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FEBRUARY 2017


It's Seventh Week - Term has been incredibly busy for me since I became Treasurer this year. While it can be stressful juggling my academic work with my new role, I have found it immensely satisfying to be so involved with the JCR , from successfully negotiating rent charges, to experimenting in Pantry, resulting in a sell-out curry night (complete with homemade chapatis!).
Zachary Leather (2015), BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics
 


COLLEGE NEWS


Promotion for Balliol Football Club
The Balliol Football Club’s men’s first XI have been promoted to the Premier Division following an excellent season.
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Balliol Professor has been awarded 2017 George Pólya Prize
Professor Nick Trefethen (Professor of Numerical Analysis and Professorial Fellow) has been awarded the prize by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
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ALUMNI UPDATES


Balliol alumna appointed the first female head of the Metropolitan Police
We warmly congratulate Cressida Dick (1979) on her appointment as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.
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Balliol graduate student wins place at the Royal Veterinary College
Sophie Avery (2009) has gained a place on the competitive Accelerated Graduate Entry Veterinary Medicine Programme.
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Balliolite wins British Council Study UK Alumni Awards
Bilge Demirkoz (2004), Associate Professor in High Energy Physics at METU (Ankara), has won the British Council’s Professional Achievement Award for Turkey.
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Michael Williams honoured in New Year Honours List 2017
We apologise for omitting Michael Williams (1975) from the list of Old Members who received awards in the New Year Honours List.
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READ AGAIN: 50 YEARS OF UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE

Edward Mortimer (1962) and Simon Woods (2008) recollect their experiences participating on the much-loved programme. Don't forget to watch Balliol compete against the University of Birmingham on 6 March.
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FEATURED EVENTS


BOOK: JOWETT BICENTENARY SEMINAR & DINNER
Don't forget to book for an opportunity to hear the Vice-Chancellor's talk. Booking closes on Wednesday 1 March.
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UPCOMING EVENTS



Greville Smith Society Lunch
Friday 17 March
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BUMS Reunion Dinner
Friday 17 March
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Jowett Bicentenary Seminar & Dinner
Saturday 18 March
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Gaudy for the years 2003-2005
Saturday 8 April
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The Master's Lunch
Wednesday 19 April
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Intercollegiate Golf Tournament
Friday 21 April
Frilford Health Golf Club, Abingdon

Les Woods Memorial Lecture
Tuesday 25 April 
Balliol Historic Collections Centre in St Cross Church


RESEARCH AND PROJECTS


Vicky Neale explores the beauty in mathematics
Vicky Neale (Whitehead Lecturer in Mathematics and Supernumerary Fellow) explains the importance of enjoying the beauty of the subject. 
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Professor Karma Nabulsi leads project on Palestinian history
Professor Karma Nabulsi (1989), Associate Professor in Politics at St Edmund Hall, helped create a web platform providing vital documentation for studying Palestinian history.
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WATCH: Professor Charles Spence on sound and taste
Professor Charles Spence (1988), Professor of Experimental Psychology and Fellow of Somerville, speaks on the link between sound and taste.
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LISTEN: Professor David Macdonald on lions in north Africa
Professor David Macdonald (JRF 1976-1979), Professor of Wildlife Conservation at LMH, discusses whether there were ever lions in Egypt. 
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Oxford University experts discuss 'Dr Victoria Frankenstein'
Professor Karen O’Brien, Head of Oxford’s Humanities Division, and Professor Fiona Stafford, Professor of English at Somerville, explore the significance of casting a woman as Dr Frankenstein for the stage.
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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 John Helliwell (1974), Perspectives in Crystallography (CRC Press, 2015)

Professor John Helliwell (1974), Skills for a Scientific Life (CRC Press, 2016)

Sir James Mallinson Bt (1995) trans., Roots of Yoga (Penguin Classics, 2017)

Professor Richard Rubenstein (1959), Resolving Structural Conflicts: How Violent Systems can be Transformed (Routledge, 2017)

Professor Peter Spargo (1984), “A Remarkable Vision - Brewster's 1822 Proposal for a 'National Burning Apparatus’”, in Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 71(1), pp.89 - 95 (2015)

Aelwen Wetherby (2007), Private Aid, Political Activism: American Medical Relief to Spain and China, 1936-1949 (University of Missouri Press, 2017)
 


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