I am delighted to welcome to the Department Baroness Black, the next President of St John's College. Sue is a very distinguished forensic anatomist and her presence will be inspiring for medical students and faculty. - Head of Department Professor David Paterson
Professor Black said: “It is a tremendous honour and privilege to be offered a visiting professorship in Anatomy at DPAG. I look forward to rediscovering my anatomical roots and re-engaging with students in this glorious discipline. The dissecting room is a Rubicon that all anatomists must cross, and when I walked into that cavernous room in Aberdeen University in 1980, I knew in my heart that I had come home. However, I was not prepared for the reality of how much more the teacher must know than the student, until I started to teach the subject in St Thomas’ Medical School in London in 1986. It was here that I was given the opportunity to widen my field of view and began to translate my subject into the fascinating world of forensic investigations. I look forward enormously to sharing my research and experiences with students at Oxford.”