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Today, after matriculation, I am an official member of the university. Matriculation is a very brief Latin ceremony in which the senior dean present asks the vice-chancellor of the university to “list the students as members.” About a century ago, this process involved detailed exams (conducted in Latin) to ensure that the individual colleges’ entrance requirements were satisfactory to the university. Now, it seems, being able to haphazardly navigate to the exam schools is deemed sufficiently meritorious to warrant induction. Other activities this weekend include the boat club swim test this evening (to ensure that, should the boat flip, I won’t drown before I reach the shore) and hopefully a first series of glider flights tomorrow! |
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Imaging, Gliding, and the Turf Tavern Leave a comment
Today began with a trip to St. John’s College for the annual Biomedical Imaging Festival. There were a number of excellent speakers and some very interesting posters, and it was nice to begin to put names to the faces of some of the people with whom I’ll be working over the coming years. A few pictures at and around St. John’s:
Wandering Oxford Leave a comment
Yesterday was my first day in the lab. Though a short day on the Old Road Campus, it certainly got me thinking about projects and plans, and as excited as ever for the years ahead of me. And of course, I have a few more pictures from wandering around Oxford these last few days.