UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OXFORD ISSUE 8 | SUMMER 2018 GREENLAND ROCKS A voyage to Wager’s Peak

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

JIM RAY FOLLOWING OSIRIS LIFE IN THE THIRD SECTOR The man behind the music room Egyptian concepts of the afterlife From historian to humanitarian Contents

From the Editor elcome to the summer 2018 issue Contents Wof The Martlet, the magazine for members and friends of University College Oxford. I would like to thank all those who contributed to this issue, in particular Dr Robin Darwall-Smith (1982, Classics) College for his invaluable help compiling the In memoriam section of the magazine and Justin Bowyer for his copy-editing assistance. From the Master 04 Your views 05 Sir Ivor Crewe discusses two new reports A Brexit response and Univ’s Opportunity In the following pages you will find the about Oxford Programme remarkable story of Captain James “Jim” Floyd Ray (1959, PPE), a former Rhodes Scholar who was one of the first Fellows’ news 06 Fragile earth 07 to be deployed in Vietnam, and, tragically, New appointments Dr Lars Hansen’s new nanoindentation one of the first casualties of that war. research into plate tectonics James Matthews (2000, History) discusses his work as Communications Manager for the Red Cross in Iraq, Professor Mark Smith explores the enigmatic god of the dead, Osiris, Dr Robin Darwall-Smith highlights Univ’s new Admissions Register, and Dr Sam Weatherley (2005, Earth Sciences) reports on his expedition to Greenland. You can also find out about the research of Junior Research Fellow, Dr Roxana Willis, tackling issues surrounding youth mental health. Judo and boxing champion 10 12 DPhil scholar Rachel Wheatley (2016, Plant Sciences), talks about finding the balance between studies and sport and What’s online 10 My view from Univ 11 New website, portraits in College and the Isabelle Pickett (2014, Biochemistry) Dr Lars Hansen examines the ground Crown Jewels beneath our feet. We report on the recent exploits of our sports teams and societies, and share news from our Old College news 12 Event news 14 Member community. News from the High What’s been, and what’s to come Sara Dewsbery Communications Officer Development news 15 A new look for the Annual Fund

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University College Boat Club was founded in 1827. But when did a Univ Eight first go Head of the River?”

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Jim Ray Greenland rocks Tools of my trade 32 Dr Geri Della Rocca de Candal (2006, Dr Sam Weatherley (2005, Earth Dr Robin Darwall-Smith, Archivist History) learns about the man behind the Sciences) on a voyage to East Greenland music room and Wager’s Peak Leading questions 34 Dr Errol Norwitz (1988, Medicine)

Honourable mentions 35 Professor Katharine Ellis (1982, Music) and Professor Hyun Song Shin, former Tutorial Fellow in Economics

Boxing clever 36 Rachel Wheatley (2016, Plant Sciences)

Clubs and societies 38 26 30 Announcements 42 Following Osiris A new chapter in Univ’s history Professor Mark Smith explores the cult Univ’s new Admissions Register and the Univ in the Arts 45 of the Egyptian god of the dead art of 21st century book-binding In memoriam 46

The Egyptians’ conception A walk around the quad 50 of Osiris, rather like their Dr Andrew Grant, Finance Bursar conception of the afterlife Logic Lane 51 itself, was far from static.” College From the Master Sir Ivor Crewe responds to new reports on admissions and student satisfaction.

am penning these thoughts at the end news story, which perhaps inevitably Iof a week that saw the publication of received little media coverage. It turns two reports on Oxford. The University The Oxbridge out that, compared with other students, launched its comprehensive first Annual including those in Russell Group Admissions Statistics Report, in the spirit undergraduate universities, Oxbridge undergraduates of full transparency. It tells a story of a teaching model are appreciably more likely to be satisfied gradually more diverse undergraduate with their courses and to believe that they body, steady progress towards ambitious of tutorials and receive good value for money. They have targets agreed with the Office for supervisions, so a markedly heavier workload (across the Students, and the progressive and by now range of disciplines), spend longer hours close demographic alignment between dependent on studying outside class, receive more and those who applied and those made offers the largesse of faster feedback and believe that they are and admitted. Steps taken ten years ago learning more. Despite (or because of) are starting to show results, notably the alumni down working harder they are happier, have UNIQ summer schools. Our Opportunity the generations, higher life satisfaction and are more likely Scheme has already had an impact on a to feel that their lives are worthwhile; smaller scale on Univ’s figures, and this will continues to show anxiety levels are no greater despite grow as additional cohorts are admitted. its worth.” the pressure of Finals. The Oxbridge Examine the data and it is a struggle undergraduate teaching model of tutorials to find any evidence of significant and supervisions, so dependent on the selection bias. Yet influential sections largesse of alumni down the generations, of the press and social media insist continues to show its worth. that Oxford entrenches privilege and The University risks being too is institutionally biased against UK- defensive about admissions, but too domiciled black students. Fact check: the complacent about its teaching and proportion of students achieving AAA curriculum. Despite their general or better at A level in all UK universities contentment Oxbridge students were less who are UK-domiciled black students likely to think they were receiving original is 1.8%. The proportion at Oxford is or creative teaching than students at the 1.9%. (Some Asian ethnic minorities are majority of UK universities. Tutorials under-represented, although no more so must be preserved. But the anachronistic than in other Russell group universities.) distribution of places across subjects, The University’s problem is political, not the inadequate 3-year duration of PPE, institutional; it has yet to find a way of a degree classification system unfit for convincing sceptics that its admissions purpose, hand-written examinations and process is fair and that its capacity one-hour live lectures in the digital age are to transcend the country’s structural all ripe for review. inequalities are limited. It faces political siren calls to trim standards of excellence and merit to compensate for weaknesses in the school system. How Different is Oxbridge?* reports the results of a survey of almost 90,000 *Charlotte Freitag and Nick Hillman, students, including over 1,600 at Oxford How Different is Oxbridge, HEPI and Cambridge. This was a rare good- Report 107 (Oxford, May 2018). Sir Ivor Crewe

4 | The Martlet | Summer 2018 College Your view Top tweet of the year - Letters, emails, posts and tweets. over 120,000 impressions: Don't miss The Infinite Monkey Cage on Monday 12 Feb at 4.30pm BBC Radio 4 - Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Univ’s Tamsin Mather to look at the latest technology used to predict the next big volcanic eruption. #Univ_Inspire

countries while I was MEP, if for any Univ’s Opportunity reason such an office had to be moved Programme there was a flurry of interest from I was interested to read about Univ’s UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OXFORD ISSUE 7 | AUTUMN 2017 property developers keen to get their Opportunity Programme in the Autumn CAN A hands on such a prestige customer who 2017 edition of The Martlet. This MAGNET READ YOUR would automatically drive up rents in the has particular significance to me as a MIND? Considering the implications vicinity. However there was one country, secondary school chemistry teacher in of mind reading technology when the current listed building had to Middlesbrough. be closed for extensive refurbishment, In 1991 I began studying chemistry where developers were keen that one at Univ. In 1995, I completed my DPhil of their rivals would be successful with at Univ. After a period in the chemical the replacement as they feared that rents industry, I returned to Univ for a third would only go down! I was told that the time to complete a PGCE and begin selected landlord would only proceed what has been a hugely rewarding career if the EU flag was not prominently as a teacher. ALSO IN THIS ISSUE displayed, and the ground floor windows Any schemes that widen access to REDEFINING DU MAURIER THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE A GRAND DAY OUT Daphne du Maurier, from Captain Reassessing the legacy of Harold The Discovery Academy comes to Hook to Hitchcock Wilson, the underrated pragmatist College had non-see-through glass. No prizes for Oxford have been of significance to me guessing which country. and my students. Finally David Cameron – despite his Although a number of my students Was Brexit really such a many talents – was conned by a colleague have successfully obtained places at surprise? A response. to commit to leave the Group of the Oxford in the past, until now none had May I commend Keith Richardson European Peoples’ Party and European gone to Univ or to study chemistry. So, for his insightful comments about the Democrats, as allegedly a “risk-free” I was delighted when one of my A level Brexit referendum result (The Martlet option in Europe which would appease chemistry students from last year became Issue 7). As a Member of the European the rampant Eurosceptic wing back my first ever student to study chemistry at Parliament for 10 years from 1999-2009 home. To compound the decision Oxford. On top of that, he chose Univ in may I offer three small additional pieces he sought to leave during a five-year part due to the Opportunity Programme. of evidence in support of his argument. mandate despite a binding undertaking by I hope that that he gets as much from On arrival in Brussels I was intrigued to his predecessor (as well as the individual his time at Univ as I did and that the find that MEPs from most other countries MEPs) that the Conservatives would Opportunity Programme is successful for included former national politicians stay for at least a full term. I was briefly many others like him. (including ex-ministers, Prime Ministers Leader of the Conservative MEPs during Dr Brian Casson and Presidents) who saw the European this period, and whereas the decision (1991, Chemistry and Education) Parliament as an opportunity to contribute was regarded by other national political at a higher level. For many British MEPs leaders as counterproductive for the it was a stepping stone for Westminster UK his declared intention regarding exiles or wannabes to tread water until timing was also seen as a clear breach of they could return to national politics. personal trust. When Cameron would All EU countries support an office later come to them cap in hand for building in their national capitals, shared help ahead of the UK referendum their If you would like to share your view: between the European Parliament and response would be no surprise. Email: [email protected] the Commission, ideally within a short Philip Bushill-Matthews Write to us at: University College, distance from their national Parliaments, (1962, English Language and Literature) Oxford, OX1 4BH to act as a focal meeting point and universitycollegeoxford information source. In 26 out of the 27 UnivOxford

The Martlet | Summer 2018 | 5 College Fellows’ news New appointments and an admission.

College appointments Admission of the Assessor We welcomed On 14 March 2018 Dr William Allan, McConnell Laing Tutorial Fellow in Greek Dr Joe and Latin Languages and Literature, and Associate Professor of Classics, was Moshenska admitted to the office of University Assessor. as our new Every year, three colleges of the University take their turn each to elect a member of Beaverbrook Congregation as a senior officer and trustee of the University with a role to contribute to and Bouverie the institution’s business at the highest level. Two colleges each elect a Proctor, the third Tutorial Fellow the Assessor; together, their roles focus on scrutiny of governance and decision-making. in English in April. He joins us from Fellows of Univ have regularly taken their turn at holding these important posts. The last Trinity College, Cambridge, where he time this happened was in 2004, when Dr John Wheater (Rayne Fellow in Theoretical Physics) was a Fellow and Director of Studies was Senior Proctor. Emeritus Fellow Martin Matthews was Junior Proctor in 1992. Our last in English. He holds a PhD from Assessor was Professor Michael Collins, Emeritus Fellow, who held the post back in 1980. In Princeton, where he spent a year as a fact, Professor Collins is the only Univ Assessor before Dr Allen, because the Assessorship Visiting Fellow. was created as recently as 1960. On the other hand, the post of Proctor goes right back to the In 2014 he published Feeling earliest days of the university, and the earliest known holder of the post from Univ was Roger Pleasures: The Sense of Touch in de Aswardby in 1350. Renaissance England (OUP). His work since has focused on the seventeenth century polymath Kenelm Digby. In 2016 he published a book on Digby’s 1628 Mediterranean voyage, titled A Stain in the Blood. In 2017 he made his first documentary for Radio 4, In Search of Milton’s Paradise Lost. He is currently working on a book that begins with holy things being given to children as playthings during the Reformation.

Governing Body Prof. Gavin Screaton, Head of the Medical Sciences Division

Supernumerary Fellows Under new College statutes, the title “Special Supernumerary Fellow” is now defunct. Fellows previously in this category will use the title “Supernumerary Fellow” in future.

You can read more Fellows’ news in the University College Record. Photos: John Cairns John Photos: Sam Cornish Photo: lab. in the Dr Lars Hansen Right:

6 | The Martlet | Summer 2018 College Fragile earth Dr Lars Hansen explains how the ground beneath our feet is not as strong as we thought.

iscovering the strength of the earth’s Dcrust has been a focus of research for decades. Although scientists agree that in We now know that the evolution of stresses on order for plate tectonics to work, the rocks that form them must be brittle enough to earthquake-generating faults likely depends on break down to create new boundaries, they the size of the individual crystals that make up have believed them to be much stronger than they appeared to be in the natural the rocks involved.” world, leading to ambiguity in their research. However, new research by Dr Lars exhibit considerable variability, reducing “This concept translates to large rock Hansen and colleagues, has shown confidence in using experiments to estimate samples, for which the measured strength plate tectonics to be much weaker than rock properties.” increases as the size of the constituent previously thought. The research, which Dr Hansen said: “We have crystals decreases. Because most previous was published in the journal Science Advances, demonstrated that this variability among experiments have used synthetic rocks with uses a technique known as nanoindentation. previous estimates of strength is a result crystal sizes much smaller than typically “Unfortunately, the estimates of rock of a special length-scale within the rocks – found in nature, they have drastically strength have been significantly greater that is, the strength depends on the volume overestimated the strength of tectonic plates. than the apparent strength of plates of material being tested. To determine Our results therefore both explain the wide as observed on Earth” explained Dr this we used nanoindentation experiments range of previous estimates of rock strength Hansen. “Thus, there is a fundamental in which a microscopic diamond stylus and provide confirmation that the strength lack of understanding of how plates can is pressed into the surface of an olivine of the rocks that make up tectonic plates is actually break to form new boundaries. crystal. These experiments reveal that the low enough to form new plate boundaries.” Furthermore, the estimates of rock strength of the crystal depends on the size The study was an international strength from laboratory experiments of the indentation. collaboration involving scientists from Stanford University, the University of Pennsylvania, Oxford University and the University of Delaware. Dr Hansen added: “This result has implications beyond forming tectonic plate boundaries. Better predictions of the strength of rocks under these conditions will help inform us on many dynamic processes in plates. For instance, we now know that the evolution of stresses on earthquake-generating faults likely depends on the size of the individual crystals that make up the rocks involved. In addition, flexing of plates under the weight of volcanoes or large ice sheets, a process intimately linked to sea level on Earth, will also ultimately depend on crystal size.”

Dr Lars Hansen is Sollas Fellow and Acting Dean at Univ, and Associate Professor of Rock

Photos: John Cairns John Photos: Sam Cornish Photo: lab. in the Dr Lars Hansen Right: and Mineral Physics.

The Martlet | Summer 2018 | 7 College Forum theatre Exploring the power of drama in research on youth mental health.

was delighted to join University the plays have addressed the difficulties ICollege this academic year as a Junior that young carers experience when looking Research Fellow in Law. My research – The plays created after disabled or terminally ill parents. supported by University College and the Other plays have explored problems of British Academy – aims to understand by the students have bullying, with racism and ableism raised the effect of socioeconomic background been powerful and as common situations that young people on youth mental health, and how this face. An especially poignant play explored bears on issues of responsibility and diverse.” feelings of anger and frustration that criminalisation. As an exploratory part accompany growing up when poor. of the project, I have sought to involve Feedback from the children who young people in the research process have taken part in the research has been by developing forum theatre into a encouraging. One of the students emailed participatory research method. to say the following: “I found it very Forum theatre is an interactive relaxing, enjoyable, fun and educational style of drama developed by Augusto [. . .] I looked forward to the lesson Boal, which encourages community every week, if I was feeling upset on a engagement through a range of games, particular day, I would always know that still image work, discussion, and theatre. I had a lovely environment and a lovely I first learnt about forum theatre from La lesson to be in the following week or so. Liberté – an exceptional acting group I Therefore, I would just like to thank you was fortunate to work with in Cameroon. for this amazing opportunity”. Indeed, I was then trained by Radha Ramaswamy, many of the children suggested that there of the Centre for Community Dialogue should be more opportunities for them to and Change, during two international talk about mental health in school. drama projects we ran in India and As well as a valuable way to the UK. Impressed with the method, I collaborate with children, forum theatre decided to incorporate it into my research is a promising research method. My data with children in England. mainly consists of observational field Since commencing the research in notes, documented by a research assistant October, I have run a series of drama and myself during and immediately workshops with young persons aged after the forum theatre workshops. By 12 and 13 in different schools. In these partnering with a range of schools, I sessions, students have the opportunity to hope to compare students’ experiences. discuss their mental health concerns and I am particularly interested to discover develop their very own plays on any issue which issues affect children regardless they wish to address. Unlike traditional of their backgrounds, and which issues forms of theatre, a forum theatre play is appear to be related to socioeconomic performed at least twice: first, the play circumstances. Ultimately, this participant- ends with a problem or conflict, and led phase of the research will shape how then members of the audience (in this the postdoctoral project develops during case, other children in the classroom) are my fellowship at the College. invited to take part in the play to try and alter outcomes. Dr Roxana Willis is a Junior Research So far, the plays created by the students Fellow in Law and British Academy have been powerful and diverse. Some of Postdoctoral Fellow. ThomasPhotos: Rochester

8 | The Martlet | Summer 2018 Photos: Thomas Rochester College What’s online 8,587 A new website, portraits in College and the Crown Jewels. The number of times our Christmas video has been watched. Watch it again at bit.ly/univ0178

Portraits in College Our Archivist, Dr Robin Darwall-Smith (1982, Classics) has helped greatly in the production of our new Portraits in College page. The page is a counterpart New website to our existing Portraits in Hall page Back in January it was a case of new year, new website and details a further 16 of our most for Univ. Working in collaboration with London-based important and noteworthy portraits, designers Firefly Digital the new site was rebuilt from including those of Robin Butler, Robert the ground up to be faster, cleaner and clearer to better Dudley, Sir Michael Sadler, Harry Melville showcase the breadth and depth of all that College offers. (pictured) and Stephen Hawking. Prospective applicants can explore what it means to live and Find out more at bit.ly/univ0166 learn at Univ, whilst redesigned pages on Outreach and Open Days make it easier to take that next important step towards Univ treasures becoming a Univite. It seems fitting, in light of the Royal Greatly expanded general information on Univ, its history and nuptials this year, to include the buildings includes a brand-new College Buildings “hub” from following recent Univ Treasure. which to explore everything from the Chapel to portraits in Hall. Our News and Features pages now cover a wide range of The Crown Jewels in-depth topics from Charity, Garden and Alumni news to Travel Univ has received a wonderful two- Reports and monthly Univ “Treasures”. The latter delves into volume set of The Crown Jewels (1998) as our archives to uncover gems great and small – from a pamphlet a donation from Old Member (and co- written by Christian Cole (OM 1877), the first Black African author) Dr Roger Harding (1959, Earth to take a degree at Oxford, to maps, bookplates, photographic Sciences). Only 650 sets were produced collections and more. and only four UK universities besides We warmly encourage submissions for News, Features and Oxford own copies. Volume I details Events. Email [email protected]. every Coronation ceremony held in Great You can keep up to date with all things Univ on our social Britain from Anglo-Saxon times to the media channels. Between Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and reign of Elizabeth II. Volume II is a full Instagram we cover the sublime to the (sometimes) ridiculous – catalogue of the Tower of London Jewel yes, we did celebrate Star Wars Day on May the 4th… House Collection. Justin Bowyer, Digital Communications Manager Learn more at bit.ly/univ0147

10 | The Martlet | Summer 2018 My view from Univ

“The view as the sun rises over my seat in the New Library. It perfectly encapsulates Oxford, juxtaposing the often frantic pace of life with an idyllic sense of peace and tranquillity.” Isabelle Pickett (2014, Biochemistry) College College news Univ in numbers An award for diversity, a logical move and community connections. 6,200+ The number of followers Univ has on Twitter @UnivOxford (the highest of any Oxford college)

and driven forward by current President Richard Ward, the building contractor, Maninder Sachdeva (2016, Computer Teresa Strike and her team, and Maninder Science and Philosophy). Sachdeva. He concluded: “In the best Univ Addressing the Fellows, staff and tradition JCR meetings will be elevated by students at the opening celebrations, high moral purpose, eloquent debate, fiery Maninder observed: “This step ensures rhetoric and very bad jokes and also in that Univ lives up to the highest standards the best Univ tradition it will continue to when it comes to accessibility. It is our duty be a warm, intimate and welcoming place as a world class institution to remove any for all Univ undergraduates, now and for A logical move barriers to success, whatever they may be.” generations to come.” After nearly 130 years occupying the Adding: “I would like to thank The new JCR is named in honour of same space above the SCR in Univ’s Main everybody who worked behind the scenes Bob Morris, who worked at Univ from Quad, the Junior Common Room has to help us reach this point, the Fellows 1949 to 2007, in recognition of his long found a new home in Logic Lane. of the College, Angela Unsworth, Teresa service and the affection in which he was One of the motivations for the move Strike, the entire Domestic Bursary and the held during his time here. Although Bob was the question of accessibility; an issue Univ JCR members.” nominally retired in 1999 and received an first raised by former JCR President Josh Sir Ivor Crewe added his thanks to MBE for services to College, he continued Richards (2013, History and Politics) Montgomery Associates, the architects, to preside over JCR teas for many years.

Diversity award Univ’s Opportunity Programme won the award for “Innovation in promoting diversity in the student body” at the first ever Vice- Chancellor’s Diversity Awards, held at the University of Oxford on 8 May. The awards, which will be held every two years, aim to promote equality and diversity within the University by celebrating inspiring people and projects. The ceremony was held at Worcester College and hosted by June Sarpong MBE. Launched in 2016, Univ’s Opportunity Programme aims to expand the number of UK students from disadvantaged backgrounds at the College.

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300+ 1,680+ 121 The number of Year 12 students who visited The number of followers we have on The number of travel scholarships our subject study days this year. Instagram. @univcollegeoxford awarded by the College this year.

Univ in the community University College has a long and proud tradition of charitable activity. Aspire has benefited significantly from We donate to a wide range of charities catering for severely disadvantaged groups and neighbourhoods in the a positive and proactive relationship Oxford community. In addition, we work with a number with University College, to help of partner charities whose activities have a direct impact on the College. One of those partner charities is Aspire, an develop our homeless prevention award winning social enterprise which runs its own social activity in Oxford.” businesses offering professional facilities management Paul Roberts, COO (Employment & Partnerships) services to local councils, blue-chip corporates, academic Aspire Oxford institutions and private customers. Aspire’s businesses create work placements and employment opportunities for local people who face barriers to securing meaningful employment. The College has employed individuals both temporarily and permanently through Aspire. Teresa Strike, Assoc CIPD, Head of Hospitality & Accommodation at Univ, gave a presentation on the College’s commitment to supporting Aspire and being a responsible employer, at the conference The Power of Inclusive Recruitment in May.

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The Martlet | Summer 2018 | 13 College Event news £1 million+ The amount raised by our Golden Bonhomie, banter and blades. Anniversary reunions for Bursaries and Student Support since 2003.

Dates for your diary

Saturday 15 September Univ Alumni Day

Saturday 22 September 1975-1979 Gaudy

Saturday 22 - Sunday 23 September 1968 Golden Anniversary

Friday 28 - Saturday 29 September Class of 1963 College Reunion

Thursday 22 November 14th Univ Annual Seminar

Saturday 1 December Advent Carol Services 1970-1974 Gaudy Thursday 7 February 2019 All those who matriculated between 1970 and 1974 were invited to attend a Gaudy on 17 Univ London Dinner and 18 March. Over a hundred Old Members attended. The programme included a talk by Elizabeth Adams, College Librarian, on Univ’s Oscar Wilde collection. A special mention For more details on events visit to Sir Michael Soole QC (1972, PPE), who delivered an outstanding toast at dinner. bit.ly/univ0169 View photographs at bit.ly/univ0167

Univ in the Arts On 22 March the College launched a new series of specialised events for alumni with an interest in the Arts and Humanities. The opening event took place in London on 22 March at The Music Room, 46 Grosvenor Street, and featured a fascinating conversation between distinguished historians Simon Winder (1981, History) and Alex von Tunzelmann (1996, History). Amanda Brookfield (1979, English) gave Summer Eights the introduction and Jonathan Earl (1977, Old Members, students, Fellows, English) facilitated the discussion. staff and their families joined us on Hear the talk and view photographs at 26 May at the Univ Boat House for bit.ly/univ0168 this year’s Summer Eights and the Find out more about Univ in the Arts on Master’s Reception. page 45. View photographs at bit.ly/univ0165

14 | The Martlet | Summer 2018 College Development news 1/4 A new look for the Annual Fund and support for graduate scholars. One in four members of Young Univ made a gift to the College this year.

Rhodes Scholarship In 2017-18 the College formed a new partnership with the Rhodes Trust formally establishing a new permanent Rhodes Scholarship exclusively tenable at Univ. Since the 1904 inception of the Rhodes Trust, the College has been a popular destination for Rhodes Scholars and overall there have been 441 Rhodes Scholars who have attended College. Through the generosity of several Univ Rhodes Scholars the new permanent ‘Univ’ Rhodes Scholarship hopes to ensure a continual flow of Scholars to the College with funding available for up to three a year. The College wishes to thank the generous leadership of former Univ Rhodes Scholars: The Annual Fund is getting a brand new look For ten years the Annual Fund has enabled Univ to Bill Bardel (1961, History) meet the day to day challenges of providing world leading Rita and Peter Carfagna (1975, Law) education and research. In doing so it has developed, allowing Richard Cooper (1964, PPE) the College to focus on areas of improvement and provide William J Clinton (1968, Politics) much needed support for our students, our access work, and David Frederick (1983, Politics) our ability to provide an excellent education with state-of-the Bruns Grayson (1974, PPE) art facilities. The Fund has grown from a £600,000 general Philip Chung-Ming Ma (1986, Economics) top-up fund, to a programme of targeted funding amounting Tom McMillen (1974, PPE) to over £1,000,000 for each of the last four years. This has all been possible through the remarkable level of support from whose generosity and care for the College and for the Trust our alumni, who enable the College to flourish and thrive in helped to establish this new permanent scholarship tenable uncertain times. at Univ and cement a new collaboration between the Trust The steady growth of the Annual Fund not only supports and the College. Currently 15 Rhodes Scholars representing the College today, but enables us to look forward, securing eight different nations are members of the College. and advancing the College for decades to come. From this year the presentation of the Univ Annual Fund The Oxford-Anderson Humanities will change. We aim to make the Annual Fund easier to Scholarship understand, and to illustrate more clearly how each and every The College kindly received a generous benefaction one of our donors makes a difference. This will also help from James Anderson (1977, History) for the advance of facilitate changes in our working practices owing to new data postgraduate funding in the Humanities. His commitment protection legislation. to the College secured additional matched funding from We will publish a new Univ Annual Fund Brochure which the University and has created a substantial, permanent will outline areas within the College which can be supported, endowment capable of supporting annually up to two along with our specific aims for the future in each of these postgraduates in the Humanities at Univ. The Oxford- areas. This will enable Old Members to see where their support Anderson Humanities Scholarship will only be tenable at goes and the difference it makes, and to be informed of the College and will be available to eligible postgraduates emerging objects of financial support over the coming years. pursuing any Humanities course which the College offers. We hope that this brochure will inspire Old Members to make their mark on the College in the areas which matter to If you would like to discuss making a potential gift towards them, enabling Univ to prosper for decades to come. postgraduate scholarships and support, please contact [email protected]. Thank you. Lucas Bunnetât, Annual Fund Manager

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THE MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC ROOM: JIM RAY Dr Geri Della Rocca de Candal (2006, History DPhil and MSt) learns the inspiring story of the man who believed in giving life its very best.

s a student at Univ, I would often walk past the Jim Ray Music ARoom, and, on occasion, I would stop and listen. I remember reading Jim’s name on the brass plaque on the door, but I never paid too much attention to it at the time. It was only many years later, when the Master asked me to interview one of Jim’s closest friends at College, Vanni Treves, that I began to learn his story. Captain James “Jim” Floyd Ray was born in Georgia, US, on 17 August, 1937. He had graduated second out of 505 from the 1959 class at West Point – the US Military Academy – and came up to Univ as a Rhodes Scholar. After Oxford he went back to the US and was one of the first to be deployed in Vietnam, and, tragically, one of the first casualties: he died on 9 January 1965 when he was only 27 years old. The more I learned about Jim Ray, the more interested in him I became: I read articles and interviews, memorials and essays; I sifted through the archives of Rhodes House and Univ. But I soon realised that if I wanted to find out more about the man, not just the student or the officer, I would need to talk to those who had been closest to him. I started by tracing Jim’s younger sister, Joanne Hutton, who agreed to speak with me. Feature

Can you tell me about Jim’s upbringing, his family, and why he went to West Point? Jim was born into small town life in the America does not produce quintessentially southern culture of Milledgeville, GA. Our mother taught at many men like Jim Ray.” Georgia State College for Women (one of her pupils was the writer Flannery O’Connor), Can you tell us what happened the night of and was the epitome of charm. Our father 9 January, 1965? The circumstances of Jim’s grew up on a former plantation in South death remain murky. Carolina, and he didn’t tolerate much foolishness: The most likely explanation I was given, via I’m told he pushed Jim hard, and apparently his widow Charlotte, is that his Vietnamese had second thoughts about doing so. WWII counterpart and partner in the Advisory Program summoned him, as a reservist, to a teaching at Nha Be was in fact Vietcong, and set up an post at West Point from 1942-47. Jim was a ambush intended simply to knock Jim out of young elementary student throughout the action because he was being overly effective; war, and his time at that beautiful campus instead it killed him. But this is surmise based on undoubtedly drove his desire to return as a fellow West Point classmate’s assessment and a cadet. Our brother Robert Newton Ray intuitions, not established fact. Jim was out on was born there when Jim was seven, while patrol at night and apparently was coming to the from 1950-53 our family lived in Austria, aid of another soldier under fire when he was which is where I was born. Jim attended shot. The various and sundry posthumous medals an American boarding school in Germany received embroidered this story. where he cultivated that language as well as a love of music and art – and travel. Later What happened next? on, his appointment to West Point came I remember hearing a radio broadcast news of from Senator Carl Vinson of Georgia. another fatality in Vietnam shortly before receiving Because of the fifteen years’ difference the phone call informing us it was Jim. Charlotte in our ages, unfortunately my knowledge turned to me for companionship when visiting of Jim is mostly second-hand. Among my grieving parents, sometimes in the company my last memories of him, however, is Jim of one Powell Hutton, a fellow Rhodes Scholar studying Vietnamese flash cards he’d made at Oxford, who would later become my husband. for himself. A small detail, maybe, but Jim’s death was a huge shock to his community indicative, I think, of what it looks like to of friends, and at least a dozen West Pointers and always give life your very best. Oxonians travelled to San Antonio for his funeral. Letters were received by my parents from General Westmoreland and from so many others who grieved this great loss.

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Why is the Music Room dedicated to him? Jim had never studied voice in a serious way to the best of my knowledge, although he sang with West Point’s choir for four years. So one mark of his abilities and accomplishments was taking on the lead role in Simon Boccanegra while at Oxford. I love to know that the Music Room continues Jim’s legacy and love of music at University College. Friends travelling to Oxford occasionally give us a very general sense of its condition, and during her lifetime, Charlotte would occasionally invest in an oriental rug or other furnishings to make it more comfortable. I then approached Vanni Treves, Jim’s closest friend at College, once more, to ask married at the end of Jim’s second year, words: “America does not produce many him about Jim Ray’s years at Univ. when he was well on his way to a First in men like Jim Ray.” Nor, indeed does any PPE – wrote on his death to the Warden of country. Jim loved music – it softened his Do you remember the first time you met? Rhodes House that Oxford was the most astringent character – and it is fitting that When I first met Jim I was still a woefully profound experience of Jim’s life. I am still Univ’s Music Room is named after him. immature 18 year old, while Jim was a proud to have been a tiny part of that. But perhaps an annual concert, in Hall or in Lieutenant in the Unites States Army and Chapel, to which amongst others American a Rhodes Scholar who had already proved What have you learned from him? Rhodes Scholars could be invited, might himself to be much cleverer than I. Yet In Jim’s case, the saying “give life your very be an enduring way of remembering a underneath his moral and intellectual rigour best” is especially resonant. What I think remarkable Univ man. and forcefulness of character, there was I learned from him, at an impressionable a foundation of kindness that had shown and disorganised age, is the importance Is there anything you would like to say itself throughout his time at West Point. of order, discipline and tenacity; and that to him, if he could be here with us for And, for whatever reason, he was kind those qualities are not inconsistent with one last moment? to me and amused by my cockiness and kindness and concern for others. “Stay safe, dear friend. You have the gifts curiosity. In 1959, England was not long out to make a fundamental, unforgettable, of austerity and rationing; and Jim, on an Why would you say that Jim Ray was contribution to all you set your mind to.” officer’s pay, was relatively rich. Highlights such a remarkable individual? One thing that struck me is how both of his generosity were his invitations to the Sir Maurice Shock, Jim’s distinguished and Joanne and Vanni had used the expression elegant US Officers Club in the Bayswater demanding Politics Tutor, wrote in the “give life its very best.” The moment I Road, where white jacketed, white gloved Univ Record: “In every decade there is a noticed this detail, it almost felt as if, after soldier servants served their uniformed small number of undergraduates who are so much searching, I had finally found Jim superiors with food and wine that was very clearly cut out to play a leading part in great Ray. Giving life its very best appears to be different indeed from that available in Hall affairs. Jim was such an undergraduate.” Jim’s deepest and most cherished legacy or the Beer Cellar. Jim knew and fostered my I’m reminded that soon after Jim died, to his family and friends: one which the evolving interest in American life and history. I wrote this to Tom Hill, a mutual Univ student, the officer and the man should be It was he who encouraged me to apply for friend: “I cannot imagine that his force of glad to leave behind. And one which every a Fulbright Travel Scholarship and funding personality and intellect, straightness of Univite, and indeed every one of us, should for postgraduate study in his country; and purpose and character, humour and loyalty, always be glad to pursue. it was he who said: “If you want to know can ever be matched for his friends, or by America better, don’t go to Harvard or Yale them. He would have been paramount at Our sincere thanks to Jim Ray’s family and that are not too different from Oxford. Try anything he tried, and he would only have friends, in particular Jim’s sister, Joanne Hutton, instead for a State University somewhere in tried the best.” I stand by what I wrote then Jim’s niece and nephew, Kelly and Dane Ray, and the heartland of the US.” And so it was that and, 55 years on, I would not write it of Jim’s great friend Vanni Treves CBE (1958, I ended up with a Fellowship in Law at the any other man I’ve known. Law) for their contributions to this article. University of Illinois, in Champaign-Urbana. How do you think Jim’s memory would If you have an interesting recollection How did Jim feel about his time at be best celebrated? of Jim Ray that you would like us to share Oxford? A long eulogy in The Washington Post, with Jim’s family, do drop us a line at: Jim’s widow Charlotte – she and Jim were written a year after Jim died, ended with the [email protected].

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Preparations to travel by motorbike and on foot into territory occupied by opposition armed groups to assess civilian needs and discuss International Humanitarian Law. South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

r James Matthews (2000, History Can you share some of your most D– BA, MPhil and DPhil) is based in rewarding moments? Baghdad as Communication Manager for An unforgettable moment during my Probably the most the International Committee of the Red posting in Colombia was bringing a woman Cross (ICRC) Iraq delegation. He was news of her daughter who had joined the challenging aspect is previously Communication Delegate for the FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias developing resilience ICRC in the Democratic Republic of the de Colombia – The Revolutionary Armed Congo and a Field Delegate in Colombia. Forces of Colombia) as a minor and in tough situations Prior to that he worked as a researcher had not been able to re-establish contact without losing empathy in the field of Spanish Civil War history for three years. The mother’s joy on at University College Dublin and at the discovering her missing child was alive or purpose.” Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton. was exhilarating. I have also seen beautiful areas of Colombia, Congo and Iraq that What does your current role involve? few people outside this sector would be I currently manage a team of 20 able to travel to and worked with inspiring communication professionals throughout colleagues from all three countries. Iraq contributing to the ICRC’s mission to protect and assist people affected What advice would you give to a current What attracted you to this profession? by conflict. This includes operational Univ student considering a career in the I wanted a job with a practical and communication – speaking to arms bearers Third Sector? meaningful component, and an element and civilian communities to improve Languages – especially French, Arabic, of adventure. And reading about fellow safety and access for our teams – as well Russian or Spanish – are vital, as is Univite Roz Savage’s Obituary Exercise also as public communication, which involves some field experience, often initially in helped: essentially you imagine yourself producing our own content and managing a volunteer capacity. It is also helpful to dead and sketch out a version of the life relationships with the press. The team be able to work in a highly multicultural you would have liked to lead and compare is also responsible for all in-country environment. It is a rewarding, but it to the route you are taking. This process publications, including for example leaflets challenging, path and one that I didn’t led me to leave academic history and work on avoiding unexploded ordnance. even consider as an option as an as a humanitarian. undergraduate at Univ. rozsavage.com/the-obituary-exercise What are the challenges facing people in Iraq today, and how is the ICRC helping What challenges have you faced since What is your fondest memory of your Iraqis to address them? you joined the ICRC? time at Univ? The combat operations may have ended Probably the most challenging aspect is I was lucky enough to spend seven years but the humanitarian needs remain huge. developing resilience in tough situations at Univ, as both an undergraduate and a Massive destruction will require years without losing empathy or purpose. You doctoral student. Nothing can bring back of investment in reconstruction and have to be comfortable with often basic Oxford like the sound of the church bells reconciliation. Displacement, the separation field living conditions and transport is that ring out every quarter of an hour in of families, and economic hardship are day- always tough. In three years of work I have a quiet library and the smell of old books to-day realities for many Iraqis, who also travelled on foot, horseback, motorized while walking past the Radcliffe Camera. face destroyed houses and infrastructure, canoe, and of course by Land Cruiser. contamination by explosive hazards and You’re far from friends and family and a Univ in three words: other security concerns. semblance of ‘normal life’ too. Inspiring, inclusive and challenging.

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GREENLAND ROCKS Dr Sam Weatherley (2005) recounts his voyage to the Skaergaard intrusion in East Greenland, accompanied by fellow Univ alumni Victoria Honour (2010) and Dr Brendan Dyck (2012). 24 | The Martlet | Summer 2018 Feature

Our small boat wound its way along the jagged coast, a continual zig-zag of mountains and never-ending patchwork of ice jostling about in the sea.”

n the wild east coast of Greenland follow up will yield new insights into the Dr Sam Weatherley (2005, Earth Sciences Othere is a mountain peak with a architecture of magmatic systems beneath MEarthSci and DPhil) is a Geochemist for Teck connection to Univ. The peak, named after volcanoes, as well as the formation of the Resources in Vancouver. former Univ Fellow Professor Lawrence ore deposits that these systems host. Wager (1950-55), sits atop the Skaergaard At more than 400 km away from the Victoria Honour (2010, Earth Sciences intrusion, a classic locality for geologists, nearest settlement, getting to Skaergaard MEarthSci) is a PhD candidate in Earth Sciences especially those interested in understanding is no easy thing. For us it was a voyage at the University of Cambridge. how rocks crystallise from liquid magma. of three days. Our small boat wound its Last summer I followed some of way along the jagged coast, a continual Dr Brendan Dyck (2012, Earth Sciences Wager’s footsteps and led a team to zig-zag of mountains and never-ending DPhil) is Assistant Professor in the Department Skaergaard comprising fellow Univ alumni patchwork of ice jostling about in the of Earth Sciences at Simon Fraser University, Dr Brendan Dyck and Victoria Honour, sea. On Skaergaard itself, our camp was Canada. and partners from the Universities of a self-sufficient haven, six tents strong. Cambridge and Exeter. Our mission was Kraemer island, to the west of camp to test some of the latest hypotheses in across the sound, protected us from the petrology, our chosen branch of earth hurricane-strength Piteraqs that raced down sciences, and advance a set of ideas that the adjacent fjord. After five weeks, the stem from Wager’s ground-breaking work fieldwork successfully concluded, our boat on the intrusion. returned, just in time for the first snow of Our collective interest in the intrusion the coming winter. lies in the processes that operate when Wager and his teams overwintered twice magma bodies crystallise. From Wager’s in Greenland. The times he didn’t, he was work, we know that magma chambers preparing for expeditions to Everest, where like Skaergaard existed once as vats of he also made significant contributions to liquid rock beneath the Earth’s surface. geology and mountaineering. We spent last They behave like chemical reactors: as the winter more modestly, preparing laboratory intrusion cools over time, the chemical work to follow up on his legacy. compositions of the liquid magma evolves, It was a privilege to work in this classic and an assortment of coupled chemical and locality, under the gaze of Wager’s peak physical processes shift liquids and solid with a team of dedicated and affable crystals around the interior of the intrusion. colleagues. We wish to acknowledge Although nearly 80 years has elapsed support from the Geological Survey since Wager first discovered Skaergaard, of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), fundamental questions remain about how Geocenter Denmark, and the Universities magmas evolve and how magma chambers of Cambridge and Exeter who made this crystallise. By targeting these questions, our exciting collaboration possible.

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FOLLOWING OSIRIS

ow does belief in a deity arise? of such a god will inevitably be HAs societies grow and develop, determined by its view of the nature What made Osiris stand do their deities do so along with of this posthumous existence. The them? What sort of developments earliest evidence for belief in an out, what gave him an lead people to abandon belief in a afterlife in Egypt predates that for edge, so to speak, over deity whom they have venerated for belief in Osiris by several centuries. centuries? All these are questions Well before he appeared on the these other deities?” of profound interest to historians scene there were already other deities of religion. Ancient Egypt, with its associated with posthumous existence. millennia-long traditions of religious These were thought to provide burial continuity, offers a perfect setting in for the deceased, help them reach which to investigate them. But such the land of the dead and interact an investigation invariably generates with its inhabitants, and supply their new questions as well. Is what we call material needs there, chiefly food and religious continuity actually a process drink. The earliest reference to Osiris of gradual and subtle change? If in any securely dated Egyptian text so, how can we trace such change, occurs in a tomb inscription from especially in those periods for which the reign of an ephemeral king called we have no written sources? Reneferef (c. 2448–2445 BC). In this As an Egyptologist with a and other slightly later texts, he is said particular interest in ancient Egyptian to perform the same sorts of services conceptions of the afterlife, I have for the dead as other deities were long been fascinated by the Egyptian already providing, sometimes even god of the dead, Osiris. Much of my in conjunction with them. In a sense, scholarly career has been devoted then, he entered a crowded field. But to uncovering and elucidating it is Osiris who ultimately triumphs as previously unknown Egyptian ritual ruler of the realm of the dead. The texts connected with the cult of other deities are either subsumed into this enigmatic god, whose nature him, or demoted to lesser roles. the ancient Egyptians themselves What made Osiris stand out, described as “more mysterious what gave him an edge, so to speak, than those of the rest of the gods over these other deities? What did combined”. Such texts are preserved he offer that they did not? A clue on the walls of temples and tombs, may be found in a spell inscribed and on coffins, papyri, and other inside the pyramid of another smaller objects that were deposited in Egyptian king, Pepi I (c. 2321–2287 them. But I have long been fascinated BC), which affirms that whoever by the larger questions which this truly worships Osiris will live for divinity evokes as well. What is the ever. Unlike other deities, that god origin of belief in Osiris? Was this could bestow not merely food and belief static or dynamic? Why did his drink upon his followers in the devotees finally stop believing in him? next world, but eternal life as well. Belief in a god of the dead Egyptian tradition explains why he presupposes belief in an afterlife, the was uniquely empowered to do this.

King Horemheb offering wine to Osiris in a scene from his idea that the deceased survive, in some The Egyptians regarded Osiris as one tomb in the Valley of the Kings (c.1323-1295 BC) form or other. A society’s conception of a series of divine rulers of Egypt.

The Martlet | Summer 2018 | 27 the dead. Each year, the Egyptians the realm of of was installed asruler hisenemy,against Osirishimself Now vindicated Egypt. throne of king andrightful successor tothe was acclaimed as deed, while Horus found guilty, andpunished forhis his father. Seth was brought to justice, avenged the crime committed against him. Onreaching adulthood, Horus him andconceived by her sonHorus and incantations, revived andaroused spells and,with the aidof his corpse Osiris, reconstituted wife andsister of scattered them farandwide. Isis, the who cut hisbody into pieces and He was murdered by hisbrother Seth, thedead.” therealmof of well asruler as asjudge Osiris… cametoberegarded dead were thought to interact with characteristics andattributes, andthe centuries, Osirisacquired new continuously evolving. Over the static. Rather, and it was organic the afterlife itself, was farfrom Osiris, like of their conception twofold ashim. resurrection join hisfollowing andenjoy the same mummification, they could rites of the spells recited duringthe help of to be revived andjustified. With the wrongdoing, soallwho died hoped restored tolife anddeclared free of In the same way that Osiris was the gods. him within the hierarchy of his social position andreintegrated the events that followed it restored Seth and so too justification against Isis, the spells andincantations of reconstituted andreanimated through Just was resurrection. ashiscorpse of atwofold he hadto undergo process this, social. To reverse the effects of and both corporeal dismemberment, of hisdeath was aform Thus associates. friends andother former himfromhisfamily,it separated hisbody, of the constituent parts only severed the linksbetween these events. honour of Osirisin celebrated the mysteries of h gpin’cneto f of conception Egyptians’ The not Osiris murder of The fthe dead evolve. Each person, at of judgement ageneral of the concept Osirisinthe historical record did of centuries after the first appearance conduct asawhole. Not until some the defendant’s no assessment of wrongdoing. Initially there was of only investigated specific allegations inthe afterlife, although these courts he were Sothere were agoose.) as if example, wringing the violator’s neck few threaten more drastic action, for (A defile the sepulchre with litigation. owner threatens anyone who might early tomb inscriptions, the tomb To cite just one example, insome him innew ways andinnew venues. have been abandonedorstood time. Some may over aperiod of use gradually Temples fell outof Christianity. before the rise of religion was already indecline well presupposes that traditional Egyptian into churches. second model The activity were destroyed orconverted and other venues fortraditional cultic Christianity won. Asaresult, temples systems which between the two belief and that there was aviolent clash spread throughout the country until the time when Christianity religion continued to flourish up assumes that traditional Egyptian first disappearance model. The other can be designated the gradual The conflict and triumph model. One iswhat might be called the religion. traditional Egyptian of there aretwo models forthe end Osirian afterlife? Broadly speaking, stop believing inOsirisandthe the dead. the realm of of as ruler aswell asjudge came to be regarded time, he Thus, of with the passage Osiris presided over this process. rewarded according to the result. righteousness andwas punished or the standard of in abalance against where hisorher conduct was weighed before atribunal death, hadto go When, how,When, andwhy didpeople

Top: Gilded mummy mask of Hornedjitef (Ptolemaic Period) Centre: Painted wooden chest with depictions of deities who protect Osiris and the dead (third century BC) Bottom: Painted wooden stela showing the deceased worshipping the sun god and Osiris (third century BC)

Right: Vignette from the Book of the Dead showing a deceased man and his wife adoring Osiris (nineteenth dynasty, c.1300-1250 BC) All images courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum Top: Gilded mummy mask of Hornedjitef (Ptolemaic Period) Centre: Painted wooden chest with depictions of deities who protect Osiris and the dead (third century BC) Bottom: Painted wooden stela showing the deceased worshipping the sun god and Osiris (third century BC)

Right: Vignette from the Book of the Dead showing a deceased man and his wife adoring Osiris (nineteenth dynasty, c.1300-1250 BC) All images courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum what motivated himorher to doso. religion hasleft arecord of Egyptian no devotee who abandoned traditional religionists.) Unfortunately, however, hisco- been beaten upby one of himself, but renounced it after having that faith was originally amember of a strident anti-Christian polemicist, account, the philosopher Porphyry, religious group. (According toone one’s original with other members of economicor positionto conflict persecution orimprove one’s social antiquity, rangingfromdesire to avoid people abandoned their religion in reasons why revealed anumber of difficult to explain. Research has Why it disappeared ismore Egypt. of different times indifferent parts disappeared gradually,gods andat inthe old like Osiris. Rather, belief deities the traditional Egyptian of between Christians andadherents little reliable evidence forclashes first. With rare exceptions, there is the second model rather than the textual andarchaeological, supports building material. orexploited assources of purposes temples were converted to secular motivated by religious feelings. Some was not necessarily this occurred, temples, where of destruction or Re-use became dominant inEgypt. empty forawhile before Christianity chamber on the temple roof where where chamber onthe temple roof Even today, one can visit the small that mention Osiris were written. thousand years after the earliest texts AD, the fifth century nearly three of temples there aslate asthe middle the the god’s mysteries inone of the same family, were still conducting them members of priests, most of border,southern atiny handful of Philae at Egypt’s remote islandof the last to disappear. Onthe one of Osiriswas than others. cult of The continued to be worshipped longer Some traditional Egyptian deities deities Some traditional Egyptian evidence at ourdisposal,both The has been cast down to the ground.” has fallen over the landtoday. Heaven “A Osiris: over shadow the murder of the traditional cultic lament words of devotion, avisitorcan almost hear the their continued walls astestimony of last few worshippers inscribed onits god’sReading which the the graffiti these rites. to perform they gathered from you, email: [email protected]. so, we would be delighted tohear atUniv? If Did you study Egyptology levels.and graduate invitesCollege applications to study the subject at both undergraduate Univ student isalsohome to community. alively Egyptological The MarkSmith. doctoral students of Sudan. BothAnnandLuigiare former Tuthmosis IIIatJebel Doshaandthe DalCataract inthe cut temple of in the temples and tombs there, and to the rock-study demotic graffiti also active to infieldwork, Egypt whichKab insouthern takes him to El onthat subject inpress. andhasamonograph He is in ancient Egypt the Graeco-Roman Period. He isanauthority ondream interpretation education during Egyptian-language postdoctoral project isastudy of ritualpapyri in the British Museum, isnow inpress.Egyptian Luigi’s BA of two ancient in the first millennium BC. first Her book,an edition the Osirismysteries celebrated at Karnak Ann’s JRF project isastudy of Academy the College. Postdoctoral Fellow Fellow andSupernumerary of Research Fellow 2018), and (from September Egyptology: In additionto MarkSmith, Univ hastwo other post holders in at Univ Egyptology Dr Ann-Katrin Gill Dr Ann-Katrin , ourLady Wallis Junior Budge mrtsFlo fthe College. Emeritus Fellow of Oriental Studies atOxford,soon tobean inthe Faculty Egyptology of of Professor and Budge Fellow atUniv inEgyptology Professor MarkSmith is LadyWallisProfessor Dr Luigi Prada The Martlet |Summer 2018| The Martlet , British , British Feature 29 Feature

A new chapter in Univ’s history

ne of Univ’s more unusual traditions is and heavy handling. In times past when Othat every new member of the College, such large volumes were regularly created, be they a Fellow or a student, has to enter Signing the Register as, say, business ledgers, it was not so hard their name into an Admissions Register, to find bookbinders who could make a giving details of their age, family, and place is still an important new register for the College. However, of education. What makes this tradition part of a new in the early 21st century, there is far less very special is that we have been doing this demand for such books, and the number of ever since 1674. The only substantial change member’s ‘induction’ specialist bookbinders capable of making during this time is that, in the 1950s, we into the College.” them is getting ever fewer. switched from writing our entries in the Fortunately for Univ, we were able to Register from Latin into English. find just such a bookbinder without too The series of Admissions Registers in much trouble. Arthur Green, the husband our archives is therefore among our most of Emily Green, our Assistant Librarian, is precious records, because we have in them a professional bookbinder with extensive a sample of the handwriting of everyone experience in both repairing old bindings who has ever been to Univ in the last three and creating new ones. We therefore and a half centuries, from the greatest to commissioned Arthur to make a new the least. If you go to the page of Famous Admissions Register. Univites on the College website, and look This proved an interesting exercise at the names of members who have come for us all: it was agreed that we should up since the 1670s, they have all signed their try to create a fine book which could names in our Admissions Register. We think show later generations what 21st century that no other Oxford College has so a rich bookbinding could achieve, and so Arthur and continuous a tradition of recording was encouraged to create something their members’ names. special. The book is leather bound, in our Signing the Register is still an important College colours with dark blue leather and part of a new member’s “induction” into the gold lettering. He worked closely with the College: nowadays the signing is combined Master and the Archivist to reach a final with a visit to the Master’s Lodgings to meet design, which was all ready for our new the Master and Lady Crewe. members to use this autumn. Until last year, we had filled up five We think that we have created volumes of Admissions Registers, with something rather special for the College. the current volume begun in the late No doubt later archivists and their users 1980s. However, when the names of our will be combing its pages in many years’ 2016 Freshers and new Fellows had been time to seek out the entries of the famous entered in, there was no room left in this men and women who will have come up fifth volume for any more year groups, and to Univ during the book’s working life; but therefore a sixth Admissions Register had we hope too that they will enjoy the new to be created. Register as an excellent example of the This is more easily said than done: bookbinder’s art. Admissions Registers have to be large volumes, which can be used over many Dr Robin Darwall-Smith (1982, Classics), years, and be capable of tolerating regular Archivist

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The Martlet | Summer 2018 | 31 Endnotes Tools of my trade Univ Archivist, Dr Robin Darwall-Smith (1982, Classics), shares some of the more unusual objects in the Archives.

1: The largest item in the archives is this map of Checkendon, Oxfordshire, which when unrolled is 10 feet long. 2: This model of the Goodhart Building, made in the late 1950s, shows the Building as it looked before its recent refurbishment. 3: We have many sports photographs in the archives, of which this image of the 1952 Univ Coxwainless Four Winners is typical. 4: The model of our Main Quad from the 1630s is the oldest architectural model in the country. 1 14 But it is very fragile. So I had this facsimile made, which can be more easily shown at exhibitions and the like. 5: These four volumes of indexes of university exam results are a great resource for confirming the academic careers of alumni 15 from the far past. 6: To prevent the archives receiving unwanted visitors, we install these pest traps which are regularly examined by our conservators (not, fortunately, by me!). 7: The old Oxford University Calendars have much useful information – even such trivia as when university terms started and ended (people do ask me about this). 8: I find myself regularly consulting my history of Univ, not least for all the things I’ve forgotten since I wrote it. 9: This bucket of emergency kit stands ready in case disaster strikes the archives. 10: This 1952 First VIII Blade is one of the few “three-dimensional” items in our archives. 11: We continuously monitor the temperature and relative humidity in the archives with two of these little loggers. 12: The 11 volumes of transcripts and notes on the archives made by William Smith 300 years ago remain an invaluable guide to understanding the College’s older archives, not least where the original is now damaged or missing. 13: The College Statutes of 1280/1 record a crucial moment in our history, when William of Durham’s legacy properly came into being. 14: We store most of our archives in these acid free boxes and envelopes, to keep them safe. 15: This device controls our humidity by turning a heater on when levels get too high.

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Dr Errol Norwitz (1988, Medicine DPhil) is Chief Scientific Officer and Chairman of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Tufts Medical Centre and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. His research includes the genetics of adverse pregnancy outcome and the molecular regulation of parturition. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife Dr Ann Hess and their three children, Nicholas (22), Gabriella (20), and Sam (17).

What brought you to Univ, who inspired David Kirk was scrumhalf, having just led you during your time at the College and the New Zealand All-Blacks to victory in the what are your most treasured memories? inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987. I was After completing my medical school training at completely out of my depth, and I loved every the University of Cape Town (South Africa), I minute of it. I played for the team for three was fortunate enough to be awarded a Rhodes years, traveled all over the globe, made some Scholarship to study at Oxford. Before I had close friends, and have memories that will last even decided on my course of study, I received me forever (the photos, on the other hand, a phone call at my home in Cape Town from remain in the vault!). We won two of the three Mr George Cawkwell. George had heard that “Blues” games against Cambridge during my I played rugby and wanted to know if I would time at Oxford, including a memorable 15-9 win come to Univ so that “we can once again beat in December 1990 when I was Vice-Captain, Teddy Hall at Cuppers”. I was hooked. He playing against a much superior Cambridge team. was so sincere, persuasive, and charming that What advice would you give to Univ I agreed immediately. George – along with Bill students or alumni pursuing a career in Sykes and other members of the Univ faculty – I would not be Medicine? turned out to be wonderful mentors and sources in the position I Medicine remains a noble profession, with a of support throughout my tenure at Univ. I still focus not on your own self-interest but on the remember George striding up and down the field am today were it welfare of those under your care. Trust your with his dog at his side the day we played Teddy not for my time instinct. If it feels like the right fit for you, then Hall in the pouring rain in the Cupper’s Finals, go for it. shouting instructions, and pointing with his at Oxford and at Are you still in touch with people from Univ? walking stick. I remember how disappointed he Univ.” Univ is never far away. I met my wife while at was when we lost, but how he quickly regained Univ. Ann was a US Marshall Scholar reading his composure, turned to the team and declared: for her DPhil in History. In 1992, she returned “Never mind, men, we will get them next year!” to the US to complete her medical training at What were the highlights of your season as Harvard and I followed in her wake, kicking Vice-Captain of the Oxford Rugby Team? and screaming all the way across the pond. We My first experience of Oxford, even before I return often to Oxford with our family. Our matriculated in October 1988, was meeting the eldest son, Nicholas, will be starting his DPhil at Oxford “Blues” Rugby Team in Japan for a Oxford this year and then returning to complete three week tour of east Asia. I was the smallest, his medical training at Harvard. The experience least talented member of the team and, I think, has come full circle. Thank you, Univ. the only person who What made you want to become a Univ donor? wasn’t a full rugby I had an incredible experience at Oxford. By international. signing on as a Univ donor, I hope in some small way to “pay it forward”. What is your advice to anyone thinking of donating to Univ? Univ opened doors to me that I never knew existed. In business terms, my return on investment (ROI) was 100%. I would not be in the position I am today were it not for my time at Oxford and at Univ. My advice is to sign on as a donor. Help support someone else’s dream.

Errol Norwitz of Oxford prepares to throw the ball for a line Univ in three words: out during the Varsity match, Russell Cheyne/Allsport Opportunity. Mentorship. Dreams. Endnotes Honourable mentions

We are delighted to announce that Univ alumna Professor Katharine Ellis, FBA (1982, Music) and former Tutorial Fellow in Economics, Professor Hyun Song Shin, have accepted Honorary Fellowships from Univ.

atharine Ellis is a yun Song Shin cultural historian is a South Korean Kof music in nineteenth- Heconomic theorist and and early-twentieth- financial economist who century France. Her focuses on global games. research straddles He has been the Economic musicology, history Adviser and Head of and French studies, Research in the Monetary and covers musical and Economic Department repertoires ranging from of the Bank for medieval plainchant International Settlements to 20th century (BIS) since 1 May 2014. He modernism. She has written widely on music criticism, the is a member of the Bank’s Executive Committee. Professor Shin history of music and education, women’s musical careers, was a Tutorial Fellow in Economics at Univ from 1990 to 1994. opera and its institutions, and musical fiction. Two co-edited Before joining the BIS, he was the Hughes-Rogers Professor collections present new research on Berlioz and on music/ of Economics at Princeton University. In 2010, on leave from text relations. Her monographs explore the historical press Princeton, he served as Senior Adviser to the Korean president, (Music Criticism in Nineteenth-Century France, 1995), the French taking a leading role in formulating financial stability policy in early music revival (Interpreting the Musical Past, 2005), and the Korea and developing the agenda for the G20 during Korea’s tangled web of Benedictine musical politics and Church/ presidency. State relations c.1900 (The Politics of Plainchant in fin-de-siècle From 2000 to 2005, he was Professor of Finance at the France, 2013). She is currently writing a book on French London School of Economics and served as an advisor to regional music from the 1830s to Vichy. the Bank of England. He was a member of the Financial Professor Ellis was a Gray Instrumental Scholar at Univ Advisory Roundtable at the Federal Reserve Bank of New (1982-1985), and pursued postgraduate violin study at the York (2007-2012) and a panel member of the US Monetary Guildhall School of Music and Drama before returning to Policy Forum since 2007. He has been a Research Fellow of Univ to pursue a DPhil on music criticism in nineteenth- the Centre for Economic Policy Research since 1998 and was century Paris. She won a Kathleen Bourne Junior Research Chairman of the Editorial Board of The Review of Economic Fellowship in French Studies at St Anne’s College in 1989, Studies from 1999 to 2003. became a Lecturer in Music at the Open University in Professor Shin was elected a Fellow of the Econometric 1991, and moved to Royal Holloway, University of London Society and of the European Economic Association in 2004, in 1994, gaining a personal chair in 2006. From 2006 to and a Fellow of the British Academy in 2005. He was awarded 2009 she was inaugural director of the Institute of Musical the R. K. Cho Economics Prize in 2009. Research and Deputy Dean at the School of Advanced He holds a DPhil and MPhil in Economics from Oxford Study, University of London. She became the Stanley Hugh (Nuffield College) and a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Badock Chair of Music at Bristol in 2013, and moved in Economics (Magdalen College). Professor Shin is author 2017 to Cambridge to become the first woman appointed of numerous publications in the fields of monetary policy, as 1684 Professor of Music in the 333 years of the chair’s banking, finance and issues related to financial stability. existence. She was elected to the Academia Europaea in 2010, the British Academy in 2013, and the American Professor Shin is awarded the Honorary Fellowship in Philosophical Society in 2017. recognition of his outstanding contribution to the study of international economics and to its application in public Professor Ellis is awarded the Honorary Fellowship policy settings. in recognition of her distinguished contribution to musicology, as well as her support of the College.

The Martlet | Summer 2018 | 35 Left photo: John Cairns Endnotes Boxing clever A delicate balance between sports and studies.

achel Wheatley is a DPhil Plant working with live cells can have its downsides RSciences scholar. In 2017 she was with overnight stop-overs in the lab and named Sportswoman of the Year at the requiring experiments to be done at specific University Sports Awards in recognition of times. I usually have 15 training sessions a her achievements in judo and boxing. week, with judo, boxing, and extra strength Rachel was ranked 5th in Great Britain and endurance sessions I do by myself.” for judo in 2016, and was selected to In 2017 she published her first represent Great Britain at both the European paper, on The Role of O2 in the Growth of Universities Championships and the Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae 3841 on European Universities Games. She has also Glucose and Succinate ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ been awarded British Universities & Colleges pubmed/27795326 – something that she Sport (BUCS) judo championship medals for considers one of the highlights of her year. Oxford every year she has competed, and Another was the opportunity to give a talk won more than 30 fights in 2016. at the annual Congress on Plant Sciences, She is currently the women’s captain of where she was awarded the “Best Seminar the Oxford University Judo Club (OUJC), Speaker” prize. the Oxford University Amateur Boxing In the same year, she won a Bronze Club Welfare Officer and also makes time medal at the British Senior National Judo to help out at College as a Junior Dean. Championships, was selected to represent When she isn’t fighting or supporting Great Britain at the 2017 European students and teammates, she is researching University Championships in Portugal the mechanism of root attachment and and she was invited on to the 2018 GB colonisation of rhizobia and legume as part National Senior Squad. of her DPhil. “It was also a big year for me for Originally from Devon, Rachel grew boxing. I had my first boxing fight at up on a farm with a gaggle of pet geese. the start of the year, won a Silver medal She joined the local judo club – which her at the 2017 British Universities Boxing father helps to run – at the age of five, but Championships and I was awarded a full came to boxing later, in the second year of blue for representing Oxford in the 110th her DPhil, thanks to a recommendation by Boxing Varsity match against Cambridge. a course friend (and now training partner) It was wonderful to finish the year being Claudia Havranek. named Oxford University Sportswoman Rachel cites her training partners Becky of the Year, and I am very grateful to the Capel and Claudia as her biggest day-to- wonderful coaches at Oxford Judo and day inspirations: “They are an example Boxing for all their support and training.” of how it’s possible to excel in both your Her advice to anyone coming to Univ is field of study and your sport, and are great to not be afraid to try something new: “My motivators for me. They are both extremely experiences at Univ have been enriched talented and determined sportswomen, by sports and other activities. Work can who are also engaged in biological research be difficult and can require you to put in and teaching within the university. They the ‘desk hours’, but always leave time for both inspire me through their work-ethic, yourself, and doing something you enjoy.” determination and drive… whilst also being In terms of future plans, it might be good fun to train with!” difficult to look past finishing her DPhil, Balancing studies and extracurricular but Rachel hopes to stay in research. With activities can sometimes be tough, but Rachel her confident, hard-working attitude, she’s approaches both with a positive attitude. definitely in with a fighting chance. “DPhil research is great because it can be twitter.com/BritishJudo/

Left photo: John Cairns John photo: Left quite flexible,” she explains, “That being said, status/939841773924478976

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UCBC Vice President, Mark Brookes (2015, Medicine) UCBC has enjoyed another strong year of rowing. The men’s side saw new coaching as of Michaelmas, and both the men’s and women’s first crews have made use of bodies of water away from the beloved Isis to lay down some miles of training on longer, quieter stretches. Training at Godstow before Christmas aimed to establish a strong footing for the year, which proved successful when both crews posted good times at Wallingford Head Race, Henley 4’s and 8s, HoRR (Head of the River Race) and WeHoRR (Women’s Eights Head of the River Race). Five crews began training for Torpids as Hilary began; three on the men’s side and two on the women’s. M1 began training at early but we are hungry to make up for it in crab from Keble, the more composed Univ Abingdon and W1 remained on the Isis. M2 division III in Summer Eights. crew pulled away comfortably and finished were hungry to continue their rise up the The M3 crew, an eclectic mix of ex-M1 fourth in division II. river in division, whereas W2 and M3 would seniors and fresh-faced novices, would A W1 crew containing several strong both have to qualify to compete through form a neat unit in training and move up novices and experienced first boat rowing on. Both crews were as close to the two places on Wednesday of Torpids. rowers would have less success but raced cut-off as possible, though unfortunately For M2 it was a different matter; an admirably regardless. Unfortunately, W1 it was only M3 who were to qualify – for unfortunate meeting with the bank while fell three places in division I after bumps by the first time in 12 years! W2 bowed out evading a charge from Hertford left them Wolfson, Magdalen and New College. top of division V. This year, an Easter training camp was This was the end of Torpids for organised by the UCBC committee. 35 the lower boats, as the “Beast from rowers and coxes took part in training the East” brought weather (quite sessions run at Eton Dorney and rightly) deemed as unsafe for bumps Abingdon, interspersed with crew meals, racing. Having bumped Mansfield on archery and other social events. We are Wednesday, M1 would again need to hoping to repeat this success next year. escape Keble on Saturday. After a Our congratulations go to Alex Rowe- Jones who once again gained a place in the OULRC (Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club) Blue Boat, Holly Metcalf who coxed the OULRC Reserve Boat, and Linda van Bijsterveldt for making the OUWBC (Oxford University Women’s Boat Club) squad. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter (@Univbc for all) for the latest updates.

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Will Heard (2016, Engineering MEng), Captain of UCRFC Like a phoenix, Univ rugby has risen from the ashes this year. After finishing bottom of the now defunct Division 5 last year the rest of the new committee (Ruairi – Vice–Captain, Dan – Social Secretary, and Conrad - kit man) and I knew we had a big task on our hands when we took over in June. Michaelmas term started with a narrow win over Merton-Mansfield, with several shared in a 17-17 draw, meaning Univ won in the first round, before coming up second players making their debuts, a promising the title on points difference. best to Division 1 champions St Catz in the sign for the year ahead. Regular training We had an immediate chance to settle second round. This put us into the plate proved valuable as we won the next three things with Brasenose, as they were our competition, where we first beat Christ games comfortably, against St Hilda’s, first opponents in Division 3. In another Church in a nail biter, with fresher James Exeter and Oriel, securing promotion to very close game we came out winners 19 Crompton scoring a heroic last play try to Division 3 and setting up a title decider -14. Moving into Hilary term we continued win the game. Next up was the semi-final, against Brasenose. A brutal encounter to go from strength to strength, beating at Iffley Road where we proved too strong ensued, with the spoils ultimately being Balliol, Pembroke and LMH/Hughes to for a good Wadham-Trinity side containing confirm another promotion to Division several rugby league Blues, winning 36-24. Record: 2 with one league game remaining. At the time of writing the final is this Div 4 Unfortunately, scheduling problems meant Saturday, where we hope for the perfect end M&Ms 15 – 20 Univ we were unable to play the final game and to the season in front of a (fairly) big crowd. Univ 51 – 0 Hildas it was abandoned as a draw. Univ were Special thanks go to Will Wilson Exeter 12 – 38 Univ therefore Division 3 champions and we who will play his final game for Univ on Oriel 15 – 44 Univ finished the league season unbeaten. Saturday, bringing an end to a four-year Brasenose 17 – 17 Univ Focus then turned to Cuppers. We college rugby career in which he has started well, beating Pembroke convincingly contributed a huge amount to the club.

Women’s Rugby: Will Heard (2016, Engineering MEng), Captain of UCRFC This year Univ became one of the first Colleges to have its own women’s team. With a very inexperienced side made up mostly of complete beginners they did brilliantly, getting to the semi-final of Cuppers before being narrowly beaten by a Brasenose-Wadham side containing several Blues players. First year Emma Lepinay has been the driving force behind this success and has done a great job of getting people involved and organising training, while Blues hooker Anna Bidgood has led by example on the pitch. As the side is mostly comprised of Freshers, the future looks very bright for Univ WRFC.

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Kitty Hatchley (2016, PPE), Captain Netball at University College continues to be a great way to get all the years together and to have an excuse to break out of the tute-library-lecture routine into the sunshine! Taking over as captain at the end of last Trinity I was full of plans to enthuse the first years upon arrival, to make up for the considerable talent we were losing to graduation and ensure we were a force to be reckoned with this year. Thankfully the first years were more than keen to get involved – even fielding a full team themselves one week. We held firm our position in Div 4 over the course of the year, managing to get a full team for almost every match and even securing a couple of convincing wins! Trinity term is a quiet one for netball but we are hoping to tournament which has been held every mix abilities – contained the current Rugby excel ourselves in the Cuppers tournament Hilary for the last three years. There was captain, last years’ Football captain and last in a couple of weeks’ time. It was also fierce competition between all five teams years’ Netball captain. Happily, the event great to see the whole of Univ getting that played but victory was easily secured raised £100 for the JCR’s charity reps to involved in the now-annual charity netball by a team that – despite my best efforts to donate to their projects for the year.

Michael Jones (2016, A slow start to the season from Univ meant but much less finesse. Univ provided a Mod Lang), Captain that our results in the opening weeks of the strong defence and shipped a series of well- of UCFC Michaelmas term were disappointing, with worked individual goals in the dying embers This year’s football a notable loss to a formidable Brasenose of the game. After the matches, both teams season was a particularly side from a slightly under-staffed Univ enjoyed each other’s company and a good competitive one. It was JCR Men’s first team, featuring a number spread provided by the Univ bar, and the a season of two halves with the first half of fresh-faced debutants. The latter goal day turned out to be a resounding success. being rather below par, but the second fest was showcased in the following week’s Happily, the end of the season half enjoying an inspiring finale. Georgia edition of Cherwell, which prompted a culminated in a striking 4-0 win for Univ Allen, captain of the Women’s team, strong reaction from the team all round and against Oriel, as well as a thoroughly Rasched Haidari, captain of the JCR Men’s some excellent performances against Trinity enjoyable Old Members day with two second team, and myself faced several in two back-to-back cup games. It seemed tournaments-worth of teams, and generous strong outfits in the the press attention inspired a resurgence! hospitality from Univ’s groundsman Robbie 3rd divisions of Unfortunately, the cup run was short- Eason. It was also the first instance of an our respective lived, but both the Univ first and second Old Members Women’s team playing on leagues. teams carried a new energy into the the day, which is hopefully something the remaining games of the Hilary term. A College will see much more of in the future. noteworthy highlight of the season was The crowning achievement of the JCR the annual match against the Men’s and Men’s first team was winning the Bill Sykes Women’s teams from the London-based Veterans Challenge Cup in a close match Devas charity, with which Univ shares close against a robust MCR side. The victory was ties. As is often the case, the Devas teams a fitting end to the College football careers proved to be full of talented individuals but of some of the established undergraduate lacked an element of team cohesion. On vanguard of Univ football, to whom we say

the other hand, the JCR had all the spirit a fond farewell. Sam Cornish photo: Top

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Benjamin Shennan unfortunately came up against a technically (2015, Chemistry – very proficient St Peters’ team and a more MChem) experienced Wolfson side and narrowly Squash has really failed to maintain our position. Our taken off this year. With cuppers run was a little more successful the new courts beneath and we advanced two rounds before facing the Goodhart building a very strong Worcester side. fully operational, a huge proportion of In more hopeful news however we the college have got involved and we have spent much of the year having fortnightly seen many new faces and beginners in the training sessions and many members of the squash club. club saw marked improvements. Alongside After a successful previous season we this the club ran a ladder for Michaelmas faced the challenge of consolidating our and Hilary terms: with 22 players signed Dalton, Luke Naylor and Mark Brookes, position in the first division. The team saw up, lots of games played and an intense Mark came out on top and was crowned good wins against Keble and GTC but fight for the top-table between Grant champion of Univ squash.”

Emelye Moulton of the college got involved in some acting, (2016, Music) including third year Francis Kerrigan This year, Univ who provided us with a wonderful voice- Players opened its over for the film. Porter Bob and Senior doors to some new Tutor Andrew Bell also took their turn in recruits in first year. Two front of the camera and after their stellar phenomenal cuppers performances, we hope that they will soon productions were produced, with the become regular members of the company. performance of No Exit reaching the finals At the time of writing, rehearsals are of the competition, something Univ hasn’t underway for the annual garden play, which achieved since 2015. At Christmas, the this year is Nell Gwynn by Jessica Swale, players also got involved in creating a Mary a relatively new Olivier-winning comedy Christmas video that was released over the about one of Britain’s most beloved winter vacation to spread some Christmas historical female figures. The production cheer amongst the members of the college. is run by Univ students and stars several Second year Mati Warner starred as Mary pupils from the College as well. It’s looking and had great fun being filmed cycling to be a spectacular show featuring live down main quad on her bike, which had music written for the show and a wonderful been transformed into Rudolph, complete array of period costumes and set. Overall, with a flashing red nose. Other members it’s been a great year for Univ Players. Top photo: Sam Cornish photo: Top Endnotes Announcements

Thanks to everyone who shared their news. If you have news you would like to share in the next issue of The Martlet, please email [email protected] by 30 November 2018.

1950s Honorary Fellow Christina Lamb OBE A report authored by senior economist (1993, PPE), chief foreign correspondent Carys Roberts (2008, PPE) sparked Nick Schlee (1952, English) exhibited his of The Sunday Times, shared her favourite interest in the national press for proposing abstract paintings and preliminary sketches tunes on Desert Island Discs in January. that all 25 year olds should be given £10,000 at Christ Church Picture Gallery from as a “universal minimum inheritance”. January to April 2018. Commotio, one of Oxford’s foremost chamber choirs, founded and conducted by The Jungle, the play Joe Robertson (2008, Dead or Alive by Keith Hindell (1954, Matthew Berry (1995, Music), released its English) wrote with Joe Murphy about their History) was staged at Theatro Technis, latest CD, All Good Things. experiences in the infamous French refugee London, in May. camp, recently transferred to the Playhouse A portrait of human rights advocate Theatre, London, following a sold-out run 1980s and constitutional lawyer Dr Menaka at the Young Vic. Guruswamy (1998, Law) was unveiled at Professor Katharine Ellis (1982, Music) Rhodes House in celebration of 40 years of Research by Dr Nicholas Hardy (2009, accepted an Honorary Fellowship from Rhodes women. English), a Fellow at the University of Univ. Read more on page 35. Birmingham, has found that French scholar Joseph Kotrie (1999, Mod Lang) discussed Isaac Casaubon helped translate the Bible Professor Carole Haswell (1982, Physics) the reform of disclosure of evidence rules into English. wrote an article for Womanthology about how in criminal legal cases, on Radio 4’s PM. she become Head of Astronomy at the In January, Jessica Lazar (2009, English) Open University. 2000s directed the first new production of EAST by Steven Berkoff at its original 1975 Armando Iannucci (1982, English) spoke Dr George Van Mellaert (2000, Law) London venue. to The Guardian in October about his latest released a double CD of J.S. Bach’s Six filmThe Death of Stalin. Partitas for Harpsichord, gave the inaugural 2010s concert of the restored Kuhn pipe organ at David Fu (1984, Engineering) has been Chamoson and was interviewed by Crispin Smith (2010, Classics) and Vartan elected President of the Hong Kong 1Dex magazine. Shadarevian (2010, PPE) completed a Institute of Chartered Secretaries. public report on behalf of the United Adam Curphey (2003, Law) was States Commission on International Jim Tomlinson (1986, PPE) and his wife, appointed Head of Innovation Technology Religious Freedom. Stacey Kent, released their latest album at BPP Law School, where he is part of in October which includes a composition the team putting together new courses Dr Jack Matthews (2011, Geology) a from Kazuo Ishiguro. in anticipation of the new solicitors’ Research Associate at Univ, spoke at the qualification exam. 2017 Conservative Party conference on the 1990s subject of science and technology. Lucy Fisher (2007, Classics) reviewed Jake Murray (1990, English) directed the the papers on The Andrew Marr Show. She Simon Mee (2012, History) has been northern premiere of Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ covered a number of topics including awarded the Prize of the German Train by acclaimed American playwright the (then) upcoming budget from the Historical Institute London for his thesis, Stephen Adly Guirgis at HOME, Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt Hon Monetary Mythology. The West German Central Manchester. Philip Hammond (1974, PPE). Bank and Historical Narratives, 1948-78.

Organist William Whitehead (1990, In August, Josh Barley (2008, Classics) Music) took to the stage in April at spoke with Mariella Frostrup on Radio 4’s Opposite page (clockwise from top right): Professor Carole Haswell, Dr Menaka Guruswamy, London’s Southbank Centre to “complete” Open Book, about translating contemporary Christina Lamb, Armando Iannucci (Photographer Matt Bach’s Orgelbüchlein. Greek literature. Crockett)

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New Year’s Honours List Books Emma Shevvan Knights, née Haygarth Professor Owen Fiss’ (1959, (1982, Biochemistry) was appointed OBE Philosophy) latest book, Pillars for services to Education. Mrs Knights is the of Justice, explores the purpose Chief Executive of the National Governance and possibilities of life in the Association and was Univ’s first female JCR law through moving accounts of President in 1983. thirteen lawyers who shaped the legal world during the past half Deborah Lamb (1982, English) was appointed century. OBE for services to Heritage. Miss Lamb is Deputy Director of Historic England.

Brian Allgar (1962, English) has Professor Bernard Silverman, a former just had his first book published Junior Research Fellow at Univ, became Sir shortly before his 75th birthday, Bernard this year. The Emeritus Professor which he believes makes him a of Statistics at Oxford, former Master of St geriatric prodigy. It is called The Peter’s College, and lately Chief Scientific Ayterzedd, and is described as “A Adviser to the Home Office, is knighted for Bestiary of (mostly) Alien Beings”. public service and services to Statistics.

Nigel Tully (1961, Physics) was appointed MBE for his services to Music. The award was made in recognition of the impact he has made on the UK music scene with The Dark Blues, for leading the transformation of the National John Godwin (1973, Classics) Youth Jazz Orchestra and for his contributions published Juvenal Satires IV. The to the Worshipful Company of Musicians. book consists of three poems which use humour and wit to Professor Ngaire Woods, Senior Research puncture the pretensions of the Fellow at Univ, founding Dean of the Blavatnik foolish and the wicked, urging a School of Government, and Professor of more positive attitude towards life Global Economic Governance was appointed and death. CBE for services to Higher Education and Public Policy. Birthday Honours List Anne-Marie Canning, Univ’s former and first Schools Liaison Officer, was appointed MBE Michael Dart (1981, History) for services to Higher Education. Ms Canning published his new book, Retail’s is Director of Social Mobility and Student Seismic Shift, which explores what Success at King’s College London. the retail experience will look like in the future, and explains how companies should be preparing. Supernumerary Fellow-Elect Professor Sarah Harper was appointed CBE for services to the Science of Demography. Professor Harper is Professor of Gerontology at the University of Oxford and Co-Director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, which she founded in 1997.

44 | The Martlet | Summer 2018 Endnotes Univ in the Arts: meet the committee In March 2018 the College launched a new series of events to showcase and harness Univ’s talent in the Arts. This new initiative aims to highlight and stimulate our community of over 2,700 Old Members who studied the Humanities, as well as those pursuing careers in creative industries. We are grateful to the ‘Univ in the Arts’ Committee for their time and support in organising the inaugural event in London and other ventures to come. The Martlet caught up with the committee after the event.

“My ambition for Univ in the Arts is huge! I want it to be not just a series of enriching and original events, but a forum that encourages and fosters Old Member endeavours across every inch of the Humanities.” Amanda Brookfield (1979, English) Chair of Univ in the Arts “Univ in the Arts is a wonderful Committee opportunity to bring people together to cherish the arts, and in particular the art of writing. In our digitised “We were really pleased with our inaugural and connected world there is nothing meeting. We were fortunate in having two more important than to pause for a superb speakers in Alex von Tunzelmann moment and to reflect on why we all (1996, History) and Simon Winder want to be creative.” (1981, History), and the Music Room in Chris Birkett (1979, PPE) Grosvenor Street was an ideal venue for the launch of our new initiative. Above all, though, we were delighted to see so many Old Members supporting the event, from recent graduates to longstanding alumni. This bodes extremely well, we feel, for the future health of Univ in the Arts.” Jonathan Earl (1977, English)

“My involvement came out of a friendship with Amanda Brookfield. I’d first heard her speak at an event at Univ when I was “The next Univ in the Arts event an undergraduate which celebrated thirty will be the inaugural Univ Salon, at years of women in the college. Ever since the Groucho Club in Soho on 27 then I followed her career as a writer. September. The Salon complements When a mutual connection introduced us the larger Univ in the Arts events and we drank some wine together and bang, provides a more intimate opportunity I’d signed on the dotted line and agreed for speakers and guests to engage with to join the committee. It felt like good a particular subject. On this occasion, timing; I’m currently studying on a Prose it’s ‘Inspiration and the Blank Page’, Fiction MA and I was full of ideas as to with opening presentations from three how creatively minded people could gather Univ in the Arts Committee members, together to share ideas and nourish their covering fiction, screenwriting and individual projects.” creative education.” Philly Malicka (2007, English) Jonathan Hourigan (1979, PPE)

We look forward to welcoming all Old Members to the Univ Salon on 27 September. The Martlet | Summer 2018 | 45 Details of future Univ in the Arts events will be posted at: bit.ly/univ0169 Endnotes In Memoriam Professor Stephen Hawking Professor Stephen William Hawking (1959, Physics), Honorary Fellow of Univ, died on 14 March 2018 aged 76.

tephen Hawking’s father Frank came consumed), or visited the High Street Inn his memory has been described many Sup to Univ in 1923, and his daughter for darts and drinks. times. The final diagnosis of ALS took Lucy in 1989. He was elected an Honorary Robert Berman, was a thermodynamics place about 12 months later. Fellow in 1977. specialist, and Steve and I had to cover It is important to note that Steve Univ members will have read every detail of Zemansky’s book was fairly lonely and bored in the first many tributes to Professor Hawking, Thermodynamics. This knowledge undergraduate year. However, we all which discuss his remarkable scientific certainly helped Steve later develop his recognised that he was the most intelligent achievements. Here at Univ, rather than thermodynamic interpretation of black holes person we had ever met. Especially after attempt once more to sum up his work, we and his discovery of Hawking Radiation. the first year, he joined in many College wish to remember the Stephen Hawking My memory from the math tutorials was activities. He was two years younger whom his Univ contemporaries knew. beginning work on general relativity; Steve than most of us, and we did not have his We are therefore very grateful to another and the tutor completely left me struggling strongly intellectual family background, Physicist of 1959, Gordon Berry, Professor in the dust. He took to it like a fish (not which perhaps restrained him initially in Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, just like a duck!) to water... and that topic all the non-physics adventuring of typical for writing this tribute: became his life’s work. undergraduates. I first met Stephen Hawking during the A first visit of Steve and myself Regarding the final exam from Oxford, experimental part of the entrance exam to to Cambridge was as members of the we knew as soon as we found his name Oxford in March 1959. The experiment Oxford coxwains’ annual challenge with on the “viva” list for a first class honours involved dropping ball bearings of different their Cambridge equivalents; too bad that degree, that he would get his First and go He was the human supernova of our time.” diameters down a long glass tube filled Cambridge won. He and I infrequently on to his first choice for graduate work, with oil, timing them as a function of the would row on the Isis in a “coxless pair” Cambridge, then the mecca for cosmology. distance as they fell to test Stokes’ law. (we never wanted to be following orders As physicists we will be always grateful Many “Professors” came around inundating from another cox!). for his efforts in developing detailed two of us with questions: myself and We both took the theory option for the theories of our universe, driving our also a fellow at the next lab table. I later Oxford examination finals in June 1962 understanding of the cosmos forward; discovered that he was Stephen Hawking. and thus had just one term of laboratory but also for his writings that excited the We met again in College at the physics to complete, which we took imaginations of the general population introductory beer-bash for freshmen together as partners. Since we were coxing making them value the sense that humans – just two of the four physics students every afternoon, we rushed through each can better understand the immensity of the entering Univ. We became tutorial partners, experiment in one three hour morning, universe, and the place of humans there. He meeting weekly with Dr Berman and and wrote it up later. Admittedly, we was THE human “supernova of our time”. later Dr Patrick Sandars for physics, and did everything rapidly, but worked hard Stephen Hawking was born 300 years a mathematics tutor in New College. We estimating the measurement errors. The after Galileo’s death day, 8 February, and were both coxes on the river almost every graders asked us lots of tricky questions died 139 years after Einstein’s birthday, weekday afternoon, for the University not quite believing that we had actually 14 March, an example of temporal College crews; we assembled together most made the measurements shown. We passed! antisymmetry. evenings to play bridge or poker (shillings The story of Steve falling downstairs changed hands, bottles of port were one late evening hitting his head and losing Mynott © Phillip Photo: REX/Shutterstock Photo:

46 | The Martlet | Summer 2018 In Memoriam Endnotes Lord Steyn Johan van Zyl Steyn, Lord Steyn of Swafield (1955, Law), Honorary Fellow of Univ, died on 28 November 2017 aged 85.

ohan Steyn was born in Stellenbosch in in New Court. That practice grew at a known. Evident throughout was the power J1932. His father was a leading Afrikaner considerable pace and he was soon leading of the language he deployed, his penetrating legal academic and a founding member others, even before he took silk in 1979 – analysis of fact and law, his clear concept of the faculty of law at Stellenbosch just six years after his call at Lincoln’s Inn. of the duty of the state through its three University, but died when Johan was an Being led by him first when he was branches, his abhorrence of arbitrary power infant; his grandfather had fought against technically a junior and then as a silk gave and his belief in the rule of law. the British in the Boer War and although all his real juniors a chance to see why He was courageous in his application captured and held a prisoner, he had made he was such a great advocate and would of his principles, perhaps no more so than a resourceful escape. become a very great judge. in the 27th FA Mann lecture delivered In due course Johan read law at In 1985, he was asked to join the in Lincoln’s Inn in November 2003 on Stellenbosch University and then as a High Court. His substantial achievement Guantanamo Bay. In rereading that lecture Rhodes Scholar at University College, as a commercial lawyer is sometimes its power, its courage, the clarity of the Oxford. On his return to South Africa, he overlooked. By way of example, in two analysis and the statements of principle are was called to the bar and developed a highly cases, his reappraisal of the law relating to as prescient today in our era of populism as successful legal practice in Cape Town – he uberimae fidei was based on a close analysis they were when he delivered the lecture. was much in demand with a very varied of Lord Mansfield’s great decision and not In his retirement he contributed to practice; on occasions he was instructed to the introduction of Roman Dutch law into the work of the House of Lords in its act for the government. England. legislative capacity. His last years were In 1970 he was appointed a Senior In 1992 after seven years of the High marred by illness, but Susan and his wide He was a man of absolutely clear principles, a great friend, and a great teacher.”

Counsel – a very young appointment in Court he was appointed to the Court family of whose achievements he was so South Africa and symbolic of his meteoric of Appeal. He had the opportunity of proud provided huge joy and sustenance. legal career. building on his criminal experience in one He was a man of absolutely clear He decided to emigrate to the UK – he very well-known case – the quashing of a principles, a great friend, and a great found the regime of apartheid repugnant conviction of a woman wrongly accused of teacher. Above all he was one of the very – a fact that without doubt strongly the M62 coach bombing. The judgement great judges of the two centuries his life influenced his outlook when he became a is meticulous in the detailed analysis of spanned. His work in so many areas of the judge. He was called to the bar by Lincoln’s the evidence that led to her conviction and law, but particularly public law will provide Inn in 1973 and had to do pupillage; his powerful in its condemnation of the failure guiding principles for years to come. His reference for pupillage was from the then of the police and experts for the way in devotion to duty, his clear concept of what Chief Justice of South Africa; it was the which the prosecution had been conducted. part a judge must play in maintaining a fair best reference that a pupil has ever had. It In 1995, he was appointed Lord of and just democratic state and his steadfast simply said that if he had remained in South Appeal in Ordinary and for the next ten application of clear principles shine Africa he would have become Chief Justice. years sat in the House of Lords until his through in all he did and provide a steadfast He did his pupillage at 4 Essex Court retirement in 2005. It is quite impossible example to which all should aspire. and developed a commercial practice in in this short tribute to do justice to the shipping insurance and arbitration from a immense contribution he made, particularly The Right Honourable The Lord Thomas of

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Lecturers Keith Gordon 1950s James Alexander 1980s Anderson Fraser “Sandy” Smith (1961, Geoffrey Raisman (1946, History) died on Colin Arthur Akers Classics) died on 24 David John Archer (Lecturer in Anatomy 23 March 2017 shortly (1952, PPE) died on 27 April 2017 aged 74. (1982, Law) died on 5 from 1966-75) died on before his 92nd birthday. November 2017 aged 86. September 2016 aged 52. 20 January 2017. Sir Clive Christopher Ian Edward Abbey John Adolf Arenhold Hugh Elliott (1964, David Stock (1984, 1930s (1947, English) died on (1952, Law) died on 30 Zoology) died on 18 Biology) died on 22 23 May 2017 aged 96. September 2017 aged 86. April 2018 aged 72. February 2018 aged 51. Harry Blamires (1935, English) died Philip Wilfred Broke James Andrew Donald Harland Ian Gareth Rice (1986, on 21 November 2017 Denny (1947, Modern Threlfall Beard (1954, McDonald (1965, PPE) Mathematics) died on 9 aged 101. Languages) died on 27 Chemistry) died in July is reported as having November 2017 aged 49. February 2018 aged 93. 2017 aged 84. died before 1979. Peter Lade Oldfield 1990s (1936, History) died on Clive Berrange van David Leslie Morgan Malcolm Nigel 18 May 2017 aged 99. Ryneveld (1947, Law) (1954, PPE) died in Mirrielees (1965, Bunny Marie Wong died on 29 January 2018 August 2017 aged 83. Chemistry) died on 14 (1995, English) died on Krishen Behari Lall aged 89. September 2017 aged 70. 22 October 2009 aged 33. (1937, ICS Probationer) Malcolm Rex died in January 2004 Terence William Winsbury (1955, Nicholas John Gordon 2000s aged 88. Anderson (1948, Classics) died on 8 July Lack (1967, History) Medicine) died on 16 2015 aged 80. died on 2 February 2018 Mark Robert Jenkins 1940s March 2018 aged 90. aged 69. (2001, English) died on Saki Scheck (1956, 20 May 2017 aged 34. Arthur William George David Byam Diploma in Social Anthony Edward Stern “Barry” Barnes (1941, Shaw (Classics, 1948) Anthropology) died on 8 (1967, Engineering) died 2010s Chemistry) died on 18 died on 18 November September 2001 aged 74. on October 2015 aged 67. September 2017 just 2017 aged 87. Danielle Kondla (2015, before his 94th birthday. Neil Shanassy (1957, Nicholas Betts-Green Earth Sciences) died John Verrier Jones Geography) died on 3 (1969, History), died on on 26 September 2017 Richard Quintin (1948, Medicine) died on September 2017 aged 80. 19 April 2018 aged 83. aged 34. Hanson Jaggar 31 August 2017 aged 86. (1941, Law) died on 29 Christopher John Keon George Martin Jonathan Milward October 2017 aged 93. Peter Geoffrey Thomson (1958, (1969, English) died (2016, Chemistry) died on Hemsley Longrigg English) died on 3 on 22 November 2017 23 March 2018 aged 23. David Stuart Holmes- (1948, English) died on October 2017 aged 79. aged 66. Smith (1942, PPE) died 10 May 2015 aged 87. Univ community on 24 April 2017 shortly 1960s 1970s before his 93rd birthday. Gordon Elliot Myers Maureen Berman, CMG (1948, History) Eric Davis Earle (1960, John Cowie St. Alban the widow of Robert Riley Anthony “Tony” died on 8 November Physics) died on 24 Malcolm (1971, Berman, our Physics Winton Rudd (1942, 2017, aged 88. December aged 79. Geology) died in 2018 Fellow from 1955-83, PPE) died on 29 May aged 77. died on 5 November 2017 aged 93. David Esme Bernstein David Shenstone 2017. (1949, English) died on Filkin (1961, PPE) died Anthony Joseph John Hamilton 25 August 2017 aged 89. on 12 May 2018 aged 75. Fennelly (1972, Physics) Bert Forrest, former Pauffley (1944, died on 7 March 2017 College Accountant, Medicine) died on 11 Roger Grove Smith David Caroll aged 63. died on 9 January 2018 January 2011 aged 84. (1949, History) died in Musslewhite (1961, aged 92. 2017 aged 90. PPE) died on 5 Graham John Wall Edward Peter Wright December 2015 aged 78. (1976, Chemistry) died (1944, History) died Sir Rodney Gordon on 6 September 2017 on 23 February 2018 Touche, Bt. (1949, aged 66. You can read the full aged 91. English) died on 13 May obituaries in the University 2017 aged 88. College Record.

(Opposite page, clockwise from top right) Gareth Rice, Malcolm Mirrielees, John Arenhold and Peter Wright. The Martlet | Summer 2018 | 49 Endnotes A walk around the quad

Univ Old Member Dr Andrew Grant (1977, Chemistry), is the College’s new Finance Bursar.

What does your role involve? Chemistry) essentially made this home. I I’m the person accountable for the love the city and Univ was very much the financial health of the College; I manage original embodiment of it for me. its estates and endowed properties, and ensure that the funding of its operations What did you do after Univ? – food, accommodation and events, and, After having been introduced to Oxford crucially, the academic purposes of the through the lens of the college with the College – are properly fulfilled. oldest endowment, I went to Wolfson I am also a Fellow of the College’s College as one of the newest. I was Governing Body. Along with some 52 fortunate to meet my future wife through other Fellows, we are the trustees of the Wolfson’s social scene. charity with a duty not only to today’s In 1984, with my doctoral thesis still students and current members, but also being typed up in the evenings, I started those that will come in the future. work as a scientist for what was then British Petroleum Co. Ltd. This was What do you most enjoy about your the start of what was to be a 32 year job? career with BP, with 16 different jobs I love being in a Univ celebrated its 750 year anniversary through that period. I worked in places a short while ago. It is a huge privilege as diverse as Alaska, Algeria, Angola and capacity to give to be helping build the College as we Azerbaijan, with six years in Aberdeen, something back to embark on the next 750 years. I love and they are just the As. being back in Oxford exactly 40 years Every day was a learning experience. the College in return since I matriculated at Univ and being And then, with my two daughters making for the generous in a capacity to “give something back to their own way in life, and my wife having the College” in return for the generous retired from her career, I took retirement inspiration and tutelage inspiration and tutelage that it freely gave myself, leaving BP at the end of 2015. that it gave me all those to a much younger me all those years ago. My wife and I revelled in Of the job itself, I revel in the diversity reconnecting with friendships that hadn’t years ago.” of the challenges and issues that cross my been as well attended as they should have desk daily. been and we travelled a lot. And then I was sent the Finance Bursar job advert… What is your biggest challenge? I think simply that Univ remains ambitious. What is your favourite part of College? I find myself returning again and again to What is your fondest memory of Univ? the chapel in private, spiritual connection So many: building friendships for and repeated wonder at the glory of the life; summers of cricket; working and van Linge windows. I appreciate the main partying in equal measure; learning hall, the fabulous diversity of the photos through theory and through experiment, of alumni that perhaps bridge to the and the thankfully rare, occasional failure. portraits above.

What does Univ mean to you, and Tell us something about yourself that what brought you back? not many people know. As I reflect back I realise that Univ was I have a passion for wine and food, and the first time that I had a home of my the pairing of wine to complement food. own; I had attended seven different I have a personal cellar of some 1,600 schools by the time I was 14. The seven bottles and can offer some 80 different years I stayed in Oxford (I remained Champagnes. in Oxford to complete a DPhil in Endnotes

Please send your answers along with your name and year of matriculation to: Sara Dewsbery, [email protected].

The first correct entry drawn on Friday 30 November will receive a copy of Remembering Univ: A Concise History and Tour of University College Oxford by Dr Robin Darwall-Smith.

Univ Quiz Set by Univ Archivist, Robin Darwall-Smith.

1. Elsewhere in this issue of The Martlet we commemorate 2. Which of these scenes from the Old Testament is not the passing of Stephen Hawking, our great scientist. depicted on one of Abraham van Linge’s windows in Here are the correct Stephen came up to Univ in 1959 to read Physics under Chapel? answers to the quiz the tutorship of Robert Berman. When did Univ elect its A: Jacob’s dream of the ladder to heaven in the last issue of The first Physics Fellow? B: Abraham prevented by an angel from sacrificing Isaac Martlet. Thanks again to A: 1862 B: 1910 C: Lot’s wife turned into a pillar of salt our Archivist, Dr Robin C: 1945 D: 1955 D: Elijah being carried up to heaven in a fiery chariot Darwall-Smith for setting the questions. 3. Richard Maude, the architect of our Main Quad, worked 4. In 1786, Nathan Wetherell, our then Master, suffered a very at two other Colleges in Oxford, where you can find unfortunate reverse in his private affairs. What was it? Q1: B, Q2: B, Q3: C, examples of gables very similar to our own. Which two A: One of his daughters eloped with a College servant Q4: Dormer on south were they? B: He lost most of his money when the value of his shares in the elevation of 90 High A: Brasenose B: Jesus Oxford canal plummeted Street overlooking the C: Merton D: St John’s C: One of his sons lost a great deal of money through Fellows’ Garden, gambling debts Q5: C, Q6: B, Q7: A, 5. University College Boat Club was founded in 1827. But D: The west front of Hereford Cathedral, where he was Dean (and Q8: B, Q9: A when did a Univ Eight first go Head of the River? so in overall charge of the cathedral fabric) suddenly fell down A: 1828 B: 1841 We are pleased to C: 1870 D: 1895 7. In 1447 Alice de Bellasis gave Univ several houses in announce the winner Newcastle-upon-Tyne to increase our endowment. But of the Univ Quiz in the 6. In the Winter Common Room hangs a fine portrait of there was a hitch with her benefaction. What was it? previous issue is Simon Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, favourite of Elizabeth A: The College agreed to pay Alice an annuity for her gift, only Leach (1980, Physics) I, and Chancellor of Oxford, who died in 1588. But what to find that she lived for almost 30 years who answered the most is his link with Univ? B: Just a few years later, most of her houses were destroyed by fire questions correctly. A: None at all C: On her death, Alice’s daughter took the College court He receives a copy of B: He was an undergraduate here claiming that she still owned the houses A History of University C: He gave us land to endow two new scholarships D: Alice had no right to sell the houses to us College, by Dr Robin D: He oversaw a revision of our statutes Darwall-Smith.

Perplexing Problem The Perplexing Problem set by Professor Tom Povey in the last issue was: New Puzzle If N people enter a room one at a time, how many of them on average can legitimately claim on entering “It Four billiard balls of equal mass are arranged appears that I am the most intelligent person in this room”? Assume that each has a unique intelligence value so that each touches the other three, forming a according to some agreed scale, and that this is public knowledge. tetrahedron resting base down on a horizontal plane. If the system is frictionless, at the moment of Answer being released from rest, what is the acceleration of The first person to enter the room is – by definition – the most intelligent person in the room at the point they the uppermost ball? enter. Thus, they increase the average number of people that can make this claim by unity. The second person to A enter is, on average, more intelligent than the first person with a probability of 1/2. The third Fellow is, on average, C more intelligent than both the first and second person with a probability of 1/3. And so on. If the average number A of people that can make the claim to be the most intelligent person in the room is XN, we can write

CB CC CD

For large N, this is well approximated by ln N. B C D Please send your answer along with your name Dr Anthony Owen (1964, Physics) receives a copy of Tom’s book Professor Povey’s Perplexing Problems and year of matriculation to: Sara Dewsbery, for providing the closest answer. Communications Officer, University College, Oxford, OX1 4BH [email protected] The first correct entry drawn on Friday 30 November will receive a Univ goodie bag.

The Martlet | Summer 2018 | 51 “Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don’t just give up.” Professor Stephen Hawking, Honorary Fellow and Univ Old Member (1959, Physics)