News and updates from Balliol College

November 2018


'Reflecting on my year as JCR President, I have thoroughly enjoyed working with students, Fellows and College staff in many areas, getting involved with things that matter to the student body, from access and outreach to dinners in Hall. The support for change within a college as old as Balliol is refreshing to see, and I look forward to seeing the progress we can make in the years to come. The year has been busy and at times stressful, but it has made me feel so grateful to be a part of the Balliol community and everything that it offers.'

Leah Mitchell (2016, Biomedical Sciences), outgoing JCR President
 


COLLEGE NEWS


Tribute to Balliol's fallen

Remembrance Day commemorations included reading out all 318 names of Balliol men who died in warREAD MORE

Royal Society appointments

Two early career Fellows have won Research Fellowships in a highly competitive scheme. READ MORE

Celebration at the Master's Field

The Master and others involved with the project donned hard hats for a celebration of progress at the site. READ MORE

Mathematical scientist is honoured

Professorial Fellow Nick Trefethen is to be awarded honorary degrees by two universities. READ MORE

Christmas card for sale

A Balliol Christmas card is on sale at the Oxford University online shop and at the Porters' Lodge. ORDER ONLINE

BALLIOL ON THE WEB


Poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1863) are acquired by the Bodleian

Obituary for James Billington (1950), 13th Librarian of Congress in the US and father of Susan Billington Harper (1981)

Interview with His Excellency Omar Saif Ghobash (1989) about Letters to a Young Muslim

Hardit Singh Malik (1912), 'the flying Sikh', is remembered by his great-nephew


STUDENT NEWS


All Souls Fellowship

Graduate student Maya Krishnan has been elected to a Fellowship by Examination at All Souls. READ MORE

ALUMNI NEWS


Dagger in the Library award

Crime novelist Martin Edwards (1974) has won a Crime Writers’ Association award. READ MORE

Making flights smoother

Paul Williams (1995) has been shortlisted for an NERC Impact Award for improving turbulence forecasts. READ MORE

YOUR MEMORIES


Remember your Freshers' Week?

We'd love to hear your memories of Freshers' Week, for an article in Floreat Domus 2019. READ MORE

UPCOMING EVENTS


Wednesday 5 December 2018 NEW
Young Alumni Winter Party
Shoreditch, London

Thursday 6 December 2018
Varsity Matches
Twickenham

SAVE THE DATE:

Saturday 23 February 2019
Snell Dinner

Friday 8 March 2019
Greville Smith Society Lunch

Friday 12 April 2019
Gaudy for the Years 2006-2009

Friday 12 April 2019
Intercollegiate Golf Tournament

Friday 5 July 2019
Gaudy for the Years 1980-1983

Saturday 21 September 2019
Balliol Society Dinner

Friday-Saturday 27-28 September 2019
Balliol Women: 40 Years On


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