Catz Fellow wins 2024 Frontiers of Science Award
Catz Fellow and Professor of Mathematics, Marc Lackenby, has been awarded a Frontiers of Science Award 2024, which will be given at a ceremony in Beijing on 14 July.
Explaining his research, Professor Lackenby says: “The research for which I won the prize was on a very simple question in topology. You have a piece of string tied up to form a closed, possibly knotted, loop (for example as in the above ...
Professor John B. Goodenough (1922-2023)
St Catherine’s College is saddened to share the news that Professor John B. Goodenough, Honorary Fellow, has died aged 100.
Professor Goodenough was Professorial Fellow of Inorganic Chemistry 1976-1986, Emeritus Fellow 1988-2010, and had been an Honorary Fellow of St Catz since 2010.
He received a BS in Mathematics from Yale University summa cum laude before serving in the US Army during World War ...
Town & Gown 2024
The 2024 Town & Gown was a great triumph for the Catz team, with over 100 runners representing the College in the 10k race around Oxford. The annual race, which has been held since 1982, raises funds for Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK) and is a highlight of the Trinity term calendar.
Speaking on this year’s team, Master Kersti Börjars said, ‘It is lovely to see so many runners in Catz t-shirts and to have such a large ...
Professor Ian Shipsey (1959–2024)
St Catherine’s College is deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of Professor Ian Shipsey, Henry Moseley Centenary Professor of Experimental Physics, at the age of 65.
Ian was a Professorial Fellow at St Catherine’s and Head of the Department of Physics at Oxford. An experimental particle physicist, Ian’s work focused on uncovering the fundamental mysteries of the universe. His research spanned the study of ...
Dr Henry Bennet-Clark (1934–2025)
Dr Henry Bennet-Clark (1934–2025)
St Catherine’s College is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr Henry Bennet-Clark, Emeritus Reader in Invertebrate Zoology.
Henry was a Fellow and Tutor in Biology at St Catherine’s from 1978 to 1999 and served as Dean from 2004 to 2007. He was a dedicated teacher, known for his dee...
Assistant Bar Manager – closing date 15 October
Do you have Bartending experience? This is a great opportunity to join the friendly Bar team in one of the newest and largest Colleges within the University of Oxford. The Bar caters for students and conference guests, and runs regular events.
Working alongside the Bar Manager, you will be responsible for bar service, building excellent customer relations, ensuring that the bar is stocked/ provisioned ...
Alan Tayler Lecture 2024
The Alan Tayler Lecture 2024, takes place on Monday 18th November at 4.30pm in the Riverside Lecture Theatre.
We are delighted to have Prof Alison Etheridge OBE FRS, Professor of Probability, University of Oxford give this years lecture.
Title: The Forwards and Backwards of Population Models
Abstract: What can we infer about the history of a populatio...