The latest news from Newnham’s Fellows, researchers, students and staff.
In the ‘Oscars of higher education’ the inimitable Professor Mary Beard wins THE Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2022 Higher Education Awards. Rightly recognised for her incredible achievement in having “broken through the ivory…
Professor Julia Gog gave a compelling talk on the mathematics which informed pandemic response strategies, in the Gillian Vaisey Memorial Lecture last week. The talk illuminated the complex modelling which underpinned her scientific advisory…
The Laidlaw Foundation is partnering with Newnham College, Murray Edwards College, Fitzwilliam College, and Trinity Hall at the University of Cambridge to offer 25 of their exceptional undergraduates each year a place on the…
The Terri Apter Teaching Prize is being awarded to Dr Stephanie Smith, Director of Studies in Chemistry, to recognise the outstanding teaching that she has provided and overseen for the great benefit of our…
A feast of literary treats awaits at the Cambridge Literary Winter Festival from 17-20 November, which was founded by Newnham Alumna, Cathy Moore. Authors and speakers include George Monbiot speaking about how to feed…
World-renowned singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading was formally inaugurated as an Honorary Fellow at Newnham College last week and cited her degree as her proudest achievement. In a career spanning five decades, Joan has released 20…
Dr Mathelinda Nabugodi has been awarded a Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant to complete her critical memoir. The Trembling Hand: Reflections of a Black Woman in the Romantic Archive is a close read of the…
Ian Du Quesnay, Bursar of Newnham College 2002-2014, died on 12 October aged 75, after a relatively short illness which he bore with his usual stalwart humour. Here our present Bursar, Christopher Lawrence, looks…
Fellows Dr Shushma Malik and Dr Carol Atack made a strong case for the contemporary relevance of Classics to help illuminate politics and culture, last month. In the Newnham Conversations: Classics Now in Cambridge…
Newnham is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Sheila Watts as Senior Tutor, effective from the 1 October 2022. Having worked for the College for over 24 years as a Director of Studies…