# Judith English

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British academic administrator (born 1940)

Not to be confused with [Judith Inglese](/source/Judith_Inglese).

Judith English Born Judith Frances Milne (1940-03-01) 1 March 1940 (age 86) Occupation academic administrator Known for principal of St Hilda's College, Oxford Spouse Sir Terence English

**Judith Frances English** (nee Milne, born 1 March 1940)[1] is a British academic administrator, the principal of [St Hilda's College, Oxford](/source/St_Hilda's_College%2C_Oxford), from 2001 to 2007.[2]

## Career

English studied medicine at the University of Cambridge, graduating with [MB](/source/Bachelor_of_Medicine) and [BChir](/source/Bachelor_of_Surgery) degrees.[3] She later qualified to join the [Royal College of Physicians](/source/Royal_College_of_Physicians) (MRCP) and the [Royal College of Psychiatrists](/source/Royal_College_of_Psychiatrists) (MRCPsych). During her medical career she worked at a number of medical and academic institutions in the UK and the US, including the [London Chest Hospital](/source/London_Chest_Hospital)[4] and [Tufts University School of Medicine](/source/Tufts_University_School_of_Medicine).[5] In October 2000, it was announced that she was to move from her post in clinical psychiatry at [Boston University](/source/Boston_University) to become principal of [St Hilda's College, Oxford](/source/St_Hilda's_College%2C_Oxford).[6]

In 2006, under her leadership, St Hilda's which had been the last women-only college at Oxford, ended its 113-year ban on male students.[7] Since 2010, English has been dean of scholars at the [Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies](/source/Oxford_Centre_for_Islamic_Studies).[1]

## Recognition

English was elected as an Honorary Fellow of [Girton College, Cambridge](/source/Girton_College%2C_Cambridge) in 2004.[3]

## Family

English was married to the cardiac surgeon, [Sir Terence English](/source/Terence_English), from 2002 until his death in 2025.[8]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Who's_Who_English,_Judith_Frances_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Who's_Who_English,_Judith_Frances_1-1) "English, Judith Frances, (Lady English), (Born 1 March 1940), Principal, St Hilda's College, Oxford, 2001–07; Dean of Scholars, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, since 2010". *Who's Who*. 2007. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U41725](https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fww%2F9780199540884.013.U41725).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Founder and Principals"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170127145758/http://www.sthildas.ox.ac.uk/content/founder-and-principals). *St-hildas.ox.ac.uk*. Archived from [the original](https://www.sthildas.ox.ac.uk/content/founder-and-principals) on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-auto_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-auto_3-1) ["Cambridge University Reporter Special"](https://www.reporter.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2007-08/special/03/10.html). *www.reporter.admin.cam.ac.uk*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Greenberg, M.; Milne, Judith F.; Watt, A. (1970). ["Survey Of Workers Exposed To Dusts Containing Derivatives Of Bacillus Subtilis"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1700792). *The British Medical Journal*. **2** (5710): 629–633. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1136/bmj.2.5710.629](https://doi.org/10.1136%2Fbmj.2.5710.629). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [20384035](https://www.jstor.org/stable/20384035). [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [1700792](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1700792). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [4987928](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4987928).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Cavanaugh, Stephanie; Milne, Judith (March 1995). "Recent Changes in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry". *Psychosomatics*. **36** (2): 95–102. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1016/S0033-3182(95)71678-4](https://doi.org/10.1016%2FS0033-3182%2895%2971678-4). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [7724722](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7724722).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["On the move"](https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/on-the-move/153808.article). *Times Higher Education (THE)*. 20 October 2000.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Martin, Nicole (8 June 2006). ["St Hilda's to end 113-year ban on male students"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1520628/St-Hildas-to-end-113-year-ban-on-male-students.html). Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Sir Terence English, surgeon who carried out the first successful heart transplant in the UK"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/11/25/terence-english-first-heart-transplant-uk-died-obituary/). 25 November 2025 – via The Telegraph.

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