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Professor David Paterson - Photo: © John Cairns - www.johncairns.co.uk

David Paterson made Fellow of the American Physiological Society

Merton's Tutor in Pre-Clinical Medicine is one of 73 distinguished leaders in physiological sciences named in the Society's 'Class of 2019'.
(L-R) Detail of a woodcut depicting Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy, accompanied by an armed force, sets out from Dublin Castle for a progress through Ireland, plate 6 from 'The Image of Ireland' by John Derricke, 1581 - Image: © The University of Edinburgh | Pope Saint Gregory VII, from 'Illustrated Notes on English Church History' by the Revd C Arthur Lane - Image: The Florida Center for Instructional Technology https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/ | The obverse of a glass coin weight inscribed with the name of Cal

2019 Undergraduate Essay Prize - winners announced

This year, the fourth in the competition's history, saw another strong field, with the judges commending a further three entries in addition to the three prizewinners.
A Mind Weighted With Unpublished Matter - title frame from the interview video

A Mind Weighted With Unpublished Matter

Professor Rebecca Fortnum, the first Visiting Research Fellow in Creative Arts at Merton College, Oxford, interviewed by Diego Berdeja Suárez, MCR Arts & Culture Representative 2018/19.
Attendees at the first Thai Student Chemistry Symposium, 18 May 2019

College hosts first Thai Chemistry International Symposium

The event aimed to enhance research ideas and strengthen relationships between Thai students studying chemistry and related fields across the UK.
Kaveeta Malhi

Merton student nominates "passionate and inspirational" teacher for award

Assistant Head Teacher Simon Dawson was nominated for an Inspirational Teachers Award by first-year Medicine undergraduate Kaveeta Malhi.
Naruhito in 2018 - © Michel Temer [CC BY 2.0]

Accession of the Emperor of Japan

The College flag is being flown and the Chapel bells rung to mark the accession of HIH Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
Professors Anant Parekh and Véronique Gouverneur (Photo of Professor Parekh © Colin Beesley, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford)

Two Merton Fellows elected to the Royal Society

Merton's Tutor in Organic Chemistry Professor Véronique Gouverneur and Supernumerary Fellow Professor Anant Parekh were named among this year's intake by the Royal Society's President, Venki Ramakrishnan.
Megan Engel (2013) with Eric and Wendy Schmidt (c) Rhodes House

Merton alumna selected as a 2019 recipient of the Schmidt Science Fellowship

Megan Engel (2013) has been named as one of 20 recipients of the 2019 Schmidt Science Fellowship to develop expertise in machine learning techniques to map the self-assembly process with unprecedented accuracy.
Hydrogen Bonding Phase Transfer Catalysis

Professor Gouverneur's fluorine research receives significant EU funding

Véronique has obtained an Advanced Grant of €2.5 million from the European Research Council to develop a new catalytic manifold inspired by the natural fluorinase enzyme, that she has coined 'Hydrogen Bonding Phase Transfer Catalysis'.
The 2019 Reading Party

Historians head to Herefordshire

This year’s history reading party found a new venue at Durstone Farm, near Bromyard in Herefordshire; the weather was fine and the surroundings peaceful.