Margery May (Booth) (1928-2000) came to St Anne’s as an Exhibitioner in 1947. In 1954 she became Lecturer in French, and in 1958 Tutor and Fellow. After her retirement she was Emeritus Fellow and then Senior Research Fellow. Her research areas were mediaeval French and particularly Provençal literature, and philology and history of the French language; …
Mary Kearsley (1931-2013) was at Somerville and at Manchester University before coming to St Anne’s in 1958 as Tutor in Mathematics, though her research area was theoretical physics. She published on potential theory and Newtonian gravitation, and, a brilliant linguist, was one of the translators from Russian of Landau and Lifshitz’s Electrodynamics of continuous media. …
Elizabeth Ely (1932-1961) died tragically young of cancer after a brilliant early career as an academic lawyer. She read Law at St Anne’s, winning a Winter Williams Law Scholarship and a First, and was President of the Junior Common Room. She took the BCL at Oxford and LL.M at Yale, returning to St Anne’s as …
Annie Rogers (1856-1937) grew up in an Oxford academic family and in 1873 was entered in the newly established exams set by Oxford’s Delegacy of Local Examinations. Having come top in both junior and senior examinations, she was automatically offered an Exhibition at either Balliol or Worcester, until it was discovered that she was a girl, …
Bertha Johnson, the former Principal of St. Anne’s College, Oxford, was a progressive visionary who supported feminist ideas and advocated for equal representation of women in higher education. Her persistent spirit is reflected in her underlying adventurous nature – a striking similarity to the thrill-seekers in the world of online gaming. Much like Berta’s belief …
Annie Barnes (1903-2003) was born in Geneva. Meeting visiting German lecturer H.G. (Roger) Barnes while working for her doctorate at Berne University led her to a long and distinguished academic career. She worked at Somerville and Lady Margaret Hall before being appointed Tutor (and subsequently Fellow) in French at St Anne’s in 1947. Her distinction was …
We welcome Visiting Students to study at St Anne’s for the following study durations: – Extended Oxford Academic Year – September plus Michaelmas, Hilary and Trinity terms – Fall Term – September plus Michaelmas – Oxford Academic Year – Michaelmas, Hilary and Trinity terms – Michaelmas Term only – for students studying at European institutions …
We welcome undergraduates from global institutions to our Visiting Students Programme. If your institution is listed below please consult with your study abroad advisor. You may also apply through study abroad providers or submit an independent application. All applicants are required to have the permission of their home institution and need to be studying towards …
The Year in Japan Scheme was an opportunity exclusively for St Anne’s students to spend a fully-funded year studying and learning Japanese at the Japan University of Economics, Fukuoka. The programme began in 1999 and, to date, over 122 students have taken part. After 25 years in partnership with the Tsuzuki Gakuen Group and …