ISSUE 19 MICHAELMAS 2004

Outward Thinking From the Master Our academic year As part of its commitment to supporting world-class research started sadly with the and scholarship, Univ is reinforcing its longstanding connection death of Clare Drury, with philosophical thinking about law. our Senior Tutor since Thanks to the generous support of Univ Old Members, the College 2000. I have written is launching a programme of graduate studentships and visiting elsewhere about Clare fellowships in the field, and will soon be providing a physical home to and my address at her the Oxford Centre for Ethics and Philosophy of Law (CEPL). CEPL was funeral will be printed Professor John Gardner in next year’s Record. founded in 2002 as a collaboration between the three “Merton So suffice it to say here Street” colleges: Univ, Corpus, and Merton. It is jointly directed by John Broome of Corpus Lord Butler that her death was a of Brockwell (Professor of Moral Philosophy) and Univ’s own John Gardner (Professor of Jurisprudence). huge loss and major CEPL brings together moral and legal philosophers from all over the world. In addition to source of sadness in our College family. weekly speaker meetings, this year’s special events include a workshop on the philosophy of We were fortunate in recruiting as human rights at UNESCO in Paris, a conference at Univ on the law and ethics of complicity, Clare’s successor Dr Anne Knowland, and a colloquium on ‘aggregation’ (how to count people’s interests) to be led by Univ’s previously Divisional Secretary of the Donnelley JRF, Iwao Hirose. University’s Maths and Physical Sciences CEPL differs from some similarly-named centres around the world in that its main collective Division. Anne and I have taken the aim is not to tackle topical policy problems, but the timeless philosophical problems that opportunity of discussing with all our underlie them. For instance: Should judges ignore immoral laws? Is there any independent tutorial teams what lessons we can learn value in equality? Can anyone be complicit in a wrong to which they made no causal from Univ’s disappointing results in Finals contribution? this year. Univ’s renewed commitment will enable CEPL to share facilities with other Univ research One lesson is that the Norrington table projects (such as the Global Economic Governance Programme) at 12 Merton Street. is hyper-sensitive to a few results going The new visiting fellows will have dedicated office space there, and there will be open plan the wrong (or the right) way. We have space for the use of research students, as well as high quality seminar rooms. long known this but it is as difficult to Among lawyers and philosophers all over the world, Univ is known as the home of two accept when we do well as when we do of the most important figures of twentieth-century jurisprudence: H.L.A. Hart and badly. So this year may have been the R.M. Dworkin. The College’s involvement with CEPL will ensure that many other major statistical blip we must expect every thirty figures of the subject, present and future, have a Univ association. years or so, but it has still been a good opportunity for some reflection. These and several other ambitious developments along Meanwhile the new Vice-Chancellor’s Merton Street signify a bright future for Univ’s start has impressed us all. Refreshingly postgraduate students and researchers. direct and brisk, he has been remarkably Last year the College was granted planning permission to accessible and has been seen several develop 15 and 17 Merton Street into extra accommodation, times in Univ. His first preoccupation will predominantly for graduates. All 14 new rooms were be Oxford’s bid to the new Government converted in time to be occupied by students at the regulator for access arrangements which beginning of Michaelmas term. The conversion of three of extend fair opportunity in return for top- these rooms was made possible by a generous gift from an up fees. More in future Newsletters. Old Member. Finally, local news, as reported more The next step is already under way, with 12 Merton Street fully in the adjacent column. Adaptation View overlooking Merton College back in College ownership after a long spell as the European of houses on Merton Street has enabled from one of the newly converted School of Management. Extensive refurbishments have begun us to house all this year’s fresher rooms in 17 Merton Street to make space available for the College-based research projects graduates (as well as the first two years of described above. A generous gift from the Swire Foundation is also making possible a first-rate undergraduates) on or next to the main Seminar Room in this building. This should be completed in the early summer. site. Recovery of the European The College has additionally been granted planning permission to remove three walls behind Management School building also on the houses along Merton Street, which will permit the creation of a quiet outside study area Merton Street will give us more seminar for graduate students. The Garden-Master, Bob Thomas (Fellow in Chemistry), is currently and research rooms. We are on the way putting together proposals for this extra “quad” inside Univ; the newly created space will also to creating as much extra space for allow us to allocate further much needed car-parking spaces at the rear of the College. College use in Merton Street as we would Some further exciting news is that several University departments and faculties are being have gained by acquiring the Old Bank – relocated to the Radcliffe Infirmary site, and the University has agreed that Univ should be and at lower cost! offered the opportunity to purchase the Philosophy Building on Merton Street. Providing we We are sad to report, as the Newsletter can negotiate an acceptable price for the building, it will allow us to facilitate first-class goes to press, the death of Norman Dix, graduate research activity at Univ in collaboration with the other Merton Street Colleges. scout and long-time College boatman, The acquisition of this building would go a long way towards easing the disappointment at the age of 92. Through the support of felt at the loss of the Old Bank site. Together with the 2004/5 launch of postgraduate a group of Old Members, Norman was scholarships and bursaries in the Annual Fund Appeal, it will help Univ in its goal of attracting able to live the last years of his life in his the best graduates to the College. own house with the care he needed. College News

The Master’s Sunday evening guests this term evening were a speech by the Poet Laureate, contact Dr Holmes have included Sir Jeremy Greenstock, Boris Andrew Motion (1971), and an exhibition ([email protected]) directly. Johnson MP (freshly returned from Liverpool) organised by Robin Darwall-Smith (1982), the Professor Chris Pelling (now at Christ Church) and Sir Simon Jenkins. All spoke to large College Archivist, which included a letter would also like to alert Newsletter readers to audiences. written by Shelley that was presented to the the imminent publication of Margaret Pelling’s College in 1940 but has only recently re- first novel: Work for Four Hands. emerged from storage; the battered remains of Hartmut Pogge von Strandmann (Professor of the laurel wreath that were used to adorn the Modern History) has recently published Ins statue in the Shelley memorial; and perhaps tiefste Afrika. Paul Pogge und seine präkolonialen most pleasingly a picture of the proposed Reisen ins südliche Kongobecken (Into Deepest Master’s Lodgings which were designed by Africa. Paul Pogge and his Pre-Colonial James Griffith (who presided over Shelley’s Journeys into the Southern Congo Basin) expulsion) and whose intended site is now (Berlin 2004). Jon Mee (Margaret Candfield occupied by the Shelley Memorial itself. Fellow in English) meanwhile has co-edited Univ welcomes Dr Anne Knowland as the (with Thomas Keymer) The Cambridge College’s new Senior Tutor. Dr Knowland first Companion to English Literature, 1740-1830 Catherine and Hugh Stevenson (1961) met with the came to Oxford to undertake doctoral studies (Cambridge Companions to Literature, CUP two current Stevenson Junior Research Fellows, in the interpretation of the symbolist vision in 2004). In between writing a book on epiphany Jacinta O'Shea (Neuropsychology, centre-left) and Verity Platt (Classics). English and Anglo-Irish literature. Since then and representation in Graeco-Roman culture she has enjoyed a very active career in and organising Hilary Term’s Archaeology We have had notable additions to the University administration, in both the Seminar, Dr Verity Platt (Stevenson JRF in College’s portraits. John Norton (1958) has Humanities and the Sciences, including a Classics) is training for the London Marathon generously given us limited edition period at the Oriental Institute and most in April. She will be running and raising money lithographs of Lucien Freud’s Lord Goodman recently in the Mathematical and Physical for the charity ‘One World Action’. Sciences Division. in his yellow pyjamas and of Kitaj’s sketch for Tickets are now on sale the portrait of President Clinton. Daphne Dr Thomas Povey arrived this autumn, from for the University Todd, former President of the Royal Society of St Catherine’s College, as a new Fellow in College White Nights Portrait Painters and artist of the Hall portrait Engineering. His research interests include Ball 2005. Come and of Master Albery, has given us her portrait of unsteady interactions in gas turbines and revel in the streets of four Fellows – Mr George Cawkwell, Professor turbine aero-thermal interactions. Dr Kevin St Petersburg, where the Hartmut Pogge von Strandmann, Revd Bill Watkins joins the College as a Senior Research fun and sun never stop. Non-dining tickets are Sykes and Sir Peter Strawson – exhibited at Fellow attached to the Global Economic available at £99, covering unlimited drink, the Society’s exhibition in the Mall Galleries Governance Programme. Dr Watkins is currently snacks and entertainment. Please see the this year. Director of the UN Human Development enclosed order form and http://univball.com A notable concert was held on 5 November in Report Office. Previously he was Head of for more details. Research at Oxfam. Among his publications memory of Dr. Bobby Berman. Nearly 200 In June, David Deller, Claire McShane, captain are Rigged Rules and Double Standards and the colleagues, Fellows, former pupils and friends Ian Webb and Andrew Turner (all 2002) Oxfam Education Report. filled the Hall and Alington Room for dinner travelled up to Manchester for the filming of and subsequently the Holywell Music Rooms Dr Kathryn Gleadle, Fellow in Modern History the first round of University Challenge, along for a superb concert by The Adderbury (2002-4), has been awarded a Philip with a merry band of supporters. Their Ensemble. Leverhulme prize. This award, worth £50,000, opponents were Newcastle University. Despite An international acknowledged her work as being among the the successful identification of songs from Constitutional most promising by young historians in the UK. The Sound of Music being played backwards, Courts Summit Univ were sadly beaten 155-150 in the final Over the past year the Global Economic took place in few seconds of the contest. The team is, Governance Programme has hosted workshops Oxford in mid however, assured a place in the Highest at the College involving top international July. To mark this Scoring Losers round, so stay tuned to see scholars and officials with expertise in trade occasion, Univ them again. and development, global health including the hosted a dinner governance of aid aimed at combatting for the summit, HIV/AIDs, and the reform of international generously financial institutions. With the generous financed by Ed sponsorship of Old Members, the research of Leahy (Maurice the programme is now benefiting from the Shock Visiting presence of Senior Research Fellow, Dr Kevin Fellow). This Sir Jeremy Lever (1953) and Watkins (see above) and Research Officer Devi august event Sir Jonathan Mance (1961) Sridhar. All Old Members of the college are included two US warmly welcomed at the Friday 2pm Seminar Supreme Court Justices, judges of the `Making Globalization Work for Developing European Court of Justice, and judges from the Countries’. Meanwhile, the 2005 GEG Annual constitutional courts of a number of European Lecture in Spring will be given by a senior countries, such as Germany and Italy. Jeremy Paxman together with the Univ contestants Chinese official but the date is still to be The delegation also included four Univ confirmed. For the latest information, representatives: Sir David Edward (1953), check the GEG website The Univ Players are continuing to build on Sir Jeremy Lever (1953), Sir Jonathan Mance www.globaleconomicgovernance.org the success of last year’s garden show. This (1961) and Sir Alan Moses (1964). term saw a talented team of freshers stage Frankenstein Retained? A dinner was held in In March, Dr Catherine Holmes will be holding The Boundary by Tom Stoppard at the BT as Univ as part of the Bodleian Library’s a conference at Univ, which is also being part of the annual Cuppers competition. campaign to raise the final sums needed for sponsored by Old Members. Entitled ‘Unities Starring Tom Brazier, Nava Sokolovsky and their purchase of the Abinger Papers – an and disunities in the late medieval eastern Roseannah Murphy (all 2004), the play earned extraordinary collection that includes Mary Mediterranean world’ the conference will some very positive feedback and was Shelley’s Frankenstein manuscript with discuss the transition between Byzantium and shortlisted to the final 10 productions (out of annotations by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1810). the Ottoman Empire. Old Members who are some 40 entries!) Other events have included Amongst the highlights of a memorable interested in attending the conference should a play reading of Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk

UNIV NEWSLETTER2 MICHAELMAS 2004 Wood in the Master’s Lodgings. The annual The Gaudy itself, for all those who dinner takes place next term and the Univ matriculated between 1963 and 1967, was Development Players hope to hold some workshops with characteristically enjoyable, with a full Old Members who have gone into weekend programme including a Black Tie professional acting before starting work on the dinner on the Saturday evening, which News garden show in Trinity term, which will take featured Sir Alan Moses (1964) as the after- place during Arts Week, 15-22 May. dinner guest speaker. by Judy Longworth, Development Director Univ’s Music Society continues to go from An enjoyable and amusing English Subject strength to strength. Oxford’s largest non- Dinner was held during August to celebrate For the latest news on the 2003/4 Annual auditioning chorus, Univ Chorus, has been the appointment of Professor Helen Cooper Fund, please have a look at the enclosed performing the Mozart Requiem this term. (Beaverbrook Fellow in English) to the Chair donor list. A big thank you to all who Master’s Lodgings concerts have also been a in Medieval and Renaissance English at contributed and helped us to reach our great success, with many freshers already Cambridge. Many friends, past and present contributing a great deal to the musical life of students, and former colleagues came back highest total so far. The 2004/5 Annual Fund the college; several ensembles have even been for the evening to say thank you to Helen is already under way in the US and Canada. set up, including jazz and wind bands, and a after her 26 years with the College. This Fund is extremely important to us and it new Univ String Quartet. The next Univ Chorus never ceases to amaze me what exciting totals concert, in March, will feature Univ’s new can be achieved when large numbers of chamber orchestra in the programme - all Old people contribute even relatively modest sums Members are welcome (see page 4 for on a regular basis. details). On the major gift front, we have some good James Mallinson (1980) hosted two Careers news to report too. We have had a further gift Evenings for current students this term: the of $120,000 towards the Cawkwell Ancient first, on Law, featured Old Members Hugh History Fellowship, which leaves us Blaza (1971) and James Rogers (1977); and tantalisingly close to the completion of the the second, on Academia & Further Study, funding for this post, with only a further included Charlotte Deane (1993), Ian McLean £60,000 required. A pledge of £50,000 has (Weir Fellow in Politics 1978-91), Frances Old Members and current students aboard also been made in support of student Gardner (Fellow of Wolfson College) and Anil the Univ Barge Gomes (1998). bursaries. Reading the College News above, Univ returned to Henley in style in June as it is wonderful to see just how many College The year-groups of 1953, 1954 and 1955 around 100 Old Members joined David and initiatives are being supported, or in some have each successively raised funds towards Clare Sherriff and Lady Butler aboard the cases made possible, by Old Members. supporting students at Univ who Univ Barge for the opening day of the 2004 Thank you. matriculated 50 years after them. Set up by Royal Regatta. Many Dinosaurs and the 1953ers, these Golden Bursaries are Two legacies have recently been received. Cassandrians were among those present to organised by Old Members themselves and The first of £60,000 for an endowed watch the day’s rowing over lunch, cream take the place of the Annual Fund for the scholarship in History to be named after KKM tea and Pimms. Thanks on behalf of year in which they fundraise. The 1956ers are everyone to David and Clare for another Leys (Fellow 1908-1942) and the second of now busy raising the 56/06 Golden Bursary terrific Henley day. £25,000 for the benefit of students of Maths. and next year the 57/07 team will get under A legacy pledge of £50,000 has also been way. At the same time, Old Members who The first Old Members versus current made. During the course of the next year, matriculated up to and including 1947 are students football match of recent years took all but the youngest Old Members will be currently raising money towards endowing a place at the Univ Sports Ground in receiving a letter asking them to consider World War II Diamond Anniversary Bursary, November, with the Old Boys emerging as including a bequest to Univ in their will. which will run in perpetuity, with two-fifths winners on penalties after a dramatic 5-5 of the £50,000 sum needed already raised. draw. This followed a victory for the I do hope that you will be able to respond Additionally, the College Archivist is students in the corresponding cricket positively to this request. In the UK alone, gathering together memoirs from the same meeting in June. Both fixtures are now part £1.5 billion is given annually to charity in the group of Old Members, about their of the annual calendar of events. form of legacies. It would be great if we could experiences of Univ during the Second World ensure that Univ receives its fair share of that. War; these will be included in his Hold the Date - the 2006 North American Legacies of any size will be gratefully received. forthcoming book on Univ’s history. Reunion has been scheduled for Friday 31 March and Saturday 1 April 2006 at the We have some exciting events coming Thanks to the efforts of David Sykes (1963); Waldorf Astoria in New York. up between now and the end of term. a very generous contribution from Richard As I write, these include a dinner in Hong Morgan, a schoolfriend of Roger Short (1963) Did you go down from Oxford in the summer Kong on 28 November hosted by Chris of 2004? Did you fail to sign up for the email and further contributions from some of Buttery (1968) which the Master and Lady Roger’s Univ contemporaries, the Roger Short forwarding service before you left? It is not Butler will attend; the annual William of Memorial Fund will award its first travel too late to join. Contact [email protected], scholarships in 2005 for Univ students to giving the barcode from your University card, Durham Club luncheon; the Christmas Carol travel to Turkey and neighbouring countries. your name and college, and your date of Service on 4 December; and the second birth. Once your identity has been verified, triennial Beveridge Dinner to be held in We thought you might enjoy a little you will be sent a unique registration code, College on 10 December before which intellectual stimulus at some of our social which will enable you to register for the e- Sir Peter Strawson will give a short lecture events so there will now be a short lecture mail forwarding service. on Why Philosophy? and during which the given before Gaudies and subject dinners. The first was given at the September Gaudy by We are interested in Old Members’ thoughts Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP will make the John Gardner, Professor of Jurisprudence, who on how the Newsletter and the Record work after-dinner speech. We thought it would spoke about some of the moral and legal together. Please fill in the enclosed postcard to help with your forward planning if we were to issues of complicity. let us know your views. provide you with a calendar of events for the whole of the next year in the Michaelmas issue of the Newsletter each year. You will HOLD THE DATE! find the first one overleaf. Please do keep Women’s 25th Anniversary Luncheon – Saturday 23rd April 2005 it for reference. This academic year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the arrival of women undergraduates As always, we welcome your feedback on at Univ in 1979. To celebrate the occasion, the Master and Lady Butler will be hosting a special our events, publications and website. Don’t luncheon in College for all Univ women, past and present. After lunch, there will be forget to let us know of any changes of opportunities to network and talk about careers as well as to talk to old friends. address, email or telephone number; that way, Invitations will be sent out in early March. we can make sure that you continue to receive all relevant invitations and publications.

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