Council, Committees & Congregation
Congregation 9 March
The Vice-Chancellor declared the following approved:
- Resolution: Conferment of Honorary Degree (DCL to be conferred upon Hillary Rodham Clinton at Encaenia 2021)
- Resolution: Space allocation (extension of existing space allocation in Dartingon House to IT Services)
- Legislative Proposal: Rhodes Professor of Race Relations (renamed to Professorship of African Studies)
- Part-suspension of Congregation Regulations 3 of 2002 (Religious Services & Sermons) (Sermon on the Grace of Humility to be moved to 6 June)
- Part-suspension of Congregation Regulations 2 of 2002 (Elections – Nominating Committee to the Vice-Chancellorship) (lapsed vacancies to be filled by election in TT21)
Congregation 17 March
- Admission of Dr David Johnson and Ms Lucinda Rumsey as Proctors for 2021/22
- Admission of Bettina Lange as Assessor for 2021/22
- To watch online ceremony, register by noon on 16 March
Register of Congregation
New members of register (V Anderton; VJ Dimelow; KM Parsons)
Degree by Resolution
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People-related notices
Appointments
Selection committees
College elections
- St Hilda’s (Principal from 1 Feb 2022: Professor Sarah Springman; Acting Principal from 1 April 2021 to 31 January 2022: Dr Georgina Paul)
College obituaries
Exams & Boards
DPhil viva voce exams
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Changes to Examination Regulations
- MPLS (MBiol; FHS of Biology)
Lectures
Saïd Business School
- Cammy Crolic, Pinar Ozcan and Andrew Stephen: ‘Saintly or sinful: are digital platforms good or bad for humanity?’
- Dr Eamonn Molloy will host a panel discussion with Franke White, Harvard Space for Humanity Foundation; Sam Adlen, Chief Strategy Officer, Satellite Applications Catapult; and Catherine Mealing-Jones, Director, Growth, UKSA: ‘Space identity, skilled work and the professions’
Oxford Martin School
- Professor Sadie Creese, Dr Jamie Saunders and Sir Charles Godfray: ‘Emerging technology and systemic risk – maintaining a secure and resilient digital infrastructure as we build back better’
- Professor Tom Hale, Dr Aoife Brophy and Dr Steve Smith: ‘The race to zero: action by cities, business and investors’
- Professor Ros Rickaby, Sophie Gill and Professor Myles Allen: ‘CO solutions: ocean carbon storage options’
Job vacancies
University vacancies
- Head of Social Sciences Division; noon, 22 March
- University of Oxford and Merton College; Associate Professorship (or Professorship) in Philosophy (from 1 September 2021); £48,114–£64,605 plus £20,000 housing allowance pa; noon, 31 March
- Department of Politics and International Relations; Montague Burton Professorship of International Relations; 26 April
College vacancies
- Harris Manchester; Administrative and Communications Officer, Wellbeing Research Centre; £25,941–£33,797; 15 March
- Oriel; Junior and Welfare Deans; £4,500 plus accommodation and meals; noon, 26 March
- Pembroke; Regular Giving Officer; 22 March
- Queen’s; Sous Chef; £30,000–£32,000; 22 March
- Queen’s; Chef de Partie; £21,000–£23,000; 15 March
- St John’s; stipendiary Lecturership in Inorganic Chemistry; £13,765–£15,471; noon, 6 April
- Wadham; 12-hr stipendiary Lecturer in Classics; £27,511; noon, 7 April
- Wadham; 6-hr stipendiary Lecturer(s) in Engineering; £13,756; noon, 12 April
Cambridge and other vacancies
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