Linacre College News

Linacre students win photo competition

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Nick Brown) — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:55:42 +0100

Theresa Miller took first place and Larissa Snow third place in the 2013 Anthropology and Museum Ethnography photography competition. Theresa Miller took first place and Larissa Snow third place in the 2013 Anthropology and Museum Ethnography photography competition. Theresa's winning photograph is entitled 'A woman looks on as a meeting of the exclusively all-male leadership council takes place at the Canela village of Escalvado, Brazil'.

Past Presidents Calling Alumni to Donate to Linacre's 50th

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Marsaleete Anderson) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:07:53 +0000

James Busuttil (1990), Iain Campbell (1975), Brean Hammond (1973), Aaron Kahn (2001), John Keown (1980), Keith Lloyd (1967), Cristiano Ristuccia (1993), Annis May Timpson (1977), and Giacomo Vaciago (1965) are supporting the Past Common Room Presidents' initiative by gifting £500 for Linacre's 50th. Think back to the welcoming, international and interdisciplinary environment we enjoyed at Linacre, and join us by making a single £500 gift or one spread out in annual or monthly instalments. A donation of £20 a month from each of us would soon add up to help a new generation of Linacre students. The funds will support student scholarships and accommodation, early career fellowships, and Linacre's endowment. Graduate students have a much tougher time financially than we did and yet they are equally talented. Our cumulative donations could make a huge difference in taking their careers forward. Please help take our unique graduate college forward for future generations. We are asking you to add a 0 to the age of the College, not your own! Linacre's giving forms may be found Here Thank you!

EPA Cephalosporin Fund Campaign Pledge

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:22:25 +0000

We are thrilled to announce a £500,000 pledge from this Fund, to endow a full scholarship in biological, chemical and medical sciences, and two Junior Research Fellowships. The College extents its deep gratitude to the EPA Cephalosporin Fund, and we are delighted to add this amount to our Campaign funds. The full amount for the scholarship is made possible thanks to the Matched Funding scheme recently announced by the University, whereby it commits to 40% of funds, when a college or other body agrees to give 60%, for a scholarship.

Japan Visit

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:20:07 +0000

The Principal attended a 50th Anniversary celebration dinner in Tokyo on Friday 16th November. He warmly thanked Japan Old Members for their commitment to setting a Campaign target from Japan, and congratulated them on reaching the halfway point in their fundraising. Mr Satsuki Eda and Mr Takashi Uyeno, Honorary Fellows, and Co-Chairs of the Japan Campaign Committee, hosted the Principal on behalf of our Japan Old Members. During the visit, the Principal also signed the book of condolences for Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, Honorary Fellow of Linacre, who died in June. A group photograph from the visit can be seen here.

Linacre Solar Energy Production

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Marsaleete Anderson) — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:38:25 +0000

Linacre's Operations Manager, Simon Barker, has reported that one year on from the installation of solar panels on the roof of the Abraham and Griffiths buildings, the annual yield has exceeded the predicted energy production. This is particularly pleasing as we have not had a great summer. SAP Estimated annual energy yield = 7425.7 kWh Actual energy yield = 7878.0 kWh CO2 savings (actual) = 4784.2 kg/year

Jaki Leverson Quad

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Marsaleete Anderson) — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:15:52 +0100

The Jaki Leverson Quad, located between the Griffiths, Abraham, and OC Tanner Buildings, was dedicated on Friday, September 28 at the opening of our 50th Anniversary celebrations. The quad is named in memory of Linacre Old Member, Jaki Leverson (1968). Jaki, who died in May 2010 following a long illness, was a much loved Member of College, and her time at Linacre meant a great deal to her. In addition to earning a MLitt in History, she took an active part in all aspects of College life; she was Secretary of the Common Room, and a member of the first VIII at Linacre- mixed crew, which was the first of its kind to row in Eights Week. She regularly attended Gaudies, Boat Club reunions, and Linacre events in Oxford and London following her student days. She left a very generous legacy to the College, and is remembered for her warmth, keen mind, energy and humour.

Neil Fraser-Bell House

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Marsaleete Anderson) — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:10:23 +0100

The College is very happy to announce the acquisition of new student accommodation, Neil Fraser-Bell House, following a lead gift from Old Member Dr Graeme Fraser-Bell (1985), and additional generous gifts from other donors. The house, located on Stanley Road near Linacre's Iffley Road houses, will provide 11 rooms in the main building and 2 in the annexe. After undergoing sympathetic renovation of the fabric of the building, and the installation of modern and efficient heating and electrical services, the building should be ready to receive its first occupants sometime this spring. Warm thanks go to the generous donors who made this possible.

Dr (Henry) Charles Swaisland

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:23:02 +0100

The College is sad to announce the death on July 2nd of Dr (Henry) Charles Swaisland (1963), a Founding Member of Linacre who served as the second President of the Common Room. Our condolences go to his wife, Mrs Cecillie Swaisland, also an Old Member of Linacre, and their daughters, Alison and Ruth.

Congratulations to Dr Catherine Walter

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:19:43 +0100

The College is delighted by the news that Dr Catherine Walter, Linacre Fellow, and co-author Michael Swan, are the first recipients of the new British Council Award for ELT Writing.This new award, presented to them on June 14 at the Society of Authors' annual awards ceremony in London, recognises 'the best writing for English Language Teaching'. Their book, an advanced English grammar course published by OUP last year, was praised by judges as 'a "must-have" for advanced and university level students as well as for trainee teachers'; 'the seriousness of grammar is lightened by a delightfully wicked, wry humour'. Dr Walter is an Oxford University Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, and a Higher Education Academy National Teaching Fellow.

Prize Awarded to Professor Gil McVean

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:29:28 +0100

Congratulations go to Professor Gil McVean, Linacre Fellow, who has been awarded the 2012 Weldon Memorial Prize for his "noteworthy contribution to the development of mathematical or statistical methods applied to problems in Biology." Professor McVean is Head of Bioinformatics and Statistical Genetics at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, and Professor of Statistical Genetics.

Prince Tomohito of Mikasa

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:41:16 +0100

Linacre has been informed of the sad news that Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, Honorary Fellow of the College, died in Tokyo on Wednesday June 6th. Deepest sympathy is extended to his widow, Her Imperial Highness Princess Tomohito of Mikasa ( Princess Nobuko), and to her two daughters Linacre has been informed of the sad news that Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, Honorary Fellow of the College, died in Tokyo on Wednesday June 6th. Deepest sympathy is extended to his widow, Her Imperial Highness Princess Tomohito of Mikasa ( Princess Nobuko), and to her two daughters

Vice-Chancellor's Civic Award for Jennifer Star

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Tue, 29 May 2012 10:36:47 +0100

Congratulations go to Linacre student Jennifer Star, who has been named as one of the first recipients of the new Vice-Chancellor's Civic Awards . The awards scheme seeks to recognise up to six Oxford University students each year who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in and commitment to volunteering. Award winners will receive leadership training, mentoring from successful Oxford alumni, and dinner with key members of the University and high-profile alumni. Jennifer is the founder of Tara.Ed, an imaginative non-governmental organisation which works to improve the education of children in rural India by training teachers. Her inspired and successful leadership has also earned her the accolade of 2012 NSW Young Australian of the Year.

Donald Tayler

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:57:16 +0100

The College is sad to announce the death of Donald Tayler on 16th April 2012, at the age of 80. Dr Tayler was an Emeritus Fellow at Linacre and was Pitt Rivers Museum Lecturer-Curator for the Americas until his retirement in 1998. His funeral service will take place at 12:30 pm on Wednesday 2nd May at All Saint's Church in Wytham and the family would be especially pleased to see those who knew him. No flowers. Donations, if desired, to Sobell House Hospice Charity, c/o S and R Childs Funeral Services.

Bryan Warren

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:17:49 +0100

The College is sad to announce the death of Bryan Warren on 28th March 2012. He was an Official Fellow of the College and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Pathology. The funeral will be held on Wednesday 11th April, at 14:45 St Marys Church Castle Street Thornbury S. Glos BS35 1HQ

Professor Mike Whelan FRS awarded Gjønnes Medal

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:13:39 +0100

The 2011 Gjønnes Medal in Electron Crystallography has been awarded to Michael Whelan (Emeritus Fellow of Linacre College). The award of the medal, by the International Union of Crystalography, recognises an outstanding contribution to the field of electron crystallography. The award was made jointly to Mike Whelan and Archie Howie (Emeritus Professor, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge) for the development of the dynamical theory of diffraction contrast of defects in crystals, and other major pioneering contributions to the development and application of electron microscopy, diffraction and spectroscopy of materials. Professor Whelan is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Materials.

Giles Barber

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:41:57 +0000

The College is sad to announce the death of Giles Barber, in Toulouse on 12 March 2012, at the age of 81. Mr Barber was a Linacre Emeritus Fellow and former Librarian of the Taylor Institution.

Mrs Ursula Dronke

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:20:23 +0000

The College is sad to announce the death of Mrs Ursula Dronke, Linacre Emeritus Fellow, medievalist, and former University Reader in Old Norse, on March 8th. A private funeral will be held.

Podcast of Carl Folke Linacre Lecture

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:23:36 +0000

Download of Prof. Carl Folke's Linacre Lecture on 24th Feb 2012 is now available. Linacre Lectures page

Podcast of Robert Costanza Linacre Lecture

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:07:26 +0000

Download of Prof. Robert Costanza's Linacre Lecture on 16th Feb 2012 is now available. Linacre Lectures page

Podcast of Gísli Pálsson Linacre Lecture

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:38:53 +0000

Download of Prof. Gísli Pálsson's Linacre Lecture on 9th Feb 2012 is now available. Linacre Lectures page

Podcast of Andrew Pickering Linacre Lecture

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:42:39 +0000

Download of Prof. Andrew Pickering's Linacre Lecture on 2nd Feb 2012 is now available. Linacre Lectures page

Linacre Student joins forces with local school to bring science to life for children.

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:51:10 +0000

Linacre student Kirsty Monk has won a Royal Society Partnership Grant in collaboration with Mrs Geerthi Ahilan, Science co-ordinator at St Ebbes C.E. (Aided) Primary School, Oxford, for a study called War and Peace: Species interactions on Hogacre Common. Children from all years from foundation stage to year 6 will be involved in this exciting project to assess and interrogate the biodiversity on and ecosystem services provided by Hogacre Common. This 11 acre plot of old private sports field has been leased to the community by Corpus Christi College and contains areas of grassland (managed and unmanaged), scrubland, woodland and waterways. In collaboration with Low Carbon Oxford, St Ebbe's Primary School aims to convert this diverse area into a rich community resource. By partnering with Kirsty Monk, the children will experience all aspects of an ecological investigation, from planning, sampling and data collection to data manipulation, analysis and conclusion drawing. This project will meet the learning requirements of all ages through stratified tasks, incorporating art, mathematics and literacy as well as science, and involving partnership with New Hinksey Primary school and Grandpont Childrens Centre, both of which are part of the same community. This will be an invaluable project to both the schools and the local community who will benefit from a greater understanding of the biodiversity of the common and the enhancement resulting from the restoration and conservation aspects of the project. The Royal Society have provided £2,896 of funding through their Partnership Grant Scheme.

Podcast of Kathy Willis Linacre Lecture

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:17:57 +0000

Download of Prof. Kathy Willis's Linacre Lecture on 26th Jan 2012 is now available. Linacre Lectures page

Podcast of Terry Chapin Linacre Lecture

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:51:03 +0000

Download of Prof. Terry Chapin's Linacre Lecture on 19th Jan 2012 is now available. Linacre Lectures page

CBE for Linacre Old Member

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:27:59 +0000

Dr R Frederick Mulder (1968) was recognized in the 2012 New Year Honours List with a CBE for services to philanthropy. His philanthropic endeavours include the establishment in 2002 of The Funding Network, a public giving circle which provides a structure for committed people, who are not particularly weathy, to engage in collaborative giving and pool their gifts to help fund social change projects, both in the UK and abroad.

Ames Anthropology Award

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Nick Brown) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:13:09 +0000

Linacre Fellow Dr Laura Peers awarded the Ames Anthropology Award for The Blackfoot Shirts Project The Council for Museum Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association has jointly awarded the 2011 Michael M. Ames Prize for Innovative Museum Anthropology to Dr. Laura Peers (Curator of the Americas, Pitt Rivers Museum and Reader in Material Anthropology, University of Oxford), Dr. Alison K. Brown (a Linacre alumna and Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, University of Aberdeen), and Ms. Heather Richardson (Head of Conservation, Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford), for their collaborative 'Blackfoot Shirts Project' which brings together historic collections in the United Kingdom with Blackfoot people in Canada and the United States.

Building on relationships developed first by Brown during her doctoral research in the late 1990s and then during a photographic history project with the Kainai First Nation, Peers, Brown and Richardson developed a project to lend five historic hairlock shirts, from the Pitt Rivers Museum collection, to the Glenbow Museum in Calgary and the Galt Museum and Archives in Lethbridge, Alberta, both of which are located in traditional Blackfoot territory.

The five shirts are nearly 200 years old. They were collected in 1841 by Sir George Simpson, the governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, and given to his secretary, Edward Hopkins. They have been in the Pitt Rivers Museum since 1893 but prior to the project only a handful of Blackfoot people had seen them. As most surviving Blackfoot clothing from this period is now in museums in Europe, Blackfoot people are keen to access these materials so they can learn about the skills and techniques used by their ancestors.

The shirts are made from elk and deer hide and are adorned with porcupine quill embroidery, hide fringe, and strands of horse and human hair. The quillwork designs are related to sacred stories of the Blackfoot people and one shirt has also been painted with the war deeds of its owner.

Pitt Rivers Museum press contact: Kate Webber: kate.webber@prm.ox.ac.uk

NSW Young Australian 2012

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:02:35 +0000

Linacre student Jennifer Star has been named NSW Young Australian of the Year 2012. Jennifer, who is studying for a MSc in Education, founded Tara.Ed, a NGO which develops "cross cultural links between Australian and Indian Schools, offers hands on training programs for Indian and Australian teachers, and provides resources for rural schools." For more information, see http://www.taraed.org/2011/11/tara-ed-founder-named-nsw-young-australian-year/

New Chairs Arrive

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Marsaleete Anderson) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:08:25 +0000

The first 40 new Linacre Dining Hall chairs arrived in College on December 1st. The first 40 (out of an eventual 120) of the Linacre Dining Hall chairs arrived in College on December 1st, in time for the last Thursday Guest Night Dinner of 2011. Contact Ros Connell on ros.connell@linacre.ox.ac.uk if you would like to name a chair--for yourself or someone else.Click here to see a photo

Linacre scholar wins Commonwealth Award

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:26:41 +0000

Sean Richmond has been awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship for 2011-12 Sean Richmond is one of two Canadian doctoral candidates in Britain who have been awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship for the 2011-12 academic year. The award is granted by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission of the UK and the University of Oxford. It will help fund Sean's doctoral study in International Relations at Linacre College, Oxford.

New Professorial Fellow of Linacre

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:21:00 +0000

Professor Colin Kleanthous is to be the new Iveagh Professorship of Microbiology. COLIN KLEANTHOUS (BSc PhD Leic) Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Biology, University of York has been appointed to the Iveagh Professorship of Microbial Biochemistry in the Department of Biochemistry with effect from 16 April 2012. Professor Kleanthous will be a fellow of Linacre College.

Amazon Shopping: Linacre's Benefit

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Marsaleete Anderson) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:44:32 +0000

Click the title above, then scroll to the bottom of the page, to find the link to Amazon which will financially benefit Linacre, at no cost to you, when you shop at Amazon. Details of what you purchase remain private.

Scholarship for Malawi

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:40:50 +0000

A charity auction in Linacre Common Room has raised sufficient funds to send a Malawian student to University An auction of promises held during Freshers' Week in Linacre Common Room raised over £3,000 for charity. The funds will be split between Oxford Homeless Pathways and the Tertiary Education Scholarship Trust (TEST) for Africa. TEST provides bursaries to pay local university fees for bright African students. The charity was founded and is largely run by graduates of Linacre College.

Early Human Remains Found

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Nick Brown) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:54:33 +0000

Earliest remains of modern humans in the whole of Europe found by Linacre Junior Research Fellow Dr Katarina Douka. Dr Douka was part of an international research team re-examining two infant teeth excavated from a prehistoric cave in Italy. The team showed that the teeth belong to anatomically modern people and are 43,000-45,000 years old, making them the earliest remains of modern humans in the whole of Europe. More information...

The Visitor

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:22:04 +0100

It is with regret that we inform you that our Visitor, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, died on Sunday 26th June 2011 following a short illness. As High Steward of the University he was automatically elected as Visitor of Linacre College, but in his short time as Visitor he enjoyed several visits to the College, one of which was when he performed the Inauguration Ceremony of our current Principal. An obituary to Lord Roger, published in the Telegraph, can be found here.

Yvonne Rackley

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:21:12 +0100

It is with great sadness that I have to advise you all that Mrs Yvonne Rackley - a member of the College Cleaning Staff who worked in the Abraham Building, died suddenly on 26th December.

Professor David Cockayne

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:20:10 +0100

It is with great sadness that we report that Professor David Cockayne FRS, Emeritus Fellow of Linacre died on the evening of the 22nd December 2010 after a long illness. An obituary to Professor Cockayne, published in the Guardian newspaper on 2nd March 2011 can be found here.

Dr John R Clarke

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:17:36 +0100

We are very sad to report that Dr John R. Clarke, Emeritus Fellow and former Vice Principal (1990-92) died aged 85 on 2nd April 2010 after a short illness. An obituary for Dr Clarke, published by the Society for Reproduction and Fertility can be found here.

Dr A. J. Crowle

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:15:52 +0100

I am sorry to have to say that Dr Tony Crowle, Emeritus Fellow since 1989 died at home during the night of 8-9 August 2010. He had been suffering from heart trouble. I am sorry to have to say that Dr Tony Crowle, Emeritus Fellow since 1989 died at home during the night of 8-9 August 2010. He had been suffering from heart trouble.

Rom Harré Garden

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:14:22 +0100

Linacre College has a beautiful new walled garden named after Professor Rom Harré, founding member of Linacre, Emeritus Fellow, former Vice-Principal, and eminent academic.

This is thanks to the generosity of one main donor, and others who have kindly given or pledged support. We are most grateful to all.

The garden has been created on land adjacent to the main college site and kindly leased by New College.

Eric Joseph Buckley

undisclosed_email_address@ox.ac.uk (Ross Wackett) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:12:53 +0100

We are sad to announce that Eric J. Buckley, Printer to the University 1978-83, Fellow 1979-83, Emeritus Fellow 1983-2010, died on Wednesday 19 May 2010 aged 89.