Shahina Ghazanfar publishes Plants of the Qur’ān
Dr Shahina Ghazanfar (NC 1978) has published Plants of the Qur’ān: history and culture. It is the first book to explore the history of the plants in the Qur’ān, from pomegranates and grapes to ginger…
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The latest news from Newnham’s Fellows, researchers, students and staff.
Applications open for Newnham Research Fellowships
Newnham College is looking for outstanding female researchers early in their career to apply for two Fellowships. The Fellowships are the Sciences Research Fellowship (including any field in Mathematics, Science, Engineering, or Psychology), and the…
Suffragist banner design displayed in LSE digital archive
We were fascinated to see the original design of the suffragist banner (pictured above left, courtesy LSE), created for Newnham and Girton by artist Mary Lowndes, a photo of which was recently displayed on…
Joyce Reynolds lecture recording available to view
Dr Susan Walker FSA, Fellow of Wolfson College Oxford and Honorary Curator at the Ashmolean Museum, gave a fascinating talk recently at Newnham on her time in Libya with Joyce Reynolds. Susan’s lecture was…
Evie Anema completes solo Channel swim
Evie Anema undertook her first solo Channel swim on 21 July, two weeks after swimming the Channel as part of the University’s relay swim team, during which the team were so far the quickest…
Dr Emily Mitchell featured in BBC 1’s Earth programme
Newnham’s Dr Emily Mitchell, NERC Independent Research Fellow and Assistant Professor at the Department of Zoology, featured this month on BBC 1’s Earth programme. On the show, she explains how complex deep-sea organisms from…
Karla Boxall participates in Juneau Icefield Research Programme
In June, Karla Boxall, PhD candidate in Polar Studies at the Scott Polar Institute and Special Supervisor in Geography at Newnham, took part in the Juneau Icefield Research Programme. For over 75 years, the…
Family Day marks Philippa Fawcett anniversary with Maths activities
A great time was had by all at our Family Day for alumnae and staff on Saturday 8 July. The theme of the event was Mathematics, in tribute to the 75th anniversary of the…
Dr Rebecca Dell made Assistant Professor at the Scott Polar Institute
Dr Rebecca Dell (pictured – photo by Mark Chambers) has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Scott Polar Research Institute. She is the first woman to hold a full-time permanent academic position there. Rebecca…
Newnham PhD student Ming Khan to speak at Natural History Museum
Newnham PhD Student Ming Khan will be delivering the opening talk at the Natural History Museum’s Family Festival ‘Sultana’s Dream’ on Saturday 24 June in the Attenborough Studio. Ming will be talking about the…