2. In June last year, our plans for the new Gradel Quadrangles
were approved by Oxford City Council. This was a signal
achievement. It has a direct connection to what I have
just been writing about, as we have fallen well behind
other colleges in the University in our ability to offer
accommodation. This puts us at a severe disadvantage
when talking to children from our target groups – there
is nothing they fear more than going into the rental
market in North Oxford in their last year. So this is not a
vanity project: it is vital. However, we are vain enough
to appreciate the reception the architectural design has
had. It was described by the Guardian as ‘a jewel’. As of
writing, we have started to clear parts of the site for work
to begin on the School site; but we are not yet exactly sure
when we will start building. This depends, as so much in
the country does at the moment, on our estimation of the
effect of ‘Brexit pricing’ in the building market. Meanwhile,
we still have funds to raise if we are to afford the Study
area/Concert Hall part of the design – something which
we are very keen to do, since this site represents our last
significant opportunity to build underground.
In the meantime, one small scale but exciting project has
just come to fruition: the provision of some accessible
rooms for disabled students. They have been specified
to a very high level of provision – which includes all the
major classifications of disability, and the expected
adjustments. They fit snugly into a corner by the Morris
Garage, thus forming a quadrangle of sorts with the City
Wall bounding the site to the South. We are calling this new
wing the ‘Kimber Wing’. Kimber was of course the brilliant
assistant of William Morris, who really took the letters MG
and turned them into a global marque. The first occupant
of the Kimber Wing, Harry Gable, a Fresher Graduate, is
a contented customer, and also an extremely helpful
de-snagger. I wouldn’t say that the new ‘Morris Quadrangle’
is the most beautiful in the collegiate University, but it
will be one of the more useful. And we do have some
modest plans to beautify it a little, both horticulturally and
sculpturally, as befits the other side of a building which has
recently been voted one of the top 100 places in the UK.
As always, we extend an invitation to you to visit the
College, and the Lodgings should you be in the vicinity.
President, to have Old Member guest evenings, where, by
subject area, alumni will be invited back to meet and dine
with current students.
The students are also dedicated volunteers helping us
improve the diversity of our membership. New College
is under-performing in its offers and acceptances to
the most challenged groups in society, defined as
the demographic sectors ACORN 4/5 and POLAR 1/2.
Contrary to a widely-held misapprehension, this is
the metric which both Government and University
believe, (rightly), is the important one: it is not the
often headlined state-independent ratio which is so
misleading (because many independent schools these
days contain bursary students, and many state schools
have joined the ranks of the affluent middle class).
This has been the last year where we had a full
relationship with Northern Ireland as the University’s
representative. We intend to keep our connections with
Northern Ireland, but much of the work now devolves
back to the central administration. One bad consequence
of the Northern Ireland relationship was that it could
become an alibi for not doing enough elsewhere. Now we
are free to move into the UK mainland, in a focused way,
and a piece elsewhere in this newsletter describes some
of the initiatives. Students, Fellows and Alumni all have
a role to play. In respect of the latter, I am often asked
how an Old Member can help, in a modest way, make a
difference in the College. There is a very clear answer: by
contributing to our Outreach Fund. The College budget
has increased hugely over the last year, but we still don’t
have enough money to do everything we need, and small
sums make a huge difference.
Welcome...
NEW COLLEGE NEWS | NOVEMBER 2018
e have just finished commemorating the 100th
Anniversary of the Armistice of 1918. When I was
preparing my address for the College Commemoration
Service on 28th October, I was surprised that we had the
largest death toll of any Oxford college in the Great War:
231 in total, counting three German students.
Why? It is difficult to know. Early volunteerism might
be one reason: as I read the letters and diaries of our
members they seemed to show a College that was
very highly bonded and also very highly motivated.
They went to fight because they believed that Prussian
militarism offended every value they held dear – an
uncomfortable fact that sometimes gets lost in the
subsequent, retrospective narrative making.
Wreaths were laid for the staff, students, school boys
and Fellows who lost their lives on 11th November in
front of our War Memorial. During that weekend, an
extraordinary and haunting series of concerts took
place: music of Mourning and Lamentation by Lobo
and Howells; English Songs of the First World War by
Butterworth and Gurney; and a Concert For the Fallen,
with music by Parry, Howells, Holst and Elgar. Our New
College dead were well remembered.
The College feels well bonded today, also. The new
Freshers are settled in. Forty a week are passing through
our Dining Room in the Lodgings for lunch. It is very
striking how quickly they become loyal (and there really is
no other word for it) to the College. They meld seamlessly
into the family. It is amazing how quickly Manners Makyth
Man seems to fall off their lips. It’s extraordinary, also,
how quickly they become enthusiastic advocates of the
fact that there is a New College ‘difference’.
That enthusiasm manifests itself in all sorts of ways, but
not least in the recent, sheer effulgence of just doing
stuff. A good recent example is the setting up of the New
College Chamber Orchestra, by our music students.
Another is the initiative of our Engineers, following on
from the Classicists last year, to form a club which joins
together existing students and other alumni. Or the soon
to be launched idea of Kendya Goodman, the current JCR
W
Miles & Réglisse by Lifen Zhang
Commemoration Day Procession
Morris Accessible Rooms
MILES YOUNG
WARDEN
3. OPEN TO ALL
NOVEMBER 2018 | NEW COLLEGE NEWS
t is an exciting and invigorating time to be working
in the field of outreach at Oxford University. In May,
the University’s annual statistical report highlighted
the key areas that individual colleges and departments
need to address in the coming months and years in
order to make Oxford a fairer and more equal place.
At New College, we must be committed to increasing
the number of applications from state schools; and we
must encourage more Black-British students to apply.
The findings of the report were welcomed as it
emphasised that our internal evaluation of the
issues to be addressed were accurate. We have been
working extremely hard to develop practical, tangible
solutions to these problems over the last two years
and are proud that our outreach work has been
strategic and proactive, rather than reactive. We are
happy to question why our particular problems have
emerged and are open and willing to confront our
areas of weakness.
We have also been pleased to welcome Misha Brazier-
Tope to the Academic Office. Misha joins New College
as the Communications and Access Officer, enabling
us to enhance our widening participation work.
Since January 2017, we have worked with an
impressive 468 state-school students. We hope that
they are all inspired to become part of the future of
this historic institution.
What are we doing?
Our outreach work revolves around our signature
outreach programme “Step-Up”. Launched in its pilot
phase in September 2017, Step-Up is a sustained-
contact initiative which is designed to support and
inspire state-school students throughout Years
11, 12 and 13. Over this time, the schools will have
a minimum of six contact sessions with staff and
students from New College. The programme is unique
in that it is not tied to a particular geographical region
and fully supports both students and teachers over a
long period of time.
After a successful pilot scheme, the programme has
grown in its second year, and we are thrilled to be
working with 21 state-schools and sixth form colleges.
The Step-Up schools are:
Cheney School, Oxford
Oxford Spires Academy, Oxford
Lord Williams’s School, Thame
Treorchy Comprehensive School, Treorchy,
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Gloucester High School for Girls, Gloucester
Peter Symonds College, Winchester
Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester
Cardinal Newman School, Hove
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form, East Ham, London
St Angela’s Ursuline School, Forest Gate, London
Wren Academy, North Finchley, London
Clapton Girls’ Academy, Hackney, London
Oaklands School, Tower Hamlets, London
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College, New
Cross, London
Aldridge School, Walsall
Queen Mary’s Grammar School, Walsall
Bilborough College, Nottingham
Westwood College, Leek, Staffordshire
Calderstones School, Liverpool
Nelson & Colne College, Burnley
Thorp Academy, Tyne & Wear
If you are a state-school teacher, or are connected
to a state school in any way, and would like your
school to be considered for the programme, please
email outreach@new.ox.ac.uk
We also work with external organisations, as well
as outreach programmes within the University. This
year, we were pleased to be able to partly fund
the expansion of Target Oxbridge. Target Oxbridge
aims to help black African and Caribbean students
and students of mixed race with black African and
Caribbean heritage increase their chances of getting
into the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge. We
also regularly host events organised by The Brilliant
Club, Into University, and take part in the University
programmes ‘Pathways’ and ‘Target Schools’.
We are also keen to maintain our historical links with
Northern Ireland (our former link-region) and host an
annual Northern Ireland Summer School for teachers
and students. This summer, we were also delighted
to host students on the University’s flagship outreach
programme, the UNIQ Summer School, for the first time.
If you have any further questions about our
outreach work, or wish to get involved in any way,
please email outreach@new.ox.ac.uk.
Head of Outreach, Daniel Powell, addresses Year 12 students during the inaugural student-led Open Day
Top: Prof Ashleigh Griffin (Fellow in Biological Sciences) hosts
a tutorial during the Northern Ireland Summer School
Below: Year 12 students talk with current New College
undergraduates as part of the student-led Open Day
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4. NEW COLLEGE NEWS | NOVEMBER 2018
We are very pleased to report that our ambitious plans for the
Gradel Quadrangles, on the Savile Road site, gained planning
permission from Oxford City Council over the summer. The
scheme, which will provide an additional 74 student rooms,
a student study space, music hall and new facilities for the
adjacent New College School, was described by Historic
England as ‘one of the very few instances where contemporary
design can be considered genuinely outstanding’.
GRADEL QUADRANGLES UPDATE
A LEGACY FOR THE FUTURE
Drawing of the Gradel Quad site
Legacies have played, and continue to play, a
crucial part in the history of New College. From
endowing tutorial fellowships and preserving
the tutorial system to supporting students
through bursaries and scholarships, legacies
help achieve extraordinary things for the College.
Each year the College is fortunate to benefit
from many gifts left in Old Members’ and
other friends’ Wills. Just a few examples
over the last few months include:
– a gift from the late Russell Carpenter (1963)
which has endowed a Tutorial Fellowship
in Philosophy
– a bequest from the estates of Bent
Juel-Jensen (1949) and his late wife Mary
which will help fund graduate scholarships
PIF FORMS
You will have recently heard
from New College asking for
an update from you. These
Personal Information Forms
will help us to shape how we
communicate with you in the
future, as well as helping us to
understand how best to serve
the Old Member community.
If you haven’t yet filled yours
in, please do, we look forward
to hearing from you.
– asumleftbyPhilip(1934)andPeggy Wickens,
tofundaroominthenewGradelQuadrangles.
If you would like further information on leaving
a gift to the College in your Will, or would like
to discuss your plans in confidence, please
contact Mark Curtis, Fellow & Director of
Development at mark.curtis@new.ox.ac.uk
or on 01865 279261.
Philip Wickens as a
member of the
1936 Ist Torpid boat
Impression of a student bedroom
5. NOVEMBER 2018 | NEW COLLEGE NEWS
CloreMusicStudios
WorkinProgress
The building of our new Clore Music Studios on our Mansfield Road site is almost complete.
The new building will be a crucial part of the musical experience that New College is able
to offer to its students.
Michael Burden, Fellow in Music at New College, proposed the
project after noting the gap in provision for the physical practice
of music at the college and across the wider university. Oxford is
home to many impressive performance spaces, but outside of the
Music Faculty itself there has been limited rehearsal space across
the city. While New College has always had excellent provision
for vocalists, there is a lack of provision for instrumentalists right
across the board, particularly those who aren’t studying music at
the university.
We hope that this new building will allow students to continue
with their passion for music, whilst providing them with the ideal
type of space to expand their skills.
The building, designed by John McAslan and Partners, offers a
variety of different rehearsal spaces over its three floors:
• On the top floor, two chamber music studios designed for
piano rehearsals as well as a variety of ensembles.
• The middle floor houses four practice rooms with internal
glazing throughout which provides views from one side of the
building to the other and allows natural light to flow
through the whole space. Amongst these rooms are a brass
room, designed with the needs of brass instrumentalists in
mind, and an early piano room containing a James Nutting
square piano, c 1817 and a William Rolfe square piano, c1810.
• The ground floor is dedicated to the Mann Studio. Named after
our generous donors David (1956) and Anne Kriken Mann, this
larger space is ideal for the rehearsal of dramas and operas as
well as providing a space for music masterclasses and
workshops.
This dedicated building aims to be an appealing and productive
space for students and is a unique opportunity for music at the
university. People are already queuing up to use it so we are very
excited to get it finished and open it up to all students.
The college is immensely grateful to the donors who have made
this project possible, especially the Clore Duffield Foundation
after whom the building is named. As a space, it will transform
music and drama at every level.
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THE CLORE MUSIC STUDIOS
6. NEW COLLEGE NEWS | NOVEMBER 2018
ABOVE: 11 JANUARY 2018
NEW COLLEGE SOCIETY
MEDIA NETWORK EVENT
The Media Network held its annual talk and
drinks reception at the offices of Jupiter
Asset Management in London. The BBC’s
Nick Robinson gave a fascinating talk entitled
“The Fight for Facts in the Age of Fake News”,
introduced by Network Coordinator, Rod
Henwood (1982).
ABOVE: 23 JANUARY 2018
NEW COLLEGE SOCIETY
CITY AND PROFESSIONAL
NETWORK
The City and Professional Network held its
annual talk and drinks reception at the offices
of SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Ltd in London,
hosted by Network Coordinator, Isabel Mahony
(2000). Stephen King (1982), Senior Economic
Adviser to HSBC and author, gave a talk on
themes from his recent book entitled “Grave
New World: The end of globalisation, the return
of history”.
EVENTS
ABOVE AND RIGHT: 6-7 APRIL 2018
MEETING MINDS: ALUMNI
WEEKEND IN NORTH
AMERICA
The University’s Alumni Weekend in North
America saw Old Members come together
for a dinner at Palio d’Asti Restaurant in
San Francisco on Saturday 7 April, a brunch
at Shutters on the Beach in Los Angeles
on Sunday 8 April, and a dinner at The
Metropolitan Club in Washington, DC on
Monday 9 April. The latter was made available
thanks to Christopher Wall (1974).
RIGHT: 16-18 MARCH 2018
MEETING MINDS: EUROPEAN
ALUMNI WEEKEND IN ROME
Old Members gathered for a drinks reception
on the panoramic terrace of the Residenza
Paolo VI Hotel in Rome, as part of the
University’s Meeting Minds: European Weekend
in Rome. The Alumni Weekend included a
series of stimulating academic sessions and a
gala dinner at the stunning Villa Miani on the
Saturday, followed by a brunch at the British
Ambassador’s Residence on Sunday morning.
7. NOVEMBER 2018 | NEW COLLEGE NEWS
ABOVE: 8 MAY 2018
NEW COLLEGE SOCIETY
LONDON LECTURE
Professor Cameron Hepburn, Senior Research
Fellow at New College, gave an engaging
lecture entitled: ‘Towards a Green Economy’
in the New Academic Building at the London
School of Economics. The talk was preceded by
a drinks reception in the main foyer.
BELOW: 12 JULY 2018
NEW COLLEGE SOCIETY LIFE
SCIENCES NETWORK
The Warden hosted ‘An Evening with Richard
Dawkins’, a Q&A session in the Lodgings
followed by a buffet in the Warden’s Garden.
LEFT: 7 & 13 JULY 2018
OPERA IN THE WARDEN’S
GARDEN
Old Members returned to college for the annual
opera series performed by The New Chamber
Opera. Il mondo della luna (The World on the
Moon) 1777 by Joseph Haydn was performed in
the Warden’s Garden and everyone enjoyed a
long interval picnic supper in the Cloisters.
BELOW: 8 SEPTEMBER 2018
GAUDE 1951 AND EARLIER
BELOW: 22 SEPTEMBER 2018
GAUDE 1960-1965
BELOW: 10 OCTOBER 2018
1998 YEAR GROUP GATHERING
The 1998 year group celebrated the 20th anniversary since its matriculation with a drinks
reception at Ben Brown Fine Arts in Mayfair, kindly provided by Ben Brown (1987).
BELOW: 30 MAY - 2 JUNE 2018
GREEK DRAMA FESTIVAL
On Saturday 2 June Old Members joined us for
two plays – Oedipus at Colonus, performed in
the beautiful setting of the Warden’s Garden and
the comedy Birds, in the New College Cloisters –
followed by a buffet supper.
BELOW: 26 SEPTEMBER 2018
NEW COLLEGE SOCIETY
ENTREPRENEURS NETWORK
The Entrepreneurs Network held a reception at
The Hoxton, Holborn, where, over drinks and
canapés, the group discussed proposals for a
new initiative, the Narwhals, which would look
to link New College-related potential investors
and entrepreneurs.
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OPEN DAY AND LUNCH FOR THE
PARENTS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS
Saturday 18 May 2019
NEW COLLEGE SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC
SERVICES NETWORK EVENT
Thursday 23 May 2019
NEW COLLEGE BOAT CLUB
EIGHTS DINNER
Saturday 1 June 2019
NEW COLLEGE CLASSICS SOCIETY
ANNUAL PLAY
6 - 8 June 2019
NEW COLLEGE SOCIETY
COMMEMORATION BALL
Saturday 29 June 2019
OPERA IN THE WARDEN’S GARDEN
At the time of going to press, the opera is still TBC
Saturday 6 July 2019
Friday 12 July 2019
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Saturday 7 September 2019
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Saturday 28 September 2019
UNIVERSITY ALUMNI WEEKEND
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NEW COLLEGE CLASSICS SOCIETY
DINNER
Saturday 2 February 2019
NEW COLLEGE SOCIETY BAME
DINNER
Saturday 9 February 2019
NEW COLLEGE LAW SOCIETY
DINNER
Wednesday 13 February 2019
MEETING MINDS IN ASIA ALUMNI
WEEKEND – TOKYO
22-24 March 2019 (Fri-Sun)
OXFORD IN NORTH AMERICA:
BOSTON, TORONTO,
WASHINGTON, DC
10-13 April 2019 (Wed-Sat)
INTER COLLEGE GOLF
TOURNAMENT
Friday 12 April 2019
Frilford Heath Golf Club, Oxford. Please email the
New College Golf Team Captain, Jim Reeve (1979),
to register your interest. jetreeve@uk2.net
NEW COLLEGE SOCIETY LGBTQ+
DRINKS RECEPTION
Thursday 25 April 2019
HALDANE SOCIETY ANNUAL
DRINKS RECEPTION AND DINNER
Saturday 11 May 2019
NEW COLLEGE SOCIETY
LONDON LECTURE
Tuesday 14 May 2019 (at the Alumni
Theatre, London School of Economics)
NEW COLLEGE NEWS | NOVEMBER 2018
FORTHCOMING EVENTS 2018/19
CHRISTMAS CARDS 2018
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