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LINACRE LECTURES, HILARY TERM 2007

Lectures on the theme of Re-making environments: histories, practices, politics will take place at 5.30 p.m. in the OUCE Lecture Theatre, Dyson Perrins Building, South Parks Road.
18 JanuaryEmbodied law vs. bodies of law in the remaking of landscape: the 'natural' legal and moral legacy of sheep, by Professor Kenneth Olwig, of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
25 JanuarySeeing like a judge: rivers, law, and property, by Professor Nick Blomley, of Simon Fraser University.
1 FebruaryImages and imagination in 20th-century environmentalism, by Professor Denis Cosgrove, of the University of California Los Angeles.
8 FebruaryBindings against boundaries: entanglements of life in an open world, by Professor Tim Ingold, of the University of Aberdeen.
15 FebruaryStonehenge: its landscape and its architecture: a re-analysis, by Professor Chris Tilley, of University College London.
22 FebruaryThe politics of risk and radioactive waste in the UK, by Professor Jacquie Burgess, of University College London.
1 MarchThe politics of true convenience or inconvenient truth? Struggles over how to sustain capitalism, democracy, and ecology in the 21st century?, by Professor Timothy Luke, of Virginia State University.
8 MarchPathways to sustainability? Knowledge, power, and politics in environment and development, by Professor Melissa Leach, of the University of Sussex.

JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

Linacre College proposes to make elections to not more than three Junior Research Fellowships, tenable for one year in the first instance from 1 October 2007 and renewable for a second year. Junior Research Fellows will receive a book allowance of £250 a year and enjoy dining rights in College. The Fellowships are open to men and women graduates of any university; there is no restriction of subject, but candidates should be intending to engage in research at post-doctoral level. Applicants will normally be expected to have submitted for a higher research degree before taking up a Junior Research Fellowship; and to be assured of adequate funding for the duration of a Junior Research Fellowship.

E. P. A. CEPHALOSPORIN JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

Linacre College proposes to make elections to not more than three E. P. A. Cephalosporin Junior Research Fellowships, tenable for one year in the first instance from 1 October 2007 and renewable for a second year. Junior Research Fellows will receive a book allowance of £250 a year and enjoy dining rights in College. The Fellowships are open to men and women graduates of any university, but candidates should be intending to engage in research at post-doctoral level in the fields of the medical, biological, or chemical sciences. Applicants will normally be expected to have submitted for a higher research degree before taking up a Junior Research Fellowship; and to be assured of adequate funding for the duration of a Junior Research Fellowship.

Application for either of the Junior Research Fellowships detailed above, on a form available from the Principal's Secretary or electronically at http://www.linacre.ox.ac.uk/jrfs.html, should be made to the Senior Tutor, Linacre College, Oxford, OX1 3JA, giving details of the applicant's academic record and proposed course of research. Ten copies of the full application (for applicants submitting their application from within the UK) should be submitted by the closing date and applicants should request two referees to write directly to the Senior Tutor. The closing date for applications and references is 26 January 2007.