Congratulations to our all our new Alumnae
On Friday 28th June we were delighted to watch 121 Newnham College students graduate. The College community are enormously proud of them all and hope they had a memorable day celebrating with family and…
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Midsummer garden party in celebration of the 140th anniversary of the unification of the College gardens on Saturday 22nd June
On Saturday 22 June we had a notable day celebrating the 140th anniversary of the unification of our beautiful College gardens and the significant progress on our ‘Shaping Newnham’s Future’ Campaign. This wonderful event gave…
Breaking Ground on the new NCBC Boathouse and the naming of our new boat
There were happy scenes from the Bumps weekend on 15 and 16 June as we broke ground for our new sustainable boathouse and named our latest boat ‘Joanna Burch’ after alumna, rowing Blue and…
Newnham College alumnae awarded King’s Birthday honours
Warmest congratulations are extended to three Newnham College alumna whose work was recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours 2024. Julia Hoggett DBE Julia Hoggett (NC 1993) CEO of the London Stock Exchange was made…
Pioneering botanist Agnes Arber remembered with a new PhD Prize and Blue Plaque
Pioneering botanist and Newnham Alumna Agnes Arber (NC 1899) has been remembered with a new PhD Prize in comparative biology at the University of Cambridge. Professor Sam Brockington, from Cambridge University Botanic Garden, said…
Earth’s earliest sea creatures drove evolution by stirring the water
3D reconstructions suggest that simple marine animals living over 560 million years ago drove the emergence of more complex life by mixing the seawater around them. A study involving Newnham Fellow Dr Emily Mitchell…
The importance of agriculture in Palestine and how farmers adapt to political, economic and environmental changes
The Margaret Anstee Centre held its final seminar of the term on Wednesday 15 May, with MAC Fellows Dr Mezna Qato and Dr Fadia Panosetti in conversation on the theme of Land and Agrarian…
Augusta McMahon explores Mesopotamian ’15-minute cities’
Professor Augusta McMahon explored the liveability of ancient cities in Third Places and Happiness: 15-Minute Cities in ancient Mesopotamia, this year’s Henry Sidgwick Memorial Lecture at Newnham College. She drew on evidence of ancient…
Why an understanding of anthropology is key to navigating the challenges of the 21st Century
Dr Gillian Tett OBE delivered the first Margaret Anstee Centre annual lecture at Newnham College on 8 May 2024 on the topic of Why AI needs another AI: using anthropology intelligence to make sense…
Revealed: face of female Neanderthal from cave where species buried their dead
The skull of Shanidar Z, which has been reconstructed in the lab at the University of Cambridge. Credit: BBC Studios/Jamie Simonds A new documentary has recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal whose…