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The Year2011<strong>St</strong> Catherine’s <strong>College</strong> . <strong>Oxford</strong>


Master and Fellows 2011MASTERPr<strong>of</strong>essor Roger W Ainsworth,MA, DPhil, FRAeSFELLOWSSudhir Anand, MA, DPhilTutor in EconomicsHarold Hindley FellowPr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> QuantitativeEconomic Analysis(Leave M11)Richard J Parish, MA, DPhil (BANewc)Tutor in FrenchPhilip Spencer FellowPr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> FrenchFram E Dinshaw, MA, DPhilOfficial FellowFinance BursarPeter D Battle, MA, DPhilTutor in Inorganic ChemistryUnilever FellowPr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> ChemistryA Gervase Rosser, MA (MA, PhDLond)Tutor in History <strong>of</strong> ArtLibrarian(Leave T12)John S Foord, MA (MA, PhDCamb)Tutor in Physical ChemistryPr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> ChemistryVice-MasterRobert A Leese, MA (PhD Durh)Fellow by Special Election inMathematicsDirector <strong>of</strong> the Smith InstituteLouise L Fawcett, MA, DPhil (BALond)Tutor in PoliticsWilfrid Knapp FellowSusan C Cooper, MA (BA CollbyMaine, PhD California)Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Experimental PhysicsPeter R Franklin, MA (BA, DPhilYork)Tutor in MusicPr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> MusicJohn Charles Smith, MATutor in French Linguistics(Leave M11-T12)Penny A Handford, MA (BSc, PhDS’ton)Tutor in BiochemistryWolfson FellowPr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> BiochemistryTimothy Cook, MA, DPhilFellow by Special ElectionRichard I Todd, MA, DPhil (MACamb)Tutor in Material SciencesGoldsmiths’ FellowPr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> MaterialsMarc Lackenby, MA (PhD Camb)Tutor in Pure MathematicsLeathersellers’ FellowPr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> MathematicsMarc E Mulholland, MA (BA, MA,PhD Belf)Tutor in HistoryWolfson FellowDeanGavin Lowe, MA, MSc, DPhilTutor in Computer SciencePr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Computer ScienceRichard M Berry, MA, DPhilTutor in PhysicsAshok I Handa, MA (MB BSLond), FRCSFellow by Special Election inMedicineReader in SurgeryTutor for GraduatesJames L Bennett, MA (BAReading)Fellow by Special ElectionHome BursarDavid J Womersley, MA (PhDCamb), FBAWarton Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> EnglishLiteratureCressida E Chappell, MA (BA, MAHull)Fellow by Special ElectionAcademic RegistrarSecretary to the Governing BodyDavid R H Gillespie, MA, DPhilTutor in Engineering ScienceRolls-Royce FellowPeter P Edwards, MA (BSc, PhDSalf), FRSPr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Inorganic ChemistryPatrick S Grant, MA, DPhil (BEngNott) FREngCookson Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> MaterialsJustine N Pila, MA (BA, LLB, PhDMelb)Tutor in Law<strong>College</strong> CounselBart B van Es (BA, MPhil, PhDCamb)Tutor in EnglishSenior TutorTommaso Pizzari (BSc Aberd,PhD Shef)Tutor in Zoology(Leave M11-H12)Byron W Byrne, MA, DPhil(BCom, BEng Western Australia)Tutor in Engineering ScienceTutor for AdmissionsW I F (Bill) David, MA, DPhilFellow by Special Election inPhysicsAndrew M Barry (BA Camb, DPhilSus)Tutor in GeographyReader in Geography(Leave H12)Richard M Bailey (BSc Leics,MSc, PhD Lond)Tutor in GeographyGaia Scerif (BSc <strong>St</strong> And, PhDLond)Tutor in Psychology(Leave M11-H12)Karl <strong>St</strong>ernberg, MAFellow by Special ElectionChristoph Reisinger (Dipl Linz,Dr phil Heidelberg)Tutor in Mathematics(Leave M11)Timothy J Bayne (BA Otago, PhDArizona)Tutor in Philosophy(Leave M11-H12)Robert E Mabro, CBE, MA (BEngAlexandria, MSc Lond)Fellow by Special ElectionKirsten E Shepherd-Barr, MA,DPhil (Grunnfag Oslo, BA Yale)Tutor in English(Leave M11-T12)Angela B Brueggemann, DPhil(BSc <strong>St</strong> Olaf, MSc Iowa)Fellow by Special Election inBiological SciencesWellcome Trust CareerDevelopment FellowJames E Thomson, MChem, DPhilFellow by Special Election in inChemistryAndrew J Bunker, BA, DPhilTutor in PhysicsReader in AstrophysicsAdrian L Smith (BSc Keele, MScWales, PhD Nott)Tutor in ZoologyAndreas Muench, MA (Dr phil,Dipl TU Munich)Tutor in MathematicsReader in Applied MathematicsKerry M M Walker, DPhil (BScMemorial, MSc Dalhousie)Junior Research Fellow inPhysiologyUdo C T Oppermann (BSc, MSc,PhD Philipps Marburg)Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> MusculoskeletalSciencesAlain Goriely (Lic en Sci Phys,PhD Brussels)Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> MathematicalModellingNaomi Freud, MA, MScFellow by Special ElectionDirector <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>udies for Visiting<strong>St</strong>udentsJonathan E Morgan, MA (PhDCamb)Tutor in Law(Leave M11)


CONTENTSContentsMaster’s Report 2<strong>College</strong> Life A Proctor’s Year 6Catz|fivezero: 1962 - 2012 9Postcards to the Master 10Catz Hearts Arts 12The Nairne Lecture 13OXIP 14The Cameron Mackintosh Inaugural Lecture 16Finals Results & Prizes 2011 18Graduate Degrees & Diplomas 21The Katritzky Lecture 23Sports Review 24<strong>St</strong>udent Perspectives Ben Trigg 26The Year Abroad 27Wills Cannell-Smith 30Alex Hamilton 32Camilla Turner 34Rob Campbell-Davis & Ellie Pinney 35Alumni News James Marsh (1982, English) 36Sir Tim Brighouse (1958, Modern History) 38Holly Harris (2008, History <strong>of</strong> Art) 39Richard Cox (1951, English) 40Darren Chadwick (2003, Human Sciences) 41Matt Robinson (2005, Law) 42<strong>College</strong> Events 43News in Brief 44Catz Research Dr Eleanor <strong>St</strong>ride 46Louise Fawcett 47Sir Michael Atiyah 48Marc Mulholland 50JC Smith 52Peter Franklin 54Gazette Wilfrid Knapp 56Laurie Baragwanath 60Other Obituaries 62Admissions 2012 79Front Cover Image: Remembering Wilfrid Knapp, Founding Fellow, 1924-2011ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/1


M E S S A G E SMaster’s ReportOn the eve <strong>of</strong> our fiftieth year, our sense <strong>of</strong> renewalremains as timeless as ever. The vibrancy and brilliance<strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s comes from the dynamic interactionbetween our students, Fellows and staff. Renewal,however, implies loss as well as gain, and we weredeeply saddened to lose Founding Fellow Wilfrid Knappin March <strong>of</strong> this year. Wilfrid’s character, and the selflesshelp and advice which he and his wife Pat universallydispensed, had touched the heart <strong>of</strong> a very large <strong>St</strong>Catherine’s global community, who came to pay duehomage by filling <strong>St</strong> Mary’s to the gunwales. Since hisdeath, the Wilfrid Knapp Memorial Fund has beenestablished, and our community has continued todemonstrate vigorously the esteem in which he washeld. The Fund – when combined with other scholarshipsand prizes set up in the Knapp name – currently standsat £430,000. Meanwhile, a bronze bust <strong>of</strong> him, sculptedby Pat Knapp, will be arriving soon to preside over theWilfrid Knapp Room. It is sad to reflect that the life <strong>of</strong>our last link amongst the Fellowship to <strong>St</strong> Catherine’sprior to the Bullock era has been extinguished, but thevivid memories <strong>of</strong> Wilfrid’s vigour and creativity will liveon.2011 also brought the sad loss <strong>of</strong> our Founding Fellow inEconomics, Laurie Baragwanath. The debt we owe to himis considerable and we reflect upon his tireless efforts inentrenching our endowment in the early days. He diedshortly after making what would turn out to be his lastvisit to <strong>College</strong>, to attend the <strong>St</strong>ated General Meeting,and I find it most poignant indeed that he was able todo so. I know that he drew much comfort from findingthe <strong>College</strong> to be in good health.This Michaelmas Term, we welcomed several newmembers to the Fellowship. It was a great pleasure tohave admitted Giles Keating (1973, PPE), who has givenSince hisdeath, theWilfrid KnappMemorial Fundhas beenestablished,and ourcommunity hascontinued todemonstratevigorously theesteem inwhich he washeld2 /A MESSAGE FROM THE MASTER


MESSAGESTheachievements<strong>of</strong> ourstudents thisyear seemparticularlyremarkable,and as ever,diverseCentury French Writing, published by <strong>Oxford</strong> <strong>University</strong>Press. The Bampton Lectures have taken place since1780 and concentrate on Christian theological topics.Richard joins a long line <strong>of</strong> prestigious Bamptonlecturers, including <strong>of</strong> course our former Master RaymondPlant, and he is to be congratulated for bringing hisbook to press in record time following their delivery.Similarly, Marc Mulholland has miraculously delivered thecompleted script <strong>of</strong> his new book Bourgeois Liberty andthe Politics <strong>of</strong> Fear: From Absolutism to Neo-Conservatism, also to OUP, having produced it at thesame time as holding the <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> Dean, as well asbeing History Senior Subject Tutor and delivering asubstantial teaching load. Finally, Mr J C Smith haspublished with co-authors The Cambridge History <strong>of</strong> theRomance Languages, Volume One: <strong>St</strong>ructures. Wecongratulate him and his collaborators on this substantialpiece <strong>of</strong> work, no doubt the start <strong>of</strong> many volumes.Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Peter Edwards has had the honour bestowedon him <strong>of</strong> being invited to deliver a Royal Society PrizeLecture, the Bakerian Lecture, whilst Pr<strong>of</strong>essor SirMichael Atiyah has been appointed a Grand Officer <strong>of</strong>the Légion d’honneur in recognition <strong>of</strong> his work inmathematics. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Ahmed Zewail, one <strong>of</strong> our tenNobel Laureates, was made the 2011 Priestly Medallistfor the development <strong>of</strong> ultrafast probe methods inchemistry, biology and materials science.The achievements <strong>of</strong> our students this year seemparticularly remarkable, and as ever, diverse: five Firstsin Chemistry; the top First in the <strong>University</strong> in ChemistryPart 1 (David Shepherd, Gibbs Prize); two other prizesin Chemistry: Jonathan Mannouch, Alice Gatland;exceptional performances in every sense <strong>of</strong> the word inMusic finals, and the Junior Mathematical Prize to ZubinSiganporia. We were delighted that our MaterialsScientists did so well across the board, and in Medicine,Emily Brown won the Examiner’s Observed <strong>St</strong>ructuredClinical Examination Prize for overall performance inPart I Prelims, and Katharine Orf secured the PeterTizard Prize in Paediatrics. Paul Fisher crowned his<strong>College</strong> career with the Law Faculty prize inConstitutional Principles <strong>of</strong> the European Union, for hisperformance in the BCL.Our students’ sporting achievements continue to amazeus all. Abigail Milward and Margherita Phillip securedBlues in skiing, and Alex Hamilton represented the<strong>University</strong> at the annual Varsity Rugby League Match,for which he was awarded a Blue. In the wider world,the achievements <strong>of</strong> our community have beenremarkable. Femi Fadugba was named as the UK’s TopBlack <strong>St</strong>udent at a ceremony in the House <strong>of</strong> Commons– commended for his visionary efforts in developingsolar energy across Africa. Meanwhile, Michael Saliba,who is studying for a DPhil in Physics, was rankedfourth in this year’s World Universities DebatingChampionship for ‘English as a Second Language’ (ESL)debaters, the highest ranking ever achieved by aGerman native at the World Championship.When colleagues around the <strong>University</strong> and furtherafield see our annual report, they inevitably remark on4 /A MESSAGE FROM THE MASTER


MESSAGE<strong>St</strong>he breadth and intensity <strong>of</strong> activity which emanatesfrom this <strong>College</strong>. I pay tribute to the enormous energyand commitment which Fellows and staff bring to bearin helping the <strong>College</strong> achieve its objectives. I amdeeply grateful, too, to the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficers for theirdetailed work, most <strong>of</strong> which is <strong>of</strong>ten carried outbehind the scenes, in helping to ensure that <strong>St</strong>Catherine’s continues to be a stimulating place whereour students may develop their potential.Excitement is growing as we approach our half-centuryas a <strong>College</strong> next year. Since 1962, financial support forour students has been increasingly important. Ourfriends and alumni have shown they understand thisand the number <strong>of</strong> Foundation Scholarships in <strong>College</strong>,designed to support those who are most in financialneed, has increased by twelve in the last year, takingour total number <strong>of</strong> Foundation Scholars to fifty-four. Iam very pleased, too, to announce the recent arrival <strong>of</strong>a most generous pledge <strong>of</strong> challenge funding for twoReach <strong>Oxford</strong> Master’s Scholarships. We have acceptedthe challenge with alacrity.There will be a very active programme <strong>of</strong> activities forour alumni and supporters over the next year to markour fifty years as a <strong>College</strong> and a book about <strong>St</strong>Catherine’s will also emerge from the presses. It seemssome while now since we took the decision to producethis to mark the fiftieth year <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong>’s existence,and one hundred and forty-four years after the originalDelegacy <strong>of</strong> Unattached <strong>St</strong>udents was formed. Thebook was to be picture-rich, designed to portray life at<strong>St</strong> Catherine’s over the years, but decidedly not anencyclopaedic history <strong>of</strong> our community. Contributionsto the book were to be sought from friends andstudents alike, and having mapped out a suitablestructure for the story, these would be used to illustratethe text as it developed.This carefully constructed master-plan has, however,been hijacked by the avalanche <strong>of</strong> contributionsunearthed during the process <strong>of</strong> producing the book.Michael Frayn, on one <strong>of</strong> his visits to <strong>College</strong> as theCameron Mackintosh Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> ContemporaryTheatre, talked about the moment, in writing a play,when the characters begin to find their own voices, theplay then being taken in the direction the voicesdictate. So it has been with our book – ourpreconceived notions <strong>of</strong> the story to be told have beenovertaken by the vibrant and insistent voices <strong>of</strong> ourcontributors. Instead <strong>of</strong> a narrative illuminated bycontributed vignettes, we have a series <strong>of</strong> richportraits, very much to the fore, with the narratormerely interlinking information.Of the many submissions we have received forinclusion, I conclude by quoting from just one <strong>of</strong> them.Surely our founders would be satisfied to know thatour students had felt <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s that it ‘was aquiet place where I could think, could dwell in booksand work on being the person I wanted to be’. It ismost humbling for all <strong>of</strong> us to play a small part in thatgreat story. ■There will be avery activeprogramme <strong>of</strong>activities forour alumni andsupportersover the nextyear to markour fifty yearsas a <strong>College</strong>and a bookabout <strong>St</strong>Catherine’swill alsoemerge fromthe pressesST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/5


COLLEGE LIFEA Proctor’s Year6 /A PROCTOR’S YEAR


COLLEGE LIFE2011 saw Rev Dr ColinThompson complete his tenureas the <strong>University</strong>’s SeniorProctor: the fourth <strong>St</strong>Catherine’s Fellow in our historyto have held the post. He looksback on a period <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficemarked by student protest,reviewing a year he ‘wouldn’thave missed for anything’.The two Proctors ascended the old stone stairway to theArchive Room in the Great Tower <strong>of</strong> the Bodleian Library,as if entering a long-forgotten corner <strong>of</strong> Gormenghast.The Archivist showed us a parchment document from1248 which contained the earliest written reference tothe Proctors in the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oxford</strong>.The fundamental responsibility <strong>of</strong> the Proctors is toensure that the <strong>St</strong>atutes <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> are upheld.They sit on the Council and all the central committees <strong>of</strong>the <strong>University</strong>, representing the ordinary academic in thecorridors <strong>of</strong> power. They have a weekly <strong>of</strong>f-the-recordmeeting with the Vice-Chancellor, at which they may raiseany issue they consider important, can attend any othercommittee and call for any papers they want to see. Theytherefore acquire a detailed working knowledge <strong>of</strong> theway the <strong>University</strong> works and contribute to policy-making.Some weeks were spent in wall-to-wall committeemeetings, usually in windowless rooms in WellingtonSquare, and it was easy to lose concentration. But this ishow policy is formulated and important decisions aretaken – for example, about major building projects or<strong>Oxford</strong>’s response to the fees question – so one needs tokeep as alert as possible. It’s also the price <strong>of</strong> democracy.Better a few hours <strong>of</strong> boredom punctuated by theoccasional lively exchange than top-down managementwhich speaks the language <strong>of</strong> consultation but whichprefers the tactics <strong>of</strong> the bully.Fortunately, the representative role <strong>of</strong> the Proctorsextends into more entertaining parts <strong>of</strong> university life,with frequent invitations to receptions and dinners, fromtenants <strong>of</strong> university farms to college feasts. Oneunforgettable experience for me was climbing MagdalenTower early on May Morning in full Proctorial fig andstanding there as the choir greeted the spring. TheProctors also have a considerable ceremonial role. If youdon’t secretly enjoy dressing up, Latin and sermons, theProctorship is probably not for you. They play a significantpart in degree ceremonies, and mastering the ritual andthe Latin was a challenge I rather enjoyed. It was hard tokeep a straight face because it felt as if we were unlikelymodels strutting our stuff in some strange fashion parade.Proctors also attend <strong>University</strong> sermons – less <strong>of</strong> ahardship for me than for some <strong>of</strong> my predecessors;indeed, the finest sermon I have heard in a very long timewas preached by the Jewish agnostic Howard JacobsonLeft: The Master and Fellowsgather on the Quad beforeproceeding to Convocation Housefor the admission <strong>of</strong> the SeniorProctorIf you don’tsecretly enjoydressing up,Latin andsermons, theProctorship isprobably not foryouST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/7


COLLEGE LIFEThe mostdifficultmoment wehad to facewas theoccupation <strong>of</strong>the RadcliffeCamera. Many<strong>of</strong> theoccupiers werenot students<strong>of</strong> the<strong>University</strong>, andthey refusedto enter intoany kind <strong>of</strong>dialogue(‘The only delusion is certainty’ which may bedownloaded from the <strong>University</strong> Church website). I wasthe first Senior Proctor for a good many years toundertake one <strong>of</strong> the stated duties <strong>of</strong> the <strong>of</strong>fice, singingthe Latin litany early one morning in <strong>St</strong> Mary’s, an unlikelybut interesting task for a Nonconformist minister like me.People sometimes question these relics <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oxford</strong>’s veryAnglican past, but I believe that it is salutary to rememberwhere we have come from and enjoy such occasions forwhat they are. Fortunately, we are not expected tosacrifice every weekend to ceremony: both my Pro-Proctors, Angela Brueggemann and Karl <strong>St</strong>ernberg,occasionally stood in for me, and both rose to thechallenge splendidly. They also helped with the much lessagreeable task <strong>of</strong> attempting to prevent post-Finalsbehaviour from getting out <strong>of</strong> hand and imposing spotfines on those who were caught trashing. You wouldperhaps be surprised at the chosen weapons weconfiscated, which ranged from eggs and baked beans toshampoo and squid.Older members <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s will recall that theProctors exercise disciplinary powers over the studentbody, and may themselves have been subject to Proctorialattention, when Proctors prowled the streets <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oxford</strong> atnight trying to stop misbehaving undergraduates escapingfrom their clutches and climbing into their colleges. Butthe old policing powers <strong>of</strong> the Proctors, and their abilityto act as both judge and jury in cases <strong>of</strong> breaches <strong>of</strong> theregulations, were removed a few years ago. The mostdifficult moment we had to face was the occupation <strong>of</strong>the Radcliffe Camera at the end <strong>of</strong> November 2010, justas the winter cold began to bite. Many <strong>of</strong> the occupierswere not students <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong>, and they refused toenter into any kind <strong>of</strong> dialogue. Senior <strong>of</strong>ficers met inalmost permanent session to explore options, but seriousconcerns about the building and its contents led us toaccept police advice. I watched the whole operation asthe police went in and evicted the remaining protesters,quietly, efficiently and carefully, then went in to inspectthe damage (<strong>of</strong> which there was very little). It was atroublesome time, because many <strong>of</strong> us were sympatheticto the protesters’ cause, though not to their tactics. Wedecided that it would be counter-productive to imposeany sanctions other than a warning. The fines wecollected for other instances <strong>of</strong> bad behaviour during theyear were recycled into a good cause, the <strong>Oxford</strong> Hub, aninspirational body which co-ordinates all student voluntarywork in the <strong>University</strong>.The more serious cases (mercifully infrequent) have to bereferred to a Disciplinary Court, at which the Proctors actas prosecutors. Much <strong>of</strong> the detailed preparation <strong>of</strong>evidence is done by Dr Brian Gasser, Clerk to the Proctors,and his small but dedicated staff. Brian has the mostextraordinary fund <strong>of</strong> knowledge <strong>of</strong> precedents,procedures and regulations and a Proctor would be foolishto ignore his advice.I may have now retired from the fray, but there remainbattles to be fought in Higher Education. To remain silentwhen we should speak out or apathetic when we shouldact can only hasten the triumph <strong>of</strong> the unimaginative, theuninspired and the undemocratic. That’s one lesson I’velearned these past few years. As for the Proctorial yearitself, I wouldn’t have missed it for anything. ■8 /A PROCTOR’S YEAR


COLLEGE LIFECatz fivezero: 1962–2012Catzfivezerosecuring the futureI am confidentthat 2012 willbe a simplyunforgettableyear for all <strong>of</strong>us associatedwith the<strong>College</strong>The Master writes about Catz|fivezero, the <strong>College</strong>’s fiftiethanniversary campaign, ahead <strong>of</strong> a monumental year forthe <strong>College</strong>.Our fiftieth anniversary presents us with a remarkableopportunity, both to reflect on all that <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s hasachieved and to look forward with excitement andexpectancy to what the future will bring. In that spirit, Iwant to send my sincere thanks to our generous community<strong>of</strong> donors for all they have done in securing the future <strong>of</strong>our mission: the pursuit <strong>of</strong> academic excellence and theenhancement <strong>of</strong> creative thinking.Launched in Trinity Term 2008, the Catz|fivezero campaignaims to raise in excess <strong>of</strong> £10 million to fund majorinvestments in four key areas: student support, teachingand research, buildings and facilities, and the generalendowment. I am delighted to announce that we are halfwaytowards achieving that goal, following our most recentfinancial year in which we secured over £2 million indonations. Please see our donor list for a complete list <strong>of</strong>those who so generously gave during the last calendar year.It has been particularly moving for me to note thetremendous response to the Memorial Fund establishedto honour the legacy <strong>of</strong> our late Founding Fellow, WilfridKnapp. So far, almost £200,000 has been raised for thisfund, which will be used to endow new scholarships forour students. The broadening <strong>of</strong> our student communitywas an issue perennially close to Wilfrid’s heart and I amdelighted that we are able to pay tribute to his visionthrough the establishment <strong>of</strong> this Fund.I am confident that 2012 will be a simply unforgettableyear for all <strong>of</strong> us associated with the <strong>College</strong>. I hope thatyou will enjoy reading through our enclosed brochure,detailing the many events which will commemorate ourgolden jubilee, and indeed, that we will see you at some<strong>of</strong> them. ■If you would like more information about supportingthe Catz|fivezero campaign, or about our upcomingprogramme <strong>of</strong> events, please contact our Head <strong>of</strong>Development, Saira Uppal, on +44 1865 281 585 or atsaira.uppal@stcatz.ox.ac.uk.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/9


COLLEGE LIFEPostcards to the MasterThis year, <strong>College</strong> Travel Awards were awarded toover thirty students, who planned, organised andundertook expeditions to different parts <strong>of</strong> theworld. Many students undertook charitable workonce they reached their destination, and all foundtheir experiences culturally and educationallyenriching. Postcards landed on the Master’s deskfrom, amongst other countries, Ghana, Indonesia,South Africa, Italy, China, Singapore and Thailand.Here are four <strong>of</strong> the many he received…10/POSTCARDS TO THE MASTER


COLLEGE LIFEST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/11


COLLEGE LIFECatz Hearts ArtsAidan Clifford (2008, History), JCR President 2010-11Catz Arts Week, held last Trinity Term,began with the Summer Showcase varietyperformance, a staple <strong>of</strong> the Catz culturalcalendar. Familiar faces were out in force –the occasion was a swan song for some <strong>of</strong>our finalists – as well as many new talents.The DNA actors whetted appetites for theCatz-directed and produced play runningthroughout Arts Week. DNA, as playwrightDennis Kelly explained in a Q-and-A sessionin the JCR, is a study in how extremesituations get out <strong>of</strong> control, bond unlikelyand dysfunctional people together andchange the relationships we take forgranted. Bullock Drama and theatre comingout <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s can be relied on toexperiment and challenge, and DNA was noexception.As the week went on, salsa, ceilidh and beatboxingworkshops <strong>of</strong>fered somethingdifferent to do in the evening and the everpopular Open Mic Night proved relaxing, asjazz and spoken word filtered through adimly lit MCR. Meanwhile, yoga, life drawingand the popcorn-fuelled ‘Cannes at Catz’foreign film nights proved immensely popular.The main intention <strong>of</strong> the week wasdisplaying works which usually remainshidden in <strong>College</strong>; works which, during theweek, were displayed finely in the exhibitionswhich opened in the JCR and Bernard Sunleywith a champagne reception. The JCR wallsbecame charged with the colours <strong>of</strong>paintings, drawings, watercolours, digitalpieces and photographs. Across the quad,Fine Artists, Jennifer Mustapha and AdrianaBlidaru had achieved something wonderful ingathering a collection <strong>of</strong> pieces under thetheatre’s ro<strong>of</strong>. Eerie geometry mixed withscreen-printed buildings and media pieces toproduce an atmosphere <strong>of</strong> brooding incontrast with the colourful reflections onmemories <strong>of</strong> people, places and experienceswhich were the mainstay <strong>of</strong> the amateursubmissions.My favourite part <strong>of</strong> the week was listeningin on reactions to the sculptures whichinvaded the <strong>College</strong> overnight. Confusionover the plaster cast birds which littered thewater garden was fast followed by admirationfor the tower <strong>of</strong> collapsing Perspex, whichstood out as a blatant anomaly against boththe natural green <strong>of</strong> the Quad and thecalculated symmetry <strong>of</strong> Jacobsen’s buildings.It has been a privilege to be at the heart <strong>of</strong>Arts Week. Co-organiser Ali Godwin and I havebeen touched by the way individuals havegone above and beyond to help make an ideacasually bandied about in Hilary, a Trinity Termsuccess. We have many people to thank: theArts Committee – Vicky, Annelise, Mariam, Tara,Adriana, Jennifer, Ridhi, <strong>St</strong>ephan and Robin; theMusic Society – especially Ben and Scott, DNAdirector Louisa and producer Natalie, the<strong>College</strong>; and last but not least, all those whohelped cart the easels from the Ruskin andback. I hope that the tradition will catch on. ■12/CATZ HEARTS ARTS


COLLEGE LIFE‘The Future <strong>of</strong> Intervention and Nation-Building’:Ambassador Peter Galbraith (1973, PPE)After a decade <strong>of</strong> high-pr<strong>of</strong>ile internationalintervention, Ambassador Peter Galbraith,distinguished diplomat and author,returned to <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s to deliver thethirteenth annual Nairne Lecture.There can be few people more qualified toaddress the <strong>College</strong> on ‘The Future <strong>of</strong>Intervention and Nation-Building’ thanAmbassador Galbraith. Instrumental inuncovering the gassing <strong>of</strong> Kurds in SaddamHussein’s Iraq as Senior Advisor to the USSenate Committee on Foreign Relations;pivotal, in his role as the first US Ambassadorto Croatia, to the conclusion <strong>of</strong> conflict in thecountry; the former UN Deputy SpecialRepresentative for Afghanistan has enjoyed aremarkable career.The Ambassador’s characteristic willingness t<strong>of</strong>rankly give voice to his opinions was evidentin a wide-ranging lecture in which hequestioned the wisdom <strong>of</strong> interventions in Iraqand Afghanistan. He reminded the audiencethat the war in Afghanistan will be the longestin the United <strong>St</strong>ates’ history and that the UShas spent money more in Iraq than it did inWorld War II. He described the interventions inBosnia, Kosovo and Libya as relativelysuccessful, yet suggested that unrealisticambitions and the absence <strong>of</strong> local partners inAfghanistan and Iraq had created ‘warswithout end’. Operations in Bosnia, Kosovo,and Libya succeeded, he claimed, becausethey enjoyed international support.Predominantly airborne, these were operationsfor which the support <strong>of</strong> local partners on theground was overwhelmingly clear. In contrast,a desire to ‘nation-build’ in Iraq andAfghanistan was too unrealistic a goal, andcaused the missions to fail.The lack <strong>of</strong> local partners meant that nationbuildingwould simply not work in Iraq andAfghanistan, Galbraith claimed. The enactmentand legislative activity <strong>of</strong> the CoalitionProvisional Authority, created following thesuccessful defeat <strong>of</strong> Saddam Hussein,represented an ‘extraordinary programme <strong>of</strong>state building’. A breathtakingly wide array <strong>of</strong>ambitious reforms, he argued, was poorlyexecuted by military personal with scantexpertise to carry them out and was entirelyunwanted by local populations on the ground.Most notable was the Ambassador’s criticism<strong>of</strong> the lack <strong>of</strong> attention paid to ethnicity in thenation-building strategies employed by the USand its allies. He said that the US military‘seem clueless that it might matter whetherthey are talking to a Kurd or Arab, a Sunni orShiite, a Pashtun or Tajik.’Galbraith’s concluding message was one <strong>of</strong>caution and pragmatism. Successfulintervention, he maintained, was both possibleand necessary, but he urged interveningpowers to limit their ambitions to the removal<strong>of</strong> tyrants only when ‘local partners arecapable <strong>of</strong> being assisted’, and insisted thatsuch partners must then be left to shape theirown destinies. ■Rob Campbell-Davis (2009, PPE)ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/13


COLLEGE LIFEOXIP: A Mid-Term ReportBy 31 October2011 assets undermanagement hadgrown from theinitial £90 millionto £445 million<strong>Oxford</strong> Investment Partners (OXIP) has now passed thefive-year mark since its inception in May 2006. By 31October 2011, assets under management had grownfrom the initial £90 million to £445 million; the number<strong>of</strong> clients had increased from the original three – Catz,Christ Church and Balliol – to a total <strong>of</strong> seventy-four.Five <strong>Oxford</strong> colleges now account for 34% <strong>of</strong> assetsunder management, eight external pension fund clientsfor 52%, nine charity clients for 6% and fifty-twoindividual clients for 7%. In February 2012, we arelaunching a Defined Contribution pension fund, whichwill be available on the Fidelity platform.As a long-term investor, our investment objectives areto protect against inflation, to allow for a sustainableamount <strong>of</strong> annual spending, say 3%, and to accumulatecapital (but only once the first two objectives havebeen satisfied). These objectives necessitate takinginvestment risk. The nearest thing to a risk-free asset,Government index-linked gilts, satisfy the firstobjective, but not (today) the second and the third.The question is then: how much risk should we takeand in what form?Nominal bonds, starting from today’s yields, areunlikely to achieve any <strong>of</strong> the three objectives, unlesswe are heading for prolonged deflation. AbsoluteReturn strategies (hedge funds <strong>of</strong> various kinds) do notreliably live up to their name; in aggregate they fell20% in 2008 and are down about 4% in 2011.Choosing the right managers is therefore essential.Commodities and other real assets are closely tied toeconomic cycles: investment timing is crucial.Currencies trade at valuations that no-one can reliablyaccount for or forecast. Equities do provide protectionagainst moderate inflation, and the compoundingpower <strong>of</strong> the reinvested dividend is undeniable. It isnot surprising that the experience <strong>of</strong> uncomfortablyhigh inflation, followed in the final quarter <strong>of</strong> the lastcentury by the ‘great moderation’, caused investors todramatically increase their allocations to equity. Butthose equity investors celebrating the above-averagereturns earned in the years leading up to the newmillennium would have been astonished to learn that, amere eleven years later, the real return on governmentsecurities in the thirty-one-year period since 1980would have exceeded that on equities.We know from history that equity volatility can bedisturbing over periods <strong>of</strong> twenty-five to thirty years –significant even for a long-term investor. We regardequities as the natural return-seeking asset and wouldhappily invest passively for the 100-year return. Butthe medium-term volatility <strong>of</strong> equities leads us to seek14/OXIP: A MID-TERM REPORT


COLLEGE LIFECash 9.5%a better risk-adjusted return, soGlobal Equity 16.9%we aspire to match equities overHigh Yield 2.2%Volatility Arbitrage 0.9%the long-term while running atInsurance 3.0%half the volatility. We do this bydiversifying away from equities,but seeking to make up theconsequent loss <strong>of</strong> expectedreturn with different sources <strong>of</strong>manager skill as uncorrelated aspossible to each other. Thatmeans seeking to invest inmanagers <strong>of</strong> exceptional skill inEmerging Debt 2.8%Property 3.3%Infrastructure 2.4%Commodities 3.5%Real Estate 1.5%Emerging Equity 5.6%Passive Equity 10.8%whatever asset class they may befound. In this way we canPrivate Equity EM 2.2%outperform down markets byActivist 3.1%more than we underperform upPrivate Equity DM 8.6%RFITS 1.5%markets, leading to a betterInfrastructure Equity 1.7%overall return. In its first fiveyears, an exceptionally volatileMacro 8.5%Long Short Equity 8.5%period in the markets, it is goodLong Short Credit 3.5%to report that OXIP has servedthe college this ‘free lunch’. Since its inception, thefund has outperformed our benchmark (global equities75% hedged to sterling) by 2% per annum.inflation as the politically more acceptable alternative. Since its inception,Equities are now cheaper in relative terms than theyEurope is in turmoil. Growth is stagnant in thewere when we established OXIP and therefore <strong>of</strong>fer athe fund hasdeveloped world and diminishing in emergingbetter prospect <strong>of</strong> meeting their historic real return <strong>of</strong> a outperformed oureconomies. Bond markets are forecasting the kind <strong>of</strong> little over 5%. The fund is about 50% exposed to a‘lost’ generation experienced by Japan over the last mixture <strong>of</strong> public and private equity. The remainder isbenchmark by 2%twenty years. We do not subscribe to that view, sincewe believe that, despite the self-imposed torture <strong>of</strong>fixed exchange rates in Europe, public policies inindebted democracies will incline towards moderatediversified into a mixture <strong>of</strong> infrastructure, property,insurance, credit, hedge funds and, not least, 9% incash to preserve some optionality for the bumpy ridethat no doubt awaits us. ■per annumST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/15


COLLEGE LIFEThe Cameron MackintoshInaugural Lecture‘Actor? We thought you said Doctor’This Michaelmas Term, distinguished playwright, actor and writer,Meera Syal, delivered her Inaugural Lecture as Cameron MackintoshVisiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Contemporary Theatre.Meera Syal MBE, the writer and actor bestknown for her television work in GoodnessGracious Me and The Kumars at No. 42, waswelcomed to <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s in MichaelmasTerm to begin her Cameron MackintoshPr<strong>of</strong>essorship in Contemporary Theatre. Alarge audience <strong>of</strong> students, academics andinvited guests enjoyed the narrative <strong>of</strong>Meera’s pr<strong>of</strong>essional career, punctuated withfilm clips, monologues and one-liners.Meera directly connected her British-Indianidentity with her passion for theatre: ‘I had tosomehow tell those stories in order to beheard, to exist’. Creativity was, she explained,‘a matter <strong>of</strong> survival’, and theatre can take‘the confusion and apparent random mess <strong>of</strong>life and fashion them into two hours <strong>of</strong>condensed story that makes sense’. As a selfdescribed‘brown girl who spoke BlackCountry’, Meera found comic material in her‘cultural schizophrenia’.It was success at the National <strong>St</strong>udent DramaFestival and the Edinburgh Fringe whichpropelled Meera into the pr<strong>of</strong>essional world,acting with Joint <strong>St</strong>ock on a tour which endedat the Royal Court. Meera admitted, ‘I can’tdeny the universe handed me a whopper <strong>of</strong> agift at this point in my life. And luck does playa part, but the important thing for me was tograb every opportunity even if it scared me,because what I didn’t want to do was livewith regret’. At the Royal Court, she was part<strong>of</strong> a golden period <strong>of</strong> creativity under Max<strong>St</strong>afford-Clark: ‘This was the mid-1980s, whenalternative comedy was challenging a lot <strong>of</strong>old prejudices and kicking out sexism and16/CAMERON MACKINTOSH INAUGURAL LECTURE


COLLEGE LIFEracism in stand-up, and similarly, the theatrewas actively looking for new unheard voices’.After theatre and film successes, andpublishing the novel Anita and Me (which shewould later adapt for film), Meera found asurprising lack <strong>of</strong> challenging parts intelevision: ‘It was a real reality check. Afterplaying such diverse roles on stage, none <strong>of</strong>the work I was <strong>of</strong>fered reflected the kind <strong>of</strong>women, like me, that I knew’. Flaws in Asiancharacters were hard to find, ‘and flaws arevery important because people were terrified<strong>of</strong> casting an Asian as a bad character in casethey appeared racist’. Out <strong>of</strong> this desire forrepresentation came Meera’s first writing fortelevision – My Sister’s Wife, and the film,Bhaji on the Beach. It also inspired the RadioFour cross-over hit, Goodness Gracious Me,later televised for BBC Two, and the muchbeloved sketch, ‘Going Out for an English’,which Meera played for the audience, saying:‘When it works, comedy is immediate, brutal,and magical’.Meera’s career has given her an expertperspective on comparing live performancewith television. She sometimes toured withmaterial from her television work: ‘On stageyou use your whole body and voice to reach tothe back <strong>of</strong> the stalls, and you ride theaudience’s reaction like a surfer on a wave; it’sa shared experience. On screen, the camerapicks up your thought processes, the swivel <strong>of</strong>an eyeball has meaning and, if anything, youunderplay and let the audience fill in thesubtext and come to you’. But in either case, ‘ithas to be real’. Meera was able to combine the‘live buzz’ and the ‘spontaneous connection’ <strong>of</strong>improvisation with the television studio in TheKumars At Number 42, a unique blend <strong>of</strong>sitcom and chat show.Having been involved in two successfulcomedy series back-to-back, Meera foundherself ‘a comedy actress, or even worse, acomedienne, all the years <strong>of</strong> theatre workforgotten’. However, she fought thistypecasting with a second novel, Life Isn’t AllHa Ha Hee Hee, which she then adapted forBBC Two, and a musical for Andrew LloydWebber called Bombay Dreams. On thedifficulty <strong>of</strong> choosing projects, she quipped, ‘Ialways ask myself what would Dame Judi do?Would she do Celebrity Coach Trip? Probablynot, and that’s good enough for me’.However, when she was <strong>of</strong>fered the role <strong>of</strong>Shirley in Willy Russell’s iconic ShirleyValentine, Meera says, ‘I grabbed at it. Thoughtwo hours on stage alone in a one-womanshow was completely terrifying, that’s why Iknew I had to do it. You have to do stuff thatscares you at regular intervals; it’s what makesyou grow and keeps you alive and curious’.This summer, Meera will be taking on her firstShakespearean role at the RSC, playingBeatrice in Much Ado About Nothing: ‘I hope Iwill be able to involve some <strong>of</strong> the students inthe preparation process for this role over thenext academic year’.Whether they wished to find careers in theatreor not, Meera advised the students in theaudience to ‘celebrate and exploit what makesyou different. Be proactive, as life can hand younuggets <strong>of</strong> luck but you have to dig for themfirst. And most importantly, follow your passion.A life without purpose goes very slowly.’ ■David Ralf (2008, English) graduated fromCatz last Trinity Term and has taken up hispost as this year’s <strong>University</strong> Drama Officer, aposition created by the Cameron MackintoshDrama Fund.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/17


COLLEGE LIFEFinals Results 2011Biological SciencesJeffrey Douglass - II (i)Rebecca Hibbert - II (i)Peter Ibbetson - IJoseph O’Brien - II (ii)Samuel Phillips - II (i)Oscar Robinson - IChemistry (MChem)Edward Beake - II (i)Hannah Buckley - IClaire Carpenter - ISimon Cassidy - IAileen Frost - II (i)Alice Gatland - IKatherine Higgon - II (ii)Jeremy Law - II (i)Michelle Savage - IComputer Science (BA)Peter McCurrach - II (i)Computer Science(MCompSci)Toby Smyth - II (i)Marcin Ulinski - II (i)Economics &ManagementAbigail Millward - II (i)Engineering Science(MEng)Alexander Dibb - II (i)Matthew Perrins - II (i)Edward Porter - II (i)Samuel Rushworth - II (i)Gavin Sillitto - II (i)Joshua Sutherland - IMark Weston - II (i)Engineering, Economics& Management (MEng)Matthew Passman - IEnglish Language &LiteratureRebecca Argall - II (i)Caroline Bird - II (i)Matthew Evans - II (i)Rebecca Gardner - II (i)Roland Lasius - IJenny Medland - II (i)Anna Milne - II (i)Mark O’Brien - II (i)David Ralf - II (i)Theodore Whitworth - II (i)ExperimentalPsychologyAmanda Boyce - II (i)Alice Higgins - II (i)Emma Holmes - IFine Art (BFA)Svetlana Grishina - II (i)Florence Mather - II (i)GeographyCarl Assmundson - II (i)Jade Ferrari - II (i)James Grant - IHannah Hammond - II (i)Natalie Ingham - II (i)William <strong>St</strong>ockdale - II (i)Nina Suter - II (i)Miranda Walters - II (i)Thomas Wrigley - II (i)Kenneth Yarham - II (i)HistoryAlan Davies - IEleanor Hafner - II (i)Charlotte King - II (i)Radoslav Lolov - II (i)Tessa Lord - II (i)Ben Lyons - II (i)Sarah McCready - II (i)Alice Pooley - II (i)James Sullivan-Tailyour - IHistory & PoliticsNathan Jones - II (i)Letisha Lunin - II (i)History <strong>of</strong> ArtCaledonia Armstrong - II (i)Holly Harris - II (i)Emma Mansell - II (i)Human SciencesFrancis Athill - II (i)Alexander Hamilton - II (i)Caroline McLean - II (i)LawAmy Crocker-White - II (i)Alaa Eltom - II (i)Heather Lam - II (i)Isla Smith - II (i)Rebecca Taylor - II (i)Materials Science(MEng)Joe Bennett - ITimothy Butler - ICheuk Tung Wong - II (i)Mathematics (BA)Panu Yeoh - IMathematics (MMath)Zubin Siganporia - IZhongyi Zhang - II (ii)Medical SciencesAyokunmi Ajanaku - II (i)Ilsa Haeusler - II (i)Christine Hesketh - II (i)Aminul Islam - II (ii)James Newman - II (i)Chui San Tsang - II (i)Modern LanguagesCaroline Barker - II (i)Timothy Beyer - II (i)Harry Forman Hardy - II (i)Luiza Grizzelle - II (i)Felix Grovit - II (i)Mary Heath - II (i)Helena Moore - II (i)Eleanor Mortimer - II (i)Modern Languages &LinguisticsSophie Roberts - II (i)Molecular & CellularBiochemistry(MBiochem)Nishal Desai - II (i)Charlotte Heads - II (i)Rachel Moore - II (i)Christopher Powell - II (i)Kate <strong>St</strong>uart - II (i)MusicJames Maloney - ILouise Maltby - II (i)Mark Simpson - IJonathon Swinard - IOriental <strong>St</strong>udiesSarah Galali - II (i)Marta Krzeminska - IPhilosophy, Politics &EconomicsNicolaas Borgstein - II (ii)James Fong - II (i)Katherine Lark - I<strong>St</strong>ephanie Newton - II (i)18/FINALS RESULTS


COLLEGE LIFESanthosh Thomas - II (i)Felix van Litsenburg - II (i)Physics (BA)David Cheng - II (ii)Chaos Chhapi - II (ii)Amy Johnson - II (ii)Xiao Yi Tan - IIIPhysics (MPhys)Ge<strong>of</strong>frey Evans - IPascal Jerome - II (i)Alun Perkins - IScott Riseborough - II (i)Physiological SciencesHayley Dean - II (i)Psychology, Philosophy& PhysiologyJessica Giesen - ISCHOLARSHIPS ANDEXHIBITIONSScholarsKaren Belcher (Mathematics)<strong>College</strong> ScholarAnna Byrne-Smith (HumanSciences) ClothworkersScholarMay Chick (Geography)<strong>College</strong> ScholarOtis Clarke (History) PhilipFothergill ScholarGregory Craven (Chemistry)Kaye ScholarBenjamin Gazzard(Computer Science) <strong>College</strong>ScholarAlice Godwin (History <strong>of</strong> Art)<strong>College</strong> ScholarCharlotte G<strong>of</strong>f (History)Garret ScholarDavid Griffin (EngineeringScience) Ge<strong>of</strong>frey GriffithScholarOlivia Higgs (Law) DavidBlank ScholarJoshua Hill (Chemistry)<strong>College</strong> ScholarMichael Hill (Economics &Management) Baker ScholarLydia Hunter (ModernLanguages & Linguistics)Goldsworthy ScholarRosemary Lang (Chemistry)F M Brewer ScholarDennis Law (Physics) ATVScholarLaurens Lemaire (ComputerScience) ATV ScholarMichelle Lim (MaterialsScience) ATV ScholarAnja Mizdrak (HumanSciences) ClothworkersScholarChristopher Newell(Materials Science) ATVScholarAlexander Owens(Mathematics) <strong>College</strong>ScholarEleanor Pinney(Physiological Sciences) RoseScholarAndrew Pountain (Molecular& Cellular Biochemistry)Sembal ScholarMartin Ramsdale(Mathematics) <strong>College</strong>ScholarChristopher Rees(Engineering Science)<strong>College</strong> ScholarEdward Richardson (ModernLanguages) GoldsworthyScholarAlexander Sanders(Engineering, Economics &Management) <strong>College</strong>ScholarThomas Sch<strong>of</strong>ield(Chemistry) <strong>College</strong> ScholarKatrina Spensley (BiologicalSciences) Rose ScholarDaniel Sperrin (EngineeringScience) <strong>College</strong> ScholarHolly Tabor (Geography)<strong>College</strong> ScholarSamuel Tham (MaterialsScience) <strong>College</strong> ScholarAlexandra Turney (EnglishLanguage & Literature)<strong>College</strong> ScholarLaetitia Weinstock (History<strong>of</strong> Art) Brook ScholarExhibitionersNaeem Abdulhussein(Mathematics & <strong>St</strong>atistics)<strong>College</strong> ExhibitionerValentin Aslanyan (Physics)<strong>College</strong> ExhibitionerCarl Assmundson(Geography) <strong>College</strong>ExhibitionerAmy Bellamy (Mathematics& Philosophy) <strong>College</strong>ExhibitionerWilliam Cannell-Smith(Mathematics) <strong>College</strong>ExhibitionerLucie Dearlove (Chemistry)<strong>College</strong> ExhibitionerRachel Moore (Molecular &Cellular Biochemistry)<strong>College</strong> ExhibitionerDavid Ralf (English Language& Literature) <strong>College</strong>ExhibitionerBenjamin Rinck (HumanSciences) <strong>College</strong>ExhibitionerGrace Smith (Law) <strong>College</strong>ExhibitionerChui San Tsang (MedicalSciences) <strong>College</strong>ExhibitionerPRIZES AND AWARDS<strong>University</strong> PrizesUndergraduatesArmourers & Brasiers’Company Prize for BestPart II Project 2011Joe Bennett (MaterialsScience)Bannister Trust OrganicChemistry ThesisRunner-up Prize 2011Alice Gatland (Chemistry)British TelecomResearch andTechnology Prize forMathematics &Computer Science 2011Mel Mason (Mathematics &Computer Science)Bruker Prize forPerformance in Prelims2011Jonathan Mannouch(Chemistry)Gibbs Prize 2011David Shepherd (Chemistry)Gibbs Prize forPerformance in Mods2011Charlotte Clark (EnglishLanguage & Literature)Gibbs Prize for PracticalWork in Part B 2011Chaos Chhapi (Physics)Abramson Prize forModern HebrewLiterature 2011Marta Krzeminska (Oriental<strong>St</strong>udies)Hoare Prize for BestOverall Performance inComputer Science 2011Jennifer Hackett (ComputerScience)IBM Prize for BestProject 2011Benjamin Gazzard(Computer Science)IoM3 A T Green Prizefor the Best NationalCeramics GraduateNomination 2011Timothy Butler (MaterialsScience)James Lowell OsgoodMemorial Prize forChamber MusicComposition 2011Mark Simpson (Music)Junior MathematicalPrize 2011Zubin Siganporia(Mathematics)Morgan AdvancedCeramics Prize for theBest Performance inFirst-year Practicals2011Duncan Johnstone(Materials Science)QinetiQ Prize for BestThird-year Team DesignProject 2011Harry Parson (Materials,Economics & Management)Rolls Royce - Armourers& Brasiers’ CompanyPrize for OutstandingPerformance in Prelims2011Duncan Johnstone (MaterialsScience)Southern Field <strong>St</strong>udiesBook Prize 2011Oscar Robinson (BiologicalSciences)Waddesdon ManorDesign Prize 2011Thomas Treherne (Fine Art)GraduatesBristol-Myers SquibbPrize in Cardiology2011Imran Mahmud (MedicalSciences)Examiners’ OSCE Prizefor OverallPerformance in Part IPrelims 2011Emily Brown (MedicalSciences)Hetherington MemorialPrize for the BestSecond-Year DPhil Talk2011Lewys Jones (Materials)Law Faculty Prize inConstitutionalPrinciples <strong>of</strong> theEuropean Union 2011Paul Fisher (Law)Peter Tizard Prize inPaediatrics 2011Katharine Orf (MedicalSciences)ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/19


COLLEGE LIFE<strong>College</strong> PrizesThe Bailey Prize fordebating was not awarded.The Burton Prize for thebest academic performanceduring the year in an areacovering Psychology,Sociology, Geography andHuman Sciences wasawarded to James Grant(Geography).The Cochrane Evidence-Based Medicine Prize forthe best essay on an aspect<strong>of</strong> evidence-based practiceor the critical appraisal <strong>of</strong> atopic by a graduate studentin clinical medicine wasawarded to Sophie Richter(Medical Sciences). ProximeAccessit Nicholas Denny(Medical Sciences).The Francis and CaronFernandes Music Prizefor contributing towardsthe musical life <strong>of</strong> the<strong>College</strong> was awarded toJonathon Swinard (Music).The Frank Allen BullockPrize for the best piece <strong>of</strong>creative or critical writingwas not awarded.The Gardner Prize foroutstanding contribution tothe life <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong> wasawarded to KatrinaSpensley (BiologicalSciences).The Harold Bailey Prizefor Asian <strong>St</strong>udies wasawarded to MartaKrzeminska (Oriental<strong>St</strong>udies).The Hart Prize for thebest essay on a historicalsubject by a first or secondyear undergraduate wasawarded to Kirstie Smith(History).The Katritzky Prize forthe best performance inChemistry Part I wasawarded to David Shepherd(Chemistry).The Katritzky Prize forthe best performance inthe Final Honour School inHistory <strong>of</strong> Art was awardedto Emma Mansell (History <strong>of</strong>Art).Leask MusicScholarships wereawarded to Cameron Millar(Music), Andrew Tyler(Music) and Natalya Zeman(Music).The Michael AtiyahPrize in Mathematics forthe best mathematicsessay or project written bya <strong>St</strong> Catherine’sundergraduate in his or hersecond year reading for adegree in Mathematics orjoint school withMathematics was awardedto Liam Dempsey(Mathematics).The Neville RobinsonPrize for the bestperformance in Physics PartB was awarded to AslanyanValentin (Physics).The Neville RobinsonPrize for the bestperformance in Physics PartC was awarded to Ge<strong>of</strong>freyEvans (Physics).The Nick Young Awardwill be announced laterthis year.The Rose Prize for thebest academic performanceduring the year inBiological Sciences wasawarded to Susan Hawkins(Biological Sciences) andBenjamin Trigg (BiologicalSciences).The Rupert KatritzkyPrize, awarded for thebest performance in theFinal Honour School inHistory, was awarded toAlan Davies (History).The Smith Award forServices to Drama withinthe <strong>College</strong> was notawarded.The Smith Award forServices to Music withinthe <strong>College</strong> was notawarded.The <strong>St</strong>uart Craig Awardgiven to an outstandingstudent who has gaineddistinction in a university ornational sport, or culturalor musical activities wasawarded to JonathonSwinard (Music).The Thomas JeffersonPrize for the NorthAmerican student who hascontributed most to the<strong>College</strong> academically,socially or culturally ‘in thespirit <strong>of</strong> Thomas Jefferson’was awarded to Lincoln Hill(History & Politics).<strong>College</strong> Travel AwardsWallace Watson AwardThomas Mallon (EnglishLanguage & Literature)Emilie Harris AwardAbigail Wesson (Chemistry)Patricia Knapp TravelAwardLaura McLaren (MedicalSciences)Philip Fothergill AwardImran Mahmud (MedicalSciences)Agriculture/BiologyTravel AwardRebecca Hibbert (BiologicalSciences)Raymond HodgkinAwardGerard Sadlier (Law)Bullock Travel AwardVictoria Noble (EnglishLanguage & Literature)Jessica Thorn (Geography &the Environment)Bullock Career AwardAlexander Turney (EnglishLanguage & Literature)The Antony EdwardsBursary was not awardedMark Davys BursaryJames Fisher (Law with Law<strong>St</strong>udies in Europe)Lavinia Randall (Law withLaw <strong>St</strong>udies in Europe)Antoine Robin (Law withLaw <strong>St</strong>udies in Europe)Kathleen Shields (Law withLaw <strong>St</strong>udies in Europe)The Charles WendenFund has continued tosupport the sporting life <strong>of</strong>the <strong>College</strong>.<strong>College</strong> Travel AwardsSownak Bose (Physics)Brieana Dance (MedicalSciences)Vishnupriya Das (HumanSciences)Georgina Davis (Philosophy& Modern Languages)Nicholas Denny (MedicalSciences)David Fisher (BiologicalSciences)Joshua Hill (Chemistry)Wen-Chun (Porshia) Ho(Management <strong>St</strong>udies)Dilraj Kalsi (MedicalSciences)Anja Mizdrak (HumanSciences)Abigail Nehring (Visiting<strong>St</strong>udent)Nanjala Nyabola(Interdisciplinary Area<strong>St</strong>udies)Timothy Rosser (Chemistry)Alyona Rydannykh(Geography & theEnvironment)Gavin Sillitto (EngineeringScience)Daniel Smith (History)Katrina Spensley (BiologicalSciences)Eleri Tudor (BiologicalSciences)20/FINALS RESULTS


COLLEGE LIFERachel Garrett, 2nd BM (Graduate Entry)Ronnie Gibson, MPhil MusicAmit Gill, MSc (C) Evidence-Based Social InterventionAdmas Haile, 2nd BM *Gianna Hessel, MSc (C) Applied Linguistics & SecondLanguage Acquisition †Sze-Kie Ho, PGCE *Wen-Chun (Porshia) Ho, MBAKate Hodgkinson, MSc (C) Nature, Society &Environmental Policy †Simon Holmes, MSc (C) Economic & Social History †Michael Huberts, MBADavid Innes, MSc (C) Economics for Development * †Rajan Jandoo, 2nd BM *Natalie Keating, MSc (C) Mathematical Modelling &Scientific ComputingTheresa Kevorkian, MPhil Oriental <strong>St</strong>udies (Islamic<strong>St</strong>udies and History)Nikki Kitikiti, MSc (C) Global Health ScienceScott Krenitski, MSc (C) Refugee & Forced Migration<strong>St</strong>udiesJoshua Landreneau, MSc (C) Integrated ImmunologyBei Li Liang, MSc (C) Mathematical Finance (part-time)Sheila Lin, M<strong>St</strong> EnglishCheng Ma, MSc (C) Social AnthropologyAusteja Mackelaite, M<strong>St</strong> History <strong>of</strong> Art & Visual Culture †Imran Mahmud, 2nd BMAndrew Miller, MSc (C) Modern Chinese <strong>St</strong>udies †Barney Moores, M<strong>St</strong> Modern British & European HistorySneha Nainwal, BCLAli Nihat, M<strong>St</strong> Modern British & European HistoryNanjala Nyabola, MSc (C) African <strong>St</strong>udiesTayo Oyedeji, MBAIrem Ozcan, MSc (C) Clinical EmbryologyCaroline Pierrey, Diploma in Legal <strong>St</strong>udiesKatherine Pollard, MSc (C) Education (Child Developmentand Education)Edurne Ponce de León Tazón, MSc (C) EnvironmentalChange & ManagementMari Rabie, MSc (C) Applied <strong>St</strong>atisticsJuliet Raine, 2nd BM *Camille Rajnauth, BCLKie Riedel, MSc (C) Water Science, Policy & Management †Andrew Robertson, 2nd BM *Ilona Roman, MSc (C) Education (Child Development andEducation)Lialin Rotem-<strong>St</strong>ibbe, M<strong>St</strong> Classical Hebrew <strong>St</strong>udiesSuzanne Ryan, 2nd BM (Graduate Entry)Alyona Rydannykh, MSc (C) Environmental Change &ManagementMax Schulz, Diploma in Legal <strong>St</strong>udies †Victoria Semernaya, MJurisRahul Shah, MBASevanna Shahbazian, MSc (C) Clinical EmbryologyAlan Shirfan, MPhil Economics *Efthymios S<strong>of</strong>os, MSc (C) Mathematics & theFoundations <strong>of</strong> Computer ScienceDmitry Sokolov, MBA †Malcolm Spencer, MPhil Russian & East European<strong>St</strong>udies *Samantha Sung, MBAJessica Thorn, MSc (C) Environmental Change &ManagementDev Toor, MSc (C) Contemporary IndiaNicholas Tsao, MSc (C) Environmental Change &ManagementOnyema Ugorji, MSc (C) Law & FinanceJanine Willcock, M<strong>St</strong> Psychodynamic Practice (part-time) *Anahita Yousefi, MSc (C) Environmental Change &ManagementJing Zhu, Certificate in Diplomatic <strong>St</strong>udiesAimee Zisner, MSc (C) Neuroscience* indicates previous graduate <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong>† indicates candidates adjudged worthy <strong>of</strong> distinction by theExaminersGraduate ScholarsAsha Amirali (International Development) OverseasScholarLeopold Bauer (Visiting Graduate <strong>St</strong>udents) Max PlanckFellowAnne Brock (Chemistry) Leathersellers’ Company ScholarRaquel Catalao (Medical Sciences) Light Senior ScholarAlissa Cooper (Social Science <strong>of</strong> the Internet) LightSenior ScholarKimberley Czajkowski (Oriental <strong>St</strong>udies) Random HouseScholarNicholas Denny (Medical Sciences) Light Senior ScholarEmma Foster (Chemistry) Leathersellers’ CompanyScholarPaul Gray (Experimental Psychology) Light Senior ScholarCraig Johnston (Chemistry) Leathersellers’ CompanyScholarHege Larsen (Medical Sciences) <strong>College</strong> ScholarCarly Leighton (Geography & the Environment) C CReeves ScholarJessica McGillen (MPLS Doctoral Training Centre)Overseas ScholarEmmi Okada (International Development) Kobe ScholarRohan Paul (Engineering Science) Light Senior ScholarChun Peng (Law) Wilfrid Knapp ScholarRok Sekirnik (Chemistry) <strong>College</strong> ScholarArghya Sengupta (Law) Great Eastern ScholarTohru Seraku (Linguistics Philology & Phonetics) LightSenior ScholarDavid Soud (English Language & Literature) <strong>College</strong>ScholarMalcolm Spencer (History) Light Senior ScholarJavier Takamura (Modern Languages) Light SeniorScholarAlexander Taylor (History) <strong>College</strong> ScholarJennifer Thomas (Medical Sciences) Glaxo ScholarRasmus Wissmann (Mathematics) Alan Tayler Scholar22/GRADUATE SCHOLARS


To Russiawith love?Anglo-Russian social,cultural and scientificrelations, 1941-1945In May, Emeritus Fellow Pr<strong>of</strong>essor JoseHarris delivered a Lecture in honour <strong>of</strong>Honorary Fellow Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Rupert Katritzky.The Lecture had additional significance forJose, since she taught Rupert’s son as one<strong>of</strong> her first students when she joined Catzin 1978.Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Harris’ lecture examined Anglo-Russian cultural relations during the SecondWorld War at several different levels. First,she discussed the extraordinary degree <strong>of</strong>popular interest in Russian life and culturethat appeared to break out in Britain afterHitler’s invasion <strong>of</strong> the Soviet Union. Thisinterest was expressed in Russian artexhibitions, theatrical performances, concerts,film shows, public lectures, school projects and‘Anglo-Soviet cultural weekends’ that wereheld in cities, towns and villagesthroughout Britain – <strong>of</strong>ten in the most unlikelyplaces – between 1941 and 1944. The lectureposed the question <strong>of</strong> how far suchactivities reflected a genuine popular interest inRussia, or were simply a product <strong>of</strong>propaganda put out by an unusual alliancebetween the British Communist Party and thewartime Ministry <strong>of</strong> Information.Secondly, the lecture looked at Anglo-Russian contacts and exchanges during thewar period between universities, academicresearchers and specialist scientific bodies inthe two countries (including exchange <strong>of</strong>advanced scientific, medical and engineeringresearch). And thirdly, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Harrisexamined the (necessarily much more limited)British attempts to spread reciprocalinformation about British ideas and culturewithin the Soviet Union, through such mediaas the British Russian-language newspaper, theBritish Ally (edited by a small group <strong>of</strong> Britishjournalists resident in the Soviet Union).The lecture suggested that, althoughundoubtedly fostered by both ‘<strong>of</strong>ficial’ and‘communist’ propaganda, popularengagement with Russian culture in wartimeBritain was far more widespread, diverse andspontaneous than could be wholly accountedfor by such orchestrated pressures.Furthermore, close exchanges betweenscientific and academic bodies were powerfullydriven by the functional pressures <strong>of</strong> war, butagain went far beyond what mere wartimeraison d’État required. Finally, though Britishattempts to spread reciprocal information aboutBritish culture within the Soviet Union wereseverely limited and censored, surviving recordsrelating to the British Ally suggest that theywere more extensive and less uniformly futilethan later Cold War commentators allowed. ■Popular engagement withRussian culture in wartimeBritain was widespread,diverse and spontaneousST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/23


COLLEGE LIFE‘Ourcommunityevinces a mostimpressive civicspirit. As ever,sports, clubsand societiesprovideevidence <strong>of</strong>vigour andgoodhumouredcompetition inthe <strong>College</strong>body’Dr Marc Mulholland,DeanSports and Societies ReviewIn 1968, Wilfrid Knapp wrote that ‘no visitor to the The new Cross Country Running Club, under the<strong>College</strong> in term time will encounter a deathly hush, leadership <strong>of</strong> Jamie Shadbolt, became Cuppersnor could one fail to be impressed by the continuity champions in October, scoring 628 points, more than<strong>of</strong> undergraduate life and activities.’ Over forty double the score achieved by runners-up Magdalenyears later, a hushed <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s has yet to be with 309 points.experienced, with our students throwingthemselves into a thriving, and eclectic, array <strong>of</strong> Men’s Hockey secured promotion to the First Divisionsporting and cultural activities.under the leadership <strong>of</strong> Ben Rinck.The <strong>College</strong>’s Men’s First XI Football team, which The Men’s Rowing crew performed impressively inincluded top scorer and player <strong>of</strong> the season, Carl Torpids, their first boat bumping on the last day, risingAssmundson, finished third in a very competitiveto fourth on the river, their highest position ever.Premier Division. The Second XI remained unbeaten in Meanwhile, the second boat bumped every day,the Reserves Premier League.securing blades.The <strong>College</strong>’s Women’s Football team were promoted Our Pool team, led by James Foster and Danny Smith,as unbeaten League winners and reached the Cuppers were promoted to the Second Division, while our DartsFinal, after beating a combined <strong>St</strong> Antony’s/Wolfson team secured promotion under the leadership <strong>of</strong> Benside 6-2 in the semi-final.<strong>St</strong>okes.<strong>College</strong> Rugby saw a large intake <strong>of</strong> talented Freshers Catz proudly remains the only <strong>College</strong> with a dedicatedboosting the ranks <strong>of</strong> our more seasoned players. Alex Dodgeball club, while the new Women’s BasketballHamilton, last year’s Captain, represented the Blues team, under the captaincy <strong>of</strong> Juliane Guderian, is aRugby League team in the Varsity Match againstwelcome addition to <strong>College</strong> sports.Cambridge and received a Blue. Matt Perrins and RobCampbell-Davis played in the victorious <strong>Oxford</strong> <strong>College</strong>s Catz Music Society and Choir continue to host a richXV against Cambridge.programme <strong>of</strong> Open Mic Nights and lunchtime andevening recitals, under the leadership <strong>of</strong> Music Society24/SPORTS AND SOCIETIES REVIEW


COLLEGE LIFECaptain Tom Larkin (centre) and the Second XI football team – unbeaten League winnersPresident Maria Perevedentseva andChoirmaster Nick Barstow.The newly-formed Junto Society,under the leadership <strong>of</strong> CourtneyYusuf, and named after BenjaminFranklin’s debating group, <strong>of</strong>fersstudents the opportunity to discusscontentious issues in a relaxed setting.A new Poetry Society, headed byBenson Egwuonwu, continues to churn out a diverserange <strong>of</strong> poems as well as <strong>of</strong>fering space for thediscussion <strong>of</strong> classic and contemporary pieces.<strong>St</strong>udent performersHolly Harris (left) and Tom Garton(right)<strong>St</strong>udent Welfare teams continue to <strong>of</strong>fer abroad programme <strong>of</strong> film nights, ‘Fifth WeekCookies’, yoga classes and an annual‘Welfest’: a highlight <strong>of</strong> Freshers Week.And, finally, the JCR’s summer poll sawBecky Wyatt voted ‘Catz Sports Personality<strong>of</strong> the Year’ for her passionate commitmentto Blues Tennis, Football, Hockey, Rowingand Netball. Meanwhile, Nick Barstowwas crowned ‘Catz Arts Personality <strong>of</strong> theYear’ for his management <strong>of</strong> the Choir and participationin Out <strong>of</strong> the Blue, the a capella group which this yearappeared on Britain’s Got Talent. ■ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/25


STUDENT PERSPECTIVESappearance, when we started getting stopped everyfew minutes to pose for photographs with fans!The high-pr<strong>of</strong>ile nature <strong>of</strong> the race was also highlightedby the sheer size <strong>of</strong> our audience. Some 35,000 turnedout to watch the race, more than attended the rowingevent at the last Olympic Games!Ben (centre) leads his boat tocollect their medalsThe race washeld on thelake used bySeoul when ithosted the1988 OlympicsBen Trigg(2010, Biology)This summer, twelve members <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong>travelled to South Korea to represent <strong>St</strong> Catherine’sin the country’s annual STX Cup Korea OpenRegatta. The 2km-long race was held on the MisariLake, the rowing venue used by Seoul when ithosted the 1988 Olympics.The aim <strong>of</strong> the race was to raise the pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> rowing inSouth Korea. This meant that, among our opposition,was a boat made up entirely <strong>of</strong> celebrities. Aside fromproviding exciting competition, the participation <strong>of</strong> thecelebrity boat meant that we appeared in two episodes<strong>of</strong> the South Korean TV programme, Infinite Challenge,or ‘Muhan Dojeon’, in Korean. Hugely popular, itsnational acclaim is said to rival that <strong>of</strong> Top Gear in theUK! This quickly became apparent after our firstDespite the overwhelming scale <strong>of</strong> the race, we tried toensure that we did not put too much pressure onourselves. Yet, as a college team, we couldn’t help butthink that competing internationally against universityteams might be punching a little above our weight!Despite our initial apprehension, we raced very well.Unfortunately, a lack <strong>of</strong> translation at the start meantthat we didn’t know that the race had started until theother boats had taken their first few strokes, and so welost a good few seconds from the <strong>of</strong>fset. However, wewent on to finish third <strong>of</strong> eight; a great result and atestament to the hard work that the crew has put inthis year.We would like to thank Joon-Son Chung (2010, EEM)and his father, Mr Mong-Gyu Chung (1985, PPE), astudent and alumnus <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s respectively,who handled logistics and helped to fund the trip.Without their help it is unlikely that we would haveeven had this fantastic opportunity at all. Their supportand generosity were very gratefully received.Somehow Torpids on the Isis will never be the sameagain… ■26/BEN TRIGG


STUDENT PERSPECTIVESThe Year AbroadFor many years, the student <strong>of</strong> Modern Languages in where the option <strong>of</strong> speaking one’s mother tongue<strong>Oxford</strong> has spent their third year in a country where simply does not exist. The opportunity might also occurthe language they are studying is spoken. This year to join, for example, a sports team, musical group orsaw Catz students scattered as far afield asreligious organisation, providing an easy entry point intoMartinique, Paris, Cairo, and Buenos Aires. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor the local community.Richard Parish, Tutor in French and JC Smith, Tutor inFrench Linguistics, give a tutor’s insight ito theBut then, in addition to this, more and more Catzexperience.linguists have made their own, <strong>of</strong>ten imaginative choices– to work independently for a financial institution,When I first came to <strong>Oxford</strong> as a tutor, the Year Abroad following a stage with a commercial organisation (L’Oréalremained optional, affording a freedom that seemed to me was popular for several years), or working for a charity.like a throwback to the times when, in certain <strong>College</strong>s at And the advantages? Inestimable.least, the moral risks <strong>of</strong> going to foreign places wereconsidered too high to contemplate. This is now happily The difference a tutor notices in the maturity anddifferent, and for many years, undergraduates have motivation <strong>of</strong> returning linguists is striking in almost allpr<strong>of</strong>ited from the fulfilling and linguistically challenging cases. And <strong>of</strong> course, to return to the justification forexperience <strong>of</strong> living and working abroad.the whole scheme, the language(s) should have passedfrom competence to fluency.<strong>University</strong> courses abroad tend, rightly in my view, to bethe least favoured option. Unlike the cosy, caringThat does not mean that it is a cure-all solution, and theatmosphere <strong>of</strong> an <strong>Oxford</strong> college, a continental European risk is always present, if the grammatical fundamentalsuniversity can be an anonymous and unwelcoming place, are insufficiently grasped before the year abroad, thatwith literally hundreds <strong>of</strong> students attending lectures. people will return speaking fluent but inaccurate French,These universities <strong>of</strong>ten fail to afford any obvious setting Spanish or German. But, more <strong>of</strong>ten, there is just a sensefor making friends, thereby heightening the risk <strong>of</strong>in which the immersion in the language and culture hasresorting to the company <strong>of</strong> non-native speakers.made the practice <strong>of</strong> the spoken language into a secondnature. And that degree <strong>of</strong> linguistic security is aThe long-standing assistantship scheme is far morepermanent and not an ephemeral privilege. ■successful, frequently landing people in environmentsRichard ParishA noticeable trend inrecent years hasbeen for students tobe more adventurousand roam morewidely. Latin Americais now as popular adestination forstudents <strong>of</strong> Spanishand Portuguese asSpain and Portugalthemselves; students<strong>of</strong> French <strong>of</strong>tenspend time in theFrench territories <strong>of</strong>the Indian Ocean orthe Caribbean, inCanada, or in FrenchspeakingAfrica; andat least one student<strong>of</strong> German iscurrently eyeingNamibia, where asmall Germanophonecommunity survivesfrom colonial times.JC SmithST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/27


STUDENT PERSPECTIVESJack Goldstein(2008, French & Linguistics)One <strong>of</strong> France’s best-kept secrets is that there’s awhole lot more <strong>of</strong> it than you might think. TheRepublic counts not only the Alps and the Medamongst its natural attractions, but also the tinyisland paradise <strong>of</strong> Martinique in the Caribbean.these were trivial and endearing – hitchhiking to workevery day due to a total absence <strong>of</strong> public transport –whilst others were more starkly apparent. The uglyunderworld <strong>of</strong> gangs in school and in wider society wasnever far away, and the attempted stabbing <strong>of</strong> ateacher at one my schools certainly brought this home.However, it was in confronting such issues that myidealised vision <strong>of</strong> an island paradise became a realpicture <strong>of</strong> a place with its own complexities andproblems like any other.Martinique is a blend <strong>of</strong> European and Caribbean thatcompletely defies any attempt to classify it as one orthe other; freshly-baked baguettes are as available asfreshly-picked mangoes, and locals speak a mixture <strong>of</strong>French and Creole, the local language, that theyaffectionately call français banane; banana French. Withthe Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Caribbean Seaon the other, the two cultures wash and mingletogether in unpredictable ways, and I certainly had toexpand my French vocabulary accordingly – EuropeanFrench doesn’t talk much about custard apples ormosquito nets. But beyond simply learning the Frenchwords for different types <strong>of</strong> fruit and rum – rumsnobbery possibly being more important to Martinicansthan wine snobbery is to the French – I was able to geta taste <strong>of</strong> this place and to define these new wordswith real life experiences.I worked as a language assistant in two schools,teaching English. My time in Martinique was not just aholiday – I really lived and on the island, with all thechallenges and frustrations that that involved. Some <strong>of</strong>The year abroad provided me with an honest glimpse <strong>of</strong>another culture, warts and all. There’s a Creole proverbsuggesting that, ‘if lizards were good to eat, theywouldn’t lie on pavements’ – in other words, somethingeasy to catch is never going to be particularly tasty,and the year abroad is particularly full <strong>of</strong> flavourprecisely because it is a whole lot tougher than aholiday in the sun; it’s a practical lesson in chatting andhaggling and schmoozing and arguing, and a thousandother ways to use French beyond translating literature.It’s a lesson too in getting by with concerns other thanthe next tutorial essay, and whilst the Martinique spirit<strong>of</strong> bosser moins, vivre cool – ‘work less, live cool’ –might not sit too comfortably with life at <strong>Oxford</strong>, thetaste <strong>of</strong> a world away from the Dreaming Spirescertainly will. ■The year abroad provided mewith an honest glimpse <strong>of</strong>another culture, warts and all…28/THE YEAR ABROAD


STUDENT PERSPECTIVESIsobel Platts-Dunn(2009, European & Middle Eastern Languages)Reading about the Mubarak regime in my Lonely Planetguide on the plane over to Egypt, it briefly crossed mymind that this could be an exciting year. Mubarak wasgetting older, and the scheduled elections in Novembercould provide the much-needed impetus for the Egyptianpeople to challenge the oppressive regime. Suchthoughts quickly became side-lined, however, as I wasthrown into Cairo – a dusty city <strong>of</strong> 20 million – withlimited knowledge <strong>of</strong> a completely different culture,religion and language. Having started Arabic ab initio at<strong>Oxford</strong>, we had been taught Modern <strong>St</strong>andard Arabic(Fus’ha) which, when spoken, sounded to the everydayEgyptian like someone speaking Shakespearean here;unintelligible and rather amusing. For the first threemonths, I was pretty much resigned to the blank staresthe Egyptians gave me when I tried to speak Arabic. Atthe end <strong>of</strong> the year, however, on my travels to Palestine, Iwas quite proud when the Palestinians we met shoutedafter us, “Egyptians, Egyptians”. I took this to mean thatwe had improved!the ‘day <strong>of</strong> the revolution’. When the protests began onTuesday (25 January), they weren’t large but they pickedup momentum, and by Thursday, the government sent inriot vans. After Friday prayer, my friends and I set out to‘investigate’ only to be quickly pulled into our local shishacafé by the waiters as we saw hundreds <strong>of</strong> men walkingdown Kasr el-Aini <strong>St</strong>reet chanting and heading to Tahrir.We were stuck in the empty shisha café watching thenews. It was only when the waiters came in, their eyesstinging from the tear gas, that the severity <strong>of</strong> thesituation really hit me. By coincidence, we had a trip toLuxor organised and had already pre-booked the train togo there that night. Luckily, or rather stupidly, given thatby this time there were running battles on the streets, wedecided to risk it and left at 10pm that night to try andget to the station.We managed to catch the last train to Luxor and watchedthe events unfold in Cairo from there. As the situationworsened, the <strong>University</strong> asked us to come home. Itwould take several pages to describe living under militaryrule and curfew immediately after the revolution, butsuffice to say that when I returned to Egypt, the Egyptiansseemed to have a new-found hope for the future <strong>of</strong> theircountry.At the beginning <strong>of</strong> January, I remember sitting in ashisha bar one afternoon as I watched the events inTunisia develop on the news. The c<strong>of</strong>fee shop ownersuddenly turned to me and said, “That’s going to happenhere you know”. I didn’t believe him. We even jokedabout it in class, finding it quite amusing that my friend’sflatmate had refused to make plans on Friday as it wasI learned from my Egyptian friends that the revolution wasjust the beginning; they still faced an uphill struggle toensure that the old regime was completely removed andheld to account. I think I came back from my year abroadnot only with a better grasp <strong>of</strong> the Arabic language but adeeper understanding <strong>of</strong> the struggles that protestersacross the Middle East face when attempting to oust theirdictatorial regimes. ■ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/29


STUDENT PERSPECTIVESPasso dello <strong>St</strong>elvio, the secondhighestpaved mountain pass inthe Eastern Alps (2757m, 9045ft)Wills Cannell-Smith (2008, Maths),winner <strong>of</strong> the 2010 Wallace Watson Award writes abouthis experiences cycling across the Alps.I loved thefeeling <strong>of</strong>freedom anddiscoveringnew places(using only myinternalcompass) thatsuch a journeyaffordsWhen applying for the Wallace Watson Award, I mustadmit that I didn’t know a great deal about tour cyclingand only owned a girls’ bicycle I had rescued from askip. However, I had always liked the idea <strong>of</strong> travellingby bike, having previously explored the flatlands <strong>of</strong>Norfolk in this way. I loved the feeling <strong>of</strong> freedom anddiscovering new places (using only my internalcompass) that such a journey affords.<strong>St</strong>arting in Vienna, and travelling alone with all myluggage on my bike, I didn’t know quite what I wasletting myself in for. After completing my first col (aroad which joins two valleys), a week in, I made anumber <strong>of</strong> major mistakes and was treated fordehydration and hypothermia, spending the night inhospital. I spent the next few weeks travelling moresensibly and taking things easier, gingerly cycling thePasso dello <strong>St</strong>elvio – the second-highest pavedmountain pass in the Eastern Alps – on my way toGeneva.By the time I got to Geneva, having cycled 1,000 miles,I had done my training, developed bigger leg musclesand sent home unnecessary items. I was ready totackle the French Alps on la Route des Grandes Alpes.It was Teddy Watson who pushed me further and30/WILLS CANNELL-SMITH


STUDENT PERSPECTIVESinspired me to go for the whole Alps; and before I left,we had discussed the possibility <strong>of</strong> throwing in thePyrenees at the end, but I didn’t think it would becomea reality.Just after Geneva I met another Englishman, James Eaton,cycling the same route to Nice. We had a few daysplaying the roles <strong>of</strong> hare and tortoise, meeting again onthe way up Col de la Bonette; the highest paved road inEurope. Travelling by bike is, in my opinion, the best wayto see mountains. You can travel at a slow enough speedto take in views, while being able to go fast enough for areal adrenaline rush as you hurtle down the mountains.On arrival into Nice, I had only one thing on my mind –the Pyrenees. The route I would follow encompasses 34cols going from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.I knew I had to push myself to finish in nine days, and forthe first two days, I did exactly that, cycling from sunriseto sunset. That night, I met some people from Holland,and we all exchanged stories over a few glasses <strong>of</strong> wine.One fellow cyclist was a sports coach and I will neverI knew I had topush myself t<strong>of</strong>inish in ninedays, and forthe first twodays I didexactly that,cycling fromsunrise tosunsetforget one thing he said that night: ‘Edge over yourlimits’. It was a lesson I was forced to take seriously thenext morning, when my friends, due to collect me on mycompletion <strong>of</strong> the cycle, notified me that they werearriving three days early!Racing to the end point, I covered 95 miles and 6 cols aday. I slept in peoples’ back gardens, washed in streamsand cycled when the sun was down. The last day was thehardest and, strangely enough, the fastest. I reached thetop <strong>of</strong> the last col just as the sun was setting, andfreewheeling down to the sea I had a breath-taking view<strong>of</strong> the Atlantic. When I got to the beach, I realised I hadcompleted the Pyrenees in just five and a half days.Without the Wallace Watson Award, I wouldn’t have evenstarted the trip I came to finish. I cycled alone, butpropelling me to completion were the Watson family andmy <strong>College</strong>, without which none <strong>of</strong> this would have beenpossible. I remain enormously grateful for theopportunity to edge over both my limits as well as a few(mercifully rare) mountain drops! ■ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/31


STUDENT PERSPECTIVESIt takescommitmentand grit tostick to theregimealongside allyour academicexpectationsAlex Hamilton(2008, Human Sciences), secured aBlue this year for his performanceagainst Cambridge in the annualRugby League Varsity Match.The Varsity Match is rich in history and bitter rivalry, feltboth on and <strong>of</strong>f the pitch. It binds people together andbreeds camaraderie. It was an honour and a privilege toplay Rugby League during my time at <strong>Oxford</strong>,representing Catz in the 2011 Blues Varsity. Playing asport for <strong>Oxford</strong> at any level takes time and dedicationand rugby league is no different, with a rigid trainingschedule and gruelling trips ‘up north’ to battle it outagainst tough opposition in the most hostile conditions.Despite all the focus placed upon the Varsity Match, it isthe season leading up to the event that lays thefoundations <strong>of</strong> a successful campaign, and a pivotalaspect <strong>of</strong> this is the training regime. Typically, the squadwould train three times a week, both late at night andearly mornings, plus at least one match per week, whichis on top <strong>of</strong> gym sessions in groups designated at thebeginning <strong>of</strong> the year. It takes commitment and grit tostick to the regime alongside all your academicexpectations, and it is an exercise in organisation anddetermination. But the feeling <strong>of</strong> running out onto thatpitch makes the whole thing worthwhile: every missednight out, every ache and pain on Thursday morning,every early-morning training session on the frozen Iffleytrack.During the couple <strong>of</strong> weeks leading up to the match, thesquad was whittled down to the starting XIII and,including replacements, a final XVII. I can rememberbeing told by our captain face-to-face in my room that Ihad been named to the starting XIII, and feeling a rush<strong>of</strong> elation coupled with nervous excitement. In the fewdays leading up to the match, we spent as much time aspossible together, eating all lunches and dinnerstogether where we could, fostering a sense <strong>of</strong>togetherness and intense focus. The main thing was tostay busy and not to let the pressure and nerves gethold <strong>of</strong> you; to harness that energy and release it on thepitch, ripping into the Tabs. Luckily, that was exactlywhat we managed to do.32/ALEX HAMILTON


STUDENT PERSPECTIVESAlex in action during this year’s Rugby League Varsity MatchFrom the moment we ran out <strong>of</strong> that tunnel, nothing elsemattered; 80 minutes <strong>of</strong> pure hard work, concentrationand physicality ensued. The kick<strong>of</strong>f itself was ominous,with our first tackle driving the Cambridge centre backtowards his own line and forcing a knock on in their firstset. From there on out, the match was all <strong>Oxford</strong>, and weachieved a record win <strong>of</strong> 60-16. Playing Rugby League at<strong>Oxford</strong> was not only one <strong>of</strong> the best things I did duringmy time there, but also one <strong>of</strong> the best things I havedone so far in my life. The hours <strong>of</strong> work put in, the pain,the injuries and the commitment were all madeworthwhile when that final whistle blew.I have always believed that Catz is a very specialcollege, one in which people from all walks <strong>of</strong> life aremade to feel welcome and at home. This belief was onlyintensified by the support my friends gave to me duringthe season and during the Varsity campaign. They putup with my training, my incessant talk <strong>of</strong> Rugby Leagueand my single-track mind for over a month.Furthermore, I was not only <strong>of</strong>fered the support <strong>of</strong> myfriends, but that <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong> staff, as well as mytutors. It is for these reasons that I’m proud to be aBlue, not only at <strong>Oxford</strong>, but even more so, at Catz. ■ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/33


Camilla Turner (2009, History), remembers hersummer spent in Ghana, after winning the Philip Geddes Memorial Prize.In December 1983, an IRA bomb killed sixpeople when it exploded at the Harrods storein London. Among its victims was a young<strong>Oxford</strong> alumnus and journalist, Philip Geddes,who bravely remained inside the building inan attempt to cover the story. This year, I wasfortunate enough to secure the £1,000 prizeawarded annually in his name, enabling me totravel to Ghana to immerse myself in thejournalism <strong>of</strong> a country radically different toany I had ever experienced.My earliest observation about the medialandscape in Ghana was the very limited use<strong>of</strong> the internet, which made it nearlyimpossible to organise a placement at anewspaper in advance; few newspapers gavecontact details online, and the e-mails I sentand phone calls I made went unanswered.Undeterred, I arrived in Accra, and from one<strong>of</strong> the stalls selling papers in the bustling citycentre, I noted down all the addresses <strong>of</strong> allthe newspaper <strong>of</strong>fices listed in the papers.Equipped with my CV and cover letter from theGeddes Trust, I went round the variousnewspaper <strong>of</strong>fices in Accra. One <strong>of</strong> my first stopswas The Daily Dispatch, a small, privately-ownedpaper where, upon my arrival, the Deputy Editorimmediately invited me out for lunch. Havingalready eaten, but eager to make a goodimpression, I politely gulped down a very largebowl <strong>of</strong> ‘fou-fou’, a traditional Ghanaian dish <strong>of</strong>dough, meat and fish. My unfaltering appetitemust have impressed them, and the Editor said Icould start working there the next day.I quickly learned that most newspapers took afirm stance in supporting one <strong>of</strong> the two mainGhanaian political parties and <strong>of</strong>ten exhibiteda strong tendency to launch personalisedattacks on individual politicians. The recenttrend for these personal political attacks to bemade along ethnic lines was particularlyworrying, and it motivated an extraordinaryconference between politicians and journalistsin the run-up to the impending election. Theethno-political divisions in Rwanda, which hadled to the genocide <strong>of</strong> 1994, were still inliving memory, and served as a constantreminder to all African nations <strong>of</strong> what anescalation <strong>of</strong> ethnic tensions can lead to. Theimportance <strong>of</strong> press regulation and theresponsibility <strong>of</strong> journalists not to polariseopinion, particularly along ethnic lines, wereregular themes <strong>of</strong> debate during my time inGhana. This proved to be an especiallyfascinating parallel to the British phonehackingscandal which would envelop theNews <strong>of</strong> the World while I was in Ghana.Another placement took me to The DailyGraphic, Ghana’s oldest and biggest circulationnewspaper. It was while working at The DailyGraphic that I encountered a media stormfuelled by homophobia. A June article hadalleged that some 8,000 homosexuals were‘registered’ by various non-governmentalorganisations as living in and around theCentral and Western regions <strong>of</strong> the countryand that the majority were HIV-positive. Thisrevelation unleashed a wave <strong>of</strong> homophobicdemonstrations and a torrent <strong>of</strong> media abuse.Living and working in Accra gave me afascinating insight into the workings <strong>of</strong> themedia in a foreign country, observing, moststarkly, the reception with which stories aregreeted by the public. It also allowed me topursue my own stories and investigative workin a completely new social, cultural andpolitical environment. Finally, I hope, that mytime in Accra contributed to ensuring that thevision <strong>of</strong> Philip Geddes is able to live on. ■34/CAMILLA TURNER


STUDENT PERSPECTIVESRob Campbell-Davis (2009, PPE) & Ellie Pinney(2009, Physiological Sciences), hitchhiked to Arne Jacobsen’s birthplace on the eve <strong>of</strong> the 50th anniversary<strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s – a <strong>College</strong> Jacobsen’s grandson has described as ‘the best thing he ever did’.Background image: Skovshovedpetrol station, designed by ArneJacobsen and opened in 1936From criminals to political activists kidnappingyou – it’s amazing what fear-filled risksmothers will conjure up in an attempt todissuade you from hitchhiking through Europe.Yet, with blind optimism, we ignored ourelders’ warnings, donned matching lurid pinkT-shirts, and strolled out towards the first roadheaded to the south coast. Our plan – if ascribbled line across a collection <strong>of</strong> GoogleMap printouts sellotaped together constitutesone – was to hitch our way to Calais on theEurotunnel, then catch the traffic headedthrough Belgium and Holland into Germany.Our final destination would be Copenhagen –a pilgrimage to the land which bore ArneJacobsen, the man behind the Egg Chair, bedsbarely big enough to roll sideways in, and ourentire <strong>College</strong> – an architectural masterpiece.With Facebook, Xbox and Ocado, we aredescending into a world where face-to-facecommunication may join the telegram and tieclips in the landfill <strong>of</strong> things we no longerhave use for. Yet, hitchhiking tears open thatusually private space <strong>of</strong> a person’s car to thejoys <strong>of</strong> conversation with utter strangers,exposing both driver and passenger to newcultures and ideas. Along our journey, wediscussed the tragic Tsunami and radiationscare in Japan with a nuclear engineer fromEdinburgh, mused over the fate <strong>of</strong> Europeaneconomies with a Dutch executive fromPhillips, and sat terrified in the back <strong>of</strong> arapidly deteriorating Lada as it careered downthe Autobahn with only the truculent tones<strong>of</strong> our Eastern European driver regaling uswith stories <strong>of</strong> how he had put someone in acoma the last time he crashed on this road.There are some situations, however, wherewords seem entirely inadequate. Havingflagged down a lift from a wonderfullyeffervescent young Dutch woman nearEindhoven and clambered into the back <strong>of</strong> herAlpha Romeo, Rob began to panic. Turning toEllie, he whispered that he couldn’t feel hislegs. The combination <strong>of</strong> squeezing his 6ft3frame into the back seat <strong>of</strong> a sports car andthe weight <strong>of</strong> the tent poles resting againsthis thighs had stifled his circulation. When thecar pulled to a halt at our destination, Elliesprung out leaving Rob, at this point entirelyunable to control his lower limbs, tomanhandle his legs out <strong>of</strong> the car in anawkward shuffling motion. Yet, as heattempted to take his weight, he simplystumbled <strong>of</strong>f into grass and fell to the floor asthough his legs had been swigging from abottle <strong>of</strong> over-pro<strong>of</strong>ed gin without the rest <strong>of</strong>his body noticing. <strong>St</strong>ruggling for words weshook hands, thanked her, and watched as shedrove <strong>of</strong>f hurriedly. We remain certain that that<strong>Oxford</strong>-educated young man had provided anincentive for our kindly driver never to <strong>of</strong>fer alift to a hitchhiker again.After stops in Bruges, Amsterdam, andHamburg, we made it to Copenhagen, tiredbut satisfied. Copenhagen is a wonderful city,where beautiful design appears to flowthrough the town like the crystal clear riveraround which the city throbs. After payingtribute to Arne’s iconic Skovshoved petrolstation, we tucked into the bread rolls we’dbought from the local bakery; safe in theknowledge that civilisation hasn’t quite yetgone to the dogs. It would seem that peoplestill do nice things for strangers, they stillwant to talk and gain new insights, andFacebook hasn’t melted everyone’s brainsjust yet. ■ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/35


ALUMNI NEWSJames Marsh (1982, English)I meet James Marsh at a post-productionsuite in Soho where he’s currently adding thefinishing touches to his latest film, ShadowDancer. Several editors are engrossed inmanipulating footage on powerful-lookingcomputers – one tells me to take a seat;James has slipped out for c<strong>of</strong>fee – theinevitable refuelling, I soon realise, in theexhaustingly immersive lifestyle <strong>of</strong> thefilmmaker. The actors being cut-up are CliveOwen and Gillian Anderson, two <strong>of</strong> the leadsin Marsh’s upcoming feature, an espionagethrillerabout the Irish Republican movementwhich, if it is anything like his recent efforts,will have critics fawning.Marsh, a Catz English alumnus, is among themost celebrated filmmakers <strong>of</strong> his generation,with countless plaudits, including Americanand British Academy Awards, a documentarywhich frequently makes Greatest <strong>of</strong> All Timelists, and a versatility with genre (he flitsbetween fiction and non-fiction styles likefew can) that has led to valid comparisonswith the great auteur Werner Herzog.Despite his achievements, he appears totallywithout ego. As he greets me and continuesto speak with compelling erudition about hisand others’ work, I sense the benefit hegleans from his success is crucially thecontinued work it provides – from the outset,it is obvious he is a filmmaker devotedentirely to his art.But how did it begin, and what part did <strong>Oxford</strong>play? On graduating, he secured the <strong>College</strong>’sannual Nick Young Award – a work placementin television which represented his ‘first step inthe direction <strong>of</strong> becoming a filmmaker’, andwhich made tangible the career in film that onarrival in <strong>Oxford</strong> had been a ‘fantasy ratherthan an aspiration’. His career was also spurredby the peers with which he surroundedhimself, and in the influence <strong>of</strong> his senior tutorMichael Gearin-Tosh, a ‘first mentor’ to James.Of the former, he cites fellow English studentBenjamin Ross, a lifelong friend and filmmaker,as making a particular impression. He enthusesabout the film club Ross established, wherethey played tapes <strong>of</strong> great films learning whatwas to become their craft. Their enthusiasmwas fanned by tutor Gearin-Tosh – ‘a veryinteresting man to be exposed to for threeyears’ – who encouraged ‘original thought’before all else. He provided a generaleducation, rather than one designed for examexpertise. ‘It wouldn’t just be EnglishLiterature: we’d watch films and beencouraged to read Russian Literature. Heencouraged us not to submit ourselves to theconformities <strong>of</strong> ‘the world out there’’.The theme <strong>of</strong> non-conformity is pertinent toour chat, as it is in both James’ individualisticfilmmaking style and the subjects <strong>of</strong> his work,not least in his groundbreaking Oscar winner,Man on Wire, which details the wire walkperformance across the World Trade Centre <strong>of</strong>the outré Phillipe Petit. It resonated throughhis student days beyond his tutorials. Hespeaks candidly about a feeling <strong>of</strong> separationfrom the grander aspects <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oxford</strong> life, whichfor him followed a year <strong>of</strong> squatting inLondon. As well as acknowledging thelikelihood <strong>of</strong> feeling similarly elsewhere, hecredits the importance <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oxford</strong> life inforging a creative impulse: ‘the best workcomes from unconformity,’ he states,reiterating the influence <strong>of</strong> his tutor, Gearin-Tosh.On the whole, I’m surprised at the extent towhich James, contrary to some ‘creatives’ wholeave <strong>Oxford</strong>, acknowledges his studies as a36/JAMES MARSH


ALUMNI NEWSa father’. For James Marsh, film, ‘like poetry,works best at the level <strong>of</strong> feeling, not ideas’.James working on the set <strong>of</strong> Project Nim; his documentary about a radical 1970s social experimentvital part <strong>of</strong> his development: he notes that It’s no surprise, then, that James sees histhe education he received was largely about documentaries as ‘driven by a love for theorganising original thought clearly – ‘It’s been story’. I wonder, therefore, what he thinks <strong>of</strong>something I’ve taken into my writing and film; attempts in the press to uncover the ‘grandimagination has to be subject to structure and moral’ within his work. For example, his 2011rigour.’ This marriage <strong>of</strong> imagination and documentary Project Nim, which tells the storystructure is palpable in James’ films, which are <strong>of</strong> a new-born chimp raised as a human child bynotable for their unorthodox techniques. One an American family, had critics holding claim to<strong>of</strong> the most startling features <strong>of</strong> thethe director’s real message: it ‘shows thedocumentary, Man on Wire, is its heist-film humans to be the chumps’ claimed one. Again,structure – an effective blending <strong>of</strong> drama and it is the narrative, not the ideas, that he deemsnon-fiction that is rarely seen elsewhere. important. He tries not to ‘spoon-feed a sillySimilarly, his early cult film, Wisconsin Death little moral’ and instead recognises that ‘filmsTrip, details the true story <strong>of</strong> a mysterious are good for drama and emotion. Within themoutbreak <strong>of</strong> murder and mental illness in the you can uncover ideas, but you generate thatotherwise sleepy nineteenth-century American through the act <strong>of</strong> telling stories – not bystate <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin, adopting the imaginative discussing the ideas’. If the story is deliberatelycinematic methods <strong>of</strong> a thriller, rather than a left open, people will draw their owndocumentary.conclusions: ‘a mother may react differently toPhoto by David DilleyLeaving a place like Catz for the last time as astudent, as I did in June and as James Marsh didtwent five years ago, is a challengingexperience. Despite being equipped with avaluable qualification, and a priceless lifeexperience, only the luckiest avoid an initialsense <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional-rudderlessness and anaching nostalgia for a time barely passed. Withthis in mind, I ask James for the advice he’d giveto someone in my situation. His answer issimple, but telling. ‘Define your aims. Knowwhat you want to do and do it’. Leaving Catz,James knew he wanted to work for himself, infilm, and he worked hard to achieve that. Hetells me that ‘It’s a huge privilege to be a filmmaker. It’s a way <strong>of</strong> controlling your owndestiny’.I realise that James Marsh’s true success lies notin his list <strong>of</strong> accolades, or enviable criticalacclaim, but in his success in forging a careerthat he loves. In his 2009 Oscar acceptancespeech, the message he touchingly sent to hisdaughters was, ‘Nothing is impossible’; a beliefhe’s lived out by converting his ‘filmic fantasy’as a student to the filmic reality <strong>of</strong> his life today.This is, surely, his greatest achievement. ■James Maloney (2008, Music)ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/37


ALUMNI NEWSSir Tim Brighouse (1958, Modern History)Four years old as the 1944 Education Actwas steered through Parliament, Sir TimBrighouse’s life and career have mirrored thechanging, and sometimes stormy, tides <strong>of</strong>British post-war educational thought. Yet,he has been much more than a passiveparticipant in that continuing debate, havingactively sought to shape it as a teacher,academic and educational administrator.It was, he recalls, reading History at Catz underthe redoubtable George Holmes and PeterDickson which first enabled him to explore thehistory <strong>of</strong> ideas and political movements thatso enthralled him. Tim arrived at Catz freshfrom two very different schooling experiences;experiences which moulded his commitment toproviding future generations <strong>of</strong> students with a‘more holistic educational programme’. At hisLeicestershire grammar school, he describeshimself as a ‘school-phobic’ boy in anotherwise academically-rigorous institutionwhich, he felt, didn’t encourage the refinement<strong>of</strong> other talents. When his father moved thefamily to Lowest<strong>of</strong>t, Tim transferred to a‘lovely, sleepy grammar school’ which, quitesimply, ‘changed his life’.Years later, it is still evident that Tim’s ownschooling experience continues to influence hisapproach to quality and breadth in education.As Birmingham’s Chief Education Officer(1997-2002), he introduced the commitmentthat all <strong>of</strong> the City Council’s primary schoolchildren would participate in a publicperformance; undertake a residential field trip;take part in a collective environmental enquiry;experience the expressive arts; and worktogether in producing and critiquing a book ormultimedia project. He pioneered this initiativethrough Birmingham schools, he remembers,by asking local head teachers the simplequestion: ‘are these basic experiences you’dlike your own children to have?’Widening education, for Tim, extends farbeyond the classroom walls. He hasconsistently articulated a desire forcommunities to play a greater role in whatgoes on in schools, pointing to the recent riotsas an example <strong>of</strong> what can go wrong when‘young people are allowed to feel disengagedand disillusioned and to remain alo<strong>of</strong> fromtheir schools and society at large’.Tim has always, clearly, concerned himself withthe societal ills which stem from educationaldisadvantage and has consistently sought totackle them. After graduating, he became ateacher, and was promoted to a deputyheadship by the age <strong>of</strong> twenty-six. An openingin Monmouthshire gave him the opportunity toreally ‘effect change’ as many <strong>of</strong> the county’sschools became comprehensives as part <strong>of</strong> thedrive to increase their number nationally. Tenyears as <strong>Oxford</strong>shire’s Chief Education Officerwere followed by a Pr<strong>of</strong>essorship <strong>of</strong> Educationat Keele <strong>University</strong>, whose Vice-Chancellor wasBrian Fender, one <strong>of</strong> our Founding Fellows atCatz. But it was in Birmingham that Tim facedperhaps his hardest challenge.Birmingham’s education authority wasbattling a poor reputation and low morale tosuch an extent that thirteen schools hadopted out and become grant-maintained inthe year before Tim joined. Yet, withcharacteristic optimism, Tim describes it as‘the happiest time <strong>of</strong> my life’; praising the‘amazingly good’ teachers he was given towork with and humbly rebutting reminders <strong>of</strong>the enormity <strong>of</strong> the task. Indeed, agovernment inspection <strong>of</strong> the city in 2002insisted that it was ‘an example to all others<strong>of</strong> what can be done, even in the mostdemanding urban environment’, singling outTim’s ‘energising and inspirational example’for particular praise; a claim Tim will hearnone <strong>of</strong>, merely pointing to the talentedteachers and support staff he was fortunateto be surrounded by. Empowering andencouraging others remains an appropriatehallmark <strong>of</strong> the lifelong educator. ■38/SIR TIM BRIGHOUSE


Holly Harris (2008, History <strong>of</strong> Art)On leaving Catz, my plan was to get an entryleveljob in a large arts organisation andeventually work my way up the career ladder.Instead, I found myself in the third sector –something which I had never even thoughtabout going into before I was <strong>of</strong>fered theopportunity to work with an embryonicLondon-based charity. At the time, myexperience with fundraising was mostlytheatrical, having produced a number <strong>of</strong> playsduring my time at Catz, including one at theEdinburgh Fringe. I was also a caller in the2010 Catz Telephone Campaign, an experienceI enjoyed immensely.QK House is a charity that aims to provideaccommodation for sixteen to eighteen-yearold homeless students, who are still in full-timeeducation and who aim to go to university,with the goal <strong>of</strong> raising £1.5 million. Thecharity was founded by Jo Shuter CBE, HeadTeacher <strong>of</strong> Quintin Kynaston School in <strong>St</strong> John’sWood, and her deputy, Irene Forster. Alongsidethem both, and some very dedicated teachers,we are working on an exciting project. We areat the very beginning <strong>of</strong> what we are hopingwill be a remarkable journey.Crucially, all the students we work with are infull-time education, and all <strong>of</strong> them, despitebeing homeless, have made the brave decisionto stay in school to finish their A-Levels in thehope <strong>of</strong> securing better futures. My challengewith QK House is to send the message out thathighly disadvantaged young people really canturn their lives around with the right supportand care.This year, I got in touch with former winner <strong>of</strong>BBC Young Musician <strong>of</strong> the Year, fellow Catzalumnus and close friend, Mark Simpson(Music, 2008). Together, we decidedto put on a fundraising concert inLondon in aid <strong>of</strong> QK House, to be heldat Cadogan Hall in Sloane Square,home to the Royal PhilharmonicOrchestra and hosting venue <strong>of</strong> theBBC Chamber Proms. The repertoirewill take our audience on a journeyback through 200 years <strong>of</strong> classicalmusic from Thomas Adès toBeethoven via Shostakovich’svirtuosic Cello Concerto. The orchestra willconsist <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> Britain’s finest youngmusicians from the Royal Academy, theGuildhall School, the Royal <strong>College</strong> and theRoyal Northern. The concert really aims tosymbolise what young people can achievewhen given the support that they deserve.Given the historical foundations <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>Catherine’s, I feel very proud that the <strong>College</strong>has chosen to support the concert. ■Holly HarrisThe QK Concert logoFor more information about the concert or QKHouse please email: hollyharris@qkschool.org.uk.The concert, ‘From New to Old: YoungMusicians for Young Minds’ will take placeon 4 March at 7pm at Cadogan Hall. To booktickets, please telephone +44 20 7730 4500or visit www.cadoganhall.comST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/39


ALUMNI NEWSRichard Cox (1951, English)Almost sixty years after graduating from<strong>St</strong> Catherine’s, Richard Cox found himself astudent again – this time at King’s <strong>College</strong>,London – studying for an MPhil in History!I had always wanted to study for apostgraduate degree (my <strong>Oxford</strong> MAnotwithstanding), but throughout my career,first as a journalist and then as a fairlysuccessful author, I could never quite find thetime to take three years <strong>of</strong>f.However, a recent interest in family historyencouraged me to fulfill a longstandingambition. Entitled, ‘William Cox and theMaking <strong>of</strong> an Australian Landed Gentry’, mythesis addressed Cox’s early nineteenthcenturytenure as Paymaster <strong>of</strong> the NewSouth Wales Corps. Investigations revealedthat he embezzled army funding before beingdismissed and later rehabilitated by Australia’sdecorated Governor Macquarie (‘the Father <strong>of</strong>Australia’). He was then allowed to build thefirst road through the Blue Mountains in1814. My connection to William Cox was oneabout which I knew very little. It was not untilfollowing my mother’s death, that I cameacross a magazine article among her paperswhere I discovered the ancestral link.Subsequent research, and contact with JohnGascoigne <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> New SouthWales, led to enrolment at the MenziesCentre for Australian <strong>St</strong>udies at King’s<strong>College</strong>. I made three research trips toAustralia, the last as a visiting lecturer on theArcadia, a vast P&O liner, where I discoveredmy social status as a lecturer was on a parwith that <strong>of</strong> the on-board dancing troupe!After some exhaustive research, the thesiswas finally submitted last April. Examinerssaid that the work ‘made an important andoriginal contribution to our knowledge <strong>of</strong> theearly British colonisation <strong>of</strong> Australia… andmerits publication’.Richard is currently working on turning histhesis into a full-length book which has beencommissioned by a Sydney-based publisher. Aretired Member <strong>of</strong> the Alderney and Guernsey<strong>St</strong>ates (parliaments) in the Channel Islands,Richard was also a distinguished journalist andprolific novelist. A career in journalism includedstints as Foreign Correspondent for The SundayTimes and Defence Correspondent for TheDaily Telegraph.He added that while a late return to academiaproved both fascinating and fruitful, he wouldnot recommend a five-and-a-half decade breakto aspirant postgraduates! ■40/RICHARD COX


Darren Chadwick (2003, Human Sciences)This year has been a really exciting onefor me, both from a business perspectiveand from an academic one. I run theaward-winning sustainability consultancy,Brite Green and continue to teachsustainability to Human Scientists. I amenjoying both jobs immensely.A proud highlight for me came lastNovember, when I was named as one <strong>of</strong> theUK’s top 100 young social and environmentalentrepreneurs, winning a Future 100 awardfor the work we are doing at Brite Green. Theaward recognised our innovative approach:embedding sustainability into corporatebusiness strategy and achieving outstandingenvironmental, social and commercialoutcomes for our clients.Our focus has always been to help firms touse sustainability as a tool to innovate:reducing costs and risks but also creatingnew products and ways <strong>of</strong> working that areboth environmentally and commerciallyeffective. Too <strong>of</strong>ten, firms have seen theenvironmental and social challenges theyface as a compliance issue or a marketingheadache, whereas they actually have thepotential to be focal points for businessinnovation and improved pr<strong>of</strong>itability.Importantly, firms have also <strong>of</strong>ten approachedsustainability in an ad hoc way, reacting toissues without stopping to consider how theycould use them to their advantage. So, wehave had huge success in developing strategicapproaches to sustainability issues for firms.It’s been great to work in such an excitingarea and very pleasing indeed to berecognised with an award.It continues to be a great privilege to be ableto combine my commercial work withundergraduate teaching, allowing me to givesomething back to the course I took whilst atCatz. Human Sciences is a trulyinterdisciplinary course which looks at peoplefrom all directions: from our genetic make-up,to psychology and our ecology. It aims todevelop understanding about what it is to behuman and get a real insight into the nature<strong>of</strong> the complex problems we face.I have been teaching the Human Ecologyoption, introducing aspects <strong>of</strong> environmentallaw, policy, and an understanding <strong>of</strong> howbusinesses fit into the picture, to the alreadyrich course content which covers conservationand ecosystem management.I have also developed a series <strong>of</strong> GlobalPolicy Seminars which look to explore globalchallenges in an interdisciplinary way. Eachterm, we take an evening to explore differentissues with a panel <strong>of</strong> speakers and a glassor two <strong>of</strong> wine. We have, so far, looked atthe relationship between sustainability anddevelopment with experts from the WorldBank, DFID and Oxfam. Most recently, weexplored the nature <strong>of</strong> environmentalconflict, with fantastic speakers who talkedabout the nature <strong>of</strong> the conflict in Darfur,the relationship between ethnic violence andwater scarcity, and the roots <strong>of</strong> ecologicalconflict between humans and lions neargame reserves. These seminars are open toeveryone so do get in touch if you would beinterested in attending them in the future.I have been lucky enough to keep close tieswith the <strong>College</strong> Boat Club and I am now theSecretary for the Rowing Society, the alumniorganisation that provides significant fundingfor the Boat Club and a great way to keep intouch with other alumni. I run drinks on aquarterly basis in London to keep in touchwith friends and other alumni, so please doget in touch if you would like to know more. ■Darren.chadwick@brite-green.co.uk,+44 7916 127085ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/41


ALUMNI NEWSMatt Robinson (2005, Law)Twelve months ago, I started a techcompany, GoCardless.com, with tw<strong>of</strong>riends, from the bedroom <strong>of</strong> our sharedflat. Fast forward twelve months, andwe’ve just raised $1.5 million in investmentfrom some <strong>of</strong> the world’s best investors.The past year has oscillated between some<strong>of</strong> the most demanding and rewardingexperiences <strong>of</strong> my life.The most exciting thing about a start-up isthe endless possibility. You could do anything,be anything, and do it exactly how you want.We wanted to build a great consumer webproduct, and we knew that the best place inthe world to learn how to do that was SiliconValley. So, we put everything on hold andmoved to San Francisco for four months.Spending the summer in the Valley was agreat learning experience. In many ways, itreminded me <strong>of</strong> the ‘<strong>Oxford</strong> bubble’. SanFrancisco, like <strong>Oxford</strong>, has become a tightlyknit eco-system comprising people,knowledge and institutions that fosterexcellence in a particular field. It reminded mehow much power there is in such clusters,and most importantly, in the people thatcomprise them. For instance, whilst out in theValley, we were fortunate enough to meet thefounders <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> the world’s mostsuccessful tech companies, like Facebook,PayPal and DropBox. Hearing their reflectionson their various successes and failures alongthe way was as enlightening as sitting in atutorial with the world’s foremost expert ontrust law.Yet, we faced severe challenges, arisingmostly from a relatively sheltered last fiveyears spent at <strong>Oxford</strong> <strong>University</strong> and McKinsey& Co. For example, the months we spentworking together in our flat with no salary; orposting our idea on a web forum, only towatch responses spiral from a fair andreasonable exposition <strong>of</strong> its limitations, to apersonal character assassination that closedwith me being advised to ‘get a real job andstart earning an honest penny’.When you start anything new, most feedbackyou hear is likely to be criticism. It’s far easierto tear something apart for its flaws than tospot its potential. Just look at Google,Facebook or Twitter. If someone pitched anearly version <strong>of</strong> something as transformativeas that to you today, do you think you wouldbe more focused on the 100 reasons why itwon’t work, or the one reason why it justmight? That people want it.We started in earnest last January and built afirst version <strong>of</strong> our product in three weeks.Building our final vision will take years, but itwas important to get some version <strong>of</strong> ourproduct out there. We subscribed to thephilosophy <strong>of</strong> Reid H<strong>of</strong>fman, founder <strong>of</strong>LinkedIn: ‘If you’re not embarrassed <strong>of</strong> yourfirst product release, you’ve released too late’.Unsurprisingly, people didn’t want that firstversion, but it allowed us to discover that, in it,there was a kernel <strong>of</strong> the product that peopledid want.<strong>St</strong>arting your own business is, undeniably, ahuge risk, and a constant challenge, but it isimmensely rewarding for all that you learn andachieve along the way. And every day that Icontinue to learn and improve, I will continue tolove what I do.If anyone wants to start their own business, I’dlove to help. You can read more about myexperiences at www.mattjackrob.com and youcan reach me @mattjackrob on Twitter ormatt.jack.robinson@gmail.com. And if you wantcheaper online payments for your business, goto gocardless.com! ■GoCardless42/MATT ROBINSON


COLLEGE EVENTS<strong>College</strong> Events 2012Saturday 25 FebruaryRowing Society AGM and DinnerSaturday 3 MarchDegree DayThursday 8 MarchWallace Watson Award LectureSaturday 12 MarchParents' and Freshers' Lunch*Friday 23 March<strong>Oxford</strong> Intercollegiate Golf Tournament,Frilford Heath Golf ClubMonday 26 MarchHong Kong Drinks Reception with the MasterSaturday 7 AprilSingapore Drinks Reception with the MasterSaturday 14 – Sunday 15 April North American Reunion in New YorkTBCNorth American Reunion in CaliforniaTBCNorth American Reunion in San FranciscoSaturday 12 MayDegree DaySaturday 19 MayDegree DayThursday 24 MayLondon Party at the Danish EmbassyThursday 31 MayThe Katritzky LectureSaturday 2 JuneFamily DaySaturday 9 JuneDegree DaySaturday 16 JuneParents' and Second Years' Garden Party*Saturday 16 JuneUndergraduate Leavers’ Day*Saturday 23 June – Sunday 8 July Out <strong>of</strong> Architecture Exhibition at Arup’sSaturday 14 JulyDegree DayFriday 7 – Sunday 9 September <strong>St</strong> <strong>Catherine's</strong> Anniversary WeekendFriday 7 – Sunday 16 September Out <strong>of</strong> Architecture Exhibition at <strong>St</strong> Catherine’sSaturday 20 OctoberDegree DaySaturday 3 NovemberDegree DaySaturday 24 NovemberDegree Day* Invitations for these events will be sent nearer the time.To book your place on any <strong>of</strong> the above events, or for any other enquiries, please contact the DevelopmentOffice on development.<strong>of</strong>fice@stcatz.ox.ac.uk or +44 1865 271 760. For more information about these andother forthcoming events, please keep an eye on the <strong>College</strong> website, www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk.The <strong>College</strong> Time CapsuleThe <strong>College</strong> Enigmatist <strong>of</strong>fers the next clue, in aseries <strong>of</strong> 50, to the contents <strong>of</strong> the time capsuleburied under <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s <strong>College</strong>:To each his own.The clues so far:1. Two thirds <strong>of</strong> my number is one and a halftimes what I am.2. Pooh in 1927, true <strong>of</strong> us today?3. Do they belong to longevity?4. The first 6 000 flowers.5. A good hiding...6. Six <strong>of</strong> one and half a dozen <strong>of</strong> the other.7. Initially he found like an insect…8. Bovine comes to river.9. To each his own.London Party 2012Thursday 24 May 2012, 6:30 – 8.30pmTHE DANISH EMBASSYIn our fiftieth year, we are delighted to host ourLondon Party at the Danish Embassy. Designed byArne Jacobsen, the Embassy will be a fitting venuefor this popular annual event. Invitations will onlybe sent out to those who live in London and theHome Counties. If you live outside this area, butwould still like to attend, please contact theDevelopment Office directly.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/43


NEWS IN BRIEFNews in BriefLewis <strong>St</strong>evens with PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Award was(1955,presented at a glittering dinner at the HiltonBiochemistry) has Park Lane Hotel in London.published AnUnforgettableWoman: The Lifeand Times <strong>of</strong> RosaNewmarch,chronicling theremarkable story <strong>of</strong>a remarkablewoman who, Lewis claims, was instrumental inintroducing many Russian, Sibelius and Czechcomposers to the English concert-going public.Drawing upon Newmarch’s own unfinished andunpublished autobiography, An UnforgettableWoman is a fascinating tale about this prolific Pr<strong>of</strong>essor David Mabberley (1967, Botany)personaltiy.has been appointed as the new ExecutiveDirector <strong>of</strong> the New South Wales RoyalAlan Waller OBE (1964, Mathematics) was Botanic Gardens Trust in Sydney, Australia.appointed International President <strong>of</strong> theChartered Institute <strong>of</strong> Logistics and Transport Gabriel Moss (1968, Law) has beenin January. A well-known figure in theappointed to a Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essorship inindustry, Alan’s long and distinguished career Corporate Insolvency Law by the Faculty <strong>of</strong>began at British <strong>St</strong>eel, followed by over Law at The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oxford</strong>.twenty-five years working in industries acrossthe world. In November, he won the Individual Sean Hand (1976, Modern Languages) hasContribution Award at the Supply Chain been elected to membership <strong>of</strong> the Academia<strong>St</strong>andards Awards. Arranged in partnership Europaea and to a Fellowship at the CharteredInstitute <strong>of</strong> Linguists. Sean, who graduatedfrom the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Warwick with an MBA,has also been elected to a Visiting Fellowshipat Catz for Hilary Term 2013 and is delightedto be returning.Nick Gee (1987, Geography) has beenawarded a PhD by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> EastAnglia for his ethnographic study <strong>of</strong>community sentiments that evolve duringresidential Geography fieldwork. He remainsat East Anglia as Associate Dean in theFaculty <strong>of</strong> Social Sciences.David Shoukry (1993, Music) has relocatedto India to take up a post as Head <strong>of</strong> Music atthe International School in Bangalore.Paul Price (1997, Chemistry) and his wifeCatherine are delighted to announce thearrival <strong>of</strong> James Thomas Price (below), whowas born on Sunday, 11 December 2011.44/NEWS IN BRIEF


Bonnie Nicolle (née Butler) (1999,Physics) was delighted to announce hermarriage to Daniel Nicolle. Bonnie trained asa Lynx Pilot earlier this year and will bedeployed to Afghanistan in May 2012.To celebrate our 50 th anniversary, we are delighted to announce the imminentrelease <strong>of</strong> our book, <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s, <strong>Oxford</strong>: A Pen Portrait. This beautifullyillustrated,glossy publication is the definitive history <strong>of</strong> our community –told through the memories <strong>of</strong> our alumni, students, Fellows and friends.To own your piece <strong>of</strong> Catz history, please visit www.tmiltd.com/shop/home/pId/131 to join over850 students, alumni, Fellows and friends who have already purchased a copy.Alice White (née Tedd) (2000, EEM) andPaul White (1997, Chemistry) are happy toannounce their marriage on 23 April 2011.Now living in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Catzcouple are equally excited to announce thatthey are expecting a baby in June.Alexander Campkin (2002, Music) has hadhis latest orchestral piece, True Light,performed at Birmingham Cathedral inNovember. It was the first ever choral andorchestral setting <strong>of</strong> John 1 and wascommissioned by the Cathedral as part <strong>of</strong> itscelebrations to mark the 400th anniversary<strong>of</strong> the King James Bible.A job well doneArriving at <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s had something incommon with a peacetime visit toPasschendaele. My parents’ little Ford Prefectbounced through a field <strong>of</strong> rutted red mud andsplashed through puddles <strong>of</strong> rusty water until Iwas eventually deposited beside a cement mixerand a dump truck, both roaring away addingfinishing touches to a bridge across a moat.But the rest <strong>of</strong> the foliage did thrive – and so didwe. By my second year, the hedges were fillingout, the shrubberies were blooming, and roomson the far side <strong>of</strong> the quad, once empty, were litat night by the lamps <strong>of</strong> scores <strong>of</strong> newcomers.The buttery was crowded at lunch, and the JCRhad to order twenty copies <strong>of</strong> somenewspapers – so thick was the throng.By 1965, <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s was every bit as busy,jovial and amused with itself as any <strong>of</strong> the othercolleges. It had come <strong>of</strong> age, in double-quicktime – and small wonder that Alan Bullock couldlook around himself, with no small sense <strong>of</strong>satisfaction, at a job well done. His dream <strong>of</strong> abrand new <strong>Oxford</strong> college was up and running,and the envy <strong>of</strong> all.Simon Winchester (1963, Geology)ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/45


CATZ RESEARCHDr Eleanor <strong>St</strong>rideFellow by Special Election in Engineering ScienceEngineeringBubblesThe presence <strong>of</strong> bubbles in the bloodstream is normally considered to be highlyundesirable. Celebrated as the undetectablemurder weapon in the plots <strong>of</strong> 1930sdetective novels, they certainly represent anall-too-real hazard for deep sea divers andastronauts. There is, however, a rapidlygrowing number <strong>of</strong> biomedical applications inwhich bubbles can <strong>of</strong>fer significant benefits.In ultrasound imaging, bubbles <strong>of</strong> a few1000ths <strong>of</strong> a millimetre are injected into thebloodstream to increase the strength <strong>of</strong> theechoes from blood vessels. This enablesclinicians to map the flow <strong>of</strong> blood in aparticular region in order to identify differenttypes <strong>of</strong> disease, particularly in cardiologyand the detection <strong>of</strong> small tumours. Cruciallyfor these applications the microbubbles needto be stabilised by coating them with asurfactant or polymer shell. This prevents thebubbles from either dissolving too rapidly orfrom coalescing to produce larger bubbleswhich could potentially create a blockage.More recently, the use <strong>of</strong> microbubbles asvehicles in therapeutic applications such astargeted drug delivery and gene therapy hadalso been investigated. The bubbles can beloaded with a drug or DNA, tracked throughthe body under ultrasound imaging and thendestroyed by briefly increasing the ultrasoundpower in order to release the drug at a targetlocation. By localising the delivery in this waythe risk <strong>of</strong> harmful side effects can besignificantly reduced.This type <strong>of</strong> application poses a number <strong>of</strong>significant challenges, and the aim <strong>of</strong> the workcurrently being undertaken at the Institute <strong>of</strong>Biomedical Engineering in this area is toaddress these in a series <strong>of</strong> interrelatedprojects. These include:Modifying the structure andcomposition <strong>of</strong> the microbubblecoating to change the acoustic‘signature’ <strong>of</strong> the microbubbles,which allows them to be imagedeven at very low ultrasound powers.Right: Scanning electron microscope image <strong>of</strong> uniformpolymer coated bubbleInset: Internal structure <strong>of</strong> a multilayered micrbubbleIt is also possible to engineer theirbiodegradability and rupture threshold tocontrol drug release.Loading the microbubbles with magneticnanoparticles, which enables them to beconcentrated in a target site using anexternally applied magnetic field and this iscurrently being investigated to improvetreatment localisation.Developing new techniques for microbubblepreparation, which provide a high degree <strong>of</strong>control over their size and coatingcharacteristics in order to ensure accuratedosing <strong>of</strong> a given therapeutic agent. ■46/ELEANORSTRIDE


CATZ RESEARCHLouise FawcettTutor in Politics and Wilfrid Knapp FellowMy long-awaited sabbatical year (2010-2011) was pr<strong>of</strong>itably spent pursuing bothnew and old lines <strong>of</strong> research. My latestresearch project, which is still in progress, ispart <strong>of</strong> a larger study on the contribution <strong>of</strong>Latin American scholarship to questions <strong>of</strong>International Relations and International Law.<strong>St</strong>udying the extensive intellectual output <strong>of</strong>Andres Bello, a Venezuelan-born scholar andpublicist, has helped illuminate both therichness <strong>of</strong> ‘non-Western’ thought but also itsrelative neglect in contemporary InternationalRelations literature.The work on Andres Bello links more widely toother areas <strong>of</strong> research which I have beendeveloping over the years. One <strong>of</strong> these is thestudy <strong>of</strong> regional institutions broadly conceived.I am particularly interested in how and whystates cooperate in international organisationsand what consequences that has forinternational order. In the post-Cold War world,regional organisations have grown significantlyin number and importance and are widely seenas playing significant roles in the internationalsystem. As argued in a recent article coauthoredwith a former DPhil student, not onlythe European Union, but a range <strong>of</strong> regionalinstitutions from Africa, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, have become moreimportant global players in the twenty-firstcentury,reflecting the demise <strong>of</strong> Cold Warbipolarity and the rise <strong>of</strong> new regions and newpowers. Such institutions encouragecooperation between like-minded states acrossa range <strong>of</strong> areas, from politics and economics tonuclear non-proliferation and climate change.They represent an important and perhapsdecisive development in International Relations,where the so-called hegemony <strong>of</strong> the Westand Western assumptions about internationalorder are under increasing challenge.One exciting arena in which to test thischallenge is the Middle East, which representsthe third main strand <strong>of</strong> my research. Followingthe success <strong>of</strong> the two earlier editions <strong>of</strong> myedited volume, The International Relations <strong>of</strong>the Middle East, I have been asked by <strong>Oxford</strong><strong>University</strong> Press to put together a revised andexpanded third edition to be published laterthis year. This is a timely invitation as the fastpace <strong>of</strong> events in the region since the start <strong>of</strong>the ‘Arab Spring’ in early 2011 demands athorough reconsideration <strong>of</strong> the region’spolitics and its international relations. Westernassumptions about the politics <strong>of</strong> the MiddleEast have been repeatedly challenged over theyears and recent events in the Arab world arejust another example <strong>of</strong> this. Apart from actingas the general editor, my own contribution tothe volume looks at the role <strong>of</strong> regionalinstitutions in the Middle East, contesting thenotion that these have been relativelyunimportant – a position supported by recentevents where their roles in conflict mediationhave been highlighted. There are many goodreasons to suppose that regional organisationslike the Arab League, or the Gulf CooperationCouncil, or a wider pan-regional association,will come to occupy a more important space inMiddle East international relations.Latin American thought, regional institutionsand Middle East politics at first sight look likean eclectic research mix, but these differentstrands are all linked by a commonundertaking, which is to show why we shouldtake more seriously the agency <strong>of</strong> developingcountries and acknowledge their increasinglyimportant roles in an evolving and morepluralistic international system. ■ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/47


CATZ RESEARCHSir Michael Atiyah (HonoraryFellow) ‘The Republic honours hiscontribution to knowledge worldwide’This year, Sir Michael Atiyah, HonoraryFellow, was appointed a Grand Officer <strong>of</strong>the French Légion d’honneur. The FrenchAmbassador to Britain, HE Mr Bernard Emié,pays his tribute…The French Republic honours your hugeachievements which have certainly made youone <strong>of</strong> the most influential livingmathematicians.You were born in April 1929 in London, andspent your youth in Africa, before completingyour studies in Manchester. You then enteredthe prestigious Trinity <strong>College</strong>, Cambridge, andsix years later, submitted your thesis, thestarting-point <strong>of</strong> a brilliant career as amathematician.From 1957, you were a Research Fellow atPembroke <strong>College</strong>, Cambridge, leaving in 1961for <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s <strong>College</strong>, <strong>Oxford</strong>, where youwere a Fellow as well as holding the<strong>University</strong>’s chair <strong>of</strong> Savilian Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong>Geometry from 1963 to 1969. You becameMaster <strong>of</strong> Trinity <strong>College</strong>, Cambridge, in 1990,and in the same year, you became the firstDirector <strong>of</strong> the city’s Isaac Newton Institute forMathematical Sciences, which you had beeninstrumental in creating. You were President <strong>of</strong>the Royal Society from 1990 to 1995,Chancellor <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Leicester from1995 to 2005, and President <strong>of</strong> the RoyalSociety <strong>of</strong> Edinburgh from 2005 to 2008.I want to pay special tribute to your wife, LadyAtiyah, whom this award also honours, becauseshe has supported you unwaveringlythroughout your long career.You’ve collaborated withmathematicians <strong>of</strong> manynationalities, shattering theillusion <strong>of</strong> the solitarymathematicianYou’re also a great sharer and imparter <strong>of</strong>knowledge. You’ve collaborated with dozens <strong>of</strong>mathematicians <strong>of</strong> many nationalities,48/SIR MICHAEL ATIYAH


CATZ RESEARCHAcadémie des Sciences – <strong>of</strong> which you’vebeen a member since 1978 – distinguishedwith its Grande Médaille.You’re a foreign member <strong>of</strong> the United <strong>St</strong>atesNational Academy <strong>of</strong> Sciences, France’sAcadémie des Sciences, Germany’sLeopoldina, and you have received honorarydegrees from more than 30 universities. Iwant to pay special tribute to your role fromthe 1960s-onwards in rebuildingmathematical ties between Europeancountries, particularly via the EuropeanMathematical Society.Sir Michael Atiyah with the French Ambassador, His Excellency Monsieur Bernard Émiéshattering the illusion <strong>of</strong> the solitarywho have developed your ideas and todaymathematician and showing that dialogue is form a dynamic mathematical community,essential to resolving the most complex holding leading positions in scientific circlesproblems. As you once said, ‘If you attack a the world over.mathematical problem directly, very <strong>of</strong>ten youcome to a dead end, nothing you do seems to The scale <strong>of</strong> your life’s work has earned you awork and you feel that if only you could peer large number <strong>of</strong> prizes. You have beenaround the corner, there might be an easy awarded the three most renowned distinctionssolution. There is nothing like havingin mathematics. The first was the Fields Medal,somebody else beside you, because he can which you received in 1966 – at the age <strong>of</strong>usually peer around the corner.’only thirty-seven! In 1988, you were awardedthe Royal Society <strong>of</strong> London’s Copley Medal,You’ve trained several generations <strong>of</strong> students and in 2004, the Abel Prize, regarded as theand researchers in the United Kingdom <strong>of</strong> ‘mathematician’s Nobel prize’. In 2010, youcourse but also many in the United <strong>St</strong>ates – were the second mathematician whom theYou were the first eminent Britishmathematician to acknowledge and use thenew geometrical ideas developed in France,which led to a turning-point in algebraicgeometry at the global level. You alsorestored great vitality to cooperation betweenthe British and French schools <strong>of</strong> differentialgeometry. Many people remember the careyou took, when you were President <strong>of</strong> theRoyal Society, to cultivate closer ties with ourAcadémie des Sciences.For all these reasons, and because <strong>of</strong> yourcontribution to Franco-British relations in thefield <strong>of</strong> science, the Republic today honours afigure who is outstanding in the scale <strong>of</strong> hislife’s work and in his contribution toknowledge worldwide. ■ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/49


CATZ RESEARCHMarc MulhollandTutor in History and Wolfson FellowIn his latest work, Bourgeois Liberty andthe Politics <strong>of</strong> Fear: From Absolutism toNeo-Conservatism, to be published laterthis year, Marc Mulholland charts aremarkable story, spanning from theseventeenth-century to the twenty-first,and covering a wide range <strong>of</strong> countriesand thinkers.Its historical scope encompasses the claimthat the middle classes consistentlyabandoned their ideological commitmentto liberty, fearful <strong>of</strong> ‘red revolution’ in theface <strong>of</strong> an increasingly articulate andorganised proletariat. It presents a clearset <strong>of</strong> arguments that shed new light onthe creation <strong>of</strong> our modern world.Before the continental revolutions <strong>of</strong> 1848,the European ‘Springtime <strong>of</strong> Peoples’, therewas much confidence that commercial, middleclass,and bourgeois society was so dynamicthat, in time, it must succeed in reorganisingsociety at large, not just economically but alsopolitically. A coherent liberal programme,resting upon the interests <strong>of</strong> commercial civilsociety was widely acknowledged. As Bealesand Biagini put it, ‘economic liberalism meantbusiness, and a parliamentary constitutionmeant power and security against the crown.’ 1Freedom to employ labour, take remunerativejobs, and accumulate wealth without vexatioustaxation was widely appealing. In Britain,Richard Cobden (1804-1865), a Britishmanufacturer and radical liberal, described thebasis <strong>of</strong> reform movements, from anti-slaveryto Anti-Corn Law, as comprising ‘the middleclasses,backed by the more intelligent <strong>of</strong> theworking-classes, and led by the more honestsections <strong>of</strong> the aristocracy.’ 2 The middle-classseemed to be harbingers <strong>of</strong> a free and1. Derek Beales and Eugenio Biagini, The Risorgimentoand the Unification <strong>of</strong> Italy, 2 nd edition (Harlow, 1971,2002), 36-7.2. Quoted in Brian Harrison, The Transformation <strong>of</strong>British Politics, 1860-1995 (<strong>Oxford</strong>, 1996), 29.50/MARC MULHOLLAND


CATZ RESEARCHFrom the Philippines toUkraine, it was the <strong>St</strong>atue<strong>of</strong> Liberty rather than theRed Flag that inspired themassesprosperous society. To the surprise <strong>of</strong> almosteveryone, the 1848 liberal revolutions inEurope, though initially volcanic and allconquering,collapsed with dizzying rapidity.Nonetheless, from the mid-nineteenthcentury,capitalism developed withunprecedented power and speed, but it wasno longer so easy to automatically associatecommercialism, a liberal middle-class, andconstitutional government. Bourgeoisliberalism was mostly anaemic outside thosecountries – Britain, the United <strong>St</strong>ates, France,Belgium, and Switzerland – where it hadstormed the ramparts <strong>of</strong> absolutism before1848. <strong>St</strong>ill, with the spread <strong>of</strong>constitutionalism, few doubted that a newliberty was dawning, even if bourgeois civilsociety had to jostle with the lively legatees <strong>of</strong>aristocratic absolutism and the upstarts <strong>of</strong>‘proletarian democracy’.With the Russian Revolution <strong>of</strong> 1917, a RedMenace loomed, and fear for the values <strong>of</strong> civilsociety recruited many an anxious bourgeois toauthoritarian movements promising to combinemodernisation with security for middle-classproperty and prospects. By the 1930s, it waspainfully evident, outside <strong>of</strong> the old countries<strong>of</strong> ‘bourgeois revolution’, that the middleclasseswere prey to the appeals <strong>of</strong> ‘newCaesars’ <strong>of</strong> a terrible kind. Émile Vandervelde,the Belgian-born leader <strong>of</strong> international SocialDemocracy, wondered, in the mid-1930s whathad happened to that boundless middle-classenergy and confidence that had once animatedliberalism; such élan, he remarked ruefully,could now only be found ‘among thereactionary bourgeoisie, when the task <strong>of</strong> theday is the strangulation <strong>of</strong> democracy’. 3 To besure, the old liberal core countries <strong>of</strong> Britainand the United <strong>St</strong>ates, though only in alliancewith <strong>St</strong>alinist Russia, succeeded in reconqueringmost <strong>of</strong> Western Europe for liberalconstitutionalism. But no wave <strong>of</strong> emancipatorybourgeois liberalism followed immediatelyworld-wide. During the Cold War, the USAagain and again preferred for its client statessolidly anti-communist dictatorships to theperils <strong>of</strong> democratic self-determination. Itsupported authoritarian regimes and opposedrevolutionary movements if doing soapparently served the greater security <strong>of</strong> the‘Free World’ in the global Cold War.3. Quoted in Gerd-Rainer Horn, European SocialistsRespond to Fascism: Ideology, Activism, andContingency in the 1930s (New York, 1996), 126-7.But the story took a new turn sometime in the1970s. The roll-back <strong>of</strong> popular socialism andthe collapse <strong>of</strong> communism restored many <strong>of</strong>the conditions <strong>of</strong> the pre-1848 era.Communism’s fall was the culmination <strong>of</strong> ahistoric eclipse <strong>of</strong> the idea <strong>of</strong> anti-capitalistsocialism. As the veteran Trotskyist, ErnestMandel, admitted sadly in 1990, ‘Fivegenerations <strong>of</strong> socialists and three generations<strong>of</strong> workers were convinced that socialism ispossible and necessary. Today’s generation isnot convinced that it is possible’. 4 US Neoconservatives,in particular, concluded thatdemocratic revolution could now be positivelyencouraged in the sure knowledge thatsocialist revolutionary movements would notthereby be sparked amongst the mobilizedworking-class. From the Philippines to Ukraine,it was the <strong>St</strong>atue <strong>of</strong> Liberty rather than theRed Flag that inspired the masses. 5 Historynever comes to a full-stop, however, and thedebacle <strong>of</strong> the invasion <strong>of</strong> Iraq in 2003, andthe Great Recession from 2008, suggested thatthe destiny <strong>of</strong> bourgeois civil society remaineduncertain. ■4. Quoted in Jan Willem <strong>St</strong>utje, Ernest Mandel: ARebel’s Dream Deferred, trans. Christopher Beck andPeter Drucker (London, 2009), 244.5. Most famously, the pro-democracy Chinese studentscamped in Tiananmen Square in 1989 constructed a‘Goddess <strong>of</strong> Liberty’, modelled on the <strong>St</strong>atue <strong>of</strong> Liberty.Andrew Langley, Tiananmen Square (Minneapolis,2009), 8.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/51


CATZ RESEARCHJC SmithTutor in French LinguisticsEarlier this year, JC Smith, Tutor in FrenchLinguistics, co-edited The CambridgeHistory <strong>of</strong> the Romance Languages, themost comprehensive survey <strong>of</strong> the history<strong>of</strong> the Romance languages ever publishedin English. Engaging with new and originaltopics reflecting wider-ranging comparativeconcerns, Volume 1 highlights the recurrentthemes <strong>of</strong> persistence (structuralinheritance and continuity from Latin) andinnovation (structural change and loss inRomance). The result is a rich structuralhistory which marries together data andtheory to produce new perspectives on thestructural evolution <strong>of</strong> the Romancelanguages.To celebrate its release, we print a chapterwhich JC contributed, Change andContinuity in Form-Function RelationshipsIn this chapter, I shall motivate and discuss atypology <strong>of</strong> changes in the relationshipbetween linguistic form and linguisticfunction, with reference to the Romancelanguages, and attempt to elucidate somegeneral principles which may underlie thedevelopments described. It will be useful todistinguish four types <strong>of</strong> change.Refunctionalization is the acquisition <strong>of</strong> anew value or function by an existingmorphological opposition (the phenomenonwhich Lass 1990, borrowing a term fromevolutionary biology, refers to as‘exaptation’). However, the terms‘refunctionalization’ and ‘exaptation’ have<strong>of</strong>ten been used without distinction to referboth to instances in which the original value<strong>of</strong> the formal opposition has disappeared andto those in which this original value has beenretained alongside the new meaning (indeed,in subsequent work, Lass 1997 explicitlyenvisages both possibilities). I propose thatthe notion <strong>of</strong> ‘refunctionalization’ should belimited to the former case, in which the newfunction replaces (or displaces) the old one. Agood example <strong>of</strong> this development is theevolution <strong>of</strong> some Latin accusative pronounsinto conjunctive (clitic) forms and their dativecounterparts into disjunctive forms in a variety<strong>of</strong> Romance languages.Adfunctionalization is the term I shall use todesignate the second state <strong>of</strong> affairs outlinedabove, in which the new function is added tothe existing one. As an example, we may takemany <strong>of</strong> the Romance masculine/femininedoublets which derive from the singular/pluralopposition in the Latin neuter; in these cases,not only do the nouns exhibit distinctgenders, but, additionally, it is the femininewhich retains the original literal meaning andthe masculine which comes to encode aderived figurative meaning.Functionalization occurs when anopposition which has not previously had amorphological or lexical value comes toencode one. This development may takeplace as the result <strong>of</strong> differential52/JC SMITH


CATZ RESEARCHphonological change; compare the creation <strong>of</strong>lexical and morphological doublets in Frenchas a result <strong>of</strong> the lexically diffuse evolution <strong>of</strong>the diphthong [oi]. It may also arise (as itdoes in Istro-Romanian) from theredistribution, within a single linguisticsystem, <strong>of</strong> originally ‘synonymous’ items inthe two languages <strong>of</strong> a bilingual (anddiglossic) speech community.Defunctionalization is the loss <strong>of</strong> value <strong>of</strong> anopposition. This may happen in a variety <strong>of</strong>ways. One <strong>of</strong> these is for the two forms tosurvive as quasi-synonymous stylistic orsociolinguistic variants; sometimes (but notalways), one <strong>of</strong> the forms is perceived as morearchaic than the other. Another possibility isthe reduction <strong>of</strong> what was previously ameaningful (lexical or morphological)opposition to the status <strong>of</strong> mere phonologicalvariation (more accurately, a variation inpronunciation, as defined by Chambers andTrudgill 1998:97). One possible example <strong>of</strong>such a development is the alleged conflationin Old French <strong>of</strong> the verbs amer and esmer.Within refunctionalization (andadfunctionalization), we may distinguishbetween intramorphological change, lexical tomorphological change (e.g., suppletion), andmorphological to lexical change (e.g., theexistence in modern French <strong>of</strong> doublets whereone <strong>of</strong> the items derives from the Old Frenchnominative case and the other derives fromthe Old French oblique case). I have claimedin recent work (Smith 2005, 2006) thatrefunctionalization and adfunctionalization arenot random, but involve a principle <strong>of</strong> ‘coreto-core’mapping, whereby some element,however abstract, <strong>of</strong> the original oppositionsurvives in the new one. It may be that asimilar process is at work even in some cases<strong>of</strong> functionalization, although the evidencedoes not for the moment justify such a claim.The data presented will provide some(though by no means all) <strong>of</strong> the answers toJoseph’s question (Joseph 1998): ‘Wheredoes morphology come from?’. Morphologicaloppositions may arise from existingmorphology (although this is something <strong>of</strong> amise en abyme), from phonology, and fromthe lexicon. In addition, a (similarly nonexhaustive)answer is given to the question‘Where does morphology go to?’ – it may Martin Maiden, John Charles Smith & Adambecome lexicalized or phonologized, or Ledgeway (eds.). The Cambridge History <strong>of</strong>remain as sociolinguistic or stylistic variation. the Romance Languages.My hypothesis is that the general principles Volume 1: <strong>St</strong>ructures. xxii + 866 pp.here adumbrated from Romance areCambridge: Cambridge <strong>University</strong> Press,applicable more generally. ■2011. ISBN 978 0 521 80072 3.The result is a rich structural history which marries togetherdata and theory to produce new perspectives on thestructural evolution <strong>of</strong> the Romance languagesST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/53


CATZ RESEARCHPeter FranklinTutor in Music and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> MusicSeeing Through Music is an attempt to demonstrate thewealth <strong>of</strong> knowledge to be plundered through analysis<strong>of</strong> film music. The book argues convincingly that filmmusic’s importance to the study <strong>of</strong> musical culture andsociety is significantly undervalued.Franklin takes a new angle on classic Hollywood filmscores by approaching them from a musicological, ratherthan a film studies, perspective. Opposed to the view <strong>of</strong>the scores as s<strong>of</strong>t, manipulative, mass cultural musicalpulp, Franklin proposes that the composers were farmore critical and self-aware than they are traditionallygiven credit for. While classic Hollywood film scores are<strong>of</strong>ten seen as the underside <strong>of</strong> modernism, and areconsequently left out <strong>of</strong> music histories, Franklinsuggests that film music is, in fact, much moreimportant to understanding the history <strong>of</strong> Westernmusical culture and society than has been assumed.‘What does a Music student possibly need from theLibrary – surely all they need is the Music House?’As an undergraduate Music fresher, it’s a question Ifrequently face, and addressing this might havebeen an aim <strong>of</strong> Peter Franklin’s latest work, SeeingThrough Music: Gender and Modernism in ClassicalHollywood Film Scores.Seeing Through Music proposes that there is, in fact, anelement <strong>of</strong> modernism running throughout the scoresthemselves. Paradoxically, however, the scores proveadditionally interesting in their attempts to embody thatwhich modernism was actually seeking to define itselfagainst.Franklin’s encouragement to reappraise can also beseen in the second key theme <strong>of</strong> the book: the claim54/PETER FRANKLIN


CATZ RESEARCHthat gender underpins the way we think aboutHollywood film music. The way we analyse the musicaloutput <strong>of</strong> the period is influenced by gender, just as, inturn, those forms <strong>of</strong> analysis carry ‘genderimplications’. Franklin notes that certain influentialstrands in the critical discourse label modernism as‘masculine’ and mass culture as ‘feminine’. Filmcomposers validated this perspective by claiming theyworked purely for financial reasons instead <strong>of</strong> artisticfulfilment. This led to the view that film music lackedartistic ambition, merely representing a contribution to‘mass culture’. ‘Mass culture’, being labelled feminineand assumed irrational, in turn, led to film music beingregarded as purely sentimental.Seeing Through Music sets out to challenge suchsimplistic, and according to Franklin, superficial, divisions.Boundaries between what is respectively deemed to be‘high’ and ‘low’ art in this context are blurred, he argues,and the scores cannot simply be dismissed as worthlesson musicological grounds.The 1946 film Humoresque, directed by Jean Negulesco,provides a brief example <strong>of</strong> Franklin’s analysis. The scorefeatures selections by nineteenth-century composerssuch as Wagner and Dvořák, re-orchestrated by FranzWaxman. The leading lady, Helen Wright (Joan Crawford),is ‘undone’ by falling in love with a Hungarian violinist.The film ends with a Liszt-like arrangement <strong>of</strong> Wagner’sTristan und Isolde as a violin and piano concerto. Itparticularly features the Liebestod, in which Isolde singsafter Tristan’s death about sinking and drowning inbillowing waves <strong>of</strong> sound. The violinist plays this in aBoundaries between what isrespectively deemed to be ‘high’and ‘low’ art are blurred, and thescores cannot simply be dismissedas worthless on musicologicalgroundsconcert while Helen listens over the radio, havingrealised that the relationship is over. During thebroadcast, Helen drowns herself in the sea. Franklinpoints out that while this appears to be a typicalmelodramatic conclusion, it actually problematises whatis implicit in the opera: once the hero is gone, there isnothing for the heroine to do but to drown in music.Indeed, what is also remarkable is that Waxman choosesto turn this music for Isolde into a concerto for twomen. The woman’s voice is appropriated by two maleartists who were purportedly above the business <strong>of</strong> loveand melodrama. And yet, Helen can be seen to sufferwhat the men can only ‘perform’. Franklin consequentlyviews the ending <strong>of</strong> the film as a modernist gloss onthe history <strong>of</strong> Tristan and Isolde, not just amelodramatic piece <strong>of</strong> mass cultural nonsense.This is just one example from a perceptive piece <strong>of</strong>musicological analysis, which invites us to ask whetherthere is indeed more to be seen through music. ■Nathan Klein (2011, Music)ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/55


GAZETTEWilfrid Knapp Founding Fellow, 1924-2011Following the sad loss <strong>of</strong>Wilfrid Knapp earlier thisyear, we print the Master’sremarks at his MemorialService held at the<strong>University</strong> Church in June.‘In the 42 years in which he has beenassociated with <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s, longer thanany <strong>of</strong> the rest <strong>of</strong> us, no-one has made agreater contribution to the foundation andformation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong>. Wilfrid has playedmany roles, from fundraiser to Senior Tutorand Dean, from expert on the modern MiddleEast to a much sought-after supervisor <strong>of</strong>graduate students, but I believe he will beremembered, above all, as an outstandingtutor in a great tradition which is the heart<strong>of</strong> <strong>Oxford</strong>’.That was the view <strong>of</strong> the late Alan Bullock,the Founding Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s<strong>College</strong>, when Wilfrid Knapp retired in 1992.But Wilfrid’s service and commitment, alwayssparkling with energy and imagination, to the<strong>College</strong> and community he loved, continuedway beyond that date, for another twodecades, almost until the day he died.There are two important aspects <strong>of</strong> Wilfrid’s lifethat I want to expound upon: firstly, how theinterweaving <strong>of</strong> Wilfrid’s and Alan Bullock’sdestinies, and the subsequent closeness <strong>of</strong>their friendship, forged the creation <strong>of</strong> a new<strong>College</strong> from the long-standing <strong>St</strong> Catherine’sSociety. And secondly, how the warmth <strong>of</strong>Wilfrid’s qualities as a tutor, his interest inpeople, the care and trouble he took over theirpersonal lives, and especially the role he tookon as the custodian <strong>of</strong> the global alumnicommunity <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong>, ensured that <strong>St</strong>Catherine’s would never want for support fromthose whose lives had been touched by it.Wilfrid was born in 1924, the younger <strong>of</strong> twobrothers, whose father was the headmaster <strong>of</strong>the primary school in the village <strong>of</strong> Sipson, nowalmost buried under the northernmost runwayat Heathrow. The family unit was self-containedand supportive, with firm ambitions that thetwo brothers should go to <strong>Oxford</strong>. Wilfridfollowed his brother to New <strong>College</strong> in October1942, with the award <strong>of</strong> an exhibition inModern Subjects following shortly afterwards.The war arrived for him barely a year later, inAugust 1943, when he joined the RAFPhotographic Unit, loading cameras intoreconnaissance Spitfires, developing andprinting results to assist the Normandylandings, and later micro-filming documentsused in the Nuremberg trials.His return to New <strong>College</strong>, and to his tutorsAlan Bullock and Isaiah Berlin, came in early1946, with PPE finals in 1948. Followinggraduation, he spent the next year as apostgraduate at the Sorbonne, funded by aKorda Scholarship, researching ‘Jules Micheletand the development <strong>of</strong> French Republicanism’,and kindling what was to become his life-longlove <strong>of</strong> France. A year later, Bullock temptedhim back to New <strong>College</strong> as a Junior Lecturer inPolitics, and soon afterwards, Wilfrid saw,shortly before the closing date, a notice invitingapplications for the more substantive post <strong>of</strong>Tutor in Politics at <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s Society.Bullock and Berlin encouraged and supportedhis last-minute application, writing referenceswhich portrayed the characteristics whichremained with Wilfrid for the rest <strong>of</strong> his life.Isaiah Berlin: ‘He was my pupil in PPE andalthough Philosophy was not his strongest suit,he impressed me as a thoughtful and56/WILFRID KNAPP


GAZETTEscrupulous man whom it was a pleasure toteach. The Politics section <strong>of</strong> PPE, in which hespecialised, and which he teaches in this<strong>College</strong>, is a subject which too <strong>of</strong>ten attractssoulless hacks, who both learn and teach as ifit were a technological discipline, <strong>of</strong> aparticularly dreary kind. Wilfrid Knapp is aman <strong>of</strong> very humane attainments and greatintellectual sensibility, and in his hands, thesubject has become a branch <strong>of</strong> humanestudies with great pr<strong>of</strong>it to his pupils. Hisgreatest merit seems to me to lie in hiscapacities as a teacher: he has a gentle,sweet and attractive nature, and is thereforegood at teaching not merely first class andgood second class pupils – which is perhapsnot so difficult – but seems to have a peculiarcapacity for bringing out the best in theintellectually weaker pupils, who, under hisguidance, sometimes make astonishingprogress’.Bullock’s view was equally enthusiastic –‘toughened by his stay in France, mostsuccessful in getting on easy and friendlyterms with those he teaches. People like himbecause they feel he is genuinely interestedin them and their problems, and that he ismore interested in helping them, than indisplaying his own cleverness or knowledge. Iwas instrumental in getting him back to New<strong>College</strong> as Junior Lecturer and he wouldadmirably fulfill your requirements now –integrity <strong>of</strong> character, honest in his opinions,sincere and unpretentious’.The scribbled notes <strong>of</strong> theinterview kept by CensorBrook sum Wilfrid up: ‘likedhim; modest and unassuming,v sensible – interested inchaps’. The post was <strong>of</strong>feredand accepted withouthesitation.That instant <strong>of</strong> acceptance was,without doubt, a determiningmoment in the development <strong>of</strong>the future <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s<strong>College</strong>, as Wilfrid came to play an importantrole over the succession as Head <strong>of</strong> theSociety when Censor Brook retired in 1951.Alan Bullock, Tutor in History for seven yearsat New <strong>College</strong> and a vigorous Dean amongstmen returning from the war, was seen bysome as a possible candidate for thesuccession. But was Censor <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong> Catherine’ssomething that he wanted? He later said thatWilfrid persuaded him to let his name g<strong>of</strong>orward. Wilfrid’s recent view was, ‘That is notmy memory, but undoubtedly I ‘talked up’ <strong>St</strong>Catherine’s, where I was happy teaching andwhere I enjoyed the vigour and diversity <strong>of</strong>the undergraduates’. Either way, Bullock wasappointed… and the destiny <strong>of</strong> the great <strong>St</strong>Catherine’s project could begin to take shape.Wilfrid Knapp (left) and Alan Bullock (right)ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/57


GAZETTEWilfrid’s studies began to gain an increasinglyinternational perspective. From his initialinterest in France, Wilfrid extended hisresources to take in French North Africa, andthe lands bordering the Mediterranean, andfrom there it was a natural progression to theMiddle East, an area on which Wilfrid becamean acknowledged expert, with many friends inboth the Arab lands and Israel.In their early years together, Pat, his wife,repeatedly accompanied Wilfrid, with theiryoung sons, on arduous journeys inconnection with his work on the Arab worldand Iran, journeys which included crossingdeserts on ill-made roads and spending nightsin a rather basic Volkswagen camper van. Hedescribed his first seven-month tour to theMiddle East in 1966 as ‘<strong>Oxford</strong> to Tunis, duesouth, turn left outside Tunis, across KingIdris’s Libya to Cairo, ship from Alexandria toBeirut (two months there) by air to SaudiArabia, then on the van again to Jordan, Syriaand through Iraq to Iran, back through Turkey’.Frequent exchanges by letter with Bullock asthe tour progressed illuminate the issueswhich occupied them.Wilfrid, in Riyadh, wrote to Bullock: ‘Dons onsabbatical leave should put up an appearance<strong>of</strong> serious austerity, and fleshpots are harderto find here than an open pub in Wales onSunday – not impossible. JohnSimopoulos arrived in Beirut at a timewhen we had just gone through aperiod <strong>of</strong> practical frustration, and hemay have brought back anexcessively gloomy account <strong>of</strong> what Iam doing. Naturally, I learn most bytalking, and I manage to meetpeople worth talking to. TheKandara Palace Hotel in Jeddah isfurnished throughout on theground floor with Jacobsen: I half hoped theold man would come stalking in to put thechairs in the proper place’.Bullock responded to Knapp: ‘We are within twodays <strong>of</strong> the beginning <strong>of</strong> Schools and so farnobody has burst into my <strong>of</strong>fice to demandremoval to the Warneford. I suspect that isbecause quiet and cosy arrangements havealready been made for all the people takingEnglish. I am holding the first meeting <strong>of</strong> a<strong>University</strong> and <strong>College</strong>s Committee on <strong>St</strong>udentHealth today. I expect this will reveal somehorrors before it is finished, and we shall nodoubt receive an earnest petition from theHumanist Society, in favour <strong>of</strong> the freedistribution <strong>of</strong> contraception and purple hearts’.Wilfrid’s scholarly work progressed in tandemwith his exploration – his books covered awide range from Unity and Nationalism inEurope since 1945 (1969), through to NorthWilfrid Knapp watches the <strong>College</strong> being builtWest Africa: A Political and Economic Survey.The first book, A History <strong>of</strong> War and Peace1939-1965, commissioned by Chatham Houseand published through <strong>Oxford</strong> <strong>University</strong> Press,was a full-scale survey <strong>of</strong> the internationalaffairs <strong>of</strong> that period. Wilfrid had a strongdesire to aim for perfection and had becomelocked in a continuous process <strong>of</strong> revision. Interms <strong>of</strong> his friendship with Bullock, thisbegan to provoke a slight re-emergence <strong>of</strong> theacademic hierarchy <strong>of</strong> Master-pupil, whichhowever diffused by time and affection, neverquite leaves any <strong>of</strong> us.Bullock, in the end, wrote to Wilfrid, on histravels, ‘There is a special hazard <strong>of</strong> booksabout current affairs, and every author we haveto deal with, wants to go on altering his books,until the moment <strong>of</strong> publication. I have exactlythe same impulse about Bevin, and the only58/WILFRID KNAPP


GAZETTEthing to do is to be strong-minded on it. I hateto talk like a Dutch uncle to you: re-write Suezby all means, if you must, but get if <strong>of</strong>f to us assoon as you can, and then, I beg you, stopworrying and forget about the damn book’.As the decades passed by at <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s,Wilfrid’s talents, which Berlin and Bullock hadhighlighted – the excellent human being, thesplendid teacher, deeply attached to hispupils – provoked a reciprocation <strong>of</strong> affectionin those he taught, and indeed, even in thosewho came to know him through more obliquepaths.Many remember with fondness Wilfrid’sperpetual movement – he was always cycling,moving, talking, engaging. He used to talkabout being ‘a man in a hurry’, which changedonly recently into ‘an old man in a hurry’.Whilst his apparently boundless energy andopen-mindedness could be an irritant to thosewho wanted the <strong>College</strong> to be more cautious,or more hidebound, he saw disagreements asan opportunity for reconciliation, not as achance for a feud, and even those who did notshare his diverse enthusiasms found it difficultto be cross with him for long. All <strong>of</strong> his socialinteractions were accompanied by a sense <strong>of</strong>the opportunities afforded by conviviality,enhanced by the care and attention to detailapparent in any kind <strong>of</strong> hospitality for which hewas responsible. He and Pat made their homeon Hilltop Road a haven for men and womenfrom all countries, welcomed with a warmthbeyond artifice to a place they had made socomfortable and gracious together.Wilfrid was devoted to the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> which hewas a Founding Fellow, and to being aproponent for the expansion <strong>of</strong> ideas, ratherthan for the ossification <strong>of</strong> the desires <strong>of</strong> aclosed circle <strong>of</strong> pioneers. His hallmark was toencourage, and indeed to adapt to, theinnovation <strong>of</strong> successive generations, injecting,in all his years in <strong>Oxford</strong>, a great zest for life, asense <strong>of</strong> energy, verve and style into whateverhe undertook. His fellow journeyman in <strong>College</strong>in this mission <strong>of</strong> adaptation and innovationaccompanied by style, over all six decades, wasJohn Simopoulos, rarely to be found in perfectharmony with Wilfrid’s enthusiasms, butcertainly the vital, and perfect, contrapuntalaccompaniment.More than anyone else in the <strong>College</strong>, Wilfrid’sindefatigable work built a community <strong>of</strong>support for <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s which extended farbeyond Britain, through Europe and the MiddleEast, to America and the Far East. Theavalanche <strong>of</strong> letters which have been receivedin <strong>College</strong> in recent weeks are testimony to thesuccess <strong>of</strong> his work and the affection in whichhe was held. This careful stewarding, so muchan integral part <strong>of</strong> his character, translated intoconsiderable international success with his aim<strong>of</strong> attracting funds to the <strong>College</strong> so that <strong>St</strong>Catherine’s could compete as an academicinstitution with the older colleges.To quote from just two <strong>of</strong> the hundreds <strong>of</strong>letters we have received:‘His relations in the world, and his astuteobservations were always conveyed in a gentlemanner that could never cause <strong>of</strong>fence. Let ushope that his wisdom and diplomacy will becarried on to the next generation’.‘To have Wilfrid as my Tutor and mentor wasmy life’s great blessing. He made us feel athome and comfortable. It will be difficult toimagine <strong>St</strong> Catz without Wilfrid Knapp’.Wilfrid’s essential qualities were caught by thelate Lady Bullock, at a dinner to mark hisretirement, and although, <strong>of</strong> course, in his lastyears he no longer cycled, the vivid portrait is<strong>of</strong> the character we knew and loved:‘I will leave you with a characteristic vignette <strong>of</strong>him, as he cycles at breakneck speed downManor Road, no hands on the handlebars, hiscoat tails flying as he turns to wave at a friendpassing by. It is a cold day, but he is wearingonly a jacket and no gloves, as though thevery warmth <strong>of</strong> his heart will keep theelements at bay’. ■Roger AinsworthST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/59


GAZETTELaurie BaragwanathFounding Fellow, 1923-2011Laurie Baragwanath was born in Melbourne inMay 1923. The name Laurie, by which we allknew him, was not a shortened name but afamily surname. He was educated at Scotch<strong>College</strong> and had a successful career at schoolacademically and personally. In 1942, he wentto Melbourne <strong>University</strong>, initially with thethought <strong>of</strong> entering its celebrated Law School.But winning a prestigious <strong>St</strong>ate Prize inEconomics may well have led him towards ageneral arts degree in which he concentratedon philosophy and history. Again, hedistinguished himself; the intellectual clarityand incisiveness that we came to know so wellwas already emerging. Between 1945 and1947, he served in the Forces, rising to therank <strong>of</strong> Lieutenant. In 1948, he came to <strong>Oxford</strong>to do a BPhil, and while here met, and in 1952married, his strikingly beautiful and delightfulwife. During the 1950s, he was tutoring for anumber <strong>of</strong> colleges, but particularly for Jesusand the <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s Society, soon to becomea <strong>College</strong>. A turning point came in 1958, whenboth Jesus and <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s made approachesto him to become a Fellow. It was the <strong>College</strong>’sfortune that he chose us. He received an MA in1955 and became a lecturer at the <strong>University</strong><strong>of</strong> <strong>Oxford</strong>.Alan Bullock had undertaken that both thefinancing <strong>of</strong> buildings for the <strong>College</strong>, and anendowment with which to run it, could besecured – for once independence wasachieved, the <strong>College</strong> would receive no statefunding. The <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s <strong>College</strong>Committee, which governed the <strong>College</strong> untilindependence was achieved, had to besatisfied <strong>of</strong> this, and in 1961, made Laurie amember <strong>of</strong> its Investment Committee, thoughinvestment policy at this stage had,necessarily, to be conservative; a positionwhich changed in 1963 when the <strong>College</strong>received its Charter.Between 1961 and 1963, the <strong>College</strong> hadbeen designing its Constitution and Laurie wasconsulted by Derek Davies who was in charge<strong>of</strong> designing it. The <strong>College</strong> was still beingbuilt so it was not possible to isolate itsendowment until a little later, but a range <strong>of</strong>financial powers were constructed that wouldenable Laurie and his colleague, Lloyd <strong>St</strong>ocken,to pursue a more adventurous investmentpolicy when it would become safe to do so.They became a sub-committee <strong>of</strong> two whichmet in <strong>College</strong> for around two hours mostSaturday mornings. The <strong>College</strong> FinanceCommittee prescribed how much income wasto be generated each year, but Lauriepersuaded the Governing Body that the figurethat really mattered was the total <strong>of</strong> incomeeach year plus capital gain taken together. Thisset the stage for the substantial increase in the<strong>College</strong> endowment that was about to occur.Not everyone on the Governing Body or in the<strong>University</strong> approved <strong>of</strong> this emphasis on capitalgrowth, but it was a policy to which AlanBullock was prepared to give his backing.Investment <strong>of</strong> Trust funds was treated morecircumspectly, and the policy was made subjectto checks and balances. Every investmentdecision taken by the sub-committee had to bereported to the Master weekly. The FinanceCommittee monitored progress regularly. A60/LAURIE BARAGWANATH


GAZETTEsubstantial sum <strong>of</strong> money was placed with amerchant bank for management in order toprovide a benchmark. Investment strategy,however, was firmly in the hands <strong>of</strong> the subcommittee.No other <strong>College</strong> had such asystem. It was the spirit <strong>of</strong> enterprise that AlanBullock brought to the whole idea <strong>of</strong> foundingthe <strong>College</strong>. And like <strong>St</strong> Catherines itself, thepolicy worked. The general endowment wasnot held in a classical mix <strong>of</strong> fixed interest,property and shares, but was mainly invested inequities. Moreover, the cash surpluses thatoccurred on receipt <strong>of</strong> fees at the end <strong>of</strong> eachcalendar year were invested straight away, carebeing taken to ensure liquidity when it wasneeded. Money was money. The sub-committeelooked at which economies gave promise <strong>of</strong> agood return, then at which sectors lookedattractive, and finally selected individual shares,Lloyd <strong>St</strong>ocken contributing valuable scientificinput. The strategy was global, and Laurienegotiated a dollar loan facility to avoid thesurrender tax then charged on dollar purchases.It was the first time that such a loan wasobtained by an <strong>Oxford</strong> college. Another firstderived from his suggestion that the new<strong>College</strong> statutes included a power to regardcapital and income as interchangeable. It isprobable that no-one on the Committee <strong>of</strong> the<strong>University</strong> Council, which recommended thatthe <strong>St</strong>atutes be approved spotted its inclusion,but other colleges soon saw the advantagesand followed suit.Laurie, (centre) with hat in handLaurie became particularly expert in theresources sector <strong>of</strong> the Australian economy andthe associated services. A most considerablecapital gain was made by investing in Pan-Continental Mining, a company which had theright to develop a uranium mine, and heproduced for the Finance Committee and theGoverning Body detailed geological maps <strong>of</strong> thearea surrounding the mine. His choice <strong>of</strong> aninvestment was always based on research ratherthan hunches. But eventually his interest in thesector began to prevail over his interest inteaching, and in 1973, he resigned his TutorialFellowship to join a stockbroking partnership inthe City. Research was his principal commitmentand he was encouraged in this by a former pupilat <strong>Oxford</strong>, Derek Childs, who soon moved hissmall specialist team to the prestigious firm <strong>of</strong>Rowe & Pitman. In the ensuing years, Laurieremained a member <strong>of</strong> the Governing Body <strong>of</strong>the <strong>College</strong>, continuing to provide investmentadvice, especially through his former <strong>St</strong>Catherine’s pupil Paddy Fitzpatrick. It is difficultto quantify precisely the degree <strong>of</strong> increase inthe endowment for which we have to thankLaurie. But this can certainly be said: in theseyears that were crucial for the future <strong>of</strong> the<strong>College</strong>, an endowment <strong>of</strong> a distinctly lowlyorder was turned into one that wascomparable to many others in <strong>Oxford</strong> and, asAlan Bullock had promised it would be, onethat was not dependent on subsidy from the<strong>University</strong>.But the lure <strong>of</strong> the resources sector continuedto attract Laurie, and he returned to Australiain 1976, when the <strong>College</strong> made him anHonorary Fellow. He remained in touchthroughout his years in Sydney, andparticipated to good effect in the <strong>College</strong>’sjoint venture in Japan with Kobe <strong>St</strong>eel. Hemade his last visit to the <strong>College</strong> to attend theannual <strong>St</strong>ated General Meeting last September.At a lunch given by the Master in his honour,and on a number <strong>of</strong> other occasions during thevisit, he said how happy he was to have beengiven the opportunity to participate in the <strong>St</strong>Catherine’s venture. No one minded theenormous number <strong>of</strong> hours that went intotaking the manifold decisions needed toensure that the <strong>College</strong> had an auspiciousstart. It was creation. He emphasised that,despite the difficulties, it had been fun. Those<strong>of</strong> us who knew him will remember thatirrepressible smile <strong>of</strong> his, the charm and civility,as well as the rigour <strong>of</strong> his intellect and hiseffectiveness. ■Derek & Margaret DaviesST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/61


GAZETTEObituaries 2011FREDERICK BARNARD (1945, PPE) passedaway peacefully on 22 February. He was bornin Czechoslovakia in January 1921,immigrating to England in 1938. Aftergraduating, meeting and marrying his latewife, Rachel (née Zeisler), he joined theBritish Army and subsequently qualified for aposition as Economics Master at WyggestonGrammar School in Leicester. He completed aPhD, and after his tenure at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong>Salford, immigrated to Canada in 1964 withhis wife Margot and daughter Yvonne, wherehe taught in the Political Science Departmentat the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Saskatchewan. In 1970,he joined the Department <strong>of</strong> Political Scienceat the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Western Ontario.Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Barnard received numerous awardsincluding the 2002 International Herder Prizefor the Advancement <strong>of</strong> Herder <strong>St</strong>udies.RICHARD BEARDSLEY (1955, ModernLanguages) was a notable character in<strong>College</strong>. His craggy face was still seamed withthe scars <strong>of</strong> an earlier motor accident. ‘A badsmash’, he would say, but no more. Thesemarks gave him a gravitas that most <strong>of</strong> uslacked. It seemed that he was one <strong>of</strong> thefathers <strong>of</strong> the JCR. On the football field,however, he could creak down the wing togood effect. Catz had a formidable footballside then and, captained by James ‘Twinkletoes’Waite, the team had just won Cuppers,and Dick was a stout member <strong>of</strong> the subsidiaryside so ably skippered by Norman Goddard.Catz was an idiosyncratic institution then,with a preternaturally large proportion <strong>of</strong>mature and overseas students. NationalService occupied two years between leavingschool and coming up, so our Common Roomwas a much more adult community. It was arichly diverse society, <strong>of</strong> which we feltprivileged to be members, and had just beenvitalised by the appointment <strong>of</strong> Allan Bullockas Censor.Dick dropped into this community as thougha born native. In debates, he displayed ahumorous tolerance <strong>of</strong> views he opposed,with a devastating ability to put down thepretentious or stubborn. To see him fumble inhis fob for a coin and to watch him toss it onthe table and hear him say, ‘A shilling blind’,was to know that here was a man <strong>of</strong>substance and determination. It was fittingthat he became JCR President.After graduating, he dropped out <strong>of</strong> sightand sound. It was rumoured that he’d beenbuilding castles in Spain, managing Unilever,starring in local politics, but nothing verydefinite. In the early 1990s, a group <strong>of</strong> oldCatz men mounted definite attempts to get intouch. From 2000, Dick was a regularattender at our annual gatherings. Each year,around Easter, the convener begins to gatherthe ‘team’ for the year’s ‘fixture’. The venueis always the same, in the quiet Lakelandvalley where I live and am honoured to bethe host.Scott Davidson (1954, English)DR RAWLE FARLEY (1955, IndustrialRelations) was Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Economics at the<strong>St</strong>ate <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> New York (SUNY), <strong>College</strong>at Brockport, since 1966. He was the founderand first Chair <strong>of</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong>Economics at SUNY Brockport, becomingPr<strong>of</strong>essor Emeritus in 1995. He authored anumber <strong>of</strong> seminal works that helped shapethe study <strong>of</strong> the economics <strong>of</strong> the developingworld, including The Economics <strong>of</strong> LatinAmerica: Development Problems inPerspective (1972).He was born Rawle Egbert Griffith Farley inGuyana, leaving when he was young toattend school in England. He eventuallyearned a PhD from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Londonbefore attending Catz. While a student inEngland, during one period he couldn’t find alandlord willing to rent a room to a Caribbean62/ O B I T U A R I E S


GAZETTEscholar, so he ended up sleeping in a hallwaybetween the rooms <strong>of</strong> two white friends.My dad and mom raised four sons. All <strong>of</strong> uswent to public school, and all <strong>of</strong> us went toHarvard or Harvard Law School or both. All <strong>of</strong>my brothers, thanks in large part to theirguidance, have gone on to interesting jobs.Christopher FarleyJOHN EDWARD FERRY (1949, Law) wasborn in Ramsgate in 1929, and studied atChatham House Grammar School. Hematriculated in 1949, after a period <strong>of</strong>National Service in the Parachute Regiment.He graduated from Gray’s Inn in 1956,working as an in-house lawyer to RonsonProducts before moving to Brussels to jointhe European Commission as Director <strong>of</strong> one<strong>of</strong> the competition departments. He remainedin Brussels to open the <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> an Americanlaw firm, and consulted for an Italian lawcompany before retiring to south-westFrance, where he lived very happily in thecountry, integrating well with the Frenchcommunity. He died a few days after a fall athis home.Gillian FerryDR JONATHANHALLIDAY (1968,Physics) wasTechnical Director<strong>of</strong> NimbusTechnology &Engineering, anddesigner <strong>of</strong> theNimbus-HallidayLaser BeamRecorder. His initial contribution, the creation<strong>of</strong> a Laser Beam Recorder, enabled thecompany to make the massive leap from LPto CD manufacturing, earning him a Queen’sAward for Technology.Aside from his technical brilliance, it was hisdeep love <strong>of</strong> music that made him the perfectaddition to the Nimbus Board. In 1984, hedesigned Nimbus’s Ambisonic ‘surroundsound’microphones and was always animportant voice in determining the company’sapproach to sound recording.Jonathan’s creativity, knowledge, skill andgenerosity were witnessed by a generation <strong>of</strong>the company’s staff and customers. He wasat the heart <strong>of</strong> Nimbus for over twentyturbulent years, and his fellow directorsgreatly miss his contribution to our work andhis presence in our lives.DAVID LANDAU (1955, Law), who passedaway in September 2010 aged 72, achievedmany academic successes including a First from<strong>Oxford</strong>.When he arrived forhis interview, LordBullock was waiting bythe door <strong>of</strong> his <strong>College</strong>rooms with a largepacked suitcase, saying‘help me into the taxi,Landau’. A taxi waswaiting at the Master’sgate to take him to thestation. David was interviewed in the taxi andon arrival at the station, Lord Bullock said, ‘Seeyou at the start <strong>of</strong> the new term’. Davidjokingly attributed his successful application tohis skillful baggage handling.David found his time at <strong>Oxford</strong> idyllic andremained closely associated with the <strong>College</strong>,maintaining a close friendship with his formertutor, Derek Davies. During his time at <strong>Oxford</strong>,he was President <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Oxford</strong> Jewish Societyand Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Law Reform Committee.After his death, Derek Davies wrote verymovingly about David, ‘In the whole <strong>of</strong> my timeat <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s I taught no pupil <strong>of</strong> higherintellectual ability. Discussing issues with himwas a pleasure. His mind not only absorbedST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/63


GAZETTEinformation very rapidly, but he could seeimmediately what the next point was going tobe and the range <strong>of</strong> issues to which it wouldlead. It is one <strong>of</strong> the joys <strong>of</strong> a tutor’s life toteach a person <strong>of</strong> David’s calibre, and I wasfortunate to have him at an early stage <strong>of</strong> mycareer. There was also his charm and his witand time with him could never be dull’.David set up a trust fund at <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s toassist and advance legal education which hasprospered and will bear his name in perpetuity.Although he never formerly returned toacademia, he became the Law Society’s seniorexaminer in Revenue Law, writing in the LawQuarterly Review, and was a contributing editor<strong>of</strong> Simon’s Taxes.David joined Culross & Co, a West End firm <strong>of</strong>solicitors, and shortly after, in 1962, he becamea partner. His versatility <strong>of</strong> mind showed in thevariety <strong>of</strong> cases he had and the clients whoconsulted him.David’s practice was expanding into manycommercial fields. He advised pop stars andcreated a public company – ManagementAgency & Music – to deal with the stars’ vastincomes as tax rates rose to 98%. He acted forthe Iraqi <strong>St</strong>ate Bank and was involved in theLloyds <strong>of</strong> London multi-billion pound claim overthe Iraqi invasion <strong>of</strong> Kuwait, resulting in thedestruction <strong>of</strong> their entire air force.By the mid 1970’s, David had found a newfield <strong>of</strong> interest – pensions. He became one<strong>of</strong> the pioneers <strong>of</strong> the ‘self-administered’pension funds for private companies andbecame a trustee <strong>of</strong> up to 1,000 funds. Later,with an acute financial brain, he becamechairman and a director <strong>of</strong> several companiesinvolved in such diverse products as printing,furniture, brick-making, sweets andrestaurants.During all this time, David was acting as aClerk to the General Commissioners <strong>of</strong> Taxes.Among the very interesting cases he facedwas one involving Bobby Moore in 1966. TheRevenue wanted to tax his World Cup prizemoney, with which David disagreed. Therewere other hair-raising cases involving theKray brothers, with their attempt to intimidatethe Clerk and the Commissioners bydemanding to know their names.In 1991, he was appointed an AssistantRecorder and, in 1995, Recorder <strong>of</strong> the CrownCourt, and sat mainly at Luton and <strong>St</strong> Albans.Always seeking challenges, he studied withthe Open <strong>University</strong>, taking numerous coursesuntil he was, in effect, asked to stop takingany more because he had enough credits toget a BA twice over! In 1990, he was awardedan MA degree in Hebrew and Jewish <strong>St</strong>udiesfrom the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> London.David was an active member <strong>of</strong> his localsynagogue, conducting services, adding to thepleasure <strong>of</strong> those attending with his melodiousvoice and contributing to the successful running<strong>of</strong> the synagogue for the benefit <strong>of</strong> the wholecommunity.David was married for forty-five years to AngelaRosen, a barrister. They had three daughtersand seven grandchildren to whom he wasdevoted. On his 70 th birthday, David spokeabout the most important legacy to pass on tohis family – ‘I have long believed that we formone link in what hopefully will be an endlesschain, but that, as lawyers might say, our role isboth as a beneficiary <strong>of</strong> the deeds andthoughts <strong>of</strong> past generations, and also as atrustee <strong>of</strong> future generations in respect <strong>of</strong> theteachings and personal example we can set’.Angela LandauFREDERICK MAITLAND STOBART (1956,Modern History) was born in Chester in 1937,attending Chester City Grammar School beforewinning a place at <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s.After finishing his studies, he wasrecommended by Alan Bullock to aPostgraduate Diploma at <strong>St</strong>rasbourg <strong>University</strong>,which he completed before entering theSecretariat <strong>of</strong> the Council <strong>of</strong> Europe. He spent64/ O B I T U A R I E S


GAZETTEthe next thirty-eight years in <strong>St</strong>rasbourg wherehe met his wife Annemarie from Austria, whohe married in 1968.Most <strong>of</strong> his career was devoted to theimprovement <strong>of</strong> history teaching in Europeanschools. For the last eleven years, he ranprogrammes to help educational reform inCentral and Eastern Europe, which he founddeeply satisfying.After his 1997 retirement, he returned toChester, devoting much <strong>of</strong> his time to militaryhistory, gaining a postgraduate MA in thesubject. He died at home on 23 March.Annemarie <strong>St</strong>obartJAN MATHIJS SCHOFFELEERS (1964,Anthropology) was born in The Netherlandsin 1928. He was ordained to the ministry inMarch 1955, before leaving for Malawi as amissionary. He came to <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s in1964, receiving a BLitt in 1966 and a DPhil in1968, before returning to Malawi. He becameDirector <strong>of</strong> the Catechetical Training Centre inLikulezi and a Pr<strong>of</strong>essor at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong>Zomba. In 1976, he became a Pr<strong>of</strong>essor atthe Free <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Amsterdam and, later,at Utrecht <strong>University</strong>, where he remained untilhis retirement.Many things in Mathijs’ life happened in aremarkable way. The stuttering boy grew tobe an eloquent academic; the missionary <strong>of</strong>Malawi became a university pr<strong>of</strong>essor. Mathijswas an anthropologist with a theologicalapproach, neither dogmatic nor zealous butconvinced that life is concerned with so muchmore than clear-headed reality might make usbelieve.Life to him was a dramatic lijnenspel, thebeginning and end <strong>of</strong> which we cannot easilyperceive: a notion which he imparted fromAfrican culture. Well before there were talks<strong>of</strong> intercultural and interreligious dialogue, heapproached the non-Christian world, pleadingfor interaction <strong>of</strong> cultures free from feelings<strong>of</strong> superiority. He discovered strikingsimilarities between Biblical texts and Africanreligious traditions and was convinced that hisscientific research was fundamental to thepromulgation <strong>of</strong> the Gospel in African culture.He carried his final disease admirably.Sometimes, he would even appear happy forit, as though he saw through it a higherpurpose – perhaps a lesson in humility.Montfolaan 12, Oirschot. Translated byFelix van Litsenburg (2008, PPE)The Society <strong>of</strong> Malawi Journal has published ATribute to the Life <strong>of</strong> Fr. MatthewSch<strong>of</strong>feleers: Malawianist, Renaissanceman and free-thinker (2011). Guest-editedby Louis Nthenda and Lupenga Mphande, theedition <strong>of</strong> the journal includes a detailedessay on Sch<strong>of</strong>feleers’ time at <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s,where he was described by a contemporary asa ‘sort <strong>of</strong> pyromaniac intellectual, lightingfires everywhere he went’. It can be viewed,online, atwww.society<strong>of</strong>malawi.org/journal.htmlGERALD MOORCRAFT (1955, English)graduated in 1958, a founding member <strong>of</strong> the‘Beer and Blade’ established by the crew <strong>of</strong>the <strong>College</strong>’s Second Torpid in Hilary Term1957. The members <strong>of</strong> this dining society,whose enthusiasm for good food and drink atleast equalled their dedication to rowing,provided the foundation for the laterformation <strong>of</strong> the Rowing Society.After graduation, he spent a year teaching inFrance whilst he was considering his vocationto the priesthood. On his return, he wasaccepted as an ordinand by the NorthamptonDiocese and sent to continue his studies forthe priesthood at the seminary <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong> Sulpicein Paris.In June 1964, he was ordained in <strong>St</strong> David’sCathedral, Cardiff. His first three years werespent as Curate at the English Martyrs Parishin Cambridge before he was called by BishopCharles Grant to serve as his secretary inST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/65


GAZETTENorthampton in 1967. In 1970, he becameDiocesan Treasurer, where he watched overthe finances <strong>of</strong> the Diocese with care anddetermination. He continued to undertake the<strong>of</strong>fice as Diocesan Episcopal General forFinance and Development for thirty-one yearsuntil his eventual retirement.In 1975, Gerald was appointed to be parishpriest at the church <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong> Thomas More inTowcester, later moving to become parishpriest at Princes Risborough. During this time,he also served as the Diocesan VocationDirector and had a great influence on thetraining <strong>of</strong> new priests. The preparation forthe priesthood he had undergone in Paris wasan underpinning experience which enabledhim to become a much loved pastor whosediocesan duties never prevented him fromgiving full-time care to his parishioners. Hewas appointed Monsignor in 1991.In recent years, health problems broughtmajor strokes which damaged his sight,weakened his mobility and forced him toeventually hand on his duties with reluctanceto a successor whilst he moved into a nearbyflat owned by the parish. He died after aheart attack on 29 th April, just a few daysbefore his seventy-fifth birthday. The funeralMass was attended by a large congregation <strong>of</strong>his former parishioners, Diocesan clergy andfriends from his school and college days.John L Lipscomb (1956, Mathematics)REV GERALD NEEDHAM (1937, ModernLanguages) was born in 1918. In 1939, hejoined the Friend’s Ambulance Unit, serving inEgypt, North Africa, Sicily and Italy;experiences which led him to serve as aMethodist minister. In 1945, he was acceptedfor training in Cambridge. Throughout hisministry, Gerald held a passion for education. Ahistory <strong>of</strong> the Kingswood School in Bath notes‘Gerald Needham’s constant efforts as chaplain,to encourage the boys to look on others withcompassion and understanding and to seekways <strong>of</strong> putting Christian belief into positiveaction’. Gerald will be remembered as a deepthinker with a strong faith and firm views onwar and social justice. He was appreciated forhis encouragement, optimism, and hischaracteristic sense <strong>of</strong> humour. Gerald wasactively supported by his first wife, Margaret,and in later years, by his second wife, Sheila,and is survived by his three children, sevengrandchildren and three great-grandchildren.The Methodist Record, 3 February 2011KEVIN SHARPE (1968,Modern History) and Imet on our first day at<strong>Oxford</strong>, arguing over themerits <strong>of</strong> ChristopherHill’s work, and wecontinued arguing astutorial partners. Kevin was astonishingly hardworking,ideally settling down in the RadcliffeCamera soon after nine on Monday morning,and by lunchtime having read the first <strong>of</strong> the300-page monographs on that week’s readinglist. He would go through his notes laboriouslycopying arguments and details before hewould write, producing masterly syntheses thattook forty minutes or more to read out. HisFirst was no surprise. He took his pleasuresequally seriously. In these years he was astriking figure, his hair long, down to thewaist, wearing Levis at a time when these hadyet to become universal. And woe betide you ifyou challenged him on the bar-football tables.Research beckoned, and he was to enjoy a fineacademic career. A Junior Research Fellowshipat Oriel was followed by Lectureships atHertford and Christ Church, and a post atSouthampton in 1978, where held a ResearchChair between 1994 and 2001, when he movedto Warwick and then, in 2005, to Queen Mary.His interests in history, literature andpolitical thought first came together inhis doctoral subject, the earlyseventeenth-century antiquary Sir RobertCotton, supervised by Hugh Trevor-Roper.In Faction and Parliament (1978), Kevin<strong>of</strong>fered a revisionist history <strong>of</strong> early <strong>St</strong>uartparliaments, emphasising an underlyingconsensus <strong>of</strong> interest, qualified by short-66/ O B I T U A R I E S


GAZETTElived factional rivalries. That led him toreconsider traditional views <strong>of</strong> Charles I. In hismonumental vindication <strong>of</strong> The Personal Rule<strong>of</strong> Charles I (1992), Kevin argued powerfullythat the 1630s saw well-intentioned, largelywelcomed and successful attempts toreinvigorate the governance <strong>of</strong> the countryand were in no way an inevitable prelude tothe civil wars <strong>of</strong> the 1640s. Concluding thatCharles I ‘believed some principles worthadhering to whatever the politicalrepercussions’, Kevin added ‘and, well, hemay even have been right’.Already, that body <strong>of</strong> work was more thanmost scholars achieve in a lifetime.Remarkably, Kevin was moving on to theworlds <strong>of</strong> literature and art. A study <strong>of</strong> thepoets and dramatists <strong>of</strong> the 1630s turnedinto a book which won the Royal HistoricalSociety’s Whitfield Prize. Kevin then spent adecade and a half researching and writing atrilogy <strong>of</strong> studies <strong>of</strong> ‘images <strong>of</strong> authority’,exploring how rulers from Henry VIII to QueenAnne deployed the arts and literature toenhance their power. Two massive volumeshave already appeared: Selling the TudorMonarchy (2009), showing, he claimed, that‘it was through a new emphasis on writing,depicting and performing their rule’ that theTudor monarchs survived challenges, andImage Wars: Promoting Kings andCommonwealths in England 1603-1660(2010), the story ‘<strong>of</strong> a struggle to appropriateand control the traditional scripts and signs <strong>of</strong>authority’. The first volume (Selling the TudorMonarchy) was awarded the American <strong>College</strong><strong>of</strong> Art Association annual History <strong>of</strong> British Artprize. The third volume completed before hisdeath, Rebranding Regality: Images <strong>of</strong>Monarchy 1660-1714 will appear from Yale<strong>University</strong> Press next year.When we remember him, we shall, I suspect,above all remember Kevin as Kevin. He was acharismatic figure. When he wrote <strong>of</strong> SirRobert Cotton that ‘he had the capacity tomake friends and to charm women’, he couldhave been describing himself. Although henever married, he enjoyed a succession <strong>of</strong>intense relationships. And his friends werelegion. Kevin enjoyed nothing more than aconvivial evening with them in the pub orover a meal. He was the most direct <strong>of</strong>friends. And no-one would take more troublefor friends over personal matters, andespecially when writing meticulously craftedreferences for promotions and grants. Healways took his teaching very seriouslyindeed, continuing to re-read literary texts theday before the class in which they would bediscussed. He was endlessly encouraging tocommitted young scholars, making a point atconferences <strong>of</strong> talking to them rather than tohis peers. He set himself very high standardsand judged others by them.In his mid-twenties, when Kevin was his mostambitious, he came across a PhD thesis fromnearly twenty years before, which seemed toanticipate the claims he was now formulating.What to do? Ignore the thesis? Include a politereference in a footnote surrounded by othermatter? That was not Kevin’s way. He locatedthe author, one Norman Ball, who was nowpursuing Spanish rather than English history, inthe <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Southampton. Kevin wrote tohim, visited him, and struck up a lastingfriendship – and was proud to include an essayby Norman in his book.Kevin’s career and life were remarkable. I shallgo on reading and re-reading his writings. Ishall continue in my mind to hear his distinctivevoice, not least praising some scholars, andwitheringly assailing others. Above all, I shalllong treasure my memories <strong>of</strong> so wonderfullystimulating and so staunchly loyal a friend.George Bernard (1968, History)JOHN SUNLEYJohn Sunley was one <strong>of</strong>the founding Trustees <strong>of</strong>the Bernard SunleyCharitable Foundation,and Chairman since1989. The Foundation, todate, has made grants <strong>of</strong>over £93m to a verywide range <strong>of</strong> charities.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/67


GAZETTEJohn was passionate about the Foundation’sability to help improve quality <strong>of</strong> life,particularly amongst the young, the elderlyand the disadvantaged. Another theme wasthe importance <strong>of</strong> community – over the lastfifty years, hundreds <strong>of</strong> village halls havereceived assistance in updating theirfacilities, transforming the lives <strong>of</strong> a greatmany people.Known as ‘Sunshine’ to his friends, JohnSunley completed a business degree atColumbia <strong>University</strong>. He then served with theRoyal Marines from 1954-56. He completedhis work apprenticeship with AllanCharlesworth accountants and WeatherallGreen and Smith Chartered Surveyors. In1960, he joined the Boards <strong>of</strong> BlackwoodHodge Ltd and the Bernard SunleyInvestment Trust.John’s generosity was legendary, as was hismischievous sense <strong>of</strong> humour. He is sorelymissed.The Telegraph, 22 March 2011As Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Bernard Sunley Trust,John was instrumental in funding theconstruction <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong>’s Mary SunleyBuilding, named after his mother. TheBernard Sunley Lecture Theatre remembershis father’s contribution to the <strong>College</strong>.CHRIS TALBOT (1962, Physics)Chris was one <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong>’s first Physicsundergraduates. He joined the Boat Club androwed in the First Eight <strong>of</strong> 1963, 1964 and1965. He became Boat Club Treasurer, andsome twenty years later, became Treasurer <strong>of</strong>the <strong>College</strong> Rowing Society: a post he washolding at his death. His devotion to his almamater was one <strong>of</strong> the strongest, recentlyattending, with his wife, the <strong>College</strong>’sinaugural ‘Lunch for Legators’.His memorial service took place inBuckinghamshire earlier this year; thecongregation numbered over four hundred <strong>of</strong>family, friends and representatives <strong>of</strong> Chris’many interests which included Rowing, Rugbyand Motorcycling, and former colleagues fromthe Civil Service and <strong>of</strong> charities, one <strong>of</strong> whichwas Headway, for brain injury. The latter wastragically appropriate since Christopher wasfatally injured when riding his motorcycle.Printed in their celebratory Order <strong>of</strong> Service, hisfamily say that as <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s aims toguarantee that no talented individual isdiscouraged from applying for a place due t<strong>of</strong>inancial constraints, ‘we would like to make agift to <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s student support to assistundergraduates in financial need’. To date, justover £1,000 has been donated towards studenthardship, honouring Chris’ name and memory.Tony Hancox (1949, English)NOTIFICATIONSMr Michael Ingham (1969, Mathematics)Mr Morris Gradel (1949, PPE)Mr Joseph Gerber (1946, Geography)Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Edward Ullendorff (1948, Oriental<strong>St</strong>udies)Mr Michael Howarth (1960, ModernLanguages)Mr Michael Fletcher (1948, Botany)Mr Subimal Mukherjee (1963, English)Dr <strong>St</strong>ephen Floersheimer (1950, ModernLanguages)Cllr Roland (Colin) Holt (1963, PPE)Mr Leslie Collins (1952, PPP)Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Thomas Bennett (1959, ModernLanguages)Mr Christopher Gosden (1954, ModernLanguages)Mr Richard Pulford (1963, Law)Mr James Shaw (1969, English)Mr Roger Addison (1960, English)Mr George Millar (1952, Modern History)Mr David Helm (1979, Modern History)Dr Michael L Shaw (1959, Engineering)Mr Nicholas G R Macy (1960, ModernHistory)Mr Norman Whittington (1952, Geography)Mr Kenneth Gordon Michel (1939, Physics)Dr Alex Ormerod (1959, PhysiologicalSciences)The Revd Paul Edward Lawrie (1946,Theology)68/ O B I T U A R I E S


GAZETTEAdmissions 2011UNDERGRADUATESBiological SciencesFelicity Allen - Parkstone Grammar School, PooleLottie Chapman - Torquay Grammar School for Girls,DevonJoseph Davies - Eccles <strong>College</strong>, SalfordRebecca Elliott - <strong>St</strong>owe School, BuckinghamBenjamin Jeffrey - King Edward VI School,NorthumberlandPoppy Lambert - Marlborough School, WoodstockCarla Peters - Repton School, DerbyshireHope Simpson - Judd School, TonbridgeBiomedical SciencesGeorgina Colquhoun - Heathfield School, BerkshireLadislav Fidrmuc - D’Overbroeck’s <strong>College</strong>, <strong>Oxford</strong>Robert Hohan - Colegiul Naţional Sfântul Sava, RomaniaChemistryRoya Athill - Gresham’s School, NorfolkChun-Mann Chin - Abingdon School, <strong>Oxford</strong>shireMatthew Fisher - Marlborough School, WoodstockMichael Hirst - Driffield School, YorkshireArthur Lee - Tonbridge School, KentJacob Page - Wellsway School, BristolFiona Porter - Haberdashers’ Aske’s Girls’ School, ElstreeJacob Pratt - Heart <strong>of</strong> England School, CoventryJames Windmill - <strong>St</strong> Mark’s Catholic School, MiddlesexJacob Wood - King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordComputer ScienceLaura Bengescu - Colegiul de Informatica Tudor Vianu,RomaniaSamuel Lanning - Magdalen <strong>College</strong> School,NorthamptonshireMichael Savage - Alcester Grammar School, WarwickshirePeter York - Bristol Grammar SchoolEconomics & ManagementKarum Bachra - Eton <strong>College</strong>, WindsorScott Tully - The Oratory School, ReadingEngineering ScienceAdeleke Abolade - Queen Elizabeth School, BarnetSabrina Barrett - Thorpe <strong>St</strong> Andrew School, NorwichCatherine Howse - Hills Road Sixth Form <strong>College</strong>,CambridgeDean Irvine - Wallace High School, LisburnMandeep Mohan - Queen Mary’s Grammar School forBoys, WalsallIona Richards - Northgate High School, IpswichSagar Shah - British School <strong>of</strong> Brussels, BelgiumBenjamin Thomas - Royal Grammar School, HighWycombeEnglish & Modern LanguagesAmaryllis Barton - Chellaston School, DerbyEnglish Language & LiteratureThomas Bell - Hills Road Sixth Form <strong>College</strong>, CambridgeMolly Brown - King Edward VI School, Bury <strong>St</strong> EdmundsSophie Devlin - Skipton Girls’ High School, NorthYorkshireOtis Graham - Beechen Cliff School, BathOliver Hancock - Bishops <strong>St</strong>ortford <strong>College</strong>, EssexSarah Illingworth - Collyer’s Sixth Form <strong>College</strong>, WestSussexJoseph Kidd - Oldham Sixth Form <strong>College</strong>, LancashireMatthew Reynolds - Roade School, NorthamptonGeorge Shankar - Maidstone Grammar School, KentAlicia Smith - Abbey Grange Church <strong>of</strong> England HighSchool, LeedsEuropean & Middle Eastern LanguagesClementine Brown - Prior Park <strong>College</strong>, BathExperimental PsychologyOliver Barnes - Richard Hale School, HertfordRobert Blakey - Solihull School, West MidlandsTayla McCloud - Chelmsford County High School, EssexFine ArtHana-Mai Hawkins - Chelsea <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> Art & Design,LondonGeographyAshleigh Ainsley - Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham<strong>College</strong>, LondonBenedict Cohen - <strong>St</strong> Paul’s School, LondonThien-Kim Diep - Loreto <strong>College</strong>, ManchesterZara Fraczek-<strong>St</strong>reeter - Burnham Grammar School,BerkshireKimberley Grave - Bancr<strong>of</strong>t’s School, Woodford GreenSebastian Koa - Raffles Institute, SingaporeKatherine Pears - <strong>St</strong> Paul’s Girls’ School, LondonPablo Simko - Geneva <strong>College</strong> de Candolle, SwitzerlandMarcus <strong>St</strong>evenson - <strong>University</strong> <strong>College</strong> School, LondonAdenais Vachon - All Hallows Catholic School, FarnhamHistoryJack Graham - Hampton School, MiddlesexEmmanuella Kwenortey - Graveney School, LondonMichael Livesey - Reading School, BerkshireAnirudh Mandagere - <strong>St</strong>ockport Grammar School,CheshirePeter McKenna - Sherborne School, DorsetJoseph Newall - Alsager School, <strong>St</strong>oke-on-TrentOwen Sellers - Hampstead School, LondonChristopher <strong>St</strong>arkey - Coventry Bablake School, WestMidlandsJake Whittaker - Priestley Sixth Form <strong>College</strong>, WarringtonHistory & EconomicsJames Hicks - <strong>St</strong> Kevin’s <strong>College</strong>, AustraliaHistory & Modern LanguagesTara Flores - Norwich High School for GirlsHistory & PoliticsAmy Trenter - Copleston High School, IpswichHistory <strong>of</strong> ArtLaura Hill - Toll Bar Business & Enterprise <strong>College</strong>, GrimsbyIsobel Renton - <strong>St</strong> Paul’s Girls’ School, LondonHannah Wills - Chesham High School, BuckinghamshireHuman SciencesNamo Ata - Cheam High School, SurreyKee Jia Phang - Hwa Chong Junior <strong>College</strong>, SingaporeImogen Sharkey Ochoa - Washington InternationalSchool, USARoss Williamson - Old Swinford Hospital School,<strong>St</strong>ourbridgeST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/69


GAZETTELawHugh Brannan - Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School,ElstreeEleanor Gill - Dr Challoner’s High School, AmershamJohn Hartley - <strong>St</strong> Benedict School, DerbyLeslie Ho - Hwa Chong Junior <strong>College</strong>, SingaporeCatherine Hunt - Wesley <strong>College</strong> Dublin, IrelandNicholas Kamlish - City <strong>of</strong> London SchoolMatthew Wigens - Farlingaye High School, WoodbridgeRalph Wu - Auckland International <strong>College</strong>, New ZealandLaw with Law <strong>St</strong>udies in EuropeRoxane Reiser - CEC Andre Chavanne, SwitzerlandMaterials ScienceSam Eardley - Adams’ Grammar School, ShropshireRobert Hamlet - Robert Gordon’s <strong>College</strong>, AberdeenFrederica Onslow - James Allen’s Girls’ School, LondonMathematicsPaul Allen - Taunton’s <strong>College</strong>, SouthamptonPaul Dobson - Dorchester Thomas Hardye School, DorsetCharles Grover - Westminster School, LondonYunfei Ma - Hwa Chong Junior <strong>College</strong>, SingaporeSophia Saller - German School, LondonEdward <strong>St</strong>eele - Highgate School, LondonPatrick Tesh - <strong>University</strong> <strong>College</strong> School, LondonMathematics & Computer ScienceAlexander Eyers-Taylor - Norwich SchoolMedical SciencesJames Black - Cheadle Hulme School, CheshireCorrina Horan - Peter Symonds <strong>College</strong>, WinchesterSebastian Povlsen - Whitgift School, SurreyDavid Rowland - Manchester Grammar SchoolMorwenna Senior - Berkhamsted Collegiate School,HertfordshireJames Taylor - Canford School, WimborneModern LanguagesCharlotte Badenoch - Wycombe Abbey School, HighWycombeJeremy Ferec-Dayson - King Edward VI School,SouthamptonWilliam Goddard - Eltham <strong>College</strong>, LondonOlivia Peacock - Charterhouse, GodalmingRuwan Seevaratnam - Eton <strong>College</strong>, WindsorJocelyn Turton - Westminster School, LondonModern Languages & LinguisticsJoseph Cock - City and Islington Sixth Form <strong>College</strong>, LondonMolecular & Cellular BiochemistryRosemary Bridson - West Kirby Grammar School, WirralKatherine Ember - School <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong> Helen & <strong>St</strong> Katharine,AbingdonMiles Huseyin - Westminster School, LondonJames Neate - Sir Thomas Rich’s School, GloucesterCarolyn Scott - Bishop <strong>St</strong>rachan School, CanadaMusicAlice Angliss - Lady Eleanor Holles School, MiddlesexNathan Klein - Hampton School, MiddlesexChloe Scott - Loreto Grammar School, AltrinchamHeather Young - Furze Platt School, MaidenheadPhilosophy, Politics & EconomicsJoshua Crossley - Royal Grammar School, GuildfordVictoria Gbadebo - <strong>St</strong> Saviour’s and <strong>St</strong> Olave’s Church <strong>of</strong>England School, LondonJuliette Ginsberg - North London Collegiate School,MiddlesexThomas Goulding - Winchester <strong>College</strong>, HampshireJames Lighton - Eton <strong>College</strong>, WindsorClara Perez Bocanegra - King’s <strong>College</strong> Madrid, SpainFergal <strong>St</strong>amp - <strong>St</strong> Declans <strong>College</strong> Dublin, IrelandDowan Suh - Hankuk Academy <strong>of</strong> Foreign <strong>St</strong>udies, SouthKoreaPhysicsAlistair Adams - Charterhouse, GodalmingJames Arch - Latymer Upper School, LondonSimon Battersby - <strong>St</strong> Georges School, HarpendenIndira de Graaf - Westminster School, LondonJasmine Finer - South Hampstead High School, LondonMark Johnson - Ashby Grammar School, LeicestershireThomas Miller - Oldham Sixth Form <strong>College</strong>, LancashireRuud Skipper - Whitgift School, SurreyPsychology & PhilosophyIgnas Rubikas - Vilnius Lyceum, LithuaniaGRADUATESChristelle Abadie (Maîtrise Ecole Nationale Superieure deTechniques Avancées, France), Doctor <strong>of</strong> Philosophy inEngineering ScienceLauren Adams (BA Regent’s Park <strong>College</strong>, <strong>Oxford</strong>),Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Civil LawOmar Ahmady (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> California Santa Barbara,USA), Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Financial EconomicsSakib Ahmed (BSc Brunel <strong>University</strong>), Master <strong>of</strong> BusinessAdministrationGuy Ainsley (MBA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Reading), Master <strong>of</strong>Science in Major Programme Management (part-time)Ayokunmi Ajanaku (BA <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s), Bachelor <strong>of</strong>Medicine & Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Surgery *Samer Alabed (MD Damascus <strong>University</strong>, Syria), Master <strong>of</strong>Science in Evidence-Based Health Care (part-time)Caroline Alewaerts (LLB, LLM <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Liege,Belgium), Magister JurisNaif Almuqati (BSc King Saud <strong>University</strong>, Saudi Arabia),Master <strong>of</strong> Science (by Research) in Inorganic ChemistryBernice Ang (BA Keble <strong>College</strong>, <strong>Oxford</strong>), Master <strong>of</strong> Sciencein Modern Chinese <strong>St</strong>udiesIfeyinwa Aniebo (BSc Queen Mary and Westfield <strong>College</strong>;MSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Nottingham; <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s), Master <strong>of</strong>Science in Global Health Science *Alexander Annaev (Dipl Budget and Treasury Academy <strong>of</strong>the Ministry <strong>of</strong> Finance, Russia), Master <strong>of</strong> Science inEnvironmental Change & ManagementKarim Arabi (BBA American <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Beirut, Lebanon),Master <strong>of</strong> Business AdministrationRaluca Besliu (BA Vassar <strong>College</strong>, USA), Master <strong>of</strong> Sciencein Refugee & Forced Migration <strong>St</strong>udiesKaushik Bettagere (BSc Bangalore <strong>University</strong>, India; MCAKuvempu <strong>University</strong>, India), Master <strong>of</strong> Science in S<strong>of</strong>twareEngineering (part-time)Malak Bhatt (BA, LLB Nalsar <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Law, India),Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Civil LawJakub Boguszak (BA Charles <strong>University</strong> in Prague, CzechRepublic), Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>udies in English (1550-1700)Rahul Bohra (BE National Institute <strong>of</strong> TechnologyKarnataka, India), Master <strong>of</strong> Business AdministrationRavinder Bola (BEng Nottingham Trent <strong>University</strong>), Master<strong>of</strong> Science in Major Programme Management (part-time)Guillaume Bourda (MSc Ecole Centrale Electronique,France), Master <strong>of</strong> Business AdministrationSimon Cassidy (MChem <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s), Doctor <strong>of</strong>Philosophy in Inorganic Chemistry *Jack Castle (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Bristol), Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>udies inEnglish (1900-present day)Radhika Chadha (BSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>College</strong> London; MScGreen Templeton <strong>College</strong>, <strong>Oxford</strong>), Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Medicine &Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Surgery70/ADMISSIONS 2011


GAZETTEChintan Chandrachud (LLB <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Mumbai, India),Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Civil LawJimmy Chen (BA Simon Fraser <strong>University</strong>, Canada), Master<strong>of</strong> Business AdministrationMatthew Clarke (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Bristol), Master <strong>of</strong><strong>St</strong>udies in the History <strong>of</strong> Design (part-time)David Cole (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Exeter), PostgraduateCertificate in Education - HistoryLindsey Collins (BA Queens <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Charlotte, USA),Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>udies in Modern British & European HistoryRebecca Collins (BA, PhD, LLB <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> WesternAustralia, Australia), Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Civil LawMassimiliano Colonna (Laurea Sapienza <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong>Rome, Italy), Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Modern Japanese <strong>St</strong>udiesChristopher Copplestone (MEng Trinity <strong>College</strong>, <strong>Oxford</strong>),Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Medicine & Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Surgery (GraduateEntry)Renzo Corrias (BSc Libera Università Internazionale degli<strong>St</strong>udi Sociali Guido Carli, Italy), Master <strong>of</strong> Philosophy inEconomics<strong>St</strong>uart Cribb (BA Selwyn <strong>College</strong>, Cambridge), Bachelor <strong>of</strong>Civil LawKimberley Czajkowski (BA <strong>St</strong> Hilda’s <strong>College</strong>, <strong>Oxford</strong>;MLitt <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong> Andrew’s), Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>udies in Jewish<strong>St</strong>udiesZoe De Toledo (BSc <strong>Oxford</strong> Brookes <strong>University</strong>; MSc <strong>St</strong>Catherine’s), Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Criminology & CriminalJustice *Chiara Della Cava (BA, BJ <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Missouri-Columbia,USA), Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Material Anthropology &Museum EthnographyClaire Desjardins (Université Paris-II Panthéon-Assas,France), Diploma in Legal <strong>St</strong>udiesMario Draper (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Kent), Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>udies inModern British & European HistoryEkaterina Dubovitskaya (BBA Parsons Paris School <strong>of</strong>Art and Design, France), Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>udies in CreativeWriting (part-time)Mark Dyble (BA Clare <strong>College</strong>, Cambridge), Master <strong>of</strong>Science in Cognitive & Evolutionary AnthropologyMartin Ellis (MSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Surrey), Master <strong>of</strong> Sciencein Major Programme Management (part-time)Juan Escobar (Ing Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia),Master <strong>of</strong> Business AdministrationGuillaume Ferlet (Université Paris-II Panthéon-Assas,France), Diploma in Legal <strong>St</strong>udiesKira Fischer (BSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Maastricht, Netherlands),Master <strong>of</strong> Science (by Research) in BiochemistryRyan Foley (BA Dartmouth <strong>College</strong>, USA; MSc International<strong>University</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> Turin, Italy), Master <strong>of</strong> Science in SocialAnthropology (Research Methods)Alexandra Fottinger (BSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Ottawa, Canada),Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Medicine & Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Surgery (Graduate Entry)Benjamin Fowler (BA Peterhouse, Cambridge; GDL City<strong>University</strong>), Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Civil LawKristen Frederick-Frost (BSc Bates <strong>College</strong>, USA; PhDDartmouth <strong>College</strong>, USA), Master <strong>of</strong> Science in History <strong>of</strong>Science, Medicine & TechnologyMark Fuller (MPhys, PhD <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Leicester),Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PhysicsRajeet Ghosh (BSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Manchester), PostgraduateCertificate in Education - GeographyBenedict Gilkes (MSci <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Nottingham),Postgraduate Certificate in Education - ChemistryDavid Grob (BEng, MEng Eidgenössische TechnischeHochschule Zurich, Switzerland), Doctor <strong>of</strong> Philosophy inEngineering ScienceSerdar Gunbay (BSc Middle East Technical <strong>University</strong>, Turkey;MSc Erciyes <strong>University</strong>, Turkey), Master <strong>of</strong> BusinessAdministrationMartha Gutierrez-Marquez (MSc Universidad de los AndesColombia; PhD <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Regensburg, Germany), Master <strong>of</strong>Science in Mathematical Finance (part-time)Ilsa Haeusler (BA <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s), Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Medicine &Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Surgery *Paul Haguenauer (Université Paris-II Panthéon-Assas,France), Diploma in Legal <strong>St</strong>udiesYang Han (BS Peking <strong>University</strong>, China), Master <strong>of</strong> Science inEnvironmental Change & ManagementChrista Hansen (BA <strong>St</strong>anford <strong>University</strong>, USA; MBA ColumbiaBusiness School & London Business School), Master <strong>of</strong>Philosophy in EconomicsHelen Hastings (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Sheffield), PostgraduateCertificate in Education - EnglishMary Heath (BA <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s), Postgraduate Certificate inEducation - Modern Languages *Jasper Hedges (BA, JD <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Melbourne, Australia),Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Civil LawLance Hendrix (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> California Berkeley, USA),Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Refugee & Forced Migration <strong>St</strong>udiesChristine Hesketh (BA <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s), Bachelor <strong>of</strong>Medicine & Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Surgery *Richard Higgins (BA, BCom <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Auckland, NewZealand), Master <strong>of</strong> Philosophy in Development <strong>St</strong>udiesChin Pang Ho (BSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> California Los Angeles,USA), Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Mathematical Modelling &Scientific ComputingVit Hornacek (Dipl, MBA The Open <strong>University</strong>), Master <strong>of</strong>Science in Major Programme Management (part-time)Peter Ibbetson (BA <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s), Master <strong>of</strong> Science inIntegrated Immunology *Lucy Ingham (BA Lancaster <strong>University</strong>), PostgraduateCertificate in Education - HistoryAdam Jackman (BSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Reading), Doctor <strong>of</strong>Philosophy in Physical & Theoretical ChemistryNeha Jaganathan (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> California Los Angeles,USA), Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Contemporary IndiaHuaizhou Jin (BA Bard <strong>College</strong>, USA), Master <strong>of</strong> Science inComputer ScienceResson Kantai (BSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Nairobi, Kenya), Master <strong>of</strong>Science in Biodiversity, Conservation & ManagementArsalan Karim (MPharm <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Portsmouth; PGDipNewcastle <strong>University</strong>), Master <strong>of</strong> Science in ExperimentalTherapeutics (part-time)David Kayondo (MBA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wales), Master <strong>of</strong>Science in Major Programme Management (part-time)Rafay Khan (BA Knox <strong>College</strong>, USA), Master <strong>of</strong> Science inEconomics for DevelopmentRichard Kim (BA Yale <strong>University</strong>, USA), Master <strong>of</strong> Science inMigration <strong>St</strong>udiesMonesh Kirpalani (BSc London School <strong>of</strong> Economics &Political Science; MA Columbia <strong>University</strong>, USA), Master <strong>of</strong>Business AdministrationJuergen Klanert (BIT Griffith <strong>University</strong>, Australia; BBusQueensland <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Technology, Australia), Master <strong>of</strong>Science in S<strong>of</strong>tware Engineering (part-time)Hanna Kroukamp (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> South Africa, SouthAfrica), Master <strong>of</strong> Science in S<strong>of</strong>tware Engineering (parttime)Reenen Kroukamp, Master <strong>of</strong> Science in S<strong>of</strong>tware &Systems Security (part-time)Hege Larsen (BSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Manchester), Doctor <strong>of</strong>Philosophy in Physiology, Anatomy & GeneticsMeng Li (BSc, MSc Nanjing <strong>University</strong>, China; PhD Rutgers<strong>University</strong>, USA), Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Mathematical &Computational FinanceXia Li (BA Tianjin <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Finance and Economics, China;MSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Warwick), Certificate in Diplomatic <strong>St</strong>udiesLihao Liang (BSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Bedfordshire; MSc <strong>University</strong><strong>of</strong> Edinburgh; Dipl Sun Yat-Sen <strong>University</strong>, China; MSc <strong>St</strong>Anne’s <strong>College</strong>, <strong>Oxford</strong>), Doctor <strong>of</strong> Philosophy in ComputerScienceMan Tat Luk (BSc Binghamton <strong>University</strong>, USA), Master <strong>of</strong>Business AdministrationAndrew McInnes (BSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Edinburgh), Master <strong>of</strong>Science in Mathematical & Computational FinanceST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2011/71


GAZETTEJuan Mejia Rios (BSc EAFIT <strong>University</strong>, Colombia), Master <strong>of</strong>Business AdministrationAndrey Melnik (BSc Samara Municipal <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong>Nayanova, Russia), Doctor <strong>of</strong> Philosophy in MathematicsGraciela Mohamedi (BS, MS <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Rochester, USA),Doctor <strong>of</strong> Philosophy in Engineering ScienceJuliana Mohd Janurudin (BEng, MEng Tokyo Denki<strong>University</strong>, Japan), Doctor <strong>of</strong> Philosophy in MaterialsLukas Molth<strong>of</strong> (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Maastricht, Netherlands; MA<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Warwick), Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Modern Chinese<strong>St</strong>udiesKashif Mumtaz (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Punjab, Pakistan; MScQuaid-I-Azam <strong>University</strong>, Pakistan; MIA Australian National<strong>University</strong>, Australia), Master <strong>of</strong> Philosophy in Development<strong>St</strong>udiesAnna Murphy (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>College</strong> Cork, Ireland), Master <strong>of</strong><strong>St</strong>udies in History <strong>of</strong> Art & Visual CulturePeter Murphy (BCL <strong>University</strong> <strong>College</strong> Cork, Ireland), Master<strong>of</strong> Science in Law and FinanceSparsha Nandavanam (BEng Visveswaraiah Technological<strong>University</strong>, India; MSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Southern California, USA),Master <strong>of</strong> Business AdministrationSonja Noll (BA Colby <strong>College</strong>, USA; MA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong>Washington, USA; MA Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary,USA), Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>udies in Classical Hebrew <strong>St</strong>udiesEmmi Okada (BA, LLB <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Sydney, Australia; MLitt<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Tokyo, Japan), Master <strong>of</strong> Philosophy inDevelopment <strong>St</strong>udiesJoshua Owen (MSci <strong>University</strong> <strong>College</strong> London), Doctor <strong>of</strong>Philosophy in Engineering ScienceSamuel Phillips (BA <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s), Master <strong>of</strong> Science inBiodiversity, Conservation & Management *<strong>St</strong>ephen Pink (BA Sidney Sussex <strong>College</strong>, Cambridge; MABirkbeck <strong>College</strong>, London; M<strong>St</strong>, DPhil Somerville <strong>College</strong>,<strong>Oxford</strong>), Postgraduate Diploma in TheologyKatherine Porter (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Bath), PostgraduateCertificate in Education - Modern LanguagesAlan Price, Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Major ProgrammeManagement (part-time)Christopher Prosser (BA, BPsych Australian National<strong>University</strong>, Australia; MPhil <strong>St</strong> Cross <strong>College</strong>, <strong>Oxford</strong>), Doctor <strong>of</strong>Philosophy in PoliticsBenjamin Prouty (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>College</strong> London; MScImperial <strong>College</strong>, London), Master <strong>of</strong> Business AdministrationZoe Radford (BSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Durham; MSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong>Exeter), Postgraduate Certificate in Education - BiologyNaheed Raza (BA <strong>St</strong> Hilda’s <strong>College</strong>, <strong>Oxford</strong>; BA Chelsea<strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> Art & Design; MA Slade School <strong>of</strong> Fine Art),Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Medicine & Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Surgery (Graduate Entry)James Richardson (BSc <strong>Oxford</strong> Brookes <strong>University</strong>),Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PhysicsVictoria Sainsbury (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Adelaide, Australia),Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Archaeological ScienceAnna Mara Sanktjohanser (BA The Queen’s <strong>College</strong>,<strong>Oxford</strong>), Master <strong>of</strong> Philosophy in EconomicsMartin Schwaiger (Dipl-Ing Fachhochschule Salzburg,Austria; MSc Royal Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology <strong>St</strong>ockholm, Sweden),Master <strong>of</strong> Business AdministrationYe Shao (Maîtrise Ecole Centrale Paris, France), Master <strong>of</strong>Science in Mathematical & Computational FinanceBruno Silva Rodrigues (Lic Universidade Aberta, Portugal;M<strong>St</strong> <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s), Doctor <strong>of</strong> Philosophy in Medieval &Modern Languages *Nicholas Simcik-Arese (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> California Berkeley,USA; MSc London School <strong>of</strong> Economics & Political Science),Doctor <strong>of</strong> Philosophy in Geography & the EnvironmentPriya Singh (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Arizona, USA), Master <strong>of</strong>Science in Visual AnthropologyNariman Smailov (BSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> International Business,Kazakhstan), Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Financial EconomicsKatherine Smalley (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Tennessee, USA),Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Refugee & Forced Migration <strong>St</strong>udiesMalcolm Spencer (BA, MPhil <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s), Doctor <strong>of</strong>Philosophy in History *Giorgio <strong>St</strong>efanoni (BSc, MSc Libera Università di Bolzano,Italy), Doctor <strong>of</strong> Philosophy in Computer ScienceMelanie <strong>St</strong>ewart (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Lancaster), Master <strong>of</strong><strong>St</strong>udies in Women’s <strong>St</strong>udiesEdward <strong>St</strong>ill (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>College</strong> London), Master <strong>of</strong><strong>St</strong>udies in Modern LanguagesJennifer Thomas (BA Worcester <strong>College</strong>, <strong>Oxford</strong>), Bachelor <strong>of</strong>Medicine & Bachelor <strong>of</strong> SurgeryWendy Tibbitts (Adv Dipl <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oxford</strong>), Master <strong>of</strong>Science in English Local History (part-time)Tamara Toolsie (LLB <strong>University</strong> <strong>College</strong> London), Bachelor <strong>of</strong>Civil LawZara Tsang (BA <strong>St</strong> Catherine’s), Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Medicine &Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Surgery *Lucina Tse (BASc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Waterloo, Canada), Master <strong>of</strong>Business AdministrationDaniel Tybjerg (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>College</strong> London), Master <strong>of</strong><strong>St</strong>udies in Creative Writing (part-time)Omar Valero Ricart (IA Polytechnic <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Valencia,Spain; MSc Cranfield <strong>University</strong>), Doctor <strong>of</strong> Philosophy inEngineering ScienceJohannes Van Erp (Leiden <strong>University</strong>, Netherlands), Diplomain Legal <strong>St</strong>udiesAndrew van Paridon (BSc, BEng <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Queensland,Australia), Doctor <strong>of</strong> Philosophy in Engineering ScienceAnushree Varma (BSc, MSc <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Delhi, India),Master <strong>of</strong> Business AdministrationPolina Vasilyeva (Dipl Krasnoyarsk <strong>St</strong>ate <strong>University</strong>, Russia),Magister JurisJan Vonk (BMath Ghent <strong>University</strong>, Belgium; MA<strong>St</strong> Emmanuel<strong>College</strong>, Cambridge), Doctor <strong>of</strong> Philosophy in MathematicsRebecca Wage (BA <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> California Santa Cruz, USA),Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Migration <strong>St</strong>udiesRobert Walker (BA <strong>St</strong> Anne’s <strong>College</strong>, <strong>Oxford</strong>), Master <strong>of</strong>Science in Russian & East European <strong>St</strong>udiesYonatan Weizman (BA Tel Aviv <strong>University</strong>, Israel), Master <strong>of</strong><strong>St</strong>udies in Creative Writing (part-time)Katharina Kim Wolff (<strong>St</strong>aatsexamen <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong>Hamburg, Germany), Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>udies in History <strong>of</strong> Art &Visual CultureChun Lai Wu (BEng The Chinese <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hong Kong,Hong Kong; MSc City <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hong Kong, Hong Kong),Master <strong>of</strong> Business AdministrationZhemin Wu (BSc, MSc Shanghai <strong>University</strong>, China; PhDVanderbilt <strong>University</strong>, USA), Master <strong>of</strong> Science inMathematical & Computational FinanceYang Xu (BSc London School <strong>of</strong> Economics & PoliticalScience), Master <strong>of</strong> Business AdministrationHe Zhang (BSc Tsinghua <strong>University</strong>, China), Master <strong>of</strong> Sciencein Financial EconomicsYunxian Zhang (BSc Imperial <strong>College</strong>, London), Master <strong>of</strong>Science in Mathematical & Computational FinanceVisiting GraduateLeopold Bauer (<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Bonn, Germany), Max PlanckVisiting Fellow* indicates graduate <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong>Admitted to the FellowshipPr<strong>of</strong>essor Peter Ireland to a Pr<strong>of</strong>essorial Fellowship inTurbomachineryPr<strong>of</strong>essor Katharine Carr to a Fellowship by SpecialElection in MedicineDr Jessica Metcalf to a Junior Research Fellowship inZoologyDr Benjamin Bollig to a Tutorial Fellowship in SpanishDr Eleanor <strong>St</strong>ride to a Fellowship by Special Election inEngineering Science72/ADMISSIONS 2011


Master and Fellows 2011Gordon Gancz, BM BCh, MAFellow by Special Election<strong>College</strong> DoctorGeneviève A D M Helleringer(Maîtrise ESSEC, JD Columbia,Maîtrise Sciences Po, MaîtriseParis-I Panthéon-Sorbonne,Maîtrise Paris-II Panthéon-Assas,Doctorat Paris-I Panthéon-Sorbonne)Junior Research Fellow in LawEC Postdoctoral Research FellowDuncan A Robertson, DPhil (BScLond)Fellow by Special Election inManagementPresident <strong>of</strong> the Senior CommonRoomJonathan Healey, BA, DPhil (MAReading)Fellow by Special Election inHistoryPeter T Ireland, MA, DPhilDonald Schultz Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong>TurbomachineryKatharine E Carr (BSc, PhD Glas),FIBiolFellow by Special Election inMedicinePekka Hämäläinen (MA, PhDHelsinki)Rhodes Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> AmericanHistoryFrom 1 July 2012C Jessica E Metcalf, BA (PhDLond)Junior Research Fellow in ZoologyBenjamin A F Bollig (BA Nott,MA, PhD Lond)Tutor in SpanishEleanor P J <strong>St</strong>ride (BEng, PhDLond)Fellow by Special Election inEngineering ScienceHONORARY FELLOWSPr<strong>of</strong>essor Sir John W Cornforth,Kt, CBE, DPhil (MSc Sydney), FRSPr<strong>of</strong>essor Sir Brian E F Fender,Kt, CMG, MA (BSc, PhD Lond)Ruth Wolfson, Lady WolfsonPr<strong>of</strong>essor Sir James L Gowans,Kt, CBE, MA, DPhil, FRCP, FRSThe Rt Hon Sir Patrick Nairne,GCB, MC, MASir Cameron A Mackintosh, KtSir Michael F Atiyah, OM, Kt, MA(PhD Camb), FRS, FRSEJohn Birt, The Rt Hon Lord Birt <strong>of</strong>Liverpool, MATom Phillips, CBE, MA, RA, REPr<strong>of</strong>essor Sir Ge<strong>of</strong>frey Allen, Kt(BSc, PhD Leeds), FRS, FREng,FRSC, FInstP, FIMMMPr<strong>of</strong>essor Sir (Eric) Brian Smith,Kt, MA, DSc (BSc, PhD Liv), FRSC,CChemTan Sri Dato’ Seri A PArumugam, AP, CEng, FIEE,FRAeS, FIMarEST, FinstD, PSM,SSAP, SIMP, DSAP, DIMPPeter Mandelson, The Rt HonLord Mandelson <strong>of</strong> Foy andHartlepool, MASir John E Walker, Kt, MA, DPhil,FRSPr<strong>of</strong>essor Noam Chomsky (PhDPenn)Nicholas H <strong>St</strong>ern, The Rt HonLord <strong>St</strong>ern <strong>of</strong> Brentford, DPhil (BACamb), FBARaymond Plant, The Rt Hon LordPlant <strong>of</strong> Highfield, MA (BA Lond,PhD Hull)Pr<strong>of</strong>essor David J Daniell, MA(BA, MA Tübingen, PhD Lond)Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Nicanor Parra (LicChile)Masaki Orita (LLB Tokyo)The Hon Sir (Francis) HumphreyPotts, Kt, BCL, MAPr<strong>of</strong>essor Joseph E <strong>St</strong>iglitz (PhDMIT), FBASir Peter M Williams, Kt, CBE,MA (PhD Camb), FREng, FRSSir (Maurice) Victor Blank, Kt,MAPr<strong>of</strong>essor (Anthony) DavidYates, MAPr<strong>of</strong>essor Ahmed Zewail (BS, MSAlexandria, PhD Penn)Michael Billington, BAPr<strong>of</strong>essor Alan Katritzky, DPhil,FRSPr<strong>of</strong>essor C N RamachandraRao, MSc Banaras, PhD Purdue,DSc Mysore, FRSPr<strong>of</strong>essor Richard J Carwardine,MA, DPhil, FBAMark H Getty, BASimon B A Winchester, OBE, MA,FRGS, FGSChristopher P H Brown, BA, Dipl(PhD Lond)Pr<strong>of</strong>essor John B Goodenough,MA (PhD Chicago)Giles B Keating, MAEMERITUS FELLOWSErnest L French, FHCIMAJohn Ch Simopoulos, BPhil, MA,Dean <strong>of</strong> DegreesPr<strong>of</strong>essor D Michael Sullivan,MA, DLitt (BA Lond, MA, LittDCamb, PhD Harvard)Pr<strong>of</strong>essor John O Bayley, CBE,MA, FBAPr<strong>of</strong>essor Donald H Perkins,CBE, MA (PhD Lond), FRSJohn W Martin, MA, DPhil (MA,PhD, ScD Camb)J Derek Davies, BCL, MA (LLBWales)Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Peter G M Dickson,MA, DPhil, DLitt, FBABruce R Tolley, MA, DPhil (MAVictoria, Wellington)Barrie E Juniper, MA, DPhil,Secretary for AlumniHenry C Bennet-Clark, MA (BALond, PhD Camb)Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Daniel W Howe, MA(PhD California)<strong>St</strong>ephen J Sondheim (BAWilliams)Sir Ian McKellen, Kt (BA Camb)Sir Alan Ayckbourn, Kt, CBEMichael V Codron, CBE, MASir Peter L Shaffer, Kt, CBE (BACamb), FRSLRichard S Attenborough, The RtHon Lord Attenborough <strong>of</strong>Richmond upon Thames, CBESir Richard C H Eyre, Kt, CBE (BACamb)Thelma M B Holt, CBEDame Diana Rigg, DBENicholas R Hytner (MA Camb)<strong>St</strong>ephen D Daldry (BA Sheff)Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Malcolm L H Green,MA (PhD Lond), FRSSir Timothy M B Rice, KtPr<strong>of</strong>essor Terence V Jones, MA,DPhilPr<strong>of</strong>essor Gilliane C Sills, MA(PhD Lond)Patrick Marber, BAPhyllida Lloyd, BA BirmG Ceri K Peach, MA, DPhilG Bruce Henning, MA (BAToronto, PhD Penn)Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Jose F Harris, MA(PhD Camb), FBASir Patrick H <strong>St</strong>ewart, Kt, OBEMichael Frayn, CLit, BA CambPr<strong>of</strong>essor John R Ockendon,MA, DPhil, FRSRevd Colin P Thompson, MA,DPhilSir Trevor R Nunn, Kt, CBE (BACamb)DOMUS FELLOWSSir Patrick J S SergeantMelvyn Bragg, The Rt Hon Bragg<strong>of</strong> Wigton, MAVee Meng Shaw, BABruce G Smith, CBE, MA, DPhil,FREng, FIETKeith Clark, BCL, MAAnthony W Henfrey, MA, DPhilRoushan Arumugam, MAUsha Q Arumugam, MANadia Q Arumugam, MASimon F A Clark, MAMarshall P Cloyd, BSc SouthernMethodist <strong>University</strong>, MSc<strong>St</strong>anford, MBA HarvardVISITING FELLOWSDr Ad Bax (HinshelwoodLecturer), National Institutes <strong>of</strong>Health, T12Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Kevin Edwards,<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Aberdeen, T12Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Richard Harris,Rutgers <strong>University</strong>, T12Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Diana Jeater, UWE,M11Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Mark Lewis, <strong>University</strong><strong>of</strong> Alberta, M11Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Ben Ovryn,Albert Einstein <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong>Medicine <strong>of</strong> Yeshiva <strong>University</strong>,H12Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Elizabeth Thomas-Hope, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> the WestIndies, M11Dr Michael Rossington,Newcastle <strong>University</strong>, T12CHRISTENSEN FELLOWRESEARCH ASSOCIATESRoger Gundle, BM BCh, DPhil(MA Camb), FRCS (Eng), FRCS(Orth)Patrick E McSharry, DPhil (BA,MSc Dub)Riccardo Bartolini (MPhys Pisa,PhD Bologna)Eric Mandelbaum (BA Rutgers,MA, PhD North Carolina)


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