Dr ROBIN ARTHUR DONKIN, M.A., Ph.D., Litt.D., FBA, Emeritus Reader in Historical Geography, member of Jesus College, 1972-2006, died on 1 February 2006, aged 77 years.
Dr STEWART KEITH ELTRINGHAM, M.A., Ph.D., University Lecturer in Applied Biology, 1973-89, University Lecturer in Zoology, 1989-96, Fellow of Wolfson College, 1988-96, Emeritus Fellow of Wolfson College, 1996-2006, died on 19 January 2006, aged 76 years.
Dr BRUNO FRANçOIS CLAUDE LAURENT, Ph.D., University Lecturer in Industrial Systems, 2002-06, Fellow of Wolfson College, 2002-06, died on 28 January 2006, aged 35 years.
Sir NICHOLAS SHACKLETON, Sc.D., FRS, Emeritus Professor in Quaternary Palaeoclimatology, Research Fellow of Clare Hall, 1975-80, Fellow of Clare Hall, 1980-2004, Emeritus Fellow of Clare Hall, 2004-06, died on 24 January 2006, aged 68 years.
Revd HARRY ABBOTT WILLIAMS, M.A., C.R., Fellow of Trinity College, 1951-69, died on 30 January 2006, aged 86 years.