Judith English

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] is a British academic administrator, the principal of St Hilda's College, Oxford, from 2001 to 2007.[2]

Career

English studied medicine at the University of Cambridge, graduating with MB and BChir degrees.[3] 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[4] and Tufts University School of Medicine.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] Since 2010, English has been dean of scholars at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies.[1]

Recognition

English was elected as an Honorary Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge in 2004.[3]


Family

English is married to the cardiac surgeon Sir Terence English.

References

  1. ^ a b "English, Judith Frances, (Lady English), (Born 1 March 1940), Principal, St Hilda's College, Oxford, 2001–07; Dean of Scholars, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, since 2010". Who's Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U41725.
  2. ^ "Founder and Principals". St-hildas.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Cambridge University Reporter Special". www.reporter.admin.cam.ac.uk.
  4. ^ 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. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.5710.629. JSTOR 20384035. PMC 1700792. PMID 4987928.
  5. ^ Cavanaugh, Stephanie; Milne, Judith (March 1995). "Recent Changes in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry". Psychosomatics. 36 (2): 95–102. doi:10.1016/S0033-3182(95)71678-4. PMID 7724722.
  6. ^ "On the move". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2000.
  7. ^ Martin, Nicole (8 June 2006). "St Hilda's to end 113-year ban on male students". Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2017.