Senior Members

The College has the following categories of Senior Members: 

Governing Body Fellows

These Fellows together with the Warden comprise the Governing Body of the College. They are normally holders of a University post with which the College is associated or holders of an academic appointment made by the College. A list of the current Governing Body Fellows is at www.sant.ox.ac.uk/people/fellows.html.

Honorary Fellows

These are distinguished persons who have a close connection with the College,  have excelled in fields of interest to the College, have rendered outstanding service to the College or could be expected to render such service in the future. The College’s Honorary Fellows are: 

Foundation Fellows

The College awards Foundation Fellowships in recognition of significant contributions to the resources of the College.  Foundation Fellows are welcomed into our international community of Antonians and encouraged to visit the College and participate in College events. They are:

Dr Atiku Abubakar
Ms Sein Chew
Mr Adrian Fu
Mr Eric Hotung
Dr Serra Kirdar

Emeritus Fellows

These are persons who have held the Office of Warden or who having held a Governing Body or Senior Research Fellowship in the College have either resigned from it before reaching the age of 65 after at least 15 years of service in the College or resigned or retired at the age of 65 or above after at least 5 years of service in the College and have been elected to an Emeritus Fellowship by Governing Body. Emeritus Fellows are currently:

Associate Fellows

Associate Fellows are persons of distinction whom the College wishes to recognise. They are: 

Dr Fernando Cepeda
Professor Gabriel Cohen

Visiting Fellows

These are visitors to the College and University who are pursing academic research in Oxford, normally for a period of a year or more. The College’s Visiting Fellows are currently:

Research Fellows and Junior Research Fellows

Research Fellows and Junior Research Fellows are academics based in Oxford who have been selected by the College on the recommendation of its Centres or Governing Body Fellows to carry out research in the College in an academic area relating to the College’s interests.  Research Fellows are normally appointed for a year or more and are:

Senior Associate Members

Senior Associate Members are normally visitors to the College and the University for periods of up to a year who are pursuing a specific research objective of their own.  They or their academic work must be known to the Governing Body Fellow who is acting as their Sponsor. Below is a list of current Senior Associate Members and their research interests:

Senior Common Room Members

Senior Common Room Membership is normally for:

• Fellows of other colleges or former Governing Body Fellows who do not qualify for election to an Emeritus Fellowship
• Individuals such as retired diplomats and civil servants and others who identify strongly with the College
• Other persons closely connected with the College whom the Governing Body wishes to be Senior Members in the College

Guest Members

Guest Membership is for:

• Those who satisfy one of the criteria for Senior Common Room Membership but cannot be so elected because there are no vacancies
• Those holding appointments at Oxford University who are Fellows of other Oxford colleges and who wish to have an association with the College
• Those holding academic appointments at other Universities who wish to have an association with the College
• Those who have an academic interest in fields in which the College specialises and who do not face any other category and to whom the College is happy to extend a social association
• Short term visiting Fellows of other colleges whose interests are in fields in which the College specialises and to whom the College is happy to extend a social association

Senior Visitors