March 2024 |
 |
‘As I reflect on my first few months as Domestic Bursar, my standout observation is the generous spirit of Balliol. A perk of the role is that I engage with so many different people. In a single day, I might meet students to discuss their garden party, chat with the Praefectus about the gardens at Holywell Manor, advise on chef de partie interviews, learn about rowing and the flow rates of the Cherwell, or share a coffee with a Fellow. I have been overwhelmed with the warmth and commitment of all I have encountered.’ Jennifer Smith (Domestic Bursar) |
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate student Tessa Haining (2023, MPhil Modern Languages) will row in the OUBC Women’s Blue Boat that will be competing against Cambridge in the Gemini Boat Race 2024 on 30 March. Two other Balliol women are also in the Women’s Squad. |
|
|
A new book by Professor Adam Smyth (Fellow and Tutor in English Literature), The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in 18 Remarkable Lives, celebrates the printed book through the stories of people who took it in new directions. |
|
|
Schmidt Sciences has named Linda Eggert (Early Career Fellow in Philosophy) as one of 19 2023 AI2050 Early Career Fellows who have been selected to solve challenges in artificial intelligence through multidisciplinary research. |
|
|
Postgraduate student Katherine Benjamin (2017, DPhil Mathematics) won a silver award in the STEM for BRITAIN scientific poster competition organised by the Parliamentary & Scientific Committee. |
|
|
Alice Cicirello (Career Development Fellow in Engineering Science 2017–2020) has been appointed as University Assistant Professor in Applied Mechanics at the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering, and as a Lecturer and Fellow in Engineering at Churchill College. |
|
|
|
|
Along with the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, Professor Paul Newman CBE (1991) received the Queen’s Anniversary Prize on behalf of the Oxford Robotics Institute from Her Majesty The Queen at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. |
|
|
As part of the Balliol MCR Equalities Disabilities Inspiring Speaker series, Melissa Holloway (2001) returned to Balliol to talk about her career, and how she overcame challenges to pursue her goals. |
|
|
|
|
PUBLICATIONS |
- Alan Heeks (1966), Natural Happiness: Use Organic Gardening Skills to Cultivate Yourself (O-Books, 2024)
- Bernard Wasserstein (1966), A Small Town in Ukraine: The place we came from, the place we went back to (Allen Lane, 2023)
- Robert Waller (1974), ‘The 1924 election’ in Iain Dale (ed.), British General Election Campaigns 1830–2019 (Biteback, 2024)
- Bernard O’Keeffe (1977), The Final Round (2021), Private Lessons (2023) and Every Trick in the Book (2024), all published by Muswell Press
- Nandan Kamath (2000), Boundary Lab: Inside the Global Experiment Called Sport (Penguin Viking, 2024)
- Sean Wyer (2010 and Lecturer in Italian) ‘Peeling Back the Artichoke Leaves: Symbolism and Origin Stories in Jewish-Roman Cuisine’, Food, Culture & Society, 2024
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. |
|
|
