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Heads Of Houses
This is a list of current Colleges of the University of Oxford#Heads of Houses, heads of houses of Colleges of the University of Oxford, colleges, permanent private halls, and recognised independent centres of the University of Oxford. Colleges Permanent private halls Recognised Independent Centres Other References {{University of Oxford Heads of colleges of the University of Oxford, * Lists of people associated with the University of Oxford, Heads of Houses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleges Of The University Of Oxford
The University of Oxford has thirty-nine colleges, and five permanent private halls (PPHs) of religious foundation. Colleges and PPHs are autonomous self-governing corporations within the university. These colleges are not only houses of residence, but have substantial responsibility for teaching undergraduate students. Generally tutorials (one of the main methods of teaching in Oxford) and classes are the responsibility of colleges, while lectures, examinations, laboratories, and the central library are run by the university. Students normally have most of their tutorials in their own college, but often have a couple of modules taught at other colleges or even at faculties and departments. Most colleges take both graduates and undergraduates, but several are for graduates only. Undergraduate and graduate students may name preferred colleges in their applications. For undergraduate students, an increasing number of departments practise reallocation to ensure that the ratios betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Moore (Oxford)
Helen Dale Moore (born 1970) is a British literary scholar, who specialises in medieval and early modern literature. Since 2018, she has served as the President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. She is the first woman to hold that position in the college's 500-year history. She is also an associate professor in the Faculty of English Language and Literature, University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor .... In 2021, she received the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize for ''Amadis in English: A Study in the Reading of Romance'' as one of the co-winners. Selected works * * * * * Helen Moore, ''Amadis in English: A Study in the Reading of Romance''. Oxford University Press. 2020. References Living people British literary historians Historia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street. The college was founded by Elizabeth I on 27 June 1571 for the education of clergy, though students now study a broad range of secular subjects. A major driving force behind the establishment of the college was Hugh Price (or Ap Rhys), a churchman from Brecon in Wales. The oldest buildings, in the first quadrangle, date from the 16th and early 17th centuries; a second quadrangle was added between about 1640 and about 1713, and a third quadrangle was built in about 1906. Further accommodation was built on the main site to mark the 400th anniversary of the college, in 1971, and student flats have been constructed at sites in north and east Oxford. There are about 475 students at any one time; the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Fletcher (diplomat)
Thomas Stuart Francis "Tom" Fletcher CMG (born 27 March 1975) is the Principal of Hertford College, Oxford. He was formerly a British diplomat, a writer, and a campaigner. From 2011 to 2015, he was the British Ambassador to Lebanon. He is a Visiting Professor at New York University and author of ''The Naked Diplomat'' (2016) and “''Ten Survival Skills for a World in Flux''” (2022). Early life Fletcher was born in Kent and educated at The Harvey Grammar School and Hertford College, Oxford, where he was awarded first class honours in Modern History. He was Junior Common Room President at Hertford College. Career Fletcher joined the Diplomatic Service and served as a British diplomat in Nairobi and Paris, and as the Private Secretary to FCO Ministers Baroness Valerie Amos and Chris Mullin. While in Kenya, he took part in a high profile charity boxing match with the Mayor of Nairobi, who had t-shirts printed saying "Fletcher goes home on a stretcher". Between 2007 and 2011, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Principals Of Hertford College, Oxford ...
This is a list of Principals of Hertford College, Oxford, including its two predecessor institutions, Hart Hall and Magdalen Hall. Principals of Hart Hall (1282–1740) Principals of Hertford College, first foundation (1740–1816) Principals of Magdalen Hall, old site (1480–1822) Principals of Magdalen Hall, new site (1822–1874) Principals of Hertford College, second foundation (1874–) References Sources * * {{cite book , title=Hertford College , url=https://archive.org/details/hertfordcollege00hamigoog , last=Hamilton , first=Sidney Graves , year=1903 , publisher=F.E. Robinson , location=London, ol=23303320M Hertford Principals Hertford College, Oxford Hertford College ( ), previously known as Magdalen Hall, is a colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hertford College, Oxford
Hertford College ( ), previously known as Magdalen Hall, is a colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library. The college is known for its iconic bridge, the Bridge of Sighs (Oxford), Bridge of Sighs. There are around 600 students at the college at any one time, comprising undergraduates, graduates and visiting students from overseas. The first foundation on the Hertford site began in the 1280s as Hart Hall and became a college in 1740 but was dissolved in 1816. In 1820, the site was taken over by Magdalen Hall, which had emerged around 1490 on a site adjacent to Magdalen College. In 1874, Magdalen Hall was incorporated as a college, reviving the name Hertford College. In 1974, Hertford was part of the first group of all-male Oxford colleges to admit women. Alumni of the college's predecessor institutions include Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Shaw
Jane Alison Shaw (born 1963) is Principal of Harris Manchester College, Oxford, Professor of the History of Religion, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Oxford. Previously she was Professor of Religious Studies and Dean of Religious Life at Stanford University and Dean of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Life and career Jane Shaw grew up in Norwich, England, on the grounds of the Great Hospital, a medieval hospital with its own chapel and cloisters where her father was master. She attended Norwich High School for Girls, an independent school. She studied modern history at University of Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1985. She went on to study theology at Harvard University, graduating with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree in 1988. She completed a Ph.D. in history at the University of California, Berkeley (1994). She has received honorary doctorates from the Episcopal Divinity School and Colgate University. Shaw taught history and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris Manchester College, Oxford
Harris Manchester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It was founded in Warrington in 1757 as a college for Unitarian students and moved to Oxford in 1893. It became a full college of the university in 1996, taking its current name to commemorate its predecessor the Manchester Academy and a benefaction by Lord Harris of Peckham. The college's postgraduate and undergraduate places are exclusively for students aged 21 years or over. With around 100 undergraduates and 150 postgraduates, Harris Manchester is the smallest undergraduate college in either of the Oxbridge universities. History Foundation and relocation The college started as the Warrington Academy in 1757 where its teachers included Joseph Priestley, before being refounded as the Manchester Academy in Manchester in 1786. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dixon (museum Director)
Sir Michael Dixon (born 16 March 1956) is the principal of Green Templeton College at the University of Oxford and former director of the Natural History Museum, London. Early life Dixon was born on 16 March 1956. He was educated at Tiffin School, a boys grammar school in Kingston upon Thames. He studied at Imperial College London, graduating Bachelor of Science (BSc) and was awarded Associateship of the Royal College of Science (ARCS). He undertook postgraduate studies at the University of York, completing his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in 1984. Career He was director general of the Zoological Society of London and became director of the Natural History Museum on 1 June 2004. The appointment of Dixon at the NHM is noteworthy in its marking a break with tradition in which the director has been an eminent practising scientist. As of 2015, Dixon was paid a salary of between £160,000 and £164,999 by the Natural History Museum, making him one of the 328 most highly p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Principals Of Green Templeton College, Oxford
A list of Principals of Green Templeton College, Oxford. The head of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford is called the Principal. This article also includes the heads of the predecessor institutions of the college, Green College and Templeton College. The current principal is Denise Lievesley, since October 2015. Wardens of Green College * Sir Richard Doll (1979–1983) * John Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant (1983–1989) * '' Trevor Hughes'' (1989–1990); acting Warden * Sir Crispin Tickell (1990–1997) * Sir John Hanson (1998–2005) * Colin Bundy (2006–2008) Presidents of Templeton College *1980–91: Dr Uwe Kitzinger *1991–92: Roger Undy (acting) *1991–96: Dr Clark Brundin *1996–97: Dr Michael von Clemm *1998–2002: Sir David Rowland *2002–04: Richard Greenhalgh *2004–08: Professor Michael Earl Principals of Green Templeton College * Colin Bundy Colin James Bundy (born 4 October 1944) is a South African historian, former principal of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Templeton College, Oxford
Green Templeton College (GTC) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The college is located on the previous Green College site on Woodstock Road next to the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter in North Oxford and is centred on the architecturally important Radcliffe Observatory, an 18th-century building, modelled on the ancient Tower of the Winds at Athens. It is the university's second newest graduate college, after Reuben College, having been founded by the historic merger of Green College and Templeton College in 2008. The college has a distinctive academic profile, specialising in subjects relating to human welfare and social, economic and environmental well-being, including medical and health sciences, management and business, and most social sciences. Green Templeton's sister college at the University of Cambridge is St Edmund's College. History The merger between Green College and Templeton College was the first of its kind in the uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
