From the Senior Tutor

"On 23rd July, the last of three in-person graduation ceremonies took place in college for a total of over 65 undergraduate students and 30 postgraduates, and over 50 of last year's graduates who came back to celebrate in the Senate House and in College. The sun shone on each occasion and the emotional atmosphere for Fellows, students and staff alike was palpable. We have been on a challenging journey together through these 18 months of Covid uncertainty, and the decision to proceed with in-person graduations went down to the wire. Sadly, parents could not attend the Senate ceremony in person but they were able to watch via a livestream from the McCrum Theatre" Continue reading.

MacCurdy Dinner

Saturday 25th September 2021

Did you matriculate between 1987 and 1989 or 1999 and 2000? If so, have you signed up for the MacCurdy dinner on Saturday 25th September? We would love to see you there! Bookings close on 29 August.

Upcoming events

Friday 1st October: Aaron Rapport & Joyce Heckman Memorial

Saturday 30th October: Old Members' Evensong

Saturday 29th January 2022: Master of Arts Congregation

Saturday 12th March 2022: Nicholas Bacon Law Society 50th Anniversary Dinner

Saturday 19th March 2022: Fellows' Guest Night

Saturday 2nd April 2022: Beldam Dinner (1994-98 matrics)  Invitations to be sent in due course.

Corpus Admissions team launches successful 'Book Token' competition

The Corpus Book Token Competition was launched this summer to encourage prospective students to stock up on supercurricular reading as part of our widening participation outreach programme. It was aimed at Year 12 students at state schools who are considering applying to study an arts, humanities or social science subject at the University of Cambridge.

Corpus Honorary Fellow knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours

Sir Andrew Hopper CBE FREng FRS, Professor of Computer Technology in the Department of Computer Science and Technology, has been knighted for services to Computer Technology in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2021. Sir Andrew has made a major impact on the modern digital world through pioneering work in computer systems and architectures and his work on computing and sustainability is helping to tackle global problems such as biodiversity and climate change. Many congratulations for this recognition!

Parker Library manuscript at St Albans Cathedral

One of the Parker Library's finest manuscripts, MS 007 the Chronicale and Register of Benefactors of the Monastery of St Albans, will be on display until 3rd September in the Cathedral's Lives and Legacies Exhibition, which features the fascinating stories of the individuals who visited and invested in the Abbey over six centuries.