Judith English should not be confused with Judith Inglese.
| Judith English | |
| Birth Name: | Judith Frances Milne |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1940 |
| Nationality: | British |
| 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, from 2001 to 2007.[2]
English studied medicine at the University of Cambridge, graduating with MB and BChir degrees.[3] She later qualified to join the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) and the 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[4] and 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 to become principal of St Hilda's College, 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.[1]
English was elected as an Honorary Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge in 2004.[3]
English is married to the cardiac surgeon Sir Terence English.