St Cross College Record 39 - 2023

Record 39
2023
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The Record
Number 39 | 2023
Contents
Editor’s Note 1
Master’s Report 2
Fellows & MCRs 6
Honorary Fellows 11
Emeritus Fellows 12
Visiting Fellows 15
Retired Founding Fellows (other than Emeritus Fellows) 15
Members of Common Room 16
New graduate students and scholars 2022/2023 20
Scholarships 26
Degrees taken 2022/2023 29
Members of staff 38
Awards & Achievements 40
2023 in Review 42
Bursar’s Report 44
Domestic Bursar’s Report 46
Development and External Relations Report 48
Donor Roll 2022/2023 51
Academic Registrar’s Report 54
Deans’ Report 58
President of Common Room’s Report 60
Library and Archives Report 61
Senior Tutor (Academic Affairs & Programmes)’s Report 62
Garden Master’s Report 65
Catering Manager’s Report 66
Art Report 68
Music Report 70
Student Representative Committee Report 72
Ball Report 75
Sports Report 76
Editor’s Note
A year of transition
ake from the shelf the past three editions of the College Record, flip through
T them, compare them, and the recent story of St Cross will quickly become
apparent. As will be seen in the following reports, following several years of trials and
triblations — the Covid-19 pandemic in particular — 2023 can be summed up by one
word: Transitional.
Most notably the Master and Bursars’ Reports have been submitted by interim
appointees, others too, and the West Wing remediation project is mentioned
throughout.
The St Cross’ story continues in each update published by the Communications
Office. With new leadership and new masonry being unveiled alongside the
publication of this Record, you can’t help but feel optimistic about the College’s next
phase.
It has been a pleasure to take part in and help share St Cross’ story, and I thank
everyone who contributed to this timely publication.
My many thanks,
Jason MacGregor
Communications Officer (2021-23)
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Obituaries 78
The Quad Online 82
Supporting St Cross 83
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Master’s Report
Professor Rana Mitter OBE FBA
Acting Master 2022 - 2023
t has been a great privilege to serve the College community over the last year
I as Acting Master. Since Carole Souter’s departure last September, I have worked
with Interim Bursar Wilf Stephenson and our astonishing, dedicated staff to ensure
that College continued to uphold the values of egalitarianism, internationalism and
inclusiveness that makes our St Cross community unique in Oxford.
During this period, we had the particular responsibilities of overseeing major
remediation work on the West Wing and recruiting a new Master of St Cross, all
while also enjoying a full in-person return of College events and traditions following
two disruptive years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In August 2022, contractors Morgan Sindall began the process of removing Glass
Reinforced Concrete (GRC) from the West Wing then installing new aluminium
surrounds to the building’s windows. This has been a major project for College
meaning the West Quad was largely out of bounds all year, that there was no
access to the bike shed, and College events were limited to other communal areas.
Of course, our Events team and the Student Representative Committee worked
diligently and ensured that events went ahead and were a success, often finding
creative solutions.
And despite being covered in scaffolding, amid a work zone, the Library remained
open. Soundproofing was installed to limit excessive noise, and Librarian Philippa
Taney passed out hearing protection, blankets and space heaters to keep students
as comfortable as possible. For their part, current students showed that steely St
Cross resolve by living and working around such a large, sometimes loud remediation
project, without complaint. We look forward to being able to enjoy the building for
many years to come – and to a proper re-opening event in due course.
College put on a full slate of events this year — which can be found in the following
pages of this Record – and I would like to speak about a select few in detail. Firstly, in
February 2023 we held the 1965 Club Evening at College — in-person for the first
time in three years. It was wonderful to see so many friends, colleagues and members
of our community finally back together in the same room.
We gathered to celebrate and thank our immensely generous members of the 1965
Club for their unwavering support of College over many years and in particular
the last three unprecedented years as our community has so skillfully adapted to
overcome the various practical and financial hurdles imposed on us by Covid. Through
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the 1965 Club’s philanthropic efforts, I am particularly delighted that we were able to
support 119 students through a variety of Scholarships & Bursaries, and an additional
91 students being supported through Hardship Funds over the last three years.
1965 Club members and I were also delighted that current scholarship and bursary
award-holders were able to join us for the evening. As a College, we are extremely
proud to be able to offer these awards, thanks to our supporters, and it’s absolutely
right that we should celebrate and promote the diversity of stories that led that fine
cohort of students to our front door.
In March, we held our annual Fred’s Lunch. It was wonderful to see such a diverse
mix of the College community attend; Fellows, Former Fellows, current students and
of course, our wonderful St Cross Alumni. Named after Fred Hodcroft, who was the
University Lecturer in Spanish here at Oxford from 1953 until his retirement and
perhaps more crucially for us, one of the founding Fellows of this College, it was an
opportunity to have varied and diverse conversations over a delicious three course
lunch. This was a particularly momentous year in which to celebrate Fred’s life in what
would have been his 100th year.
And not taking in-person events for granted, College also held an inaugural
networking drinks event, hosted by the Development and Alumni Relations Office.
Held in the Lange Room, this reception was a fantastic opportunity for current
students to meet each other over a glass or two of wine and make those really
invaluable initial connections as they start to think about life and career beyond the
four corners of College. We were absolutely delighted to be joined by several of our
Chevening Research, Science, and Innovation Leadership Fellows, better known as
CRISP Fellows, who brought with them expertise in the fields of science, innovation,
and business.
As a College, we are extremely proud to be in a position to have hosted the CRISP
programme again this year, as we have for many years now, and it really underlines
our reputation as a truly international, diverse and inclusive place.
Capping off College events, our annual Encaenia Prize Giving & Dinner in June was
a chance for the whole College community to celebrate our students who were
awarded prizes throughout the academic year, including those prizes generously
supported by alumni and friends of the College. I am delighted to say that we were
joined by many of the donors who made these awards possible. I am also really
pleased to have also had in attendance the CRISP Fellows who were with us for the
duration of Trinity Term.
say that the winner, Faissal Sharif, a current student undertaking a DPhil in Clinical
Neurosciences, took the £100 prize. You will see his, and the 2nd and 3rd place
winning photos in the following pages.
We are a young (relatively speaking) graduate College with a modest endowment, and
we are extremely grateful for all philanthropic gifts we receive regardless of size or
designation. Every gift to this College contributes to enhancing the experience of our
students. Indeed, gifts to this College change lives.
And although we are young, St Cross has weathered the most trying trials and
tribulations over the past few years. Despite these challenges, the staff of St Cross
have done incredible work to keep the College running, behind the scenes and/or at
irregular hours, and though we may not directly see the work that they do, each of
them is vital to the smooth running of St Cross College.
Staff continued to support students this academic year and have done so superbly.
Not only current students — staff also support our community of over 5,000 alumni,
Fellows and friends of the College, and indeed incoming St Crossers who recently
joined us for Michaelmas Term.
In Hilary 2023, a search committee led by Vice Master Professor Kevin Marsh
undertook a process that led to the election of Kate Mavor CBE as new Master. She
took up her post in September and we are thrilled that a figure with Kate’s breadth
and range of experience will lead the College into the next stage of its development.
I am confident that Kate will enhance and deepen the College’s sense of community
and help it to extend its horizons even further.
For a final time, let me say what a privilege it was to lead the College during the past
year. I couldn’t have done it without all of your support. I’ll be keeping an eye on
College from my new job at Harvard and I’ll be dropping in now and then when I’m
back in the UK.
Until then, thank you all so much — and over and out for now.
Rana Mitter OBE FBA
Lecturer and Professor of History and Politics of
Modern China and Governing Body Fellow, 2001-23
Acting Master, 2022-23
Emeritus Fellow, 2023-
We had on display for the evening, winner and runners up from our annual St Cross
Photography Competition as judged by the College Art Committee. We had over 30
photographs submitted working to the theme of ‘Opening Up’ and I’m delighted to
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Fellows
For academic year 2022/2023
Master
MITTER, Rana Shantashil Rajyeswar, OBE, MA, DPhil, PhD Camb.) FBA, FRHistS;
Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China, Director of the Oxford China
Centre
“Deep in Antelope Canyon, Az, USA” by Faissal Sharif
2023 Photography Competition (1st prize)
Fellows
TREADWELL, William Luke, MA, DPhil (BA Camb.); Samir Shamma Associate
Professor of Islamic Numismatics, Ashmolean Museum
THOMPSON, Peter John, MA (BA Warw.; PhD Pennsylvania); Sydney L. Mayer
Associate Professor of American History
ADAM, Christopher, MA, MPhil, DPhil (MA St And.); Professor of Development
Economics
HAMEROW, Helena Francisca, MA, DPhil (BA Wisconsin-Madison) FSA; Professor
of Early Medieval Archaeology
TAYLOR, James William, MA (MA Camb.; MSc Lanc.; PhD London); Professor of
Decision Science, Sports Fellow
DALTON, Gavin Bruce, MA, DPhil; Fellow by Special Election; Professor of
Astrophysics
JIROTKA, Marina Denise Anne, MA, DPhil (BSc London.; MSc London SB); Professor
of Human-Centred Computing
PARKER, Michael John, MA (BEd West Eng.; PhD Hull); Professor of Bioethics
SAVULESCU, Julian, MA (BMedSci, MBBS, PhD Monash) Uehiro Chair in Practical
Ethics
ASHBOURN, Joanna Maria Antonia, MA (MA Camb.; PhD London SB) FHEA, FRAS,
FRSA; Fellow by Special Election; Senior Tutor (Academic Affairs & Programmes)
HAMILL, Heather, MA, DPhil (MA St And.); Associate Professor of Sociology
PAPANIKOLAOU, Dimitris, MA (BA Athens; MA, PhD London); Associate
Professor of Modern Greek
SWEETLOVE, Lee, MA (BSc E.Ang.; PhD Camb.) Professor of Plant Sciences
KAPANIDIS, Achillefs, MA (BA Thessaloniki; MSc, PhD Rutgers); Professor of
Biological Physics
MAHONE, Sloan Courtney, MSc, DPhil (BA Hofstra; MS Boston); Associate
Professor of the History of Medicine
BIGGS, Michael, (BA Victoria New Zealand; MA, PhD Harvard); Associate Professor
of Sociology
FROOD, Elizabeth, DPhil (BA, MA New Zealand); Associate Professor of Egyptology
BOSWORTH, Mary, MA (BA Western Australia; MPhil; PhD Camb.); Professor of
Criminology
DANIELS, Inge Maria, (BA Leuven; MA Nara, Japan; PhD London); Professor of Social
Anthropology
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POLLARD, Sir Andrew John, MA (BSc, MBBS, PhD London) DIC, MRCP (UK), FHEA,
FIDSA, FRCPCH, FMed Sci; Professor of Paediatric Infection and Immunity
BOGAARD, Amy Marie, (BA Bryn Mawr; MSc, PhD Sheff.); Professor of Neolithic
and Bronze Age Archaeology
JOHNSON, Helen Louise, (BSc, PhD R’dg); Professor of Physical Oceanography
PIRIE, Fernanda, MA, DPhil (MSc London); Professor of the Anthropology of Law
BOWLES, Neil, DPhil (BSc London); Associate Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic
and Planetary Physics
HICKS, Dan, MA (MA, PhD Brist.) FSA, MCIfA; Professor of Contemporary
Archaeology; Curator, Pitt Rivers Museum
FRIEDRICHS, Jörg, (DPhil Munich); Associate Professor of Politics
WATT, Andrew, MA (BSc Glas.,MSc, DIC London; PhD Queensland); Associate
Professor of Materials
LORA-WAINWRIGHT, Anna, DPhil (BA, MA London); Associate Professor of the
Human Geography of China
SHAPIRO, Joel, (BA Washington in St Louis; MA, PhD Princeton); Associate
Professor of Finance
STANDLEY, Eleanor Rose, (BSc, MA, PhD Durh.); Associate Professor and Assistant
Keeper of Medieval Archaeology, Ashmolean Museum
BJOLA, Corneliu, (MA Leuven; PhD Toronto); Associate Professor of Diplomatic Studies
TREFETHEN, Anne, (BSc Cov.; PhD Cran.) FBCS, FREng, FRSA; Fellow by Special
Election; Professor of Scientific Computing; Pro-Vice-Chancellor (People & Gardens,
Libraries and Museums).
MALMBERG, Lars-Erik Joakim, (MA, PhD Vasa, Finland); Professor of Quantitative
Methods in Education
CARLISLE, Robert Crispin, (MSc, PhD Birm.); Associate Professor of Biomedical
Engineering
JARVIS, Matthew, DPhil (MPhys Birm.); Professor of Astrophysics
BEESON, David Murray Wendover, (BA, MA Camb.; PhD London) FMedSci; Fellow
by Special Election; Professor of Molecular Neurosciences
MARSH, Kevin, (MB, ChB Liv.) FRCP; Fellow by Special Election; Professor of Tropical
Medicine, Vice-Master from January 2021
GRAY, Lesley J., (BSc S’ton.; PhD R’dng); Fellow by Special Election; Professor of
Atmospheric Physics
STRAND, Steve, MA (BA, PhD Plym.); Professor of Education
WESTHAVER, George Derrick, MA (BA St Mary’s Halifax; MDiv Toronto; PhD
Durh.); Pusey Fellow; Principal, Pusey House
BURN, Katharine Clare, MSc, DPhil (BA Camb.); Associate Professor of Education
(History)
JACOBS, Adriana Ximena, (BA William and Mary; PhD Princeton); Fellow by Special
Election; Associate Professor of Modern Hebrew Literature
GEFFEN, Anthony, MA; Fellow by Special Election
LENEGHAN, Francis Paul Vincent, (BA, PhD Dub.;) Associate Professor of Old English
BHANDARE, Shailendra, (BPharmSci, MA, PhD Mumbai); Fellow by Special Election;
Assistant Keeper, Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum
MOMMERSTEEG, Mathilda Theodora Maria, (MSc, PhD Amsterdam;) Associate
Professor of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine
GLEDHILL, John Gary, (BA Dub., PhD Georgetown); Associate Professor of Global
Governance
KAYE, Jane, DPhil (BA ANU, Canberra; LLB Melbourne); Fellow by Special Election;
Professor of Health, Law and Policy; Director, Centre for Health, Law and Emerging
Technologies (HeLEX)
STAFFORD, Mark, BTh, MA (BA Liv.); Pusey Fellow; Chaplain, Pusey House,
President of Common Room
ERIE, Matthew, (BA Dartmouth; MA, PhD Cornell; JD Pennsylvania; LLM Tsinghua
Univ. Law School, Beijing); Associate Professor of Modern Chinese Studies
SCOTT-SMITH, Tom Alastair, MPhil, DPhil (MA, MSc London); Associate Professor
of Refugee Studies and Forced Migration
VAN CAMP, An, MA, (MA Leuven; MA London); Fellow by Special Election; Assistant
Keeper of Northern European Art, Ashmolean Museum
HODGE, Suzy, MA, MBA, PGDiplM; Fellow by Special Election, Domestic Bursar
TARSOUNAS, Madalena, (MSc, PhD York Univ., Toronto); Fellow by Special Election,
Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology
SAHNER, Christian, MPhil AB, MA, PhD (Princeton); Associate Professor of Islamic
History
ERDURAN, Sibel, MA (BA Northwestern; MSc Cornell; PhD Vanderbilt); Professor
of Science Education
CHARLES, Michael, (BSc Cardiff; PhD London); Fellow by Special Election, Senior
Research Fellow in Environmental Archaeology
KUMBERA LANDRUS, Mallica, (BA Maharaja Sayajirao Univ., Baroda, India;
MA Louisville, USA; PhD SOAS); Fellow by Special Election, Keeper of Eastern Art,
Ashmolean Museum
HAWTHORNE, Jessica (BS Rice Univ., Houston; MA, PhD Princeton); Associate
Professor of Geophysics
VAN DUIJN, Cornelia (MSc Wageningen; PhD Erasmus); Professor of Epidemiology
REID, Richard (BA Stirling; PhD London) FRHistS; Professor of African History
RODRIGUEZ, Blanca, (Dipl Ing, PhD Politécnica de Valéncia) FEAMBS, FESC;
Professor of Computational Medicine
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STYRING, Amy Keita, MA (BSc Exe.; PhD Brist.); Associate Professor of
Archaeological Science
KENDALL, Michael (BSc PhD Queen’s University, Canada); Professor of Geophysics
PALIN, Richard (MESc DPhil Oxf); Associate Professor of Petrology and Crustal
Processes
JONES, Nick (MSc PhD Brist, MSc Waterloo); Junior Research Fellow, Research
Fellow, Mathematical Institute
BADI, Ileana, (MSc PhD University of Insubria) Junior Research Fellow, Postdoctoral
Researcher, RDM
WILSON, Daniel, MA, DPhil; Associate Professor of Data Science
CREAGH, Andrew, BA (Trinity College, University of Dublin); BAI (Trinity College,
Dublin); MAI (Trinity College, Dublin); MA (Oxford University; DPhil (Oxford
University); Postdoctoral Researcher at the Computational Health Informatics (CHI)
Laboratory; Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME), Junior Research Fellow
NEIL, Samantha, BA Hons (University of Southampton); MPhil (University of
Cambridge); PhD (University of Durham); British Academy Postdoctoral Research
Fellow at the School of Archaeology; Junior Research Fellow
KEOWN, Jeremy, BSc (University of Canterbury, New Zealand); Postgraduate Diploma
in Science (University of Canterbury, New Zealand); PhD in Biochemistry (University
of Canterbury, New Zealand); Postdoctoral Research Associate, Division of Structural
Biology, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine; Junior Research Fellow
YUSUF, Imran, MB ChB (Hons) (University of Manchester, School of Medicine);
MRes (Distinction) (University of Manchester, School of Medicine); PG Dip LATHE
(University of Oxford); FHEA (The Higher Education Academy, UK); MRCP (UK)
(Royal College of Physicians, London); FRCOphth (Royal College of Ophthalmologists,
London); DPhil (university of Oxford); Junior Research Fellow
BROWNING, Michael, MB BS Lond, MA Camb, DPhil Oxf, Associate Professor of
Psychiatry
FRANÇOIS, Pieter, BA MA (Ghent), PhD (Royal Holloway, London)
JONES, Rebekah, BSc, York, MSc PhD Warwick, Junior Research Fellow
KIRKSEY, Eben, BA New College of Florida, MPhil Oxf, PhD California at Santa Cruz
MARQUEZ GOMEZ, Ricardo, BSc Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Mexico,
MSc PhD Cinvestav, Mexico, Junior Research Fellow
MELERO, Ignacio, PhD Madrid, MD Navarra, Professor of Immunology at the
University of Navarra
NELSON, Kenneth, BA PhD Stockholm, Professor of Sociology
NEWTON, Paul, BM BCh (Oxf), BSc –Biology (UEA), DTM&H (London) Fellow by
Special Election
PRICE, Jonathan, BA Dickinson, MA PhD Leiden, Pusey Fellow
SHEARING, Paul MEng (Birmingham).PhD (Imperial)
STEDEHOUDER, Jeffrey, BA BSc Leiden, MSc PhD Erasmus, Rotterdam, Junior
Research Fellow
STEPHENSON, Wilf, MA (MA Camb); Fellow by Special Election, Bursar
Honorary Fellows
ALLEN, Prof Sir Geoffrey, (BSc, PhD Leeds), FInstP, FPRI, FRS
LEE, Prof Dame Hermione, GBE, MA, BPhil; Goldsmiths’ Professor of English
Literature 1998-2008; President of Wolfson College 2008-17
BROOK, Sir Richard John, OBE, MA (BSc Leeds; ScD MIT); Professor of Materials
Science 1990-2001
WARRELL, David Alan, MA, DM, DSc, FRCP, FRCP (Edin.), FMedSci; Emeritus
Professor of Tropical Medicine; Fellow 1977-2005
HAMILTON, Andrew David, (BSc Exe.; MSc British Columbia; PhD Camb.) FRS;
Vice-Chancellor 2009-15
GOUDIE, Andrew Shaw, MA, DSc (MA, PhD Camb.); Professor of Geography 1984-
2003; President of the Oxford Development Programme and Pro-Vice-Chancellor
1995-97; Master 2003-11
THOMAS, Sarah, MA (AB Smith; MS Simmons; PhD Johns Hopkins); Bodley’s
Librarian 2007-13; University Librarian and Vice-President for the Harvard Library
2013-2019
WARNER, Dame Marina Sarah, CBE, MA, FBA, FRSL, Hon DLitt , Hon RA;
Distinguished Fellow of All Souls, Professor of English and Creative Writing, Birkbeck
College, London
WEBER, Susan, (AB, MA, PhD); Director, Bard Graduate Center, New York
PETHICA, Sir John Bernard, (MA, PhD Camb; Hon DSc Belf.) FREng, FRS; University
Lecturer 1987-1996; Professor of Materials Science 1996-2001; Fellow 1987-2001
JONES, Sir Mark, MA (Hon DLitt London; Hon DArts Abertay; Hon LLD Dund,; Hon
DLitt East Ang.) FRSE, FSA; Master 2011-16
SULTAN MUHAMMAD V OF KELANTAN, DK, DKM, DMN, DK (Selangor),
DK (Negeri Sembilan); DK (Johor), DK (Perak); DK (Perlis); DK (Kedah); DK
(Terengganu), SPMK, SJMK, SPKK, SPSK, SPJK
MAPSTONE, Dame Sally, MA, DPhil, FRSE; Pro-Vice-Chancellor 2009-16; Principal
and Vice-Chancellor, University of St Andrews
SOUTER, Carole, CBE MA FRSA FSA, Hon Fellow Jesus College, Oxford;
Master 2016-2022
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Emeritus Fellows
HASSALL, Tom Grafton, OBE, MA FSA Hon MCIfA; Fellow 1974-1988; Director,
Oxfordshire Archaeological Unit 1973-1985; Secretary, Royal Commission on the
Historical Monuments of England 1986-1999
BARTON, Revd John, MA, DPhil, DLitt (Hon Dr Theol. Bonn) FBA; Fellow 1974-
1991; University Lecturer in Theology (Old Testament) 1974-1989, Reader in Biblical
Studies 1989-91; Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture
1991- 2014, Senior Research Fellow, Campion Hall, 2014-
HOCKEY, Susan Margaret, MA; Fellow 1979-1991; Teaching Officer for Computing
in the Arts 1975-1989; Director of the Computers in Teaching Initiative Centre for
Textual Studies 1989-91
SMITH, George David William, MA, DPhil, FInstP, FRS; Fellow 1977-1991; University
Lecturer in Metallurgy 1977-1993; George Kelley Reader in Metallurgy 1993-1996;
Professor of Materials 1996-2010; Emeritus Professor 2010-
†BRITTON, Dennis, MA (MA Camb.); Fellow 1965-1992; University Lecturer in
Prehistory 1961-1992
GLARE, Peter Geoffrey William, MA (MA Camb.); Fellow 1976-1992; Editor, Oxford
Latin Dictionary 1955-1981; Editor, Liddell & Scott Supplement 1981-1996
BROWN, Helen Wingate, MA; Fellow 1969-1994; Assistant Keeper, later Senior
Assistant Keeper, Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, 1958-1994
MOULD, Charles Marshall, MA, DPhil (BSc (Eng.) Lond; Hon DLitt Oxf. Brookes);
Fellow 1981-1995; Secretary of the Bodleian Library 1981-1995
NIZAMI, Farhan Ahmad, MA, DPhil (MA Aligarh); Junior Research Fellow 1983-1985;
Islamic Studies Fellow 1985-1997; Director, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies 1985 - ;
Prince of Wales Fellow, Magdalen College, Oxford 1997-
BISHOP, David Hugh Langler, MA, DSc (BSc, PhD Liv.); Fellow, 1984-1998; Director,
NERC Institute of Virology 1984-1995
VESSEY, Martin Paterson, CBE, MA (MB, BS, MD London) FMedSci, FRCP, FRCOG,
FRCGP, FRS; Fellow 1973-2000; Professor of Public Health 1974-2000
BENTON, Peter, MA (MA, Cert. Ed. Camb.); Fellow 1987-2001; University Lecturer
in Educational Studies (English) 1976-2001
WOOLNOUGH, Brian Ernest, MA (BSc R’dg; Cert. Ed. Camb.) FInstP; Fellow 1984-
2001; University Lecturer in Educational Studies (Physics) 1978-2001
WILLIAMSON, Edward James, MA, DPhil; Fellow 1970-2004; University Lecturer in
Physics 1968-2004; Dean of Degrees; Publications Officer
ABRAMSON, Glenda, MA (MA, PhD Rand.); Senior Research Fellow 1981-1989;
Fellow 1989-2004; Cowley Lecturer in Post-Biblical Hebrew 1989-2004
ALLAN, James Wilson, MA, DPhil; Fellow 1990-2005; Assistant Keeper, Department
of Eastern Art, Ashmolean Museum 1966-1988; Senior Assistant Keeper 1988-1991;
Keeper (Professor) 1991-2005
MCLATCHIE, Robert Craw Forsyth, MA (BSc Glas.); Senior Research Fellow 1991-
2005; Executive Director, Oxford Parallel 1991-2005
HARRIS, Ann, MA (PhD London); Fellow 1991-2005; University Lecturer in
Paediatrics 1991- 2005; Professor of Paediatric Molecular Genetics 1999-2005
GOSDEN, Christopher, MA (BA, PhD Sheff.); Fellow 1994-2006; University Lecturer
in World Archaeology 1994-2006; Professor of European Archaeology 2006-; Curator
at the Pitt Rivers Museum
JAMES, Wendy Rosalind, CBE, BLitt, MA, DPhil (DSc Copenhagen), FBA; Fellow
1972-2007; University Lecturer in Social Anthropology 1972-1996; Professor of Social
Anthropology 1996-2007
TIFFANY, John Michael, MA (MA, PhD Camb.); Fellow 1979-2007; University
Lecturer in Ophthalmological Biochemistry 1976-2007
BROWNING, David George, Order of José Matías Delgado, MA, DPhil (BA R’dg);
Fellow 1968-2007; University Lecturer in Geography of Latin America 1968-1985;
Founder Registrar, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies 1985-2007
HEDGES, Robert Ernest Mortimer (MA PhD Camb.); Fellow 1989-2009; University
Lecturer in Archaeology 1989-1995; Professor of Archaeology 1995-2009
KRUGER, Nicholas, MA (PhD Camb.); Fellow 1989-2009; University Lecturer in
Plant Sciences 1990-2009
ZIMMERMAN, Friedrich Wilhelm, BPhil, MA, DPhil (MA Erlangen); Fellow 1976-
2009; University Lecturer in Islamic Philosophy 1976-2009
PIEKE, Frank Nikolaas, MA (BA, MA Amsterdam; PhD Berkeley); Fellow 1995-2010;
University Lecturer in the Modern Politics and Society of China 1995-2010
RAYNES, Edward Peter, MA (MA, PhD Camb.; DSc Hull) Hon FInstP, FRS; Fellow
1998-2010; Professor of Optoelectronic Engineering 1998-2010
ENDICOTT, Jane Anne, MA (MA, PhD Toronto); Fellow 1998-2011; University
Lecturer in Molecular Biophysics 1998-2011
DAVAGE, Revd William Ernest Peter, MA (BA Newc.; MPhil Leic.); Pusey Fellow
1994-2011
HOPE, Ronald Anthony (Tony), MA, BMBCh (PhD London) FRCP, FRCPsych, MFPH;
Fellow 1990-2012; Lecturer in Psychiatry 1987-1990; Leader, Oxford Practice Skills
Project and Hon Consultant Psychiatrist 1990-1995; University Lecturer in Practice
Skills 1995-1996; Reader in Medicine 1996-2000; Professor of Medical Ethics 2000-
2012
MAYHEW, Nicholas, MA, DLitt; Fellow 1992-2013; Emeritus Professor of
Numismatics and Monetary History, Ashmolean Museum
ORFORD, Barry Antony, MA (BA, MTh, PhD Wales); Pusey House Priest Librarian
and Pusey Fellow 2000-2014
DOHERTY, Maureen Patricia, MA (BA Lanc.; MA Open); Fellow 1995-2014; Bursar
1995-2014
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PARSONS, Barry Eaton, MA (MA, PhD Camb.); Fellow 1986-2015; Professor of
Geodesy and Geophysics 1986-2015
CHATTY, Dawn, MA (BA, DPhil UCLA; MA Inst. of Social Studies, The Hague) FBA;
Fellow 1997-2015; University Lecturer in Forced Migration 2003-11; Director of
Refugee Studies Centre 2011-14; Emerita Professor of Anthropology and Forced
Migration
SCOTT, Katharine, MA (MA, PhD Camb.; BAFA Cape Town); Fellow 1994-2016;
Senior Tutor 2008-11; Dean of Degrees (retired)
VENABLES, Katherine Margaret, MA (MB BS, MSc, MD London); Fellow 2004-
2016; University Lecturer and Reader in Occupational Medicine 1998-2015; Emeritus
Reader 2015-
GARCÍA-BELLIDO, Estrella Paloma, MA (MA Texas (Austin); MA, PhD Universidad
Complutense, Madrid); Fellow 1990-2016; Associate Professor of Spanish Philology
and Linguistics 1990-2016; Harassment Advisor
PFEIFFER, Judith, MA (MA Cologne; PhD Chicago); Fellow 2003-2016; Associate
Professor of Arabic/Islamic History 2003-2016
ROBINSON, Mark, MA (PhD London); Fellow 2004-2017; Professor of
Environmental Archaeology; Dean; Garden Master
WATERS, David John, MA, DPhil (MA Camb.); Fellow 1989-2017; Associate
Professor of Metamorphic Petrology (1989-2017); Honorary Associate, University
Museum of Natural History
MACCULLOCH, Revd Diarmaid Ninian John, Kt, MA, DD (MA, PhD Camb.; Hon
DLitt E.Ang.; Hon DLitt St And.; Hon DLitt University of the South at Sewanee; Hon
DD Virginia Theological Seminary) FBA, FSA; Professor of the History of the Church
OLTEANU, Dan Alexandru, MA (Dipl.Ing University Politechnica of Bucharest; Dr.
rer. nat. Munich); Professor of Computer Science
VAN HEAR, Nicholas James, MA (BA Camb.; DPhil Birm.); Fellow by Special Election
BRIANT, William Richard Christian, MA (MA Camb.); Associate Fellow, Saïd
Business School
YEE, Margaret, MA status, DPhil (BSc NSW; BD Sydney); Senior Research Fellow
MITTER, Rana Shantashil Rajyeswar, OBE, MA, DPhil, PhD Camb.) FBA, FRHistS;
Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China, Director of the Oxford China
Centre
ULIJASZEK, Stanley, MA (BSc Manc.; MA Cambs.; MSc, PhD London) Professor of
Human Ecology
MAKEPEACE, Richard Edward, CMG, MA; Registrar, Oxford Centre for Islamic
Studie
† Founding Fellow
Visiting Fellows
SCHIRRMACHER, Arne, PhD Physics, Ludwig Maximillians, Munich, Germany
St Cross Fellow, Anthony Geffen, hosted a Talk at College the evening before
global media shared his company’s historic full-3D scan of the Titanic wreck.
Retired Founding Fellows
(other than Emeritus Fellows)
BARBOUR, Ruth, MA
TUCKER, Richard George, BSc, BM, MA, DPhil
COLES, Barry Arclay, MA, DPhil
ZUSSMAN, Jack, MA, DPhil
Domus Fellows
MOUSSOURIS, John
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Members of Common Room
For academic year 2022/2023
Former Fellows
Michael Blowfield
Nick Bostrom
Trevor Campbell Davis
Hung Cheng
Margret Frenz
Ramin Golestanian
Peter Groves
Henrietta Harrison
Peter Kemp
Petros Ligoxygakis
Moritz Lindner
Ho-Yin Mak
Beatrix Nagyova
Rebecca Nicholls
Rosalind (Polly) O’Hanlon
Peter O’Neill
Ian Page
Timothy Power
Emilie Savage-Smith
Julie Scott-Jackson
Derek Siveter
Thomas Soper
John Tranter
Roger Trigg
Aprajita Verma
Peter Ward Jones
Former Students
Ioannis Akoumianakis
Michael S. Armstrong
Paul T. Armstrong
Humayra Bashir
Philipp W. Becker
Suhaila A. Behandy
Caroline S. Bertoneche
Saif A. Bham
Federica Borghese
Sean R. Brophy
Lucie M. Bruce
Dalia Chakrabarty
Shih-Chung Chen
Yun hin Choi
Brett Clancy
Gari D. Clifford
Isabelle C. Cox
Angela E. Davis
Andreas Duering
Moumili Dutta
Vaughan M. Dutton
Calliste Fagard-Jenkin
Alexander J. Farquhar
Sabrin Fetih
Helen S. Fisher
Carol A. Fry
Zi Yu Gao
Joshua A. Gardner
Miroslav Gasparek
Osman Gucluturk
Stefanny C. Guerra
Ceballos
Benjamin F. Hamer
Graham Harding
Saher Hasnain
Mads Hoefer
James S. Hong
Penelope J. Horlick
Thomas D. Howells
Wei Huang
Cherry W. Hutton
Safaa L. Idrissi
Anniken M. Johansen
Alexandra C. Johnson
Otto-Emil I. Jutila
Alexandra Kasseri
Eoin Kelleher
Urvi Khaitan
Csaba Z. Kiss
Jamie A. Kitt
Lingbing Kong
Kathryn A. Krakowka
Marten Krijgsman
Benjamin W. Lacey
Keran Li
Yue Li
Kristina Lunz
Tiffany S. Ma
Rupert Macey-Dare
Douglas M. MacMillan
Cressida C. Marcus
Lucy A. McDermott
Rodney S. Mearns
Silvia Messina
Johannes C. Minke Contreras
Atish Mistry
Rupal Mistry
Chi Yan Mok
James D. Moore
Timothy L. Moore
Poorna Mysoor
Prima Netayasupha
Yan Tung Ngai
Peter B. Nockles
Peter C. Ntephe
Thomas J. Palmer
Marina Perez de Arcos
Eleanor M. Pritchard
Chandra S. Ramanujan
Catherine J. Remmington
Serdar Resat Bakir
John M. Rowe
Philip Schnattinger
Michael Shott
John D. Smallman
Maria J. Spirova
Matthew J. Stiff
Steven A. Styer
Stig Topp-Jorgensen
Sophia I. Toumazou
Marianne L. Van Der Vaart
Samantha J. Vanderslott
Chloe S. Walker
Sue Walters
Simon White
Sandro Wiggerich
Lewis J. Willcocks
Alistair J. Yeomans
Zhanet Zaharieva
Xin Zhang
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Members of the Common Room
Members of the Common Room
Elected Members
Sheila L. Allcock
Former Librarian
Ayele Prof A
Bob Bewley
Judith Bogdanor
Richard J. Bradley
Susan Bull
Kevin Burrage
Hilary M. Callan
Roderick D. Carnegie
Phaik-Yeong Cheah
Lanna Cheng
Shadreck Chirikure
Sue A. Costa Clemens
Alan E. Coates
Reverend Richard Coles
Esmerene T. Cope Bowley
Kenny Cox
Estates and Health &
Safety Manager
Alasdair D. Crawford
Miranda Creswell
Alan J. Cunningham
James M. Currey
Gillian Davidson
James E. Dodd
Michael C. Dunne
Sharon Durno
Roya Ghafele
Andrew R. Gibbons
Margaret D. Hampson
David Helliwell
Suzanne Ingram
Mica B. Jones
Rosie Kay-Price
Dominic Kelly
Humphrey M. Ko
Laurence Leaver
Judith Ledger
Leslie Isaac
IT Manager
Neil Levy
Suzannah R. Lipscomb
Peter R. Lynan
Jennifer Makkreel
Lau Maximilian
Bob McNulty
Silvia Messina
Seumas R. Miller
Ergun Müge
John Nandris
Peter Northover
Mark O’Shea
Former College Doctor
James M. Pettifer
Anthony C. Phillips
Moyra C. Pollard
Nadia Pollini
Rosemary Preiskel
Laurence J. Robb
Anwesha Roy
Annabelle Saunders
Alumni Engagement Manager
William B. Scott-Jackson
David Scrymgeour
Justine Shepperson
Congerence & Events
Manager
William Simpson
Matthew Snape
David N. Souter
Harry A. Spain
Simon C. Swain
Alan Taylor
Anne B. Vandenabeele
Rachel Walker
College Accountant
Robert E. Watkins
Alasdair Watson
Premila N. Webster
Robin E. Wells
Douglas H. Wigdor
Julia Wigg
Andrew Williams
Jessica K. Woodward
Pusey House Librarian
Honorary Members
Humphrey Ocean
Tim Shaw
Postdoctoral
Associates
Eric Chang
Seham Helmi
Keren Papier
Richard Thomas
Minjun Yang
Associate Members
Malgorzata Bialokoz Smith
Sue Hodgson
Clodagh Jakubovics
Janine Lee
José Patterson
Corinne L. Petford
Rosalyn A. Porter
Helen Saunders-Gill
Resignations
Edward David
Avital Avina
Atalay Ayele
Maria-Diana Banias
Patrick Brennan
Ida Brzezinska
Thomas Bull
Alexander Bunzl
Mollie Carlyle
Fernanda Carneiro
Yun Hun Choi
Andrew Creagh
Andrea Cruz Quiroz
Morgan Di Rodi
Sachin Dubey
Sarah Ekdawi
Carlo Ferri
Sabrin Fetih
Camillo Formigatti
Vinay Garg
Sophia Gaston
Lesley Gray
Jerome Grosclaude
Stefanny Guerra
Julius Hommel
Madhusudan Hulgi
Keown Jeremy
Ruonan Ji
Nick Jones
Samudyata dur Shivaram
Dennis Kazankov
Elmiina Koskela
Julia Lee-Thorp
Francesca Leoni
Manna (Tsz Ning) Li
Yaqiong Liu
Rosanna Lloyd
Mailena Mallach
Kimberly McLaughlin
Brian Micheni
Jane Valary Mumbo
Arkadiusz Myszkowski
Kishanthan Nadarajah
James Neenan
Samantha Neil
Agnieszka Maria Nogal
Maryjane I Nweje
Patrica O’Connor
Abhishek Pandey
Aparup Paul
Prudhvi Pavuluri
Chloe Phillips
Preyanka Pillay
Ramachander Poodipeddi
Lawrence Porter
Deepika Raghuvanshi
Maya Richardson
Gennaro Ruggiero
Christian Sahner
Achala Samaradivakara
Hasan Sari
Arne Schirrmacher
Mayuree Sengupta
William Simpson
Harry Spain
Prashant Srivastava
Janet Stott
Madhan Kumar Subramani
Vinay Tiwari
Divya Ugawekar
Rolandos Virardi
Cas Widdershoven
Shaili Yadav
Minjun Jake Yang
CRISP Scholars
(27 April to 24 June 2022)
Sachin Dubey
Vinay Garg
Madhusudan Hulgi
Kishanthan Nadarajah
Abhishek Pandey
Prudhvi Pavuluri
Ramachander Poodipeddi
Deepika Raghuvanshi
Achala Samaradivakara
Mayuree Sengupta
Prashant Srivastava
Madhan kumar Subramani
Vinay Tiwari
Divya Ugawekar
Shaili Yadav
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New Graduate Students and Scholars
Students & Scholars who joined St Cross during the
academic year 2022 / 2023
Abbaspour, Kourosh, MSt Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics (AS)
Adebayo, Zainab, MSc African Studies
Adebisi, Yusuff, MSc Global Health Science and Epidemiology
Agustin, Christiana Marie, Master of Public Policy
Agusto, Olubunmi, MFA (Full-time)
Ahmed, Abdirashid, MSc Education (Research Des and Meth)
Ahmed, Wasim, MSc Mathematical and Computational Finance
Ajia, Motunrayo, MSc Energy Systems
Alchalabi, Mohamad, MBA
Antonio, Maricris, MBA
Ao, Yu, MSc Economic and Social History
Arnold, Elizabeth, PGCE - Chemistry (Oxford)
Aronson, Jennifer, MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice
Atudosie, Karina, DPhil Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Bakshi, Asmita, MSc Social Science of the Internet
Banks-Pillar, Christopher, DPhil Evidence Based Health Care
Bartram, Scott, MSc Economic and Social History
Baskir, Simone, MSc Statistical Science
Bhattacharjee, Anisha, BCL
Bolam, Jamie, MSc Biodiversity, Conservation and Mgt
Bone, Matthew, MSc Social Data Science
Boucher, Lydia, DClinPsych Psychology
Brakarsh, Sam, MSc African Studies
Bremner, Stephanie, DClinPsych Psychology
Brown, Galen, DPhil Materials
Buchan, Karly, DPhil Clinical Medicine (PT)
Cabanas Oubiña, David, MBA
Cai, Yanshu, MSc Integrated Immunology
Cavers, Hannah, MSc Archaeology
Challoner, Catherine, MSc Mathematical Sciences
Chandiramani, Kumar, MSt Practical Ethics
Chandler, Alana, MSc(Res) Materials
Chaturvedi, Gargi, Interdisciplinary Bioscience (BBSRC DTP)
Chaudhari, Manasi Shantanu, MSc Law and Finance
Chen, Jeffrey, DPhil Continuing Education
Chen, Luzhi, MPhil Modern Middle Eastern Studies
Chen, Nuo, MSc App Linguistics and 2nd Lang Acqn (Full-time)
Chitwannapa, Chakrapoj, MBA
Chiu, Yi-Chuan, MSc Contemporary Chinese Studies
Chow, Teen Jui, BCL
Clark, Callum, PGCE - Religious Education (Oxford)
Coessens, Annelies, MSt Diplomatic Studies (Full-time)
Coleman Macken, Shane, MSt History - Modern British History 1850-present
Conze, Rolf Nicolas, MSc in Applied Digital Health
Cooper, Monique, MSc Social Data Science
Dai, Katherine, MSc Modelling for Global Health
Daniels, Mahealani, MSc History of Sci, Med and Tech
Davis, Oscar, MSc Advanced Computer Science
Deng, Haoran, MPhil International Relations
Dettor, Julia, MSc Visual, Material and Museum Anthrop
Devine, Lauren, MSc History of Sci, Med and Tech
Diekjobst, Rouven Samuel, MJur
Domel, Reno, MSc Advanced Computer Science
Donahue, Miles, MPhil Philosophical Theology
Drelingas, Mantas, DPhil Inorganic Chemistry
Edney, Rachel, MSt Syriac Studies
El-Sharnouby, Farah, MSc Medical Anthropology
Epifani, Giordano, MPhil Sociology & Demography
Ermis, Reyhan Shirin, Environmental Research (NERC DTP)
Evans, Zara, MSc Archaeological Science
Fattorini, Iva, MSc Global Healthcare Leadership (PT)
Faux, Olivia-Grace, PGCE - Geography (Oxford)
Fellows, Jamie, MSt Practical Ethics
Feng, Yuan-Yuan, MSc Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience
Freeman, Emily, DPhil History of Art
Frischer, Sandrena, DPhil Population Health
Fronzoni, Stefano, DPhil Mathematics
Gao, Ziming, MSc Mathematical and Computational Finance
Garcia Betancur, Jorge, Master of Public Policy
Ge, Yiran, DPhil Experimental Psychology (Direct Entry)
Gitau, Alex, MSc in Applied Digital Health
Goddard, Siamara, DClinPsych Psychology
Godden, Emma, DPhil Astrophysics
Godfrey, Charles, DPhil Condensed Matter Physics
Gondwe, Josephine, MSc Global Health Science and Epidemiology
Greene Barker, Tamsin, DPhil Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation
Guo, Yanzhi, MSt Mod Langs (POR)
Han, Qihao, DPhil Engineering Science
Hardin, Benjamin, DPhil Computer Science
Harry, Joshua, MSc Archaeology
Harte, Sarah, MSc Comparative Social Policy
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Hassanen, Ahmed, DPhil Engineering Science
He, Tianen, DPhil Clinical Medicine
He, Yuming, Interdisciplinary Bioscience (BBSRC DTP)
Hearne, Katherine, MSc Archaeology
Hermansen-Hvattum, Carla, MSc Archaeology
Herszberg, Daniel, DPhil Socio-Legal Studies
Higashi, Lais Naoko, MBA
Hodgkinson, Rosa, MSc Medical Anthropology
Holland, Samuel, Interdisciplinary Bioscience (BBSRC DTP)
Howe, Daniel, MBA
Howe, Max, MSc Theoretical and Comp Chemistry
Hu, Yiling, MSc Medical Anthropology
Huang, Yining, MPhil Economics
Irinarchos, Ioannis, MSc Financial Economics
Ishii, Hiroki, MSc Law and Finance
Jang, Hyeji, MSc Migration Studies
Jariwala, Vrinda, DPhil Geography and the Environment
Jensen, Ruby, MSc Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
Johnson, Patrick, DPhil Classical Languages and Literature (FT)
Jureidini, Anthony, MSc Mathematical Sciences
Kalra, Gurpreet, MSc Global Healthcare Leadership (PT)
Kandel, Bentley, MSc Digital Scholarship
Katalan Nasi, Alp, MSc Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment
Kchozyan, Gabriella, MPhil Global and Area Studies
Kelly, Dillon, MPhil Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics
Khan, Naseem Hamed, BCL
Khusakul, Prinda, MSt Diplomatic Studies (Full-time)
Kiechle, Amy, MBA
Kim, Hye Jin, PGCE - Chemistry (Oxford)
Kirk, Henry, MSc Latin American Studies
Klein, Caleb, MSt English (650-1550)
Kluge, Adam, MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice
Koh, Jovi Li, MSc Financial Economics
Korgul, Karolina, MSc Social Data Science
Krishnapuradoddi Byregowda, Pragati, MSc Social Anthropology
Kucinskas, Maya, DPhil Medieval and Modern Languages (FT)
Lachica, Zython Paul, MSc Modelling for Global Health
Lacour, Maximilien, MPhil Social Anthropology
Lavis, Kieran, PGCE - History (Oxford)
Leblanc-Martineau, Camille, MSc Migration Studies
Lennaárd Johansson, Angus, MSc(Res) Paediatrics
Lewins, Amy, DClinPsych Psychology
Li, Jessica, MSc in Applied Digital Health
Li, Wangyin, MSc App Linguistics and 2nd Lang Acqn (Full-time)
Liang, Huidong, MSc Statistical Science
Lin, Beryl, MSc Global Health Science and Epidemiology
Linley-Mota, Fergus Miguel, MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy
Liu, Hongshan, MPhil Economics
Liu, Ruijie, MPhil Politics: Comparative Government
Liu, Tianshu, DPhil Population Health
Liu, Xu, DPhil Clinical Medicine
Loi, Mervin, MSc Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Lounis, Yuness, MSc Energy Systems
Lu, Jun, MSc Economic and Social History
Lu, Shuwei, MSc Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment
Lucas Bautista, Alessandro, MSt Comparative Literature and Critical Trans
Luk, Yui Hei Augustine, MSc in Applied Digital Health
Lyu, Chenqu, Interdisciplinary Bioscience (BBSRC DTP)
MacAlinao, Marc Joseph, MSc Energy Systems
Mag, Marin Adrian, Environmental Research (NERC DTP)
Maheshwari, Bhavya, MBA
Malatsih, Wardatun, MSc Energy Systems
Malki, Jana, DPhil Clinical Medicine
Mangina, Frances, MSt Ancient Philosophy
Mao, Guanlan, DClinPsych Psychology
Mao, Yiming, MSc Mathematical and Computational Finance
Marin Salvador, Adrià, DPhil Mathematics
Maszynski, Lara, MSt Practical Ethics
Matic, Dunja, MSc in Applied Digital Health
Maxwell, Harry, MBA
McCarthy, Alexander, MSc Integrated Immunology
McCormack, Lauren, MSc Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment
McDougal, Ruby, MSt Greek and/or Latin Lang and Lit
Mohamed, Zahraa, MSc Modelling for Global Health
Monahan, Thomas, DPhil Engineering Science
Morejon Jaramillo, Francisco, MSc Education (Digital and Social Change)
Morley, Adam, DPhil Earth Sciences (Full-time)
Morrell, Caroline, DPhil Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Mottahedin-Fardo, Celeste, MBA
Mueni, Mirriam, Master of Public Policy
Murray Scully, Niamh, MSt History - Women’s, Gender, and Queer History
Murrell, Cassandra, MSc Environmental Change and Management
Mushtaque, Quratulain, MSc Education (Comp and Int Ed)
Myles, Liam, DClinPsych Psychology
Naidu, Sree, MPhil Modern South Asian Studies
Nair, Adithya Pradeep, DPhil Engineering Science
Nanyonga, Stella, DPhil Clinical Medicine
Nasvytis, Linas, MSc Statistical Science
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Ng, Enson, MSc Economics for Development
Nicholls, Matthew, DPhil Medical Sciences
Niji, Nayana, MSc Modern South Asian Studies
Olliaro, Alberto, DPhil Clinical Medicine
Ollis, Francesca, MSc Clinical Embryology
Ourednickova, Sarah, MJur
Pailloux, Victor, MSc Law and Finance
Pant, Dikshya, MSc Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Pautasso, Lorenzo, MBA
Peng, Xiao, DPhil Inorganic Chemistry
Pinard, Adrien, MSc Advanced Computer Science
Piskorz, Julianna, MSc Statistical Science
Pröbstl, Julian, MSc Law and Finance
Pugh, Tyler, MSc Evidence-Based Soc Int and Pol Eva
Pupelyte, Adelina, MSc Comparative Social Policy
Qian, Zhengrong, MSc Mathematical & Theoretical Physics
Qiu, Yu, MSc Financial Economics
Quatre, Juliette, MPhil Classical Archaeology
Reid, Oscar, MSc Archaeology
Reilly, Thomas, DPhil Psychiatry
Reiss, Vanda, DPhil Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics
Richards, William, MSc Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment
Ridgway, Lucy, DPhil Clinical Neurosciences (PT)
Robert, Diane, MPhil International Relations
Roqué Pesquer, Joana, MSc Digital Scholarship
Ross, Joseph, DPhil Engineering Science
Rosso, Giovanni Marco, DPhil Economics
Royyuru, Sushrut, BCL
Rubruck, Jirko, DPhil Experimental Psychology (1+3)
Rushton, George, MSt Comparative Literature and Critical Trans
Ryan, Frances, DClinPsych Psychology
Ryda, Kaitlyn, MPhil Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics
Sanni, Mutmainah, MSc Clinical Embryology
Semenov, Valeriy, DPhil Engineering Science
Shaily, Marshia Zaman, DPhil Engineering Science
Sharif, Faissal, DPhil Clinical Neurosciences
Shattock, Edward, MSt History - Early Modern History 1500-1700 (PT)
Shelton, Olivia, MSc African Studies
Shi, Yilin, MSc Mathematical and Computational Finance
Simões Bica, Margarida, DPhil Population Health
Sivadev, Vineetha, MBA
Sodhi, Hargun, MSc Sociology
Song, Hoin, MSc Archaeology
Sovoessi, Otniel, MBA
Srimokla, Oraya, MSc Modelling for Global Health
Stern, Trevor, MSt Study of Religions
Stevers, Dion, MSc Contemporary Chinese Studies
Stirling, Catriona, MSt Practical Ethics
Strouse, Lindsay, MBA
Sturges, Isabel, MSc Visual, Material and Museum Anthrop
Sun, Changjin, MSc Archaeology
Taiwo-Ashaju, Tolulope, MBA
Tallová, Barbora, MPhil International Relations
Tan, Kian Leong, BCL
Tang, Tania, MSt Mod Langs (FRE and SPA)
Tao, Yang, DPhil Population Health
Taylor, Emilia, Chemistry in Cells - New Tech to Probe Cmp B and M
Thomas, Charlotte, MSc Modelling for Global Health
Thurgood, Dylan, DPhil Social Data Science
Todsen, Anna Louise, MSc Evidence-Based Soc Int and Pol Eva
Ton, Trung nghia, MBA
Trisa, Tonima Islam, DPhil Population Health
Troiano, Mattia, MPhil Environmental Change and Management
Trugenberger, Camilla, MSc(Res) Oncology
Turnbull, Gavin, DPhil in Advanced Bioscience of Viral Products
Turner, Adam, MPhil Economics
Vaiciukynaite, Justina, DPhil Politics
Van Dasselaar, Renger, DPhil Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics
Viatova, Anna, MSc App Linguistics and 2nd Lang Acqn (Full-time)
Wallace, Martha, DClinPsych Psychology
Wang, Anna, MJur
Wang, Jianming, DPhil Engineering Science
Watts, Emma, Interdisciplinary Bioscience (BBSRC DTP)
Watts, Frances, PGCE - Modern Languages (Oxford)
Weary, Kathleen, MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy
Whelan, Scarlett, MSc African Studies
Wolf Ii, William, DPhil Philosophy
Xi, Yueyun, DPhil Engineering Science
Xiao, Victoria, MPhil Theology
Ye, Zijian, MSc Social Science of the Internet
Yeh, Pai-Jui, DPhil Paediatrics
Yiallouros, Christos, DPhil Music (FT)
Zarnetta, Florian Christoph, Master of Public Policy
Zhang, Huike, MSt Mod Langs (POR)
Zhang, Leo, MSc Statistical Science
Zhang, Wenjun, MSc Advanced Computer Science
Zhang, Yu, DPhil Organic Chemistry
Zhang, Zeng, MSc Mathematical and Computational Finance
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Zhang, Zhipeng, DPhil Clinical Medicine
Zhao, Junyi, DPhil Materials
Zhao, Yuanzhe, DPhil Engineering Science
Zhong, Sijing, DPhil Materials
Zhou, Shifan, MSt Mod Langs (GER)
Zuluaga Afanador, Nicolás, MPhil Latin American Studies
Scholarships
Members of College awarded scholarships
during the academic year 2022/2023
Robin & Nadine Wells Scholarship
Alchalabi, Mohamad, MBA
ORISHA MSc Scholarship
Brakarsh, Sam, MSc in African Studies
St Cross College Graduate Access Award
Maheshwari, Bhavya, MBA
St Cross College Graduate Access Award
Daniels, Mahealani, MSc in History of Science, Medicine and Technology
Black Academic Futures Scholarship
Ahmed, Abdirashid, MSc in Education (Research Design and Methodology)
Dick Repp Memorial Scholarship in Oriental Studies
Edney, Rachel, MSt in Syriac Studies
Hélène La Rue Scholarship in Music
Yiallouros, Christos, DPhil in Music
Lorna Casselton Memorial Scholarship in Plant Sciences
Chaturvedi, Gargi, Interdisciplinary Bioscience (BBSRC DTP)
Lorna Casselton Memorial Scholarship in Plant Sciences
Holland, Samuel, Interdisciplinary Bioscience (BBSRC DTP)
Lorna Casselton Memorial Scholarship in Plant Sciences
Watts, Emma, Interdisciplinary Bioscience (BBSRC DTP)
Lorna Casselton Memorial Scholarship in Plant Sciences
He, Yuming, Interdisciplinary Bioscience (BBSRC DTP)
MPhil Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Troiano, Mattia, MPhil in Environmental Change and Management
MPhil Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Kelly, Dillon, MPhil in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics
Humanities St Cross College UK BAME PGT Studentship
Lucas Bautista, Alessandro, MSt in Comparative Literature and Critical Translation
Graduate Scholarship in Astrophysics
Godden, Emma, DPhil in Astrophysics
St Cross MSc Scholarship in Global Health Science
and Epidemiology
Gondwe, Josephine , MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology
Graduate Scholarship in Environmental Research
Ermis, Reyhan Shirin, Environmental Research (NERC DTP)
HAPP Scholarship in the History & Philosophy of Physics
Wolf II, William, DPhil in Philosophy
MSc Scholarship in Sustainability, Enterprise and
the Environment
Lu, Shuwei, MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment
MSc Scholarship in Sustainability, Enterprise and
the Environment
McCormack, Lauren, MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment
St Cross MSc Scholarship in Biodiversity, Conservation
and Management
Bolam, Jamie, MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management
Jan-Georg Deutsch Scholarship in African Studies
Shelton, Olivia, MSc in African Studies
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Scholarships (con’t)
Graduate Scholarship in Population Health
Simões Bica, Margarida, DPhil in Population Health
Unilever Scholarship in Chemistry
Drelingas, Mantas, DPhil in Inorganic Chemistry
Godfrey Tyler Scholarship in Economics
Rosso, Giovanni, DPhil in Economics
Clarendon Scholarship in Humanities
Atudosie, Karina, DPhil in Oriental Studies
St Cross-Faculty of Law Scholarship
Diekjobst, Rouven, MJur
St Cross-Faculty of Law Scholarship
Ouředníčková, Sarah, MJur
Uehiro Bursary in Practical Ethics
Maszynski, Lara, MSt in Practical Ethics
Degrees Taken
Members of College awarded degrees during the academic year 2022/2023
DPhil
Agar, Chloé
Ahsan, Aniq
Alexander, Carlson
Alkaissy, Rand
Almuqati, Naif
Azzoni, Susanna
Barrett, Janine
On the Representation of Visions in Coptic
Hagiographical Texts
Generalized Spatio-Temporal Model for the Optimal
Sizing, Operation, and Location of Energy System Assets
Exploring new paths towards biological anion
recognition by lanthanide complexes
Development of a biphasic scaffold in the context of
rotator cuff repairs
Advanced Cracking Catalysts for the Conversion of
Naphtha into Light Olefins
The early Universe from CMB B-modes: observational
challenges
Exploring the role of GPR65 in driving the pathology
of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Oxford Uehiro-St Cross Visiting Scholar Programme
Ozeki-Hayashi, Reina
Baxter, Timothy
Bellekom, Ben
Bharj, Gurpreet
Blayney, Joseph
Bolton, Sorcha
Braddick, Izumi
Brown, Eloïse
An assessment of the interactions between maritime
built heritage and the marine wildlife it supports
Community and Network Ecology of Biting Diptera–
Host Interactions
The Roles of Phosphocholine Expressed on NTHi
Bacteria and Host CRP in Acute Otitis Media
Rebuilding a superenhancer to investigate the additive
and synergistic effects of its individual components.
Investigating age at onset in bipolar disorder
Violence Leaves Scars: A Biocultural Approach to
Violence in Prehistoric Jomon Japan
Exploring Spectral Unmixing Algorithms for Applications
to Estimating Asteroid Surface Compositions
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Degrees Taken (con’t)
Members of College awarded degrees during the academic year 2022/2023
Degrees Taken (con’t)
Members of College awarded degrees during the academic year 2022/2023
Browne, Daire
Brunold, Carlo
Breathing Stones: Developing laser based
spectroscopic methods to study moisture transport
by historic limestone
Transactions of Minors in English and German Law
Foster, Frederick
Gao, Yige
Substrate analogue studies on cephalosporin
biosynthesis enzymes
Dehydrogenation of alkanes to alkenes using CO2 as
mild oxidant; an attractive method of CO2 utilisation
Buckle, Miranda
Bulla, Dominik
Chadwick, Joseph
Chakrabarty, Atreyi
Chan, Kai
Chekroud, Sammi
Multimodal Characterisation of the Infant Response
to Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening and
Treatment
Achievement Motivation amongst Rwandan secondary
students. An Empirical Investigation of its internal and
external nomological network.
Antibodies, B cells, and immune tolerance in
immunotherapy treated oesophageal cancer
Investigating the endoplasmic reticulum unfolded
protein response and its role in sleep
Micromechanics, Microstructure and Formation of
Zirconium Hydrides in Nuclear Fission Applications
Neural effects of prioritisation on working-memory
Géron, Tobias
Gokcekus, Samin
Hao, Botao
Harford, Mirae
Heimos, Michael
Hou, Shihang
The impact of strong and weak bars on galaxy
evolution
The maintenance and spread of cooperation in social
networks in natural populations
Electron ptychographic imaging of polymer and
macromolecular ordering
Non-contact Monitoring of Skin Perfusion as a Proxy
for Haemodynamic Status
‘If I could be equall with Solomon…’ - Ecclesiastes
and English Practical Divinity c.1590, With Particular
Reference to Henry Smith & George Gifford
Essays on the Relation Between Higher Education and
the Labour Market
Clark, Tamsyn
Cohen, Michael
Firlej, Mikolaj
Normothermic Machine Perfused Organs as Models
of Drug Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Delivery
Pessimistic Bayesianism for Conservative Optimization
and Imitation
The Problematisation of Autonomous Weapon
Systems - A Case Study of the US Department of
Defense
Hughes, Daniel
Hughes, Sarah
Huot, Mathieu
Ex-vivo human pancreatic cancer avatars; an inline
personalised therapeutic response assessment
platform
The WEAVE fibre positioner: calibration,
commissioning, and first-light
Structural Foundations for Differentiable Programming
Fletcher, Jude
Using machine learning for dynamic resource
orchestration and task scheduling, in a radio access
network based edge environment
Ingretolli, Federico
Janeckova, Eva
Female Roles in Euripidean Tragedy. Language,
Performance, Conceptions
Human Intellectual Creations in European Patent and
Copyright Law
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Degrees Taken (con’t)
Members of College awarded degrees during the academic year 2022/2023
Degrees Taken (con’t)
Members of College awarded degrees during the academic year 2022/2023
Jing, Yongchao
Johansen, Anniken
Labor Market Institutions, Skill and the (Re)
Production of Wage Inequality: The Stratification
Process in Comparative Perspective
Body, Self, and Cosmic Transformation - an
Anthropological Insight into the Corpus Areopagiticum
McMahon, Andrew
Michalopoulou, Moscho
Fluorescence imaging and modelling of virus structure
and infection
Developing and evaluating interventions of diet and
weight control to reduce the risk for gestational
diabetes
Kureshi, Sahil
Lavallee, Emilie
Leach, Nicholas
Student Politics in Gujarat: 1967 - 1985
Counsel amidst Uncertainty: Conceptual Traditions of
Consilium and their Medieval Adaptations, c. 1150 – c.
1270
Reliable attribution and projection of extreme heat
events altered by human influence on the climate
Mohamed, Abdalrhaman
Monga, Shveta
In Situ Full-Field Characterisation of Strain
Concentrations (Deformation Twins, Slip Bands and
Cracks)
Investigating Cardiac Metabolism and the Effect of
Novel Metabolic Modulation Therapy on Cardiac
Physiology and Exercise Capacity in Aortic Stenosis: A
Multi-Parametric Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study
Lee, Ryan
Li, Na
Li, Yikuan
Lin, Shang Kuan
Ma, Tiffany
Essays in Asset Pricing
Genetic and molecular characterization of the
regulation of chloroplast protein import in
Arabidopsis thaliana
Deep Learning for Electronic Health Records: Risk
Prediction, Explainability, and Uncertainty
Investigating infectious diseases using genetic data
Links between the unfolded protein response and the
DNA damage response in Hypoxia
Mukherjee, Srinandini
Nyamwaya, Doris
Pastor Mayo, Marco
Quirk, Thomas
Visualising the Fantastique: A Cognitive Literary
Approach
Characterising the endemicity and disease burden
of Chikungunya virus infections among children in
coastal Kenya
To Redistribute or not to Redistribute? The Effects
of Inequality, Development, Absolute and Relative
Income, and Party Polarisation on Preferences for
Redistribution
Essays on Financial Regulation in Zambia
Magureanu, Horia
Studies of five dimensional Superconformal Field
Theories, Localization and Geometry
Richards, Alice
The Fate of Atlantic Water Heat in the Arctic Ocean
Marsh, Lewis
McArdle, Darius
Topological Data Analysis of Organoids
Chemical Biology for Parasitology: Development of
Chemical Probes for a Bromodomain in the Parasite
Schistosoma mansoni
Rocktäschel, Paula
Ruiz-Tagle Gutiérrez, Samuel
The role of the neuronal environment in
neurodevelopment and circuit formation in Tuberous
Sclerosis Complex
The Urban Constitution: Handling Complexity and
Disagreement Through Intelligent Decision-Making
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Degrees Taken (con’t)
Members of College awarded degrees during the academic year 2022/2023
Degrees Taken (con’t)
Members of College awarded degrees during the academic year 2022/2023
Saleh, Youssuf
Scantlebury-Smead, Luke
Shahinian, Ani
Brain mechanisms in clinical apathy
First full angular analysis of semitauonic $B^0 \
rightarrow D^{*-} \tau^+ \nu$ decays
An Examination of the Martyrdom of Catholicos
Zak‘aria II of Ałt‘amar, in the Lake Van Region, in the
Context of Armenia’s Late Medieval (1378-1425)
Political and Ecclesiastical History
Wang, Yiduo
Weber, Marius
Wen, Yi
Efficient and Elastic LiDAR Reconstruction for Large-
Scale Exploration Tasks
High-Fidelity, Near-Field Microwave Gates in a
Cryogenic Surface Trap
Structural Study of Two-dimensional Semiconductors
Using Four-dimensional Scanning Transmission
Electron Microscopy
Shinn, Siobhan
Slupska, Julia
Su, Zi Hui
Tang, Yuqing
Toniolo, Sofia
Communities of Practice Theory in Egyptian
Archaeology: A Case Study for Its Application with
Old Kingdom Sealings and Seal Impressions from Giza
Safer (Cyber)Spaces: Reconfiguring Digital Security
Towards Solidarity
Quantifying Gait and Time Perception in Parkinson’s
Disease
Localisation of Ground Range Sensors Using
Overhead Imagery
Memory Precision across Space and Time in
Alzheimer’s disease
Woor, Samuel
Xing, Hanwen
Yu, Sheung yin Joseph
Gregory
Zhang, Chuhan
Zhang, Haozhe
Zhang, Qianyang
The evolution of Late Quaternary alluvial landscapes
in northern Oman
Diagnostic Methods for Bayesian Inference
Ancestral Halls and ‘Modern Temples’: Museums in
Postcolonial Hong Kong
Video Representation Learning for Querying and
Transfer
Fully Dynamic Evaluation for Conjunctive Queries
with Free Access Patterns
Optoelectronic Devices Using 2D Layered Materials
Van Der Vaart, Marianne
Victori Rosa, Pedro
von Gleichen, Rosa
Wang, Andrew
Multimodal assessment of neonatal pain
Integrating single-cell and spatial transcriptomics in
a computational multiscale model of Triple Negative
Breast Cancer
Work-family policy in the United States and Germany:
Sub-federal and employer-provided policy
Transport Processes in Multicomponent Lithium-Ion
Electrolytes
Zhang, Xin
Zhang, Xin
Zhang, Yutong
Improving the Quantification of Cerebral
Haemodynamics using Optimally Sampled Arterial
Spin Labelling MRI
Neutralization of BAFF and APRIL with Engineered
Soluble BCMA Decoy Receptor for the Treatment of
B-cell Malignancies
The compatibility of modified nucleic acids with
enzymatic copying and ligand selection
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Degrees Taken (con’t)
Members of College awarded degrees during the academic year 2022/2023
Degrees Taken (con’t)
Members of College awarded degrees during the academic year 2022/2023
BCL
Bhattacharjee, Anisha
Chow, Teen Jui
Royyuru, Sushrut
Tan, Kian Leong
MJur
Diekjobst, Rouven Samuel
Ourednickova, Sarah
MPhil
Bennett, Kaitlyn
Bose, Utsa
Byman, Joel
Chadha, Smridhi
Chen, Kerui
Dutta, Moumili
Engelbrecht, Pao
Giammaria, Alessandro
Haynes, Isabelle
Hoppe, Erik
Huang, Wei
Lager, Nils
Ledesma, Jorge
Magnet, Sophie
McNally, Catherine
Parkinson, Jacob
Tritsch, David
Wang, Supeng
Coles, Selwyn
Rahman, Mehleen
Wong, Anna Shi Pui
MSc
Adebayo, Zainab
Adebisi, Yusuff
Ahmed, Abdirashid
Ahmed, Wasim
Ajia, Motunrayo
Aronson, Jennifer
Bakshi, Asmita
Bartram, Scott
Bolam, Jamie
Bone, Matthew
Brakarsh, Sam
Cai, Yanshu
Cavers, Hannah
Chaudhari, Manasi
Shantanu
Chen, Nuo
Chiu, Yi-Chuan
Conze, Rolf Nicolas
Cooper, Monique
Dai, Katherine
Davis, Oscar
Dettor, Julia
Devine, Lauren
Domel, Reno
El-Sharnouby, Farah
Evans, Zara
Feng, Yuan-Yuan
Gao, Ziming
Gitau, Alex
Gondwe, Josephine
Harry, Joshua
Harte, Sarah
Hearne, Katherine
Hermansen-Hvattum, Carla
Hodgkinson, Rosa
Howe, Max
Hu, Yiling
Irinarchos, Ioannis
Ishii, Hiroki
Jang, Hyeji
Jensen, Ruby
Jureidini, Anthony
Katalan Nasi, Alp
Kirk, Henry
Kluge, Adam
Koh, Jovi Li
Korgul, Karolina
Krishnapuradoddi
Byregowda, Pragati
Lachica, Zython Paul
Leblanc-Martineau,
Camille
Li, Jessica
Li, Wangyin
Liang, Huidong
Lin, Beryl
Linley-Mota, Fergus Miguel
Lu, Jun
Lu, Shuwei
Luk, Yui Hei Augustine
MacAlinao, Marc Joseph
Malatsih, Wardatun
Mao, Yiming
Matic, Dunja
McCarthy, Alexander
McCormack, Lauren
Mohamed, Zahraa
Morejon Jaramillo,
Francisco
Mushtaque, Quratulain
Nasvytis, Linas
Ng, Enson
Niji, Nayana
Ollis, Francesca
Pailloux, Victor
Pinard, Adrien
Piskorz, Julianna
Pröbstl, Julian
Pugh, Tyler
Pupelyte, Adelina
Richards, William
Roqué Pesquer, Joana
Rubruck, Jirko
Sanni, Mutmainah
Shelton, Olivia
Shi, Yilin
Song, Hoin
Srimokla, Oraya
Stevers, Dion
Sturges, Isabel
Thomas, Charlotte
Todsen, Anna Louise
Viatova, Anna
Weary, Kathleen
Whelan, Scarlett
Ye, Zijian
Zhang, Leo
Zhang, Wenjun
Zhang, Zeng
MSc (Res)
Harrison, Tess
Li, Zhenhao
Shepherd, Sam
Yan, Yan
MSt
Coleman Macken, Shane
Edney, Rachel
Guo, Yanzhi
Klein, Caleb
Lucas Bautista, Alessandro
Mangina, Frances
McDougal, Ruby
Murray Scully, Niamh
Stern, Trevor
Tang, Tania
Zhang, Huike
Zhou, Shifan
MFA
Agusto, Olubunmi
MBA
Alchalabi, Mohamad
Antonio, Maricris
Cabanas Oubiña, David
Chitwannapa, Chakrapoj
Higashi, Lais Naoko
Howe, Daniel
Kiechle, Amy
Maheshwari, Bhavya
Maxwell, Harry
Mottahedin-Fardo, Celeste
Pautasso, Lorenzo
Sivadev, Vineetha
Sovoessi, Otniel
Strouse, Lindsay
Taiwo-Ashaju, Tolulope
Ton, Trung nghia
MPP
Agustin, Christiana Marie
Garcia Betancur, Jorge
Mueni, Mirriam
Zarnetta, Florian
Christoph
BPhil
Chen, Xiuhao
Lloyd, Kiran
Rivers, Imogen
PGCE
Clark, Callum
Faux, Olivia-Grace
Lavis, Kieran
Pun Sutpahare, Annie
Watts, Frances
Kim, Hye Jin
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Master: Carole Souter (until Sept 2022)
Prof Rana Mitter (from Sept 2022)
Master’s PA: Michelle Harrall Ager
Bursar: John Tranter (until Sept 2022)
Wilf Stephenson (from Sept 2022)
Domestic Bursar: Suzy Hodge
Senior Tutor (AA&P): Jo Ashbourn
Academic Registrar:
Sharon Durno
Admissions & Academic Assistant:
Eamonn Deeley
Academic Office Secretary:
Sasha Travers
Bursary Administrator:
Jocelyn Larsen
Librarian: Philippa Taney
Conference and Events Manager:
Justine Goodenough
Events Assistant: Justyna Skalska
Head of Development and External
Relations: Vacant
Alumni Engagement Manager:
Annabelle Saunders (until Dec 2022)
Acting Head of Engagement &
External Relations:
Annabelle Saunders (from Jan 2023)
Communications Officer:
Jason MacGregor (until July 2023)
Judith Palmer (from Aug 2023)
Communications Assistant:
Colin Robinson (Oct 2022 - May 2023)
Savi Joglekar (from May 2023)
Development and Alumni Relations
Officer: James Brazier
Development and External
Relations Coordinator:
Stuart Watson (until Nov 2022)
Members of Staff
College Accountant: Rachel Walker
Accounts Manager: Judith Ledger
Accounts Assistant: Margaret Roberts
Accounts Assistant: Timothy Doran
Accounts Administrator:
Laura Chesterman
Accounts Administrator:
Alison McKay
IT Manager: Leslie Isaac
IT Assistant: Marcin Zajac
Estates and Health & Safety
Manager: Kenny Cox
Accommodation Officer:
Lara Summerhill
Carpenter / Supervisor:
Scott Deeming
Maintenance Operative:
Donato Karwowski
Maintenance Operative:
Matteo Cocomazzi
Head Porter: Paul Wicking
Day Porter: Stephen Heneghan
Weekend Porter: Nikhil Sevak
Weekend Porter: Raul Sirb
(from Sep 2022)
Evening Porter:
Benmessaoud Faycal
Evening Porter: Mirfat Magrius
CRISP Coordinator: Dorian Singh
Accounts Administrator Alison McKay decorates a Christmas tree while
other staff members enjoy a break over mulled wine and mince pies.
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Fellows
Awards and Achievements
During the academic year 2022/2023
Alumni & Members of Common Room
PROFESSOR DAME HERMIONE LEE FBA, FRSL (MPhil English, 1968), an Honorary
Fellow and alumna of St Cross, was awarded a Dame Grand Cross (GBE), the highest
Order of the British Empire honour, for services to English Literature.
SIR MARK JONES, an Honorary Fellow and former Master of St Cross College, was
appointed Interim Director of the British Museum.
CAROLE SOUTER, an Honorary Fellow and former Master of St Cross, was
appointed by Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as Interim Chair of Historic Royal
Palaces.
PROFESSOR ANDREW GOUDIE, an Honorary Fellow and former Master of St
Cross College, published three books: Desert Landscapes of the World with Google
Earth, Geological Pioneers of the Jurassic Coast (co-written with Denys Brunsden),
and The History of the Study of Landforms or the Development of Geomorphology:
Volume 5: Geomorphology in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century (co-edited
with T.P. Burt and H.A. Viles).
Fellow PROFESSOR HELENA HAMEROW was elected a Fellow of the British
Academy.
Fellow PROFESSOR MIKE KENDALL was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of
Canada for his outstanding contributions to science.
Students
Student GRACE YOUELL was awarded two prizes for her performance in the MSc in
Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment programme: Highest Overall Result, and
Highest Dissertation Mark for 2022.
Student SOLHEE HAN (DPhil Social Policy, 2023) was awarded the prestigious
Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy research grant in the field of social sciences for
the 2023 award year.
Students FERGUS LINLEY-MOTA and DION STEVERS were part of the 2023 Global
Leadership Initiative offered by the University of Oxford.
Alumnus WM MATTHEW KENNEDY (MSt Global and Imperial History, 2009)
recently published his book “The imperial Commonwealth – Australia and the project
of empire, 1867-1914”.
Alumnus PAUL LARCEY (MSc (Res) in Materials, 1992) is an authors of recently
released book “How worlds collapse -What history, systems, and complexity can
teach us about our modern world and fragile future”.
Alumnus ADAM KLUGE (MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2023) was
honoured with the prestigious Routledge Prize for his outstanding dissertation.
Alumnus JOHN CASTLEFORD was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological
Institute.
Alumnus KEVIN W. H. TAI (MSc in Applied Linguistics and Second Language
Acquisition, 2018) published a book titled Multimodal Conversation Analysis
and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: A Methodological Framework for
Researching Translanguaging in Multilingual Classrooms.
Alumnus BOON LIM (DPhil Synthetic Biology, 2017) was selected as one of Forbes
30 Under 30 Europe 2023 in the Science and Healthcare category.
Alumna DR JULIA MORRIS (DPhil Anthropology, 2013) published a book titled
Asylum and Extraction in the Republic of Nauru.
Alumna DR LAURA AILEEN SAULS was appointed an Assistant Professor in Global
Affairs at George Mason University in Virginia, USA.
Alumnus DR GRAHAM HARDING won the 2022 OIV Award in the history category
for his book Champagne in Britain, 1800-1914: How the British Transformed a French
Luxury.
Alumna FIONA MOORE (DPhil Social and Cultural Anthropology, 1997) published
Management Lessons from Game of Thrones: Organization Theory and Strategy in
Westeros.
Member of Common Room PROFESSOR JAMES PETTIFER published a new book
“Greece and the New Balkans”.
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A New Master Appointed
In March 2023, Kate Mavor CBE was elected by the Governing Body as the next
Master of St Cross from September 2023.
2023
in review
A King Crowned
Staff gathered to enjoy cake in June and
mark the Corontation of King Charles III
— a landmark occassion for the UK.
West Wing Works
The West Wing underwent a major
remedial project throughout 2022 and
2023. Removal of the Glass Reinforced
Concrete (GRC) and the installation
of new aluminium surrounds to the
building’s windows caused periodic
disruption on site, particularly to
users of the building, and so College
decided to close the building, with
the exception of the Library, for the
duration of the 2022/23 academic year.
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Bursar’s Report
Wilf Stephenson, Interim Bursar
rriving at the College in late July 2022 to assist the Vice-master enabled me to
A get to know everyone, and also work with the Master, Carole Souter, during
her final two months in post whilst preparing for the start of the new Academic Year
when I took up the role as interim Bursar.
Inevitably the year has been dominated by the remediation project on the West
Wing building. There is more about this elsewhere. For me, the remarkable thing has
been how well everyone has adapted to the situation – students and staff. However,
College life is undoubtedly very different when there are 50 plus less students living
and working on site.
The financial impact of the project has been quite severe and the College has been
forced to draw on its limited reserves. We have adopted a three-year plan to return
the finances to a sustainable position as well as starting work on two projects to look
at the future of our development efforts and the college’s strategy for its next phase
under the Mastership of Kate Mavor.
I hope the combination of these two pieces of work will provide the basis of for
improving the college’s long-term financial position as well as providing more
resources to support its academic mission whether by funding students, the work of
the fellowship or wider academic and social activities in our community.
We secured further financial assistance from the College Contributions Funds to help
with a number of maintenance projects including some extra essential work to the
West Wing. Support has also been provided to enable the College to offer additional
scholarships in partnership with the University’s Clarendon Fund. We are very
grateful for these awards. However they should be regarded as ‘patches’ rather than
solutions to the lack of endowments.
In spite of the difficulties, it was good to have a ‘normal’ year of college life post the
pandemic. The SRC did an exceptional job, coming together in MT and working hard
to organise a large number of events for the student community. The executive were
remarkable as were the key representatives — for sport, welfare and so on. We
continued to assist students with unexpected financial difficulties awarding a total
£[***] in bursaries and awards to assist with unexpected financial hardship.
We said farewell to Jason MacGregor who made a tremendous impact during his
relatively short stay with us. Communications, whether internal or external, are a vital
part of the life of modern college and Jason ensured we are always up to date.
Above: Wilf greeting new students during the Introductory Talks in September 2022.
In a diverse graduate college where so many members live and work elsewhere
‘Comms’ is the ‘glue’ that ensures we are a virtual as well as a physical community
and Jason delivered this par excellence. Colin Robertson also made an invaluable but
short contribution to our Communications and Alumni Relations team during the
year as did Stuart Watson.
I would like to express my thanks to all the dedicated staff. In particular my thanks
to Philippa Taney who has kept the library open throughout the West Wing works
closing for only a very few days when access was impossible or the noise too great.
And to Kenny Cox always positive about progress with our projects, particularly
the West Wing, even when he might have been worried about progres. It was an
impressive achievement to ensure problems were solved swiftly and the rooms could
be delivered back for the new academic year. The catering and events teams deserve
a special mention for putting up with my haphazard approach to booking meals! And
thanks to everyone else, especially those with whom I’ve worked most closely, for
welcoming me and putting up with far too many references to another college.
I anticipate this will be my only report for the Record and it has been a privilege
and pleasure to join the College and work with Rana Mitter and a great team in this
transitional year.
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Domestic Bursar’s Report
Suzy Hodge, Domestic Bursar
fter rising, phoenix like, from the ashes of the pandemic the College had another
A challenging year with the retirement of the Bursar and Master in addition to
closure of the West Wing for remedial work for the full academic year.
The Catering team (joined by new recruit Joseph) carried on in their usual style
producing a memorable black tie leaving dinner when guests from the University
joined College colleagues for the departure of John who gave two speeches in his
capacity as aspiring College raconteur (we will miss his student tours).
The dinners continued to be excellent throughout the year with guests requesting
photos with the chefs at a Tasting Dinner. Carole came back and joined the GB dinner
in Michaelmas Term 2022 as the guest of honour so Fellows could say a formal thank
you and farewell along side presenting a stunning leaving gift (see Art Report).
The Events team presented a full programme throughout the year as well as managing
the implementation of the new booking system with associated complications. At the
same time Executive Chef DJ started to introduce some innovative flours to extend
the home-made bread range and has become a company ambassador/trainer and
Bread Meister.
Bursar Wilf and Master Rana were welcomed into their interim positions and
College activities progressed as usual. Both kept the College in a steady state through
the following year deferring changes to the arrival of new Master Kate Mavor in
September 2023. Rana bid farewell to fellows at the Trinity GB dinner and to staff at
a lunch in August before heading to Harvard, he will be greatly missed by those who
have worked with him (with endless humour) for so many years.
Below left: Former Bursar and Master, John Tranter and Carole Souter.
Below right: The Estates Team’s new electric van.
Above: Suzy greeting new students in September.
While the Estates team carried on with normal services Kenny Cox (Estates and
Health and Saftey Manager) was largely involved in keeping an eye on the design
team and contractor on the West Wing remedial work. Despite several unexpected
setbacks associated with the original build the main contractor made a valiant effort
to deliver all student study rooms in time for the 2023 intake. Additionally the
conversion of the study bedrooms to en suite rooms at the Annexe, in 2022, proved
so successful that a further six were converted in the Summer of 2023 with the aid of
College Contribution Funds secured in the previous year.
The Accommodation and Events teams managed the loss of West Wing rooms
positively while optimising use of other College infrastructure. They were also much
engaged in formulating plans for the reopening of the West Wing in September 2023
and we kept everything crossed for the delivery of the student study bedrooms
in time for the first arrivals with emergency contingency plans just in case of
catastrophe.
The team of Porters continued to be the same helpful and friendly point of contact
for College members and visitors alike. The College benefited hugely from a stable
and united Domestic team through 2022-23, with no changes in personnel through
many changes in the administrative infrastructure. This was particularly helpful given
the financial position of the College.
I would like to give huge thanks to the whole Domestic team and we all look forward to a
new era under our next Master with the fresh challenges and changes that will bring.
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Development and External Relations Report
Annabelle Saunders, James Brazier & Jason MacGregor
t was a challenging year for the team, but we are happy to report that despite those
I difficulties we provided current College members and alumni, at home and abroad,
with an array of events, publications and engagement opportunities.
Shortly after welcoming new students at the Introductory Talk, we hosted our
first event, the Alumni Career Mentors’ Tea in October, in which registered Alumni
Mentors provided careers guidance and advice to new students in an informal setting.
Also in October we hosted our annual Audrey Blackman Society Lunch for friends who
have pledged support to St Cross as part of their legacy. Members of the Society enjoyed
a wonderful lunch in Hall followed by piano music in the Saugman Common Room.
In November, in a similar format to the Mentors’ Tea, we hosted a Scholars’ Meet &
Greet in the Lange Room; an opportunity for scholars to chat with their peers and
benefactors and hear from Interim Master, Rana Mitter.
December included our annual Family Christmas Party where Fellows, Members
of Common Room, alumni, staff and their families enjoyed a variety of children’s
activities and crafts plus a visit from Father Christmas! Then Winter Drinks, our
flagship alumni event, was held at College instead of London’s Oxford and Cambridge
Club in a change of tradition. It was a success with attendees enjoying canapes
made by the Catering Team, jazz in the Hall and warm words from Emeritus Fellow
Diarmaid MacCulloch.
Below left: Family’s enjoying the Easter Event inckuding an egg hunt.
Below right: Father Christmas stopped by St Cross to hand out some gifts.
The Development and External Relations Team, Colin Robinson, James Brazier,
Annabelle Saunders and Jason MacGregor in autumn 2022.
As 2023 got underway, we held our 1965 Club Evening in February, where the Master
thanked our wonderful donors and supporters over another fantastic meal in Hall.
And in March, Fred’s Lunch was enjoyed not only by senior members of College, but
by student prize winners and members of the SRC as well, as they have incorporated
into events this year, to the delight of frequent attendees.
Later in the spring, St Crossers returned to Hall for the Family Easter event with
games and activities. Due to the ongoing West Work Remediation, events were
restricted to the Hall, but — weather depending — we hope to have next year’s
event in the West Quad.
In May we again used the Lange Room to host a drinks reception for MBA students
and CRISP (Chevening) Scholars to strengthen college ties with these two cohorts. It
was well turned out, especially by the CRISP cohort which tended to be very engaged
in College events.
Also in May, we were honoured to have BAFTA and Emmy Award winning filmmaker,
Fellow Anthony Geffen, give a presentation in the St Cross Room. Anthony gave
exclusive insight into his filmmaking process, but also about his company’s historic 3D
scan of the Titanic (which was released to the press the following day), and the latest
developments in immersive storytelling.
In June as part of the Leavers campaign, nearly 200 of our newest alumni provided
us with their details which enables us to keep in touch. Concurrently, we held two
webinars for offer-holders, where prospective new students posed questions and
learned more about St Cross.
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Alongside our events, the team has been busy working on a range of communications
projects and campaigns. Our online presence has continued to grow, and the team
has furthered our reach on social media and across our digital channels, as well as
continued to share stories and news about the work and lives of our community
members.
In December we published both the College Record 38, covering the 2021/2022
period, and Crossword 2022. Due to resource limitations, a decision was made to not
publish Crossword in 2023, but we do look forward to printing our next edition in
2024, so please keep your eyes peeled!
The alumni and friends e-newsletter continues to grow and reaches alumni,
supporters, Fellows, MCRs and friends of College. Again, to streamline our
communication efforts, the e-newsletter was moved from a bi-monthly basis to
a termly one, but it still includes a wide range of College content including news,
updates, upcoming events and occasional fundraising campaigns for those who have
opted to receive them. If you are not receiving this communication but would like to,
please do get in touch with the team.
There were a number of changes to the Development & External Relations team this
year. In October 2022, Colin Robinson joined us as Communications Assistant and
was an invaluable team member until he departed in May 2023. Colin was replaced by
Savi Joglekar, whom we welcomed in May.
We were also sad to bid farewell to Development and External Relations
Coordinator Stuart Watson, who left us in November for Oriel College. In July
2023, our Communications Officer, Jason MacGregor, left, returning to Canada with
his partner and was replaced by Judith Palmer whom we welcomed from Wolfson
College. We greatly thank Colin, Stuart and Jason for their work and send all our
good wishes for their futures.
It was a pleasure to work with numerous College teams this year, but also with the
Student Representative Committee. The SRC had a full roster, for the first time
in many years, and many their members were keen to work with College staff to
improve our communications, events and overall engagement. We thank each of them
for their hard work, look forward to working with remaining members, and send our
best wishes to those who have finished their courses and left College.
We would like to thank all our alumni, Members of Common Room, Fellows,
supporters, students and friends who all contribute so much to our community and
support the College in countless different ways. We look forward to sharing many
happy occasions together throughout the new academic year. Do keep in touch – we
look forward to hopefully seeing you very soon!
1960s
Simon Hunt
1970s
Stephen Bass
Simon Bonvoisin
James Dodd
Ed Furgol
Ed Macalister-Smith
1980s
Andrea Dimbleby
Katy Gearing
Adam Helfer
Martin Jones
Karen O’Brien
Mary Morse
Margaret Rayner*
1990s
Tim Biggs
Richard Brett
Katarina Burnett
Rebecca Golbert
John Hendry
David McCabe
Yogesh Patel
Jessica Sack
Dan Singer
Anne Vandenabeele
Robin Wells
Douglas Wigdor
Donor Roll
Alumni Donors
2000s
Andrew Amend
Nij Bhala
Samidh Chakrabarti
Bronwen Everill
Chris Ferguson
Spiro Ganas
Gihan Marasingha
Vladimir Mukanaev
Alexander Rayner
David Rogers
Kuotong Soo
Mengbing Xi
2010s
Casper Bangert
Dominic Behar
Ellen Johnson
Graham Long
Douglas MacMillan
Nigel Thomas
Abigail Tompkins
Moss Zhao
2020s
James Hong
Anna Wang
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Donor Roll
Thanks to Fellows, Members of Common Room
and Friends of St Cross
Donor Roll
Thanks to our lifetime
1965 Club Members
Jonathan Anelay
Jere Bacharach
Peter Benton
Malgorzata Bialokoz Smith
Richard Briant
Dennis Britton
Richard Brook
Capital Group Companies Charitable
Foundation
Mary Chamberland
Lanna Cheng
Victoria Cox
Alasdair Crawford
Joshua Down
Tom Earle
Andrew Goudie
Helena Hamerow
Tom Hassall
Sonia Hawkes*
Susan Hockey
Bill Honey
Tony Hope
Harold Jaffe
Patricia Jayne
Wendy Johnson
Alan Jones
John Kingman
Crawford Kingsnorth
Judith Ledger
Alan Lowne
Richard Makepeace
William Marshall
Nicholas Mayhew
Rana Mitter
Charles Mould
Beatrix Nagyova
Jennifer Margaret Noon
Frank Norman
John Pethica
Catherine Repp
Cathy Repp
David Scrymgeour
Audrey Sheard
Derek Siveter
Carole Souter
Simon Swain
Bill Tollett
Mary Tregear
Kate Venables
Martin Vessey
Peter Ward Jones
Jim Williamson
Juliet Wood
Juliet Wood
Brian Woolnough
Margaret Yee
*Indicates deceased
We extend our thanks to donors who
chose to remain anonymous and those
who have pledged legacy gifts.
Glenda Abramson
Jose Antonio Alvarez &
Catelijne Coopmans
Jere Bacharach*
Peter Benton
Jennifer Bonsell
James Brett
Richard Briant
Dennis Britton
Richard Brook
Helen Brown
David Browning
James Busuttil
Lanna Cheng
Hung Cheng
Tonia Cope Bowley
Alasdair Crawford
James Dodd
Ralf Donner
Michael Durkin & Mary Morse
Spencer Frasher
Edward Furgol
Anthony Geffen
Andrew Goudie
Derek Harrison
Susan Hockey
Tony Hope
Caroline Howard-Jones & Neil Kensit
Harold Jaffe & Mary Chamberland
Wendy James
Mark Jones
Humphrey Ko
Mary Lloyd
Bob McLatchie
Charles Mould
John Moussouris
Timothy Pound
Rosemary & Anthony Preiskel
Cathy Repp
Emilie Savage-Smith
Kate Scott
David Scrymgeour
Kuotong Soo
Tom Soper*
Glenn Swafford
Alan Taylor
Anne Vandenabeele
Martin Vessey
David Warrell
Robin Wells
Douglas Wigdor
Sandro Wiggerich
Jim Williamson
Brian Woolnough
Fritz Zimmermann
*Indicates deceased
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Academic Registrar’s Report
Sharon Durno, Academic Registrar
n accordance with the College motto, the lead up
I to Michaelmas Term 2022 saw our new group of
Freshers arriving from the four corners of the World.
With the traditional St Cross Freshers Fortnight now
firmly re-established after the disruptions of recent
years.
Developing our connections with our offer holders
through the mechanisms established during these
times, in particular the webinars and regular targeted
bulletins, enabled students to link up with other
St Crossers before arrival and during the Freshers
fortnight. With social media increasingly being
Sharon Durno utilised to bring the College community together
and share information on the activities of the wider
College community, along with events taking place in the first few weeks of term.
Jason McGregor our Communications Manager continued to build on enhancing
communications for students and seek further ways to connect with students and
hear and share their stories throughout the year. Jason left St Cross to return to
Canada in summer 2023. We welcomed Judith Palmer as our new Communications
Manager in autumn 2023, just in time for the next group of Freshers to arrive in
preparation for Michaelmas term 2023.
We were pleased to welcome 263 new students to St Cross. 69 new students
commenced their studies at PGR level and 186 enrolled on PGT programmes.
Additionally we welcomed 8 students with a College affiliation undertaking the DClin
Psych programme. Overall there were 599 students enrolled with the College in
MT2022.
During the admissions round in excess of 400 offers of College places are reviewed
and considered in the Academic Office, and Eamonn Deeley once again ensured the
process was approached in a timely and diligent way, enabling offers to be converted
to unconditional at the earliest opportunity for students. With the international
student body in College, many are not only navigating the University offer process,
but also applying for visas and undertaking all the logistical challenges of moving of
moving from Overseas. The relationship between the Academic Office, Departments
and Graduate Admissions continues to strengthen, and this inevitably improves the
process as much as possible for students and stakeholders concerned. The Accounts
Team in College and in particular Judith Ledger, Accounts Manager, provide key
financial information and clarity of process surrounding finance, both to the Academic
Office and to our new and returning students as they move toward enrolment and
their input is much valued. The admissions process is multi-faceted and complex, and
we continue to work to improve the student admission and enrolment experience
for our intake with each academic year.
With our new students arriving from 49 countries, we continued the tradition of
in-person enrolment in College where possible, this encourages relationships to be
developed before the intensity of term. We again used an appointment system with
drop in capability to meet the students’ needs. This enabled students to have the
opportunity to connect with the Academic Office and ask any immediate questions
they had.
In 2022-23 we recruited a core team of student helpers to form our Welcome Team.
This is invaluable in providing a peer welcome to new students, and they are best
placed to give hints and tips on life in Oxford that helps students settle in quickly,
sharing their experiences with incoming students, both relating to College, and life
in general as an Oxford student. I would like to express my thanks to the Welcome
Team for 22-23 for their vital contribution to welcoming our Freshers from far and
wide into our College community.
Tours of College were also given as part of the registration process, and during these
tours, we are grateful to our Librarian, Philippa Taney for providing her insight on the
library and study space facilities and an introduction to the library system in Oxford.
The Student Representative Council for 2021-22 led by Student President Saad
Albawardi had developed a wide ranging programme of activities and events for
Freshers ensuring there was something for all to enjoy. From visits to museums,
picnics in the park and tea and cakes in College. Saad and several members of the
SRC stayed on during Freshers fortnight and during the early weeks of term to
support the election of the new SRC and provide advice and guidance to them. With
a full SRC for 22-23, led by President Emilia Taylor and Vice President Giordano
Epifani, the College has valued their input to College life, wide ranging ideas and
efforts to improve the student experience. The organisation of Freshers fortnight
involved staff and students from all over College, but the work of the Events Manager,
Justine Shepperson and Events Assistant, Justyna Skalska was critical to the smooth
running of both College and student run events. The Events and Catering team led
by Catering Manager Paul White went out of their way as usual to provide us with
excellent catering offerings across a wide range of events. Our IT Manager, Leslie
Isaac arranged for staff to be accessible to students during registration, ensuring they
were set up with their IT in place to start their studies and importantly connect with
family and friends back home.
Following the retirement of the former Master, the formal introduction to College
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was given by the Interim Master Professor Rana Mitter, and members of staff from
College and the wider University community including the College GP Dr Leaver
were present enabling students to see the teams who support them in by providing a
supportive and inclusive College experience for which St Cross is well known.
We were pleased to continue the tradition of Welcome Dinners for new St Crossers
in late October and early November. A number of our College Advisors were present
to meet with their new advisees and other students in this celebratory format, which
for many is their first experience of a formal dinner at Oxford. College Advisors
are a rich source of support and guidance to students outside of their academic
departments, and we continued through 2022-23 to encourage advisors and advisees
to meet at least once a term face to face in College, or where more convenient
online. The College are most grateful to the Fellows, Emeritus Fellows and JRF’s for
their commitment to this role.
As our PGT students complete their studies during the summer, the PGR community
continue their studies with a quieter College campus, and to the Academic Office
provide support as they progress through their research milestones towards
submission.
For many students, there may be times during their studies that they need support
with their welfare and wellbeing, and as Head of Welfare I work closely with the
welfare team in College, and the University wellbeing services to support students
and signpost them to the most appropriate source of support for them. To further
develop accessibility to welfare services in College, I am available for in person
meetings and online 1:1’s where this is preferable to students, enabling us to connect
with those in Oxford and who may be studying overseas. This includes liaising with
the University Disability Advisory Service as College Disability Co-ordinator. In
MT22 I again offered 1:1’s for students who wished to talk through the Disability
support services available to them including adjustments.
College Counsellor Elizabeth Treasure for 2021-22 continued to support our
students in College, offering in-person and online appointments, and further
supported students in her Counselling role with University Counselling Service.
Elizabeth has become a key member of the Welfare team at St Cross during 2022-
23.The work of the Student Representative Committee welfare focused members,
and our Junior Deans with their innovations and ideas to further develop a sense
of community among the student body was appreciated by staff and students. With
the introduction of Welfare teas, Junior Dean Teas, drop-ins, and practical initiatives
such as Welfare Boxes, and board games, encouraging students to move away from
their studies for a time and connect with other students in a supportive and informal
environment. We are most grateful to them.
In 2022-23 the College continued to offer hardship support to students whose
Above: The Academic Office welcomed new students to Oxford, ensuring they took part in
Matriculation in October 2022.
situations have changed since they commenced their studies, and the Academic
Registrar worked closely with the Bursar to offer students guidance and financial
support, signposting to University hardship schemes where appropriate.
2022-23 was again a very successful year academically for St Cross, with the course
outcomes for 160 of our taught Masters and BPhil/MPhil students now published we
are pleased to report that 56 achieved a Distinction, 58 were awarded a Merit, 45
passed their course and one student achieved a Deserve to have Deserved Masters
Degree (DDM). 94 PGR students received Leave to Supplicate during 2022-23 and
we congratulate all on their exceptional achievement.
Our Graduation Celebrations in College continued to be impeccably organised by
Academic Office Secretary Sasha Travers, carefully guiding our graduands through the
intricacies of academic dress to ensure no members of College were turned away
on arrival at the Sheldonian. 249 St Cross students attended graduation ceremonies
during 2022-23 with more graduating in absentia, the high number a legacy from the
lack of ceremonies during the pandemic.
We were pleased to welcome two new Deans of Degrees to the St Cross group;
Stanley Ulijaszek and Francis Leneghan joining Joerg Friedrichs and An Van Camp
undertaking this formal role and presiding over our Graduation celebrations. We
reintroduced a celebratory lunch for students to bring groups of family and friends
into College and enjoy a celebratory meal on this special occasion.
We look forward to working with staff, Fellows and students themselves in 2023-24
to ensure they are supported to achieve academic excellence at St Cross.
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Deans’ Report
Dr Heather Hamil, Athanasios Peftinas & Saba Ishrat
e are pleased to present the Dean’s report for the academic year 2022/2023.
W Particularly for Athansios and Saba, it has been an honour to serve our College
community as the Junior Deans (JDs) — providing guidance, welfare support, and
upholding discipline.
The Dean and Junior Deans maintain a close collaboration with various members of
the college community, including the Domestic Bursar, Porters, the entire bursarial
team, which includes the Master and the Academic Office, and all other College
staff. Together, they address matters concerning discipline and the welfare of our
community.
Dr Heather Hamill
Athanasios Peftinas
Saba Ishrat
We wish to convey our deep appreciation to each of them for their unwavering
dedication to enhancing the well-being of the St Cross community. We acknowledge
the essential role played by the Porters in supporting our work. This collaborative
effort relies on mutual support, and without their contributions, it would not be
possible.
We would like to offer special recognition to the College’s departing Master, Rana
Mitter, for his continuous and impactful contributions in shaping St Cross into the
welcoming and hospitable community it is today.
As he departs, he will be dearly missed by the College community. Additionally, we
wish to express our appreciation to the College’s Bursar, Wilf Stephenson, whose
work has significantly benefited student welfare.
This year has been marked by a positive
atmosphere, both at the Main College
Site and at the Annexe. Students
demonstrated commendable behavior,
contributing to the overall success of the
year without any significant disruptions.
Despite the closure of the West Wing,
the Library has seen substantial use
by students this year, serving as an
encouraging and focused environment
for their studies. We want to extend our
appreciation to the Librarian, Philippa
Taney, for her dedicated efforts in
improving the Library’s comfort and amenities through various acquisitions. Notably,
the inclusion of monitors has been especially beneficial and greatly appreciated by our
students.
One of the standout achievements of the year was the organization of Junior Deans’
Tea and Cake events. These gatherings were made possible through the generous
support of the college and SRC budgets. They provided students with a platform to
unwind, share thoughts, and foster a sense of community, providing students with
a much-needed break from their academic pursuits and an opportunity to come
together in a relaxed and enjoyable setting. We want to extend our heartfelt thanks
to the Events Team and Catering Team for their outstanding efforts in organizing and
creating amazing desserts that added to the enjoyment of these events.
In our commitment to accessibility and student welfare, we initiated one-on-one
Junior Dean meetings. This initiative aimed to provide students with a friendly and
accessible platform to share any thoughts or concerns they might have had. We
believe in ensuring that every voice is heard and every concern addressed.
As the year concludes, it’s a bittersweet moment for our team. We bid farewell to
Athanasios, who is leaving St Cross to serve as a JD at St Catherine’s College. We
wish him all the best for the remainder of his DPhil journey. Saba will now be based
at the main site, and a new JD will be appointed to reside at the Annexe.
In summary, the 2022/2023 academic year has been marked by a peaceful and
productive atmosphere at St Cross College. The Dear, Junior Dean, along with the
college community, has worked diligently to ensure the well-being and satisfaction of
our students. We look forward to another year of fostering a welcoming, safe, and
supportive environment for education and research.
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President Of Common Room’s Report
Mark Stafford
Library and Archive Report
Philippa Taney, Librarian & Archivist
t is extraordinary how far away a 12 months ago can
I appear to be, but I think this is an indicator of degree
of busyness and fruitfulness of a given academic year, and
certainly this particular year never seemed anything but
full!
We have never enjoyed a more complete, or more
engaged, SRC in the recent life of the College, and the
Common Room Committee has been well served over
the past 12 months with good humour and enthusiasm
- both in confronting challenges, and identifying the
Mark Stafford
exciting opportunities, presented by such broad representation of the student body.
As well as sincere thanks to all the staff who have contributed so much in this regard,
particular gratitude and appreciation is owed to those who occupied the crucial roles
of Junior Deans, who presided over a year of incredibly peaceable relations among
the student community, and the SRC Officers, especially to the Student President,
Emilia Taylor, and Vice President Giordano Epifani, for constantly listening with real
care to the student body, and seeking to contribute to open communication amongst
all the College stake-holders, whilst thinking constructively about possibilities and
solutions in the issues arising across the year. Following on from the creation of the
excellent St Cross Handbook last year, we were grateful for the work of one of the
Junior Deans, Athanasios Peftinas, in helping us revisit the tangled and arcane strands
of Constitutions and Bye-Laws which govern the Common Room, it’s Committee and
the SRC, and it feels as though we are continuing to put in place needed structures to
safeguard the effective functioning of these essential areas in our shared life.
During the year a number of innovative examples of problem-solving emerged from
our discussions, and one of them - minor alterations to the systems which allow the
maximum number of students and Fellows to meet around the Common table of our
lunches and dinners - was emblematic of the life of a healthy growing college, in so far
as it involved frank exchanges of views, and active co-operation and patience on the
part of staff, students, Fellows and professional services, in order to reach a mutually
beneficial outcome. In amongst the Welfare Teas, workshops, BOPS, special dinners
and quizzes, which make up the fabric of our living together, and behind the scenes
of all the day-to-day Common Room life, this sort of commitment to collaboration is
the stuff of which the College ought rightly to be proud. I know they say, “don’t sweat
the small stuff”, but the little things make a big difference, so and I very much hope
we will continue to pay attention to them.
his year saw the beginning of the West Wing building works with the library and
T Wigdor Room being the only spaces open to students for the duration of the
project.
While there have been some noise, light and odour issues, we have managed to
close for just four days and supplied ear plugs, fleeces, keep cups, water bottles and
soft chairs to try and keep the library as a comfortable a place as possible to study.
We also installed large monitors for the first time and these have proved to be very
popular.
As part of the building project the bulk of the archive was moved to the annexe for
its safe keeping, including the newly deposited James Currey Archive. A wonderful
addition to our collection it complements the ongoing Boydell and Brewer bequest
of James Currey imprints which in more usual times live in the Wigdor Room. We
are currently working through the papers and documents in said archive and hope to
have it all rationalised and digitised in the coming year.
We also managed to finally finish accessioning and cataloguing previous bequests and
donations found in the Van Heyningen Room and stored in the Library Office.
These items along with our purchases added up to a total of 681 books being added
to the library collections this year, including 104 purchased reader requests and 111
reading list, welfare, equality and diversity and study skills items.
In the spring we undertook an automated inventory, the first of its kind since 2015
due to Covid and the ensuing closed periods, and while each year we manually check
the shelves this inventory proved to be very useful for shelf tidying and the recording
of missing (and found!) books.
The main headline news across all of Oxford University and College Libraries has
been the retirement of Aleph, our library LMS, the software that underpins all our
technical services.
Postponed for a year, this is now going ahead, so it has been a year of data tidying and
training before we welcome our new LMS, Alma at the end of August.
Finally, I would like to thank Nikki Vellidis, our Student Library Assistant for her
enthusiasm and hard work, not forgetting to also thank all the students who use the
library for their positivity and patience in what has been at times a trying year.
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Senior Tutor (Academic Affairs &
Programmes)’s Report
Dr Jo Ashbourn
t Cross has continued to emerge from the
S pandemic with much vibrant academic activity
over the past year from academic lectures to subject
lunches connecting students and Fellows — many
events were in person although some remained
online using Zoom. The College’s scholarship funding
opportunities for new students from around the
world continue to grow as a result of the generosity
of donors and legacies as well as successful
partnerships with Oxford departments and faculties.
Dr Jo Ashbourn
The College was delighted to award 25 scholarships
and 5 prizes to new students arriving in Michaelmas
2022 (see pg 24-28 for full details).
Above: Several scholars and award winners with the Master during Encaenia in June 2023.
Three Jan-Georg Deutsch Bursaries in African Studies were awarded to Sam
Brakarsh, Olivia Shelton and Scarlett Whelan to support their dissertations for their
MSc course. The College also awarded three Community Bursaries to Abdirashid
Ahmed, Alex Gitau and Kathleen Weary based on their demonstrated achievements
and commitment to supporting their own personal development, leadership skills and
entrepreneurial spirit. Many thanks are due to all the Fellows on the Scholarships and
Prizes Selection Panel over the past year for their hard work in reviewing applications
and selecting these scholars and prizewinners on behalf of the College.
The 2023 Ralph A. Lewin Prize was awarded to Mosco Michalopoulou, who has
been developing and evaluating interventions of diet and weight control to prevent
gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a condition that develops during pregnancy in
which women’s blood glucose levels are high and which is a major public health issue.
The 2023 Collingswood Prize in History was awarded to Arisa Loomba whose
research is a global and interdisciplinary exploration of the dynamics of migration
and mobility, and human-animal-environment interactions in the late British Empire.
The 2023 Marcus Harmelin Travel Prize was awarded to Lindsay Strouse for her
proposed project to focus on intergenerational stories of trauma for descendants of
refugees (including but not limited to Jewish refugees), juxtaposed against the recent
experiences of refugees leaving Ukraine.
The 2023 inaugural Dick Repp Prize was awarded to Jamie Bolam for his proposed
project to visit Zambia’s Bangweulu Wetlands in order to study the post-release
movements and settlement of their cheetahs reintroduced by the conservation
NGO African Parks two years ago. The HAPP Essay Prize in the History/Philosophy
of Physics is open to students across the University – it was awarded in 2022-2023
to Zhengrong Qian (St Cross) for his essay entitled “Is Thermodynamics Worryingly
Anthropocentric?”.
The College has continued to develop its programme of study skills and wellbeing
provision for students in order to support them in their studies and academic
progress with students also suggesting areas of particular interest. Online events
held by Zoom over the past year covered a variety of topics from sessions on
resilience, academic literacy, thesis writing and exam anxiety to workshops on time
management, cutting edge learning, mindfulness, public speaking and strategic career
planning with CV best practice.
The annual Research Presentation Prize Competition for students was held again
this year and was won by Nazia Thakur for her talk entitled “The Host with the
Most: Examining the ACE2 Receptor Usage of SARS-CoV-2 Variants”. At the end of
the academic year four St Cross Fellows from across the Divisions sat on the annual
Insights into Academic Panel to discuss their own paths into academia and offered
students advice and tips for their own future academic careers.
This year the 9th Lorna Casselton Memorial Lecture was held on the 4th May 2023
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and given by Professor Jeff Dahn (Dalhousie University) on the topic of “Modern
Lithium-Ion Batteries: More than a Million Miles and Possibly a Century of Life”. The
lecture video is available to view on the College website at https://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/
lorna-casselton-memorial-lectures .
The St Cross Centre for the History & Philosophy of Physics (HAPP) has continued
to grow from strength to strength particularly with the ongoing livestreaming in
tandem with the in-person event which enables the participation of several hundred
attendees from all around the world. The three termly one-day conferences were
“Symmetries in Physics” (Michaelmas Term 2022), “Physics Feuds Throughout History”
(Hilary Term 2023) and “Order and Chaos” (Trinity Term 2023). Videos of all the
event talks are available on the HAPP website at http://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/happ/events .
The College continued to develop its cultural and enrichment programme with a
variety of musical events across the academic year (please see the Music Report on
pg 80). Continuing a successful entrepreneurial streak demonstrated by our teams
over the past couple of years, in Michaelmas Term 2022 two teams made it through
to the quarter finals of the University’s All-Innovate Competition.
The friendly rivalry between students and Fellows on the quiz front continued in
2022-2023 with the College’s termly General Knowledge Quiz and some nail-biting
finales! An inspiring painting workshop was led by one of the College’s Postdoctoral
Associates in collaboration with the Student Representative Committee.
Following last year’s delightful visit by St Cross Fellows to Clare Hall, it was the turn
of St Cross to host the annual St Cross-Clare Hall Fellows’ Exchange Dinner, which
was a particularly convivial event held on a sunny evening in the Hall on the 13th July
2023. We look forward to a return visit to Clare Hall next summer.
Garden Master’s Report
Professor Mark Robinson, Garden Master
he winter and spring were sufficiently wet for the garden to make a good
T recovery from the drought of the previous summer. As of September, the
herbaceous border facing the hall is particularly lush. However, the Koelreuteria
paniculata (golden rain tree) grown from seed by Dr Georg Deutsch and planted in
the garden in his memory is flourishing rather too well. It will need careful pruning to
restrain it without stopping it from flowering.
The current building work has reduced the space available to College members in
the garden but some ingeniuity has been shown. Very secluded seating has appeared
beneath the Feijoa bushes. Perhaps the bushes could be cut back and shaped to give
the garden a shaded arbour.
Below: Japanese Anemone
outside the West Wing
Right: Late repeat flowering of
the Wisteria in Blackwell Quad.
St Cross is committed to widening participation for graduate study at Oxford and
increasing the diversity of its community, so the College was very pleased to welcome
over 70 interns on this year’s UNIQ+ Graduate Access Programme to dinner in the
Hall on the 19th July 2023. The cohort of UNIQ+ interns were in Oxford on the
University’s flagship graduate access programme and working on a variety of summer
projects across the disciplines in the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences, Medical
Sciences and in the Humanities.
A number of St Cross students studying in these subject areas were on hand
throughout the evening to offer an insight into life as a graduate student as well as
into being a graduate student at St Cross. The evening started with pre-dinner drinks
in the Common Room, followed by a three-course dinner which showcased popular
St Cross dishes — remarked upon by several interns as the best they’d experienced
during their Oxford stay so far, particularly the classic St Cross sticky toffee pudding!
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Catering Report
Marta Bieta-Price, General Manager (BaxterStorey)
nother fabulous ‘foodie’ year behind us!
A
All catering areas opened back in September and
slowly started filling up with students and external
guests. We finally recruited a long awaited Chef de
Partie, Joseph, who was responsible for our salad
bar and served hot lunches behind the hot counter.
Joseph also started his training at Chef’s Academy
level 2 this year, learning new cooking skills and
testing various recipes under the watchful eye of DJ,
his chef mentor.
Marta Bieta-Price
DJ, our Executive Chef, who is behind creative food
combinations of many dinner menus, completed Chef’s Academy Level 4 and has
become a face of Project Knead, and our in-house Master Baker. His freshly baked
breads, especially the extremely popular focaccia, feature daily on our soup station.
During the Sustainability Faire held at the College back in January, we introduced our
Wildfarmed flour supplier, Wastknot fruit and vegetable boxes and Arley’s plant based
protein foods which have been proving more and more popular with our customers.
The Catering team not only focused on the food but also on hot beverages, our
coffee bar was fully stocked with sustainable, ethical and environmentally-friendly
Extract coffee prepared and served by Amanda, our barista, who looked after all the
students and made sure they were well-fed by serving delicious cooked breakfast and
pastries. The café, as usual, created a friendly buzz and great atmosphere for all those
who needed some space to work or fancied a panini, a piece of freshly baked cake or
just a chat.
Supervisor, always greeted students, fellows and their guests with a lovely smile and a
friendly chat. Her great organisational skills helped during busy lunches, dinners and
running the front of house team efficiently.
Our wonderful kitchen porter, Ula, continues to work mainly in the back of house
supporting the smooth running of the kitchen areas. She has cooked and baked some
delicious treats for our team and even taught Joseph how to make pierogi, filled
Polish dumplings, he then put them on the salad bar for everyone to enjoy.
This year was the first time we introduced a Gourmet Dinner at the college and it
was highly popular alongside our termly Tasting Dinners. The food was amazing and it
was really rewarding to see everything from the start until the final dish being plated
up and leaving the kitchen. The team worked extremely hard all year round and it
feels great to be part of such an innovative and enthusiastic group of like-minded
people.
Our previous General Manager Paul, who has been a huge part of the team for years
and progressed in his numerous roles within the college, has been promoted. He is
now an Account Manager within our company, still taking responsibility for St Cross
College, but also now for Reuben College and The Blavatnik School of Government.
The whole team is excited about his next chapter and we all thank him for his
support and guidance over the past years.
The Catering Team hard at work on Project Knead with Executive Chef DJ.
Cooked breakfast prepared daily by Robert, our Head Chef, was very popular this
year and we definitely made a lot of students happy. Our regular college diners
sampled delicious cakes and irresistible cinnamon buns made by Rob. He has also
recently mastered making St Cross crest shortbread ready for special occasions.
Let’s not forget about daily lunches prepared by Chris, our Sous Chef, whose weekly
menus included dishes catering for all dietary requirements but it became obvious
that ‘Chris’s hot sauce’ was a hit from the get go (just like his curries) and it now
features daily on our hot counter.
The whole catering team was here to assist with any requests and Iwona, our
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Art Report
Suzy Hodge, Domestic Bursar
ith the retirement of the Master as
W Committee Chair, and the Domestic
Bursar acting as interim, the Committee have
held a steady state over the academic year.
This position was further necessitated by a
shortage of funds to develop the impressive
College art collection further.
The year started with a memorial gathering
in the Hall for Lesley Forbes who had served
as Art Registrar and died in 2020. Her
sons Nicholas and Robin collaborated with
the College to provide a piece of ceramic
sculpture by Julian Stair OBE (potter, academic
Suzy Hodge
and author) as a memorial to their mother. She
herself had been involved in choosing a cinerary jar from his Quietus exhibition and
identifying a suitable location in early 2019 before the pandemic put everything on
hold.
Another piece of ceramic was generously loaned to the College by Andy Pollard.
The ceramic and gold cup by Edmund de Waal CBE (artist, potter and author) was
an FT Literary Festival Science and Innovation award for his work on the Oxford-
AstraZenica COVID-19 vaccine. The cup can be seen in the glass display cases in the
Saugman Common Room.
“Wanderer” by Jasper Johnston -
2021 Photography Competition
(3rd prize)
Early in the year we also had significant acquisition in the form of a portrait of the
outgoing Master which she donated to the College. Carole chose to have her portrait
executed by contemporary Chinese artist Qu Leilei after seeing his work at his solo
exhibition in the Ashmolean Museum. The piece is an ink painting on hand made
paper and is a powerful and striking image which provides an interesting contrast to
the previous Masters’ portraits where they hang in the Hall. Carole was the guest
of honour at the MT22 GB dinner where Fellows had a chance to view the likeness
for the first time and bid her farewell. A black ceramic vessel by Ashraf Hannah was
presented to her as a leaving gift and the artist was able to advise on what would best
fit into Carole’s already substantial collection as well as send a personal message.
Another donation came from the estate of Ruth van Heyningen. Some very beautiful
pieces of art nouveau (mostly Tudric) pewter were gifted to the College and are on
display in the Saugman as well as in the glass cabinet on the first floor corridor.
The Audrey Blackman fund was used to re-glaze part of the watercolours in her
collection. The 22 most important, valuable and/or exposed pieces were re-glazed
with protective glass. The fund will enable us to continue the process next year.
There were 14 entrants who submitted 30 photographs for the annual competition
with the theme Opening Up. 1st place went to Faissal Sharif’s “Deep in Antilope
Canyon”, 2nd place to Duncan Campbell’s “Budding” and 3rd place to Farah El-
Sharnouby’s “Balanced Love”. Entries were exhibited at the Encaenia garden party
where prizes were also awarded.
I would like to give huge thanks to Michelle, the Master’s PA, for her brilliant research
picking up past threads and support in taking the committee forward.
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Music Report
Dr Jo Ashbourn, Senior Tutor (AA&P)
& Rev. Professor Diarmaid N.J. MacCulloch
he College’s musical life continues to flourish with several concerts and
T other musical events throughout the academic year. In Michaelmas 2022 as its
annual celebration of Black History Month the College held its first blues concert,
performed by acclaimed blues performer Michael Roach to an audience of over 100
attendees in the Hall.
Michael performed a programme of songs from throughout the history of blues music
with both rousing and toe-tapping numbers by several of the great blues performers,
including Little Red Rooster by Howlin’ Wolf and Minnie the Moocher by Cab
Calloway, as well as several of his own blues arrangements. The concert culminated
in an acapella rendition of Mahalia Jackson’s It Don’t Cost Very Much, followed
by an impromptu finale with a medley of nursery rhyme blues based on audience
suggestions!
Later in the term the St Cross “A Medley of Dvořák and Dances” concert was held
in the packed Pusey House Chapel where the Crosswinds woodwind ensemble,
featuring St Cross Junior Research Fellow, Dr Nick Jones, as well as two special guest
artists on the cello and double bass,
played a lively one-hour programme of
music to celebrate the end of term.
Above: Blues performer Michael Roach played
during Black History Month.
The programme featured pieces with
dance movements and had particularly
entertaining swing and jazz arrangements
of music from The Nutcracker, played
on two bassoons and a cello. A new
arrangement of Ravel’s Five O’Clock
Foxtrot for all the ensemble players
present rounded off the evening with a
ragtime flourish.
In time-honoured fashion in December
2022, a nucleus of old choir members
was swelled by enthusiastic new recruits
from the College and their friends,
some of whom are becoming veterans
of this occasion, for the annual Advent
and Christmas Carol Service, in Pusey
Chapel. The choir was as large as any
in recent years, and the congregation
was so numerous that sidesmen had
to bring in extra chairs in the course
of the service. Choir items were
as exacting in quality as ever and
performed with the usual enthusiasm
and effectiveness: after the Advent
Prose introit, the choir proceeded
through Advent via Carl Neilson and
the Basque Country towards Christmas
festiveness. Philip Ledger’s arrangement
of the German carol Still, still, still
contrasted with the alarming athleticism
of David Blackwell’s reimagining of ‘The
Virgin Mary had a baby boy’ and with
the public-school boisterousness of
Gustav’s Holst’s Personent Hodie. John
Rutter grazed with jollity through the
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol, which must have
Right: The Crosswinds woodwind ensemble
been written on a warmer day than Peter
Warlock’s haunting Bethlehem Down, and finally Hubert Parry belted through the
whole festive season in Welcome Yule. All this ornamented familiar congregational
carols and the traditional readings delivered by College members with splendid
sonority; around it all, the clergy, servers and sidesmen of Pusey House provided the
essential liturgical framework. Peter Ward Jones our veteran choirmaster paired with
our now almost equally veteran Common Room member on the organ, Peter Lynan.
Diarmaid MacCulloch made sure that everything worked in preparations throughout
term, with splendid unobtrusive help from the fine folk of the Porters’ Lodge; our
equally fine catering team provided mulled wine or equivalent and mince pies for
the choir and servers’ team before Hall. The collection was for the Oxford charity
Gatehouse.
To round off the year the Crosswinds returned in Trinity Term 2023 to perform the
St Cross “A Night at the Opera” Concert in the Pusey House Chapel to an audience
again of over 100 attendees. The audience greatly enjoyed hearing the ensemble play a
one-hour programme of woodwind arrangements of well-known operatic arias from
Mozart’s Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro, and from Bizet’s
Carmen, including the famous Toreador song.
The Crosswinds comprised performers on the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and
French horn. Particularly mesmerising was the bassoon duet version of “Der Hölle
Rache”, the Queen of the Night’s powerful aria from The Magic Flute, normally sung
by a coloratura soprano. The evening ended with a rousing performance by the whole
ensemble of the Overture to Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro.
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Student Representative Committee Report
Emilia Taylor, Student President
he St Cross College SRC has demonstrated that
T the university college experience is not solely
about academic studies, but also about creating
cherished memories and forging lasting connections.
As we reflect on the past year, we do so with
profound appreciation for the SRC’s extraordinary
accomplishments.
Their efforts have undeniably enriched the College
journey while fostering an inclusive atmosphere that
has resonated with countless students. Let’s delve
into the exceptional achievements that have made this
year truly outstanding.
Emilia Taylor
Social
Throughout the academic year, the SRC orchestrated a captivating array of social
events that brought the community closer than ever. Michaelmas term saw the return
of our first BOP since the pandemic, with over 250 attendees! As the terms unfolded,
students had ample opportunities to partake in bar exchanges, allowing members to
visit other colleges and mingle with fellow students.
Wine and cheese evenings added a touch of sophistication, while karaoke bar nights
became a cherished tradition. The Eurovision watch party transformed into a cultural
celebration uniting students over eccentric musical performances. Pizza and board
game evenings turned into a regular rendezvous for some friendly competition.
Trinity term welcomed students from our sister college, Clare Hall at Cambridge
University, further enriching our community connections. Lastly, the grand social finale
Ball BOP marked the academic year’s end.
Above: Several SRC Reps talking about students events in the Cafe.
sports subsidy budget doubled, benefiting 56 students. The promotion of college
cuppers participation was actively pursued, fostering college pride in events such as
Swimming, Volleyball, and Football. A comprehensive review of joint sports clubs in
collaboration with other colleges resulted in a new list of clubs and their captains to
ensure students have access to engaging societies.
Additionally, a proposal for quarterly reporting by joint college clubs was introduced,
reflecting a commitment to transparency and accountability in resource allocation.
To celebrate sporting achievements, the Sports Dinner was organized, attracting 70+
attendees.
This formal event provided students with an opportunity to come together and
recognize excellence in sports while fostering a sense of community. Communitybuilding
initiatives included an outing to the Oxford ice rink, promoting social
connections and introducing students to new sports experiences.
Sport
In the past year, our Sports and Societies Representative has undertaken a series of
impactful initiatives to enhance the college’s sports and societies landscape. Notably,
they secured an external funding grant of £1,500, with a significant portion allocated
to acquiring sports equipment, including a table tennis table.
The equipment is now accessible for student use, enriching recreational opportunities
on the main college site. Recognizing the financial hardships faced by students, the
St. Cross was also established as a club on the Strava platform, enabling students to
share their daily sports achievements and connect with fellow sports enthusiasts.
Recognizing the need for more student-run clubs and societies, a ‘New Clubs and
Societies’ fund of £1,500 was established. This initiative aimed to encourage the
creation of new student-run clubs, resulting in the establishment of five new clubs,
three of which now host recurring events.
Finally, to promote overall well-being, free bi-weekly yoga classes were organized at
the college’s main site, providing students with the opportunity to prioritize their
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physical and mental health.
In summary, the past year has witnessed a proactive and impactful approach by our
representative, significantly enriching the opportunities for sports and societies to
support student well-being.
Welfare
Our wonderful welfare representatives spearheaded transformative initiatives to
support student well-being. Welfare boxes stocked with essential items, including
sanitary, safety, and sexual health products, are now readily accessible throughout
college.
Anonymous surveys empowered students to discreetly request necessary supplies,
while offering valuable feedback to enhance overall well-being. In response, the SRC
introduced a host of stress-relief activities, from yoga classes and mindfulness to
jigsaw puzzles and soothing back massagers.
Fortnightly Afternoon Tea at St Cross provided a haven for students to connect, share
concerns, and take a break from studies. Welfare exchanges with Kellogg, Wolfson, St
Antony’s, and Lincoln exemplified our commitment to broader community well-being.
The Saugman Common Room saw a transformation with an expanded tea and coffee
station featuring a coffee grinder and reusable mugs. To enrich leisure time, a diverse
collection of board games and a Nintendo switch console added vibrancy.
LGBTQ
This year marked a triumphant chapter for the St Cross LGBTQ+ community,
reinforcing our commitment to diversity and inclusion. In collaboration with the
Oxford LGBTQ society, we hosted over 60 graduates from all colleges for our
inaugural karaoke-themed bar night.
I
Ball Report
Sofia Mouchti, Ball Chair
feel incredibly privileged to have had the opportunity
to work with a team of brilliant individuals in
preparing for the St Cross 2023 Ball. Inspired by the
popular series Bridgerton, our chosen theme was
‘Diamond of the Season,’ and we set the date for June
17, 2023.
Our Ball committee was formed in November, and since
then, we worked tirelessly to bring the Ball to life. On
April 29, we hosted a fantastic Ball launch party, where
we unveiled the theme. We had loads of fun prizes up
for grabs in a ballot, including a free Ball ticket.
Sofia Mouchti
Unfortunately, ticket sales didn’t meet our expectations, and at the last minute,
we had to make the tough decision to cancel the event. However, thanks to the
incredible support we received from the college staff, we turned the disappointment
around and transformed it into an epic BOP. It became one of the most enjoyable and
unforgettable events St Cross has ever seen.
The night kicked off with a lively Ceilidh dance led by a talented live band. Everyone,
including St Cross students and guests, joined in creating an electric atmosphere.
Meanwhile, the Bar was graced by an amazing jazz band, adding a touch of
sophistication to the evening. The Hall, Bar, and Common Room were decorated in a
captivating Regency era theme. We also provided additional entertainment, including
tarot readings and a 360° photo booth.
Another remarkable success was the LGBTQ+ formal dinner, drawing an impressive
100 students. These events exemplify the strength of the LGBTQ+ community within
our college and its resonance in the broader Oxford network.
Other Initiatives
In an exciting development, the SRC undertook a remarkable renovation project,
breathing new life into both the Caroline Miles Room and bar area. The result? A
refreshed and vibrant space that promises to be a hub of activity, socializing, and
relaxation for students.
This year’s Ball highlighted the harsh reality of rising living costs, as seen in other
colleges cancelling their own balls. However, our dedicated Ball committee and
the college staff did their absolute best to offer college students and guests an
unforgettable night to mark the end of the academic year. We made use of available
sources of entertainment and music, ensuring a night filled with joy and celebration.
I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the members of the Ball committee. Your
tremendous dedication and countless hours of work truly paid off. It has been an
absolute privilege working with each and every one of you. I’d also like to express my
gratitude to the SRC committee for their unwavering moral support and generous
contributions to the budget. Lastly, I want to thank Kenny, Justine, Judith, Paul, Jason,
Suzy, and Father George for being incredible partners in creating this unforgettable
event.”
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Sports Report
Professor James Taylor, Sports Fellow
fter a quiet few years for sport at the College, the academic year 2022-23 saw
A a very significant rise in activities across a variety of sports. Great credit for
this must go to Mantas Drelingas, who took on the role of Student Sports Rep, and
did a tremendous job. Among his many activities and achievements in the role, he
managed to obtain a University grant to fund new sports equipment, including a table
tennis table; he successfully campaigned at the college for an increased sports budget,
leading to bursaries being awarded to many students; he encouraged increased
participation, as shown by the college fielding teams in multiple cuppers competitions;
and he organised a very enjoyable Sports Dinner that included speeches from several
students, conveying the wonderful level of sporting participation and achievement
of members of the college. A particularly popular and strong sport at the college is
rowing. Notable achievements on the river included the women’s fourth boat (W4)
becoming the only W4 in history (among all Oxford colleges) to bump up into fixed
divisions, and the boat club men’s first boat (M1) being ranked second on the river for
Torpids bumps, which is the highest ranking M1 has ever had.
Although the most important aspect of sport at the college is enjoyment, it is of
course important to acknowledge those students who achieved the honour of
being awarded a University blue or half blue. To reach this standard reflects not
only sporting excellence, but also a tremendous commitment of time and energy.
Congratulations to them all.
Above: The Wolfson/St Cross boat club’s M1 crew took the Jum
Beckett Cup at the external Bedford Regatta in May.
Oxford Blues 2022-23:
NILS LAGER:
Full blue in ice hockey.
ANAND SERGEANT:
Full blue in football. The team won the Varsity match 2-0.
XINYUAN WANG:
Full blue in equestrian.
CHRISTIANA AGUSTIN:
Half blue in athletics.
JIANWEI CUI:
Half-blue in tennis.
EMMA GODDEN:
Half blue in modern pentathlon.
During the year, Emma represented New Zealand at the Modern Pentathlon World
Championships in both the individual women’s and mixed relay competitions.
CALEB KLEIN:
Half blue in fencing.
ANDREW MCMAHON:
Half blue in lightweight rowing.
SEBASTIAN PORSDAM MANN:
Half-blue in volleyball.
The team won the Varsity match 3-0, achieved 1st place in their division of the BUCS
national championship, and were promoted to the top BUCS division.
TYLER PUGH:
Half blue in volleyball.
Like Sebastian, Tyler was a member of the high-achieving
University volleyball team.
HARRI RAVENSCROFT:
Half blue in triathlon.
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Obituaries
Resquiescat in pace
May 2023
Sara Dickson
Former Master’s Secretary
Sara Dickson, the Master’s Secretary from 1980 to 2005, was a pillar of the College
during St Cross’ early days. Her knowledge of how St Cross was run was invaluable,
and in many ways, she was more like a Domestic Bursar than a traditional Master’s
Secretary.
First with Godfrey Stafford in 1980, then to Dick Repp until his retirement, Sara
stayed on for the first two years of Andrew Goudie’s tenure, until 2005, to ensure he
was properly supported. She worked at St Cross for 25 years.
April 2023
Jere Lehman Bacharach
Former Samir Shamma Fellow in Islamic Numismatics and Epigraphy
Jere Bacharach was proud to be twice a Samir Shamma Fellow in Islamic Numismatics
and Epigraphy at St Cross College and Fellow at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. At
the University of Washington, he served as Chair, Department of History; Director,
Jackson School of International Studies; Chair, Department of Near Eastern Languages
and Civilization; and Chair, Jewish Studies.
February 2023
Joseph (Joe) Olliver
Emeritus Fellow
Emeritus Fellow Dr Joseph (Joe) Olliver was a Fellow of St Cross from 1970 to 1996,
concurrent with his position as University Lecturer in Surveying and Geodesy. He
was a well-loved and highly respected member of the College community for over
half a century, and Joe’s membership of the College bought him great pride, and joy in
the friendships he made here.
Born in 1929, Joe’s career and time in education included Nottingham University
where he studied a B.Sc. in Maths, Royal Engineers School of Military Survey,
Tanganyika Surveys, lecturer at the University of Nairobi, lecturer at the University of
Newcastle upon Tyne, then 30 years as Lecturer at the University of Oxford.
Above: Candles in spring sunlight, inside Pusey House Chapel.
Joe died peacefully at home in the early hours of Candlemas morning after a
long illness, which was borne with his characteristic good humour and fortitude.
A memorial service was held in Pusey Chapel on Thursday February 2023, and
afterwards in the Common Room. .
James M. Kenworthy-Browne
Former College Doctor
Dr Michael Kenworthy-Browne practised as a General Practioner in Oxford for four
decades and as Doctor to St Cross and several other Oxford Colleges for many
years. He qualified in December 1964 alongside friends Richard Thompson and David
Warrell, and retired in 2011 at 75.
John R. Woodhouse
Former Fellow
Professor John Woodhouse FBA was a part of the Faculty of Medieval and Modern
Languages at Oxford for almost 30 years. As well as being a Fellow at St Cross Collge,
he was a Fellow at Magdalen and Pembroke and Oxford’s first Fiat Serena Professor
of Italian (later know as the Agnelli Serena Professorship) between 1990 and 2001
when he retired. He was also the founder and Chair of The Oxford Italian Association.
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December 2022
Philip Stewart
Emeritus Fellow
Emeritus Fellow Philip Stewart, who died in November 2022. Philip Stewart inspired
generations of Oxford students, at the intersection of ecology and human sciences.
Philip became a Fellow of St Cross College after joining the University as a Lecturer
in 1975. He remained at Oxford until retirement in 2007, during which time he taught
economics to students of Agriculture and Forestry.
Philip served as Director of Studies for Human Sciences at St Anne’s College and
continued teaching human ecology for Human Sciences for many years after his
retirement. He was a kind and gentle man who cared greatly about his students’
welfare, supporting them during their time at Oxford and beyond.
November 2022
Lisa Lodwick
Alumna
Following a Distinction for the Master’s in Archaeology, Lisa forged a stellar academic
career, working with Professor Mark Robinson on the archaeobotany of Silchester
for her DPhil at St Cross. Lisa was a member of Oxford’s School of Archaeology
community for many years before sadly passing from cancer.
April 2022
Richard Bird
Former Fellow
Professor Richard Bird was appointed to the Department of Computer Science (then
known as Computing Laboratory) in 1983, initially as a non-tutorial fellow at St Cross
College before moving to a tutorial fellowship at Lincoln College a few years later. He
later served as Director of the Computing Laboratory from 1998 to 2003, retiring in
2008.
Friends of St Cross College
Thomas P. Soper
Constance Rollett
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