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Judith English
Born
Judith Frances Milne

(1940-03-01) 1 March 1940 (age 84)
NationalityBritish
Occupationacademic administrator
Known forprincipal of St Hilda's College, Oxford
SpouseSir Terence English

Judith Frances English (nee Milne, born 1 March 1940)[1][2] is a British academic administrator, the principal of St Hilda's College, Oxford, from 2001 to 2007.[3]

Career

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English studied medicine at the University of Cambridge, graduating with MB and [Bachelor of Surgery|[BChir]].[4] She later qualified to join the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) and the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych). During her medical career she worked at a number of medical and academic institutions in the UK and the US, including the London Chest Hospital[5] and Tufts University School of Medicine.[6] In October 2000, it was announced that she was to move from her post in clinical psychiatry at Boston University to become principal of St Hilda's College, Oxford.[7]

In 2006, under her leadership, St Hilda's which had been the last women-only college at Oxford, ended its 113-year ban on male students.[8] Since 2010, English has been dean of scholars at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies.[2]

Recognition

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English was elected as an Honorary Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge in 2004.[4]


Family

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English is married to the cardiac surgeon Sir Terence English.

References

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  1. ^ "Patron - Sir Terence English, KBE". Emthonjeni-trust.org.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "ENGLISH, Judith Frances ( born 1940), Principal, St Hilda's College, Oxford, 2001–07; Dean of Scholars, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, since 2010 : Who's Who - oi". Oxfordindex.oup.com. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Founder and Principals". St-hildas.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Cambridge University Reporter Special". www.reporter.admin.cam.ac.uk.
  5. ^ Greenberg, M.; Milne, Judith F.; Watt, A. (1970). "Survey Of Workers Exposed To Dusts Containing Derivatives Of Bacillus Subtilis". The British Medical Journal. 2 (5710): 629–633 – via JSTOR.
  6. ^ Cavanaugh, Stephanie; Milne, Judith (1 March 1995). "Recent Changes in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: A Blueprint for the Future". Psychosomatics. 36 (2): 95–102. doi:10.1016/S0033-3182(95)71678-4 – via ScienceDirect.
  7. ^ "On the move". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2000.
  8. ^ Martin, Nicole (8 June 2006). "St Hilda's to end 113-year ban on male students". Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2017.