30 May 1996



<br /> Oxford University Gazette, 30 May 1996: University Acts<br />

University Acts


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  • CONGREGATION 23 May

  • CONGREGATION 27 May

  • HEBDOMADAL COUNCIL

  • CONGREGATION 28 May

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    CONGREGATION 23 May


    Elections

    On Thursday, 23 May, the following were duly elected to hold office
    from the first day of Michaelmas Term 1996 for the periods stated:

    As a Curator of the Examination Schools

    For six years

    R.C.S. WALKER, B.PHIL., MA, D.PHIL., Fellow of Magdalen

    As members of the General Board of the Faculties

    (from members of the Faculties of English, Law, Literae
    Humaniores, Modern Languages, Modern History, Music, Oriental
    Studies, Social Studies, and Theology)

    For four years

    A.S. KENNEDY, MA, Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall

    J.S. ROWETT, MA, D.PHIL., Fellow of Brasenose

    [The votes recorded were: for Ms Kennedy, 258; for Dr Pattison,
    213; for Dr Rowett, 254; for Dr Stevenson, 218]

    (from members of the Faculties of Anthropology and Geography,
    Biological Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Mathematical Sciences,
    Physical Sciences, Physiological Sciences, and Psychological Studies)

    For four years

    R.J. CASHMORE, MA, D.PHIL., Fellow of Balliol

    N.M.J. WOODHOUSE, MA, Fellow of Wadham

    For one year

    J.C. ELLORY, MA, D.SC., Fellow of Corpus Christi

    [The votes recorded were: for Professor Cashmore, 287; for Dr
    Ellory, 271; for Dr Mayou, 223; for Dr Woodhouse, 299]

    As members of the Hebdomadal Council

    For six years

    F.G.B. MILLAR, MA, D.PHIL., D.LITT., Fellow of Brasenose

    G.C.K. PEACH, MA, D.PHIL., Fellow of St Catherine's

    P.A. SLACK, MA, D.PHIL., Fellow of Exeter, Principal-elect of
    Linacre

    For three years

    G.A. STOY, MA, D.PHIL., Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall

    [The votes recorded were: for the Master of St Peter's, 409; for
    Professor Millar, 508; for Mr Palfreyman, 246; for Professor Peach,
    438; for Dr Slack, 659; for Dr Stoy, 431]

    As a Curator of the University Parks

    For six years

    P.S. SAVILL, MA, Fellow of Linacre

    [The votes recorded were: for Dr Coleman, 159; for Dr Savill, 287]

    As a member of the Committee for the Nomination of Select
    Preachers

    For four years

    E.W. NICHOLSON, DD, Provost of Oriel

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    CONGREGATION 27 May


    Degree by Special Resolution

    No notice to the contrary having been received under the provisions
    of Tit. II, Sect. vi, cl. 6 (Statutes, 1995, p. 13), the
    following resolution is deemed to have been approved at noon on 27
    May.

    Text of Special Resolution

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

    SEAN PAUL NEE, Lady Margaret Hall

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    HEBDOMADAL COUNCIL


    1 Status of Master of Arts

    Mr Vice-Chancellor reports that the status of Master of Arts under
    the provisions of Ch. V, Sect. vi, cl. 1 (Statutes,
    1995, p. 345) has been accorded to the following person who is
    qualified for membership of Congregation:

    ANDREW JONATHAN HODSON, School of Geography

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    2 Register of Congregation

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

    Earl, R.A., MA, Queen's

    Hodson, A.J., MA status, School of Geography

    Nee, S.P., MA, Lady Margaret Hall

    Roskell, D.E., MA, Green College

    Sherratt, S.E., MA, D.Phil., Somerville

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    CONGREGATION 28 May


    1 Declaration of approval of unopposed
    Statutes
    promulgated on 14 May

    No notice of opposition having been given, Mr Vice-Chancellor
    declared the Statutes (1) establishing the Degree of Master of
    Business Administration and (2) adding the four newly-created
    societies to the cycle for the election of the Proctors and the
    Assessor (pp. 1165–6) approved.

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    2 Declaration of approval of General
    Resolution

    That this House endorse the proposals set out in the second report of
    the Working Party on ULNTFs, subject to the inclusion of ULNTFs at St
    Antony's on the conditions set out in para. 5 of the explanatory note
    to this resolution, and instruct Council and the General Board to
    implement them.

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    3 Declaration of approval of Special
    Resolutions allocating sites

    (1) That the site between 2–6 St John Street and the west end
    of the Ashmolean Museum be allocated to the Sackler Library.

    (2) That the Manor Road site currently leased to the Territorial
    Army be allocated for a centre for the Faculty of Social Studies and
    to provide additional space for the Faculties of English and Law.

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    4 Replies to Questions

    J.R. LUCAS, MA, Fellow of Merton College, and PROFESSOR F.G.B.
    MILLAR, MA, D.PHIL., D.LITT., Fellow of Brasenose College, asked the
    Hebdomadal Council the following questions, the following replies to
    which were read by a SENIOR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR on behalf of the
    Hebdomadal Council:

    Question (1)

    How much has the University spent on the Coopers & Lybrand
    report?

    Reply

    The total cost of the Coopers & Lybrand report on the
    University's governance was £94,499.28; this includes
    consultancy fees, VAT, expenses, and the costs of printing and
    distributing the report.

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    Question (2)

    Of this how much was paid to Coopers & Lybrand as a fee?

    Reply

    The fee paid to Coopers & Lybrand was £65,000. The fee
    attracted VAT of £11,375. In addition, the firm's expenses
    totalling £2,987.45 were reimbursed by the University.

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    Question (3)

    How much was spent on distributing copies of the report and the
    précis to members of Congregation and other interested
    parties?

    Reply

    The total costs to the University of printing and distribution were
    £15,136.83.

    These break down as follows. The cost of producing 600 copies of
    the full report was £3,000, which was paid for by the
    University. The cost of the covers of the summary report was shared
    between the University and Coopers &amp; Lybrand, the former
    paying two-thirds of the cost (£1,667), and the latter
    one-third. Taking into account VAT on these two items, the cost to
    the University amounted to £5,483.73. Additional expenses
    involved in printing and distributing the report totalled
    £9,653.10; this figure does not include costs of distribution
    through the University Messenger Service, which were absorbed within
    its general budget.

    The Commission has decided that its final report will include, as did
    the Franks Report, a statement of the full costs of the Commission's
    inquiry.

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    <br /> Oxford University Gazette, 30 May 1996: University Agenda<br />

    University Agenda


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    CONGREGATION 3 June


    Degree by Special Resolution

    The following special resolution will be deemed to be approved at
    noon on 3 June, unless by that time the Registrar has received notice
    in writing from two or more members of Congregation under the
    provisions of Tit. II, Sect. vi, cl. 6 (Statutes, 1995,
    p. 13) 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:

    THOMAS ALEXANDER REID, MA status, Wolfson College

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    <br /> Oxford University Gazette, 30 May 1996: Notices<br />

    Notices


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    • *Notices of exhibitions, guided tours, etc.:

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      STATUTE APPROVED BY HER MAJESTY IN COUNCIL

      Mr Vice-Chancellor has received a communication from the Clerk of Her
      Majesty's Privy Council, stating that on 24 April 1996 Her Majesty
      was pleased to approve the Statute increasing the age limit for
      members of university bodies, printed in Gazette, p. 407
      (approved by Congregation, p. 436).

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      UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE

      Personal Consultancies

      The University holds a Professional Indemnity Insurance policy which
      indemnifies the University, together with its employees and officers
      whilst acting on behalf of the University, against liability
      for damages (and claimants' costs and expenses) in respect of claims
      arising out of the University's activities as a university
      by reason of (amongst other things):

      (i) any act, neglect, error, or omission, occurring or committed
      in good faith by the University (together with its employees
      and officers whilst acting on behalf of the University);

      (ii) libel and slander committed in good faith by reason
      of words written or spoken by the University (together with its
      employees and officers whilst acting on behalf of the University).

      In the event of liability arising from any dishonest or
      fraudulent       act or omission, no person committing or
      condoning       the act or omission is entitled to indemnity.

      The policy does not cover the first £1,000 of any claim for
      damages.

      The policy also provides the same cover for individual members
      of the University's academic, academic-related, and technical staff
      who undertake private work, provided that

      (a) the permission of the University has been obtained,
      and

      (b) fees received for such work are declared to the
      insurer.

      It should be noted, however, that claims in US and Canadian
      courts are excluded.

      This insurance cover is subject to a number of conditions, of
      which the most important are:

      (a) that written notice is given to the
      insurance company as soon as possible after the University
      is aware of circumstances which might reasonably be expected
      to produce a claim against the University (including its employees
      and officers if within the cover)—irrespective of the validity
      of the claim—or as soon as it is informed of such a claim for
      which there may be liability under the insurance cover; and

      (b) that every letter, claim, writ, summons and
      process       is forwarded to the insurance company immediately on
      receipt      . No admission, offer, promise, payment, or indemnity is
      to be made or given by or on behalf of the University (including its
      employees and officers if within the cover) without the written
      consent of the company.

      Members of the academic staff undertaking consultancy work with
      the permission of the University (under the rules laid down by the
      General Board), and academic-related and technical staff (who must
      obtain the permission of the head of their department), are strongly
      urged to take advantage of this cover. They may do so by writing, on
      a strictly confidential basis, to Ms J. Clark, Director, Research
      Services Office, Wellington Square, Oxford, stating the name of the
      employer for each consultancy and the fee or the remuneration
      receivable.

      The insurance company will only be notified of the aggregate
      number of consultancies and the aggregate fees on an annual basis
      except in the event of a claim, when details of a particular
      consultancy will be required by the insurer.

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      WOMEN'S STUDIES COMMITTEE

      The next meeting of the Women's Studies Committee will be at 1 p.m.
      on Tuesday, 4 June, in the Old Bar, Mansfield College.





      <br /> Oxford University Gazette, 30 May 1996: Lectures<br />

      Lectures


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      NEWTON–ABRAHAM LECTURE

      PROFESSOR ARTHUR M. BROWN, Vice-President, Research MetroHealth
      Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, Newton–Abraham Professor
      1995–6, will deliver his Newton–Abraham Lecture at 5 p.m.
      on Wednesday, 12 June, in the Lecture Theatre, the Department of
      Pharmacology.

      Subject: `The genes of excitability.'

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      BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES


      Department of Biochemistry

      Public
      Symposium in honour of Professor George Radda

      SIR REX RICHARDS and PROFESSOR BRITTON CHANCE will be the guest
      speakers at a public symposium to be held at 2.30 p.m. on Friday, 7
      June, in the Main Lecture Theatre, the Inorganic Chemistry
      Laboratory, in celebration of the sixtieth birthday of Professor
      George Radda.

      Subject: `From molecules to medicine by NMR.'

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      CLINICAL MEDICINE

      Oxford Immunology Group

      PROFESSOR T. HÜNIG, Institut für Virologie und Immunologie,
      Würzburg, will lecture at 6 p.m. on Monday, 3 June, in Lecture
      Theatre 1, the Academic Block, the John Radcliffe Hospital. The
      meeting will be chaired by Professor Andrew McMichael.

      Subject: `CD28 mediated T cell activation without T cell
      receptor engagement in vitro and in vivo.'

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      LITERAE HUMANIORES

      Gareth Evans Memorial Lecture 1996

      PROFESSOR C. TAYLOR, McGill, will deliver the Gareth Evans Memorial
      Lecture at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 4 June, in the Gulbenkian Lecture
      Theatre, the St Cross Building. The subject of the lecture will be
      announced later.

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      PHYSICAL SCIENCES

      Astrophysics Colloquia

      The following colloquia will be held at 4.15 p.m. on the days shown
      in the Nuclear and Astrophysics Lecture Theatre.

      Conveners: Dr M.D. Lacy and Dr A.E. Lynas-
      Gray.

      DR E. KUULKERS, ESTEC

      Mon. 3 June: `How are TOADs and superliminal
      sources related to SXTs?'

      DR E.T. HARLAFTIS, St Andrews

      Tue. 4 June: `Understanding X-ray binaries: the
      black hole, the companion star, and the accretion disk.'

      DR R. MARDLING, Monash

      Tue. 11 June: `Chaotic orbital evolution in
      binaries.'

      DR S.E. RIDGWAY

      Tue. 18 June: `Host properties of z ~ 1 3C
      sources.'

      DR D. O'DONOGHUE, Cape Town

      Thur. 27 June: `A new class of pulsating stars.'

      DR P. PODSIADLOWSKI

      Mon. 8 July: `Galactic gamma-ray burst models.'

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      Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Planetary Physics: seminar

      DR K. BAINES, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California, will give a
      seminar at 2.15 p.m. on Friday, 7 June, in the Dobson Room, the
      Atmospheric Physics Laboratory.

      Subject: `Asteroids/cometary impacts, the demise of the
      dinosaurs, and the ultimate rise (and fall?) of mankind
      ...'

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      UNIVERSITY COUNSELLING SERVICE

      Annual Conference

      Understanding and working within organisational change

      The annual conference will be held on Friday, 21 June, in St
      Catherine's College. Details and application forms are available from
      the Conference Secretary, the University Counselling Service, 11
      Wellington Square, Oxford (telephone: Oxford (2)70300). Details of
      speakers are given below.

      SIR DOUGLAS HAGUE, Associate Fellow, Templeton
      College: `Can university cultures be changed?'

      JON STOKES, Director, Tavistock Consultancy Service,
      Tavistock Clinic, London: `Do organisations have minds?'

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      OXFORD CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES

      In association with the Centre for Indian Studies, St Antony's
      College

      PROFESSOR B. METCALF, University of California, Davis, will give a
      seminar at 10.30 a.m. on Friday, 31 May, in the Oxford Centre for
      Islamic Studies.

      Subject: `Islam in south Asia: recent research in North
      America.'

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      MANSFIELD COLLEGE

      Oxford Centre for Environment, Ethics, and Society

      PROFESSOR B. KLUG, St Xavier University, Chicago, will give a seminar
      at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 5 June, in the Tower Room, Mansfield
      College.

      Further details may be obtained from Ms Nina Booth-Clibborn
      (telephone: (2)70886, e-mail: ocees@mansf.ox.ac.uk).

      Subject: `When are we human? (How should we treat
      animals?).'

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      ST ANTONY'S COLLEGE


      George Antonius Lecture

      PROFESSOR L. ABU-LUGHOD, New York University, will deliver the
      twenty-first George Antonius Lecture at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 13 June,
      in the New Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College.

      Subject: `Melodramas of nationhood: Egyptian television and
      the projects of modernity.'

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      Asian Studies Centre

      Democratisation in Taiwan: implications for China

      This workshop will be held on Friday, 7 June, and Saturday, 8 June,
      in the
      venues given below. Registration takes place at 9.30 a.m. on 7 June.

      Friday, 7 June: in the Fellows' Dining Room, St Antony's College
      (Chair:
      Dr Rosemary Foot)

      HUNG-MAO TIEN, INPR, and TUN-JEN CHENG, INPR and College of William
      and
      Mary
      10 a.m.: `Crafting democratic institutions.'

      DR S. TSANG

      11.30 a.m.: `From Leninist-style party-state to
      democracy:
      the relevance of the Taiwan experience for political reforms in
      the
      PRC.'

      In the New Lecture Theatre (Nissan Institute), St Antony's
      College (Chair:
      (1) Professor Hung-mao Tien; (2) Professor Arthur Stockwin)

      TEH-FU HUANG, INPR/National Cheng-chi

      2.15 p.m.: `The evolving party system and
      democratic
      consolidation in Taiwan: some observations on recent
      developments.'

      J. DOMES, Saarlandes

      3.30 p.m.: `From authoritarian to democratic
      politics:
      lessons of electoral and party reforms in Taiwan for the
      PRC.'

      YUN-HAN CHU, INPR/National Taiwan

      5 p.m.: `External actors and Taiwan's
      democratisation: US,
      Japan, and the PRC' (combined with Nissan Institute seminar).

      Saturday, 8 June: in the Fellows' Dining Room, St Antony's
      College (Chair:
      (1) Professor Yun-han Chu; (2) Dr Steve Tsang)

      I-CHOU LIU, INPR/National Cheng-chi University

      9.15 a.m.: `Development of the opposition: the DPP
      and New
      Party.'

      F. MENGIN

      10 a.m.: `State and identity.'

      CHYUAN-JENG SHIAU, INPR and National Taiwan University

      11.45 a.m.: `Civil society in Taiwan's
      democratisation.'

      C. HUGHES, Durham

      2 p.m.: `Democratisation and Beijing's Taiwan
      policy.'

      L. WHITEHEAD

      3.15 p.m.: `Sum up: putting matters in a
      comparative
      framework.'

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      TRINITY COLLEGE


      Richard Hillary Memorial Lecture

      NADIME GORDIMER will deliver the Richard Hillary Memorial Lecture at
      5 p.m. on
      Friday, 31 May, in the St Cross Building.

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      <br /> Oxford University Gazette, 30 May 1996: Grants and Funding<br />

      Grants and Research Funding


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      OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING


      The British Council: Anglo-Portuguese Joint
      Research Programme (Treaty of Windsor)

      The Treaty of Windsor Programme was established in 1986 to support
      specific joint research projects between Britain and Portugal. The
      scheme is administered by the Portuguese Council of Rectors and the
      Co-ordinating Council of the Polytechnics on behalf of the Portuguese
      research institutions and by the British Council on behalf of the
      British research institutions.

      The British Council is inviting applications in all academic
      disciplines for the 1997–8 programme for: advanced research
      projects carried out through collaboration between Portuguese
      universities, polytechnics and Ministry of Education supported
      research programmes and British research institutions;
      staff and curriculum development projects in Portuguese universities
      and polytechnics carried out in collaboration with British research
      institutions.

      Applicants must have already identified a Portuguese project
      partner who will be making a simultaneous application to the
      Portuguese administering authorities. Grants of up to £1,000
      (for each team) are available to cover the cost of international
      economy travel for members of the team (with an expected maximum of
      two return fares) and for subsistence and accommodation costs of the
      visiting team.

      Further details on the application procedure and copies of the
      application form are available from the Research Grants Office
      (telephone: (2)70146). The closing date for application is 30 June
      for new applications and 30 October for renewal applications.

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      OTHER GRANTS


      Visiting Fellowships for Young Scholars from
      the former Soviet Union

      The British Academy is offering eighteen visiting fellowships for
      young academics from Russia and other republics of the former Soviet
      Union for research of a period of at least one month at a British
      institution. Applications should be made by a UK-based academic
      sponsor, with the support of the home institution. Applications from
      potential visiting scholars themselves are not acceptable. Visiting
      scholars should be of postdoctoral or equivalent status, under the
      age of forty and working in the field of humanities and social
      sciences. A grant of £2,500 will be available for each Visiting
      Fellow which is intended to cover travel expenses, accommodation,
      research expenses and entertainment.

      Applications are invited by 21 June for consideration by the
      Overseas Policy Committee on 11 July. Application forms are avilable
      from Jane Lyddon or Joanne Shaw in the Overseas Department, British
      Academy, 20–1 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QP (telephone: 0171-
      487 5966, e-mail: janel@britac.ac.uk).

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      British Chamber of Commerce in Germany

      The Scholarship Foundation of the British Chamber of Commerce in
      Germany is offering a limited number of scholarships in varying
      amounts for British graduates and undergraduates who have been
      accepted at a German university for the academic year 1996–7.
      Application forms are available from the British Chamber of Commerce
      in Germany Foundation, Severinstrasse 60, Cologne 50678, Germany
      (telephone: + 49 221 314458, fax: + 49 221315335). The deadline for
      receipt of applications is 30 June.

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      Woodrow Wilson International Center for
      Scholars

      1997–8 Fellowships Programme in the Humanities and Social
      Sciences

      The Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington is offering
      approximately thirty-five fellowships to postdoctoral applicants and
      men and women with outstanding capabilities and experience for the
      academic year (September–May) 1997–8. Fellows are assigned
      a furnished office and access to research facilities and publishing
      services, and receive a yearly grant of approximately $47,000
      (including travel expenses).

      The deadline for receipt of applications is 1 October. Information
      and application forms may be obtained from the Fellowships Officer,
      the Woodrow Wilson Center, 1000 Jefferson Drive S.W., SI MRC 022,
      Washington DC 20560 (fax: + 202 357-4439, e-mail:
      wcfellow@sivm.si.edu, WWW: http://wwics.si.edu).

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      <br /> Oxf. Univ. Gazette, 30 May 1996: Examinations and Boards<br />

      Examinations and Boards


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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, 2, and 3 (Examination Decrees, 1995, pp.
      1002–3), 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 himself 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

      Michaelmas Term 1996

      The Chairman of the Curators of the Schools would be grateful if
      Professors, Readers, and University Lecturers who wish to lecture
      at the Schools in Michaelmas Term 1996 could inform the Clerk of
      the Schools at the end of the present term. It is necessary to
      know whether a room suitable for an audience of more than one
      hundred persons is required; only the three large writing-schools
      will accommodate more than that number.

      Afternoon lectures should normally finish by 6 p.m.

      Attention is drawn to the fact that overhead projection equipment
      and 35-mm projectors are available. When these facilities are
      required the Clerk of the Schools should be notified in advance.

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      SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE M.SC. AND
      DIPLOMA IN APPLIED STATISTICS


      Paper Two topics for examination in 1997

      The regulations for the M.Sc. and Diploma in Applied Statistics
      (Examination Decrees, 1995, pp. 721 and 887) require
      the Supervisory Committee to publish the topics for paper two
      (`Further Statistical Methodology'). For examination in 1997, the
      topics will be:

      Multivariate analysis

      Simulation

      Computer-intensive and robust statistics

      Spatial statistics

      Medical statistics

      Expert systems

      Image analysis

      Pattern recognition

      Linear programming

      Combinatorial optimisation

      Quality control

      Cost accountancy

      Decision mathematics

      Econometrics

      Social statistics

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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:

      Clinical Medicine

      P. SCOTT, Merton: `Vascular endothelial growth factor in breast
      carcinoma'.

      St John's, Friday, 7 June, 1.15 p.m.

      Examiners: K.C. Gatter, N. Bundred.

      English Language and Literature

      M.J. KOOY, Keble: `Aesthetics and moral philosophy in the thought of
      Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1808–19'.

      Wolfson, Thursday, 20 June, 2.30 p.m.

      Examiners: E. Shaffer, J. Beer.

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      Physical Sciences

      P. HULL, Magdalen: `Synthesis and characterisation of quantum
      dots'.

      Department of Materials, Tuesday, 4 June, 2 p.m.

      Examiners: P.R. Wilshaw, D. Cherns.

      J.B. MACRO, University: `Substituted diazirines as poly-functional
      photoactive substrates'.

      Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Monday, 10 June, 11 a.m.

      Examiners: A. Gilbert, P. Burn.

      R. MARWOOD, Lincoln: `An investigation of conical roof edge
      vortices'.

      Department of Engineering Science, Thursday, 4 July, 11 a.m.

      Examiners: C.J. Baker, R.W. Ainsworth.

      TSUEU-JU SU, University: `Neutron and X-ray scattering from
      interfaces'.

      Magdalen, Thursday, 20 June, 10.30 a.m.

      Examiners: C.D. Bain, A.R. Rennie.

      D. WILSON, St Edmund Hall: `Three-dimensional kinematics of the
      knee'.

      Department of Engineering Science, Thursday, 6 June, 10.30 a.m.

      Examiners: J.M. Brady, P.S. Walker.

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      Social Studies

      M.F. BRZEZINSKI, St Antony's: `The development of constitutionalism
      in Poland'.

      St Antony's, Friday, 7 June, 5 p.m.

      Examiners: A.H. Brown, W.E. Butler.

      YONG GU SUH, Templeton: `Country-of-origin effects in consumers'
      perceptions of international products: Europe and east Asia'.

      Templeton, Saturday, 8 June, 3 p.m.

      Examiners: J. Reynolds, E. Davies.

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      <br /> Oxford University Gazette, 30 May 1996: Colleges<br />

      Colleges, Halls, and Societies


      Contents of this section:

      • OBITUARIES


      • ELECTIONS

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        OBITUARIES


        Magdalen College

        ALAN MEEK BARKER, 9 January 1996; commoner 1924–7. Aged 89.

        NORMAN BRADSHAW, 14 December 1994; exhibitioner 1935. Aged 77.

        JOHN MACKENZIE BROWN, 14 July 1995; commoner 1924–7. Aged
        89.

        ARTHUR GORDON CLOUGH, 6 April 1996; Doncaster Scholar
        1955–8. Aged 61.

        MARIE VALENTIN ROBERT MARRIER D'UNIENVILLE, 21 February 1996;
        commoner 1947–52. Aged 68.

        ROBERT HIGGINS EBERT, 29 January 1996; Rhodes Scholar 1936. Aged
        82.

        CYRIL ANTHONY ELAND, 2 October 1995; commoner 1932–4. Aged
        81.

        EUGENE DILLON FARMER, 24 October 1995; commoner 1948–50.
        Aged 69.

        MALCOLM FRASER, 9 April 1996; demy 1924–8. Aged 90.

        NORMAN DAVID MELVILLE JOHNSTONE, 11 October 1995; commoner
        1929–32. Aged 84.

        JOHN MCKENZIE LINDSAY MACDONALD, 29 January 1996; commoner
        1938–9. Aged 76.

        PAUL EMILE SANDEMAN MCLAUGHLIN, 27 April 1996; commoner
        1977–80. Aged 36.

        HERBERT WILLIAM JAMES MORRELL, 20 December 1995; commoner
        1934–7. Aged 80.

        HARRY TACON OPENSHAW, 4 January 1996; demy 1931. Aged 80.

        STANLEY ALFRED GEORGE PRICE, 7 April 1996; Doncaster Scholar 1943
        and 1946–50. Aged 71.

        FRANCIS QUINN, 2 December 1995; commoner 1949–52. Aged 90.

        LAWRENCE WALLACE RADICE, 23 March 1996; commoner 1926–9.
        Aged 88.

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        St Hugh's College

        LADY NAIPAUL (PATRICIA ANN HALE), February 1996; commoner
        1951–4. Aged 63.

        AUDREY O'DELL (née Wilson), 23 October 1995;
        commoner 1933–6. Aged 81.

        AUDREY FLORA LILIAN STEPHENS (née Fowler), 18
        February 1996; commoner 1925–8. Aged 88.

        SOPHIE WILSDON, 30 April 1996; accepted to read Jurisprudence,
        October 1996. Aged 19.

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        ELECTIONS


        Christ Church

        To the Fowler Hamilton Visiting Research Fellowship (with effect
        from 1 September 1996):

        PROFESSOR D. BLANK

        To a Lecturership in French (with effect from 1 October
        1997):

        DR B. JACK

        To a Lecturership in Philosophy (with effect from 1 October
        1996):

        DR R.L. FRAZIER

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        Merton College

        To an Exhibition:

        MISS A.L. GOODMAN, formerly of Manchester
        Girls' High School

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        Oriel College

        To a Scholarship:

        GRAEME ROBERT SMITH, formerly of Bristol
        Grammar School

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        St Anne's College

        To Scholarships:

        THOMAS HODGKINSON, formerly of Harrow School

        RUPERT PEPPER, formerly of Ampleforth College

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        To an Exhibition:

        SEBASTIAN WIESENER, formerly of Oakham
        School

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        St Hugh's College

        To the Rawnsley Studentship:

        JANE ELEANOR KEAT (BA
        Cambridge)

        To the Dorothea Gray Senior Scholarship:

        BRUNO CURRIE, BA

        To the Yates Senior Scholarship:

        KRISTIN JOACHIMSEN (BA
        Oslo)

        To the William Thomas and Gladys Willing Scholarship:

        MARGARET RIGAUD-DRAYTON (Lic., Maît., DEA Paris)

        To the Mary Lunt Scholarship:

        CANDIDA LUCY ROWE (B.SC.
        Nottingham)

        To the Wei Lun Scholarships:

        VICTORIA CHRISTINE APPEL (BA W. Ontario)

        CATHERINE WILKINS, BA, M.SC. (B.SC. Open)

        To the Harris Scholarships:

        PAUL FEATONBY, BA

        ANDREW GEORGE GREEN (BA Cambridge)

        To the Nuffield Scholarship:

        MARK ROWAN GORTON HOLT (B.SC.
        W. Australia)

        To the Maplethorpe Scholarship:

        JEREMY HILL, BA

        To the Hodgson Scholarship:

        NUZHAT JALEEL (BA Warwick)

        To the Jubilee Scholarship:

        SARAH KNOTT, BA (MA
        Pennsylvania)

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        PRIZES


        St Hugh's College

        Elizabeth Francis Prize:

        ELIZABETH CHARLOTTE BARKER

        Lorna Limpus Prize:

        RICHARD OWEN LAWRENCE

        Prize for Collections:

        SOPHIE JANE LUNN-ROCKLIFFE

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        NOTICES


        Jesus College


        Appointment of Assistant to the Tutorial
        Administrator

        The college seeks to appoint an Assistant to the Tutorial
        Administrator who is in charge of the Tutorial Office, dealing with
        all aspects of the academic administration of the college. In
        particular he or she will work closely with the Tutor for Graduates
        who is responsible for graduate admissions and the progress of
        graduate students. In addition, the Assistant will be expected to
        provide support to the Tutorial Administrator on a wide range of
        undergraduate matters. Sound administrative experience, good
        word-processing and computing skills are sought; personal initiative
        and a willingness to accept responsibility are essential. Some
        familiarity with university and/or college procedures would be
        helpful. This is a varied and interesting post in a busy college
        office. The college would wish the person chosen to start as soon as
        possible. Salary: £13,581–£15,885. Written
        applications, with curriculum vitae and the names and
        addresses of two referees, should be sent to the Tutorial
        Administrator, Jesus College, Oxford OX1 3DW, from whom further
        particulars may also be obtained. Closing date for applications:
        Monday, 10 June.

        Jesus College is an equal opportunities employer.

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        Magdalen College, Exeter College, and
        University College


        Stipendiary Lecturership in Philosophy

        The colleges intend to appoint a Stipendiary Lecturer in Philosophy
        for the academic year 1996–7. The stipend will be £13,480.
        The lecturer will be required to provide twelve hours' teaching per
        week. Applications, containing a curriculum vitae and
        the names of two referees, should be sent to the Senior Tutor,
        Magdalen College, Oxford OX1 4AU, by Friday, 14 June. Candidates
        should ask their referees to write directly to the Senior Tutor in
        their support by this date. It is expected that interviews will take
        place in the week beginning 1 July. Further particulars can be
        obtained from the Senior Tutor at Magdalen College (telephone:
        Oxford (2)76113, fax: (2)76094).

        The colleges are equal
        opportunities employers.

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        St Anne's College


        Part-time (0.58) Stipendiary Lecturership
        in Economics

        Applications are invited for a one-year part-time lecturership for
        the academic year 1996–7. The successful applicant will be
        required to undertake an average of seven hours' teaching per week.
        The lecturer will be expected to contribute to Economics teaching in
        the Honour Schools of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, History
        and Economics, Economics and Management, and Engineering, Economics,
        and Management. The annual stipend will be in the range
        £8,000–£18,000, pro rata. Further particulars may be
        obtained from the Senior Tutor's Secretary, St Anne's College,
        Oxford OX2 6HS (telephone: Oxford (2)74825). Applications should be
        sent by 12 June to Dr T. O'Shaughnessy at St Anne's. Two referees
        should be asked to write directly to Dr O'Shaughnessy by the same
        date.

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        St Antony's College (Middle East Centre)


        Appointment of On-line Cataloguer

        Applications are invited for this post, which will be for a fixed
        term of two years in the first instance. The salary will be on the
        clerical and library staff grade 3 scale
        (£10,276–£11,895).

        The successful candidate will be
        required to convert the European language catalogue of a small
        college library onto the Oxford University on-line system.
        Familiarity with AACR Marc is essential. Further details are
        available from Ms Diane Ring, Librarian, Middle East Centre, St
        Antony's College, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6JF (telephone: Oxford
        284764, fax: 311475). The closing date is 15 June.

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        St Catherine's College


        Two-year Non-Stipendiary Lecturership in
        Philosophy

        The college proposes to appoint a six-hour Class A Lecturer in
        Philosophy for the academic years 1996–8.

        The lecturer will
        be required to teach (in tutorials and classes) six hours per week on
        average in the eight weeks of each full term. Applicants should be
        able to teach one part of the Prelims syllabus (Descartes'
        Meditations, Hodges' Logic, Mill's
        Utilitarianism); one of the following two central Finals
        papers: History of Philosophy from Descartes to Kant, Ethics; and one
        or more further Finals options. In addition to the normal rates for
        teaching, s/he will receive a retainer of £369 per term (under
        review) and certain common room rights.

        Applications should be
        addressed to the Senior Tutor, St Catherine's College, Oxford OX1
        3UJ, and should include a curriculum vitae, an
        indication of areas of teaching expertise, an outline of research
        interests, and the names of two referees. Applicants should ask their
        referees to write directly to the Senior Tutor. Applications and
        References must arrive by Friday, 14 June.

        The college exists to
        promote excellence in education and research, and is an equal
        opportunities employer.

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        St Catherine's College and Magdalen
        College


        One-year Stipendiary Lecturership in
        Philosophy

        The colleges propose to appoint a twelve-hour Stipendiary Lecturer in
        Philosophy for the academic year 1996–7. The lecturer will be
        required to teach (in tutorials and classes) twelve hours per week on
        average in the eight weeks of each full term, split eight/four
        between St Catherine's and Magdalen. In addition, he or she will be
        expected to play a full role in the running of the Honour Schools
        involving Philosophy at St Catherine's, including participating in
        the admissions process, setting and marking college examinations, and
        organising the tuition of undergraduates.

        Applicants should be
        able to teach two parts of the Prelims syllabus (Descartes'
        Meditations, Hodges' Logic, Mill's
        Utilitarianism); two of the following three central
        Finals papers: History of Philosophy from Descartes to Kant,
        Metaphysics and Theory of Knowledge, Ethics; and one or more further
        Finals options. A teaching room will be provided in St Catherine's.
        The lecturer will be a member of the senior common room and receive
        five meals per week, free of charge, during term. The stipend will be
        £14,340 (under review), and will be pensionable.

        Applications
        should be addressed to the Senior Tutor, St Catherine's College,
        Oxford OX1 3UJ, and should include a curriculum vitae,
        an indication of areas of teaching expertise, an outline of research
        interests, and the names of two referees. Applicants should ask their
        referees to write directly to the Senior Tutor. Applications and
        References must arrive by Friday, 14 June. Short-listed candidates
        will be interviewed during the week beginning 1 July.

        The colleges
        exist to promote excellence in education and research, and are equal
        opportunities employers.

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        Campion Hall


        Appointment of Sub-Bursar

        Campion Hall is looking for a suitable Sub-Bursar, who will be
        responsible for the material upkeep of the house, health and safety,
        overseeing staff, and taking care of guest accommodation; preferably
        someone familiar with the Oxford University system, and with
        experience of administration and house-keeping. Applications, with a
        curriculum vitae, should be addressed to the Master,
        Campion Hall, Oxford OX1 1QS, before 10 June.

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        <br /> Oxford University Gazette, 30 May 1996: Advertisements<br />

        Advertisements


        Contents of this section:


        How to advertise in the
        Gazette


        Terms and
        conditions of acceptance of advertisements

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        Bodleian Shop

        When did you last visit the Bodleian shop? The best-
        selling items at the moment are: the Bodleian document bag in smart
        black canvas, the Relativity mouse mat, also in black, and a mug
        bearing Edward Lear's portrait of his cat, Foss. The shop is open
        Mon.–Fri., 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.–12.30 p.m. See
        the Bodleian's Shopping Arcade on the Internet:
        http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/arcade/.

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        Concerts

        The Oxford University Philharmonia will
        perform the following at 8 p.m. on Thur., 6 June, in the Sheldonian
        Theatre: Dvorák, Symphony no. 8; Vaughan Williams,
        Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Copland,
        Fanfare for the Common Man; Woollfenden, Suite
        Français. Tickets £7 (£4), from Blackwell's Music
        Shop.

        The Soules Harmony—Rodrigo del Pozo (tenor),
        Geoffrey Baker (recorder), Reiko Ichese (viol), and Christopher
        Morrongiello (lute): `La Capilla Espana: Iberian and Italian cross-
        currents in the Renaissance', at 3.30 p.m. on Sunday, 2 June, in St
        Giles' Church, St Giles', Oxford. Tickets £6 (concessions
        £4, children £2), from Blackwell's Music Shop or at the
        door.

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        Music Faculty Library: Booksale

        The Music Faculty Library will be holding a sale of
        books, music scores, and LP recordings, on Tue., 11 June, 2.30–5
        p.m., in the Committee Room, the Music Faculty. The items on sale
        will consist largely of `weeded' library stock, and of gifts of stock
        which the library does not require. For further information contact
        the Librarian (John Wagstaff): Oxford (2)76146, e-mail:
        libmus@vax.

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        Tuition Offered

        The Alexander Technique. Jan Steele, BA, and Janet
        Sherbourne, MA. Members of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander
        Technique. Phone for free fact-sheet and brochure. A number of
        concessionary places for students, etc., are available. Tel.: Oxford
        770272.


        Services Offered

        Frederick & Sudabeh Hine, private dealers in
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        traditional designs from Iran, Turkey, and Afghanistan, and, although
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        domestic dwellings but also large institutional and commercial
        buildings. Business hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Mon.–Sat. Old
        Squash Court, 16 Linton Road, North Oxford. Tel./fax: Oxford
        59396.

        Jim Crockatt offers you a range of fitted or free-
        standing bookcases which are elegant in design, robust in
        construction, decorative in paint, or resplendent in wood—and
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        Domestic Services

        Paris: accommodation offered in return for after-
        school child care, from Sept. for at least one school year. French
        family living in Oxford and returning to Oxford seeks nanny for
        after-school child care for 2 children (4 and 6); accommodation is a
        pleasant self-contained studio in a quiet area in the centre of Paris
        (13th arrondissement). Ideal for student wanting to study French in
        Paris for one year or more. Sylvie Glaser. Tel.: Oxford 54098
        (evenings and weekends), or 281322 (working days).

        Housekeeper, part-time, Park Town, June: min. of 4
        mornings and 2 afternoons/early evenings per week plus more at times.
        Flexibility useful. Job includes kids' care (8 and 11 years),
        driving, cook a bit, shop, clean, etc. Tel.: Oxford 515292.

        Carpet/upholstery/curtain cleaning by Grimebusters,
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        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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        Houses to Let

        Quiet, converted barn to let for 1 or 2 years, on
        edge of village 10 miles east of Oxford; 1 double bedroom, large
        living area, gallery, kitchen, bathroom, garage; gas c.h.; washing-
        machine. References please. Suit visiting scholar. Available early
        July. Tel.: 01844 279202 (evenings).

        Peaceful but accessible (Oxford 20 minutes) small
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        Witney; gas c.h. Available mid-Sept.–July to careful tenant.
        £400 p.c.m. Tel.: 01993 704250 (evenings).

        Delightful south Oxford house, close city centre,
        available 1 June onwards; 2 bedrooms, sitting-room, dining-
        room/kitchen, pretty garden; fully furnished, heated, and equipped.
        Ideal careful academic couple. Six months or more preferred but
        shorter summer lets considered. £620 p.c.m., exc. bills. Tel.:
        01993 813569 (evenings).

        Headington Quarry: well-furnished detached house in
        peaceful position near bus route; master bedroom (en-suite), 2 other
        bedrooms and bathroom, living/dining-room, study, breakfast-room,
        kitchen, utility room, double garage. Non-smokers only. No pets. Min.
        let 6 months, renewable. £750 p.c.m. plus bills. Tel.: Oxford
        741197 (after 6 p.m.).

        Beautifully modernised house to let, east Oxford, 9
        months from around 19 Aug.; 2 double bedrooms, 2 studies, sitting-
        room, dining-room, 1½ bathrooms; c.h; washing-machine; dish-
        washer; 20 minutes' walk from Bodleian; walled garden. £850 p.m.
        Tel.: Oxford 242966 (not 9–16 June).

        North Oxford : 3-bedroom detached house in secluded
        drive; washing- machine, drier, garage, maintained garden backing
        onto playing fields; convenient for shops and schools. Available 1
        Sept.–30 June. Suitable for visiting academics. £900 p.c.m.
        Tel.: Oxford 722630.

        Very peaceful, sunny, detached Cotswold stone
        cottage (Oxford 20 minutes) on ancient farm in Windrush Valley;
        wonderful views and walks; furnished/unfurnished; 2 bedrooms, study,
        oil-fired c.h., insulation, log stove, shed, garage, tennis. Six
        months min. £600 p.c.m. Tel.: 01993 822152.

        Luxurious and light accommodation in central North
        Oxford near Port Meadow; convenient for University, schools, shops; 3
        bedrooms (2 double, 1 single), sitting-room, dining-room, kitchen, 2
        bathrooms (inc. separate shower), balcony, own paved garden;
        beautifully decorated and just refurbished with new fittings and
        carpets; gas c.h., washing-machine, drier, dish-washer, 2 telephones,
        TV points. Available from Sept. Tel.: Oxford 59614.

        Our 4-bedroom semi-detached house is available to
        let for 1 year from July. In excellent condition throughout with all
        mod. cons.; fully furnished; secluded garden; situated conveniently
        for universities and hospitals. £825 p.c.m. Tel.: Oxford
        240017.

        Old Headington: charming wisteria-covered early
        Victorian cottage; furnished with antiques; 2 bedrooms, 2 sitting-
        rooms (or third bedroom), conservatory style kitchen/dining-room;
        modern bathroom; 90-ft rear garden with fishpond, summerhouse, and
        purpose-built barbecue; 5 minutes' walk to the John Radcliffe.
        Available from second week in Aug. for any period up to 1 year. Rent
        in region of £795 p.m. Tel.: Oxford 310674 (evenings); if no
        reply, 52698; e-mail: vessey@molbiol.ox.ac.uk.

        Holton: unfurnished house to let; fitted kitchen, 3
        reception rooms, 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, curtains, fitted carpets,
        garden, double garage. £1,500 p.c.m. Mrs Price. Tel.: Oxford
        874095 (10 a.m.–5 p.m. weekdays).

        Four-bedroom detached house, well furnished, North
        Oxford, cul-de-sac ending in Cutteslowe Park; large well-equipped
        kitchen, laundry/storage-room with washer/drier; 3 reception, 2 bath;
        lovely garden; wheelchair adapted; near buses. From late July, for
        one year initially. £1,100 p.c.m. Tel.: Oxford 515119.

        Available from 1 Sept. for long let, delightful,
        furnished detached house in quiet cul-de-sac in North Oxford within
        easy reach of colleges and the city centre. Kitchen fully equipped,
        breakfast-room, lounge, dining-room, study; 3 double bedrooms,
        bathroom, separate shower-room, beautiful, mature rear garden; front
        garden and driveway with car-port and garage. Suit visiting academic
        family. £1,000 p.c.m. Tel./fax: Oxford 66404 (Pam Crane).

        Charming cottage on edge of village approximately 12
        miles north-west of Oxford. Double bedroom plus spare bedroom/study.
        Furnished and equipped to a very high standard, country antiques,
        washer/drier, c.h., beams, inglenook fire. Very private walled
        garden. Suit caring non-smoking couple. Available for short lets till
        mid-July and longer-term after mid-Aug. Tel.: 01608 684700.

        Central North Oxford—Tackley Place: spacious
        and comfortable 5/6-bedroom Victorian house on 4 floors, with 2
        bathrooms; fully furnished; conveniently located for city centre,
        colleges, hospitals, and schools—ideal for a visiting academic
        family. Available Aug. for 12 months. QB Management. Tel.: Oxford
        64533, fax: 64777.

        Central North Oxford: house available mid-
        July–end Dec.; close to schools, colleges, all faculties;
        comfortable family home on 3 floors; would suit visiting academic.
        £1,200 p.c.m. Tel./fax: Oxford 514606, e-mail:
        syrdn@warwick.ac.uk.

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        Flats to Let

        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. £600 p.m. Tel.: Oxford 53100, e-mail:
        gittins@stats.ox.ac.uk.

        Central North Oxford: attractive self-contained family
        accommodatdion (comfortably sleeps 6), in Victorian house; well equipped, gas
        c.h., etc. Available from mid-Aug. for 6–12 months plus. £200 p.w.
        exc. bills. Tel.: Oxford 59911.

        Peaceful east Oxon. village: extremely spacious 2-bedroom
        flat, first floor of former vicarage; part furnished; suit quiet single
        professional person. £525 p.c.m. inc. heating. Tel.: Oxford 200012.

        St Clement's, walking distance of city centre: 2-bedroom
        apartment on 2 floors with roof-top patio garden; light and spacious
        accommodation; furnished and equipped. £725 p.c.m. Tel.: Oxford
        200012.

        Upper Wolvercote: 2-bedroom flat in quiet position inside the
        ring-road; frequent bus route; well-equipped fully-furnished first-floor flat
        with c.h., garage, etc.; would suit professional couple, non-smoking
        preferred. Available late July. £625 p.c.m. Rent negotiable for long-term
        let of 2–3 years. Tel.: Oxford 59802.

        Central North Oxford, 10 minutes from city centre: delightful
        and very comfortable flat available in quiet, civilised family house: large
        double bedroom, single bedroom, drawing-room, kitchen, bathroom. Off-street
        parking, garden. Available now for short or let. Regret no children or pets.
        Tel.: Oxford 52400.

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        Summer Let

        Central North Oxford: spacious, detached house in quiet
        residential area available 3–31 Aug.; excellently located 5 minutes from
        shops and 10 minutes from city centre—also on main bus route; 5
        bedroooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, large kitchen/diner; fully equipped
        with microwave, dish-washer, etc.; pretty, secluded garden. £450 p.w. all
        inc. Tel.: Oxford 511231, fax: 791782.

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        Accommodation Offered

        Bed-sit, off Banbury Road, city centre 1 mile; own shower-
        room, telephone, TV. £83 p.w., all inc. Available June for 2–months.
        Suitable for non-smoking visitor. Tel.: Oxford 53638.

        Iffley Village, part cottage, with large sitting/dining-room,
        next small kitchen, outside w.c., double bedroom, shared bathroom. From end of
        June. Tel.: Oxford 63506.

        June only for one month, room available in delightful,
        comfortably furnished shared house of young professionals. Peace during day.
        Low cost bed-and-breakfast available all year round for academics. Tel.:
        Oxford 726755.

        Bed-and-breakfast available in very comfortable house in
        central North Oxford: an exclusive, quiet, leafy area within walking distance
        of all main university buildings, city centre, parks, river, shops, pubs, and
        restaurants. Each room has central heating, colour TV, microwave oven, tea-
        and coffee-making facilities. Very moderate terms. Tel.: Oxford 57879.

        Alternative medicine centre. Space available. Therapy and
        treatment rooms. Consulting and counselling rooms. Every facility. Very
        moderate rates. Central North Oxford. Tel. for further details: Oxford 511111
        (9 a.m.–12 noon).

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        Accommodation Sought

        Canadian professor with wife and 10-year-old son requires
        accommodation 1 July–7 Aug. (some room for adjustment). Nicholas Hudson,
        Department of English, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1,
        Canada. Tel.: 604 874 3440, fax: 604 822 6906, e-mail: nhudson@unixg.ubc.ca
        (Vancouver is 6 hours behind GMT).

        Are you going away? Two women professionals, recently
        returned from Canada, and hoping to settle in the Oxford area, are looking for
        temporary accommodation from approx. end of June. Animal lovers and keen
        gardeners. Do you have a house (and pets) that need looking after while you
        are away for several weeks/months? Excellent references available. Contact
        Bernadette Dunne or Mary O'Gorman. Tel.: Oxford 726104.

        Two D.Phil.s/part-time tutor and research assistant (non-
        smoking, quiet and tidy women) seek nice, spacious, reasonably-priced, 2-
        bedroom house; all modern conveniences; prefer central to North Oxford.
        Helena. Tel.: Oxford (2)75562 (b.h.) or 316203 (a.h.).

        Mother, father, two children (10 and 2 years old) and nanny
        need accommodation mid-July to late Sept./early Oct. while awaiting
        completion on house purchase. North Oxford preferred. Tel.: Oxford (2)72508
        (office hours); e-mail stuart.judge@st-annes.ox.ac.uk.

        Health professional/academic from Australia (Oxford graduate)
        on 6-month contract, July–Dec., looking to house-sit in Oxford for all or
        part of that time. Conscientious houseperson. Paul Goodman. Tel.: Oxford
        247343.

        d'Overbroeck's is now looking for more good family and self-
        catering accommodation in North Oxford for A-level students from Sept. We need
        to arrange accommodation for our existing students before the end of June and
        are particularly interested in self-catering rooms or flatlets within private
        houses which may be available from Sept. Rents are paid through the college.
        Tel.: Oxford 310000.

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        Feel confident letting your property in Oxfordshire with
        Brooks, one of Oxford's longest-established Property Management Companies.
        Formerly the property management department of E.J. Brooks and Son. Tel.:
        Oxford 728597, fax: 794606.

        Premier have a fine selection of short lets for overseas
        visitors. We also require substantial executive style detached
        furnished/unfurnished in any area, rent level £2,000 p.c.m., 2/3-year
        let, for US visiting lady. Call Jan Bartlett at Premier. Tel.: Oxford
        792299.

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        services, or if you simply need some informal help and advice without
        obligation, telephone us. Tel.: Oxford 64533, or fax: 64777.

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        Accommodation Exchange

        House exchanges: advertise your house exchange on the World
        Wide Web, free. Internet: http://www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/~awatts/house.html; e-
        mail: awatts@bioch.ox.ac.uk.

        Lovely family house in Summertown (just north of Oxford city
        centre) offered for 3–6 weeks any time 20 July–3 Sept. (flexible) in
        exchange for Manhattan apartment; conveniently located close to shops, bus
        stop (5 mins. drive) to city centre; 2 bedrooms, office, living-room, kitchen,
        dining-room, conservatory, 1 bathroom, 2 w.c.s, washer/drier, dishwasher, TV,
        garden, off-street parking; lodger resident (own floor, bathroom); cleaner
        weekly. Require apartment in safe building (doorman/upper West Side or East
        Side preferred) for 1 adult and 2 children (1 bedroom sufficient) with
        kitchen, bathroom, TV, air conditioning. Tel.: Oxford 512847, fax: 515335; e-
        mail: 101642.2251@compuserve.com.
        n

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        Accommodation Sought to Rent or Exchange

        London: academic couple (wife Oxford, husband London), with
        baby, seek house-swap or rent from summer 1996 for 1 year. Offer tastefully
        decorated furnished terrace house in convenient quiet West Hampstead (Jubilee
        Line/North London Line/Thameslink); 1 large study (3 desks/filing cabinet),
        bookshelves, 4 beds, through dining/sitting- room, kitchen, bath, separate
        w.c., nice garden. Seek similar house in/around Oxford. Tanaka. Tel. and fax:
        0171-435 3373.

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        Holiday Lets

        Auvergne: architect's converted stone barn in small hamlet;
        sleeps 4; spacious and well equipped; nearby town 6 km, swimming 4 km; rivers
        and mountains; good walking area. Not really suitable for small children.
        £180–£200 p.w. Tel.: Oxford 739340.

        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, and beaches. £160–£190 p.w. Tel.: Oxford
        69630.

        Greece: charming independent houses to let on the beautiful
        island of Scopdos from £60 per person p.w. Tel.: 00 30 424 22947, fax: 00
        30 424 23057.

        Mojacar Beach, Almeria: charming 2-bedroom flat, sleeps 4,
        all mod. cons., washing-machine, air conditioning; 2 terraces and large 2nd-
        floor terrace with magnificent views; swimming-pool; walking distance to
        beach; riding school and supermarket close by. £150–£280 p.w.
        Tel.: Oxford 373995 or (2)70472.

        Portugal, Obidos: attractive self-contained house/apartment
        in lovely, quiet, unspoilt rural area 90 kms north of Lisbon overlooking
        lagoon and 2 miles from sea; ideal for bird-watching, walking, horse-riding.
        Rent c.£50 per person per week. Tel.: 00 351 62 979534, or 0171-352
        3144.

        French Alps: beautiful family flat to rent; sleeps 6–8;
        3 bedrooms, living-room with fireplace, kitchen, bathroom, separate w.c.,
        fully equipped and furnished; every room accesses beautiful terrace (80 sq.
        yds.); telephone, TV, view, indoor garage; in Morzine-Avoriaz, 1 hour's drive
        to Geneva airport, 1/2-hour's drive to Thonon-Evian; all mountain sports
        available; tennis; Olympic swimming-pool; ice-rink. FF 4,500 p.w.,
        May–Nov. Mrs Rovet. Tel.: 33 1 30.82.26.13, fax: 33 1 30.82.23.39; e-
        mail: jrovet@world-net.fr.

        Paris: edge of Latin Quarter, room in quiet comfortable flat,
        available May–end of Aug. FF 4,000 per fortnight, less if long-term. Mrs
        Rovet. Tel.: 33 1 30.82.26.13, fax: 33 1 30.82.23.39; e-mail: jrovet@world-
        net.fr.

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        House for Sale

        Charlbury Road, North Oxford: detached, 5-bedroom, architect-
        designed house (1912) in quiet residential area, close to the Dragon and
        Girls' High School, occupying c. 1/3 acre; hall, 3 reception rooms, kitchen, 2
        utility rooms, bathroom, 2 w.c.s; walled garden, summer-house, organic fruit
        and vegetable plots; gas c.h.; garage. Freehold. Sealed bids i.r.o.
        £495K. Tel.: Oxford 59371.

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        <br /> Ox. Univ. Gazette: Diary, 31 May<br /> - 16 June

        Diary


        Contents of this section:

        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/3_4373.htm">Staff Development Programme
        supplement.

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        issue


        Friday 31 May

        MAISON FRANÇAISE study-day: `Histoire de la CGT: cent ans de
        syndicalisme en France' (Association for the Study of Modern and
        Contemporary France) (places to be booked one week in advance).

        ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `The Athenian Acropolis', 1.15 p.m.
        (Cost: £1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015.)

        ACADEMIC STAFF SEMINAR: `Methods of assessment', 2 p.m. ( HREF="#seminars">see information above).

        DR D. CRABB: `A history of the automobile engine, 1970–2014'
        (Maurice Lubbock Memorial Lecture), Lecture Room 1, Department of
        Engineering Science, 5 p.m.

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        Sunday 2 June

        THE REVD CANON IAIN MACKENZIE preaches, Queen's, 10 a.m.

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        Monday 3 June

        FRANCO-BRITISH SEMINAR: `Electoral behaviour in Britain and
        France—class and religious voting in France and Britain', Maison
        Française, 2 p.m. (places to be booked one week in advance).

        M. WATTHEE-DELMOTTE: `Poésie française et freudisme:
        les modalités d'une rencontre', Maison Française, 5.15
        p.m. (admission free, but places to be booked one week in advance).

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        Tuesday 4 June

        WOMEN'S STUDIES COMMITTEE meeting, Old Bar, Mansfield, 1 p.m.

        ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `Dutch still life and flower-
        painting', 1.15 p.m. (Cost: £1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015.)

        PROFESSOR C. TAYLOR delivers the Gareth Evans Memorial Lecture,
        Gulbenkian Lecture Theatre, St Cross Building, 5 p.m.

        DR V. BERAL: `Reproductive cancers: the effects of contraception
        and child-bearing on cancer risk' (Women's Studies Committee
        seminars: `Policy, practice, and power: issues in human female
        reproduction'), Wolfson Hall, Somerville, 8.30 p.m.

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        Wednesday 5 June

        DR C. VOGLER: `Money and the household' (Nuffield Women's Group
        seminars: `Women, poverty, and social policy'), Seminar Room,
        Nuffield, 5 p.m.

        DR L. PARSONS: `Palestinians in Lebanon: an overview' (Refugee
        Studies Programme: Seminars on Forced Migration), Library Wing
        Seminar Room, Queen Elizabeth House, 5 p.m.

        DR B. KLUG: `When are we human? (How should we treat animals?)'
        (Oxford Centre for the Environment, Ethics, and Society meeting),
        Tower Room, Mansfield, 5.30 p.m.

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        Thursday 6 June

        H. CRAWLEY: `Seeking sanctuary—women and asylum in Britain'
        (Centre for Cross-Cultural Research on Women seminars: `Gender and
        development—protest and politics'), Library Wing Seminar Room,
        Queen Elizabeth House, 2 p.m.

        J. BAUDRILLARD: `Mondialisation, universalité et
        singularité', Maison Française, 5.15 p.m. (admission
        free, but places to be booked one week in advance).

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        Friday 7 June

        ACADEMIC STAFF SEMINAR: `Managing and developing effective teams',
        9.15 a.m. (see information above).

        ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `The roots of Impressionism I',
        1.15 p.m. (Cost: £1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015.)

        PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM: `From molecules to medicine by NMR' (in honour
        of Professor George Radda), with Sir Rex Richards and Professor
        Britton Chance, Main Lecture Theatre, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory,
        2.30 p.m.

        P. HUNT: `L'Europe peut-elle avoir une politique
        méditerranéenne?', European Studies Institute, 70
        Woodstock Road, 5 p.m. (admission free, but places to be booked
        through Maison Française one week in advance).

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        Saturday 8 June

        PEMBROKE COLLEGE exhibition: `Best of Pembroke'—art and silver
        exhibition including works by Bacon, Frink, Piper, and Rodin, in
        the Rockefeller Room, Sir Geoffrey Arthur Building (off Abingdon
        Road), 11 a.m.–3 p.m. (Tickets £1.50. Tel. for details:
        (2)76417.)

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

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        Sunday 9 June

        THE RT REVD MARK SANTER preaches, St Mary's, 10 a.m.

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        Monday 10 June

        MAISON FRANÇAISE debate: `Souvenir du communisme, avenir du
        marxisme?' (various speakers), 5 p.m. (admission free, but places to
        be booked one week in advance).

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        Tuesday 11 June

        ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `Japanese ceramics', 1.15 p.m. (Cost:
        £1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015.)

        CONGREGATION meeting, 2 p.m.

        MR E. GARNIER, MP,
        DR C. MACDONALD, MP, and
        MS E. NICHOLSON, MP: `The state of the Union' (final lecture in
        series: `The state of the Union: issues in contemporary British
        democracy'), St Antony's, 5 p.m.

        PROFESSOR D. HULL: `The role of biology in the philosophy of
        biology' (Oxford History and Philosophy of Biology Programme),
        Sherrington Room, Department of Physiology, 5 p.m.

        DR A. MCPHERSON: `Menopause' (Women's Studies Committee seminars:
        `Policy, practice, and power: issues in human female reproduction'),
        Wolfson Hall, Somerville, 8.30 p.m.

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        Wednesday 12 June

        ACADEMIC STAFF SEMINAR: `Time management for academic and research
        staff', 9.30 a.m. (see information above).

        PROFESSOR A.M. BROWN: `The genes of excitability'
        (Newton–Abraham Lecture), Lecture Theatre, Department of
        Pharmacology, 5 p.m.

        PROFESSOR P. THANE: `Old women past and present' (Nuffield Women's
        Group seminars: `Women, poverty, and social policy'), Seminar Room,
        Nuffield, 5 p.m.

        DR G. HUNDT: `Counting invisible lives in Gaza' (Refugee Studies
        Programme: Seminars on Forced Migration), Library Wing Seminar Room,
        Queen Elizabeth House, 5 p.m.

        UNIVERSITY CLUB wine-tasting: wines for summer drinking, 5.45 p.m.
        (fee £2).

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        Thursday 13 June

        MATRICULATION ceremony, Convocation House, 12.30 p.m.

        H. TEREFE: `The impact of gender and culture on achievement of
        women and girls in Ethiopia' (Centre for Cross-Cultural Research on
        Women seminars: `Gender and development—protest and politics'),
        Library Wing Seminar Room, Queen Elizabeth House, 2 p.m.

        PROFESSOR L. ABU-LUGHOD: `Melodramas of nationhood: Egyptian
        television and the projects of modernity' (George Antonius Lecture),
        New Lecture Theatre, St Antony's, 5 p.m.

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        Friday 14 June

        ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM gallery talk: `The founders of the Ashmolean', 1.15
        p.m. (Cost: £1.50. Tel. for bookings: (2)78015.)

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        Saturday 15 June

        TRINITY FULL TERM ends.

        MAISON FRANÇAISE study-day: `Poésie, traduction,
        transfusion, création' (Translation Research in Oxford), St
        Hugh's College (details from Mrs E. McMorran, St Hugh's).

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        Sunday 16 June

        THE RT REVD MICHAEL TURNBULL preaches, St Mary's, 10 a.m.

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