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CONGREGATION 14 May

Degree by Resolution

The following resolution will be deemed to be approved at noon on 14 May, unless the by
that time the Registrar has received notice in writing from two or more members of
Congregation that they wish the resolution to be put to a meeting of Congregation.

Text of Special Resolution

That the Degree of Master of Arts be conferred upon the following:

IAN DAVID JEWITT, Nuffield College

DAVID MILLS, Trinity College

STEFAN KARL NEUBAUER, Christ Church

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CONGREGATION 15 May

Notice

The meeting of Congregation is cancelled. The sole business comprises a question 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 statute approved and the
resolution carried without a meeting under the provisions of Tit. II, Sect. iii, cl. 11
(Statutes,
2000, p. 7).

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CONGREGATION 19 May 2.30 p.m.

Conferment of Honorary Degree

The Degree of Master of Arts, honoris causa, approved by Resolution of
Congregation on 16 January 2001, will be conferred upon PHILIP WILLIAM MOSS, MA
status, formerly Head Clerk of the University.

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Notices

Contents of this section:

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

• *UNIVERSITY PREACHERS
  
  • *Trinity Term 2001
• JOHN FREIND PRIZE IN MEDICAL HISTORY 2000
  
• GUIDELINES FOR LEAVE FOR ACADEMIC STAFF
  
  • 1. Approval of applications for leave
    
  • 2. Sabbatical leave and dispensation from CUF lecturing
    obligations

  • 3. Applications for leave to hold some public offices
    
  • 4. Applications for certain research awards
    
  • 5. Applications for leave for other purposes
    
  • 6. Stipendiary arrangements
    
  • 7. Implications for future entitlement to sabbatical leave or
    dispensation from CUF lecturing duties
  
  
• SPEAKING BY JUNIOR MEMBERS IN
  CONGREGATION
  
• ISIS INNOVATION LIMITED
  
• TAYLOR INSTITUTION LIBRARY (VOLTAIRE ROOM)
  
  • Exhibition now open
    
    
• WOLFSON COLLEGE
  
  • Forthcoming exhibition
    
    

• Links to some University institutions:
  • Ashmolean Museum
  • Christ Church Picture
    Gallery
  • Oxford University Museum of
    Natural
    History
  • Pitt Rivers Museum
  • Museum of the History of Science
  • Bate Collection of
    Musical
    Instruments
  • Bodleian Library

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JOHN FREIND PRIZE IN MEDICAL HISTORY
2000

First Prize: DEBORAH HAY, Green College

Second Prize: C. RONNY L.H. CHEUNG, Green College

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GUIDELINES FOR LEAVE FOR ACADEMIC
STAFF

1. Approval of applications for leave

All applications for leave from normal academic duties (sabbatical leave, leave to hold
research awards, special leave etc.) must be accompanied by a recommendation from the
individual's department or faculty board, as appropriate, and must also be approved by the
divisional board which now has the authority to grant leave.

2. Sabbatical leave and dispensation from CUF
lecturing
obligations

The University's regulations in respect of sabbatical leave and dispensation from CUF
lecturing duties are set out in Ch. VII, Sect. I of Statutes (2000, pp. 372--4). Application
forms and advice on individuals' entitlement may be obtained from Mrs Seidler at the
University Offices, Wellington Square (telephone: (2)70016, e-mail: Ingunn.Seidler@admin).
Completed application forms (signed by the head of department where appropriate) should
be
returned to Mrs Seidler for processing and for faculty board/divisional board approval. In
the
case of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division, application forms are available
from
the office of the head of department, to which they should be returned for initial processing.

3. Applications for leave to hold some public offices

Applications for leave to accept an appointment in the public service of national or
international importance are normally granted by the divisional board, provided that:

—the purpose of the leave can be shown to be compatible with the academic
interests
of the department or faculty;

—the department or faculty (and the college in the case of joint appointments)
supports the application and is able to cover the individual's duties including examining and
graduate supervision;

—it is clear that the individual intends to return to university service after the
period
of leave.

Applications for leave to hold such offices should be made to the divisional secretary,
faculty board secretary or other officer as notified locally.

4. Applications for certain research awards

Applications to national bodies of prestigious and competitive research awards (e.g. British
Academy Research Readerships and Senior Research Fellowships, AHRB Research Leave
awards, EPSRC Senior or Advanced Fellowships) are normally granted by the divisional
board provided that the department or faculty (and the college in the case of joint
appointments) supports the application and that appropriate arrangements can be made to
cover the individual's duties, including examining and graduate supervision, should the
application be successful. Completed application forms (including any annexes) should be
forwarded to Mrs Iredale at the University Offices, Wellington Square (telephone: (2)70017,
e-mail: Eileen.Iredale@admin) well before the closing date for processing and for divisional
board approval. Applications from CUF lecturers are normally sent to the awarding body by
the college (but must have divisional board approval beforehand); applications from other
staff
are normally forwarded to the awarding body by Mrs Iredale.

5. Applications for leave for other purposes

Applications for leave for any purpose other than those outlined above are initially considered
in terms of sabbatical leave i.e. if an individual applies for leave under this section in a term
for which he or she would be entitled to take sabbatical leave, any leave granted for that term
will be granted as sabbatical leave. If the individual does not have sufficient sabbatical
entitlement to cover the period of leave requested, sabbatical leave may be granted in
advance
of entitlement; in other words, sabbatical leave will be granted for a term which the applicant
would not normally be entitled to take as sabbatical, the leave in question being deemed to
be taken in a later term (normally not more than six terms later). In this way the leave will
count against the individual's normal sabbatical entitlement and will not be in addition to it.
For sabbatical leave to be granted in advance of entitlement, an academic case must be made
by the department or faculty board to the divisional board.

Once an individual's entitlement to sabbatical leave (including leave in advance of
entitlement) has been exhausted, an application has to be considered in whole or in part as
an
application for special leave. Such applications must have the support of the department or
faculty (and the college in the case of joint appointments) and it must be clear that the
individual's duties, including examining and graduate supervision, can be covered
satisfactorily. The main criterion, however, for the grant of special leave, is the academic
benefit to the University (as opposed to the individual) of the leave and it is for the
department or faculty board to make the case for such benefit to the divisional board. Where
there is no case, or where the case is not persuasive, special leave will not be granted.

Applications for special leave cover many kinds of situation. One example would be
an
unrepeatable opportunity to pursue academic interests at a time when the individual is
ineligible for sabbatical leave. In such cases the department or faculty board would have to
demonstrate the academic advantages to the University of the opportunity, and would have
to explain why it could not be taken at a later period when the individual
would
be entitled to sabbatical leave. Another example would be a need to undertake fieldwork for
a period exceeding one year, which could not therefore be accommodated within the usual
sabbatical provisions. In such cases it would be expected that the individual would take as
much of the leave as possible as sabbatical or sabbatical in advance of entitlement, and once
again the academic benefit to the University would have to be demonstrated.

Very occasionally applications are made for leave to enable an individual to accept an
appointment in another academic institution (other than routine visiting appointments held
during sabbatical leave). In such instances, in order for the application to be successful, the
department or faculty board would need to make an extremely convincing case as to the
desirability of the individual being offered reversionary rights to his or her university post.
Factors to be taken into account would include all relevant circumstances relating to the
individual's role within the department or faculty, and the consequences in terms of refilling
the post were the leave to be refused and the individual to resign. It should be noted that, if
leave is granted, and the individual subsequently resigns during the period
of
leave or at the end of it, the uncertainly about the long-term filling of the post will be
exacerbated. The longer the appointment at the other institution, the less likely it is that leave
will be granted. Leave will not be granted, except in the most truly exceptional
circumstances,
to enable an individual to decide whether to accept a permanent post
elsewhere.

It is recognised that some offers are made to individuals at short notice. Given the fact
that all members of the academic staff have clear obligations to the University under the
terms
of their contracts, no such offer should be accepted without the support of the department or
faculty and the explicit approval of the divisional board. It is essential, therefore, that any
prospect of such an offer is discussed, in confidence, with the divisional secretary or faculty
board secretary at the earliest opportunity so as to avoid delays, and the possibility of refusal,
if a firm offer is then made at very short notice.

All applications for special leave should be made to the divisional secretary, faculty
board
secretary or other officer as notified locally, who will also be able to advise on the likelihood
of success of any application. In the case of joint appointments, the college must also be
involved.

6. Stipendiary arrangements

Sabbatical leave and dispensation from CUF lecturing duties: leave will be granted with
stipend (although it may be granted without stipend if taken for the purpose of holding a
remunerated visiting appointment under 5 above).

Leave to hold a public office: leave
will
be granted without stipend.

Leave to hold a research award: the arrangements vary
depending on the regulations governing the award, but it is normal for individuals holding
such awards to continue to receive their usual university stipend, the awarding body either
providing funds to make a replacement appointment or reimbursing the University for the
individual's salary costs.

Special leave: leave will normally be granted without stipend.

7. Implications for future entitlement to sabbatical
leave or
dispensation from CUF lecturing duties

Special leave does not count as qualifying service for the purposes of calculating future
entitlement to sabbatical leave or dispensation from CUF lecturing duties. However it does
not count against an individual's future entitlement. When special leave has
been
granted for the purposes of holding a public office or a research award, sabbatical leave is
not
normally granted in the period immediately preceding or following the period of special
leave,
although some flexibility may be exercised at the divisional board's discretion in respect of
periods of special leave not exceeding one year, especially in connection with the holding of
research awards.

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SPEAKING BY JUNIOR MEMBERS IN
CONGREGATION

Mr Vice-Chancellor has, with the agreement of Council, approved the following
arrangements
for junior members to speak in Congregation under the terms of Ch. I, Sect x
(Statutes, 2000,
p. 213), which reads as follows:

`Any junior member as defined in Tit. XV, Sect. iv, § 1, cl. 2, may speak at a
meeting
of Congregation, if called upon to do so by the Chairman at the Chairman's discretion,
provided that the Chairman may at any time terminate a debate on the floor of the House and
proceed to the final speeches and the taking of a vote.'

The Chairman of Congregation will normally expect to call upon nominated representatives
of the Oxford University Student Union if they wish to speak in debate, and will normally
expect to call upon junior members to speak only from among those who have given advance
notice of their wish to be called. Should the Chairman consider that the number of junior
members who have given such notice is excessive, he or she will have to be selective in
calling upon them. The Chairman will try to ensure a balanced debate in relation to the
apparent spread and strength of views held by junior members. If informed selection is to
be
possible it is desirable that when giving notice of the wish to be called a junior member
should indicate (a) whether he or she intends to support or oppose the motion
before the House, (b) whether he or she would speak on behalf of any club,
committee, group, or association, (c) whether he or she is supported by other
junior members (up to twelve of whom might sign the notice).

If the number giving notice is small they will all be admitted to the floor of the
House
although this does not ensure their being called. In other cases some selection may be
necessary at the stages of both admission and calling of speakers. If there is to be time to tell
applicants whether they will be admitted notice will have to be received in good time. Junior
members should therefore send in such notice, in writing, to the Registrar to be received at
the University Offices not later than 10 a.m. on the Monday preceding the debate in
question.
The name of any representative nominated by OUSU should also be communicated to the
Registrar, in writing, through the President by that time. A notice will then be posted in the
University Offices and on the gate of the Clarendon Building not later than 10 a.m. on the
morning of the debate, indicating whether all applicants will be admitted to the floor of the
House or, if selection has had to take place, the names of those selected for admission to the
floor.

Junior members not admitted to the floor of the House will normally be permitted to
listen to the debate from the gallery. Junior members on the floor of the House will be asked
to remain in their places while a vote is being taken.

Under Tit. XV, Sect. iv, § 1, cl. 2, junior members are defined as `those
persons
who, having been admitted to matriculation, are residing to fulfil the requirements of any
statute, decree, or regulation of the University or reading for any degree, diploma, or
certificate of the University and who have not proceeded to membership of Convocation'.
(Membership of Convocation is obtained by taking a degree of the University.)

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ISIS INNOVATION LIMITED

Ewert House, Ewert Place, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7BZ

Isis Innovation, a wholly-owned company of the University, was established in 1988. The
company has been formed to exploit know-how arising out of research funded by the UK
Government through the Research Councils and funded by other bodies where the rights are
not tied. The function of the company is to ensure that the results of research bring rewards
to Oxford, and to the inventors, who are given a financial incentive for exploitation.

Isis seeks licensees willing to pay lump sums and/or royalties for the use of
know-how
arising out of research. Isis also exploits the intellectual property of the University by setting
up individual companies using venture capital or development capital funds.

Isis'
services
are also available to individuals who wish to exploit the results of research supported by
non-Research Council sources, when there are no prior conditions on the handling of the
intellectual property rights. Isis Innovation has at its disposal a small pre- seedcorn fund for
paying the costs of protecting intellectual property rights and for taking work to a stage
where
its potential can be assessed.

Isis finds industrial partners to ensure that new ideas can be developed for market
requirements. The company has established the Oxford Innovation Society for major
industrial
companies, so that they can have a window on Oxford technology and an opportunity to
license and invest where appropriate.

A brochure explaining Isis' activities is available. If you wish to receive a copy,
please
contact Isis (details below).

Members of the University should contact the Managing Director if they wish to take
advantage of the services that Isis provides. (Telephone: (2)80830, fax: (2)80831, e-mail:
innovation@isis.ox.ac.uk, Internet: http://www.isis-innovation.com/.)

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TAYLOR INSTITUTION LIBRARY (VOLTAIRE
ROOM)

Exhibition now open

Futurism: an exhibition on this movement founded in 1909 by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti,
in connection with the European Year of Languages (the Voltaire Room will remain
accessible to readers) (Until 30 May)

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WOLFSON COLLEGE

Forthcoming exhibition

Shards and Relics: drawings, photographs, and prints by Michael Gaston (14 May–1
June: open daily 10 a.m.–4 p.m. subject to college commitments—before visiting
telephone (2)74100)

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Lectures

Contents of this section:

• INAUGURAL LECTURES
  • Chichele Professor of Public International Law
  • Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Professor of American
    History
  • Barnett Professor of Social Policy
• CYRIL FOSTER LECTURE
• HUSSEY LECTURES ON THE CHURCH AND THE
  ARTS
• SIR JOHN HICKS LECTURE ON ECONOMIC
  HISTORY
• GAISFORD LECTURE
• DAWKINS PRIZE FOR ANIMAL CONSERVATION:
  PRIZE LECTURE
• J.W. JENKINSON MEMORIAL LECTURE
• CLARENDON LECTURES IN MANAGEMENT
  STUDIES (cancellation)
• ILCHESTER LECTURE
• ASTOR LECTURES
• DOROTHY ROWE MEMORIAL LECTURE
• IAIN WALKER MEMORIAL LECTURE
• G.E. BLACKMAN LECTURE
• ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
• LITERAE HUMANIORES
• MEDICAL SCIENCES
• MODERN HISTORY
• ORIENTAL STUDIES
• ROTHERMERE AMERICAN INSTITUTE
• CENTRE FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES
• SAÏD BUSINESS SCHOOL
• OXFORD CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES AND THE
  CENTRE FOR INDIAN STUDIES, ST ANTONY'S COLLEGE
• QUEEN ELIZABETH HOUSE
  • Refugee Studies Centre

• DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
• LADY MARGARET HALL
  • Canada Seminars

• TRINITY COLLEGE
  • Margaret Howard Lecture

• ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND
  ENGINEERING
  • Dorothy Hodgkin Memorial Lecture

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INAUGURAL LECTURES

Chichele Professor of Public International Law

PROFESSOR A.V. LOWE will deliver his inaugural lecture at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, 14
May, in the Gulbenkian Lecture Theatre, the St Cross Building.

Subject: `International law: the common pursuit.'

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Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Professor of American
History

PROFESSOR T.H. BREEN will deliver his inaugural lecture at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 15 May,
in the Examination Schools.

Subject: `The Lockean Moment: the languages of rights on the eve of
the American Revolution.'

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Barnett Professor of Social Policy

PROFESSOR J.E. LEWIS will deliver her inaugural lecture at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, 7
June, in the Lecture Theatre, Rewley House.

Subject: `Pictures of welfare.'

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CYRIL FOSTER LECTURE

H.E. MR KOFI ANNAN, Secretary-General of the United Nations, will deliver the Cyril
Foster Lecture at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 19 June, in the Sheldonian Theatre.

Admission will be by ticket only. Tickets will be available from the Sheldonian Theatre from
21 May (open Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–12 noon).

Subject: `Why democracy is an international issue.'

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HUSSEY LECTURES ON THE CHURCH AND
THE ARTS

PROFESSOR JONATHAN J.G. ALEXANDER, Professor of Fine Arts, New York
University, will deliver the Hussey annual lecture at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 17 May, in the
Lecture Hall, the Taylor Institution.

Subject: `Christianity and the art of the illuminated manuscript in
Europe in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.'

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SIR JOHN HICKS LECTURE ON ECONOMIC
HISTORY

PROFESSOR LARRY NEAL, University of Illinois, will deliver the Sir John Hicks Lecture
at 5 p.m. on Friday, 11 May, in the Examination Schools.

Subject: `Shocking developments in a theory of economic history.'

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GAISFORD LECTURE

DR R.L. HUNTER will deliver the Gaisford Lecture at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 17 May, in St
John's College.

Subject: `Hesiod and Hellenistic poetry.'

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DAWKINS PRIZE FOR ANIMAL
CONSERVATION: PRIZE LECTURE

DR IAIN DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, one of the world's foremost authorities on the African
elephant, and founder of the charity Save the Elephants, will deliver the inaugural Dawkins
Prize Lecture at 5 p.m. on Friday, 25 May, in the University Museum of Natural History.
Tickets are not required for admission. The lecture will be followed by a reception in the
Museum.

Subject: `Can ivory towers help elephants?'

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J.W. JENKINSON MEMORIAL LECTURE

PROFESSOR M. TESSIER-LAVIGNE, Department of Anatomy and Biochemistry, Howard
Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, will deliver a Jenkinsion
Lecture at 5 p.m. on Monday, 21 May, in Lecture Theatre A, the Zoology/Psychology
Building, South Parks Road. Tickets are not required for admission.

Subject: `Wiring the brain: the logic and molecular mechanisms of
axonal guidance.'

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CLARENDON LECTURES IN MANAGEMENT
STUDIES

Cancellation

It is regretted that Professor Ronald Burt is unable to deliver the
Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies, because of ill-health.
The lectures had been due to take place on 15, 16, and 17 May.

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ILCHESTER LECTURE

PROFESSOR A. WACHTEL, Northwestern University, will deliver an Ilchester Lecture at
5 p.m. on Thursday, 10 May, in the ground-floor lecture room, 47 Wellington Square.

Conveners: C.H.M. Kelly, MA, D.Phil., Reader in Russian, and G.S. Smith,
MA, D.Litt., Professor of Russian.

Subject: `Chekhov's The Seagull as parody: symbols and
expectations.'

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ASTOR LECTURES

PROFESSOR CARYL EMERSON (Princeton University), Astor Lecturer, and Distinguished
Visiting Fellow, European Humanities Research Centre, will lecture at 5 p.m. on the
following days.

Conveners: C.H.M. Kelly, MA, D.Phil., Reader in Russian, and G.S.
Smith, MA, D.Litt., Professor of Russian.

Thur. 24 May, Denis Arnold Hall, Music Faculty: `Mussorgsky and
the Russian art-song.' (Illustrated lecture, with Philip Bullock,
pianist)

Fri. 25 May, Lecture Room 2, Taylor Institution: `Bakhtin's
Carnival and the continuation of the world.'

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DOROTHY ROWE MEMORIAL LECTURE

PROFESSOR THOMAS SCHUMACHER, Dean of the School of Architecture, University
of Maryland, will deliver the Dorothy Rowe Memorial Lecture at 5 p.m. on Friday, 18 May,
in the Auditorium, Magdalen College (Longwall entrance).

Subject: `When Terragni spoke to Dante: the
Danteum of Terragni and Fascist architecture as propaganda.'

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IAIN WALKER MEMORIAL LECTURE

R.W. (`JOHNNY') APPLE, Washington Bureau Chief, The New York
Times, will deliver the Iain Walker Memorial Lecture at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday,
23 May, in the Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College.

Subject: `Partners in dumbing down? The politicians and the press.'

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G.E. BLACKMAN LECTURE

PROFESSOR J. DANGL, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, will deliver
the twenty-fourth Blackman Lecture at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 29 May, in the Large Lecture
Theatre, the Department of Plant Sciences.

Subject: `Knowing the dancer from the dance: molecular intimacy
between plants and pathogens.'

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Romantic realignments

The following seminars will be held at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesdays in University College (90
High Street Lecture Room). Further information may be obtained from Luisa Cale, St
Hugh's (e-mail: luisa.cale@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk).

I weeks 6 and 7 two papers will be given at each meeting.

PROFESSOR F. BURWICK, UCLA

15 May: `The mind's eye: mental imaging as Romantic trope.'
(Guest Speaker Lecture)

DR D. WU

22 May: `The climbing of Snowdon in early spring 1804.'

C. SIMONS

29 May: ` "He too had withered young":
Wordsworth's antique terrors.'

M. O'HALLORAN

29 May: `Tales of terror: Hogg and
Blackwood's.'

S.K. POCICOVIC

5 June: ` "Surprised gladiator": steps towards a
Blakean attribution.'

L. CALE

5 June: `Representing Adam and Eve.'

L. ROMAN

12 June: `De Quincey's Daughter of Lebanon'
(followed by a De Quincey reading).

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LITERAE HUMANIORES

John Locke Lectures in Philosophy

Structure and perspective: an empiricist view

PROFESOR B. VAN FRAASSEN, Princeton, will deliver the John Locke Lectures at 5 p.m.
on Tuesdays in the Gulbenkian Lecture Theatre, the St Cross Building.

15 May: `Weyl's paradox and Carnap's lost world.'

22 May: `Metaphysical oblivion: realism's return.'

29 May: `Metaphysics abandoned: realism evaded.'

5 June: `I, structure/perspective.'

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Inaugural Don Fowler Memorial Lecture

PROFESSOR STEPHEN HINDS, University of Washington, Seattle, will deliver the
inaugural Don Fowler Memorial Lecture at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 10 May, in the Examination
Schools.

Subject: `On Cinna, Statius, a good book, and a des. res.'

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MEDICAL SCIENCES

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.

DR R. LANE, West London Neurosciences Centre, Charing Cross Hospital

11 May: `Heterogeneity in chronic fatigue syndrome.'

DR C. CLARKE, Division of Neuroscience, City Hospital, Birmingham

15 June: `The future of dopamine agonists in Parkinson's
disease.'

MR P. RICHARDSON, Royal London Hospital

13 July: `Some beneficial aspects of inflammation of the
nervous system.'

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MODERN HISTORY

Modern History Research Centre

Europaeum Lecture

PROFESSOR P. BURRIN, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, will deliver
the Europaeum Lecture at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 16 May, in the Taylor Institution.

Subject: `Strands of Nazi antisemitism.'

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ORIENTAL STUDIES

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: J.R. Baines, MA, D.Phil., Professor of Egyptology, and
S. Dalley, MA, Senior Research Fellow, Somerville College.

A. LIVINGSTONE, T. DAVIS, and T. ARVANITIS, Birmingham

15 May: `The work of the Cuneiform Digital Forensic Project.'
(Jointly with the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents)

E. FLÜCKIGER-HAWKER, Bern

22 May: `Mesopotamian concepts of animals and the
divine.'

V. DAVIES, British Museum

29 May: `Recent epigraphic work in the Sudan: the pharaonic
inscriptions at Kurgus.'

H. KOCKELMANN, Trier

5 June: `The toponym and cult name lists of the Graeco-Roman
temple of Dendara.'

T. WILFONG, Ann Arbor

12 June: `A Coptic account and the kilns of Psabt: textual and
archaeological evidence for pottery manufacture in late antique Egypt.'

S. HOUSTON, Provo

26 June: `In their cups: feast and fast among the Classic Maya.'
(Special extra session, jointly with the School of Archaeology)

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ROTHERMERE AMERICAN INSTITUTE

The following lectures are being arranged at the new Rothermere American Institute prior
to the Opening Ceremony on Friday, 25 May. There will be a reception at the institute
following each event.

J. GADDIS

Mon. 21 May, 5 p.m.: `The Cold War as (really)
history.'

Daniel Howe (Chair)

Tue. 22 May, 5 p.m.: American Research Seminar on the
history of the Atlantic World, based on the inaugural lecture by Professor T.H. Breen
(Harmsworth Professor of American History).

S. WELLS, Woodrow Wilson Centre

Wed. 23 May, 1 p.m.: `Reagan and Europe.'

R. SENNETT

Wed. 23 May, 5 p.m.: `The culture of dependency.'

S. HOLMES

Thur. 24 May, 5 p.m.: `The cost of rights.' (Sponsored
by the European Policy Forum and the RAI)

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CENTRE FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES

Third Annual Globo Conference: Preparing Brazil for the twenty-first century

This conference, sponsored by Organizacoes Globo, and organised by the Centre for
Brazilian Studies with the support of the Brazilian Embassy, will be held on 21 and 22 May
in St John's College.

Speakers listed with an asterisk against their names are to be confirmed.

Those interested in receiving further information, and in registering for the conference,
should send details of name, affiliation, and address to the Administrative Secretary, Centre
for Brazilian Studies, 92 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 7ND (telephone: Oxford (2)84460,
fax: (2)84461, e-mail: alessandra.nolasco@brazil.ox.ac.uk or enquiries@brazil.ox.ac.uk,
Internet: http://www.brazil.ox.ac.uk).

Monday, 21 May

10 a.m.: opening

PROFESSOR LESLIE BETHELL, Director, Centre for Brazilian Studies; H.E.
AMBASSADOR SERGIO DA SILVA AMARAL, Brazilian Embassy, London; DR
FERNANDO BITTENCOURT, Director of Engineering, Rede Globo (on behalf of
Organizacoes Globo).

10.15 a.m. Opening session: preparing Brazil for the twenty-first century: an
overview

Chair: PROFESSOR LESLIE BETHELL.

Speakers: MINISTER FRANCISCO WEFFORT, Minister of Culture, and
*MINISTER RONALDO MOTA SARDENBERG, Minister of Science and
Technology.

Special presentation by DR FERNANDO BITTENCOURT, 11.45 a.m.:
`Technology and the information society in the twenty-first century: the case of Brazil.'

2–4 p.m. Session 1: the economy—policy/prospects

Stabilisation as a long-term commitment. Institutional and macroeconomic conditions for
sustainable long-term growth. Domestic and external constraints on growth.

Chair/discussant: DR VALPY FITZGERALD, Reader in International
Economics and Finance.

Speakers: *DR ARMINIO FRAGA, President, Banco Central
*DR
ANTONIO DELFIM NETTO, Federal deputy (PPB, São Paulo)
DR PAULO
NOGUEIRA
BATISTA, Professor of Economics, Fundacao Getulio Vargas, São Paulo
(FGV-SP)

PROFESSOR ALBERT FISHLOW, Senior Economist, Violy, Byorum, and Partners, New
York, and Director, Centre for Brazilian Studies, Columbia University.

4.30–6.30 p.m. Session 2: Brazil in the world

Brazilian competitiveness in the global economy. Brazil in international trade and finance
(Mercosul, FTTA/ALCA, EU).

Chair/discussant: DR ANDREW HURRELL, Nuffield College.

Speakers: AMBASSADOR SERGIO AMARAL
PROFESSOR
MARCELO
DE PAIVA ABREU, Professor of Economics, Pontificia Universidade Catolica, Rio de
Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
*DR ROBERT DEVLIN, Inter-American Development Bank,
Washington, DC
DR ALFREDO VALLADAO, Catedra Mercosul, Instituto de
Estudos
Politicos, Sciences Politiques, Paris.

Tuesday, 22 May

9–11 a.m. Session 3: Government and political institutions

The reform of state institutions: what remains to be done? Corruption and accountability.
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Political stability. How consolidate, how effective are Brazil's democratic political
institutions?

Political support for change. Federalism, electoral/party systems,
Congress—possibilities for political reform?

Chair/discussant: PROFESSOR JAMES DUNKERLEY, Director, Institute
of Latin American Studies, London.

Speakers: DR ALOYSIO NUNES FERREIRA FILHO, Secretario-Geral,
Presidencia da Republica
PROFESSOR MARIA HERMINIA TAVARES DE
ALMEIDA,
Professor of Political Science, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
DR
ROBERTO FREIRE,
Federal senator (PPS, Pernambuco)
*PROFESSOR ALFRED STEPAN, Professor of
Political Science, Columbia University.

11.30 a.m.–1 p.m. Session 4: Citizenship

Civil liberties/human rights issues. Rule of law, crime (and drugs), violence, and security.
Reform of polics/judiciary/prisons.

Chair/discussant: LAURENCE WHITEHEAD, Official Fellow in Politics,
Nuffield College.

Speakers: DR ELIZABETH SUSSEKIND, Secretaria Nacional de Justica,
Ministry of Justice
PROFESSOR MIGUEL REALE JR., Professor of Law,
Universidade
de São Paulo (USP)
DR RUBEM CESAR FERNANDES, President, Viva Rio
and
Secretary-General, ISER.

2–3.45 p.m. Session 5: The social question

Poverty and inequality—social and regional/social mobility. Education, health.

Chair/discussant: PROFESSOR FRANCES STEWART, Professor of
Development Economics; Director, Queen Elizabeth House.

Speakers: DR VILMAR FARIA, Assesor Especial do Presidente da
Republica
DR CLAUDIO MOURA CASTRO
*DR EDUARDO JORGE
MARTINS
ALVES SOBRINHO, Secretary for Health, City of São Paulo.

4.15–6 p.m. Final Round Table: the role of the media in preparing
Brazil for the twenty-first century

Chair: PROFESSOR LESLIE BETHELL.

Panellists: ALBERTO DINES, Senior Researcher, Laboratorio de Estudos
de Jornalismo, UNICAMP/Jornal do Brasil
CARLOS EDUARDO
LINS
DA SILVA, Deputy Editor, Valor Economico
ROBERTO
D'AVILA,
Director, Intervideo Comunicacoes
MICHAEL REID, Latin American Editor,
The
Economist
WILLIAM HOGE, Bureau Chief, New York
Times,
London
GODGREY HODGSON, Director, Reuters Programme, Oxford.

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SAÏD BUSINESS SCHOOL

P.D. Leake Lectures in Accounting 2001

The following lectures will be given as shown in the Mary Sunley Conference Centre, St
Catherine's College. Each lecture will be followed by a discussion.

Further details may be obtained from Deborah Lisburne, Saïd Business School
(telephone: 228521, e-mail: deborah.lisburne@sbs.ox.ac.uk).

PROFESSOR M.W. NELSON, Cornell

Tue. 15 May, 9.30 a.m.: `Managers' and auditors' decisions
concerning earnings management.'

PROFESSOR R. LIBBY, Cornell

Tue. 15 May, 2.30 p.m.: `Investors' and analyts' interpretations
of accounting disclosures.'

PROFESSOR R. BLOOMFIELD, Cornell

Wed. 16 May, 9 a.m.: `Individual decisions and market
inefficiency: causes and effects.'

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OXFORD CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES AND
THE CENTRE FOR INDIAN STUDIES, ST ANTONY'S COLLEGE

MR SALMAN KHURSHID, former Foreign Minister, Republic of India, will lecture at 5
p.m. on Tuesday, 22 May, in the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, George Street.

Subject: `Muslims and Indian democracy.'

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QUEEN ELIZABETH HOUSE

Refugee Studies Centre

Seminars on forced migration

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

Further information may be obtained from Dominique Attala, Refugee Studies Centre, Queen
Elizabeth House, 21 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3LA (telephone: Oxford (2)70722, fax:
(2)70721, e-mail: rscedu@qeh.ox.ac.uk, Internet: http://www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/rsc/).

DR M. DR BRUJIN, Leiden

16 May: `Mobility dilemmas: ecological displacement of Fulbe
pastoralists, central Mali.'

DR R. BOCCO, Geneva

23 May: `International and local aid during the second Intifada
(October 2000–February 2001): an analysis of Palestinian public opinion in the
West Bank and Gaza Strip.'

DR K. PORTER

30 May: `Growth and health in a refugee camp: how reliable
is "conventional wisdom"?'

DR L. MELVERN, Aberystwyth

13 June: `Refugees in Rwanda 1993–4: the role of the
Security Council.'

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Colson Lecture

DR R. HIRSCHON will deliver the Colson Lecture at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 6 June, in
Rhodes House (entrance through gate on Parks Road).

Subject: `Surpassing nostalgia: personhood and the experience of
displacement.'

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Weekend workshops

Further information the following workshops may be obtained from the Refugee Studies
Centre (see details above).

F. MCKAY and R. FARAH (instructors)

12–13 May: `Palestinian refugees and the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.'

PROFESSOR J.C. HATHAWAY, Michigan (instructor)

19–20 May: `The law of refugee status.'

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DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY

DR C. DONNELLY, Imperial College, London, will speak at a meeting of the Oxford Local
Group of the Royal Statistical Society, hosted by the Zoology Department, at 4 p.m. on
Tuesday, 15 May, in Lecture Theatre A, the Department of Zoology.

Subject: `Foot and mouth epidemiology.'

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LADY MARGARET HALL

Canada Seminars

H.E. MR JEREMY KINSMAN, High Commissioner for Canada, will speak at the seminar
to be held at 5.15 p.m. on Wednesday, 16 May, in the Talbot Hall, Lady Margaret Hall.
There will be an opportunity to meet the speaker informally afterwards. Enquiries should be
directed to Vanessa Windsor, Lady Margaret Hall (telephone: Oxford (2)74302, e-mail:
vanessa.windsor@lmh.ox.ac.uk).

Subject: `Power to the people—where does it leave a nice middle
power with good intentions?'

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TRINITY COLLEGE

Margaret Howard Lecture

SIR LOUIS BLOM-COOPER, QC, will deliver the Margaret Howard Lecture at 5.45 p.m.
on Thursday, 31 May, in the Gulbenkian Lecture Theatre, the St Cross Building. Admission
is free. A reception will be held after the lecture.

Subject: `Judges among the literati.'

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ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING

Dorothy Hodgkin Memorial Lecture

PROFESSOR J. GLUSKER, Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, will deliver the Dorothy
Hodgkin Memorial Lecture at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 15 May, in the Inorganic Chemistry
Laboratory. The lecture will be followed by a reception. Admission is free.

Subject: : `Vitamin B12 and Dorothy: their impact on structural
science.'

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Grants and Research Funding

Contents of this section:

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

• RESEARCH SERVICES
  OFFICE [external link]
  
• KENNETH KIRKWOOD MEMORIAL FUND
  

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KENNETH KIRKWOOD MEMORIAL FUND

A new fund has been established to commemorate the contribution
of Professor Kenneth Kirkwood to African education and St
Antony's College. Professor Kirkwood was Rhodes Professor of Race
Relations at the University from 1955 to 1986 and co-ordinator
of African Studies at St Antony's College. The fund is managed
by the African Educational Trust.

Applications are invited from postgraduate students in the
Humanities, Social Sciences, and Geography registered at UK
universities from Southern Africa (including South Africa,
Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia,
Mozambique, and Malawi). Preference will be given to students
registered at St Antony's College. The fund is initially to be
devoted to cases of hardship or unexpected financial difficulties
for students who are completing postgraduate degrees.

St Antony's students should apply to Polly Friedhoff, Development
Office, St Antony's College. Others should apply to the Director,
Africa Educational Trust, 38 King Street, London WC2E 8JS.
Applications should include a short statement about research and
progress, a reference from a supervisor, and an explanation of
the need for funding. Initial grants are likely to be in the
region of £500. The first closing date is 30 May 2001 for
awards to be held in the academic year 2001–2. Enquiries
about later applications should be made to the Africa Educational
Trust.

Should sufficient money be raised, this fund will be devoted to
larger scholarships and any suggestions concerning fund-raising
would be welcomed.

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Examinations and Boards

Contents of this section:

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

• *ELECTIONS TO DIVISIONAL BOARDS (31
  May)
• *ANNUAL ELECTIONS OF MEMBERS OF
  BOARDS OF
  FACULTIES (31 May)
• APPOINTMENTS, REAPPOINTMENTS, AND
  CONFERMENTS OF TITLE
• CHAIRMAN OF EXAMINERS
• EXAMINATION SCHOOLS
  • Accommodation for lectures

• MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
  BOARD
• CHANGES IN REGULATIONS
  • 1 Life and Environmental Sciences Board
  • 2 Mathematical and Physical Sciences Board
  • 3 Continuing Education Board
    
• EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF
  PHILOSOPHY
  

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APPOINTMENTS, REAPPOINTMENTS, AND
CONFERMENTS OF TITLE

Corrigendum

In the list of appointments published in the Gazette of 26 April (p. 910),
the entry for Dr Nir Vulkan should read as follows:

Appointments

UNIVERSITY LECTURER

Management

NIR VULKAN (B.SC. Tel Aviv, PH.D. London), Fellow of Worcester. In Management
Studies (Business Economics). From 1 September 2001 until 31 August 2006.

Note: the dates of Dr Vulkan's appointment were previously given
incorrectly.

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CHAIRMAN OF EXAMINERS

The Vice-Chancellor desires to call the attention of all examiners to the
provisions of Ch. VI, Sect. ii.c, § 1, clauses 1--3, which require
examiners in all university examinations to appoint one of their number to act
as Chairman, to notify the appointment to the Vice-Chancellor, and to publish
it in the University Gazette.

He desires that these appointments shall be notified to the Clerk of the Schools
who will inform the Vice-Chancellor and see that notice of them is duly
published in the University Gazette.

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EXAMINATION SCHOOLS

Accommodation for lectures

Professors, Readers, and University Lecturers who wish to lecture in the
Schools next term are asked to make a booking by the end of the current term
at the latest.

When booking, please indicate the number of students expected to attend the
lecture; this information is essential if the total is expected to exceed
100.

All lectures should start on the hour, and afternoon lectures should finish by
6 p.m. to allow room for changeovers, lecturers should arrange to complete
their lecture by five minutes to the hour.

Overhead and 35-mm projectors and a limited number of video and LCD
projectors are available if booked twenty-four hours in advance. Microphones
are provided in the Writing Schools.

Short familiarisation sessions (of ten to fifteen minutes' duration) can be
arranged at convenient times. Please contact the Schools (details below) if you
wish to arrange a familiarisation session.

All enquiries in respect of lecture bookings, facilities, and equipment should
be addressed in the first instance to Martin Batchan (telephone: (2)76901,
e-mail: martin.batchan@admin.ox.ac.uk).

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MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL
SCIENCES BOARD

Supplementary subjects for Chemistry

The following subjects will be taught and examined during 2001–2.

Aromatic and heterocyclic pharmaceutical chemistry

Lectures: (16) hours in MT; (16) hours in HT

Examined: end of HT

History and Philosophy of Science

Lectures: 8 hours in MT; 8 hours in HT

Examined: end of HT

Quantum Chemistry

Lectures: 16 hours in MT; 16 hours in HT

Examined: end of HT

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CHANGES IN REGULATIONS

With the approval of the Educational Policy and Standards Committee of
Council, the following changes in regulations made by divisional boards and
the Continuing Education Board will come into effect on 25 May.

1 Life and Environmental Sciences
Board

(a) Degree of M.Sc. by Coursework

With effect from 1 October 2001

In Examination Decrees, 2000, p. 807, after l. 7, as amended by
Gazette, p. 801, insert new cl. 1 as follows and renumber
existing cll. 1–7 as 2–8:

`1. The Life and Environmental Sciences Divisional Board shall elect for the
supervision of the course a Standing Committee, which shall have power to
arrange lectures and other instruction. The course director will be responsible
to this organising committee.'

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(b) Honour School of Natural Science (Molecular and
Cellular Biochemistry)

With effect from 1 October 2000 (for first examination in 2001)

1 In Examination Decrees, 2000, p. 430, l. 18, delete `faculty board' and
substitute `Sub-faculty of Biochemistry'.

2 Ibid., ll. 48–9, delete `Board of the
Faculty of Biological Sciences' and substitute `Sub-faculty of Biochemistry'.

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2 Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Board

(a) Honour School of Mathematical and Statistical
Sciences

With effect from 1 October 2004 (for first examination in 2005)

1 In Examination Decrees, 2000, p. 285, after decree establishing the Honour
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, insert:

`(ii) Regulations

1. The examination will consist of Sections as, a, bs, b, os and o. The
papers of Sections a and b will respectively be the papers of the sections a and
b of the Final Honour School of Mathematical Sciences. Two papers will be
set in Section as and three in Section bs. The subjects available in Section os
and in Section o will be those approved not later than the Michaelmas Term
of the year preceding the academic year in which the relevant examination is
held, and an extended essay (subject os1). From amongst the approved
subjects in sections os and o, some subjects may be designated as of special
interest to this joint school.

2. (a) Every candidate shall either take eight
papers or take seven papers and submit an extended essay.

(b) Every candidate shall take Paper a1, Paper a2,
Paper as1 together with at least one paper from Paper as2 and section a (a3,
a4, a6).

(c) Every candidate shall take Paper bs1, at least one
of bs2 and bs3, together with at most one from section b (b1, b2, b3, b4, b5,
b6, b7, b9).

(d) Every candidate shall take one subject from sections
os and o, except that if a designated paper is offered then a further paper from
sections o and os may be offered.

3. (a) Each paper from Section as and each paper
from Section bs, except Paper bs1, will contain eight questions.

(b) Paper bs1 will contain seven questions.

(c) Approval of Section os subjects, other than for the
extended essay, will be given by the Academic Committee of the Department
of Statistics by not later than the Michaelmas Term of the year preceding the
academic year in which the relevant examination is held. Candidates are not
permitted to offer a paper on a subject they have previously offered for
another examination in the University, other than for the Honour School of
Mathematical and Statistical Sciences.

4. (a) Paper as2 shall not require knowledge of
paper as1.

(b) Each paper from Section bs shall not require
knowledge from any other Section bs paper.

5. Each of the papers below will be of three hours' duration, except
Paper bs1 which will be of two and a half hours' duration.

6. In Paper bs1 candidates shall be assessed as to their practical ability
under the following provisions.

(a) the Head of the Department of Statistics, or a
deputy, shall make available to the examiners evidence showing the extent to
which each candidate has pursued an adequate course of practical work.

(b) Candidates shall submit their reports on practical
exercises completed during their course of study to the Chairman of the
Examiners, Honour School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences,
Examination Schools, Oxford, by Monday of the fifth week of the Trinity
Term in which the examination is held. The Chairman of the Examiners shall
notify candidates of the collection point for these reports. For a report on an
exercise to be considered by the examiners, it must be signed by a
demonstrator and must be accompanied by a statement that it is the candidate's
own work except where otherwise indicated.

(c) The examiners shall take the evidence
(a) and reports (b) into account in assessing
the candidate's performance.

7. Extended essay (subject os1)

(a) Subject, authorship, and format.
The subject of the extended essay shall be a topic in statistics, probability or
discrete mathematics. Every essay shall be the candidate's own work. The
candidate's tutor, or a person of equivalent seniority approved by the
Chairman of the Academic Committee of the Department of Statistics, may
discuss with the candidate the field of study, recommend references, discuss
presentation and read and comment on a first draft. Candidates shall sign a
certificate to the effect that the essay is their own work, except as permitted
by this regulation or where acknowledgement is made, and this certificate
shall be placed in a sealed envelope bearing the candidate's examination
number and presented together with the essay. Essays should be typed and
must be held firmly in a stiff cover. Its length should not exceed the
equivalent of 7,500 words (excluding diagrams, tables, references, and texts
of computer programs).

(b) Approval of topic. Candidates
intending to offer an extended essay (os1) shall, after consultation with their
tutors, submit through their colleges to the Chairman of the Academic
Committee of the Department of Statistics the title that they propose together
with

—a brief explanation of the subject of the essay;

—a letter of approval from the candidate's tutor or other person
approved under (a) above.

No essay will be accepted if it has already been submitted, wholly
or substantially, for a final honour school, other than Mathematical and
Statistical Sciences under subject os1, or for another degree of this University
or for a degree of any other institution.

The application shall be made not earlier than the first day of Trinity
Full Term in the year preceding the examination and not later than Friday of
fifth week of the Michaelmas Full Term preceding the examination. The
Academic Committee of the Department of Statistics will decide as soon as
possible and in any case not later than Monday of the seventh week of
Michaelmas Full Term preceding the examination, whether or not to approve
the proposal, and will advise the candidate forthwith. Details of approved
subjects shall be forwarded by the chairman of the committee to the Chairman
of Examiners not later than the first day of the following Hilary Full Term.

(c) Submission. Essays (two copies),
identified by the candidate's examination number only, must be sent to the
Chairman of Examiners, Honour School of Mathematical and Statistical
Sciences, Examination Schools, Oxford, to arrive not later than noon on the
Friday of the first week following the end of the Hilary Full Term preceding
the examination. At the same time, the tutor or other person approved under
(a) above shall submit to the Chairman of Examiners a
confidential report the purpose of which is to assist the examiners to determine
how much assistance the candidate has received in the preparation of the
essay; this report will be on a form supplied for the purpose by the Chairman
of Examiners. A candidate may withdraw notice of submission of an essay at
any time and shall be deemed to have done so if the essay is not submitted by
the time and date specified unless a special dispensation is received from the
Proctors. The examiners will give an essay the weight of one paper.

8. The examiners will not provide calculators, but will permit the use
of any hand-held pocket calculator subject to the conditions set out under the
heading `use of calculators in examinations' in the Special Regulations
concerning Examinations.

2 Ibid., after decree establishing the Pass School
of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, insert:

`(ii) Regulations

1. Candidates will be required to offer the following elements of the
examination for the Honour School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences:

Papers a1, a2, as1, bs1 and a further 2 papers taken from sections
a, as, b, bs, o and os, provided that not more than one subject may be taken
from sections o and os combined.

2. The examiners will not provide calculators, but will permit the use
of any hand-held pocket calculator, subject to the conditions set out under the
heading `use of calculators in examinations' in the Special Regulations
concerning Examinations.

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(b) Honour School of Mathematics and Statistics

With effect from 1 October 2005 (for first examination in 2006)

1 In Examination Decrees, 2000, p. 301, after decree establishing the Honour
School of Mathematics and Statistics, insert:

`(ii) Regulations

The examination will be in two parts. Part I will consist of Sections a, as, b
and bs. Part II will consist of Section c. The papers in Part I will be those
prescribed for Sections a and b in the Honour School of Mathematical
Sciences, and for Sections as and bs and designated papers from sections os
and o in the Honour School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences.

2. (a) Every candidate shall take eight papers in
Part 1.

(b) Every candidate shall take Paper a1, Paper a2 and
Paper as1 and shall also take one or two papers from section as and section
a.

c) Every candidate shall take Paper bs1 and at least one of Paper bs2 and
Paper bs3. The remaining papers shall be from Section bs and Section b,
except that one of the designated papers from sections os and o may be taken.

3. (a) Each paper from Section as, and each paper
from Section bs will contain eight questions, except Paper bs1.

(b) Paper bs1 will contain seven questions.

4. (a) Paper as2 will not require knowledge of
paper as1.

(b) Each paper from Section bs shall not require
knowledge from any other Section bs paper.

5. Candidates offering Papers bs1 and such of the subjects of Section
c as are designated to contain a practical element, shall be assessed as to their
practical ability under the following provisions.

(a) Concerning Paper bs1 and Section c subjects in
Statistics, the Head of the Department of Statistics, or a deputy, shall make
available to the examiners evidence showing the extent to which each
candidate has pursued an adequate course of practical work.

(b) Candidates shall submit their reports of practical
exercises completed during their course of study to the Chairman of
Examiners, Honour School of Mathematics and Statistics, Examinations
Schools, Oxford, by Monday of the fifth week of the Trinity Term in which
the examination is held. The Chairman of the Examiners shall notify
candidates of the collection point for these reports.For a report on an exercise
to be considered by the examiners, it must be signed by a demonstrator and
must be accompanied by a statement that it is the candidate's own work except
where otherwise indicated.

(c) The examiners shall take the evidence
(a) and reports (b), into account in assessing
the candidate's performance.

6. In Section c, candidates are required to offer one of the following
options. Except in exceptional circumstances, in which candidates have prior
written approval from the Chairman of the Academic Committee of the
Department of Statistics, they will be required to offer option (II).

(I) Four papers: cl, c2, c3 and c4. The subjects of the papers will be

(a) the subjects of an approved list of lecture courses,
which list will be revised each year by the Academic Committee of the
Department of Statistics in Trinity Term for the following academic year, and

(b) additional subjects proposed by candidates and
approved by the Chairman of the Academic Committee of the Department of
Statistics not later than the beginning of the eighth week of Michaelmas Full
Term (a candidate who wishes to propose an additional subject must make the
proposal through his or her college to the Secretary to the departmental
Academic Committee, Department of Statistics, 1 South Parks Road, not later
than the Friday of the fifth week of the Michaelmas Full Term preceding the
examination). These must be either the subjects of other lecture courses or
subjects specified by detailed syllabuses submitted by the candidate.
Candidates will be promptly advised of the Academic Committee's decision.
Details of the specially approved subjects shall be forwarded by the secretary
of the Academic Committee to senior mathematics tutors and the Chairman of
the Examiners not later than the first day of Hilary Full Term.

(c) Papers c1 and c2 will each contain two questions on
each of the subjects of approved lecture courses given in Michaelmas Term.
Papers c3 and c4 will each contain two questions on each of the subjects of
approved lecture courses given in Hilary Term and of additional subjects
approved under (b) above.

(II) Three papers: c1, c2 and c5, and a dissertation

(a) The subjects of Paper c5 will be taken from those
specified above for Papers c3 and c4. Candidates shall choose not more than
two approved subjects and on entering for the examination by the date
prescribed must give notice of their choice to the Registrar. The paper will
contain four questions on each subject for which such notice is given.

(b) Dissertation

(i) Subject, authorship, and format. The subject of the
dissertation shall be a project which shall be supervised by a member of the
Sub-faculty of Statistics or of the Sub-faculty of Mathematics or, in
exceptional circumstances, by some other person of equivalent seniority
approved by the Chairman of the Academic Committee of the Department of
Statistics. Every dissertation shall be the candidate's own work; it may, for
example, be a computation based on known results or a critical review of
published statistics or mathematics. The supervisor may discuss with the
candidate the field of study, recommend references, and discuss what methods
are appropriate: the supervisor may also read and comment on the first draft.
Candidates shall sign a certificate to the effect that the dissertation is their own
work, except as permitted by this regulation or where acknowledgement is
made, and this certificate shall be placed in a sealed envelope bearing the
candidate's examination number and presented together with the dissertation.
The dissertation should be typed and must be held firmly in a stiff cover. Its
length should not exceed the equivalent of 10,000 words (excluding diagrams,
tables, references, and texts of computer programs).

(ii) Approval of topic. Candidates intending to offer a
dissertation shall, after consultation with their tutors, submit through their
colleges to the Chairman of the Academic Committee of the Department of
Statistics the title that they propose together with

—a brief description of the project which will be the subject of the
dissertation;

—a letter of approval from the person who has agreed to act as
supervisor (a potential supervisor may be approached either by the candidate
or through the candidate's tutor: alternatively advice may be sought at an
earlier stage from the Projects Committee).

No dissertation will be accepted if it has already been submitted,
wholly or substantially, for any degree of this University or of any other
institution, other than for the final honour schools in this University, of
Mathematics or Mathematics and Statistics or Mathematics and Philosophy as
specified under option (i).

The application shall be made not earlier than the first day of
Trinity Full Term in the year preceding the examination and not later than
Friday of the fifth week of the Michaelmas Full Term preceding the
examination. The Academic Committee of the Department of Statistics will
decide as soon as possible, and in any case not later than Monday of the
seventh week of the Michaelmas Full Term preceding the examination,
whether or not to approve the proposal, and will advise the candidate
forthwith. Details of approved projects shall be forwarded by the chairman of
the committee to the Chairman of the Examiners not later than the first day
of the following Hilary Full Term.

(iii) Submission. Dissertations (two copies), identified
by the candidate's examination number only, must be sent to the Chairman of
the Examiners, Honour School of Mathematics and Statistics, Examination
Schools, Oxford, to arrive not later than noon on the Friday of the first week
following the end of the Hilary Full Term preceding the examination. At the
same time the supervisor shall submit to the Chairman of the Examiners a
confidential report the purpose of which is to assist the examiners to determine
how much assistance the candidate has received in the preparation of the
dissertation; this report will be on a form supplied for the purpose by the
Chairman of the Examiners. A candidate may withdraw notice of submission
of a dissertation at any time and shall be deemed to have done so if the
dissertation is not submitted by the time and date specified unless a special
dispensation is received from the Proctors.

7. Candidates will be required to satisfy the examiners of their
competence in statistical subjects in section c.

8. Candidates can gain the highest honours by preparing no more than
six Section c subjects, the dissertation being given the weight of two Section
c subjects.

9. Each of the papers listed in the regulations will be of three hours'
duration, with the exception of Paper c5 which will be of two hours' duration,
and Paper bs1 which will be of two and a half hours' duration.

10. The examiners will not provide calculators, but will permit the use
of any hand-held pocket calculator subject to the conditions set out under the
heading `use of calculators in examinations' in the Special Regulations
concerning Examinations.'

2 Ibid., after decree establishing the Pass School
of Mathematics and Statistics, insert:

`(ii) Regulations

1. Candidates will be required to offer the following elements of the
examination for the Honour School of Mathematics and Statistics: Papers a1,
a2, as1 and a further three papers/subjects taken from Sections a, as, b, bs,
and Papers os2 and os3 in Part 1, together with four subjects from Section c
in Part II. A candidate may offer a dissertation in place of two of the four
Section c subjects, in accordance with the regulations for a dissertation in the
Honour School of Mathematics and Statistics.

2. The examiners will not provide calculators, but will permit the use
of any hand-held pocket calculator, subject to the conditions set out under the
heading `use of calculators in examinations' in the Special Regulations
concerning Examinations.'

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(c) Preliminary Examination in certain Physical
Sciences

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

In Examination Decrees 2000, p. 98, l. 34, delete `Metallurgy and Science
of Materials' and substitute `Materials Science'.

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(d) Honour School of Natural Science

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

1 In Examination Decrees 2000, p. 426, l. 33, delete `Metallurgy and Science
of Materials'
and substitute `Materials Science'.

2 Ibid., p. 427, l. 25, delete `(MSOM)' and
substitute `(Materials Science)'.

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(ii) With effect from 1 October 2003 (for first examination in 2004)

1 In Examination Decrees 2000, p. 419, l. 15, ibid., l. 30, and p. 428, l. 32,
in each case delete `Metallurgy and Science of Materials' and substitute
`Materials Science'.

2 Ibid., p. 426, l. 20, delete `METALLURGY
AND SCIENCE OF MATERIALS' and substitute `MATERIALS SCIENCE'.

3 Ibid., p. 428, l. 10, delete `Metallurgy' and
substitute `Materials Science'.

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(e) Pass School of Natural Science

With effect from 1 October 2003 (for first examination in 2004)

1 In Examination Decrees 2000, p. 437, l. 36, delete `Metallurgy and Science
of Materials'
and substitute `Materials Science'.

2 Ibid., l. 39, ibid, ll. 40--1, ibid, l. 43, in each
case delete `Metallurgy and Science of Materials' and substitute `Materials
Science'.

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3 Continuing Education Board

(a) Postgraduate Diploma in Software Engineering

With immediate effect

In Examination Decrees, 2000, p. 1018, l. 21, delete cl. 3 and substitute:

`3. Every candidate will be required to satisfy the examiners in the following:

(a) attendance at seven courses chosen from those in the Schedule for
the M.Sc. in Software Engineering, comprising a programme of study approved by the
Programme
Director;

(b) submission of seven written assignments based on the courses
chosen in 3(a) above.

These shall be forwarded
to the examiners for consideration by such dates as the
examiners shall determine and shall notify to candidates and tutors;

(c) a viva voce examination, unless individually dispensed by the
examiners.'

(b) M.Sc. in Software Engineering

With immediate effect

1 In Examination Decrees, 2000, p. 815, l. 19, delete cl. 3 and
substitute:

`3. Every candidate will be required to satisfy the examiners in the
following:

(a) attendance at a practical course and nine further courses courses
chosen from those in the Schedule for the M.Sc. in Software Engineering, comprising a
programme of study approved by the Programme Director;

(b) submission of an assignment based on the practical course;

(c) submission of nine written assignments based on the courses chosen
in 3(a) above;

(d) a dissertaton of not more than 20,000 words (including appendices
and footnotes but excluding bibliography) on a subject selected by the candidate in
consultation with the supervisor and approved by the Programme Director;

(e) a viva voce examination, unless individually dispensed by the
examiners.

The assignments under (b) and (c) and two
typewritten or printed copies of the dissertation shall be forwarded to the examiners for
consideration by such dates as the
examiners shall determine and shall notify to candidates, supervisors, and tutors. The
dissertation must be accompanied by a statement that it is the candidate's work
except where otherwise indicated.'

2 Ibid., p. 816, delete the current schedule of courses and
substitute:

`Schedule

(i) Software Engineering Mathematics.

(ii) Specification and Design.

(iii) Functional Programming.

(iv) Concurrency and Distributed Systems.

(v) Software Development Management.

(vi) Software Testing.

(vii) Object orientation.

(viii) Object-oriented Programming.

(ix) Object-oriented Design.

(x) Distributed Objects.

(xi) Design Patterns.

(xii) Advanced Concurrency Tools.

(xiii) Advanced Software Development.

(xiv) Machine-Assisted Software Engineering.

(xv) Management of Risk and Quality.

(xvi) Safety Critical Systems.

(xvii) Security Principles.

(xviii) Requirements Engineering.

(xix) Performance Modelling.

(xx) Any other module as defined by the course director and approved by the
standing committee.

In June and December each year a list of modules will be published in the
University Gazette. Each such list, which will have been approved by the
standing committee and which will be a selection from the full set above, will contain those
modules which will be available during the following nine months.'

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(c) M.St. in English Local History

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

In Examination Decrees, 2000, transfer the text currently set out from p. 696, l. 35, to p.
697, l. 46, so as to follow p. 784, l. 41.

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EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

The examiners appointed by the following divisional boards, faculty boards, and committee
give notice of oral examination of their candidates as follows:

Life and Environmental Sciences

E. BEN-ZE'EV, Wolfson: `Narratives of exile: Palestinian refugee reflections on three
villages, Tirat Haifa, 'Ein Hawd, and Ijzim'.

Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Monday, 14 May, 11 a.m.


Examiners: G.L. Bowman, W.R. James.

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Medical Sciences

C. AKERMAN, Magdalen: `The development of functional connectivity in the mammalian
geniculocortical pathway'.

St John's, Monday, 14 May, 10 a.m.


Examiners: A. Parker, M. Sherman.

J. GARDNER, Linacre: `Characterisation of the vaccinia virus gene A39R'.

Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Tuesday, 15 May, 10 a.m.


Examiners: A. McMichael, M.A. Skinner.

N. HUTCHINGS, Merton: `Proteome analysis in immunology'.

Department of Biochemistry, Friday, 18 May, 2 p.m.


Examiners: A. Law, A. Johnstone.

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Social Sciences

S. CLARKE, Balliol: `State paternalism and the neutrality–perfectionism
debate'.

Nuffield, Friday, 18 May, 11 a.m.


Examiners: D. Miller, S. Caney.

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Clinical Medicine

N. EVANGELOU, St Anne's: `Approaches to defining axonal loss in multiple
sclerosis'.

Radcliffe Infirmary, Monday, 14 May, 9 a.m.


Examiners: J. Morris, N. Scolding.

P. PRIEST, Wolfson: `Antibacterial use and antibacterial resistance in the
community'.

Institute of Health Sciences, Thursday, 31 May, 10 a.m.


Examiners: A. Harnden, C. Wilkinson.

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English Language and Literature

S. DUKE, Somerville: `Recreating history: literary depictions of Iceland's conversion to
Christianity, 1100–1300'.

English Faculty, Wednesday, 23 May, 11 a.m.


Examiners: C. Larrington, J. Jesch.

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Literae Humaniores

L. ALLAIS, Merton: `An interpretation and defence of Kant's transcendental
idealism'.

Examination Schools, Friday, 15 June 2.30 p.m.


Examiners: P. Strawson, R. Stern.

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Medieval and Modern Languages

C.C. STEVENS, Pembroke: `Readings in Boccaccio: the early visualisations of the Filstrato
and the Ninfale Fiesolano'.

Christ Church, Thursday, 5 July, 2.30 p.m.


Examiners: M.L. McLaughlin, J. Usher.

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Modern History

I. THEIEN, St Hilda's: `Norwegian Fascism 1933–40: the
position of the Nasjonal Samling in Norwegian politics'.

Magdalen, Monday, 21 May, 3 p.m.


Examiners: N. Stargardt, B. Hagtvet.

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Oriental Studies

SUI-WAI CHEUNG, St Antony's: `The state, canal transport, and market integration in
eighteenth-century China'.

Institute for Chinese Studies, Wednesday, 23 May, 3 p.m.


Examiners: L. Newby, J. McDermott.

R. HERD, St Cross: `The influence of Japanese Shimpa drama on the birth and development
of Chinese early modern drama'.

Queen's, Wednesday, 16 May, 2 p.m.


Examiners: P.T. Harries, D. Rimmington.

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Physical Sciences

J. PALACIOS, Wolfson: `A determination of the mass and width of the W boson at
LEP2'.

Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Wednesday, 6 June, 2 p.m.


Examiners: T. Weidberg, D. Charlton.

D. WILLIAMS, St Edmund Hall: `Modelling crustal earthquakes as propagating shear faults
in a layered Earth'.

Department of Engineering Science, Thursday, 24 May, 10 a.m.


Examiners: D. Hills, J. Haines.

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Social Studies

L. LE CORNU, Wolfson: `A small state's struggle for independence in the post-Soviet
period: Azerbaijani–Russian relations, 1991–9'.

St Antony's, Monday, 14 May, 2 p.m.


Examiners: E. Herzig, A. Pravda.

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Committee for Educational Studies

M. HYDE, Christ Church: `An American study abroad
programme: considering the premise'.

Examination Schools, Thursday, 21 June, 11 a.m.


Examiners: D. Phillips, P.S. Leuner.

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Colleges, Halls, and Societies

Contents of this section:

• OBITUARIES
  
  • St Anne's College
    
  • St Edmund Hall
  
  
• MEMORIAL SERVICE
  
  • St John's College
    
    
• ELECTIONS
  
  • Brasenose College
    
  • Oriel College
    
  • St Catherine's College
    
  • Trinity College
    
• PRIZES
  
  • Trinity College
    
    

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OBITUARIES

St Anne's College

DR MARIE SADKA, 28 January 2001; Member of the Society of Oxford Home Students
1941–7. Aged 67.

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St Edmund Hall

CLARE MARIA GRIMLEY (née Underwood), BA, 3 April 2001;
commoner
1993–6. Aged 25.

MICHAEL JAMES POYNTER LANCASTER, September 2000; commoner 1950–1.
Aged
80.

PERCIVAL HALLIWELL ROGERS, MA, DIP.ED., 24 April 2001; commoner
1932–6.
Aged 88.

IAN POOLE RIGBY SMITH, MA, DIP.ED., 6 April 2001; commoner 1943–9. Aged
76.

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MEMORIAL SERVICE

St John's College

A Memorial Service for SIR RICHARD WILLIAM SOUTHERN, formerly President of the
college, will be held at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, 9 June, in the University Church of St Mary
the
Virgin. Tea will be served afterwards in the college hall.

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ELECTIONS

Brasenose College

To Open Scholarships:

CHARLOTTE A. BURKE, formerly of Stamford High School

CLAIRE E. HURCOMBE, formerly of Sutton High School

PHILIP S. KILLINGLEY, formerly of Winchester College

DAVID A.W. MATHESON, formerly of Magdalen College School

YASHOVARDHAN S. SHAH, formerly of St James' Independent Boys' School

ANNA L. STRADLING, formerly of Wellington College

To Open Exhibitions:

ELEANOR C. CAMPBELL, formerly of Brockenhurst College

EMILY DUMMETT, formerly of Talbot Heath School

CAROLINE GULICK, formerly of Wycombe Abbey School

LAURA E. JOHN, formerly of Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls

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Oriel College

To an Official Fellowship:

JEFFREY HAL BONAS, MA, Chairma of the
college's
Development Trust

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St Catherine's College

To St Catherine's Scholarships:

HADIE POSENER

ZHARA SADRY

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To Clothworkers' Scholarships:

EVE FRYER

LYNDSEY HIGHTON

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To a Sembal Scholarship:

KATHERINE WILSON

To a David Blank Scholarship:

ASHEEM SINGH

To St Catherine's Exhibitions:

KATIE MAY

DILVEER PANESAR

TOM STONE

MOHAMED HASSAM

To Leask Instrumental Awards:

JOHN HIBBERT

ELAINE KING

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Trinity College

To a Fellowship by Special Election, as Domestic Bursar (with effect from 1 October
2001):

DAVID MILLS (BA Exeter), formerly Acting Principal, West Oxfordshire
College

To a Chadwick Exhibition in PPE:

DANIEL VIEHOFF

To a Millard Exhibition in Physics:

TIMOTHY CLIVE SPAIN

To a Blakiston Exhibition in Literae Humaniores:

ELIZABETH HELEN
LUCAS

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PRIZES

Trinity College

Lady Astbury Memorial Prize:

LAURA ELIZABETH ACREMAN

Richard Hillary Prizes:

REBECCA LUCY BRACE

ELEANOR MARY PINDER

Colin Nicholls QC Prize:

RICHARD ANTHONY VIEGAS

D.J. Freeman Prize for Mooting:

LUCY WINSLOW

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individuals or small groups. Tuition designed to suit specific needs (improving speaking,
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Situations Vacant

Bibliographic researchers needed: the New Dictionary of National
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preferably with some copy-editing, proofreading or keyboarding experience, for casual in-
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The Examination Schools: Room Assistants. We are looking for a
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Houses to Let

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Flats to Let

St Margaret's Road, close to city centre: purpose-built, first-floor,
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Accommodation Sought

We are visiting academics from the US with 2 children, ages 10 and
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I am looking for a room to rent in north Oxford during the months of
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Accommodation Offered

Large spacious room to let with en suite facilities, own access, TV,
inc. of breakfast and evening meal. In very quiet village, approx. 10 miles from the centre
of Oxford. £500 p.c.m., inc. Tel.: 01993 868383.

Grandpont south Oxford, 10 minutes from city centre. Two bed-sitting
rooms to let in shared house. One available June, the other July, both until the end of
August. Rent £50 per week each, plus bills and council Tax (if applicable). Call Philip
on 01865 241845 or Megna on 07818 08 43 56 to view.

C.S. Lewis' home provides beautiful surroundings: The Kilns in
Headington features 6 bedrooms furnished with comfortable beds, wardrobes, oriental rugs,
wing back chairs, and drop-leaf desks. Rates range from £255 to £425 exc. of
utilities. Available Aug.through June 2002. Contact Gail Ward on 01865 741865 or e-mail:
GSTANDISHWARD@YAHOO.COM.

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

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Accommodation Exchange

I'd like to exchange my 2nd-floor apartment in Rome (Bologna
Square) with a house or flat in central Oxford, or London, from last week in July for at least
3 weeks. There are 2 bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen, with t.v., video and stereo, with
access to a beautiful garden. Within ten minutes walk of the University of Rome, and
convenient for the metro for visiting popular sights such as Piazza di Spagna, and the
Colosseum etc. I am a non-smoker (no pets). Please e-mail: savoriti@yahoo.com.

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Holiday Lets

Tuscany: family-owned wine Estate, producing highly recognised
wines, olive oil and cheese, offers ancient farmhouse and apartments accommodatin 2 up to
12 +. Pool, secluded rural setting, half-hour central Florence. Contact: tel./fax: (0039) 055
824 9120, e-mail: pgklpoggio@ftbcc.it.

Somerset/Devon Border: bookshop owner offers part of secluded
retreat for holiday letting. Ground-/first-floor apartment, 2 bedrooms, drawing-room, kitchen
etc., totally private and very comfortable accommodation in glorious setting. Own croquet
lawn, use of garden and miles of private woodlands. M5, 10 m.; easy reach Dulverton,
Quantocks, Exmoor, and sea. Available most dates. Details: 01398 331331.

Burgundy (Morvan National Park): nineteenth-century stone cottage
in quiet hamlet. Sleeps 5+. Enclosed front and rear gardens backing onto own meadow with
stream. Spacious sitting-room, 1 double and 1 triple bedroom, study, bathroom, fully-
equipped kitchen, washing machine, c.h., telephone, log fires. Ideal for peace and quiet,
walking, swimming in nearby lakes, wine-tasting and sightseeing in Burgundy (½ hr
from Vézelay and Avallon). Available all dates except 11 July–18 Aug.
£225–£275 p.w. Tel.: 01865 721539.

Tuscany/Umbria: outside Cortona. Family house, near Lake
Trasimeno, sleeps 6–8, magnificent views, 20 minutes walk from town. Very
reasonable rent for careful tenancy. Single let preferred, available mid-June–28 July.
Contact: Allan on 01865 554397 or e-mail: BKAllan@aol.com.

France (Tarn et Garonne): renovated farmhouse in over 1 acre with
pool, surrounded by unspoilt countryside. Sleeps 6 plus 1 bedroom with 5 single beds, 3 km
from medieval village of Lauzerte, Toulouse airport 1 hour, auto-route from Bordeaux 2
hours. Available all May and 16–30 June, £500 p.w. Also 14–21 July,
£750 and 22–29 Sept., £500. Lower rates for long lets over
autumn/winter. Tel.: 01367 810218 or 01494 864573.

Aldeburgh, Suffolk: delightful, second-floor apartment with sea-view.
Close to shops and concerts, self-catering, sleeps 3 (no small children please. Non-smokers).
Aldeburgh is a quaint seaside town (fresh fish daily!) with strong musical connections and
International Festivals at nearby Snape Maltings in June and Aug. Pretty, historic villages
are close by. Day trips to Cambridge, Norfolk, London. Seasonal prices per week: Apr.
£200; May £250; June £300; July £350; Aug. £350; Sept.
£350; Oct. £300. All inc. of electricity, gas and taxes. Tel./Fax: 01473 730 737.
E-mail: yal20@dial.pipex.com. Address: P.O.Box 31, Washbrook, Ipswich, IP8 3HP.

Vacancies June onwards: why not enjoy marvellous unpolluted air and
magnificent panoramic views over Assisi in a Casa Colonica; 36 ft lounge, 2-levels with
archway, large well-equipped kitchen, impressive entrance hall, 2 large double bedrooms,
spacious bathroom, lots of beams, beautiful garden. Car essential to reach us at 2,000 ft,
enabling you to visit many other medieval towns, such as Perugia, Gubbio, Spoleto, and
Lake Trasimeno region. To book tel.: 0039 (0) 75813793, or write, Irving Lamell, `Miracolo
di S. Franceso', Pieve S. Nicolo 24, Petrata 06081, Assisi P.G., Umbria, Itlay. £500
p.w. (sleeps 4). Deposit £100 (Sat.–Sat.). Our contact no. in England is: 0208
89911514 or e-mail: ctr@clarezone.co.uk.

Barga, Tuscany: Garfagnana Valley, close to Carrera mountains and
easy reach of Lucca, Viareggio, and Florence. Charming 2-bedroom, 2-bath cottage, sleeps
4. Surrounded by vines and olive trees. Stunning panoramic views. All mod cons in rustic
traditional setting. No children under 12. For details and photos contact Mrs J. Collett 01672
516602 (eves), or e-mail: rtc@defconet.demon.co.uk.

Skopelos, Skiathos and Alonissos. Lovely island house available for
rent. Town, country and seaside locations, sleeping from 2–8 persons. Prices from
£50 p.p.p.w. For information see: www.holidayislands.com, e-mail:
thalpos@otenet.gr, fax: 0030 424 23057.

Dordogne and Rome holiday rentals: stone house in an acre of garden
in the Dordogne, France, with a fabulous 270 degree panorama (sleeps 8/10). Also Rome,
19th-c., country farmhouse with lovely views, 45 minutes' from Rome, and two hours to
Florence (sleeps 4 with downstairs rooms available to sleep 4 more). Prices vary from
£250--550 p.w. Private owner. Tel.: 01223 353603 or e-mail: hugobowles@tiscalinet.it
for details.

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. 2001 rates on request. Tel./fax: Nikolaos Glinias, 0030 831
56525, e-mail: nglynias@ret.forthnet.gr.

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For Sale

Small (5ft 1in) Broadwood grand piano. Polished mahogany, 14 years
old. £4,500. Phone 01865 730627.

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House for Sale

West Oxford, 2½ miles from city centre: late Victorian detached
house of considerable character, with 5 double bedrooms, 27ft sitting room, dining room,
kitchen, bathroom, 25ft south-facing conservatory, garage, mature gardens front and rear.
Guide price £450,000. No chain (owner emigrating). Tel.: 01865 863651 or e-mail:
r.hursthouse@open.ac.uk.
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