Professor Denise Lievesley appointed Honorary Fellow
Professor Denise Lievesley, outgoing Principal of Green Templeton College, has been elected an Honorary Fellow by its Governing Body.
Stepping down in September after five years at the helm, Denise expressed her delight at this honour.
Denise said of her election: “It means a lot to me. I miss the college’s wonderfully supportive community and this continuing fellowship will enable me to keep in touch.
“I look forward to finding ways in which I can contribute to the college’s future activities, particularly those relating to fund-raising for postgraduate scholarships.
“Widening access to an Oxford education continues be very important and noting the achievements in increasing the diversity of the student body I am keen to foster new initiatives in this area.”
Sir Michael Dixon, Denise’s successor as Principal said: “As Chair of Governing Body, I am delighted that Denise’s significant contribution to the college has been recognised by the conferral of Honorary Fellowship. I can personally see the impact Denise has had over her tenure as Principal and am pleased to benefit from the work she has done. As an Honorary Fellow she will be permanently associated with the college to everyone’s benefit.”
At the same time, Denise’s partner Professor Roland Rosner was awarded Radcliffe Common Room Membership for his active engagement in many aspects of college life over the past five years. This included spearheading musical initiatives including the much-loved GTC Performs! evenings, the college choir, and organising regular concerts by Green Templeton’s Musician-in-Residence, virtuoso pianist Maki Sekiya.
Both Denise and Roland have happy memories of their time at the college. Now back at their home in rural Kent, the COVID-19 restrictions have meant that their plans to visit Oxford to mark their departure are on hold.
Meanwhile Denise is building a portfolio of roles to contribute to statistical and educational work. She is based at the Policy Institute at King’s College London, and has been appointed to the Council of Durham University.
Congratulations to Denise and Roland on their Green Templeton appointments!
The college is delighted to welcome a new Oxford PharmaGenesis DPhil Scholarship in Translational Health.
The scholarship has been established through an endowment gift of £1,660,000 from Oxford PharmaGenesis, now part of the Klick family, creating a permanent fund to support doctoral students undertaking outstanding postgraduate research in the field of translational health at Nuffield Department of Primary Care @oxford_uni
Yesterday our alumni celebrated the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong alongside @st_annescollege alumni at the two societies’ first co-organised event.
The group gathered at a Michelin-starred restaurant to mark the joyful occasion, make new connections and enjoy exquisite traditional food together.
It is wonderful to see the two college alumni societies bringing the wider Oxford community together for what Nathaniel Chan (MBA, 2016), co-chair of the Green Templeton College Hong Kong Alumni Society, described as ‘a memorable occasion’.
Plans are already taking shape for a hike and karaoke event in November, following an ‘impressive impromptu a cappella performance by one alumnus’ at the lunch.
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Here’s some advice from our freshest crop of graduates to our incoming new students 🧑🎓👩🎓👨🎓
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🌌 Last weekend, Green Templeton welcomed Nobel Prize-winning astronomer Professor Brian Schmidt for the latest event in our Astronomy for All series.
Professor Schmidt took a packed audience on a journey through more than 13 billion years of cosmic history, from the Big Bang to the distant future of the Universe. He explored what we know about the cosmos, how we know it and some of the biggest mysteries that remain.
The lecture was chaired by Governing Body Fellow Rob Fender, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, and continued our celebration of Green Templeton’s connections with Oxford Astrophysics.
Our Oceania Alumni Group is on a roll after successful events in Sydney, Brisbane and last night in Perth.
We`re very thankful to the group`s committee for their energy, commitment and hard work in bringing the community together. It’s wonderful to see connections being strengthened, engagement growing, and the alumni community going from strength to strength.
Exciting times ahead!
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