Founded in honour of former President Vaclav Havel, with whom Dr Flather worked - and saluting the hall named after  Sulema Jehangir, leading human rights campaigner in Pakistan,  whose daughter was a Noon Scholar.

A first person account of a publisher’s saga, ending with a new beginning out on hold by Covid-19. Read more

Paul Flather (Balliol 1973) was awarded the Czech Ambassador’s Honorary Jan Masaryk Silver Medal for ‘special contributions’ supporting the development of the Czech and Slovak nations. Here Paul and fellow medal winner Alan Montefiore each reflect on their experiences. Read more

When written in Chinese, the word crisis contains two elements – one ‘danger’, and the other ‘opportunity’. One might ponder how the current Covid-19 pandemic crisis might impact on the Commonwealth – threats but also opportunities? Read more

A summary publication emerged from the event - The History of Lahore and the Preservation of its Historic Buildings. Read more