Univ academic excellence 2022
Univ is proud to showcase here a small selection of recent examples of academic excellence from our College community.
Starting with research, “The Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine: a vaccine for the world” has won a Vice-Chancellor鈥檚 Innovation & Engagement Award. The team behind the vaccine included Professor Gavin Screaton, Professorial Fellow and Head of the Medical Sciences Division. You can find out more about the Vice-Chancellor鈥檚 Innovation & Engagement Awards .
Professor Daniel Freeman, Supernumerary Fellow in Psychiatry, has been elected a in recognition of their distinguished contribution to research. focuses on understanding and treating paranoia. He developed the , which is the most effective psychological therapy for persecutory delusions.
Professor Ros Rickaby, Professorial Fellow and Chair and Professor of Geology, has been elected a for her work on the interactions between life and the composition of Earth鈥檚 oceans and atmosphere.
Professor Ben Jackson, Leslie Mitchell Tutorial Fellow in History, has been awarded the title of Professor in the University鈥檚 latest exercise. Professor Jackson is the author of : A History of Nationalist Political Thought in Modern Scotland (Cambridge University Press, 2020.)
Professor , Supernumerary Fellow, was also awarded the by the University. Clare鈥檚 research mainly focuses on careers and incentives in the public sector. Prior to working at Univ, Professor Leaver was a University Lecturer in Economics in the Department of Economics at Oxford and Fellow of The Queen鈥檚 College.
Professor Karolina Milevicz, Tutorial Fellow in Politics, was also awarded the title of Professor by the University. Karolina鈥檚 research focuses on the role of international institutions and law in promoting international cooperation from both a theoretical as well as an empirical perspective. Her most recent book is (Cambridge University Press 2020.)
Professor Laura Herz, Supernumerary Fellow in Physics, has won the . The award recognises ‘s pioneering work advancing the development of solar cells through a fundamental understanding of electronic, structural and chemical properties of next-generation light-harvesting materials.
In January, Professor , Supernumerary Fellow in Earth Sciences, became the new chair of the . The Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group is a joint special interest group of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Geological Society of London.
Professor Barry V L Potter, Univ Supernumerary Fellow in Pharmacology, was formally awarded the of Doctor of Science by the University of Bath in June.
Moving to teaching, last month, Opportunity Oxford, a major programme to support students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds, won at the Vice-Chancellor鈥檚 Education Awards. The winners were announced at a ceremony at Worcester College on Thursday 29 September 2022. Opportunity Oxford is led by , Senior Tutor at Univ, and is based on Univ鈥檚 own .
(2018, Law), Senior Lecturer in Law, has set up a new module with the Law Faculty. Together with Professor Rebecca Williams and the Law Faculty, Alex has created the module, 鈥溾��, as part of the Law Finals option, Advanced Criminal Law.
Finally, this month, Univ launched a new for all first-year undergraduate students. The programme has been developed to help incoming students equip themselves with the necessary skills to transition successfully to university-level study.
Published: 8 November 2022
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