The latest news from Newnham’s Fellows, researchers, students and staff.
Isabel Beresford-Cole, Social and Political Sciences undergraduate at Newnham, writes about the BAME Committee’s first BME Formal Hall, held on Wednesday 25 October to mark Black History Month, which she organised. One of my…
Former Newnham Fellow and Professor Emerita of Family Research, Susan Golombok, explores what a family is and how family is experienced in a major new exhibition exploring the intricacies of family relationships as seen…
Newnham’s Laidlaw scholars Jasmine Crosbie, Alex West, Caitlin McIntosh and Anna Metzger have published their summer research reports, which are now available to read online. Their research cover topics including asexuality and mental health,…
Statement by researchers and companies recommends next steps to assess AI tools, which could greatly reduce workload A roadmap for evaluating and using lessons from trials of artificial intelligence in breast cancer screening has…
Jerome Viard, a key member of Newnham’s gardening team, has a new mission for the next six months. He is swapping Newnham’s flowerbeds for the wilds of Antarctica. There he will be a wildlife…
Newnham PhD candidate and ESRC scholar Dr Saleyha Ahsan has secured funding from the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) to establish a new network called Healthcare in Conflict with co-convener Dr Charlotte…
Amy Tobin, Associate Professor in the Department of History of Art and Director of Studies at Newnham, publishes two new books this autumn. Women Artists Together: Art in the Age of Women’s Liberation offers…
Fellow Emerita Dr Gill Sutherland and Honorary Fellow Mary-Beth Norton make the case for History Newnham Honorary Fellow Mary Beth Norton shared her own ground-breaking research on the context for the Salem witch trials,…
A blue plaque which commemorates the celebration by Francis Crick and James Watson of the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953 has been updated to acknowledge the contribution of Newnham alumna Rosalind…
Ann Phillips, who is fondly remembered as a former Fellow and College Librarian at Newnham, passed away on 24 August. She had enjoyed a long and varied career at Newnham College, having originally joined…