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CONGREGATION 7 October 12 noon

1 Retiring Vice-Chancellor's
Oration

Mr Vice-Chancellor will address the House.

2 Admission of
Vice-Chancellor for 1997--2001

C.R. LUCAS, MA, D.PHIL., Master of Balliol College, will
be admitted to office as Vice-Chancellor for four years
from October 1997.

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Notices

Contents of this section:

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

• AMERICAN STANDARD COMPANIES
  PROFESSORSHIP OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
  
• JACQUES DELORS PROFESSORSHIP OF
  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW
  
• FORD'S LECTURERSHIP IN BRITISH
  HISTORY
  
• HENSLEY HENSON LECTURERSHIP
  
• BRYCE RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP IN
  HISTORY 1997–8
  
• A.P.M. READ SCHOLARSHIP IN HISTORY
  1997–8
  
• ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RESEARCH
  SCHOLARSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1997
  
• ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM
  
  • Vivien Leigh Prize 1997
    
    
• BRITISH TELECOM PRIZE FOR COMPUTING SCIENCE
  1997
  
• HOARE PRIZE FOR COMPUTING SCIENCE
  1997
  
• GEORGE PICKERING PRIZE 1997
  
• M.PHIL. IN ECONOMICS 1997
  
  • George Webb Medley Prizes
    
    
• TURBUTT PRIZES 1996–7
  
• MARTIN WRONKER PRIZES IN MEDICINE
  1997
  
• ANDREW HOPLEY PRIZE 1997
  
• PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY PRIZE 1997
  
• PASSMORE EDWARDS PRIZE 1997
  
• TURVILLE-PETRE PRIZE 1997
  
• GAISFORD DISSERTATION PRIZE 1997
  
• *UNIVERSITY
  COUNSELLING SERVICE
  • *Long Vacation
    hours
• A CITY CENTRE STRATEGY FOR OXFORD
  
  • Submission to Oxford City Council
    
    
• OXFORD ACADEMIC TRAVEL SCHEME
  
• OXFORD UNIVERSITY COMPUTING
  SERVICES
  
  • CD-ROM writing service
    
    
• ASHMOLEAN LIBRARY
  
  • Arrangements during the
    construction of the Sackler Library, summer
    1998–summer 2000
    
    
• BODLEIAN LIBRARY
  • *Closure of Duke
    Humfrey's
    Library
    1998–9
    
    

• Links to some University institutions:
  • Ashmolean
    Museum
  • Christ
    Church Picture Gallery
  • Oxford
    University Museum of Natural History
  • "http://units.ox.ac.uk/departments/prm/">Pitt Rivers
    Museum
  • "http://www.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/BCMIPage.html">Bate
    Collection of Musical Instruments
  • Bodleian
    Library

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AMERICAN STANDARD COMPANIES
PROFESSORSHIP OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

ANTHONY GEORGE HOPWOOD, MA (B.SC. London, MBA, PH.D.
Chicago), Fellow of Templeton College and Professor of
Management Studies, has been appointed to the
professorship with effect from 1 October 1997.

Professor Hopwood will be a Student of Christ Church.

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JACQUES DELORS PROFESSORSHIP OF
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW

STEPHEN ROBSON WEATHERILL (MA Cambridge, M.SC.
Edinburgh), Jean Monnet Professor of European Law,
University of Nottingham, has been appointed to the
professorship with effect from 1 January 1998.

Professor Weatherill will be a fellow of Somerville
College.

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FORD'S LECTURERSHIP IN BRITISH
HISTORY

PROFESSOR C.C. DYER, Professor of Medieval Social
History, University of Birmingham, has been appointed to
the lecturership for 2000–1.

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HENSLEY HENSON LECTURERSHIP

THE REVD DR ALAN J. TORRANCE, Director, Senior Lecturer
in Systematic Theology, Department of Theology and
Religious Studies, King's College, London, has been
appointed to the lecturership for the academic year
1997–8.

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BRYCE RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP IN
HISTORY 1997–8

Studentships have been awarded to PRASHANT KIDAMBI,
Wadham College, and ANDRE NAMPHY, Balliol College.

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A.P.M. READ SCHOLARSHIP IN
HISTORY 1997–8

The Scholarship has been awarded to MS MARIE-EMANUELLE
REYTIER, Wadham College.

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RESEARCH
SCHOLARSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1997

The Scholarship has been awarded to MS STEPHANIE KUTTNER,
St Antony's College.

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ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM

Vivien Leigh Prize 1997

The Prize has been awarded to KARLY ALLEN, Brasenose
College.

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BRITISH TELECOM RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY PRIZE FOR COMPUTING SCIENCE 1997

The Prize has been awarded to SIMON TONG, St John's
College.

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HOARE PRIZE FOR COMPUTING
SCIENCE 1997

The Prize has been awarded to JOSHUA GEORGE HALE,
Pembroke College.

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GEORGE PICKERING PRIZE 1997

The Prize has been awarded jointly to SADIA N. KHAN, St
Edmund Hall, and CLARE A. TURNBULL, Wolfson College.

Proxime accessit: ROBERT S. PHILLIPS,
Somerville College.

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M.PHIL. IN ECONOMICS 1997

George Webb Medley Prizes

The Prize for the best thesis has been divided between
MISS AMY FINKELSTEIN, Magdalen College, and PIETRO
STELLA, Nuffield College.

The Prize for the best performance in written papers has
been awarded to MISS AMY FINKELSTEIN, Magdalen
College.

Proxime accessit: ANDREW SWEETING, Nuffield
College.

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TURBUTT PRIZES 1996–7

First Year

TIMOTHY H. CHELMICK, Magdalen College

JOHN A. LEACH, New College

NICHOLAS J. ROBINSON, Lincoln College

MISS GEMMA C. SHEARMAN, Merton College

BEN R. TYRELL, St Catherine's College

Second Year

SIMON ALLEN, Balliol College

MISS SARAH F. BARKER, St John's College

RICHARD B. COAPES, St John's College

MISS CATHERINE H. DE ROUFFIGNAC, Keble College

SIMON C. JONES, Christ Church

MISS ALISON M. ROTHERY, St Hugh's College

Each prize-winner will receive an award of £75.

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MARTIN WRONKER PRIZES IN
MEDICINE 1997

The Prize has been awarded to ESTHER R. JAMES, St John's
College.

Additional grant: PAUL A. COHEN, Christ
Church

Prize for meritorious performance in the optional
dissertation in the Honour School of PPP: AARON K.
VALLANCE, Brasenose College

Prize for meritorious performance in Pharmacology
in the Honour School of Physiological Sciences:
FAYE E. MELLINGTON, Brasenose College

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ANDREW HOPLEY PRIZE 1997

The Prize has been awarded to STUART K. DUBOCK, Oriel
College.

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PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY PRIZE
1997

The Prize has been awarded to LIA S. PIERSON, Balliol
College.

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PASSMORE EDWARDS PRIZE 1997

The Prize has been awarded to LAURA K.E. WILLIAMS, Merton
College.

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TURVILLE-PETRE PRIZE 1997

In association with the University, the Prize has been
awarded by the Viking Society for Northern Research to MS
SIAN PIGGOTT, Jesus College.

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GAISFORD DISSERTATION PRIZE
1997

The Prize has been awarded to MARTIN REVERMANN, Corpus
Christi College.

Proxime accessit: E. JANE BEVERLEY, Oriel
College.

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A CITY CENTRE STRATEGY FOR
OXFORD

Submission to Oxford City
Council

The University has submitted the following statement to
the City Council in response to an invitation for its
views on a strategy for Oxford's city centre. The
submission has been approved by the Hebdomodal Council,
and has been drawn up in consultation with
representatives of a number of colleges; it has, however,
been made clear to the City Council that the submission
cannot represent the views of individual colleges, as
these are autonomous, self-governing institutions.

For the purposes of the submission, the words `city
centre' have been assumed to refer to the area bounded by
St Giles' Church to the north, the railway station to the
west, Folly Bridge to the south, and Magdalen Bridge to
the east.

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A CITY CENTRE STRATEGY FOR OXFORD

Contents:

• Introduction
  
• The future role of Oxford
  
• Land use
  
• Transport
  
• Other issues

Introduction

1. The University of Oxford, with its colleges, is
likely to remain the city's largest organisation, and
much the biggest single occupier of land in the city
centre. A large number of its members also live in the
heart of the city. For these reasons, proposals for the
future development of the city centre are of the greatest
interest to the University, and indeed are integral to
its plans for its future development; correspondingly,
the participation of the University in the formulation of
policies for the city centre is vital to the success of
the strategy which the City Council eventually adopts.
The University is therefore pleased to take this
opportunity to express its broad views on Oxford's future
role and to make a number of specific points on a
strategy for Oxford grouped under the broad headings of
land use, transport, and other issues.

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The future role of Oxford

2. The University's vision for the future of Oxford
is for it to continue to be a relatively small but lively
and cosmopolitan city, with a range of diverse but
complementary activities taking place in the city centre.
The University would wish the city to foster activities
which enhance its role as:

(a) a university city (reflecting the needs
of both this University and Oxford Brookes University,
although of course the latter is situated outside the
city centre);

(b) a residential area for a substantial
number of those who work or study in the city;

(c) a retail centre primarily for those who
live and work in the city, and for those who visit as
tourists or for conferences;

(d) a centre for non-retail services;

(e) a cultural and educational centre for
the region, focusing on its museums and centres for the
visual and performing arts.

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Land use

Housing in the city centre

3. The University welcomes the City Council's view
that residential accommodation in the city centre, which
contributes to the vitality of the city centre and limits
the number of people who have to travel long distances to
work in the city, should not be decreased.

4. With regard to student accommodation, it should be
noted that the University now houses 83 per cent of its
students, thus considerably exceeding the planning
assumption agreed with the City Council in 1973. Plans
for the city centre must allow flexibility for the
University to pursue its aim of providing more student
accommodation, as student numbers continue to grow at
about 1 per cent a year, and higher standards are
requiring the rebuilding or upgrading of older
accommodation to a lower density. Although some of the
additional accommodation can be provided outside the city
centre, colleges need most of their student accommodation
close at hand, so that students can come into college for
teaching and to participate fully in collegiate life. The
requirement for more student accommodation in the city
centre will therefore continue, and the need to adapt
premises above and behind retail outlets will remain.

5. On the other hand the University would wish the
City Council's policy on residential property to have
some flexibility so as to allow the conversion of
residential units which are no longer required, for
example redundant caretakers' flats, for other uses,
without the need for specific reprovision in every
particular case.

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Retailing and Leisure Facilities

6. The University supports the City Council's aim of
reducing traffic in the city centre in order to make
Oxford a better place to visit and in which to live and
work. It is therefore important that the planned
reductions in commuter traffic and the resultant
pollution are not negated by increases in shopping and
leisure traffic caused by attracting people from outside
the normal Oxford catchment area. However, the University
recognises that a strong retail and leisure sector
contributes significantly to the vitality of the city
centre and provides an important service to the people of
Oxford, reducing the need for them to travel frequently
to out-of-town shopping centres or other towns and
cities. The University therefore believes that Oxford's
strategy for retailing and leisure should focus primarily
on meeting the needs of the residents of the Oxford area
and of visitors who come as tourists and to attend
conferences. Proposals to develop Oxford as a
regional shopping and leisure centre, if
desirable at all, should be put forward only if a
regional public transport infrastructure, sufficiently
attractive in terms of cost and convenience to shoppers,
restaurant-goers, and others, is in place to support it.
In general, the University's view is that it is right to
continue to promote Oxford as a regional centre for
cultural facilities, such as its museums, galleries, and
theatres, as well as the activities of the University's
Department for Continuing Education in promoting
life-long learning, as these are already in place as a
distinctive contribution which Oxford can make to the
surrounding area; there does not, however, seem to be any
significant value to the city in seeking to attract those
from outside Oxford to large numbers of restaurants, wine
bars, etc., which in general provide low-quality, poorly
paid employment.

7. With regard to the licensing of premises for
leisure use, the University wishes to emphasise the need
to avoid noise and other pollution by users of such
establishments in sensitive areas near colleges,
libraries, and academic buildings.

8. Following from these points, the University has
some reservations about the City Council's aim of making
Oxford into a `twenty-four-hour city', because of the
likelihood of increased noise and disturbance in the late
evenings. It is also concerned about the personal safety
of those visiting the city centre late at night, and
believes that any moves to encourage people to use
facilities there at such times must be supported by a
much more substantial police presence. In addition, the
facilities available must be aimed at attracting as broad
a range as possible of clientele, in order to make the
environment less intimidating.

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Non-retail use

9. The strategy for Oxford should make provision for
the non-retail sector such as offices, hotels, and the
conference trade. It is important that these businesses
are not disadvantaged by any steps taken to enhance the
retail area. It is also vital that adequate provision be
made for academic activities, and the University welcomes
the support being given by the City Council towards the
plan to acquire and develop the site of the Radcliffe
Infirmary for academic use. However, the forecast
increase in demand for such space is such that this site
could only provide for about ten years of growth, and
because of this and the uncertainty over the availability
of the Radcliffe Infirmary site, the University also
needs to acquire and develop other sites for academic
use. Some of these sites will need to be close to
existing university buildings in order to foster
interaction with existing teaching and research without
increasing traffic and will therefore be close to the
city centre.

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Transport

Pedestrianisation

10. The University supports the principle of
introducing pedestrianisation, where appropriate, in the
city centre, as it makes the environment for pedestrians
more attractive and safer. However, a major proviso to
this is that proposals for pedestrianisation must take
into account the fact that colleges and academic
departments operate all year and at all hours, with the
consequent need for their visitors and deliveries to have
unhindered vehicular access at all times.

11. It is also important that measures to pedestrianise
areas make adequate provision for cyclists to pass
through those areas, by means which ensure maximum safety
for both pedestrians and cyclists. In addition, schemes
for pedestrianisation should only be implemented in
conjunction with an effective policy on public transport
and the use of space.

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Park and Ride

12. The University supports the provision of park and
ride facilities, but believes that their popularity and
therefore usefulness will be limited as long as there are
concerns about the security of parked cars and solitary
drivers in the evenings. Finding resources to address
these concerns must therefore be a priority amongst
measures to reduce car use in the city centre. The City
Council should also explore the possibility of extending
the park and ride service, perhaps by encouraging bus
companies to provide satellite link services from
surrounding villages to park and ride sites, and thereby
reducing the need for commuters from outlying areas to
use private transport. At present there appears to be
little co-ordination of policy in this area.

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Alternative forms of public transport

13. The University is supportive of the local
authorities' attempts to reduce road use by promoting
alternative forms of public transport to the city centre,
such as the guided bus scheme and proposals to open a
railway station at Kidlington. The University appreciates
that these matters are the responsibility of the County
Council, and that financial constraints have hindered
their implementation to date, but urges that political
support for such projects should form a significant part
of the City Council's strategy for Oxford city centre.

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Other issues

Tourism

14. The issue of tourism is of great importance to both
the city and the University, as large numbers of tourists
are attracted to the city by the presence of the
University and its colleges. Whilst recognising the
benefits of this to the retail and hotel trades, the
University urges the City Council to be guided in its
policies by the principles of sustainable tourism,
amongst which is the need to achieve harmony between the
needs of visitors and the `host community'. To this end,
the City Council must take steps to minimise the
disruptive effect of tourism on the day-to-day operation
of the University and its colleges as institutions of
learning. In particular, action needs to be taken to
reduce noise and pollution from sight-seeing buses and to
tackle the problem of coach parking in the city centre.

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Conferences

15. The City of Oxford is a member of the British
Association of Conference Destinations. It has strengths
as a destination for business conferences, but also some
weaknesses. The strategy should ensure that policies are
in place to improve its attractiveness, ranging from
recognition of the need for a multi-purpose hall to
encouragement of the arts and cultural events. The fact
that these take place a walking distance from residences
in colleges, and their range and quality, are in
combination the `unique selling point' for Oxford and
must be supported.

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Security

16. To increase the attractiveness of the city centre for
residents, conference visitors, and tourists, improved
provision for security is essential. In particular, we
would support the City Council's use of CCTV and measures
to control antisocial behaviour. As already stated in
para. 8, it is also important to ensure that the city
centre enjoys a significant police presence.

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Conservation of the Historic Environment

17. Much of the central area of Oxford is covered by
conservation area designation, and care should be taken
to maintain and enhance the character of these areas,
including those that are devoted mainly to commercial
activities. For this reason, the University encourages
the City Council to give its support to the sensitive
adaptation of historic buildings for modern use as being
the best way to preserve them for future generations.

18. The University and colleges also intend to continue
with the policy of constructing buildings that will
enhance the architectural heritage of Oxford, though the
needs of modern scientific research and teaching require
buildings of an industrial nature with flexibility for
frequent changes of equipment and internal layout.

19. The University also welcomes moves to reduce the
pollution damaging historic stonework by reducing traffic
levels and exhaust emissions. In this respect it is
important once again to emphasise the need to reduce
overall volumes of traffic and not simply to divert it
from retail streets to other roads or to replace commuter
parking with short-term parking for shoppers.

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Liaison between the University and other local
organisations

20. The University welcomes the opportunities for
co-operation offered by its membership of bodies such as
the City Centre Management Working Party, where
representatives of the City Council, businesses, and the
voluntary sector can exchange views and work together to
improve the city centre. This has already occurred on
matters such as security and the appearance of public
areas. If the proposal of the Oxfordshire Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, to replace the CCMWP with a
higher-level Management Board, were to be implemented,
the University would wish to be offered membership of the
board so that such communication and co-operation could
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OXFORD ACADEMIC TRAVEL SCHEME

Groups of alumni and friends of Oxford around the world
have on a number of occasions informed the External
Relations Office that they value the opportunity to
invite visitors from Oxford to speak to them, either
formally or informally, on topics of general interest.
The OATS scheme was set up to inform these groups (for
example, branches of the Oxford Society, the Oxford and
Cambridge Society, and the Association of Friends of the
University) of visits to their parts of the world by
senior members of the University who would be willing to
give such a talk or lecture, or attend a meeting or
reception.

The University is grateful for the willingness of
academic staff to support the overseas network in this
way. A number of successful events have resulted from
this scheme, and groups of Friends of Oxford, the Oxford
and Cambridge Society, and the Oxford Society, are
looking forward to welcoming more academic visitors.

As before, the External Relations Office would appreciate
receiving as much notice of visits as possible. The
External Relations Office will forward details directly
to its overseas contacts, and the visitor will then be
contacted directly by the local group.

Any senior member travelling overseas, who is willing to
take part in this scheme, is asked to complete and return
a form obtainable from Ms Wendy Fuggles, External
Relations Office, Oxenford House, Magdalen Street, Oxford
OX1 3AB. A brief curriculum vitae is also
helpful, as the local group can use it as part of its
publicity for the occasion.

Any questions on the scheme should be directed to Ms
Fuggles (telephone: (2)78113).

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY COMPUTING
SERVICES

CD-ROM writing service

OUCS is pleased to announce the first phase of a new
service that allows archive data to be transferred onto
CD-ROM media. This service is now available all members
of the University who have an account on Sable or
Ermine.

The initial service allows a single archive file, up to a
maximum size of 650MB, to be placed on a CD-ROM. A
facility is also provided to save a previously generated
CD-ROM `image' allowing a directory structure to be saved
to a CD-ROM. It is possible to perform the initial upload
of an archive file from any computer in the Oxford domain
(ox.ac.uk) although the final submission stage of the
sequence can only be performed whilst the user is logged
into Sable or Ermine.

Instructions on the use of the service can be found at
the following
URL: http://info.ox.ac.uk/oucs/cdr/index.

Those wishing to use the service shoud first read and
understand the disclaimer found at URL:
http://info.ox.ac.uk/oucs/cdr/#Disclaimer.

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ASHMOLEAN LIBRARY

Arrangements during the
construction of the Sackler Library, summer
1998–summer 2000

The Committee for the Ashmolean Library wishes to advise
readers that the main library will continue to function
in situ during construction of
the Sackler Library. There will inevitably be disruption
and noise, but the committee has been advised that, for
much of the time, working conditions should be tolerable.
Full information will be given to readers once the
detailed programme of work is agreed, and they will be
informed of any changes as they occur.

The building currently housing the Griffith Institute and
library administration is due to be demolished to allow
building to commence. Its occupants and part of the
Griffith Library will be moved to 2 and 4–6 St
John's Street. Existing opening hours will be maintained
as far as the building programme permits.

Further information will be published as soon as it
becomes available.

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Lectures

Contents of this section:

• ROMANES LECTURE 1997
• CLINICAL MEDICINE
• OXFORD INNOVATION SOCIETY

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ROMANES LECTURE 1997

HER EXCELLENCY MARY ROBINSON, DCL, President of Ireland,
will deliver the Romanes Lecture for 1997 at 5.45 p.m. on
Tuesday, 11 November, in the Sheldonian Theatre. The
subject of the lecture will be announced later.

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CLINICAL MEDICINE

PROFESSOR SIR CHRISTOPHER ZEEMAN will lecture at 4 p.m.
on Monday, 21 July, in the Lecture Theatre, the Nuffield
Orthopaedic Centre.

Conveners: J. Kenwright, BM, MA,
Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, and M.J.O.
Francis, MA, D.Phil., University Lecturer in Orthopaedic
Surgery.

Subject: `Mathematical models of anorexia and
its cure.'

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OXFORD INNOVATION SOCIETY

PROFESSOR SUSAN GREENFIELD will lecture at 6 p.m. on
Tuesday, 23 September, in the Department of Pharmacology.
Registration will take place at 5.30 p.m. Admission is by
ticket only. Those wishing to attend should apply by
telephone to Oxford (2)72413 before 12 September.

Subject: `Neurochemical intelligence—the
state of the art of the science of the brain.'

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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
• *RESEARCH AND
  EQUIPMENT COMMITTEE
• BRITISH ACADEMY (HUMANITIES
  RESEARCH BOARD)
  
  • Research Leave Scheme 1998–9
    
    
• STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME WITH THE
  AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
  

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BRITISH ACADEMY (HUMANITIES
RESEARCH BOARD)

Research Leave Scheme
1998–9

The British Academy has announced details of another
round of awards under its research leave scheme for
academic staff in the humanities. Awards are for one
term.

Applications should be submitted through the college (for
CUF and special non-CUF lecturers); or through the
University (for other university academic staff).
Detailed consideration of the implications of any
successful application will be undertaken in
due course by both the University and the college in the
case of those holding joint appointments.

Application forms and further details about the scheme
are available from senior tutors or from appropriate
faculty board secretaries. The academy's closing date for
the receipt of applications is 1 October.

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STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME WITH
THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

A student exchange programme has recently been
established between the ANU and Oxford. Two places will
be available in 1998 for current graduate or
undergraduate students of this University who wish to
undertake a period of study at the ANU. Australian
nationals will not normally be eligible to apply. It is
expected that the exchanges will begin in January 1998
and that the students would spend at least six months at
the ANU. A grant of the order of up to £1,500 will
be available to assist with costs of travel and
maintenance. Further information is available from the
International Office, University Offices, Wellington
Square (telephone: Oxford (2)70241/(2)70189).

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Examinations and Boards

Contents of this section:

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published or recurrent entry.]

• BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
  • Election of one
    Official
    Member and one
    Ordinary Member (24 July)
• BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MATHEMATICAL
  SCIENCES
  • Honour School of Mathematics 1998
  • Honour School of Computation 1999
  • Honour School of Mathematics and
    Computation 1999
• CHANGES IN REGULATIONS
  
  • 1 Board of the Faculty of English
    Language and Literature
    
  • 2 Boards of the Faculties of English
    Language and Literature and Literae Humaniores
    
  • 3 Board of the Faculty of Literae
    Humaniores
    
  • 4 Board of the Faculty of Medieval and
    Modern Languages
    
  • 5 Board of the Faculty of Music
    
  • 6 Board of the Faculty of Oriental
    Studies
    
  • 7 Board of the Faculty of Physical
    Sciences
    
  • 8 Board of the Faculty of Social Studies
    
  • 9 Board of the Faculty of Theology
    
  • 10 Committee for Archaeology
    
  • 11 Joint Committee for Mathematics and
    Philosophy
    
  • 12 Committee for the Ruskin School of
    Drawing and Fine Art
  
  
• DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
  
• EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF
  PHILOSOPHY
  
• EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
  SCIENCE
  

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BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MATHEMATICAL
SCIENCES

Honour School of Mathematics 1998

The Board of the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences has approved
the following list of lecture courses for Section c of the Honour
School of Mathematics to be examined in Trinity Term 1998
(Examination Decrees, 1996, p. 300, regulation
6(1)(a)).

Model Theory

Proof Theory

Axiomatic Set Theory

Gödel's Incompletess Theorems

Group Theory

Lie Algebras

Representation Theory

Algebraic Topology

Manifolds and Differential Geometry

Functional Analysis

Analytic Topology

C* Algebras

Techniques in Applied Mathematics

Continuum Models

Numerical Linear Algebra

Finite Elements for Partial Differential Equations

Patterns and Networks

Bayesian Statistics

Complexity and Cryptography

Randomised Algorithms

Domain Theory

Lambda Calculus

Further Quantum Theory

General Relativity I

Quantum Field Theory

General Relativity II

Algebraic Number Theory

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Honour School of Computation 1999

Subjects approved for the Honour School of Computation, Trinity
Term 1999.

Section II

1. Section II.1. Compilers and Operating Systems.

2. Section II.2. Computer Graphics, Splines, and
Computational Geometry.

3. Section II.3. Parallel Scientific Computation
and Parallel Algorithms.

4. Section II.4. Object-oriented programming.

5. Section II.5. Mathematical Foundation of
Programming Languages (*topics may vary from year to year and may
include Lambda Calculus, Domain Theory, Semantics of Programming
Languages, Application-oriented program semantics).

6. Section II.6. Advanced Mathematical Logic
(*topics may vary from year to year and may include Proof Theory,
Model Theory, Axiomatic Set Theory, and Gödel's
Incompleteness Theorems).

Options 1, 2, and 3 will have 1/6 practical weight and a two-and-
a-half-hour examination.

Option 4 will have 1/3 practical weight and a two-hour
examination.

Options 5 and 6 will have no practicals and a three-hour
examination.

*Synopses of the topics to be offered will be circulated to
undergraduates in the Trinity Term preceding the examination.

Section E

Papers a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, b1, b8, b9, and b10 specified for
the Honour School of Mathematical Sciences. All papers will be
of three hours' duration except papers b8 and b9 will be a two-
and-a-half-hour examination; papers b8 and b9 will contain a
practical element, as set out in the Regulations for the Honour
School of Mathematical Sciences.

Honour School of Mathematics and
Computation 1999

The subject approved for Section II (MC) in the Honour School of
Mathematics and Computation, Trinity Term 1999, will be the same
as those for Section II of the Honour School of Computation 1999.

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CHANGES IN REGULATIONS

With the approval of the General Board, the following changes in
regulations made by boards of faculties and committees will come
into effect on 1 August.

1 Board of the Faculty of English
Language and Literature

(a) Moderations in English Language and Literature

With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first examination in
1998)

In Examination Decrees, 1996, p. 64, ll. 17–19,
delete `Questions on approaches to literature will also be set,
out of which candidates may answer one, as an alternative to one
of the passages for commentary.'

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(b) M.Phil. in English Studies

With effect from 1 October 1998 (for first examination in
1999)

In Examination Decrees, 1996, p. 573, after l. 28
insert:

`16. The Literature of Dissent. Among the areas covered will
be: texts that deal with political, social, theological and
ecclesiastical dissent in the period c.1100–c.1500,
including discussions of issues concerning the position of
the poor, women, the uneducated. Materials beyond the accepted
range of literary texts, and from works in Latin and French as
well as in English, may be included.'

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(c) M.St. in Research Methods in English

With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first examination in
1998)

In Examination Decrees, 1996, p. 687, at the end of
l. 13 insert:

`Candidates must gain approval of the topic of their essay by
writing to the Chairman of the M.St. Examiners, care of the
English Faculty Office, by Monday of the first week of Hilary
Term, providing a provisional essay title and an outline of the
topic of not more than 200 words.'

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2 Boards of the Faculties of English
Language and Literature and Literae Humaniores

Honour School of Classics and English

With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first examination in
1998)

In Examination Decrees, 1996, p. 134, delete ll.
20–1 and substitute:

`(n) The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England, seventh to nine
centuries AD.'

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3 Board of the Faculty of Literae
Humaniores

(a) Honour School of Literae Humaniores

With effect from 1 October 1998 (for first examination in
1999)

1 In Examination Decrees, 1996, p.
271, delete ll. 38–9 and substitute:

`Candidates offering more than three subjects must offer both
III.1 and III.5; candidates offering more than one must offer
III.1 or III.5 (and may offer both), save that candidates are
permitted to offer two of III.11–13 without offering any
further subject in Greek and Latin Literature.'

2 Ibid., ll. 41–2, delete `Candidates
offering more than one subject must offer either III.1 or III.5,
and may offer both.' and substitute: `Candidates offering more
than one subject must offer III.1 or III.5 (and may offer both),
save that candidates are permitted to offer two of III.11–13
without offering any further subject in Greek and Latin
Literature.'

3 Ibid., p. 274, after l. 35 add:

`(d) Silver Latin Epic with special
reference to the following texts. Compulsory passages for
translation and comment will be set only from those in list
[aplha]

[alpha]

Statius, Thebaid IX, Achilleid


Valerius, Argonautica V, VI

[beta]

Lucan I.183–695, IX, X

Statius, Thebaid I, XII

Valerius, Argonautica I

Silius, Punica VIII–X

This subject may not be combined with III.7(d)
Seneca and Lucan.'

4 Ibid., p. 275, after l. 19 insert: `This
subject may not be combined with III.6(d) Silver
Latin Epic.'

5 Ibid., p. 281, after l. 30, right-hand
column, insert:

`Statius, Thebaid 9: Dewar;
Achilleid: *Garrod.'

6 Ibid., after l. 42, right-hand column,
insert: `Valerius, Argonautica: Ehlers (Teubner).'

7 Ibid., p. 280, ll. 8–12, delete
`Candidates shall sign a certificate . . . presented together
with the thesis', and substitute: `Candidates shall make a
declaration that the
thesis is their own work, and their tutors shall countersign the
declaration confirming that, to the best of their knowledge and
belief, this is so. This declaration must be placed in a sealed
envelope bearing the candidate's examination number and presented
together with the thesis.'

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(b) Honour School of Classics and Modern Languages

(i) With immediate effect

In Examination Decrees, 1996, p. 151, l. 25, after
`optional.' insert: `Candidates will be required to scan a short
passage.'

(ii) With effect from 1 October 1998 (for first examination
1999)

1 In Examination Decrees, 1996, p.
150, after l. 52 insert:

`or (d) Silver Latin Epic (not to be
offered in combination with (vi)(d) Seneca and
Lucan).'

2 Ibid., p. 151, l. 5, after `not to be
offered in combination with' insert: (v)(d) Silver Latin
Epic or'.

(c) Honour School of Oriental Studies

1 In Examination Decrees, 1996, p.
443, after l. 37 insert:

`or (d) Silver Latin Epic (not to be
offered in combination with subject (vii)(d)
Seneca and Lucan).'

2 Ibid., l. 42, after `(d)
Seneca and Lucan' insert: `(not to be
offered in combination with subject (vi)(d) Silver
Latin Epic).'

3 Ibid., p. 459, after l. 12 insert:

`or (d) Silver Latin Epic (not to be
offered in combination with subject (vii)(d)
Seneca and Lucan).'

4 Ibid., l. 17, after `(d)
Seneca and Lucan)' insert: `(not to be
offered in combination with subject (vi)(d) Silver
Latin Epic).'

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(d) M.Phil. in Greek and/or Roman History

With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first examination in
1998)

1 In Examination Decrees, 1996, p.
594, after l. 44 insert:

`(xxxii) Athens and Attica. This option is run in
collaboration with the British School at Athens, and involves
attendance at the residential course organised by the School in
alternate years at Athens (beginning in 1998); only those
accepted by the School may take the option. Applications for
places should be made through the Graduate Studies Committee by
the end of Michaelmas Term. Examination will be by presubmitted
essays only.'

2 Ibid., l. 45, renumber (xxxii) as (xxxiii).

(e) M.St. in Greek and/or Roman History

With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first examination in
1998)

1 In Examination Decrees, 1996, p.
670, after l. 53 insert:

`(xxxii) Athens and Attica. This option is run in
collaboration with the British School at Athens, and involves
attendance at the residential course organised by the School in
alternate years at Athens (beginning in 1998); only those
accepted by the School may take the option. Applications for
places should be made through the Graduate Studies Committee by
the end of Michaelmas Term. Examination will be by presubmitted
essays only.'

2 Ibid., p. 671, l. 1, renumber (xxxii) as
(xxxiii).

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4 Board of the Faculty of Medieval and
Modern Languages

M.Phil. in Slavonic Studies

With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first examination in 1998)

In Examination Decrees, 1996, p. 625, delete ll.
41–8 and substitute:

`1. Candidates will be required to satisfy the examiners in
a Qualifying Examination identical with that for the M.St. in
Slavonic Studies, in the academic year in which their names are
first entered on the Register of M.Phil. Students, before
proceeding to the final examination for the M.Phil. in the
following year. Holders of the M.St. in Slavonic
Studies are exempt from this Qualifying Examination.'

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5 Board of the Faculty of Music

Honour School of Music

With effect from 1 October 1998 (for first examination in
1999)

1 In Examination Decrees, 1996 (as
amended by the notice in Gazette, 11 July 1996, p.
1376), delete from l. 15 on p. 405 to l. 2 on p. 406 and
substitute:

`Each candidate will be required to offer the four subjects
in List A below, and four subjects from Lists B and C, at least
one and not more than three from each list. Candidates may also
be examined viva voce.

List A (compulsory subjects)

(1) History of Western Music I: c.800–c.1630
(one paper).

(2) History of Western Music II: c.1600 to the
present day (one paper).

The Board of the Faculty of Music shall approve, and publish each
year by notice in the Faculty of Music, not later than the end
of the eighth week of Trinity Term, a list of specified areas of
study in (1) and (2) above for the examination six terms thence.

(3) Candidates must offer either

Techniques of Composition I (one paper)

Candidates will be required to complete or continue in the
appropriate style a piece of music from which at least one part
will be given. One questions must be answered from four set as
follows:

(a) later sixteenth-century continental vocal
polyphony in four parts;

(b) aria in three parts (voice, obbligato instrument,
and basso continuo) from the period c.1700–c.1760;

(c) four-part texture, of the period
c.1760–c.1830;

(d) nineteenth-century song accompaniment for piano,
in the Austro-Germanic tradition.

or Techniques of Composition II (portfolio
submission); see under List C (1)

(4) Musical analysis and criticism

Analytical and critical comment on one musical work (or movement
of a work), normally from the late eighteenth or nineteenth
century, in a three-hour examination. The score will be provided,
but the music will not be heard in performance.'

2 Ibid., p. 407, l. 39, after `List C'
insert: `A candidate may offer a total of at least one and not
more than three subjects from any part of List C.'

3 Ibid., p. 408, delete ll. 23–30 and
substitute:

`(3) Applied Subjects

(4) Historical Subjects

(5) Theoretical Subjects

(6) Practical Subjects

The Board of the Faculty of Music shall approve, and publish each
year by notice in the Faculty of Music, not later than the end
of the eighth week of Trinity Term, a list of applied,
historical, theoretical, and practical subjects for examination
six terms thence.'

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6 Board of the Faculty of Oriental
Studies

M.Phil. in Modern Middle Eastern Studies

With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first examination in
1998)

1 In Examination Decrees, 1996, p.
610, l. 33, after `or
Turkish' add `or Hebrew'.

2 Ibid., p. 610, delete ll. 36–7 and
substitute:

`(i) A language examination in Arabic or Persian or
Turkish (or Hebrew, subject to the availability of teaching)
based on grammar knowledge and elementary reading comprehension.'

3 Ibid., p. 612, l. 2, after `or Turkish' add
`or Hebrew, subject to the availability of teaching.'

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7 Board of the Faculty of Physical
Sciences

(a) Honour School of Natural Science (Chemistry)

(i) With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first
examination in
1999)

In Examination Decrees, 1996, p. 418, after l. 50
insert as new paragraph:

`A candidate may, as an alternative to offering one or more
Supplementary Subjects, take an assessed course of instruction
in a foreign language. A candidate proposing to be assessed on
competence in a foreign language must have the proposal approved
by the Chairman of Chemistry or deputy and by the Director of the
Language Centre for deputy.'

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(ii) With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first examination
in
1998)

In Examination Decrees, 1996, p. 418, delete from
`In any one division' in l. 15 to `data.' in l 18 and substitute:

`In the Inorganic division one General Paper will be concerned
with more descriptive aspects of the subject, and the other
General Paper will include problems, exercises, and questions
involving the interpretation of experimental data.

In the Organic division both General Papers will include a
balance of questions on problems in synthesis and mechanisms,
questions involving the interpretation of experimental data, and
the more descriptive aspects of the subject.

In the Physical division both General Papers will be concerned
with more descriptive aspects of the subject, and also the more
quantitative aspects, including problems, exercises, and
questions involving the interpretation of experimental data.'

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(b) Honour School of Natural Science (Physics:
Three-Year Course)

With effect from 1 October 1999 (for first examination in
2000)

In Examination Decrees, 1996, p. 426, in ll.
44–5 delete `the end of Trinity Full Term for examination
six terms thence' and substitute `the start of Michaelmas Full
Term of the academic year in which Part B of the examination is
taken'.

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8 Board of the Faculty of Social
Studies

M.Sc. in Applied Social Studies

With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first examination in
1998)

1 In Examination Decrees, 1996, p.
712, l. 31, after `in particular' insert `aspects of'.

2 Ibid., delete ll. 32–8 and insert:

`(a) sex discrimination, race discrimination, and
disability discrimination;

(b) social security;

(c) the criminal justice process in respect of police
powers, prosecuting, sentencing; enforcement of sentences and
penalties and executive release decisions, prison rules;

(d) children and families;

(e) community care;

(f) mental health.'

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9 Board of the Faculty of Theology

(a) Honour School of Theology

With immediate effect

1 In Examination Decrees, 1996, p.
517, l. 34 (as amended by Gazette, No. 4408, 11 July
1996, p. 1382, col. 2), after `prior approval of the', delete
`subject' and substitute `title'.

2 Ibid., l. 48, delete `subject' and
substitute `title'.

(b) Pass School of Theology

With immediate effect

As for the Honour School of Theology (see (a) above).

(c) Bachelor of Theology

With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first examination in
1998)

1 In Examination Decrees, 1996, p.
943, ll. 47–8, delete `Genesis . . . Kings 18–25.' and
substitute `Genesis 1–11 or Exodus 1–15;

2 Samuel 1–12 or 2 Kings 18–25.'

2 Ibid., p. 944, l. 2, after `Hebrew.' insert
`[Until the end of the examinations in 1999
Candidates who commenced study for this course before Michaelmas
Term 1997 may take the examinations according to the regulations
governing this paper then in force.]'

3 Ibid., ll. 5–6, delete `Isaiah . . .
Proverbs 1–12.' and substitute `Isaiah 1–12 or
Zechariah 1–14; Psalms 73–89 or Proverbs 1–12.'

4 Ibid., l. 9, after `Hebrew.' insert
`[Until the end of the
examinations in 1999 Candidates who commenced study for
this course before Michaelmas Term 1997 may take the examinations
according to the regulations governing this paper then in
force.]'

5 Ibid., p. 947, l. 13, delete `[paragraph
mark]' and substitute `[double dagger sign]'.

6 Ibid., delete ll. 17–25, and
substitute `[Until the end of the examinations in
1999 Candidates who commenced study for this course
before Michaelmas Term 1997 may take the examinations according
to the regulations governing this paper then in force.]'

7 Ibid., p. 948, delete ll. 28–30.

(d) Master of Theology

With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first examination in
1998)

1 In Examination Decrees, 1996, p.
965, delete ll. 7–10, and substitute:

`Candidates will examine the place of public and personal
prayer and worship in the life of the Church: ways in which
worship relates to the whole life of the Church and its mission
in the world; rites of the Church related to
people and their needs; non-verbal aspects of liturgy and
cultural factors that affect our understanding of them and their
use; insights into worship and prayer gained from other areas of
study, especially from the human sciences; the prayer of
individuals, or tradition, as they are expressed today, including
current trends and developments. [Until 30 September 1998:
candidates who commenced study before Michaelmas Term 1997 may
take the examination according to the regulations governing this
paper then in force.]'

2 Ibid., delete ll. 19–21, and
substitute:

`Candidates will study Christian ethics either on its own
terms or in relation to other contemporary patterns of moral
thought. Special regard will be shown to the perspective of
Christian moral thinking on particular questions in personal and
social ethics. [Until 30 September 1998:
candidates who commenced study before Michaelmas Term 1997 may
take the examination according to the regulations governing this
paper then in force.]

(e) Diploma in Theology

With effect from 1 October 1998 (for first examination in
1999)

1 In Examination Decrees, 1996, p.
907, ll. 40–1, delete `World Religions I and World Religions
II' and substitute `World Religions I: Islam, World Religions II:
Buddhism, and World Religions III: Hinduism'.

2 Ibid., in note *, delete `3rd edn.' and
substitute `4th edn.'

(f) Theology Certificates

With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first examination in
1998)

As for the Bachelor of Theology (see (c) above).

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10 Committee for Archaeology

(a) M.Phil. in Classical Archaeology, M.Phil. in
European Archaeology, M.Phil. in World Archaeology

With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first examination in
1998)

In Examination Decrees, 1996, p. 547, l. 12, p. 578,
l. 41, and
p. 642, l. 6, in each case, delete `Monday of the fifth week' and
substitute `Friday of the sixth week'.

(b) M.St. in Classical Archaeology, M.St. in
European Archaeology, M.St. in World Archaeology

(i) With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first
examination in 1998)

1 In Examination Decrees, 1996, p.
656 from l. 36–41, p. 662 from l. 19–24, and p. 703
from l. 1–6, in each case delete `In lieu of . . .
candidate's supervisor' and substitute:

`In lieu of one of the subject in (b) above,
candidates may offer, with the permission of the committee, a
dissertation of not more than 10,000 words (excluding
bibliography and descriptive catalogue or similar factual matter,
but including notes and appendices).

The topic of the dissertation should be connected with one of the
subjects chosen by the candidate under 4(a) and
(b) above and must be approved by the candidate's
supervsior. If the candidate has elected to be examined by
pre-set essays in another part of the examination, the topic of
the dissertation must be clearly distinct from the pre-set essay
titles. The dissertation must be the work of the candidate alone,
and aid from others must be limited to prior discussion of the
subject, bibliographic advice, help with access to study material
and advice on presentation.

The dissertation must be a new piece of work, substantially
different from any dissertation previously submitted by the
candidate for a degree of this or another university. When the
dissertation is submitted, it must be accompanied by a statement,
signed by the candidate, confirming that these conditions have
been met.'

2 Ibid., p. 658, ll. 11–12, delete `for
its meeting in eighth week of the Michaelmas Full Term' and
substitute `not later than Monday of the seventh week of the
Hilary Full Term'.

3 Ibid., p. 658, l. 13, delete `Monday of the
fifth week' and substitute `Friday of the sixth week'.

4 Ibid., p. 663, ll. 11–12, and p. 703,
ll. 43–4, in each case delete `in time for its meeting in
eighth week of the Michaelmas Full Term' and substitute `not
later than
Monday of the seventh week of the Hilary Full Term'.

5 Ibid., p. 663, l. 13, delete `Monday of
fifth week' and substitute `Friday of the sixth week'.

6 Ibid., p. 703, l. 45, delete `Monday of the
fifth week' and substitute `Friday of the sixth week'.

7 Ibid., p. 662, after l. 43 insert:

`The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England, c.ad 450–850.'

(ii) With effect from 1 October 1998 (for first examination
in 1999)

In Examination Decrees, 1996, p. 662, after new l.
44, insert `[From 1 October 1998: Approaches to
Archaeological Sources]'.

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11 Joint Committee for Mathematics and
Philosophy

Honour School of Mathematics and Philosophy

With effect from 1 October 1997 (for first examination in
1998)

1 In Examination Decrees, 1996, p.
471, ll. 33–4, delete `, 106, nor both subjects 177 and
118.' and substitute `106.'

2 Ibid., after l. 34 insert:

`(ii) Both of subjects 117 and 118 may be offered only by
candidates in Mathematics and Philosophy.'

3 Ibid., renumber existing cll. (ii) to (v)
as (iii) to (vi).

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12 Committee for the Ruskin School of
Drawing and Fine Art

Final Examination in Fine Art

With effect from 1 October 1998 (for first examination in
1999)

In Examination Decrees, 1996, p. 523, ll. 26–7,
delete `Trinity Full Term of the academic year preceding that in
which it is proposed to take' and substitute `Michaelmas Full
Term preceding'.

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DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

The Board of the Faculty of Clinical Medicine has granted leave
TO R.C. RATNAVEL, Trinity, to supplicate for the
Degree of Doctor of Medicine.

The evidence submitted by the candidate was entitled: `The
molecular basis of inherited palmoplantar keratoderma'.

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EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR
OF PHILOSOPHY

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

Mathematical Sciences

K.R. SUJITHAN, Wadham: `Bulk synchronous parallelism in
object-relational database systems'.

Wolfson Building, Friday, 18 July, 9.30 a.m.


Examiners: J. He, D.B. Skillicorn.

Modern History

G. ERIMTAN, Lady Margaret Hall: `The Tulip Age: an occidental
re-orientation? The politics of culture under Sultan Ahmet III
(AD 1703–30/AH 1115–43)'.

St Cross, Thursday, 24 July, 9.30 a.m.


Examiners: H. Berktay, R.C. Repp.

R. GRAY, Queen's: `Western influence on Russian genre painting,
1820–70'.

Department of the History of Art, Thursday, 14 August, 2.30 p.m.


Examiners: P.D. Crowther, J. Milner.

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Physical Sciences

I.J. JUSTICE, Corpus Christi: `Damage characterisation in metal
matrix composites by X-ray microtomography and allied
techniques'.

Department of Materials, Tuesday, 22 July, 2.15 p.m.


Examiners: P.S. Grant, P. Withers.

R. KAUCIC, Merton: `Lip tracking for audio-visual speech
recognition'.

Department of Engineering Science, Monday, 21 July,
2.15 p.m.


Examiners: L. Tarassenko, N.M. Brooke.

M.J.E. RICHARDSON, Merton: `Two-species non-equilibrium processes
in one dimension'.

Sub-department of Theoretical Physics, Monday, 21 July,
2 p.m.


Examiners: A. Bray, J.M. Yeomans.

D. TOUTOUNGI, Green College: `The mechanics of rehabilitation
exercises for the cruciate ligament—injured knee'.

Department of Engineering Science, Tuesday, 29 July,
9.30 a.m.


Examiners: A.B. Zavatsky, B.B. Seedhom.

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Social Studies

C. BLATTBERG, Hertford: `Putting practices first: from pluralist
to patriotic politics'.

St Catherine's, Wednesday, 30 July, 9.30 a.m.


Examiners: R. Plant, J. Horton.

C. FABRE, Worcester: `Constitutional social rights'.

St Catherine's, Tuesday, 22 July, 9.30 a.m.


Examiners: R. Plant, P. Jones.

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Theology

C. HARVEY, Corpus Christi: `Jung's psychoanalysis as a religious
"culture": the unconscious, religious experience, and
the critical–correlational theology of Don Browning'.

Mansfield, Monday, 28 July, 2 p.m.


Examiners: J.C. Brock, L.J. Francis.

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EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER
OF SCIENCE

The examiners appointed by the following faculty board give
notice of oral examination of their candidate as
follows:

Physical Sciences

M. VELDEN, Wolfson: `Remote temperature sensing based on NIR
spectroscopy'.

Engineering and Technology Building, Tuesday, 5 August, 11 a.m.


Examiners: S.J. Sheard, R.J. Penneck.

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Colleges, Halls, and Societies

Contents of this section:

• OBITUARY
  
  • St Edmund Hall
    
    
• ELECTIONS
  
  • Corpus Christi College
    
  • Green College
    
  • Mansfield College
    
  • Merton College
    
  • New College
    
  • Nuffield College
    
  • St Anne's College
    
  • St Hilda's College
  
  
• PRIZES
  
  • Mansfield College
    
    

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OBITUARY

St Edmund Hall

DAVID WHATOFF ALLEN, BA, 22 May 1997; commoner
1936–9. Aged 79.

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ELECTIONS

Corpus Christi College

To an Official Fellowship and Tutorship in Modern
History (with effect from 1 October 1997):

JOHN
LOVETT WATTS, MA (MA, PH.D. Cambridge), Lecturer,
University College of Wales, Aberystwyth

To Senior Scholarships (a.y. 1997–8):

IAN ANTHONY RUFFELL, BA, M.ST.

SIMON RUSS SCHULTZ, B.SC. (BE (Electrical
Engineering), ME Electrical Engineering))

CATHERINE ELIZABETH WANNAN STEEL, BA

To a Garside Senior Scholarship in Mathematics:

STEFANIE NICOLA TAMARA GERKE

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Green College

To a Fellowship by Entitlement:

RICHARD JAMES
GIBBONS, BM, B.CH., MA, D.PHIL., MRCP

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Mansfield College

To a Stipendiary Lecturership in Economics (for one
year from 1 October 1997):

ANDRÉS FUENTES
(M.PHIL. Cambridge)

To Stipendiary Lecturerships in Modern History (for
one year from 1 October 1997):

NIGEL HALL, MA

CINDY MCCREERY, M.PHIL., D.PHIL. (BA Yale)

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To Visiting Fellowships:

DR IAN R. SMITH, Department of History, University of
Warwick (MT 1997)

DR SORAN READER, Department of Philosophy, University
of Durham (HT 1998)

DR PETER LUCAS, Department of English, University
College, Dublin (TT 1998)

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Merton College

To a Visiting Research Fellowship (HT 1998):

BRYAN MAGEE

To a Senior Research Fellowship (with effect from 1
October 1997):

PROFESSOR OLWEN HUFTON (BA, PH.D.
London)

To a Tutorial Fellowship in Biochemistry (with effect
from 1 October 1997):

PROFESSOR JUDY ARMITAGE, MA
(B.SC., PH.D. London)

To Honorary Fellowships:

SIR JOHN BURNETT

W. PETER COOKE, CBE

LASZLO HELTAY

PROFESSOR IAN JACK

To Research Fellowships (with effect from 1 October
1997):

DR ANN WAKEFIELD, MA, D.PHIL. (B.SC. Edinburgh)

DR VINCENZO CERUNDOLO (MD Padua), M.R.C.PATH.

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New College

To Honorary Fellowships:

VISCOUNT COLVILLE OF CULROSS, MA

JOHN FOWLES

CHRISTOPHER JAMES HAMPTON, MA

LORD QUINTON OF HOLYWELL, MA, FBA

SIR BRIAN UNWIN, MA, President, European Bank

LORD YOUNGER OF PRESTWICK, MA, Chairman, Royal Bank
of Scotland

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Nuffield College

To Visiting Fellowships:

SIR RICHARD WILSON, CB (BA, LL.B. Cambridge), Permanent
Under Secretary of State, the Home Office

DAME BRENDA HALE, DBE (MA Cambridge), Judge of the
High Court

To an Associate Membership:

PROFESSOR RICHARD
BREEN, Department of Sociology, Queen's University,
Belfast

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St Anne's College

To a Drapers' Company Junior Research
Fellowship:

DR BRONAGH HEATH, D.PHIL. (B.SC.
Birmingham), Worcester College

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St Hilda's College

To a Muriel Tomlinson Official Fellowship and
Lecturership in Human Anatomy (from 1 January 1998):

SUSANNA ELIZABETH BLACKSHAW (B.SC. Birmingham, PH.D. Wales)

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PRIZES

Mansfield College

Arts Essay Prize:

AARON JAMES KING

Collections Prizes:

PHILIPPA JANE CORSON

OLWEN ELIZABETH GREANY

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Memorial Recital

In memoriam Michael Watts, Precentor of
Christ Church 1964–81, a performance of Victoria's
Requiem in aid of the British Heart Foundation will be
given in the University Church of St Mary the Virgin at 8
p.m. on Sat., 19 July. Admission by programme at the
door.

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Oxford University Newcomers'
Club

The Oxford University Newcomers' Club
welcomes partners of visiting academics, of newly-
appointed academics, of graduate students, and of
undergraduate students. Open 10.30 a.m.–12 noon at
13 Norham Gardens, to meet for coffee and to find out
about the term's programmes of events. We meet every
Wednesday for the 8 weeks of Full Term (plus the week
before and the week after) and through the summer
vacation.

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Tuition Offered

English for medicine: specialist courses
throughout the year for people working or studying in the
field of medicine. Designed to increase confidence in
work situations. Conversation, grammar, writing, etc.; 30
lessons p.w. The Oxford Academy, 18 Bardwell Road (off
the Banbury Road), Oxford. Tel.: Oxford 512174.

Piano tuition. Experienced teacher of
adults and children. All grades. Beginners welcome. Miss
P. Read, BA (Hons.), LRAM. Jericho. Tel.: Oxford
510904.

English language. Academic writing,
grammar, pronunciation, etc., flexible timetables
including evenings, Saturdays. Conversation hour,
Cambridge exams., general English are best value in
Oxford. Writing up? Private tuition available with
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Studies Mon.–Fri. 1–5 p.m. Oxford Language
Training, 9 Blue Boar Street (off St Aldate's by Christ
Church), Oxford. Tel. Oxford 205077, e-mail:
OLT@dial.pipex.com.

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Services Offered

Catering: traditional Greek cooking by
professional chef in Jericho: dinner parties, cocktail
parties, lessons at home, favourite dishes. No order too
small or too large. Pavlos Siskas. Tel.: Oxford
556881.

Proof-reading, editing, summarising,
reviewing; translator, interpreter, conversationalist,
person to elucidate or enthuse; selecting, ordering,
processing, filing, making payments; a thousand quasi-
facsimile bibliographical descriptions no problem. These
skills from 29B Harpes Road, Oxford OX2 7QJ. Bookseller,
editor, bibliographer, teacher recently back from the
Antipodes– -c.v. available. Tel.: Oxford 552476.

Oxuniprint, Oxford University
Press—the University Printers: specialising in
booklet and publicity material, typesetting, printing,
and finishing; Output Bureau provides high-quality output
from disk from all major DTP programs onto paper,
bromide, colour-separated positive or negative film;
high-quality specialist colour copier service. For
service, quality, and competitive prices contact
Oxuniprint, Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon
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Domestic Services

Nanny available; lives in west Oxford;
seeks full-time post in central, west Oxford, or Iffley
area. Non-driver, non-smoker. Preference for children
0–1 year old. Ten years' experience; excellent
references. Tel.: Oxford 794683 (after 7 p.m. or at
weekends).

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.: Oxford 726983 or Abingdon 555533.

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Situations Vacant

Part-time position available working
with a team teaching a child with developmental
disabilities, in North Oxford. Must be interested in
learning behavioural intervention teaching methods. Time
commitment 6–10 hours p.w. Pay £5–£7
per hour, depending on qualifications. References
essential. Tel.: Oxford 511990 (daytime).

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Houses to Let

Newly renovated Victorian town house on
Osney Island: close to city centre, railway station, and
riverside walks; fully furnished; 2 bedrooms plus
study/bedroom, fitted kitchen, large sitting- and dining-
room; gas c.h.; beautiful walled garden. Suitable for
couple or small family. £750 p.c.m. Available Sept.
for at least one year. Tel.: Oxford 727933.

Available Michaelmas Term: Cotswold
stone house recently built in attractive village 8 miles
north of Oxford; fully furnished and equipped; sitting-
room, dining-room, study, breakfast-room, kitchen; 2
double, 1 single bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, upstairs music
room; c.h.; garden and gardener; good village school,
shop, bus service to Oxford. Car for hire if wanted. Non-
smokers please. £600 p.c.m.; council tax, service
costs extra. Tel./fax: 01869 350150.

South Oxford (Grandpont): 3-bedroom
Victorian terrace house to let on assured shorthold;
quiet central location, third road from Folly Bridge;
fully furnished, newly redecorated and carpeted; living-
room with french doors to dining-room, bathroom with
shower, gas c.h., telephone, washing-machine, garden,
downstairs w.c. Tel: 01935 817622.

Marston/Headington: 3-bedroom semi-
detached house, well equipped with nice garden, within
walking distance of hospital, available 1 Oct. 1997–
July/Aug. 1998 or longer. Suitable for small family, non-
smokers only. £650 p.c.m. plus bills. Tel.
(Germany): 00 49 7851 2961, e-mail: 078512961-0001@t-online.de.

Toot Baldon: detached 4-bedroom house,
furnished, with small garden, in very quiet rural
setting, 5½ miles (15 minutes) from city centre.
Available from 1 Sept. £650 p.c.m. Tel.: Oxford
343323.

Lovely country house in southern Germany
to let for 1–4 years, 40 miles south-west of Munich
(hourly train-service available); gorgeous scenery, quiet
area; furnished, 7 rooms, rustical Bavarian flair, nice
garden. £900 p.m. Tel./fax: 00 44 1235 202193 or 00
49 8805 8231 (July/Aug.).

Wolvercote, Oxford: charming and
immaculate semi-detached house; c.h.; bathroom and en-
suite shower; fully furnished; pleasant garden front and
back; quiet area; private parking; immediate access to
Port Meadow. Regular bus service to the centre in 15
minutes. No dogs. Long lease. £640 p.c.m. Mrs
Briggs. Tel.: 0171-370 0704.

Short-term/holiday lets: comfortable,
well-equipped cottages in Witney town centre, 12 miles
west of Oxford; excellent bus service into Oxford; sleep
2/6; non-smokers only. Tel.: 01993 703035, fax: 01993
771014.

Smart furnished 4-bedroom detached
house, North Hinksey village; all mod. cons.; min. let
one week. From £500 p.w. (bills inc.). Tel.: Oxford
245221.

Central Oxford: recently renovated,
either furnished or unfurnished, family house to let in
Manor Road; 2 reception rooms, study, 4 bedrooms,
kitchen, bathroom, cloakroom, small rear garden and off-
street parking, within 5 minutes' walk of the Bodleian
Library. Ideal for visitor to Oxford with family.
Available Sept., £1,000 p.c.m. Tel.: Oxford
(2)76356.

For rent mid-Aug. 1997–end June
1998, spacious 6-bedroom furnished detached family home
in quiet village (Wheatley); excellent local facilities;
Oxford 5 miles, close to A40/M40. £1,600 p.c.m. (no
pets or smokers). Chancellors Residential Lettings. Tel.:
Oxford 765000, e-mail:
estate.agents@chancellors.co.uk.

Osney, Bridge Street: 2½-bedroom
terrace house in excellent condition 10 minutes' walk
from central Oxford in secluded district by the river;
fully furnished and equipped; gas c.h., upgraded kitchen,
washing-machine, freezer, fridge, new bathroom with
electric shower over bath, telephone, TV, garden with
patio and seats. Available mid-Aug. for 1 year or longer.
£750 p.c.m. Tel.: Oxford 862347.

Woodstock period cottage: quiet location
in town centre, close to Blenheim Park; newly refurbished
to highest standard; fully furnished; sitting-
room/kitchen; 1 double and 1 single bedroom; bathroom
with shower and separate w.c.; fitted kitchen units with
washer/drier (Hoover), refrigerator, and hob with
separate oven (AEG); TV point, telephone, gas c.h.;
conservatory area leading to attractive small walled
garden. Particularly suitable for visiting academics.
Immediate availability. Length of tenancy by agreement.
£700 p.m. Tel.: 01993 812639.

East Oxford/Headington: semi-detached
house, backing onto South Park; 2 bedrooms, 1
bedroom/study; light and spacious, well-furnished and
recently decorated; gas c.h., washing-machine, beautiful
garden; off-street parking; 10–15 minutes' walk to
university centre, 5 minutes from local shops. Ideal for
professional/academic couple or similar. Available 1
Sept. 1997–end June 1998. £700 p.c.m. Tel.:
0141 330 4164, e-mail: nzt@arts.gla.ac.uk.

Luxury barn conversion in Cumnor
village, 4 miles west of Oxford; secluded location for
short-term rental; large lounge with TV and video, newly
fitted kitchen with washing-machine, dish-washer,
microwave; shower and drying room; large double bedroom
and adjoining bathroom; second bedroom with twin beds;
attractively furnished with many antiques. Gas c.h.,
telephones, off-street parking. £350 p.w. Tel. and
fax: Oxford 864690, e-mail: francis4@which.net.

Brand new 3-bed 2-bath house with
garage, south Oxford. Easy access city centre. To let on
assured shorthold for 6 months min. £700 p.c.m.
unfurnished. Available from 21 July. Tel.: 01235
847635.

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311011, fax: 556993, e-mail: oxford@finders.co.uk;
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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. Please telephone or fax
us with details of your requirements and we will do
whatever we can without obligation. Tel.: Oxford 764533,
fax: 764777.

Mallams is a long-established
independent company offering a letting service tailored
to the needs of the discerning landlord. If you would
like further details or professional advice on any aspect
of the letting market please call our Summertown office.
Tel.: Oxford 311006, fax: 311977.

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Flats to Let

Charming and spacious 2-bedroom, 2-bath
North Oxford flat; large kitchen/dining-room, all mod.
cons.; beautiful walled garden with swimming pool. To
rent for 9 months, Sept.–May, £900 p.c.m. Prof.
D. Paroissien. Tel.: Oxford 558904.

Woodstock Road, opposite bus-stop, 2
miles from city centre: ground-floor, modern, open-plan
flat; bedroom, living-room, kitchen, bathroom; access to
spacious garden; car-parking; available from 1 Sept. for
min. of 12-month let. £500 p.c.m. exc. services.
Tel.: Oxford 557684.

Self-contained flat in rural location,
15 miles north of Oxford in grounds of manor house; suit
postgraduate student, teacher, or writer. Car essential
as no public transport. Tel.: 01869 340332.

Southfield Park: 2-bedroom ground-floor
furnished flat available from July. Contact Miss S.
Whitehead, Ferguson Bricknell & Co. Tel.: Oxford
241814.

Off Iffley Road: sunny garden flat, suit
couple; large sitting- /dining-room, kitchen, shower-
room/w.c., double bedroom. £550 p.c.m. inc. gas,
electricity, council tax. Telephone bill to pay.
Available from 10 Aug. for a year or so (would consider
Sept. or Oct. to start). Mary. Tel.: Oxford 721194, or
222322 (day), e-mail: neurosciences@imm.ox.ac.uk.

Basement studio-flat in Victorian house
just south of Summertown. Own access through patio-
garden. Fully furnished and newly redecorated, with fully
tiled shower-room, modern kitchenette, own telephone
line, gas c.h., washer/drier if needed. To let from Sept.
£340 p.c.m., inc. c.h. Tel.: Oxford 511500.

Overlooking the river: modern 1-bedroom
flat with balcony and own under-cover off-street parking;
exceptional location, less than 10 minutes' walk from
city-centre shops, railway station, coach station, but
backing onto large nature reserve. No smoking; no pets.
Available from July. Tel.: Oxford 512138.

Spacious well-equipped 2-bedroom modern
furnished flat, with garage, etc., to let; North Oxford,
near Cutteslowe Park and buses to city centre. Available
from late Sept. £625 p.m. Tel: Oxford 553100, e-
mail: gittins@stats.ox.ac.uk.

Headington Hill: spacious, well-equipped
2-bedroom flat in quiet location, convenient for
hospitals and both universities; splendid southerly
outlook across parkland; bathroom, shower-room, 2 w.c.s;
c.h., entry-phone, garage, communal gardens. Available 1
Aug. £700 p.c.m. Tel.: Oxford 515089.

Woodstock Road, within walking distance
of Summertown shops: modern purpose-built first-floor
flat; d.g.; fully carpeted; individual gas c.h.; fully
furnished and equipped; 2 double bedrooms, study, dining-
room or third bedroom (single), large living-room,
kitchen/diner, one large bathroom, gardens all round on
ground floor, parking space, most modern conveniences.
£795 p.m. Available 1 July for academic year or
longer. Tel.: Oxford 515301.

Flat to rent from end Aug. (long let
only); modern decor and furnishings, one double bedroom,
living-room, kitchen, bathroom, c.h.; all facilities;
private parking; quiet Banbury Road location. Half-mile
from city centre. Non-smoker. £560 p.m. plus council
tax. Tel.: Oxford 511628.

Central North Oxford: two 2-bedroom
spacious apartments of high standard, 1 and 2 bathrooms,
lounge, kitchen; well-placed for the University and the
business centre. Best suited to professionals or mature
visiting academics. £675 and £720 p.c.m.
Available early July. Tel.: Oxford 516144.

Large Edwardian second-floor flat,
Woodstock Road, 10 minutes to city; 23-ft bedroom, lounge
same; large bathroom, separate shower cubicle; dining-
room; kitchen with microwave, washing-machine, gas
cooker. Lovely view of St John's sports ground. Suitable
academics only. Available 29 Sept. 1997–31 May 1998.
£500 p.m. Tel.: Oxford 553094.

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Summer Lets

Off Iffley Road: sunny garden flat, suit
couple; large sitting- /dining-room, kitchen, shower-
room/w.c., double bedroom. £127 p.w. inc. all bills
except telephone. Available 10 Aug.–end Sept. Mary.
Tel.: Oxford 721194, or 222322 (day), e-mail:
neurosciences@imm.ox.ac.uk.

Central North Oxford: attractively
furnished family house in Southmoor Road, a quiet street
15 minutes' walk from city centre and 5 minutes from the
countryside; 3 bedrooms (2 double, 1 single), sleeps 5; 2
bathrooms; double reception; superb kitchen/dining-room
with dish-washer; gas c.h.; washing-machine and drier,
TV, video, 3 telephones; lovely garden with tables,
chairs, hammock; bicycles. Free parking. £275 p.w.
inc. weekly cleaner, gas, and electricity. Available
4–31 Aug. Dr J. Reynell. Tel.: Oxford 513933.

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Accommodation Offered

Large room to let in quiet country
house, near Abingdon (10 miles from Oxford), with use of
kitchen; spacious garden. On bus route to Oxford. Didcot
station 2 miles. £260 p.c.m. Tel.: 01235 848356
(evenings/weekends).

Wanted: house-sitter required for 2
weeks in Aug. in beautiful Oxfordshire near Burford;
comfortable Cotswold stone barn conversion and
smallholding in a rural position. Applicant would require
own transport. Duties to inc. feeding and general care of
wide variety of both domestic and farm animals, taking
about 2 hours per day. Suitable applicants could ride the
horse if they wish. Occasional grass-mowing and plant-
watering as needed. Tel.: 01993 822479 (after 6 p.m.).

North Oxford : room to let in attractive
terrace house near the canal and Port Meadow. Share
kitchen, bathroom, garden. Gas c.h., washing-machine,
good bus service or easy cycle ride to the University.
Must be a cat-lover/non-smoker. Vegetarian a bonus. Suit
a male graduate or research worker. References and
deposit required. Rent £250 p.c.m. plus bills.
Available from Oct. (possibly earlier). Tel.: Oxford
513465.

Bed-and-breakfast available in the
comfortable home of a semi- retired academic couple in
exclusive, leafy, central North Oxford; within easy
walking distance of the city centre and all main
university buildings; a stone's throw from the river,
parks, excellent pubs and restaurants and a 9–9
corner shop. All rooms have colour TV, microwave, tea-
and coffee-making facilies. Refrigerators available. Very
moderate terms. Tel. and fax: Oxford 557879.

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Accommodation Sought

Visiting American professor and wife (non-smokers) seek
furnished house or flat to rent in central Oxford for a.y. 1997-8 (1
Oct.-30 June). Local references provided on request. Contact Charles
Shaw, Assistant Registrar, University Offices. Tel.: Oxford (2)70036,
e-mail: charles.shaw@admin.ox.ac.uk.

Studious professional male (39),
allergic to pop music, seeks long- term lodgings in
Oxford. Tel.: 0410 407368.

Responsible, mature woman would like to
house-/animal-/child- /granny-sit, in exchange, or part,
simple self-contained accommodation, not en
famille. Short or long periods from Oct. 1997 to
end Apr. 1998. All suggestions studied. References
available. Ineson, St Julien d'Arpaon, 48400 Florac,
France. Tel.: 00 33 04.66.45.14.63.

Third-year D.Phil. seeks house-sitting
arrangement, Sept.–Dec. Previous experience. Quiet,
studious. Excellent references. E-mail:
playmail@aol.com.

D'Overbroeck's College is looking for
good family and self-catering accommodation in North
Oxford for A-level students to start 1 or 8 Sept. We pay
excellent rates and offer an efficient service. If you
would like further information or think that you can
help, please telephone. Tel.: Oxford 310000.

Visiting French scientist, her husband,
and 3 children, seek self-contained accommodation in
Oxford, ideally near the John Radcliffe, 25 Aug.–26
Sept. Tel.: Oxford 222322, e-mail:
neurosciences@imm.ox.ac.uk.

Jan.–June/July 1998: University of
California professor and wife seek quiet house or flat in
central or North Oxford. Non-smokers, tidy, references
provided. Tel. Oxford contact, G.R. Fraser: 226048;
write Professor E.B. Hook, Warren Hall, MC 7360,
University of California, Berkeley, California, 94720-
7360, USA; tel./fax: 510 642 4790; e-mail:
ebhook@socrates.berkeley.edu.

Canadian academic couple, on sabbatical
leave in Oxford, seek furnished 2-bedroom house or flat,
Nov. 1997–June 1998. No children, non-smokers. Local
references available. E-mail: G.R.Davis@usask.ca.

Single mature professional seeks flat or
small house in North Oxford or Headington from mid-July,
preferably unfurnished. Tel.: Oxford 311901.

The University Accommodation Office is
looking for furnished houses and flats for couples and
families available now and for the next academic year.
Reasonably priced rooms for single people and short- term
accommodation also required. Tel.: Oxford (2)78286/7.

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letting your property? QB Management are one of Oxford's
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advice without obligation, telephone us. Tel.: Oxford
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Holiday Lets

Rome: top-floor furnished penthouse
flat, 3 rooms, in lovely residential area 15 minutes from
centre. To rent immediately—July, Aug., Sept.,
Oct.—also short lets. Tel.0171-387 3006.

Greek islands: apartments available on
the beautiful island of Skopelos, a short walk from the
beach, from £98 p.p. p.w. Also late availabilities
for traditional villas and cottages. Tel./fax for
brochure: 00 30 424 23057 (24 hours).

Available for 6 months, Oct.–Mar.,
delightful, former gamekeeper's cottage on south Cornish
coast near Fowey. Complete seclusion amid deep woodland
with sea and coast within 500 yards. Fully furnished and
well equipped. Ideal for writing/contemplation/retreat.
£275 p.c.m. Tel.: 01726 815432.

Sympathetically restored traditional
Cretan town house in heart of old Rethymnon; fully
equipped, inc. TV, automatic washing- machine, patio with
barbecue, and library with English novels; sleeps 4 (1
double, 1 twin); very quiet location with view of the
Fortress but close to bus station, shops, beaches.
£250 p.w. Tel./fax: 01274 869505 or 00 30 831
56525.

Andalucia, Gaucin: house or part to let.
Magical medieval white village. Panoramic views from
house towards Morocco. Stunning landscape, wonderful
butterflies and birds. Walking, golf, fishing and wind-
surfing. Visit Ronda, Cordoba, Seville, Granada, Cadiz,
Jerez, Morocco. Brochure and photos from Dr Campbell.
Tel. and fax: Oxford 513935, e-mail:
l.lustgarten@soton.ac.uk.

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House for Sale

Witney—Newland Mill area. One
careful owner since new (Sept. 1981). Four floors; 4
bedrooms; 2 bathrooms plus w.c.; living room 12 by 21
feet plus similar semi-basement room; fitted kitchen;
garage; conservatory 12 by 8 feet; patio; summer-house;
mature gardens with numerous bushes and trees, and raised
pond; rear south-western aspect over fields; abundant
wildlife; parking for 4/5 cars. Overall plot size 33 by
152 feet (average). Two minutes from no. 100 bus (every
10 minutes), easy walking to shops. Crime-free area.
£155,000—no chain involved. Most furniture for
sale by separate agreement. Chris Bradley, Proctors'
Office. Tel.: Oxford (2)77223/(2)70090, or 01993 703112
(evenings).

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Land for Sale

Two substantial building plots for sale
later in the summer (subject to granting of planning
permissions). Wooded location in the Chilterns within 5
miles of M40, junction 6. For further details from the
agents when available write to Richard Lawrence.
No callers. 93 Bainton Road, Oxford OX2
7AG.

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Car for Sale

1996 (N reg.) Ford Mondeo LX 2.0 Estate,
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Diary

Contents of this section:

• Friday 18 July
• Saturday 19 July
• Monday 21 July
• Tuesday 22 July
• Friday 25 July
• Tuesday 29 July
• Friday 1 August
• Saturday 2 August
• Monday 4 August
• Tuesday 5 August
• Friday 8 August
• Tuesday 12 August
• Friday 15 August
• Tuesday 19 August
• Friday 22 August
• Monday 25 August
• Tuesday 26 August
• Friday 29 August
• Sunday 7 September
• Tuesday 23 September

Academic Staff
Seminars: places should be booked in advance through
the Staff Development Office, University Offices,
Wellington Square (telephone: (2)70086).

For the full list of courses, see the HREF="../../supps/1_4410.htm">Staff Development
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Friday 18 July

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `Portraits', 1.15 p.m.
(Cost: £1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015, 9.30
a.m.--12.30 p.m.)

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Saturday 19 July

DEGREE conferments, Sheldonian, 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.

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Monday 21 July

MEDIEVAL AND MODERN LANGUAGES Faculty Board election,
14 August (one official member): nominations by two
electors to be received at the University Offices by 4
p.m.

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Tuesday 22 July

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM exhibition opens: `Textiles and the
Indian Ocean trade' (until 28 September).

CHRIST CHURCH Picture Gallery exhibition opens:
`Drawings from Siena' (until 13 October).

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `Eighteenth-century art
and Canova's Ideal Heads', 1.15 p.m. (Cost:
£1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015, 9.30 a.m.--12.30
p.m.)

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Friday 25 July

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `Shakespeare's world',
1.15 p.m. (Cost: £1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015,
9.30 a.m.--12.30 p.m.)

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Tuesday 29 July

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM study-day: `Indian textiles workshop',
10 a.m.–4 p.m. (Cost: £25 plus £5 for
materials; tel. for details: (2)78015.)

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `Early Netherlandish
engraving' (special exhibition), 1.15 p.m. (Cost:
£1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015, 9.30 a.m.--12.30
p.m.)

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Friday 1 August

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `Pissarro', 1.15 p.m.
(Cost: £1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015, 9.30
a.m.--12.30 p.m.)

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Saturday 2 August

DEGREE conferments, Sheldonian, 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.

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Monday 4 August

COUNSELLING SERVICE closed (open in mornings only from 1
September).

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Tuesday 5 August

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `Coins of the East', 1.15
p.m. (Cost: £1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015, 9.30
a.m.--12.30 p.m.)

MEDIEVAL AND MODERN LANGUAGES Faculty Board election,
14 August (one official member): nominations by six
electors to be received at the University Offices by 4
p.m.

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Friday 8 August

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `Beauteous beasts', 1.15
p.m. (Cost: £1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015, 9.30
a.m.--12.30 p.m.)

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Tuesday 12 August

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `French porcelain', 1.15
p.m. (Cost: £1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015, 9.30
a.m.--12.30 p.m.)

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Friday 15 August

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `Great collectors: the
second earl of Arundel', 1.15 p.m. (Cost: £1.50.
Tel. for bookings: (2)78015, 9.30 a.m.--12.30 p.m.)

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Tuesday 19 August

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `Huguenot silver', 1.15
p.m. (Cost: £1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015, 9.30
a.m.--12.30 p.m.)

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Friday 22 August

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `Dutch paintings of the
seventeenth century', 1.15 p.m. (Cost: £1.50. Tel.
for bookings: (2)78015, 9.30 a.m.--12.30 p.m.)

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Monday 25 August

BODLEIAN LIBRARY closed (reopens 1 September).

TAYLOR INSTITUTION LIBRARY closed (reopens 1
September).

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Tuesday 26 August

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `Minoan Crete', 1.15 p.m.
(Cost: £1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015, 9.30
a.m.--12.30 p.m.)

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Friday 29 August

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `Textiles and the Indian
Ocean trade' (special exhibition), 1.15 p.m. (Cost:
£1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015, 9.30 a.m.--12.30
p.m.)

Sunday 7 September

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM closed for St Giles' Fair (reopens 10
September).

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Tuesday 23 September

PROFESSOR SUSAN GREENFIELD: `Neurochemical
intelligence—the state of the art of the science of
the brain' (Oxford Innovation Society lecture),
Department of Pharmacology, 5.30 p.m. (admission by
ticket only—apply before 12 September to Isis
Innovation: (2)72413).

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