10 January 2002 - No 4608



<p>Oxford University Gazette,<br /> Vol. 132, No. 4608: 10 January 2002<br /></p>

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10 January 2002

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<br /> Oxford University Gazette, 10 January 2002: University Acts<br />

University Acts


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HUMANITIES BOARD

Decree

The Humanities Board has made the following decree, to come into effect on
25 January.


Decree (1): Composition of the Electoral Board
for the Professorship of Russian

Explanatory note

The following decree, made by the Humanities Board, changes the composition
of the Electoral Board for the Professorship of Russian to bring it into line
with current practice.

Text of Decree (1)

In Ch. VII, Sect. iii, § 286, cl. 2 (Statutes, 2000, p. 500), delete items
(4)–(7) and substitute:

`(4), (5) two persons appointed by Council;

(6) a person appointed by the Humanities Board;

(7)–(9) three persons appointed by the Board of the Faculty of
Medieval and Modern Languages.'

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PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL

Decree

The Personnel Committee of Council has made the following decree, to come
into effect on 25 January.


Decree (2): Appointment of the current
Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History as an external member of
the Board of Electors for the Rhodes Professorship of American History

Text of Decree (2)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Ch. VII, Sect. I, § 1, cl. 2 (Statutes,
2000, p. 361), Professor D.A. Hollinger, the current Harmsworth Visiting
Professor of American History, is deemed to be serving as one of the external
members on the Board of Electors for the Rhodes Professorship of American
History for the duration of the proceedings to fill the impending vacancy in
that chair.

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COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY


Register of Congregation

Mr Vice-Chancellor reports that the following names have been added to the
Register of Congregation:

Bernado Mansilla, A., Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages

Biggs, P., MA, D.Phil., Christ Church

Bullock, P.R., M.St., D.Phil., Wolfson

Cooke, D.J., Templeton

Edwards, A., MA, Brasenose

Edwards, C.W., MA, D.Phil., St Peter's

Grabe, E., Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages

Hoge, K., M.Phil., D.Phil., St Anne's

James, S.F., St Anne's

Joynes, C.E., MA, M.St., St Hugh's

Linton, A., MA, M.St., Exeter

Luckhurst, N., MA, D.Phil., Somerville

Marven, L., MA, New College

Minter, C.J., BA, St Hilda's

O'Day, A.E., Greyfriars

Prest, J.T., Jesus

Strong, S.I., St John's

Webber, P.R.H., MA, Worcester

Wilson, G.S., Wolfson

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DIVISIONAL AND FACULTY BOARDS

For changes in regulations for examinations, to come into effect on 25 January,
see `Examinations and Boards' below.

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<br /> Oxford University Gazette, 10 January 2002: University Agenda<br />

University Agenda


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CONGREGATION 15 January


Notice

The meeting of Congregation is cancelled. The sole business comprises questions to which
no opposition has been notified and in respect of which no request for an adjournment has
been received, and Mr Vice-Chancellor will accordingly declare the preamble adopted and
the
resolutions carried without a meeting under the provisions of Tit. II, Sect. iii, cl. 11
(Statutes,
2000, p. 7).

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CONGREGATION 5 February 2 p.m.

¶ Members of Congregation are reminded that written notice of any intention to
vote against any of the following resolutions, signed in each case by at least two members
of
Congregation, must be given to the Registrar by noon on Monday, 28 January (see the Guide
to Procedures in Congregation cited in the note at the end of `University Agenda').


Voting on Resolutions approving the conferment of
Honorary
Degrees

(1) That the conferment of the Degree of Doctor of Civil Law, honoris
causa,
upon DAME ROSALYN HIGGINS, DBE (LL.B., MA Cambridge; JSD Yale), FBA, QC,
Judge of the International Court of Justice, The Hague, be approved.

(2) That the conferment of the Degree of Doctor of Civil Law, honoris
causa,
upon THE RT. HON. THE LORD ROTHSCHILD, GBE, MA, Christ Church, former
Chairman of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, be approved.

(3) That the conferment of the Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris
causa,
upon PROFESSOR JOHN M. COETZEE (MA Cape Town; PH.D. Texas), FRSL, writer,
Professor of Social Thought, University of Chicago, be approved.

(4) That the conferment of the Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris
causa,
upon PAUL SCOFIELD, CH, CBE, actor, be approved.

(5) That the conferment of the Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris
causa,
upon PROFESSOR ROMILA THAPAR (BA Punjab; BA, PH.D. London), FBA, Honorary
Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Emeritus Professor of Ancient Indian History, Jawaharlal
Nehru University, New Delhi, be approved.

(6) That the conferment of the Degree of Doctor of Science, honoris
causa,
upon ARNO ALLAN PENZIAS (BS City College of New York; MA, PH.D. Columbia),
former Chief Scientist, Bell Laboratories, be approved.

(7) That the conferment of the Degree of Doctor of Science, honoris
causa,
upon PROFESSOR SHIRLEY MARIE TILGHMAN (B.SC. Queen's University, Kingston,
Canada; PH.D. Temple University, Philadelphia), FRS, President, and Howard A.
Prior
Professor of the Life Sciences, Princeton University, be approved.

(8) That the conferment of the Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris
causa,
upon JAMES HADLEY BILLINGTON, D.PHIL. (BA Princeton), Balliol, The Librarian of
Congress of The United States of America, be approved.

(9) That the conferment of the Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris
causa,
upon LYNNE JANIE BRINDLEY (BA Reading; MA London), Chief Executive, The British
Library, be approved.

(10) That the conferment of the Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris
causa,
upon SIR BRIAN FOLLETT, DL (B.SC., PH.D. Bristol; D.SC. Wales), FRS, Chairman
of
the Arts and Humanities Research Board, be approved.

(11) That the conferment of the Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris
causa,
upon PAUL LECLERC (BS College of the Holy Cross; MA, PH.D. Columbia), President
and
Chief Executive Officer, The New York Public Library, be approved.

¶ If Resolutions (1)--(7) above are approved, the honorary degrees will be
conferred
at the Encaenia on 19 June 2002.

If Resolutions (8)--(11) above are approved, the honorary degrees will be conferred at
a special ceremony on 8 November 2002 to mark the 400th anniversary of the foundation of
the Bodleian Library.

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<br /> Oxford University Gazette, 10 January 2002: Notices<br />

Notices


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UNIVERSITY PREACHERS


Hilary Term 2002

Thursday, 10 January, at 8 a.m. CANON VINCENT
STRUDWICK, Chamberlain and Emeritus Fellow of Kellogg College.
Holy Communion (Latin). At St Mary's.

Sunday, 13 January, at 10 a.m. DR NICHOLAS RICHARDSON,
Tutor in Classics and Fellow of Merton College. (Latin Litany and
Sermon.) At St Mary's.

Sunday, 20 January, at 10 a.m. DR PAULA GOODER, formerly
Lecturer at Ripon College, Cuddesdon. (Macbride Sermon). At
Hertford College.

Sunday, 27 January, at 10 a.m. DR M. EDWARDS, Tutor in
Theology, Christ Church. At the Cathedral.

Sunday, 3 February, at 10 a.m. THE REVD DR BERND
WANNENWETSCH, University Lecturer in Ethics and Fellow of
Harris Manchester College. (`Theological responses to ethical issues in
modern medical research I: "What are human beings? That you are
mindful of them": medical aspirations in the light of Psalm 8.')
At St Mary's.

Sunday, 10 February, at 10 a.m. THE REVD DR PAUL S.
FIDDES, Principal of Regent's Park College. (Sermon on the Grace of
Humility.) At St Mary's.

Sunday, 17 February, at 10 a.m. THE REVD DR JEREMY
TRIGG, Rector of Wolverton, Milton Keynes. (`Theological responses
to ethical issues in modern medical research II: the infertile family.') At
St Mary's.

Sunday, 24 February, at 10 a.m. THE REVD CANON
PROFESSOR ROBIN GILL, Michael Ramsden Professor of Modern Theology,
University of Kent, Chair of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Medical Ethics
Advisory Group, Member of the BMA Medical Ethics Committee.
(`Theological responses to ethical issues in modern medical research III:
Gospel values and modern medical research.') At St Mary's.

Sunday, 3 March, at 10 a.m. THE RT. HON. PAUL MURPHY,
MP, Secretary of State for Wales, Honorary Fellow of Oriel College. At St
Mary's.

*Sunday, 10 March, at 10 a.m. PROFESSOR FRANCES
YOUNG, OBE, Cadbury Professor of Theology and Pro-Vice-Chancellor,
University of Birmingham. (Sermon for the Annunciation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary.) At Oriel College.

*On this day Doctors will wear their robes.

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CONFERMENTS OF THE TITLE OF
VISITING PROFESSOR

The Social Sciences Board has conferred the title of Visiting Professor in
Corporate Finance and Solvency on DR FIDELIS ODITAH, Barrister-at-Law,
for a period of three years from 1 January 2002, and the title of Visiting
Professor in International Financial Law on MR PHILIP WOOD, Head of the
Banking Department and of Know-how and Education at Allen & Overy,
for a period of three years from 1 October 2002.

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COMPOSITION OF ELECTORAL BOARD

The composition of the electoral board to the post below, proceedings to fill
which are currently in progress, is as follows:

Professorship of Public Health

                                                                                
                                             Appointed by

The Principal of 
  Somerville (Chairman)                      Mr Vice-Chancellor [1]
The Master of St Cross                       ex officio
Professor Sir Michael Marmot                 Council
Professor S. Macintyre                       Council
Professor G.M. Goodwin                       Medical Sciences Board
Professor D. Mant                            Medical Sciences Board
Professor Sir Richard Peto                   Medical Sciences Board
Professor A.P. Haines                        Medical Sciences Board
Dr M. Gill                                   Oxfordshire Health Authority
Professor D.A. Warrell                       St Cross College

[1] Appointed by Mr Vice-Chancellor under the provisions of Tit. IX, Sect. iii,
cll. 2 and 3 (Statutes, 2000, pp. 63–4.)

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LANGUAGE CENTRE

Most courses are now full. Those interested in enrolling for a particular course
are advised to contact the Information Officer, Angela Pinkney, for up-to-date
advice on the likelihood of obtaining a place on a course. For French and
German, applicants with a reasonable knowledge of the language may be
eligible to join the Lambda project, which offers a programme of guided
self-study and is described on the Web at
http://www.lang.ox.ac.uk/lambda.html.

The Library's collection of audio/video cassettes, books, and computer
programs covers over 100 languages. The Self-Study Area has rooms equipped
with listening and viewing facilities for individual work and computer-based
learning resources. New users should aim to arrive shortly before 10 a.m. or
2 p.m. to register and attend an orientation session.

The Library is open 9.30 a.m.–6.30 p.m., Monday–Friday, weeks
0--9, and on Saturdays 10 a.m.--1 p.m., weeks 1--8.

Further details of all courses and activities may be obtained from the
Information Officer, Angela Pinkney, at the Language Centre, 12 Woodstock
Road, Oxford OX2 6HT (telephone: Oxford (2)83360, e-mail:
admin@lang.ox.ac.uk, Internet: http://www.lang.ox.ac.uk).

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WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS OF FORMER
MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY'S PENSION SCHEMES

From time to time the attention of the University is drawn to individual cases
of financial hardship among widows or widowers of former members of the
Federated Superannuation System for Universities (FSSU) and the University
of Oxford Employees Pension Scheme (EPS). Limited resources are available
to alleviate proven cases of hardship and any enquiry should be addressed to
the Superannuation Officer, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford
OX1 2JD. All cases are dealt with in the strictest confidence.

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APPROVAL TO HOLD OUTSIDE
APPOINTMENTS


Guidelines on the holding of outside
appointments from 18 June 2001

These guidelines outline new procedures for obtaining approval to hold outside
appointments. No changes have been made to the University's policy, nor to
the individuals and types of appointment covered by the policy.

All university
employees, with the exception of CUF lecturers, are required to obtain
approval for the holding of any outside appointment. The
following do not count as outside appointments for this purpose (see Ch. VII,
Sect. I, § 5.A, cll. 10--11; Statutes, 2000, p. 370):

—the holding of the office of Proctor or Assessor;

—the holding of the office of examiner in any examination which is part
of a degree course at any university;

—the holding of a commemorative lecturership or similar post in any
university with the duty to give not more than eight lectures in any year of
office;

—activities or responsibilities normally associated with, or arising from,
scholarly work which do not involve a formal and continuing contract.

The University permits its employees to hold outside appointments without
deduction of stipend subject to the following conditions:

—the total commitment to such outside appointments must
not exceed thirty days per year
[1]
;

—any contractual terms proposed to cover the outside appointment must
be scrutinised by the Research Services Office on behalf of the University, and
must not be amended without the prior written approval of the Research
Services Office;

—the employee's head of department
[2]
must approve the
application.

Outside appointments can take a
number of different forms, such as consultancy, private professional practice,
expert witness and non-executive directorships. (Approval will not be given for
the holding of executive directorships.) These are activities carried
out outside the University and are contracted for from the individual's personal
address. University letterhead, facilities, and premises should not
be used without the University's express permission.

Certain types of activity involving
consultancy/services to industry may be carried out within the University and
may be included, where appropriate, within projects funded by
externally-funded research grants and contacts. These are described below.

Procedures for applying for approval to hold outside appointments

(a) Applicants must complete an application form (form OA1,
available on the University's Web site at
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/ps/outappts.htm, or in hard copy from departmental
administrators/faculty board secretaries).

(b) Applicants whose salaries are funded from
externally-funded research grants or contracts, or who are Principal
Investigators or Co-Investigators on outside-sponsored projects, must adhere
to the terms and conditions stipulated by or agreed with the sponsor and, if
necessary, seek written approval from the sponsor.
[3]
The Research Services
Office is able to provide advice on the terms and conditions of
externally-funded research grants and contracts held by the University
(telephone: (2)70143).

(c) Where it is appropriate for the outside appointment to be
covered by a contract or letter of agreement, and particularly when the external
organisation requires a written agreement to cover a consultancy, applicants
must arrange for the terms governing the outside appointment to be scrutinised
by the Research Services Office in advance of signature. (All applicants are,
in fact, advised to stipulate in writing the terms which will govern their outside
activities for an external organisation, not least to limit their personal liability.)
The University's legal advisers have drafted a standard personal consultancy
document which serves as a useful starting point for discussions around the
terms of a consultancy appointment. This is available from the Research
Services Office (telephone: (2)70143) or on the Research Services Web site at
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/rso/oxonly/agreements/pcaform.htm.

(d) The Research Services Office scrutinises the terms of an
agreement in order to consider their compatibility with the University's
interests as employer. The office cannot advise the employee on the terms from
the employee's standpoint; and the employee should take his or her own advice
unless he or she makes use of Oxford University Consulting Limited (see
paragraph 8 below).

(e) Applicants must obtain the approval of their direct line
manager where relevant.

(f) When the Research Services Office has confirmed in
writing that the terms proposed to govern the outside appointment meet the
University's minimum requirements and the necessary approvals have been
obtained from the relevant line manager or sponsor (as appropriate), applicants
should submit the completed form to their head of department, who will be
asked to sign to confirm that he/she is content to approve the outside
appointment in the context of the applicant's university duties. Heads of
department who themselves wish to hold outside appointments must submit
their application forms to their head of division for approval. Heads of
Division should submit applications to the Vice-Chancellor.

(g) If the above procedures are followed and the relevant
approvals obtained, applicants will be granted insurance cover for the outside
appointment in question under the University's professional indemnity
insurance policy, subject to the limitations of that policy. Details may be
obtained from the Insurance Officer, Mr G.C. Waite (telephone: (2)80307).

Consultancies within research grant applications and contracts

The holding of a consultancy may be included where appropriate within
research grant applications and contracts. Where consultancies are included in
this way and provision is made through the payroll to pay staff for such work,
the Outside Grants (OG) form should itemise, among the costs of the project,
the costs of the consultancy payment (including employers' on-costs). Indirect
costs should also be calculated on the total cost of the project, including the fee
for the consultancy. The Research Services Office (telephone: (2)70143) will
be able to advise on the most appropriate form of agreement to cover
consultancies attached to research grants or contracts. Time spent on such
consultancies will count towards the thirty-day limit.

Other services to industry and outside bodies

Not all work for outside bodies is governed by a contract with an external
sponsor under the University's research grants and contracts procedures. Some
is likely to be `service' work, i.e. the provision of a service to an external
organisation which is not of academic benefit but which makes use of spare
capacity in a department in return for payment. Such arrangements should
nevertheless be covered by an agreement approved by the head of department
which is drawn up in consultation with the departmental administrator and (for
tax reasons) with the Finance Division. If the service agreement proposed by
the outside body includes terms and conditions relating to intellectual property
or confidentiality of information, or does not incorporate the University's
standard disclaimer of liability, this will require an authorised signature on
behalf of the University. In such cases, the agreement should be forwarded to
the Research Services Office which is required to ensure that appropriate
disclaimers of liability have been issued in connection with the provision of
services to industry and other outside bodies.

Where appropriate, as with
consultancies within research grant applications and contracts, a payment may
be made through the payroll to individuals for the additional work undertaken
in performing the services. It is expected that the head of department will
decide on an appropriate fee to be paid to the individual based on the time
spent (which again will count towards the thirty-day per year limit). The
instructions to the Finance Division to make such payments are processed
through the Research Services Office. In such cases, where an agreement has
been made with University in respect of the service, it is not expected that a
further personal consultancy agreement with the academic concerned will be
necessary.

Financial arrangements

The University does not generally seek details of remuneration which
applicants are to receive under arrangements for outside appointments, but
reserves the right to request to be provided with such details in certain
circumstances e.g. in the light of any potential conflict of interest with the
outside appointment. Applicants wishing exceptionally to make a case to spend
a total of more than thirty days in any one year on outside appointments will
be required to provide details of remuneration.

Use of computing facilities

University IT and network facilities, including software, are provided for use
for educational purposes only, in accordance with the `University Rules for
Computer Use', which may be found on the University Web site at
http://www.ox.ac.uk/it/rules/rules.html.

Monitoring and reporting

(a) Heads of department are responsible, through their
departmental administration, for keeping records of the number of days spent
on outside appointments by all staff (regardless of staff group) in their
departments.

(b) Heads of department will report their approvals of outside
appointments, and the basic details of the outside appointments, to their
divisions on an annual basis, by the end of July each year.

(c) Divisions are responsible, through their divisional
administration, for monitoring and co-ordinating information relating to all
approvals for outside appointments submitted by departments within their
remit, and for making an annual return to the Personnel Committee by the end
of September each year.

Oxford University Consultancy Limited

The University has established a wholly-owned subsidiary company, Oxford
University Consultancy Limited, to help members of the University to market
their expertise to outside bodies, to negotiate commercial terms and payment
on behalf of individuals, and to manage the administration associated with
consultancy. OUC Limited offers a professional service for academics and
departments throughout the University, which will identify consultancy and
related opportunities with local, national and international companies and
organisations. Details of this service may be obtained by telephone ((2)80829)
or by e-mail at enquiries@consulting.ox.ac.uk.

Members of the University
choosing to use the services of OUC Limited must still follow the internal
procedures for university approval of their outside appointments as outlined in
these guidelines; OUC Limited will, however, assist the process on behalf of
the individuals concerned.

Footnotes

[1]
Approval for cases where the proposed commitment exceeds thirty days
may still be sought; in such cases the department will refer the request to the
divisional board and if it is approved a deduction in university stipend will be
made. Partial or full secondment may be more appropriate for particularly
time-consuming outside appointments.

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[2]
Faculty board chairman in non-departmentally organised subjects, head of
division in the case of heads of departments.

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[3]
The Wellcome Trust's grant conditions, for example, include stringent
conditions relating to the holding of consultancies and these apply equally to
individuals who are in receipt of Wellcome Trust research grants, as well as
to those whose salaries are paid from Wellcome Trust grants.

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WOLFSON COLLEGE


Forthcoming exhibition

Landscapes and seascapes in oils and oil pastels: an exhibition of paintings by
Jane Strother (14 January–2 February)

Open daily, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. subject to college commitments. Visitors are
advised to telephone the college lodge beforehand (telephone: Oxford
(2)74100).

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ST JOHN'S COLLEGE AND COLIN CARR


Chamber music

The following events will be held in the Garden Quadrangle Auditorium, St
John's College.

Admission to concerts is free. Programmes are available from the Porters'
Lodge, but are reserved for members of the college until about ten days before
the event. Each programme is valid as an admission ticket until ten minutes
before the event; any vacant seats will then be filled from the door.

Master-classes: chamber groups or performing soloists receive
coaching in front of an informal audience. There is no charge, either for
performers or audience. Any performers wishing to take advantage of this
opportunity to obtain free coaching should apply via the College Secretary as
soon as possible.

Mon. 25 Feb., 8.30 p.m. YAEL WEISS, MARK KAPLAN, and
COLIN CARR: piano trios.

Tue. 26 Feb., 10 a.m. YAEL WEISS, MARK KAPLAN, and
COLIN CARR: master-class.

Sat. 4 May, 8.30 p.m. THOMAS SAUER performs piano works
by Beethoven, including the Moonlight Sonata and Diabelli
Variations.

Sun. 5 May, 10 a.m. THOMAS SAUER: master-class.

Fri. 24 May, 8.30 p.m. COLIN CARR and friends perform string
sextets.

Sat. 25 May, 10 a.m. COLIN CARR: master-class.

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BODLEIAN LIBRARY


Forthcoming exhibition

The Bodleian Library, 1602–2002: Thomas Bodley and his Library. The
exhibition focuses on the events leading to the opening of the Library in 1602,
and the development of the building and the collections in Bodley's lifetime
and the years immediately following (4 February–2
June)

In the Exhibition Room, Old Schools Quadrangle; open Monday–Friday
9.30 a.m.–4.45 p.m., Saturday 9.30 a.m.–12.30 p.m.

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CAREERS SERVICE


Careers Advice Service for Contract Research
Staff

This initiative, provided by the University Careers Service at 56 Banbury Road
(in addition to services provided to students), aims to encourage and enable
academic-related research staff, who are employed directly by the University
on fixed term contracts (contract research staff), to make and implement well-
informed decisions about their careers by:

—providing impartial, professional, careers advice;

—supporting them in recognising and developing the attributes necessary
for successful career development;

—enabling them to appreciate and explore the range of opportunities
available;

—assisting them to clarify their values, interests, abilities and skills and
to relate these to possible career options;

—providing access to a wide variety of careers information and resources
to facilitate the formulation and implementation of career plans.

The service operates flexibly in an attempt to cater for personal needs,
whether individuals are generally uncertain about the career options open to
them, considering reviewing or changing their career direction, or thinking
about finding a new job in academia, commerce, industry, the public sector,
or setting up their own business, etc.

Following registration, members of contract research staff will have access
to up to four, confidential, one-to-one meetings with a careers adviser to help
clarify personal and career objectives and to identify the main career options
open to them. They may also see the Duty Adviser at the Careers Service to
help resolve brief queries and make use of the wide range of careers
information resources held at the Careers Service, including a computerised
careers guidance system. Psychometric ability testing and personality profiling
for career development purposes (with feedback) can also be arranged, on an
ad hoc basis, where sufficient demand exists. In addition, three
career development workshops (Career Review and Planning, Job Search
Skills, and Effective Interview Preparation), all designed specifically for
contract research staff who are looking to review their career options, or to
find alternative work, are run at various times throughout the year. To book
a place on any of these workshops contact the Institute for the Advancement
of University Learning (telephone: (2)86808, e-mail:
services@learning.ox.ac.uk).

Further details of the service are available from John Kirwan, the careers
adviser for contract research staff (telephone: (2)74736, e-mail:
crs@cas.ox.ac.uk., Web site: www.careers.ox.ac.uk).

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<br /> Oxford University Gazette, 10 January 2002: Lectures<br />

Lectures


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SPEAKER'S LECTURES IN BIBLICAL STUDIES
2001–2

The popular Bible: medieval expansions of Genesis

PROFESSOR BRIAN OLIVER MURDOCH, Professor of German, University of Stirling,
will deliver the Speaker's Lectures at 5 p.m. on the following days in the
Examination Schools.

29 Jan.: `Bedevilling Paradise.'

30 Jan.: `What Adam and Eve did next.'

31 Jan.: `Lamech and the other Lamech.'

5 Feb.: `Noah, the navigator and the vintner.'

6 Feb.: `The Tower of Babel and the courteous vengeance.'

7 Feb.: `Patriarchal trickery: Jacob and Joseph.'

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SLADE LECTURES 2002

This year, for the first time, the Slade Lectures will be given as a set of eight lectures by
different authorities on a single subject. Charles Saumarez Smith, as Slade Professor, has
convened a series of lectures on the subject of contemporary museums both in Britain and
internationally. He has invited those who have been involved professionally with the world
of museums, as museum directors or as writers, critics, and architects, to reflect on the state
of the museum today: how and why museums have changed over the last half century; what
part they play in contemporary culture; and what challenges they face in the future.

The lectures will be given at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Lecture Theatre, the University
Museum of Natural History.

CHARLES SAUMAREZ SMITH, National Portrait Gallery

16 Jan.: `The politics of the contemporary museum.'

IVAN GASKELL, Harvard

23 Jan.: `Who-if-anyone-thinks in art museums?'

NICHOLA JOHNSON, East Anglia

30 Jan.: `A division of the spoils: the professionalisation of
museums.'

MARC PACHTER, National Portrait Gallery, Washington

6 Feb.: `Museums: sacred places in a secular age.'

PETER JENKINSON, Creative Partnerships

13 Feb.: `Low horizons, high ideals: museums and the poverty
of the imagination.'

MARK FISHER, MP

20 Feb.: `Why do museums matter?'

CAROLINE BOS, Princeton

27 Feb.: `The Blue Period.'

JED PERL, art critic, The New Republic

6 Mar.: `Contemplation and magic: on the essence of the
museum.'

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STRACHEY LECTURE

PROFESSOR SIR TONY HOARE will deliver the Strachey Lecture at 4.30 p.m. on
Tuesday, 22 January, in the Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, the Clarendon Laboratory.

Subject: `Towards the verifying compiler.'

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LUBBOCK LECTURE IN MANAGEMENT
STUDIES

STEPHEN BAYLEY, Design Consultant, will deliver the Lubbock Lecture in Management
Studies at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 28 February, in the Saïd Business School, Park End
Street.

Subject: `Hire education—the real meaning of design.'

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LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

ESRC Transnational Communities Research Programme: Transnationalism and
migration

The following seminars will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursdays in the Senior Common Room,
the School of Geography and the Environment.

Convener: Dr S. Vertovec.

G. MORGAN, Warwick

24 Jan.: `Global managers and Japanese multinationals.'

L. CZABAN, Manchester Business School

31 Jan.: `Networks and business in the Russian diaspora.'

P. CRANG, University College, London

7 Feb.: `The `Indian restaurant' in London and Mumbai.'

R. BALLARD, Manchester

14 Feb.: `Making sense of diasporic developments: trans-local
networks with routes in South Asia.'

J. BEAVERSTOCK, Loughborough

21 Feb.: `British corporate expatriate communities in Singapore
and New York.'

S. RADCLIFFE, Cambridge

28 Feb.: `Andean Indians in transnational circuits: making local
and global spaces.'

M. BOMMES, Osnabrück

7 Mar.: `Migration, space, and networks: theoretical problems
of transnational migration research.'

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Uneven development

PROFESSOR DAVID HARVEY, City University of New York, will deliver three lectures
on this subject at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays 16 January, 23 January, and 6 February, in the
Main Lecture Theatre, the School of Geography and the Environment.

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Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology

Fertility and Reproduction Seminars: Fertility and reproduction in
Melanesia

Unless otherwise indicated, the following seminars will be given at 11 a.m. on Mondays in
the New Seminar Room, the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology.

Convener: S.J. Ulijaszek, MA, University Lecturer in Human
Ecology.

DR ULIJASZEK

21 Jan.: `Economic change, fertility, and demography in the
Purari delta, Papua New Guinea.'

S. KINGSTON, Berghahn Books

28 Jan.: `Cognitive aspects of fertility and reproduction in Siar,
New Ireland.'

P. LEMONNIER, Marseille

Fri. 1 Feb., 64 Banbury Road: `Fertility among the Anga of
Papua New Guinea: the conspicuous absent.'

P. BONNEMERE, Marseille

4 Feb.: `Of some Highland New Guinea variations on the
themes of fertility, sexuality, and masculinity.'

Y. ATAKA, Nagasaki

11 Feb.: `Migration and fertility on Manus: the demographic
impact of modernisation in a small island population in Papua New Guinea.'

C. GOSDEN

18 Feb.: `The impacts of colonialism on health and fertility:
western New Britain 1884–1940.'

M. O'HANLON

25 Feb.: `History embodied: authentication of the past in the
New Guinea Highlands.'

T. BAYLISS-SMITH, Cambridge

4 Mar.: `Fertility and depopulation in Melanesia. The
demographic response of women on Ontong Java to introduced disease,
1920s–1970s.'

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MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Soft matter, biomaterials, and interfaces

The following seminars will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays in the New Seminar Room, the
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory.

Convener: J. Klein, MA, D.Phil., Dr Lee's Professor of
Chemistry.

PROFESSOR J.-P. HANSEN, Cambridge

15 Jan.: `Selectivity of ion channel proteins: some generic
features?'

PROFESSOR R. RAVAL, Liverpool

22 Jan.: `Manifestations of chirality at surfaces.'

PROFESSOR M. WARNER

29 Jan.: `Chiral-mechanical effects, deformable photonic bands,
and lasing in cholesteric elastomers.'

PROFESSOR F. TIBERG

5 Feb.: `Interfacial structure formation in surfactant, lipid, and
bio-fluid systems: influence on normal forces and friction.'

DR A. TURBERFIELD

12 Feb.: `Nanofabrication with DNA.'

PROFESSOR D. DOWSON

19 Feb.: `Tribology of medical implants.'

PROFESSOR L. LEIBLER, CNRS—Elf Atochem

26 Feb.: `The fate of pastes: yield, slip, and ageing.'

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Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory: colloquia

Unless otherwise indicated, the following colloquia will be held at 5 p.m. on Mondays in the
Main Lecture Theatre, the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory.

Convener: M.L.H. Green, MA, Professor of Inorganic
Chemistry.

DR W. JONES, Cambridge

21 Jan.: `Layered materials—design, modification, and
application.'

PROFESSOR P.L. DUTTON, Pennsylvania

28 Jan.: `Redox proteins and oxidoreductases: design in nature,
synthesis in the laboratory.'

PROFESSOR V. GIBSON, Imperial College, London

4 Feb.: `Designing catalysts for polymer synthesis.'

PROFESSOR C. RASTON, Leeds

11 Feb.: `Confinement of globular molecules: towards a benign
approach.'

PROFESSOR E. HOPE, Leicester

18 Feb.: `Catalysis in the fluorous biphase and supercritical
fluids.'

PROFESSOR P.D. BEER

25 Feb.: `Sensing and self-assembly by macrocyclic ligand
systems.'

PROFESSOR B. HAYDEN, Southampton

4 Mar.: `Surface studies of single crystal oxide supported
metals.'

PROFESSOR K. WIEGHARDT, MPI Mülheim

Wed. 13 Mar.: `High-valent iron in biology and co-ordination
chemistry.' (RSC Centenary Lecture)

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Department of Materials: colloquia

Unless otherwise indicated, the following colloquia will be held at 2.15 p.m. on Thursdays
in the Hume Rothery Lecture Theatre.

Convener: J.L. Hutchison, MA status, Reader in Materials.

PROFESSOR J. KLEIN

17 Jan.: `Confining water and other complex fluids.'

DR J. SLOAN

24 Jan.: `1-D crystal growth inside single-wall carbon
nanotubes.'

PROFESSOR S. MANN, Bristol

31 Jan.: `Synthesis and self-assembly of nanoparticle arrays and
nanostructures.'

PROFESSOR J. CHAPMAN, Glasgow

7 Feb.: `Magnetism reversal in multilayers—how TEM
(and a simple model) can help.'

PROFESSOR P. COVENEY, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London

14 Feb.: to be announced.

DR P. MUMMERY, Manchester Materials Science Centre

21 Feb.: to be announced.

DR T. TODOROV, Queen's, Belfast

28 Feb.: to be announced.

DR I. RAY, Institute for Transuranium Elements, Karlsruhe, Germany

7 Mar.: `Nuclear forensic science—combating illicit
trafficking in nuclear materials.'

PROFESSOR D. SROLOVITZ, Princeton

Mon. 11 Mar. (special additional seminar): `Solute effects in
grain boundary and dislocation motion.'

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MEDICAL SCIENCES

DR RAPHAEL COHEN-ALMAGOR, Senior Lecturer, University of Haifa, will lecture at
5 p.m. on Friday, 25 January, in Room C, the Bernard Sunley Building, St Catherine's
College.

Convener: R.A. Hope, BM, MA, Professor of Medical Ethics and
Director, the Ethox Centre.

Subject: `The right to die with dignity.'

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Department of Human Anatomy and Genetics

The following seminars will be held at 1 p.m. on Fridays in the Lecture Theatre, the
Department of Human Anatomy and Genetics.

Convener: K.E. Davies, MA, D.Phil., Dr Lee's Professor of
Anatomy.

PROFESSOR P. BROPHY, Edinburgh

18 Jan.: `New adhesion complexes in myelinating glia.'
(Jenkinson Seminar)

PROFESSOR M. STERNBERG, Imperial College

25 Jan.: `Exploiting protein structure in the post-genome
era.'

DR C. PUGH

1 Feb.: `Cellular oxygen sensing and hypoxia-inducible factor-
1.'

DR V. STRAUB, Sussex

8 Feb.: `Chemoreception, nitric oxide, and appetitive
conditioning in Lymnaea stagnalis.'

PROFESSOR S. KRISHNA, St George's Hospital Medical School

15 Feb.: `Fighting malaria—characterisation of transporters
of Plasmodium falciparum.'

DR A. HERBISON, Cambridge

22 Feb.: `Characterisation of specific neuronal phenotypes with
promoter transgenics: the GnRH neurone.'

DR M. SPILLANTINI, Cambridge

1 Mar.: `Untangling the tauopathies.'

PROFESSOR G. RAISMAN, National Institute for Medical Research

8 Mar.: `Repair of spinal cord injuries.'

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Physiological Sciences

The following seminars will be held at 12 noon on Wednesdays in the Sherrington Room,
the University Laboratory of Physiology.

Convener: J.C. Ellory, MA, D.Sc., Professor of Physiology.

PROFESSOR C. DARWIN, Sussex

16 Jan.: `Auditory grouping of speech sounds.'
(McDonnell–Pew Centre Seminar)

PROFESSOR M. BOYETT, Leeds

23 Jan.: `Involvement of the selectivity filter in block,
permeation, inward rectification, and agonist-activation of the cardiac muscarinic K+
channel, Kir3.1/Kir3.4.' (Sponsored by the Physiological
Society)

DR C. PEERS, Leeds

30 Jan.: `Oxygen sensing: short-term answers, long-term
problems.' (G.L. Brown Lecture, sponsored by the Physiological
Society)

DR I. NELKEN, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

6 Feb.: `Transformations of sound representations in the
ascending auditory system.' (Jenkinson Seminar)

PROFESSOR A. DERRINGTON, Nottingham

13 Feb.: `Colour processing in the marmoset.'
(Sponsored by the Physiological Society)

DR G. RUTTER, Bristol

20 Feb.: `Roles of ATP and Ca2+ microdomains in triggering
insulin secretion.' (McDonnell–Pew Centre Seminar)

DR M. SAHANI, University College, London

27 Feb: `Spectro-temporal receptive fields, relevance and non-
linearity: adventures in the statistical prediction of spike trains.' (Sponsored
by the Physiological Society)

DR M. BOOTMAN, Cambridge

6 Mar.: `Local and global calcium signalling.'
(Jenkinson Seminar)

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Oxford Clinical Neurosciences Lectures

The following lectures will be given at 11.30 a.m. on Fridays in the Witts Lecture Theatre,
the Radcliffe Infirmary.

PROFESSOR D. KULLMANN, National Hospital, London

11 Jan.: `Ictogenic and anti-ictogenic processes in the
hippocampus.'

PROFESSOR P. KENNEDY, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow

15 Feb.: `Viral encephalitis.'

DR J. KIRK, Queen's, Belfast

8 Mar.: `Tight junctions in multiple sclerosis.'

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MEDIEVAL AND MODERN LANGUAGES

Graduate seminar in Spanish studies

The following seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays in Room 3, the Taylor
Institution.

Conveners: I.D.L. Michael, MA, King Alfonso XIII Professor of
Spanish Studies, and C.P. Thompson, MA, D.Phil., Faculty Lecturer in Spanish.

DR K. KENNEDY, King's College, London

15 Jan.: `The Wise King and the Key of Wisdom: an attribution
in Trinity College, Cambridge MS 0.11.18 to Alfonso X of Castile.'
(Illustrated with slides)

DR A. COROLEU, Nottingham

22 Jan.: `History into fiction: sixteenth-century translations of
classical narratives.'

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Special lectures on Modern Greek literature and culture

DR DAVID CONNOLLY, Hellenic Foundation Visiting Fellow, St Cross College, will
lecture at 5 p.m. on Thursdays in the ground-floor lecture room, 47 Wellington Square.

Convener: P.A. Mackridge, MA, D.Phil., Professor of Modern
Greek.

17 Jan.: `On the (un)translatability of Solomos.'

14 Feb.: `The least satisfying form of writing: Seferis on
translation.'

28 Feb.: `A Greek by any other name: on the transliteration of Greek
proper names.'

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Musical settings of Modern Greek poetry

On Tuesday, 29 January, Dr Connolly will discuss popular musical settings of modern Greek
poetry with composer Ilias Andriopoulos. This discussion, which will be in Greek, will be
held at 5 p.m. in the basement lecture room, 47 Wellington Square.

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MODERN HISTORY

Curiosity and wonder in the early modern period

The following seminars will take place at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Powicke Room, the
Modern History Faculty Building.

Conveners: Professor R.J.W. Evans and Mr A. Marr.

M. SMALL

15 Jan.: `Theoretical boundaries: monsters and marvels fringing
the world.'

L. GREENLAW, Courtauld Institute/Goldsmiths' College, London

22 Jan.: `A moment of wonder in the art of Jacques de Gheyn
II.'

A. TURPIN, Sotheby's Institute, London

29 Jan.: `The collections of Cosimo I de Medici—a
Cabinet of Curiosities?'

DR N. KENNY, Cambridge

5 Feb.: `From the Academia naturae
curiosorum (1652–) to La Curiosité fructueuse
(1739): the institutional and commercial shapes of early modern curiosity about
nature.'

DR S. CLUCAS, Birkbeck College, London

12 Feb.: `Enthusiasm and "damnable curiosity":
Meric Casaubon and John Dee.'

DR C. PRESTON, Cambridge

19 Feb.: `The Jocund Cabinet: English spoofs on curiosity and
collecting in the seventeenth century.'

DR W. WILLIAMS

26 Feb.: `Curiosity and narrative: reading pilgrims from
Petrarch to Montaigne.'

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Seminar in Medieval History

The following seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on Mondays in the Wharton Room, All Souls
College.

Convener: R.R. Davies, MA, D.Phil., Chichele Professor of Medieval
History.

PROFESSOR M.J. BRANCO

14 Jan.: `The king and his realm: state-building and national
identity in Portugal in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.'

D. PROBERT, Birmingham

21 Jan.: `A reassessment of the transition from British to Anglo-
Saxon control in eastern Dumnonia,
c.600–c.900.'

PROFESSOR T. EVERGATES, Princeton

28 Jan.: `The formation of the County of Champagne under
Henry the Liberal (1152–81).'

DR J. BLAIR

4 Feb.: `Reassessing the Anglo-Saxon local church.'

PROFESSOR M. MALLETT, Warwick

11 Feb.: `In search of an Italian late medieval élite: the
twilight of the podesta.'

DR A. FOREY

18 Feb.: `The charitable activities of a military order in the
twelfth and thirteenth centuries.'

DR C. LEYSTER, Manchester

25 Feb.: `John the Deacon and the Roman memory of Pope
Gregory the Great.'

R. BURLS

4 Mar.: `Medieval "Severnside": Devon and its
overseas neighbours in the fourteenth century.'

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Commonwealth History Seminar

The following seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on Fridays in the Modern History Faculty
Building.

PRS presentations will be held at the same time on 1 March and 8 March.

PROFESSOR C. HALL, University College, London

18 Jan.: `Civilising subjects: the making of the nineteenth-
century coloniser.'

PROFESSOR N. THOMAS, Goldsmiths' College, London

25 Jan.: `Captain James Cook: history's man.'

DR A. DREW, York

1 Feb.: `Communist politics in settler societies: South Africa
and Algeria in the 1920s.'

DR P. HENSHAW, Queen's University, Kingston

8 Feb.: `John Buchan and the British imperial origins of
Canadian multiculturalism.'

DR I. SMITH, Warwick

15 Feb.: `Mafeking 1899–1902: from the siege to the
concentration camp.'

DR K. FEDOROWICH, UWE

22 Feb.: ` "Sleeping with the Lion": the loyal
Afrikaner and the South African rebellion of 1914–15.'

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MODERN HISTORY, MEDIEVAL AND
MODERN LANGUAGES

Seminar on the history of the book 1450–1800

The following seminars will be held at 2.15 p.m. on Fridays in the Wharton Room, All Souls
College.

Conveners: R.G. Lewis, MA, D.Phil., University Lecturer (CUF) in
Modern History, and I.W.F. Maclean, MA, D.Phil., Professor of Renaissance Studies.

PROFESSOR MACLEAN

18 Jan.: `Murder, debt, and retribution in the Franco-Italico-
Spanish book trade: the Beraud-Michel-Ruiz affair, 1586–91.'

DR LEWIS

25 Jan.: `Publishing in Lyon: a fresh look at Guillaume
Rouillé and his projects.'

P. QUARRIE, Sotheby's

1 Feb.: `The history of the Eton Chrysostom.'

DR J. MILSOM

8 Feb.: `Pen over print, and the quest for "ideal
copy" in early printed music.'

PROFESSOR J. CARLEY, York University, Toronto

15 Feb.: `The library of Archbishop Harsnett.'

DR A. DUKE, Southampton

22 Feb.: `Prints, pamphlets, and broadsheets: the diversity and
dissemination of dissident opinions on the eve of the Dutch Revolt.'

DR H. ROBINSON-HAMMERSTEIN, Trinity College, Dublin

1 Mar.: `Images and icons in Lutheran and Zwinglian
pamphlets.'

PROFESSOR M. BERG and DR H. CLIFFORD, Warwick

8 Mar.: `Graphic display and selling new consumer goods in
eighteenth-century England: trade cards and trade catalogues.'

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MODERN HISTORY, SOCIAL SCIENCES

Seminar in Economic and Social History

The following seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays in All Souls College.

Conveners: R.C. Allen (Ph.D. Harvard), Reader in Recent Social and
Economic History, P.A. David, MA, Professor of Economics and Economic History, and
A. Offer, MA, D.Phil., Chichele Professor of Economic History.

PROFESSOR A. ATKINSON

15 Jan.: `Top incomes in the United Kingdom over the
twentieth century.'

PROFESSOR M. SANDERSON, East Anglia

22 Jan.: `More means worse? Student unrest in a new
university—UEA 1968–72.'

DR C. MACLEOD, Bristol

29 Jan.: `The price of invention: counting the cost of patents
in Victorian Britain.'

PROFESSOR J. DAVIS

5 Feb.: `Founder's kin at All Souls College.'

DR W. ELTIS

12 Feb.: `Lord Overstone and the establishment of nineteenth-
century monetary orthodoxy.'

PROFESSOR J.-L. ROSENTHAL, UCLA and Paris

19 Feb.: `Organisational choice and economic development: a
comparison of France and the USA in the mid nineteenth century.'

PROFESSOR C. O'GRADA, University College, Dublin

26 Feb.: `Do markets make famines worse? Evidence from four
European famines.'

PROFESSOR A. SHAI, Tel Aviv

5 Mar.: `Imperialism imprisoned? The fate of foreign firms in
China in the Fifties.'

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MODERN HISTORY, THEOLOGY

Seminar on heterodoxy in early modern science and religion

The following seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Hovenden Room, All
Souls College.

Conveners: J.H. Brooke, MA, D.Phil., Andreas Idreos Professor of
Science and Religion, and I.W.F. Maclean, MA, D.Phil., Professor of Renaissance
Studies.

DR R.G. LEWIS

16 Jan.: `Simone Simoni.'

PROFESSOR D. WOOTTON, Queen Mary College, London

23 Jan.: `Donne.'

PROFESSOR L. JARDINE, Queen Mary College, London

30 Jan.: `Bacon.'

DR C. LEIJENHORST, Catholic University of Nijmegen

6 Feb.: `Hobbes.'

PROFESSOR M. OSLER, Calgary

13 Feb.: `Gassendi.'

DR C. METHUEN, Bochum

20 Feb.: `Kepler.'

S. MANDELBROTE, Cambridge

27 Feb.: `Fatio de Duillier.'

PROFESSOR BROOKE

6 Mar.: `Priestley.'

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ORIENTAL STUDIES

Seminar on Jewish history and literature in the Graeco-Roman period

The following seminars will be held at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesdays in Wolfson College.

Convener: M.D. Goodman, MA, D.Phil., Professor of Jewish
Studies.

DR S. HONIGMAN, Tel Aviv

15 Jan.: `From historiography to charter myth: the Letter of
Aristeas on the origins of the Septuagint.'

DR J. DUHAIME, Montreal

22 Jan.: `The historical context of the War Scroll.'

DR E. DVORJETSKI, Haifa

29 Jan.: `Hadrian, the thermo-mineral baths, and the Bar
Kochba War.'

DR S. PRICE and PROFESSOR GOODMAN

5 Feb.: `The ways that parted: Judaism and Christianity in late
antiquity.'

DR T. RAJAK, Reading

12 Feb.: `Josephus as a source on Herod.'

PROFESSOR P. ALEXANDER, Manchester

19 Feb.: `A double helix? The emergence of rabbinic and
Christian orthodoxies in the second and third centuries.'

DR D. TAYLOR, Birmingham

26 Feb.: `The Jewish background of the Peshitta?'

PROFESSOR G. VERMES

5 Mar.: `Eschatological world view in the Qumran scrolls and
the New Testament.'

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Topics in Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Egyptology

The following seminars will be held at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesdays in Lecture Room 1, the
Oriental Institute.

Conveners: S. Dalley, MA, Senior Research Fellow, Somerville
College (e-mail: stephanie.dalley@orinst.ox.ac.uk), and C.J. Riggs, D.Phil., Barns and
Griffith Junior Research Fellow in Egyptology, Queen's College (e-mail:
christina.riggs@queens.ox.ac.uk).

J. TAYLOR

22 Jan.: `Oops, I did it again: learning from mistakes in Old
Babylonian schools.'

D. VAN DER PLAS, Utrecht

5 Feb.: `Computer indexes of Egyptian texts.'

Y. COHEN, Harvard

12 Feb.: `Aspects of ethics among Hittites and
Mesopotamians.'

T. HARDWICK

19 Feb.: `The Blue Crown: kingship, portraiture, and
iconography in the New Kingdom.'

W. SALLABERGER, Munich

26 Feb.: `Gifts from the ruler: prestige economy of the palace
in the Ancient Near East.'

M. MARÉE, British Museum

5 Mar.: `Sculptors and painters from the Twelfth to the
Seventeenth Dynasties: identifying their works and methods.'

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

Regions in transition: the former Soviet Union after the end of Communism

The following seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on Mondays in the Nissan Lecture Theatre,
St Antony's College.

Conveners: C.S. Leonard, MA, University Lecturer in Regional
Studies in Post-Communist States, and J. Pallot, MA, University Lecturer in the Geography
of the USSR.

M.J. BRADSHAW, Leicester

14 Jan.: `Globalisation and regional change in Russia: the case
of Sakhalin Oblast.'

L. SKYNER, Norwegian Institute of International Relations

21 Jan.: `Political conflict and legal uncertainty: the
privatisation of land ownership in the Russian Federation.'

C. DAVIS

28 Jan.: `The Russian health crisis in regional
perspective.'

D. SIDOROV, University College, London

4 Feb.: `Playing chess with churches: the (post-)Soviet
(geo)politics of Orthodox property transfers.'

C. FOSTER, USDA

11 Feb.: `The economic transition of Russia's agri-food sector
and the role of FDI.'

R. CLOGG, Conciliation Resources

18 Feb.: `Abkhazia: the politics of identity.'

E. TEAGUE, FCO

25 Feb.: `Ukraine on the eve of the parliamentary
elections.'

N. GOULD-DAVIES, FCO

4 Mar.: `Centre–regional relations and economic reform
in Russia.'

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African Studies Seminar

JOANN MCGREGOR, Reading, will lecture at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 17 January, in the
Dahrendorf Room, St Antony's College.

A full list of the seminars will be published shortly in the Gazette.

Convener: W. Beinart, MA, Rhodes Professor of Race
Relations.

Subject: `The politics of disruption: war veterans and the local state
in Zimbabwe.'

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Sociology lunchtime seminars

The following seminars will be held at 12.45 p.m. on Mondays in the Seminar Room, the
Department of Sociology, Littlegate House, St Ebbe's.

Conveners: Dr Sarah Harper and Dr Tak Wing Chan.

H. HAMILL

14 Jan.: `Hoods and Provos—crime and punishment in
West Belfast.'

A. GRAY

21 Jan.: `Health expenditure and proximity to death.'

T. PACKARD, World Bank

28 Jan.: `Pension reform in Latin America.'

R. BREEN

4 Feb.: `Explaining youth unemployment: institutional and
market factors.'

D. COLEMAN

11 Feb.: `Age dependency ratios and international
migration.'

C. BALDWIN, ETHOX

18 Feb.: `Ethical issues for ageing societies.'

V. DARLEY, Eurobios

25 Feb.: `Compexity, organisations, and social life.'

R. JACOBY

4 Mar.: `Propensity to suicide among older adults.'

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Reform of EU institutions

The following seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on Mondays in the Summer Common Room,
Magdalen College.

Conveners: Sir Michael Wheeler-Booth, Professor David Marquand,
and Mr Christopher Brooke.

HUGO YOUNG and THE RT. HON. MICHAEL PORTILLO, MP

21 Jan.: `Why the British debate about Europe has been
dishonest on both sides.'

SIR STEPHEN WALL, PROFESSOR VERNON BOGDANOR, and SIR MICHAEL
WHEELER-BOOTH

28 Jan.: `A second chamber for the European
Parliament?'

GRAHAM AVERY

4 Feb.: `Enlargement of the EU: what will need to
change?'

PROFESSOR MARQUAND, MR BROOKE, and DAN HANNAM, MEP

11 Feb.: `The euro: an economic or a political matter?'

SIR MICHAEL WHEELER-BOOTH, GRAHAM MATHER, and GREG POWER

18 Feb.: `Reform of EU scrutiny procedures at
Westminster.'

MENZIES CAMPBELL, MP, and CHARLES GRANT, Centre for European Reform

25 Feb.: `Combined EU foreign and defence policies?'

SAM YOUNGER, Chairman, the Electoral Commission, others from the Commission, and
PROFESSOR D. BUTLER

4 Mar.: `A referendum on the euro: its fair conduct?'

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THEOLOGY


Ian Ramsey Centre

Science and religion: ongoing concerns

Seminars in this series will be held at 8.15 for 8.30 p.m. on Thursdays in weeks 2, 4, and
6, in the Hood Room, St Cross College.

Conveners: Professor J.H. Brooke and Dr Margaret Yee.

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INTER-FACULTY SEMINAR

Restoration to Reform, 1660–1832: British political, literary, intellectual, and
social history

The following seminars will be held at 5.15 p.m. on Mondays in the Wordsworth Room, St
Hugh's College. The series will continue in Trinity Term.

Conveners: Dr Ros Ballaster (Mansfield), Professor Marilyn Butler
(Exeter), Dr Faramerz Dabhoiwala (Exeter), Dr Christine Gerrard (Lady Margaret Hall), Dr
Thomas Keymer (St Anne's), Dr James Raven (Mansfield), Professor Isabel Rivers (St
Hugh's), Dr Kathryn Sutherland (St Anne's), and Dr Abigail Williams (St Peter's).

DR K. O'BRIEN, Warwick

21 Jan.: `Anti-imperial traditions in British poetry,
1660–1789.'

PROFESSOR P. SABOR, Laval University, Quebec

4 Feb.: ` "A large Portion of our etherial Fire":
Swift and Samuel Richardson.'

PROFESSOR P. GARSIDE, Cardiff

18 Feb.: `Scott, Scotland, and the masculinisation of the novel,
1770–1830.'

DR J. SPURR, Swansea

4 Mar.: `John Evelyn and the government of the tongue.'

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CENTRE FOR CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH

The following seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Old Library, All Souls
College.

Conveners: R.G. Hood, MA, D.Phil., DCL, Professor of Criminology
and Director of the Centre, and A.J. Ashworth, DCL, Vinerian Professor of English
Law.

PROFESSOR P. HILLYARD, Ulster

16 Jan.: `Imaginative crimes or crimes of the imagination:
reflections on researching alleged official conspiracies.'

DR S. MARUNA, Cambridge

30 Jan.: `Transcending a criminal past: offender reintegration
as historical reconstruction.'

DR H. STRANG, Australian National University

13 Feb.: `Revenge or repair: victims and restorative
justice.'

DR I. LOADER, Keele

27 Feb.: `English policing and late modern culture.'

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

The following research seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on Mondays in Lecture Room 1, the
Department of Educational Studies.

PROFESSOR J. GEAKE, Westminster Institute of Education

14 Jan.: `Cognitive neuroscience and education: two-way traffic
or one-way street?'

DR S. CASTLES

21 Jan.: `Melting pot or transcultural identity? Educational
aspects of immigration.'

PROFESSOR A. CLINE and DR G. DE ABREU, University of Luton

28 Jan.: `The influences of home and school on the mathematics
learning of children who have English as an additional language.'

PROFESSOR D. JESSON, York

4 Feb.: `Selective schooling—blueprint for lower
standards?'

DR M. POSTON

11 Feb.: to be announced.

PROFESSOR C. CAZDEN, Harvard

18 Feb.: `Classroom discourse as a context for learning book
language and subject knowledge.'

PROFESSOR A. EDWARDS, Birmingham

25 Feb.: `Understanding agency in sociocultural accounts of
learning to teach.'

PROFESSOR B. RICHARDS and PROFESOR D. MALVERN, Reading

4 Mar.: `Measuring lexical diversity and its applications.'

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OXFORD CENTRE FOR HEBREW AND JEWISH
STUDIES


David Patterson Seminars

The following seminars will be held at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Oxford Centre for
Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Yarnton Manor.

The OCHJS minibus will depart from the Playhouse, Beaumont Street, at 6.40 p.m. and 7.45
p.m. and will leave Yarnton Manor at 9.45 p.m. A single fare costs £1.50
(£1.10 for students).

Convener: R.L. Nettler (MA McGill), Fellow of the Centre.

PROFESSOR D. ABERBACH, LSE

16 Jan.: `Hebrew studies as value.'

AVNER SHATS, Hebrew writer

23 Jan.: `Hebrew as a mother tongue.'

DR O. BUDNITSKII, Institute of Russian History, Moscow

30 Jan.: `Russian Jews between the Reds and the Whites
(1917–20).'

DR M. KLEIN, Bar Ilan University/Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies

6 Feb.: `Jerusalem the contested city.'

M. KEREN, Director, Bronfman Centre for the Media of the Jewish People, Tel Aviv
University

13 Feb.: `The media of memory creation in Israel: the case of
the Palmach.'

DR J. SHERMAN

20 Feb.: `The image of apartheid in South African Yiddish
prose fiction.'

PROFESSOR E. SPICEHANDLER, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati

27 Feb.: `Brenner and his solution to the problem of dialogue
in his fiction.'

DR A. ELA'D-BOUSKILA, Beit Berl College, Israel

6 Mar.: `Mapping the Other: the image of the Jew/Israeli in
modern Arabic literature.'

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OXFORD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RESEARCH CENTRE, ST PETER'S COLLEGE

DR JULYAN ELBRO, Policy Adviser, UK Patent Office, will give a seminar at 5 p.m. on
Tuesday, 15 January, in the Latner Room, St Peter's College.

Further seminars will be announced later.

Conveners: Professor David Vaver, Director of the Centre, and Dr
Christine Greenhalgh, Economics Research Director of the Centre.

Subject: `Brussels sprouts: implementation of the Biotechnological
Inventions Directive in the UK.'

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OXFORD CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES

Aspects of Islamic law

The following seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Oxford Centre for
Islamic Studies.

Conveners: F.A. Nizami, MA, D.Phil., Director of the Centre, and
J. Piscatori (Ph.D. Virginia), Fellow in Muslim Politics/International Relations.

PROFESSOR W. BALLANTYNE, SOAS

16 Jan.: `The Sharî`ah and the use of
money.'

PROFESSOR E. HILL, American University in Cairo

23 Jan.: `What is Islamic about the Positive Law in
Egypt?'

JUSTICE E. COTRAN, SOAS

30 Jan.: `The rule of law in the Arab world: the Palestinian
experiment.'

S. AL-MUKHTAR, Arab Lawyers' Network

6 Feb.: `Arbitration in Islamic law and jurisprudence.'

PROFESSOR M.H. KAMALI, International Islamic University, Malaysia

13 Feb.: `Reforming the legal theory of
Usûl: problems and prospects.'

PROFESSOR B. JOHANSEN, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales

20 Feb.: `Capital formation in Muslim law: the Salam Contract
from the eleventh to the twentieth centuries.'

PROFESSOR F.E. VOGEL, Harvard

27 Feb.: `The re-establishment of Islamic law in contemporary
Muslim countries: lessons from experience.'

DR H. HASSAN

6 Mar.: `Legal philosophy and the law of obligations.'

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NISSAN INSTITUTE OF JAPANESE STUDIES
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

Can the Japanese change their education system?

The following seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on Fridays in the Lecture Theatre, the Nissan
Institute.

Conveners: R.J. Goodman, MA, D.Phil., University Lecturer in the
Social Anthropology of Japan, and D.G. Phillips, MA, D.Phil., Professor of Comparative
Education.

PROFESSOR W.K. CUMMINGS, George Washington University

18 Jan.: `Why reform Japanese education?'

DR MASAKO SHIBATA, Institute of Education, University of London

25 Jan.: `Destruction and reconstruction: a comparative analysis
of education reform in Japan and Germany under the US military occupation after
World War Two.'

DR R. ASPINALL, Shiga University, Japan

1 Feb.: `Japanese nationalism and the reform of English
language teaching.'

DR C. HOOD, Cardiff

8 Feb.: `The third great reform of the Japanese education
system: success in the 1980s onwards.'

DR P. CAVE, Hong Kong

15 Feb.: `Japanese educational reform: development and
prospects at primary and secondary level.'

MS YOKO TSURUTA, Waseda University

22 Feb.: `Globalisation and the recent reforms in Japanese
higher education.'

DR J. WHITBURN, National Institute for Economic and Social Research, London

1 Mar.: `Changes in Japanese mathematics teaching: are they
real or rational?'

DR GOODMAN

8 Mar.: `Can the Japanese change their education system? A
discussion of the why, what, and how.'

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QUEEN ELIZABETH HOUSE

Centre for Cross-Cultural Research on Women

Operation Enduring Freedom? Feminist responses to terrorisms, alliances, and
differences

The following seminars will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursdays in the Library Wing Seminar
Room, Queen Elizabeth House. Details of the 24 January seminar will be announced
later.

PROFESSOR H. AFSHAR, York

17 Jan.: `Women, wars, and terrorism: some trajectories
towards a feminist peace.'

M. HARTWELL

31 Jan.: `Perceptions of justice: political forgiveness and
revenge in the early post-conflict period.'

DR O. IGWARA, Hull

7 Feb.: `Restorative justice and reconciliation: women remaking Rwanda in
the shadow of violence.'

J. EL BUSHRA, Director of Research, ACORD

14 Feb.: `Gender and conflict: understanding the dynamics of
violence.'

DR V. JABRI, Kent

21 Feb.: `Violence and the politics of responsibility in
international relations.'

E. AMOAKO

28 Feb.: `The communal self in situations of
oppression: a feminist analysis of a South African woman's autobiography.'

Celebrations for International Women's Day

7 Mar.: Celebrations for International Women's Day, including
a photographic display, readings, and music.

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Economic Development Seminar: Reducing global poverty

The following seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursdays in the Library Wing Seminar
Room, Queen Elizabeth House.

Conveners: E.V.K. Fitzgerald, MA, Reader in International Economics
and Finance, and T.R. Thorp, MA, Reader in Economics.

H. WHITE, Sussex

17 Jan.: `Are the International Development Targets a sensible
way to determine development progress?'

C. RUGGERI

24 Jan.: `Fighting malnutrition in Peru: food transfers
v. private income growth.'

Speaker from DfID

31 Jan.: `Achieving the 2015 Global Poverty Targets./
(Provisional title)

K. WATKINS, Oxfam

7 Feb.: `Is openness good for poverty reduction?'
(Provisional title)

S. BHALOTRA, Bristol

14 Feb.: `Food subsidies and childhood malnutrition in
India.'

F. STEWART

21 Feb.: `Vertical and horizontal inequality and global poverty
reduction.' (Provisional title)

DR FITZGERALD

28 Feb.: `Global social citizenship and DAC targets.'

M. LIPTON, Sussex

7 Mar.: `Agricultural growth and global poverty reduction.'

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The meanings of gender in the development context

The following seminars will be held at 1 p.m. on Mondays in the Small Dining Room,
Queen Elizabeth House.

Conveners: Dr Cathie Lloyd and Dr Laura Rival.

DR LLOYD

21 Jan.: `New constructions of masculinity: understanding the
dynamics of conflict: insights from the case of Algeria.'

B. HARRISS-WHITE

28 Jan.: `Development and productive deprivation: male
patriarchal relations in business families and their implications for women in south
India.'

L. ACKERMAN

4 Feb.: `Cultural identities and gender roles in a Guatemalan
returnee village: a comparative study of two post-war biographies.'

DR M. JASCHOK

11 Feb.: `Cross-cultural collaboration and ethnographic practice:
two women researchers investigating the lives of religious women in central
China.'

DR D. CHATTY

18 Feb.: `Exclusion and inclusion: pastoral women and
development discourses in Oman.'

DR N. GOOPTU

25 Feb.: `Informalisation of labour and gender identities: the
crisis of masculinity in urban West Bengal (India).'

DR RIVAL

4 Mar.: to be announced.

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CENTRE FOR SOCIO-LEGAL STUDIES

International Human Rights Seminar Series: the Pinochet Series

The following seminars will be held p.m. on Thursdays. Further seminars in this series will
be announced later.

The series will address the question of whether the end is near for state and head of state
immunity, where crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes are concerned.

Convener: Dr W.F. Pepper.

24 Jan., the Buttery, St Antony's College, 2.30 p.m.: JUDGE
BALTASAR GARZON, Spanish magistrate who sought the extradition of General
Augusto Pinochet from the United Kingdom for crimes against the citizens of
Spain.

31 Jan., Haldane Room, Wolfson College, 5.30 p.m.: JUDGE JUAN
GUZMAN, Chilean magistrate, seconded from the Court of Appeal, who seeks to
prosecute General Pinochet in his homeland and has formally requested the extradition
of former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger for prosecution in Chile.

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CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE


Lowe Lectures in Palaeography

The Anglo-Saxon Library

PROFESSOR MICHAEL LAPIDGE, Professor of English, Notre Dame, will deliver the
Lowe Lectures in Palaeography at 5 p.m. on the following Thursdays in the Examination
Schools.

24 Jan.: `Vanished libraries.'

31 Jan.: `Reconstructing Anglo-Saxon libraries: the evidence of
manuscripts.'

7 Feb.: `Reconstructing Anglo-Saxon libraries: the evidence of
citations.'

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GREEN COLLEGE


Green College Lectures 2002

From animal to human diseases: changes, chains, and controls

The Green College Lectures will be given at 6 p.m. on Mondays in the Witts Lecture
Theatre, the Radcliffe Infirmary.

DR A. HARDY, Wellcome Trust Centre for History of Medicine, University College,
London

14 Jan.: `Animals, disease, and man: discovering
connections.'

PROFESSOR A.J. MCMICHAEL, Director, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine

21 Jan.: `The AIDS epidemic: origins and solutions.'

PROFESSOR S. LINDENBAUM, Professor of Anthropology, City University of New York

28 Jan.: `Thinking about epidemics: kuru, BSE, and variant
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.'

PROFESSOR D. KING, Chief Scientific Adviser; Head of the Office of Science and
Technology

4 Feb.: `The British 2001 foot-and-mouth disease epidemic: a
view from the centre.'

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Archie Cochrane `Effectiveness and Efficiency'
Lecture

PROFESSOR R. COLLINS, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, and Co-Director,
Clinical Trial Service Unit, will deliver the Archie Cochrane `Effectiveness and Efficiency'
Lecture at 6 p.m. on Thursday, 14 March, in the Witts Lecture Theatre, the Radcliffe
Infirmary.

Subject: `LDL cholesterol: from observational to randomised
evidence.'

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LINACRE COLLEGE

Linacre Lectures

Water and the environment

The following lectures will be given at 5.30 p.m. on Thursdays in Hilary Term in Lecture
Theatre A, the Zoology/Psychology Building, South Parks Road.

The lectures are sponsored by Linacre College and the Environmental Change Institute in
association with the Oxford Centre for Water Research and St Peter's College.

P. HORDEN, Royal Holloway College, London

17 Jan.: `Water in Mediterranean history.'

DR M. KAIKA, School of Geography

24 Jan.: `Water and Europe: creating the European Water
Framework Directive.'

S. BURCHI, Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN), Rome

31 Jan.: `What water laws water for security in the twenty-first
century?'

DR P. ASHTON, CSIR-Environmentek, South Africa

7 Feb.: `Water and development: a Southern African
perspective.'

DR J. TROTTIER, Centre for Water Research

14 Feb.: `Water and conflict.'

DR M. REUSS, Office of History, US Army Corps of Engineers

21 Feb.: `The development of American water resources:
planners, politicians, and constitutional interpretation.'

DR M. EDMUNDS, British Geological Survey

28 Feb.: `Silent springs: groundwater resources under
threat?'

SIR IAN BYATT, formerly Director General of Water Services

7 Mar.: `Managing water for the future.'

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ST ANTONY'S COLLEGE


Asian Studies Centre

Seminars

Unless otherwise indicated, the following seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays in the
Deakin Room, Founder's Building, St Antony's College.

Enquiries may be made to Oxford (2)74559 (e-mail: asian@sant.ox.ac.uk).

Convener: S.Y.-S. Tsang, MA, D.Phil., Reader in Politics.

ZHENG BIJIAN, Vice-President, Central Party School, Beijing

Fri. 11 Jan., Dahrendorf Room, Founder's Building: `Economic
globalisation and socialism with Chinese characteristics.'

HSU HSIN-LIANG, former Chairman, Democratic Progressive Party; candidate for
presidential election in Taiwan, 2000

15 Jan.: `The significance of the Taiwan elections in December
2001.'

A. LEUNG, Director-General, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office

22 Jan.: to be announced.

PROFESSOR R. BARNES

29 Jan.: `The Witihama Uprising in Indonesia and its
consequences.'

DR YING-JEOU MA, Mayor of Taipei

5 Feb.: to be announced.

R. LI, Liverpool John Moores University and Security Dialogue

19 Feb.: ` "Strategic partnership" or "strategic
competition"? US–China relations in the post-Clinton era.'

DR A. INDER SINGH

26 Feb., New Room, Hilda Besse Building:
`Democracy—or its absence—in post-Cold War Asia?'

PROFESSOR D. MCNAMARA, Georgetown University

Mon. 4 Mar.: `Corruption or contract—Korea's syncretic
capitalism.'

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Huang Hsing Foundation Chun-tu Hsueh Distinguished Lecture

PROFESSOR BRUCE CUMINGS, Norman and Edna Freehling Professor of History,
University of Chicago, will deliver the Huang Hsing Foundation Chun-tu Hsueh
Distinguished Lecture at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 5 March, in the Dahrendorf Room, Founder's
Building, St Antony's College. All members of the University are welcome.

Enquiries may be made to Oxford (2)74559 (e-mail: asian@sant.ox.ac.uk).

Convener: S.Y.-S. Tsang, MA, D.Phil., Reader in Politics.

Subject: `American–East Asian relations in a new millennium
and a new administration.'

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South Asian History Seminars

The following seminars will be held at 2.15 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Dahrendorf Room, the
Founder's Building, St Antony's College.

Details of the 5 February seminar will be announced later. PRS presentations will be given
at the meeting on 26 February.

Enquiries may be made to Oxford (2)74559 (e-mail: asian@sant.ox.ac.uk).)

Convener: Dr D.A. Washbrook.

T. RAYCHAUDHURI

15 Jan.: `Western contact and the Bengali religious experience:
unlikely responses.'

A. COX, Cambridge

22 Jan.: `New imperialism and the Dundee–Calcutta
nexus, 1870–1914.'

M. WASEEM, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

29 Jan.: `Pakistan after the Taliban.'

M. TALIB, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi

12 Feb.: `Quranic learning, lived experiences, and community
lore: reflections on a Madrassah at Deoband (UP/India).'

A. WYATT, Bristol

19 Feb.: `Explaining changing patterns of political mobilisation
in contemporary Tamil Nadu.'

C. DEWEY, Leicester

5 Mar.: `The random sampling revolution in official statistics
in India 1936–1952.'

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ST JOHN'S COLLEGE

PROFESSOR J.-P. MAHÉ, EPHE and Académie des Insriptions et Belles-
Lettres, Paris, will lecture at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 5 March, in the New Seminar Room, St
John's College.

Subject: `Self-knowledge, autobiography, and confession in ancient
Armenian literature.'

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TRINITY COLLEGE


Richard Hillary Lecture

JULIAN BARNES will give readings from his novels at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 27 February,
in the St Cross Building.

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WOLFSON COLLEGE


Wolfson College Lectures 2002

Varieties of creative experience

The Wolfson College Lectures will be given at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Hall, Wolfson
College. The lectures are open to the public. (Enquiries: telephone (2)74013, or e-mail:
college.sec@wolfson.ox.ac.uk.)

SEAMUS HEANEY, poet

29 Jan.: `Sixth sense, seventh heaven.'

SIR AARON KLUG, biochemist

5 Feb.: `Creating frontiers: a new dimension in molecular
biology.'

RICHARD DEACON, sculptor

12 Feb.: `Where do ideas come from?'

PETER KUNIHOLM, archaeologist

19 Feb.: `New dates from old trees: dendrochronology in the
Aegean.'

DANIEL LIBESKIND, architect (in conversation with Peter Carl)

26 Feb.:: `The longest line between two points.'

ADAM PHILLIPS, psychoanalyst

5 Mar.: `On not making it up.'

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CAMPION HALL


Martin D'Arcy Memorial Lectures

God visible: Patristic Christology reconsidered

PROFESSOR BRIAN DALEY will deliver the Martin D'Arcy Memorial Lectures at 5 p.m.
on Wednesdays in the Examination Schools.

23 Jan.: `Chalcedon: neither end nor beginning.'


30 Jan.: `Athanasius: reordering the image.'

6 Feb.: `Gregory of Nyssa: a Christology of transformation.'

13 Feb.: `Augustine: Christology as the proclamation of
paradox.'

20 Feb.: `Antioch and Alexandria: two conceptions of God's presence
in history.'



27 Feb.: `Maximus Confessor: Christ as the saving mystery.'

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NEW DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL
BIOGRAPHY

DNB seminars

The following seminars will be held at 5 p.m. on the days shown in the Rainolds Room,
Corpus Christi College.

A. BELL and B. HARRISON

Thur. 24 Jan.: `The DNB, old and new.'

R. DAVENPORT-HINES

Thur. 7 Feb.: `Criminal biography and the
DNB.'

B. TAYLOR

Wed. 20 Feb.: `Mary Wollstonecraft and the
DNB.'

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OXFORD ITALIAN ASSOCIATION

Lectures

The following lectures will be held at 7.45 for 8 p.m. Admission costs £1 for
members, and £3 for non-members (free admission for students under thirty).

For further information, telephone Oxford 377479, or e-mail: pmilner@clara.net.

DR CHRISTOPHER BROWN

Wed. 13 Feb., Mary Ogilvie Theatre, St Anne's College: `Le
cose di Tiziano.' (In English)

PROFESSOR SALVATORE ALOJ

Tue. 26 Feb., Pauling Centre for Human Sciences, 58 Banbury
Road: `Biomedical research: how does Italy fare?'

ROSS KING

Thur. 7 Mar., Mary Ogilvie Theatre, St Anne's College: `
"A more beautiful and honourable temple", Brunelleschi's Dome.'

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Other events


Mon. 21 Jan., 8 p.m., Rewley House Theatre, Wellington
Square: showing of film Mamma Roma (with subtitles).
Admission free.

Tue. 5 Feb., 7.45 for 8 p.m., 48 Common Room, St Anne's College:
conversazione in italiano. Admission free.

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OXFORD BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

LINDA WHITELEY will lecture at 5.15 p.m. on Thursday, 17 January, in the Taylor
Institution.

Subject: `The "literary genre" of French eighteenth-century
sale catalogues.'

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OXFORD MEDIEVAL SOCIETY

The following lectures will be given at 8.15 for 8.30 p.m. on Thursdays in the Latner Room,
St Peter's College. New members are welcome. Enquiries should be directed to Henrietta
Leyser, St Peter's College.

DR C. DONDI, Bodleian Library

24 Jan.: `The spread of the late medieval Venetian
hagiographical tradition by the printers of fifteenth-century Books of Hours.'

PROFESSOR T. EVERGATES, Princeton

14 Feb.: `The aristocratic family in medieval France.'

DR C. PAGE, Cambridge

28 Feb.: to be announced.

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OXFORD UNION SOCIETY

Politics, people, and propriety: the Union and the University since 1823

The following lectures, arranged to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Oxford Union
Society's acquisition of its current site, will be given at 8.30 p.m. on Mondays in the Oxford
Union Society. The lectures are open to all members of the University.

LORD JENKINS OF HILLHEAD

21 Jan.: `The Union and the University in Gladstone's
day.'

DR M.G. BROCK

28 Jan.: `Debating in late Victorian and Edwardian
Oxford.'

ANTHONY HOWARD

4 Feb.: `The Oxford Union, politics, and the nation.'

PROFESSOR M.R.D. FOOT

11 Feb.: `King and Country? The Union between the
wars.'

MARK PURCELL

18 Feb.: `The Oxford Union Library.'

LORD BRIGGS OF LEWES (ASA BRIGGS)

25 Feb.: `After 1945: the Union in the age of mass
education.'

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<br /> Oxford University Gazette, 10 January 2002: Grants and Funding<br />

Grants and Research Funding


Contents of this section:

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SIR JOHN HICKS FUND

The Committee for the Sir John Hicks Fund invites applications
from members of the University for grants towards the costs of
research in economic history. Applications will be considered
from undergraduates, graduate students, and members of academic
staff, and may relate to research into the economic history of
any period or country.

Applicants should (a) provide sufficient information
about the general nature of their research to establish that it
falls within the field of economic history; and (b)
specify the precise nature and cost of the expenditure for which
a grant is requested. They should also give the name of one
referee who might be consulted by the committee.

It is intended by the committee that grants should normally be
made for sums of up to £250, though this may on occasion be
exceeded. Retrospective grants will be made only in exceptional
circumstances.

The committee will consider applications twice in each year. The
closing date for the first round is Monday of the third week of
Hilary Term, and for the second round Monday of the third week
of Trinity Term. Applications should be sent to Mrs E.A.
Macallister, Secretary of the Committee for the Sir John Hicks
Fund, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD.

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GERALD AVERAY WAINWRIGHT NEAR
EASTERN
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FUND

The board of management for the Gerald Averay Wainwight Near
Eastern Archaeological Fund invites applications for travel
scholarships which will be awarded to postgraduate students who
have completed at least one year of study at a UK university in
Near and Middle Eastern non-classical archaeology. Up to three
awards of up to £1,000 each will be offered.

Applicants should apply in writing, enclosing details of their
planned fieldwork (no more than 300 words), a research proposal,
and a curriculum vitae, to the Secretary to the
Board of Management for the Gerald Averay Wainwright Fund, the
Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE. They should
arrange for a reference from their supervisor to be sent to the
same address.

The closing date for applications is 5 April.

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RADHAKRISHNAN MEMORIAL BEQUEST

The trustees of the bequest may make small grants, normally up
to £1,500, to students at Oxford who are citizens of the
Republic of India, and who, because of unexpected difficulties,
need financial assistance to complete the qualifications for
which they are registered. Grants will not normally be awarded
to those near to the beginning of their course of study.
Application forms may be obtained from the Secretary of the
Radhakrishnan Memorial Bequest, Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane,
Oxford OX1 2LE. The closing date for receipt of applications is
Friday of sixth week in Trinity Term.

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SASAKAWA FUND

Applications are invited for grants from the Sasakawa Fund, to
be applied to `the advancement within the University of knowledge
and understanding of Japan by way of academic contact and
exchange between members of the University and citizens of
Japan'. Further details may be obtained from the Secretary of the
Board of Management of the Sasakawa Fund, Oriental Institute,
Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, to whom applications should be
returned by the end of the fourth week in each term.

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<br /> Oxf. Univ. Gazette, 10 January 2002: Examinations and Boards<br />

Examinations and Boards


Contents of this section:

[Note. An asterisk denotes a reference to a previously published or recurrent
entry.]

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CHANGES IN REGULATIONS

With the approval of the Educational Policy and Standards Committee of Council, and, where
applicable, of the Humanities Board, the following changes in regulations made by the Social
Sciences Board and boards of faculties will come into effect on 25 January.

1 Social Sciences Board

(a) M.Sc. in International Relations Research

With effect from 1 October 2001 (for first examination in 2002)

In Examination Decrees, 2001, p. 743, l. 51, delete `Seventh' and substitute
`Eighth'.

(b) M.Phil. in International Relations

With effect from 1 October 2001 (for first examination in 2002)

1 In Examination Decrees, 2001, p. 563, l. 38, delete `either or
both parts' and substitute
`the examination part'.

2 Ibid., l. 40, delete `seventh' and substitute `eighth'.

3 Ibid., p. 564, delete ll. 11--24 and substitute:

`3. Contemporary Debates in International Relations Theory. Ideas about, and explanations
of, international relations, concentrating mainly (but not exclusively) on the major theoretical
approaches in the academic study of international relations since 1945. The key theories and
approaches to be examined include: realism and neo-realism; theories about war, security and
the use of force in international relations; classical liberalism and transformation in world
politics; theories about inter-state co-operation and transnationalism; the concept of
international society; constructivism and the impact of law and norms in international
relations; neo-Marxist and critical theory approaches to international relations; normative
theory and international ethics.'

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2 Board of the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages

Preliminary Examination for Modern Languages

With effect from 1 October 2002 (for first examination in 2003)

In Examination Decrees, 2001, p. 87, l. 41, insert: `Texts to be studied for
commentary in
any given year will be published in the University Gazette during noughth
week of Michaelmas Term each year.'

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3 Boards of the Faculties of Medieval and Modern Languages and English Language
and Literature

Preliminary Examination in English and Modern Languages

With effect from 1 October 2002 (for first examination in 2003)

As for the Preliminary Examination for Modern Languages (see 2 above).

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4 Boards of the Faculties of Medieval and Modern Languages and Literae Humaniores

Preliminary Examination in Philosophy and Modern Languages

With effect from 1 October 2002 (for first examination in 2003)

As for the Preliminary Examination for Modern Languages (see 2 above).

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5 Boards of the Faculties of Medieval and Modern Languages and Modern History

(a) Preliminary Examination in Modern History and Modern
Languages

With effect from 1 October 2002 (for first examination in 2003)

As for the Preliminary Examination for Modern Languages (see 2 above).

(b) Honour School of Modern History and Modern Languages

With immediate effect

1 In Examination Decrees, 2001, p. 324, delete ll. 38–40 and
substitute:

`The consent of the Proctors, who may consult the chairman of the examiners. The Proctors
may impose such penaly as they think fit on such a candidate. The student or his or her
college, other society, or approved institution may within fourteen days of the date of the
Proctors' decision in respect of the granting of consent and if applicable imposing a penalty,
appeal in writing to the Chairman of the Educational Policy and Standards Committee (who
may nominate another member of the committee, other than one of the Proctors, to
adjudicate the appeal).'

2 Ibid., p. 819, l. 36, after `vacation', and p. 820, l. 22, after
`determine otherwise', insert:

`The student or his or her college, other society, or approved institution, may within fourteen
days of the date of the Proctors' decision in respect of the granting of consent and if
applicable imposing a penalty, appeal in writing to the Chairman of the Educational Policy
and Standards Committee (who may nominate another member of the committee, other than
one of the Proctors, to adjudicate the appeal).'

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6 Boards of the Faculties of Medieval and Modern Languages and Oriental Studies

Preliminary Examination in European and Middle Eastern Languages

With effect from 1 October 2002 (for first examination in 2003)

As for the Preliminary Examination for Modern Languages (see 2 above).

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<br /> Oxford University Gazette, 10 January 2002: Colleges<br />

Colleges, Halls, and Societies


Contents of this section:

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OBITUARIES


Christ Church

ROGER HARRY KILBOURNE FRISBY, QC, MA, 3 December 2001; commoner 1939.
Aged 79.

GEOFFREY RAE-SMITH, 27 November 2001; commoner 1945. Aged 78.

DR EDWARD GEOFFREY WATSON BILL, OBE, F.R.HIST.S., FSA, 2 December 2001;
Lecturer and Archivist 1950–91. Aged 77.

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Keble College

THE REVD GEORGE GAWAIN DOUGLAS, 28 August 2001; 1956.

STUART WALKER GIBSON, 1 September 2001; 1941.

ROBERT IAN HAMILTON, 27 December 2001; 1958.

THOMAS ALAN HOLT, 10 Decembe 2001; 1939.

DR JOHN CLAYTON PROBERT, 18 October 2001; 1951.

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Lady Margaret Hall and Somerville College

MRS MARTHA KNEALE (née Hurst), MA, 2 December 2001;
Somerville College 1929–33; Tutor in Philosophy, Lady Margaret Hall,
1936–66, Fellow 1939–66, Emeritus Fellow from 1996. Aged 92.

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St Hilda's College

MRS JANET CATHERINE AUCAMP (nþe Robinson), MA, 9 August 2001; commoner
1956–9. Aged 63.

LYNETTE SUMATIE LITHGOW, BA, 11 December 2001; commoner 1992–4. Aged
51.

MRS HANNELORE GABRIELE GISELA SPENCER (née
Michalkiewicz), MA, 24 November 2001; exhibitioner 1983–7. Aged 35.

MRS TRIXIE (FRANCES BEATRIX RUTH) WALSH (née
Pearson), MA, DIP.ED., November 2001; exhibitioner 1932–6. Aged 89.

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St Hugh's College

MISS NESTA STEPHANIE JONES, 3 September 2001; Modern Languages 1938. Aged
81.

DR JOAN WINIFRED KIPLING (née Hollins); Medicine 1942.

MRS CLARA ZILLA PURCELL (née Faulkner), 25 October 2001;
1927. Aged 93.

MISS GILLIAN ROMNEY, October 2001; Tutor in Philosophy 1969–83.

MISS HELEN JOYCE SOUTHERN, 18 September 2001; Geography 1934. Aged 86.

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<br /> Oxford University Gazette, 10 January 2002: Advertisements<br />

Advertisements


Contents of this section:


How to advertise in the
Gazette


Terms and conditions
of
acceptance of advertisements

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Concert

The Oxford Philomusica, Oxford's professional orchestra, continues
its
Beethoven Series, introduced by ITN's John Suchet, in a concert at the Sheldonian Theatre
on
Fri., 18 Jan., 8 p.m., featuring the great master's sublime 4th Piano Concerto, and 2nd
Symphony. The piano soloist and conductor is the orchestra's Music Director, Marios
Papadopoulos. Tickets: students from £5. Box Office: 01865 305305 or online:
www.oxfordphil.com.

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Magdalen College School Open Morning

Sat., 12 Jan., 9.30 a.m.–12 noon. With only 100 boys in the
Junior
School (7–11) and 500 boys in the Senior School (11–18), Magdalen provides
a
warm, friendly environment where each boy is encouraged to make his mark. Academic
standards
are very high and boys participate enthusiastically in the wide range of extra-curricular
activities
on offer. For information about applications contact:
cdickinson@admissions.magdalen.oxon.sch.uk.

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Periodicals Bought and Sold

Back-issues of scholarly periodicals and journals bought and sold (not
scientific or medical). Graham Jeffrey, Periodicals (est. 1967), 29 Cuddesdon Road,
Horspath,
Oxford OX33 1JD. Tel.: 01865 872528, fax: 776398. E-mail: gjeffrey1@compuserve.com.

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Antiques Bought and Sold

Antiques and decorative objects bought and sold: desks and library
furniture
always wanted, also garden stonework. Please call: Greenway Antiques, 90 Corn Street,
Witney,
Oxon. Open Mon.,–Fri., 9.30 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Tel.:
01993
705026, mobile: 07831 585014.

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Garage to Let

Garage in Walton Lane, between OUP and Worcester College, about
¼ mile from the railway station, and city centre. To let at £100 per month. Tel.:
01865 512023 or 0788 1951 264 (please leave contact details).

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Services Offered

Town and Country Trees: arboricultural contractors; modern
arboricultural
techniques; local authority approved; safeguarded by full Public Liability insurance. Free
advice
and quotations. Tel.: 0845 458 2980 or 07976 261850 (mobile).

Big or small, we ship it all, plus free pick up anywhere in Oxford.
Also
24-hour photocopying, private mailing addresses (24-hour access, and mail forwarding
world-wide), binding, fax bureau, colour photocopying, mailing services, and much more.
Contact
or visit Mail Boxes Etc., 266 Banbury Rd., Oxford. Tel.: 01865 514655, fax: 514656,
e-mail:
summertown@020.mbe.uk.com. Also at: 94 London Rd., Oxford; tel.: 01865 741729, fax:
01865
742431, e-mail: staff@mbeheadington.co.uk.

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Domestic Services

Author seeks animal-sitter(s): 3 small dogs, 3 fat cats, offered in
exchange
for free accommodation (4 bedrooms) for 4 months from 1 Mar. in Irish village 1 hour from
Cork
city. Heating, electricity, large library provided. Tel./fax: 00 353 58 54367.

Carpet/upholstery/curtain cleaning by Grimebusters, your local
specialists.
Quality work, competitive prices. Domestic, commercial, college. Also carpet/upholstery
stain
protection, pre-occupancy cleaning, flood cleaning/drying, oriental rug cleaning. For free
estimates and friendly advice, call Grimebusters. Tel.: 01865 726983 or 01235 555533.

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Tuition Offered

Piano tuition in your home: Andrew Bottrill, GGSM, MA, teacher at
St
Helen's School, Portland Place School, and The Royal College of Music, has vacancies for
piano,
theory and composition tuition - all levels and ages welcome. E-mail: aeb29@yahoo.co.uk,
or
mobile 07815 770378.

Cello lessons: highly respected teacher; adults and children; all
standards
from beginners to highly advanced. Andrew Zreczycki has been a professional cellist for
many
years, and has studied under Anner Bijlsma and Derek Simpson, Professor of Cello at RCM.
Contact Andrew on 01865 849824, mobile: 07786 914622, e-mail: andrewzr@hotmail.com.

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Situations Vacant

Accommodation Manager (35 hrs per week):Wycliffe Hall, Oxford,
a
thriving and friendly Theological College of the Church of England, and a Permanent Private
Hall
of the University of Oxford. The person appointed will oversee and develop the use of the
college's facilities, and buildings both on and off site, managing a domestic and maintenance
team,
and ensuring good management of college accommodation. Further details from: The College
Administrator, Wycliffe Hall, 54 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6PW. E-mail:
helen.mitchell@wycliffe.ox.ac.uk. Closing date: 9 a.m. Thur. 24 Jan.

Finance Assistant (7-14 hrs per week): Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, a
thriving
and friendly Theological Coolege of the Church of England, and a Permanent Private Hall
of the
University of Oxford. The person appointed will assist the Bursar with basic but important
accounting tasks, and other tasks as required in the financial management of the college.
Further
details from: The College Administrator, Wycliffe Hall, 54 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2
6PW.
E-mail: helen.mitchell@wycliffe.ox.ac.uk. Closing date: 9 a.m., Thur. 24 Jan.

Bibliographic Researchers needed: the New Dictionary of National
Biography is looking for experienced and computer-literate bibliographic researchers,
preferably
with some copy-editing, proofreading, or keyboarding experience, for casual in-house work.
Must
be able to work at least 17.5 hours per week. Contact Jane Thurgood on 01865 267055 for
more
information.

Part-time (0.3) Editorial Assistant/PA required for editor of religious
journal working from central Oxford. Hours flexible–could suit parent of school-age
children. Must have good computer skills. Salary on a par with University Clerical Grade
3
(approx. £4,100–£4,700). Further details from:
the.way@campion.ox.ac.uk,
or tel.: 01865 (2)86117.

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Houses to Let

Available Jan., unusual small cottage attached to main house. Open
plan
sitting-room, bedroom with shower. Beautiful country, ¼-mile A44 and Enstone.
Regular
buses to Oxford, mainline rail station 3 miles away. Suitable for single person. £350
p.c.m.
inc. electricity. Tel.: 01608 677 527, fax: 01608 677 760.

Lifestyle Letting & Management, 1 North Parade Avenue: Ockham
Mews,
central North Oxford–£1,300 p.c.m. Immaculate mews house in this fashionable
area
of Oxford, offering 2 bedrooms, study, conservatory, gardens and garage. Fully furnished
and
equipped to an exceptional standard. Available on both short- and long-term lets. Please call
Vicky
on 01865 554577, fax: 01865 554578, e-mail: lifestyle-lettings@dial.pipex.com, Web site:
www.letitbetter.co.uk.

Sunny 3-bedroom Victorian terrace with conservatory to let in East
Oxford.
Gas c.h.,washing machine, dishwasher, power shower, conservatory. £850 p.c.m.,
available
from 15 Jan. Contact Rachel on 07939 109 585, 020 8677 1001, or e-mail:
rachh@ukonline.co.uk.

Available immediately, a pretty Victorian 3-bedroom terrace house in
East
Oxford. Large Features include bay windows at the front of the property, and a vaulted
ceiling
in the kitchen. It has a large living room, and separate dining room.The property is to be let
fully
furnished and equipped. £900 p.c.m. Would suit an academic/professional family. For
further information on this and other properties, please contact Gay Hawley at Finders
Keepers
at 27 St Clement's, tel.: 01865 200012, or e-mail: gayh@finders.co.uk.

Renovated 2-bedroom house in Marlborough Road, south Oxford,
overlooking large meadow. Tastefully fitted bathroom and kitchen. Ten minutes' walk from
Oxford centre. Available soon, £775 p.c.m. Suit professional couple. Dr P. Collett,
tel.:
01865 744073, e-mail: collett.research@virgin.net.

Comfortable family house in North Oxford: 2 minute walk from the
Summertown shops, and easy bus access to the university. Fully furnished with a quiet
garden.
Excellent local schools. A spacious semi-detached house consisting of 3 bedrooms, study,
large
living room, kitchen and bathroom (bath and shower), with gas c.h. Street parking for car.
Ideal
for a visiting academic and his/her family. Available from 1 Mar. for 12 months.
£1,000
p.m. (inc. water rates, exc. local council tax). Please contact: Dr Max Peberdy, e-mail:
maxpeberdy@aol.com, or phone 020 86902442.

Old Headington: award-winning converted chapel, in a quiet secluded
position among beech trees, 5 minutes' from John Radcliffe Hospital. Fully furnished. Living
room, 2 storeys high, double bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, larder, garden, car parking space,
gas
c.h. £900 p.c.m. plus services. Tel.: 01865 768775.

Wheatley, detached house: quiet secluded area, lake (holds trout),
walled
garden (south facing), wildflower garden with beautiful trees; sunroom, gas-fired Aga, NTL
computer links, 5 bedrooms (1 en suite), large kitchen/breakfast area facing south over
garden.
Open log fire in living room. Tons of storage space for furniture. You can use most of your
own
furniture if you wish or we will furnish. Primary school at bottom of hill, secondary school
20
minutes walk. £1,500 p.m. plus bills. Available mid-Dec., for 6 months or 1 year.
Tel.:
01865 750922.

An Englishman's home is his castle---so the saying goes. We cannot
pretend
that we have too many castles on offer but if you are seeking quality rental accommodation
in
Oxford or the surrounding area we may be able to help. QB Management is one of Oxford's
foremost letting agents, specialising in lettings to academics, medical personnel, and other
professionals. Our aim is to offer the friendliest and most helpful service in Oxford. Visit
our Web
site at: http://www.qbman.co.uk and view details of all the properties that we have currently
available to let. Alternatively, telephone, fax, or e-mail us with details of your requirements
and
we will do whatever we can without obligation. Tel.: 01865 764533, fax: 764777, e-mail:
info@qbman.co.uk.

Central North Oxford: tranquillity minutes from the centre.
Immaculate,
elegantly furnished Victorian style house in landscaped surroundings. Lovely views over Port
Meadow and the canal, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, luxury kitchen/breakfast room, dining
room/study, sitting room, secluded paved garden, parking. Non-smokers preferred. Available
early Jan. £1,7000 p.c.m. View on: www.oxfordcity.co.uk/accom/waterside. E-mail:
valerie@balleny.com, tel.: + 44 (0) 207 274 7691, mobile: 07703 879792.

Make finding accommodation easy. Finders Keepers have a dedicated
approach to helping you find the right property. Browse through our Web site for up-to-date
detailed information on properties available and make use of our interactive database, priority
reservation service (credit cards accepted), personal service and professional advice. For
further
information please contact Finders Keepers at 226, Banbury Rd., Summertown, Oxford OX2
7BY.
Tel.: 01865 311011. Fax: Oxford 556993. Email: oxford@finders.co.uk. Internet site:
http://www.finders.co.uk.

Cosy furnished 3-bedroom terrace in pleasant residential Temple
Cowley.
Would suit postgraduate couple, with or without children. Must be non-smokers. £740
p.m.
plus bills. Tel.: O1865 454194 or 768851 (after 6 p.m.).

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Flats to Let

Ideally located, beautifully refurbished, fully furnished, modern
2-bedroom
apartment, Woodstock Road, central North Oxford (15 minutes' walk from town centre):
double
bedroom, single bedroom, fitted kitchen, bathroom, large reception room. Allocated covered
double car parking space, bicycle storage. Well-kept communal garden. Suitable for
university
postgraduate, mature couple, non-smoker. Available Jan. £795 p.c.m. exc. bills. Tel.:
079
5615 3159, e-mail:

First-floor studio aparment in central Jericho, with fully-equipped
kitchen,
bathroom with shower, and large living-room/bedroom. Superb location for access to city
centre,
university departments and central hospitals, and within walking distance of all local
amenities and
facilities, including restaurants, cinemas, supermarkets, and Port Meadow. Available from
Feb.
For more information please contact Julia at Finders Keepers, 226 Banbury Road,
Summertown,
Oxford OX2 7BY. Tel.: 01865 302344 or visit the Finders Keepers Web site at:
www.finders.co.uk.

Exclusive 2-bedroom flat, fully-furnished, in quiet road off the
Woodstock
Road in North Oxford; south facing, ground-floor flat with shared secluded garden and
garage.
Suitable for professional couple, non-smoking, no pets. Available 1 Mar. Rent £850
p.c.m.
Tel.: 01865 513688.

Lifestyle Letting & Management, 1 North Parade Avenue: Dorchester
Court, Summertown–£795 p.c.m. Spacious modern apartment with private
off-street
parking. Offering 2 bedrooms, and large sitting-room. Fully furnished and equipped to a
good
standard. Ideally suitable for professional/academic couple or individual. Please call Vicky
on
01865 554577, fax: 01865 554578, e-mail: lifestyle-lettings@dial.pipex.com.

One-bedroom flat, Headington. Near Oxford Brookes, South Park,
Churchill/Warneford/John Radcliffe Hospitals. Delightful, bright, modern, fully-furnished,
quiet,
spacious cupboards, fully-fitted kitchen, entryphone, communal gardens, allocated parking.
No
pets. Professional person/couple. Available Jan. £675 p.c.m. Tel.: 020 8340 4512.

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Accommodation Offered

Available by the week for visitors to Oxford: self-contained,
fully-furnished
studio flat, centrally located in Kingston Road. En suite shower, toilet and washbasin, and
fully-
equipped kitchen area. Sleeps 2. £280 p.w. all inc. British Tourist Board aproved 3
Starts.
For further information tel.: 01865 516913 or visit:
http://www.oxfordcity.co.uk/accom/studioflat.

Paying guests, visiting academics, welcomed for short or long stays
in the
comfortable home of a semi-retired academic couple, in exclusive, quiet, leafy central north
Oxford, within walking distance of all main university buildings, town centre, parks, river,
good
shops, and restaurants. All rooms have colour TV, tea-/coffee-making facilities, microwave,
refrigerator and/or deep-freeze availability, c.h., and independent heating. Breakfast included
in
the very moderate terms. Tel./fax: 01865 557879.

Delightful rooms in North Oxford available now. £45 p.w. Book
by
telephone or fax: 01865 511657 or e-mail: mcadex@gofornet.co.uk.

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Accommodation Sought

Two-bedroom flat/house convenient for A34 (Harwell) required from
Mar.
E-mail: j.cox@har.mrc.ac.uk, or tel.: 01235 834393.

Mature literary researcher, female, non-smoker, requires small flatlet
or
large bed-sitting room in North Oxford, near to Bodleian–Park Town or Norham Road
area–cooking provisions not essential. Tel.: 01865 515962.

Going abroad? Or just thinking of letting your property? QB
Management
is one of Oxford's foremost letting agents and property managers. We specialise in lettings
to both
academic and professional individuals and their families, and have a constant flow of
enquiries
from good quality tenants seeking property in the Oxford area. If you would like details of
our
services, or if you simply need some informal help and advice without obligation, telephone
us:
01865 764533, fax us: 764777, or e-mail us: info@qbman.co.uk. Alternatively, we would
invite
you to visit our Web site at: http://www.qbman.co.uk and see how we could be marketing
your
property.

Finders Keepers specialises in managing your home and investment.
With
our 27 years' experience we assure you of a high level of service from dedicated and
professional
letting and management teams. Many of our landlords have remained with us since we
opened and
are still reaping the benefits of our high standards of property management. if you would like
details of our services please contact Finders Keepers at 226 Banbury Rd., Summertown,
Oxford
OX2 7BY. Tel.: 01865 311011, fax: 01865 556993, e-mail: oxford@finders.co.uk. Internet
site:
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Accommodation Sought to Rent or Exchange

Do you need a house-sitter? Minimum of 2-bedroom accommodation
required by part-time Bodleian staff member. Long-term let wanted (min. 12 months), ideally
from late Jan./mid-Feb., (must move by 17 Feb.). Ideally south Oxford but centre and
environs
considered. Twelve-year-old son at boarding school, stays occasionally (mother lives
separately).
May suit landlord for house-sitting on reduced rent basis. Contact Alex Haydon on 01865
(2)77025, 10 a.m.–12.45 p.m., Mon.–Thur.; 10–11 Fri.,; and on 01235
821693 every day from 3.30 p.m. onwards (Thur. 4.30). Mobile: 07754 110523. E-mail:
cadhay@dircon.co.uk.

We are looking for 3-bedroom accommodation in Oxford during Aug.,
2002 in exchange for our first-floor apartment in Bologna, comprising large sitting room,
dining
room, kitchen, 2 bathrooms, 2 studios, 4 bedrooms, balcony and garden. Quiet residential
area
next to the city centre, close to bus stop, good parking facilities, TV, washing machine,
dishwasher, Internet PC, and CD player. Please contact: Vita Fortunati and Claudio
Franceschi,
Via Albertazzi 39/II, 40137 Bologna, Italy. Tel.: + 39 052 349781/303931, e-mail:
fortunat@lingue.unibo.it.

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Holiday Lets

The beauty of Assisi, twinned with Bethlehem, the former being the
world's
great Centre of Peace, is unbelievable. Here is a `Casa Colonica', with magnificent views
overlooking Assisi at 2,000 ft in a tranquil atmosphere of unpolluted air. Accommodation:
36 ft
long lounge (2 levels), large well-equipped kitchen, most impressive spacious hall, 2 large
double-
bedrooms, well-fitted bathroom, huge, most attractive music room/library. Beamed ceilings
everywhere. Outside veranda leading down to a very large imaginative garden. A car is
essential
for access to other choice medieval cities and towns such as Perugia, Gubbio, Spoleto,
Orvieto,
to name a few, and the glorious Lake Trasimeno region. The weekly charge is £450;
for
more extended periods an adjustment to £400 would be made. Tel.: Iseu Lavall, 00
39 075
813 793; Oxford contact: Professor and Mrs Caldwell, 23 Squitchey Lane, Oxford OX2
7LD.
Tel.: 01865 310956, e-mail: janet.caldwell@virgin.net.

Andalusia: chaplain's house in beautiful Lecrin Valley village. Sleeps
6.
Immaculate, spacious with large roof terrace overlooking orange groves and hills. Courtyard.
Dishwasher, washing machine. Sea 25 minutes, Granada 15 minutes, Sierra Nevada peaks
40
minutes. July, Aug., and Easter £350 p.w., otherwise £260 p.w. Both inc. linen
and
cleaner. Phone Annette Mountford: 01865 515778 or e-mail:
brian.mountford@oriel.oxford.ac.uk.

French farmhouse, 1 km from village, border Lot and Tarn et
Garonne:
sunny and cheerful, private grounds, good view, swimming pool, heating, sleeps 4
comfortably.
Available to let all year round for superb holidays or longer stays (house-hunters, writers on
sabbatical). Ring Paul or Marion at 00 33 563 240878, or e-mail: info@quercus-
wooddesign.com.

Paris studio in the Marais (Rue St Paul) to let from 1 Jan. Charming,
if
small, courtyard studio available for short lets, and occasional longer ones by arrangement.
Attractively furnished, and well-equipped with kitchenette, television, CD, and other
amenities.
To members of the university and associates, £35 per night, £205 per week, 3
nights
minimum. Enquiries to 07957 588 449, or e-mail to: joe.chamberlain@ukgateway.net.

Crete. A traditional Cretan house in old town Rethimno, superbly
renovated
to provide space and comfort in beautifully furnished surroundings. Elevated, vine-covered,
sitting
area with brick barbecue—perfect for alfresco dining. It is in a quiet area, and close to
long,
sandy beach, taverns, shops, and the many interesting sights in and around this historic area.
Sleeps 4 (1 double, 1 twin). Available all year round. All linen, electricity and cleaning inc.
2002
rates on request. Tel./fax: Nikolaos Glinias, 0030 831 56525, e-mail:
nglynias@ret.forthnet.gr.

Umbria–near Perugia, easy reach of Assisi, Lake Trasimeno,
Orvieto. Flat in restored 17th-c. farmhouse, own private valley, large swimming pool, sleeps
6
in comfort, divisible into 2 self-contained units of 2 and 4 beds.
£180–£680
p.w. depending on number of beds and season. Contact phone or fax: 01865 390581.

Côte d'Azure: house rental available for 6 months
(Nov.,2002–Apr.,2003 inc.) in Antibes, France. Quiet location, pool, close to shops.
Ideal
for sabbatical retreat. No children or pets please. Call 0033 493 950967 or e-mail:
john_vose@hotmail.com.

Italy—right on the Umbrian border with Tuscany. Beautifully
renovated spacious cottage sleeping 2, overlooking own vineyard. Also has sofa-bed so could
sleep
4. For colour brochure tel.: 01923 497845.
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Oxford University Gazette: Appointments, 10 January 2002<br />


Oxford University Gazette: 10 January 2002

Appointments

Vacancies within the University of Oxford:

The University is an equal opportunities employer

MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
DIVISION
(MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE)
University Lecturership in String Theory
GORDON MILBURN JUNIOR RESEARCH
FELLOWSHIP

Note: a complete list of current "http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/ps/gp/">University vacancies is available
separately.

Vacancies in Colleges and Halls:

BALLIOL COLLEGE
Jowett Senior Scholarships
Phizackerley Senior Scholarship
BRASENOSE COLLEGE
Tutorial Fellowship and University Lecturership (CUF) in Classics
CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE
Supernumerary Visiting Fellowship(s) 2002–3
HARRIS MANCHESTER COLLEGE
Saga Junior Research Fellowships in Clinical Diabetes
MERTON COLLEGE
Official Fellowship and Tutorship in Philosophy
Appointment of Accounts Clerk
NEW COLLEGE
Fellowship in Classical Philosophy
W.W. Spooner Junior Research Fellowship
One-year Stipendiary Lecturership in French
NUFFIELD COLLEGE
Appointment of Support Analyst
ORIEL COLLEGE
Hayward Junior Research Fellowship
QUEEN'S COLLEGE
Lecturership in Economics
Lecturership in German
ST ANTONY'S COLLEGE
Appointment of part-time Library Assistant
ST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE
Appointment of General Office Receptionist
ST HUGH'S COLLEGE
Joanna Randall Maciver Junior Research Fellowship 2002
ST PETER'S COLLEGE
Bodossaki Graduate Scholarship in Science
WOLFSON COLLEGE
Non-stipendiary Junior Research Fellowships 2002 in Humanities and Social
Studies
Stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship in Humanities 2002
Charter Fellowships 2003–4
Wolfson/AEA Technology Industrial Fellowships 2002–4
Creative Arts Fellowship (Music) 2002

Vacancies outside the University of Oxford:

OXFORD CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC
STUDIES
Research Fellowship in Islamic Art and Architecture
CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE,
CAMBRIDGE
Research Fellowships in the History and Philosophy of Science, International
Relations, and Physics
HOMERTON COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
Junior Research Fellowships

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Office, Public Relations Office, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD
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