Gazette 4 November 1993; No. 4305; Vol. 124 OXFORD UNIVERSITY GAZETTE Thursday, 4 November 1993 UNIVERSITY ACTS ---------------- CONGREGATION 1 November Degree by Special Resolution No notice to the contrary having been received under the provisions of Tit. II, Sect. vi, cl. 6 (Statutes, 1993, p. 13), the following resolution is deemed to have been approved at noon on 1 November. Text of Special Resolution That the Degree of Master of Arts be conferred upon the following: roy malcolm anderson, Merton College karen patricia day, Hertford College gareth parry, St Cross College keiko tanaka, Hertford College HEBDOMADAL COUNCIL 1 Status of Master of Arts Mr Vice-Chancellor reports that the status of Master of Arts under the provisions of Ch. V, Sect. vi, cl. 1 (Statutes, 1993, p. 328) has been accorded to the following person who IS qualified for membership of Congregation: simon james howell, Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics 2 Register of Congregation Mr Vice-Chancellor reports that the following names have been added to the Register of Congregation: Anderson, R.M., MA, Merton Ballaster, R.M., MA, D.Phil., Mansfield Day, K.P., MA, Hertford Harcourt, E.R.F., MA, Lady Margaret Hall Hill, P.M.R., MA, St Cross Hodgson, G., MA, Green College Howell, S.J., MA status, Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics Lockett, A., MA, Lincoln Parry, G., MA, St Cross Steward, H.C., MA, D.Phil., Balliol Tanaka, K., MA, Hertford CONGREGATION 2 November 1 Declaration of approval of unopposed Statutes promulgated on 12 October No notice of opposition having been given, Mr Vice-Chancellor declared the Statutes (1) removing an anomaly, (2) amending the composition of the Ashmolean Visitors, (3) changing provisions governing Queen Elizabeth House, (4) changing the title of the Professorship of Chinese, and (5) changing the title of the Professorship of Experimental Physics (pp. 000--000) approved. 2 Presentation of the Annual Report of the University The Annual Report of the University for 1992--3 was presented. 3 Declaration of approval of unopposed Special Resolution No notice of opposition having been given, Mr Vice-Chancellor declared the following Special Resolution approved. 1 That the Curators of the University Chest be authorised to expend from the unearmarked section of the Higher Studies Fund, such sums, initially estimated at 271K, as are necessary to cover the costs of the following commitments: (i) 85K to cover, for two years from 1 October 1992, the cost of an appointment to a post of University Lecturer in Materials Science and to cover the cost of a one-year appointment of a research assistant to the Isaac Wolfson Professor of Metallurgy; (ii) 64K to cover, for two years from the date of appointment, the cost of an appointment to a post of University Lecturer in Physical Chemistry; (iii) 58K to cover, for one year from the date of appointment, the cost of an appointment to a post of University Lecturer (Medical) in Clinical Biochemistry; (iv) 64K to cover, for two years from the date of appointment, the cost of an appointment to a post of University Lecturer in Biochemistry. 2 That the Curators of the University Chest be authorised to expend, from that part of the Higher Studies Fund which is earmarked for Physical Chemistry, 75K towards the equipment needs of the Dr Lee's Professor of Chemistry. 3 That the Curators of the University Chest be authorised to expend, from that part of the Higher Studies Fund which is earmarked for Social Studies, such sums, initially estimated at 66K, as are necessary to cover the cost of an appointment to the post of Librarian at Rhodes House for two years from the date of appointment. 4 Declaration of approval of unopposed General Resolution After a discussion, no notice of opposition having been given, Mr Vice-Chancellor declared the following General Resolution approved. That this House endorse the decision of Council and the General Board to consult widely within the University on promotions policy and related matters, and instruct them, after considering the responses which they receive and after taking note of the views expressed in the House during the debate on this resolution, to report further to Congregation on these issues. UNIVERSITY AGENDA ------------------ CONGREGATION 8 November Degree by Special Resolution The following special resolution will be deemed to be approved at noon on 8 November, unless by that time the Registrar has received notice in writing from two or more members of Congregation under the provisions of Tit. II, Sect. vi, cl. 6 (Statutes, 1993, p. 13) that they wish the resolution to be put to a meeting of Congregation. Text of Special Resolution That the Degree of Master of Arts be conferred upon the following: eleanor dickey, m.phil., Merton College nicoletta momigliano, ma status, Balliol College frank olaf wagner, d.phil., St Catherine's College hans winkler, d.phil., Lincoln College CONGREGATION 11 November Elections Details of elections follow `Advertisements' below. CONGREGATION 16 November 2 p.m. Promulgation of Statute (For form of Statute see p. 000.)  A Guide to Procedures in Congregation is printed at pp. 19--27 of Statutes, 1993, and at pp. 987--1003 of Examination Decrees, 1993. A member of Congregation seeking advice on questions relating to procedures in Congregation, other than elections, should contact the Senior Assistant Registrar responsible as indicated in the University's Internal Telephone Directory (currently Mr D.M.M. Hall, telephone: (2)70236); questions relating to elections should be addressed to the Head Clerk (currently Mr P.W. Moss, telephone: (2)70190). NOTICES ------- UNIVERSITY PREACHERS Michaelmas Term 1993 Thursday, 7 October, at 8 a.m. Holy Communion (Latin). At St Mary's. Sunday, 10 October, at 10 a.m. the revd professor j. mcmanners, Chaplain and Fellow of All Souls College. At St Mary's. Sunday, 17 October, at 10 a.m. the revd professor j.s.k. ward. (Ramsden Sermon.) At St Mary's. Sunday, 24 October, at 10 a.m. mr p.y. boateng, mp. At St Mary's. Sunday, 31 October, at 10 a.m. the revd canon c.j. bennetts, Canon of Chester. At Jesus College. Sunday, 7 November, at 10 a.m. the revd g.j. ward, Chaplain and Fellow of Exeter College. At St Mary's. Sunday, 14 November, at 10 a.m. professor r.j. o'neill, Chichele Professor of the History of War and Fellow of All Souls College. (Remembrance Sunday.) At St Mary's. Tuesday, 16 November, at 10.30 a.m. the revd professor o.m.t. o'donovan, Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology and Canon of Christ Church. (Court Sermon.) The Learned and Honourable High Court Judges will attend this sermon. At the Cathedral. Sunday, 21 November, at 10 a.m. mr r.g. smethurst, Provost of Worcester College. (Sermon on the Sin of Pride.) At St Mary's. Sunday, 28 November, at 10 a.m. the rt revd a.r. mcd. gordon, Canon of Christ Church. (Advent Sunday.) At the Cathedral. IRELAND AND CRAVEN SCHOLARSHIPS 1993 First Craven Scholarship: catherine elizabeth wannan steel, Corpus Christi College Second Craven Scholarship: james michael thorne, Lady Margaret Hall Third Craven Scholarship (joint award): michael alan collins, Balliol College, and gerard simon joseph russell, Balliol College The Ireland Scholarship has not been awarded. WELSH PRIZE 1993 The Prize has been awarded jointly to miss beth collin, University College, and miss clare wood-allum, Trinity College. DOOLEY PRIZE IN ANATOMY 1992--3 The Prize has been awarded to dr matthew vaughan. SPEAKING BY JUNIOR MEMBERS IN CONGREGATION Mr Vice-Chancellor has, with the agreement of Council, approved the following arrangements for junior members to speak in Congregation under the terms of Ch. I, Sect x (Statutes, 1993, p. 185), which reads as follows: `Any junior member as defined in Tit. XIV, Sect. iv, 1, cl. 2, may speak at a meeting of Congregation, if called upon to do so by the Chairman at his discretion, provided that the Chairman may at any time terminate a debate on the floor of the House and proceed to the final speeches and the taking of a vote.' The Chairman of Congregation will normally expect to call upon nominated representatives of the Oxford University Student Union and the Oxford University Graduate Union if they wish to speak in debate, and will normally expect to call upon junior members to speak only from among those who have given advance notice of their wish to be called. Should the Chairman consider that the number of junior members who have given such notice is excessive, he or she will have to be selective in calling upon them. The Chairman will try to ensure a balanced debate in relation to the apparent spread and strength of views held by junior members. If informed selection is to be possible it is desirable that when giving notice of the wish to be called a junior member should indicate (a) whether he or she intends to support or oppose the motion before the House, (b) whether he or she would speak on behalf of any club, committee, group, or association, (c) whether he or she is supported by other junior members (up to twelve of whom might sign the notice). If the number giving notice is small they will all be admitted to the floor of the House although this does not ensure their being called. In other cases some selection may be necessary at the stages of both admission and calling of speakers. If there is to be time to tell applicants whether they will be admitted notice will have to be received in good time. Junior members should therefore send in such notice, in writing, to the Registrar to be received at the University Offices not later than 10 a.m. on the Monday preceding the debate in question. The name of any representative nominated by OUSU or OUGU should also be communicated to the Registrar, in writing, through the President of the respective organisation by that time. A notice will then be posted in the University Offices and on the gate of the Clarendon Building not later than 10 a.m. on the morning of the debate, indicating whether all applicants will be admitted to the floor of the House or, if selection has had to take place, the names of those selected for admission to the floor. Junior members not admitted to the floor of the House will normally be permitted, as at present, to listen to the debate from the gallery. Junior members on the floor of the House will be asked to remain in their places while a vote is being taken. Under Tit. XIV, Sect. iv, 1, cl. 2, junior members are defined as `those persons who, having been admitted to matriculation, are residing to fulfil the requirements of any statute, decree, or regulation of the University or reading for any degree, diploma, or certificate of the University and who have not proceeded to membership of Convocation'. (Membership of Convocation is normally obtained by taking the MA degree.) OXFORD UNIVERSITY EXPEDITIONS COUNCIL The Oxford University Expeditions Council will meet on Thursday of sixth week (18 November) in St Cross College to interview proposed University Expeditions. Leaders of expeditions are asked to submit fifteen copies of their prospectus to the Secretary, Dr Tom Kemp, University Museum, by 11 November. The OUEC expects that expeditions will have discussed their proposals with members of the OU Exploration Club before applying to the council for recognition. CONCERT Trinity College the duke string quartet, the resident quartet at Trinity, will play works by Mozart, Tavener, and Bartok, at 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 9 November, in the chapel, Trinity College. Admission is free. CHARITABLE SERVICE FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS `Hosting for Overseas Students' `Hosting for Overseas Students', or HOST, is a national charity founded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the British Council, and the Victoria League. It offers overseas students the chance to visit a British home and spend some time with British people, and is currently engaged in arranging Christmas visits. Students who would like further details and an application form should contact the International Office, University Offices, Wellington Square (telephone: (2)70105 or (2)70241). The closing date for applications is 17 November. ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM Exhibitions now open Modern Chinese paintings, from a private collection (until 28 November) Engravings by Roger Vieillard (1907--89), widely considered the finest French engraver of this century (until 16 January) Wood engravings by Monica Poole, one of the most brilliant of present-day English wood-engravers (until 16 January) After Powhatan: paintings by Gordon House (until 10 April) The museum is open Tuesdays--Saturdays, 10 a.m.--4 p.m., and Sundays, 2--4 p.m. Gallery talks take place every Tuesday and Friday, and `Highlight' tours take place every Saturday at 11 a.m. (telephone for bookings: Oxford (2)78015). CHRIST CHURCH PICTURE GALLERY Exhibitions now open Luca Cambiaso: an exhibition of all of his drawings in the permanent collection (until 11 November) Lucas van Leyden: three recently-acquired engravings and other works by one of the greatest Renaissance engravers (until 2 December) Drawings for transfer: fifteenth--seventeeth-century working drawings: includes works by Domenichino, Naldini, and Agostino Carracci (until 14 January) Forthcoming exhibition Images of women: a selection of Old Master drawings of women, including works by Ribera, Federicco Zuccaro, and Abraham Bloemaert (7 December--16 February) Gallery opening hours: Monday--Saturday, 10.30 a.m.--1 p.m. and 2--4.30 p.m.; Sunday, 2--4.30 p.m. Admission (via Canterbury Gate and Oriel Square): free to children and members of the University and Brookes University; adults 1 (concessions 50 pence). Guided tours every Thursday, 2.15--3 p.m. UNIVERSITY MUSEUM Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW Exhibition now open Banks's Florilegium (until 4 January) The museum is open from Monday to Saturday, 12 noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. PITT RIVERS MUSEUM Exhibitions now open The instrumental muse---1,000 years of European music (Balfour Building, 60 Banbury Road; until 31 December) Wilfred Thesiger's photographs---a `most cherished possession' (the first exhibition of Wilfred Thesiger's photographs in the UK) (main museum, entrance through the University Museum in Parks Road; until 27 February) Opening hours: Monday--Saturday, 1--4.30 p.m. For information on exhibitions and events please telephone Oxford (2)70927. THE BATE COLLECTION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS The Bate Collection, housed in the Faculty of Music in St Aldate's, is open Mondays to Fridays, 2--5 p.m. Admission is free. The Javanese Gamelan, Kyai Madu Laras, is played on Mondays at 5 p.m., and in term also on Fridays at 5 p.m. All those interested in learning to play are welcome, especially at the beginners' sessions on Fridays. On 20--21 November, a Recorder Weekend will be held, with Alan Davis. The cost is 20 (10 for junior members of the University; 15 for other students and Friends of the Bate Collection). BODLEIAN LIBRARY Guided tours The Bodleian Library guides conduct tours to the Divinity School, Convocation House, and Duke Humfrey's Library on weekdays at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., and on Saturdays (excluding Degree Days) at 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. only. Tours are limited to twelve visitors at a time, and it is regretted that children aged under fourteen are not admitted. The cost of the tour is 2 per person. Tickets can be obtained from the Divinity School. This programme continues until the end of Hilary Term. Tours for larger groups at other times may be arranged by telephoning the Librarian's Secretary on Oxford (2)77165. LECTURES -------- Notices of lectures, seminars, etc., which were received in time are published in the Special Lecture List (Supplement (1) to No. 4300). JAMES FORD SPECIAL LECTURE IN ENGLISH HISTORY professor r.a. griffiths, Professor of Medieval History, University College, Swansea, will deliver a James Ford Special Lecture at 5 p.m. on Friday, 12 November, in the Examination Schools. Subject: `The royal dead in later medieval England.' ALAN NICHOLS MEMORIAL LECTURE 1993 professor graham cherryman, University of Leicester, will deliver the Alan Nichols Memorial Lecture at 7 p.m. on Thursday, 11 November, in Lecture Theatre 2, the Academic Centre, the John Radcliffe Hospital. Subject: `Functional magnetic resonance imaging.' ANTHROPOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY Research seminars: change to published arrangements The arrangements for the seminar to be held at 4.45 p.m. on Tuesday, 23 November, have been altered. dr r.j. whittaker will now speak on `Chronosequences, chronofunctions, and cows: lessons from a Norwegian glacier foreland.' Seminar professor a. dodonov and professor v. ranov will speak on the following topic at a seminar to be held at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, 25 November, in the Senior Common Room, the School of Geography. All are welcome to attend. Convener: A.S. Goudie, MA, Professor of Geography. Subject: `Loess-palaeosol stratigraphy and the palaeolithic in South Tajikistan.' CLINICAL MEDICINE Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: postgraduate lectures The following lectures will be given on Wednesday, 10 November, in the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Level 3, the John Radcliffe Hospital. ms pauline hurley 3.30--4.30 p.m.: `Management of the second stage of labour.' dr c. burke 4.30--5.30 p.m.: `Achieving consensus in hirsutism.' Members of the department are asked to note the dates of the following Wednesdays, on which the afternoon postgraduate meetings will be held, in the current academic year: 8 December, 19 January, 9 February, 9 March, 13 April, 11 May, 8 June, 13 July. Details of lectures will be announced in advance. LITERAE HUMANIORES The following lectures will be given at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Tanner Room, Linacre College. dr j. worrall, London School of Economics 10 Nov.: `Old and new evidence: how Baye's goes bust.' dr d. owens, Sheffield 17 Nov.: `Explanation and reduction.' MEDIEVAL AND MODERN LANGUAGES International symposium on Pablo Neruda: alteration to published arrangements The arrangements for the symposium on Pablo Neruda, published in the Gazette of 28 October, p. 317, are altered as follows: on Sunday, 14 November, the talk which was to have been given by Nelson Osorio has been cancelled. The day's programme will now begin with the talk to be given by Juan Loveluck at 10.15 a.m. Italian seminar professor john paul russo, University of Miami, will present a seminar at 5 p.m. on Friday, 12 November, in Room S7, 47 Wellington Square. Convener: R.S.C. Gordon, MA, University Lecturer in Italian. Subject: `The faster the better: the Grand Tour by car in Italy.' MODERN HISTORY Special Faculty Lecture dr j. steinberg, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, will deliver the annual Special Faculty Lecture at 5 p.m. on Friday, 19 November, in the Examination Schools. Subject: `The Third Reich reflected: German administration in eastern Europe, 1941-4.' PHYSICAL SCIENCES Department of Materials: colloquia The following colloquia will be held at 4.30 p.m. on Thursdays in the lecture theatre, the Hume-Rothery Building. All those interested are welcome. Research students of the department are encouraged to attend. Conveners: J.M. Sykes, MA, University Lecturer in Materials Science, and G.A.D. Briggs, MA, University Lecturer in Metallurgy. dr d. cherns, Bristol 4 Nov.: `Recent applications of convergent beam diffraction in the TEM.' dr p.a. madden 11 Nov.: `Polarisation and dispersion effects on the structure of ionic materials.' professor c.t. foxton, Nottingham 18 Nov.: `MBE growth of high-quality materials for applications in physics and devices.' (Interdepartmental Seminar in Solid State Science) dr r.c. reed, Imperial College 25 Nov.: `Modelling of diffusional transformations in steels.' dr d. dimiduk, Wright-Patterson Laboratory 2 Dec.: `Progress in the development of intermetallics for aerospace use.' SOCIAL STUDIES professor eero loone, Tartu University and Churchill College, Cambridge, will lecture at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 9 November, in the Old Library, All Souls College. Conveners: G.A. Cohen, B.Phil., MA, Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory, and P.G.J. Pulzer, MA, Gladstone Professor of Government and Public Administration. Subject: `Prospects for Estonia.' Sidney Ball Lecture professor p. dasgupta, Universit of Cambridge, will deliver the 1993 Sidney Ball Lecture at 2 p.m. on Friday, 19 November, in the Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre, St Anne's College. Convener: S. Ringen, MA, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy. Subject: `The population problem.' INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY Settlement studies in Polish archaeology dr wlodzimierz raczkowski, Institute of Prehistory, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland, will lecture on the following days in the Lecture Room, the Institute of Archaeology, 36 Beaumont Street. Convener: G.R. Lock, MA status, University Lecturer in Archaeology (Institute of Archaeology and Department for Continuing Education). Tue. 30 Nov., 5 p.m.: `Traditions and current approaches.' Thur. 2 Dec., 4 p.m.: `Some new ideas.' MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE AND COMPUTING LABORATORY AXIOM Seminar A seminar on the software package AXIOM will be held on Wednesday, 17 November, in Lecture Room 2, the Mathematical Institute. See below for further information on AXIOM. The arrangements for the seminar are as follows: 2.30 p.m.: Welcome and tea/coffee 3 p.m.: Presentations and demonstration dr b. ford, Director of the Numerial Algorithms Group (NAG): `Introduction and overview of NAG.' professor j.h. davenport, Hebron and Medlock Professor of Information Technology, University of Bath: `AXIOM---design and concepts.' dr s.j. hague, Deputy Director, NAG: `AXIOM---a problem- solving environment.' professor davenport: software demonstration. 5 p.m.: Questions and conclusion The seminar will be followed by a wine reception to 6.30 p.m. which will provide an opportunity for further demonstration and discussion. Arrangements for attendance. Those wishing to attend should register with Ms Valerie Stanley at the Numerical Algorithms Group, Wilkinson House, Jordan Hill Road, Oxford OX2 8DR (telephone: Oxford 511245, fax: 310139, e-mail: valerie@nag.co.uk). The software package. AXIOM is a powerful computer algebra system which enables users to express mathematical problems in terms of formulae as well as data. In other words, users can manipulate symbols in just the same way as they might write them down on paper, using the standard notation with which they are familiar. The system provides a complete environment with a high-level interactive language, an on-line help/documentation facility and a 3D visualisation tool. The distinctive strength of AXIOM lies in its fundamental design which is unique; the system recognises a `mathematical universe' of objects and the relationships amongst them, using an object-oriented approach with a structure which is strongly typed and hierarchical. There are powerful type-inferencing techniques to minimise the need for type declarations so that users can easily develop their own extensions in a robust and consistent environment. Source code is available on-line showing exactly how AXIOM traverses its hierarchy to arrive at given results. WOMEN'S STUDIES COMMITTEE Women and Science The following seminars will take place at 5 p.m. on Thursdays in the second-floor seminar room, the Biochemistry Building. The seminars will address a variety of debates of interest to both scientists and non-scientists concerning scientific methods, perceptions of science, and contentious interpretations of scientific data. g. vines, Cambridge 4 Nov.: `Hormones meet the press: biomedical controversies in contemporary life.' a. wood: 18 Nov.: `Monsters, magicians, and megalomaniacs---science, medicine, and women in film.' m. fillenz 2 Dec.: `Sex differences in the brain---what do they mean?' OXFORD MEDIEVAL SOCIETY professor james p. carley, York University, Toronto, will lecture at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, 11 November, in the Rainolds Room, Corpus Christi College. Wine will be served from 8.15 p.m. New members are welcome. Subject: `Historical writing at St Albans in the light of post-medieval tamperings.' GRANTS AND RESEARCH FUNDING ------------------------------ RESEARCH SERVICES Oxford University Research Services, previously known as the Research Support and Industrial Liaison Office, is based in the University Offices, Wellington Square, and is part of the central university administration. The office responsible for Research Services processes and approves all applications to outside bodies for research grants and contracts. It also acts in an advisory capacity for those seeking outside funding or requiring information about specific initiatives (e.g. LINK, Teaching Company, EC research programmes, etc.). Contracts with industry are negotiated through the Research Services office which also deals, inter alia, with various intellectual property matters, research-related work covered by purchase orders, consultancy agreements, agreements covering clinical trials and services, and liaison with funding bodies over discretionary pay awards. The Director of Research Services is Ms June Clark (telephone: (2)70142, e-mail: resiljc). She is assisted by: Ms Catherine Quinn ((2)70158), Assistant to the Director; Dr Anne Knowland ((2)70201, e-mail: resilamk), Research Grants and Contracts Administrator; Mrs Charlotte Beatson ((2)70043, e-mail: resilchb), Industrial and European Liaison Officer (whose assistant is Dawn Fell, ((2)70145); Mr Pierre-Manuel Espinasse ((2)70011), Administrative Officer. Enquiries concerning day-to-day processing of research applications should be addressed to Room 330, Research Services (telephone: (2)70247). OTHER GRANTS Canadian Exchange Awards for university administrators The British Council, together with the Foundation for Canadian Studies in the United Kingdom, has generously provided funds to meet the cost of two or three air-fares at APEX rates, between Canada and the UK, for British and Canadian administrators to visit each other's countries. A small group consisting of Charles Fyans (Salford), Paddy Stephenson (UMIST), John Lauwerys (Southampton), and Richard Mawditt (Bath) has been established to consider applications on behalf of the CRS/AUA International Committee. Applications: a formal invitation is now extended for applications for two awards for 1994 visits to Canada, which will be considered by the selection group. Interested persons should submit their proposals by 15 December. Eligible candidates: the exchange programme is open to university administrators in all areas who are not on academic conditions of service, and who are therefore not in principle eligible for sabbatical or other academic study leave. Applicants must be supported by their institutions. Mid-career applicants will be given priority, as senior staff are eligible for ACU Fellowships. Proposals: these should outline the programme for the visit to Canada, and give clear objectives. Preliminary acceptance should be obtained from the university or universities to be visited. The total duration of the visit should be at least six weeks, and preferably longer. The project should normally entail being based at a single university, and perhaps visiting a few others; it is not intended to sponsor projects involving brief visits to a large number of universities. Proposals should be submitted to John Lauwerys, Secretary and Registrar, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO9 5NH (telephone: 0703 592802). Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Fellowships The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library offers short-term fellowships to support visiting scholars pursuing postdoctoral or equivalent research in its collections. The value of the award is $1,800 per month plus return travel. This includes domestic and international flights, and ground travel in both countries for fellows residing outside the United States. The normal length of the fellowship is one month, depending on the applicant's research proposal; fellowships must be taken up between September 1994 and May 1995. Recipients are expected to be in residence during the period of the award and are encouraged to participate in the activities of Yale University. The closing date for applications is 15 January 1994. Further details are available from the International Office, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD (telephone.: (2) 70134). Croucher Foundation of Hong Kong Scholarships for Postgraduate Study and Research The Croucher Foundation of Hong Kong proposes to award a limited number of scholarships for postgraduate studies, and research in science or technology, tenable from 1 October 1994, in an approved institution either in the United Kingdom or in Hong Kong. Candidates should be normally resident in Hong Kong, either attending undergraduate courses in the United Kingdom and expecting to graduate in 1994, or should already have obtained an honours degree not earlier than 1992. The scholarships are intended to enable holders to proceed towards a higher degree, and will be tenable in the first instance for one year, renewal being dependent on satisfactory progress reports from the scholar's supervisor; they will carry a stipend of 5,700 per annum, payable quarterly in advance together with all the necessary fees. A book allowance of 100 will be payable in the first year of tenure, and at the conclusion of a scholarship the cost of travel to Hong Kong will be met by the foundation. Awards to those graduating in 1994 will be conditional on the candidate obtaining a first-class honours degree and being accepted as a postgraduate student in the university of his/her choice. Further details and application forms are available from the Fellowship Adviser, Croucher Foundation, 49-53 Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1AB. The closing date for applications is 31 January 1994. Fulbright Commission Fulbright Scholarship Grants A number of awards will be offered to enable British lecturers and postdoctoral research scholars to spend a minimum of four months in the United States in 1994--5. The awards cover round-trip travel, with a small additional sum to cover incidental expenses. For those spending a full academic year in the USA, travel for one accompanying dependant will also be provided. The closing dates are 4 March or 6 May 1994, depending on the date of travel to the US. Fulbright-American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), in association with the Fulbright Commission and the British Association of American Studies, offers awards covering round-trip travel, a maintenance allowance and health insurance, for scholars to carry out advanced research in the USA in American Studies. Professional travel within the USA, university affiliation fees, and research expenses are also covered. Further details on this award are available from the American Studies Program, ACLS, 228 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017, USA. Fulbright-British Postgraduate Medical Federation Fellowships One award of value 10,000 is available for a scientist or other research worker, who holds either a salaried or honorary position within a British Postgraduate Medical Federation institute, to undertake three months' research in the USA. The closing date is 26 November. Fulbright Awards for Research Library Staff Applications are invited from qualified academic and research librarians (with a minimum of five years' experience) who wish to spend three months or more in the USA studying an aspect of library science. Grants of up to 3,000 each will be offered to successful candidates, who will continue to receive their UK salary during the award period. The closing date is 31 December. Fulbright Fellowships for Academic Administrators Awards will be offered to enable those holding a full-time administrative position in a UK university, or other degree-awarding institution of higher education, to extend their professional experience by spending three months or more studying academic administration in the United States. A grant of up to 3,000 each will be offered to successful candidates who will continue to receive their UK salary during the award period. The closing date is 31 January 1994. Fulbright Visiting Professorship in British History Applications are invited for the position of Fulbright Professor in British History at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri. This award enables a British scholar to spend ten months at Westminster College, which has close connections with the UK through Winston Churchill's Fulton speech. The successful candidate will receive a grant of approximately $40,000, together with round-trip travel for him/herself and up to four accompanying dependants. The closing date is 31 December. Fulbright Chester Schirmer Fellowship in Music Composition An award of 12,000 plus round-trip travel will be offered to a British composer to spend a minimum of six months in the United States in 1994--5 developing his/her expertise and experience. Applicants must have achieved some recognition for their work and must be under thirty-five at the time of application. The closing date is 4 March 1994. Fulbright Fellowship in Cancer Research This award will enable a postdoctoral scientist or clinician to spend a minimum of four months in the United States in 1994--5, carrying out research or following a course of study in the cancer field, or combining the two. The award comprises a grant of 7,500 plus round-trip travel. The closing date is 30 April 1994. Fulbright Louise Buchanan Fellowship An award of 4,000, together with round-trip travel, will be offered to a scientist or clinician to carry out research into Hodgkin's disease or non-Hodgkin lymphoma for four months in the USA. The closing date is 30 April 1994. Further details and application forms for the above awards are available from the Programme Director, the Fulbright Commission, Fulbright House, 62 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LS (telephone: 071-404 6880, fax: 071-404 6834). Please enclose a large, stamped, addressed envelope with 36 pence postage. Henry and Procter Fellowships 1994--5 Henry Fellowships Two awards will be made for non-degree postgraduate study at Harvard and Yale universities. There is no subject restriction. Candidates must be citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies, unmarried, and under the age of twenry-six on 1 January 1994, and either (a) undergraduates of a university in the United Kingdom who will have completed at least six terms' residence there on 1 January 1994, or (b) graduates of a university of the United Kingdom who are in their first year of postgraduate study at a university in this country. Procter Fellowships Two awards will be made for postgraduate study at Princeton University, in `a branch of subjects of one of the Liberal Arts and Sciences, exclusive of professional, technical or commercial subjects'. This award is normally tenable for one year, but fellows may exceptionally be admitted to a Ph.D. programme at Princeton. Procter Fellowships are open to men and women, married or single. Candidates must be Commonwealth citizens; must by the time of taking up their fellowships have taken at least the BA degree or its equivalent at any university in the United Kingdom, with first-class honours in the final examinations; and must be certified as of `good health, high character, excellent education in distinctively liberal studies, and exceptional scholarly power'. Preference is normally given to candidates who would be in their second or third year of postgraduate research when, if elected, they take up their fellowship. Both Procter and Henry Fellowships cover tuition, travel, and maintenance. Further details and application forms are available from the Henry Fund, University Registry, the Old Schools, Cambridge CB2 1TN (telephone: 0223 332317 or 332302). Polish Government Postgraduate Scholarships in Science and Arts 1994--5 The Polish government offers about thirty-five scholarships for postgraduate study in Poland during the academic year 1994--5. Candidates must be British citizens, have at least a bachelor's or equivalent degree, and be under thirty-five years of age. The scholarships are tenable for up to nine months, but will usually be of either three or nine months (one term or a full academic year). Short-listed candidates will interviewed in February 1994. Scholarships are granted in all subjects, but applications are particularly welcome from students who are interested in Polish history, literature, sociology, and economy. The scholarship consists of a monthly allowance, free accommodation in student hostels or a monthly allowance towards private accommodation, free meals in a student canteen or a monthly allowance in lieu, modest book grant, exemption from tuition fees, and free medical care. Application forms are available from the Education Officer, Polish Cultural Institute, 34 Portland Place, London W1N 4HQ (telephone: 071-636 6032/3/4; fax: 071-637 2190). The closing date for applications is 31 December. Sir Arthur Sims Scholarship 1995--7 The Royal Society of Canada administers the Sir Arthur Sims Scholarship, which was established to support a Canadian student enrolled in a postgraduate programme in Britain. The scholarship is awarded for outstanding merit and promise in any subject of the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences. It is open to graduates of Canadian universities who have completed one year of postgraduate study at a British institution and are continuing towards an advanced degree. The annual value of the scholarship is 700. It is normally awarded for two years, subject to satisfactory reports of progress. Application forms are available from the International Office, University Offices, Wellington Square (telephone: (2)70134), or direct from the Chairman, Sir Arthur Sims Scholarship Committee, c/o Administration Unit, Royal Society of Canada, PO Box 9734, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 5J4, Canada. The deadline for completed applications is 15 February 1995. Smithsonian Fellowships 1994--5 Smithsonian Fellowships support research in residence at the Smithsonian Institution, in association with the staff, using the institution's resources. Early contact with the potential adviser is strongly recommended. Research areas are: anthropology; biological sciences; earth sciences; history of art; history of science and technology; materials analysis; social and cultural history. The following awards are available, tenable for three to twelve months (except the Student Fellowship): Senior Fellowships for scholars with at least seven years' postdoctoral experience (applications may be submitted two years in advance). The stipend is $25,000 per year plus allowances. Postdoctoral Fellowships for scholars up to seven years beyond the doctoral degree. The stipend is $25,000 per year plus allowances. Predoctoral Fellowships for doctoral candidates to conduct dissertation research. The stipend is $14,000 per year plus allowances. Ten-Week Graduate Student Fellowships for graduate students to conduct independent research. Students must be formally enrolled in a graduate course. The stipend is $3,000. For further details and application forms, write to the Office of Fellowships and Grants, Smithsonian Institution, Desk P, 955 L'Enfant Plaza, Suite 7000, Washington DC 20560, USA (telephone: 01 01 202 2873271). Please include details of your area of study, and dates of graduate degrees received and/or expected. Wingate Scholarships Wingate Scholarships are awarded (a) to researchers undertaking pioneering or original work of intellectual, scientific, artistic, social, or environmental value; (b) to talented individuals to help them attain the highest levels of achievement in the performing arts or other creative endeavour; (c) to others of great potential or known excellence to help them achieve their ambitions. The work undertaken may be in the context of a higher degree, but awards are not normally made for professional training, standard taught courses, electives, or the completion of projects already begun. Wingate Scholarships can be held for up to three years and have a normal annual maximum value of 10,000, but they are usually given for shorter periods and smaller sums. Applicants must: satisfy the Scholarship Committee that they need financial support to undertake the work projected; be citizens of the United Kingdom, Israel, or a country now or formerly in the Commonwealth; be resident in the British Isles; be over twenty-four on 1 September 1994; and show good reasons for the proposed work not being eligible for Research Council funding. For more detailed information and application forms, write to the Administrator, Wingate Scholarships, 38 Curzon Street, London W1Y 8EY, enclosing a self-addressed A4 size envelope with a 36-pence stamp. The closing date for applications is 15 February 1994, but candidates are strongly advised to send for forms well in advance of this date. Interviews of short-listed candidates will be held in London in May, and results will be announced in June. EXAMINATIONS AND BOARDS ------------------------- CHAIRMEN OF EXAMINERS TRINITY TERM 1994 Master of Science Corrigendum Computation: g. jones, ma, d.phil., Fellow of Wolfson (address: Computing Laboratory) Note: the Gazette of 21 October (p. 255) incorrectly states that Dr Jones is a Fellow of Nuffield. BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Honour School of Mathematics 1994 Corrigenda The Board of the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences has approved the following list of lecture courses for papers C1 and C2 of the Honour School of Mathematics to be examined in Trinity Term 1994 (see Examination Decrees, 1992, p. 220, regulation 7(1)(a): This notice replaces the notice published in Gazettes No. 4296 (1 July, p. 1276) and 4302 (14 October, p. 190). Algebraic Number Theory Algebraic Topology Analytic Topology Applications of Analysis Approximation Theory Axiomatic Set Theory Communication Theory Complex Algebraic Curves Complexity and Cryptography Decision Mathematics Domain Theory Elementary Number Theory Functional Analysis General Relativity Generalised Linear Models in Statistics The Goedel Incompleteness Theorems Group Theory Lattice Theory Linear Models in Statistics Markov Processes Mathematical Ecology and Biology Model Theory Nonlinear Systems Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations Ordinary Differential Equations Proof Theory Quantum Theory Representation Theory Rings and Modules Semantics of Programming Languages Stochastic Analysis Viscous Flow Waves and Compressible Flow The following courses from the list above will be required as theoretical background for the practical classes in Statistics (ibid., p. 221, regulation 7(3)(b): Statistics of Linear Models Generalised Linear Models The Board of the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences has also approved the following list of topics for the course of practical classes in Statistics for the academic year 1993--4: Use of statistical software Statistical summaries and graphs Linear regression modelling Uses of diagnostics for model checking and case screening Selection of variables in multiple regression Analysis of variance with data from designed experiments Analysis of factorial effects Approximate analyses for counts and proportions Generalised linear modelling Analysis of deviance Regression models for binomial data Long-linear models Analysis of contingency tables Gamma regression models Honour School of Mathematics and Computation 1994 Subjects approved for papers C1(C) and C2(2) of the Final Honour School of Mathematics and Computation, Trinity Term 1994: Paper C1(C) Artificial Intelligence Axiomatic Set Theory Communication Theory Complexity and Cryptography Domain Theory Expert Systems Lattice Theory Semantics of Programming Languages The Goedel Incompleteness Theorems Paper C2(C) Asynchronous Systems and Circuits Computer Graphics Operating Systems Parallel Algorithms Programming Language Implementation Theorem Proving VLSI Design Four questions will be set on each of these subjects. CHAIRMAN OF THE GENERAL BOARD: SATURDAY MORNINGS The Chairman of the General Board, Dr J.V. Peach, will be in his room (337) in the University Offices on Saturday mornings between 9 a.m. and 12 noon in weeks 1--8 of Michaelmas Term, and will be pleased to see any senior member of the University who may wish to discuss matters relevant to the General Board's responsibilities with him. These sessions are intended primarily for those who do not have administrative duties (e.g. as heads of departments or chairmen of faculty boards) which regularly bring them into contact with the General Board. No appointment is required, but this may mean that from time to time it is necessary to wait until the Chairman is free. If the matter to be discussed is of unusual complexity it would help if a short note of it were sent in advance. EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY The examiners appointed by the following faculty boards give notice of oral examination of their candidates as follows: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES r.j. ladles, Wolfson: `The evolution of reproductive strategies in freshwater environments'. Department of Zoology, Tuesday, 16 November, 2.15 p.m. Examiners: R.N. Hughes, P.L. Miller. m.r. tolley, University: `The biological treatment of liquid wastes containing heavy metals'. Department of Biochemistry, Tuesday, 9 November, 2 p.m. Examiners: D.A. Harris, M.N. Hughes. CLINICAL MEDICINE p. bowness, Trinity: `Recognition of antigen and superantigen by cytotoxic T lymphocytes'. Nuffield Department of Surgery, Thursday, 25 November, 11 a.m. Examiners: M.J. Owen, K.J. Wood. a.k. smarason, Green College: `Trophoblast-endothelial cell interactions in the maternal syndrome of pre-eclampsia'. Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Thursday, 18 November, 9 a.m. Examiners: D.H. Barlow, I. Greer. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE d.g. marlis da sousa correa, New College: `George Eliot and music in nineteenth-century literature'. St Cross Building, Friday, 17 December, 2.15 p.m. Examiners: D.L. Birch, S. Shuttleworth. f. gameson, Trinity: `Anxiety, fear, and misery in Old English verse'. St Cross Building, Thursday, 25 November, 9.30 a.m. Examiners: D. Gray, J. Hill. g.t. smith, Lady Margaret Hall: `The theatrical representation of the politics of kingship in the reign of Charles II'. St Hilda's, Tuesday, 11 January, 2 p.m. Examiners: D. Hughes, M.C. Stocker. LAW s.a. smith, St Anne's: `The Common Law of Restraint of Trade: a theoretical analysis'. St Anne's, Wednesday, 1 December, 1.30 p.m. Examiners: H.G. Beale, R. Brownsword. MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES j.o. clark, Magdalen: `Cohomology of some finite groups'. Mathematical Institute, Wednesday, 10 November, 3 p.m. Examiners: P. Kropholler, W. Crawley-Boevey. a. mukarram, St Cross: `A refusal testing model for CSP'. Wolfson Building, Tuesday, 16 November, 11 a.m. Examiners: M. Mislove, J.W. Sanders. ORIENTAL STUDIES s. mellick, Wolfson: `A critical edition, with translation, of selected portions of the Pali Apadana'. Oriental Institute, Wednesday, 22 December, 2.30 p.m. Examiners: L.S. Cousins, K.R. Norman. PHYSICAL SCIENCES s. barnfield, New College: `Fault diagnosis in printed circuit boards'. Engineering and Technology Building, Monday, 15 November, 2 p.m. Examiners: I. Alshahib, S.J. Sheard. s.j. craig, Exeter: `An experimental technique for measuring the temperature rise during impact testing.' Department of Engineering Science, Tuesday, 9 November, 2.15 p.m. Examiners: D. Nowell, B. Dodd. t.m. moretto jorgensen, Wolfson: `Structure and properties of hadrons at zero and finite temperature'. Sub-department of Theoretical Physics, Friday, 12 November, 10 a.m. Examiners: J.E. Paton, W.J. Stirling. d.j. monaghan, St Edmund Hall: `Twin roll cast aluminium alloys'. Department of Materials, Monday, 6 December, 11 a.m. Examiners: P.M. Thomas, B. Cantor. v. murphy, Wadham: `Synthesis and characterisation of novel organometallic solids'. Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Thursday, 11 November, 10 a.m. Examiners: M. Bryce, P.D. Beer. j.p. robertson, St Cross: `Automated strategies for the assignment of the NMR spectra of homologous proteins'. Department of Biochemistry, Tuesday, 7 December, 2 p.m. Examiners: I.D. Campbell, G.C.K. Roberts. EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE The examiners appointed by the following faculty boards give notice of oral examination of their candidates as follows: CLINICAL MEDICINE r.e. hart, Wolfson: `Metabolic role of CGRP and amylin in liver and adipose tissue cells'. Green College, Thursday, 18 November, 11.30 a.m. Examiners: M.C. Sugden, D.H. Williamson. PHYSICAL SCIENCES r. milne, Exeter: `Soft body impact on fibre reinforced composites'. Department of Engineering Science, Wednesday, 10 November, 2.15 p.m. Examiners: J. Harding, H. McGillivray. COLLEGES, HALLS, AND SOCIETIES --------------------------------- OBITUARIES ST HUGH'S COLLEGE margaret shirley beck (nee Plowman), 17 October 1993; scholar 1942--4. Aged 69. emmeline mary bone, 8 September 1993; commoner 1925--8. Aged 86. hilda mary bryant, 3 July 1993; commoner 1921--4. Aged 91. tamara talbot rice (nee Abelson), 24 September 1993; exhibitioner 1922. Aged 89. margery alice thornton (nee Clerk), 15 September 1993; scholar 1923--5. Aged 80. rosalind may wilson, July 1992; scholar 1962--5. Aged 49. MEMORIAL SERVICE MERTON COLLEGE A Memorial Service for peter charles hoy, ma (ba, ma Wales), Lecturer in French, University of Leicester, 1960--7, and Fellow and Tutor in French, Merton College, 1967--93, will be held at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, 20 November, in the chapel, Merton College. ELECTIONS BALLIOL COLLEGE To Brackenbury Scholarships: mark andrew kerr bearn, formerly of Westminster School catherine sara edwards, formerly of Cambridge University andrew richard thomas, formerly of Neath College To Newman Scholarships: john frederick william birney, formerly of Eton College paulo whitfield karat, formerly of King Edward VI School, Retford amit sibal, formerly of British International School, Cairo To Fletcher Scholarships: philip justin nicholas carney, formerly of Ampleforth College thomas philip gould le quesne, formerly of Marlborough College To Mouat Jones Scholarships: daniel chapman, formerly of Queen's College, Taunton victor kin bong loo, formerly of Charterhouse To Second Robin Hollway Scholarships: matthew john robinson, formerly of Westminster School rory james nugent stewart, formerly of Eton College To a Reynolds Scholarship: claire elizabeth tracey, formerly of Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree To a Lubbock Scholarship: samuel luke dyson, formerly of Hale School, Australia To a Frazer Scholarship: benjamin james fender, formerly of Winchester College To a Higgs Scholarship: timothy stoker large, formerly of Hills Road Sixth-Form College To a Galpin Scholarship: barnaby charles maunder taylor, formerly of Canford School, Wimborne To a Markby Scholarship: oliver edward edmund pooley, formerly of King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford To a Hill Scholarship: luke james purshouse, formerly of Bromsgrove School To a Theobald Scholarship: christopher robert brooke, formerly of Latymer Upper School, London To Williams Exhibitions: neil steven kenward, formerly of Glyn School, Epsom eleanor harriet russell, formerly of King's High School for Girls, Warwick john jasvindar singh sandhu, formerly of the Royal Grammar School, Guildford To a Frazer Exhibition: david michael baycliffe, formerly of Winchester College To a Warner Exhibition: gregory james essex-lopresti, formerly of Lady Manners School, Bakewell To a Prosser Exhibition: gareth nicholas white, formerly of Bristol Grammar School To an Elton Exhibition: joseph daniel david winkley, formerly of King Edward's School, Birmingham To a Nettleship Instrumental Exhibition: giles robert evelyn shilson, formerly of St Paul's School CHRIST CHURCH To a Gladstone Scholarship: n.s. molden, formerly of Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe To a Marjoribanks Scholarship: d.n. king, formerly of The Perse School, Cambridge To Open Scholarships: d. adlam, formerly of Eltham College r.c. bielby, formerly of Sir Thomas Rich's School, Gloucester c.j. connell, formerly of Guildford High School m.d. eastmond, formerly of Dr Challoner's Grammar School r.j.r. heesom, formerly of Radley College d.e. hipkins, formerly of Queen Mary School, Lytham s.p. hoole, formerly of Glyn School, Ewell h.a. jones, formerly of Hallcross Comprehensive School n.a. kishtainy, formerly of Kingston Grammar School d.l.i. moran, formerly of St John Rigby Sixth-Form College, Wigan a.o.p. nesbitt, formerly of King's School, Macclesfield g.w. newell, formerly of Dauntsey's School, Devizes r.a. parker, formerly of Chigwell School l. sage, formerly of St Paul's School l.j.a. sargent, formerly of Boston High School, Lincolnshire To Open Exhibitions p.w. bouchier, formerly of King's School, Macclesfield j.p. braithwaite, formerly of Newcastle under Lyme School d.d. breves, formerly of Strathallan School, Perth a.l. dearing, formerly of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn j.m. diprose, formerly of Trent College, Nottingham t.s. gordon, formerly of Millfield School h.t. grant, formerly of Whitgift School, Croydon o.a.c. greig, formerly of Croydon High School d.j. hall, formerly of Cardinal Vaughan School, London n.a. hill, formerly of Loughborough Grammar School j.l. hogg, formerly of Hartlepool Sixth-Form College h.j. kraft, formerly of Millfield School a.a. lawrie, formerly of Haberdasher's Askes' (Boys') School j.s. lindsey, formerly of Stockton Sixth-Form College c.a. mcsorley, formerly of Loreto Convent Grammar School, Omagh e.j.p. rowntree, formerly of St Bartholomew's School, Newbury o.j. russ, formerly of Dauntsey's School, Devizes c.s. samuels, formerly of St Helen's School, Northwood d.m. steer, formerly of Droitwich High School e.p. stradling, formerly of Wellington College j.a. sugden, formerly of Manchester Grammar School c.j. vale, formerly of Neston County High School, Wirral LINCOLN COLLEGE To the Rectorship (with effect from 1 October 1994): dr eric anderson, Headmaster of Eton College MERTON COLLEGE The Wardenship The Electors to the Wardenship announce their intention to elect dr jessica m. rawson, litt.d., fba, Keeper of the Department of Oriental Antiquities, the British Museum, as Warden of the College when the vacancy arises in 1994. ORIEL COLLEGE To a Kolkhorst Exhibition (from MT 1993): kai adams, formerly of Farnham Sixth-Form College UNIVERSITY COLLEGE To a Stiebel Scholarship: c.m.d. pietroni, formerly of Bedales School To Waddington Scholarships: w.j. cowan, formerly of Radley College j.m. elliott, formerly of Abbey School, Reading e. satyamurti, formerly of Camden Grammar School To Gladstone Scholarships: a.r. breckenridge, formerly of International School, Geneva a.t. sweeting, formerly of Abingdon School To Weir Scholarships: m.p. bowen, formerly of Minster School, Leominster j.g.o. moss, formerly of Chase High School, Malvern i.m. scott, formerly of Methodist College, Belfast To Rowe and Mawe Scholarships: j. horne, formerly of Royal Grammar School, Guildford c.d. lewis, formerly of Brentwood School To a Gunsley Scholarship: k.r. hall,formerly of King's School, Rochester To a Burn Scholarship: d.j.p. clifton, formerly of Leicester Grammar School To Scholarships: g. adams, formerly of Camberwell College of Art k.l. bennett, formerly of Oundle School i. bettison, formerly of Mortimer Wilson School, Alfreton r.c.m. cain, formerly of King Edward VI School, Camp Hill h.c. cannack, formerly of Boston High School c. chu, formerly of Harrow School h.e. clement, formerly of George Heriot's School, Edinburgh l.h. colledge, formerly of Wakefield Girls' High School j.r. collier, formerly of Hertfordshire and Essex High School s.s.h. cook, formerly of Penwith College, Penzance j.c.a. coombs, formerly of Nottingham High School for Girls e.j. cribb, formerly of St Bees School m. egan, formerly of South Tyneside College p. gaskell, formerly of Coventry School a.e.a. hall, formerly of Rawlett School, Tamworth k.m. hardacre, formerly of Nelson and Colne College s.j. harding, formerly of Carre's Grammar School, Sleaford j.c.a. hopkins, formerly of Spalding Grammar School a.c. jones, formerly of King Edward VI School, Lichfield s.t. kirchin, formerly of King Edward VI College, Stourbridge s.n.m. kofman, formerly of Brighton and Hove High School r.j. ladd, formerly of Godolphin School a.m. lawrence, formerly of King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham r. lazic, formerly of Matematicka Gimnzija, Belgrade r.l. livesey, formerly of Hills Road Sixth-Form College e.k.i. low, formerly of Singapore College c.j. manners, formerly of Cheltenham College d.o. mcneill, formerly of Rathmore Grammar School, Belfast a.l. mercer, formerly of Abbey School, Reading c.e. moran, formerly of Thurston Upper School, Bury St Edmunds a. nandra, formerly of Heston School, Hounslow a.j. powney, formerly of Uppingham School d.g. rowan, formerly of Wallace High School h.c. rumbelow, formerly of Godolphin and Latymer School j.c. sharpe, formerly of St Albans School s.p. sullivan, formerly of Manchester Grammar School m.d. thorman, formerly of Egglescliffe School j.l. welsh, formerly of Merchant Taylors' School for Girls, Crosby f.a. wichmann, formerly of Nuertingen Gymnasium l.m. willington, formerly of Morrison's Academy, Crief n.t. wilson, formerly of Trent College d.h.t. wu, formerly of La Salle College, Hong Kong To Plumptre Major Exhibitions: s.d.a. griffiths, formerly of Whitgift School a.j. slater, formerly of Oundle School To Plumptre Minor Exhibitions: j.k. lear, formerly of Parkstone Grammar School m.j.e. richardson, formerly of Barton Peveril College, Hampshire To a Former Scholars' Exhibition: s. gledhill, formerly of Wakefield Girls' High School To an Allen Exhibition: a.j.w. ayres, formerly of Eton College To Exhibitions: s.e. bibby, formerly of St Margaret's School for Girls, Aberdeen b.d. casson, formerly of Acklam Sixth-Form College m.d. chamberlain, formerly of Daniel Stewart's and Melville College m.b. collin, formerly of Oxford High School t.k.w. corry, formerly of Hales College, Adelaide c.m.g. cory-pearce, formerly of Haileybury College s.i. davies, formerly of Malbank School, Norwich m.j. denes, formerly of King Edward's School, Bath s.l. dobson, formerly of Winstanley College a. docherty, formerly of Oxford High School j.d.a. evans, formerly of Shrewsbury School p.w. foster, formerly of Haileybury College i.l. gassert, formerly of Fettes College j.d. glover, formerly of Highgate School s.w.m. hau, formerly of Bedgebury School c.e.c. hudson, formerly of Uppingham School m. kaur, formerly of Huddersfield New College c. kirk, formerly of Grange School, Northwich j. millburn, formerly of Nonsuch Grammar School, Cheam p.w.k. ong, formerly of Hwa Chong Junior College, Singapore k.d. pain, formerly of Barton Peveril College, Hampshire h.m. palmer, formerly of Norwich Girls' High School m.p. parretti, formerly of Old Swinford Hospital School c.j. payne, formerly of Hills Road Sixth-Form College a.c.b. payton, formerly of Eton College n. segal, formerly of Pimlico School m. venables, formerly of King Edward's School, Birmingham r. williams, formerly of King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham WORCESTER COLLEGE To Scholarships: alasdair m. balfour, formerly of Dundee High School alexandra g. bennett, formerly of Bolton School Girls' Division emily r. boswell, formerly of Malvern Girls' College edward c. bowie, formerly of Taunton School lucinda n. cannon brookes, formerly of Downe House, Newbury c.w. edwin choi, formerly of La Salle College, Kowloon sophie c. clark, formerly of Sherborne School for Girls c.r. bruce fernie, formerly of Winchester College kate goodwin-mead, formerly of Caerleon School, Newport anne m. green, formerly of Strode College, Street marc p. jones, formerly of North Bolton Sixth-Form Centre a. timothy jones, formerly of Meadowmead School, Sheffield daniel e. laurie, formerly of Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree rebecca a. lawrence, formerly of Birkenhead High School alison j. layton-henry, formerly of Kenilworth School iain. j. macdonald, formerly of King Edward's School, Birmingham patrick j.c. mackie, formerly of Winchester College stephen c. mathews, formerly of St Paul's School fiona l. menmuir, formerly of Kingston Polytechnic andrew d. millward, formerly of Wickersley Comprehensive School, Rotherham edward g. moulding, formerly of Purcell School, Harrow paul s.r. newsome, formerly of Shrewsbury School jonathan r. osborne, formerly of Ilkley Grammar School sophie a. pratt, formerly of Stanborough School, Welwyn Garden City rebekah a. pryce, formerly of Coedylan School, Pontypridd neil a. street, formerly of Coventry School, King Henry VIII ben taylor, formerly of St Peter's School, York rachel j. white, formerly of Hulme Grammar School for Girls, Oldham robin d. wiseman, formerly of Heaton Manor School, Newcastle To Exhibitions: alexandra carlier, formerly of Plater College, Oxford simon j. cooper, formerly of Skinners' School, Tunbridge Wells andrew m. fogg, formerly of Bury College christopher j. joyce, formerly of Wellington College kerry j. stimson, formerly of Bryanston School charlotte e. stobbs, formerly of Ecole Active Bilingue, Paris r. mark sykes, formerly of Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe simon j. taylor, formerly of Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne elizabeth j. turner, formerly of Lymm High School richard i. walton, formerly of Queen Elizabeth Community College, Crediton To Choral Scholarships: eleanor r. dymott, formerly of King's School, Canterbury emma c. hornby, formerly of Stowe School robert m. turner, formerly of Monmouth School rachel j. white, formerly of Hulme Grammar School for Girls, Oldham To Instrumental Scholarships: daniel hewson, formerly of Cranleigh School rachael a. jones, formerly of St Teilo's High School, Cardiff jason lai, formerly of Chetham's School, Manchester edward g. moulding, formerly of Purcell School, Harrow claire h. roff, formerly of Chetham's School, Manchester To Instrumental Exhibitions: simon h.c. morrish, formerly of Charterhouse nicholas d. tostivin, formerly of Lycee International, St Germain-en-Laye PRIZES UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Radcliffe Prize nicola shan fearnhead Kramer Prize a. john NOTICES BALLIOL COLLEGE Snell Junior Research Fellowship in Physics or Chemistry The college proposes to elect a Junior Research Fellow in either Physics or Chemistry for three years from 1 October 1994. The fellow elected will be a Junior Research Fellow of the college, as defined in the college statutes. He or she will be required to undertake research in the general area of physics or chemistry. The stipend will be 10,580 in the first year, with superannuation, with free meals and rooms (or, in the case of a married fellow, a housing allowance). Other things being equal, preference will be given to (1) a graduate of the University of Glasgow, (2) a graduate of any other Scottish university. Applications should be sent to the College Secretary, Balliol College, Oxford OX1 3BJ, from whom further details may be obtained, not later than Friday, 10 December. Balliol College is an equal opportunities employer. ST ANTONY'S COLLEGE The Cha Fund for Asian Studies The Cha Fund has been established to provide postgraduate students who are working on research degrees in any aspect of south, south-east, and/or north-east Asian studies with grants toward the costs of their thesis research. Students from any college within the University of Oxford may apply. The maximum grant available is 500, and no student who has been awarded a grant from the fund for any amount up to that limit will be eligible for another. Nor are students with probationary status, students for the M.Phil. degree, or students whose thesis deals only tangentially with Asia eligible for consideration. Among the purposes for which grants may be given are: travel essential to thesis research, travel to a conference to present a paper related to the thesis, the acquisition of material essential to thesis research, and the preparation of artwork or other material for inclusion in the completed thesis. Grants for subsistence will not be made. Applications should be made on a form available from the Secretary of the Asian Studies Centre, St Antony's College, Oxford OX2 6JF, and should be submitted by the end of the fifth week of each term. WOLFSON COLLEGE Appointment of Library Assistant A temporary and part-time Library Assistant is required to assist with cataloguing books in Classics and Ancient History. A knowledge of French and German is desirable. Wolfson Library is part of OLIS, the University's library system, and all books are catalogued on-line. Training will be given. The post will run for two years. Hours negotiable between 17.5 and 20 per week. Salary in the range of 11,300- -14,000 per annum, pro rata. Applications should be made in writing to the Librarian, Wolfson College, Oxford OX2 6UD, supplying a curriculum vitae and the names of two referees. The closing date for applications is 19 November. ADVERTISEMENTS -------------- Deadline: Advertisements must be received by 12 noon on Wednesday of the preceding week. Charges: 15.00 (inc. VAT) per insertion of one advertisement; placings of four or more insertions of one advertisement are allowed a discount of 25 per cent. 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Retail services Oxford Antiques Centre---the Jam Factory: Oxford's first, finest, and friendliest. Situated opposite the railway station, we offer an unrivalled range of antiques and collectables. Our centre is known for its selection of furniture, silver, jewellery, costume, and ceramics. Now on sale in the Bodleian shop: our exclusive and handsome Cities in Art calendar for 1994, seven large (A3) images drawn from the Bodleian and Ashmolean collections---ideal for relatives and friends abroad. Find us in the Old Schools Quadrangle. Open Mon.--Fri. 9 a.m.--6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.--12.30 p.m. Tel.: Oxford (2)77091. Tuition Offered Piano tuition: for children and adults. All standards. Beginners welcome. Contact: Miss P. Read, BA (Hons.), LRAM. Jericho. Tel.: Oxford 510904. Services Offered Forward Travel UK: world-wide air-fares, Continental rail tickets, holidays---we have the lot. Credit facilities available for official university travel. 41 South Parade, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7JP. Tel.: Oxford 511341. Oxuniprint---the University Printers: specialising in booklet and publicity material, typesetting, printing, and finishing; Output Bureau provides high-quality output from disk from all major DTP programs onto paper, bromide, colour-separated positive or negative film; high-quality specialist colour copier service. For service, quality, and competitive prices contact Oxuniprint, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford. Tel.: Oxford 514691, fax: 514010. Tax and accountancy services. Ex-Peat Marwick accountant (Cambridge graduate, member of the Institute of Taxation) offers intelligent, personal, and inexpensive service in all tax and accounting matters. Convenient premises in North Oxford. Tel.: Oxford 513381, fax: Oxford 58064. Music with your next function, private/official reception, faculty dinners, etc., will add a civilised ambience to the occasion. Pianist with a gentle touch, non-intrusive playing, and a feeling for any occasion offers his skills. Total reliability and a wide repertoire including ballads, jazz, folk, rag. Tel. for details and available dates: Oxford 407904; fax: 407869. Original joinery: beautiful bookcases, cabinets, and fitted furniture, individually designed and hand-made in hard- and softwoods. Restoration and architectural joinery for period buildings; interior design and construction. For original designs and traditional skills, contact Original Joinery. Tel.: Oxford 741754, or 0367 240255. Typing, word-processing, of theses, c.v.s, academic and secretarial work undertaken by team of excellent typists. Braille printing---phone for details. Collection/delivery by arrangement. Not VAT registered. Cleartype, 46 Market Square, Witney. Tel.: 0993 704858/703418; fax: 704858. Carpet/upholstery/curtain cleaning by Grimebusters, your local specialists. Quality work, competitive prices. Domestic, commercial, college. Also carpet/upholstery stain protection, pre-occupancy cleaning, flood cleaning/drying, oriental rug cleaning. For free estimates and friendly advice, call Grimebusters. Tel.: Oxford 726983 or Abingdon 555533. Town and Country Trees: professional tree surgery, orchard and shrub pruning, planting, and hedges. Quality work at competitive prices. Fully insured. Locally based. For a free quotation, please call Paul Hodkinson. Tel.: 0993 811115. Career guidance and personal development: professional help offered. Tel. or fax: Oxford 57734. Domestic Services Summertown Nursery School, 294a Banbury Road: traditional/Montessori; full educational pre-school day; excellent facilities, classrooms, gymnasium, playground, gardens; secure, warm, and friendly North Oxford nursery. Weekly 70; daily 17.50; half-day 8.75; 2-- 5s, 8.30 a.m.--4.30 p.m., all year. Prospectus available. Tel.: Oxford 310016. Oxford Nannies. First-class nannies available for temporary/permanent full-time or part-time work. We also supply a reliable babysitting service. References supplied with all our staff. For further information, please telephone Kimberley. Tel.: Oxford 721511. Help: home-help required immediately until Christmas. Live in or out. Car driver and non-smoker. Children 13, 10, and 7 years. Mrs R. Austin. Tel.: 0235 833732. Sicily: au pair sought to assist parents to care for a 3-year-old girl and 1-year-old boy on a beautiful farm in the Sicilian countryside. Twelve months' minimum stay. For details, please write in the first instance to Jeremy Johns. Wolfson College, Oxford OX2 6UD. Situations Vacant Pitt Rivers Museum: a vacancy will exist from 4 Jan. for a librarian to take charge of the day-to-day running of the Balfour Library, Pitt Rivers Museum, inc. responsibility for cataloguing and ordering books. Applicants should have appropriate training and experience inc. familiarity with AACR2, LCSH, and new media, e.g. networks and union databases. The post would suit a self- motivated person who enjoys being part of a team and is used to dealing with a wide range of readers. Some relevant subject knowledge an advantage. There is full-time assistance during term-time only. Salary: 11,299--13,092 (clerical and library grade 4). Apply with c.v. and names and addresses of 2 referees, and a daytime telephone number, to the Administrator, by 23 November. Pitt Rivers Museum, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PP. Oxford University Medical School: full-time personal secretary sought, to work closely with the Medical Tutor, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, in the organisation and running of undergraduate medical education. Duties will be wide-ranging and will inc. handling correspondence, word-processing using Word on an Apple Macintosh, co-ordinating lecture courses and examinations. The post-holder will need to be flexible and will be required to interact with a wide variety of senior and junior medical personnel, and will also be expected to undertake occasional limited secretarial duties for the Nuffield Professor of Clinical Medicine as part of a small team, including reception work and word-processing. Salary: 9,985--12,149. Apply in writing for an application form and job description, quoting ref. LMD/WR/N24, to the Deputy Administrator. Closing date: 19 Nov. Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU. Afternoon help sought for busy film-maker and husband in North Oxford, until July 1994 in first instance; light domestic duties, plus some care of two girls aged 7 and 12; good rates of pay, and pleasant working environment. Could suit partner of graduate student. Clean driving licence essential. Amanda Mackenzie- Stuart. Tel.: Oxford 310914 (evenings). Houses to Let Looking for a property to rent? QB Management have a range of houses and flats of all shapes and sizes in the Oxford area. Contact us now with details of your requirements without obligation. Tel.: Oxford 64533, or fax: 64777. House to let, Jan.--Aug. (Jan.--June possible): 2 double bedrooms, 1 large study/bedroom, 30-ft lounge, separate dining- room, bathroom, downstairs w.c., gardens at front and rear, car parking space. 700 p.c.m. Tel.: Oxford 52248. Very spacious home, 2/3 bedrooms, 3/4 reception; large exclusive garden; central North Oxford. 850 p.c.m. Available Nov. Tel.: Oxford 52770 (Mrs Sanderson, agent), or 010 353 1 285 4970 (Mr and Mrs Dew, owners; British embassy, Dublin). Charlbury: large, comfortable, modern house available early Jan.- -late Apr. in charming town close to Cotswolds; all mod. cons.; tastefully furnished; close to schools; good walking; would suit visiting academic family. Oxford only 12 minutes away by reliable, frequent train service; 25 minutes by car. 600 p.c.m. Tel.: Oxford (2)78899, or 0608 811439. Harcourt Hill: large family house, 1 miles west of Oxford with views of city spires; 5 bedrooms, study, 2 bathrooms, dining-room, living-room, large fully-equipped kitchen, laundry, garage, large garden; near schools and access to leisure facilities. Available Jan.--end of Sept. 1994. 750 p.c.m. (inc. council tax and gardener). Tel.: Oxford 243725. Comfortable, furnished, 17th-c. cottage to let in village 6 miles south of Oxford, with fine uninterrupted views of the Chilterns; sitting-room with solid fuel Parkray-type stove, fitted all- electric kitchen, 2 bedrooms, bathroom with heated towel rail and wall-heater; electric wall-heaters in every room; telephone; use of garden. Available Dec., for up to 1 year in first instance. Suit professional or academic person or couple. 350 p.c.m. Tel.: 0491 838296. Flats to Let Central North Oxford, 10 minutes from city centre: exceptionally well-furnished flats in quiet, civilised family house: (1)--- available now: large double bedroom, single bedroom, drawing- room, kitchen, bathroom; (2)---from 1 Feb. 1994: large double bedroom, drawing-room, kitchen, bathroom. Off-street parking, garden. Regret no children or pets. Tel.: Oxford 52400. Two-bedroom, one-bedroom, and studio flats just completed and furnished to high standard available in a spacious Victorian house just north of the city, at the heart of the university centre; best suited to mature and visiting academics. Rent 750, 650, and 500 p.m. Tel.: Oxford 516144. Furnished one-bedroom self-contained flat to let in North Oxford. Rent 500 p.c.m., inc. service charge. Top (second) floor with pleasant view over college grounds. Tel.: Oxford (2)74914 (9 a.m.--5 p.m.). Office/studio space to let Approx. 1,200 sq. ft. of 2nd-floor office/studio space, to be let as a whole or in two separate parts. Suitable for offices, studio use, or storage. Situated in central North Oxford (Jericho). Tel.: Oxford 57902. Accommodation Offered Finders Keepers offers a unique reservation service for visitors to Oxford. Our properties range from 1-bedroom apartments in the centre of Oxford to family homes in the surrounding villages. We have offices covering the whole of Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire. Call us now to discuss your requirements with one of our experienced staff, or ask for one of our special information packs. Tel.: Oxford 512168, fax: 56993. Bed-and-breakfast accommodation available in warm, centrally- heated, comfortable house in prestigious central North Oxford, within easy walking distance of the city centre, all main university buildings, parks, and rivers. Very moderate terms. Tel.: Oxford 57879. Available now: 2-bedroom house in south Oxford, to let. Abingdon Road: bedsitters with use of kitchen, walking distance of Oxford city. Tel.: Oxford 242544. Accommodation Sought Thinking of letting? QB Management have a variety of tenants, mainly academic or professional, looking for a variety of properties right now. Contact us without obligation, for details of our Letting and Management Services and we will tailor our service to your requirement. Tel.: Oxford 64533, or fax: 64777. Large fully-furnished family house required for 3 months, Jan.-- Mar., for a visiting professor from Uruguay and his family (2 children). Ideally with 3--4 bedrooms and situated within 1 miles of the Science Area. Rent negotiable. Contact the Administrator's secretary, Department of Pharmacology. Tel.: Oxford (2)71863. Distinguished American professor requires a spacious and modernised furnished house or flat (2/3/4 bedrooms) in, or accessible to, central Oxford; 1 Jan.--30 June, but very flexible and would rent and/or consider a longer term. Impeccable references available. Willing to pay full market rent. Contact Mr G. Lloyd. Tel.: Oxford (2)70400. Accommodation Sought to Rent or Exchange German/French couple, 2 children, seek flat or house in Oxford for about a year from Jan.; either rental or exchange for large flat in West Berlin, Hector Str. Tel.: 010 49 30 323 1334, or Oxford 311991. Accommodation Exchange San Diego/Oxford: house exchange wanted in or near Oxford for visiting professor and wife from the University of California at San Diego. Lovely house next to campus. Autumn quarter, Sept.-- end of Dec. 1994. Three or more bedrooms preferred. Write to: Dr C. Granger, 8854 Robin Hood Lane, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Or tel.: Oxford 515588 (evenings). Hawaii: family seeks 3+ bedroom home in Oxford area, late June to late Aug. We have 4+ bedrooms across from beautiful white sandy beach, 25 minutes from Honolulu. Willing to exchange car/office and help to make contacts for academic research. J. Knox. Fax: 808 545 2368. A.y. 1994--5: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sabbatical visitor and family would like to exchange house and car in Toronto for the same in Oxford, approximately July 1994--July 1995. Spacious fully-equipped house with 2-car garage, 4 bedrooms, library, 3 bathrooms, laundry-room, etc., on quiet street. Good access to schools and amenities. Contact (1) Dr G. Hancock, Physical Chemistry Laboratory, or (2) Dr C. Sadowski. (1) Tel.: Oxford 75439; (2) tel.: 0101 416 537 9852, fax: 0101 416 736 5516. Holiday Lets Provence: charming house for rent in Fayence, situated on quiet hillside overlooking village; 2 double bedrooms, each with private bathroom; large sitting-room; kitchen; terrace; swimming- pool; c.h.; cleaning woman/excellent cook---2 mornings inc. in rental. Available all year. Perfect for sabbatical/winter tenancy. Tel.: Oxford 516159. Houses for Sale Upper Wolvercote, 68,000. Extended 1930s semi with views across Port Meadow to Wytham. Loft study with Velux, 2 bedrooms, living-room, kitchen, downstairs bathroom, porch, garden-room/studio; gas c.h., d.g., cavity wall insulation; extensive fitted bookshelves; 6 telephone points; charming, secluded garden with shed and log-store. Tel.: Oxford 54840. House to let or for sale Sandfield Road, Headington, Oxford: close to city centre on main bus route, spacious family house, unfurnished, close to all hospitals; 5 bedrooms, detached; garage; large south-facing garden; near schools, shops, and leisure facilities. 1,100 p.c.m. (inc. gardener). Tel.: Oxford 200092 (day), or 744664 (evening). DIARY ----- Forthcoming university events are listed only if they are, or have been, separately announced in the Gazette. Faculty and departmental lectures and seminars, and events announced by advertisement, are excluded. Academic Staff Seminars (Academic Staff Development Committee): places should be booked in advance through the committee secretary, University Offices, Wellington Square (telephone: (2)70086). Under `Contents': Supplement included in this issue: Pages (1) to 4304: University's Strategic Plans000--000 Friday 5 November dr p. anderson: `Radical theologies: feminist theology', Mansfield, 5 p.m. Saturday 6 November degree conferments, Sheldonian, 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. maison francaise seminar: `Litterature et peinture dans la France des lumieres' (various speakers). Sunday 7 November the revd g.j. ward preaches, St Mary's, 10 a.m. Monday 8 November halifax house exhibition opens: fifty-sixth annual exhibition of the Society of Wood Engravers (until 17 December, 10 a.m.--5 p.m., Mon.--Fri.; entrance free). professor j. rose: `Catastrophic sea-level rise in the Mediterranean c.100,000 years ago' (Environmental Change Unit Seminar), main lecture room, School of Geography, 2--3.30 p.m. professor p.w. anderson: `Many-body theory of metals redux: new limitations, new concepts, new results with a focus on High-Tc Superconductors' (special lecture series), Lindemann Lecture Theatre, Clarendon Laboratory, 4.15 p.m. (also tomorrow, at same time). dr j. malek: `The cat in ancient Egypt', Ruskin Lecture Room, Ashmolean, 5 p.m. (admission free). dr hannah segal: `Salman Rushdie and the Sea of Tales---a not-so- simple fable about creativity' (St Hilda's Centenary Lecture Series: `Women of Ideas'), Dining Hall, St Hilda's, 8.30 p.m. Tuesday 9 November professor n. wolterstorff: `Could God speak?' (Wilde Lectures: `Divine discourse: reflections on the claim that God speaks'), Schools, 5 p.m. dr m. freeden and dr n. smith: `Language and politics' (Oxford English Dictionary Forum), Rewley House, 5 p.m. sister wendy beckett: `The theology of art' (Hussey Lecture on the Church and the Arts), Ruskin Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean, 5 p.m. professor eero loone: `Prospects for Estonia', Old Library, All Souls, 5 p.m. neil bartlett: `Enchanted Evenings---a personal history of the musical' (meeting chaired by Professor Michael Codron), Playhouse, 5.30 p.m. duke string quartet play Mozart, Tavener, and Bartok, Trinity chapel, 8.30 p.m. (admission free). Wednesday 10 November professor j.w. o'malley: `All orthodoxies challenged: from below and above, from before and after' (Martin D'Arcy Lectures: `Whatever happened to the Counter-Reformation? Fifty years of interpretation'), Campion Hall, 5 p.m. dr c. sarabji: `Terror and identities in former Yugoslavia' (Refugee Studies Programme: Seminars on Forced Migration), Library Wing Seminar Room, Queen Elizabeth House, 5 p.m. Thursday 11 November exhibition opens: `Pablo Neruda---a poet for all seasons', Voltaire Room, Taylorian. (Until 19 November, 10 a.m.--5 p.m. In connection with international symposium on Neruda, 12--14 November.) d. rutherford: `Begging for Bodley: reflections on the Campaign' (Friends of the Bodleian thirty-minute lecture), Cecil Jackson Room, Sheldonian, 1 p.m. dr rosemary ridd: `Changing circumstances of Muslim women in Cape Town' (Centre for Cross-Cultural Research on Women seminar), Library Wing Seminar Room, Queen Elizabeth House, 2 p.m. professor r.m. beaton: `Words and things in twentieth-century Greek literature', 47 Wellington Square, 5 p.m. dr m. feshbach: `Population, health, and environmental crises in the former USSR' (Linacre Lectures: `Population and the environment'), Lecture Theatre A, Zoology/Psychology Building, South Parks Road, 5.30 p.m. lord walton of detchant: `Learning to succeed' (Radcliffe Lecture), Rhodes House, 6 p.m. professor g. cherryman: `Functional magnetic resonance imaging' (Alan Nichols Memorial Lecture), Lecture Theatre 2, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, 7 p.m. Friday 12 November the revd professor andrew linzey: `Radical theologies: animal theology', Mansfield, 5 p.m. cyril marie (piano) and nathanaelle marie (violin) play works by Beethoven, Schubert, Bartok, and Kreisler, Maison Francaise, 8.15 p.m. (admission free). Saturday 13 November department for continuing education day-school, 10 a.m.--5 p.m.: `The future of the monarchy', with speakers including G.H.L. de May, Anthony Barnett, Dr David Butler, and Professor Stephen Haseler (details from (2)70360). Sunday 14 November professor r.j. o'neill preaches, St Mary's, 10 a.m. Monday 15 November e. wilson and r. therival: `Strategic environmental assessment: a transport case study' (Environmental Change Unit Seminar), main lecture room, School of Geography, 2--3.30 p.m. professor p.w. anderson: `Many-body theory of metals redux: new limitations, new concepts, new results with a focus on High-Tc Superconductors' (special lecture series), Lindemann Lecture Theatre, Clarendon Laboratory, 4.15 p.m. (also tomorrow, at same time). professor marilyn butler: `Novels as pleasure and novels as instruction: Jane Austen and others' (St Hilda's Centenary Lecture Series: `Women of Ideas'), Dining Hall, St Hilda's, 5 p.m. the allegri quartet play works by Haydn, Delius, and Beethoven, Holywell Music Room, 8 p.m. (tickets 7.50 from Blackwell's; student tickets 4 from Music Faculty). Tuesday 16 November the revd professor o.m.t. o'donovan preaches (Court Sermon), Cathedral, 10.30 a.m. congregation meeting, 2 p.m. professor jean m. aitchison (Rupert Murdoch Professor of Language and Communication): `Language joyriding' (inaugural lecture), Schools, 5 p.m. professor n. wolterstorff: `In defence of authorial interpretation' (Wilde Lectures: `Divine discourse: reflections on the claim that God speaks'), Schools, 5 p.m. sir keith thomas: `The perception of the landscape in early modern England' (Hoskins Lecture), Lecture Theatre, St Anne's, 5 p.m. Wednesday 17 November seminar on software package AXIOM, Mathematical Institute, from 2.30 p.m. (telephone for details: Oxford 511245). maison francaise exhibition opens: `Revues universitaires francaises consacrees au monde anglophone: langue, litterature, civilisation' (until 27 November). professor j.w. o'malley: `Sorting it all out: the writing of The First Jesuits' (Martin D'Arcy Lectures: `Whatever happened to the Counter-Reformation? Fifty years of interpretation'), Campion Hall, 5 p.m. ms g. dona: `Psychological acculturation of Guatemalan refugees' (Refugee Studies Programme: Seminars on Forced Migration), Library Wing Seminar Room, Queen Elizabeth House, 5 p.m. m. alain bertrand: `Le Tunnel sous la Manche, ou le management de l'impossible', Maison Francaise, 5.15 p.m. the allegri quartet play works by Haydn, Tippett, and Beethoven, Holywell Music Room, 8 p.m. (tickets 7.50 from Blackwell's; student tickets 4 from Music Faculty). dr k. hossack: `Materialism, dualism, and the liar paradox' (interdisciplinary seminars in logic, language, and mind: `paradoxes'), Room C, Bernard Sunley Building, St Catherine's, 8.30 p.m.