16 February 2021
Dame Fiona Caldicott sadly passed away yesterday. She was Principal of Somerville College, Oxford, from 1996 until 2012, also serving as Pro Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, responsible for personnel and equal opportunities. From 2009 until 2019 she was chair of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Portrait of Fiona Caldicott by Thomas Leveritt. Reproduced by permission of the artist.
Professor John Geddes, Head of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, said:
She was a remarkable woman combining great authority, intelligence and grasp of detail with outstanding kindness and humanity. Fiona was a great leader and an inspiration to all of us. She will be greatly missed, but fondly remembered. It was a privilege to have known her.
Announcement from Somerville College, University of Oxford.
