St Anne's Online is a series of videos and virtual events to help you to keep connected with College. You can also find more upcoming events here https://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/this-is-st-annes/events/
The History of “Our NHS” panel event
March 2024
We were delighted to welcome former Plumer Junior Research Fellow at St Anne’s, Dr Andrew Seaton, author of ‘Our NHS: A History of Britain’s Best-Loved Institution’ back to College on 5th March for a panel discussion on the history of the National Health Service. Andrew was in conversation with alumna Dr Helen Salisbury, a local GP & St Anne’s Non-Stipendiary Lecturer in Medical Sciences and Charlotte Williams, alumna and Chief Strategy & Improvement Officer for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. The event was chaired by Dr Sir Michael Jacobs, Warden of Keble College and former Clinical Director of Infection at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
To read the event introduction given by Principal Helen King, please view the video on YouTube.
Navigating Career Transitions
March 2024
Graduating from St. Anne’s and entering the working world outside the Oxford bubble can feel disorienting. Navigating the pressures of finding a new identity, deciding your career and adjusting to life after university can test even the greatest resilience. Ten years after leaving St. Anne’s, two of our alumnae Katie Burgess and Mark Hawley are in conversation, to reflect on their journeys since graduation and offer their thoughts on forging a way through this transition. St Anne’s alumna Dr Susan Doering is moderating.
Katie qualified as a chartered accountant at a Big Four firm before deciding to move out of the corporate world and into the charity sector. For the last 4 years she has worked at the housing and homelessness charity Shelter where she leads financial planning and analysis for the organisation. Mark worked in accountancy & consulting before making his way to Google, where he has spent the last 5 years working in Workforce Planning. He is currently on parental leave following the arrival of his son Maximilian in September, so will soon be finding his balance as a working Dad. Susan has worked as a training facilitator for international organisations and as a career and leadership coach. Her book Smart Career Moves for Smart Women. How to Succeed in Career Transitions was published in 2023 by Routledge.
This event was organised as part of The Young Stanners Society, at the request of our recent graduates for specific career support. If you would like to know more about The Young Stanners Society please visit the page on our website and do consider joining this valuable alumnae support network.
St Anne’s College Festive Concert 2023
December 2023
This is a recording of the festive concert held at St Anne’s College, Oxford, on 2 December 2023, starring St Anne’s students, led by Professor John Traill. Programme by John Traill: Henry Wadsworth (Piano) – The Christmas song. Alice Knight (Horn), Ivy Lau (Violin), Henry Wadsworth (Piano) – Brahms Horn Trio in E♭major, Op. 40. Nicholas Samuel (Piano) – Holst Toccata, H.153 & Chrissemas Day in the Morning, H.165. Samuel Oliver-Sherry & Wing Hei Woo (Violins) – Gliere 12 Duets for Two Violins, Op.49: Nos 7 & 12. Daniel Reynolds (Piano) – John Rutter Nativity Carol & Epilogue. Henry Wadsworth (Piano) – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Dr Tinashe Mushakavanhu: ‘Seeking the Cosmic Secrets’
September 2023
In this talk, Tinashe will present his journey as a researcher and the purpose of the work he does on African literary cultures. Tinashe’s work exists in the cracks between creative and critical methods, and writing genres, in order to imaginatively reconfigure the strictures that conventionally separate the poetic and the theoretical. The desire for this mode of thinking was born out of an uncomfortable tension with the authoritarian politics of his home country, Zimbabwe, an environment which made it difficult to be fully expressive as an intellectual and writer. But here, in Oxford, he is in pursuit of knowledge.
Prof. Tim Schwanen: ‘Changing Urban Transport – Why Oxford and Other UK Cities Are Experimenting With Controversial Policies’
September 2023
Tim’s research concentrates on the geographies of the everyday mobilities of people, goods and information. It is international in outlook, interdisciplinary in scope, informed by the thinking in various sub-disciplines within Geography, and organised around five more general concerns: Low-carbon mobilities and cities – innovation and experimentation, transformations, politics and governance, justice; Futures and temporality – sociotechnical transitions, path dependency, habit, rhythm, resilience, vulnerability; Social and spatial inequality – age, gender, the role of mobility and infrastructure; Well-being – conceptualisations, relationships with mobility and place, politics; Philosophy of transport and mobility – history of thought and praxis, new concepts and modes of thinking.
Birtan Demirel: ‘Spread the Word: Eliminating Stammering during Presentations’
September 2023
Birtan Demirel, a PhD student at St Anne’s in Experimental Psychology has been developing a method over the last year that helps eliminate stammering during presentations and talks. Over the past year, Birtan has successfully invented a method that has enabled him to deliver public speeches without stammering. He is collecting data on this method during the Summer to assess its effectiveness for others who stammer. He expects to have ample data to present to alumnae at the St Anne’s Gaudy in September 2023. Birtan hopes this will ultimately benefit millions of people who stammer worldwide. More information can be found on his website here: https://www.psy.ox.ac.uk/people/birtan-demirel
‘The Arab Hall at Leighton House’ with Dr Melanie Gibson
August 2023
Dr Melanie Gibson is an alumna of St Anne’s College (1978‒81). After graduating with a BA in Arabic she pursued her interests in the arts of the Islamic World by doing an MA at SOAS, University of London, and eventually also a PhD. She is currently Editor of the Gingko Art Series after having managed, and lectured for, the Islamic Art module of the at SOAS for many years. Her research focuses on the ceramics and glass of the Islamic world. She is trustee of The Friends of Leighton House, and her latest research is for a book on the Arab Hall at Leighton House. The Arab Hall, with its beautiful tiles, wooden lattices, gold mosaics and soaring dome captures the imagination of visitors today, just as it did when it was first revealed to the public in 1881. The first steps towards its creation can be traced to Frederic Leighton’s trip to Algeria; in the next decade he made many more trips to countries around the Mediterranean, always looking, sketching and collecting. In her research she revisited some of the places he travelled to, to investigate how the ideas and objects he collected were combined and displayed in this spectacular space.
‘The Birds and The Bees: Nature in Victorian Colour’ with Dr Maddie Hewitson
June 2023
On the 25th May, Dr Maddie Hewitson of the Ashmolean Museum’s Western Art Print Room gave a talk to St Anne’s College, Oxford’s Plumer Society. Following John Ruskin’s dictum to ‘go to nature in all singleness of heart… rejecting nothing, selecting nothing and scorning nothing’, many Victorian artists were drawn outdoors to revel in the offerings of the natural world. Against the backdrop of Charles Darwin’s defining publication On the Origin of Species (1859), the plumage of a bird, the iridescent shimmer of a fish scale and the delicate hue of butterfly wings took on a new, exciting significance for artists. These representations of the natural world will be analysed from the perspective of colour and examine how artists learned from the animal and plant kingdoms as they developed their palettes. This research is part of a forthcoming exhibition at the museum, ‘Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion & Design’ and many of the drawings discussed will feature in the show.
Oxford Comparative Criticism & Translation research centre: Prismatic Jane Eyre Student Video
May 2023
The Prismatic Jane Eyre Schools Project (2021–2022) was an AHRC-funded joint project between the University of Oxford and the Stephen Spender Trust. The Prismatic Jane Eyre Schools Project drew on translation as an educational tool to explore how Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel has been translated since its publication in 1847 and how its plots and themes can be used as a springboard for new creative works. The project comprised of three core activities: a series of translation workshops; a nation-wide translation competition; and a bank of resources for teachers and pupils.
For more information on the Oxford Comparative Criticism & Translation research centre, please click here.
“Infrastructure and Levelling Up: A Look at the UK and Beyond” – With Professor Daniel Armanios
April 2023
The Principal and Fellows of St Anne’s were delighted to announce that the Community Week 2023 lecture would be given by Professor Daniel Armanios, the BT Professor and Chair of Major Programme Management at Said Business School and a Professorial Fellow at St Anne’s College.
Daniel’s research focuses on the correlation between urban planning and social issues. His current projects include using broadband, energy, water, and bridge infrastructure as “social sensors” to enhance the resiliency and effectiveness of support for marginalised populations. Daniel’s research presents the perfect topic for Community Week given the relationship we all experience on a daily basis in our homes and communities, between the way we live our lives and the infrastructure in place to facilitate that very existence.
To find out more about Giving Day and to donate, please follow this link here!
‘St Anne’s Community Week: University Challenge’ – Hosted by alumna Martha Kearney
March 2023
As part of St Anne’s Giving Day & Community Week 2023, we were delighted to host a ‘University Challenge’ style event where current students pitted their wits against alumnae in a battle of the brain, hosted by St Anne’s alumna and BBC Radio Four’s Martha Kearney. To find out more about Giving Day and to donate, please follow this link here!
Making purposeful changes to solve the world’s biggest problems with Alpesh Patel OBE
February 2023
St Anne’s alumnus Alpesh B Patel OBE has kindly set out advice and guidelines for how students at St Anne’s can impact the world by encouraging them to be bold and think creatively. A professionally trained world-class global speaker/host and TV presenter Alpesh is also a CEO in Asset Management, an International Bestselling Author, a former Visiting Fellow in Business at Corpus Christi College, a BBC Paper Reviewer, a UK Government Dealmaker at the Department for International Trade, a Barrister, a Co-founder of the UK Chapter of the World’s Largest Entrepreneurs Mentoring Organisation (TiE.org) and was recently awarded an OBE for services to the Economy and International Trade. Alpesh launched the successful website, campaignforamillion.com to teach a million people to be better investors for their financial welfare. His role with the UK Government is to source the world’s most innovative entrepreneurs and technologies to HQ in the UK. Alpesh’s message to students is to encourage them to go out and make purposeful changes to solve the world’s biggest problems from environment to equality – in the finest traditions of St Anne’s and Oxford.
‘US Presidential History’ with Dr Laura Smith
January 2023
Last year we were delighted to welcome Dr Laura Smith to give a talk to alumnae and students on her research into US Presidential History as part of our contribution to Oxford University’s “Meeting Minds Global”. If you would like more information on Laura or her research, please contact the St Anne’s Development Office at Development@St-Annes.ox.ac.uk or by contacting Laura directly through the History Department’s website: https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/people/laura-smith
‘Emergency State’ with Adam Wagner
December 2022
The Principal and Fellows of St Anne’s are delighted to welcome alumnus, barrister and author, Adam Wagner back to college as he discusses his new book ‘Emergency State’ in conversation with St Anne’s Principal, Helen King.
“Emergency State is a ringside account of a turbulent period when our freedoms were more severely restricted than ever before in peacetime, and our laws were radically remade by a government which exercised almost unlimited power. A wake-up call and a warning of what happens when a state of emergency becomes an Emergency State, written by one of the UK’s leading human rights barristers.”
Allan & Nesta Ferguson Scholars 10th Anniversary event
November 2022
St Anne’s were delighted to host Professor Fiona McConnell and the Allan & Nesta Ferguson Scholars to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this unique scholarship programme. If you would like to learn more or connect via the LinkedIn group, please contact the Development Team for more information.
The Third Devaki Jain lecture: Sylvia Tamale
October 2022
The Principal and Fellows of St Anne’s College were delighted to welcome Sylvia Tamale as the guest speaker at the third annual Devaki Jain lecture which was held in College on the 13th October 2022. Sylvia is a renowned feminist, scholar, lawyer and sociologist. She recently retired as Professor of Law from Makerere University in Uganda. Her lecture is inspired by her latest publication, Decolonization and Afro-Feminism, which won the 2022 FTGS Book Prize. We are grateful to Devaki for her continued support of St Anne’s and to Sylvia for coming to the UK to give this annual lecture.
Professor Daniel Armanios: The Role of Physical Infrastructure on Inequality
September 2022
Professor Daniel Armanios, BT Professor and Chair of Major Programme Management, Saïd Business School, and Professorial Fellow at St Anne’s College, talks about his research into how physical infrastructure in towns and cities affects inequality in everyday life.
‘Iris Murdoch at St Anne’s’ with Dr Miles Leeson
August 2022
Dr Miles Leeson of the Iris Murdoch Society spoke to St Anne’s about Iris’ legacy at the College and her wider impact on literature. Dame Jean Iris Murdoch DBE was an Irish and British novelist and philosopher. She read Greats at Somerville and after a year’s studentship in Cambridge she became Tutor (later Fellow) in Philosophy at St Anne’s.
‘St Anne’s Community Week: University Challenge’ – Hosted by alumnus John Robins
July 2022
St Anne’s College were delighted to host a ‘University Challenge’ style event as part of our Giving Day & Community Week. Hosted by alumnus John Robins, (English, 2001) our alumnae team face our student team in a battle of wits.
‘Border Crossings: My Journey as a Western Muslim’ – With Mohammad Chowdhury
June 2022
St Anne’s College are delighted to invite you to hear from alumnus Mohammad Chowdhury, (PPE, 1986) as he discusses and reads excerpts from his first book.
‘The SAS Presents: How to run a successful reading group’ – With Kate Wilson
May 2022
The St Anne’s Society is delighted to present a webinar with alumna Kate Wilson, creator of the Oxford reading group ‘Books on the Broad’. Join us as Kate gives you her hints and tips to running a successful reading group.
‘Making a Materials Difference to Green Energy’ – With Professor Saiful Islam
April 2022
St Anne’s College’s Professor Saiful Islam, Professorial Fellow and Statutory Chair in Materials Science, speaks at Oxford University’s ‘Meeting Minds Global’ on his latest research.
‘Ukraine: What is going on and what it means’ – With Professor Neil Macfarlane
March 2022
St Anne’s College’s Professor Neil Macfarlane, the Lester B. Pearson Professorial Fellow in International Relations, speaks to staff and students about the war in Ukraine on the 10th March 2022.
The Centre for Personalised Medicine: Who We Are and What We Do
January 2022
The CPM, hosted by the Development Office, kindly gave a live webinar on the 26th January at 7pm with a Q&A afterwards, where Professor Anneke Lucassen discussed the research, role and history behind the Centre for Personalised Medicine based at St Anne’s, in conjunction with four Junior Research Fellows; Dr Nicola Whiffin, Dr Padraig Dixon, Dr Rachel Horton & Dr Katherine Wood. For more information, please visit the CPM’s website here: https://cpm.well.ox.ac.uk/
St Anne’s College Festive Concert
December 2021
This is a recording of the festive concert held at St Anne’s on 4 December 2021, starring the St Anne’s Camerata, conducted by Dr John Traill. Programme John Traill: The Gardam Grace (arr. for Horn and Strings) Sibelius: Andante Festivo Schubert: Salve Regina,Op.153 (D676) [soprano – Vivan Ng] Thomas Hyde: Three Carol Preludes Britten: ‘Canto Primo’ from Suite for Cello, op.72 Bach: ‘Allemande’ from Cello Suite no.6 in D major, BWV1012 [cello – Kevin Zheng] arr. Willcocks: The First Nowell (for strings) Krol: Laudatio for solo horn [horn – Alice Knight] arr. Willcocks: O Come, All Ye Faithful (for strings)
‘What have PPE-ists ever done for us?’
October 2021
The panel discussion chaired by Jackie Ashley, renowned journalist and broadcaster, will discuss why so many PPE-ists end up in leadership positions and why the degree is described as a ‘passport to power’. We will also debate whether this is the degree that runs or ruins countries and institutions. This will be a wide-reaching discussion that will look beyond PPE to other degrees that have shaped many important people and moments in our lifetime. Joining Jackie Ashley on the panel will be Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, Professor Will Davies, The Gabriele Taylor Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, and Aisha Washington, Director of Operations at Get Further and Venture Partner at Ark.
Meeting Minds Global: In conversation with St Anne’s Honorary Fellow, Elif Shafak
September 2021
Discussion, interview and Q&A with award-winning British-Turkish novelist, Elif Shafak. Elif is a bestselling author in many countries and her work has been translated into 55 languages. In this event for Meeting Minds Global, Elif, an Honorary Fellow of St Anne’s, was interviewed by Dr Daniele Nunziata, Lecturer in English Literature at St Anne’s College, alongside second-year St Anne’s English and Modern Languages student, Ella Lebeau.
Meeting Minds Global: The Global and UK Economic Impact of Covid-19
September 2021
Online panel discussion and Q&A with St Anne’s alumnae from the world of finance, chaired by Sir Danny Alexander. The panel, which included Paul Donovan, Chief Economist UBS Global Wealth Management, Swee-Kheng Lee, Chief Operating Officer at Infinitum Investors Group Ltd, and Alpesh Patel, UK Government Dealmaker at the Department of International Trade, were asked to give a short overview on what they believed to be the impact on and the future of the Global and UK economies as a result of Covid-19. This was then followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A facilitated, and with input from, the Chair. The session covered the impact on markets, inflation, investments, prices, and social inequalities.
“A Cure for Alzheimer’s: Are We There Yet?” by Dr Zoi Alexopoulou
August 2021
A recording of an online talk by Dr Zoi Alexopoulou of St Anne’s College, on the subject of recent research into Alzheimer’s Disease and how close we are to a cure.
Daniele Nunziata, Colonial and Postcolonial Cyprus
May 2021
Daniele Nunziata, Stipendiary Lecturer in English at St Anne’s College, introduces his recent book Colonial and Postcolonial Cyprus. To find out more about Daniele’s book visit https://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/book-launch-st-annes-stipendiary-lecturer-in-english-dr-daniele-nunziata-publishes-colonial-and-postcolonial-cyprus/
Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake
May 2021
A demonstration of how to make a Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake. Recipe from Pastry Chef Ian Smith and demonstration given by Head Chef Ben Gibbons.
Q&A with Elizabeth Longrigg
April 2021
A Q&A with St Anne’s alumna Elizabeth Longrigg about her recently published book and her journey to becoming an author.
Interview with Leroy Knowles
March 2021
Helen King, Principal of St Anne’s College, speaks with Leroy Knowles about his experience of attending St Anne’s College and what he has gone on to do since. In the interview, Leroy describes how he succeeded at getting into and studying at Oxford despite the extraordinary challenges he faced.
St Anne’s Investment Consultation Review
March 2021
This video provides an overview of the consultation held by St Anne’s to review its ongoing investment strategy to ensure the College investments better balance the financial needs of the College with longer term sustainability. The investment consultation was launched on 30th January 2020 and asked for student, Fellow and staff input into a future investment strategy for the College
The Loaf, The Myth, The Legend, Sourdough
Tuesday 17th November 2020
Ben Gibbons, Head Chef at St Anne’s College, delves into the mysteries of sourdough and gives hints and tips on how you can create this notoriously tricky loaf.
Rising Researchers – Dr Laura Seymour
Tuesday 10th November 2020
St Anne’s Stipendiary Lecturer in English, Dr Laura Seymour, speaks about her research on disability, neurodiversity and performance in Early Modern literature.
Rising Researchers – Will van Noordt
Tuesday 27th October 2020
Will van Noordt, candidate for the D.Phil. in Engineering Science at St Anne’s, speaks about his research into hypersonic turbulence modelling.
Rising Researchers – Dr Marta Arnaldi
Tuesday 20th October 2020
Dr Marta Arnaldi, Stipendiary Lecturer in Italian at St Anne’s College, tells us about her Post Doctoral Research project Translating Illness and also her new project Translating COVID-19.
Rising Researchers – Benjamin Lange
Tuesday 13th October 2020
Benjamin Lange, candidate for the D.Phil. in Philosophy at St Anne’s, talks about his research into Partiality.
Insight into the St Anne’s Society
Tuesday 11th August 2020
Stella Charman, President of the St Anne’s Society (SAS), discusses what the Society aims to achieve, its plans for the future and gives a sneak peek into what is coming up for this year’s Meeting Minds event (previously Alumni Weekend).
Insight into Outreach at St Anne’s
Thursday 18th June 2020
Hannah Snell, Senior Outreach Officer at St Anne’s, gives us an insight into the outreach work which takes place at St Anne’s and how they have adapted to the current Coronavirus situation, ensuring that prospective students have all the information they need.
End of Term Virtual Quiz
Tuesday 16th June 2020
Missed our Virtual Quiz? You can view it here. Test your St Anne’s knowledge and compete with your friends to see who can get the highest score.
Live talk and Q&A – An Alternative History of Shakespeare’s Blank Verse
Tuesday 9th June 2020
Remember those afternoons at school learning about Shakespeare’s iambic pentameter, that de-dum-de-dum-de-dum rhythm which, your teachers may have told you, constituted the supreme meter of English poetry? In this Live talk, Robert Stagg (Lecturer in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature, St Anne’s College) tries to persuade you that this rhythm and its history are far more interesting than meets the ear.
Quarantunes
Thursday 4th June 2020
Hear a wonderful musical recital performed by St Anne’s students at home. Created by the Music Society, ‘Quarantunes’ features a range of instruments, styles and compositions.
Centre for Personalised Medicine
Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Professor Simon Leedham is a Wellcome Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Science, Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist and the Director of the Centre for Personalised Medicine at St Anne’s College. In this talk Simon explores the use of genetic investigation to help guide precision treatments in cancer and the possibilities, the potential and the pitfalls of personalised medicine in the modern day NHS.
Live talk and Q&A – Human Rights Implications of Covid-19
Tuesday 26th May 2020
What are the human rights implications of the worldwide responses to the Coronavirus pandemic? Professor Liora Lazarus, St Anne’s Law Fellow and Head of Research at the Bonavero Institute for human Rights, takes us through the potential ramifications of the legislative and regulatory responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and talks about her involvement with the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights report.
Cooking Demonstration – Chilled Soup
Tuesday 19th May 2020
Ben Gibbons, Head Chef and Natalie Smyth, Head of Catering at St Anne’s, show us how to make ‘Salmorejo’ an Andalusian chilled tomato and bread soup.
Ingredients; 6 ripe plum tomatoes, 3 slices of stale bread, 2 cloves of garlic , 600ml olive oil, 2 dessertspoons of sherry vinegar, Salt and pepper
‘Due Regard’ Obligations
Thursday 14th May 2020
St Anne’s student Eirini Fasia, DPhil Candidate in Law at University of Oxford, explains her research into ‘Due Regard’ Obligations – Addressing Competing rights in the Law of the Sea.
Live talk and Q&A – A Personal Perspective on the NHS
Tuesday 12th May 2020
Live talk and Q&A on ‘A personal perspective on how the NHS has managed through the pandemic and plans for the future’ by St Anne’s alumna Charlotte Williams, Director of Strategy and Director leading hospital services restart from COVID-19 in an NHS trust.
Cooking Demonstration – Savoury Cake
Thursday 7th May 2020
Ben Gibbons, Head Chef at St Anne’s College shows us how to make ‘Feta Cheese and Sunblushed Tomato Savoury Cake’
Ingredients: 225g gluten free self raising flour (self-raising flour can also be used or if you only have plain flour, use 225g plain flour with 3tsp baking powder), 3 large eggs, 100ml olive oil, 100ml white wine, 100g vegetarian style Parmesan (or any hard cheese), 250g sunblushed tomatoes, 150g feta cheese, 4 sprigs of chopped thyme, Salt and pepper to season.
Live Talk & Q&A – Contact Tracing
Tuesday 5th May 2020
‘App-based contact tracing as a way out of the lockdown’ by Johannes Abeler, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Tutorial Fellow at St Anne’s College.
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‘The Arab Hall at Leighton House’ with Dr Melanie Gibson
August 2023
Dr Melanie Gibson is an alumna of St Anne’s College (1978‒81). After graduating with a BA in Arabic she pursued her interests in the arts of the Islamic World by doing an MA at SOAS, University of London, and eventually also a PhD. She is currently Editor of the Gingko Art Series after having managed, and lectured for, the Islamic Art module of the at SOAS for many years. Her research focuses on the ceramics and glass of the Islamic world. She is trustee of The Friends of Leighton House, and her latest research is for a book on the Arab Hall at Leighton House. The Arab Hall, with its beautiful tiles, wooden lattices, gold mosaics and soaring dome captures the imagination of visitors today, just as it did when it was first revealed to the public in 1881. The first steps towards its creation can be traced to Frederic Leighton’s trip to Algeria; in the next decade he made many more trips to countries around the Mediterranean, always looking, sketching and collecting. In her research she revisited some of the places he travelled to, to investigate how the ideas and objects he collected were combined and displayed in this spectacular space.
‘The Birds and The Bees: Nature in Victorian Colour’ with Dr Maddie Hewitson
June 2023
On the 25th May, Dr Maddie Hewitson of the Ashmolean Museum’s Western Art Print Room gave a talk to St Anne’s College, Oxford’s Plumer Society. Following John Ruskin’s dictum to ‘go to nature in all singleness of heart… rejecting nothing, selecting nothing and scorning nothing’, many Victorian artists were drawn outdoors to revel in the offerings of the natural world. Against the backdrop of Charles Darwin’s defining publication On the Origin of Species (1859), the plumage of a bird, the iridescent shimmer of a fish scale and the delicate hue of butterfly wings took on a new, exciting significance for artists. These representations of the natural world will be analysed from the perspective of colour and examine how artists learned from the animal and plant kingdoms as they developed their palettes. This research is part of a forthcoming exhibition at the museum, ‘Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion & Design’ and many of the drawings discussed will feature in the show.
Oxford Comparative Criticism & Translation research centre: Prismatic Jane Eyre Student Video
May 2023
The Prismatic Jane Eyre Schools Project (2021–2022) was an AHRC-funded joint project between the University of Oxford and the Stephen Spender Trust. The Prismatic Jane Eyre Schools Project drew on translation as an educational tool to explore how Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel has been translated since its publication in 1847 and how its plots and themes can be used as a springboard for new creative works. The project comprised of three core activities: a series of translation workshops; a nation-wide translation competition; and a bank of resources for teachers and pupils.
For more information on the Oxford Comparative Criticism & Translation research centre, please click here.
“Infrastructure and Levelling Up: A Look at the UK and Beyond” – With Professor Daniel Armanios
April 2023
The Principal and Fellows of St Anne’s were delighted to announce that the Community Week 2023 lecture would be given by Professor Daniel Armanios, the BT Professor and Chair of Major Programme Management at Said Business School and a Professorial Fellow at St Anne’s College.
Daniel’s research focuses on the correlation between urban planning and social issues. His current projects include using broadband, energy, water, and bridge infrastructure as “social sensors” to enhance the resiliency and effectiveness of support for marginalised populations. Daniel’s research presents the perfect topic for Community Week given the relationship we all experience on a daily basis in our homes and communities, between the way we live our lives and the infrastructure in place to facilitate that very existence.
To find out more about Giving Day and to donate, please follow this link here!
‘St Anne’s Community Week: University Challenge’ – Hosted by alumna Martha Kearney
March 2023
As part of St Anne’s Giving Day & Community Week 2023, we were delighted to host a ‘University Challenge’ style event where current students pitted their wits against alumnae in a battle of the brain, hosted by St Anne’s alumna and BBC Radio Four’s Martha Kearney. To find out more about Giving Day and to donate, please follow this link here!
Making purposeful changes to solve the world’s biggest problems with Alpesh Patel OBE
February 2023
St Anne’s alumnus Alpesh B Patel OBE has kindly set out advice and guidelines for how students at St Anne’s can impact the world by encouraging them to be bold and think creatively. A professionally trained world-class global speaker/host and TV presenter Alpesh is also a CEO in Asset Management, an International Bestselling Author, a former Visiting Fellow in Business at Corpus Christi College, a BBC Paper Reviewer, a UK Government Dealmaker at the Department for International Trade, a Barrister, a Co-founder of the UK Chapter of the World’s Largest Entrepreneurs Mentoring Organisation (TiE.org) and was recently awarded an OBE for services to the Economy and International Trade. Alpesh launched the successful website, campaignforamillion.com to teach a million people to be better investors for their financial welfare. His role with the UK Government is to source the world’s most innovative entrepreneurs and technologies to HQ in the UK. Alpesh’s message to students is to encourage them to go out and make purposeful changes to solve the world’s biggest problems from environment to equality – in the finest traditions of St Anne’s and Oxford.
‘US Presidential History’ with Dr Laura Smith
January 2023
Last year we were delighted to welcome Dr Laura Smith to give a talk to alumnae and students on her research into US Presidential History as part of our contribution to Oxford University’s “Meeting Minds Global”. If you would like more information on Laura or her research, please contact the St Anne’s Development Office at Development@St-Annes.ox.ac.uk or by contacting Laura directly through the History Department’s website: https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/people/laura-smith
‘Emergency State’ with Adam Wagner
December 2022
The Principal and Fellows of St Anne’s are delighted to welcome alumnus, barrister and author, Adam Wagner back to college as he discusses his new book ‘Emergency State’ in conversation with St Anne’s Principal, Helen King.
“Emergency State is a ringside account of a turbulent period when our freedoms were more severely restricted than ever before in peacetime, and our laws were radically remade by a government which exercised almost unlimited power. A wake-up call and a warning of what happens when a state of emergency becomes an Emergency State, written by one of the UK’s leading human rights barristers.”
Allan & Nesta Ferguson Scholars 10th Anniversary event
November 2022
St Anne’s were delighted to host Professor Fiona McConnell and the Allan & Nesta Ferguson Scholars to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this unique scholarship programme. If you would like to learn more or connect via the LinkedIn group, please contact the Development Team for more information.
The Third Devaki Jain lecture: Sylvia Tamale
October 2022
The Principal and Fellows of St Anne’s College were delighted to welcome Sylvia Tamale as the guest speaker at the third annual Devaki Jain lecture which was held in College on the 13th October 2022. Sylvia is a renowned feminist, scholar, lawyer and sociologist. She recently retired as Professor of Law from Makerere University in Uganda. Her lecture is inspired by her latest publication, Decolonization and Afro-Feminism, which won the 2022 FTGS Book Prize. We are grateful to Devaki for her continued support of St Anne’s and to Sylvia for coming to the UK to give this annual lecture.
Professor Daniel Armanios: The Role of Physical Infrastructure on Inequality
September 2022
Professor Daniel Armanios, BT Professor and Chair of Major Programme Management, Saïd Business School, and Professorial Fellow at St Anne’s College, talks about his research into how physical infrastructure in towns and cities affects inequality in everyday life.
‘Iris Murdoch at St Anne’s’ with Dr Miles Leeson
August 2022
Dr Miles Leeson of the Iris Murdoch Society spoke to St Anne’s about Iris’ legacy at the College and her wider impact on literature. Dame Jean Iris Murdoch DBE was an Irish and British novelist and philosopher. She read Greats at Somerville and after a year’s studentship in Cambridge she became Tutor (later Fellow) in Philosophy at St Anne’s.
‘St Anne’s Community Week: University Challenge’ – Hosted by alumnus John Robins
July 2022
St Anne’s College were delighted to host a ‘University Challenge’ style event as part of our Giving Day & Community Week. Hosted by alumnus John Robins, (English, 2001) our alumnae team face our student team in a battle of wits.
‘Border Crossings: My Journey as a Western Muslim’ – With Mohammad Chowdhury
June 2022
St Anne’s College are delighted to invite you to hear from alumnus Mohammad Chowdhury, (PPE, 1986) as he discusses and reads excerpts from his first book.
‘The SAS Presents: How to run a successful reading group’ – With Kate Wilson
May 2022
The St Anne’s Society is delighted to present a webinar with alumna Kate Wilson, creator of the Oxford reading group ‘Books on the Broad’. Join us as Kate gives you her hints and tips to running a successful reading group.
‘Making a Materials Difference to Green Energy’ – With Professor Saiful Islam
April 2022
St Anne’s College’s Professor Saiful Islam, Professorial Fellow and Statutory Chair in Materials Science, speaks at Oxford University’s ‘Meeting Minds Global’ on his latest research.
‘Ukraine: What is going on and what it means’ – With Professor Neil Macfarlane
March 2022
St Anne’s College’s Professor Neil Macfarlane, the Lester B. Pearson Professorial Fellow in International Relations, speaks to staff and students about the war in Ukraine on the 10th March 2022.
The Centre for Personalised Medicine: Who We Are and What We Do
January 2022
The CPM, hosted by the Development Office, kindly gave a live webinar on the 26th January at 7pm with a Q&A afterwards, where Professor Anneke Lucassen discussed the research, role and history behind the Centre for Personalised Medicine based at St Anne’s, in conjunction with four Junior Research Fellows; Dr Nicola Whiffin, Dr Padraig Dixon, Dr Rachel Horton & Dr Katherine Wood. For more information, please visit the CPM’s website here: https://cpm.well.ox.ac.uk/
St Anne’s College Festive Concert
December 2021
This is a recording of the festive concert held at St Anne’s on 4 December 2021, starring the St Anne’s Camerata, conducted by Dr John Traill. Programme John Traill: The Gardam Grace (arr. for Horn and Strings) Sibelius: Andante Festivo Schubert: Salve Regina,Op.153 (D676) [soprano – Vivan Ng] Thomas Hyde: Three Carol Preludes Britten: ‘Canto Primo’ from Suite for Cello, op.72 Bach: ‘Allemande’ from Cello Suite no.6 in D major, BWV1012 [cello – Kevin Zheng] arr. Willcocks: The First Nowell (for strings) Krol: Laudatio for solo horn [horn – Alice Knight] arr. Willcocks: O Come, All Ye Faithful (for strings)
‘What have PPE-ists ever done for us?’
October 2021
The panel discussion chaired by Jackie Ashley, renowned journalist and broadcaster, will discuss why so many PPE-ists end up in leadership positions and why the degree is described as a ‘passport to power’. We will also debate whether this is the degree that runs or ruins countries and institutions. This will be a wide-reaching discussion that will look beyond PPE to other degrees that have shaped many important people and moments in our lifetime. Joining Jackie Ashley on the panel will be Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, Professor Will Davies, The Gabriele Taylor Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, and Aisha Washington, Director of Operations at Get Further and Venture Partner at Ark.
Meeting Minds Global: In conversation with St Anne’s Honorary Fellow, Elif Shafak
September 2021
Discussion, interview and Q&A with award-winning British-Turkish novelist, Elif Shafak. Elif is a bestselling author in many countries and her work has been translated into 55 languages. In this event for Meeting Minds Global, Elif, an Honorary Fellow of St Anne’s, was interviewed by Dr Daniele Nunziata, Lecturer in English Literature at St Anne’s College, alongside second-year St Anne’s English and Modern Languages student, Ella Lebeau.
Meeting Minds Global: The Global and UK Economic Impact of Covid-19
September 2021
Online panel discussion and Q&A with St Anne’s alumnae from the world of finance, chaired by Sir Danny Alexander. The panel, which included Paul Donovan, Chief Economist UBS Global Wealth Management, Swee-Kheng Lee, Chief Operating Officer at Infinitum Investors Group Ltd, and Alpesh Patel, UK Government Dealmaker at the Department of International Trade, were asked to give a short overview on what they believed to be the impact on and the future of the Global and UK economies as a result of Covid-19. This was then followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A facilitated, and with input from, the Chair. The session covered the impact on markets, inflation, investments, prices, and social inequalities.
“A Cure for Alzheimer’s: Are We There Yet?” by Dr Zoi Alexopoulou
August 2021
A recording of an online talk by Dr Zoi Alexopoulou of St Anne’s College, on the subject of recent research into Alzheimer’s Disease and how close we are to a cure.
Daniele Nunziata, Colonial and Postcolonial Cyprus
May 2021
Daniele Nunziata, Stipendiary Lecturer in English at St Anne’s College, introduces his recent book Colonial and Postcolonial Cyprus. To find out more about Daniele’s book visit https://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/book-launch-st-annes-stipendiary-lecturer-in-english-dr-daniele-nunziata-publishes-colonial-and-postcolonial-cyprus/
Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake
May 2021
A demonstration of how to make a Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake. Recipe from Pastry Chef Ian Smith and demonstration given by Head Chef Ben Gibbons.
Q&A with Elizabeth Longrigg
April 2021
A Q&A with St Anne’s alumna Elizabeth Longrigg about her recently published book and her journey to becoming an author.
Interview with Leroy Knowles
March 2021
Helen King, Principal of St Anne’s College, speaks with Leroy Knowles about his experience of attending St Anne’s College and what he has gone on to do since. In the interview, Leroy describes how he succeeded at getting into and studying at Oxford despite the extraordinary challenges he faced.
St Anne’s Investment Consultation Review
March 2021
This video provides an overview of the consultation held by St Anne’s to review its ongoing investment strategy to ensure the College investments better balance the financial needs of the College with longer term sustainability. The investment consultation was launched on 30th January 2020 and asked for student, Fellow and staff input into a future investment strategy for the College
The Loaf, The Myth, The Legend, Sourdough
Tuesday 17th November 2020
Ben Gibbons, Head Chef at St Anne’s College, delves into the mysteries of sourdough and gives hints and tips on how you can create this notoriously tricky loaf.
Rising Researchers – Dr Laura Seymour
Tuesday 10th November 2020
St Anne’s Stipendiary Lecturer in English, Dr Laura Seymour, speaks about her research on disability, neurodiversity and performance in Early Modern literature.
Rising Researchers – Will van Noordt
Tuesday 27th October 2020
Will van Noordt, candidate for the D.Phil. in Engineering Science at St Anne’s, speaks about his research into hypersonic turbulence modelling.
Rising Researchers – Dr Marta Arnaldi
Tuesday 20th October 2020
Dr Marta Arnaldi, Stipendiary Lecturer in Italian at St Anne’s College, tells us about her Post Doctoral Research project Translating Illness and also her new project Translating COVID-19.
Rising Researchers – Benjamin Lange
Tuesday 13th October 2020
Benjamin Lange, candidate for the D.Phil. in Philosophy at St Anne’s, talks about his research into Partiality.
Insight into the St Anne’s Society
Tuesday 11th August 2020
Stella Charman, President of the St Anne’s Society (SAS), discusses what the Society aims to achieve, its plans for the future and gives a sneak peek into what is coming up for this year’s Meeting Minds event (previously Alumni Weekend).
Insight into Outreach at St Anne’s
Thursday 18th June 2020
Hannah Snell, Senior Outreach Officer at St Anne’s, gives us an insight into the outreach work which takes place at St Anne’s and how they have adapted to the current Coronavirus situation, ensuring that prospective students have all the information they need.
End of Term Virtual Quiz
Tuesday 16th June 2020
Missed our Virtual Quiz? You can view it here. Test your St Anne’s knowledge and compete with your friends to see who can get the highest score.
Live talk and Q&A – An Alternative History of Shakespeare’s Blank Verse
Tuesday 9th June 2020
Remember those afternoons at school learning about Shakespeare’s iambic pentameter, that de-dum-de-dum-de-dum rhythm which, your teachers may have told you, constituted the supreme meter of English poetry? In this Live talk, Robert Stagg (Lecturer in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature, St Anne’s College) tries to persuade you that this rhythm and its history are far more interesting than meets the ear.
Quarantunes
Thursday 4th June 2020
Hear a wonderful musical recital performed by St Anne’s students at home. Created by the Music Society, ‘Quarantunes’ features a range of instruments, styles and compositions.
Centre for Personalised Medicine
Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Professor Simon Leedham is a Wellcome Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Science, Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist and the Director of the Centre for Personalised Medicine at St Anne’s College. In this talk Simon explores the use of genetic investigation to help guide precision treatments in cancer and the possibilities, the potential and the pitfalls of personalised medicine in the modern day NHS.
Live talk and Q&A – Human Rights Implications of Covid-19
Tuesday 26th May 2020
What are the human rights implications of the worldwide responses to the Coronavirus pandemic? Professor Liora Lazarus, St Anne’s Law Fellow and Head of Research at the Bonavero Institute for human Rights, takes us through the potential ramifications of the legislative and regulatory responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and talks about her involvement with the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights report.
Cooking Demonstration – Chilled Soup
Tuesday 19th May 2020
Ben Gibbons, Head Chef and Natalie Smyth, Head of Catering at St Anne’s, show us how to make ‘Salmorejo’ an Andalusian chilled tomato and bread soup.
Ingredients; 6 ripe plum tomatoes, 3 slices of stale bread, 2 cloves of garlic , 600ml olive oil, 2 dessertspoons of sherry vinegar, Salt and pepper
‘Due Regard’ Obligations
Thursday 14th May 2020
St Anne’s student Eirini Fasia, DPhil Candidate in Law at University of Oxford, explains her research into ‘Due Regard’ Obligations – Addressing Competing rights in the Law of the Sea.
Live talk and Q&A – A Personal Perspective on the NHS
Tuesday 12th May 2020
Live talk and Q&A on ‘A personal perspective on how the NHS has managed through the pandemic and plans for the future’ by St Anne’s alumna Charlotte Williams, Director of Strategy and Director leading hospital services restart from COVID-19 in an NHS trust.
Cooking Demonstration – Savoury Cake
Thursday 7th May 2020
Ben Gibbons, Head Chef at St Anne’s College shows us how to make ‘Feta Cheese and Sunblushed Tomato Savoury Cake’
Ingredients: 225g gluten free self raising flour (self-raising flour can also be used or if you only have plain flour, use 225g plain flour with 3tsp baking powder), 3 large eggs, 100ml olive oil, 100ml white wine, 100g vegetarian style Parmesan (or any hard cheese), 250g sunblushed tomatoes, 150g feta cheese, 4 sprigs of chopped thyme, Salt and pepper to season.
Live Talk & Q&A – Contact Tracing
Tuesday 5th May 2020
‘App-based contact tracing as a way out of the lockdown’ by Johannes Abeler, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Tutorial Fellow at St Anne’s College.
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‘Ukraine: What is going on and what it means’ – With Professor Neil Macfarlane
March 2022
St Anne’s College’s Professor Neil Macfarlane, the Lester B. Pearson Professorial Fellow in International Relations, speaks to staff and students about the war in Ukraine on the 10th March 2022.
The Centre for Personalised Medicine: Who We Are and What We Do
January 2022
The CPM, hosted by the Development Office, kindly gave a live webinar on the 26th January at 7pm with a Q&A afterwards, where Professor Anneke Lucassen discussed the research, role and history behind the Centre for Personalised Medicine based at St Anne’s, in conjunction with four Junior Research Fellows; Dr Nicola Whiffin, Dr Padraig Dixon, Dr Rachel Horton & Dr Katherine Wood. For more information, please visit the CPM’s website here: https://cpm.well.ox.ac.uk/
St Anne’s College Festive Concert
December 2021
This is a recording of the festive concert held at St Anne’s on 4 December 2021, starring the St Anne’s Camerata, conducted by Dr John Traill. Programme John Traill: The Gardam Grace (arr. for Horn and Strings) Sibelius: Andante Festivo Schubert: Salve Regina,Op.153 (D676) [soprano – Vivan Ng] Thomas Hyde: Three Carol Preludes Britten: ‘Canto Primo’ from Suite for Cello, op.72 Bach: ‘Allemande’ from Cello Suite no.6 in D major, BWV1012 [cello – Kevin Zheng] arr. Willcocks: The First Nowell (for strings) Krol: Laudatio for solo horn [horn – Alice Knight] arr. Willcocks: O Come, All Ye Faithful (for strings)
‘What have PPE-ists ever done for us?’
October 2021
The panel discussion chaired by Jackie Ashley, renowned journalist and broadcaster, will discuss why so many PPE-ists end up in leadership positions and why the degree is described as a ‘passport to power’. We will also debate whether this is the degree that runs or ruins countries and institutions. This will be a wide-reaching discussion that will look beyond PPE to other degrees that have shaped many important people and moments in our lifetime. Joining Jackie Ashley on the panel will be Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, Professor Will Davies, The Gabriele Taylor Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, and Aisha Washington, Director of Operations at Get Further and Venture Partner at Ark.
Meeting Minds Global: In conversation with St Anne’s Honorary Fellow, Elif Shafak
September 2021
Discussion, interview and Q&A with award-winning British-Turkish novelist, Elif Shafak. Elif is a bestselling author in many countries and her work has been translated into 55 languages. In this event for Meeting Minds Global, Elif, an Honorary Fellow of St Anne’s, was interviewed by Dr Daniele Nunziata, Lecturer in English Literature at St Anne’s College, alongside second-year St Anne’s English and Modern Languages student, Ella Lebeau.
Meeting Minds Global: The Global and UK Economic Impact of Covid-19
September 2021
Online panel discussion and Q&A with St Anne’s alumnae from the world of finance, chaired by Sir Danny Alexander. The panel, which included Paul Donovan, Chief Economist UBS Global Wealth Management, Swee-Kheng Lee, Chief Operating Officer at Infinitum Investors Group Ltd, and Alpesh Patel, UK Government Dealmaker at the Department of International Trade, were asked to give a short overview on what they believed to be the impact on and the future of the Global and UK economies as a result of Covid-19. This was then followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A facilitated, and with input from, the Chair. The session covered the impact on markets, inflation, investments, prices, and social inequalities.
“A Cure for Alzheimer’s: Are We There Yet?” by Dr Zoi Alexopoulou
August 2021
A recording of an online talk by Dr Zoi Alexopoulou of St Anne’s College, on the subject of recent research into Alzheimer’s Disease and how close we are to a cure.
Daniele Nunziata, Colonial and Postcolonial Cyprus
May 2021
Daniele Nunziata, Stipendiary Lecturer in English at St Anne’s College, introduces his recent book Colonial and Postcolonial Cyprus. To find out more about Daniele’s book visit https://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/book-launch-st-annes-stipendiary-lecturer-in-english-dr-daniele-nunziata-publishes-colonial-and-postcolonial-cyprus/
Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake
May 2021
A demonstration of how to make a Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake. Recipe from Pastry Chef Ian Smith and demonstration given by Head Chef Ben Gibbons.
Q&A with Elizabeth Longrigg
April 2021
A Q&A with St Anne’s alumna Elizabeth Longrigg about her recently published book and her journey to becoming an author.
Interview with Leroy Knowles
March 2021
Helen King, Principal of St Anne’s College, speaks with Leroy Knowles about his experience of attending St Anne’s College and what he has gone on to do since. In the interview, Leroy describes how he succeeded at getting into and studying at Oxford despite the extraordinary challenges he faced.
St Anne’s Investment Consultation Review
March 2021
This video provides an overview of the consultation held by St Anne’s to review its ongoing investment strategy to ensure the College investments better balance the financial needs of the College with longer term sustainability. The investment consultation was launched on 30th January 2020 and asked for student, Fellow and staff input into a future investment strategy for the College
The Loaf, The Myth, The Legend, Sourdough
Tuesday 17th November 2020
Ben Gibbons, Head Chef at St Anne’s College, delves into the mysteries of sourdough and gives hints and tips on how you can create this notoriously tricky loaf.
Rising Researchers – Dr Laura Seymour
Tuesday 10th November 2020
St Anne’s Stipendiary Lecturer in English, Dr Laura Seymour, speaks about her research on disability, neurodiversity and performance in Early Modern literature.
Rising Researchers – Will van Noordt
Tuesday 27th October 2020
Will van Noordt, candidate for the D.Phil. in Engineering Science at St Anne’s, speaks about his research into hypersonic turbulence modelling.
Rising Researchers – Dr Marta Arnaldi
Tuesday 20th October 2020
Dr Marta Arnaldi, Stipendiary Lecturer in Italian at St Anne’s College, tells us about her Post Doctoral Research project Translating Illness and also her new project Translating COVID-19.
Rising Researchers – Benjamin Lange
Tuesday 13th October 2020
Benjamin Lange, candidate for the D.Phil. in Philosophy at St Anne’s, talks about his research into Partiality.
Insight into the St Anne’s Society
Tuesday 11th August 2020
Stella Charman, President of the St Anne’s Society (SAS), discusses what the Society aims to achieve, its plans for the future and gives a sneak peek into what is coming up for this year’s Meeting Minds event (previously Alumni Weekend).
Insight into Outreach at St Anne’s
Thursday 18th June 2020
Hannah Snell, Senior Outreach Officer at St Anne’s, gives us an insight into the outreach work which takes place at St Anne’s and how they have adapted to the current Coronavirus situation, ensuring that prospective students have all the information they need.
End of Term Virtual Quiz
Tuesday 16th June 2020
Missed our Virtual Quiz? You can view it here. Test your St Anne’s knowledge and compete with your friends to see who can get the highest score.
Live talk and Q&A – An Alternative History of Shakespeare’s Blank Verse
Tuesday 9th June 2020
Remember those afternoons at school learning about Shakespeare’s iambic pentameter, that de-dum-de-dum-de-dum rhythm which, your teachers may have told you, constituted the supreme meter of English poetry? In this Live talk, Robert Stagg (Lecturer in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature, St Anne’s College) tries to persuade you that this rhythm and its history are far more interesting than meets the ear.
Quarantunes
Thursday 4th June 2020
Hear a wonderful musical recital performed by St Anne’s students at home. Created by the Music Society, ‘Quarantunes’ features a range of instruments, styles and compositions.
Centre for Personalised Medicine
Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Professor Simon Leedham is a Wellcome Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Science, Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist and the Director of the Centre for Personalised Medicine at St Anne’s College. In this talk Simon explores the use of genetic investigation to help guide precision treatments in cancer and the possibilities, the potential and the pitfalls of personalised medicine in the modern day NHS.
Live talk and Q&A – Human Rights Implications of Covid-19
Tuesday 26th May 2020
What are the human rights implications of the worldwide responses to the Coronavirus pandemic? Professor Liora Lazarus, St Anne’s Law Fellow and Head of Research at the Bonavero Institute for human Rights, takes us through the potential ramifications of the legislative and regulatory responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and talks about her involvement with the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights report.
Cooking Demonstration – Chilled Soup
Tuesday 19th May 2020
Ben Gibbons, Head Chef and Natalie Smyth, Head of Catering at St Anne’s, show us how to make ‘Salmorejo’ an Andalusian chilled tomato and bread soup.
Ingredients; 6 ripe plum tomatoes, 3 slices of stale bread, 2 cloves of garlic , 600ml olive oil, 2 dessertspoons of sherry vinegar, Salt and pepper
‘Due Regard’ Obligations
Thursday 14th May 2020
St Anne’s student Eirini Fasia, DPhil Candidate in Law at University of Oxford, explains her research into ‘Due Regard’ Obligations – Addressing Competing rights in the Law of the Sea.
Live talk and Q&A – A Personal Perspective on the NHS
Tuesday 12th May 2020
Live talk and Q&A on ‘A personal perspective on how the NHS has managed through the pandemic and plans for the future’ by St Anne’s alumna Charlotte Williams, Director of Strategy and Director leading hospital services restart from COVID-19 in an NHS trust.
Cooking Demonstration – Savoury Cake
Thursday 7th May 2020
Ben Gibbons, Head Chef at St Anne’s College shows us how to make ‘Feta Cheese and Sunblushed Tomato Savoury Cake’
Ingredients: 225g gluten free self raising flour (self-raising flour can also be used or if you only have plain flour, use 225g plain flour with 3tsp baking powder), 3 large eggs, 100ml olive oil, 100ml white wine, 100g vegetarian style Parmesan (or any hard cheese), 250g sunblushed tomatoes, 150g feta cheese, 4 sprigs of chopped thyme, Salt and pepper to season.
Live Talk & Q&A – Contact Tracing
Tuesday 5th May 2020
‘App-based contact tracing as a way out of the lockdown’ by Johannes Abeler, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Tutorial Fellow at St Anne’s College.
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A collection of recipes, videos and ideas from our St Anne's College kitchens to keep you inspired over the lock-down period and beyond.
Introduction to Postcolonial Literature
Dr Daniele Nunziata, Stipendiary Lecturer in English at St Anne's, introduces Postcolonial Literature
The Science of Sleep
Professor Sally Shuttleworth and sleep expert Professor Russell Foster discuss the study of sleep