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MASTER Timothy Cook, MA, DPhil Cressida E Chappell, MA W I F (Bill) David, MA, DPhil Andrew J Bunker, MA, DPhil Peter T Ireland, MA, DPhil Fellow by Special Election (BA, MA Hull) Fellow by Special Election in Tutor in Physics Donald Schultz Professor of Professor Roger W Fellow by Special Election Physics Professor of Astrophysics Turbomachinery Ainsworth, MA, DPhil, FRAeS Richard I Todd, MA status, Academic Registrar DPhil (MA Camb) Secretary to the Governing Richard M Bailey, MA (BSc Adrian L Smith, MA (BSc Pekka Hämäläinen, MA (MA, FELLOWS Tutor in Materials Science Body Leics, MSc, PhD Lond) Keele, MSc Wales, PhD Nott) PhD Helsinki) Goldsmiths’ Fellow Tutor in Geography Tutor in Zoology Rhodes Professor of Fram E Dinshaw, MA, DPhil Professor of Materials David R H Gillespie, MA, Associate Professor in Associate Professor in American History Official Fellow DPhil Geochronology Infectious Diseases Finance Bursar Marc Lackenby, MA (PhD Tutor in Engineering Science Dean (Leave H16-T16) Benjamin A F Bollig, MA (BA Camb) Rolls-Royce Fellow Nott, MA, PhD Lond) Peter D Battle, MA, DPhil Tutor in Pure Mathematics Associate Professor in Gaia Scerif (BSc St And, PhD Andreas Muench, MA (Dr Tutor in Spanish Tutor in Inorganic Chemistry Leathersellers’ Fellow Engineering Science Lond) phil, Dipl TU Munich) (Leave M15-T16) Professor of Chemistry Professor of Mathematics Associate Professor in Tutor in Mathematics Peter P Edwards, MA (BSc, Experimental Psychology Associate Professor in Applied Eleanor P J Stride, MA A Gervase Rosser, MA (MA, Marc E Mulholland, MA (BA, PhD Salf), FRS Tutor in Psychology Mathematics (BEng, PhD Lond) PhD Lond) MA, PhD Belf) Professor of Inorganic Professor of Developmental Fellow by Special Election in Tutor in History of Art Tutor in History Chemistry Cognitive Neuroscience Kerry M M Walker, DPhil (BSc Engineering Science Associate Professor in History Wolfson Fellow Memorial, MSc Dalhousie) Professor of Engineering of Art Patrick S Grant, MA, DPhil Karl Sternberg, MA Fellow by Special Election in Science Librarian Gavin Lowe, MA, MSc, DPhil (BEng Nott) FREng Fellow by Special Election Biomedical Sciences Tutor in Computer Science Vesuvius Professor of Paul S Davies (MA Camb) John S Foord, MA (MA, PhD Professor of Computer Materials Christoph Reisinger, MA (Dipl Udo C T Oppermann (BSc, Tutor in Law Camb) Science Linz, Dr phil Heidelberg) MSc, PhD Philipps Marburg) Associate Professor in Law Tutor in Physical Chemistry President of the Senior Justine N Pila, MA (BA, LLB, Tutor in Mathematics Professor of Musculoskeletal Professor of Chemistry Common Room PhD Melb) Associate Professor in Sciences Saira Uppal (BA Durh) Tutor in Law Mathematical Finance Fellow by Special Election Robert A Leese, MA status Richard M Berry, MA, DPhil College Counsel Alain Goriely, MA (Lic en Sci Director of Development (PhD Durh) Tutor in Physics (Leave M15) Robert E Mabro, CBE, MA Phys, PhD Brussels) Fellow by Special Election in Associate Professor in (BEng Alexandria, MSc Lond) Professor of Mathematical K W M (Bill) Fulford, MA, Mathematics Condensed Matter Physics Bart B van Es (BA, MPhil, Fellow by Special Election Modelling DPhil. (MB BChir Camb, PhD Director of the Smith Institute PhD Camb) Lond), FRCPsych, FRCP Ashok I Handa, MA status Tutor in English Kirsten E Shepherd-Barr, MA, Naomi Freud, MA, MSc Fellow by Special Election Louise L Fawcett, MA status, (MB BS Lond), FRCS Sullivan Fellow DPhil (Grunnfag Oslo, BA Yale) Fellow by Special Election MPhil, DPhil (BA Lond) Fellow by Special Election in Sullivan Clarendon Professor Tutor in English Director of Studies for Visiting Heidi de Wet (BSc North- Tutor in Politics Medicine of English Literature Professor of English and Students West, DPhil Cape Town) Wilfrid Knapp Fellow Associate Professor in Senior Tutor Theatre Studies Tutor in Pre-clinical Medicine Professor of International Surgery Geneviève A D M Associate Professor in Relations Tutor for Graduates Tommaso Pizzari, MA (BSc Angela B Brueggemann, Helleringer, MSc (MSc ESSEC, Physiology Aberd, PhD Shef) DPhil (BSc St Olaf, MSc Iowa) Maîtrise, Doctorat Paris I, John Charles Smith, MA James L Bennett, MA (BA Tutor in Zoology Fellow by Special Election in Master Paris II, MSc Sciences Philipp E Koralus, MA (BA Tutor in French Linguistics Reading) Professor of Evolutionary Biological Sciences Po, JD Columbia) Pomona, PhD Princeton) Vice-Master Fellow by Special Election Biology Associate Professor & Fellow by Special Election Tutor in Philosophy Home Bursar Wellcome Trust Career in Law Fulford Fellow in Philosophy Penny A Handford, MA (BSc, Byron W Byrne, MA, DPhil Development Fellow Leverhulme Trust Early Career of Mind & Cognitive Science PhD S’ton) David J Womersley, MA, (BCom, BEng Western Fellow Fulford Clarendon Associate Tutor in Biochemistry DLitt (PhD Camb), FBA Australia) James E Thomson, MChem, Professor in Philosophy of Wolfson Fellow Warton Professor of English Tutor in Engineering Science DPhil Duncan A Robertson, MA, Mind Professor of Biochemistry Literature Professor of Engineering Fellow by Special Election in DPhil (BSc Lond) Science Chemistry Fellow by Special Election in Tutor for Admissions Management CONTENTS Contents

Master’s Report 2 College Life The Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professorship 6 The Development Office Review 8 Richard Parish 10 From the Archives: Rev VJK Brook, Censor from 1930-1952 12 Outreach 14 Postcards to the Master 16 Sports & Societies Review 2015 18 Finals Results & Prizes 2015 20 Student Perspectives Tom Gaisford (2013, Human Sciences) 26 Sophia Saller (2011, Mathematics) 28 Katie Hickson (2012, Geography) 30 Christian Amos (2013, History) 32 Alumni News Sarah McCready (2008, History) 34 Mark Simpson (2008, Music) 36 Maxine Williams (1992, Law) 38 Martin Heipertz (1997, PPE) 40 Alumni News in Brief 42 College Events 2016 44 Catz Research Bill Fulford and Ashok Handa 46 Kirsten Shepherd-Barr 48 Shimon Whiteson 50 Jessica Goodman 51 Amanda Power 52 Gazette Obituaries 2015 54 Admissions 2015 72

Left: A view of St Catz and the moat Front Cover Image: John Simopoulos, Founding Fellow of St Catherine’s, who died in 2015 aged 91 © Professor Roger Ainsworth

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application. He is fondly remembered as a tutor, supervisor and colleague, being extremely generous Master’s with his time.

Elsewhere, the college has had a very positive year Report indeed, although the Senior Tutor sometimes labels my report as a rerun of a 1950s Pathé newsreel in terms It is with an air of disbelief that I must start by of trumpeting tone. I’m sorry but the trumpet is to recording the passing of John Simopoulos, aged 91, the fore this year… sixth in the Norrington Table, with whilst he was still in the saddle as Dean of Degrees – a 45 Firsts. There have been plenty of smiles around Catz institution if ever there was one. It never really the Senior Common Room about our position relative occurred to any of us that one day he might not be to those richer and smaller colleges. Here I know my here. He arrived at the Society in 1951 and laid down colleagues would want to pay significant tribute to his subfusc 64 years later, having brought considerable the diligence and dedication of our Senior Tutor in inspiration and joy to many generations of Catz taking so many initiatives to help bolster our collective students, not least through the many Simopoulean The Master, Professor Roger attention to the college’s academic culture, in looking episodes that could be retold. We held a Service of Ainsworth at all aspects of teaching, learning and research. It is Thanksgiving for him in Michaelmas. particularly fitting for him, and Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, that Harriet Smith-Hughes won the Gibbs prize, taking We mourn, too, John Bayley, who came to Catz from the top First across the university in English Finals – an New College in 1974 as the first Warton Professor of Well, I’m outstanding achievement in a cohort of 251. English Literature, a post he held until 1992. John was sorry but the both a rare public intellectual, whose work reached There have been so many university and national prizes the widest possible educated public, and a modest trumpet is to this year that I can only mention a few out of a total and engaging colleague, whose eccentric presence in of 18. Kirubin Pillay (2014, Engineering Science) has College was a delight to all. We celebrated his life and the fore this won a national student design award for his eye-control work at an event in November. year… sixth in wheelchair design. He is currently studying for a DPhil in Healthcare Innovation. Kirubin’s design includes an Most recently, Terry Jones, our first Donald Schultz the Norrington electric module which converts eye movements acquired Professor of Turbomachinery, died after a long illness. table, with 45 from an eye tracker into directional commands, and he He was a significant pioneer of a great plethora of will now receive funding to turn his design into reality. experimental techniques and analysis, with very wide Firsts. Samuel Taylor (2012, Law) won the 5 stone Buildings

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Prize for top performance in Trusts, together with a winner of the Royal Opera House Fanfare Competition. In terms of Gibbs book prize. Courtney Spoerer (2012, Experimental Meanwhile, Mark Simpson (2008, Music) continues to Psychology) achieved a distinction which is certainly rise to new heights internationally. Among his many its musical almost unheard of these days – a congratulatory First achievements this year, he was recently soloist at achievements, – together with the George Humphrey Prize, the Gibbs the BBC Proms, where he performed the fiendishly prize and a British Psychological Society Prize. Sabrina virtuosic Clarinet Concerto by Carl Nielsen with the BBC the College Barrett (2011, Engineering Science) won the ARM Prize Symphony Orchestra. for Digital Technology for her project “Acoustic Signal continues to Processing to Battle Malaria Mosquitoes”. This project We have created a number of new Fellowships: ride the crest involved contributing to the development of a wearable Dr Shaw Vee Meng becomes an Honorary Fellow in acoustic sensor to detect the sound of mosquitoes recognition of his continuing generosity and Dr Tony of a great in rural communities, to enable tracking of disease- and Mrs Mary Henfrey become Honorary and Domus carrying mosquitoes. Fellows respectively, again for their very loyal support wave. over many decades. We now have a Henfrey Tutorial In addition to the academic achievements, our students Fellow in Music, Laura Tunbridge, and a new Henfrey continue to excel in all walks of life. Particularly Graduate Scholarship in Chinese Studies to sit alongside impressive was the performance of two of our two Henfrey Foundation Scholarships. In addition, batswomen at the Blues T20 cricket match at Fenners. Dr Wilfred Wong’s contribution over the last few years Cambridge 88 all out; Oxford 217-0. Siân Kelly (Modern is recognised by the award of a Domus Fellowship. Languages and Linguistics, 2014) and Sarah Attrill We have established a Wilfred Wong challenge which (Biology, 2014), scored more between them than the matches the donations raised in our telethon. whole Cambridge side. As one would hope, our alumni continue to sparkle, In terms of musical achievements, the College continues demonstrating their creative skills and sporting prowess. to ride the crest of a great wave. Daniel Shao (2013, They have published over two dozen books this year, on Music) and Cayenna Ponchione (2011, Music) organised subjects ranging from Hazlitt, through House of Lords an impressive concert in the Holywell Music Room, Reform, Big Data, and Perplexing Problems. James Marsh demonstrating the talents of both current students and (1982, English) has been awarded the Outstanding alumni, including those of our Honorary Fellow Tom British Film BAFTA for directing The Theory of Everything, Phillips (1997, English), Makoto Nakata (2012, Music), the film about Steven Hawking’s life and work. It also winner of the Oxford Philharmonic Music Concerto received multiple Oscar nominations. Following her great Competition, and Joshua Hagley (2013, Music), success with the children’s book Rooftoppers, inspired

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...on the by her midnight flittings over the All Souls’ roofs, Bart van Es becomes the Sullivan Fellow in English Kate Rundell (2005, English) has produced another Literature. The College has benefited markedly from the sporting front, splendid children’s book, The Wolf Wilder, published by late Michael Sullivan’s generous legacy and Amanda and Charlotte Bloomsbury. The book is set in the snow-bound woods Bart’s fellowships are but two indications of that. of revolutionary Russia and is about Feo, a person who Marshall teaches animals to fend for themselves. Shimon’s post is a new one in College terms, and, as an addition to the Computer Science establishment, (2010, Modern On the sporting front, Charlotte Marshall (2010, Modern alongside Gavin Lowe, it is an investment in the future Languages) Languages) has earned a place in the world record in an area we believe to be of considerable importance. books, having rowed 100km, equivalent to the distance However, the other two posts are equally significant. In has earned a from the Earth’s surface to the edge of the atmosphere, terms of History, I pay tribute to Marc Mulholland’s great on a Concept 2 Rowing Machine in under eight hours, spirit of collegiality as the sole historian tenured Tutorial place in the three minutes faster than the previous record. Fellow over quite a number of years, whilst also serving world record as Dean. Amanda Power will be an excellent colleague We are delighted to welcome three new Tutorial Fellows for him. As far as Modern Languages is concerned, we books, having this year. Professor Shimon Whiteson comes to us are truly delighted with Jessica Goodman’s appointment rowed 100km, from the University of Amsterdam as a Tutorial Fellow in French. Jessica is experienced in the Modern in Computer Science. His research focuses on artificial Languages scene in both Oxford and Cambridge and will equivalent to intelligence, with the aim of improving machine learning be a very worthy successor to Richard Parish, who has for search engine optimisation and developing the retired after 39 years as a Tutorial Fellow – a record, the distance intelligence of telepresence robots. Professor Amanda and one for which the College is deeply grateful. His from the Power replaces Professor Gervase Rosser, who moves pupils throughout those years have held him in the permanently to the position of Tutorial Fellow in the highest regard for the fulfilling education which he Earth’s History of Art. Amanda, as the new Sullivan Fellow in has given them, for their interest in the subject he has surface to the History, joins us from the University of Sheffield. Her engendered, and for the pastoral care he has taken research explores the role and thoughts of the early – and in return, they have shown great loyalty and edge of the English Franciscans, as well as the intellectual, religious affection. We will be holding a dinner for them and for and political life of Medieval Europe. Dr Jessica Goodman him in early March. I must also record the retirement of atmosphere... joins us as Tutorial Fellow in French, coming from Clare Professor Susan Cooper, Professor of Particle Physics. College, Cambridge. Her research focuses on authorial Susan has helped the Physics Department steer a course self-fashioning and literary austerity in eighteenth- through challenging waters, but she is best remembered century literature and thought. Meanwhile, Professor across the University for the brave leadership she

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showed in the great governance debates during the whilst Professor Peter Edwards has been elected to It was with era of John Hood’s Vice-Chancellorship. She was even the American Academy of Arts and Sciences – one of dubbed “Joan of Arc”, I believe, by John Simopoulos. She America’s most prestigious honorary societies. Professor great delight leaves a Congregation with a voice which must still be Kia Nobre, Professorial Fellow in Translational Cognitive that I attended heeded and a membership which continues to regard Neuroscience, has been elected to a Fellowship of itself as the owner. the British Academy. Her research looks at how neural the ceremony activity linked to perception and cognition, is modulated I turn now to some achievements of the Fellowship according to memories, task-goals, and expectations. in the Guildhall – I have space only to mention a small fraction. We It was with great delight that I attended the ceremony in London for congratulated Professor David Womersley on the award in the Guildhall in London for the award of Freedom of by the University of the Degree of DLitt, in recognition the City of London to Professor Angela Brueggemann, the award of of the distinction of his academic research over the for her outreach work in state schools in South-East years – a high honour too for the college and for his London. Finally, we congratulate Professor Eleanor Freedom of the Department. Professor Richard Parish was awarded Stride (again), a world expert in biomedical engineering, City of London the insignia of the Ordre des Palmes académiques for receiving a prestigious international prize, the by the French Ambassador, Madame Sylvie Bermann, Institution of Engineering and Technology AF Harvey to Professor recognising his work in promoting classical French Engineering Research Prize worth £300,000, for her Angela culture throughout his career. Richard has been outstanding contributions to biomedical engineering. awarded the Order of Commandeur, the highest grade Brueggemann in the National Order originally founded by Emperor I hope I have given you a flavour of the energetic spirit Napoleon for distinguished academics and figures which has been all pervasive in the college this year. for her in culture and education. We also were delighted to As the largest college in Oxford by quite a margin, outreach work see the award of the London Zoological Society’s there is no doubt that we have achieved highly on all Scientific Medal to Professor Tom Pizzari, for his fronts. Not only have our students performed admirably, in South-East significant contributions to the field, specialising in the but the work of our Fellows has been recognised London. evolutionary ecology of sexual behaviour. and rewarded, our alumni continue to shine, and our outreach to potential new students is at an impressive It has been a notable year for success in academy level, with over 12,500 students seen. We know none recognition. Lord Stern, Honorary Fellow and current of this would be possible without the support of a very President of the British Academy, has been made loyal staff in all Departments. I pay very warm tribute to a Fellow of the Royal Society, in recognition of his them all, and to the support I receive from you and the distinguished career in mathematical economics, College Officers. n

ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2014/2015/5 COLLEGEMESSAGES LIFE The Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professorship © Guy Bell (www.gbphotos.com) © Guy

The College welcomed actor and music historian Simon Russell Beale as the 24th Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre. The University Drama Officer, Ellie Keel, tells us about Simon Russell Beale’s lecture, which took the form of a dialogue. It took place at St Catz in March 2015. Simon Russell Beale

Established by Honorary Fellow Sir Cameron Libby Purves contained many memorable a prerequisite for any Shakespearean actor. Mackintosh and funded through a grant vignettes, creating a fascinating image of his This reference to Shakespeare was a natural from the Mackintosh Foundation, the Visiting career as a celebrated actor. link to the main focus of the remainder of the Professorship aims to promote interest in, lecture. and the study and practice of, contemporary Simon explained how his wide-ranging and theatre. eclectic experience in theatre, film and It was interesting that Simon noted how the television was influenced in the first instance demands of acting and directing Shakespeare The title of Simon Russell Beale’s inaugural by his long stint as a chorister at St Paul’s have changed in recent years, mainly in lecture as Cameron Mackintosh Professor School. Libby suggested early in the lecture terms of audience expectation. He cited the of Contemporary Theatre was Everything’s that the level of responsibility and attention many directors working today who have ‘a remade/With shovel and spade: Playing to detail required of choristers is arguably an strong concept of updating the setting’ of Shakespeare with Simon Russell Beale. Simon excellent training-ground for an acting career, Shakespeare, among them Sam Mendes, explained at the start of the lecture that this which Simon began after a brief period on the with whom Simon has worked extensively. quotation is drawn from one of his favourite postgraduate opera course at the Guildhall Despite these frequent modernizations, the poems by Philip Larkin, which contains images School of Music and Drama. Simon revealed fundamentals of outstanding Shakespearean of exceptional resonance. Just as with the that his extensive musical education has given acting in Simon’s book remain the same. poem, Simon’s conversation with broadcaster him a propensity to ‘find melodies in speech’: ‘Every fresh thought should be like a blow to

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Simon gave of this approach to acting was these subtleties is matched only by the demand his experience playing Hamlet at the National to be heard and understood on stage. ‘I’m very Theatre in 2000. An actor playing Hamlet ruthless’, was Simon’s summary of his attitude faces the distinct challenge of ‘getting rid of in this regard. He explained how together with preconceptions’, Simon explained, because the director he will implement changes if a that role has been interpreted so many times line seems ‘needlessly elaborate’, so that the and by so many great actors. Simon revealed audience can understand ‘at first hearing’. to the audience at St Catz that he had The example he gave was the line from King learned that his mother had died two months Lear: ‘He cannot touch me for coining’, which prior to him taking on the role. Libby asked in Simon’s version was rendered as ‘He cannot whether it was ‘redemptive’ to have suffered touch me for crying’. Similarly, in the acclaimed this great personal loss before taking on production of Timon of Athens, small parts were the momentous challenge of Hamlet. Simon added and subtracted from the text to aid clarity. responded affirmatively, claiming it was in Broadcaster Libby Purves converses with Simon Russell Beale about his acting career at his inaugural lecture as some ways a ‘privilege’ to have recourse to The last part of the lecture explored Simon’s Cameron Mackintosh Professor of Contemporary Theatre the emotional scope of such an experience lighter roles on stage, including Spamalot. while tackling the part. Libby cited the unique depth that Simon the head’, he said, referring to the importance brings even to comic parts, to which Simon of resisting the temptation to anticipate the Simon and Libby’s subsequent discussion of responded with characteristic humility, referring end of a line while delivering it or, more Simon’s interpretation of Lear in the recent to the palpable sadness at the root of some broadly, avoiding playing a part like Iago with National Theatre production introduced a such roles, and the necessity to ‘play up obvious foreknowledge of what will transpire. different theme to the subject of acting: the truthfulness’. This insight was an intriguing importance of research. As well as drawing on conclusion to a fascinating lecture, which filled Referring to his own experience of playing his personal experience in order to play a part the audience with anticipation about Simon’s major Shakespearean roles (among them convincingly, Simon explained that many of the year ahead as the Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Iago, Hamlet, Lear and Timon in recent years) roles he has undertaken have required specialist Professor of Contemporary Theatre.” n Simon claimed that this had consolidated knowledge. Before playing Lear, he canvassed his philosophy of what an audience needs in members of his family who work in the medical Simon’s inaugural lecture is available as a order to find an actor convincing: Clarity (of profession to gain a better understanding of podcast for all to enjoy, and is available at: language and syntax), in the first instance, dementia. Lear, Simon claimed, is irrefutably a https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/everythings- spontaneity, and the aforementioned ‘nasty old man’, but ‘he must have something re-made-shovel-and-spade-playing- ‘freshness’ of thought. One of the examples about him that’s loveable’. The importance of shakespeare-simon-russell-beale

ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2014/2015/7 MESSAGESCOLLEGE LIFE The Development Office: The year in review

The Development Office has a diverse 1,600 alumni, parents and friends making All of the support we receive enables our range of roles at St Catz. We keep our donations. These are our best results College to continue flourishing. Last year, 10,000-strong community of alumni, in recent memory, and we would like to donations helped us to appoint new Teaching parents and friends connected, we express our deepest thanks to everyone Fellows in three subjects: French, History, broadcast news from the College, and we who donated. and Computer Science. We have thereby fundraise to preserve the very high quality maintained our team of over 100 Tutors and of a Catz education. The 2014-2015 Among the many wonderful gifts we Lecturers, who provide a very high level of academic year featured many milestones, received, the year was highlighted by three one-on-one tuition. and we are delighted to share the exceptional contributions. Dr Wilfred Wong successes we had with you. (m. 1976) set up a munificent matching Donations assisted us in continuing to expand gift, which significantly boosted the amount the financial help we provide for our students. Supporting Catz Students raised in our Telethon. Dr Tony Henfrey Last year, we supported one in five of our The generosity of our donors supports all of (1963, Chemistry) and Mrs Mary Henfrey undergraduates on the basis of financial need the core functions of the College: our world- sponsored the Henfrey Tutorial Fellowship in and offered more than 30 scholarships for class tutorial teaching, the financial help we Music and endowed a Graduate Scholarship our postgraduates. We were also delighted provide for students, and the maintenance with a very generous donation. What’s to increase our ability to house the College’s and upgrading of our buildings. Last year, we more, we were deeply moved and heartened graduate community through a renovation of received over £5 million in gifts, and more by a magnificent Legacy gift from our late St Catherine’s House, which now has 42 new than £1 million in Legacy Pledges, with over Emeritus Fellow, Professor Michael Sullivan. rooms that are only a short walk away from the College. Last year, we received over £5 million in gifts and more Connecting Catz People than £1 million in Legacy Pledges... These are our best Our events enable us to stay in close contact results in recent memory, and we would like to express with our alumni, parents and friends. They provide a forum for preserving old friendships, our deepest thanks to everyone who donated. making new connections, and engaging with

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Donations assisted us in continuing to expand the of the wide range of activities that Catz people undertake. We do hope that you enjoy financial help we provide for our students. Last year, we reading them. supported one in five of our undergraduates on the basis In recent years, we have significantly expanded of financial need and offered more than 30 scholarships our digital communications. Our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/stcatz) is lively and active, for our postgraduates. enabling us to share news and photos instantly with a world-wide audience. Nearly 4,000 the intellectual life of the College. Last year, Dean Kitchin Circle Lunch. This was followed people have now ‘liked’ our page – an increase we hosted close to 1,000 people at more than by our annual London Party, held at the of more than 20% compared to 2014. Our 20 events, which included alumni reunions, beautiful Innholders’ Hall, and the Gaudy for Twitter feed (@St_Catz) has been growing too memorial services, lectures, and more. 1973-1982 matriculands, at which nearly 300 and now has over 2,000 followers. Our LinkedIn alumni reminisced with old friends over dinner. community (search: ‘St Catherine’s College, We were honoured to begin the year by Oxford’) also provides a very useful networking welcoming Simon Russell Beale, who has We were very sad to lose two Catz luminaries platform for our alumni, parents and friends. been hailed as ‘the greatest stage actor this year – John Simopoulos and John Bayley of his generation’, as Cameron Mackintosh – and poignant services of thanksgiving were Finally, and as you may be aware, for only Professor. His thought-provoking inaugural held for both of them in the autumn. We were the second time in its long history, the Oxford lecture, Everything’s remade/With shovel deeply moved by the hundreds of people who Almanack features our College! The Almanack and spade: Playing Shakespeare with Simon came to offer their condolences and reminisce is a popular calendar which contains key Russell Beale, was delivered in conversation about the major contributions that these two information relevant to Oxford University, and with Libby Purves. A podcast of the lecture great individuals made to the College. the 2016 edition is headlined by a beautiful can still be viewed at: http://podcasts.ox.ac. painting of St Catz by the artist Cathy Read. uk/everythings-re-made-shovel-and-spade- Broadcasting Catz News Our inclusion in the Almanack will, in years playing-shakespeare-simon-russell-beale. For many decades now, CatzEye and The to come, mark a significant milestone in our Year have been the focal point of our history and will serve as an important symbol In the spring, we held a number of exciting communication with our alumni, parents and of the Catz community of which you are an and popular events. We hosted a delightful friends. These publications have enabled the integral part. If you would like to purchase a dinner gathering at the China Club in Hong many members of our community to stay copy, please contact the Development Office Kong, and we welcomed back many of our up to date with the latest news from the at +44 1865 271760 or at Legators to the College for the inaugural College and have painted a vibrant picture [email protected]

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Richard Parish Dean of Degrees

Professor Richard Parish joined St become one of the College’s great strengths, Catherine’s College in 1976 as a Tutorial comprising a strong, collegial community of Fellow in French. During his 39 years tutors and students. Catz has a large Modern at St Catz, he has held a variety of Languages intake, receiving approximately positions, including Vice-Master, Senior twelve new students each year, of which Tutor, and Tutor for Graduates. It is fair around six to eight will study French. Richard to say that Modern Languages at St Catz speaks highly of the motivation and work has benefited greatly from Richard’s ethic of his students, and has enjoyed working dedication, teaching and leadership. with and getting to know them over the years. Although he is retiring, Richard will still be His students have gone on to work in diverse at the College regularly, succeeding John fields, ranging from law and journalism to Simopoulos as Dean of Degrees. translating and teaching, and he continues to keep in touch with many of them. When asked A lot of hard work and the making of many about whether French at Oxford has changed new friends is how Richard recalls his first over the years, he says that the subject today term at St Catz. After completing his DPhil at is more intimately connected with France and Keble College, Richard took on a lectureship that greater emphasis is now placed on the at Liverpool for three years before returning language. Students are expected to know Richard Parish to Oxford and joining the St Catz Modern about what is going on in France, to go to Languages team of Bruce Tolley, Robert France, and to read criticism in French. Richard’s research interests focus Pring-Mill and Mike Shotton. His early years predominantly on two major aspects of early at St Catz were very full, juggling extensive Students are expected modern French. He has written extensively teaching responsibilities with long hours, but on 17th-century neo-classical theatre and on he credits that time as having taught him how to know about what is the French Counter-Reformation, reflecting his to teach. Richard has since tutored more than interest in theatre and in the overlap between 200 students at the College. going on in France, to go theological ideas and their literary expression. to France, and to read He is currently working on the Mémoires of Over the past four decades, Richard has seen the duc de Saint-Simon, which, despite being Modern Languages at St Catz develop to criticism in French. the most challenging piece of work that

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Richard Parish Dean of Degrees

he has embarked on, is a project that he is will particularly miss Finalists: seeing them looking forward to. His proudest achievement through their final year, and so working with at Oxford was delivering the Bampton students who have returned from their year Lectures in 2009 on aspects of the French abroad, are highly motivated, and able to Counter-Reformation. Richard’s contribution appreciate nuance in both the linguistic and to the field was recognised by the French literary dimensions of the subject. Government in 2012, as he was promoted to the rank of Commandeur dans l’Ordre des Richard speaks fondly of the College today Palmes académiques. as a convivial and friendly place. He has enjoyed working within the collaborative Richard claims that the most rewarding environment at St Catz, both with his first aspect of his role as Tutorial Fellow has been Modern Languages colleagues and with later to kindle an enthusiasm in students for Catz Fellows, the Revd Colin Thompson, JC the subject. Therefore, it is of no surprise, Smith, and Ben Bollig. Richard has seen the that when asked what he will miss most College evolve over the years, growing in about the role, Richard simply answers ‘the staff and students, and speaks warmly of the students’. Richard says that he has come leadership of the Master, Professor Roger to know his students very well and formed Ainsworth, in fostering a strong sense of a closeness that has been both fruitful and community at the College. unforced. More than any other group, he Following retirement, Richard is looking ...it is of no surprise, that forward to spending more time at home in the countryside and pursuing other interests. He Professor Richard Parish was promoted to the rank of Commandeur dans l’ordre des Palmes académiques, when asked what he will is a wine connoisseur and a music and opera and received the insignia from the French Ambassador enthusiast, and enjoys travelling to France, (bottom left) at the Maison Française miss most about the role, Portugal and Ireland. As Dean of Degrees, Richard simply answers Richard will be responsible for presenting is looking forward to bringing his own style to candidates at graduation, as well as taking the role and to retaining his close connection ‘the students’. students to their matriculation ceremony. He to the College. n

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From the Archives: Rev VJK Brook, Censor from 1930 – 1952

Alice Wang, an intern in the St Catz ...he is said to have Development Office, delved into the College archives to find out about the life performed his duties of Censor Brook. with the utmost vigour, St Catherine’s College was founded in with no effort “too great, 1962, but traces its history back almost a century earlier to 1868, when a group of 18 no sacrifice of his time undergraduate students matriculated as the too distasteful, for him first members of the Delegacy for Unattached Students. Much has changed since then, and cheerfully to make. many individuals have been instrumental in paving the path to what would become the respectively. A humorous, sharp and attentive College that we know today. man, he married in 1914 and had a son and Censor Brook was head of the delegacy from 1930- 1952 and re-named it as St Catherine’s Society a daughter. His first wife, who at one time The first head of the Delegacy was Censor had worked as Secretary of the Oxford Branch Kitchin, at a time when the Delegacy was Society, but also securing a new building of the Prisoners’ Aid Society, was a woman housed in a single room at the top of the on St Aldate’s and bringing about increased of many interests and someone ‘in whose Clarendon Building on Broad Street. Censor status and prestige for the Society. company a dull moment is impossible’. Brook was the fifth of the Censors, holding the role from 1930 until his retirement in Born in 1887 and the second son of a Yorkshire Censor Brook spent several years as a 1952. Alan Bullock succeeded Censor Brook woollen merchant, Censor Brook attended parish clergyman before finding a calling in in 1952 and would later become the College’s Bradford Grammar School and matriculated education, first at Charterhouse as assistant first Master. Censor Brook had considerable from The Queen’s College in 1906. He gained master and house-tutor and then at Lincoln standing in the University and built on the second-class honours in Classical Moderations College, where he was (among other things) work of Censor Baker, not only establishing a in 1908 and a double First in Literae a Fellow, University Lecturer in Reformation new name for the Delegacy as St Catherine’s Humaniores and Theology in 1910 and 1911 Theology, and Chaplain. He was also

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Prebendary of Lincoln and Examining Chaplain publishing numerous books and essays in believed that a key part of the Oxford education to the Bishop of Lincoln. At Lincoln, he is said theology and philosophy. was in the conversations and interactions to have performed his duties with the utmost with other students, writing in the 1949/50 vigour, with no effort ‘too great, no sacrifice He became Censor of the Delegacy in 1930 edition of The Wheel that learning is induced of his time too distasteful, for him cheerfully after the retirement of Censor Baker, although ‘merely by being here, mixing with other men to make.’ Censor Brook also played a central he had previously been a tutor in theology, so whose course of study is quite different, whose role in the University, as a member of was no stranger to the Delegacy. According outlook is unfamiliar and whose points of view Hebdomadal Council, Senior Proctor, a Select to the archives, he ‘identified himself at once are varied. Only by that kind of mixing and Preacher, and a Delegate of Lodgings and of with the society and its purpose and it was broadening does a man become in the wider Local Examinations. He was also a scholar, soon realised by the men (then nearly 200 sense educated, as well as learned.’ and later over 300) that no individual problem, Censor Brook gained a double First in Literae whether undergraduate or postgraduate, was Censor Brook played tennis and liked to walk Humaniores and Theology and spent several years as a Parish Clergyman before working in Education. He too much trouble for him.’ His 23 years as extensively, taking long walks every afternoon, believed conversations with other students to be a key Censor was an eventful period, covering the including, once, the 20 miles to Burford. part of the Oxford Education Second World War, as well as notable changes He was described as ‘always approachable, in the institution’s history. Building on the though he never allowed his time to be foundations that were laid by Censor Baker, wasted’ and is remembered by a former the Delegacy for Non-Collegiate Students was student as an ‘easy conversationalist but was renamed St Catherine’s Society in 1931 and a in no way soft; he had a quick wit, and was new site south of Christ Church on St Aldate’s shrewd in his judgment of undergraduates.’ was offered by the University and secured in 1934. During his time at the Society, he was Censor Brook lived in Burford after his also appointed Chaplin of All Souls’ in 1935 retirement in 1952 and died in 1974. An and elected a Fellow in 1938. obituary in The Times recalls Censor Brook as a man whose success as an administrator ‘came Censor Brook was actively involved with from his ability to combine shrewdness with Institution life, often hosting students at his tact, energy with patience, and a very keen residence on Merton St. He was also often sense of humour’ and as someone who, with ‘seen on the playing-fields for “Cuppers” and the individual, was ‘always at his best, giving on the towing-path for “Toggers” and Eights, a quite tireless patience and understanding.’ places where, if his interest was not always He inspired respect and affection throughout expert, it was cheerful and welcome.’ He the College and University. n

ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2015/13 COLLEGE LIFE Outreach

At St Catherine’s we are committed to recruiting the brightest students from all backgrounds. Over the past few years, we have been steadily increasing our outreach work with schools and colleges to ensure we are accessible to more students. The College’s Admissions & Access Officer, Kathryn Thompson, tells us about her role. Students and teachers from Northern Ireland benefitted from a residential outreach event at St Catz ‘I spend approximately half of my time working on outreach. This involves hosting occasions, giving presentations to prospective highlight for those who participated was the visits at the College from school groups applicants, representing the University at opportunity to spend time getting to know and visiting schools to give presentations UCAS events, and joining with colleagues some of our College student ambassadors, about the University, all with the aim of from Cambridge to deliver Oxbridge who inspired them with their enthusiasm for demystifying the application process, helping information events. St Catz and for the Oxford system. students make informed decisions and encouraging applications to both St Catz and There are practical problems in inviting Although much of our outreach work takes the wider University. schools from Northern Ireland to come and place with schools in Northern Ireland, we also visit Oxford for a day trip, and consequently welcome a large number of visits from groups Much of our outreach work at St Catherine’s in July we were delighted to organise our of sixth formers or secondary school students takes place with schools in Ireland, as part first residential summer school for students in other regions of the UK. A typical visit of the University’s regional links programme and teachers. The summer school was jointly usually involves an admissions talk, the chance (www.ox.ac.uk/linkcolls). The regional links hosted by St Catherine’s and New College, to chat to current students and explore the programme aims to ensure that each school and welcomed a total of 82 students and College, lunch in Hall and sometimes a subject in the UK has a named first point of contact teachers from 21 schools across Northern taster session or visit to another college. within the University, if teachers or students Ireland. The main focus of the programme Schools often comment that they find it useful are unsure who to contact for guidance in the was the opportunity to take part in tutorials to bring their students to Catz because of our application process. Over the last few years with Oxford tutors, supplemented with modern architecture and openness. A visit to I have visited Northern Ireland on numerous admissions-related and social activities. A real St Catherine’s can provide a good contrast to

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one of the older colleges, or be somewhat the Great University Mystery”, and then find Although much of our less daunting, and we hope that this helps us out about university life by interviewing a to debunk some of the Oxford stereotypes. student, taking part in a scavenger hunt and outreach work takes place We’re always delighted to be able to make eating lunch in Hall. A key highlight of the with schools in Northern contact with schools we have not worked with visit is the chance for the children to dress previously and welcome all school groups to up in a gown and mortar board and receive a Ireland, we also welcome a arrange a visit to Catz. certificate at ‘junior graduation’ as a memento of the day! large number of visits from This year we have also hosted a few visits groups of sixth formers or for primary school children to find out more The University-wide Open Days in July and about university life. These events take a September are always key dates in the secondary school students slightly different format to our usual school calendar for the Admissions Office at St visit: children hear the story of “Dave and Catherine’s. This year, as always, we were in other regions of the UK. delighted to welcome hundreds of prospective Primary School children find out about university life applicants and parents to the College and We look forward to developing our work to give them the chance to explore the with schools and colleges further in 2016. College facilities and meet tutors and current Information about our outreach work can be students. The enthusiasm of our Catz student found at www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/outreach. n ambassadors always knows no bounds, even despite the 36-degree heat of the first Open Day this year!'

Primary School children enjoy dressing up and ‘graduating’ at the end of their outreach day

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Postcards to the Master

This year, College Travel Awards were awarded to more than 45 students who planned, organised, and undertook expeditions across the world. Many students undertook charitable work, and all found their experiences culturally and educationally enriching. Postcards landed on the Master’s desk from, amongst other countries, Honduras, China, Japan, Ecuador and Iceland.

Here are four of the many he received…

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ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2015/17 MESSAGESCOLLEGE LIFE

Sports and Societies Review 2015

The sporting Emma Hallam (2014, Experimental Psychology), Founded this year, the Arts Club helped fund a trip to the JCR Clubs and Societies Representative shares the Middle East for Catz students to make a documentary and cultural some of the College’s many sporting and cultural about Palestinian refugees. The club also organised an life at St Catz activities of the past year. incredible Arts Festival during the second week of Trinity. Featuring a jam-packed revue comedy night, a spoken has continued The sporting and cultural life at St Catz has continued word poetry evening from young poets laureate of to thrive in a year that has also seen us enjoy a record London and a spine-chilling immersive film screening in to thrive in a sixth placing in the Norrington table. This year has the woods behind the college, the St Catz Arts Festival year that has been excellent in relation to Cuppers success as well as proved hugely popular with both college and wider the number of students representing the College and university members. With 16 free events packed into one also seen us University, with 19 members of the College achieving week, including a dance show, talks from three artists, full Blues. an open mic night, an improvised promenade play and a enjoy a record viewing of short films with Catz-composed live scores, the sixth placing in In addition to sport, there are also numerous cultural Arts Club was quick to credit the generosity and support societies, which are not only popular with the of the College, which enabled them to host the week. the Norrington students, but also play a key part in contributing to table the richness of college life. Photography, Zumba and Sport remains one of the strengths of the College. Mindfulness and Meditation are just some of the many Many new clubs and societies have been formed this societies on offer, thus ensuring St Catz students have year, including Table Football, Women’s Cricket, Lacrosse diverse and extensive extra-curricular opportunities. (not previously active) and Volleyball. Two volleyball teams were entered into the inter-college league, There are also an array of academic societies, with the with one making it through to the knockout stages. Biomedical Society having organised numerous events Rounders Cuppers also took place for the first time this with speakers such as sixth-year medic Andrew Dooley year, and the Catz team reached the final. (2012, Medicine), who spoke about the advances in cancer treatments. Women’s Football has enjoyed a hugely successful season, most notable for the fact the team did not

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Catz JCR Volleyball team Catz Men’s 5-a-side Football Catz JCR Women’s Football team team concede a goal all season. They won their league and members of the University mixed a cappella group, the move up to the top university division for next season. Alternotives. Three members of Catz are also part of the ‘Broad Street Dancers’, who put on a sell-out show at the Men’s Football 5-a-side team won their Cuppers Old Fire Station during Hilary. Many Catz members have tournament, whilst Touch Rugby placed third and Men’s been involved in university plays and musicals – Jacob Rugby team reached the quarter-finals. Boswall (2014, Oriental Studies) participating in seven different plays, including the Catz Cuppers performance Women’s Tennis also won Cuppers, beating Keble in the ‘Don’t Say Macbeth’, which made it through to the final final after a 3-3 score led to a deciding tie-breaker after ten plays and for which Boswall was nominated for best full-time supporting actor. He also performed in ‘Richard Parker’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last summer. Women’s Hockey placed third in the league, losing to eventual winners Quildas (Queen’s and St Hilda’s). Both Finally, the student body voted for the Catz Sports Men’s and Mixed Hockey teams reached the Cuppers’ and Arts Personalities of the Year 2015. Lucy Byford quarter-finals. (2013, History of Art) was awarded the Arts Personality of the Year award, in recognition of her outstanding We also have a gifted dance, drama and music organisation of Arts Week. Michael Fernando (2012, community. The Catz Choir and Orchestra perform to Michael Fernando ran the Philosophy, Politics & Economics) received the Sports a high standard, with Thomas Pease (2013, Modern London Marathon in full Personality of the Year for running the London hockey goalkeeping kit, Languages), Thomas Gaisford (2013, Human Sciences) raising £37,880.03 for Cancer Marathon in full hockey goalkeeping kit, for which he and Natalie Fairhurst (2014, Medical Sciences) Research UK raised £37,880.03 for Cancer Research UK. n

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Law with Law Studies in Modern Languages & SCHOLARSHIPS & Europe Linguistics EXHIBITIONS Finals Results 2015 Roxane Reiser - I Joseph Cock - I Scholars Materials Science Molecular & Cellular James Arch (Physics) Biological Sciences Engineering Science Michaela Belham - II (i) (MEng) Biochemistry College Scholar Hannah Zainuddin - II (i) (MEng) Katherine Hickson - I Frederica Onslow - I (MBiochem) Thomas Barrie (History of Poppy Simmonds - I Mandeep Mohan - II (i) Beth Morgan - II (i) Robert Hamlet - II (i) Katherine Ember - II (i) Art) College Scholar Calum Suggett - II (i) Dean Irvine - II (i) Aya Abrahams - II (i) Miles Huseyin - I Lucy Budd (English Alistair Leverett - I Iona Richards - I Amelia Davy - I Mathematics (BA) Rosemary Bridson - II (i) Language & Literature) Scott Layzell - II (i) Benjamin Thomas - I James Taylor - II (i) Jacob Armstrong - II (ii) Carolyn Scott - I College Scholar Augustus Jones - II (i) Adeleke Abolade - II (ii) Jake Ince - I Michael Liu - II (ii) Katie Burns (Biological Sabrina Barrett - I Rahul Kulkarni - II (i) Music Sciences) College Scholar Biomedical Sciences History Sophie Strudwick - II (i) Oscar Chang (Computer Joe Jones - II (i) Engineering, Economics Lisa Staniforth - II (i) Mathematics (MMath) Daniel Baboulene - II (i) Science & Philosophy) ATV Lucia Almazan Sanchez & Management (MEng) Kalila Bolton - II (i) Sophia Saller - I Tomos Nicholls - II (i) Scholar - II (i) Sagar Shah - I Callum Kelly - I Patrick Tesh - II (i) Makoto Nakata - I Alexander Davies Rory Cox - II (i) Katie Reay - II (i) Paul Allen - II (i) (Chemistry) College Scholar Alexander Moore - II (i) English Language & Katie Power - II (i) Edward Steele - I Oriental Studies (BA) Eleanor Diamond (Law) Literature Catherine Lillycrop - I Charles Grover - I Clementine Brown - I David Blank Scholar Chemistry (MChem) Harriet Smith Hughes - I Paul Dobson - I Wilfred Diment (Chemistry) Jacob Pratt - I Wilkie Hollens - II (i) History & Modern Philosophy, Politics & F M Brewer Scholar Michael Hirst - II (i) Imelda Dooley Hunter - II (i) Languages Mathematics & Economics (BA) Katherine Ember Matthew Fisher - II (i) Sarah Illingworth - I Tara Flores - II (i) Computer Science William Key - II (i) (Molecular & Cellular Fiona Porter - II (i) George Townsend - I (MMathCompSci) Clara Perez Bocanegra Biochemistry) College Jacob Page - I Xinlan Rose - II (i) History & Politics Alexander Eyers-Taylor - II (i) - II (i) Scholar Jacob Wood - II (i) Anna Wakelin - II (i) Alexander Ryan - II (i) Miriam Mahmoud - II (i) Nicole Evans (Chemistry) James Windmill - II (i) Robin Muir - II (i) Robert Blackwell - II (i) Mathematics & Statistics Pierre Loning - I College Scholar Chun-Mann Chin - I Francis Macpherson - II (i) (BA) Hisham Zaman - II (i) Ayako Fujihara (Philosophy, Roya Athill - II (i) History of Art Jason Ng - II (ii) Shan Chang - I Politics & Economics) Philip English & Modern Beatrice Cooke - II (i) Fothergill Scholar Computer Science (BA) Languages Maryanne Saunders - II (i) Medical Sciences Physics (BA) Susannah Gold (Biological Manol Vitanov - II (ii) Amaryllis Barton - I Louis Gardner - II (i) Benjamin Baron - II (i) Sciences) Rose Scholar Samuel Lanning - II (i) Human Sciences Michael Tai - II (ii) Alexander Mol - I Hannah Griffiths Michael Savage - II (i) Experimental Psychology Namo Ata - II (i) Luke Turner - II (i) Amelie Buxton - III (Chemistry) College Scholar Rebecca Appleton - II (i) Kerem Osborne Dikerdem - I Clare Smedley - II (i) Matthew Gripton Computer Science George Cox - II (i) Christopher Edwards - II (i) Robert Burdon - II (i) Physics (MPhys) (Computer Science) ATV (MCompSci) Lucas Shelemy - II (i) Fleur Nash - II (i) Hugh Johnson - II (i) Mark Johnson - I Scholar Laura Bengescu - II (i) Courtney Spoerer - I James Arch - I Charles Grover Peter York - II (i) Law Modern Languages Jasmine Finer - II (i) (Mathematics) College Fine Art (BFA) Stephanie Austera - II (i) Jocelyn Turton - I Thomas Miller - I Scholar Economics & Louisa Siem - II (i) Martin Dickson - I Olivia Peacock - II (i) Morio Hamada (Biomedical Management Eleanor Diamond - II (i) William Goddard - I Physiological Sciences Sciences) Rose Scholar Karum Bachra - I Geography Matthew Wigens - II (i) Jeremy Ferec-Dayson - II (i) Rory Dilworth - II (i) Joel Hancock Jai Kapoor - I Holly Jackson - II (i) Samuel Taylor - I Charlotte Badenoch - II (i) (Mathematics) College Greg Zolotukhin - II (i) Oliver Troen - I Fraser Burlingham - I Ruwan Seevaratnam - II (i) Scholar

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Matthew Harrison (Modern Carolyn Scott (Molecular Thomas Gaisford (Human Science) College British Psychological Herbertson Prize for the Languages) College & Cellular Biochemistry) Sciences) College Exhibitioner Society Undergraduate Best Human Geography Scholar College Scholar Exhibitioner Patrick Shammas Award Dissertation William Hartz (Chemistry) Amelia Sellers Louis Gardner (Medical (Mathematics) College Courtney Spoerer Amelia Davy (Geography) ATV Scholar (Experimental Psychology) Sciences) College Exhibitioner (Experimental Psychology) Miles Huseyin (Molecular College Scholar Exhibitioner Tamara Shaw (Chemistry) Institution of Civil & Cellular Biochemistry) Audrey Shi (English Alexander Grigg (Modern College Exhibitioner Ensoft Prize for Group Engineers Student Prize College Scholar Language & Literature) Languages) College Lucas Shelemy Design Practicals for the Best Performance Mark Johnson (Physics) Brook Scholar Exhibitioner (Experimental Psychology) Paul-Stefan Herman in Civil Engineering College Scholar Amy Symons (Philosophy, Paul-Stefan Herman College Exhibitioner (Computer Science) Iona Richards (Engineering Isaac Kitchen-Smith Politics & Economics) (Computer Science) Akash Sonecha (Law) Science) (Biological Sciences) College Scholar College Exhibitioner College Exhibitioner George Humphrey Prize College Scholar Rajan Tanti (Engineering Christopher Horner Lisa Staniforth (History) in Psychological Studies Law Faculty Prize in Hugo Leatt (Modern Science) Geoffrey Griffith (Mathematics) College College Exhibitioner Courtney Spoerer Copyright, Trade Marks Languages) College Scholar Exhibitioner Miranda Stoddart (Medical (Experimental Psychology) and Allied Rights Scholar Joanna Thompson Hugh Johnson (Medical Sciences) College Martin Dickson (Law) Xiewen Liu (Materials (Geography) Goldsworthy Sciences) College Exhibitioner Gibbs Book Prizes Science) Kaye Scholar Scholar Exhibitioner Stephen Turrell (Materials Carolyn Scott (Molecular & Linklaters Prize in Jonathan Moloney Joseph Waldron (Law) Joe Jones (Biomedical Science) College Cellular Biochemistry) Competition Law and (Chemistry) College Scholar David Blank Scholar Sciences) College Exhibitioner Samuel Taylor (Law) Policy Lauren Moult (Human Thomas Wells (English Exhibitioner Emma Vidler (Medical Martin Dickson (Law) Sciences) Clothworkers Language & Literature) Kristian Kostadinov Sciences) College Gibbs Prize for Group Scholar College Scholar (Computer Science) Exhibitioner Project Presentation Maurice Lubbock Prize Nguyet Anh Nguyen Adam Weston (History & College Exhibitioner Amelie Buxton (Physics) for the Best Performance (Economics & Politics) College Scholar Pierre Loning (Philosophy, PRIZES AND AWARDS in the Honour School Management) Politics & Economics) Gibbs Prize for the Best of EEM Clothworkers Scholar Exhibitioners College Exhibitioner University Prizes Overall Performance in Sagar Shah (Engineering, Maria O’Hana (History of Alistair Adams (Physics) Christopher Mason Undergraduates Course I Economics & Management) Art) Goldsworthy Scholar College Exhibitioner (Chemistry) College 5 Stone Building Prize Harriet Smith Hughes Huw Oliver (Modern Roya Athill (Chemistry) Exhibitioner for Trusts (English Language & Motz Prize for the Best Languages & Linguistics) College Exhibitioner Grace Mayhew (Oriental Samuel Taylor (Law) Literature) Project in Electrical Baker Scholar Rosemary Barker (Medical Studies) College Engineering James Orrell (Music) Sciences) College Exhibitioner ARM Prize for Digital Gibbs Prize for the Best Dean Irvine (Engineering Répétiteur Scholar Exhibitioner Eleanor McIntyre (Modern Technology Paper 6 Extended Essay Science) Alice Pickthall (History) Robert Blackwell (History Languages) College Sabrina Barrett Harriet Smith Hughes Garret Scholar & Politics) College Exhibitioner (Engineering Science) (English Language & Prize for Best Stefans Rozanskis Exhibitioner Owen Morgan (Engineering Literature) Performance in A Roman (Chemistry) ATV Scholar Rosalind Booth (Chemistry) Science) College Armourers & Brasiers’ Introduction to Private Emma Ruskuc (Psychology College Exhibitioner Exhibitioner Company / Rolls Royce Gibbs Prize for the Best Law & Linguistics) College Sanjana Canumalla Hannah Partington Prize for Outstanding Psychological Studies Latifah Sat (Law) Scholar (Law with Law Studies (Biomedical Sciences) Performance in Prelims Library Dissertation Liam Saddington in Europe) College College Exhibitioner Kaiyi Chen (Materials Courtney Spoerer SABMiller Joint 3rd Prize (Geography) College Exhibitioner Joe Phillips (Engineering, Science) (Experimental Psychology) for Performance in FHS Scholar Phoebe Corker-Marin Economics & Management) Part IA Latifah Sat (Law) David (Experimental Psychology) College Exhibitioner Wilfred Diment (Chemistry) Blank Scholar College Exhibitioner Chuan Qin (Engineering

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WorldQuant Prize for during the year in an awarded to Maria O’Hana The Rose Prize for the The Wilfrid Knapp Prize Antony Edwards Bursary Group Design Practicals area covering Psychology, (History of Art). best academic performance for the best essay by a Abigail White (Modern Matthew Gripton Sociology, Geography during the year in Biological second-year reading PPE Languages & Linguistics) (Computer Science) and Human Sciences was Leask Music Scholarships Sciences was awarded to was awarded to Amy awarded to Courtney were awarded to Joshua Alistair Leverett (Biological Symons (Philosophy, Teach First Bursary Worshipful Company of Spoerer (Experimental Hagley (Music), Natalie Sciences) and Poppy Politics & Economics). Lisa Staniforth (History) Ironmongers Prize for Psychology). Fairhurst (Medical Simmonds (Biological Best Part II Talk Sciences) and James Orrell Sciences). College Travel Awards College Travel Awards Frederica Onslow (Materials The Cochrane Evidence- (Music). Wallace Watson Award Adeleke Abolade Science) Based Medicine Prize for The Rupert Katritzky Prize Thomas Joy (Engineering (Engineering Science) the best critical appraisal The Michael Atiyah Prize is awarded for the best Science) Hector Bagley Graduates of evidence answering a in Mathematics for the performance in the Final (Interdisciplinary Area Blackwood Student practical clinical question best mathematics essay Honour School in History Patricia Knapp Award Studies) Design Award was awarded to Joel or project written by a St was awarded to Callum Kelly David Rowland (Medical Laura Bengescu (Computer Kirubin Pillay (Engineering Ward (Medical Sciences) Catherine’s undergraduate (History) and Catherine Sciences) Science) Science) and Dilraj Kalsi (Medical in his or her second year Lillycrop (History). Katy-Louise Whelan Luca Bertinetto Sciences). reading for a degree in (Medical Sciences) (Engineering Science) British Geotechnical Mathematics or joint The Smith Award for Jeremy Bosatta (Modern Association Cooling Prize The Francis and Caron school with Mathematics services to Drama within Emilie Harris Award Languages) William Beuckelaers Fernandes Music Prize for was awarded to Chan Bae the College was awarded Trevon Joseph (Engineering Jacob Boswall (Oriental (Engineering Science) contributing towards the (Mathematics & Computer to Thomas Wells (English Science) Studies) musical life of the College Science). Language & Literature). Lisa Buziek (Law) Law Faculty Prize in was awarded to Hannah Bullock Travel Award Nathan Caldecott (Fine Art) Comparative Corporate Scott (Music). The Neville Robinson The Smith Award for Anna Wakelin (English Oscar Chang (Computer Law Prize for the best services to Music within the Language & Literature) Science & Philosophy) Thom Wetzer (Law) The Gardner Prize for performance in Physics College was awarded to George Cox (Experimental outstanding contribution Part B was awarded to Daniel Shao (Music). Bullock Career Award Psychology) Law Faculty Prize in to the life of the College Alexander Mol (Physics). Persis Love (Modern Louise Dandy (Geography) Principles of Financial was awarded to Liam The Stuart Craig Award Languages) David Furlong (Computer Regulation Saddington (Geography). The Neville Robinson given to an outstanding Science & Philosophy) Thom Wetzer (Law) Prize for the best student who has gained Philip Fothergill Award Matthew Geiger The Harold Bailey Prize performance in Physics Part distinction in a university or Guillermo Pascual Perez (Geography) MLF Prize for the Best for Asian Studies was C was awarded to Thomas national sport, or cultural (Mathematics) Oliver Glanville Overall Performance awarded to Clementine Miller (Physics). or musical activities was (Geography) in the MSc in Law and Brown (Oriental Studies). awarded to Daniel Shao Raymond Hodgkins Paul Guy (Molecular & Finance The Peter Raina History (Music). Award Cellular Biochemistry) Thom Wetzer (Law) The Katritzky Prize for Essay Prize for the best Lucy Byford (History of Art) Jack Hampton (Philosophy, the best performance essay by a second-year The Thomas Jefferson Emily Norcliffe (English Politics & Economics) MLF Prize in Law and in Chemistry Part I was reading History was Prize for the North Language & Literature) Alexander Hetherington Economics of Corporate awarded to Michael Jones awarded to Aoife Hyde American student who (MPLS Doctoral Training Transactions (Chemistry). (History). has contributed most to Environmental Travel Centre) Thom Wetzer (Law) the College academically, Award William Honey (Engineering The Katritzky Prize for the socially or culturally ‘in the Alexei Du Bois (Education) Science) College Prizes best performance during spirit of Thomas Jefferson’ Ayumi Igarashi (Computer The Burton Prize for the the year in History of Art was awarded to Leo Mehr Science) best academic performance by a second-year was (Visiting Student).

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Moctar Kane (International Development) Caroline Leclerc Graduate Degrees & Diplomas (Continuing Education) Junsong Lin (Physics) During the academic year 2014-2015 leave to supplicate for the DPhil was granted to the following: Sarah Lyons (Philosophy, Politics & Economics) Katarina Martinovic Kseniya Arsentieva (Mathematics) Caroline Harfield(Engineering Science) (Physics) Asymptotic Solutions for Porous Medium and Inviscid Flow Bubbles: Sensors for the Micro-World Julian Marwitz (Continuing Education) Casper Beentjes (Mathematics) Matthew Hennessy (Mathematics) Christopher Mason The Best Performance in the MSc in Mathematical Modelling Mathematical Problems Relating to the Fabrication of Organic (Chemistry) and Scientific Computing Photovoltaic Devices Sarah Mathews (History of Art) Farid Boussaid (Oriental Studies) Esme Hill (Medical Sciences) Kinga Petrovai (Education) The Political Economy of State-Business Relations in Morocco Perfusion Imaging and Tissue Biomarkers for Colorectal Cance Isobel Renton (History of Art) Judith Campos Cordero (Mathematics) James Iles (Zoology) * Henry Richardson Banks Regularity and Uniqueness in the Calculus of Variations The Molecular Epidemiology of HCV & Related Viruses in Africa (Medical Sciences) Maria Rodriguez Arteaga Christopher Chan (Engineering Science) * Raja Jayaram (Medical Sciences) (Management Studies) Magneto-Inductive Wave Data Communications Systems Effects of Peri-operative Statin Treatment on Atrial Electrical Lauren Sabin (Geography) Properties, Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation and In-Hospital Latifah Sat (Law) Luying Chen (Computer Science) Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac Anwesha Sengupta Integration and Querying over Semantic Annotations Surgery (Oriental Studies) Poppy Simmonds Matteo Cremonesi (Physics) Felix Kahlhoefer (Physics) (Biological Sciences) Observation of S-Channel Single Top Quark Production at the Complementarity of Searches for Dark Matter Yosef Singer (Medical Tevatron Sciences) Anneke Kramm (Medical Sciences) Luke Turner (Medical Nadiya Figueroa (International Development) * Identification and Characterisation of Epigenetic Mechanisms Sciences) The Construction and Contestation of Legitimate Authority in in Osteoblast Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Emma Vidler (Medical Contemporary Jamaica Cells Sciences) Jingjing Wang Judyta Frodyma (English Language & Literature) Georgina Lang (MPLS Doctoral Training Centre) (Government) Wordsworth’s Scriptural Topographies Mechanics of Swelling and Damage in Brain Tissue: a Peter York (Computer Theoretical Approach Science) Patrick Gan (Chemistry) Electrochemical Studies at Carbon-Based Electrodes Alpha Lee (Mathematics) The Charles Wenden Fund Statistical Physics of Bulk and Confined Ionic Liquids has continued to support Eliza Gheorghe (Politics & International Relations) the sporting life of the Atomic Politics: Romania’s Cold War Nuclear Acquisition Ren Lim (Physics) College. Strategy, 1962-1979 Application of External Torque on the Bacterial Flagellar Moto

Paul Gray (Experimental Psychology) Grant McDonald (Zoology) Maltreatment-related Processes of Emotion Regulation and Competitive Structure and the Operation of Sexual Selection Social Understanding: A Study of Adolescents in Care in New South Wales

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Calum Mechie (English Language & Literature) David Shackleton (English Language & Literature) Mette Ahlefeldt-Laurvig, MSt Modern British & European Re-Conditioning England: George Orwell and the Social- Grand Narratives: Time and History in the Work of H. G. Wells, History † Problem Novel D. H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf Ashish Airon, MSc (C) Computer Science Martina Aleksandraviciute, MSc (C) Modern Japanese Andrey Melnik (Mathematics) Dong Myung Shin (Chemistry) Studies The Role of Anisotropy and Fiber Dispersion in the Mechanics Growth of Doped Transparent Conducting Oxides by Oxygen Niklas Allamand Frijs-Madsen, Master of Public Policy and Remodeling of Biological Tissues Plasma Assisted Atomic Beam Epitaxy Rita Alonaizan, MSc (C) Clinical Embryology Ravi Amarnath, BCL Daniel O’Connor (Medical Sciences) Inga Shpilevaya (Chemistry) Angela Anzola de Toro, Master of Public Policy Genetic Determinants of Vaccine Responses Surface Characterisation and Functional Properties of Modified Sarah Rose Aquilina, MSt English (1900-present day) Diamond Electrodes Hector Bagley, MSc (C) African Studies Joshua Owen (Engineering Science) Casper Beentjes, MSc (C) Mathematical Modelling & Scientific Magnetic Microbubbles: investigation and design of new Lukas Stelzl (Biochemistry) Computing † formulations for targeted therapy Studying Macromolecular Transitions by NMR and Computer Tumi Belo, MSt US History Simulations Luka Boeskens, MSc (C) Sociology † Konstantinos Papoutsis (Engineering Science) * Sophie Bolding, MSc (C) Criminology & Criminal Justice Construction and Characterisation of MRI Coils for Vessel Wall Nicholas Torr (Physics) Michelle Brummer, MSc (C) Criminology & Criminal Justice Imaging at 7 Tesla A Model-Independent Approach to Mixing in Prompt D0- Lisa Buziek, Diploma in Legal Studies † >Ks0H+H- Decays at LHCb Jennifer Byram, MSc (C) Visual, Material & Museum Chun Peng (Law) Anthropology Taming the Dragon: Rural Land Takings Law in Modern China Patrick Valiquet (Music) Leah Carden, 2nd BM * ‘The Digital is Everywhere’: Negotiating the Aesthetics of Charles Cavness, Executive MBA (part-time) * Max Pitz (Mathematics) Digital Mediation in Montreal’s Electroacoustic and Sound Art Gayatri Chadha, BCL Topological Reconstruction and Compactification Theory Scenes Ka Hin Chan, MSc (C) Financial Economics Georgina Chandler, MSc (C) Biodiversity, Conservation & Daniel Puleston (Medical Sciences) Jan Vonk (Mathematics) Management The Role of Autophagy in CD8+ T Cell Immunity The Atkin Operator on Spaces of Overconvergent Modular Michael Collins, MSt Creative Writing (part-time) Forms and Arithmetic Applications Philippa Collins, BCL † Nazanin Rashidi-Alavijeh (Chemistry) Christopher Copplestone, 2nd BM (Graduate Entry) Cation and Anion Doping of ZnO Thin Films by Spray Pyrolysis Alexander Wain (Theology) Agnes Davis, MSt Creative Writing (part-time) Chinese Muslims and the Conversion of the Nusantara to Julie Dayot, MPhil Development Studies † Timothy Rooney (MPLS Doctoral Training Centre) * Islam Fraser Dick, MSc (C) Mathematics & Foundations of Computer Development of Small Molecule Inhibitors of the Science Bromodomain-Histone Interaction Rasmus Wissmann (Mathematics) Martin Donlon, PGCE Modern Languages Expansion Methods for High-Dimensional PDEs in Finance Andrew Dooley, 2nd BM Mathias Rufino(Physics) Florence Duhamel, PGCE Modern Languages Two Non-Equilibrium Phenomena in Low-Dimensional Xiaohe Zhang (Physics) Hajira Dambha, MSc (C) Evidence-Based Health Care (part- Electronic Systems A Novel Phonon-Scintillation Cryogenic Detector and Cabling time) Solution for Dark Matter Direct Detection Mirjam Eggli, MSc (C) Contemporary Chinese Studies Rok Sekirnik (Chemistry) Nathan Eizenberg, MSc (C) Mathematical Modelling & Studies on Ribosonal Oxygenases * indicates previous graduate of the College Scientific Computing Mark Ekinde, MSc (C) Financial Economics † Arghya Sengupta (Law) The following were successful in other examinations: Freja Elbro, MSc (C) Mathematics & Foundations of Computer Speaking Truth to Judicial Power: Judicial Independence, Science Accountability and Reform of the Indian Higher Judiciary Benjamin Abraham, MSc (C) Global Governance & Diplomacy Christopher Elsby, MSc (C) Computer Science * Carlos Acero Casamitja, Master of Public Policy † Pamela Faber, MPhil Development Studies Nana Acquah, MSc (C) Applied Linguistics & Second Kira Fischer, MSc (R) Biochemistry Language Acquisition Liam Fleming, MSt Modern British & European History

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Oliver Fletcher, MSc (C) Latin American Studies Naoya Okamoto, MSc (C) Modern Japanese Studies Alexandra Fottinger, 2nd BM (Graduate Entry) Megan O’Donnell, MPhil Oriental Studies (Modern Middle Graduate Scholars Ella Gunn, MSc (C) Refugee & Forced Migration Studies Eastern Studies) † Jan Hagedorn, MPhil Oriental Studies (Islamic Studies & Aikaterini Orfanidi, MJuris Alex Barbaro (Materials) Overseas Scholar History) † Daniel Ott, MSc (C) Medical Anthropology Andrew Dean (English Language & Literature) Overseas Mads Hansen, MSc (C) Mathematical Modelling & Scientific Patrick Outhwaite, MSt Medieval Studies Scholar Computing Onur Ozlu, MSc (C) Sustainable Urban Development (part- Benjamin Abraham (Government) Light Senior Scholar Imogen Harris, MSt Creative Writing (part-time) time) † Callum Kelly (History) Foundation College Scholar Mark Harrison, MSc (C) Learning & Teaching (part-time) Aleksander Palikot, MSc (C) Sociology Chun-Mann Chin (Chemistry) College Scholar (Sciences) and Emily Rose Hay, MSc (C) Criminology & Criminal Justice † Aaron Primero, MSc (C) Financial Economics Foundation College Scholar Matthias Hirtschulz, PGDipl Mathematical Finance (part-time) Joanna Przewrocka, MSc (C) Experimental Therapeutics Eirion Slade (Medical Sciences) Glaxo Scholar Ruth Ingamells, MSt World Literatures in English (part-time) † Fabio Anza (Physics) Wilfrid Knapp Scholar (Sciences) Jian Ping Jen, 2nd BM * Jatuporn Puntree, MSc (R) Particle Physics Frances Watson (Music) Allen Senior Music Scholar Yasumune Kano, Master of Public Policy Kalyani Ramachandran, MPhil Visual, Material & Museum Georgina Edwards (Modern Languages) Ghosh Graduate Arsalan Karim, MSc (C) Experimental Therapeutics (part-time) Anthropology Scholar John Kenny, MPhil Politics (Comparative Government) Padraig Rice, Master of Public Policy Jakob Engel (Geography & the Environment) College Helen King, 2nd BM † Maria Rodriguez Arteaga MBA Scholar (Arts) Sergey Kravchenko, MSc (C) Computer Science Rachel Ross, MSc (C) History of Science, Medicine & James Kwiecinski (Mathematics) Alan Tayler Scholar Reenen Kroukamp, MSc (C) Software & Systems Security Technology Jingjing Wang (Government) Light Senior Scholar (part-time) Ilze Saleniece, MSc (C) Education (Comparative & Joel Ward (Medical Sciences) Light Senior Scholar Mengwei Kuang, MPhil Comparative Social Policy International Education) John Mittermeier (Geography & the Environment) Wilfrid Yasmin Kumi, MSc (C) African Studies Haiya Sarwar, MSt Creative Writing (part-time) Knapp Scholar (Arts) Deepa Kurup, MSc (C) Contemporary India † Niklas Schraml, MSc (C) Global Governance & Diplomacy † Juan Gutierrez Rodriguez (Government) Light Senior Francesco Lanzoni, MSc (C) Social Science of the Internet Maximilian Schulze, Diploma in Legal Studies Scholar Nicholas Lehn, MSc (C) Cognitive & Evolutionary Aaquib Shams MBA* Kinga Petrovai (Education) Light Senior Scholar Anthropology Naima Sharif, PGCE Chemistry Luca Bertinetto (Engineering Science) Light Senior Scholar Ian Lim, MSc (C) Applied Statistics † Rebecca Sherriff, PGCE Geography Marketa Tomkova (MPLS Doctoral Training Centre) Light Zhi Lu, MSc (C) Applied Statistics † Patrick Simpson, 2nd BM * Senior Scholar Rachel Luney, PGCE Chemistry Yossi Singer, MSc (C) Neuroscience † Miles Huseyin (Medical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre) Maria Macaya Marten, MSt Modern Languages Siddhartha Sinha, MSc (C) Software Engineering (part-time) Foundation College Scholar 2015-2019 Roderick MacKenzie, MPhil Economics Helen So, MSt Music (Musicology) Natalie Haley (MPLS Doctoral Training Centre) Musata Matei, PGDipl Diplomatic Studies † Bethany Sparks, MSt English (1900-present day) Leathersellers’ Company Scholar Robert McConnell, PGCE Biology Thu Tessier, Diploma in Legal Studies Pernille Sogaard (Medical Sciences) College Scholar Laura McDonald, MSt Psychodynamic Practice (part-time) Catherine Tyack, MSt Slavonic Studies (Sciences) Laura McLaren, 2nd BM * Sheona Urquhart, PGCE Physics Peter Forsyth (Engineering Science) College Scholar Mmannyana Mokgachane, MSc (C) Evidence-Based Social Efim Voinov,Executive MBA (part-time) * (Sciences) Intervention & Policy Evaluation Jingjing Wang, MSc (C) Economics for Development Serkan Birgel (Geography & the Environment) Light Senior Angharad Monk, MSt English (1700-1830) † Wujing Wang, MSc (C) Education (Learning and Technology) Scholar Marcel Monkenbusch, MPhil Economics Yonatan Weizman, MSt Creative Writing (part-time) Shan Chang (Social Policy & Social Intervention) Foundation Michael Museba, MSc (C) Water Science, Policy & Thom Wetzer, MSc (C) Law & Finance † College Scholar Management John Williams, BCL † Sophia Saller (Mathematics) Foundation College Scholar Valeriia Mutc, MSt Modern Languages Jack Winfield,MSt Global & Imperial History Stephen Pates (Zoology) Brade-NaturalMotion Graduate Benjamin Myara, MSc (C) Mathematical & Computational Lingxi Zhang, MSc (C) Financial Economics Scholar Finance Hanning Zhu, MSc (C) Applied Statistics † Thomas Clark (Modern Languages) Magellen Scholar Ikuno Naka, MPhil Development Studies † Zane Linde (English Language & Literature) College Scholar Kirtirupa Nandi, MSc (C) Clinical Embryology * indicates previous graduate of the College (Arts) Shaun Ng, MSc (C) Financial Economics † † indicates candidates adjudged worthy of distinction by the Soni Nougtara MBA Examiners

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It’s almost a week before I next encounter anything human, aside from a faded footprint. I’m at 2,592 metres, the summit of Mt Nyangani and the highest point in Zimbabwe. Caught crouched, supping from a can of condensed milk, I hear a cough like the alarm call of a buck. It hung in my ears for a second longer than usual as I recognised that it was human, and found myself panicked. A bemused guide came into view around a I passed boulder to find me standing, ready to hurl the milk can. I Tom Gaisford can’t have looked normal, nor did I behave normally, being through steep too quiet at first then pouring conversation at the poor (2013, Human Sciences), winner of the sided valleys bloke and his clients as my voice sparks up for the first 2014 Wallace Watson award reminisces time in days. They leave and I have the mountain, and its on his trip to Zimbabwe dense with fog, to myself again.

bush, through My first week in the Nyanga area in the North-East Don’t worry. The trails will always be obvious like pine forests, passed in a blur like falling down those steep sections; this” he beckons to our right at a gap between two going from box-fresh khakis to the feral milk-cradling trees, seemingly free of footfall. “And a gaboon tea plantations, man atop Nyangani. For another month I continued viper will make a sound like....if you step on it. farm land, and through the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, tracing God speed.” the border with Mozambique. The Afro-Montane forest was afforded of Nyanga gave way to highveld and then the grand “Cheers” quartzite peaks of Chimanimani. I passed through steep views that sat sided valleys dense with bush, through pine forests, tea I set off, crashing a rhythm through the forest. New me down in plantations, farmland, and was afforded views that sat khaki hat, new khaki shirt making me feel like an extra me down in wonder. Often without a map I picked my in Carry on up the Jungle. I practically fall down the wonder. way across this landscape on the advice of locals, my steepest sections, halted occasionally by a deliberate course buffeted by ridges, game tracks or the paths of run-in with the upright of a trunk. My first evening gold panners. I got used to collecting water, swimming alone in Africa beside a fire, the chatter of nocturnal life below waterfalls and cooking sadza and ration packs beyond the firelight’s reach punctuated with moments of on a tiny stove, so that the smell and sight of purple ringing silence. meths would pique my appetite. That said, I was too

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often subject to hunger, not having accounted for the I returned home just in time for my 21st birthday, and I had walked amount I would need to eat to stave it off. Stops to found myself on the other side of the same feeling I acquire provisions in villages or towns along the way, had taking those first steps into the forest. I had walked until sunset and in the houses of a number of kind people, consisted until sunset most days; gone so mad with thirst I almost of sleeping and gorging myself, often to the amusement did a ‘Bear Grylls’; seen snakes, freshwater crabs, most days; of hosts. Out in the highlands, on evenings where my monkeys and klippspringer; sat naked on top of the gone so mad stomach wouldn’t let me get to sleep, I’d smoke one of highest mountain in Mozambique eating a boil-in-the- the cigarettes I’d brought to win favour with any border bag chicken tikka massala with a tent peg and generally with thirst I guards or police, and get my head to the pillow while been party to a surfeit of vibrant experience. The almost did a the nicotine was still in effect. Wallace Watson Award made this both financially, and on a more fundamental level, imaginatively possible. I ‘Bear Grylls’... The principal function of the cigarettes as a bartering tool, enjoy armchair exploration as much as anyone, but never thankfully, went largely untested. On the advice of a man would have taken the plunge: the Watsons pushed me who lived in the area, I did once go and ask permission off, and I’m extraordinarily grateful. n from the police to walk along a particular section of the border. The policeman I saw, after establishing that my Tom Gaisford (2013, Human Sciences) went many days without Shona was poor and I was British, took great delight in encountering human life during his time in Zimbabwe refusing me this permission, instructing me to return to the district headquarters a two day round trip away. As a contingency, I’d been told to seek the ‘President’s Office’, the shadier arm of policing in Zimbabwe. I found their headquarters in a shed just down from the main police station, and spent a while there in front of a huge portrait of Mugabe, reassuring a big man that I wasn’t searching for diamonds or gold, before moving on to the subject of Oxford and finally golf, about which I know nothing. My golf chat was evidently good enough, as it got me this man’s number, to be called in the case of any trouble. This did present itself briefly in the border town of Cashel, where breakfast was rudely interrupted by a man with an AK47 and his plain-clothed mate, but it was all resolved and no porridge went to waste.

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that this year would mean a step up in the level of Sophia Saller competition and I didn’t know what I could expect of myself. I had done a solid winter of training and was (2011, Mathematics) was the ITU World looking forward to giving it my best and seeing where U23 Triathlon champion in 2014, and in the world I could place myself. Unfortunately in Abu Dhabi I felt like I couldn’t show what I was capable of, shares her experiences of stepping up although I did still come 33rd in a race where almost to senior level in 2015. every name in the triathlon world was present.

Next up was the WTS race in Cape Town, just two days Alongside my undergraduate Masters in before the start of Trinity Term. Exam nerves were Mathematics, I have been training hard to become kicking in and I wasn’t sure whether I’d made the right the best triathlete I can be and to raise my call in deciding to race – but then again these races standings in the ITU World Triathlon rankings. Exam nerves are what I had trained for all winter. This race was an were kicking Olympic distance race, which means a 1,500m swim, After winning silver at the European Championships 40k bike and 10k run. The water in Cape Town was and gold at the U23 World Triathlon Championships last in and I wasn’t cold, only 11 degrees, which meant that the swim was year, in 2015 I was given the opportunity to race the shortened to 750m – definitely long enough in the cold best women in triathlon, in the World Triathlon Series sure whether water. In the WTS, drafting is allowed during the bike (WTS). I’d made the leg, which means that the aim of the swim is to exit the water in the lead group. This time, I managed to Having competed in the WTS Hamburg event in 2014, right call in swim myself into that front pack! On this occasion my I knew I was in for a steep learning curve, but I was deciding to pack had about 30 girls in it and knowing who to trust feeling excited for the first WTS race of 2015, which is essential: luckily I came through unscathed, but a few was in Abu Dhabi at the end of Hilary. I was aware race... people had some near misses by misjudging corners

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Left: Sophia Saller (2011, exam, a race that I had been dreaming of doing for a long Mathematics) won the World time and which has been taken off the Series in 2016. I ITU U23 Triathlon in Edmonton in 2014 was devastated. Common sense told me not to compete, but my instinct was to just to go for it. Revision was going well and I was feeling confident about my exams, so I made the choice – I was racing. What an amazing feeling it was to race in Hyde Park – I had volunteered at the Olympics here and I felt a large privilege to race on the same course against many of the same athletes. The swim was a battle, I didn’t think open water swimming could be so much like fighting! I managed to exit the water with the main pack just 30 seconds behind a lead group of five. Despite our best efforts, we didn’t manage to close that gap during the bike leg. My legs did not feel fresh on or coming too close to others. Then it was time to hit the run, but I still managed my second top-ten finish of the run and I felt like I was flying! After a few hundred the season, finishing 10th. The banks of the Serpentine metres, I was leading the race with about 10 other girls were lined with spectators, three deep on the run course (including the Olympic Champion). I remember having and many of my friends had come from Oxford to support to shake my head at the thought of finishing in the – the atmosphere was amazing. top 10! The run was hard and painful, but at the same time I don’t think I have ever felt as much joy before. My revision paid off and I have met the conditions for I gave it my all and finished in fourth place! The trip my DPhil offer from St Catherine’s College. As tough had definitely been worth it! I had just missed out on a as it is to fit triathlon training into the busy schedule medal, but there was nothing that could have wiped the of an Oxford student, all of the experiences I’ve been smile off my face – all of the hard work over the past allowed to have through my sport are making up for months had been worth it and all the disappointment every sacrifice that is made along the way. So far, I have about the race in Abu Dhabi was forgotten. I travelled managed to raise my international triathlon ranking home more motivated than ever for revision. to 28th and I am currently placed 19th in the WTS series. I’m excited to see what the future has in store Cape Town left me on a high and looking forward to for me and to what other exciting places my triathlon exams, but when my exam timetable was released there career will take me – but I’m already looking forward to was bad news. WTS London was the day before my first returning to Catz for my DPhil. n

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involved teaching English at four separate middle Katie Hickson schools across the country, travelling as part of a group with nine other students, many of whom were from (2012, Geography), winner of the China and Taiwan. Emilie Harris Award, writes about her Arriving at the airport, I was immediately confronted trip to China to teach English. with a challenge which was not about to go away. ‘Qˇngl hùzhào!’. ‘Sorry, I don’t understand’. ‘Hùzhào. Last summer, I went to Inner Mongolia and Hebei Hùzhào!!’ (‘Passport. Passport!’). The airport, at least, Province as part of a voluntary teaching initiative should surely be a place where English is understood. organised through Tsinghua University in Beijing. Looking around, it became very apparent that my assumption of my native tongue as a universal language The ‘Summer Service and Learning Programme’ aims to was naïve. After what felt like a mission just making my help increase the quality of teaching in less privileged way through Beijing airport and negotiating myself a Above: Katie came into contact with huge numbers of children parts of rural China and inspire students to fulfil their phone contract, I was pleased to be greeted by Aurora, during her time teaching in potential and reach higher education. The project an enthusiastic engineering student from Tsinghua China University, who would lead our trip to four different Some of Katie Hickson’s students take time out to enjoy schools across the most rural regions of China over the themselves coming month. Having almost failed to make my way to the airport exit, I was more than happy to discover that her English was in fact fantastic – something I was to become very grateful for in the coming weeks.

Meeting Aurora and the other students in the group as stipulated at 7am the next morning, I was introduced to the conventional form of student transport in Beijing: the bicycle. Whilst two years of sprinting to lectures back in Oxford should have stood me in good stead for this, Beijing bicycle transport relies on a rather different set of skills. Balance, rather than sheer leg speed, happens to be the most useful trait when it comes to elegantly situating oneself on the precariously

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rickety frame which covers the rear bicycle wheel, whilst Chinese dishes until our bellies were stuffed. I soon dodging the traffic and small interweaving luggage learned to express that I could not eat any more in carts. Secretly rather pleased with myself for having Chinese. My continual efforts to pick up Mandarin also perfected the art of leaping off the back of a bicycle proved to be a reliable source of entertainment, with when confronted with a nearby bus on day one, I was attempts to correctly enunciate the four different tones greeted with a new challenge when we came to depart inevitably unsuccessful despite my best efforts. I now our cosy university campus to catch the bus northwards have real admiration for anyone who has mastered the out of the city. I came out of the dormitory the next language. morning to be confronted with 10 students (and accompanying suitcases), 5 bicycles, and 2 additional In a way, however, this struggle also made me realise luggage bags, to be told that we had better hurry the importance of language learning, and I tried to because we had to catch a bus to Inner Mongolia in get this across to the students in my English lessons. 20 minutes. The station was about 5 miles away. With Initially rather overwhelmed by the sheer size of the Below: Katie made the most wheelie suitcases duct-taped to the racks of overloaded classes (which often exceeded 70 in number) I soon of experiencing the Chinese bicycles, we started the 200-mile journey North in a culture came to learn that having teachers from outside the rather rickety fashion. immediate area was in fact a rarity for these students and they were more than willing to learn. This provided Having been saved by a pitying motorised luggage a fantastic opportunity to focus on some of the cart driver, we did eventually find ourselves leaving areas which were typically less well addressed in the the traffic-laden hustle that was Beijing city and Chinese school syllabus; namely speaking English, since immersed in the rather beautiful, remote, and desolate this element is in fact entirely lacking from county countryside of the southern stretches of Inner examinations and is thus generally ignored. In addition Mongolia, eventually reaching Duolun County, where to basic grammar and pronunciation, I tried to introduce we were to be based for the next 10 days, before as much variety and cultural insight into the lessons moving south to Wuqiang. My time in Inner Mongolia as possible, with lessons ranging from ‘British Royals’ was a whirlwind of small yellow-uniformed students, to ‘Improvised Role Play’ and ‘British Festivals’. Seeing enthusiastic faces, everlasting expanses of grasslands the students progress throughout our time there was and repetitions of ‘Hello, ma name ees …. Wha is Yu immensely rewarding. naaaame.’, with precisely the same intonations from every student and teacher. Despite our language I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Emilie differences, the teachers were the most welcoming and Harris Foundation for their very generous contribution friendly people, continuously treating us to extravagant which made this opportunity possible. n

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Christian Amos Christian Amos (2013, History) writes about his involvement with Jailbreak, where his team ‘Catz me if you can’ had 36 hours to get as far away from St Catz as possible without using Christian Amos (2013, History) and his Jailbreak team ahead paid transport, with the aim of raising money for Oxford RAG. of their adventure

It was dark and cold, as it was 5am in February. kindly offered us free tickets to a range of destinations, Lucjan Kaliniecki, Rachel Frame and myself (team including Moscow, Tenerife and Athens. Moscow, while name ‘Catz me if you can’), dragged ourselves to the great for distance, would require getting a very short- OUSU building along with many other teams from notice Russian visa. I made an over-the-phone attempt around Oxford. to get us free visas from the Russian Embassy in London, but needless to say, that was not going to materialise. It was the start of 36 hours of terrifying ‘Jailbreak’ Tenerife was further than Athens, but we felt flying to adventure, the aim being to get as far away as possible a remote island limited our ability to fulfil the spirit of from Oxford within the timeframe, with a crucial adventure and travel crucial to Jailbreak. Athens was our catch– you can’t spend anything on transport. The idea best bet. To our pleasant surprise, Oxford Bus Company behind Jailbreak is to get sponsored and raise money furnished the three of us with free tickets to the airport. for charity. We were fundraising for Oxford RAG, whose donations are given to specially chosen charities. We set off on our adventure dressed in neon-toned orange t-shirts and with GPS trackers for Gloucester We sent dozens of emails in advance, as the rules Green. After some delirious early-morning conversation, stipulate you can arrange transport beforehand, if we rolled out of the bus and into the airport. We tried it is free by the company. After hitting a brick wall to hustle some trans-continental airlines for tickets, but with every transport company under the sun, from failed abysmally. Once in Athens, we found our way to Megabus to Ukraine Airlines, we tried getting in touch Piraeus Harbour. Our lack of Greek led to an awkward with Catz alumni. With the generous intercession of conversation in pidgin English with a middle-aged the Master, Professor Roger Ainsworth, we contacted Athenian, but with the help of a local police officer we EasyJet Captain, Nick Curson (1984, Engineering), who found our way to the ferries which crossed the Aegean.

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With much pleading, we convinced the ferry company remaining ferry money, we took a coach to Izmir. Our 36 that our cause was good enough to warrant free passage hours elapsed on the coach, and we were proud to have to the island of Kos, near the Turkish coastline. It was raised £1,600 for Oxford RAG. an uncomfortable night’s sleep over some chairs, but the spectacular view of the Dodecanese when we Nick had kindly arranged for us to get a return flight drifted into Kos was adequate compensation. Getting from Athens, and we found we had 2 nights in Izmir off at Kos involved waiting for a huge plate metal door before flying back to Greece. It was a bizarre break from to be lowered, in a scene worryingly reminiscent of the Oxford life in Turkey’s third largest city, taking in the beginning of James Cameron’s Avatar. local culture and history. We had to fly to Athens via Istanbul, but unfortunately, it was snowing heavily in Kos is a beautiful island, serene and relaxed, but we Istanbul. Our flight from Izmir landed, but all outbound had less than 12 hours left on the clock, and we were flights were grounded until the evening. We confronted determined to reach Turkey by taking the ferry to Bodrum. the airline, explaining how we needed to get to Athens At the harbour, prices ranged enormously, so we raised by the evening to catch our flight back to London. Much as much as we could and prayed it would be enough. In to our surprise, our plea was met with the offer of three Kos, we had to find a way of communicating our message free tickets from Istanbul to London, meaning we had and raising money for our voyage. I contacted a friend half a day in Istanbul in the snow – beautiful but slightly at Hertford College who’s half-Cypriot, and he was able treacherous. The slush and icy-wind made it a memorable to give us the appropriate Greek sentences, which we plunge. We did a whistle-stop tour of the Hagia Sophia wrote on a whiteboard we’d taken with us – signalling and the Blue Mosque, got pursued by an overly-zealous our desperate plight to Kos citizens. We spent a couple carpet-salesman and left. Istanbul behind us, we finally of hours getting minimal donations, concerned we might arrived in Stansted and went back to Oxford. have to accept Kos as our final Jailbreak destination. We eventually found more luck going into shops and cafes. We had an unforgettable experience – and I don’t say We poked our heads into most small shops and cafes on that lightly. My crazy few days in the middle of Hilary the island, asking for donations to be placed in a little hat during my first year at Oxford will undoubtedly stay with we’d bought. Within about 6 hours, we raised over €70, me; they were some of the best days of that year. We enough to buy ferry tickets to Bodrum. We took a few raised money for charity and had a lot of fun. What was photos of the island, whose people had been generous less fun, however, was being several days behind on enough to trust our ‘philanthropikos’, and left for Turkey. essays. One tutor was not convinced that visiting Hagia When we got to Bodrum, our time was almost up. We Sophia was a more direct way of studying the early looked for ways of getting further afield, and using medieval world than doing the essay!! n

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Sarah McCready (2008, History) on her appearance on BBC One’s Masterchef

Everyone in the office looks at me with a afternoon at work had somehow turned into (rather biased) friends had led me to believe. bemused expression on their faces as my something that had the potential to alter the Finishing the competition as a Semi-Finalist, eyes nervously dart back and forth from my direction of my life. When I had completed my and only just missing the Final by one rather laptop screen to my desk drawer, which has application only five months previously, it had spectacularly undercooked piece of Salmon, been vibrating at an increasingly alarming not been with the intention of forging a new would not have been fathomable to me at frequency for the last 30 minutes. career in food. Yes, I had always watched the those early stages. show, and yes I was something of a super-fan, Last night on Masterchef, BBC One’s famous but I was more intrigued to see how I would Succeeding in something that is unequivocally amateur cooking competition, the episode had fare in the application process and whether an achievement, and one that so many people concluded with a preview of the next night’s or not my food was truly as impressive as my in our country would recognise, gives you action; for 30 seconds or so my face had been on screen, giggling nervously at John Torode and awkwardly suggesting my preferred tactic for success would be to ply my food with so much golden tequila he would have no choice but to propel me into the next round. The cat is now officially out of the bag after three months of MI5 levels of secrecy, and thus my social media is imploding. My Facebook wall is heaving under the weight of all these new posts, and I’m amassing dozens of new Twitter followers every hour. I’m overwhelmed, which is why my IPhone has been relegated to my drawer, muffled by scrap paper and rich tea biscuits.

In that moment, it occurs to me that what started as pure curiosity on a slow Friday

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my foodie ambitions. Having delivered When I had completed community facilities, including shops, schools and public open space, as part of my application only five the developments that I work on, the natural months previously, it evolution has been for me to develop the restaurant portfolio for the group. Having had not been with the secured the necessary investment, we are all crossing our fingers that our first venture intention of forging a together, a complex of country eateries on Sarah McCready on the set of Masterchef new career in food. the edge of the Cotswolds, will be ready a sense of accomplishment and pride that I to open its doors to the public in 2017. can only compare to receiving my initial offer Although this sounds like a long time away, from St Catherine’s College. It certainly made as we have chosen to refurbish not one, but three months of 5am starts, juggled around two, heritage buildings (‘go big or go home’ my rather demanding day job, worthwhile. It they tell me), this long-stop date is already also definitely took the sting out of the mild somewhat ambitious. Being able to build my public humiliation and severe online trolling very own menu from scratch, in addition to that is sadly now inevitable with something having creative control over the branding of this nature. Being able to say I catered for and interiors, has put me in a perpetual the Red Arrows’ 50th anniversary banquet, state of giddiness and I am now practically or that I successfully created a tasting menu frothing at the mouth to get onto site and for a group of people who insure their ever start building. so discerning taste buds (including the master tea-blender at Tetley), are the types of Gregg Wallace starts every episode of experiences that no one expects to collect at Masterchef by affirming that ‘cooking the age of 24. It goes without saying that I doesn’t get tougher than this’. However, am equally grateful and gob-smacked. from what I am currently learning about the realities of being a commercial restaurateur, The best thing is that the journey is far from I would have to respectfully disagree with Mr over. I am now in a fortunate enough position Wallace. Still, I’m very much looking forward that my day job – property development for to getting my teeth stuck in (pardon the The Dorchester Group – is entwining with pun) to the challenges ahead! n

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Mark Simpson (2008, Music) on his career and latest operatic work, Pleasure.

He immersed himself in music life at Oxford as a performer, composer and conductor. Mark had many memorable experiences at St Catz...

After Oxford, Mark moved to London to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and was presented with a number of opportunities Mark Simpson (2008, Music) has enjoyed a blossoming musical career since leaving St Catz and has been a regular in 2012 to springboard his music career. He in concert halls and in the media became an artist with the Young Classical A virtuoso clarinettist, composer, and Mark came to St Catz as an already Artists Trust and was named a BBC Radio 3 one of Britain’s rising stars in music, accomplished young clarinettist and composer. New Generation Artist. Mark also received a Mark has barely had a quiet moment In 2006, at the age of 17, he was awarded commission from the BBC for the Last Night since graduating from Oxford in 2011. BBC Young Musician and BBC Proms/Guardian of the Proms in 2012 (for which he composed He is a regular figure in concert halls and Young Composer of the Year, the first to win the orchestral piece Sparks) and performed in the media, and the past three years both competitions. He immersed himself in a Mirror-Fragment with the BBC Symphony has seen a flurry of new commissions, music life at Oxford as a performer, composer Orchestra at the Barbican. His attributes much appointments and performances and conductor. Mark had many memorable of his more recent success to building on these knocking at his door. At the time of experiences at St Catz, and recalls with early experiences and opportunities. writing, Mark is living in Bordeaux and particular fondness performing at an intimate writing his first opera, Pleasure, which late night concert in the Catz Music House and Mark says that a lot of these opportunities will premiere in Leeds in April 2016. travelling to Singapore with the Catz Quintet. have come as a surprise, but the seeds of

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his recent success were sown early on.The their own lives. The Jerwood Opera Writing Mark also has a strong relationship with the idea for his upcoming opera Pleasure came Fellowship has allowed Mark and British BBC Philharmonic, and is the orchestra’s from his experiences as a young 18-year-old writer, poet and librettist Melanie Challenger current Composer in Association. During his living in Berlin, struggling with the limelight to work on this project. Pleasure will premiere tenure, Mark will compose three new scores he experienced as BBC Young Musician and at Opera North in Leeds on 28 April 2016, and the BBC Philharmonic will also programme Composer of the Year and reflecting on the with further performances in Liverpool, his existing orchestral works. The BBC ways that people use pleasure to escape Aldeburgh and London. Philharmonic recently performed Mark’s work The Immortal at the Manchester International Festival.

The Immortal delves into the Late Victorian world of séances, as told by John Gray’s book The Immortalization Commission, and is the biggest and best piece that Mark has written. Its premiere in July 2015 at the Manchester International Festival received critical acclaim, with Richard Morrison for The Times describing the piece as ‘the most thrilling new choral work [that he has] heard for years’. The work, which touches on concepts such as love, soul and immortality, is the most challenging project that Mark has worked on. It is also his proudest achievement to date.

Mark speaks candidly about the pressures and difficulties of life as a composer, and the constant flitting between despair and bravado. He loves his craft, but it also comes with many challenges. Mark draws inspiration from literature and poetry, and hopes to write a musical and to explore electronic media in Mark’s opera Pleasure will premiere in Leeds in April 2016 the future. n

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Maxine Williams (1992, Law) on her role as Facebook’s Global Director of Diversity

The more diversity we have in our experiences, skills and backgrounds, the better we are at solving complex problems...

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Not one to shy away from a challenge, poor Black people. Every day that I was there, world and to do so in a way that makes us all Maxine Williams has been at the helm of I walked around with a sense of pride to be better through our openness and connection. improving Facebook’s workforce diversity continuing in their paths. The more diversity we have in our experiences, since joining the social network giant as skills and backgrounds, the better we are at Global Director of Diversity in 2013. It is no On life at Oxford… I enjoyed the feeling of solving complex problems because we can secret that there is still a lot of work to be being equally connected to East and West by see things from different angles. I bring all done in relation to diversity in the high-tech virtue of both geographical proximity to Asia, of me – my past careers and skills – to every sector, particularly as gender and ethnic Africa, Europe, America and the Caribbean decision and interaction. The fact that there is diversity present particular challenges for and the international student body who so much diversity in my background has been Silicon Valley. At Facebook, Maxine develops literally came from all over the world. an advantage time and again. strategies to find, grow and keep the best and brightest talent from all backgrounds. On leadership… Having grown up in On her work at Facebook… I was attracted the incredibly cosmopolitan country that to a company whose mission was in sync On her time at St Catherine’s College… is Trinidad and Tobago, I developed an with my own – to make the world more open The meaning that St. Catz had for me was appreciation for differences and the power and connected, for the better. My proudest the connection that I felt with a long line of of diversity. That appreciation has remained achievement has been deepening our scholars from the Caribbean of little financial at my core as I lead with the belief that we connection to traditionally under-represented means, but great ambition. St. Catherine’s achieve our best when we leverage all that communities of Latinos, Blacks, women and Society (as it was earlier in the last century) is brought to the table through different many others. The challenge is to create equal had opened the way for Eric Williams (former perspectives and backgrounds. opportunities for these groups who have been Prime Minister of Trinidad) and Grantley locked out over hundreds of years of history and Adams (former Prime Minister of Barbados) On her background and career… At Facebook to do so as fast as we can. The type of equality to study at Oxford University when there was we are trying to do things that have never we want to see has never been achieved before little access to the established colleges for been done before – to connect the entire but we are up for the challenge! n

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Martin Heipertz (1997, PPE), on his fascination with the Euro

Martin Heipertz (1997, PPE), Head of the was an exam topic during my Finals. In my European Policy Division of the Federal essay, I remember weighing the pros and cons Ministry of Finance in Berlin and Honorary from a perspective of economics, inconclusively Member of the SCR reflects on how the so, and then arguing that this decision was a Oxford experience helped shape his views purely political one, albeit clouted in the terms and prepared him for his career. of economics. A few years later, I actually found myself within the ECB, as an economist, Whilst at St. Catherine’s College, my preaching fiscal discipline to reticent Member fascination with the Euro began. I was reading States – obviously without much success. PPE during a time when monetary union became reality, at least on the continent, By 2007, you could virtually feel in the air and when the European Central Bank (ECB) that a crisis was coming our way. The origins was taking up operations in my hometown of had nothing to do with monetary union. Frankfurt. I started to wonder how national Unprecedented laxity by the Greenspan Fed had fiscal policies would need to be organised in fuelled a bubble in the US real-estate market order to accommodate an integrated monetary to which European banks were found to be policy and I sought to understand the heavily exposed. The bursting of this bubble interactions between the monetary and fiscal in 2007 led to the most serious stock market dimensions of this undertaking. Help came crash and subsequent banking crisis in post-war from excellent Economics tutorials at Catz, as financial history. This in turn pushed several well as from several magnificent lecture series members of the euro zone beyond the brink offered by the University. In Politics, I was of insolvency, first of all Greece in early 2010. assigned tutors at Christ Church and Magdalen, The question as to whether one could allow digging into German economic policy and Greece to fail without serious or potentially the role of the Bundesbank in the design of disastrous consequences for the euro zone monetary union. Gordon Brown’s famous five itself, is the hardest I have so far encountered tests on whether Britain should join the euro in my career. It reminded me of the PPE papers

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on the Cold War which I accepted a bet proposed degree to which our have to pursue further integration in order I had read at Oxford: strategy of ‘solidarity to institutionally consolidate the degree of uncertainty and the by one of my co-panelists for solidarity’ stabilisation achieved so far. The formation essence of decision. who predicted the demise has actually of a politically, structurally and economically At the time, it was been effective more homogenous bloc on the continent (and thought that the risks of the euro by 2013. after all in every Ireland) will have to be situated within the of contagion and programme country, wider EU as part of an overall arrangement fatal knock-on effects except Greece. with which also Great Britain and the other would outweigh the arguments of moral hazard The others have successfully undergone non-participating member states should that were militating against the bail-out. indeed tremendous adjustment efforts, be comfortable. This debate will be at the People were also over-optimistic about the sustained by a whole set of newly formed fore over the coming months and I have chances of success for an IMF-led programme and improved European institutions, rules the honour of working on this dossier in of adjustment and reform. We hence embarked and procedures, ranging from the European Berlin, where we see it as one of our primary upon a strategy of ‘solidarity to solidarity’. Stability Mechanism to the introduction of strategic goals to have the UK remain ‘in’. Contagion occurred nevertheless, and events the so-called ‘banking union’. We have been ensued very quickly, spreading from Ireland via able to advance European integration farther At any moment of my path so far in the Portugal and Spain to Cyprus. and faster than at any moment in history. This service of Europe, I could have hoped for no achievement should not be overshadowed better academic preparation than the one In the autumn of 2012, I sat on a Catz alumni by the ongoing convulsions in Greece, I received at St. Catherine’s College almost panel discussing the crisis. I accepted a bet momentous as they are, yet amounting to a two decades ago. Nova et vetera – this was proposed by one of my co-panellist who mere two percent of the euro zone’s GDP. my best possible point of departure. Moving predicted the demise of the euro by 2013. I on and looking back, my gratitude and bet against. The reason why I won this bet Great Britain, meanwhile, is pondering recognition grow year by year. I am always is probably that, seen from London, one whether or not to remain part of the EU. glad to be back for a visit at the College generally underestimates, first, the political From my point of view, this is the most whenever I come to the UK. I am proud to be will within the euro zone to make the strategic issue at the current juncture. It is part of this outstanding family of academic common currency survive and, second, the now widely accepted that the euro zone will achievement and personal amiability. n

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agreed to help. He’s composed two fantastic pieces for the film that capture the mood News in Brief perfectly.’ Bernard Hughes (1992, Music) wrote some Alexander Campkin (2002, Music) received and then got together with Larry Rickard of the songs and background music for Bill. a major commission to compose a piece for (from Horrible Histories and Yonderland) and The film was released in cinemas on 18th the finale of the Colourscape Music Festival they started to prepare the story. The pair September and was in the top 10 for two called Imagined Cities, a one-hour immersive approached BBC Films, who funded the script weeks. The soundtrack is available online. theatre piece. In the world’s largest walk-in process and then the BFI came on board. structure of colour and light, this cross-media Ben commented, ‘It was touch and go for a Merrill Leffler (1969, English)received the performance fills the entire structure and while, and I now have a much greater and Achievement Award from the Capital Area brings to life the many journeys that can be deeper understanding of how hard it is to Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries, taken through it. Imagined Cities is a thought make independent British film. We shot last at the AJL annual conference in Washington, provoking reflection on the explorations of year, in February and March, predominantly D.C. The award recognises Merrill’s Venetian traveller Marco Polo, and features in Yorkshire. It was, without doubt, the best contribution to the Jewish literary scene. He is live musicians alongside electro-acoustic filming and acting experience I have had to the founder publisher of Dryad Press, which music. Following a successful premiere, four date. I got to work with Helen McCrory and has published many literary books (www. more performances took place in 2015. her husband Damian Lewis who were both dryadpress.com) and he also has several spectacular.’ books of poetry to his name, most recently Ben Willbond (1991, Modern Languages) Mark the Music (Dryad Press, 2012). co-wrote and co-starred in the film Bill. He Ben wanted to stress that Bill it is an had always wanted to get into film and when independent British comedy, not a Horrible Sam Forsdike (2003, English) directed The he spoke with the director, Rich Bracewell, Histories film, although he admits that Stranger on the Bridge, a documentary aired about five years ago, he proposed the idea he cannot blame the press for assuming by Channel 4, in May 2015. The documentary, of doing a film with the rest of the Horrible otherwise. also known as Finding Mike, follows the story Histories team. He was keen to keep the of Jonny Benjamin’s search for the man who six of them together, as he felt it is not Ben added: ‘I remember saying to Bernard talked him down from the edge of London’s often you get such a good gang of comic Hughes when we were at Catz that I would Waterloo Bridge, in 2008. The Finding actors working together for so long (Horrible call him as soon as I had a feature film ready Mike campaign was launched by Postcard Histories ran for 6 years). Ben started working to go, so he could compose the music. I Productions, the film production company on a new TV show (Yonderland for SKY 1) kept that promise and was delighted that he co-founded by Sam, and Rethink Mental

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Illness, supported by the hashtag #findmike, and reaching over 300 million people worldwide. Sam’s career in media began in 2006 when he won the Nick Young Award at St Catz. Each year a student from Catz is offered a three-month internship with the Arts and Features department at ITV, as part of the award. It was set up in 1982 by the family of Nick Young, a former Catz student and ITV employee, who died tragically in a road accident.

Zoe De Toledo (2010, Experimental Psychology) competed in the Rowing World Championships this year, coxing the Great Britain Women’s Eight. In the Varese and Lucerne regattas of the World Rowing Cup, the crew placed third, leading up to the World Championships in September. The Women’s Eight again came third in their heat, before winning the repechage to qualify for the final. Racing against the USA, New Zealand, Canada, Russia, and the Netherlands, the Great Britain crew finished the course in a time of 6:10.11, placing fourth. n

Ben Willabond (1991, Modern Languages) on the left, co-starring with Damian Lewis in ‘Bill’

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College Events 2016 London Party 2016 Tuesday 7 June 2016, 6.30-8.30pm Saturday 27 February Rowing Society AGM and Dinner Saturday 5 March Richard Parish Dinner for Modern Linguists* THE LEATHERSELLERS’ HALL Thursday 10 March Wallace Watson Award Lecture 6 St. Helen’s Place, Bishopsgate, London, EC3 Saturday 12 March Parents’ & Freshers’ Lunch* Saturday 12 March Degree Day The Venue for this year’s London Party will be Friday 8-Saturday 9 April Oxford Alumni Weekend in North America: Washington DC at The Leathersellers’ Company. Invitations will Friday 15 April Oxford University Inter-Collegiate Golf Tournament, be sent out to those living in London and the Frilford Heath Golf Club Home Counties. If you live outside this area, Saturday 30 April Peter Franklin Dinner for Musicians* but would still like to attend, please contact Saturday 7 May Degree Day the Development Office directly. Saturday 4 June Degree Day E: [email protected] Tuesday 7 June London Party T: +44 1865 281 596 Saturday 18 June Parents’ and Second-Years’ Garden Party* Saturday 25 June Gaudy for 1983-1992 Matriculands* Saturday 2 July Family Day We have always had a Saturday 16 July Degree Day strong relationship with the Friday 22 July Degree Day Saturday 23 July Degree Day Leathersellers’ Company and Friday 29 July Degree Day we are delighted that we have Saturday 30 July Degree Day their kind permission to hold Saturday 17 September Degree Day this year’s London Party in their Saturday 5 November Degree Day newly refurbished Hall. It was *Invitations for these events will be sent out nearer the time. splendid to see so many of our To book your place on any of these events, please contact the Development Office. matriculands at last year’s event Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1865 281 596 and I can only hope for the

Check the College website www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk, and www.facebook.com/stcatz for details. same again this spring.

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Family Day 2016 The College Time Capsule The College Enigmatist, Chris Maslanka (1973, Saturday, 2 July 2016 Physics), offers the next clue, in a series of 12–4pm, St Catherine’s College 50, to the contents of the time capsule buried underneath St Catherine’s College . . .

We are delighted to be hosting our biennial Family The clues so far: Day in College in July 2016. The event will consist 1. Two thirds of my number is one and a half of a range of entertainment for all ages, including times what I am. afternoon tea, face-painting, soft play and a College 2. Pooh in 1927, true of us today? treasure hunt. 3. Do they belong to longevity? 4. The first 6000 flowers. We would be delighted to see many of our alumni back 5. A good hiding... in College with their families. 6. Six of one and half a dozen of the other. Invitations will be sent out nearer the time. 7. Initially he found like an insect… 8. Bovine comes to river All family members are welcome for what promises to 9. To each his own be a fun-filled and relaxing afternoon. 10. Do men gather grapes of thorns… 11. List: Order half a dozen pears. Ordered. 12. Twelve characters alternate around a wheel.

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Bill Fulford and Ashok Handa on the newly established Collaborating Centre for Values-based Practice in Health and Social Care.

Catz Fellows, Professor Bill Fulford and development of values-based practice through be identified and considered. As a process- Professor Ashok Handa, are leading a new shared learning. The Centre is supported by orientated, rather than outcomes-orientated initiative that brings individual values to a project-orientated management team, a approach, values-based practice is also a the fore in health and social care. diverse consortium of project partners and an partner to evidence-based practice. Combined, esteemed seven-member Advisory Board. The these approaches link scientific evidence Health care has always been guided by values. Master, Professor Roger Ainsworth, whose with the unique values of individual patients Some values, such as caring and compassion, support and guidance has been crucial in to support balanced clinical judgement in are universal and tend to go unnoticed in the establishing the Centre at St Catz, leads the individual cases. day-to-day setting of clinical decision-making. Advisory Board as Chair. It is only when values come into conflict that Originating in mental health and social care, we become aware of their presence. As more Values-based practice emerged out of Bill’s values-based practice is spreading to other treatment and care decisions are being made work in value theory at the start of the areas of healthcare. The Centre’s long- in non-life-or-death scenarios, a greater range millennium and is driven by science. Scientific term vision is to see values-based practice of values must be balanced in every case. For advances have greatly increased choice in embedded alongside evidence-based practice, example, a patient may refuse treatment due treatment and care. With different treatment in health and social care internationally, and to undesirable side-effects, even though such options accommodating different values, a particular aim is to support the extension treatment may be highly effective. clinical decision-making must respond to of values-based approaches to other areas increasing levels of complexity and tension. of medicine. A key figure in this expansion is Values-based practice is an approach to Healthcare professionals can no longer rely Ashok, who has spearheaded the movement working with complex and conflicting values solely on a framework of ethical rules and of values-based practice into hospital in health care. It is the basis for the newly regulations that determine what the right medicine and is leading the programme on established Collaborating Centre for Values- outcome is, as modern healthcare decisions values-based surgical care. The spread of based Practice in Health and Social Care. Based require nuanced consideration of complex values-based practice has also been helped at St Catherine’s College and led by Professors and conflicting values. Values-based practice by recent developments in the law. Notably, Bill Fulford (Director) and Ashok Handa (Co- therefore seeks to provide practical skills the new legal standard for informed consent Director), the Centre aims to support the and tools that enable individual values to is values-based. It is patient-centred, requiring

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The Centre’s long-term vision is to see values-based practice embedded alongside evidence-based practice... Ashok Handa, Roger Ainsworth and Bill Fulford that the patient have sufficient understanding carers; managers; and policymakers as equal Professor Philipp Koralus, whose work in and information to make a choice between partners in the treatment decision. In addition philosophy reflects the Centre’s commitment available options, according to his or her to the website, the Centre also provides to theoretical and practical research in the values. opportunities for Advanced Studies Seminars field, and Fellow and Tutor in History of Art to be hosted at St Catz. Gervase Rosser, with his work on the role of At the core of the Centre’s activities is its aesthetics in mental health. website (www.valuesbasedpractice.org), The skills-based and practical focus of the which was launched in August this year Centre aligns with St Catz’s ethos as an The Centre aims to play a central role in the and underpins the work of the Centre. The outward-looking college and its commitment growth of values-based practice globally, website contains information about the Centre to the application of ideas to the real supporting the open development of values- and its activities, as well as resources for all world. Being based at Catz has also fostered based practice across all areas of health and stakeholders in the clinical decision-making innovation and interdisciplinary collaborations. social care and serving as a centre of gravity process, ranging from clinicians and patients, A number of other Catz Fellows are involved for the field, bringing together individuals to managers and policymakers. The inclusive with the Centre’s work, including Fulford and organisations working on different and collaborative nature of values-based Fellow in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive aspects of values-based practice from around practice recognises clinicians; patients and Science and Fulford Clarendon Associate the world. n

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Dr Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, Fellow and Tutor in English at St Catz and Professor in English and Theatre Studies at Oxford on her new book Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett.

Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett other beings? The way organisms relate to came out of my long-standing interest in how one another and to their environment is at the theatre has engaged with scientific ideas core of both theatre and evolution. I was also over the centuries, a subject that I explored drawn to what might seem to be the counter- in Science on Stage: From Doctor Faustus to intuitive element of the encounter between Copenhagen (2006). In that book, I looked theatre and evolution: how do you stage, in a at a range of scientific fields, including couple of hours, a process that in reality takes physics, medicine, cosmology, mathematics, aeons of time, and is barely perceptible in and evolution, and covered about 400 years, ‘real time’? From the 1840s onwards, theatre though focusing mostly on the contemporary has attempted to do this in a wide variety of ‘science play’— for example, Tom Stoppard’s theatrical forms and in a markedly contrarian Arcadia, Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen, Shelagh spirit. Far from simply reflecting evolutionary Stephenson’s An Experiment with an Air-Pump, concepts, theatre has tended to question and and Caryl Churchill’s A Number. Although I sometimes even transform them. enjoyed researching such a wide range of scientific areas and plays, it was evolution that I Even before Lyell’s Principles of Geology most wanted to keep investigating. appeared in the 1830s (Darwin was eagerly reading them as he voyaged on the Beagle), Theatre and evolution have deep affinities; the question of the age of the earth had been they ask the same fundamental questions. thoroughly explored and theatrical techniques What does it mean to be human? What is used to show it: people flocked to see vast the experience of seeing (and being seen), panoramas and hear public lectures bringing of knowing (and being known), of relating to geology to life. In fact, they encountered

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a panoply of evolutionary ideas through all “Darwin and the Dramatists” Billington, and Professor kinds of performance, ranging from street turned out to be far more of Neuroscience, Morten theatre, missing link shows, circus, and human complex and interesting Kringelbach, speaking about anomaly displays, to the “legitimate” theatre than that: not only Darwin the book from very different of Henrik Ibsen, Henry Arthur Jones, George but also Haeckel, Lamarck, perspectives. Bernard Shaw, Harley Granville Barker, Susan de Vries, Bateson, Huxley Glaspell, Sophie Treadwell, Elizabeth Robins and Spencer are all a part My explorations of evolution right through to the present day. One of of this sprawling theatrical and theatre are part of a the major differences between these earlier landscape. And some of broader interest in how playwrights (all writing in the late 19th/ Darwin’s discarded ideas science becomes culturally early 20th centuries) and today’s dramatists also find surprising theatrical embedded. How we engaging with evolution is that concepts currency (his “wedge” represent science on like heredity, extinction, and environment theory, for instance, and stage in particular are treated completely differently, as our his mistaken theory about seems to intrigue understanding of genetics (and epigenetics), Glen Roy). But perhaps the biggest surprise people, as shown by climate change impact, and endangered species was Samuel Beckett, whose seeming dismissal the steady stream has deepened. The Epilogue of my book— of Darwin early on, ‘I never read such badly of new ‘science ’Staging the Anthropocene’—looks at how written cat lap,’ belies a deep, lasting, and plays’— just this year such recent developments are being staged by innovative engagement with evolutionary ideas we have already contemporary playwrights. in all of his plays. had Tom Stoppard’s The Hard Problem at the National Theatre One of the reasons I wrote Theatre and I hope that my work will open up new areas of and Tom Morton-Smith’s Oppenheimer at the Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett was that, while investigation, in taking further the discoveries I Royal Shakespeare Company Swan Theatre. I there were numerous books looking at Darwin have made about new or neglected playwrights am also intrigued by the evolving concept of in relation to the novel and poetry, theatre’s and works such as James A. Herne, ‘the interdisciplinarity. How we ‘do’ interdisciplinary engagement with evolution had hardly been American Ibsen’; Elizabeth Robins; Elizabeth work is a question that I’m pursuing in my next explored. Furthermore, the emphasis in these Baker; and Hubert Henry Davies. Although project. In the meantime, I have another book studies seemed to be on Darwin, yet the more I it’s still too early for reviews, the book has coming out in January 2016, called Modern looked into stagings of evolutionary ideas, the been warmly received here in Oxford, with Drama: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford more I realized that playwrights and directors a special ‘Book at Lunchtime’ panel in May University Press), that serves as a guide to the were interested in non-Darwinian thinkers and featuring Goldsmith’s Professor of English, major theatrical developments and key plays concepts too. What I had initially thought of as Laura Marcus, Guardian theatre critic, Michael and playwrights since the 1880s. n

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Shimon Whiteson joined St Catz as an Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow in Computer Science in October 2015. Prior to this, he spent eight years as an Assistant and then an Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam.

When I first started intelligence is now all around us, often in I was motivated by the studying artificial ways we don’t even realise. I think many intelligence, I was people are unaware of how much artificial belief that the inadequacy motivated by the intelligence goes on behind the scenes, for of the human brain was a belief that the example, when they purchase something on inadequacy of the the Internet: product recommenders at the major obstacle... human brain was a website, robots at the warehouse, planners major obstacle to setting the lorry’s route, etc. Similarly, I’m currently coordinating a Shimeon Whiteson overcoming many European project about telepresence robots, of the challenges faced by society. The As artificial intelligence continues to augment which function like Skype on a mobile robot. mysteries of science, the logistical challenges our own intelligence, the interaction The goal of the project is to develop a new of industry and commerce, and even complex between human and computer plays an system that automates low-level behaviour political and social problems, all defy analysis increasingly important role. I’ve seen this like navigation, orientation, eye contact, etc. because, at the end of the day, that analysis phenomenon repeatedly in my own research. so that the user of the system can focus on is done by humans, whose brains are poorly For example, for several years I’ve been the conversation in which she is participating. suited to the task. Augmenting these brains working on algorithms that optimise search Of course, this poses many algorithmic and with artificial intelligence was thus essential engines on-line, by exploiting the user’s engineering challenges but it also requires to human progress. click behaviour to estimate which documents ascertaining what kind of behaviour people satisfy her information need. In addition to the expect from a telepresence robot, so that At the time, this seemed a remote vision. mathematical and statistical challenges, this the new system will not just be intelligent in I never expected that, only fifteen years requires thinking hard about the user herself the conventional sense, but socially intelligent later, it would be so close to reality. Artificial and how she interacts with a list of documents. as well. n

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Jessica Goodman joined St Catz as an Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow in French in October 2015. Prior to this, she spent two years as a Junior Research Fellow at Clare College, Cambridge.

My research centres around authorial self- part of this project, I am producing a critical fashioning and literary posterity in eighteenth- edition of Olympe de Gouges’ Mirabeau aux century France. My current project, entitled Champs-Elysées (1791) and other related texts, ‘Literary Monuments’, examines the textual which will provide a preliminary glimpse of the commemoration of the author in plays and commemorative genre. This edition will appear dialogues set in the afterlife. By analysing with MHRA / Phoenix in 2017. how these works draw on and re-imagine an individual’s reputation in life, I think about Educated at a state school in Cardiff, I completed how they present the specific authors they my undergraduate and graduate studies at discuss, and construct the social value of Worcester College, Oxford, where I gained my literature and authors in society. The project doctorate in 2013. My thesis, entitled ‘La gloire is also a way into thinking about larger et le malentendu: Goldoni and the Comédie- questions, like the origins of literary celebrity, Italienne, 1760-93’, examined the status of new forms of mourning and memorialisation the playwright in eighteenth-century Paris, at the turn of the century, and even why we with a particular focus on the archival history study the texts that we do in modern schools of the Italian troupe in the city, and the career and universities. It, therefore, includes all the strategies of one of its most famous authors, Jessica Goodman elements I most enjoy about studying early Carlo Goldoni. This manuscript is in the final seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. I have modern literature: lots of texts to analyse stages of being reworked for publication. a particular interest in widening access and in closely, a contemporary socio-historical angle, the practical exploration of theatre through and a link to important questions we are still I teach French language and French literature performance, and I really look forward to be asking about authors and literature today. As from a variety periods, with a focus on the being involved in these aspects of life at Catz. n

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Amanda Power joined St Catz as an Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow in History in October 2015. She was a Junior Research Fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge, before spending the last decade as Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer, in Medieval History at the University of Sheffield.

I grew up in Australia with an acute sense the functioning of this complex world-view I am particularly of distance from Europe and of the curious through the work of the English Franciscan, mediations through which the past of a Roger Bacon (ca. 1214-1292). interested in the volatile physically remote continent existed within the relationship between culture that I knew. This may have been the Bacon is important in the history of cause of an instinctive sympathy with the way western science for his insistence that Latin religion and power in that medieval people imagined the cosmos, and Christendom needed to improve its systems the meanings that they assigned to it. Much of learning, abandoning conventional wisdom the medieval world... of their information came in fragments from for more rigorous scholarly methods such the half-forgotten civilisations of the ancient as the science ‘of experience’ (scientia I am now working on a study of the early world, and was read in the light of their own experimentalis). Yet, his analysis was English Franciscans, partly as influential authoritative traditions combined with newly prompted by his fearful sense of where his participants in the kingdom’s affairs during acquired texts from the Muslim world. It was society stood in the larger arc of salvation the century of Magna Carta, and partly as then reinterpreted for contemporary readers history – at the end of time, darkened by sin representatives of wider currents of European through a remarkably evocative literature of and corruption of every kind, and beleaguered thought and endeavour. I am particularly marvels, wars and travels across the globe, by enemies of the faith – and of its moral interested in the volatile relationship between into purgatory beneath the earth and through responsibility for the souls of all humanity. religion and power in the medieval world: the heavenly spheres. My doctoral work, and He explained how philosophy, mathematics, the way that authority and dissent alike drew later my monograph Roger Bacon and the astronomy, magic, alchemy and other branches on the language of faith; and how public Defence of Christendom (Cambridge University of learning could be brought to bear on these rationality and social order were delineated in Press, 2012), explored, among other things, problems. this context. n

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Simopoulos was unconventional, not least Yet, though he had few doubts about the Obituaries 2015 in not minding who heard such tales about quality of his mind, he was surprisingly humble him. ‘If you learn that I’ve been arrested about the utility of what it might yield. for this, that and the other,’ he told a Moreover, he believed that it was for individuals JOHN fellow academic, ‘it’ll all be true.’ If it was to work out their own solutions to problems, SIMOPOULOS only rumour that he gave tutorials while rather than to rely on those presented by Founding Fellow in the bath, certainly it was true that his others. For that reason, he preferred not to set of St Catherine’s idiosyncrasies led to complicated relations down his own ideas in print. College, Emeritus with others. Fellow, Dean Perhaps accordingly, his intellectual energy of Degrees and One Master of the College was subjected found outlets in other enthusiasms, Philosopher died to terrifying correspondence when, notably technology. Chief among these was on 4 March 2015 unaccountably, Simopoulos’s favoured telephones. So expert did he become on aged ninety-one. brand of mineral water was not served their workings that it was said that during at high table. Yet such episodes only the Cold War, he and a Russian-speaking don John Simopoulos inspired affection in his pupils, mirrored by were able to manipulate calls on the Soviet liked to tell a his devotion to them and to St Catz. He network to suggest that they emanated from story which shed light on both himself expected loyalty, and could be disappointed the Kremlin. They used this deception to and the role he played in the life of St in people, but he was ever ready to help improve the lot of several dissidents. Catherine’s College, Oxford, for 60 years. those in need. As the sort of now-extinct don who thought Simopoulos also rigged up a monitor to that the pastoral aspect of his duties were He had no public reputation as a philosopher, detect when a student was breaking the as important as the pedagogic, he would since, he published little. Indeed, he was rules by reversing the charges to the callbox visit his new philosophy students on their more widely known as the author of a paper in College. He would then hare across the first night in college to check all was well. in the British Journal of Venereal Diseases on quadrangle to confront the offender, though the treatment of non-specific urethritis. For it was characteristic of him that he would Late one evening in 1973, he knocked on his view of teaching — drawing on his Greek merely rebuke rather than report them. a freshman’s door and found him sitting heritage — was that what was important puzzled on the only large piece of furniture was what could be learnt by discussion. If He spent holidays working at Rome’s in the room, an austere plywood divan. someone dropped into his rooms, they would telephone exchange — he spoke Italian — Where, asked young Peter Mandelson, was find Simopoulos, and frequently his students, and was employed by plutocratic Greeks he expected to sleep? With something of a talking with other Oxford philosophers of the and the Getty family to install their private gleam in his eye, Simopoulos bent down and time. These included Gilbert Ryle, Freddie lines. The operation of these was fearsomely slid out the bed concealed beneath. Ayer, Iris Murdoch and Isaiah Berlin. complicated, and their owners risked being

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berated by Simopoulos if they did not prove In 1953, he became one of the four founding pleasures which stemmed from his own up to the task. members of staff of the St Catherine’s tastes. His hangdog looks belied a warmth Society, which gained collegiate status eight and a delight in repartee and whimsy — his When the College acquired one of the first years later. It was then much associated party piece was to recite The Ancient Mariner word-processors, he employed his knowledge with the coming men of the age, rather than — which won him many friends, among of logic to program it — far beyond its with Simopoulos’s more reactionary cast of them Murdoch and her husband John Bayley. intended use — as an increasingly gargantuan mind. He did not always trouble to hide his Simopoulos was the dedicatee of The Bell database. It was typical of him that he should scorn for anyone who might put cream on (1958), Murdoch’s novel about byzantine create a world to which only he had the key. their grapefruit, and clashed with St Catz’s personal relationships. He was most put out by the advent of first Master, the historian Alan Bullock, when personal computers, which enabled a in 1957 the latter invited Arne Jacobsen to Although he informally adopted Chris mere secretary to perform his functions. design its architecture in an uncompromisingly Maslanka, the deviser of puzzles, as his heir, Simopoulos removed the word-processor contemporary style. the College and its students perhaps stood and its yards of cables to his flat near Baker in for that part usually played in life by love. Street in London, where he had grown up in ‘We weren’t consulted,’ recalled Simopoulos Even after he retired in 1988, he continued the 1930s. He shared it for many years with in 1993, criticising the decision that year until his nineties to be its Dean of Degrees, his former nanny, and even after her death it to give the buildings grade I listed status. shepherding students through the formal remained almost unmodernised. ‘Everyone licked Alan’s arse at the time. He ceremonies of matriculation and graduation. was very impressed by Jacobsen, even let him He would meticulously check the French of Like him, his parents’ world had been urbane, design the ghastly cutlery ... I said I thought the menus for the lunches that followed cosmopolitan and backwards-looking. John they looked like a DIY abortion kit by Charles and admonish graduands that if they did not Simopoulos was born in 1923, the year Addams.’ swear loudly enough the Latin oath Do fidem that Constantinople — where his father was on collecting their degree, it would leave then Greece’s high commissioner — changed He enjoyed pointing out that the Danish them depressed. its name to Istanbul. His mother was both electrical fittings prescribed by Jacobsen did Scottish and Jewish. not meet UK standards. But 35 years on, he Elegance of speech was important to him. did concede that the College’s gardens were He was not pompous, but one English tutor When his father became ambassador ‘the saving grace. They’ve been done by one accused him of being pedantic. ‘At least I in London, the young Simopoulos was of the Fellows.’ use the language with sufficient precision for sent to Stowe (where he knew Peregrine you to say that of me,’ he responded, ‘which Worsthorne). He then read Greats at His contributions to civilising St Catz included I doubt is true in your case.’ His delight in Magdalen College, Oxford, and taught Latin organising reading parties and dinners words also found expression in composing at Christ Church Cathedral Choir School before intended to promote better understanding and collecting scatological clerihews and working after the war in Italy for Oxfam. of the work of other fellows. These were limericks.

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One of his favourites ran: Iris’s quietly watchful and almost unnervingly tone. John was also a fluent and original benign presence at College events. writer who could be relied upon to upend the There once was a fellow called Rex, conventional idée reçue with a spontaneous who’d a diminutive organ of sex. In many ways, St Catherine’s was an instinct for what was fresh and authentic. When had up for exposure, appropriate home for this most unlikely He wrote as he spoke, discursively, yet the he replied with composure Professor, who could not have been less apparently rambling progress of his thoughts De minimis non curat lex (The law does not preoccupied by the then controversial issues would be marshalled to detonate a series of concern itself with trivialities). of syllabus reform or faculty organisation. The small revelations. His pupils remember his Reproduced by kind permission of The Times. College already harboured the almost equally highest term of encouragement: a ruminative eccentric friend of his youth, Dennis Horgan, ‘Quite so…’ trailing away with a dying fall with whom, before either was married, he and sometimes accompanied by a Cheshire JOHN BAYLEY CBE, Emeritus Fellow of St had been in the habit of taking long walks on cat smile. Conversely there was no steelier Catherine’s has died aged 89. John Bayley summer mornings. On one occasion walking rebuttal than his casually dropped ‘You may came to St Catherine’s as the first Warton back from Minster Lovell they were picked well be right’. Professor of English Literature in 1974 after up by a BT engineer on his way to work in twenty years as a hugely influential English Paradise Square and all three had a lively John and Rachel Trickett, later the tutor at New College, where his pupils discussion about the poems of A E Housman. redoubtable Principal of St Hugh’s, had been included Dennis Potter, John Fuller and A.N. As he dropped them by the station, they were Lord David Cecil’s favourite pupils; Rachel had Wilson. He never regretted the move, loving bemused to have a large bar of Cadbury’s nurtured and protected Michael’s budding the informality of St Catherine’s, which gave Bourneville pressed on them. It was only talents as a troubled young man, and he his many eccentricities the freest possible years later, after they had recounted this was a favourite of John and Iris. All of them rein. His rooms looked over the water garden episode to their younger colleague Michael represented a tide in Oxford English which where he enjoyed watching the visiting heron Gearin-Tosh, that Michael was able to draw had a huge influence over the lives and tastes scattering the ducks; from here he had ample the obvious conclusion that the engineer with of their pupils, but was ebbing in the face of time to read, write and exercise the strong literary leanings had mistaken them for poetic the increasing professionalization of graduate vein of speculative fantasy that made him tramps in the tradition of WH Davies. studies and scholarly disciplines promoted by such an original and engaging literary critic. Helen Gardner and John Carey. And also at St John was latterly more widely known to the John, Dennis and Michael were, above all else, Catherine’s was one of Iris’s – and John’s – world as the husband of Iris Murdoch and passionate readers who could communicate oldest friends John Simopoulos, to whom she her assiduous carer during her descent into to their pupils a lasting and unfussy delight had dedicated The Bell. Alzheimer’s disease. But at St Catherine’s, in literature both as a way of engaging with despite his resolutely unassuming manner, the world and, simultaneously, as a way of John Bayley was born in 1925 in Lahore where there was never any mistaking John’s star surpassing it. All three were masters of that his father, an admirer of Kipling, was a Major quality, which came with the added bonus of elusive literary accomplishment - an ear for in the Grenadier Guards. John always said his

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childhood was happy. Although his parents ‘more like two animals in a burrow.’ Neither John said ‘the thing you must understand had been notably undemonstrative, he ‘didn’t partner overshadowed the other, and is that there is absolutely nothing personal mind a bit’ as ‘almost all my life took place in Iris’s distinguished career was matched by about Andrew’s disloyalty.’ That these books.’ He thought himself fortunate that at John’s impressively lucid yet subtle works of reactions came from the core of the man is Eton ‘there was no formal teaching of English criticism from the ground-breaking early The demonstrated by a striking sentence from his in those happier days, but lots of time to Characters of Love (1960) to Shakespeare account of Iris’s decline: read.’ He then served in his father’s regiment, and Tragedy (1981). Along the way came daydreaming his way through Walter Scott marvellous monographs on Tolstoy (1968), There is a certain comic irony – happily, and in 1947 came up to Oxford to read Pushkin (1971), Hardy (1978) and The Short not darkly comic – that after more than English under Lord David Cecil. In 1955 he Story (1988). John’s strength as a critic forty years of taking marriage for granted, joined John Buxton as English Tutor at New was not so much his appreciation of formal marriage has decided it is tired of this, and College. In 1956, to his own and everyone structures, though he had that too, but his is taking a hand in the game. else’s surprise, he married Iris Murdoch, then probing understanding of the secret places philosophy tutor at St Anne’s, who that year – often endearingly banal – that informed After Iris’s death in 1999 John married Audi published her second novel, aptly titled The a writer’s personality. After his retirement Villars, the widow of Borys, and one of their Flight from the Enchanter. When Iris sat him in 1992 he continued to write extensively oldest friends. We saw him less in College down shortly before their wedding in order in the public prints for a wide and general after that, but John hated change and Audi to confess her penchant for mittel-European audience. His aesthetic was predominantly provided the gift of continuity that had intellectual monsters, John reacted with the reactionary, but so disarmingly expressed always been a strong thread through his life. whimsical phlegm that was to be the bedrock and wittily at odds with mainstream critical Kindly contributed by Fram Dinshaw of the marriage, remarking that ‘Unknown convention that this was not always figures arose before me like the procession of appreciated. Some of his best teases of kings in Macbeth, seeming to regard me with contemporary theory were collected in BARRI BISHOP grave curiosity as they passed by.’ The Order of Battle at Trafalgar (1987), (1954, English) but history arguably had the last laugh died peacefully at While John admired Iris’s novels – and would when Terry Eagleton was appointed as his home on 24 June contribute to them certain passages to do successor to the Warton Chair. 2015. He was 82. with cooking or the functioning of motor cars – theirs was never a particularly egg – If John was miffed by this, the guards Barri grew up in head union and their devotion was based officer in him never showed it. When his Sussex and was a on child-like jokes and a mutual conviviality. favourite pupil A.N Wilson committed critical keen sportsman at He would remark that although he knew he parricide in his book Iris Murdoch as I Knew Hastings Grammar was married to one of the most intelligent Her (2003) describing John’s attitude to Iris School. During his women in Britain, the marriage actually felt as that of ‘a screaming hate-filled child’, National Service he

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volunteered to do the Forces Language Course full part in school activities including a visit to CHRISTOPHER in order to learn Russian. He spent a year at the Soviet Union where his Russian-speaking EDWARD FREEMAN Cambridge University, took A-level Russian prowess proved invaluable. (1963, Modern after six months and finally took the Civil History), the son Service Interpreters’ examination, becoming an Barri gave over 30 years’ service to Ashby de of Robert and interpreter during the Cold War. He retained an la Zouch (Hastings) Rotary Club having been Agnes Freeman, and interest in Russia and the language all his life. a founder member in 1981. He was President brother of Robert of the Club in 1992, the year he retired from and Patricia, died on Barri read English at Oxford and was President teaching. I am told he was active and highly 13 December 2014. of the St Catz JCR during 1956-57. regarded in Rotary and a regular member of the club’s golfing fraternity. Barri also enjoyed Christopher joined He and I did our PGCE together at the singing and he was a long-time member of Ampleforth College, Department of Education in Norham Gardens. Atherstone Choral Society, and sang with North Yorkshire, from St Martin’s Ampleforth We both started our teaching careers in Essex, them, as a bass, in Austria and Germany. prep school in January 1958. His steady Barri at Westcliff High School for Boys. He He had always enjoyed singing: a former progress through the school led to the sixth moved on to become Head of English, first colleague at St Catz tells me that, ‘Barri was form scholarship and a place at St Catherine’s at Queen Mary’s School, Basingstoke and well known for singing Welsh hymns loudly in College, Oxford, having picked up his colours later at the Sixth Form Queen Mary’s College. his digs, to the delight of the other inmates.’ for athletics on the way. From scrum-half he scored many tries for Basingstoke Rugby Club and he also played After he retired, Barri did a degree in Russian Christopher played the organ in the Parish club cricket regularly. Studies at Nottingham University. His interest Church of St Wilfrid in Ribchester, and was in rugby continued with frequent visits to organist and choir master for many years. He He married Margaret in 1970 and they moved watch Leicester Tigers. After attending the St played the organ at Ampleforth College for to Leicestershire in 1973, when he took up Catz Gaudy in 1997, Barri and I met annually services, and for four years at most services an appointment as Deputy Head at Ashby with several other Catz alumni for a few days at the Catholic Chaplaincy in Oxford where, de la Zouch Grammar School, where, I am of nostalgia and renewed friendship. He was one disastrous day when Cardinal Heenan was told, ‘He became a much respected and a lovely guy and we shall miss him. attending to preside over Mass, he overslept well-liked colleague.’ Apparently, a visit to – thereafter all Saturday nights had to be his study was usually a pleasant experience Barri is survived by his wife Margaret, his two spent at the Chaplaincy! if you did not mind the smell of pipe smoke! children and five grandchildren. He was particularly noted as being kind and Kindly contributed by Tony Elder He was a District Judge in Manchester from supportive to new staff. A former colleague (1953 Modern History) 1987, following a successful career as a says, ‘He was an authoritative figure but Solicitor in Witney and Blackburn. He then always with a twinkle in his eye.’ He played a became a Recorder, or Deputy Circuit Judge,

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in 1996. He moved to Burnley County Court in of this was celebrated every 10 years until JOHN RANKIN 2005 and retired in 2011, but continued to sit the last one in 2009, where five surviving MORRIS (1948, as a Deputy District Judge and Recorder until members of the original crew turned out for Modern Languages) he became ill at the end of April 2014. a paddle over the old course. A dinner the lived the life of night before in College slowed matters down a quintessential Christopher was a prominent member of even further! He continued to support the European Ribchester Amateur Theatrical Society for Catz Boat Club for the rest of his life. businessman and many years, mainly as a musical director could be mistaken for but also as a pantomime dame, composer, Geoffrey left Catz to join ICI at their heavy a German, French or Italian native owing to his performer, and latterly as a scriptwriter of chemical plant in Northwich, subsequent remarkable gift for languages. Nevertheless, two pantomimes which he co-directed. postings were to Magadi in Kenya and the he was always a proud Welshman. Pyrethrum Company in Nakuru. Christopher’s first marriage in 1967 proved He was born in 1930 in Treherbert in the unsatisfactory on both sides and in 1992 he After leaving Kenya in 1968, Geoffrey re- valleys. As his father’s career as a bank married Judith Carter, acquiring a loving and joined ICI and worked for their Management manager progressed, the family moved devoted wife, two wonderful step-daughters, Services division in Wilmslow, he was an early to Tonypandy and then Newport, where and four fantastic grandchildren. pioneer of ‘encounter’ groups, and a disciple he met his future wife Peggie Williams. A of Meredith Belvin; these were the early somewhat shy and studious boy, he went up He died peacefully. years of a sea change in British management to St Catherine’s in 1948 to read French and practice and style. German. He remained immensely proud of his time at Oxford. GEOFFREY He retired early in 1985 to live in Devon, NORMAN and became an ardent supporter of country John graduated in 1951 and then joined the SWORDER (1948, life, with over 30 years in the Devon branch army. He was drafted for Korea, but at the last Chemistry) of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, minute was sent instead to the Joint School came up to St and more than 20 as a parish councillor. His of Slavonic Languages in Sussex Gardens to Catherine’s from private passions were his garden, shooting learn Russian. He qualified as an interpreter St Edward’s, and reading. and became a commissioned officer in the Oxford. He led a Intelligence Corps. The days in London are quiet life at the He died peacefully at home on 20 May, and remembered fondly by both John and Peggie College, apart leaves behind his wife Mary, sons Michael, as being full of fun and laughter. from his great love of rowing and the not David and four grandsons. insignificant achievement of six bumps in By this time they had married and John the Summer Eights of 1949. A re-enactment accepted an offer of a job with Cooper

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McDougall and Robertson in animal health business lunch culture and his catchphrase in KEITH SYMONS products. This took him first to Paris, where restaurants became ‘man kennt mich hier’ (‘I (1942, History) he worked with Michael Lis, the Polish am known here’). passed away in wartime saboteur, and then to the Belgian December 2014 Congo (now DRC). Thus began an obscure In his latter years John continued to aged ninety. episode of sheepdipping which has passed be involved in many areas of emerging into the family mythology to fascinate and pharmaceutical and financial ventures, and Keith attended bemuse his grandchildren. was well-known for his experience and Dartford Grammar conviviality. School in Kent and His wife and baby son joined him in in 1942 he was Johannesburg in 1958, where they spent four John’s health deteriorated with the diagnosis awarded an Open very happy years, and the family grew with of diabetes and heart problems. It frustrated Exhibition to St Catherine’s, in those days the the birth of two daughters. John worked hard him to be losing control, and he became St Catherine’s Society, based in St Aldates. but played hard too, and had warm memories increasingly immobile. After a stroke in The scholarship was no mean feat, as Keith of that time. November 2014 and a series of falls, he died had to juggle work for Oxford entrance and peacefully in April 2015. His ashes have been Higher Certificate exams with evening and However, tensions in South Africa led to the divided between Oberägeri, his last home, weekend service in both the Officer Training young family leaving. Once back in the UK, and Wales, his first. Corps and the Home Guard. John worked in marketing for Wilkinson Sword and Penguin Books. During this time his third John may have wanted his legacy to be the At the end of his first year at Oxford, during daughter was born. In 1967 he joined Glaxo, businesses he established, but he will be which he rowed for the 1st VIII and played replacing an MD known as ‘Fag-Ash Fred’ at remembered by his family as an exuberant an active role in the Oxford University Naval the helm of Murphy Chemicals. In 1974 he pianist and singer, a great dancer, humourist, Division, Keith was called up and joined the was asked to establish a raw pharmaceuticals bon viveur and pontificator extraordinaire! His RNVR. He took part in the first wave of the trading company in mainland Europe and in great love of languages continues through all D-Day landings, commanding three landing 1975 he took his family and a small team of his children, his three nephews and at least craft carrying troops of the Green Howards colleagues out to Switzerland. The business, one of his grandchildren. ashore at Gold Beach. He went on to make Sefton, was a great success. He settled in the a total of 14 Channel crossings aged 21, Canton of Zug and set up his own company, John is survived by his wife, three of his then moved to Coastal Forces, where he was Biotrade. Throughout his working life he children and six grandchildren. involved in high-risk Motor Torpedo Boat travelled extensively, the number of long- Kindly contributed by Sarah Cuthill attacks across the North Sea. In 1945, aged haul flights he clocked up being recorded twenty-one, he captained a Minesweeper, by mountains of complimentary wash bags. clearing mines in the Malacca Straits. He also embraced wholeheartedly the

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In 1946, Keith was demobilised and returned visited him regularly during his thirty years years at the São Carlos Orchestra. Whilst in to Oxford to finish his history degree. He of happy and busy retirement in Wilton, near Portugal, he began to show interest in the admitted in later years that returning to Salisbury. viol, having attended many courses oriented undergraduate life, with its restrictions and by Jordi Savall. curfews, felt very strange after war service. As one of his Perse pupils wrote in the school However, it was also an extremely happy and magazine this summer: As a cellist and viol player he took part fulfilled time in his life, during which Keith in various chamber music groups, among threw himself into college life, becoming ‘Keith Symons will be remembered with which were the Segréis de Lisboa and the secretary of the college History Society and affection as an inspirational man of strong renaissance group Concerto Atlântico, with Boat Club and again rowing in the Ist VIII, family commitment, with a firm belief in the whom he participated in various recordings. winning an oar in the 1947-48 summer development of the individual; for his wisdom, He was a founding member of the Arcus eights. He formed lifelong friendships, which courtesy, kindness and enthusiasm for all that Quartet, later renamed Atalaya Quartet, which were rekindled until very recently at regular is good in life – not to mention his sartorial performed regularly from 1987. Other Old informal reunions and at St Catherine’s College elegance and mischievous sense of humour.’ Music groups he took part in were Flores de Gaudies. Música and La Batalla, both directed by Pedro At his Service of Thanksgiving in March this Caldeira Cabral. Immediately after graduating in 1948, Keith year, over 300 family, friends and former took a post as House Tutor and assistant pupils, came together to celebrate his life and Kenneth Frazer was co-responsible for the history master at the Perse School in work. cello section of the São Carlos Orchestra. He Cambridge, where he formed the Naval Kindly contributed by Joanna Symons passed away on 22 May 2011, victim of a Section of the Combined Cadet Force. He went road accident. Kenneth Frazer is survived by on to become a House Master, supported KENNETH FRAZER his wife and two children. by his wife Jean, whom he married in 1954. (1968, Music) In 1966, he was appointed headmaster of was born on 15th Ryde School, moving with Jean and his two February 1948 in THE REVD MALCOLM PURDY (1954, Politics, daughters to the Isle of Wight. Northern Ireland, Philosophy & Economics) died at home on and studied at 2 January 2015, at the age of 84. Malcolm Under Keith’s leadership Ryde School more Oxford University was called to the Ministry in 1958, and lived than doubled in size, became co-educational and the Royal out his Christian principles to the end. His and was admitted to the Headmasters’ College of Music. only church, Newall Green Baptist Church in Conference. But perhaps his most enduring In 1976, he went Wythenshawe, was not an easy place. legacy was the affection in which he was to Portugal to become head cellist at the held by former colleagues and pupils of both Gulbenkian Orchestra, where he stayed until He was asked by an Anglican friend to visit an schools at which he taught, many of whom 1979. He later became soloist for many Ethiopian family while on holiday, which led to

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an ongoing relationship with the country. 15 of his two daughters, Sarah, was born with PETER FINCH (1951, years on he has helped 20 people to find and Down’s Syndrome, which prompted Maurice Modern History) build a life in the UK. to take an active role in setting up a local passed away in society to provide support for other parents December 2014. He He was ecumenical in every way; his funeral and families. He was keenly aware of the was a prime example was attended by Methodist, Church of privileges that his education had afforded him of the students for England, United Reformed Church and and always strove to help those who were whom St Catherine’s Catholic contingents, who spoke publicly of less fortunate than himself, championing care Society was formed his love for all. and support for people with mental health and whose lives it issues and alcohol dependency and those transformed. He lived out his Christian beliefs to the high living in poverty. He was also the chairman of and the low. As a husband and a father he is the local community health council for many Peter was born in rural Essex in 1932. The very much missed, and he will be remembered years. family were far from wealthy and when fondly by his family and all those who knew Peter’s father Fred died of rheumatic fever him. Maurice was an active freemason and a few years later, leaving five children, they Kindly contributed by Elsie Purdy belonged to lodges up and down the country. were cast into real hardship. Peter’s mother, He was a founder member of the Basingstoke Violet, having a great head for numbers, Bridge Club, a countryside rambler, a member landed an office job in nearby Chelmsford. MAURICE DYER (1951, Chemistry) was of the RSA, a keen classical concert-goer, an However, a woman’s salary was not expected a sociable and vivid character with an avid reader of detective fiction and a spirited to support a family and times were tough. enthusiasm for life and a strong loyalty to traveller who was particularly drawn to Syria, his friends, both old and new. Educated at Egypt and Jordan. Peter attended the village school in Newport High School for Boys, he came up Highwood, a small rural school run and to St Catherine’s Society with a cohort of his Maurice was a loyal friend and family man staffed by two elderly women who had low peers ready to enjoy University life. He played who never forgot that his own pleasure in aspirations for the children in their care. They badminton for the University and cricket for life was a gift. He often quoted the maxim had never entered a child for the vital eleven the BBC, although in later years he was more that the measure of a civilised society is how plus exam – choosing to keep the bright of an armchair spectator of his two favourite it treats those who are most vulnerable. He children in their care to serve as assistant sports: cricket and rugby. never lost his belief that every small change teachers and to raise the apparent level of to relieve the hardship and suffering of others attainment at the school. After National Service in Egypt, Maurice was worth fighting for. found employment at the Patent Office in Kindly contributed by Emma Dyer Peter’s elder brother and sister left school London, and settled there with his wife, at fourteen and found work – he expected Joy, whom he married in 1959. The second to follow them and looked around for an

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apprenticeship in market gardening – the only sheen and confidence of the public school He was extraordinarily brave and gentlemanly job he could imagine himself doing. boys who thronged the city and worrying to the very end. if he was up to the job before him. Peter At this point my father’s story takes an panicked after a set of examinations (college Without the existence of St Catherine’s Society, extraordinary turn. Realising that their school collections perhaps) and ran to tell the new my father certainly could not have attended had been mismanaged for years, the people Censor – a young Alan Bullock – that he had Oxford University, possibly could not have of Highwood got up a petition to the local failed and would have to leave Oxford. Alan attended University at all. My father never school board, signing their names in a ring calmed Peter down and persuaded him to took this extraordinary gift for granted. He was around the text so that no leader could be stay, a kind act typical of that great man. proud beyond measure when I, his youngest identified. This ‘round robin’ had a satisfying son, won a place at the College in 1990. effect: the two teachers at Highwood School Once he had found his feet, Peter made the were disposed of and a new head teacher put most of his time in Oxford, Cross Country My father left a generous gift to the College in place. She entered Peter not for the eleven running alongside Roger Bannister and Chris in his will; perhaps that legacy will help some plus – he was already too old for that – but Chataway, captaining the College football other bright but poor young person to come for the thirteen plus. team and taking them to a collegiate final to Oxford. Were my father to be finishing only to be beaten by a Brasenose team secondary school today, one of four children Success in the thirteen plus took Peter to captained by cricketer Colin Cowdrey. from a cash-strapped family, and in today’s Chelmsford Grammar, where he joined boys political and financial climate, I do not believe who had already been there for two years. He University was followed by National Service he would be able to take up the opportunity worked hard and quickly caught up, learned and that by a career in marketing. Peter to come to Oxford. French and Latin, excelled in Mathematics and met Margaret Wilson, who became his Kindly contributed by Edward Finch developed the love of History that he kept wife. Together they moved to the village to the end of his life. In his final year, Peter of Nutfield in Surrey, where Peter made was Head Boy and a member of the First XI himself indispensable, chairing virtually every PETER SHAW, one of the Founding Fellows in both football and cricket. The Headmaster committee the community had to offer and of St. Catherine’s College, died at home in suggested he apply to university, to Oxford, starting a few more. Peter became an expert Scotland on 13 April 2015, aged 92. He was where a society existed that allowed bright on the history of this little corner of East educated at Kendal Grammar School and was young men of limited means to attend the Surrey, publishing several books and becoming awarded a scholarship to read Chemistry at University without the prohibitive costs known as ‘Mr Nutfield’ in local history circles. Jesus College, Oxford. He then worked at the associated with membership of a college. Clarendon Laboratory, becoming a Senior Peter and Margaret had five children and Research Officer. In 1954, at Alan Bullock’s I wonder how my father coped with that first seven grandchildren. They were together until invitation, he became the first Stipendiary year. My mother believed he had struggled Margaret’s death in 2012. Peter lost his sight Tutor in Physics to what was then St. terribly in his first year – intimidated by the and was very ill towards the end of his life. Catherine’s Society.

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Peter took great interest in the planning and structure. A meticulous and imaginative his all-embracing interest in science (not just building of the College. He was one of the experimentalist, who could make apparatus physics), music, art and culture in general, 14 Founding Fellows who accompanied Alan to a high specification, he worked closely he was in every respect the epitome of the Bullock to the Villa Serbelloni, on Lake Como, with theoreticians, notably Professor Sir renaissance man.’ to discuss the ethos and constitution of the Denys Wilkinson, to determine the accurate new college. He admired Arne Jacobsen’s data required. This started with a series of His interests ranged from Modern Art plan, in its bold and unified architectural observations of the protons and neutrons to mushrooms, and from music to vision and in its fine attention to detail, and produced in the D-D reaction (fusion of two mountaineering. He helped establish the he was particularly pleased that the plan deuterium nuclei). The two end-results of Museum of Modern Art in Oxford, after its included a Music House. He was also very this reaction were found to be surprisingly founder, the architect Trevor Green, asked him glad to have appointed Neville Robinson to different and asymmetric, and led to a to join the original executive board. Trevor, a the Physics staff. This was, he felt, the most reassessment of the original elementary personal friend of Peter’s, was always grateful valuable thing he ever did for the College. wave-function theories about these nuclei. for his help in bridging the gap between the academic world and contemporary art. After graduating in Chemistry, Peter was After the war, the Clarendon had been able appointed to the research team which Sir to capitalise on its radar research to become His enjoyment and knowledge of wine led to Francis Simon and Nicholas Kurti established a world leader in nuclear magnetic resonance him starting the St Catz cellar. At home he at the Clarendon Laboratory, with the aim of techniques. Peter was part of the team that led expeditions to forage for edible fungi, separating uranium-235 from uranium-238 by established the nuclear spin and magnetic about which he was a considerable expert. gaseous diffusion through a semi-permeable moments of cobalt-56 and -57, making As a young man he played the piano to a membrane. His personal contribution was to possible their subsequent use in medicine reasonable level, largely self-taught, and later investigate the making of copper membranes. and radiography. He continued his research took up the Spanish guitar. Once membranes of an acceptable type into nuclear structure, producing papers on had been made, his efforts were devoted to Resonant Proton Capture by chlorine as well as In 1969 he married Patricia Gearin Tosh, stabilising them against attack by ‘hex’, which on similar studies in medium-weight and heavy whose son Michael was then a Fellow was achieved by treatment with fluorine gas. nuclei. He also turned to the study of hot atom (English) of St Catz. The following year Peter This diffusion technique formed the basis of reactions in atomic bromides, in particular the retired on account of ill health, and he and the British Tube Alloys project, later subsumed neutron irradiation of bromoethane. Patricia moved to Scotland, where she had into the Manhattan Project which produced started a successful dog-breeding business. the first atomic bomb. Peter is remembered by his students as an To this they added a boarding kennels, which excellent tutor, offering a broad education was also very successful, and in all of this The excitement that this work generated in which, according to one of them, was, ‘By no Peter was able to put his practical skills to him, and the insights he gained, inspired means limited to the pipe-smoking tutorials good use. As a schoolboy in Kendal he had Peter to continue in the field of nuclear on the mysteries of atomic physics… With become a keen hill-walker. Now in Scotland

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he was able to pursue this passion and was Do you or don’t you want to go to Oxford to himself investigating German radar stations in never happier than when climbing in the read physics?” Instant decision, I said, “Yes” Holland with the aid of the Dutch resistance. Cuillins. He said, “Pack your bags, go tomorrow.” Mr Churchill wanted forty boys to read physics to Finding post-war TRE lacking its previous Patricia died three years before he did. work on radar.’ revolutionary spirit, Richard joined the Royal Peter had been married twice before and is Navy as an instructor. The peacetime navy survived by a daughter and a son from his Richard left Oxford in 1943 after studying an was not entirely to his tastes, but in 1952 he first marriage, four grandchildren, and eight intensive two-year course, however wartime enthusiastically swapped the cocktail parties great-grandchildren. urgency meant his degree was not officially and drill for two years’ scientific research in Kindly contributed by Stephen Shaw. conferred, resulting in an accidental posting the Arctic, as part of the pioneering British to a radar factory in Bournemouth. He North Greenland Expedition. An enthusiastic revealed: ‘Civil servants didn’t understand, at reader of adventure books as a child, Richard RICHARD BRETT- Oxford. You don’t get the degree. You pass took to the harsh life in huts and tent, KNOWLES (1941, the exam then you have to have the degree traversing the arctic by dog sled and ‘Weasel’ Physics) died in conferred on you. It wasn’t until 1991 that I snowmobile and enjoying the comradeship March 2015. He actually got my degree.’ far from civilization. ‘I enjoyed it so much. was born in 1924 in Freedom from money, you couldn’t buy Essex. As a teenager After extracting himself from the bureaucratic anything,’ he recalled. ‘And in my case doing he found himself oversight, Richard was posted to the what I’d always wanted to do as a small child.’ drawn to practical Telecommunications Research Establishment electronics and (TRE) at Malvern, the top secret centre Richard eventually left the Navy in the mid- radio, subjects that of British radar development. He found 1960s to return to research and worked on would continue to himself in his element amongst inventive the development of early guided missiles at interest him, personally and professionally, colleagues pioneering this new technology: the Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment through a remarkably varied life. At school ‘We were all nutcases,’ he recalled. ‘We near Portsmouth. Throughout this time, he in Wellington, Richard was planning on weren’t conventional, some of us were less maintained an active role in the sailing world, studying chemistry, but the war saw his life conventional than others. Remember, radar as skipper of the London Sailing Project, a take a different path when his headmaster was unconventional at the time.’ Seconded to charity for young offenders based in Gosport. offered him a place on a government scheme serve in the field, Richard’s wartime scientific He took early retirement in 1982 to become to study physics at Oxford. He recalled in career was unusually eventful. He served as an electronics consultant, including work an interview for the British Library’s An Oral a radar expert aboard an aircraft carrier HMS for the Airbus A320 airliner, as well as to History of British Science: ‘I said, “I thought Vindex, with a front line Swordfish squadron lecture on radar history, and continued a I was going there to read chemistry.” [The in newly liberated Europe after D-Day and, long involvement with the amateur radio headmaster] said, “That wasn’t what I said. with the war drawing to a close, found community, using his call sign G3AAT. An

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editor for the Radio Society of Great Britain’ development of the Apollo Command Module. before finally retiring to enjoy sailing and his publications, he shared his boundless In 1963, he left his job to pursue a doctorate eclectic range of other hobbies, which varied enthusiasm and technical knowledge until the at Oxford University. from learning to play the organ to amateur day he died. radio. Undaunted by his cancer diagnosis, Returning to the US in 1965, he joined the he renewed his amateur radio licence last He is survived by a daughter and a son. team led by Dr. Arthur R. Kantrowitz at August, passing the examination giving him Kindly contributed by Tom Lean the Avco Everett Research Laboratory that full privileges on all amateur frequency bands. developed the intra-aortic balloon pump, a John was passionate about good food, good heart-assist device that is still widely used in wines and whisky. He spent some of his JOHN DALE LAIRD cardiac care. His work in this area attracted happiest moments on the enclosed porch (1963, Engineering) international attention, which led to his at his house in Kittery Point overlooking passed away appointment to the newly established Thorax Pepperrell Cove, watching the boats and peacefully on 6 April, Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where enjoying a glass of Scotch. 2015 at his home in he continued his cardiovascular research Kittery Point, Maine – and became fluent in Dutch. A leading John is survived by his wife Els Overkleeft; after an eight-month authority on the regulation of coronary his three daughters Karen de Groot-Laird, battle with pancreatic blood flow, John later became a professor Elizabeth van der Made-Laird and Anne de cancer. Born on of physiological physics at the department Jong-Laird, all residing in the Netherlands; February 26, 1938 of medicine at Leiden University, where he his son, Peter W. Laird, of Grand Rapids, in Trenton, NJ, the combined research into the mechanism of the Michigan; his two nieces Julie Ann and second son of Max O. Laird and Vivian Shirley, control of coronary blood flow with numerous Susan Laird; his nephew Keith Laird; 15 John combined a creative, inquiring mind teaching responsibilities. grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. with an engineer’s drive to solve problems. After graduating from Princeton high school, He moved back to the US in 1990, and Cremation has taken place privately, in he attended Purdue University, where he worked as an independent consultant for a accordance with his wishes. A gathering to received a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical variety of organisations in the Boston area. celebrate his life will be held at a later date. engineering. He earned a Master’s degree in In 1995, he became the principal scientist Partly reproduced by kind permission from Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT while at Abiomed, working on the implantable the New York Times. working at Avco Corporation in Wilmington, artificial heart project, which led to the Mass., where he was closely involved in the development of a battery-operated device, design of the Mach 20 AVCO Hypersonic which was developed as an implantable Shock Tunnel and the development of synthetic replacement heart. After leaving a miniature, high sensitivity pressure Abiomed, John worked as a consultant to transducer. Both were important tools in the MIT Lincoln Laboratory for several years

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STEPHEN ELLIS and Béatrice Hibou, The Criminalization of good laugh, and knew how to make others (1972, MODERN the State in Africa. Although I personally laugh too. People will object: ‘is this so HISTORY) died learned a great deal from him for my own unusual in a Briton, especially a man so as he had lived: books, other people are better placed than British as Stephen?’ The fact is that his as a philosopher, I am to salute his activities as a historian of laughter was not just a sign of decency and a man of faith, Madagascar and the Republic of South Africa, distance with regard to the cruelty of the a perfect his contribution to an understanding of the world which saddened his humanism. His gentleman. He civil war in Liberia, and his decisive work – laughter was subversive – a guarantee of his was a historian with Gerrie ter Haar – on the study of religion freedom of thought. The best proof of this and remained one in Africa. is that, although he was a subject of Her right to the end, Majesty’s, he could also laugh at animals. in his scrupulous attention to sources and the Having derived such benefit from it, I His favourite scenes, which he could watch diversity of those on which he drew. Thanks am pretty well qualified to express the again and again, were the bits in A Fish to the different posts he occupied throughout gratitude of Africanists for his generosity to Called Wanda where three horrible dogs are a particularly successful and varied career, his colleagues and students, on whom he killed in succession (one of them crushed his social skills, his human warmth and his lavished advice, information, bibliographical under a falling concrete block) when it’s their absolute discretion, he probably had one of leads, and contacts – that famous address mistress who is the real target, if I remember the best address books a specialist in African book again! Stephen was a sharer. He was rightly. And we would be overcome by affairs could boast: in it, leading lights in the active in many collective endeavours – uncontrollable laughter, in the presence of a international scholarly community rubbed including being a co-editor of African Affairs few flabbergasted American colleagues, when shoulders with civil servants of all nations, for many years – to the detriment of his he told us how South African tourists would activists, journalists, bankers, brokers, ex- personal projects. Nor did he ever hesitate to slip plastic snakes under the stones to scare mercenaries, business figures sometimes offer his French-speaking peers the services off some creepy-crawly or other in the Kruger with a background in armed struggle, priests of his superb English, without regard for his Park. He was a free man, as I have said, and and pastors, environmentalists, diamond own schedule. as his Stoic lucidity and courage reminded us merchants, and a host of anonymous people when his death approached. he had met in the course of his travels, But as our sorrow might otherwise lead us Kindly contributed by Jean-François Bayart especially in Africa, to whom he evinced to forget it, I would like here, if I may, to and translated by Andrew Brown a respect which did not cloud his clear- mention one aspect of his personality that sightedness. Working with Stephen was a lay at the basis of his professional integrity pleasure, but also a necessity, as his erudition and that I particularly valued, especially in the was always so valuable for the research of course of the long field work we undertook all of us. I experienced this myself on several while working on our Criminalization of the occasions, especially when I wrote, with him State in Africa: humour. Stephen enjoyed a

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CHARLES ‘HARRY’ WHITNALL (1948, Harry, with Margaret (who sadly predeceased served with the Oxfordshire Yeomanry for a ENGLISH) was commissioned during 1944 him), lived near Eye in Suffolk, where he died number of years. into the RNVR, ‘the wavy navy,’ as Navigating at home, as he wished, on 7 August, 2015. Officer on ML 914 of the 15th Flotilla, Coastal Kindly contributed by Frank Whitnall Shortly after commencing his undergraduate Forces, having experienced the youthful Sea studies he met Jane, his future wife. Jane Cadets, later training at HMS King Alfred and introduced Robin to Catholicism, and he sea-going exercises on HMS Dauntless. During ROBIN converted to that faith during their two-year this time he saw action in the North Sea, the HORSCROFT engagement. They married on 14 April 1956, English Channel and D-Day operations. (1953, both aged 24, about a month before Robin’s CHEMISTRY) university Finals. Following demobilisation he abandoned a died aged 83 on brief spell as a teacher, and came up to St. 29 September Robin completed his academic studies with Catherine’s Society where he particularly 2015, following a a doctorate in chemistry at St Catherine’s, enjoyed the fellowship and camaraderie of short illness. The under the tutelage of the Nobel prize winner, similarly placed post-war undergraduates. beloved husband Professor Sir Cyril Hinshelwood. Robin then and father is took a job working for the Scientific Civil Harry was an active member of the College survived by his Service at Aldermaston near Newbury, starting Boat Club, crewing in the 2txt eight and wife, Jane, 83, and his four children, Gillian, on New Year’s Day 1960. He enjoyed a long rowed Number 4 during Eights Week, when all Rebecca, Timothy and James. and successful career, playing an important three St Catz crews achieved six ‘bumps’ – a role in the joint US / UK scientific programs University Record during Tripods and Head Robin Charles Horscroft was born to Dorothy 1979–1984, and later working for seven years of the River Races in 1949. After graduating, and Charles on 21 April 1932 in Oxford. Robin in London before returning to Aldermaston with Margaret his wife, Harry welcomed the was educated first at the Dragon School as superintendent of the chemistry labs – a challenges and rewards offered in a business and then from the age of 12, at St Edward’s position he held until his retirement in 1997. career, with various appointments in a variety boarding school. Here, Robin developed his of international companies: he eventually love of rowing, which continued throughout Robin was an active member of the Roman retired as Principal Sales Director with a well- his university days, rowing in bow position, in Catholic church of St Francis de Sales in known fashion house. the 1st Eight. Newbury, serving on a number of committees, and working to establish contacts with other As a ‘lifelong learner,’ Harry actively pursued Before reading chemistry at St Catherine’s Christian churches in Newbury. He was also a his interests in Literature, Music and Art...and Society, Robin undertook his National Service long standing member of The St Vincent de Arsenal FC...of which he was a devoted and with 3 Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery and Paul Society. passionate supporter. 299 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. After university, Robin joined the TA in which he

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Robin, a true son of Oxford, had a life activists, including Prince Charles and Sir where she gained a Postgraduate Diploma characterised by service to his country, his David Attenborough, for a shared commitment in Legal Practice. Hazel then went to work family and the church. He was kind, friendly towards environmentalism. In 1968, Dr Nelson for Slaughter & Mary in London and also and generous with praise, a quiet and gentle sailed to Christmas Island to study the jungle spent time in their Hong Kong and Singapore man of great faith. tree-top nesting Abbott’s booby. Later on he offices. She then moved to Jones Day, where Kindly contributed by Tim Horscroft was instrumental in pressing the Australian she became a partner. Her next move was government into designating Christmas Island becoming a partner at Orrrick before moving a national park. Bryan spent many years to Proskauer Rose, also as a partner. Hazel JOSEPH BRYAN NELSON MBE (1959, lecturing at St Andrews University, and is specialised in corporate and commercial BIOLOGY) died on 29 June, 2015, aged 83. fondly remembered for his definitive work financing transactions, restructuring, and Bryan was born and raised in Shipley, West The Gannet – but also for his compassion bankruptcy. She had travelled extensively Yorkshire, and attended Saltaire Grammar and respect towards others. Bryan was a key in Canada, the USA, Asia, the Far East, School until the age of 16, when he left supporter of the Seabird Centre, opened in Australia and New Zealand. She trekked in the to support his family. Bryan nevertheless 2000, which has been flying its flag at half- mountains of Nepal, travelled the Inca Trail, pursued his studies at night school, going mast in his honour. Bryan was tireless in his and visited many European countries. Hazel on to win a place at St Andrews, where he determination not only to study the problems had a passion for photography, studying at read Zoology. In 1959 he went on to study facing the environment, but to take action to Central St Martins, Santa Fe, and in Spain. at St Catherine’s, Oxford, gaining a DPhil in combat them. Bryan was awarded an MBE in She also had a love of art. Hazel liked to play Biology. The world expert on gannets, Bryan 2006 for his services to seabirds. He married golf and was a member of Sundridge Park spent his honeymoon studying gannets on June Davison, from Rawdon, Leeds, in 1960. Golf Club. Watching live sport was another Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth with wife June. He is survived by June and their twins Simon of her passions. Hazel never married but had Such was Bryan’s tireless conservation work and Becky. Bryan died during an environment- many friends. and scholarly passion that ‘the Bass’ still awareness bicycle trip in Uzbekistan. Kindly contributed by Marlene Miller holds the largest colony of Northern Gannets With thanks to June Nelson for providing in the world. The couple spent three years much of the information on the remote island, enduring gale-force winds and plummeting temperatures in pursuit of their shared passion. Bryan and HAZEL MILLER (1987, LAW) died on 10 June later lived on the Galapagos Islands August, 2015, aged 46 years. Born in and studied booby and frigate birds. During Bridgewater, Somerset, she was educated in their research, amidst crippling heat and arid Bridgwater and in 1987 gained a place at St conditions, the couple were invited on to Catherine’s College, Oxford, where she read the Royal Yacht Britannia and met the Duke Jurisprudence. She gained a BA with honours of Edinburgh. They were admired by fellow and then went to Guildford College of Law

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NOTIFICATIONS

Michael Sheldon (1966, Mathematics) Lothar Scheiner (1947, Theology) Harvey Thorn (1949, Theology) Donald Schofield (1949, Theology) Michael Whatmore (1951, Theology) Robert Coke (1972, Social Sciences) Douglas Simon Sherwin (1947, PPE) John Murphy (1971, Zoology) Gareth Hughes (1950, Geography) Dougal Oldfield (2001, Modern Languages) Rowland Hill (1972, Physics) Oliver Lucas (1973, Biological Sciences) The Revd John Eric Scott (1935, Theology)

Sincere apologies to Philip N Smith, whose name was incorrectly listed in the deceased notifications in the 2014 edition of The Year.

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History of Art Nathan Geyer - Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College, Admissions 2015 London Hannah Kelly - Grey Coat Hospital School, London Fionn Montell-Boyd - Wimbledon High School, London Biological Sciences English Language & Literature Eleanor Blake - Pate’s Grammar School, Cheltenham Eleanor Bourne - Pate’s Grammar School, Cheltenham Human Sciences Alice Godson - King Edward VI School, Lichfield Michael Delgado - Highgate School, London Lauren Blum - Haberdashers’ Aske’s Girls’ School, Elstree William Hughes - Corsham School, Wiltshire Molly Easton - St Paul’s Girls’ School, London Joshua Parker Allen - University College School, London Matthew Jordon - Duchess’s Community High School, Priya Khaira-Hanks - Chase School, Malvern Eleanor Potter - Southam College, Warwickshire Northumberland Matilda Nevin - Beaconsfield High School, Buckinghamshire Maya Shahor - Rugby High School, Warwickshire Oliver Mattinson - Marlborough College, Wiltshire Mayu Noda - Haberdashers’ Aske’s Girls’ School, Elstree Jenna Poole - 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Raffles Institute, Singapore China Leicester Shelley Chen - Trinity School, Croydon Nour Jaouda - Cairo Modern English School, Egypt Jaimya Zaver - St Albans High School, Hertfordshire Adam Heisig - Farnborough Sixth Form College, Hampshire Daniel Kane - Sir Thomas Rich’s School, Gloucester Geography Law with Law Studies in Europe Oscar Kelly - Whitgift School, Surrey George Carew-Jones - Hampton School, Middlesex Gabriel Moussa - École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel, Jacques Morgan - Fortismere School, London Alexander Curtis - Chauncy School, Hertfordshire France Matthew Peters - Dunblane High School, Perthshire Naomi Kelly - Reeds School, Cobham Bradley Sheath - Christ The King College, Isle of Wight Rivka Micklethwaite - Drayton Manor High School, London Materials Science Angus Yeung - Queen’s College, Taunton Rufin Nowers - Burnham Grammar School, Berkshire Giles Chambers - St Paul’s School, London Daniel O’Callaghan - Leicester Grammar School Inigo Howe - Cherwell School, Oxford Computer Science James Piggot - Eton College, Windsor Junhao Liang - Guangdong Country Garden School, China Thomas Denney - Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge Lauren Rowley - North London Collegiate School, Middlesex William Roberts - Concord College, Shropshire Nick Hu - Lawrence Sheriff School, Warwickshire Elizabeth Watson - Woodhouse Grove School, Bradford Brandon Severin - Harrow School, Middlesex Sauyon Lee - School for Independent Learners, USA James Winder - Bedford School Ciprian Stirbu - Colegiul National Gheorghe Vranceanu Bacau, Romania Mathematics History Emily Ball - Anthony Gell School, Derbyshire Economics & Management Jake Croft - King Edward VI College, Warwickshire Faizaan Hakim - Queen Elizabeth School, Barnet Christopher Rawlings - Sir Thomas Rich’s School, Gloucester Antonio Gottardello - Institut Montana American School, Nathan Harpham - Wallingford School, Oxfordshire James Taylor - Reigate Grammar School, Surrey Switzerland Adam Higgins - Notre Dame Sixth Form College, Leeds Till Wicker - American High School of the Hague, Netherlands Lauren Milner - Godolphin & Latymer School, London Alexander Howson - John Port School, Derbyshire Thomas Williamson - Repton School, Derbyshire Sienna Rothery - Sevenoaks School, Kent Stuart O’Connell - Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital School, Bristol Mikayla Sinclair - Wallington High School for Girls, Surrey Engineering Science Verity Winn - Alcester Grammar School, Warwickshire Mathematics & Computer Science Aue Angpanitcharoen - Shrewsbury School William Platt - Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School, George England - Abingdon School, Oxfordshire History & Economics Lancashire Duncan Field - Peter Symonds College, Winchester James Thomas - British School of Brussels, Belgium Calin Tataru - Hailsham Community College, East Sussex Toby Guppy - London Oratory School George Todd - Altrincham Boys’ Grammar School, Cheshire History & Politics Mathematics & Philosophy Justin Wu - The Bromfield School, USA James Evans - Wirral Grammar School, Bebington Gang Hyeok Lee - Daewon Foreign Language High School, Kieran Young - Royal Grammar School, Worcester Claire Sims - New College, Swindon South Korea

72/OBITUARIES GAZETTE

Medical Sciences James Fallon - Sir John Deane’s College, Northwich Andrew Baca (BA Harvard College, USA), MBA Sheriff Akande - Seven Kings High School, Ilford Matthew Fay - Southend High School for Boys, Essex George Bacon (BA Oxford Brookes University), PGCE Religious Jonathan Drake - Prudhoe Community High School, Domonkos Kakas - Highgate School, London Education Northumberland Alexander Langedijk - Farnborough Sixth Form College, Amraj Bahia (BSc Imperial College London), MSc (C) Nisha Hare - Oxford High School Hampshire Mathematical & Computational Finance Ajay Kapur - Eltham College, London Harrison Manley - Sandon School, Essex Roger Bailey (BSc University of Durham; MB BS Charing Cross James Perring - Blundells School, Devon Alexandra Tindall - Collyer’s Sixth Form College, West Sussex & Westminster Medical School; LLM University of Manchester), Affan Saibudeen - Luton Sixth Form College, Bedfordshire Ieuan Wilkes - Old Swinford Hospital School, Stourbridge MSc (C) Evidence-Based Health Care (part-time) Ameen Barghi (BSc University of Alabama, USA), Master of Modern Languages Psychology & Linguistics Public Policy Gregory Alexander - Manchester Grammar School Josephine Barnett-Neefs - European School Culham, Oxfordshire Michael Barton (BSc University of Edinburgh), PGCE Biology Anousha Al-Masud - Colchester Royal Grammar School, Essex Luka Nikolic - City of London School Vicky Bastock (BA, PGCE University of Leicester), MSc (C) Portia Cox - Marlborough College, Wiltshire Learning & Teaching (part-time) Lorenzo Edwards-Jones - Radley College, Abingdon GRADUATES Anthony Bates (MB ChB University of Bristol; BSc University of India Phillips - Godalming College, Surrey Manchester), MSc (C) Surgical Science & Practice (part-time) William Ponsonby - Eton College, Windsor Roxanna Abhari (BSc University of Western Ontario, Canada), Priyanka Bawa (BBS University of Delhi, India; MPP Tata Nicole Rayment - Gumley House Convent School, Middlesex MSc (R) Musculoskeletal Sciences Institute of Social Sciences, India), DPhil Social Policy Colette Rocheteau - Crossley Heath School, West Yorkshire Benjamin Abraham (BA University of Otago, New Zealand; Clarissa Bayer (BSc Katholische Universitat Eichstatt- Harry Sampson - St Albans School, Hertfordshire MSc St Catherine’s), DPhil Public Policy * Ingolstadt, Germany), MSc (C) Sociology Isobel Whyte - Kendrick School, Berkshire Erik Abrahamsson (BSc King’s College London), MBA Joao Bechara Calmon (LLB Universidade Federal do Parana, Bryan Adriaanse (BSc, MSc University of Maastricht, Brazil), MBA Modern Languages & Linguistics Netherlands), DPhil Clinical Neurosciences Matilda Becker (BSc King’s College London), MSc (C) Water Thomas Frame - Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School, Elstree Michael Agathangelou (BA University of Bristol), MSt English Science, Policy & Management Sarah Wallace - Tytherington School, Cheshire (1830-1914) Sara Bencekovic (BA York University, Canada), MPhil Social Swati Agrawal (MB BS Sikkin Manipal Institute of Medical Anthropology Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry Sciences, India; MS Rabindranath Tagore Institute, India), MSc Louise Bendall (BSc University of Sheffield; MSc University of Zoe Catchpole - Monks Walk School, Hertfordshire (C) Clinical Embryology Birmingham), DPhil Oncology Alissa Hummer - Frankfurt International School, Germany Mette Ahlefeldt-Laurvig (BA Academy of Music, Aalborg, Solana Beserman Balco (LLB, LLM University of Buenos Aires, Elinor Oppenheim - Camden School for Girls, London Denmark; BA Chelsea College of Art & Design; MSt St Argentina; Bucerius Law School, Germany), MJuris Elena Zanchini di Castiglionchi - D’Overbroeck’s College, Catherine’s), DPhil History * Ji Bian (BSc Central South University, China; MSc University of Oxford Ikuya Aizawa (BA International Christian University, Japan), Maryland, USA), MBA MSc (C) Applied Linguistics & Second Language Acquisition Paul Booth (BA University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa), Music Adnan Al-Khatib (BSc Higher Institute of Business Administration, Master of Public Policy Shu-Yu Chang - King Edward VII School, Sheffield Syria; BSc Hult International Business School), MBA Michael Bouterse (BA Whitworth College, USA; MTh Wycliffe John Lee - Raffles Institute, Singapore Najwa Al-Thani (BSc Northwestern University, Qatar), MSc (C) Hall, Oxford), MSt Theology Melissa Morton - St Helen’s School, Northwood Global Governance & Diplomacy Mark Brown (BSc University of Victoria, Canada), MBA Chloe Rooke - Wycombe High School, Buckinghamshire Aluvaala Aluvaala (BMBS MSc University of Nairobi, Kenya; Alexander Bucknell (MEng Christ Church, Oxford), DPhil Gas MSc London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), DPhil Turbine Aerodynamics Philosophy, Politics & Economics Clinical Medicine Alice Budisatrijo (BA Indiana University Bloomington, USA), Imogen Downing - Arran High School, Isle of Arran Ines Alvarez Rodrigo (BSc University of Edinburgh), DPhil Master of Public Policy Shian Harris - High Storrs School, Sheffield Chromosome & Developmental Biology Robert Burdon (BA St Catherine’s), 2nd BM * Rachel Hughes-Morgan - North London Collegiate School, Gilad Amzaleg (MSc University of Nottingham), DPhil Samuel Campbell (BA Hampshire College, USA; BSc Imperial Middlesex Biomedical Imaging College London), DPhil Zoology Phoebe Jacobson - Watford Grammar School for Girls, Aishwarya Anam (BSc London School of Economics & Political Joseph Chadwin (MA University of Aberdeen), MSt Study of Hertfordshire Science), MSt Literature & Arts (part-time) Religion Joseph MacConnell - Richard Huish College, Taunton Antonio Andres (BEng Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain; MSc Po Hsiang Chan (MEng Imperial College London), DPhil Max Salisbury - Kingston Grammar School, Surrey Universidad Politecnica de Barcelona, Spain), MSc (C) Water Engineering Science Christos Tsoukalis - Athens College - Psychico College, Greece Science, Policy & Management Shan Chang (BA St Catherine’s), MSc (C) Comparative Social Policy* Thomas Turner - Reigate College, Surrey Fabio Anza (BPhys University of Palermo, Italy; MPhys University Rose Chantiluke (BA Wadham College, Oxford), MSt Modern of Pisa, Italy; Wolfson College), DPhil Atomic & Laser Physics Languages Physics Aysha Aswat (BEd Institute of Education London), MSc (C) Zenan Chen (BSc University of Nottingham Ningbo, China), Thomas Dickinson - Thirsk School, North Yorkshire Education (Child Development & Education) MSc (C) Computer Science

ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2015/73 GAZETTE

Anran Cheng (BSc Imperial College London), DPhil Oil & Gas Louis Gardner (BA St Catherine’s), 2nd BM * Dinesh Kapur (BEng Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha Chun-Mann Chin (MChem St Catherine’s), DPhil Inorganic Harold Geddes (MSc University College London), DPhil University, India; MPhil Clare Hall, Cambridge), Master of Public Chemistry * Inorganic Chemistry Policy Luke Chiverton (BSc University of Warwick), 1st BM (Graduate Geeva Gopal Krishnan (BSc Georgetown University, USA), Callum Kelly (BA St Catherine’s), MSt History of Art & Visual Entry) Master of Public Policy Culture * Morgan Christie (BA Salem College, USA), MSt Creative Elisabeth Gram (BSc University of Durham; MSc Imperial Jason King (BA University of London), MSt History of Design Writing (part-time) College London), DPhil Medical Sciences (part-time) Thomas Clark (BA, MSt St Anne’s College, Oxford), DPhil Giovanna Granata (BSc, MSc University of Naples Federico II, Sumeyye Kocaman (BA, MA Istanbul Universitesi, Turkey; MA Medieval & Modern Languages Italy), DPhil Oncology University of California Los Angeles, USA), DPhil Oriental Studies Annmarie Clay (BSc University of Leeds), MSc (C) Theoretical Gustavo Haber Filho (BA Federal University of Para, Brazil), Jelle Koopsen (BSc University of Amsterdam, Netherlands), & Computational Chemistry MBA MSc (C) Integrated Immunology Clayton Comber (BA, LLB University of Wollongong, Australia; Anushka Halder (BA Jadavpur University, India), MSc (C) Social Timm Kruse (Diploma, Universitat Fridericiana Karlsruhe, MA University of Sydney, Australia), MSt Creative Writing Anthropology Germany), MSc (C) Mathematical Finance (part-time) (part-time) Anya Hancock (BA University of Birmingham), MSt Literature Yasmin Kumi (BSc European Business School University of Fiona Curnow (LLB Sheffield Hallam University), MSt & Arts (part-time) Economics & Law, Germany; MSc St Catherine’s), MBA * Psychodynamic Practice (part-time) Claudia Hartman (BA University of Maastricht, Netherlands), James Kwiecinski (BSc Monash University, Australia; St John’s Vikram Dalal (BEng National Institute of Technology, India; MSc (C) Migration Studies College, Oxford), DPhil Mathematics PGDip International Institute of Information Technology, India), Alice Hawryszkiewycz (BSc University of Adelaide, Australia; Gernot Lassnig (MPhys Karl-Franzens Universitat Graz, MBA BA London South Bank University), MSc (C) International Austria), MSc (C) Mathematical Finance (part-time) Andrew Dean (BA University of Canterbury, New Zealand; MSt Health & Tropical Medicine Johnny Latham (BSc Oxford Brookes University), MSc (C) New College, Oxford), DPhil English Mary Heath (BA, PGCE St Catherine’s), MSc (C) Learning & Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (part-time) Marco Delise (BSc University of Trieste, Italy; MSc University Teaching (part-time) * Misa Lazovic (BA, MA University of Nis, Serbia), MBA of Padua, Italy), DPhil Synthetic Biology Mark Herring (BSc University of Auckland, New Zealand), MBA Henry Lee (BSc University of Manchester), DPhil Angela Diana (MSc University of Milan, Italy), DPhil Oncology Mark Hew (BSc Texas A & M University, USA), Master of Public Musculoskeletal Sciences Daniel Dixon (MSci University of Bristol), DPhil Synthetic Policy Matthew Lee (BSc, McGill University, Canada), MSc (C) Biology Mathias Hoeyer (BSc Aarhus University, Denmark), MSc (C) Sustainable Urban Development (part-time) Patrick Dowd (BSc Georgetown University, USA), MBA Financial Economics Susi Lee (BA University of Sussex; St Antony’s College, Oxford; Philip Earp (BA, MSci Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge), DPhil Victoria Howells (BSc University of Leicester), PGCE Physics MSc Leicester University), MSt Psychodynamic Practice (part-time) Materials Ximeng Hu (BA Beijing Foreign Studies University, China), MSc Audrey Lemal (LLB, MBA Université Paris X (Nanterre), France; Georgina Edwards (BA Worcester College, Oxford), MSt (C) Applied Linguistics & Second Language Acquisition LLM Université Paris II (Pantheon-Assas), France), MJuris Modern Languages Heather Huddleston (BA, LLB University of Sydney, Australia), Ka Ho Leong (BSc, MSc University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Kareem Edwards (BSc University of the West Indies, Trinidad BCL MSc (C) Sustainable Urban Development (part-time) & Tobago), MBA Miles Huseyin (MBiochem St Catherine’s), DPhil Chromosome Lik Yuen Leung (BSc Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Tegan Ekanayake (BSc Monash University, Australia), MSc (C) & Developmental Biology * Kong), MPhil Sociology & Demography Clinical Embryology Ji Young Hwang (BA Yonsei University, South Korea), MPhil Ruoyu Li (LLB Tsinghua University, China), MJuris Tarek El Banna (BSc Cairo University, Egypt), MBA Development Studies Zane Linde (BA, MA University of Latvia, Latvia; Linacre Jakob Engel (BA University of Pennsylvania, USA; MSc London Lucy Ingham (BA University of Lancaster; PGCE St Catherine’s), College, Oxford), DPhil English School of Economics & Political Science; Wolfson College, MSc (C) Learning & Teaching (part-time) * Louise Linnander Obermayer (BA Linköping Universitet, Oxford), DPhil Geography & the Environment Kelsey Inouye (BA, MEd, JD University of Hawaii at Manoa, Sweden), MBA Faidra Faitaki (BA University College London), MSc (C) Applied USA), MSc (C) Education (Higher Education) Karen Litton (BA University of Durham), MSc (C) English Local Linguistics & Second Language Acquisition Owain James (BA University of Exeter), MSt Theology History (part-time) Amanda Farr (), MSc (C) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Robinson Jardin (BCom McGill University, Canada), MSt History Jesse Liu (BA Exeter College, Oxford; MSc University of (part-time) of Design (part-time) Waterloo, Canada), DPhil Particle Physics Ciaran Ferris (BDS University of Dundee), MSc (C) Surgical Jonathan Jenkins (BA University of Northumbria at Newcastle), Natalie Lloyd (BSc University College London; MSc University Science & Practice (part-time) MSt History of Design (part-time) of Amsterdam, Netherlands), MSc (C) Sustainable Urban John Fielden (BSc Imperial College London; MSc St Hugh Johnson (BA St Catherine’s), 2nd BM * Development (part-time) Catherine’s), DPhil Oncology * Ananya Joshi (BSc University of Delhi, India), MSc (C) Financial Martyna Lukoseviciute (BSc University of Manchester), DPhil Taylor Fields (BA University of Michigan, USA), MSt History of Economics Medical Sciences Design (part-time) Matthew Judge (LLB University College Dublin, Ireland), BCL Man Luo (BSc University of Warwick), MSc (C) Applied Statistics Matthew Fisher (MChem St Catherine’s), DPhil Inorganic Jakob Kaeppler (BSc, MSc Albert Ludwigs Univesitat Freiburg, Edrys Lupprian (BA St Catherine’s; MSc University College Chemistry * Germany), DPhil Oncology London; PGCE St Catharine’s College, Cambridge; MEd Pablo Gabriel (BSc Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Sungkyung Kang (BA, MMath Korea Advanced Institute of University of Exeter), MSc (C) Applied Landscape Archaeology Montpellier, France), DPhil Synthesis for Biology & Medicine Science and Technology, South Korea), DPhil Mathematics (part-time) *

74/ADMISSIONS 2015 GAZETTE

Zhongyi Mai (BSc King’s College London), MSc (C) Radiation Yihan Ng (BSc Imperial College London), MSc (C) Financial Nikhil Saigal (BA University of Delhi, India), MBA Biology Economics Sophia Saller (MMath St Catherine’s), DPhil Mathematics * Michael Mair (MSc Technische Universität München, Sherry Ngai (BSc Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Olivia Sanchez (BA, PGCE King’s College London), MSc (C) Germany), DPhil Engineering Science Kong), MBA Learning & Teaching (part-time) Gabriel Mak (MB BS University of Melbourne, Australia), MSc Freddie O’Farrell (BA University of Sheffield), MSc (C) Emily Savage (BA, BSc Chaminade University of Honolulu, (C) Experimental Therapeutics (part-time) Comparative Social Policy USA), MSc (C) Criminology & Criminal Justice Cutherbert Makondo (BA University of Zambia, Zambia; MSc Benjamin Page (BA Harris Manchester College, Oxford), MPhil Hannah Schaller (BA Biola University, USA), MSt English University of Hull), DPhil Geography & the Environment Philosophical Theology (1700-1830) Luigi Marchese (BSc, MSc University of Naples Federico II, Yijing Pan (BA Peking University, China), MSc (C) Financial Natalia Schlossberg (BA Staffordshire University), MSt History Italy), DPhil Particle Physics Economics of Design (part-time) Nicholas Martinez (BEng, MEng Queensland University of Bo Pang (BA Peking University, China), MBA Carina Schwarz (LLB, MA Buceris Law School, Germany), Technology, Australia), MBA Pankaj Pansari (MTech Indian Institute of Technology, India), MJuris Musata Matei (BA University College London; PGDipl St DPhil Engineering Science Sanvit Shah (BEng Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Catherine’s), MSt Diplomatic Studies (part-time) * Martin Pastor (LLM Charles University, Czech Republic), MJuris India), MSc (C) Contemporary India Russell Mayall (MEng University of Sheffield), EngD Stephen Pates (MSc Homerton College, Cambridge), DPhil Ankita Shanker (LLB University of Reading), BCL Renewable Energy Marine Structures Zoology Jay Shiao (BSc Northwestern University, USA; MD, MPH Lauren McKarus (BA Sarah Lawrence College, USA), MSc (C) Supratik Paul (BSc University of Calcutta, India; MBA Xavier University of Texas, USA), MSc (C) Radiation Biology Social Science of the Internet School of Management, India; MSc University College London), Yosef Singer (BEng, BSc University of the Witwatersrand, Matthew McMillan (BSc Wheaton College, USA; MASt Christ’s DPhil Computer Science South Africa; MSc St Catherine’s), DPhil Physiology, Anatomy College, Cambridge), MSt Philosophy of Physics Jessica Penberthy (BSc University of Stellenbosch, South & Genetics * Mike Mehta (BSc Ohio State University, USA; MD Ohio Africa), MBA Preman Singh (MB BS Vellore Christian Medical College, University, USA), MBA Avril Perry (BA Fordham University, USA; MSc London School India; MSc Universite Laval, Canada), MSc (C) Experimental Romulo Mendonca Machado Carleial (BSc, MSc Universidade of Oriental & African Studies), MBA Therapeutics (part-time) Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil), DPhil Zoology Francesca Perry (BA St Anne’s College, Oxford), MSt Music Clare Smedley (BA St Catherine’s), 2nd BM * Alberto Meneghello (BSc, MSc University of Parma, Italy), (Musicology) David Smith (BSc University of Portsmouth), DPhil Clinical MBA Sean Peters (BA Simon Fraser University, Canada), MBA Medicine Illona Meyer (BA University of South Africa, South Africa), MSt Carey Pike (BSc University of Cape Town, South Africa), MSc Yang Song (BA Mount Holyoke College, USA), MSc (C) Latin Literature & Arts (part-time) (C) Pharmacology American Studies Christopher Mirfin(BSc, MMathPhys University of Warwick; Naomi Poltier (BA University of Exeter), MSt Creative Writing Maria Springer (BA University of California Los Angeles, USA), PGCE University of York), DPhil Biomedical Imaging (part-time) MBA Arpita Mitra (BA Lady Shri Ram College for Women, India), Angelos Prastitis (BA National & Kapodistrian University of Eliana Tacconi (BA St John’s College, Oxford), 1st BM MSc (C) Criminology & Criminal Justice Athens, Greece), MSc (C) Computer Science (Graduate Entry) John Mittermeier (BA Yale University, USA; MSc St Edmund Feng Qi (BEng Jiangsu University, China; MSc Beijing University, Michael Tai (BA St Catherine’s), 2nd BM * Hall, Oxford; MSc Louisiana State University, USA; Oriel College, China), DPhil Clinical Neurosciences Eastina Yiting Tan (BA University of York), Master of Public Oxford), DPhil Geography & the Environment Prakash Ranjan (BA, MEng Madras Institute of Technology, Policy Laura Molloy (MA, MPhil University of Glasgow), DPhil India), MBA Fergus Taylor (BA University College London; MSt Regent’s Information, Communication & the Social Sciences Sachhyam Regmi (BA Moravian College, USA), MBA Park College, Oxford), MSt Literature & Arts (part-time) Ian Moore (BA Swansea University), MSc (C) Applied Miguel Renteria Rodriguez (BSc Universidad Nacional Isaac Thimbleby (BSc Newcastle University; MRes Swansea Linguistics & Second Language Acquisition Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico; PhD University of Queensland, University), DPhil Psychiatry Hangwani Muambadzi (BA University of Cape Town, South Australia), Master of Public Policy Iva Trenevska (BSc, MSc University College London), DPhil Africa), MBA George Roberts (MSci University of Nottingham), DPhil Medical Sciences Dale Munn (BA University of London; PGCE Loughborough Biomedical Imaging Erica Tso (BA Smith College, USA; MSc St Cross College, University; MA University of Leicester), MSc (C) Applied Rosa Maria Romero (MD Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Oxford), MSt History of Design (part-time) Landscape Archaeology (part-time) Spain), MSc (C) Surgical Science & Practice (part-time) Liwen Tu (BA Nanjing University, China; MPhil Wolfson College, Mudasser Musaoir (BA Richmond American International Nastaran Rooeen (BA University of Brighton), PGCE English Oxford), DPhil Oriental Studies University in London), Certificate in Diplomatic Studies Ronan Royston (BEng University of Limerick, Ireland), MSc (R) Luke Turner (BA St Catherine’s), 2nd BM * Valentina Ndolo (BSc University of Nairobi, Kenya), MSc (C) Engineering Science Nora Turoman (BSc Cardiff Metropolitan University East Asia International Health & Tropical Medicine Mabel Rubadiri (BA United States International University Institute of Management, Singapore), MSc (C) Psychological Lakshmi Neelakantan (BA, LLB National Law University, Africa, Kenya), MSc (C) African Studies Research Jodhpur, India), MSc (C) Evidence-Based Social Intervention & Simone Rubinacci (BSc, MSc University of Milano-Bicocca, Abigail Tyer (MBiochem Exeter College, Oxford), 1st BM Policy Evaluation Italy), DPhil Systems Biology (Graduate Entry) Jessica Neilan (BA Oriel College, Oxford), 1st BM (Graduate Yuria Saavedra Alvarez (LLB, PhD National Autonomous Mikesh Udani (MSc Indian Institute of Technology, India), MSc Entry) University of Mexico, Mexico; LLM University of Utrecht, (C) Computer Science Netherlands), MSc (C) Criminology & Criminal Justice

ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2015/75 GAZETTE

Victor van Dooren (BSc Amsterdam University College, Ke Xu (BEng Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; MSc Florian Zobel (BSc Universitat Salzburg, Austria), MSc (R) Netherlands), MSc (C) Biodiversity, Conservation & London School of Economics and Political Science), MSc (C) Biochemistry Management Mathematical Finance (part-time) * indicates graduate of the College Regina Vathi (BA, MSc Epoka University, Albania), MSc (C) Zhaoli Xu (BSc Wuhan University of Technology, China; MSc Sustainable Urban Development (part-time) University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), MBA Admitted to the Fellowship Irene Veng (BA Royal Holloway, University of London), MSc (C) Assma Youssef (BA University of Birmingham), MSt Women’s Contemporary Chinese Studies Studies Kallol Gupta as a Junior Research Fellow in Chemistry Cara Volpe (BA University of Virginia, USA), MBA Feifan Yu (BSc Imperial College London), MSc (C) Applied Victor Prisacariu as a Junior Research Fellow in Engineering Jingjing Wang (BA, LLB University of Auckland, New Zealand; Statistics Science MSc St Catherine’s), Master of Public Policy * Jake Yudelowitz (BSc Imperial College London), MSc (C) Mark Senn as a Junior Research Fellow in Chemistry Yixin Wang (BSc George Washington University, USA), MSc (C) Mathematical Modelling & Scientific Computing Ewa Kociszewska as a Junior Research Fellow in Modern Financial Economics Vasilios Zafeiris (BSc University of Piraeus, Greece), Executive Languages Frances Watson (BA The Queen’s College, Oxford; MA Oxford MBA (part-time) Ammara Maqsood as a Junior Research Fellowship in Brookes University), DPhil Music Soumia Zeghida (Institut Nationale de Sciences Appliquees de Anthropology Joseph Watson (BMus, MA King’s College London), MSt Lyon, France), Visiting Graduate Student in Biochemistry Shimon Whiteson as a Tutorial Fellow in Computer Science History of Design (part-time) Paige Zelinsky (BA New York University, USA), MSc (C) Amanda Power as the Sullivan Tutorial Fellow in History Daniel White (BSc Liverpool John Moores University; PGCE Sustainable Urban Development (part-time) Jessica Goodman as a Tutorial Fellow in French Aston University), MSc (C) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Qiankai Zhao (BSc University of Warwick), MSc (C) Applied (part-time) Statistics

76/ADMISSIONS 2015 Master and Fellows 2015

Andrew J Dickinson, BCL, MA Victor A Prisacariu, DPhil John Birt, The Rt Hon Lord Professor Richard J Thelma M B Holt, CBE Nadia Q Arumugam, MA Tutor in Law (BSc TU Iasi) Birt of Liverpool, MA Carwardine, MA, DPhil, FBA Dame Diana Rigg, DBE Simon F A Clark, MA Professor of Law Junior Research Fellow in Tom Phillips, CBE, MA, Mark H Getty, BA Nicholas R Hytner (MA Marshall P Cloyd, BSc Engineering Science RA, RE Simon B A Winchester, OBE, Camb) Southern Methodist Ian P J Shipsey, (BSc Lond, Professor Sir Geoffrey MA, FRGS, FGS Stephen D Daldry (BA Sheff) University, MSc Stanford, PhD Edin) Mark S Senn (MChem Durh, Allen, Kt (BSc, PhD Leeds), Professor Christopher P H Professor Malcolm L H MBA Harvard Professor of Experimental PhD Edin) FRS, FREng, FRSC, FInstP, Brown, MA, Dipl (PhD Lond) Green, MA (PhD Lond), FRS Søren H S Dyssegaard (MSc Physics Junior Research Fellow in FIMMM Professor John B Sir Timothy M B Rice, Kt Columbia) Chemistry Professor Sir (Eric) Brian Goodenough, MA (PhD Professor Gilliane C Sills, Surojit Ghosh, DPhil (BA Philip H S Torr, DPhil (BSc Smith, Kt, MA, DSc (BSc, PhD Chicago) MA (PhD Lond) Antioch Ohio, MA Toronto) S’ton) Ewa M Kociszewska (MA, Liv), FRSC, CChem Giles B Keating, MA Patrick Marber, BA Susan M Ghosh, MA (MBA, Fellow by Special Election in PhD Warsaw) Tan Sri Dato’ Seri A P Peter W Galbraith, MA (AB Phyllida Lloyd, BA Birm City, MA, PhD Lond) Engineering Science Junior Research Fellow in Arumugam, AP, CEng, FIEE, Harvard, JD Georgetown) Professor G Ceri K Peach, Mary J Henfrey Professor of Engineering Modern FRAeS, FIMarEST, FinstD, PSM, Professor Nigel J Hitchin, MA, DPhil Y W Wilfred Wong (BSocSci Science Languages SSAP, SIMP, DSAP, DIMP MA, DPhil, FRS G Bruce Henning, MA (BA Hong Kong, MPA Harvard) Peter Mandelson, The Rt Professor Graeme B Segal, Toronto, PhD Penn) Sumi Biswas, DPhil (BSc, MSc Ammara Maqsood, MPhil, Hon Lord Mandelson of Foy & MA, DPhil (BSc Sydney), FRS Professor Jose F Harris, MA VISITING FELLOWS Bangalore, MSc Lond) DPhil (BSc LUMS Lahore) Hartlepool, MA Vee Meng Shaw, BA (DLitt (PhD Camb), FBA *Professor Derek Attridge, Junior Research Fellow in Junior Research Fellow in Sir John E Walker, Kt, MA, Singapore) Sir Patrick H Stewart, University of York, H16 Medical Sciences Anthropology DPhil, FRS Anthony W Henfrey, MA Kt, OBE Professor Catherine Professor Noam Chomsky DPhil Michael Frayn, CLit, BA Bradley, State University of Fiona R McConnell (BA Shimon A Whiteson, MA (BA (PhD Penn) Camb New York, M15 Camb, MA, PhD Lond) Rice, PhD UT Austin) Nicholas H Stern, The Rt EMERITUS FELLOWS Professor John R Ockendon, Professor David Peters Tutor in Geography Tutor in Computer Science Hon Lord Stern of Brentford, Ernest L French, FHCIMA MA, DPhil, FRS Corbett, University of East Associate Professor in Human Associate Professor in DPhil (BA Camb), FBA Professor Donald H Perkins, Revd Colin P Thompson, Anglia, H16 Geography Computer Science Raymond Plant, The Rt Hon CBE, MA (PhD Lond), FRS MA, DPhil *Professor Ken Dill Lord Plant of Highfield, MA John W Martin, MA, DPhil Sir Trevor R Nunn, Kt, CBE (Hinshelwood Lecturer), Laura Tunbridge, BA (MA Amanda Power, MA (BA (BA Lond, PhD Hull) (MA, PhD, ScD Camb) (BA Camb) Stony Brook University, H16 Nott, PhD Princeton) Sydney, PhD Camb) Professor David J Daniell, J Derek Davies, BCL, MA (LLB Meera Syal, CBE (BA Manc) Dr Sune Haugbolle, Roskilde Tutor in Music Tutor in History MA (BA, MA Tübingen, PhD Wales) Professor Sudhir Anand, University, M15 Henfrey Fellow Sullivan Fellow Lond) Professor Peter G M BPhil, MA, DPhil Dr Elaine Ho, National Associate Professor in Music Sullivan Clarendon Associate Professor Nicanor Parra Dickson, MA, DPhil, DLitt, Sir J Michael Boyd, MA Edin University of Singapore, M15 Professor in History (Lic Chile) FBA Professor Peter R Franklin, Dr Megan Leitch, Cardiff Salvador Mascarenhas (Lic Masaki Orita (LLB Tokyo) Bruce R Tolley, MA, DPhil MA (BA, DPhil York) University, M15 Lisbon, MSc 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