Notices
- Thursday 6 October 2011
- NO. 4964
- VOL. 142
General notices
Facilities available to retired members of university staff
Retired members of staff in receipt of a university pension (whether under or over seventy-five, and whether or not they are a member of a faculty or of Congregation) are able to obtain a retired staff card, which gives them access to a very wide range of facilities. Application for such a card can be made via a departmental or college administrator.
Provided a valid card is held, the privileges offered include continued access to university libraries, access to OUCS and its email services, discounts at the Oxford University shop and at the Ashmolean and Bodleian gift shops, free entrance to the Botanic Garden, the ability to apply for membership of the University Club on Mansfield Road, and discounted membership of the university sports club at Iffley Road. Retired staff are also welcomed at the Language Centre.
International Gender Studies Centre
The International Gender Studies Centre (IGS) has now moved to Lady Margaret Hall. Contact details: IGS, Lady Margaret Hall, Norham Gardens OX2 6QA; www.lmh.ox.ac.uk/igs.aspx; 01865 274281.
Appointments
Humanities
With the approval of the Humanities Board, the following appointments and reappointments have been made and titles conferred for the periods stated.
Appointments
University Lecturer (NTF)
English
Lloyd Pratt, BA Louisiana, MA Temple, PhD Brown. Fellow of Linacre. In American Literature. From 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2016.
Oriental Studies
Laurent Mignon, BA PhD Lond. Fellow of St Antony's. In Turkish. From 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2016.
Faculty Lecturer
Medieval and Modern Languages
Benjamin Alexander Francis Bollig, BA Nott, MA PhD Lond. Fellow of St Catherine's. In Spanish American Literature. From 1 October 2011 to 30 September 2016.
Departmental Lecturer
English
Catherine Brown, BA PhD Camb, MA MSc Lond. In English. From 1 October 2011 to 30 September 2012.
Thomas William MacFaul, MA DPhil Oxf. In English. From 1 October 2011 to 30 September 2014.
History
Rachel Elizabeth Moss, BA MA PhD York. In Late Medieval History. From 1 October 2011 to 30 September 2014.
David Sim, BA MSt Oxf. In Late 19th/20th Century American History. From 1 October 2011 to 31 July 2012.
Emile Henri Naeem Chabal, BA MPhil Camb. In Modern European History. From 30 September 2011 to 29 September 2012.
Oriental Studies
Isabella Ellen Jackson, BA MA Brist, MPhil Oxf. In Modern Chinese Politics and Society. From 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2012.
Theology
Sarah Louise Apertrei, BA York, MSt DPhil Oxf. In Ecclesiastical History. From 1 October 2011 to 30 September 2014.
Teaching and Research Fellow
History
Elise Juzda, BA McGill, MPhil Camb. In the History of Medicine. From 1 October 2011 to 30 September 2014.
Senior Instructor
Medieval and Modern Languages
Claudia Kaiser, MA Bamberg. In German. From 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2015.
Reappointments
University Lecturer
Theology
Joel David Stormo Rasmussen, BA Kansas, MDiv Boston, MA PhD Harvard. Fellow of Mansfield. In 19th Century Christian Thought. From 1 January 2012 to the retiring age.
CUF Lecturer
History
Natalia Magdalena Nowakowska, BA MSt DPhil Oxf. Fellow of Somerville. In History. From 1 July 2012 to the retiring age.
Philosophy
Alison Elizabeth Hills, BA MPhil PhD Camb. Fellow of St John's. In Philosophy. From 1 June 2012 to the retiring age.
Conferment of Title
CUF Lecturer
History
Alan Leiper Strathern, MA Lond, DPhil Oxf. Fellow of Brasenose. In History. From 1 October 2011 to 30 September 2016.
Electoral Boards
Corrigendum: the following is a correction to an electoral board notice that appeared in the 29 September issue of the Gazette under the heading of the Rhodes Professorship of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the United States. The correct title of the chair, and the composition of the electoral board, should be as below:
Herbert Smith Professorship of English Private Law
| Appointed by | |
| The President of St John's |
Mr Vice-Chancellor1 |
| The Principal of Lady Margaret Hall | ex officio |
| Mr Justice Beatson | Council |
| Professor A Burrows | Council |
| Professor R Goodman | Social Sciences Divisional Board |
| Professor G Virgo | Faculty of Law |
| Mr D Nolan | Faculty of Law |
| Mr W Swadling | Faculty of Law |
| Professor S Douglas-Scott | Lady Margaret Hall |
Musical and other Events
Christ Church Cathedral
After Eight: informal worship and conversation, Sundays at 8 pm. See: www.chch.ox.ac.uk/cathedral/whats-on/aftereight.
Angela Tilby
9 Oct.: 'On God and media'
Edmund Newell
16 Oct.: 'Poetry and place'
Sarah Foot
23 Oct.: 'Past, present and future'
George Pattison
30 Oct.: 'Christianity after Christendom'
Nigel Biggar
6 Nov.: 'Can war ever be just?'
Andrew Totten
13 Nov.: 'Faith on the front line'
Oliver McTernan
20 Nov.: 'Violence in God’s name'
Tim Cros
27 Nov.: 'Blessed are the peacemakers'
Balliol Concerts
Concerts held Sunday evenings at 9 pm in Balliol Hall. Doors open 8.45 pm and members of the Musical Society will be admitted first. Non-university members who are not accompanied by a university member should collect free tickets from Balliol Lodge by 9 pm on Saturday.
16 Oct.: Balliol Society Concert: The Galliard Wind Quintet.
Kathryn Thomas (flute), Owen Dennis (oboe), Katherine Spencer (clarinet), Helen Simons (bassoon) and Richard Bayliss (horn)
30 Oct.: Ceri Owen (piano)
13 Nov.: Ernest Walker Memorial Concert: The Mediterranean Trio.
Elenlucia Pappalardo (piano), Markella Vandoros (violin) and Alessandro Sanguineti (cello)
27 Nov.: Balliol College Members' Concert.
Performances by Balliol members or members of the university
The Queen's College Chapel
Organ recitals are held on Wednesdays at 1.10 pm during full term:
12 Oct.: Claire Innes-Hopkins, Lincoln Cathedral
19 Oct.: Sue Heath-Downey, St Paul's, Deptford
26 Oct.: Gary Sieling, Bromley Parish Church
2 Nov.: Kate Adcock and Estevan Ellul (organ and oboe)
9 Nov.: David Todd, University College
16 Nov.: Julian Littlewood, Wadham
23 Nov.: John Forster, Brasenose
30 Nov.: Andrew Benson-Wilson, London
Eglesfield Musical Society lunchtime recitals are held on Saturdays at 1.30 pm during full term.
Choral Services are held at 6.15 pm on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday during full term.
Further details may be found on the college website: www.queens.ox.ac.uk.
St Hilda's College Lunchtime Concert Series
The following 30-minute concerts will take place in the Jacqueline du Pré music building at 1.15 pm on Thursdays. Details: www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/index.php/What-s-on/mussocrecitals.html. Admission free. All welcome.
13 Oct.: Sadie Fields and Manon Ablett: Brahms Violin Sonata in A major
20 Oct.: Oxford Baroque with David Lee (tenor)
27 Oct.: Charlotte Parr and Guy Newbury: Beethoven 'Spring' Sonata
3 Nov.: Rosie Harvey and Zoë Smith: Mathias Sonata for Flute and Piano
10 Nov.: Ellen Davies and Mark Kahn (piano): Britten Suite for Harp, Debussy and Satie
17 Nov.: Christian Schröder (piano): Bach, Beethoven and Chopin
24 Nov.: Freshers' concert
Botanic Gardens
Learn to Charcoal Burn
9 am, 15 Oct. to 9 am, 16 Oct. at Harcourt Arboretum, tickets £70. This course will show you the full process of turning wood to charcoal. Participants invited to stay through the night (please bring own tent) to see the final stages of the burn. Tickets include lunch and dinner.
Meet the Garden Staff at Oxford Botanic Garden
3 Oct., 7 to 9.30 pm, Daubeny Lecture Theatre (at front of Botanic Garden), tickets £12. Topics include the plant collections at the Garden and Arboretum, and how they are used for education and research. Refreshments and opportunity to ask questions.
Talks
International year of chemistry lecture
John Emsley: 'A healthy, wealthy, sustainable world', 8 pm, 20 Oct., T S Eliot Lecture Theatre, Merton, tickets £12 (includes glass of wine)
Book launch lecture
Val Bourne: 'Colour in the garden', 27 Oct., 8 pm, T S Eliot Lecture Theatre, Merton, tickets £12
Native tree identification in winter
Stephen Harris, Druce Curator of the Oxford University Herbaria, explains how to recognise common native trees in winter, 29 Oct., 1.30 to 4 pm, Harcourt Arboretum, tickets £18
Science Lecture Series: Plant genetics for a sustainable future
This series is given at 8 pm in the Daubeny Lecture Theatre (at front of Botanic Garden). Tickets £8
17 Oct.: Professor Hugh Dickinson, 'The gene garden'
24 Oct.: Professor Liam Dolan, 'Manipulating plants genes – how do you actually do it?'
31 Oct.: Dr Sarah O'Connor, 'From hairy roots to new medicines'