Editing Howard Florey (section)

=== Provost of Queen's College, Oxford ===
As he approached the age of sixty, Florey faced mandatory retirement. He had to vacate the university house he had occupied since 1935, which was subsequently demolished, with a new school erected on the site. He bought a parcel of land in [[Marston, Oxford]], and built a house on it.{{sfn|Bickel|1995|pp=271–272}} No sooner had they moved in than Florey accepted the position of Provost of [[The Queen's College, Oxford]], to which he was elected on 25 June 1962,{{sfn|Williams|1984|p=354}} and he moved into the provost's lodgings. This meant relinquishing his chair at the Sir William Dunn School.{{sfn|Bickel|1995|pp=277–278}} He was succeeded by [[Henry Harris (scientist)|Henry Harris]], a fellow Australian scientist who had been invited to study at the Sir William Dunn School by Florey in 1952 on an ANU scholarship.{{sfn|Williams|1984|p=319}} Florey was the first provost of Queen's College with no prior association with the college as an undergraduate, graduate researcher or fellow, and the first scientist.{{sfn|Williams|1984|p=354}}{{sfn|Abraham|1971|pp=278–279}} The role was closely associated with the academic establishment, of which he had been critical,{{sfn|Williams|1984|pp=346–347}} but he could stay until 1971, the lodgings came with a housekeeper, and he could make use of its facilities to entertain visiting scientists and dignitaries. Florey had a lift installed to make it easier for Ethel and himself to reach the upstairs bedrooms.{{sfn|Bickel|1995|pp=277–278}}

[[File:The Florey Building (3415375924).jpg|thumb|left|The [[Florey Building]] in Oxford]]
Based on his own experience as a Rhodes Scholar, Florey created a version for European students. The European Studentship scheme provided support for graduates from eleven western European and Scandinavian countries with an annual stipend of £1,100 ({{Inflation|UK|1100|1969|fmt=eq|cursign=£|r=-3}}) for two years. Florey raised the money for nine studentships. Florey did not live to see the first studentship awarded in 1969, and without him additional funding was not forthcoming and the money was exhausted by 1980. By then 76 students had benefited from the scheme, and they had published 15 books and 250 articles in peer-reviewed journals.{{sfn|Williams|1984|pp=359–360}}

During his term as provost, there was a major construction program to provide enough accommodation for all undergraduates to be able to spend at least two years in residence. This involved three developments, the largest of which was Florey's personal project: the construction of a new building on the [[River Cherwell]] at [[St Clement's, Oxford]]. The cost was substantial—the purchase price of the site alone was £500,000 ({{Inflation|UK|500000|1963|fmt=eq|cursign=£|r=-3}})—but Florey was accustomed to raising large sums of money. It was designed by the British architect Sir [[James Stirling (architect)|James Stirling]]. Florey died the day that construction work was scheduled to begin. When the building was opened in 1971, it was named the [[Florey Building]] in his honour.{{sfn|Williams|1984|pp=357–358}}<ref>{{cite news |first=Alan |last=Berman |publisher=BBC |title=Architect James Stirling's Florey Building |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/oxford/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9081000/9081522.stm |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202195209/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/oxford/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9081000/9081522.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Buildings were also named after Florey in Adelaide,<ref>{{cite web  |title=Florey Medical Research Foundation Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences  |publisher=University of Adelaide  |url=https://health.adelaide.edu.au/engage-with-us/philanthropy/florey-medical-research-foundation  |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202195222/https://health.adelaide.edu.au/engage-with-us/philanthropy/florey-medical-research-foundation  |url-status=live  }}</ref> Melbourne,<ref>{{cite web |title=History |publisher=The Florey |url=https://florey.edu.au/about/history |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=4 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304072927/https://florey.edu.au/about/history |url-status=live }}</ref> and Canberra,<ref>{{cite web |title= Florey Building Refurbishment – Australian National University |publisher= CCJ |url= https://ccj.com.au/projects/florey-building-refurbishment-australian-national-university/ |access-date= 2 February 2023 |archive-date= 2 February 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230202195227/https://ccj.com.au/projects/florey-building-refurbishment-australian-national-university/ |url-status= live }}</ref> where his refurbished original John Curtin School of Medicine Building was renamed the Florey Building in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Florey Building – Staff Services |date=19 June 2017 |publisher=Australian National University |url=https://services.anu.edu.au/campus-environment/heritage/projects/florey-building |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813233201/https://services.anu.edu.au/campus-environment/heritage/projects/florey-building |url-status=live }}</ref>