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The Newsletter of Trinity College Oxford | Winter 2009 The Newsletter of Trinity College Oxford | Winter 2009 | Chapel Choir | College manuscripts | Trinity chefs | Old Members' news | qeb=mobpfabkq n a university where the nation’s most prominent atheist is in Iresidence, it might seem odd to muse about dons’ private hell. Yet putting Richard Dawkins’ views to one side for the moment and taking soundings of how Oxford’s tutorial fellows would not like to spend eternity, I’m sure that a 24/7, 365 days a year admissions process would score highly. For both applicants and interviewers the process is usually stressful, though many (admittedly successful) candidates assure me that they enjoyed the experience. (I keep an eye on these burgeoning masochists.) For the tutors, wading through on average between four and five times the number of applications as there are places is a heavy and, for once to use the adjective without exaggeration, I make no apology for dwelling on the admissions process. It awesome responsibility. Once the tutors have made their decision, generates more myths than the Ancient Greeks managed and is one balancing exam results real and projected with the personal of the sticks used most often to beat Oxford by the ill-informed or statements, references, tests (increasingly used to supplement other the ill-intentioned. The Laura Spence affair was of course the locus information) and the interview itself, the outcome has to be classicus of both schools. Among the many myths, here are a couple communicated as quickly as possible but, above all, accurately. At of facts. Nobody is discriminated against in the admissions Trinity, the Senior Tutor and her team in the College Office triple process – other than on academic potential. We want the brightest check the letters to make sure no one is given the wrong and the best and we will take them irrespective of any other information. It is, of course, sad that it creates more unhappiness consideration; we take them from every kind of school and we take than pleasure and it is probably the case that at least a third of daughters and sons of Old Members. Equally, the learning gradient unsuccessful applicants could get full benefit from the education at Oxford in all subjects is quite steep. It does prospective students Oxford has to offer. The physical infrastructure of the University is, no favours to admit them if their secondary education – through no however, already at breaking point and any increase in numbers fault of their own – brings them to the starting gate at a level where would require a corresponding increase in staff and College they need a foundation year to be able to cope with their Oxford facilities to teach them to the Oxford standard. Lastly, the local course. We don’t have that luxury. As the Chancellor, Chris Patten, authority is implacably opposed to any increase in student numbers has so accurately pointed out, Oxford is not structured or organised in Oxford. to carry out a social engineering function. In between musings about the admissions process, I have been editing a book on diplomacy for Oxford University Press. They are an impressive outfit with which to do business: the largest university press in the world, bigger than CUP and all the American university presses put together. Moreover, they hand over an annual cheque to the University of around £25 million from their profits. If only the rest of the University were as profitable. I had thought that editing a book with a team of contributors might be easier than writing a book myself, but now I’m not so sure. I think I’ll fly solo next time. The new term is providing as usual many moments of pleasure, and no doubt some less felicitous, but one of the highlights will I am sure be the Choir’s new CD that was recorded in the Chapel at the beginning of term. This year’s choir is forty strong, which is about ten percent of the student body, graduate and undergraduate, an extraordinarily high figure. I hope that many Old Members, Friends, parents and current students will enjoy what will be a delightful work. The cover for Satow's Diplomatic Practice being edited by the President for OUP.. Front cover photo: The Chapel by floodlight: recently, ivy growing over the wall (from Balliol) has thrown a shadow over the chapel arch and tower. The ivy has now been cut back and once again light is cast over the whole building when the floodlighting is used for special occasions. 2 | Trinity College Oxford | Winter 2009 | cbiiltpÛ=kbtp _b^`lk=mofwb=clo=ib^abopefm pbkflo=qrqlo= r Peter Carey (1966, Fellow and Tutor in History 1979- fter eight successful years as the College's first D2008) has been awarded the Beacon Prize for A'full-time' Senior Tutor, Dr Trudy Watt recently Leadership for his work in co-founding the Cambodia Trust announced that she will be taking early retirement at the end and leading its expansion across Cambodia into Timor Leste, of September 2009. Whilst it will very much be ‘business Sri Lanka and Indonesia, making a positive impact on the as usual’ until then, the Fellowship has begun to address the lives of over 30,000 landmine survivors and other challenging task of appointing her successor for the next disadvantaged disabled people. academic year. Peter is one of just six recipients of the 2008 Beacon Prize Dr Watt is exploring a range of possible new challenges to (each a different category, of which leadership is one) and he take on following her retirement from Trinity. She will joins the ranks of previous Beacon winners such as Sir Bob continue to live in Oxford and very much looks forward to Geldof, Jamie Oliver and environmentalist Zac Goldsmith, remaining in touch with College. all of whom have been recognised for their charitable work through what has been called the 'Nobel Prize of the charity world'. afpq^k`b=ib^okfkd ast October the University of Oxford launched its As a winner, Peter will become a Beacon Fellow, joining a podcast site on iTunes U. This free site features public community of Beacon Prize recipients who together L lectures, teaching material, interviews with leading champion charitable causes across the globe and nurture a academics, information about applying to the University, and wider culture of giving in the UK. much more. It is well worth visiting, particularly to hear the President speaking on Kosovo, Bryan Ward-Perkins, Fellow and Tutor in History, being interviewed about the Fall of the Western Empire, Martin Kemp, former Professor of the History of Art, on Art and History and his successor Professor Craig Clunas’ lecture Putting China in its Place in the History of Art. The Oxford University site on iTunes U is now live at http://itunes.ox.ac.uk ao=a^sfa=j^t r David Maw, lecturer in music, has won first prize at Dthe International Composition Competition of the Festival de Comminges, St Bertrand de Comminges, France, for his organ piece, La vie de Jean Baptiste. The piece is written in the form of a three-movement suite, each of its movements relating to a different episode in the life of John the Baptist as given in the Gospels: Annunciation (Luke), Peter Carey receiving his award from Martyn Lewis. Mission (John) and Martyrdom (Matthew). In addition to receiving a monetary award, the piece will be recommended for the Médaille d’or at the Conservatoire de Saint-Maur and pfo=qelj^p=mlmb=cbiilt will be performed as part of a concert series at the church of n December, the Governing Body was pleased to elect Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts in Paris this year. IGeoffrey de Jager a Sir Thomas Pope Fellow, in grateful recognition of his donations towards the Classics Fellowship campaign, student support and the maintenance and fk^rdro^i=ib`qrob improvement of the College’s buildings. Mr de Jager was n November Craig Clunas, Professor of the History of Art, born in South Africa and is a graduate of both Rhodes Igave his inaugural lecture, entitled Putting China in its University and Natal University. He is now a successful Place in the History of Art at the University Museum. The businessman, living in North Oxford with his family. lecture was followed by a reception in College. Trinity College Oxford | Winter 2009 | 3 cfopqp=^ka pbq=^t^oa ennifer Tilley (2003), a MEng student studying Materials kloofkdqlk=q^_ib JScience has won the prestigious Morgan Crucible Award for Best 008 was another successful year for Trinity finalists in schools; Student in Materials Science at the 2008 SET Awards (Science, 2twenty five achieving First Class and forty seven Upper Second Engineering & Technology Student of the Year), Britain's most degrees, with Trinity being placed twelfth on the Norrington Table. important awards for science and technology undergraduates. The R A Knox memorial prize, which is awarded for the best first Her award was based on her fourth year project entitled ‘Creation of class performances in finals, was shared by seven finalists. Of these Surfaces Suitable for Immobilising Bioactive Proteins: four were the top first in the University in Biochemistry, English, Characteristics Affecting Immobilisation’ which Jenni undertook English & Modern Languages and History & Modern Languages. while at the University of Sydney. The judges were impressed by her breadth of knowledge which she clearly demonstrated with enthusiasm. They were further impressed by her ability to look at an existing problem (how biosensors work) with a fresh approach, leading directly to a new insight into possible mechanisms. `e^mbi=`elfo rinity’s choir has had a very enjoyable and successful year; a chapel was central to the life of Trinity when first founded and Tconsiderable increase in members has allowed it to broaden its remained so until it was demolished in 1692, under President repertoire and engage in more ambitious projects.
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