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‘Balliol has been and will remain my "green isle". I borrow, of course, from Percy Bysshe Shelley who brought me here. His unexpected "green isle" bobbed "in the deep wide sea of misery". He was having a bad time of it in Italy. Luckily, I am not as despairing as Shelley. So I’ll exchange "misery" for "mediocrity", or "mundanity". Forgive the extra syllables.
'I am deeply grateful to everyone at Balliol: the Master, Fellows, staff, students, and all whose generosity made my fellowship possible. My time here has been one of the most enjoyable and enchanted periods of my life: I taught our brilliant undergraduates; recorded a BBC documentary in the Massey Room; held a conference at which Balliol’s Sir Christopher Ricks spoke; almost finished that dreaded second book, and so much more. I made lifelong friends. I’ll never forget how each consilium sparkled with wit, memories, and cheerful dispute. A green, green isle...Thank you all dearly.’ Dr Bysshe Inigo Coffey (Early Career Fellow in English) |
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For the very first time, an official Balliol team participated in the Oxford Town and Gown 10k run on 12 May 2024. |
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Dr Raghavendra Srinivas (Early Career Fellow in Physics) has been recognised for his work in creating and manipulating nonclassical states of trapped ions. |
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This year's Summer Eights proved to be a memorable week for the Balliol College Boat Club. The vice-captains of the men's and women's teams report on their crews' achievements. |
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Three Balliol students star in a production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona at the Oxford Playhouse, directed by Gregory Doran. |
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Professor Philip Torr (1990) is among 25 leading AI scientists calling for stronger action on AI risks in a recent Science paper entitled ‘Managing extreme AI risks amid rapid progress.’ |
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Professor Patrick Unwin (1985) has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society this year, in recognition for his invaluable contributions to science. |
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Professor Carol E Harrison (1990) is the co-author of a new book, Zouave Theaters: Transnational Military Fashion and Performance. |
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PUBLICATIONS |
- Bob White (1971), Shakespeare Against War: Pacifist Readings (Edinburgh University Press, 2024)
- David J Critchley (1974) (transl.), A Forest of Symbols: The Traditional Mass and Its Meaning, by Abbé Claude Barthe, Robert Cardinal Sarah (Angelico, 2023)
- Shanker Singham (1986), Trade, Competition and Domestic Regulatory Policy (Routledge, 2023), Market Distortions in Privatisation Processes (Routledge, 2023)
- Robert Oakeshott (1953), featured in the biography, The Quintessential English Eccentric: Robert Oakeshott (Brown Dog Books, 2023) by Kevin Shillington
If you would like us to mention any significant work published this year or last, please send details to Yingying Jiang. Previously submitted publications are listed on the alumni publications page. |
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