Merton News

We are grateful to John Mitnick (1985), whose generosity has enabled the renewal and renovation of a reading room in the Lower Library in Mob Quadrangle.

Professor Gouverneur, Tutor in Organic Chemistry at Merton, has been awarded the 2021 Henri Moissan International Prize for her work in fluorine chemistry, which has many applications, notably in pharmaceutical drugs and in positron emission tomography.

Professor Julian Knight is co-author of a new paper on research that offers clues as to why some patients develop mild or severe Covid-19, and also highlights a potential alternative vaccine target.

We look forward to welcoming Dr Stephen B Kennedy in January 2022, our first Senior Visiting Fellow under the Africa Oxford Initiative which aims to facilitate equitable and sustainable collaborations between researchers based at the University of Oxford and African universities.

The Choir will premiere Was I The Lamb? at the College’s Christmas Carol Service on 2 December 2021.

Once again this year, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, students came up with creative ways to carry out research remotely on a wide range of topics.

Jean Sibelius: Life, Music, Silence draws on the latest developments in Sibelius research to situate the composer within a rich interdisciplinary environment.

The Oxford Lieder Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and the programme includes a number of events with a special connection to Merton.

Professor Véronique Gouverneur has been awarded the 2022 ACS Arthur C Cope Award, one of the highest honours bestowed by the American Chemical Society.

John, who matriculated in 1976 and read Modern Languages at Merton, succeeds Sir John Kingman, who has been interim Chair since May.