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Gwen Antell
PresidentI joined the St John’s community in Michaelmas 2017, the start of my DPhil in Earth Sciences (palaeontology). You can contact me at the link above for any issue; I will resolve it if I can or direct you to someone better positioned to help. You can also often find me in person in the MCR on Sunday afternoon and in Hall for lunch. Join me at a table for an impromptu discussion on the science behind Jurassic Park or email me to arrange a confidential meeting: I am available to listen in whatever forum where you feel comfortable speaking.
The role of MCR president includes overseeing our building, sending newsletters, chairing MCR committee and general meetings, and representing members at College committees and Oxford Student Union council meetings. If there is a particular issue you want changed in the MCR or college, I am more than willing to help you bring it to the relevant parties.
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Ria Dinsdale
Vice PresidentI’m a first year DPhil in Pharmacology (however it’s my 5th year at St John’s so far!)
As your Vice President I am in charge of organising OGM’s, I run the room ballot in Trinity term and I’m your point of contact if you have any issues in terms of discrimination or unequal treatment not covered by our minorities officers. If you have any questions about this then please contact me and send me any motions you have!
I was previously on committee as a Victualler and having spent many years in John’s please contact me with any problems or suggestions you have.
When I’m not in the lab or organising meetings, I am on the river rowing with SJCBC or eating copious amounts of pizza with my friends.
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Alix Hibble
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Aislin Sheldon
VictuallerI’m a first year DPhil student in Clinical Neuroscience and one of the three Victuallers.
The Victuallers organise Guest dinners and Wine & Cheese tastings. If you have any ideas about guest dinner themes, alternative tastings or would like to help out then please get in touch.
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Guy Fowler
VictuallerHi, I’m a first year DPhil in Mathematics and new to St John’s this year. As one of the Victuallers I help organise Guest Dinners and Wine & Cheese Tastings for the MCR. Hope to see you for some food and drink at one of our events soon!
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Tommy Carswell
VictuallerNo blurb
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Alex Wilson
Welfare OfficerHello there, I’m a DPhil student in Psychology, and your welfare officer for this year. I’m part of the team of peer supporters in college, here to listen to any welfare-related concerns you may have, big or small. We are trained by the university counselling service to be confidential active listeners, and can help you navigate the support structures in college, as well as the university more broadly. I also supply welfare supplies and will be organising some tasty brunches in college throughout the year. If you’d like to talk about absolutely anything, send a message my way!
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Adam Packer
Social SecretaryI am in the first year of my D.Phil in Geography and the Environment studying smart cities and citizenship in Oxford. Having previously studied in London, the city is new to me, but I am excited to explore all that the college, the university and Oxford has to offer us.
As part of the social secretary team, Sam, Dhruva and I will be responsible for social events including exchange dinners, bar crawls/exchanges and BOPs. We will also be establishing regular get-togethers including Kendrew lunches, coffee shop outings and bar nights in the MCR as we’d really like to see the space become a hub, home and hive of activity for the graduate community. If there’s anything you’d like to see or make happen in the MCR or if there is any feedback on what we do, please e-mail, message or speak to us; we’re always happy to help!
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Sam Garratt
Social SecretaryI’m in the first year of my DPhil in Theoretical Physics studying frustrated magnetism, so I know exactly where the party is at. Along with Adam and Dhruva, I’ll be organising social events for the MCR. You can look forward to half-baked murder mysteries, BOPs and more exchanges than you can handle.
If you have any out-there (or in-there) ideas for socials, drop us an email and we’ll see what we can do!
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Dhruva Bhat
Social SecretaryMy name is Dhruva and I’m one of the Social Secretaries. I have a bachelors in economics, and am currently doing the M.Phil in Development Studies. In my free time, I enjoy eating chocolate, listening to trashy pop music and reading New Yorker profiles.
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Olivia Graves
Culture OfficerHello! I am a first year MPhil in Archaeology student primarily focusing on the Roman and Early Medieval time periods (so you could say that I’m fairly “down-to-earth”). When I’m not in the gorgeous St John’s library or enjoying meals with friends in Hall, you can usually find me exploring little corners of Oxford or cozying up in coffee shops around town.
As a Culture Officer this year I want to explore what “culture” means to the diverse body of the St John’s MCR. Having lived my entire life in California before moving to Oxford to begin my degree, I am eager to learn as much as I can about other cultures and ways of seeing the world! So in addition to continuing the tradition of Sunday movie nights and trips to the cinema, I would love to work with members of the MCR community from all cultural backgrounds to publicize a wide array of cultural events happening in and around Oxford. Please email me with any ideas that you might have.
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Alex Fyfe
Culture OfficerHi! I’m Alex, a Masters student in post-1900 English here at John’s and also one half of your culture secretary team at the MCR. It’s our job as culture secretaries to arrange cultural activities of all stripes for our MCR members, whether that be trips to historical sites in and around Oxford, theatre trips, film nights, or anything between and beyond the above.
If you have any suggestions for a cultural event or activity you would like to see organised by the MCR, please do get in touch with us, either by email or just by saying hello if you spot us around college. I have absolutely no culinary ability whatsoever which means I’m usually to be found eating my meals at hall, and I’m always happy to meet new members of the MCR.
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Angelika Love
Women’s OfficerHi! My name is Angelika and I am a DPhil student in Experimental Psychology. This year, I am the Women’s Officer on our MCR committee. In this role, I strive to represent the voices of women* and people of minority genders to the College. Together with the JCR, the MCR Women’s Officer also organises Women’s Lunches, the annual Women’s Dinner, and the Women’s Garden Party. I can also help you access sanitary and sexual health products. Besides this committee role, I am also the lead organiser of the 2017 and 2018 Women’s Leadership Programme for graduate women at St John’s and a member of the SJC Women’s Network Steering Group. On the MCR committee, I work with other liberation officers, the Welfare Officers, and the committee as a whole to help make our MCR a place where students of all backgrounds can feel at home. I am also a trained Peer Supporter. Please get in touch if you have any questions or concerns!
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Imran Naved
Black and Minority Ethnic Students’ OfficerHi, I am a 1st year grad student, reading for a DPhil in Engineering Science – specifically focusing on new cooling systems for reusable spacecraft.
As BME Officer, I seek to represent the interests of BME students within college. Please do talk to me if you have any concerns about race, ethnicity and any cultural barrier that you may face adjusting to college life.
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Louis Claxton
Environment and Ethics OfficerI’m a first year DPhil student studying biogeochemistry in the department of Earth Sciences. My particular interest is in trying to understand and reconstruct climate change in the geological past in the attempt to better understand future change.
As EE officer I liaise with the college regarding environmental, sustainable and ethical issues. This includes printing, recycling and anything else EE related.
Throughout my time as EE officer I hope to organise talks and movie screenings relating to EE issues and inform you all about EE related events happening around the University.
If you have any suggestions or comments please send me an email!
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Johannes Wiesel
Sports OfficerI am a second year DPhil student in Applied Mathematics.
As your Sports Officer I want to keep the MCR fit and healthy. In particular I take care of the MCR sports cupboard and organize occasional sports events. So if you have any sports-related questions or queries I am your person of contact.
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Alex Picksley
Returning OfficerHey there, I’m Alex, a second-year DPhil student in Accelerator Physics. In my research, I look at novel techniques for accelerating electrons using very powerful lasers.
I am your Returning Officer this year, which means I am in charge of MCR elections, and I represent SJC MCR on the Student Council. So if you have any questions about democracy at John’s, or want your voice heard on student council, come speak to me.
In my spare time, I play water polo and swim lots so you might see me if you’re about Iffley lots. =)
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Hila Levy
Student Parents and Carers OfficerI’m originally from Puerto Rico and currently a third year D.Phil. student in Zoology.
I’m pioneering the role of Student Parents and Carers Officer and hope to advocate for the needs of everyone in the MCR who has parental or caring responsibilities on top of their studies. I am a proud parent of a baby boy, expecting another child in November 2017, so please contact me if you have any questions about parental entitlements, dependent visas, leave, accommodation, child care and other matters for you or your partner.
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Laura Garmendia Sánchez
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Diego Berdejo Suarez
LGBTQ OfficerHello everyone! I am a first-year DPhil in Maths; my research revolves around algebraic structures associated to string theory. Fun fact: I consider myself to be learned in the architectural history of Oxford, so if you want to discuss something of little consequence in anything but the aesthetic then hit me up!
My role as LGBTQ+ rep is to create a culture of inclusivity in the MCR. This includes, but is not limited to, the organization of events and the dissemination of information related to queer welfare. Please do not hesitate to get in contact with either Laura or me should you need any help, we can direct you to a trained person who can help you with any situation.
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Ellie Milnes-Smith
Disabled Students’ OfficerDisability is a very broad term, and is defined in the UK as “a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse affect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities”. If you think that this applies to you, then I’m your officer.
I can provide information and advice on getting the support you need in order to get the best from your time at Oxford – whether it be getting suitable accommodation, changes to the physical environment, adjustments to teaching/exams, assistive technology, support workers or anything else. I can also help you get assessed for a disability, and get registered with the Disability Advisory Service.
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