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St Antony’s College - University of Oxford 2 2016/17 Donor Report Scholarships and Visiting Fellowships Contents Letter from theWarden..……………………………………………………………1 St Antony’s College..….………………..……………………………………….… 2 College-wide scholarships……..…………………..………………………………...3 African Studies Centre……………………………………………………………...10 Asian Studies Centre….…………………………………..………………………..11 European Studies Centre………………………………………..…………………..12 Latin American Centre……………………………………………………………..14 Middle East Centre….…………………………………………………………….15 Nissan Institute ofJapanese Studies……………………………………………….....16 Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre……………………………………………..….17 Supporting a Scholarship……..……………………………….…………………...18 www.sant.ox.ac.uk www.twitter.com/StAntsCollege www.facebook.com/StAntsCollege www.instagram.com/stantonyscollege Letter from the Warden Scholarships and Visiting Fellowships are a key part of the support system that keeps St Antonys at the forefront of learning. Thanks to the generosity of donors such as you we are able to bring the most talented and interesting scholars from around the world to join our community and share in its unceasing research and exchange of ideas. As you will see from the testimonies of those who have been enabled to come here, it really is an experience that makes a difference to their lives. And it also makes a difference to our world to be able to overcome barriers of distance, culture and history by bringing its present and future leaders together. We all thank you for what you have done. Margaret MacMillan 1 St Antony’s College StAntony’sCollegewasfoundedin1950as‘acentreofadvancedstudyandresearchinthefieldsof moderninternationalhistory,philosophy,economicsandpoliticsandtoprovideaninternationalcentre withintheUniversitywheregraduatestudentsfromallover theworldcanliveandworktogether in closecontactwithsenior membersoftheUniversitywhoarespecialistsintheir fields.’ Fromthefirstacademic year,theCollegehasbeenfulfillingitsobjectivetomuchcriticalandacademic successover thedecades.StAntony’sisaworld-renownedcentrefor researchandteachinginglobal andregionalissues,andprovidesaninterdisciplinaryenvironmentinwhichtostudy.TheCollege housessevenresearchcentresfocusedonAfrica,Asia,Europe,Japan,LatinAmerica,theMiddleEast, RussiaandEurasiaaswellasseveralother specialistregionalprogrammes. CollegeFellows,studentsandvisitingresearchersincludeleadingregionalexperts,policyinfluencers, authorsandcommentators.Our selectgroupofunder 500graduatestudentsareamongthebestand thebrightestanywheretobefound,andrepresentthemostdiverseandcosmopolitanstudentbodyin thecollegiatesystem. 2 College-wide Scholarships and Visiting Fellowships The College is able to offer a range of scholarships and visiting fellowships which depend on the generosity and support of donors. In this report, the recipients of the scholarships and visiting fellowships describe, in their own words, the impact this support has had on their research. 3 ENI Scholarship FolahanmiAina MSc AfricanStudies Iamgrateful for theprivilegeofreceivingtheprestigiousENIscholarshipatStAntony’sCollege withoutwhichitwouldhavebeenimpossiblefor metopursueamaster’sdegreeatOxford.The scholarshiphasenabledmetoconcentrateonmystudiesfullywithoutworryingaboutanyfinancial obligations.IthasalsoensuredthatIamabletocarryoutrigorousresearchonyouthandelectoral violenceinnorthernNigeriaefficientlyandeffectively. William and Nona Heaslip Scholarship PatrickQuinton-Brown DPhilInternationalRelations TheHeaslipScholarshipsupportsmyDPhilinInternationalRelationsunder thesupervisionofProf. Andrew Hurrell.Mydoctoralresearch,focussedontheNon-AlignedMovement’sapproachto questionsofinternationalinterventionandsovereignty,speakstoour collectiveneedtoengagein substantivenormativedebateaboutjusticeandglobalorder inanerawitnessingthedeclineofAmerican hegemony.TheHeaslipScholarshiphasmadeitpossiblefor metostudyandthriveatStAntony’s. WithoutthegeneroussupportoftheWilliamandNonaHeaslipFoundation,Iwouldnothavebeenable totakeupmydegree.Iexpressmydeepestgratitude. KevinDeagle MSc inEnvironmentalChangeandManagement Thecoursehasprovidedmewithanin-depthknowledgeofthegreatestissuefacinghumanitytoday: climatechange.Specifically,myresearchisfocusingonrenewableenergytransitionsinremote IndigenouscommunitiesinCanadaandthesimultaneousenvironmentalandjusticeoutcomesthatcould result.Thescholarshiphasallowedmetheopportunityofattendingthisexcellentinstitution.Thanksto thegenerosityoftheHeaslipfamily, Ihavethrivedinmytimehere.IhaveexploredtheBritish countryside,wonbladeswiththeStAntony’sMen’sFirstboat,andreceivedaUniversityBluewiththe UniversityIceHockeyteam,and-mostimportantly-Ihavebecomelifelongfriendswithmanyofmy fellow Antonians. Iamdeeplygrateful. 4 Royal Navy Hudson Fellowship Lt CdrDrMattOffordPhDMBAFInstLM Ihaveconductedpost-doctoralresearchintothedynamicsofresistancetoleadershipamongst50officer cadetsonbasic trainingatBritanniaRoyalNavalCollege(BRNC). Ihavealsopresentedresearchonthe valueofprestigeinleadershipataninternationalconferenceinParis. Additionally,Ihavepresentedmy researchattheDefenceLeadershipNetworkEvent,theInternationalRelationsColloquiumandIhave beeninvitedtopresentattheChangingCharacter ofWar (CCW)ProgrammeExecutiveLeadership Programme. IhavealsosubmittedanarticletotheNewStrategist(theCCWjournal)for consideration. US Navy Hudson Fellowship Cpt.JustinOrlich TheUnitedStatesNavyHudsonFellowshipatStAntony’shasbeenatremendousopportunityfor meto pursuemyresearchonRussianMilitaryInterventioninthe21stCentury. Thefellowshiphasspecifically allowedmetoattendandparticipateinanumber ofdiscussionsonRussiathroughouttheyear helping todeepenmyknowledgeonthisvastsubject. Ithasalsobeenparticularlybeneficialtohaveaccessto thehighlyskilledfacultyofStAntony’sinEurasianStudieswhohavebeenatremendousresource throughoutthisyear. ThetimeatStAntony’swascrucialtocompletingmyresearchfor theUSNavy. The time at St Antony’s was crucial to completing my research for the US Navy 5 Oxford Jusoor Scholarship IyadYousef Master ofPublic Policy(MPP) TheUniversityofOxfordisthedestinationofeachhigher educationdreamer intheworld.However, thetuition feesandlivingexpensesmadepursuingahigher degreenearlyimpossible.Withoutthe Oxford-Jusoor GraduateScholarship,Iwouldn'thaveevensteppedonthedoorstepoftheUniversity.I havebeenrecruited,recently,bytheCommissiononStateFragility,GrowthandDevelopment,which wasestablishedbytheformer BritishPrimeMinisterDavidCameron,toanswer specific questions regardingtheSyrianCivilWar.IamalsowritingapiecewhichmightbepublishedinChathamHouse. Oxford Sir John Swire and Professor Rosemary Foot Graduate Scholarship SungYeon DPhilOrientalStudies IappreciatethefinancialsupportwhichenablesmyresearchhereatStAntony’s.Inadditiontoliving expenditures,mostofthesupporthasbeenallocated for purchasingbookswhicharenecessaryfor my study. AsadoctoralstudentintheOrientalInstitute,IamstudyingthemodernizationofEastAsian Buddhisminnineteenthcenturyandearlytwentiethcenturyunder thesupervisionbyProfessorsSho Konishi andJamesLewis.Mylifeatthecollegehasbeenempoweredbythescholarship.Thecollege campusiscosyandthelibrarieslocatedonitproffer valuableresources.Mostofall,Ihavetosaythat theair ofOxfordisthoughtfulanditsscholastic moodisveryappropriatefor performingresearchinthe humanistandsocialscientific disciplines. My life at the college has been empowered by the scholarship 6 Swire Scholarships JiashunHuang DPhilGeographyandtheEnvironment IamundertakingdoctoralstudyattheEnvironmentalChangeInstituteandtheInstitute for New Economic ThinkingattheUniversityofOxford.Icurrentlyfocusonexploringtheeconomic effectsof infrastructure. IattendedandpresentedmyresearchpapersatconferencesinOxford,CambridgeandLeeds,and recentlypublishedtwopapers.Iamcurrentlyalsoworkingoninitiatingthe SwireAlumniNetwork.I amtheGraduateCommonRoomVice-PresidentatStAntony'sCollege,andtheTreasurer ofthe OxfordChineseStudiesSociety.IamtrulygratefultothekindnessandgenerosityoftheSwire EducationalTrust for providingsuchapreciousopportunity!Withoutthisscholarship,Iwouldnothave beenabletostudyatOxford. InesLee DPhilEconomics Iamcurrentlystudyingfor myDPhilinEconomicswiththegeneroussupportoftheSwireEducation TrustFund.Thisscholarshiphasenabledmetopursuefurther studiesinEconomicsandtoattemptto findanswerstoquestionsthatI'mparticularlyinterestedin.Mycurrentresearchfocusesonapplied microeconomicsandIamespeciallyinterestedinhealthandlabour economics.Alongtheway, I'vehad thewonderfulopportunitytomeetfellowSwirescholarswithdiverseinterestsandexpertise.Iam gratefulfor thecommunitythatthisscholarshiphasintroducedmeto. Without this scholarship, I would not have been able to study at Oxford 7 FumiakiSagisaka DPhilEducation IamworkingonDPhilineducation,specializinginbasic educationinAfrica.Myresearchanalyseslocal communityinitiativestoovercomeinequalityinaccesstoqualityeducationinruralKenyaandhow they collaboratewiththegovernment frameworkfor educationandcommunitydevelopment. Thankstothescholarship,IcanfullyfocusonmyresearchandmakethemostofmytimeinOxfordasa post-graduateresearcher,indevelopingmyresearchskillsandknowledge,attendingavarietyof academic seminars,presentingmyresearchatconferencesandhavinginterdisciplinaryacademic discussionswithother researchersoneveryoccasionatStAntony’scollege. MantongAmandaZhang DPhilOrientalStudies MycurrentresearchlooksatnarrativesaboutfemalespiesinChinabefore,duringandafter theSino- JapaneseWar;how factandfictionwereofteninterwovenandpresentedinliteratureandlegaltexts. TheSwireScholarshiphasenabledmetocontinuemyresearchonthehistoryofthemodernChinese woman.Moreover,ithaspartiallyfundedmyfieldworktripstoHongKong,BeijingandBoston,and myresearchpresentationtripstoColumbiaUniversityandtheSchoolofOrientalandAfricanStudies duringtheacademic year of2016-2017.AsofTrinityTerm2017,Ihavecompletedandsubmittedmy transfer ofstatuspaper andthesisproposal. The Swire Scholarship has enabled me to continue my research on the history of the modern Chinese woman. 8

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St Antony's College was founded in 1950 as 'a centre of advanced study and research in the fields of modern The Heaslip Scholarship has made it possible for me to study and thrive at St Antony's. Russia for the first time and participate in an ambitious summer language course at the Pushkin State.
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