News roundup – November, 2024
Each month we bring together all of the latest news from our extended Univ family. From Alumni and College news, to updates on Univ North and our Profile and Treasure features. We hope you enjoy this month’s news from Univ ¡ª all in one place…
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College News
Ä¢¹½tv is delighted to congratulate Professor Laura Herz, Supernumerary Fellow in Physics, on receiving the 2024 Institute of Physics (IOP) Michael Faraday Medal and Prize. You can read more .
Ä¢¹½tv is proud to announce the completion of a new book by Professor Polly Jones, the Schrecker-Barbour Tutorial Fellow in Slavonic and East European Studies and Professor of Russian. You can read more .
Dr Yuna Han, Departmental Lecturer in International Relations, was on Sky News Breakfast on 22 November discussing the ICC arrest warrant for Israeli and Hamas leaders. The interview is available to watch on (with adverts). The interview starts at around 1:48:28.
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Alumni News
Ä¢¹½tv Honorary Fellow Christina Lamb OBE (1983, PPE) has received the esteemed Chesney Gold Medal from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), recognising her exceptional contributions to war journalism and the field of international security. You can read more .
A testament to English academia¡¯s symbiotic relationship with empire and the totalising effect of translation in a colonial context, it is little wonder that in R.F. Kuang¡¯s novel?Babel?it is through a secret tunnel beneath Flaxman¡¯s memorial that the radical anti-imperial Hermes society is accessed.?You can read more .
Ä¢¹½tv alumnus Neel Mukherjee (1992, English) was shortlisted for the prestigious 2024 Goldsmiths Prize for his latest novel, Choice. You can read more .
Ä¢¹½tv alumni Lukas K?bis (2013, MMaths, MCompSci) and Taimur Abdaal (2013, MMaths) have been named to Forbes¡¯ prestigious 30 Under 30 list in the ¡°Big Money¡± category, recognising their achievements as Cofounders of Causal. .
Professor Colin T Reid (1976, Law) has been awarded the prestigious Legal Pioneer Award by the Law Society of Scotland, recognising his outstanding contributions to environmental law. .
Read an article by Dr Tin Hang (Henry) Hung ºéÌìºã (2017, DPhil Plant Sciences), Radcliffe Scholar, on his research into the world¡¯s most trafficked wild species ¨C rosewoods?.
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Univ North News
Dr Andrew Grant (1977, Chemistry), Project Director for Univ North, and Richard Todd, Head of Built Environment at Bidwells discuss Univ North¡¯s ¡°Carbon footprint, energy sustainability and residents¡¯ wellbeing¡± .
¡°Univ North¡± is Univ¡¯s landscape-led development of the College¡¯s Staverton Road Annexe, which has been a Ä¢¹½tv to Univ students for more than 50 years. You can read more .
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Travel Reports
Old Members¡¯ Trust Graduate Conference and Academic Travel Fund Report ¨C Catherine Baldwin (2023, DPhil Earth Sciences). You can read more
Treasures
On Wednesday 14 November 1883, William Morris (1834-1896), designer, poet and political activist, visited Ä¢¹½tv to deliver a lecture in the Hall. ?You can read more .
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Profiles
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Student News
An immersive production of Shakespeare¡¯s Othello was staged in Ä¢¹½tv Hall between 9 and 12 November. Many of the cast and crew were Univ students. The director, C. Zhang (2022, English) has written an afterword .
In Brief
One of the UK’s leading satirical comedians, Andy Zaltzman (1993, Classics) has embarked on the biggest stand-up tour of his career to date. ¡°The Zaltgeist¡± will assess the state of Planet Earth and its most famous and controversial species ¨C the human race. Find out more on .
Commotio, the chamber choir founded and conducted by Univ Old Member Matthew Berry (1995, Music), present a programme of music for Advent on Christmas at St John the Evangelist on the Iffley Road, on Saturday, 30 November at 7.30pm.
Dr Alexander (Xa) Sturgis (1982, History), Director of the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, was quoted in a BBC article recently on the news that the Ashmolean has raised almost ?4.5m to save a rare crucifixion painting by artist Fra Angelico ¨C believed to be the earliest surviving painting by the artist. Read more on the .
Published: 28 November 2024