Gazette 25 November 1993; No. 4308; Vol. 124 UNIVERSITY GAZETTE Thursday, 25 November 1993 UNIVERSITY ACTS ---------------- CONGREGATION 22 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 22 November. Text of Special Resolution That the Degree of Master of Arts be conferred upon the following: joshua simon getzler, St Hugh's College HEBDOMADAL COUNCIL 22 November 1 Decrees Council has made the following decrees, to come into effect on 10 December. Explanatory note to Decree (1) The following decree, made on the recommendation of the Libraries Board, the Curators of the Bodleian Library, the Curators of the Oriental Institute, and the Oriental Studies Board and with the concurrence of the General Board, provides for the transfer to the Curators of the Bodleian Library of library collections hitherto the responsibility of the Curators of the Oriental Institute. This, together with the existing arrangements for the Indian Institute Library and the recent co-ordination of the Japanese collections in the Bodleian Japanese Library at the Nissan Institute, will complete the move towards a unified management structure for the University's Oriental library collections within the Bodleian group of libraries. Associated regulations are set out in `Examinations and Boards' below. Decree (1) 1 In Ch. III, Sect. XIV (Statutes, 1993, p. 254), insert new 15 as follows and renumber existing 15 as 16: ` 15. Other dependent libraries Under the provisions of Tit. VIII, Sect. IV, the Curators of the Bodleian Library shall also control and administer the following dependent library collections in accordance with such regulations as may be made from time to time by the Libraries Board after consultation with the Curators of the Bodleian Library and the other relevant institutions, faculties, or sub-faculties and subject to approval by the General Board: Library of the Oriental Institute, Library of the Institute for Chinese Studies, Eastern Art Library.' 2 Ibid., Sect. XLVI (p. 288), insert new cl. 4 as follows and renumber existing cl. 4 as cl. 5: `4. The curators shall be responsible for the safe keeping, maintenance, heating, and lighting of such rooms and premises in the Oriental Institute and the Institute for Chinese Studies as may be assigned for housing library collections administered by the Curators of the Bodleian Library.' 3 Ibid., cl. 5, as renumbered, delete `library and other'. 4 Ibid., delete existing cll. 5--7 (p. 289) and renumber existing cl. 8 as cl. 6. 5 Ibid., cl. 6, as renumbered, delete `and to the Libraries Board'. Key to Decree (1) Cl. 1 assigns to the Curators of the Bodleian Library responsibility for the library of the Oriental Institute together with other collections associated with that library, which thereby becomes a dependent library of the Bodleian. The provisions are expressed in general terms designed to accommodate readily the subsequent transfer to Bodleian-dependent status of other libraries. Cll. 2--5 delete from the decree concerning the Curators of the Oriental Institute reference to responsibility for the library collections but specify the curators' continuing responsibility for the premises housing those collections. Regulations made by the Libraries Board subject to the approval of the draft decree After Ch. III, Sect. XIV, 16 (Statutes 1993, p. 254, as renumbered by Decree (...) of ..., Gazette, p. ...), insert: `Other dependent libraries: regulations of the Libraries Board Library of the Oriental Institute, Library of the Institute for Chinese Studies, Eastern Art Library 1. The Curators of the Bodleian Library shall be advised on the administration of the collections and on the purchase of books for them by committees for, severally, Chinese, Islamic, and Ancient Near Eastern and Jewish Studies, whose composition shall be subject to approval by the Libraries Board. 2. The Keeper of Oriental Books shall submit annually for information to the Board of the Faculty of Oriental Studies reports on, and estimates of, expenditure for the following year. 3. The Curators of the Bodleian Library shall have general responsibility for the receipt and expenditure of all funds made available for the purposes of the Eastern Art Library in the Ashmolean Museum, provided that responsibility for the safe keeping, maintenance, heating, and lighting of such rooms and premises in the museum as may be assigned for the use of this library and its staff shall lie with the Visitors of the Ashmolean Museum, in accordance with the provisions of Tit. VIII, Sect. V, cl. 5. The curators shall exercise general control of the affairs of the Eastern Art Library and shall so administer it as to safeguard and promote the interests and efficiency of the Ashmolean Museum and its staff.' Decree (2) In Ch. IX, Sect. I (Statutes, 1993, p. 635), insert new 257 as follows and renumber existing 257--75 (pp. 635--46) as 258--76: ` 257. Southern Trust Fund for Students with Disabilities 1. The University accepts with gratitude from the Trustees of the Southern Trust the sum of 10,000, which, together with such further sums as may be contributed for the same purpose, shall form a fund, to be known as the Southern Trust Fund for Students with Disabilities, to be applied towards the advancement of the education of persons with disabilities who are either (a) matriculated members of the University working for a degree or other qualification of the University, or (b) candidates for admission as either undergraduates or graduate students of the University. 2. Financial support shall be granted to eligible members of the University under clause 1 (a) above solely for the purpose of facilitating their studies at the University. Financial support shall be granted to eligible candidates for admission under clause 1 (b) above solely in order to assist in meeting the special costs of attending for interview arising out of their respective disabilities. Details of payments from the fund shall be supplied annually to the said trustees for so long as the trustees require. 3. The Committee for Disabled People shall act as the board of management of the fund. The committee shall maintain a subcommittee of up to four persons, not all of whom need be members of the committee, to determine, subject to the provisions of clauses 1 and 2 above, how the fund shall be applied, within such guidelines as the committee shall from time to time determine. 4. Council shall have power to alter this decree from time to time, provided that the main object of the fund, as stated in clause 1 above, is always kept in view.' Explanatory note to Decree (3) In July Council made a decree providing for the addition of the Diploma in Jewish Studies, for which teaching, accommodation, and library facilities are provided by the Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies, to the qualifications validated by the University. The centre now wishes, with the concurrence of Council, to change its name to that of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, and the following decree, made by Council on the recommendation of the Oriental Studies Board, amends the references to the centre in the relevant existing decrees accordingly. The opportunity is taken also to correct a drafting error in the earlier decree (see cl. 4 of the following decree). Decree (3) 1 In Examination Decrees, 1993, p. 849, footnote, as amended by Decree (13) of 29 July 1993 (Gazette, Vol. 123, p. 1326), delete `Postgraduate Hebrew' and substitute `Hebrew and Jewish'. 2 In Ch. X, Sect. XXI, 1, cll. 2, 3, and 4, as inserted (ibid., p. 853, after l. 39) by the same decree, in each case delete `Postgraduate Hebrew' and insert `Hebrew and Jewish'. 3 In Ch. VI, Sect. II. A, 1, cl. 12, as inserted (ibid., p. 898, after l. 20) by the same decree, delete `Postgraduate Hebrew' and substitute `Hebrew and Jewish'. 4 Ibid., delete `college' and substitute `centre'. 5 Ibid., Sect. II. C, SCHEDULE E, item (xvi), as inserted (ibid., p. 951, after l. 19) by the same decree (where the item is incorrectly numbered (xv)), delete `Postgraduate Hebrew' (twice) and substitute (in each case) `Hebrew and Jewish'. 6 In Ch. VIII, Sect. I, 3, item (c), as inserted (ibid., p. 971, after l. 5) by the same decree, delete `Postgraduate Hebrew' and substitute `Hebrew and Jewish'. Explanatory note to Decree (4) The following decree, made on the recommendation of the Mathematical Sciences Board and the Committee on Continuing Education and with the concurrence of the General Board, establishes a part-time M.Sc. in Software Engineering. With the existing Postgraduate Diploma in Software Engineering, the course will form a Master's-level programme which will receive substantial pump-priming support from SERC over a period of five years. Associated changes in regulations are set out in `Examinations and Boards' below. Decree (4) 1 In Examination Decrees, 1993, p. 895, after l. 44, and following the insertion made by Decree (4) of 25 June 1993 (Gazette, Vol. 123, p. 1236), insert: `Three in Software Engineering.' 2 Ibid., p. 909, after l. 11, and following the new sub-cl. (rr) inserted by Decree (14) of 29 July 1993 (Gazette, Vol. 123, p. 1327), insert sub-cl. (ss): `(ss) For the nomination of examiners for the Degree of Master of Science in Software Engineering, a committee, of which the three elected members shall be chosen jointly by the Board of the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences and the Board of Studies of the Committee on Continuing Education.' 3 Ibid., p. 911, after l. 33, in the insertion made by Decree (4) of 25 June 1993, delete `.' and substitute `;'. 4 Ibid., following that insertion insert: `in Software Engineering for three examinations.' 5 Ibid., p. 976, l. 32, after `Educational Studies' insert `or Software Engineering'. 6 This decree shall be effective from 1 January 1994. Explanatory note to Decree (5) The following decree, made on the recommendation of the Standing Committee for EEM and Related Schools and with the concurrence of the General Board, provides for the appointment of examiners in Management for the Part I examination of the Honour School of Metallurgy, Economics, and Management. The new regulations for the degree which come into effect this year introduce for the first time a Management paper into Part I of the examination. Decree (5) 1 In Examination Decrees, 1993, p. 921, l. 44, delete `, Part I'. 2 Ibid., p. 922, after l. 2, insert in the left-hand column: `Two for Management'. 3 Ibid., delete ll. 3--9. 4 This decree shall be effective from 1 October 1994. Decree (6) The consent of the University is given to the amendments to Statute II of New College approved by the Governing Body on 20 October 1993, in so far as such consent is required by Section 7 (2) of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1923. Note. The effect of the amendments is: (i) to extend eligibility for the Wardenship of the college to persons who are not graduates of the University; (ii) to make provision for the pre-election of a successor to a Warden vacating office on reaching the retirement age, and to extend from six to twelve months the period within which a Warden is to be elected following a vacancy in the office; (iii) to provide for the Senior Fellow of the college, irrespective of whether (as has hitherto been required) that person is in residence, to assume the functions, duties, and powers of the Warden, in the absence of the Warden, Sub-Warden, or other qualified officer of the college; (iv) to provide for the Warden's stipend to be paid monthly, instead of quarterly as hitherto prescribed; (v) to delete from the provision requiring a reduction in the Warden's stipend, in the event of the Warden's holding a paid office in the University other than that of Vice-Chancellor, the exception for an office with emoluments not exceeding 200; (vi) to delete the provision enabling tenure of the Wardenship to be extended beyond the prescribed retirement date if the Warden would not otherwise hold office for more than eight years; and (viii) to modernise and simplify the statutory provisions governing superannuation arrangements for the Warden. Decree (7) Decree (7) of 11 November 1993 (Gazette, p. 377) is amended by the deletion of `1 October 1994' and the substitution of `1 April 1994'. Decree (8) Notwithstanding the provisions of Ch. VII, Sect. I, 5. b, cl. 1 (Statutes, 1993, p. 350), and subject to such arrangements concerning his stipend as Council may approve, I. Brownlie, D.Phil., DCL, QC, Fellow of All Souls College and Chichele Professor of Public International Law, is dispensed from the requirement to reside in Oxford in the Trinity Term in each of the academic years 1994--5 to 1998--9, and during each of these five years he is required to give no fewer than twenty- eight lectures or classes. 2 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 persons who are qualified for membership of Congregation: diana ruth elbourne, Radcliffe Infirmary thomas patrick flanigan, Radcliffe Infirmary crispin jenkinson, m.sc., d.phil., Nuffield College david james reimer, d.phil., Regent's Park College john walter taylor, d.phil., Merton College christine aylish wood, St Hugh's College 3 Register of Congregation Mr Vice-Chancellor reports that the following names have been added to the Register of Congregation: Elbourne, D.R., MA status, Radcliffe Infirmary Flanigan, T.P., MA status, Radcliffe Infirmary Getzler, J.S., MA, St Hugh's Jenkinson, C., MA status, M.Sc., D.Phil., Nuffield Reimer, D.J., MA status, D.Phil., Regent's Park Taylor, J.W., MA status, D.Phil., Merton Wood, C.A., MA status, St Hugh's LIBRARIES BOARD AND BOARDS OF FACULTIES For changes in regulations concerning libraries, and for examinations, to come into effect on 10 December, see `Examinations and Boards' below. UNIVERSITY AGENDA ------------------ CONGREGATION 27 November 2.30 p.m. Conferment of Honorary Degree The Degree of Doctor of Music, honoris causa, approved by Special Resolution of Congregation on 9 February, will be conferred upon isaac stern. CONGREGATION 29 November Degree by Special Resolution The following special resolution will be deemed to be approved at noon on 29 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: martha klein, b.phil., ma status, d.phil., Pembroke College annemarie coffman lellouch, Balliol College CONGREGATION 30 November Notice The meeting of Congregation is cancelled. The sole business comprises questions to which no opposition has been notified and in respect of which no request for an adjournment has been received, and Mr Vice-Chancellor will accordingly declare the statute approved and the preamble adopted without a meeting under the provisions of Tit. II, Sect. iii, cl. 11 (Statutes, 1993, p. 8). 1 Declaration of approval of Statute promulgated on 16 November 2 Promulgation of Statute CONGREGATION 2 December Election CONGREGATION 14 December Voting on Special Resolution  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 PREACHER Michaelmas Term 1993 Sunday, 28 November, at 10 a.m. the rt revd a.r. mcd. gordon, Canon of Christ Church. (Advent Sunday.) At the Cathedral. PROFESSORSHIP OF THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE eva margareta steinby (ma, ph.d. Helsinki), Director, Institutum Romanum Finlandiae, has been appointed to the professorship with effect from a date to be arranged. Dr Steinby will be a fellow of All Souls College. CLINICAL MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIPS 1993 Six Hobson Memorial Scholarships of œ150 per annum, tenable for two years and ten months from 10 September 1993, have been awarded to the following: andrew robert clamp, Selwyn College, Cambridge, and Magdalen College claire louise hopkins, St Hugh's College george nicou ioannou, Lady Margaret Hall nicola mary mckinney, Downing College, Cambridge, and University College simon john morley, Keble College and Green College emma mary whitham, University College of Wales, Cardiff, University of Leicester, and Brasenose College GIBBS SPECIAL PRIZE IN POLITICS 1993 The Prize has been awarded jointly to bjoern p.o. killmer, St John's College, and johannes g. van leeuwen, Hertford College. GIBBS PRIZE IN MODERN HISTORY 1993 The Prize has not been awarded. Book prizes: ian m. hepburn and paul m. snell, both of St Catherine's College. GIBBS PRIZE IN LAW 1993 The Prize has been awarded to reuben pandey, Balliol College. Proxime accessit: a.o.p. nesbitt, Christ Church. Book prizes: joshua p.f. holmes, New College, rebecca j. probert, St Anne's College, and georgia d. redpath, St Edmund Hall. ISIS INNOVATION LIMITED 2 South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3UB Isis Innovation, a wholly-owned company of the University, was established in 1988. The company has been formed to exploit know- how arising out of research funded by the UK Government through the Research Councils and funded by other bodies where the rights are not tied. The function of the company is to ensure that the results of research bring rewards to Oxford, and to the inventors, who are given a financial incentive for exploitation. Isis seeks licensees willing to pay lump sums and/or royalties for the use of know-how arising out of research. Isis also exploits the intellectual property of the University by setting up individual companies using venture capital or development capital funds. Isis' services are also available to individuals who wish to exploit the results of research supported by non-Research Council sources, when there are no prior conditions on the handling of the intellectual property rights. Isis Innovation has at its disposal a small pre-seedcorn fund for paying the costs of protecting intellectual property rights and for taking work to a stage where its potential can be assessed. Isis finds industrial partners to ensure that new ideas can be developed for market requirements. The company has established the Oxford Innovation Society for major industrial companies, so that they can have a window on Oxford technology and an opportunity to license and invest where appropriate. A brochure explaining Isis' activities is available. Please contact the above address, or the telephone and fax numbers given below. Members of the University should contact Dr James Hiddleston if they wish to take advantage of the services that Isis provides. (Telephone: (2)72411; fax: (2)72412.) BIDS ISI AND EMBASE COURSE This course will be taught by Margaret Robb of the Libraries Automation Service. It will be held on Thursday, 9 December, and Friday, 14 January, 4--6.30 p.m. Those wishing to attend should contact Viv McEvoy (telephone: (2)78170) to book a place. The format of the course is: 4--4.45 p.m.: Lecture giving an overview of BIDS and basic searching techniques. 4.45--5.30 p.m.: Exercises practising basic searching procedures. Course participants are welcome to bring their own research topics. 5.30--6 p.m.: Lecture describing advanced searching techniques. Those already familiar with BIDS are welcome to attend only this part of the course. 6--6.30 p.m.: Exercises practising advanced searching procedures. Course participants are welcome to bring their own research topics. GAZETTE PUBLICATION ARRANGEMENTS The final Gazettes of this term will be published on 2, 9, and 16 December. Appointments Supplements will appear with the Gazettes of 9 December and 20 January. DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION Exhibition now open Extea eta Argia (`House and Light'): an exhibition of recent paintings on the theme of the Basque house, by Josette Dacosta- Bray (in the dining-hall, Rewley House, until 21 December; open to the public throughout the week, except at meal-times) 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) Concert the south chinese string ensemble will give a performance of the traditional string music of the SE China coast at 2 p.m. on Saturday, 27 November. `Pitt Stops': these are short activities for families to do together (not for unaccompanied children), and are held from 2 p.m. on Saturdays in the Balfour Building. Details of any due to take place in the near future will be found in the Diary on the back page of the Gazette. For information on all exhibitions and events, 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. 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). CLINICAL MEDICINE Nuffield Department of Obsetrics and Gynaecology: postgraduate lectures The following lectures will be given on Wednesday, 8 December, in the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. professor c. redman, Professor in Obstetric Medicine 3.30--4.30 p.m.: `Recent developments in our understanding of the aetiology of pre-eclampsia.' mr n. saunders, Southampton General Hospital 4.30--5.30 p.m.: `Ultrasound scanning as a labour ward admission test.' PHYSICAL SCIENCES, CLINICAL MEDICINE Interdisciplinary graduate lectures in natural sciences Engineering in medicine The following lectures, which will explore the contribution of engineering practice to clinical medicine, will be held at 12 noon on Thursdays and Fridays in the Lindemann Lecture Theatre, the Clarendon Laboratory. Further information can be obtained from Dr D. Dew-Hughes, Department of Engineering Science (telephone: (2)73020). dr j.j. o'connor Thur. 20 Jan.: `Mechanics of the human locomotor system.' dr l. tarassenko Fri. 21 Jan.: `Pulse oxymetry: can we measure oxygen saturation non- invasively?' dr d.f. sarphie Thur. 27 Jan.: `Genetic transformation of cells and organisms.' professor j.m. brady Fri. 28 Jan.: `Medical image processing.' dr n. moore Thur. 3 Feb.: `Basic technology of medical resonance imaging (MRI).' dr s.j. golding Fri. 4 Feb.: `Practical clinical uses of MRI.' dr j.t. czernuska Thur. 10 Feb.: `Materials to replace bone.' dr j.j. o'connor Fri. 11 Feb.: `Replacement of joints.' dr n. moore Thur. 17 Feb.: `Advanced technology of MRI.' dr s.j. golding Fri. 18 Feb.: `MRI in a hospital environment.' dr l. tarassenko Thur. 24 Feb.: `Neural networks: finding patterns in medical data?' dr p. kyberd Fri. 25 Feb.: `Artifical hands.' dr b.j. bellhouse Thur. 3 Mar.: `Artificial organs.' dr j.j. o'connor Fri. 4 Mar.: `Mechanics of osteoarthritis.' REWLEY HOUSE Rewley House Educational Seminar: postponement dr sheila lawlor, Deputy Director, Centre for Policy Studies, will now deliver the Rewley House Educational Seminar at 5.15 p.m. on Friday, 28 January, in the Lecture Theatre, Rewley House. The seminar, which is open to the public, will be followed by a question-and-answer period. The seminar was previously due to be held on Friday, 3 December. Subject: `The National Curriculum in English education.' 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). The Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships The Royal Society invites applications from scientists in any subject, including mathematics and engineering, for seven appointments from 1 October 1994 to Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships. The fellowships have been established to provide opportunities for scientists in mid-career to be relieved of all teaching and administrative duties for a period between one academic term and one year, to do full-time research. Applicants must be aged between thirty-five and fifty-five and hold a substantive post in a British university. Employees of Research Councils, or those in Governmental or other research institutions, are not eligible. The fellowship will normally be held at the applicant's own institution, but may be held at any higher educational or research institution, or industrial research organisation, in the UK, approved by the society. The fellow's employing institution will be reimbursed for the full salary costs of a younger academic (up to age twenty-eight on the academic and academic-related staff (Lecturer A and B) salary scale) employed to take over the fellow's teaching and administrative duties for the period of the fellowship. The fellow may, however, continue with the supervision of postgraduate or postdoctoral research students. Fellows may apply for limited research expenses to cover the costs of consumables, etc.; grants cannot be made for equipment. Prospective applicants, currently holding academic posts in the University, will need to seek the approval of the Faculty Board and the General Board to apply for a fellowship under usual leave procedures. Application details are available from the Research Appointments Department, the Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG (fax: 071-930 2170). The closing date for submission of applications is 20 December. Application forms are not available after 6 December. Esso Energy Award 1994: Invitation to Nominate The Royal Society is inviting nominations for its 1994 Esso Energy Award. The award, instituted in 1974, is normally given annually for outstanding contributions to the advancement of science or engineering or technology, demonstrably leading to the more efficient mobilisation, use or conservation of energy resources, and consists of a gold medal and a prize of 2,000. The intention of the award is to promote a more efficient use of all existing energy sources and to stimulate the development of new sources. Nomination forms can be obtained from the Executive Secretary (ref: JAN/CD), the Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG. The closing date for submission of nominations is 14 January. Scholarships for study in Germany Michael Foster Memorial Scholarship Applications are invited from members of the University for the Michael Foster Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is tenable for ten months from 1 October 1994 at any university, technical university, or art or music academy (at the choice of the successful candidate) in Germany, and may be extended at the discretion of the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst. The successful candidate must undertake research or other academic work in a field of his or her own choice. The scholar will receive a monthly maintenance grant and remission of university or institution fees and dues (but he or she will have to pay a compulsory Student's Union fee). A small grant will be paid at the beginning of the award period to cover incidental expenses and the scholar will be entitled to a small book grant each term. An additional grant will be paid to assist with travel expenses. A scholar who is married before taking up the award will receive an additional allowance, if accompanied by his or her partner. The scholarship is not tenable concurrently with any other travelling award. It should be noted that the scholarship does not include payment of any Oxford fees for which the scholar may be liable while he or she is in Germany. Candidates who hold British Academy studentships may however apply for suspension of their awards and suspension of status to enable them to take up the scholarship if elected. Candidates for the scholarship must be British subjects and members of the University who will not have attained the age of thirty-two years by 1 October 1994, and either (a) will have completed all the examinations required for the Oxford BA Degree, or (b) have embarked on a course of postgraduate study at the University. Candidates will normally be expected to show a reasonable proficiency in the use of German language, but if a candidate does not have a good knowledge of German a further grant may be made available to enable him or her to attend a language course in Germany before university entrance there. Candidates' proposed programmes of research must be such that they can best be carried out at a German university or other institution of higher learning. Applications must be received by the Secretary to the Board of Management, Michael Foster Memorial Scholarship, International Office, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, not later than Friday, 10 December 1993. They must include: (i) the applicant's age; (ii) a brief statement of his or her academic career; (iii) a brief programme of the work he or she proposes to undertake, the institution at which he or she would wish to study in Germany, the reasons for the choice of institution, and some evidence that he or she has made contact with the head of the chosen institution; (iv) a certificate from the head of his or her society that the application is made with the approval of the society and that the applicant is a British subject; (v) the names of two academic referees. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that references reach the Secretary by the closing date. Note: If applying for the Theodor Heuss Fellowship as well as the Foster Scholarship, one application will suffice. Hanseatic Scholarships These scholarships have been established by the generosity of the FVS (Freiherr von Stein/Friedrich von Schiller) Foundation which wishes to reciprocate the Rhodes Scholarships to Oxford from Germany. The aim of the Foundation is to promote closer Anglo-German links within a European context. At present two scholarships are to be offered each year. Candidates must be British subjects, unmarried, and graduate or undergraduate (final year) members of Oxford University. They should not have passed their twenty-eighth birthday by 1 October 1994, the date by which the scholars elected in 1994 will be expected to take up their scholarships. These are tenable for two years for study at Hamburg University. The successful candidate must undertake research at doctoral or postdoctoral level or give evidence of a workable project not connected to a research degree. There is the opportunity to obtain a German degree. The value of the scholarships is currently DM 13,000 per annum and is subject to regular review. Sufficient knowledge of the German language is desirable, but when a candidate does not have a good knowledge of German, he or she is expected to attend a language course in Germany prior to university entry. Applications should be sent to the Secretary, Hanseatic Scholarships, International Office, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD (from whom further particulars may be obtained) by Friday, 10 December 1993. The applications should include (i) the applicant's full name and age; (ii) a photograph of the applicant; (iii) a curriculum vitae; (iv) a programme of the work which the candidate proposes to undertake; (v) the names of two referees; (vi) a certificate from the head of the candidate's society that the application is made with the approval of the college and that the applicant is a British citizen; (vii) a health certificate. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that references reach the Secretary by the closing date. Interviews will take place in Oxford during February 1994 and the decision of the selectors will be announced shortly thereafter. Theodor Heuss Research Fellowship Applications are invited from members of the University for the Theodor Heuss Research Fellowship. The Fellowship, which is financed through the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung out of a gift from the late President of the Federal Republic of Germany, is tenable for the twelve months of the academic year 1994--5 at any university or other institution of higher learning (at the choice of the successful candidate) in Germany, and may be extended for a second year at the discretion of the Stiftung. The Fellowship is especially intended for research in the following subjects: Ancient History and Literature, Modern History, Modern Languages and Literature, English Literature, Oriental Studies, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Applications from other academic fields will, however, be welcomed. The holder of the Fellowship will receive a monthly maintenance grant. In addition, first-class rail travel from the Fellow's home to his or her place of study in Germany will be provided, and all university or institute fees will be paid on the Fellow's behalf (but he or she will have to pay a compulsory Students' Union fee). Upon application a monthly marriage allowance may also be paid. It should be noted that the fellowship does not include the payment of any Oxford fees for which the Fellow may be liable while he or she is in Germany. Candidates who hold British Academy Studentships may however apply for suspension of their awards and suspension of status to enable them to take the Fellowship if elected. Candidates for the Fellowship must be British subjects and members of the University who will not have attained the age of thirty-two years by 1 October 1994, and either (a) have embarked on a course of postgraduate study at the University or (b) have already obtained a postgraduate qualification of the University. Candidates will normally be expected to show a reasonable proficiency in the use of German language, but if a candidate does not have a good knowledge of German a further grant may be made available to enable him or her to attend a language course in Germany before university entrance there. Candidates' proposed programmes of research must be such that they can best be carried out at a German university or other institution of higher learning. Applications must be received by the Secretary to the Board of Management, Theodor Heuss Fellowship, International Office, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, not later than Friday, 10 December 1993. They must include: (i) the applicant's age; (ii) a brief statement of his or her academic career; (iii) a brief programme of the work he or she proposes to undertake, the institution at which he or she would wish to study in Germany, the reasons for the choice of institution, and some evidence that he or she has made contact with the head of the chosen institution or with any other member of the academic staff; (iv) a certificate from the head of his or her society that the application is made with the approval of the society and that the applicant is a British subject; (v) the names of two academic referees. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that references reach the Secretary by the closing date. Note: If applying for the Michael Foster Scholarship as well as the Heuss Fellowship, one application will suffice. EXAMINATIONS AND BOARDS ------------------------- GENERAL BOARD OF THE FACULTIES With the approval of the General Board, the following appointments and reappointments have been made and titles conferred for the periods stated. 1 Appointments UNIVERSITY LECTURERS Biological Sciences david barford, d.phil. (b.sc. Bristol), Fellow-elect of Somerville. In Molecular Biophysics. From 1 April 1994 until 31 March 1999. Social Studies ann h. buchanan (m.sc. bath, d.phil. Southampton), Fellow-elect of St Hilda's. In Applied Social Studies. From 18 March 1994 until 17 March 1999. KOREA FOUNDATION LECTURER Oriental Studies james b. lewis (ba University of the South, ma Hawaii), Fellow- elect of Wolfson. In Korean Studies. From 1 June 1994 until 31 May 1999. RHODES LECTURER Interfaculty Committee for Management Studies howard f. gospel, ma (ph.d. London), Fellow-elect of Pembroke. In Management Studies (Organisational Behaviour). From 1 May 1994 until 30 April 1999. SHAW LECTURER Social Studies cyril z. lin, ma status, d.phil., Fellow of St Antony's. In The Economy of China. From 1 January 1994 until 31 December 1998. 2 Reappointments UNIVERSITY LECTURERS Committee for Archaeology robert e.m. hedges, ma, d.phil. (ma, ph.d. Cambridge), Fellow of St Cross. In Archaeology. From 1 November 1994 until the retiring age. FACULTY LECTURERS Medieval and Modern Languages colin p. thompson, ma, d.phil., Fellow of St Catherine's. In Spanish. helen watanabe-o'kelly, ma (ma Nat. Univ. Ireland, dr.phil. Basle), Fellow of Exeter. In German. From 1 October 1994 until the retiring age. UNIVERSITY LECTURERS (CUF) (From 1 October 1994 until the retiring age unless otherwise indicated) Medieval and Modern Languages michael n. hawcroft, ma, d.phil., Fellow of Keble. In French. gilbert j mallinson, ma (ma, ph.d. Cambridge), Fellow of Trinity. In French. ritchie n.n. robertson, ma, d.phil. (ma Edinburgh), Fellow of St John's. In German. WELLCOME SENIOR LECTURER Physiological Sciences edith sim, ma status, d.phil. In Immunotoxicology. From 1 October 1994 until 30 September 1999. TUTOR (TEMPORARY) Educational Studies s. graeme easdown, ma status (ba, ma London). In History. From 1 September 1994 until 1 August 1997. 3 Conferment of title UNIVERSITY LECTURER (SUPERNUMERARY) Physical Sciences julia m. yeomans, ma, d.phil., Fellow of St Hilda's. In Physics. From 1 January 1994 until 31 December 1998. 4 Reconferment of title UNIVERSITY LECTURER (SUPERNUMERARY) Physical Sciences g.w.j. fleet, ma, d.phil., Fellow of St John's. In Organic Chemistry. From 1 October 1994 until the retiring age. 5 Appointments by the Board of the Faculty of Clinical Medicine FELLOW IN SURGERY hamish r. michie (mb, b.chir., ma Cambridge). In Surgery. From 1 January 1994 until 31 December 1994. 6 Reappointments by the Board of the Faculty of Clinical Medicine UNIVERSITY LECTURER (MEDICAL) paul f. chamberlain, ma (mb, b.chir, bao, ba Dublin), frcs, Fellow of Merton. In Obstetrics and Gynaecology. From 1 January 1994 until 31 December 1998. CLINICAL READER d.w.r. gray, ma, d.phil. (b.sc., mb, ch.b. Leeds), Fellow of Oriel. In Transplantation Surgery. From 1 January 1994 until 31 December 1996. CHAIRMEN OF EXAMINERS TRINITY TERM 1994 Honour Schools Classics and Modern Languages: m.c. howatson, ma, d.phil., Fellow of St Anne's Engineering, Economics, and Management Part I: b. kouvaritakis, ma, Fellow of St Edmund Hall (address: Department of Engineering Science) Engineering, Economics, and Management Part II: b. kouvaritakis, ma, Fellow of St Edmund Hall (address: Department of Engineering Science) Natural Science Chemistry Part II: p.a. cox, ma, d.phil., Fellow of New College (address: Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory) Engineering Science Part I: w.r. moore, ma, Fellow of Jesus (address: Department of Engineering Science) Engineering Science Part II: w.r. moore, ma, Fellow of Jesus (address: Department of Engineering Science) Master of Philosophy Comparative Social Research: s. ringen, ma, Fellow of Green College (address: Department of Applied Social Studies) Qualifying examination in Comparative Social Research: s. ringen, ma, Fellow of Green College (address: Department of Applied Social Studies) Master of Science Biology: m. speight, ma, Fellow of St Anne's Comparative Social Research: s. ringen, ma, Fellow of Green College (address: Department of Applied Social Studies) Master of Studies English Local History: k. tiller, ma, Fellow of Rewley House (address: Department for Continuing Education) Slavonic Studies: j.d. naughton, ma, Fellow of St Edmund Hall Syriac Studies: s.p. brock, ma, d.phil., Fellow of Wolfson (address: Oriental Institute) EXAMINATION SCHOOLS Accommodation for Lectures Hilary Term 1994 The Chairman of the Curators of the Schools would be grateful if Professors, Readers, and University Lecturers who wish to lecture at the Schools in Hilary Term 1994 could inform the Clerk of the Schools at the end of the present term. It is necessary to know whether a room suitable for an audience of more than one hundred persons is required; only the three large writing-schools will accommodate more than that number. Leave for the use of rooms for lectures will expire at the end of the seventh week of Hilary Term. Afternoon lectures should normally finish by 6 p.m. Attention is drawn to the fact that overhead projection equipment and 35-mm projectors are available. When these facilities are required the Clerk of the Schools should be notified in advance. !!1811 !!2511 CHAIRMAN OF EXAMINERS The Vice-Chancellor desires to call the attention of all examiners to the provisions of Ch. VI, Sect. ii.c, 1, clauses 1--3 (Examination Decrees, 1992, p. 881), which require examiners in all university examinations to appoint one of their number to act as Chairman, to notify the appointment to the Vice-Chancellor, and to publish it in the University Gazette. He desires that these appointments shall be notified to the Clerk of the Schools who will himself inform the Vice-Chancellor and see that notice of them is duly published in the University Gazette. 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 shor CHANGES IN REGULATIONS With the approval of the General Board, the following changes in regulations made by the Libraries Board and boards of faculties and committees will come into effect on 10 December. 1 Libraries Board Other dependent libraries With immediate effect After Ch. III, Sect. xiv, 16 (Statutes, 1993, p. 254, as renumbered by Decree (1) of 25 November 1993, Gazette, p. 430), insert: `Other dependent libraries: regulations of the Libraries Board Library of the Oriental Institute, Library of the Institute for Chinese Studies, Eastern Art Library 1. The Curators of the Bodleian Library shall be advised on the administration of the collections and on the purchase of books for them by committees for, severally, Chinese, Islamic, and Ancient Near Eastern and Jewish Studies, whose composition shall be subject to approval by the Libraries Board. 2. The Keeper of Oriental Books shall submit annually for information to the Board of the Faculty of Oriental Studies reports on, and estimates of, expenditure for the following year. 3. The Curators of the Bodleian Library shall have general responsibility for the receipt and expenditure of all funds made available for the purposes of the Eastern Art Library in the Ashmolean Museum, provided that responsibility for the safe keeping, maintenance, heating, and lighting of such rooms and premises in the museum as may be assigned for the use of this library and its staff shall lie with the Visitors of the Ashmolean Museum, in accordance with the provisions of Tit. VIII, Sect. v, cl. 5. The curators shall exercise general control of the affairs of the Eastern Art Library and shall so administer it as to safeguard and promote the interests and efficiency of the Ashmolean Museum and its staff.' 2 Board of the Faculty of Biological Sciences Transfer from Probationer Research Student status With effect from 1 October 1994 In Examination Decrees, 1993, p.754, after l. 20 insert `Candidates should normally apply to transfer from Probationer Research Student status in the fourth term after admission as a research student.' 3 Board of the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences and Committee on Continuing Education M.Sc. in Software Engineering With effect from 1 January 1994 (for first examination in 1996) In Examination Decrees, 1993, p. 707, after l. 6 insert: `Software Engineering 1. The Board of the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, in consultation with the Sub-faculty of Computation, and the Board of Studies of the Committee on Continuing Education, shall elect for the supervision of the course a standing committee which shall have the power to arrange lectures and other instruction. 2. Every candidate must follow for at least six terms a part-time course of instruction in the theory and practice of Software Engineering, together with periods of practical experience in approved work centres, and must upon entering for the examination produce a certificate from their supervisor to this effect. 3. The examination will consist of: (i) six written assignments, which will include an assignment on module (vi) of Schedule A, and at least three assignments based on three of modules (i) to (v) in Schedule A. At most two of these assignments may, with the agreement of the Course Director, be based on Schedule B modules; (ii) a portfolio of six concise reports on in-company assignments undertaken between the taught a modular courses; (iii) four written assignments based on four of the modules described in schedule B, at least one of which will normally have a business, management, and/or social content; (iv) a dissertation of not more than 20,000 words (including appendices and footnotes but excluding biblio- graphy), on a subject selected by the candidate in consultation with the supervisor and approved by the chairman of the standing commitee; (v) an examination viva voce, unless the candidate shall have been individually dispensed by the examiners, on the dissertation and on any of the other parts of the examination. 4. Two twpewritten or printed copies of the dissertation must be sent not later than 31 December in the year in which the examination is taken to the Course Director (Integrated Graduate Development Programme in Software Engineering), Department for Continuing Education, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA. The dissertation must be accompanied by a statement that it is the candidate's own work except where otherwise indicated. 5. The examiners may award a distinction for excellence in the whole examination. 6. Any candidate who has successfully completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Software Engineering, or who has successfully completed the written assignments and portfolio reports required as part of the course for the Postgraduate Diploma in Software Engineering, may on admission to the M.Sc. be exempted from the requirement to submit, for the examination for this degree, the six written asignments under 3(i) above and three of the six reports under 3(ii) above. If any candidate who is successful in the examination for the M.Sc. in Software Engineering has previously successfully completed the Postgraduate Diploma, the M.Sc. will subsume his or her Postgraduate Diploma. 7. The standing committee shall have the discretion to permit any candidate to be exempted from submitting up to two of the total of ten assignments required under 3(i) and 3(iii) above, provided that the standing committee is satisfied that such a candidate has undertaken equivalent study, of an appropriate standard, normally at another institution of higher educaation. 8. Each candidate may, with the approval of the chairman of the standing committee, resubmit one assignment and one only undertaken whilst registered for the M.Sc. if the Course Director deems that assignment unsatisfactory. Schedule A (i) Foundations of Effective Software Engineering. (ii) Specification and Design. (iii) Software Development Management. (iv) Programming. (v) Concurrency and Distributed Systems. (vi) Professional Software Engineering. Schedule B (i) Operating Systems. (ii) Critical Systems Software Engineering. (iii) Requirements Engineering. (iv) Parallel Applications. (v) Real-time systems. (vi) Logic Programming. (vii) Machine-Assisted Software Engineering. (viii) Hardware Compilation. (ix) The Business of Software Engineering. (x) Software Engineering Quality Assurance. (xi) User-Centered Systems Design. (xii) Advanced Software Development Management. (xiii) Switching. (xiv) Protocols and Standards. (xv) Non-functional Modelling. (xvi) Object-oriented Programming. (xvii) Data Structures. In June and December each year a list of Schedule B modules will be published in the University Gazette. Each such list, which will have been approved by the standing committee and which will be a selection from the full set above, will contain those Schedule B modules which will be available during the following nine months.' 4 Board of the Faculty of Psychological Studies Transfer from Probationer Research Student status With effect from 1 October 1994 In Examination Decrees, 1993, p. 777, after l. 16 insert `Candidates should normally apply to transfer from Probationer Research Student status by the beginning of the fourth term after admission as a research student.' 5 Committee for Educational Studies With immediate effect 1 In Examination Decrees, 1993, p. 757, ll. 10--11, delete `at a specially constituted seminar to be held at the Department of Educational Studies. Two assessors' and substitute `to a specially constituted panel consisting of the student's supervisor, the tutor for research students, and two assessors (one of whom is likely to be for a future examiner of the candidate's thesis)'. 2 Ibid., l. 22, after `report' insert `Candidates seeking to transfer to M.Litt. status will be expected during the interview to show evidence of research training through successful completion of the requirements of the department's educational research methods course, unless specifically exempted from all or part of it'. 3 Ibid., l. 24, after `term' delete `before lapse of status'. 4 Ibid., ll. 27--9, delete `at a specially constituted seminar to be held at the Department of Educational Studies. Subsequently' and substitute `to a specially constituted panel consisting of'. 5 Ibid., ll. 30--1, after `students' insert `. This panel'. 6 Ibid., l. 39, insert: ` Candidates seeking to transfer to D.Phil. status will be expected during the interview to show evidence of research training through successful completion of the requirements of the department's educational research method course, unless specifically exempted from all or part of it'. 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: ANTHROPOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY v. chryssanthopoulou, Wolfson: `The construction of ethnic identity among the Castellorizian Greeks of Perth, Australia'. Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Wednesday, 8 December, 2 p.m. Examiners: M.J. Banks, M.E. Kenna. CLINICAL MEDICINE s. mccarthy, St John's: `Regulation of vascular endo- thelial cell growth by members of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily'. Department of Zoology, Monday, 6 December, 2 p.m. Examiners: W.J. Gullick, M.F. Pera. s.l. welch, Wolfson: `Risk factors for the development of bulimia nervosa'. University Department of Psychiatry, Monday, 13 December, 2.30 p.m. Examiners: A.H. Mann, R.A. Hope. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE l.d. childress, Keble: `Joyce and Berard: Les Pheniciens et L'OdyssAe as a source for Ulysses'. St John's, Thursday, 16 December, 2.15 p.m. Examiners: J.S. Kelly, P. Parrinder. a. piesse, St John's: `"Let's fight with gentle words"; the individual female voice in some pre-Elizabethan drama'. Magdalen, Monday, 13 December, 2 p.m. Examiners: J.B. O'Donoghue, H. Phillips. LITERAE HUMANIORES m.e. curry, Lincoln: `The distribution of Attic black figure and archaic red figure pottery in Italy and Sicily.' Ashmolean Museum, Friday, 26 November, 5 p.m. Examiners: A.W. Johnston, R.J.A Wilson. MODERN HISTORY m.e. magnello, St Antony's: `Karl Pearson: evolutionary biology and the emergence of a modern theory of statistics (1884--1936)'. All Souls, Tuesday, 7 December, 2.30 p.m. Examiners: J.M. Landers, A.W.F. Edwards. v. sleep, Christ Church: `An identity crisis: was Gaudier-Brzeska really a Vorticist?' Department of the History of Art, Wednesday, 15 December, 3 p.m. Examiners: F.J.N. Haskell, J. Milner. PHYSICAL SCIENCES c.r. bowen, Worcester: `The manufacture of multiphase ceramics by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis'. Department of Materials, Tuesday, 7 December, 9.30 a.m. Examiners: R. Stevens, R.J. Brook. m.e. bunnage, Magdalen: `Asymmetric synthesis of beta-amino-alpha-hydroxt acids'. Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Saturday, 11 December, 11.30 a.m. Examiners: E.J. Thomas, G.W.J. Fleet. p.j.c. king, Worcester: `Crystal defect imaging using transmission ion channelling'. Department of Materials, Monday, 6 December, 2.30 p.m. Examiners: L.G. Earwaker, P.R. Wilshaw. j.p. larsen, St John's: `Some new electroanalytical methods'. Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Tuesday, 7 December, 2.15 p.m. Examiners: A. Mount, H. Cartwright. m.a.s. walters, Wolfson: `The asymmetric synthesis of alpha-alkyl-beta-amino acids'. Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Saturday, 11 December, 2 p.m. Examiners: E.J. Thomas, G.W.J. Fleet. PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES p.n. ahrens, St Edmund Hall: `Evidence for cytoplasmic dynein and kinesin in renal medulla and cortex'. Department of Biochemistry, Thursday, 9 December, 11 a.m. Examiners: P.A.M. Eagles, P.C. Newell. SOCIAL STUDIES keiichiro komatsu, St Catherine's: `The importance of "Magic" in the origins of the Pacific War of 1941--5: mistranslation and misunderstanding of international politics'. Examination Schools, Friday, 3 December, 1.30 p.m. Examiners: L. Nish, J.P.D. Dunbabin. EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LETTERS The examiners appointed by the following faculty board give notice of oral examination of their candidate as follows. MODERN HISTORY w.w. plasha, Magdalen: `The social construction of melancholia in the early eighteenth century'. Somerville, Saturday, 27 November, 2.15 p.m. Examiners: J.M. Innes, R.S. Porter. t note of it were sent in advance. COLLEGES, HALLS, AND SOCIETIES --------------------------------- OBITUARIES LADY MARGARET HALL cicely glwadys hendy (nee Prichard), 21 February 1993; commoner 1927--30. gillian mary wagner (nee Jaidka), 14 October 1993; commoner 1947- -50. Aged 64. elizabeth gidley withycombe, 12 November 1993; commoner 1920--3. Aged 91. ST HUGH'S COLLEGE katharine lucy ball, 21 April 1991; commoner 1926--8. Aged 86. phyllis may eliot (nee Davies), 7 November 1993; commoner 1922-- 5. Aged 91. sybil joyce felkin (nee Chapman), 12 November 1992; commoner 1915--17. Aged 95. ELECTIONS LINACRE COLLEGE To Honorary Fellowships: sir christopher harding, ma, Chairman, BET PLC gad rausing (ph.d., eng. d.hc.), Honorary Chairman, Tetra Laval Group MAGDALEN COLLEGE To an Honorary Fellowship (with effect from 10 November 1993): lord browne-wilkinson To Waynflete Fellowships (with effect from 13 October 1993): louis cha dr leon beghian cecil highton To a Fellowship by Examination in English (for three years from 11 November 1993): joad raymond, ba, Magdalen College To a Fellowship by Examination in Physiology (from 11 November 1993): frank sengpiel (Diplom, Ruhr-Universitat, Bochum), Linacre College TEMPLETON COLLEGE To a Fellowship in Organisational Behaviour (with effect from 1 October 1993): mrs susan dopson PRIZES BRASENOSE COLLEGE Bridgeman Essay Prize and the Reynolds Prize 1993 gideon lester ST HILDA'S COLLEGE Jennifer Hines Essay Prize bettina k.m. felten ST HUGH'S COLLEGE Hurry Prize for the most distinguished First in Finals daniel matthew andrews TEMPLETON COLLEGE Foundation for Management Education/Philip Nind Prize in Human Relations 1993 jay lee koh Examiners' Prize for M.Phil. in Management Studies 1993 pratima bansal ADVERTISEMENTS -------------- Deadline: Advertisements must be received by 12 noon on Wednesday of the preceding week. 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Situations Vacant Full-time post available for a recent graduate with a life sciences degree (with bias towards medicine and phamacology), within a young and dynamic pharmaceutical business development consultancy on the Oxford Science Park. The graduate should have a 2/i or first-class degree, an outgoing personality, be self- motivated, and have first-class communication skills. Would suit graduate seeking to apply a scientific background in an international business environment. For further information send c.v. to Miss S. Roddie, CONNECT Pharma Ltd., Magdalen Centre, Robert Robinson Avenue, Oxford Science Park, Oxford OX4 4GA. Tel.: Oxford 784177. Personal assistant, part-time, needed by retired professor with large correspondence and masses of unsorted papers. Qualifications: intelligence, patience, cheerfulness, organising ability; shorthand/typing unnecessary. About 5 hours weekly, by arrangement, 5.50 per hour. Apply in writing to: Professor Dummett, 54 Park Town, Oxford OX2 6SJ. Research assistant: English. Elizabethan studies, balance of the 1993--4 academic year. You will have valid EFL and Bodleian cards, and be a member in good standing of the University. 4 per hour, possibly 20 hours per week. Apply with c.v. to: S. Sohmer, Lincoln College. Houses to Let House available for 3-month let (or shorter period), 1 Jan.--31 Mar., Headington. Semi-detached, in quiet cul-de-sac; close to hospitals; 3 bedrooms, 3 reception, fully furnished with c.h., dish-washer, washing-machine, microwave; garage and enclosed back garden. Non-smoker preferred. 650 p.c.m. plus gas, electricity. Tom Downing. Tel.: Oxford 281185, or 62323 (p.m.). 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. Old Boar's Hill: secluded country cottage, just 4 miles from Oxford; fully furnished and equipped; delightful, quiet setting at the end of a country lane. Ideal for short sabbatical stays. 650 p.c.m. Telephone K. Solomon in Italy. Tel.: 010 39 444 324729. Comfortable, light, well-furnished, fully-carpeted house, opposite University playing fields at start of Iffley Road; 4 bedrooms (2 double, 2 single), sitting-room, modern equipped kitchen; gas c.h.; telephone; pleasant garden and terrace. Lovely open views. Near University, shops, and river. Only families please. Available Dec. onwards. Tel.: Oxford 242509 (or (2)73623 if necessary). Attractive, furnished family home: well-equipped kitchen/diner, e.g. dish-washer, large microwave, gas cooker; chest freezer; separate washer/dryer; economical gas c.h. and d.g.; lounge and dining-room; enclosed rear garden; front garden and parking spaces. 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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 mid-Jan.: 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. Flat available, from 1 Dec.: double bedroom, living-room, kitchen, bathroom; c.h.; all facilities; private parking; newly decorated and furnished; quiet Banbury Road location, half-mile from city centre. 570 p.m., plus council tax. Tel.: Oxford 511628. 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Available Dec. for 1 year, renewable. 425 p.c.m. Tel.: 0367 860 253. Accommodation Offered Two rooms available on the first floor of a warm friendly private house, with all facilities, in the quiet neighbourhood of Stanley Road, Oxford, 130 and 140 p.m. Female students only. Tel.: Oxford 728648 (6.30--9.30 p.m.). 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. 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. House wanted: American journalist seeks furnished 3-bedroom house in North Oxford, from July--Aug. 1994 for one year. David Hoffman, The Washington Post, Foreign Desk, 1150 15th St NW Washington DC 20071, USA. Tel.: 972 2 661 727. Mature, professional couple with one child, who have sold their house, seek reasonably-priced accommodation in Oxford from mid- Dec. until the end of Mar., when they will move into their new house. Furnished or unfurnished: happy to look after pets, garden, etc. Cresswell. Tel.: Oxford 513912 or 311902 (any time). Accommodation Sought to Rent or Exchange Dutch academic couple (non-smoking, 2 small children) seek house, 4--5 bedrooms, fully furnished, with a garden, in/near Oxford, Mar. 1994--Feb. 1995 (flexible). Exchange of similar house near Leiden and Amsterdam possible. Tel.: Oxford (2)78705 or 010 31 23245849. Holiday Lets Self-catering apartments in Sperlonga (a unique hill-top village by the sea, 110 km s. of Rome), in individual villas in a hilly pine-wood; wonderful panoramic sea views; tennis, swimming-pool, children's playground, restaurant; 10 minutes from excellent beach. From 111 p.w. for 3 people, Apr.--June and Sept.--Oct. Also hotel accommodation from 23 p.p., b.&b. Recommended by disintested friend of owner. Tel.: Oxford 58406, or Sperlonga 010 39 771 549634. 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 4307: Appointments 000--000 Gazette publication arrangements The final Gazettes of this term will be published on 2, 9, and 16 December. Publication resumes on 13 January. Appointments Supplements will appear with the Gazettes of 9 December and 20 January. Friday 26 November maison francaise colloquium: `Skilled trades in Ancien Regime Paris' (continues tomorrow). paul rahe speaks on his book Republics Ancient and Modern (St John's Ancient World Debate), Garden Quad Auditorium, St John's, 2 p.m. dr a. chapman: `To fame and fortune through physics in eighteenth-century Oxford: the career of James Bradley (1693-- 1762)' (lecture, 4.15 p.m., in Lindemann Lecture Theatre, the Clarendon Laboratory; preceded by conducted tour of the Museum of the History of Science, 2.30 p.m.). dr r. ambler: `Radical theologies: ecological theology', Mansfield, 5 p.m. professor m. hirst: `Michelangelo's dialogue with the antique; the cases of the Sleeping Cupid and the Bacchus', Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, 8.30 p.m. Saturday 27 November degree conferments, Sheldonian, 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Sunday 28 November the rt revd a.r. mcd. gordon preaches, Cathedral, 10 a.m. dominic moore (violin), neal parker (viola), and the St Anne's College Orchestra play works by Arne, Mozart, Beethoven, and Copland, Holywell Music Room, 8 p.m. (tickets, 5/2.50, at door or by post from College Secretary, St Anne's). Monday 29 November dr m. bell: `Archaeology and the study of environmental change in coastal regions' (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 lesley rees: `Mind, brain, and enocrinology' (St Hilda's Centenary Lecture Series: `Women of Ideas'), Dining Hall, St Hilda's, 5 p.m. professor h.b. keller: `The circle lattice problem, quantum statistics, and computer graphics' (Smith Lecture), Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre, St Catherine's, 5 p.m. Tuesday 30 November The meeting of Congregation, due to take place today, is cancelled. professor n. wolterstorff: `The epistemology of believing that God speaks' (Wilde Lectures: `Divine discourse: reflections on the claim that God speaks'), Schools, 5 p.m. Wednesday 1 December mr r. mcgrath: `Undeclared war: the global challenge of land- mines and its solution' (Refugee Studies Programme: Seminars on Forced Migration), Library Wing Seminar Room, Queen Elizabeth House, 5 p.m. halifax house: wine-tasting, 5.45 p.m. (`Wine for Christmas'). dr a. rieger: `Is there a common solution to the set theoric and semantic paradoxes?' (interdisciplinary seminars in logic, language, and mind: `paradoxes'), Room C, Bernard Sunley Building, St Catherine's, 8.30 p.m. Thursday 2 December ayami nakatani: `To weave a woman's life: work and marriage in a Balinese community' (Centre for Cross-Cultural Research on Women seminar), Library Wing Seminar Room, Queen Elizabeth House, 2 p.m. m. fillenz: `Sex differences in the brain---what do they mean?' (Women's Studies Committee seminars: `Women and science'), second-floor seminar room, Biochemistry Building, 5 p.m. Friday 3 December the revd andrew linzey and the revd charles brock: `Oxford---home of lost voices?' (discussion, closing lecture-series on `Radical theologies'), Mansfield, 5 p.m. professor jean malaurie: `La Russie et les Territoires autonomes du Nord: Tchoukotka, Siberie du nord-est', Maison Francaise, 5.15 p.m. Saturday 4 December full term ends. Wednesday 8 December gabor takacs-nagy (violin), Alexander Baillie (violincello), and Wu Han (piano) play works by Beethoven, Brahms, and Dvorak, Holywell Music Room, 7.30 p.m. (tickets, 6 (concessions 4), available at the door). Thursday 9 December academic staff seminar: `Leading a research team', 9 a.m.--5 p.m. (see information above). professor richard brook: `Ceramic fever' (Oxford Innovation Society talk), Department of Nuclear Physics, 6 p.m. (admission by ticket only, from Isis Innovation: (2)72411). Saturday 11 December department for continuing education day-school: `Cancer' (Sir Richard Doll and other speakers) (details from (2)70391/(2)70360). pitt rivers museum `Pitt Stop' event for children: Balinese shadow play music, 2 p.m. Tuesday 14 December congregation meeting, 2 p.m. Friday 17 December michaelmas term ends. Saturday 18 December pitt rivers museum `Pitt Stop' event for children: making a shadow puppet play, 2 p.m. END OF GAZETTE --------------------------------------------------