Latest Clare College News http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news On 21 October 2022 Clare College marked the start of the 50th Anniversary of Co-Education celebrations with the unveiling of HOMMAGE, a sculpture by Helaine Blumenfeld OBE, and with a lecture given by Professor Polly O'Hanlon. Helaine Blumenfeld created HOMMAGE to celebrate the 50th anniversary since the admission of women to.... http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2022015536-50th+Anniversary+of+Co-Education+celebrations+begin.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2022015536-50th+Anniversary+of+Co-Education+celebrations+begin.html Mon, 24 Oct 2022 14:07:31 GMT The announcement of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Head of Statefor an extraordinaryseventy years, has come as a profound shock.On behalf of the whole Clare community, I extend our deepest sympathies to TheKing and other members of the Royal Family at this timeof immense personal loss. The College Chapel will be open.... http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2022075333-A+message+from+the+Master.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2022075333-A+message+from+the+Master.html Fri, 9 Sep 2022 07:54:43 GMT Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS (Fellow) has been awarded the Croonian Medal and Lecture 2023 by the Royal Society. The award recognises her role in two of the most important discoveries regarding the nature and perception of plant hormones, and for her contributions to gender equality in science. The Croonian Medal and Lecture,.... http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2022100949-Fellow+wins+Royal+Society+medal.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2022100949-Fellow+wins+Royal+Society+medal.html Wed, 7 Sep 2022 10:09:59 GMT The College is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms Elizabeth Conder as Bursar to succeed David Ball, who is serving as interim Bursar for the current academic year. Ms Conder will join Clare as Bursar-Elect on 12 September and take up the role of Bursar from 1....]]> http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2022080826-Elizabeth+Conder+appointed+Bursar.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2022080826-Elizabeth+Conder+appointed+Bursar.html Mon, 23 May 2022 08:24:33 GMT Clare College is delighted to announce the election of one of its current bye-fellows, Professor Toby Wilkinson, as Fellow for Development, with effect from 3 May 2022. Toby Wilkinson served as Clares Development Director between 2003 and 2011, before taking up a....]]> http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2022085101-Professor+Toby+Wilkinson+appointed+Fellow+for+Development.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2022085101-Professor+Toby+Wilkinson+appointed+Fellow+for+Development.html Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:27:15 GMT Dr Peter Knewstubb, who joined Clare as an undergraduate in 1950 and became a Fellow in 1964, died yesterday at the age of 91. He was a physical chemist who studied mass spectrometry and supervised many generations of Clare students. Towards the end of his chemistry career....]]> http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2021014802-Dr+Peter+Knewstubb-+1930-2021.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2021014802-Dr+Peter+Knewstubb-+1930-2021.html Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:49:36 GMT The College was saddened to learn of the death of alumnus and Fellow Dr Mike Bown (1946), who passed away on 29th July 2021 at the age of 93. Mike studied Physics at Clare, matriculating in 1946, and completed his PhD in 1954. He became a Fellow in Mineralogy and....]]> http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2021024112-Dr+Mike+Bown+1928-2021.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2021024112-Dr+Mike+Bown+1928-2021.html Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:41:28 GMT Clare has once again won a Gold Colleges award in this year's Green Impact competition, making 2021 the seventh year in a row the College has won gold or platinum. The Green Impact awards support colleges and departments across Cambridge in reducing their effects on the environment. The team was led by Dr Jo Costin, but with.... http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2021112216-Clare+wins+Gold+in+2021-s+Green+Impact+Awards.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2021112216-Clare+wins+Gold+in+2021-s+Green+Impact+Awards.html Wed, 23 Jun 2021 11:30:37 GMT The College was deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of bye-Fellow, Dr David Swensen. Dr Swensen was chief investment officer of Yale University from 1985 until his death this year. The President of Yale University, Peter Salovey, said "David served our....]]> http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2021031648-David+Swensen-+Bye-Fellow+of+Clare+College+-1954-2021-.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2021031648-David+Swensen-+Bye-Fellow+of+Clare+College+-1954-2021-.html Fri, 7 May 2021 16:11:17 GMT Professor David Rowitch, Head of the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Clare College, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society . Professor Rowitch is a neonatologist and neuroscientist, whose work with the Rowitch Laboratory....]]> http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2021014123-Professor+David+Rowitch+elected+Fellow+of+the+Royal+Society.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2021014123-Professor+David+Rowitch+elected+Fellow+of+the+Royal+Society.html Fri, 7 May 2021 15:10:41 GMT Renowned ancient historian Professor Paul Cartledge FSA has been namedCommander of the Order of Honour (Ταξιάρχης τῆς Τιμῆς), one of Greece's....]]> http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2021115944-Professor+Paul+Cartledge+named+Commander+of+the+Order+of+Honour.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2021115944-Professor+Paul+Cartledge+named+Commander+of+the+Order+of+Honour.html Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:41:37 GMT The College is saddened to report the death of Professor Richard West, eminent botanist, geologist and quarternary scientist, on 30th December 2020 at the age of 93. Professor West was an alumnus of Clare, matriculating in 1948 to study botany. After graduating and....]]> http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2021015937-Professor+Richard+West+1924-2020.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2021015937-Professor+Richard+West+1924-2020.html Wed, 6 Jan 2021 14:33:24 GMT Registrations are now open for 2020's Alumni Festival , now in its 30th year. For the first time, this will be an all-digital programme, with a huge range of events, discussions and Q&As which will all be free to attend. The festival runs....]]> http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020042207-Cambridge+University+Alumni+Festival+2020.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020042207-Cambridge+University+Alumni+Festival+2020.html Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:24:51 GMT Registrations are now open for 2020's Alumni Festival , now in its 30th year. For the first time, this will be an all-digital programme, with a huge range of events, discussions and Q&As which will all be free to attend. The festival runs from....]]> http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020042207-Cambridge+University+Alumni+Festival+2020.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020042207-Cambridge+University+Alumni+Festival+2020.html Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:24:33 GMT Dr Rebecca Lawson , Director of Studies in Computational Psychology and Fellow of Clare College, is one of four researchers who have been awarded the prestigious Lister Institute Research Prize for 2020. The Lister Institute provides funding for high quality....]]> http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020110602-Dr+Rebecca+Lawson+receives+prestigious+Lister+Institute+Research+Prize.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020110602-Dr+Rebecca+Lawson+receives+prestigious+Lister+Institute+Research+Prize.html Wed, 5 Aug 2020 11:06:21 GMT Professor Giancarlo Corsetti, Fellow of Clare College and Professor of Macroeconomics, has been made a Fellow of the prestigious British Academy. He is among 86 academics, eight of whom are from the University of Cambridge, whose outstanding work in the humanities and social sciences are being recognised this year. Giancarlo is an.... http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020020331-Professor+Giancarlo+Corsetti+elected+to+the+British+Academy.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020020331-Professor+Giancarlo+Corsetti+elected+to+the+British+Academy.html Tue, 28 Jul 2020 14:19:38 GMT Many congratulations to the Clare Fellows who have received Academic Promotions. Readerships have been awarded to Dr Maciej Dunajski , CL , assigned to the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and Dr Heike Laman , CL , assigned to the Department of Pathology. A Professorship has been awarded to Dr.... http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020114856-Academic+Promotions+2020.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020114856-Academic+Promotions+2020.html Wed, 1 Jul 2020 15:01:00 GMT Clare is delighted to announce receipt of a £100,000 grant from the Wolfson Foundation, in support of the Campaign for Old Court . With this grant, our Campaign has now surpassed £19 million in pledged donations. The second phase of the....]]> http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020103727-Clare+receives+grant+from+the+Wolfson+Foundation+for+The+Campaign+for+Old+Court.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020103727-Clare+receives+grant+from+the+Wolfson+Foundation+for+The+Campaign+for+Old+Court.html Mon, 29 Jun 2020 10:38:55 GMT The College was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Professor Nigel Weiss (1954), FRS, Emeritus Professor of Mathematical Astrophysics in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and Fellow of Clare College. Nigel was a leader in his field.....]]> http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020093904-Professor+Nigel+Weiss+-1936-2020-.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020093904-Professor+Nigel+Weiss+-1936-2020-.html Fri, 26 Jun 2020 09:40:47 GMT Clare College strongly supports the Vice-Chancellor's statement about George Floyd's killing. As a College, we must remain vigilant and constantly renew our efforts to ensure that Clare is the fully inclusive and supportive community that we want it to be. We affirm that Black Lives Matter. In the coming weeks the College will review.... http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020090102-Statement+from+Clare+College.html http://cweb1.clare.cam.ac.uk/news/2020090102-Statement+from+Clare+College.html Mon, 15 Jun 2020 12:10:36 GMT