25 April, 7.00pm, ‘Mountaineering to Alpinism: A Steep Learning Curve’ by Tim Exley – a lecture being held as part of Balliol’s ‘Going Up to Balliol’ exhibition:
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Organised by Balliol Fellows John Tasioulas @EthicsinAI and Josiah Ober, Eastman Professor:

Opening Sunday 21 April, a new exhibition, ‘Going Up to Balliol’, investigates mountaineering from the 18th century onwards, through exhibits from Balliol’s historic collections and items borrowed from the Alpine Club. Details at balliol.ox.ac.uk/events/2024/ap…

Dawkins Prize Lecture, 23 April, Dr Amanda Vincent, ‘From Seahorse Sex to Global Policy Change.’ Registration at 4.30pm Oxford University Museum of Natural History balliol.ox.ac.uk/events/2024/ap…

And congratulations to Professor Emily Wilson (1990):

Congratulations to Lindy Cameron (Balliol 1991):

Congratulations to Professor Sarris (Balliol 1990):

We are delighted to announce that Hermán Luis Chávez has won the Bodleian Libraries Colin Franklin Prize for Book Collecting 2024 for their essay on the composer Atiliano Auza León (b.1928) and 20th C. Bolivian Art Music.

Oxford Modern Languages Balliol College

AAPS is delighted to announce that the winner of the Tracey Banivanua-Mar PhD Prize for 2024 is Dr Marco de Jong and the highly commended awardee is Dr Timaima Tuvuki. Congratulations both on your outstanding work! Learn more via: pacificstudies.org.au/2024/04/winner…

Many congratulations to Professor Jin-Chong Tan (Fellow and Tutor in Engineering Science), who has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant for a project that could transform the field of nanoenergy conversion: balliol.ox.ac.uk/news/2024/apri…

Wonderful to join good friend and fellow Balliol College PhD grad Marco de Jong in Sydney to see his doctorate win the AAPS PhD Prize. Very keen to read the book and to buy it for everyone for Christmas.

A new book edited by Professor Martin Conway (MacLellan-Warburg Fellow and Tutor in History) Balliol History cambridge.org/core/books/soc…

Calling members of Balliol’s MCR with cameras! Submissions are invited for the first Holywell Manor Photography Prize, on the theme ‘Landscapes of Learning’ - see details here: balliol.ox.ac.uk/news/2024/marc…

23 April, 4.30pm, Dawkins Prize Lecture Oxford University Museum of Natural History: join Dr Amanda Vincent for her lecture 'From Seahorse Sex to Global Policy Change' at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, followed by a drinks reception. Open to all, free. Book online:
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A quiet evening at Balliol College

Thank you for Cheryl Misak and others for speaking so beautifully about his academic work and contribution to academic freedom & education. All with his sense of humour, adventure and modesty.

OPPORTUNITY: Dan Norman Early Career Research Fellowship in (Bio)medical Sciences Specializing in Addiction Research, Balliol College

Non-stipendiary with benefits; standard hourly tutorial rates

Closing date: Friday 12 April, 12.00pm

Applications 👇
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Meet @uniofoxford students Aimee Balliol College & Serene Christ Church, who have been named John Robert Lewis Fellows for 2024-25, and chosen along with just 8 other students, internationally. 👏

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Faculty of Law Faith & Politics Rhodes Trust

As many who loved him or were touched by his teaching on philosophy or by his contribution to bringing education to make the world a better place look to gather at Balliol College on Saturday afternoon for a memorial, here’s a wonderful reminder of his life and contribution.

Sean Wyer (2010 and Lecturer in Italian) has published an open access article based on his research into Rome's unique food culture: ‘Peeling Back the Artichoke Leaves: Symbolism and Origin Stories in Jewish-Roman Cuisine’. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Sean Wyer