News roundup – May, 2021
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 鈥 all in one place…
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College News
Graduate Old Members鈥 Trust Report
Gloria Wai Shan Ma, DPhil in Experimental Psychology聽presented her doctoral research project titled 鈥淪ocial Sharing of Emotion During the Collective Crisis of COVID-19鈥 at the聽Society for Affective Science Conference. Find out more .
The Martlet聽
Issue 13 of The Martlet is now online. Find out more and read it .
Durham University Vice-Chancellor
Professor Karen O鈥橞rien (1983, English), Head of Humanities Division and Professorial Fellow at 182t福利, has been appointed the new Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University. More .
My Univ:聽Dr Laura Varnam
In the latest in our series of features from our College community on their favourite aspects of Univ life聽Dr Laura Varnam, Lecturer in Old and Middle English Literature,聽recalls working on the聽exhibition to celebrate 鈥40 years of Women at Univ鈥, back in 2019. Read it .
Innovation in a Post-COVID world
In the latest of our 鈥淕lobal Conversations鈥 – chaired by Valerie Amos, the Master – Aaref Hilaly (1989, PPE) & Kevin Hartz (1992, History) discuss how the pandemic is atomising Silicon Valley and spreading innovation. Listen to the podcast .
Univ Treasure –聽Alan Fyffe鈥檚 Photograph Album
This month鈥檚 Treasure is an exciting new arrival in the archives, namely the photograph album of Alan Herbert Fyffe, who came up to Univ in 1903. 聽Explore it .
Rugby cup in Kyrgyzstan
Elijah Lee (2018, BA Philosophy and Modern Languages 鈥 Russian), former captain of Univ RFC, made his international rugby debut in the Allies鈥 cup during his year abroad in Kyrgyzstan. Read his story .
Feeding mind and body
What does an experimental scientist do over lockdown? Professor Robin Nicholas, Tutorial Fellow and Praelector in Physics explains .
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Alumni News
Hellenic Commander of the Order of Honour
The Government of the Hellenic Republic has awarded Professor Paul A Cartledge, Salvesen Junior Fellow 1970-72, the insignia of the Commander of the Order of Honour. More .
Young Univ Stories: Anne Ross
Anne Ross (2007, BA PPE) is an Executive Director in the EMEA Equity Syndicate team at J.P. Morgan, having started in the UK and SSA Equity Capital Markets team after graduating. Read her story .
Fellow of the Royal Society
Professor Sir Simon Wessely FMedSci (1978, Medicine), Honorary Fellow and the world鈥檚 first Regius Professor of Psychiatry, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in April. More .
Letters from Lockdown
Alison Pindar (n茅e Mercer) (1991, English) is a contributor to Letters from Lockdown,聽a collection of more than 100 letters about people鈥檚 experiences of the coronavirus pandemic. Details .
The Interview Archives – Edition 5
Interviews with Henry Marsh (1969, PPE), Christina Lamb (1983, PPE) and Andrew Motion (1971, English). Listen .
Retailer鈥檚 Retailer of the Year 2021
Emma Woods (1987, Psychology), CEO of Wagamama, has been named Retailers鈥 Retailer of the Year 2021. Details .
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Univ North
Age integrated communities at Univ North
Professor Sarah Harper explores the idea of “Intergenerational Shared Places” at our development in North Oxford. Read more .
Pandemic-safe: Findings from UNWP report
Professor John Wheater (1979, Physics) writes on the findings of the latest Univ North Working Party report .
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Profiles
Hannah Armstrong, Access and Schools Liaison Officer. Read it .
James Miller, 2020, DPhil History. Read it .
Dr Jessica Lazar, 2009, English. Read it .
Ebenezer Azamati, 2020, DPhil International Relations. Read it .
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In Brief
鈥 Univ鈥檚 Ben Jackson, Leslie Mitchell Tutorial Fellow in Modern History and Associate Professor of Modern History, has been interviewed on Politico about the recent rise of Scottish nationalism. Listen to the podcast .
鈥 In May鈥檚 elections Calum Miller (1996, PPE), Supernumerary Fellow, Chief Operating Officer and Associate Dean of Administration of the Blavatnik School of Government, was elected as the Lib Dem councillor representing Otmoor; Ros Hathorn (1994, PPP) was elected as the Lib Dem councillor representing Histon and Impington in the recent local elections; Martin Smith (1978, Engineering) was elected to Wiltshire Council for Sherston.
鈥 Stefan Dascalu聽(2018, DPhil Bioscience 鈥 Interdisciplinary Bioscience (BBSRC DTP)) has received a letter of congratulations from Laura Popescu, Romania鈥檚 Ambassador to the UK, for his work during the pandemic. More on Stefan鈥檚 work .
Publications
Sir Max Hastings (1964, History) published Operation Pedestal: The Fleet that Battled to Malta 1942, in May 2021.
Dr Nicolas Kyriakides (2011, DPhil & MSt Law) published a book entitled, Cyprus Banking Law, a complete guide to the functioning of the Cypriot public and private banking system.
Writing as Ali Mercer, Alison Pindar’s (1991, English) next novel, The Marriage Lie, is due to be published at the end of May in ebook, paperback and audiobook and will be available to buy online and to order from all good bookshops. It is her sixth novel and her fourth to be published by digital imprint Bookouture, which is part of Hachette.
Dr Victoria Miyandazi (2013, Law), a former Rhodes Scholar, published a new monograph, Equality in Kenya鈥檚 2010 Constitution: Understanding the Competing and Interrelated Conceptions, in February 2021.
Dr Kathleen Neal (2001, MSt History), Lecturer in History at Monash University, published The Letters of Edward I: Political Communication in the Thirteenth Century in January. Substantial parts of it were written during visits to Oxford over the last few years.
Sir Timothy Noble, Bt (1962, Law), published his debut novel, The First Shadows of Morning, in April 2021.
Published: 28 May 2021