Judith English
Judith English | |
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| Born | Judith Frances Milne 1 March 1940 |
| Occupation | academic administrator |
| Known for | principal of St Hilda's College, Oxford |
| Spouse | Sir 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]English was elected as an Honorary Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge in 2004.[3]
Family
[edit | edit source]English was married to the cardiac surgeon, Sir Terence English, from 2002 until his death in 2025.[8]
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