and Machine Learning (EPSRC CDT)

Anna Connell, BPhil Philosophy

Camille-Constance Curet, MSt Theology

Ari Deller, BPhil Philosophy

Mary Durin, DPhil Medical Sciences

Kathryn Eden, MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance

Alice Farion, MSt World Literatures in English

Niamh Fearon, DPhil Particle Physics

Gabriel Fung, MPhil International Relations

Tatjana Gibbons, DPhil Women’s and Reproductive Health

Julia Gustavsson, DPhil History

Lara Hankeln, MPhil Politics: Comparative Government

Abdulazeez Imam, DPhil Clinical Medicine

Desi Ivanova, DPhil Modern Statistics and Machine Learning (EPSRC CDT)

Yalda Jafari, DPhil Clinical Medicine

Anne Johnakin, MSc Archaeological Science

Tsovinar Kuiumchian, DPhil Anthropology

Emily Kuwaye, MSt History

Christian Lantz, DPhil Biomedical Sciences: NIH-Oxford

Jun Bin Lee, MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance

Wentao Li, DPhil Finance

Fang Rui Lim, DPhil Mathematics

Jonathan Marrow, MSt Jewish Studies

Grace Middleton, MSt Medieval History

Divyanshu Mishra, DPhil Engineering Science

Giancarlo Moreira Gama, Master of Public Policy

Jacob Mortimer, DPhil Philosophy

Zixin Pan, MSc Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology

Alison Peard, DPhil Geography and the Environment

Lin Qiu, DPhil Clinical Neurosciences

Matthew Reavley, DPhil Materials

Simone Rijavec, DPhil Atomic and Laser Physics

Louise Rosset, DPhil Inorganic Chemistry

Catherine Savard, MPhil Law

Vassilena Sharlandjieva, DPhil Genomic Medicine and Statistics

Chloe So, DPhil Atomic and Laser Physics

Morad Sóvári, MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance

Megan Stoker, DPhil Women’s and Reproductive Health

Zoi Tsangalidou, DPhil Modern Statistics and Machine Learning (EPSRC CDT)

Sophie Twigger, DPhil Oncology

Zhixin Wan, MPhil Social Anthropology

Xiaoyun Wang, DPhil Organic Chemistry

Albert Ward, DPhil Politics

Hannah Wei, DPhil Economics

Kathy Wen, DPhil Wind and Marine Energy Systems and Structures (EPSRC CDT)

Phoebe Whitlock, MSc Intellectual Property Law

Rachel Williams, DPhil Organic Chemistry

Bethan Winter, DPhil History

Haozhe Xiao, DPhil Clinical Medicine

Congratulations

Marriages

Joanna Holt (1990) and Richard Oakes, 25 November 2023

Natalie Fox (2009) and Jack Baker (2011), 16 March 2024

Rex Roxburgh (2016) and Laura Collins (Lincoln College 2013), 13 April 2024

Births

Name DOB Family Siblings

Penny Jasmine Lake 23/8/2023 Rosie Lake (Deputy Librarian)

Daniel Lawrence Sister to Ollie

Benjamin Dürr 11/9/2023 Andreas Dürr (2015)

Franziska Pertl

UNIVERSITY AND OTHER PRIZES

Biochemistry Part I Paper II Prize

Madia Harvey

Chemistry Part IB Book Prize

Aneshka Moudry

Gibbs Prize

(best performance in Linguistics)

Benjamin Green

Proxime Accessit

Gibbs Prize

(Special Subject Paper XII (Marcel Proust) in Modern Languages)

Benjamin Green

Gibbs Prize

(highest marked dissertation in Archaeology and Anthropology)

Elizabeth Hockin

Proxime Accessit Gibbs Prize

(overall performance in Archaeology and Anthropology)

Elizabeth Hockin

Gibbs Prize

(best design project for Part B in Engineering Science)

Reuben Leyland

Gibbs Prize (performance in History)

Alfred Taylor

Gibbs Prize (performance in Music)

Alfred Fardell

Proxime Accessit Gibbs Prize (performance in Management)

Isabel Greenslade

Law Faculty Prize in Human Rights at Work

Oliver Friend-Smith

Saïd Foundation Prize for best performance in the FHS Organisational Behaviour and Analysis paper

Isabel Greenslade

Shimadzu Prize for Y3 Practical Chemistry

Aneshka Moudry

Godric Jia-Dong Zhang 16/10/2023 Tianyi Zhang (2013) Zhewen Shi (2013)

Sphinx Langston Latham 15/4/2024 Cora Gilroy-Ware (Fellow) Jack Latham

We announce with regret the deaths of the following

Sunday, 12 April 1998

Thursday, 14 February 2008

Thursday, 14 March 2013

Tuesday, 31 August 2021

Tuesday, 04 October 2022

December 2022

Tuesday 11 July 2023 .................................

Monday, 16 January 2023

Wednesday, 08 March 2023

Saturday, 08 April 2023

Wednesday, 19 April 2023

Sunday, 06 August 2023

Friday, 01 September 2023

Tuesday, 12 September 2023 .....................

Saturday, 23 September 2023

Saturday, 30 September 2023

October 2023

Thursday, 05 October 2023

Friday, 13 October 2023

Wednesday, 01 November 2023

Thursday, 02 November 2023.....................

Saturday, 18 November 2023

Tuesday, 21 November 2023

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Sunday, 26 November 2023

Thursday, 04 January 2024

Wednesday, 24 January 2024 .....................

Wednesday, 03 March 3024

Thursday, 14 March 2024

Thursday, 11 April 2024

Wednesday, 01 May 2024

Thursday, 09 May 2024

Monday, 13 May 2024

Old Members Of St Peter’s*:

Mr Jonathan Olatunde Lawrence 1953 Commoner

Mr Vincent Jerome Correia 1959 Commoner

Mr Roland Martin Edgar Worthington Wainwright 1969 Commoner

Mr David Neville Hall 1958 Commoner

Mr Timothy McKenzie Scott 1967 Commoner

The Reverend Richard Charles Burr Butler 1955 Commoner

Professor James Edward Thomas ......................................... 1954 .................. Commoner

Mr Roderick Nicholson 1952 Commoner

Mr David Roy Wilkie 1959 Commoner

Professor John Corbett 1965 Commoner

Mr Paul Arthur Burbridge 1972 Commoner

Mr David Neil Kirk 1968 Commoner

Mr Patrick William Beavis 1954 Commoner

Dr Henry Maduka Steady ..................................................... 1966 ................. Commoner

Dr Edwin Nicholas Arnold 1959 Commoner

Mrs Anna-Marie Edmunds 1988 Commoner

Professor John Annett 1950 Commoner

Professor Peter William David Mack 1973 Commoner

The Reverend Robert Mighall 1954 Commoner

Mr John Herbert Reginald Botterill 1958 Commoner

Dr John Francis Hookey ...................................................... 1957 .................. Commoner

The Reverend Canon John Andrew Somerset Payne-Cook 1962 Commoner

Professor Graham Warren Forbes Orpwood 1961 Commoner

Miss Nina Jayne Birley 2002 Commoner

Mr Peter David Brown 1952 Commoner

Mr Peter H Herbert Thornton 1955 Commoner

Mr Richard Dilley 1953 Commoner

Mr Geoffrey Herbert Slater ................................................... 1958 ................. Commoner

Mr Nicholas Charles Shillito 1971 Commoner

The Reverend Father John Michael Benedict Smethurst 1963 Commoner

The Reverend Canon Derek William Price 1948 Commoner

Dr David Alexander Sturgeon 1965 Commoner

Mr Alan John Evans 1967 Commoner

The Reverend Canon John Sydney Lungley 1960 Commoner

Sunday, 19 May 2024 ................................. Mr John Henry Bishton ........................................................ 1953.................. Commoner

Friday, 24 May 2024

Sunday, 07 July 2024

*Notified between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024

Mr Eric Donovan Gordon 1947 Commoner

Mr James Antony Savin 1970 Commoner