Christ Church appoints the Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC to lead its Independent Governance Review

Christ Church, Oxford has today appointed the Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC to lead an independent review into governance of the Foundation, after its Governing Body voted overwhelmingly to endorse the former Attorney General for England and Wales as chair of the review.

Christ Church, one of the largest colleges of the University of Oxford, is unique in that it also contains Oxford’s Cathedral, which is the college chapel as well as the Cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Oxford.

The Independent Governance Review, which is expected to report in 2023, will make recommendations that the Governing Body will carefully consider, to ensure that Christ Church’s statutes, by-laws and governance arrangements meet the needs of this unique institution in the 21st century.

Commenting on his appointment, Mr Grieve said:

“I am both pleased and honoured to be chairing this Review, which I believe will help Christ Church to sustain its long history of academic excellence and flourish as a modern institution.

“I am delighted to play a role in this process.”

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From Christ Church to Christchurch: student singers return from New Zealand

After a near decade-long hiatus, an exchange programme taking undergraduate members of Christ Church Cathedral Choir to New Zealand’s Christchurch Cathedral has been re-established. The lucky student singers this year were bass Choral Scholars (or ‘Academical Clerks’) James (Jim) Parmeter, who now enters his third year studying Theology and Religion, and George Blundell, who begins his second year studying German and Italian. We caught up with Jim and George to learn about their Antipodean adventure. 

James Parmeter and George Blundell in front of mountains and a lake

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From Christ Church to Christchurch: student singers return from New Zealand

After a near decade-long hiatus, an exchange programme taking undergraduate members of Christ Church Cathedral Choir to New Zealand’s Christchurch Cathedral has been re-established. The lucky student singers this year were bass Choral Scholars (or ‘Academical Clerks’) James (Jim) Parmeter, who now enters his third year studying Theology and Religion, and George Blundell, who begins his second year studying German and Italian. We caught up with Jim and George to learn about their Antipodean adventure. 

James Parmeter and George Blundell in front of mountains and a lake