We are delighted to share the news that Prof. Saiful Islam, St Anne’s Professorial Fellow in Materials Science, has been made an Honorary Fellow of the British Science Association for his work on new materials for lithium and sodium batteries, solid oxide fuel cells and perovskite solar cells in the field of energy. The 2022 …
We are delighted to share the news that Caleb Leow (History and French) has won third place in the Oxford Poetry Prize 2022 with his poem, “Tongues”. The prize is open to all and is awarded for a single poem in the English language. It was judged this year by Emily Berry, who observed, “in …
Merze Tate (1905-1996) Professor Merze Tate’s life is full of firsts, breaking racial and gender barriers in pursuit of education. She was the first African-American woman to study at Oxford University and the first African American to be awarded a B.Litt. by the university in 1935. A specialist in international and diplomatic history, she counselled …
Professor Terry Lyons, St Anne’s Supernumerary Fellow and Wallis Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, has recently delivered an Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture entitled “Signatures of Streams”. The lecture was recorded and is now available to watch online, here. The abstract of the lecture is as follows: “A calculator processes numbers without caring …
The Penguin Book of French Short Stories, in two volumes, was published on 27th October, edited and with an introduction by St Anne’s Fellow, Professor Patrick McGuinness. Patrick is Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of Oxford and the Sir Win and Lady Bischoff Fellow in French at St Anne’s. Born in Tunisia …
We are pleased to share the link to Professor Imogen Goold’s most recent Gresham Law Lecture as part of a series on Medical Law and Ethics. Professor Goold was appointed Visiting Gresham Professor of Medical Law in 2021. Should We Permit Voluntary Assisted Dying? “The English courts have wrestled with challenges to the restrictions on …