Green Templeton College, Oxford
Green Templeton College | ||||||||||||
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Oxford | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°45′40″N 1°15′46″W / 51.761223°N 1.262866°W | |||||||||||
Established | 2008 | |||||||||||
Named for | Cecil Howard Green and Sir John Templeton | |||||||||||
Sister college | St Edmund's College, Cambridge | |||||||||||
Principal | Sir Michael Dixon[1] | |||||||||||
Undergraduates | 98 (Dec. 2021)[2] | |||||||||||
Postgraduates | 544 (Dec. 2021) [2] | |||||||||||
Website | www | |||||||||||
Boat club | Green Templeton Boat Club | |||||||||||
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Green Templeton College (GTC) is a
The college has a distinctive academic profile, specialising in subjects relating to human welfare and social, economic, and environmental well-being, including medical and health sciences, management and business, and most social sciences.[4]
Green Templeton's sister college at the University of Cambridge is St Edmund's College.
History
The merger between Green College and Templeton College was the first of its kind in the university's modern history. It was announced formally in July 2007 following its approval by the University Council and the Governing Bodies of both colleges.[5] Green Templeton College has always accepted both female and male students, as did both of its predecessors.[6]
Although both Green College and Templeton College were young colleges by Oxford standards, they each had their own individual history and established culture.[citation needed]
Green College
Green College was founded in 1979 to bring together graduate students of medicine and related disciplines, and especially to encourage academic programmes in industry.
Of its student population, around 30% studied in the field of medicine, around 20% were engaged in postgraduate medical research, and other focuses included social work, environmental change and education studies.[8]
Templeton College
The college emphasised a commitment to lifelong individual development and aimed to bring together leaders in various fields to explore key issues in management and related policy areas. Its buildings at Egrove Park, in Kennington village near Oxford, were opened in 1969 and granted listed status in 1999.[9] It was granted a royal charter and full college status in 1999.[9]
Coat of arms
Green Templeton College's
Its
Green Templeton College's crest depicts a heraldic representation of the Sun behind the astronomical device for Venus (♀), acknowledging the historic transit of Venus across the Sun in 1761, which astronomical event prompted the foundation of the Radcliffe Observatory. The crest is blazoned:
- (On a Helm with a Wreath Or and Vert) In front of a Sun in splendour the rays voided Or the Astrological Symbol for Venus Vert.[citation needed]
Buildings and grounds
The Radcliffe Observatory
The college is located on the three-acre (1.2 ha) site on Woodstock Road in North Oxford that previously housed Green College. It is centred on the architecturally important Radcliffe Observatory,[11] an 18th-century, Grade I listed building, modelled on the ancient Tower of the Winds in Athens.
The observatory was built at the suggestion of
Building began in 1772 to plans by the architect
Atop the observatory rests the Tower of Winds. Beneath the tower are three levels, with rooms on each level. The ground floor is today used as the college dining room. The first floor was originally the library, but is now the Graduate Common Room. The third floor is an octagonal observation room, which is now empty except for some of the original furniture.[citation needed]
The observatory was a functioning observatory from 1773 until its owners, the Radcliffe Trustees, sold it in 1934 to
The Norham Gardens site
A short walk from Green Templeton's main buildings is 13 Norham Gardens. In 1905
After Osler, 13 Norham Gardens was occupied by another Regius Professor,
Today, Norham Gardens houses the Osler-McGovern Centre. The Centre promotes the art and science of medicine through its workshops, conferences, visiting scholars and post-doctoral Fellows. It follows in Sir William Osler's footsteps by uniting scholars, lecturers and academics. It is also home to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ), established in 2006.[citation needed]
Housing
Green Templeton College has housing on the main site and various annexes. On-site housing includes the Doll Building (built in 1981) with 30 student rooms, Walton Building with 3 student rooms, Observer's House with 13 student rooms and New Block with 4 student rooms.[13] Furthermore, the college has various student rooms in the Lord Napier House (Observatory Street), 2- and 3-bedroomed terraced houses in Observatory Street, various student rooms on St Margaret's Road, 1- and 2-bedroom flats in Rewley Abbey Court and 1- and 2-bedroom flats in Norham Gardens.[citation needed]
Facilities
Green Templeton also provides laundry facilities, a lecture theatre (the Abraham Lecture Theatre), a seminar/presentation room (the Barclay Room), and a computing room with 6 Windows computers.[14] There are two 24-hour-access libraries on-campus: a management library (Management Studies Library) and a medical/social science library (Medical Library).[14] The Management Studies Library is adjacent to the Observer's House, and the Medical Library is adjacent to the Radcliffe Observatory.[14] Since August 2014, Green Templeton has an on-site 171 square meter gym with rowing machines, spinning bikes, treadmills and weights located between the main site and Observatory street.[15]
Future developments
In the next phase of development, the area to the north-east of the college is to be developed, allowing for the extension of the college's academic departments and residential accommodation.[16]
Student life
As a graduate college, it has a single common room, known as the Graduate Common Room ("GCR") – equivalent to the Middle Common Room ("MCR") in other colleges – to encourage interaction between students and fellows.[4]
Green Templeton offers a wide variety of activities to its students. The various Green Templeton College clubs and societies include the Boat Club, the Book Club, Choir, Golf Society, LGBT Society, Medical Anthropology Society, Richard Doll Society, and Music Society. College events include the annual college Garden Party, the Summer Ball, the Human Welfare Conference, "Welfare and Wine", formals, and themed "bops" (discos or college parties), held throughout the year. Lecture series are routinely held for those interested, including the Green Templeton Lectures and those held by the Reuter's Institute.[citation needed]
The college is also active in various sports, especially rowing. It co-owns a boathouse on the
The college bar, known as the Stables Bar, is open for drinks in the evenings, and serves as a meeting place during the day.[18][19]
Green Templeton is actively involved in charity work, supporting a local and an overseas charity every year. Both the Graduate Common Room and the College Charity Committee organise numerous events throughout the year, both at Green Templeton College and in Oxford.[citation needed]
Green Templeton College's strong ties with the clinical medicine community are fostered through its affiliation with Osler House. Osler House is Oxford University's club for medical students and is open to students and Fellows involved in research in a range of topics related to human health and welfare.
The college publishes a newsletter every term, called In Transit, as well as an annual Green Templeton College alumni magazine, called The GTC Magazine (formerly, albeit for Templeton College only, Templeton Views),[21] and the college Graduate Common Room circulates a weekly electronic newsletter.[22][23]
People associated with Green Templeton College
Principals
- Colin Bundy, First Principal of Green Templeton College
- Sir Richard Doll, epidemiologist, first Warden of Green College
- Michael Earl, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford
- Sir Crispin Tickell, diplomat and environmentalist, third Warden of Green College
- Michael von Clemm, American businessman, restaurateur, anthropologist, former President of Templeton College
- Lord Walton of Detchant, politician (life peer), second Warden of Green College
Fellows
- Kunal Basu, Indian-born British fiction author
- Dame Valerie Beral, Australian-born British epidemiologist
- Rory Collins, epidemiologist
- E. David Cook, theologian
- Sarah Darby, epidemiologist
- Sir Vernon Ellis, Barclay Fellow (2002–06) and Chair of the British Council
- Peter Friend, surgeon, Professor of Transplantation and Director of the Oxford Transplant Centre
- Anna Gloyn, geneticist & endocrinologist (2004-2022)
- Sanjaya Lall, World Bank economist, Professor of Economics and Fellow of Green College
- John Lennox, Irish mathematician
- Sir Richard Peto, epidemiologist
- Stein Ringen, Norwegian sociologist and political scientist
- Rosemary Stewart, business theorist
- Steve Woolgar, sociologist
- Neil Mortensen, professor of colorectal surgery[24]
Notable alumni
- Ron Emerson, founding Chairman of the British Business Bank
- Derrick Gosselin, Belgian/Flemish engineer and economist
- Nancy Hubbard, American professor of business, former Associate Fellow of Templeton College
- Sunderland A.F.C. Ladiesand CEO of Local Civics
- Stephen Robert Morse, journalist and film director/producer
- Baron von Pfetten, French Professor, Chairman of the Institute for East West Strategic Studies, former Ambassador and Senator
- Hellenic Republic, MP of the Hellenic Parliament, ex President of the Council of the European Union (Foreign Affairs - Trade) during the Hellenic Presidency, ex Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Competitiveness.
Gallery
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Top of Radcliffe Observatory, Green Templeton College, Oxford.
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Observers House, Green Templeton College, Oxford.
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A view of the gardens, Green Templeton College, Oxford.
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Lankester Quad, Green Templeton College, Oxford.
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Green Templeton College in the snow, Oxford.
See also
References
- ^ "Meet Green Templeton's New Principal: Sir Michael Dixon". Green Templeton College, Oxford. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Student Statistics". University of Oxford. December 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Green Templeton College: History and Architecture".
- ^ a b c "Green Templeton College | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Manager, Green Templeton. "The merger". www.gtc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Communication from Kirsty Taylor, college librarian
- ^ Manager, Green Templeton. "History of Green College". www.gtc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b "A Short History of Green Templeton College, Oxford" (PDF). Green Templeton College, Oxford.
- ^ a b c d Manager, Green Templeton. "History of Templeton College". www.gtc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b Manager, Green Templeton. "The coat of arms". www.gtc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Green Templeton College: History and Architecture".
- ^ a b Manager, Green Templeton. "The Radcliffe Observatory". www.gtc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Green Templeton on site Accommodation". Green Templeton College, Oxford.
- ^ a b c "Green Templeton Graduate Common Room – Academic Facilities". Green Templeton College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013.
- ^ "Green Templeton College – Gym". Green Templeton College, Oxford.
- ^ "Feilden Fowles selected to design new building at Green Templeton College". Green Templeton College, Oxford. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Sports Facilities". Green Templeton College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013.
- ^ "Social Events". Green Templeton College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013.
- ^ "The College Bar". Green Templeton College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013.
- ^ "Osler House". Osler House.
- ^ "Templeton College publications archive". Green Templeton College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013.
- ^ "In Transit". Green Templeton College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013.
- ^ "Communications". Green Templeton College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013.
- ^ "New Year Honours 2024 | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.