LINCOLN COLLEGE RECORD 2018–19 Contents From the Editor 1 Rector’s report 2

The ellowshipF 4 The Senior Common Room 8 Fellows’ research and teaching news 10 Undergraduate Freshers 19 Graduate Freshers 20 Matriculands 22 Undergraduate examination results 24 Graduate examination results 25 Scholarships and exhibitions 28 Special awards 30 Undergraduate prizes 31 Graduate prizes 32 JCR and MCR Officers; Sports Captains 33

The Lincoln Year Senior Tutor’s report 34 Access and outreach 36 Bursar’s report 38 Librarian’s report 40 Archivist’s report 42 Chaplain and Student Welfare Coordinator’s report 44 Domestic Operations Manager’s report 46 Staff list 48 Development & alumni relations 50 Honour roll of donors 52 Murray Society honour roll 59 Giving circles 60

Alumni perspectives Regional alumni groups 61 Governing Body Alumni Representatives’ report 62 Finance Committee Alumni Members’ report 64 Alumni representation on committees 66 Deaths 67 Obituaries 68

Cover image: Portrait of Lord Florey in Hall by Henry Carr (1894-1970). Lord Florey was a founding force behind the creation of the Lincoln MCR, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2018-19. Photo by Keith Barnes. Editorial

From the Editor

undergraduate days. It is a good question ensures that the College rarely stays still, to ask when undertaking a review of the even as the time-honoured routines of year, although I always find it difficult to tutorials, collections, and hall have hardly deliver a satisfactory answer. On the one changed since I first wandered through the hand, change seems to be a constant of Lodge in 1983. my 35-year connection with the College, although rich traditions endure and I I hope you enjoy reading about the am always struck by the continuities in College’s tidal energies during 2018-19, Lincoln life when perusing past issues of and once again I thank all the contributors the Record. for their articles. One predictable feature of this Lincoln year has been the perennial This dynamic equilibrium will be evident expertise of Julia Uwins in turning these to all readers as they see how the College words into an attractive publication, and has fared over the last 12 months. Across I thank her for keeping us all on track so all the common rooms and staff, you will diplomatically. n see familiar rhythms and faces, although In my dual capacity as Old Member and always combined with new arrivals, Perry Gauci History Fellow, I am often asked whether welcome innovations, and cutting-edge VHH Green Fellow in History the College has changed since my research. The mere turnover of student life

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of various international league tables for her dedication to the infinite number of Rector’s report universities, many people outside it and, tasks within and without it, her pleasure more surprisingly, occasionally within it in its success, and her laughter have done find little to love or admire about it. The so much to make us what we are. In the same is not true for the colleges, which day-to-day life of the College and the often inspire great affection and loyalty fulfilment of its academic and social aims, from their members – that is certainly the she will be sorely missed; we hope that she case with Lincoln. will continue to be a regular visitor and contributor to its life. Other appreciations Few people understood the need for of her appear elsewhere in this issue, great care in the management of relations and we look forward to welcoming her between the University and colleges successor, Dr Lydia Matthews. than our former Senior Tutor, Louise Durning, who retired from her post this Something of the affection in which the summer after holding it for eleven years. College is held can be seen from events During that period, she has seen well we have hosted during the course of the over 2,000 students, undergraduate and year. We marked the 60th anniversary of graduate, through their time at Lincoln, the foundation of the Middle Common encouraging, advising, supporting, looking Room, with talks, a luncheon for its past after, and occasionally reprimanding them. Presidents, and a dinner; and we began Few of our students have not had their our celebrations for the 40th anniversary It is always worth remembering that academic careers and their lives changed of the admission of women to the College, colleges are in the University of Oxford for the better by contact with her; few with an exhibition of fine photographic and not of it. This nice distinction Fellows have not benefited from her sage portraits of distinguished female students reminds us of our independence from and serious advice or been helped by her who joined the College between 1979 and the larger body. For a variety of reasons, conscientious concern for their and their 2008. The black-and-white photographs internal and external, the University is students’ well-being; few of our recent (by the excellent Robert Taylor) have going through something of a convulsive alumni, not least our Berrow Scholars been accommodated in Hall, without period of change and we are, I think, right whom she has interviewed and helped displacing the more familiar portraits of to look on this in a careful and critical way to select, can fail to appreciate all she College luminaries, and will stay there for to determine what is and will be best for has done for them; no Rector could have the 2019-20 anniversary year. Another the College. Despite the fact that Oxford found her counsel and great kindness Portrait of Lincoln, a series of striking University finds itself again at the top more welcome. Her love of the College, images of the eyes of various members of

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the College, was provided by our artist Seeing our alumni throughout the world The College remains true to its single in residence, Patrice Moor, and exhibited is one of the (many) great pleasures of my purpose: to seek to provide the best outside the Langford Room in the Berrow post. In October, there was a dinner in possible education and experience to the Foundation Building. That building also Zurich for our numerous Swiss friends; best students we can find in the most played a major part in the visit of the that was, in a pleasing sense, on home central part of one of the most beautiful President of the Swiss Confederation, ground. More unusually, in March a visit cities in the country that happens to Alain Berset, to the College. It is not to Singapore was followed by the College’s house the best (at the moment) University every day that a head of state comes to first events for some time in Japan. in the world. That is a great honour and a the College, and students and academics There were several meetings in Tokyo great responsibility. In as much as we are – not all of them Swiss – from across the with alumni, of which the highlights able to achieve this, we are able to do this University enjoyed meeting the President were a dinner – in a slightly unexpected through the great affection and loyalty at dinner, later in the SCR and the MCR, French restaurant – with several of them, that those who are at or have been at and at breakfast in Hall the next day. an evening reception for the soi-disant Lincoln feel for the College. n One more event of many – including the Camford Society at the Tokyo America launch of an excellent Festschrift, co- Club, and a tour of Tokyo Women’s H.R. Woudhuysen edited by Perry Gauci, in memory of our Christian University on a graduation Rector last Rector, Paul Langford – was a concert day, when it became clear that wearing given to celebrate the life and work of academic robes with traditional dress is Egon Wellesz. It has been a long-standing in itself an impressive accomplishment. wish to mark Wellesz’s close association A visit to the West Coast in April started with the College, of which he was a Fellow with seeing the seals and sea-lions lying from 1939 until 1960, and the occasion, on the beach at La Jolla like exhausted superbly devised and organised by our teenagers after an all-night party, moved Lord Crewe Junior Research Fellow in up the coast, with agreeable stops on the Music, Fabio Morabito, included the way, from Los Angeles to San Francisco performance by the Ensemble Emigré of and from there to New York, where we works by Wellesz and his contemporaries. were pleased to find the College Choir This concert was one of the last of many at the end of a very successful and happy musical events in College supported by tour, being looked after throughout our much-admired alumnus Elman Poole (lodgings, food, and the very occasional before his death; we are deeply grateful to alcoholic beverage) by kind and welcoming him and to other donors who make such alumni. occasions possible.

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Havelková, Barbara, MSt DPhil Oxf, Mgr Prague, LLM Stamatopoulou, Maria, BA Athens, MSt DPhil Oxf Saarbrucken Shaw Foundation Fellow and Tutor in Law Tutor in Classical Archaeology and Art, Fellow Librarian The Fellowship Hills, David, MA DSc Oxf, PhD Trent Polytechnic, Stavrinou, Paul, BEng South Bank, PhD UCL Tutor in CEng, FIMechE Professor and Tutor in Engineering Engineering Science, Secretary to Governing Body 2018–19 Science, Fellow for Alumni Relations Televantos, Andreas, MA MSt Oxford, PhD Camb İşsever, Çiğdem, PhD Dipl Dortmund Walter Stern Hanbury Fellow and Tutor in Law VISITOR Fellow, Professor and Tutor in Physics, Fellow for Schools Vakonakis, (John) Ioannis, BSc Crete, MA Oxf, PhD The Bishop of Lincoln, The Right Reverend Liaison Texas A&M Tutor in Biochemistry Christopher Lowson Kvasnicka, Jan, BA Charles, MPhil Camb Career Vaux, David, BM BCh MA DPhil Oxf, FRMS Nuffield Development Fellow in Economics Research Fellow in Pathology and Professor and Tutor RECTOR LaPorte, Jody, BA Harvard, MA PhD Berkeley in Medicine Woudhuysen, Henry, MA DPhil Oxf, FBA FSA Gonticas Fellow and Tutor in Politics and International Vella, Dominic, MA MMath PhD Camb Professor and Relations, Director of Studies in PPE Tutor in Mathematics FELLOWS McCann, Daniel, BA MA PhD Belf Simon and June Li Wang, Qian, BSc Nanjing, PhD Princeton Tutor in Bers, Don, BA Colorado, PhD UCLA Newton Fellow and Tutor in English Literature Mathematics Abraham Visiting Professor in Medical, Biological and McCullough, Peter, BA California, MA Oxf, PhD Willis, Michael, BSc Lond, MA Oxf, PhD Camb, Chemical Sciences Princeton Sohmer Fellow and Professor and Tutor in CChem, FRSC GlaxoSmithKline Fellow and Professor Bottomley, Paul, BSc Monash, PhD Nott Newton English Literature, Sub-Rector, Fellow Archivist and Tutor in Chemistry, Welfare Dean Abraham Visiting Professor in Medical, Biological and Michael, Timothy, BA NYU, MA PhD Harvard Tutor in Wooding, Lucy, MA DPhil Oxf, FRHistS Langford Chemical Sciences English Literature, Senior Dean Fellow and Tutor in History Brewitt-Taylor, Samuel, BA MSt DPhil Oxf Darby Moore, Matthew, MA MSc DPhil Oxf Darby Fellow Fellow and Tutor in History and Tutor in Mathematics SUPERNUMERARY FELLOWS Carvalho, Pedro, BSc Coimbra, PhD Porto EP Nye, Edward, BA Leic, MA Leeds, MA DPhil Oxf E.L.F. Atkins, Peter, MA Oxf, PhD Leic, FRSC Abraham Professor of Cell Biology Fellow and Tutor in French Barclay, Neil, BA DPhil Oxf Coldea, Radu, BA Babeş Bolyai, DPhil Oxf Professor Omlor, Daniela, MA Oxf, MA ULB, PhD St And Tutor Bird, Richard, MA Camb, MA Oxf, PhD Lond and Tutor in Physics in Spanish Brigden, Susan, BA Manc, MA Oxf, PhD Camb, FBA Dullens, Roel, MSc PhD Utrecht Professor and Tutor Parakhonyak, Alexei, BSc HSE Nizhny Novgorod, Brownlee, George, MA PhD Camb, MA Oxf, in Chemistry MSc HSE Moscow, PhD EUR Amelia Ogunlesi Fellow FMedSci, FRS Durning, Louise, MA Oxf, MA St And, PhD Essex and Tutor in Economics Child, Graham, MA Oxf Senior Tutor Prescott-Couch, Alexander, BA Columbia, PhD Cook, Peter Richard, MA DPhil Oxf Emptage, Nigel, BSc East Ang, MA Oxf, PhD Camb Harvard Tutor in Philosophy Edwards, David, MA DPhil Oxf Nuffield Research Fellow, Professor and Tutor in Proudfoot, Nicholas, BSc Lond, MA Oxf, PhD Camb, Gardner, Simon, BCL MA Oxf Physiology and Pharmacology FRS Brownlee-Abraham Professor of Molecular Biology Gill, Stephen, BPhil MA Oxf, PhD Edin Enchelmaier, Stefan, LLM Edin, MA Oxf, Dr Radisoglou, Alexis, MA MPhil PhD Columbia, MA Oxf Jelley, Nicholas, MA DPhil Oxf iur Bonn, habil Munich Professor and Tutor in Montgomery-DAAD Fellow and Tutor in German Studies Kenning, David, MA Oxf, PhD Camb, CEng, Jurisprudence Raff, Jordan, BSc Bristol, PhD Imp César Milstein MIMechE Freeman, Matthew, MA Oxf, PhD Imp, FMedSci, Professor of Molecular Cancer Biology Norbury, John, BSc Queensland, MA Oxf, PhD Camb FRS Professor of Pathology Smith, (Bert) Roland, MA MPhil DPhil Oxf, FBA Payne, Frank, MA PhD Camb, MA Oxf Gauci, Perry, MA DPhil Oxf V.H.H. Green Fellow and Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art Waldmann, Herman, MB BChir MA PhD Hon DSc Tutor in History Spain, Alexander, BBS Dub, MA Oxf, MBA Camb, MA Oxf, FMedSci, FRCP, FRCPath, FRS Harrison, Susan, MA Oxf Development Director Pennsylvania Bursar Wilson, Nigel, MA Oxf, FBA

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RESEARCH FELLOWS CHAPLAIN Hilliard, Nicholas, His Honour Judge Hilliard, QC, MA Oxf Abu Shah, Enas, BSc PhD Technion Israel IT Marshall, Melanie, MA Camb, MA Toronto, MA MSt Howard, Emily, MA Oxf, MMus RNCM, PhD Manc George and Susan Brownlee Junior Research Fellow in DPhil Oxf Kornicki, Peter, MA MSc DPhil DLitt Oxf, FBA Biomedical Sciences Lloyd, The Rt Hon Sir Timothy, MA Oxf Acuto, Oreste, Dott Rome, Dipl Liceo Scientifico ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Longmore, Sir Andrew, The Rt Hon Lord Justice Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Pathology Moor, Patrice, James Watson Artist in Residence Longmore, MA Oxf Audley-Miller, Lucy, MA DPhil Oxf Postdoctoral Lucas, Sir Colin, MA DPhil Oxf, FRHistS Fellow in Classical Archaeology HONORARY FELLOWS Richards, Sir Rex, MA DSc DPhil Oxf, FRS, Hon FBA, Hon Bafadhel, Mona, MB ChB Birm, PhD Leic, MRCP Adye, Sir John, KCMG, MA Oxf FRAM, Hon FRCP, FRIC, FRSC + Kemp Postdoctoral Fellow in Medical Sciences Alderman, Naomi, BA Oxf, MA UEA Rogers, Robert, the Rt Hon Lord Lisvane, KCB, DL, MA Brookes, Stewart, BA MA PhD KCL Dilts Research Anderson, Sir Eric, KT, MA MLitt Oxf, MA St And, FRSE Oxf Fellow in Palaeography Ball, Sir Christopher, MA Oxf, FRSA Shaw, (Lucy) Nicola, CBE, BA Oxf, MSc MIT Chambers, Stephan, BA Hull, MLitt Oxf Senior Black, Julia, MA DPhil Oxf, FBA Sloane, Hugh, BSc Brist, MPhil Oxf Research Fellow in Business Studies Boardman, Sir John, MA Camb, MA Oxf, FBA, FSA Watson, James, Hon KBE, BS Chicago, PhD Indiana, Dondi, Cristina, Laurea Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Bowers, John, QC, BCL MA Oxf ForMemRS Milan, PhD Lond Oakeshott Senior Research Fellow in Cameron, The Rt Revd Gregory Kenneth, MA Camb, Yeo, The Rt Revd (Christopher) Richard, OSB, MA Oxf, the Humanities MA Oxf, MPhil LLM Wales, Dipl Pastoral Studies St JCD Pontifical Gregorian Rome Geremia, Alessandra, MD Rome, DPhil Oxf George Michael and All Angels College Llandaff and Susan Brownlee Junior Research Fellow in Clementi, Sir David, MBA Harvard, MA Oxf, FCA FLEMING FELLOWS Biomedical Sciences Cohen, (Johnson) David, CBE, MB BS Lond, MA Oxf, Cuthbert, Bill, MA DPhil Oxf Grieve, Adam, BSc PhD UCL Jones and Anson Junior FRCGP, Hon GSM, LRCP, MRCS + Li, Simon, MS Columbia, MA Oxf Research Fellow in the Biosciences Cook, Stephanie, MBE, BA Camb, BM BCh Oxf, Hon Li, (June) Theresa, BA Toronto, MA Penn Hassan, Andrew, BSc Lond, BM BCh DPhil Oxf, FRCP DM Bath The Marquise de Amodio T O Ogunlesi Senior Research Fellow in Medical Sciences Cornwell, David (John le Carré), MA Hon DLitt Oxf Polonsky, Leonard, CBE, BA NYU, PhD Paris and Professor of Medical Oncology Craig, David Brownrigg, the Lord Craig of Radley, GCB, Shaw, Harold, MA Oxf Joyce, Dominic, MA DPhil Oxf, FRS Senior Research OBE, MA Oxf Taylor, Jeremy, MA Oxf Fellow in Mathematics and Professor of Mathematics Donoughue, Bernard, the Rt Hon Lord Donoughue of Zilkha, Michael, MA Oxf Kinsella, Karl, BA Trinity Coll Dub, MSt DPhil Oxf, Ashton, DL, MA DPhil Oxf, FRHistS, FRSA Shuffrey Junior Research Fellow in Architectural History Dwek, Raymond, BSc MSc Manc, MA DSc DPhil Oxf, MURRAY FELLOWS Mofatteh, Mohammad, BSc KCL, PhD Camb BTH CBiol, CChem, FIBiol, FRCP, FRS, FRSC Dilts, Mervin, MA PhD Indiana Junior Research Fellow in Biomedical Sciences Eddington, Sir Roderick, BEng MEngSc Hon DLaws Gancz, Gordon, BM BCh MA Oxf Morabito, Fabio, BA MA Pavia, PhD KCL Lord Crewe Western Australia, DPhil Oxf Goodman, Zmira, MA MLitt Oxf Junior Research Fellow in Music Fitt, Alistair, MA MSc DPhil Oxf Greenwood, Regan, MA Oxf, MSc PhD Manc Stevens, Margaret, MA MSc MPhil DPhil Oxf Senior Gowans, Sir James, CBE, MB BS Lond, MA DPhil Oxf, Mitchell, Peter, MA Oxf Research Fellow and Professor in Economics FRCP, FRS Poole, Elman, DPhil Oxf + Thomas, Joshua, MA MSt DPhil Oxf Lavery-Shuffrey Greene, Mark, MD PhD Manitoba, FRCP Sewards-Shaw, Kenneth, MA Oxf + Early Career Fellow in Roman Art and Archaeology Hampton, Sir Philip, MBA INSEAD, MA Oxf, ACA Shepherd, Lynn, BA DPhil Oxf Trentacoste, Angela, BA Virginia, MSc PhD Sheff Hamerow, Helena, BA Wisconsin, MA DPhil Oxf, FSA Sohmer, Stephen, MA Boston, DPhil Oxf Hardie Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Humanities Hardie, Richard, MA Oxf, FCA Stewart, Daniel, BLitt Oxf Henderson, (Patrick) David, CMG, MA Oxf + Tucker, Audrey, MB MS Lond, FRCR, FSR + + now deceased Hildebrand, Philipp, BA Toronto, MA IHEID, DPhil Oxf van Diest, Patricia, MA Oxf

THE FELLOWSHIP . 5 Front row: Enas Abu Shah, Angela Trentacoste, Alex Spain, Louise Durning, Henry Woudhuysen, Peter McCullough, Timothy Michael, Melanie Marshall, Daniella Omlor Second row: Michael Willis, Nigel Emptage, Matthew Moore, Sam Brewitt-Taylor, Jordan Raff , Matthew Freeman, David Vaux, Max Thorneycroft Third row: Ioannis (John) Vakonakis, Maria Stamatopoulou, Adam Grieve, Paul Stavrinou, Joshua Thomas, Edward Nye, Alexei Parakhonyak

6 . LINCOLN COLLEGE RECORD 2018–19 Back row:QianWang,SusanHarrison,DavidHills, JodyLaPorte Fourth row:LucyWooding,KarlKinsella,Alexander Prescott-Couch,RaduColdea,AndreasTelevantos,JanKvasnicka,StefanEnchelmaier, JohnNorbury THE FELLOWSHIP . 7 This photograph has been reproduced by kind permission of Gillman & Soame photographers and can be re-ordered by visiting www.gsimagebank.co.uk/lincoln/t/rc2d9d2019 or telephone 01869 328200. Members

and University College, London. Rounding out at the University of California, Davis. Both The Senior the post-doctoral cohort is Dr Lucy Audley- were delightful members of the Common Miller, a specialist in Roman art, archaeology, Room and benefitted from their association Common and architecture; she has also been a member in College and host departments. Also of the College’s Classical Art and Archaeology demitting from our vibrant Medical Sciences Room (CAAH) team as a departmental lecturer. team was Kemp Postoctoral Fellow Dr Mona Following the recent retirement of Mr Simon Bafadhel, a specialist in respiratory medicine, 2018–19 Gardner, the College was delighted to appoint who during her tenure won the Graham Bull Dr Andreas Televantos as the new Hanbury Prize from the Royal College of Physicians. We Fellow and Tutor in Law, with joint-appointment also said goodbye to another generation of Five distinguished younger academics joined as Associate Professor in the Law Faculty. Dr Lincoln’s unique five-year teaching fellowship Lincoln as Fellows in 2018-19. Four were Televantos read Law at Corpus for both his programme, begun in the 1980s as the ‘Darby appointed to fixed-term research fellowships BA (2010) and MSt. (2012), and studied for his Fellowships’, which has contributed to so many made possible by generous endowments doctorate at Cambridge (2016), where his thesis prestigious academic careers. Dr Barbara from friends and alumni. Dr Karl Kinsella was awarded the faculty’s Yorke Prize. He then Havelkova, Shaw Foundation Fellow and holds the Shuffrey Junior Research Fellowship taught for three years as Fellow and Director Tutor in Law, a specialist in gender equality law, in Architectural History. A medievalist, Dr of Studies at Fitzwilliam College. His research goes on to a fellowship at St Hilda’s. Dr Alexis Kinsella studies pre-modern European texts focuses on trusts, fiduciaries, and equitable Radisoglou, DAAD Fellow and Tutor in German and images which grapple with theories and remedies in commerce, with a particular Studies, leaves us for a lectureship at Durham representations of architectural form. He joined interest in using historical legal method to University. And although family commitments the College after a two-year lectureship at York, address contemporary legal questions. have taken him away sooner than we would and holds the DPhil. Dr Mohammad Mofatteh have liked, we waved a fond farewell to Dr is the College’s new BTG Junior Research One of the many things that keeps the Daniel McCann, the Simon and June Li Fellow Fellow in Biomedical Sciences. With degrees Lincoln fellowship’s cherished collegiality and Tutor in English, who launched his first from King’s College London and Cambridge, fresh in our minds, and is never taken for book at Lincoln and now holds a lectureship in ‘Mo’ studies cell biology in the laboratory granted, is the discipline of annually saying medieval English at Ruhr-Universität in Bochum. group run by Lincoln’s Jordan Raff in the Sir goodbye to those who have enriched our Two official Fellows have also left the College. William Dunn School of Pathology. Dr Stewart common life as colleagues and scholars. We felt keenly the resignation of Professor Brookes, elected as Dilts Research Fellow in The Newton-Abraham Visiting Professorship Çiğdem İşsever, who had brought so much Palaeography, specialises in the study of the brought us two distinguished scientists in commitment and talent to her fellowship in transmission and palaeography of medieval succession during this past academic year: Paul Physics and to her duties as a trustee. A leading Biblical and religious texts of Anglo-Saxon Bottomley, Professor of Radiology at John European particle physicist, she has taken up England, and joins the College after degrees Hopkins University, and Professor Donald a professorship in Experimental High-Energy and teaching appointments at King’s College Bers from the Department of Pharmacology Physics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin,

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where she will hold a prestigious fi ve-year ERC Advanced Grant from the EU, in conjunction with appointment as Leading Scientist at the Deutsches Electronen-Synchronotron in Zeuthen. And fi nally, the entire College community has united to wish Dr Louise Durning the happiest of retirements. Louise’s contributions to Lincoln as its Senior Tutor are too many to count, although valiant attempts to do so are made elsewhere in the Record, and in a full-length article in a recent Imprint. But it is apt here to record what a cherished member of the Senior Common Room Louise has been over the years. She understood and embodied all that is requisite for a fl ourishing Oxford Common Room – an unfailing presence Dr Louise Durning at table, at morning coff ee, about the quads, at functions, in her stall in Chapel; a charming host to visitors and guests; an expert eye for the proper presentation of our historic rooms; a sincere commitment to making new members feel welcome. In short, few colleagues in my experience of Oxford have more fundamentally, sincerely, and passionately supported what is unique about collegiality in this university. She will not only be deeply missed, but will for many years to come be to those who knew her a model of devotion and service to Lincoln. n

Professor Peter McCullough Sohmer Fellow and Professor in English; Steward of the Common Room

Professor Çiğdem İşsever

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2019 with almost 200,000 visitors and Fellows’ research and thousands of enthusiastic messages from all over the world left in five visitors’ books. We produced a strikingly-designed and teaching news 2018–19 lavishly-illustrated catalogue, and a video of the exhibition can be seen in this link: https://www.studiovisuale.it/it/printing- Peter Atkins (Chemistry) ‘I have published Radu Coldea (Physics) ‘Over the past r-evolution-1450-1500-cinquant-anni- a version of my Physical Chemistry text academic year I have started a new € 2.5m hanno-cambiato-europa-_19_133.htm. (OUP) in which thermodynamics is five-year Advanced Grant from the developed from a molecular viewpoint. This European Research Council to explore Presentations about the exhibition were being the International Year of the Periodic emergent properties of quantum materials given to various seminars and events, such Table, I have contributed to various in the presence of strong electron as Venice in Peril, and the Oxford Literary events in the UK and to a celebration in correlations. This involves advanced Festival. On 14 August 2019, a special St Petersburg of the 150th anniversary of methods of novel materials synthesis programme on the 15cBOOKTRADE, Mendeleev’s formulation of the table.’ in large single crystal form and neutron filmed at Lincoln College and the scattering experiments to probe the static Bodleian Library, was broadcast on Samuel Brewitt-Taylor (History) and dynamical properties of the electronic Superquark, Italian national TV’s pre- ‘This has been a busy and wonderful magnetic moments. Our current focus is eminent documentary series on science year, marked by two central events: the the study of spin waves with topological and technology. It attracted 1,583,000 launch of my book in Lincoln’s Langford properties in layered honeycomb magnets viewers and can be seen online on Room on 1 October, and the birth of where the spin and orbital motion of https://www.raiplay.it/video/2019/08/ our charming daughter Rose thirteen electrons are strongly entangled. I have SuperQuark-73b2ae02-700d-46fb-9fc1- days later. The book was reviewed in the given invited lectures on research in this 3bdd5a03d5cd.html [hour 1.29-1.38] TLS in March, and was shortlisted for group at the Institut d’Etudes Scientifique the Ecclesiastical History Society’s first de Cargese, Corsica, and at the Kavli Even if the project officially ended in book prize in July. Rose said her first word Institute for Theoretical Physics at the March 2019, the research goes on and (‘Mama’) in August and began crawling University of California, Santa Barbara.’ the network of contributing libraries and in September. I have also written two editors continues to grow. The number follow-up articles introducing a new Cristina Dondi (History) ‘The exhibition of Material Evidence in Incunabula ‘post-secular’ interpretation of post-war at the Correr Museum in Venice, ‘Printing (MEI) records reached 47,000, and over British secularisation, which I hope will be Revolution 1450-1500: Fifty Years that 18,000 former owners, both private and published in the coming year.’ Changed Europe’, closed on 30 April institutional, have been traced and their

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dispersed libraries reconstructed. Grants Materials, 2019). We also published was to speak at the world’s foremost were received from the Helen Hamlyn articles on a range of other topics, neurochemistry conference, ISN. I also Trust, the Polonsky Foundation, and the including the transport of colloidal rods enjoyed my ‘annual typhoon moment’ on Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe. and spheres in optical landscapes. Finally, a trip to Deagu, South Korea, where I I have been awarded the 2019 Corday- was speaking at the International Brain We also ran the third Summer School in Morgan Prize from the Royal Society of conference, IBRO. Typhoon Tapah the History of Libraries in College. This Chemistry and given a number of invited provided the excitement on this occasion, year centred on the new areas of historical lectures, including talks at the ninth giving the 5,000 delegates an unequivocal investigation which our project has opened International Conference on Multiscale reason to be inside listening to the science. up, namely ‘the knowledge economy’. This Materials Modeling in Osaka and at the summer school covered the economic International Conference on Transport And what of Lincoln’s Medical and aspects of the printing revolution, and was Phenomena in Complex Environments in Biomedical students? A glorious crop of held in conjunction with the Medieval Erice (Italy).’ first-class degrees; half of the cohort, in and Modern Coin Department of the fact. I am proud and delighted for them.’ Ashmolean Museum. Nigel Emptage (Biomedical Sciences) ‘This year has proven to be quite a treat, Stefan Enchelmaier (Law) ‘After a More detailed information on the with the highpoint being my election to year as Assessor and a term’s sabbatical, 15cBOOKTRADE Project’s activities can Academia Europea. The UK’s relationship I resumed my teaching in Michaelmas be found at http://15cbooktrade.ox.ac.uk.’ with Europe may be fraught but it seems for both College and Faculty. The article that the scientific community are content which I mentioned in the last Record Roel Dullens (Chemistry) ‘This academic to look beyond any challenges and elect had by November spun out of control: year, I have been teaching all the physical a British scientist into the fold. I am very when it passed 40,000 words, I decided chemistry tutorials for the Lincoln much looking forward to joining the other to make it into a monograph instead. Chemistry undergraduates. In terms of new members of the academy in Barcelona Unfortunately, I cannot report much research, we have continued to work on for the election ceremony. progress since then, but I am confident the structure and dynamics of colloidal I shall make some headway during my materials. This resulted in publications on Showcasing the lab’s work at research next sabbatical. The current text formed the behaviour grain boundaries in two- meetings around the world never fails to the basis of a lecture at the Stockholm dimensional colloidal crystals (European provide some wonderful moments. This University in November. Instead, I wrote Physical Journal B, 2019) and on the year I caught up with a former Lincoln a piece on the development over time of synthesis of colloidal SU-8 polymer rods Fellow and one of my predecessors, the jurisprudence on the EU’s internal that can be simultaneously imaged and Professor Claudio Cuello, at McGill market. It will be published by the Collège optically manipulated in 3D (Advanced University. The trip to Montreal d’Europe, where I presented my findings

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in February. In March, I contributed an once I have been alerted to a breach, no Aside from publication, it was a very overview of ‘Legal Commentaries – Law matter when, I have 72 hours to decide busy year for Faculty duties, with my and its literature from a comparative whether I need to notify the Information appointment as Secretary of the Final perspective: English Law’, to a seminar Commissioner’s Office. Getting this Honour School. Students are (rightfully) on legal literature at the University of wrong might entail crippling fines for the blissfully unaware of the challenges of Münster. I am currently developing College. The legal basis for this is currently examining, but I have come away with a this into an article, to be published next a Regulation of the European Union. It deepened respect for colleagues who work year. Brexit was another topic on which will cease to apply if the UK leaves the EU all year round on this vital part of our I delivered presentations to the Lincoln without a withdrawal agreement. Brexit academic mission.’ Leads series organised by the MCR, and will throw up all manner of interesting to the Bodley Club at Merton College. questions in this regard.’ David Hills (Engineering) is continuing his I also participated in radio programmes studies of the problem of ‘fretting fatigue’ - on the subject and briefed a number of Perry Gauci (History) ‘The highlight the propensity of components in engineering journalists. Shortly before the end of of my last year was undoubtedly the assemblies to suffer tiny amounts of the period under review, I addressed publication of Revisiting the Polite and movement which damage the surfaces and the newly constituted Internal Market Commercial People (OUP, 2019), a tribute promote the nucleation of cracks, which Committee of the European Parliament to Paul Langford which I co-edited with may subsequently grow to catastrophic on potential amendments to the Professor Elaine Chalus of the University levels. These occur in the roots of fan legislation concerning the free movement of Liverpool. A splendid launch took blades, in gas turbines for example (and in a of goods. place in the Langford Room in April, number of other places). We are developing attended by over 100 of Paul’s family, a complicated laboratory test apparatus to In College, I assumed the role of Data students, colleagues, and friends. The book study the crack nucleation and propagation Protection Officer in April. Lincoln has features articles from 13 scholars, all of problem, and, with Lincoln colleague always taken data protection seriously, them either former students or colleagues, Dr Matthew Moore, we are studying and so we were able to reach the who combine to pay rich tribute to Paul’s mathematically the conditions for slip to standards required under the General commanding impact on his field in the 30 occur. That work will also enable careful Data Protection Regulation in time. years since the appearance of his seminal matching between laboratory experiment Nevertheless, smallish data breaches Polite and Commercial People. More and prototype. The goal is to achieve greater occur off and on, and I have to deal with locally, the event highlighted his enduring structural integrity of the engine. their legal aftermath. This area of the contribution to the success of the subject law was new to me. I find the job very at Lincoln, and the current History group Karl Kinsella (History of Architecture) interesting and rewarding, although it has were well represented at this memorable ‘I joined Lincoln in October 2018 having wrecked more than one weekend already: event. taught at the University of York’s Art

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History department for two years. This to discuss the history of Notre-Dame causal claims. My co-authored article on year has been an immense privilege, and a Cathedral after the fire that destroyed a overcoming ‘missing data’ in qualitative great opportunity to focus on researching large amount of the building’s fabric.’ research was accepted by Sociological medieval architecture. To that end, I Methods and Research. We conceptualise have just completed my monograph on Jody LaPorte (PPE) ‘Much to my different reasons why evidence may not architectural drawings of the twelfth surprise, I found myself on medical leave be forthcoming and develop new tools century. I have also co-edited a volume on for 2018-19. I am tremendously grateful for making causal inferences in data-poor the meaning of architecture in text and to the College for its support through this environments.’ image during the Middle Ages. My chapter year; I truly cannot imagine being part of on the use of architecture to teach during a more wonderful community. Despite Peter McCullough (English) ‘It was a the twelfth century has just been published taking a step back from teaching, I am delight to be back in the saddle after two in a collection entitled Horizontal pleased to report that PPE continued years’ research leave. During my absence, Learning within High Medieval Religious on pace! I spent my first year in post the early modern papers had been in Communities. instituting stability within PPE—by the expert hands of Dr Ben Higgins, a streamlining administrative issues, by talented Shakespearean much loved by The great opportunity a research ensuring that students had academic students and colleagues alike, so all was fellowship provides is having the time to support, and by communicating academic in great shape. The most difficult part of examine manuscripts and other primary expectations. This year, we turned our re-entry was coming to terms with having sources. To that end, I am currently attention to new initiatives to engage been here long enough to be Sub-Rector. writing this while the sound of Munich’s students beyond tutorials and across My research time has been devoted to an church bells drifts through the State subjects. We introduced a ‘policy challenge’ unexpected spin-off from my biography Library’s windows as I examine four exercise for Freshers during 0th week of Lancelot Andrewes – a fresh look at his manuscripts containing texts for my next and a termly PPE pub night that brings Cambridge contemporary Edward Kirke, major project on architecture and liturgy students and tutors together for some long held to be the ‘E.K.’ of Edmund in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. lighter discussion. Spenser’s Shepheardes Kalendar. The short article that has become a short book about This year, I have also had the chance to On the research side, I continued working him has been an object lesson in the risks reach out and discuss my love of medieval on my book manuscript in between of pausing long enough to ask - ‘I wonder architecture in both good and quite tragic medical treatments; it examines the if there’s more to know about this person’ contexts. I presented at and answered political effects of corruption in post- – and in the folly of choosing yet another questions on the subject at the Bodleian’s Soviet Eurasia. I also work on political biographical subject who requires all late night event on ‘Thinking 3D’. Less science research methods, particularly research to be done at the Other Place and happily, I also appeared on radio stations the use of qualitative data in making points even further east.’

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Tim Michael (English) ‘My research for also spoken on related work in the field composers) as a springboard for broader the past year has centred on perhaps the at conferences in Vienna and Durham, reflections. Contrary to stereotypical three most formidable satirists in English: and travelled to UEA and Imperial to conceptions of composition as the result Alexander Pope, Charles Churchill, and give seminars. I have also been involved of inspiration and invention, we want Lord Byron. The work on Pope is for a new in projects interested in modelling how to tease out the self-consciousness that scholarly edition of the poet’s late prose; robotic fish swim, how silicon can clog-up accompanied musicians when crafting the work on Churchill part of a larger channels in the huge furnaces in which their image and presenting themselves to project on literature and politics in the it is extracted, and how coffee rings form the public in this period. 1760s; and the work on Byron part of a on curved substrates. The last project seminar I was invited to lead at the annual has been conducted alongside Lincoln’s We had a most positive year of Chapel conference of the North American Society Dominic Vella. music at Lincoln. In June, the Chapel for the Study of Romanticism in August. I Choir closed Trinity term in really good continue to teach the ‘Romantic’, ‘Victorian’, In another Lincoln collaboration, I have shape, which promises to attract new and ‘Modern’ papers to our undergraduates continued my work with David Hills and quality choristers next year. The Lincoln and to supervise DPhil students working his engineering group, where we look at College Choir tour to the US (in April, in those periods. I also continue to serve, different analytical approaches to contact organised by the Junior Organ Scholar, happily, as Senior Dean of the College.’ mechanics (think turbine blades). We have myself, and the Development Office) was a number of publications in the works, and also a success. The choristers have kept Matthew Moore (Mathematics) ‘It has it is particularly pleasing to have such a a high standard of music-making and been a busy year for Lincoln mathematics, fruitful collaboration develop through the focus throughout an intense eight days as the first year after the retirement of Lincoln SCR.’ of rehearsals, concerts, and transfers. long-time lecturer Ursel Kiehne. We have However, the highlight of this experience, worked hard to keep the ship steady, and, Fabio Morabito (Music) ‘Over the past for me, was to see alumni of the College as ever, tutorials with the Lincoln students year I have completed the work for the reconnect with Lincoln via the Choir. have been a delight. We hope the incoming volume Antoine Reicha and the Making Lincoln alumni have opened their homes students carry on this fine tradition. of the Nineteenth-Century Composer, a to current students as if they could not collection of essays I have edited for wait to catch up with old acquaintances, On the research front, I have been international publisher Brepols. Reicha and were ready to prepare meals or show working with long-term collaborators on (1770-1836) was a contemporary of us around their neighbourhoods. I know boundary layers on free surfaces, inspired Beethoven and professor of composition that our students have come back to by the jets and drops formed during at the Paris Conservatoire. The book uses Oxford treasuring every moment of this splashing problems (think inkjet printing this figure and his extensive pedagogical richly musical and, first and foremost, or waves crashing into a sea wall). I have writings (a system for would-be human experience.’

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Bert Smith (Classical Archaeology) Paul Stavrinou (Engineering) ‘At the enjoyment. The unique format and close ‘This was my first year of a three-year outset of 2018-19, I became secretary engagement with students remains a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship for Governing Body; a little daunting valuable one; made all the more satisfying working on a project called ‘The Greek in prospect but I was helped by some this year with some excellent performances East under Rome: a visual history’. My insightful advice from my predecessor. by our young engineers.’ exhibition on ‘Antinous: boy made god’ ran As you can imagine, the role provides an for five months in the Ashmolean, and I extraordinary insight into all aspects of the Andreas Televantos (Law) ‘Research put on an Antinous seminar series in the College - not least the remarkable efforts during my first year at Lincoln has focused Classics Faculty. of colleagues, officers, and staff, which are mainly on a book project, which examines required to maintain the smooth running the genesis of modern commercial legal I gave talks in Boston, Brussels, of the College. rules in the legal, political economic, Diyarbakir, London, New York, and and even religious thought of the late Oxford, and my publications included Of course, my other activities have not eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. papers on ‘The long lives of Roman ceased: my laboratory is finally complete, As part of this project, I travelled to the statues’ and ‘Diadems, royal hairstyles, with all the equipment safely making the US where I read the papers and notes and the Berlin Attalos’. I participated arduous 50-mile journey along the M40. of Lord Eldon, a particularly influential in a conference in Tokyo, visited the On a somewhat different scale, the new Lord Chancellor whose judgments are Miho Museum near Kyoto to examine laboratories in China, at the University’s still regularly cited in English courts. a Hellenistic bronze statue and Bactrian research centre in Suzhou, are progressing The monograph will be published by artefacts, and made a research trip to well. Indeed, preliminary work on new Oxford University Press, and will have northern Greece to see new sites and soluble semiconducting materials is already implications for historians, modern legal museums in Macedonia and Thessaly. underway and, by the end of the year, I hope practitioners, and law reformers. I directed a two-month summer campaign to have a full complement of equipment of research and excavation at Aphrodisias and researchers in place. The long flights Beyond this, I also presented a paper in in south-west Turkey, where six Lincoln and occasional jet-lag have at least given London, co-authored with Professor Ben persons were part of the team: one me time to prepare and finish several new McFarlane, on the structure of modern colleague (Josh Thomas), two recent publications on materials and devices. I was English private law, to be published next doctoral students (Hugh Jeffery and especially pleased our work on metallic solar year in the inaugural volume of Oxford Christian Niederhuber (both 2015)), and cells has finally seen the light. Studies in Private Law Theory. I also wrote three graduates (Brandon MacDonald, a short article for the Cambridge Law Greg Morton, and Hannah Watkins Now entering my fourth full year here, I Journal commenting on a recent Court of (all 2015)). Both the results and the am also delighted to report that tutorial Appeal decision concerning trusts of land. participants were of high calibre.’ teaching continues to be a source of

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With regards to teaching, I gave tutorials Turkey, where I began a new research recovery of plant and animal remains. in Land Law and Trusts to undergraduates project on a remarkable set of figured Then I logged hundreds of miles on from Lincoln and other colleges. Much console blocks from the Hadrianic Baths.’ Italian trains, travelling the length of the of the year was spent writing two courses peninsula to collect animal bones and of undergraduate lectures, one on the Angela Trentacoste (Classical study material. After these travels I am creation of trusts, the other on the law of Archaeology) ‘The 2018–19 academic looking forward to the excitement of mortgages.’ year has been a busy and productive another academic year, but not before one time for my research on the archaeology final study visit to Sicily (and some late Joshua Thomas (Classical Archaeology) of animals and the ZooMWest ERC summer sun).’ ‘I enjoyed a terrific third year as Lavery- project – if one occupied with a range of Shuffrey Early Career Fellow in Roman different themes! I had four co-authored John Vakonakis (Biochemistry) ‘This Art and Archaeology at Lincoln. During papers published last autumn, on topics was a milestone year for me since joining a term of sabbatical leave in Michaelmas, including late prehistoric agriculture, fish Lincoln College, as the very first group I completed the manuscript of my processing/consumption in Mediterranean of students I oversaw from admission first monograph, which examines the antiquity, and infant human bones interviews to completion graduated. I intersection of art and science in the (which are sometimes found mixed in was sad to see Emma and Helen leave but Hellenistic world. Work also continued with animal remains). Thus far 2019 hugely gratified by their strong results on several other research projects: I have has proved equally dynamic. An on- in Finals, and they will always be most an article on the botanical illustrations going collaboration with colleagues in welcome to come back and visit Lincoln. of the Vienna Dioskourides manuscript Chemistry and the Research Laboratory Congratulations too to the third- and first- coming out in this year’s edition of Journal for Archaeology and the History of Art year Biochemists, Olly, Noah, Abi, and of Roman Studies, and I am currently produced an article on the detection of Elly, for distinguishing themselves in their putting the final touches to a new article polyphenols in pig bones, and I travelled exams, and to our second-year students, on the famous Alexander Mosaic from to Athens for an invited lecture on ‘cattle Simon, Rosie, and Gabriel, for their strong Pompeii. On the teaching side, I enjoyed and connectivity’ at the American School progress. Their efforts and results make delivering revision lectures in Greek of Classical Studies. More recently, I me proud to be their tutor! Art and Archaeology for the Classics have contributed to the catalogue of Faculty, and teaching a range of tutorial the stunning ‘Last Supper in Pompeii’ Research-wise, it has been a relatively papers to our excellent cohort of CAAH exhibition at the Ashmolean. quiet year in my lab in Biochemistry. undergraduates. I was also fortunate Both our projects on understanding the enough to be invited to deliver a lecture in As always, the summer was filled with centriole ‘nano-machines’ in animal cells, Tokyo in June. My summer vacation was fieldwork: first, a new project in Sardinia and on visualising how the malaria parasite again spent in Aphrodisias in south-west at Roman Tharros, where I direct the modifies the red blood cell it invades, are

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in a data-accumulation phase. However, collaborations with a chemist (Tim engineering applications, are considered we have a number of research stories Donohoe, Oxford) and a theoretical in a review article I published in Nature nearing completion, which we hope to physicist (Chiu Fan Lee, Imperial Reviews Physics this year. I have given talks finalise and publish in 2019-20. I look College, London). Synthetic chemistry on this work in Beijing and Shanghai, as forward to discussing these with you in the has provided fluorescent viscosity probes well as at the London International Youth next issue of the Record.’ that reveal details of a process called Science Forum. My group have also been liquid-liquid phase separation that seems working to understand how elastic objects David Vaux (Medical Sciences) ‘This key to early amyloid assembly, while a are deformed by surface tension, focusing year we have continued our studies of novel software tool for large-scale 3D in particular on how insects exploit liquids the membrane network that infiltrates particle tracking enables us to visualise and (at the same time) protect themselves the nucleus in many human cell types, and measure the larger scale ‘gelling’ of late from the unwanted effects of liquids. uncovering some of the molecular stage amyloid formation. Efforts are now This work has been published inPhysical machinery that determine when and underway to transfer these methods first Review Letters and Physical Review Fluids, where new parts of this dynamic structure to a cellular context, and ultimately to in and through talks given in Bad Honnef will be made. Together with our recent vivo studies.’ (Germany) and Brussels.’ demonstration that a modified enzyme called a fusion kinase is responsible Dominic Vella (Mathematics) ‘On the Mike Willis (Chemistry) ‘My group’s for the increased abundance of this research front, I have been continuing to research in the general area of synthetic network in one type of thyroid cancer, study how thin elastic objects deform. In organic chemistry continues to move we now have the clues needed to mount this area, the classic understanding is that forward. This year we have begun to focus a determined assault on the underlying curving an object in one direction makes more on organosulfur chemistry from both regulatory mechanisms. These regulatory it much harder to deform in the other: preparative and application perspectives. A mechanisms are important in the normal this is why one makes sure to bend the series of reagents based on our chemistry cellular ageing process, the cyclic behaviour crust of a slice of pizza slightly to stop it have been launched commercially; this of reproductive tissue, and the abnormal drooping under its weight (at least when will significantly help with the uptake growth of tumour cells; so this is a goal eating by hand and not in hall, obviously). of the methods we are developing. worth chasing. My group have studied the limits of this Other highlights this year include the ‘curvature-induced rigidity’ but have also publication of the 140th research paper Our research interest in the mechanisms shown that other deformation modes from the group, as well as lecturing at the underlying the loss of brain cells exist that appear to contravene the classic international symposium on organosulfur in neurodegenerative diseases like understanding. The examples we have chemistry in Tokyo.’ Alzheimer’s Disease remains a constant, studied, together with other classes enhanced this year by excellent of the same phenomenon from recent

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Nigel Wilson (Classics) ‘This year my Lucy Wooding (History) ‘This year I Series for which I was responsible as resemblance to the allegedly typical Italian have given papers in Oxford, London, and General Editor, All’s Well That Ends Well, professor (the person who is always Bologna, and published pieces on religious edited by Suzanne Gossett and Helen somewhere else) has been less evident. imagery in fifteenth- and sixteenth- Wilcox, has been published. I had more There are just two excursions to be century England, and on John Jewel, the than a few fingers in the production of recorded. In October I made a brief trip Elizabethan Bishop of Salisbury. I am that volume and also in the two volumes to Bordeaux to give a couple of lectures still working on my book, Tudor England, published by the Malone Society, both but abstained (untypically?) from visiting but am at least at the stage of trying to edited by Chiaki Hanabusa. These any vineyards. In the first week of July bring the word count down, rather than supply the first scholarly, colour photo- I was in Germany to give my annual push it up, which is progress of a sort. facsimiles of the 1604 and 1616 versions ‘Kompaktseminar’ in Freiburg. Otherwise Our wonderful Lincoln students continue of Christopher Marlowe’s play Doctor work continues on a new edition of the to be a joy, and this year saw my first Faustus. I gave the second Zeidberg Bibliotheca of Photius, one of the most experience of teaching a Masters course Lecture at the Huntington Library in important texts of Byzantine literature to a particularly scintillating group of California on the trade in second-hand which is of great value to classicists and postgraduates, and a bridge paper for the books in England during the sixteenth theologians because it summarises many History and English joint degree on late and seventeenth centuries. I also spoke important works that are no longer medieval religious writing, which was on editing Alexander Pope’s letters in extant. I have also become involved in a equally inspiring. The final-year students Oxford, on Samuel Johnson in Geneva, rather more recherché project, working who graduated in the summer were the and, on negligence about recording time on a palimpsest manuscript in Vienna ones who had started at Lincoln at the in London. I appeared on panels in Venice that contains part of a text by the leading same time as me, which felt like a rite of about incunabula and in Oxford about ancient grammarian Herodian. It was passage. I hope they loved those three years ‘Digitizing the Stage’. A piece describing first examined some 50 years ago, with as much as I did.’ early collectors of Samuel Johnson’s tantalising results, but now with multi- literary remains (manuscripts, books he spectral imaging much more can be read; Henry Woudhuysen (English) The final owned, and letters) was published in the even so it is a challenge.’ play in the Arden Shakespeare Third journal Poetica.’ n

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Many of these were high-ranking Firsts, Senior Tutor’s Undergraduate with several Gibbs prizes, or their studies equivalents, being awarded to Lincoln report graduands. The full list of degree results In Michaelmas 2018 we admitted 85 new and prize winners may be read elsewhere undergraduates, including our first student in the Record (p.24; p.31). As I write, the from the Target Oxbridge Programme for final calculation of our ranking has yet to Black African and Caribbean teenagers, be confirmed but these results promise founded by Lincoln alumna Naomi a significantly higher placing than last Kellman (2008). year. We congratulate each one of our graduands on their achievements. Lincoln is fortunate in being able to provide additional Bursary support to In Prelims too, and in the ‘split finals’ that our students, thanks to the generosity characterise many of the science schools, of alumni. A total of 48 undergraduates our undergraduates showed great promise received awards from these endowments. for future achievement. The conferral of 70 Some of our Bursaries have a particular Scholarships and Exhibitions in the course focus: the Millerchip Bursary is of the year indicates real strength in depth. particularly dedicated to assisting students from the West Midlands; the Henrey The most significant strategic development Bursary assists students reading Arts of the year came with the completion of Dr Louise Durning subjects; the Simon Featherstone Bursary the work to create a new undergraduate Senior Tutor and Tutor for Graduates assists Law students; the Richard Finn subject for the College, with the election Award supports students in PPE; and of Dr JP Park to the newly-endowed joint the Davies award, inaugurated this year, University-College position in History of No fewer than 73 of our graduate supports a student reading Mathematics. Art. Dr Park will take up his post as the students received scholarships from first June and Simon Li Fellow in History We continue to improve our Norrington of Chinese Art in mid-September and the the College, undoubtedly the largest performance, with a total of 32 Firsts first undergraduate to read for the new in Schools this year, including six in school will matriculate in October 2019. number of any Oxford college... Mathematics, six in History and its joint schools, four in English, and four As ever, the members of the JCR enjoy a in Medicine and in Biomedical Sciences. wide range of extra-curricular activities,

34 . LINCOLN COLLEGE RECORD 2018–19 exercising their considerable talents to and current members, whose collective The extraordinary range of academic the full. It has been a bumper year for the memories spanned each of those six happy endeavour represented by the members charities team, acknowledged by the award decades. of the MCR can be seen in the list of to Lincoln of Top College Fundraiser in DPhil theses defended and Masters degree the annual OUSU Charity awards. The This year of celebration also saw the examinations completed (pp. 25-7). We Lincoln College Musical Society has admission of 134 new graduate students take great pleasure in congratulating all been particularly active this year, hosting and the awarding of a record number of on their successes, noting in particular the weekly recitals each term to showcase the graduate scholarships, generously funded number of Distinctions awarded. talents of junior members. The newly- by alumni and friends of the College. No formed Lincoln Sinfonia gave us an fewer than 73 of our graduate students The lively intellectual culture of the MCR ambitious programme of public concerts received scholarships from the College, was showcased in the third edition of the and this year’s Lincoln Musical, a spirited undoubtedly the largest number of any Lincoln Leads programme, now a firm rendition of Sondheim’s ‘Into the Woods’, Oxford college, 41 of whom were new fixture of Hilary term. This was a great played to packed houses in Michaelmas entrants to the College. Among these, success, drawing record audiences not only term. The Chapel Choir enjoyed a very we welcomed the first recipients of the from the College but from across Oxford. successful tour to the East Coast of the Marshall-Peter Barack-David Goldey The weekly seminar series brings together US, performing in New York, Albany, and award, the Lincoln-Oxford Australia a current MCR member, an old member, Boston. A highlight of the JCR sporting award, and the MCR scholarship for and a Fellow to debate topics of current year was the selection of Beth Keech a student from a developing country, interest. For the first time this year the (2016) to row in Osiris at the Boat Race. co-funded by the Commonwealth events were filmed and can now be viewed Scholarship Scheme and the junior on YouTube. In closing, I take this opportunity to send members of the College. This year also saw my warmest wishes to all current and the admission of the first beneficiaries of The members of the MCR continue to former members of the JCR for success the new Kingsgate Graduate Scholarship present papers on their own research and happiness in their future endeavours. Scheme, which will run from 2018 to interests at the regular meetings of 2023. This remarkable scheme will fund the Lord Florey Society and at the up to ten new Lincoln DPhil students Converszione. This year’s Trinity term each year, in collaboration with matched Conversazione, held in memory of the Graduate studies funding from University-administered Kenneth Sewards-Shaw (1949), we This year we celebrated the 60th funds. It is fitting that the oldest MCR saw a paper from current Sewards- anniversary of the MCR with a weekend in Oxford should also lead the way in Shaw Scholar, Ben Steward (2015), on of events in March, culminating in a financial support for its members. eighteenth-century British political history. joyous dinner in Hall attended by alumni

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In their leisure hours the members of Outreach at Oxford is changing. The the MCR enjoy a wide range of sporting, Access and past year has seen the foundation of the philanthropic, and cultural pursuits. Of consortium model to facilitate access particular note this year was the selection outreach work across an area of the country in of Ben Landis (2018) rowing at 2 in the collaboration with other Oxford colleges. Boat Race. Going forwards, Lincoln will be working primarily in the East Midlands with The legendary hospitality of the Lincoln Magdalen College and St Edmund MCR continues unabated with a Hall, and will maintain our links with remarkable roster of events and activities Lincolnshire schools. In addition, Lincoln held over the course of the year in the has joined Oxford for North East – a beautiful surroundings of the MCR consortium involving St Anne’s College, in the Berrow Foundation Building. Trinity College, and Christ Church – to Wine and cheese parties have become deliver specific outreach projects to young a staple of the term card, along with people in the region. In partnership ‘Disserteas’, Welfare teas, and other forms with Lord Crewe’s Charity, we delivered of conviviality. The Common Room also a residential programme in Oxford for played host, in October, to a visit from Year 12 students from the North East. the President of Switzerland attended Across all of our outreach initiatives, we by many members of the wider Swiss are constantly reflecting on the impact of community in Oxford. our efforts, and continue to make changes Katie Osmon to ensure that we meet the needs of young As the year draws to its close and I Schools' Liaison Officer people and the regions we serve. reflect on the vitality of our MCR, I send my warmest wishes for the future The College continues to encourage a We continue to support outreach activities to all current and former members of the greater number of applications from outside of our link regions, including Common Room. n students in state schools and our outreach UNIQ – a residential programme giving efforts are instrumental to achieving this students from UK state schools the Dr Louise Durning aim. We deliver a large programme of opportunity to experience Oxford. We Senior Tutor and Tutor for Graduates activities to students from Year 9 to 13 and also support the collegiate Pathways work with a number of partners to reach Programme for Year 10 and 11 students, those that stand to benefit the most from which provides hundreds of school pupils what we can offer. with the opportunity to visit Oxford

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and experience a range of academic Lincoln College has worked with Nunthorpe Academy tasters and aspiration-raising activities. individuals from more than 368 schools Prior Pursglove College Additionally, we support the Target and colleges across the UK in 2018-19, Prudhoe Community High School Oxbridge programme founded by Lincoln many of which are in our link regions in Queen Elizabeth High School alumna Naomi Kellman (2008) to inspire the South West and Lincolnshire. We have Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College and support black African and Caribbean also expanded our provision in the North Sacred Heart Catholic High School students in applying to Oxford or East and have engaged with students from Southmoor Academy Cambridge. the following schools: SRC Bede Sixth Form St Leonard’s Catholic School Our MCR have had a greater involvement Cardinal Hume Catholic School St Mary’s Catholic School in outreach at the College than ever Carmel College St Thomas More Catholic School before. In Trinity term, they elected Churchill Community College Stockton Sixth Form College their first Access Rep and have a number Consett Academy Teesdale School of dedicated Student Ambassadors Cramlington Learning Village The Duchess’s Community High School representing the College at outreach Durham Johnston Comprehensive School The King Edward VI School events. Both the JCR and MCR Access Durham Sixth Form Centre The King’s Academy Reps have acted as co-creators in outreach English Martyrs Sixth Form College Thorp Academy strategy for the College and supported the Harton Academy Whitburn Church of England Academy development of the 2019-20 plan, which is Heaton Manor School Whitley Bay High School the foundation for a longer term strategy. Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy As ever, the success of our outreach Macmillan Academy Katie Osmon work is in no small part down to our Middlesbrough College Schools’ Liaison Officer students volunteering their time to meet and support young people to encourage them to aim for Oxford. Their efforts to address the issues that can act as a barrier to making an application, often by sharing their own stories, are inspirational. Outreach has become embedded within the ethos of the College and we look forward to another successful year of engaging both schools and the College community to improve access.

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generous bursaries to undergraduates. This Bursar's report year has also seen the College become an accredited member of the Living Wage Foundation, paying a minimum wage to staff that significantly exceeds the National Living Wage.

Capital projects

Our two major capital projects are progressing well. These are the renovation of the Mitre student accommodation and the re-development of the old NatWest building on the High Street. We are also continuing the restoration of our Chapel.

Construction works commenced in the Mitre in September 2018. The project is expected to be complete in late 2020. As a Alex Spain Bursar Grade II listed building with architecture spanning seven centuries, the restoration In the last year the College has been and renovation presents significant focused on developing and supporting challenges. We are careful to respect the our teaching and research, providing heritage of the building in our works. At will cost approximately £16 million, of financial support to students, and present we have 70 rooms, three of which which £10 million is funded from long- successfully executing our capital projects. are en suite. On completion we will have term fixed-rate debt. We hope to fund the 68 rooms, 53 of which will be en suite. At balance through philanthropic support, We have expanded our fellowship and the same time we will restore the external of which we have already identified £4m. enhanced remuneration to tutors both fabric of the whole building (including the A room-naming campaign for the Mitre directly and indirectly through the USS pub below the student accommodation), project will run through the next year. As pension fund. We have also achieved improve fire exits, modernise heating and the building is a renovation of existing a substantial expansion in funding lighting, and install accommodation for accommodation, the project will not for graduates and continue to provide those with restricted mobility. The project result in any significant new revenue from

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at the rear of the building to 17 flats, nine much influenced by financial markets of which are commercially let. Following and the return we can achieve on our NatWest’s decision to terminate their lease investments, as well as new donations. and move out, the College has converted the ground floor, with the Ivy restaurant In the year to July 2019, the College as the tenant, and has converted the upper achieved an 8.9% net return from its three floors to residential accommodation. securities investments and a 3.0% net It is expected the project will be complete return from its property investments by Christmas 2019 and will cost for an aggregate return of 6.2%, which approximately £7.5 million, all of which exceeds the College’s long-term target will be borrowed. return of CPI inflation plus 4%. The College takes a long-term perspective The College continues the restoration of in its investments. It has a limited its Chapel. In 2017-18 we renovated the requirement for liquidity and can ceiling and this year we restored the wood therefore benefit from the higher returns panelling. Next year we will address the that can often be achieved investing in heating and lighting. private markets such as property and private equity. In 2019-20 we will also be focusing on our other heritage buildings, replacing the Overall, the College is in sound financial floor in the Hall to improve fire-proofing, condition. Our immediate focus is on as well as ongoing maintenance of our completion of our major capital projects other historic properties. and then on repayment of the borrowings students, thereby limiting our ability to incurred to fund the projects. However, fund it with borrowings. Endowment all these projects are to contribute to our primary objective of excellence in In 2013 the College purchased the In its 2017 five-year strategic plan the our teaching and research, providing the NatWest building on the High Street. It College set itself a target to increase the best possible learning environment for was deemed to be of strategic importance endowment by 25%, to £149 million by students as part of Oxford University, to the College as it is located directly July 2022. We are on target to achieve ranked the best in the world. n opposite the College Library and adjacent this objective with our endowment being to our Bear Lane accommodation. In £127million at 31 July 2019. However, Alex Spain 2015-16 the College converted the offices our ability to achieve this objective is very Bursar

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over weekends, desks are cleared every The Library has also seen a number Librarian’s day, and students have someone to ask of notable events, pre-eminent among for help for at least part of every day in which was the very successful Lincoln report full term. We have very much enjoyed Unlocked fundraising event in March. having them as part of the Library team Our guests enjoyed drinks in the Rector’s and we look forward to continuing this Lodgings, before viewing a panoply improved service. Special mention should of items from the College’s historic also be given to Marina, our Assistant collections, all of which require either Librarian, who rose magnificently to the cataloguing, digitising, or conservation. challenge of taking all the Fresher Library Many interesting conversations were had inductions single-handed, running the with the ‘champions’ of each item: a mix ‘Preparing for your Dissertation’ session of Fellows, students, Library and Archive for our third year English students, and staff, and conservators. Guests generously managing the Library when the Librarian sponsored work on the items on display, unexpectedly had an operation at the start before sharing a convivial evening in Hall. of Michaelmas term 2018. We are delighted to report that four of our manuscripts are already at the Oxford The demands of the curriculum have also Conservation Consortium, with more seen further improvements. The Librarian work planned during the coming academic has created a study collection for our first year. Work on our manuscripts by experts History of Art undergraduates, and has and conservators is helping us to learn Lucy Matheson expanded the nineteenth- and twentieth- more about Lincoln’s collection and how Librarian century English and History holdings. we may ensure their preservation for It has been another busy and productive Provision for Politics, Portuguese, Spanish, researchers for years to come. year for the Library, which hosted a Italian, and Bibliography has also increased. number of events while providing its During the Long Vacation, new self-issue Our Antiquarian Cataloguer, Dr Sarah regular services for College members. and door access systems were installed in Cusk, has continued to raise the profile of We were delighted to enhance Library the Library, which should speed up the the College’s collections, giving papers at provision by appointing two graduate processes of borrowing multiple books for the ‘Incunabula: people, places, products students, Christy Calloway Gale and Leo readers and of stock-checking for Library and their relationships’ conference at the Eigner (2018), to work on Saturday and staff. The College Archive’s reference National Library of Scotland, and at the Sunday mornings during term-time. This collection has been added to Oxford SOLO CILIP Rare Books conference at the has improved access to required reading (Search Oxford Libraries Online). Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.

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As Huntington Fellow, she undertook successful that it looks set to become an The Odyssey and Gulliver’s Travels, as well as research into the library of Thomas annual event, with more college libraries voyages of exploration, voyages undertaken Egerton, Lord Chancellor Ellesmere participating and a different topic each at times of war, journeys on College (1540-1617), an important Elizabethan year. business, and the exploits of much-travelled collection bought by Henry Huntington Lincoln alumnus Denis Hills (1932). as part of the Bridgewater Library Our regular Lincoln Unlocked lectures sale in 1917. She also travelled to the continued in Michaelmas term with Dr In September, 1,901 members of the Staatsbibliothek in Berlin on an Erasmus+ Joseph Mason (2010) on ‘Music in the general public came to the Library as part placement, where she undertook archival margins’, accompanied by a display of of ‘Oxford Open Doors’ weekend. We have research into the library’s sale of duplicate music in Lincoln manuscripts and early also welcomed researchers throughout the copies of incunabula in the nineteenth printed books (usually as binders’ waste) year, investigating such diverse topics as and twentieth centuries, enjoying some and performances by the Librarian and the the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal detective work as she endeavoured to find lecturer. In Trinity term, Mr Nigel Wilson Society, Oxford libraries in the Civil War, out where these copies are now. discussed ‘Greek Manuscripts from the seventeenth-century Dutch editions of the collection of Sir George Wheler’ and it Mishnah (a written collection of the Jewish In September, Lincoln College hosted the was wonderful to be able to have three of oral tradition), and sixteenth-century Historic Libraries’ Forum training day on our Greek manuscripts, which are usually English Greek and Latin schoolbooks. n cataloguing incunables, taught by Sarah housed in the Weston Library, on display and Will Hale of Cambridge University alongside Wheler’s account of his travels in Lucy Matheson Library Special Collections. Participants Greece and that of his travelling companion Librarian were able to use examples from our Dr Spon (on loan from Christ Church). collection to begin to work out what We were also pleased to be able to show The Library is grateful to the following current and past members who have information they should include when images of the illuminated plates in Lincoln’s donated works which they have written they are cataloguing their own collections. greatest manuscript treasure, the Typikon or edited or are about an old member: Lincoln was also the setting for a new of the Convent of the Virgin Bebaia Elpis, collaborative venture in October called which is too fragile for handling. Cristina Dondi Pat Roberts ‘Initial impressions: a trail of fifteenth- century books in Oxford college libraries’. We welcomed students, staff, and Fellows Robert Waterhouse Huw David This public event began with introductory to Unlocking the Senior Library sessions Sam Brewitt-Taylor Lucy Wooding talks and a display in Lincoln, before introducing the collection and showing off Daniel McCann Perry Gauci guests set out, armed with a map, to find some of our treasures. Hilary term’s session Jonathan Luxmoore John Rye exhibitions of incunables in six other on ‘Voyages’ included material from the Oxford college libraries. This was so Archive, including literary voyages such as Simon and June Li Peter McCullough

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epexio.com/; I value any feedback on this Archivist’s stimulating work in progress. report The new system’s installation proved timely for ongoing projects. MCR Archive Assistants Alice Parkin (2013) and Peter Thompson (2017) have been cataloguing College publications and alumni papers. Archive volunteer John Jeffs (2015) has been working on improving the descriptions and housing of College and estate plans. Research in these records has been essential to support the College’s current building projects.

John also updated the descriptions of Arnold Fairbairns’ series of glass plate negatives featuring the College and its An example of Oxford Conservation Consortium’s Lindsay McCormack estates for the 1908 College history. Archivist skilful cleaning and repackaging for the series of 54 Thanks to donations at theLincoln College Charters. This year has been a dynamic one for the Unlocked ‘Auction’ in March, these plates Archive with the publication of the online have been digitised and high quality to the Lincoln Unlocked ‘Auction’, and a catalogue and projects generously enabled images will be available from the Digital successful bid to the EPA Research Fund. by the benefactors at our Lincoln Unlocked Bodleian website. I am grateful to The Those interested in the work can track ‘Auction’ in March. John S Cohen Foundation for funding progress via the new additions to the the digitisation of the first two College online catalogue. Over the summer, we launched a new registers and their hosting on https:// collections management system. This brings digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/. Highlights of new accessions in the together some 16,000 catalogue descriptions Archive include the Crewe Society produced in Lincoln’s Archive since the We have also appointed an archivist to Attendance Book 1953-2012, and 1980s and reveals how much I am standing catalogue a literary and scientific papers additional records of the Middle Common on the shoulders of my predecessors. project. This is possible thanks to the Room, received in time to celebrate their Please feel free to browse at https://lincoln. generosity of Gavin Selerie (1968), donors 60th anniversary in 2018-19. Some of

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Left: Lincoln Unlocked giant door key.

Right: Glass plate negatives.

music by Ensemble Émigré. In September, a symposium in honour of Lincoln Unlocked Visiting Researcher Dr Andrew Foster included a display in the beautiful surroundings of our newly-refurbished Chapel. Researchers used the collection for work in subjects as diverse as Lincoln’s watercolour collection, natural tillage farming practices, music fragments bound in College registers, and Lincoln’s Right: Lincoln College Audit historic manors for the revised Manorial Ale label. Documents Register. the more eclectic objects added to the With Lincoln commemorating the 40th collection this year comprise a College anniversary of the admission of women ‘Audit Ale’ beer bottle label, a giant door in the 2019-20 academic year, I would be key from an unidentifiable ancient lock delighted to receive reminiscences from and he has been a constant source of in College, and a bespoke cushion cover. the first generation of co-educated Lincoln support for the Archive. I am extremely I am grateful to the many individuals alumni. We are also actively looking to grateful for all his time and devotion to who donated material to enrich Lincoln’s collect material to augment our archives. In Lincoln’s history. I warmly welcome Dr Archive over the last year. particular, the records of clubs and societies Lucy Wooding to the role, and anticipate a give a fuller picture of student life, and I fruitful partnership with her over the next Lincoln Unlocked continues to flourish. would welcome any donations of this type. few years. n In June, the Elman Poole Concert ‘Egon Wellesz and Other Emigrées in 1930s Professor Peter McCullough has now Lindsay McCormack Britain’ featured an exhibition and fine completed his stint as Fellow Archivist, Archivist

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well-attended Compline on Mondays, Chaplain and Student Welfare a purely student-led initiative. Perhaps we cannot compete with the Choir for Coordinator's report euphony, or the College lawnmowers for volume, but we equal anyone in joy.

a new lighting system, to be installed The harmony of the Choir - socially next summer. It is being meticulously and musically - has also been a joy to engineered to show our gem off to the see. On our ten-day trip to America, very best advantage, as well as allowing they impressed congregations, us to read our hymnals with a little more charmed audiences, and befriended ease in the winter months. Do come and alumni in New York, Boston, Albany, join us for a service if you are ever in and Greenwich, CT. The visit was town: 6pm on Sundays in term-time is masterminded by Organ Scholar the chance to hear the Choir. Or else stick William Parkinson (2017), who has your head round the door whenever you exceptional personal warmth and are passing. You will find Chapel looking efficiency as well as an exceptional just as you remember, but more so. talent. Musicianship and friendship Rev. Dr. Melanie Marshall have advanced in tandem under his care, Chaplain and Student Welfare Coordinator Hammering and sanding have not been and Palm Sunday in Albany Cathedral the only the noises coming from Chapel. was as beautiful a service as I have Joy has characterised the life of the An outpouring of grace over the last year heard any college choir produce. And Chapel this year. The industry and has filled Morning Prayer with students, lining up a homestay family who had a fellowship of artisans has filled our eager to start the day by dedicating it to jacuzzi aided conviviality no end. We are lovely building as we continue with our God and asking for gifts and strengths indebted to the many faithful Lincoln beautifying plans. Thanks to their skill the whole community needs. I can only alumni who participated in the visit: by and dedication, the generosity of our describe their requests as beautifully attending events, by making donations, benefactors, and the patience of the shameless. Their sausage-consumption at and especially by their huge generosity whole community, we are well on the Hall Breakfast is even more so, rivalling in opening their homes to offer beds to way. The ceiling has been re-gilded, the the boaties for sheer capacity. We always sleepy (and not so sleepy!) choristers. glorious East Window sured up and re- raise a hymn as well, however honky The kindness of our alumni made it not fitted, and the woodwork restored to its our morning voices. Meanwhile, night- a tour, but a homecoming. original warmly oaken tones. We await time in Chapel is now hallowed with a

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Lindisfarne made a less exotic but no Reverend Professor Alister McGrath full-time pastoral ministry for the first less enriching destination, this time for as our after-dinner speaker and Chef ’s time. Please keep Darcy and Clemency the Lenten Chapel Retreat. Fourteen delicious ministrations in the kitchen, it in your prayers - and watch this space for of us - some Chapel regulars and some was a sell-out success. Conversation and future women Bishops with Lincoln in newcomers - made our way up the country laughter continued well after the wine had their CVs. Perhaps the crowning joy of in trains and buses, and converged on run out and the speaker and Chaplain had the year was the baptism of a student, the the Holy Island for a few days of beauty, retired home like the oldsters we are. Our first in my time at Lincoln. In an awesome peace, prayer, and filthy weather. An empty own Lucy Wooding, Langford Fellow and moment, the Bishop of Grantham seat at dinner on the second night gave us Tutor in History, advanced our ecumenical baptised Dominic Wilks (2018) and real concern that one of our number had agenda further still with a beautiful confirmed Francesca Peacock (2018) vanished down a disused lime-pit. But he sermon in Chapel. Her words about into the faith which they each espouse soon reappeared from his rambles, lost failure were profoundly Christian and with such infectious joy. The duty of and cold, but sound in wind and limb, in touched us all - even if it’s hard to believe preparing them for these sacraments left time for cocoa and Compline. We found this very beloved colleague and tutor me energised with real hope for the future it strange and affecting to stand where knows much about failure at first hand. of self-sacrificial service, and at a moment Cuthbert had stood, pray where Aidan Michaelmas and Hilary terms’ preachers when the country has never needed it had prayed, and scribble in our journals were deliberately selected to reflect a more. I am honoured, as ever, to make where Bede had filled his volumes. My range of backgrounds - Baptist, Roman my small contribution to helping Lincoln advice to future chaplains would be to Catholic, Russian Orthodox, Evangelical, students advance into the world with recruit as many History and English and High Church speakers have brought courage: in this case, the courage to live students as possible for these occasions - very different perspectives and experiences with the integrity, generosity, and joy that they make excellent tour-guides (and, in of belief and unbelief, just as the students shines from them in beams. this case, excellent cakes as well). continue to bring theirs. A closing note of personal joy: the Chapel Eating and drinking together has taken Skepticism is the intellectual fashion, was the venue of my own quiet wedding on a new dimension this year. It has been and commitment-phobia its practical in December of this year. A handful of our a joy to see burgeoning and deepening outworking. So it is a delight to report choristers sang Parsons, Byrd, and Tallis, friendships between students of different that commitment is very much de rigeur and I gladly joined the many readers of the denominations. Beginning piecemeal at here at Lincoln. Ordination is no small Record for whom Lincoln Chapel holds book-group, post-Evensong drinks, and step, but that is the aspiration of two of that very special place in the heart. n Sunday breakfast, these connections our brilliant out-going Chapel wardens. culminated in Trinity term with our Tough parishes, one rural and one urban, Rev. Dr. Melanie Marshall inaugural Christian Unity Dinner. With await them as they each try their hand at Chaplain and Student Welfare Coordinator

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100 bottles were opened for each of the Domestic Operations Gaudies held in 2018-19. Manager’s report In Deep Hall, over the course of the last year the staff pulled 9,825 pints and 667 When I sat down to write this piece I half-pints. They also measured 1,523 shots tried, as usual, to think of some highlights of gin – Simon, the Bar Manager, had on which to focus. Following days of increased his range of gins, and they seem writer’s block I came to the conclusion to have been popular. During lunchtimes that 2018-19 was not a year of change 5,009 baguettes were sliced and filled. or excitement; instead it was more of a ‘business as usual’ type of year. It’s not that In an average week the Housekeeping things have not been busy in the Domestic team cleaned more than 460 bedrooms, sphere; quite the contrary. Although it was 100 kitchens, and 430 bathrooms, in a year of relative calm, there was plenty addition to the public spaces and offices on of activity behind the scenes. It is the sort all College sites. Over the course of the year of activity that you do not always notice, 10,764 rolls of toilet tissue were ordered to but which keeps the College operating. So keep these 430 bathrooms well stocked. what did ‘business as usual’ really mean for Michele McCartney the different Domestic departments, over TheMaintenance team responded to Domestic Operations Manager the course of a week or the year? 2,753 maintenance requests raised by students, staff members, and Fellows. During an average week in term, the These included 263 blocked or slow sinks, Kitchen used 50 kilograms of butter, 300 161 toilet-related issues, and 429 lighting Although it was a year of relative kilograms of fresh potatoes, 240 kilograms problems. calm, there was plenty of activity of onions, and 25 kilograms of haddock (for the treasured Friday fish and chips). Last year the Gardens team planted in behind the scenes. It is the sort of excess of 2,500 bulbs of different varieties. activity that you do not always TheButtery staff opened approximately They also estimate that between them they 5,000 bottles of wine last year, which walked 180 miles mowing the four College notice, but that keeps the College represents approximately one third of lawns. According to Google Maps, this is operating. the capacity of the wine cellar. Tony, the roughly the distance from Oxford to the College Butler, estimates that more than Lake District, or to Ostend.

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Each week during term the Domestic Bursary team processed an average of 50 room bookings. They also booked more than 1,200 guests (summer school, conference, B&B, or internal) into College accommodation during the Long Vacation. Each one of these guests was then checked in and out of their accommodation by our Lodge staff. TheAccommodation Manager received more than 300 requests for student vacation residence, and assigned rooms to the applicants, working closely with the Conference & Events Manager who allocates rooms to guests.

TheLodge staff processed an average of 100 parcels and 300 letters per day, which amounts to some 31,000 parcels and 94,500 letters over the course of the year. They also loaned out an average of 30 keys per day, or 9,300 during the year.

It would seem that ‘business as usual’ keeps everyone quite busy!

To finish, I would like to note the passing of Soma Singh, who for many years worked in the Dining Hall. She was known to many students, Fellows, and members of staff, and will be missed.n

Michele McCartney Domestic Operations Manager

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Katarzyna Nazarewicz Scout Anita Ockwell Scout Staff list 2018–19 Domingas Pereira Da Silva Scout Joshua Singh Scout Buttery Gardens Deborah Thomas Scout Tony Daly Butler Aimee Irving-Bell Head Gardener Ermelinda Ximenes Scout Michal Paech Assistant Butler Simon Baker Gardener Andre Nascimento de Lira Assistant Butler Peter Burchell Quad Person Housekeeping Leavers 2018-19 Katie Ali Catering Supervisor Olabisi Agoro Scout Fida Hussain Catering Supervisor Gardens Leavers 2018-19 Pablo Jr Alcantara Scout Ligia Duarte Catering Assistant Thomas Coombes Apprentice Gardener Kelly Cunningham Scout Susanne Evans Catering Assistant Teodor-Bogdon Ene Scout Tomasz Jankowski Catering Assistant Housekeeping Merita Fernandes Scout Elza Lipińska Catering Assistant Lynn Archer Housekeeper Zdzislaw Skonieczny Scout Dillon McNally Morris Catering Assistant Korrise Ireson Dalton Head Scout Wanda Wiktor Scout Adeliona Mendonca Catering Assistant Vanessa Lonergon Head Scout Piotr Pusz Catering Assistant Susan Nicholls Head Scout Kitchen Soma Singh Catering Assistant Jacqueline Bryan Senior Scout Richard Malloy Head Chef Liam Slatford Catering Assistant Donna Ireson Senior Scout Patrick Jeremy Senior Sous Chef Ann Suraj Catering Assistant Dawn Lewis Senior Scout Paul Butterfield Second Chef Timothy Newbold Senior Scout Dan Howells Third Chef Buttery Leavers 2018-19 Durvalina Pereira Senior Scout Eliterio dos Santos Cruz Chef de Partie Justyna Banasiak Catering Supervisor Jose Carlos Augusto Scout Hollyanne Dudley Chef de Partie Adeel Ali Catering Assistant Zeca Borges Da Silva Scout Nery Cucho Junior Chef de Partie Mohammad Ibrahim Hoque Catering Sylwia Cisez Scout Joaquim De Jesus Antunes Kitchen Porter Assistant Ilona Dombóvári Scout Pedro Gonzaga Kitchen Porter Greg Majewski Catering Assistant Abdullah El-Kirate Scout Christopher Ray Kitchen Porter Bridget Hannon Scout Andres Crespo Apprentice Chef Deep Hall Corinne Ireson Scout Benjamin Remedios Apprentice Chef Simon Faulkner Manager Mary Louth Scout Marion Cox Bar Assistant Simon Massey Scout Kitchen Leavers 2018-19 Monica Moreira Scout Raymund Garcia Chef de Partie Sarah Morris Scout

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Lodge Bursary IT Joe Tripkovic Lodge Manager Alex Spain Bursar Mike White IT Manager Rohan Ramdeen Assistant Lodge Manager Lisa Crowder Bursar’s Secretary Peter Good IT Assistant Phillip Andrews Lodge Porter Rachel King Bursar’s Secretary Susan Burden Lodge Porter Nina Thompson HR Manager Development Office Cristiano Da Silva Lodge Porter Susan Harrison Director of Development and Martin Guildea Lodge Porter Bursary Leavers 2018-19 Alumni Relations Simon Justice Lodge Porter Shaun Todd HR Administrator Jane Mitchell Deputy Director of Bob Weatherhead Lodge Porter Development Ben Akeh-Osu Night Porter Domestic Bursary Jo Campsall Database and Annual Giving Peter Koyio Night Porter Michele McCartney Domestic Operations Officer Brian Shimmings Night Porter Manager Susan Davison Development and Events Kevin White Night Porter Lucy Tarrant Accommodation Manager Administrator Luke Bullivant Conference & Events Manager Julia Uwins Alumni and College Lodge Leavers 2018-19 Marlena Ciszèk Domestic Bursary Assistant Communications Officer Ben Crouch Lodge Porter College Office Development Office Leavers 2018-19 Maintenance Lydia Matthews Senior Tutor Ioanna Tsakiropoulou Development Officer Julian Mitchell Clerk of Works Lisa Stokes King Academic Administrator Trevor Allen Electrician Jemma Underdown Academic Administrator Library David Gee Electrician Richard Little Admissions Officer Lucy Matheson Librarian David Nicholls Multi-skilled Maintenance Carmella Elan-Gaston Graduate Officer / Marina Sotiriou Assistant Librarian David Harker Painter, Decorator and Administrative Assistant Sarah Cusk Antiquarian Cataloguer Multi-skilled Maintenance Katie Osmon School's Liaison Officer Paul Green Carpenter Archive Robert WilliamsP lumbing & Heating Engineer College Office Leavers 2018-19 Lindsay McCormack Archivist Louise Durning Senior Tutor Oliver Snaith Archivist: Literary & Scientific Accounts Projects Celia Harker Accountant Rector’s Office Susan Williams Accounts Office Manager Sally Lacey PA to the Rector College Nurse Patricia Cripps Accounts Assistant Victoria Mills Nurse Julie Hodges Accounts Assistant Claire Riseley Accounts Assistant

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In the year in which we celebrated the 60th established generous needs-based bursaries Development anniversary of the founding of the Lincoln for our undergraduates. I am struck by how MCR by Lord Howard Florey, it was much difference this makes to the recipients' and alumni extremely pleasing to be able to launch a experience at Oxford, and their ability to large-scale new graduate scholarship scheme. make the most of the opportunities it offers. relations The Kingsgate Graduate Scholarship This year, we added a Forrest bursary and a Scheme is a new model for us, which 1972-year group bursary, and the Henreys includes an element of endowment funding, added to their existing fund. but is largely based on a spend-down model, and we received the full £1.5m to support it On the Fellowship front, we have just during the course of the 2018-19 financial welcomed Dr JP Park to the College, as the year. By matching the scholarships from this inaugural holder of the June and Simon Li scheme with funding opportunities from Fellowship in History of Chinese Art, while the University’s Clarendon fund and from the Shaw Foundation have renewed their the UK’s research councils, we expect to be support of the Shaw Fellowship in Law. The able to create up to 40 fully funded graduate cost of supporting the tutorial fellowship DPhil scholarships over the five-year span of is considerable, and every donation makes the scheme. This adds to a number of other a difference here. The appeals for Law and alumni-sponsored scholarships and awards Maths are making good progress, and we that we are able to use to attract and support hope to complete these during the course of our wonderful graduate community. Regular the current campaign. Lincoln also hosts a sponsors, such as the Lord Crewe’s Charity, number of research fellowships, and thanks Susan Harrison the Berrow Foundation, and the Sloane to the generosity of Graham Child, will Director of Development and Alumni Relations Robinson Foundation, were joined this welcome a new JRF in Architectural History year by Elman Poole’s Masters scholarship from next year, part of whose role will be to In recent years, thanks to the scheme, and by new awards sponsored by examine the history of our Chapel. generosity of alumni, Lincoln has Miles Morland (1962), Shawn Landres (1996), and Peter Barack (1965), (in As in previous years, these specific initiatives established generous needs-based partnership with the Marshall Foundation). are bolstered by our annual fund, which raised over £350k this year in support of our bursaries for our undergraduates. Undergraduates have not been neglected by students and other ongoing programmes our alumni, of course. In recent years, thanks which benefit current members of Lincoln. to the generosity of alumni, Lincoln has Projects that have benefited include over

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30 students pursuing Blues glory, the Gifts by type Choir tour to the US, and many College The table shows donations received in 2018-19 compared with the previous year. The chart societies. We are also grateful to those who below shows where cash donations have been directed, at the request of the donor. have chosen to remember the College in Gift type 2017–18 2018–19 their Will, and have received notification of several significant bequests over the past Donations received (cash) £3,608,816 £5,503,503 year. Legacies received are always tinged with Donations received (legacies) £154,171 £892,760 sadness, and this year was particularly hard, New pledges £4,011,502 £1,051,600 with a number of stalwart members of the Murray Society passing on. Getting to know New legacy pledges £1,782,744 £1,663,965 Bob Blake (1946), Kenneth Sewards-Shaw (1949), Elman Poole (1953), David Cohen For cash received 2018-19: Annual Fund (1950), and Audrey Tucker over the years Unrestricted 2% since I came into this role was one of its great bequests 5% pleasures, and their absence at our events Fellowships 17% Student will be keenly felt by many staff and Fellows. 50% support Each has left a significant legacy, which will and hardship Heritage ensure their memories live on in this place and projects 26% that they loved.

On a more cheerful note, our events programme has been as lively as ever. pleasing to include a first trip to Japan in their advice and support continues to prove The highlight this year was the day of the programme this year. Otherwise, I am invaluable. Within the office, we have had celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary grateful to Fellows who have given talks, a steady, if very busy year, losing Ioanna of the MCR, attended by more than and to alumni who have hosted events Tsakiropoulou (2007) to the civil service, 100 alumni, who gathered for a packed around the globe, as well as to the Lincoln and gaining Jo Campsall, who has taken programme of talks followed by a dinner staff who make the events we hold here in on a slightly different role, as Database in Hall. Another special event was the College run so smoothly. and Annual Fund Officer. Thank you once Lincoln Unlocked ‘Auction’, which opened again for all your support and continued up our archives and special collections to As ever, I am extremely grateful to those interest and engagement with Lincoln. n participating alumni, followed again by a alumni who serve on committees, in dinner in Hall. Our international events particular Richard Hardie (1967) and the Susan Harrison are always popular, and it was particularly members of the Development Committee; Director of Development and Alumni Relations

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Regional alumni groups

United Kingdom Europe Asia Bristol Kate Redshaw (1987) Amsterdam Jerome Ellepola (1995) Hong Kong Natalie Hui (1996) Cambridge Sabine Jaccaud (1991) Berlin Marina Kolesnichenko (2006) Mumbai Dhruv Lakra (2007) and Daniel Watts (1999) Brussels Aurelia Sauerbrei (2016) New Delhi Gopal Jain (1989) Edinburgh Helen Wright (1988) and Ward Yperman (2016) Singapore Kimberly Tan (2001) and Sarah Aitken (1989) Dublin Kathryn Segesser (2008) London Kevin Dean (1973) Paris Alison Culliford (1986) Australasia and Amit Burman (1999) Switzerland John Rolley (1979) Melbourne Jillian Williams (2012) Oxford Linxin Li (2010) and Ramin Gohari (2010) Sydney Matthew Cunningham (2002)

North America Africa Boston Arabella Simpkin (2000) Johannesburg Tatenda Nyamuda (2017) Chicago Marc Weinberg (1996) Denver David George (2014) Los Angeles Shawn Landres (1996) New York, NY Darren Marshall (1984) Philadelphia David Sorensen (1978) San Diego, CA Diana Steel (1985) San Francisco Cecilia Ng (2011) Seattle, WA Michael Barnes (2005) and Shawn Anderson (2008) Washington, DC Chelsea Souza (2012) Montreal Jordan-Nicolas Matte (2016) Toronto Simon Clements (1986) Vancouver Susie Benes (2009)

A trip to Kew Gardens

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I have now completed my second The other main task of the Fellows is to Governing year as Alumni Representative on the carry out world-class research. Universities Governing Body. At the end of my first are ranked nationally and globally by the Body Alumni year I reported that the most important quality of their research and funding is thing I had learned was how valuable it often linked to a high ranking. However, Representative’s was to have all of the Fellows engaged in in the modern era the Fellows not only report the direction of the College rather than have to carry out the research but also the function being delegated to a smaller have to grapple with the time-consuming number. Looking back on my second administrative complexities of the year, I have been struck most by the sheer government’s system of assessment known breadth and diversity of the activities as the Research Excellence Framework. which the Fellows have to oversee, and I feel that it is important that the wider Beyond these two main functions there world understands what challenges the are a myriad of other concerns which Governing Body faces. the College has to tackle which perhaps they did not have to deal with in the past. Clearly, the most important of these One of the most important is the greater challenges is to maintain the quality complexity of the College’s finances. For of the teaching which it provides to its example, in order to finance the building students. In relation to the undergraduates projects in the High Street and the this is measured in some respects by Mitre, the College has had to make long- the Norrington Table - for all its flaws. term borrowings in the bond markets. The College began to take action to Moreover, in order to maintain the growth Max Thorneycroft (1969) improve the examination results of the in its endowment the College has to undergraduates in my first year and I am look at a broader range of opportunities Given the uncertain future of the glad to say that these actions have started than the equities and government bonds financing of the higher education to bear fruit. However, in this context the which would have been the staple of its College continues to face the challenge investments in the past. The College sector in the UK, there has to be an of attracting talented Fellows in a global also has to take into account whether its market for academic staff at a time when investments meet a perceived need to be unrelenting focus on increasing the it cannot always rely on University help in ethical and sustainable. That the College endowment of the College. funding for a position. has been successful in these areas can be seen by the fact that it has a credit rating

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which is as strong as that of the UK These are the major issues, I believe, but the Governing Body has engaged, but Government, and by the performance there are a number of other areas which very briefly they include: dealing with of its investments when compared with the Governing Body has to monitor the increasing mental health problems similar institutions. closely, which are perhaps less obvious. suffered by students; fulfilling their duties under the Equality Act to ensure The Governing Body also has to look to For example, the College pays a great deal that no minority in the College is dealt the longer-term financial health of the of attention to widening the pool of talent with unfairly; complying with their College. Given the uncertain future of the from which its undergraduates are drawn. obligations to assist the government in its financing of the higher education sector This is not only because the College attempts to prevent students becoming in the UK, there has to be an unrelenting thinks it is both right and advantageous radicalized; responding to concerns focus on increasing the endowment of to do so, but also because it has had to about the gender pay gap amongst the the College. Thus, the Rector and other respond to new initiatives, agreed by the College staff; deciding what criteria are members of the Governing Body have University on behalf of the colleges with appropriate when deciding which College to spend a lot of time engaging with the Office for Students. The challenge for undergraduate societies should be allowed potential donors, not only in the UK but the College is to ensure that it attracts in the current climate. also right around the world. It is at least the best applicants, irrespective of their good to know that these efforts have been background, whilst at the same time not I look forward to seeing how the College rewarded with success- the College was increasing overall student numbers. meets these challenges in the forthcoming the fourth most successful Oxford college year. I am confident they will.n in fund-raising in 2018. Space does not permit me to discuss in any detail all the other issues with which Max Thorneycroft (1969)

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unfavourably with the CPI rate of inflation Finance Committee Alumni for the year of 2.1%, we are only too well aware that the nature of inflation in our Members’ report University context seemingly makes that inevitable. This is challenge enough but The Committee faced important the possibility of yet further increases in challenges in the year to 31 July 2019. The pension costs arising from the continuing, principal areas within its remit cover not indeed growing, deficit in the Universities only Lincoln’s financial management but Superannuation Scheme (of which also its investments, both its portfolio of Lincoln is a member) makes the risk securities and all its property assets. appear even more stark. The Committee addressed this challenge and, with the Financial performance is reviewed against Bursar’s guidance, has determined that it budget at every meeting of the Committee should be surmountable. with all differences, positive and negative, being reported upon by the Bursar. We On the other side of the account, are pleased to note that overall the results operational income increased by only Christopher FitzGerald (1963) for the year were again satisfactory. 1.8%. The contribution from domestic Financial and other controls were effective operations continues to be positive but, to keep the actual outcome reasonably as we have noted before, the prospects close to budget, with the slightly higher for increasing income from academic than planned operational deficit still operations are severely limited; in all being covered by the drawdown from the likely circumstances they can only get General Endowment (at 3% consistent worse. Any reduction in student fees, even with our ‘golden rule’) and drawdowns that recommended by the Augar Report, from Restricted Funds consistent with without fully compensating payments their terms. from central government would present a serious challenge to the College’s financial However, the vulnerabilities to which we operations. The Committee has also have referred in previous reports persist; given careful consideration to how such a indeed they risk being exacerbated. challenge could be met and, again with the Hugh Sloane (1977) Although the increase in total expenditure Bursar’s guidance, is satisfied that at least of 3.9% over the previous year compares in the short term it could.

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However, the significance of these review of our overall investment strategy, assets. The acquisition and development challenges is such that they not only with particular regard to property. This of these premises have been financed by require the close attention of the emphasis is material because property the College with external borrowing. It Committee. They also emphasise the comprises an exceptionally large will be recalled that before the College absolute necessity of continuing to increase proportion of the College’s Endowment committed to those borrowings the the Endowment so as to ensure an income assets: albeit at 43% at the end of the year Committee satisfied itself that the rental that will cover any possible increase in the to 31 July 2019, down from 47% in 2018. income from NatWest/Alfred Street operational deficit deriving from either This relative over-weighting has served should be sufficient over time to cover all increased expenditure or lower income the College well over time, being one of related borrowings, as well as most of the (or both), as well as the rising net costs the reasons why the overall portfolio’s cost of the renovation of the Mitre, and inherent in our existing circumstances. performance has consistently put Lincoln therefore there would be no risk of the Over recent years the 3% drawdown from in the top rank of Oxford colleges in terms Endowment itself being exposed to any the General Endowment together with of Endowment enhancement. However, risk of depletion. That said, there remains permitted drawdowns from Restricted nothing in the world of investment stands a shortfall in the funding of the Mitre Funds had been needed to cover roughly still and the fact that our weighting toward which, once again, will need to be filled by 30% of total expenditure, but in the year property is exceptional means that regular the generosity of alumni and other donors. to 31 July 2019 drawdowns equal to 35% review is required. The Committee’s of total expenditure, already an increase conclusion was that it is content with the In conclusion, we should note that the over 33.8% in 2018, were required to current weighting. Nevertheless, given business of the Committee continues to cover the operational deficit. Meeting this that some 30% of our total property be conducted both efficiently and with inexorable demand cannot be achieved by exposure is to retail premises which form the benefit of full and clear information operational management alone. Principally part of the College’s own estate and are from the Bursar and other relevant it requires the continuing generosity therefore effectively inalienable, it was College officers. The Bursary must also of alumni and other donors as well as necessary to develop a continuing strategy be congratulated once again on a set of efficient management of the College’s with other interested parties, including annual financial statements which gave rise investments. Oxford Council itself, for the preservation to no material issues for comment by the and enhancement of retail activity in the College’s auditors. n The Committee has been closely engaged centre of Oxford. in this regard too. During the year, in Christopher FitzGerald (1963) addition to our regular monitoring It is important to note that the former of investment performance with the NatWest building on the High Street managers of our securities portfolio, and those behind in Alfred Street are not the Committee conducted a thorough treated as part of the College’s Endowment

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Alumni representation on College committees 2018–19

Alumni Members of the Development Mr Adebayo O Ogunlesi 1972 Miss Charlotte A Swing 2000 Committee Mr Michael E S Zilkha 1972 Mrs Sophie L Warrick 2001 Mr Simon K C Li 1966 Sir Roderick I Eddington 1974 Mr Alexander J Baker 2003 Mr Richard W J Hardie (Chair) 1967 Mr Adrian C P Goddard 1974 Mr Watt Boone 2003 Mr Max Thorneycroft 1969 Mr Thomas R Plant 1974 Mr Jason Y Chang 2006 Mr Adebayo O Ogunlesi 1972 Mr Mark D Seligman 1974 The Rt Revd Bishop Christopher Lowson Mr Spencer C Fleischer 1976 Mr Spencer C Fleischer 1976 (Visitor) Mr Richard E Titherington 1981 Mr Keith S Roberts 1976 Ms Jane S Jenkins 1982 Mr Robert M Pickering 1977 Ex-officio members of the Rector’s Council Dr Lynn B Shepherd 1982 Mr Hugh P Sloane 1977 Ms Susan R Harrison Mr Simon J Gluckstein 1986 Dr Anthony Cocker 1978 Dr Lydia Matthews Mr Philip Dragoumis 1990 Mr Stephen J Cooke 1978 Mr Alex Spain Mr Matthew G R Vaight 1993 Dr Bill K Cuthbert 1978 Professor Henry R Woudhuysen Miss Charlotte A Swing 2000 Mr David Graham 1978 Mr Alexander J Baker 2003 Dr Regan Greenwood 1979 Emeritus Members of the Rector’s Council Ms Madeleine M C Parker 1979 Mr Kenneth E Sewards-Shaw + 1949 Members of the Rector’s Council Ms Alison Hartley 1980 Mr Jermyn P Brooks 1958 Professor John R Salter 1953 Mr Christopher J Millerchip 1981 Mr Detmar A Hackman 1958 Mr Timothy M Hearley 1961 Mr Richard E Titherington 1981 Mr Peter A Davis 1960 Mr Jeremy Taylor 1961 Mr Nigel Hankin 1982 Mr Clive Mather 1966 Mr Christopher FitzGerald 1963 Ms Jane S Jenkins 1982 Mr Nicholas D Morrill 1977 Mr Ian F R Much 1963 Dr Lynn B Shepherd 1982 Mr Michael Noakes 1964 Mr Andrew J M Spokes 1983 Alumni Representative on Governing Body Mr Simon K C Li 1966 Mr Darren L Marshall 1984 Mr Max Thorneycroft 1969 Mr David A C Reid Scott 1966 Mr Constantine Gonticas 1985 Sir David C Clementi 1967 Mr Simon J Gluckstein 1986 Alumni Representatives on Finance Mr Richard W J Hardie 1967 Miss Su-Shan Tan 1986 Committee Mr Alan B Gibbins 1968 Mr Paul E Hilsley 1987 Mr Christopher FitzGerald 1963 Professor Douglas F McWilliams 1969 Mr Sew-Tong Jat 1988 Mr Hugh Sloane 1977 Mr Peter C Mitchell 1969 Mr Philip Dragoumis 1990 Mr Max Thorneycroft 1969 Dr Philipp M Hildebrand 1990 Members of the Remuneration Committee Mr David C Watt 1969 Dr Sabine J Jaccaud 1991 Professor Peter Cook Mr Nitin J Madhvani 1970 Mr Matthew G R Vaight 1993 Professor Keith Gull

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Ms Sheona Wood 1981 Dr Jan C H W Palmowski 1991 The following alumni and friends of Dr Wendy L Piatt 1992 Lincoln College died between Members of the Lincoln for Life Committee Dr James E Bowler 2003 1 August 2018 and 31 July 2019. Mr Ian P Brownhill 2003 If you would like further information or advice on submitting an obituary, Mr Oliver A Munn 2004 please contact the Development Office. Mrs Sophie C Boardman 2005 Ms Willa Brown 2005 Mr Benjamin R Tansey 2005 Dr Audrey K Tucker Dr Peter Newbould (1954) Mr Ashley J Walters 2006 – died 30 May 2019 – died 26 August 2018 Miss Elizabeth K Hennah 2007 Mr Maurice H Collins CBE (1941) Mr Dudley H Wheeler (1954) Miss Charlotte Emily Moss 2007 – died 9 February 2019 – died 24 December 2018 Mr Thomas Harold Daggett 2008 Mr Edward S H Bulman (1945) Mr Arthur G Whittaker (1954) Mr Richard Knight 2008 – died 25 September 2018 – died 5 October 2018 Mr Alexander Peplow 2008 Dr Robert Protherough (1946) Mr James B S Townend QC (1955) Mr Karol Zuchowski 2008 – died 21 March 2019 – died 17 December 2018 Mr Kevin Smith 2009 Sir Rex E Richards Kt FRS (1947) Mr G David Swaine (1956) Miss Savitri Tan 2009 – died 15 July 2019 – died 7 December 2018 Miss Miranda Kent 2010 Professor David Henderson (1948) Dr Peter L Kolker (1957) Ms Jennifer Nice 2010 – died 02 October 2018 – died 1 May 2019 Mr Andrew Jerjian 2011 Professor Stuart Sykes (1948) Mr Martin Fido (1958) Miss Elizabeth Rendle 2011 – died 18 February 2019 – died 2 April 2019 Miss Fern Lai 2012 Mr Kenneth E Sewards–Shaw (1949) Rabbi David J Goldberg OBE (1958) Mr Jonathan J R Minshull-Beech 2012 – died 28 December 2018 – died 1 May 2019 Miss Rosanna M T Morgan 2012 Mr Paul A L Vine (1949) Mr Phillip Martyn (1958) Miss Ayse G Mimaroglu 2014 – died 1 April 2019 - died 23 July 2019 Mr Matthew Whearty 2014 Emeritus Professor John T Ward (1949) Mr Tom A Bruce–Jones CBE (1960) – died 11 September 2018 – died 23 January 2019 President of the Murray Society 2018-19 Mr Richard M Stobart (1951) Mr Anthony T Glass QC (1960) Dr Susan Brigden – died 2 January 2019 - died 10 July 2019 Dr Elman W Poole (1953) Mr Michael Shorter (1969) President of the Crewe Society 2018-19 – died 25 June 2019 – died 2 August 2018 Mr Nigel Wilson Mr Alun T Jones (1954) Mr Harold O Levy (1976) – died 16 October 2018 – died 27 November 2018

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Audrey Tucker MBBS, FRCR She and Lewis were founding members of the He was appointed Dr Lee’s Professor of Chemistry (Murray Fellow) Murray Society at Lincoln, and Audrey continued and a Fellow of Exeter College in 1964. He Audrey was born on 22 June to regularly attend meetings after Lewis died, in combined this with a departmental role as Head of 1928 in Broadstairs and attended 2003, until ill health made it difficult for her to the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry. His work on Southgate County Grammar travel to Oxford. She was delighted to be elected the application of NMR in chemistry, physics, and School, after which she trained to a Murray Fellowship in 2006. Audrey and Lewis biology, as well as in the design of novel magnets, as a radiographer at the Royal most generously made provision to establish a made vital advances. Experiments using Rex’s Northern Hospital. Her talents were recognised by fund to support medical teaching at Lincoln. magnets began to allow scientists to see traces the medical staff, and in 1958 she was awarded a of chemicals such as phosphorus in living tissue. Radiography fellowship at St Bart’s and accepted into Audrey died on 30 May 2019. From this grew a new area of spectroscopy, which the medical school there. From Bart’s to Middlesex led to the creation of MRI scanners that could Andrew Stebbings Hospital, where she met Lewis Cannell, a Lincoln examine the body without invasive surgery. alumnus (1948) who was by then a distinguished consultant radiologist, and equally distinguished Sir Rex Richards FRS (Fellow His research won him honorary degrees from 13 rugby international. They married in 1976. in Chemistry 1947-64); universities and numerous awards, including the Honorary Fellow Corday-Morgan Medal from the Royal Society During her training, Audrey had developed a keen Rex Edward Richards was born of Chemistry. He was made an Honorary Fellow interest in X-Ray imaging of the breast, and had the in Colyton, Devon, in 1922. of Lincoln in 1968 and was knighted in 1977 for foresight to see the potential of more sophisticated He was educated at Colyton services to NMR spectroscopy. machinery and staff. When she returned to Bart’s as Grammar School and went up a consultant, she established a breast X-Ray unit, was to St John’s College in 1942 to read Chemistry. He Rex was elected Warden of Merton College in a founder of the Symposium Mammographicum, graduated with a First and embarked on his DPhil 1969, during which time he oversaw initiatives and the author of the Textbook of Mammography. research utilising infrared spectroscopy techniques to recruit undergraduates from a wider range of Her prototype unit at Bart’s evolved, and influenced to analyse different materials and organic schools and the admission of women as Fellows the establishment of a national breast screening structures and to research the thermodynamic and students. In 1977, Rex was appointed Vice- programme which has saved so many lives. Outside properties of molecules used in the chemical Chancellor of Oxford University. Bart’s, she set up screening units for BUPA and at industry. In 1947 he became Tutorial Fellow in Princess Grace Hospitals, and for Marks and Spencer’s Chemistry at Lincoln College and a year later Later, Rex became Director of the Leverhulme staff. Her eminent patients included Princess formally obtained his DPhil. 1948 was also the year Trust, President of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Margaret. At her funeral service, she was fondly he married Eva Vago, who later became Chemistry Chancellor of Exeter University, and Chairman remembered as ‘the Mother of Mammography’. Fellow of Somerville. They had two daughters, of both the Henry Moore Foundation and the Frances and Jill. National Gallery Trust. He had an abiding interest Audrey and Lewis shared a great interest in good in contemporary art, having hosted the sculptor wine and good food; in later life Audrey undertook Rex’s interest was piqued by the new technique Henry Moore while a young academic at Lincoln. a Master of Wine course and became a liveryman of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and he was at the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries. She inspired to build his own device in Oxford. He Sir Rex Richards died on 15 July 2019. maintained most of her professional associations was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1959, Adapted from the Postmaster & The Merton Record 2019 to the end and continued to attend meetings of having been the first person to apply NMR to the Symposium Mammographicum. determination of unknown molecular structures.

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David Henderson (Fellow in Economics, 1948- of policymakers who fail to think through the as junior lecturer (1950) and later as Head of the 65); Honorary Fellow likely consequences of their interventionism. Philosophy Department. It was here that he met Patrick David Henderson was born in Sheffield Too often, he argued, a ‘soap operatic’ approach his future wife, Esmé, who was a first-year English on 10 April 1927. His father died when he was is adopted whereby some aspects of economic student. In 1969 he took up the post of Fellow and three and his mother when he was nine, so he reality are highlighted and caricatured, giving Tutor in Philosophy at Lincoln College, where he was brought up by aunts and uncles. Educated issues a spurious simplicity and leading to remained until retirement in 1989. at Ellesmere College, Shropshire, he went up to wrong conclusions being drawn. Examples of Corpus Christi, where he took a First in PPE. After this included the Franco-British project to build As a schoolboy he was a handy opening batsman graduation, he was appointed a Tutorial Fellow Concorde and the Central Electricity Generating for the second XI and first reserve for the st1 XI. at Lincoln College and served as a Proctor of the Board’s investment in the advanced gas-cooled Whilst in New Zealand he played lead clarinet University. He was later made an Honorary Fellow reactor. for the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. He of Lincoln College. lovingly tended beautiful gardens at his homes in After leaving the OECD in 1992, David became Christchurch and Horspath, Oxford, where he died In the 1950s David became an economic adviser an independent author and consultant, and was on 2 August 2018. at the Treasury and in the 1960s he acted as chief a visiting fellow or professor at many institutions, economist at the Ministry of Aviation. From 1969 including the Institute for Economic Affairs. He and Esme travelled extensively throughout he worked as an economist at the World Bank, He also served as a member of the academic Europe once the children had left home. He was directing its economics department from 1971 to advisory council of the Global Warming Policy able to experience the culture of many countries as 1972, when he resigned after falling out with the Foundation founded by Nigel (Lord) Lawson. He he taught himself a number of languages in his late bank’s president Robert McNamara. In 1975 he was appointed CMG in 1992. fifties. He loved the English countryside and took his returned to London to take up a chair in Political family on many hikes when they were growing up. Economy at University College London. In 1960 he married Marcella Kodicek, who died in 2011. He is survived by their son and daughter. He is survived by Esmé, four children, nine David’s growing scepticism about the value of grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Adapted from The Telegraph (25 October 2018) interventionism brought him to the attention Steve Shorter (son) of Mrs Thatcher’s Conservative Party and her government was instrumental in his appointment Michael Shorter (Fellow in as head of the Economics and Statistics Philosophy 1969-89) Maurice Collins CBE (1941) Department of the Organisation for Economic John Michael Shorter was born As a child, Maurice Hugh Cooperation and Development (OECD) from in 1922 in Leeds, the only boy Collins moved home several 1983 to 1992. During his nine years in Paris, in a family of five. He went to times, following his father’s he spearheaded the organisation’s shift to an Manchester Boys Grammar career as a promising cricket evangelical role in urging an end to discriminatory School and gained a place player. Eventually his parents trade policies and promoting the potential at University College, Oxford reading Classics. settled back in West Bridgford, prosperity gains accruing from more liberal trade His studies were interrupted after one year by Nottingham, where the family had a small bakery and investment rules. the Second World War, and when he returned to business. He attended West Bridgford County resume at University College he changed to PPE. School, becoming Head Boy and winning a In 1985 he gave the BBC Reith Lectures and used After graduating he took up a post at the University Scholarship to Lincoln College to read History. the platform to tear into the lazy ‘DIY economics’ of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, initially During his first year, he was often in uniform,

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occupied in military training in and around Edward Bulman (1945) Retiring in 2003, Edward promptly completed his Oxford. He was required to suspend his studies in Edward Stuart Haig Bulman Theology bachelor’s degree, then Masters in 2010. 1941 and sent to Sandhurst. During the next few – professor, winemaker, years, he served with a succession of regiments dedicated family man – Edward spoke often about his time rowing for including, most notably, the Durham Light Infantry. passed away at home on 25 Lincoln College, and proudly hung his oar in the He was wounded in an engagement following September 2018. living room of his cottage for more than 50 years. the Normandy landings in 1944 and airlifted Erica Bulman (daughter) and Vincent Bulman (son) back to the John Radcliffe Hospital. After the war, He was born 18 May 1928, in Hereford, to John he returned to Lincoln College to complete his Bulman and Hannah Cook. As a young boy, degree. Edward and two siblings were sent to spend Donald Mackay (1945) the war years with relatives in Toronto, Canada. Donald Newton Mackay was born on 24 March He joined the Civil Service (Inland Revenue), Upon his return to England, he completed his 1924. The eldest son of a Methodist minister working at Somerset House in London, and secondary education and military service, and from the extreme north of Scotland, Donald was specialising towards the end of his career in the earned his law degree at Lincoln College in 1953. sent to Kingswood School in Bath, one of the area of double-taxation agreements. From 1979 few Methodist boarding schools in the country. to 1982 he chaired the working party of the OECD The following year, he married Françoise Parisot Donald later became a devout atheist. on tax treaties, and from 1981 to 1990 he chaired in France. The couple moved to Canada when the UN’s ad hoc group of experts on international Edward was relocated to Toronto by United While at school, his appendix burst – his parents co-operation in tax matters. Both groups produced Dominion Trust. They kept moving east to were told to prepare for the worst, and his mother model tax treaties, which many pairs of countries Montreal and then Quebec City, having seven spent six months at his bedside. He recovered, have subsequently adopted or used as the basis children along the way. but not enough to pass his medical when war for their own agreements. He was awarded a CBE came a few years later, and his failure to fight in in 1982. Passionate for maths, in 1968 Edward joined the World War II was one of the great frustrations of Computer Science Department of l’Université his life. He met his wife, Jean Kennell, a teacher evacuated Laval in Quebec City, where he was a popular to Nottingham during the war, at a performance professor for 35 years. Donald went up to Lincoln in 1945 to read of Othello. They found themselves sitting next to History, which was to consolidate a lifelong each other in the cheapest seats - ‘the gods’. They Relishing Canadian winters, he tobogganed and passion for erudition and the study of the past. celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary in cross-country skied with his family and hunted When he died, he left over 20,000 books. 2008 and she died in December 2014. He spent his small game on snowshoes. A competitive retirement years working on consultancy projects swimmer, Edward was well-known at the At Lincoln, he captained the College hockey as well as enjoying gardening, photography, university pool, and at his Wendake Beach team and attended lectures by C.S. Lewis and his collection of jazz recordings, and being with cottage, where he swam the shores of Lake J.R.R. Tolkien. His eyes would light up describing his family, including his son and daughter, five Huron. magical productions of The Tempest and A grandchildren, and four great grandaughters. Midsummer Night’s Dream in various college Multi-talented, he loved making furniture – and gardens, and his lifelong devotion to wearing Alison Jasper (daughter) and Tony Collins (son) wine; his family still enjoys a bottle of Château black shirts was inspired by seeing Kenneth Tynan Bulman together. He sang with La Maîtrise des wearing one on Cornmarket. In those days, you Petits Chanteurs de Québec. could not buy them – you had to buy a white

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one and dye it yourself. He loved Oxford. He called ability to transpose at sight and to extemporise completion of his BA he continued his studies Cambridge ‘that little technical college in the Fens’. without apparent effort; in addition, he was a to take a BLitt, focusing on the life and poetry of first-class accompanist. Paul took his BMus in John Clare. He married Margaret in 1951, shortly Donald became a headmaster and remained a 1954. For three years he was assistant organist at before taking up a post as English teacher at King passionate educator right up until the moment Lichfield Cathedral and was on the staff of Lichfield Edward VI Grammar School, Retford. In 1957, he when his Alzheimer’s made the lesson-giving Cathedral School. He was Director of Music at joined the staff of the Bilborough Grammar School, impossible. He was the definition of a free thinker King William’s College, Isle of Man from 1955-1967, Nottingham as Head of the English department. and his ideas were always fascinating and always where he also taught some sixth form English, extraordinary. and for many years was in charge of the R.A.F. Throughout his teaching career Robert was heavily section of the CCF. He then moved on to Hele’s involved in promoting the arts, both in school and He is survived by his three daughters, School, Exeter. His stay there was brief, as he was at Nottingham Theatre Club. He directed, acted, Christine, Margaret, and Hannah, and his two appointed Director of Music at Blundell’s School, and sang. He wrote plays and libretti for musicals, granddaughters, Polly and Tara. He is very much Devon in 1969. Paul remained at Blundell’s until he several of which were subsequently performed missed indeed. retired from full-time teaching in 1984. Thereafter professionally around the country. he was an examiner for Trinity College, London, Hannah Mackay (daughter) and lectured in music on an extra-mural basis. In 1966 Robert moved to City of Birmingham College of Education as Senior Lecturer in English Paul Matthews (1946) This very talented man was an ebullient raconteur, where he became involved with the National Paul Matthews died on 3 October 2017 at a care an authority on Chaucer, a gourmet, a wine expert, Association for the Teaching of English (NATE), home in Cullompton, Devon. He was 89 and had and a caustic wit, in addition to being highly writing articles and becoming editor of their been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. His wife skilled at solving The Times crossword. We extend magazine, English in Education. The move to Hull Pamela, to whom he had been married for 65 our belated sympathy to his daughters, Helga and University in 1973 built on this work. Keen to years, died a few weeks earlier. Deborah. Requiescat in pace. support the development of young readers and writers, he wrote Developing response to fction Tim Hurst-Brown (Chairman of the Peterborough Paul was born in Peterborough on 21 January 1928 and Encouraging writing. His doctoral thesis on Cathedral Old Choristers’ Association) and was a chorister from 1939-1943. He was a ‘The figure of the teacher in English literature’ was pupil at The King’s School under W .F. F. Shearcroft completed in 1980. and Reg Hornsby. Being a gifted musician, he often Robert Protherough (1946) played the piano for school assembly. In 1946 After leaving Wycliffe College In retirement he and Margaret maintained a he won an organ scholarship to Lincoln College, in 1944 Robert experienced relentless round of trips to theatres, concerts, where he took his degree in English in 1949. contrasting employment, firstly and operas. Robert continued to write, including Following National Service in the R.A.F. he returned as a Bevin boy in the Kent Managing Britannia in 2003. to Lincoln to study Music. coalfields, before becoming a cub reporter on The Kent Throughout their marriage Robert and Margaret He married Pamela Stainton in Lincoln Chapel in Messenger. He arrived in Oxford to read English remained active and committed Methodists; December 1952. The Rector wrote of him at that in 1946 and the following year met Margaret Robert working as a local preacher for over 60 time: ‘P. H. Matthews was one of the best Organ Feeney at Wesley Memorial Church. He sang in the years. Their return to Oxford in 2010 saw them Scholars we have had’. He possessed perfect Lincoln Chapel Choir, wrote regularly for the Imp, once again worshipping at Wesley Memorial. pitch, was an excellent sight-reader, and had the and was gunman for the College eight. Following

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Following Margaret’s death in February 2017, His major publications are his Catalogue of Dated anaesthesia, he spent two years as a Major in the Robert moved to Gracewell Care Home, and Datable Manuscripts, c. 700–1600, in the Royal Army Medical Corp. A three-month period of Adderbury, where he died on 21 March 2019. He is Department of Manuscripts in the British Library his conscription was spent in Nigeria working as a survived by his sons Hugh and Mark (1973), eight (1979), and an equivalent volume (1984) on physician and an anaesthetist. grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. manuscripts in Oxford. This latter campaign of work encouraged him to make a homecoming Stuart completed his postgraduate medical Hugh Protherough (son) to Oxford, and invitations followed to prepare training in anaesthesia, subsequently becoming descriptions of the medieval manuscripts owned a Fellow of the Faculty of the Royal College of Andrew Watson (1947) by All Souls and Exeter. The resulting catalogues Surgeons. This was followed by a sojourn of Andrew Watson was born on are models of lucidity and learning that have several years working for the United States Air 9 December 1924 at Kingussie influenced all further work in the field. Force in Britain as an anaesthetist. Whilst working in the Highlands of Scotland with the United States Air Force he was given the and educated in Inverness and He was a supremely verbal man. His elegant wit, the opportunity to join the Faculty of the Department at Kirkcudbright Academy. wittier for being cast in apparent diffidence, defined of Anaesthesia at the University of Wisconsin Matriculation at Lincoln College his lectures and correspondence. He was elected a School as a Professor. He settled there with his wife followed war service, the first of several turns in his Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and of the Royal and five sons (two more joined the family a few life which Andrew regarded as unprovoked good Historical Society, which he served as Honorary years later) and remained for over 32 years. fortune. Secretary and then Honorary Librarian. The University of London awarded him a DLit in 1979. Over the years he was regarded as a legendary As sergeant in the Royal Signals, he was stationed clinician, teacher, and mentor, training several in North Africa, chiefly Benghazi. Sir Thomas He died in Oxford on 15 September 2017, aged 92. hundred physicians and countless medical Armstrong, then Organist at Christ Church, came To the end, he was nourished by his love of music students, many of whom followed in his footsteps. out to lecture to the troops and was quizzed by and memories of Bayreuth and Covent Garden. He In his retirement in 1996, he continued his love of Andrew about reading Music at Oxford. Lincoln was unmarried and has no surviving next of kin, but working with the American and State Anaesthesia was suggested. After demob in 1947, Andrew is remembered by a wide circle of friends and former Society until he was 80. was accepted by the College, but found when he students, those two categories frequently eliding. came up that English, not Music, had been chosen During his four years at Lincoln he enjoyed playing James Willoughby (friend) for him. It was another happy accident, for it lacrosse. He was an avid reader and loved the local sparked a career-defining interest in Anglo-Saxon concerts and Chicago and Minneapolis opera manuscripts. He would become one of Britain’s W. Stuart Sykes (1948) offerings. He treasured time with his family and leading experts on medieval books. Born on 21 May 1930 and enjoyed numerous camping trips across the US educated at Manchester and Canada from coast to coast. After graduation in 1950 and two years at Guildhall Grammar School, Stuart went Library, he joined UCL’s School of Library, Archive, up to Lincoln College in 1948 He sadly passed away on 18 February 2019. His and Information Sciences. He became the School’s to read Medicine and Biology, wife of 64 years, Elizabeth, survives him along with Director in 1983 and retired in 1990 as Professor of obtaining a Masters degree in seven sons, fifteen grandchildren, and three great Manuscript Studies. 1952. He completed his formal medical studies grandchildren. at Westminster School of Medicine in London, Colleague and friend graduating in 1955. After his initial training in

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Kenneth Sewards-Shaw CIBA. He was with them for 32 years, initially as He made the most of his time at Lincoln: rowing, (1949); Murray Fellow UK Company Secretary and later specialising in attending meetings at Rhodes House and the Bryce Kenneth Sewards-Shaw came negotiations with the Government over prices Club, and was President of the Williams Society. He up to Lincoln as Head Boy from for the Company’s new drugs, patent extensions, graduated in 1949. He was awarded the Telluride Heath Grammar School, Halifax, and public relations work for the pharmaceutical Scholarship to Cornell in 1949 and attended for one to win an Open Scholarship in industry. Latterly, as UK Administration Director, he semester before returning to Cape Town in 1950. History. was much involved in the merger of the CIBA and He qualified as an attorney and, after a brief period Geigy businesses. at Shell, he joined a law firm in Bulawayo in 1954, In 1947, after officer training at Eaton Hall, he marrying that year and becoming a partner in 1958. declined the proffered line regiment commission, He retired in 1989 to Hove where he was Chairman instead opting for the Royal Army Education Corps, of the Hove Club. He also spent much time in With the break-up of the Central African Federation where he had an enjoyable two years. His final support of fundraising at Lincoln, being a founder in 1963, the rise of the Rhodesian Front, and a posting gave him the rather grand title of Acting member of the Steering Committee of the family to care for, Mike decided to leave Southern Deputy Commandant of the Army College South, Murray Society. Eric Anderson appointed him to Rhodesia. He joined the Commonwealth Aldershot. the Rector’s Council in 1999, and in 2000 he was Development Corporation, a development finance elected a Murray Fellow of the College, a post institution owned by the UK government. After He was at Lincoln for five years, during which time which gave him great pleasure. six months in London, he worked in CDC offices he had the unique distinction of being called to in Lagos, Freetown, and then Nairobi in 1965, the Rector’s Lodgings late one night to be the He spent much of his later years travelling reviewing investment opportunities, negotiating first person to be told that Keith Murray had been widely, with his companion of nearly 40 years, investments, and managing the investments which asked to become Chairman of the University Keith McVeigh, a Cambridge Law Don and a Life had been made. Grants Committee (which meant leaving Lincoln Fellow of Hughes Hall. They entered into a Civil and Oxford where he was about to become Vice- Partnership in 2012 and a marriage in 2016. In 1968, Mike left CDC and joined the World Bank, Chancellor). moving to Washington, DC. There he worked as Colin Michael Southall Chief Counsel on development projects in Asia, As a postgraduate, and in the absence of his (1949) the Middle East, and Africa. In 1981 he became the tutor, Harry Allen MC, who was at the Australian Mike was born in 1926 in Legal Department’s Advisor on Technical Assistance National University, he took on the teaching of Suva, Fiji, where his father was and continued to travel widely until he took early Adam Smith to a class of undergraduates. After working in the Colonial Service. retirement in 1984. Lincoln, he spent two years as a Lecturer and Tutor The family moved to Singapore at the Swinton Conservative College, working with in 1929 and then Penang Shortly afterwards he and two former colleagues set politicians from Edward Heath to Enoch Powell. in 1933. He came to England in 1934 to attend up the International Development Training Institute, Oldfeld School and then (briefly) Leighton Park, providing training in project management and After Swinton, he turned to the Law, on Keith before sailing to Lagos in July 1939, and later to World Bank reporting requirements to government Murray’s advice, and was called to the Bar by Cape Town. There he attended Bishops and then agencies in developing countries. the Middle Temple in 1958. On the strength the University of Cape Town. Following a short of his Bar Finals results, Gibson and Weldon period of service in the army he graduated from In retirement, Mike published Hindsight, an analysis offered him a Lectureship, but he declined and UCT in 1947 and started at Lincoln in January 1948, of events in Africa, and a personal memoir of his instead joined the Swiss pharmaceutical giant reading Law. journey from East to West. He died in Washington,

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DC in October 2017 after a long illness. His wife, His job with the Automobile Association like to do with his life, he said he would like to go Anne, died in August 2018. They are survived by overseeing hotel and restaurant classification to Oxford. The headmaster promptly bumped him two sons and two grandchildren. initially afforded him excellent opportunities for up from C stream to A stream, trusting he would indulging his love of fine food and wines. In 1971, knuckle down, which he did, securing himself a Colin Southall (son) when the AA relocated to Basingstoke, Paul took place at Lincoln College. After a stint of National a new direction, accepting an advisory role in Service in Fontainebleau, near Paris, he began a Paul Vine (1949) Ethiopia; the first in a series of postings where his degree in French and Latin, soon switching to An inveterate traveller, whose brief would be to develop tourism. Successful Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, and Arabic. He was the first work for the Foreign and sojourns in the Seychelles, Barbados, China, and all in his family to go to university. His years at Lincoln Commonwealth Office took over Central and South America would follow over were formative, both intellectually and socially, him all over the world, Paul the next 25 years. and his love of the College continued throughout Vine’s personal compass points his life. He was later able to support a number of remained Lincoln College, Paul lost none of his ebullience in his final years, projects through the family Foundation and he Vincent’s Club, the Iffley Road Athletics track, which he spent at the riverside home in Pulborough, remained active in College life, visiting regularly. and the Oxford and Cambridge Club. He entered Sussex, with his wife, Kay. He played tennis most Lincoln College to read Law but graduated in days until well into his eighties and continued to After graduating, David’s interest in Jewish Medieval and Modern Languages. He gained an enjoy his weekly real tennis fixtures. He had been a philosophy took him to Brandeis University in Athletics Blue, excelled at the 220 yards hurdles, Founder Member of the Petworth House Real Tennis Massachusetts. A career in academia might winning AAA titles in 1955 and 1956 and setting a Society and also, from 1983 until his death, was Vice- have followed had his father not deemed it too British and European record of 23.7 seconds. President of the Wey and Arun Canal Trust. unworldly, so this shy young man became an unlikely estate agent, selling property in Mayfair. Deirdre Vine (daughter) A further lifelong passion was the history and restoration of Britain’s inland waterways, an interest His parents had instilled in him the idea that if he sparked while he was a schoolboy at Charterhouse. David Cohen CBE (1950); had the capacity to give back to society, he should. A wartime childhood with little public transport Honorary Fellow At the age of 30 he decided to retrain as a doctor. prompted him to spend weekends exploring the David Cohen was born in He qualified at Westminster Hospital and, after three disused channel of the Wey and Arun canal. The 1930 to the children of Jewish years as a junior doctor, became a GP in the NHS. derelict wharves and disused towpaths inspired immigrants, John and Golda his first and best-known book , London’s Lost Route (née Brenner). David’s father Remaining a GP until 2000 grounded his worldview to the Sea. Other classic works followed, notably ran a dairy, and later trained in the lives of ordinary people, even as he spent London’s Lost Route to Basingstoke and The Royal as a surveyor and invested in property. During the much of his time serving on committees of the great Military Canal. Blitz David remained in London. His memories of and good, which included the Royal Ballet schools, the privations of that time, and the fear of what the the Royal Opera House, Great Ormond Street Everything Paul wrote was based on meticulous Germans would do to British Jews if they invaded, Hospital, and Lincoln College, among many others. research, some of which was more hands-on: a test gave him a sense of the precariousness of his He was made an Honorary Fellow of Lincoln in 1986. of friendship was often being asked to join Paul comfortable lifestyle later in life. legging the way through the stalactites in a long, In 1962 he married Veronica Salmon, whom he dank tunnel in pitch darkness. He studied at University College School where, had met at a party. They had two children, Imogen when his headmaster asked him what he would and Olivia. Having divorced Veronica, in 2003

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he married Jillian Barker, whom he met through Swimming Club when he joined the Metropolitan a descendant of an early settler family from English Touring Opera, of which he was chairman. Police as a police constable in 1954. England, and, after studying at Southland Boys’ High School, he graduated with the degree of In 1965 he became a trustee of the John S Cohen In 1958 Richard met Janet Lake while skiing Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Foundation and set up the David Cohen Family in Austria and they married in 1960. Richard from the University of Otago in 1950. Following on Charitable Trust in 1980. David directed his largesse rose to the rank of Chief Superintendent in the from general hospital and research posts in New mostly at humanitarian causes, education, and Metropolitan Police before being appointed Zealand, in 1953 he came to Lincoln as a graduate the arts. He was awarded the CBE in 2001 for his Assistant Chief Constable of Hampshire student in medicine, under the auspices of the contribution to medicine, the arts, and charity. Constabulary in 1972. Soon after his appointment Nuffield Dominion Trust, and with Professor Ritchie he was invited to lecture at the School of Russell as his supervisor. He set up the David Cohen prize for literature in Criminology in Michigan. Later he led the Senior 1993 as a lifetime achievement award, a British Command Course at Bramshill Police College. Having gained his MRCP in Edinburgh, Elman then equivalent of the Nobel. The biennial award is went as a registrar to the Institute of Psychiatry worth £40,000. Judges of the prize were surprised Richard enjoyed handling the operations side of in London and the National Hospital, followed to find that its benefactor liked to attend their Hampshire Constabulary and transferred his skills by another period at the Institute of Psychiatry meetings, just to listen to them pontificate. He seamlessly into his personal life by organising as a lecturer in the Department of Clinical attended meetings, often arriving by bus, until this village pentathlons to a military standard. There Neurophysiology. The award of a prestigious year. The 2019 prize will be awarded in November. was plenty to keep him interested in his public Rockefeller Travelling Fellowship enabled him to role, yet he still enjoyed various detective series spend a year at the Montreal Neurological Institute David passed away on 4 August 2019, aged 89. and crime dramas – if only to criticise. and the Mayo Clinic.

Adapted from The Times (30 August 2019) Richard retired in 1986 to pursue a number of In 1962 Elman was encouraged by Professor causes about which he was passionate. He and his Russell to return to Oxford to set up a Clinical Richard Stobart (1951) wife Janet campaigned to maintain public rights of Neurophysiology Department with MRC support, Richard kept his wry sense of way and together took on local authorities – and providing an EEG service for the Oxford region. humour, gentle character, and won. Richard was often to be found at Twyford He was based at the Churchill Hospital and then wise counsel to the end. He Waterworks enjoying the wildlife. He was a at the Radcliffe Infirmary as a consultant in clinical died, aged 87, on New Year’s committed member of both Butterfly Conservation neurophysiology, with the role of clinical lecturer in Day 2019 surrounded by his and Population Matters. neurology from 1979 until his retirement in 1990. family. He is much missed. Eleanor Stobart (daughter) In making many generous donations to a number Richard was born in Wells, Somerset in 1931 and of institutions, he placed particular emphasis on was educated at Brighton Grammar School, leaving Elman Poole (1953) educational opportunities for young people in in 1949. He spent his National Service with the With the death of Dr Elman New Zealand and in this country. Reflecting his North Staffordshire Regiment in Trieste before going Poole on 25 June 2019, at the interests in music and photography, he set up the up to Lincoln in 1951 to read PPE. He always spoke age of 93, Lincoln College Elman Poole Music Initiative to promote music at fondly of his time at Lincoln. He was an enthusiastic has lost a good friend and Lincoln and Green Templeton, enabling the two member of the Oxford University Swimming Club supporter. He was born in colleges to hold concerts by professional players. and he continued to play water polo with the Otter Invercargill, New Zealand, Both also benefitted from his annual themed

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photographic prize, which encouraged students, From the mid-1960s, Alun was an active member After Tonbridge School, he undertook two years staff, and Fellows to take photographs around the and valuable source of knowledge for the National Service in the RA stationed in Osnabruck, colleges; winning entries have produced some Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) and where he mastered a fluency in German, notable Christmas cards. Appropriately, there are the Oxford Preservation Trust (OPT). He produced before coming up to Lincoln in 1957 to read plans for an Elman Poole Memorial Concert to be detailed hand-drawn routes of sponsored walks Jurisprudence. From Oxford James was called to held at Lincoln in May of next year - full details in in the 1970s and 1980s and drew the maps for the Bar and achieved a swift rise on the Circuits of due course. the Oxford Heritage Walks guide books, published Kent and Sussex, where he built up a considerable by the OPT. His maps were displayed at Lincoln forensic practice. Valerie Thompson College in 2015. In recognition of his map-making and calligraphy, he became a Fellow of the British We were always close friends and had a lot of fun Alun Thornton Jones (1954) Cartographic Society and a member of Oxford together: fly fishing on the Windrush at Burford Alun Thornton Jones was born Scribes. In 1973 he became a member of Old and regularly losing money at Newbury Races. We in London on 28 November Marston Parish Council, later serving as chairman. undertook numerous trips together in the Eastern 1927. His father was a lawyer Bloc. In 1963 we had a testing time in Český who worked first for the In the late 1970s, Mr Thornton Jones became Krumlov in southern Bohemia where we were suffragettes and later as a a tutor at the Oxford Centre for Medieval and held by the Traffic Politsei. This was the occasion notary public in India, the Renaissance Studies, eventually becoming Dean. when James’s gifted turn of phrase (in German!) birthplace of Alun’s mother. Their house in London He was well-known among visiting students on an came to the fore and secured our release. was bombed during the Blitz and the family academic level, but also for his ‘cultural experiences’, moved to Oxford. including Oxford pub crawls. He was also a talented James took Silk in 1978 and was appointed a photographer and his 50,000 images offer a Recorder of Canterbury Crown Court in 1979, Alun joined Magdalen College School before fascinating insight into local history. This collection, remaining in that position until 2003 when he studying Medicine at Lincoln College in 1946. along with his maps and papers, will be made retired. He sat as a Deputy High Court Judge He was 17 when his father died and the College available for public and educational use. in the RCJ and was appointed a Bencher of the became like a family to him. He interrupted his Middle Temple. He was elected Head of Chambers degree to complete National Service in the Signals He died on 16 October and is survived by his at 1 Kings Bench Walk in 1982, a position he held Corps from 1947 to 1949, but returned to Lincoln widow, Bette, and their two daughters, Sharon and for 17 years. He was one of the Lead Counsel at College to read Greats. Alun then completed a Miranda. the Cleveland Child Abuse Inquiry in 1987. postgraduate diploma in Classical Archaeology, Adapted from The Oxford Mail (25 October 2018) which saw him study and work on archaeological He was a great friend as well as a professional digs in Greece with the Ashmolean. colleague. He was never stuffy and displayed a real James Townend QC (1955) empathy with the clients whom he represented, After graduating he took several jobs, including James Townend died peacefully talking to them very much in their own language at McNeill’s camera shop in Turl Street. He later at his home in Walmer on 17 and inspiring their warmth and affection. spent many years as a member of academic staff December 2018, aged 80. with Oxford University Press, and later Alden Press, We were all truly saddened and distressed by working as an academic proof-reader in Greek, Born and bred in Deal, James his passing after a period of illness. He was an Latin, Egyptian, and Hebrew. was a true ‘Man of Kent’ and inspiring and lively friend and the very best of was always immensely proud of his roots. company.

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James is survived by his loving second wife, before returning to Hertfordshire. After retirement walking tours. His sober sincerity, romantic voice, Marleen Marie Lucie (neé Dekmudt) to whom he David became a member of the steering group of and gift for the theatrical made his walks so was most happily married for the last ten years of the Inland Revenue’s Tax Rewrite Project chaired by popular that they clogged up the pavements of his life. Lord Geoffrey Howe. Whitechapel.

Mark Skilbeck (1957) Away from work, David’s best loved pursuit was fell When the Ripper killings were dubiously walking; the family have many happy memories of ‘celebrated’ during their centenary in 1988, Fido David Swaine (1956) time spent together in the Northern Lake District. was a rare voice of reason. In The Crimes, Detection, David Swaine was a man of and Death of Jack the Ripper (1987), his carefully Charlotte Swaine (daughter) quiet generosity, intelligence, explained judgements on witness statements, and good humour. He hoax letters, and forensic evidence immediately squeezed every drop out of life, Martin Fido (1958) placed him in the top league of criminologists. embracing new experiences Martin Austin Fido was born in 1939 in Heamoor, and seeking opportunities to Cornwall. He was educated at Truro School and He moved to the US in the 1990s with his third challenge himself and enjoy life. Above all, he was Lincoln College, where he gained a First in English. wife, Karen Sandel, whom he met while giving a family man; a loyal and loving son and brother, He took a Masters degree on Benjamin Disraeli’s ‘murder’ coach tours around the UK. In his final and a devoted and protective husband and father. novels at Balliol College, before spending six years years he taught writing at Boston University. He teaching at the University of Leeds, where he was widowed in 2013. Martin suffered from cancer, David was born in Hyde, Greater Manchester. He met his first wife, Judith, a fellow lecturer. They but, being neither shy nor retiring, continued was educated in Derby and, after completing his had two children, Rebecca and Abigail. When the teaching until he died after breaking his neck in National Service, he went on to study German marriage ended, he became head of English at the a fall. and Russian at Lincoln College. David fondly University of the West Indies. Adapted from The Times (19 June 2019) remembered his time at Oxford, later taking great pride in seeing his daughters study at Cambridge. Martin spent ten years in Barbados, where he As a student, David pursued his love of sports, married Elaine, a graduate student, and they had a Jim Glendinning (1958) particularly tennis and football, becoming captain son together, Austen. At the end of that marriage Of his Lincoln contemporaries, of the College team. he resigned from his job to complete a book, only Jim Glendinning probably led to lose the seven years’ work in a fire. With nothing the most original and far-roving David married Jo in 1970 and they enjoyed a to bring back from the West Indies except an life. Rejected for National devoted marriage for 48 years. Charlotte was appreciation of its rum, he headed for England. Service on health grounds, Jim born in 1971 and Katy in 1974. David and Jo later He lived in the block of flats once occupied by travelled round nine countries became proud grandparents to James, Tom, Joe, the Kray twins and began writing true-crime in the Continent, mainly hitch-hiking and staying Harvey, and Jackson. books. The next year he appeared in the BBC in youth-hostels, before coming up to Lincoln to documentary, Shadow of the Ripper. read PPE in 1958. He also spent part of his summer David spent most of his career with Shell UK, rising vacations climbing in the Alps and Skye. Before to become Head of Tax. His work took him all over Martin quickly became a familiar face and voice he died in 2018, he had travelled round the world the world, allowing him to indulge his interest in on the subject. Living in Cornwall during the several times, visiting 136 countries en route. other cultures, languages, and food. The family week to nurse his arthritic mother, he commuted lived in Houston, Texas for two very happy years, to London at weekends to give Jack the Ripper

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On graduation, Jim said no to a career in big David Goldberg OBE (1958) David’s many passions included cricket; he was business or government service, determined David Goldberg, who has died aged 80, was a the first rabbi to have had an article published to be his own master. As his economics tutor respected congregational rabbi at the Liberal in Wisden and to have been interviewed on BBC could offer no practical advice on small business Jewish Synagogue in St John’s Wood, London, for Radio’s Test Match Special. His love of Chekhov entrepreneurship, Jim emigrated to the USA – via more than three decades. He had a great love for inspired him to write a screenplay, A Twig from the Canada. Toronto was his point of entry, but he his heritage. His prodigious knowledge of Tanakh Cherry Orchard, about his trip to Russia in 1990 to ended up running a very successful student-travel – scripture – was flawless and his innovative study visit emerging Jewish communities, and to see business in New York. He was known to his many sessions after Friday night synagogue services Chekhov’s birthplace. friends as a fine host and chef, and a wry, incisive were akin to university courses. At the same time, conversationalist. Always restless, he returned to he was a maverick who was not afraid to express He wrote five books, including To the Promised Britain a few years later to own and manage a trenchant views on the conduct of successive Land: A History of Zionist Thought (1996) and The successful pizza-cafe/wine bar in central Oxford. Israeli governments. Story of the Jews (2014). In 1974, he drove overland to India with his new wife. But the urge to move on struck again, and He was the first Anglo-Jewish commentator to call David is survived by his wife, Carole (née Marks), Jim set up in Houston, Texas. As he ruefully said of for recognition of legitimate Palestinian rights, in whom he married in 1969, their son Rupert and his failing Scottish Heritage shop, ‘Too few people an article in The Times in 1978, and was the first daughter Emily, a grandson Oscar, and his brother think to buy tartan rugs and Shetland sweaters in rabbi to initiate gatherings of Jews, Christians, Jonathan and sister Sandra. 98-degree heat . . .’ and Muslims at Regent’s Park mosque. He was Adapted from The Guardian (10 June 2019) the first Jew to recite Kaddish (the mourners’ In no way defeated, Jim moved to Alpine (elevation prayer) in Westminster Abbey – at the memorial 4475 ft) in the Big Bend National Park region of gathering for Lord (Yehudi) Menuhin in 1999. He Phillip Martyn (1958) West Texas, where he opened a low-key bed and was awarded the gold medal of the International Phillip Martyn prided himself on being ‘the world’s breakfast inn, becoming a much-loved member Council of Christians and Jews, and in 2004 he was first self-professed professional backgammon of the community. Although Alpine, where he appointed OBE for services to interfaith work. player’. He even had an agent, and much of his lived for 24 years, was his final home, Jim travelled time was spent playing at grand tournaments or incessantly, often on foot. Hiking the Pacific Crest Born in the East End of London and raised in on cruise ships. Trail up to Canada was just one achievement. In Manchester, David was the eldest of three children his later years, Jim wrote three guide-books and of Rabbi Percy Goldberg and his wife, Frimette Phillip won the American backgammon became a tour-leader in Mexico. After walking the (née Yudt). David was educated at Manchester championship in 1972, and a year later was widely Robert Louis Stevenson Trail in France in his sixties, Grammar School, before coming up to Lincoln recognised as the world number 1. He claimed to Jim quoted RLS approvingly when he wrote: ‘For College to read English in 1958. He was later be able to make as much as £40,000 a year (about my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I educated at Trinity College, Dublin and Leo Baeck £480,000 today) if his luck and skill held out. He travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move’. College, a rabbinical seminary in London. He was also had a profitable line in merchandise, including ‘I share that sentiment entirely’, said Jim in his ordained in 1971 and in 1975 he joined the Liberal an autographed attaché-case board. memoir Footloose Scot. Exactly! Jewish Synagogue, where he was senior rabbi from 1986 until his retirement in 2004. Phillip Vivian Martyn was born in Wellington, New Christopher MacRae (1958, friend) and Peter Skinner Zealand, in 1938. He was little more than a month (Brasenose 1958; friend) old when the family sailed for England, where

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they settled in Cornwall. His father died when he day in Hyde Park, and enjoyed watching football the Confederation of Forest Industries, Chairman of was six and his mother subsequently married a and golf. Scottish Woodlands, and a Forestry Commissioner. Russian émigré. Phillip was sent to prep school in He was awarded a CBE in 2003. Adapted from The Times (31 July 2019) Worcestershire and then to Sherborne School in Dorset. He undertook National Service with the Tom married his first wife, Rosemary, soon after Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry in West Germany. Tom Bruce-Jones CBE (1960) leaving Oxford. They had two children: son Tom, Tom was born in Scotland, home who has taken over the chair of the family business He came up to Lincoln College in 1958. While of his family’s successful timber (the fifth generation to do so), and daughter a student he devoted so much energy to the business, on 28 August 1941. Caroline. Tom spent 40 happy years with his bobsleigh that he failed to complete his history Educated at Charterhouse, he Finnish second wife, Stina, and shared her love of degree, although not for lack of trying: on one arrived at Lincoln in October their holiday homes in Finland and Majorca. Tom’s occasion he drove nonstop from training in St 1960 to read Modern Languages, association with Finland led him to become an Moritz to sit an exam. He claimed to have been a although he soon switched to Law. honorary Finnish consul for the west of Scotland, member of the British bobsleigh team at the 1964 and he was appointed a Commander of the Order Winter Olympics, but his name does not appear on At Oxford he played hockey, cricket, and golf with of the Lion of Finland. official records. He also started to take an interest characteristic determination, representing the in backgammon while at Oxford. College and the University, and earning himself Tom died from a brain tumour on 23 January 2019, membership of Vincent’s Club. Away from Oxford aged 77. For six years he dated Sally Crichton-Stuart (née he particularly enjoyed salmon fishing, one of his Peter Davis (1960) Poole), who later became the Begum Aga Khan. In family’s passions and the source of many lifelong the early 1970s he married Nina Rindt (née Lincoln), friendships, and golf at Muirfield, where he was a a Finnish model who was the widow of Jochen member for 51 years. Anthony Trevor Glass QC Rindt, the German racing driver. The couple had a (1960) daughter, Tamara. After Oxford, Tom applied his energies, charm, Anthony Glass was born on 6 and people skills, to his career with international June 1940 and died on 10 July After their divorce Phillip lived in New York, where he timber companies (Price & Pearce, and Georgia 2019. was involved in various businesses. Back in Britain in Pacific), before returning to the family business 1987, he met an old friend, Jane Spencer-Churchill (James Jones) as Managing Director in 1979. He led Anthony was born in Blackpool (née Wyndham), an interior designer and the former the company with great success for 40 years, and but spent his childhood in Prestwich, Manchester. daughter-in-law of the 9th Duke of Marlborough; through modernisation and expansion, made it an After the Royal Masonic School in Hertfordshire, they were together for 32 years, but never married. industry leader, employing over 800 people. Perhaps he came up to Lincoln in 1960 where he read She survives him with her three sons, his daughter, his greatest achievement was the creation of Stella- Jurisprudence, graduating with honours in 1963. and his stepdaughter. Jones Inc, a joint venture with Italian partners, now After his call to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1965, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange with over 2,000 he obtained pupillage with another Mancunian, As international enthusiasm for backgammon employees and annual sales of over $2 billion. Basil Wigoder, a former president of the Oxford faded, Phillip lived on a mixture of investments and Union, in the prestigious criminal set of chambers gambling, becoming a regular figure at casinos Tom was at various times President of The Timber headed by Edward Cussen. Anthony’s application across Europe. He lived in Chelsea, walking every Merchants’ Association of Scotland, Chairman of to his briefs and skill as an advocate meant that

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his services were soon much in demand. He was of pupils who progressed from Tudor Grange Harold Levy (1976) granted a tenancy but, after 14 years, moved to Grammar School to Oxbridge. He arrived at Lincoln Harold Levy loved Lincoln other chambers. on the eve of the year of student revolution, but College. He had a passion for the ferment of the 1960s largely passed him by, education which he pursued at He was the consummate advocate both for or perhaps strengthened his world view; sticking every opportunity. His parents prosecution and defence. He was a commanding to his last, he achieved a top second in History, a were refugees from Nazi presence in court, tall and (in his younger days) wobble in his fi nal term notwithstanding. Germany. Children of refugees dark, with a rich baritone voice with a hint of sometimes learn from their parents that education, Mancunian accent. He was noted for his mastery of Although he did not see himself as a lifelong once acquired, remains when all else might be detail, and his fairness and politeness to witnesses, schoolmaster, he embarked on a PGCE, exchanging taken away. which combined to make the case he was Lincoln’s cosy quadrangles for Downing’s stately presenting the more persuasive. He was extremely acres. Cambridge’s course was less progressive than After completing an undergraduate degree at popular with his peers. Oxford’s, so more to his liking. His fi rst teaching Cornell University, he read PPE at Lincoln. Harold’s post was at Calday Grange Grammar School in smile lit up the room; he was dynamic and gifted. He was appointed QC in 1986, a Recorder of the the Wirral - near Chester, he used to say, although He was the quintessential New Yorker, but had a Crown Court from 1985 to 2005, and a bencher of considerably closer to Liverpool. Somewhat great aff ection for the UK where an aunt lived; he Inner Temple in 1995. Anthony married Deborah, diffi dent, he did not particularly relish the cut and visited the aunt regularly throughout his life. an artist, in 1966. After Deborah’s tragic death thrust of the classroom, but his scholarship and in 2011 he was left bereft but was fortunate to commitment engendered respect. The role of Harold went on to earn a J.D. at Cornell Law School befriend Stephanie, a widow, and they were Librarian suited him, and he willingly shouldered and was for several years an associate at the married in 2013. She, together with his son James, the task of writing a history of the school. prestigious fi rm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher granddaughter Alice, daughter Emily, and Emily’s & Flom LLP in their New York City offi ces, where he wife Julia, survive him. After leaving Calday Grange, he fi lled temporary advised major corporate and fi nancial institutions. posts at a variety of schools as he considered the best From 2000 to 2002, Harold served with distinction David Jeff reys QC (colleague and friend) way forward. Now a Roman Catholic, he seemed to as the New York City School Chancellor. reach journey’s end when he entered Pluscarden Michael Protheroe (1967) Abbey, but his spell as a Benedictine monk ran its He gave back richly to education as the Chancellor Nearby Birmingham boomed course and he retired to Glastonbury, where he of the city’s vast public school system (in which and bustled, but from an early played a full part in the life of the Parish of St Mary. he had himself been schooled). As Chancellor, the age Michael preferred the scale of the task is evident from the fact that he quieter existence aff orded by Michael died suddenly and unexpectedly in was responsible for 78,000 teachers, 1,145 schools, his native Solihull; he lived next December 2017. The English Catholic History and a $13 billion budget. ‘I know the system can to a farm and close to the fi ne Association’s website testifi es to the gap he has perform,’ Harold once told a news conference. ‘So, parish church of St Alphege, whose Anglo-Catholic left, and Elizabeth Hunter Johnston’s eulogy also it’s going to. Simple as that.’ And it did. He waged ethos made a lasting impression. off ers a catalogue of his publications. war on bureaucracy, created specialised high schools, and attracted thousands of new teachers Richard Hofton (friend) Nerves vanquished him in the 11+, but the 13+ by insisting on higher starting wages. He created came to his rescue and he was one of a wave the New York Teaching Fellows project, a local

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So successful was he in this role that he was appointed by a Democratic Mayor but then retained by the Republican Rudy Giuliani (who had initially said he was not going to reappoint). After stepping down as Chancellor, Harold joined Kaplan Education Foundation and founded its online Masters education programme.

Harold continued to promote education when, in 2014, he became executive director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, the USA’s largest scholarship foundation. He gave back to Lincoln and Brasenose by setting up graduate scholarships through the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.

His period at Jack Kent Cooke was cut short in its prime when he contracted amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He tragically passed away in November 2018 at the age of 65.

I saw him a few months before he died in New York, when he was having trouble speaking. He was a real fi ghter to the end. Shortly before he died, he managed to write an article in The New York Times calling for reforms to increase the economic diversity of students and expressing strong opposition against the legacy admission of children of alumni.

He contributed so much. He was devoted to his wife Pat Sapinsley, an architect, and was the father of two wonderful children, Hannah and Noah. I share with his other friends that I miss him immensely.

John Bowers QC (1974; Principal, Brasenose College) Editorial

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