the brick

the newsletter for keble alumni • issue 75 • hilary term 2023

FEATURE

Fostering the Humanities
at Keble

These are exciting times for the Humanities at Oxford and at Keble. The opening of the University’s Schwarzman Centre in 2024 will create a new dynamic hub for the Humanities in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, making Keble ideally located to benefit from the centre’s state-of-the-art academic, exhibition and performance spaces. The College is investing in the Humanities through the endowment of two Tutorial Fellowships, and through the support of events, such as the highly successful Poets at Keble series.

College News

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Butterfield Visit

On Friday 3 March, we were honoured to welcome into College three descendants of Keble College’s original architect, William Butterfield.

Catering Excellence

The Keble catering team won an Excellence Award after hosting the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Gala Dinner. The evening, which came after a busy summer period of events, private dinners and conferences, was part of the 62nd Great Britain Grand Chapitre.

Introducing: Portrait of Keble II

Three years after the launch of the ‘Portrait of Keble’ photographic exhibition as part of the College’s 150th anniversary, we continue to celebrate the achievements of some of the most influential and successful members of our diverse community through the installation in Hall of ‘Portrait of Keble II’.

Keble Early Music Festival 2023

This February, we had another hugely successful Keble Early Music Festival. It was my first as Artistic Director and I very much enjoyed planning the programme of events around the structure of the previous Festivals, whilst also thinking how we might offer different elements in the future.

Messy Economics

On 17 January 2023, our Keble Conversations series returned to London to a captive audience and a full house at Wallacespace Spitalfields.

Welcome to Imaan and Daisy

We are delighted to welcome two new members of the Alumni & Development and Communications teams at Keble. Daisy Eaton joined this January as Alumni Relations and Events Administrator, and Imaan Ali joined in March as Digital Communications Officer.

Nabila Photography Prize Winner

On the 17 November, we launched the first Nabila Walji Photography Prize, in memory of Nabila Walji (1993-2022).

Featuring Visiting Fellow Deborah Pritchard

It’s been a huge privilege to hold the position of Visiting Fellow at Keble College, Oxford, over the last six months.

Welcome to New Fellows

We would like to welcome the following individuals, who joined the Fellowship in 2022-23.

Keble Giving Day 2023

We are thrilled to announce that our 2023 Giving Day raised a fantastic £251,228 from 312 donors, against a target of £150,000 from 250 donors. This result is a wonderful testament to the commitment of the Keble community. Thank you so much for your support.

College News in Brief…

A summary of other stories from the College.

Student Life

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Keble in Space

Keblite Aleksander Zagajewski (2018 DPhil) was part of a group of Oxford graduate students who teamed up with the International Space School Educational Trust (ISSET) to help turn the designs of secondary school children into bona fide experiments sent to the International Space Station.

Mooting Champions

In Michaelmas Term of 2022, Keblites Christopher McHugh (2020 Jurisprudence) and Isobel Salzedo (2021 Jurisprudence) won the Oxford Herbert Smith Freehills Disability Mooting Championship, run by the Faculty of Law and Oxford University Disability Law and Policy Project.

Arts Week

In 7th week, the annual Keble Arts Festival took place. Combined with a JCR charities motion, the festival raised over £400 for Asylum Welcome, a local charity offering information, advice, and practical support to asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants living in Oxfordshire.

KA Report: DRY-CAB

In late 2022, two Geography undergraduate students undertook pioneering climate change research in north-west Zambia, thanks in part to funding received through a Gordon Smith Award from the Keble Association (KA).

Rowing Success

Michaelmas term racing kicked off at Nepthys regatta with Keble College Boat Club (KCBC) competing in a side-by-side knockout tournament against crews entered from the majority of Oxford colleges.

Memory Making

At the beginning of Hilary Term 2023, Keble College hosted the first private screening and commentary of the opening episode of Holy Craft!

JCR Charities Committee

The JCR charities committee is off to a great start this year with charities officers Amber Dansoh (2021 CAAH), Alice Jardine (2021 Geography) and Cecily Broughton (2021 Geography) showing great enthusiasm and commitment to their roles.

Football Cuppers

Victory was so close for both Keble’s women’s and men’s football teams in the inter-collegiate Cuppers football tournament this year. They played extraordinarily well in all their matches, only suffering defeat in the semi-final.

Hockey Blues

In January, the Oxford University Men’s Blues travelled to Zuoz in Switzerland to play in an outdoor tournament hosted by the Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz, winning every game and beating Cambridge 4-0 in the final.

VIDEO

Meet the Manuscripts

Librarian Fiona Wilson and Deputy Librarian Leona Stewart share some of the College’s special collections during a ‘Meet the Manuscripts’ drop-in session for the Keble community.

Follow them on their excellent Twitter channel @keblelib for much more.

Alumni News

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OUBEP at the HBAC

Oxford University Business Economics Programme has a new venue in the HB Allen Centre at Keble for its summer residential flagship programme.

Keble Women in STEM

It is always great to see women who excel and champion STEM, and we could not be more proud of the two Keble alumnae, who became part of the Senior Management team of the British Science Association last year.

Alumni in Print

Recent publications from the Keble alumni community.

BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award

Professor Sir Tim Besley (1983 PPE, Honorary Fellow) has been awarded a prestigious BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, Finance and Management.

New Year Honours

Congratulations to the following Keble alumni whose achievements have been recognised in the 2023 New Year Honours list.

Female Leaders in Business

As part of a new series highlighting alumnae who are leaders in business, we were delighted to speak with entrepreneur and philanthropist Teresa Cascioli (EMBA 2018).

Lamb & Flag Reopens

My first ever pint in Oxford was during Freshers’ Week, at a pub not far from the College. We slipped out of the back gates, and walked along an atmospheric passage into a lively hostelry where the older history students seemed determined to buy us lots of beer.

Ghosts Update

What is a Ghost? Well, at Keble this is not a phantom, but returning alumni taking to the Sports field to relive past glories and playing (usually in white) against the current College side.

Keble Association Elections

The Keble Association will elect a new president and a vice president at its AGM.

Upcoming events

We warmly invite alumni and friends of the College to join us at our events. A full list of our upcoming events can be found on the Keble website. We look forward to seeing you soon!

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the brick

the newsletter for keble alumni • issue 75 • hilary term 2023

FEATURE

Fostering the Humanitiesat Keble

College News

Student Life

VIDEO

Meet the Manuscripts

Alumni News

Upcoming events

Fostering the Humanities
at Keble