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Alumnus Ivan Rockey appointed Bursar of Keble College

Thursday 07 November 2024
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Many congratulations to alumnus Ivan Rockey (New College, 1993) who has been appointed Bursar of Keble College. Ivan is currently Director of Finance and Resources at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and has held other positions in the creative industries, including a six-year spell with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment as the orchestra's Director of Finance, Operations and Governance. Ivan will be taking up his new position in April 2025 and you can read more on this story on the Keble College website.
Professor Naomi Waltham Smith

In concert: how shared wonder opens our minds

12 November 2026
How can shared experiences of music, art and natural beauty expand our imagination and help us better understand each other? Professor Naomi Waltham-Smith explores how moments of shared aesthetic attention can amplify our sense of curiosity and wonder, bringing our imaginative lives into our relationships with others.
Professor Peter Asimov

Professor Peter Asimov awarded SMT Emerging Scholar Award

09 November 2026
Professor Asimov's article 'The Melakartas and the ‘République Modale’: Naturalizing Indian Scales in French Musical Modernism' wins the Emerging Scholar Award at this year's Society for Music Theory annual meeting.
Professor Nomi Dave

Listening to the Law research network

09 November 2026
Professor Nomi Dave is co-directing a new research network, with Professor Nicole Stremlau (Faculty of Law) and Dr Tareeq Jalloh (Faculty of Philosophy). The network, Listening to the Law, is funded through TORCH for three years. It brings together academics, students, legal practitioners, artists, and others working on questions of sound and the law. To join the network or attend events, please email listening.law@torch.ox.ac.uk