Rodney Howard Hilton 1916–2002

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Dyer
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Communist Party ◽  
Karl Marx ◽  
Class Conflict ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
International Reputation ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Foreign Ideas

Rodney Howard Hilton (1916–2002), a Fellow of the British Academy, was born in Middleton, England, to John James Hilton and Anne Howard Hilton. As a history undergraduate between 1935 and 1938, Hilton was attracted to the medieval period by the teaching of two outstanding Balliol scholars, Vivian Galbraith and Richard Southern. At the University of Oxford, he was influenced by ‘foreign ideas’ and joined the Communist Party. By 1956, Hilton had established an international reputation as an authority on the medieval economy in general, and in particular had put forward new ideas about social class, conflict, the crisis on feudalism, and the origins of capitalism. He was inspired by the writings of Karl Marx, Nikolai Lenin, and their more recent disciples, and applied their ideas. A constant theme running through all Hilton’s work was his commitment to the study of localities. He had a major role in making the subject of medieval economic and social history a lively field of enquiry and debate, which is a legacy that continues into the new century.

The Oxford Group and the Emergence of Animal Rights

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Garner ◽  
Yewande Okuleye
Keyword(s):  
Animal Rights ◽  
Intellectual Development ◽  
Peter Singer ◽  
Animal Rights Movement ◽  
Friendship Group ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
Short Period ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Oxford Group ◽  
The University

This book is an account of the life and times of a loose friendship group (later christened the Oxford Group) of ten people, primarily postgraduate philosophy students, who attended the University of Oxford for a short period of time from the late 1960s. The Oxford Group, which included—most notably—Peter Singer and Richard Ryder, set about thinking about, talking about, and promoting the idea of animal rights and vegetarianism. The group therefore played a role, largely undocumented and unacknowledged, in the emergence of the animal rights movement and the discipline of animal ethics. Most notably, the group produced an edited collection of articles published as Animals, Men and Morals in 1971 that was instrumental in one of their number—Peter Singer—writing Animal Liberation in 1975, a book that has had an extraordinary influence in the intervening years. The book serves as a case study of how the emergence of important work and the development of new ideas can be explained, and, in particular, how far the intellectual development of individuals is influenced by their participation in a creative community.

“Systems”, Strengths, Weaknesses and Challenges

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-59
Author(s):  
Frank Stowell
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Common Reason ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

Systems and Cybernetics no longer occupies the position, in academic circles, it once did. There are many reasons why this is the case but a common reason given is the lack of research funding for the subject. The knock-on effect is that the subject has fewer 'champions' and as a consequence is less prominent then it once was. There are many factors that mitigate against research funding for the domain but the cumulative effect is that there are few (if any) new ideas generated now which in turn is having an impact upon the number of academics attracted to it. In this paper the author revisits the action research programme at the University of Lancaster. This project contributed valuable insights into organisational inquiry and the nature of Systems thinking for over 30 years. In this paper the author revisits the programme to discover if there are lessons to be learnt that may be adopted to help provide a means of re-establishing the profile of the domain.

scholarly journals John Rodney Quayle. 18 November 1926 — 26 February 2006

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 331-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Anthony
Keyword(s):  
Cell Metabolism ◽  
Carbon Assimilation ◽  
New Techniques ◽  
Rigorous Approach ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
Vice Chancellor ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Early Training

J. Rodney Quayle was an outstanding microbial biochemist whose early training in pure chemistry was coupled with rigorous enzymology and experience in the relatively new techniques of using radioactive 14 C compounds in the study of metabolic pathways. These he used to investigate and elucidate the pathways of carbon assimilation during microbial growth on compounds with a single carbon atom such as methane and methanol. When he started, little was known about these organisms (methylotrophs), which, largely as a result of his own work and the work inspired by him, have formed the subject of regular international symposia over a period of more than 40 years. After a short time working in Melvin Calvin’s laboratory in California and a very fruitful period in Hans Krebs’s Unit for Research in Cell Metabolism in the University of Oxford he moved for the next 20 years to the University of Sheffield, after which he became a highly successful and popular Vice-Chancellor at the University of Bath. His rigorous approach to his subject, his generosity and inspiration made him a much revered and much loved father figure to generations of microbial biochemists.

H.M. Hyndman and the Intellectual Origins of the Remaking of Socialism in Britain, 1878–1881*

2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (569) ◽  
pp. 855-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seamus Flaherty
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Karl Marx ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Periodical Press ◽  
Linguistic Turn ◽  
Intellectual Origins ◽  
Friedrich Engels ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Socialist Movement

Abstract In recent years, the historiography of late nineteenth-century British Socialism has reached a new level of sophistication. The determinism and essentialism that typified much of the work on the subject prior to the so-called linguistic turn in social history has been decisively dropped. This article, however, argues that the influence of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels still persists in two crucial respects. Firstly, it suggests that historians continue to take their lead from Marx in pinpointing the start of the Socialist movement; and second, it posits that historians also continue to follow Engels by describing the political beliefs of H.M. Hyndman as belonging to an intellectual tradition of Tory Radicalism. This article argues that, partly as a consequence of that first error, historians have overlooked the small but crucial burst of articles on the topic of Socialism published in the periodical press between 1878 and 1880. It also claims that, contrary to the historiographical consensus, Hyndman was not an ‘ex-Conservative’ or Radical of Tory inclination. It demonstrates, rather, that Hyndman’s ideological heritage was overwhelmingly Liberal. It situates Hyndman’s first article on Socialism against the anterior discussion in the periodical press. The article reveals how Hyndman’s intervention was indebted to the arguments previously advanced by J.S. Mill, Henry Fawcett, and William Cunningham. It posits, furthermore, that once it is recognised that the writings of Mill, Fawcett and other Liberals occupied a central place in Hyndman’s political imagination a number of other features of Hyndman’s political thought also fall into place.

scholarly journals The Importance of Accuracy in the Use of Grammatical Terms and Concepts in the Description of the Distinctive Properties of Plains Algonquian Languages

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-38
Author(s):  
Avelino Corral Esteban
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Native American Languages ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
European Languages ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
White Clay

The subject of this paper was inspired by my collaboration on a project involving the long-term histories of grammatical traditions led by Dr. Philomen Probert at the University of Oxford. Owing to my interest in linguistic typology and the study of the syntax-semantics-pragmatics interface in a number of languages,  – especially Native American languages, which differ in many respects from Indo-European languages,  –, I have observed that some languages cannot be accurately described if we use the grammatical terms and concepts commonly applied to the analysis of extensively studied languages such as English, Spanish or French, as certain grammatical properties of one language may not be equivalent to those of another and, consequently, require a different treatment. Thus, firstly, by adopting a holistic comparative perspective deriving from all areas of grammar, I aim to reveal the distinctive features that Plains Algonquian languages such as Cheyenne / Tsėhésenėstsestȯtse (Montana and Oklahoma, USA), Blackfoot / Siksiká, Kainai, and Pikani, (Montana, USA; Alberta, Canada), Arapaho / Hinóno´eitíít (Wyoming and Oklahoma, USA), and Gros Ventre / White Clay or Atsina / Aaniiih (Montana, USA) display when compared with Indo-European languages such as English, Spanish, French or German. The subsequent examination of these data will provide examples of terms and concepts that are typically used in traditional grammatical descriptions, but that do not serve to characterize the grammar of these Native American languages accurately. Finally, I will attempt to propose alternative terms and concepts that might describe the distinctive grammatical properties exhibited by these languages more adequately.

A Select Bibliography of British and Irish University Theses about Maritime History, 1792-1990

1991 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Social History ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Maritime History ◽  
Medical Issues ◽  
Select Bibliography ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Maritime Environment ◽  
Broad Approach

This book provides a bibliography of a wide scope of British and Irish post-graduate theses of maritime economic and social history. Its intent is to make these informative, under-utilised texts more accessible for scholars, in response to the deep expansion of subject as a historical discipline. It aims to keep these texts, often unpublished, from lapsing into obscurity. The author takes a broad approach to the subject area, including strands more particular to science than the humanities, and history as recent as the year of publication, intending the resource to be as comprehensive as possible, and of maximum use to present and future scholars. The material is primarily gathered and cross-referenced from Roger R. Bilboul’s Restrospective Index to Theses of Great Britain and Ireland 1716-1950, the ASLIB Index, and the Institute of Historical Research of the University of London. Each entry comprises Surname, Thesis Title (truncated for length where necessary), Degree Awarded, Awarding Institution, and Date. The database comprises 2500 entries, subdivided into twenty-five sections concerning:- the shipping business and all commercial/mercantile aspects of operation; exploration, cartography, and navigation; shipping and shipbuilding technologies; docks and harbours; maritime labour; maritime medical issues; naval history, piracy, privateering; international relations; maritime law; pollution and the maritime environment; fishing; sea-port communities; culture, literature, and art; maritime economics; marine architecture; coastal planning; tourism; and off-shore oil. The sections are further subdivided by location, and a geographical index is included for ease of reference. The author assures that the majority of theses are readily accessible.

The Long-Term Effects of Steroid Contraceptives

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Doll
Keyword(s):  
Editorial Note ◽  
London School ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
Current Controversy ◽  
Special Knowledge ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Regius Professor

Editorial noteThe Twelfth Oliver Bird Lecture was delivered by Professor Richard Doll, Regius Professor of Medicine in the University of Oxford, at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on 19th March 1970. This was the last lecture to be given under the auspices of the Oliver Bird Trust, an account of which starts on page 359. Professor Doll was formerly Director of the MRC Unit of Medical Statistics, in which capacity he had exceptional experience in assessing the significance of changes in the incidences of abnormal conditions. The subject of his lecture was therefore highly appropriate to his special knowledge, as well as to current controversy and to the series of Oliver Bird lectures. The Journal of Biosocial Science is glad to publish this authoritative exposition of a most important problem.

Oliver Sutton, Bishop of Lincoln, and the University of Oxford

1949 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
R. M. T. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Thirteenth Century ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

I have chosen as the subject of this paper a study of the relations of Oliver Sutton, bishop of Lincoln from 1280 to 1299, with the University of Oxford, and I should like to begin with a quotation from the work of one of the great medievalists of our generation. In his book, Henry III and the Lord Edward, Sir Maurice Powicke says: ‘It is a great pity that we know so little about these people.’ That is profoundly true. Many of the inhabitants of thirteenth-century history are little more than names to us. We know a few facts about the chancellors of Oxford at this period, and the information that we can gain about Sutton is slight enough. Yet I think that sufficient material has survived to enable us to find out something about his dealings with the university and to understand from them what kind of a man he was.

Pylos and Sphacteria

1896 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 55-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald M. Burrows
Keyword(s):  
Limited Area ◽  
Documentary Evidence ◽  
Detailed Survey ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

It is with some diffidence that I publish the following paper. It is indeed the result of considerable study of the literature of the subject, and of the best of a week's work on the spot last autumn. But unfortunately I never expected, when I went to Pylos, that I should have so much to say about it, and I took with me neither leave to excavate, nor appliances for measurements and photography. I feel therefore that my views can scarcely in the nature of things carry with them the same weight as those which Mr. Grundy has based on the detailed survey which he conducted under the auspices of the University of Oxford a week or two before my visit. I am afraid our conclusions on certain points may prove to differ. My documentary evidence is at present non-existent, and my measurements are one and all rough and approximate. I can only ask Mr. Grundy and the reader to remember that I spent more than forty hours exploring the ground, and that, as survey work was unhappily out of the question, I had thus ample time to form an opinion on the topography of what is after all a very limited area.

scholarly journals A LIGA DE NEUROCIÊNCIAS: A COMPLEMENTAÇÃO ACADÊMICA NOS ESTUDOS NEUROLÓGICOS COM BASE EM AÇÕES DE ENSINO, PESQUISA E EXTENSÃO

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
Carlos Henrique Ferreira Camargo ◽  
João Remí Freitas Júnior ◽  
Karine Cim Assenço ◽  
Eduardo Antunes Martins ◽  
Marcelo Rezende Young-Blood
Keyword(s):  
Selection Process ◽  
Clinical Neurology ◽  
Cerebrovascular Accidents ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Education Community ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Institutional Relations ◽  
Research Students ◽  
The University

A Liga Acadêmica de Neurociências é um projeto extensionista composto por um grupo de estudantes, coordenado por professores da UEPG – Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, dedicados a se aprofundarem nas ciências neurológicas, ampliarem o conhecimento nas principais doenças da área das neurociências e atenderem as demandas da população sobre o tema. Os membros são designados por meio de um processo seletivo que ocorre anualmente. A liga abrange as três modalidades clássicas de aprendizado: Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão. Na área de Ensino, há reuniões semanais sobre um assunto preestabelecido nas áreas de neurologia clínica, psiquiatria e neurocirurgia. Na Pesquisa, os alunos que apresentam interesse realizam projeto em iniciação científica sob a coordenação dos professores responsáveis pela liga. Por fim, na Extensão, os acadêmicos acompanham atendimentos nos ambulatórios de Neurologia do HURCG – Hospital Universitário Regional dos Campos Gerais – e praticam atividades direcionadas para a população, como palestras sobre AVC (Acidente Vascular Cerebral). A cada ano, novas ideias têm sido implantadas para enriquecer o conhecimento dos acadêmicos. Palavras-chave: Instituições Acadêmicas, Neurociências, Educação Superior, Educação de Graduação em Medicina, Relações Comunidade-Instituição. The Neuroscience League: the academic complementation at neurological studies based on actions of education, research and extension Abstract: The Neuroscience Academic League is a university extension project composed of students supervised by professors from UEPG (Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil). This group is dedicated to delving into neurosciences, expanding their knowledge in the fields of major neuroscience-related diseases, as well as meeting the demands of the population on the subject. The members of the project are appointed through a selection process which takes place annually. The league covers the three classical learning methods: Teaching, Research and Extension. In the teaching, there are weekly meetings on predetermined subject fields of clinical neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery. In the research, students who show interest can take part in undergraduate projects under the supervision of the professors in charge of the league. And finally, in the university extension the students can provide assistance in the Neurology ambulatories at HURCG (Hospital Universitário Regional dos Campos Gerais) and develop other activities such as lectures to the general public on the topic of cerebrovascular accidents (CVA). Every year, new ideas have been implemented to enrich the knowledge of the participants involved. Keywords: Academic Institutions, Neurosciences, Higher Education, Undergraduate Medical Education, Community-Institutional Relations. La Liga de Neurociencia: los estudios de complementación académica en neurologia basados en acciones de docencia, investigación y extensión Resumen: La Liga Académica de Neurociencias es un proyecto de extensión que comprende un grupo de alumnos, coordinados por profesores de la UEPG - Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil, dedicado a profundizar en las neurociencias, ampliar los conocimientos en el área de las enfermedades principales relacionadas con las neurociencias y satisfacer las demandas de la población sobre el tema. Los miembros son nombrados a través de un proceso de selección que se lleva a cabo anualmente. La liga cubre los tres métodos clásicos de aprendizaje: Enseñanza, Investigación y Extensión. En la Enseñanza, hay reuniones semanales en áreas predeterminadas de clínica de neurología, psiquiatría y neurocirugía. En la Investigación, los estudiantes que tienen interés realizan proyectos de investigación, bajo la supervisión de los profesores de la liga. Por último, en la extensión, académicos acompañan asistencias en las consultas externas de Neurología en HURCG - Hospital de Campos Gerais de la Universidade Regional - y participan en actividades dirigidas a la población como conferencias sobre accidentes cerebrovasculares. Cada año, nuevas ideas se han aplicado para enriquecer el conocimiento de los académicos. Palabras-clave: Instituciones Académicas, Neurociencias, Educación Superior, Educación Médica de Pregrado, Relaciones comunitario-institucionales.

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