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'When Balliol set out to elect a new Master, we were seeking someone who would embody the College’s commitment to its values: academic excellence, social responsibility, and openness to the world. I am very pleased to announce the election of Seamus Perry, a marvellous embodiment of these ideals, at the end of a year-long selection process which has been rigorous and wide-ranging. Seamus will take up the post when Dame Helen Ghosh completes her term of office at the end of Trinity Term 2026. In the meantime, I would like to thank all those members and friends of Balliol, within and beyond our walls, who contributed their energy, ideas and goodwill into the election in a variety of ways. I am most grateful to you all.'
Sudhir Hazareesingh PPE 1981, Coolidge Fellow and Tutorial Fellow in Politics, and Senior Fellow |
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Balliol is pleased to announce that it has offered the Mastership of the College to Professor Seamus Perry and that he has accepted. He will take up the post in July 2026. |
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Bill Drayton (1965, Honorary Fellow) has received the Global Treasure Award at the annual Skoll World Forum, held in Oxford on 3 April 2025. |
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Two Balliol academics have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society: Professor Mike Giles (Professor of Numerical Analysis and Professorial Fellow) and Professor Iain Couzin (Junior Research Fellow in the Sciences 2003-2006). |
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Professor Christine Borgman (Supernumerary Visiting Fellow and Oliver Smithies Visiting Fellow 2012-2013) has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences this year. |
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Professor Nick Trefethen (Professor of Numerical Analysis and Professorial Fellow 1997–2023, Emeritus Fellow) and Beth Shapiro (1999, SRF in Biomedical Sciences 2005–2007) have been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. |
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Team Balliol was out in force once again for the Oxford Town and Gown Fun Run on 11 May 2025. This year's team included College staff from a number of departments and members of the JCR, MCR, and SCR. |
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Six boats from Balliol College Boat Club are participating in this year's Summer Eights. We have been sharing updates on how the crews have performed over the past few days. |
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The Balliol Chapel Choir delighted the College community with a joyful selection of madrigals to celebrate May Morning. Recordings of select pieces are now available and can be accessed on this page.
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A new exhibition curated by Balliol Library, ‘Found in the Belly of a Cod-fish’: Discoveries in the Early Printed Books of Balliol College, is now open at the Balliol Historic Collections Centre, St Cross Church. |
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Beth Shapiro (1999, SRF in Biomedical Sciences 2005–2007) and Robert Montgomery (1990) have been included in the 2025 TIME100 Health List, which recognises the 100 most influential people in global health this year. |
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A music composition by Carol Jones (2018) is featured on Dance of the Night Sky, the latest album by the string trio Black Oak Ensemble.
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The life of Roger Butler (1970) is the subject of a new book, The Light of Day: The first man to come out at the dawn of gay liberation, that sheds light on his role in British LGBTQ+ history. |
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PUBLICATIONS |
- Professor Dilip Menon (1984), Quo Vida (Kolkata, Writers Workshop, 2025) and Cinemas of the Global South (Routledge, 2024)
- Terry Stiastny (1988), Believable Lies (WH Allen, 2025)
- Professor Wieland Gevers (1962), The Meaning of a Life: A South African Scientist's Tale (HSRC Press, 2025)
- Professor Neil Vickers (1988), Being Ill: On Sickness, Care and Abandonment (Reaktion Books, 2024)
- Lloyd Evans (1982), The Ministry of Entertainment: A writer's adventures at the BBC and elswhere, (Numisma Books, 2025)
- Ross Belson (1977), The Selected Letters of Caroline Norton (2020), Letters to Martin Van Buren: An edition of John Van Buren's 'Travel journal for a trip to Europe, 1838-1839' (2022), Letters from India, the Correspondence of Susan Ramsay, 1854-1856 (2024) all published by Routledge, and A Critical Edition of Caroline Elizabeth Norton's Love in "the World" (Anthem Press, 2023)
- Professor Robin Wilson (1962), Sum Stories: Equations and Their Origins (Oxford University Press, 2025) and Milestones in Graph Theory: A Century of Progress (MAA Press, 2025)
If you would like us to mention any significant work published this year or last, please send details to Yingying Jiang. Previously submitted publications are listed on the alumni publications page. |
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