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NOVEMBER
2016


It's Eighth Week, Michaelmas Term... and the novelty of getting up at 5.30am to row has long worn off. However, the excitement of participating in the Christ Church and Nephthys Regattas have made the dark mornings feel worthwhile for novices and seniors alike. There's nothing like a bracing jog to the Boathouse at dawn to make you question all your life choices, while loving all the people with whom you do this ridiculous sport!
Eliza McHugh (2015), MChem, senior rower
 


COLLEGE NEWS


Regius Professor Lyndal Roper receives Gerda Henkel Prize
Professor Lyndal Roper (Fellow of Balliol 2002 - 2011) has received this year's Gerda Henkel Prize for her studies of the Early Modern period.
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Balliol's Norwegian Scholars
Five Norwegian students have come to Balliol this Michaelmas Term (2016), all recipients of an Aker Scholarship.
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Cross-Country Cuppers win
Balliol's men won Cross-Country Cuppers on 23 October, and that win also gave the College the overall cup.
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Annual Carol Service 2016
The much-loved annual Carol Service took place on 27 November.
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ALUMNI UPDATES


Share your memories of tutorials
Thank you to everyone who has already submitted their stories about their tutorial experiences. If you haven't, it's not too late to get in touch and contribute!
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Balliol lawyers give expert opinion on Brexit judgement
Balliol lawyers have given their expert legal opinion on the High Court's decision on the process for triggering Article 50 in the case of R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
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Balliol alumnus appointed Vicar of the University Church
We congratulate the Revd Will Lamb (1988) on being appointed Vicar of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford.
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Political authority: Michael Sadgrove's sermon
The Very Reverend Michael Sadgrove (1968), Dean Emeritus of Durham Cathedral, gave a sermon to Balliol on political authority: what it means and how it should act towards the citizens it governs. 
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Seretse Khama's life is the focus of a critically acclaimed film
A United Kingdom, released on 25 November, features the life of Sir Seretse Khama (1945), the first President of Botswana.
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Balliol WW1 heroes commemorated online
On 18 November, the University published the names of over three hundred students, Fellows, alumni and college staff who lost their lives at the Battle of the Somme. 
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READ AGAIN: ST CATHERINE'S DAY

St Catherine's Day
Every year on 25 November, the College participates in traditional celebrations held on the feast day of its patron saint, Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
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FEATURED EVENTS


The Balliol Society Weekend will be moving to a new date in 2017
After a referendum of members of the Society and a discussion at this year's AGM, the Weekend will be held a fortnight earlier to coincide with the Oxford Alumni Weekend.
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BOOK: Dan Snow in conversation with Rory Kinnear
Book now to attend Balliol's first in conversation event, featuring Dan Snow (1998) and Rory Kinnear (1996).
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UPCOMING EVENTS



Younger Society Dinner
Saturday 3 December
Balliol College

The Varsity Matches
Thursday 8 December
Twickenham Stadium

Dan Snow in Conversation with Rory Kinnear
Tuesday 13 December
London

Balliol Entrepreneurs Evening
Thursday 26 January
London

Lady Dervorguilla Seminar
Thursday 23 February 
Holywell Manor

Greville Smith Society Lunch
Friday 17 March - New date
Balliol College

Jowett Bicentenary Weekend
Friday 17 - Sunday 19 March
Balliol College 

WATCH: The challenges of transitioning towards a green economy 
Professor Achim Steiner (Director of the Oxford Martin School and Professorial Fellow) gave a talk called 'Towards a green economy: pathways through politics, culture and economics'.
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Lady Dervorguilla Seminar MT 2016
This term, Balliol MCR had the pleasure of receiving Emeritus Professor Linda Scott from the Oxford Saïd Business School.
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Balliol students in Pilch production
Balliol students are involved in an ATG production of The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh, which will be showing at Balliol's very own Michael Pilch Theatre on 30 November - 3 December.
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RESEARCH AND PROJECTS


WATCH: Ashmolean art through a mathematician's eyes
Vicky Neale (Whitehead Lecturer in Mathematics and Supernumerary Fellow) looks at navigational equipment in the Ashmolean Museum through a mathematician's eyes.
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Professor Howard analyses Twitter usage post-US Presidential Election
Professor Philip Howard (Professorial Fellow of Balliol and Professor of Internet Studies at the Oxford Internet Institute) continues his research on the propaganda bots in the US Presidential Election.
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An exploration of the development of early modern Orientalism
John-Paul Ghobrial (Associate Professor, Lucas Fellow and Tutor in History) looks at Arabic manuscripts in Early Modern Europe and discusses the importance of the record-keeping tradition.
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Oxford announces its first MOOC
Oxford has partnered with edX to offer its first MOOC, called 'From Poverty to Prosperity: Understanding Economic Development'. 
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PUBLICATIONS BY OLD MEMBERS



If you would like us to mention in this section any significant work published this year or last, please contact Tara Heuze.

Professor Matthew Bell (1983), The Essential Goethe (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016)

Daniel Burkhardt Cerigo (2011), Technological novelty profile and invention's future impactEPJ Data Science 2016 5:8

James Irvine (1983)Euripides' Ion (DPhil Thesis, University of Oxford, published posthumously in 2016)

Robin Poulton (1969), The Limits of Democracy and the Postcolonial Nation State: Mali's democratic experiment falters, while jihad and terrorism grow in the Sahara (Lewiston NY & Lampeter, UK: Mellen Press, 2016)

Alison Rosenblitt (2001), E.E.Cummings' Modernism and the Classics: Each Imperishable Stanza (Oxford University Press, 2016)

Elisabetta Tollardo (2010), Fascist Italy and the League of Nations, 1922 - 1935 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)


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