Merton News

For the second time in three years, Merton alumni have been named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list which “continues to spotlight the impressive, the inspiring and the (genuinely) enviable” entrepreneurs and game changers in Europe.

DPhil student Adrian Menssen (2014) was the lead author on a piece of research that was one of 2017's Top 10 Breakthroughs according to Physics World magazine; the research revealed a new fundamental aspect of quantum particles, and promises to have an impact in the field of quantum computation.

Sir Martin Taylor was presented with the award by the Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund, in recognition of his "extraordinary commitment ... to preserving the life, voice, ideas, and work of a persecuted scholar by providing a safe academic haven."

A production of Benjamin Britten's Curlew River will be the first offering from Ante Terminum Productions, an innovative, London-based opera production company founded by Mertonian Peter Thickett (2014) and fellow Oxford graduate Frederick Waxman (Univ, 2014).

Sir Bernard takes the title Baron Hogan-Howe of Sheffield and will sit as a cross-bencher in the House of Lords.

Lukas Krone, currently in his second year as a graduate student, has been awarded this year's Sherrington Prize for outstanding achievement in the Neuroscience MSc, an accolade which he describes as a "very positive surprise".

The Oxford and Cambridge teams will commemorate the sacrifice made in the First World War by two former rugby captains at next month's Varsity Match at Twickenham.

Supernumerary Fellow and Physics Lecturer Professor Andrea Cavalleri has been awarded the 2018 Frank Isakson Prize for his "pioneering contributions to the development and application of ultra-fast optical spectroscopy to condensed matter systems, and providing insight into lattice dynamics, structural phase transitions, and the non-equilibrium control of solids."

A coachload of Merton tutors and students is heading to Birmingham to take part in an event which will provide insights into what life is like at Oxford and offer information on the admissions process to students who may not otherwise have a chance to engage directly with the university.

A team from Merton scored a convincing win over opponents from King's College London in Monday's first round contest, coming away winners with an impressive 285 points to KCL's 110.