Dillon as a monk [Private Collection of Liz Hodgkinson] Childhood Born Laura Maud in 1915, Dillon grew up in Folkestone with his aunts. His mother died of sepsis just days after his birth and his father of alcoholism ten years later. Despite this and the state of semi poverty enforced by the frugality of their …
A world-first pilot of predictive genetic testing aiming to identify those at high risk of cardiovascular disease is under way in GP surgeries in the north of England. The NHS pilot, called Heart, is offering genetic tests to 1,000 healthy volunteers aged between 45 and 64 years old to give more accurate predictions for their …
Many congratulations to all students who have today received offers of a place at St Anne’s College. The interviewing tutors at St Anne’s worked really hard to make this year’s online interviews as fair and enjoyable as possible and were hugely impressed with the standard of applicants, after another difficult and disrupted year in schools. …
Professor Saiful Islam joins the academic staff of St Anne’s this month as Fellow in Materials Science; he holds this post alongside the University’s Statutory Chair of Materials Modelling. In November 2021, Saiful joined forces with the Royal Society of Chemistry to claim back the Guinness World Record for the largest fruit powered battery. Saiful originally …
From delivering multi-billion-pound infrastructure projects, to planning a family holiday, the world’s leading project management scholar has identified the personal biases to avoid if you want to stay on time and on budget. Whether it’s an unshakable belief you have all the answers (you don’t), ignoring the odds (at your peril) or throwing money at the problem (you’ll waste it), Bent Flyvbjerg, Oxford Saïd BT Professor and Chair …
We are devastated to have to share the news that Thames Valley Police have, very sadly, found and identified the body of Derek Brant, who went missing in July. The community of St Anne’s College sends deepest condolences to Derek Brant’s family and friends. Derek was a long standing and valued member of our staff. We …