Notices
- Thursday 13 June 2013
- NO. 5029
- VOL. 143
Appointments
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
The Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Board has conferred the Headship of the Sub-department of Inorganic Chemistry upon Philip Mountford, BSc CNAA, MA DPhil Oxf, FRSC, Professor of Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis and Fellow of St Edmund Hall, for a period of 5 years from 1 October.
Visiting Professorships
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Conferrals
The Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Board has conferred the title of Visiting Professor in Impact Engineering upon Professor Stefan Hiermaier, PhD University of the Armed Forces, Munich, Dr Ing habil, currently Deputy Director of Fraunhofer EMI and Professor of High Speed Dynamics at the University of the Armed Forces, Munich, for a period of 3 years from 1 June.
Reconferrals
The Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Divisional Board has reconferred the title of Visiting Professor in Zoology upon Sir Brian Follett, FRS, BSc PhD Brist, DSc Wales, for a period of 3 years from 1 July.
The Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Divisional Board has reconferred the title of Visiting Professor in Microbial Genomics upon Julian Parkhill, BSc Birm, PhD Brist, currently Head of Pathogen Genomics, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, for a period of 3 years from 1 May.
Medical Sciences
The Medical Sciences Board has conferred the title of Visiting Professor of Developmental Biology and Genetics on S Brown, MA, PhD, FMedSci, for a further period of 5 years from 1 May 2011.
The Medical Sciences Board has conferred the title of Visiting Professor of Computational Physiology on P J Hunter, DPhil Oxf, ME, FIPENZ(Hon), FRSNZ, FRS, for a further period of 5 years from 1 May.
The Medical Sciences Board has conferred the title of Visiting Professor of Tropical Microbiology on Dr S Kariuki, BA MSc Nairobi, PhD Liv, for a period of 3 years from 9 June.
Exhibitions
Pitt Rivers Museum
Access via the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road. Open: Tue–Sun and bank holiday Mon: 10am–4.30pm, other Mon: noon–4.30pm. See: www.prm.ox.ac.uk.
Exhibitions
until 1 Sep: Travels in Finland and Bosnia-Herzegovina: an Ethnographic Collection of Sir Arthur Evans. Drawings and photographs by the archaeologist Sir Arthur J Evans, from journeys made as a young man to Finnish Lapland (1873) and through Bosnia and Herzegovina (1875).
13 Jun–15 Sep: Soundweaves. Basketry Plus explores the universal importance of sound and music in both historical and contemporary contexts. Visit www.basketryplus.org for more information.
After Hours
19 Jun: Arabian Peninsula
4.30–6.30pm: slideshow of Thesiger photographs and music
5.30pm and 6pm: museum tours
6.30–7.30pm: lecture by Professor Oliver Watson. Subject: 'Collections in and for Qatar: the Museum of Islamic Art and other projects'
Saturday Spotlight
General interest gallery talks at 2.30pm
20 Jul: Catching frogs and fishes: basketry techniques from around the world
17 Aug: Royal College of Art at the Pitt Rivers Museum: Matrimonial rituals, gender studies and false facial hair
Family Friendly Activities
Under 5 events: 2–4pm
13 Jun: I can see a rainbow
11 Jul: Shadow Puppets
8 Aug: Fan-tastic
12 Sep: Row, row, row your boat
Pitt Stop
1–4pm on Saturdays
6 Jul: Flibbety Flub
3 Aug: Guardians of the Museum
7 Sep: Let's go fly a kite
Summer Holiday Activities
Every Tues and Wed, 24 Jul–28 Aug
24 Jul–1 Sep: Trail: Beside the Seaside
26–28 Aug, 2–4pm: A load of rubbish…