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‘Being back at Balliol for the September Open Day was a reminder of how vibrant College life is, how beautiful the grounds are, and how much all of us are truly missing it! It’s been so lovely to have been able to contribute to Balliol life as one of the JCR Vice-Presidents this past year. As we approach the beginning of term, the JCR Committee has been preparing for Freshers’ Week – from organising karaoke in the Lindsay Bar to film nights in the JCR and adding free pantry brunch to the timetable, it looks to be a fantastic first week back for everyone.’ Lilia Kanu, JCR Vice-President (2021, BA History and English) |
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Professor James Belich (Beit Professor of Global and Imperial History, and Professorial Fellow) and Halik Kochanski (1985) have been shortlisted for the UK’s most prestigious history prize. |
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Professor Neta Crawford (Montague Burton Professor of International Relations and Professorial Fellow) has been awarded the ‘Anti-Censorship Award’ in the 44th American Book Awards for her book The Pentagon, Climate Change, and War. |
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Professor Hagan Bayley FRS (1970 and Honorary Fellow) has been awarded the Royal Society’s Buchanan Medal for helping pioneer the founding Oxford Nanopore Technology, the highly successful biotech company. |
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Members of the JCR talk about what it’s like to be an undergraduate at Balliol in a new video for prospective applicants. |
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Educators from the UK and the US came to Balliol for a five-day summer institute at which they explored how to teach about transatlantic slavery. |
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At Balliol’s largest Degree Day in recent years — possibly ever — 109 Balliol graduands had their degrees conferred in one ceremony and afterwards celebrated at Balliol with their families and friends. |
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This year’s Balliol University Challenge team pitted their wits against Imperial College London in their first-round match of the annual quiz show. |
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Dame Helen Ghosh DCB (Master) has been awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by Nottingham University. |
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On a recent visit a group of university students learned more about Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Faith during a critical period for the Bahá’í community and a former student at Balliol. |
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Devaki Raj (2007) testified about AI procurement to the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senate Committee for a full committee hearing on Governing AI Through Acquisition and Procurement. |
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In a documentary film, John Foley (1974), Stephen Moss (1975), Peter Andrews (1976) and Phillip Bergson (1973) return to Balliol and talk about what their undergraduate experience meant to them and some of the emotions they recall. |
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PUBLICATIONS |
Alexander Hopkinson-Woolley (1955), What is the Gospel Truth? Is There Anything We Can Trust? (Troubadour, 2023) John Macfarlane (1960), A Clarinet Almanac (Austin Macauley Publishers, 2023) David Tarin (1961), Understanding Cancer: The Molecular Mechanisms, Biology, Pathology and Clinical Implications of Malignant Neoplasia (Springer Nature, 2023) David L. d’Avray (1973), The Power of Protocol. Diplomatics and the Dynamics of Papal Government, c. 400-c.1600 (Cambridge University Press, 2023) John Foley (1974), Checkmate!: The Wonderful World of Chess (Welbeck Children’s, 2023) Adrian Moore (1978), The Human A Priori: Essays on How We Make Sense in Philosophy, Ethics, and Mathematics (OUP, 2023) Penny Phillips (1979), illustrated by Clare Mallison, When Cherry Lost Terry (Old Street Publishing, 2022) Paul Shotton (1979), Doomed to Fail: Why Government Is Incapable of Living Up to Our Hopes (Pierucci Publishing, 2023) Matthew Saal (1988), Erik Seyen and Harish Natarajan, Fintech and the Future of Finance: Market and Policy Implications (World Bank Publications, 2023) Matthew Parker (1989), One Fine Day: Britain’s Empire on the Brink (Abacus, 2023) Oliver Peers (1991), The Gospel According to Tomàs (independently published, 2023) If you would like us to mention any significant work published this year or last, please send details to Anne Askwith. Previously submitted publications are listed on the alumni publications page. |
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