牛津大学新校长

Professor Andrew Hamilton confirmed as next Vice-Chancellor

16 Jun 08

Professor Andrew Hamilton, FRS

The appointment of Professor Andrew Hamilton as the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford has now been confirmed. Professor Hamilton will succeed Dr John Hood in October 2009.

Professor Hamilton’s nomination was announced on 3 June after the University Council accepted the unanimous recommendation of the Nominating Committee for the Vice-Chancellorship. However, University regulations make it possible for members of Congregation, the University’s parliament, to object to a nomination. The deadline for objections passed at noon today, with none received.

Professor Hamilton, who is currently Provost of Yale University, said: "I am delighted that my future colleagues have shown this confidence in me and my appointment. It is still well over a year until I take up my new duties but I would like to assure everyone at Oxford, and all those associated with it, that I shall work tirelessly to repay their trust and to help ensure that a great University has an even better future."

As the nomination of Professor Hamilton was the only scheduled business for the meeting of Congregation on 24 June, the meeting is cancelled. Formal notice of the cancellation of the meeting will appear in the University Gazette of 20 June.

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汉密尔顿将在2009年10月接替现任校长约翰·胡德博士（Dr John Hood），成为牛津大学的新校长。此前，牛津校务会议（University Council）一致通过校长提名委员会的建议，接受汉密尔顿的提名，但是牛津校规规定，扮演大学议会角色的牛津大学大会（Congregation）有 权反对这项提名。反对提名的截至日期在本周到期，没有任何反对意见，因此汉密尔顿的提名获得确认。

汉密尔顿表示，“我非常高兴我未来的同事们对我个人和我获得提名展现如此信心。”

“距离我正式接任新职务还有一年多的时间，但是我想向牛津每个人和所有与牛津有关的人保证，我将会不屈不挠的工作，以报答各位对我的信任，并确保这个伟大的大学未来将更好。”

外人

此前，有人担心汉密尔顿既没有在牛津大学读过书，也没有在牛津大学教过书，可能会因此被视为是“外人”，而无法获得正式任命。

但汉密尔顿的任命没有遭遇反对意见，他将成为第一个没有在牛津大学读过书或教过书的牛津校长。

英国出生的汉密尔顿曾经在英国埃克塞特大学（University of Exeter）和剑桥大学接受教育。

有分析说，从美国耶鲁大学招募汉密尔顿回来英国的牛津大学当校长，与该大学最近发起大型募款活动有关。

此前，牛津大学正式启动大型的美国模式的教育募款活动，希望能筹募到12.5亿英镑的教育经费，以加强牛津大学的学术独立地位。

牛津大学还表示，希望能筹募到和美国常春藤联盟名校所得到的同等捐款。