Notices
- Thursday 27 October 2011
- NO. 4967
- VOL. 142
General notices
Statute approved by Her Majesty in Council
Mr Vice-Chancellor has received a communication from the Clerk of Her Majesty's Privy Council, stating that on 12 October 2011 Her Majesty was pleased to approve the statutes amending Statute VI and making consequential changes to other statutes, printed in Gazette, Vol. 141, p. 400, 10 February 2011, and approved by Congregation on 22 February, p. 461. The statute concerning the quorum of Council shall be effective from 12 October 2011 and the statute concerning the removal of Council members shall be effective from 1 January 2012.
Response to White Paper
The University submitted a response to the government's White Paper on higher education, Students at the Heart of the System, on 16 September. Comments were invited by the government through a consultation period which opened on 28 June and closed on 20 September. The University's approach to drafting the response over the long vacation, while the usual decision-making committee structure was not in operation, was set out in Gazette, Vol. 141, p. 790, 28 July 2011.
BIS's technical consultation on regulation of the higher education sector was launched on 4 August, with a closing date of 27 October. This considered the changes required to the legislative framework to implement the proposals in the White Paper. Matters discussed included the implementation of HEFCE's new role as lead regulator, and approaches to easing the operation within the sector for alternative providers of degree-level study (defined as those which are not currently eligible for HEFCE funding, and are not further education colleges). Drafts of the University's response to this consultation were considered by the Planning and Resource Allocation Committee, Education Committee and Council and the response was submitted by the deadline.
Copies of both responses are available online at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/pras/oxonly/whitepaper.
Visiting Professorships
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
The Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Divisional Board has conferred the title of Visiting Professor on the following:
Stephan Murer, Dipl Ing Dr sc techn ETH Zurich, IT Chief Architect at Credit Suisse AG, for a period of three years from 1 October 2011. In Software Engineering.
Stafford Withington, BEng Brad, PhD Manc, Professor of Physics at Cambridge, for a period of three years from 1 October 2011. In Astrophysics.
The Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Divisional Board has reconferred the title of Visiting Professor on the following:
Ralf Drautz, Dr rer nat, Dipl Phys, Director, ICAMS, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, for a period of 3 years from 1 September 2011. In Materials Modelling.
Nicholas Gould, MA DPhil Oxf, Numerical Analysis Group, Computational Science and Engineering, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, for a period of 3 years from 1 September 2011. In Numerical Optimization.
Jeffrey Penfold, BTech PhD Brun, Project Scientist, ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, for a period of 3 years from 1 October 2011. In Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.
John Singleton, BA DPhil Oxf, of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, for a period of 3 years from 1 August 2011. In Physics.
Recognition of Distinction
The following title has been conferred on behalf of the Recognition of Distinction Committee:
Menter, I, BEd Brist, MEd CNAA, Director of Professional Programmes in the Department of Education, Professor of Teacher Education with effect from 1 April 2012.
Electoral Boards
Revised Composition of an Electoral Board
The composition of the electoral board to the post below, proceedings to fill which are currently in progress, is now as follows:
L'Oréal Professorship in Marketing
| Appointed by | |
| The Rector of Exeter | Mr Vice-Chancellor1 |
| The Provost of Worcester | ex officio |
| Professor J Prabhu | Council |
| Dr K Basu |
Council |
| Professor R Goodman |
Social Sciences Division |
| Professor R Elliott | Saïd Business School |
| Professor P Tufano | Saïd Business School |
| Professor S Dopson | Saïd Business School |
| Dr N Vulkan | Worcester |
Composition of Electoral Boards
The composition of the electoral boards to the posts below, proceedings to fill which are currently in progress, is as follows:
Numata Professorship of Buddhist Studies
| Appointed by | |
| Dr S Mapstone | Mr Vice-Chancellor1 |
| The Master of Balliol | ex officio |
| Dr U Roesler | Council |
| Professor L Schmithausen | Council |
| Professor S West |
Humanities Divisional Board |
| Professor E Herzig |
Oriental Studies Board |
| Professor O von Hinuber | Oriental Studies Board |
| Professor G Stroumsa | Theology Faculty Board |
| Professor C Minkowski |
Balliol |
Nuffield Professorship of Economics
| Appointed by | |
| The Principal of St Hugh’s | Mr Vice-Chancellor1 |
| The Warden of Nuffield | ex officio |
| Professor M Armstrong | Council |
| Professor P Beaudry | Council |
| Professor R Goodman | Social Sciences Divisional Board |
| Professor P K Goldberg | Department of Economics |
| Professor P Neary | Department of Economics |
| Professor K Roberts | Department of Economics |
| Professor M Browning | Nuffield |
Professorship of Education
| Appointed by | |
| The Principal of Harris Manchester | Mr Vice-Chancellor1 |
| The Principal of Green Templeton | ex officio |
| Professor G Whitty | Council |
| Professor M Seeleib-Kaiser | Council |
| Professor R Goodman | Social Sciences Division |
| Professor M Brown | Department of Education |
| Professor A Edwards | Department of Education |
| Professor A Watson | Department of Education |
| Professor I Lunt | Green Templeton |
Professorship of Geophysics
| Appointed by | |
| The Master of St Catherine’s |
Mr Vice-Chancellor1 |
| The Master of St Cross |
ex officio |
| Dr R Katz | Council |
| Professor K A Whaler | Council |
| Professor A Halliday | Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division |
| Dr T Mather |
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division |
| Professor J Tromp | Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division |
| Professor J Woodhouse | Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division |
| Professor B Parsons | St Cross |
1Appointed by Mr Vice-Chancellor under the provisions of Statute IX, Sect. 10 and 11 (Supplement (1) to Gazette No. 4633, 9 October 2002, p. 108).
Musical Events
Harris Manchester
Thursday lunch-time recitals
The following recitals take place at 1.30 pm in Chapel. Admission free, with retiring collection. For additional information, please email: myles.hartley@hmc.ox.ac.uk.
3 Nov.: 'Paraguayan journeys'. A programme of harp music from Paraguay: Rosemary Munro, Margaret Scruby and Louise Taylor.
10 Nov.: 'For the fallen'. Music of remembrance and peace, including works by Brahms, Handel, Ireland, and Karg-Elert: Terence Crolley, organ.
17 Nov.: 'In some kind of a dream'. Baroque Duets by Purcell, Eccles and Handel: Helen Atkinson, soprano; Chris Emlyn-Jones, baritone; Anne Stewart, keyboard; Janet Phillips, cello.
24 Nov.: 'Disdain me still'. Songs of unrequited love from late Renaissance England and France: Nancy-Jane Rucker, soprano; Matthew Faulk, lute.
1 Dec.: 'Prayer'. Music for violin and piano, including Beethoven's 3rd Sonata, Op. 12: Victoria Baek, violin; Eunduk Kim, piano.
Magdalen
Sung Eucharist
The Revd Professor Keith Ward, DD, FBA, formerly Regius Professor of Divinity, will preach in Magdalen Chapel at 11 am on 6 November. All welcome.
Queen's
David Constantine, Sasha Dugdale and Olivia McCannon will give a poetry reading at 5 pm on 29 October to celebrate the opening of the Shulman Auditorium at Queen's. Free and open to all. Tickets available on first-come, first-served basis. Email: oldmembers@queens.ox.ac.uk to reserve places or for details.
St John's
Poetry
Cristian Aliaga: 'Your virtues are your faults – Tus virtudes son tus defectos.' Poem-art posters, exploring poetry, translation and the visual arts. Open daily 2–4 pm, 31 Oct. – 4 Nov. (2–7 pm 3 Nov.), the Artist's Room, Kendrew Quadrangle, St John's.
Cristian Aliaga will give a poetry reading in Spanish, with English translations read by Bollig, at 5.30 pm on 3 Nov., in the Barn, Kendrew Quadrangle, St John's.
Celebrity Organist Recital Series
Jean-Baptiste Dupont will give a recital in the chapel at 5.30 pm on 5 Nov. Entrance is free with a retiring collection. For further details, or to reserve a ticket, email organ.scholar@sjc.ox.ac.uk.