The latest news from Newnham’s Fellows, researchers, students and staff.
Each year, Newnham students create an exclusive t-shirt design for that year’s students. This year’s t-shirt features three remarkable Newnham women, Aida Desta, Margaret Anstee and Jadwiga Piłsudska. Find out more about them here.…
For over 30 years, Professor Fiona Gilbert has shaped NHS policy on breast cancer screening. Her research balances clinical outcomes, effective use of resources and women’s experience of the process. She explores the developments…
We are delighted to say that Dr Jacinta Victoria Muinde, a former PhD student at Newnham College, has been awarded the Audrey Richards Prize 2020 for the best PhD dissertation in African Studies. The…
We’re delighted to say that PhD student Sam Leggett was awarded the 2020 Student Award for the best paper given at the European Association of Archaeologists’ annual conference. The prize is awarded annually for…
Newnham College has been awarded a national award as a meetings venue, demonstrating its commitment to accessibility, quality and ethical codes of conduct, amongst much more. The much sought-after AIM accreditation from the Meetings…
Open the Gates, and walk on the grass with us through 150 years of Newnham… Walking on the Grass, Dancing in the Corridors: Newnham 150 is the winning title submitted by Meg Roberts, a…
Research by several Newnham members featured on the radio over summer 2020 – here is a round-up for all those wanting to hear about their colleagues’ research while we can’t be together in person. …
Pupils at a Cambridge primary school were shocked and upset when vandals broke into their school gardens and cut down trees with a chainsaw. Newnham’s gardeners came to the rescue, co-ordinating replacement shrubs and…
I’m sure most of you are aware that Newnham alumna Rosalind Franklin would have been 100 years old tomorrow (25th July) and we are delighted that there have been lots of wonderful ways in…
With the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve all been facing questions about the role of science in society. Each year, the Rosalind Franklin Women in STEM Conference brings together sixth-formers and scientists to discuss some of…