Merton News

Professors Robert MacLaren (1992) and Peter Charbel Issa (2009) were behind a recent ground-breaking gene therapy trial for the disease known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of untreatable blindness in the developed world.

Jutta Toscano (2014) has been included in this year's Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list for Science and Healthcare.

Anna Williams (2014) is a joint recipient of the two-year scholarship, awarded annually to students intending to follow a career at the Bar.

The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby will preach at Choral Evensong in the Chapel on Sunday 27 January. This will be Archbishop Justin’s first visit to the College since he assumed office in 2013.

A recording by The Choir will be included as part of a spectacular son et lumière show created for the Church of England’s 2018 Christmas campaign #FollowTheStar.

Mertonian mathematics alumni were invited back to College to speak with their peers, engage with current students, and listen to special presentations from four guest speakers.

Delius and the Sound of Place, a major new study of the composer, will feature on the programme, which is broadcast at 12:15pm on Saturday 8 December 2018.

A celebration of the life of the Mertonian and Honorary Fellow took place last month at the Sheldonian Theatre, jointly hosted by the University and the City of Oxford.

Every year the College offers funding to support undergraduates who wish to undertake a research project during the Long Vacation. The scheme is competitive and students must submit a research proposal to the Warden and Tutors’ Committee, who judge the applications.

The Oxford Handbook of English Law and Literature, 1500-1700, edited by Lorna Hutson, Merton Professor of English Literature, has been selected as the best reference book published last year in the field of early modern studies.