sangha. Barbara is an Academic Visitor 2009 My role in the project was actually in Department of Materials, Oxford Eleanor Jaskowska writes: I’ve just identifying (and finding) these radio University, and member of a Steering come back from a yearlong traverse of galaxies with their jet, so you could say Committee of Alternative Natural the Andes by bike with my partner (not a that after 7 billion years of travelling, Philosophy Association (ANPA). Currently Somervillian). We’ve got lots of stunning Porphyrion’s light was finally first seen her research interests are focused on photos and many stories. Our blog is in Somerville. In October I will start descriptions of universe using diverse www.drawinglinesonmaps.com if you an MPhil in Heritage Studies at St approaches. In 2023, she published want to have a read. John’s College. a paper on ‘The coded language of 2022 Zen’ in ‘Universum’, 43rd Anniversary 2012 Proceedings of ANPA which she co- Guy Bud writes: I have had an article Meghmala Mukherjee writes: I started edited with Divyamaan Sahoo. published in this May's edition of the my academia journey as an Assistant 2004 peer-review journal Historical Research. Professor of Legal Practice at O.P. Jindal The article is titled ‘The sanctuary of Global University, and I currently teach Kat Gordon writes: I was reminded them all": the politics of manpower and Corporate Laws to both undergrads and by a recent email that I have another nationality in the armies in exile in the Blended LLM students. publication to announce! My third United Kingdom, 1940-4’ and is available Sarah Pacey-Parker (MSt Diplomatic book (The Swell), an exploration of to read online. Studies) was appointed in January motherhood and women's rights set 2024 as the Manager of International in Iceland in 1910 and 1975 has been 2016 Relations at the Canadian Space Agency. acquired by Manilla Press (the literary Connor David Scott (Clinical International partnerships are at the imprint at Bonnier Books). And they Neuroscience, DPhil, former MCR core of space exploration and Sarah is have also bought my work-in-progress, president) met Madison Eisler (2018, thrilled to lead the Agency’s bilateral and a novel about the marriage between Clinical Embryology, MSc) for the first multilateral engagements, including at Charles and Catherine Dickens. The time in Somerville in 2018. In 2023 the United Nations. Swell will be published in January 2025, we both moved to Boston, USA to Payal Agarwal writes: After graduating and the as-of-yet-untitled fourth book pursue careers in the pharmaceutical in ‘Bachelor of Civil Law’ with merit in probably in 2026! industry and medical regulatory space, July 2023, I returned to the vibrant Clarissa Tam writes: I’m very happy respectively. We got engaged in July! tapestry of India to resume my role to share that I received a Project Grant I never would have met Madison if it within the Rajasthan Judicial Service, from the Hong Kong Arts Development wasn’t for Somerville college and the as Senior Civil Judge and Additional Council to curate a cross-disciplinary art MCR. Somerville will always have a fond Chief Judicial Magistrate. In this exhibition “Festival of Decay” this May. place in our hearts. role, I performed my solemn duty of It invited the audience to alternative dispensing justice with both fairness encounters with ideas of decay, death and integrity, carefully balancing the and loss through newly commissioned scales of justice with the utmost works by five artists and a series of frank diligence and compassion. In April 2024, conversations about human ageing. The Hon’ble High Court of Rajasthan bestowed upon me the great honour 2005 and profound responsibility of holding the distinguished position of Deputy Amir Hakim was awarded a QMUL Director at the Rajasthan State Judicial Education Excellence Award for leading Academy in Jodhpur. In this pivotal role, the clinical science integration (CSI) and I am entrusted with the noble task of preparing for placements in physiology shaping the judicial acumen of incoming labs team, Queen Mary (Barts & The probationer judges. This new chapter in London) medical school. CONNOR DAVID SCOTT AND my professional journey not only allows 2007 MADISON EISLER me to contribute to the elevation of 2019 judicial standards but also to honour the Jacques Schuhmacher writes: Drawing rich legacy of judicial excellence. My role on my work as Senior Provenance Aivin Gast writes: A paper I co- encompasses the design and delivery Research Curator at Victoria and Albert authored has been accepted by Nature. of rigorous training programmes, Museum, I have published a book, Nazi- I worked on the research while being at fostering a profound understanding of Era Provenance of Museum Collections Somerville, so Somerville is also included judicial principles and practices, and (UCL Press). It is a comprehensive in the paper as an author’s affiliation! ensuring the seamless and effective guide on how to research the Nazi-era The article introduces the giant jet administration of the academy. This provenance of museum collections, system (coming from a ‘radio galaxy’) not only allows me to contribute to featuring an accessible historical ‘Porphyrion’, which we discovered. It is the advancement of judicial excellence overview and detailing key research the largest known structure made by but also to uphold and enrich the noble methods and resources. an astrophysical body in our Universe. traditions of our judicial heritage. 31