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From the Commanding Heights – A Issue 1 October 2012 The newsletter for and about Corpus Christi Alumni Sundial ccc.ox.ac.uk 03 05 08 12 Professor Lucia Zedner Silver service The big picture Seeing is believing Our newest FBA: teaching Polishing up our knowledge The Colditz Cox Are atoms really so small Law at Corpus of the College’s silver as to be invisible? 02 From the commanding heights – a pelican’s eye view Sundial Issue 1 October 2012 Issue 1 October 2012 Sundial Welcome Profile Professor Lucia Zedner A Pelican’s Eye View Professor of Criminal Justice in Professor Richard Carwardine FBA the Faculty of Law and Law Tutor HAPMAN C undergraduates express consistently Corpus Fellow Professor What was your route to Corpus? Do you get the chance to shape SIMON SIMON high levels of satisfaction with their Sundial Lucia Zedner, Professor I’ve been teaching at Corpus since 1994. the students’ courses to fit your academic experience. Issue 1 of Criminal Justice in the I returned to Oxford (having spent time own interests? Students, of course, have October 2012 as a doctoral student at Nuffield College) Not really. The subjects taught in expectations beyond the academic. Faculty of Law and Law Tutor after a stint teaching at the LSE. the law course in Oxford (as at other With that in mind, the College was one of just 38 academics to universities) are prescribed by the continues to review its quality of be elected to the Fellowship of What is your specialist area in Law? profession’s own governing bodies, accommodation. As I write, our It has changed over time. Originally I but of course you try to bring your contractors have begun building a new the British Academy this year. trained as an historian, but I moved into own areas of interest to bear within residential block on a Corpus site in Nick Thorn took a moment to the study of crime, particularly the study that framework. the developing student quarter beyond talk to her about Law as it is of criminal justice and criminology, Oxford Castle. As you will see from the taught at Corpus. before re-training as a lawyer. In recent What are the challenges ahead for feature on page 10, this will give us years I have focussed on criminal law Law students in Oxford? forty-five additional study bedrooms and criminal law theory. The real challenge is the contraction in next year and provide the space to the market for lawyers at the same time evacuate and fundamentally refurbish What do Corpus students get out of as an oversupply of new law graduates. the 1960s Powell & Moya ‘New Building’ studying Law at Corpus? Fortunately, Corpus students have Welcome to the Sundial, a twice- in Magpie Lane. When both projects They are lucky to be taught by research always shown an interest in following yearly newsletter intended to keep are complete, Corpus will offer some active (and research-passionate!) quite a diverse array of career paths Old Members and friends of Corpus of the best student accommodation tutors. My colleague Dr Liz Fisher and after graduation. Some have joined the up-to-date with what’s happening in Oxford. I are also fortunate to be supported by a clergy, one trained as an opera singer in the College. We hope you will find it We are on the threshold of not full-time Graduate Teaching Assistant. and a number go into public service. both informative and entertaining. just of a new academic year but also Editors The students are taught criminal I think the great thing is that law gives This Michaelmas Term sees the of what promises to be a historic Nick Thorn law and jurisprudence by me and you such a good intellectual grounding arrival of the first generation of quinquennium, as we move towards above, right administrative law and EU law by Liz. that the possibilities after Corpus are undergraduates to face the new tuition our big anniversary in 2017. The five [email protected] Our GTA teaches private law subjects wide open. charges of £9,000 a year, following the hundred years of our history deserve like Contract and Tort Law. This withdrawal of government funding. to be celebrated with joy and in style: Sarah Salter means that the amount of law that is Were you surprised at being elected Naturally, Corpus is determined we aim to do just that. Several projects above, left taught ‘in-house’ is pretty substantial a Fellow of the British Academy? to ensure that no student with the are already underway, including a [email protected] and we can really get to know our I certainly was delighted and surprised, academic ability is deterred by cost or much-needed modern history of the students as individuals. but I was even more surprised to background from studying here. To that College, which Professor Thomas ©Corpus Christi College be asked by the Academy to supply end, and in concert with other colleges, Charles-Edwards is writing with Oxford, 2012 material for my own obituary. I hope we are offering the most generous the aid of Julian Reid, our archivist. www.ccc.ox.ac.uk they won’t need it any time soon! financial support of any British Others are in the advanced planning university, through a combination of stage. Of these, the most ambitious is Designed by reduced tuition fees and bursaries a proposed extension of the Library www.pelotondesign.co.uk THORN NICK to help with living costs. Thanks to to provide more study space and our endowment and the generosity of house the College’s magnificent Printed by I am thrilled to have alumni, Corpus is able to supplement collection of manuscripts and early Taylor Brothers Bristol Ltd been elected as a Fellow these University-wide measures with printed books. The gift of the early additional schemes to tackle cases presidents, these collections express the All details are correct at the time of the British Academy of special and unexpected hardship Renaissance purposes of our Founder; of going to press. and honoured to join as they arise. I want to reiterate the of incalculable scholarly value, they such a distinguished College’s special thanks to all our Old deserve to be made more much and important academic Members who have made this possible. accessible to readers. institution. I was just a It is recognised that universities Equally, we intend our generally will be under intense scrutiny Quincentenary to be a time for Old little surprised to be asked, from those paying the new fees. Corpus Members to return to enjoy a wide on election, to supply welcomes this, of course, since we range of festive events – academic, material in preparation cherish our teaching and believe cultural, sporting, and of course we do it well. The tutorial remains gastronomic. We may lack the for my obituary. the fundamental part of what we do, resources to emulate Danny Boyle’s an unequalled means of developing opening Olympic ceremony (and I have intellectual independence and no plans to travel by zip-wire across the individual responsibility. At Corpus, front quad) but we do want this to be a in part because we are small but also, memorable episode in our history. So, more importantly, because of the as we shape our programme for 2017, commitment of our Tutorial Fellows, I warmly welcome your ideas and very all our undergraduates can count much look forward to hearing from you. upon receiving tutorials from College Fellows who are actively engaged in coVER: The sundial at front-line research, something which Corpus Christi College is no longer true of all colleges. Our Photography by Peloton Design 2 3 Sundial Issue 1 October 2012 Issue 1 October 2012 Sundial The collection The Dial College faces The Founder’s Plate and other major pieces from the Corpus Collection are now on permanent display at the Robert Patterson Ashmolean Museum. Hall Manager Charity events Corpus capers Interview by Sarah Salter Church). Joining them in the centre of the circle, THORN NICK were tortoises from Brasenose, Regent’s Park, The Tortoise Fair Jesus and Worcester. In the end, Worcester’s READ NICK Silver Service aptly-named Zoom left the other tortoises, quite This year’s Tortoise Fair, held on Sunday 3 June, literally, standing, reaching lettuce and victory There is an atmosphere about dining in shared the same day and, therefore weather, with quiet determination. Hall which comes partly from the soaring as the Queen’s Jubilee. However, there were The Fair raised a very creditable £1059.77, 16th century roof and partly from the light still queues into Merton Street and the Tortoise which though slightly less than last year, was glinting off the silver ware that parades Race went ahead undeterred. This year, very impressive, given the appalling weather. down the tables, but where did these pieces Bishop Fox faced competition in the lettuce The JCR voted to send the money to Reprieve, a come from and what is their history? leaf surrounded circle from Oscar de la Tortoise charity which assists prisoners facing the death (Magdalen), Percy (Univ) and Sampras (Christ penalty and those held beyond the rule of law. I went to see Robert Patterson who has been Hall Manager since 2001. As well as being in charge of the cellar and the Hall, his many responsibilities include looking after the College silver and its appearance on College occassions. K T BRUCE PHOTOGRAPHY My visit to the walk-in safe was a revelation. As we looked at the shelves of carefully organised and beautifully polished items, it became obvious that as well as being highly decorative, they also represent the spirt of generosity among our Old Members, which was clearly very active, long before the arrival of the Annual Appeal.
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