ALUMNA KATE VAN DER BORGH DELIVERS FICTION WORKSHOP

Author Kate van de Borgh (m.2001) returned to Corpus following the publication of her debut novel, And He Shall Appear, a haunting novel about the perils of ambition, set in a Cambridge college that Corpuscles might just recognise. She stopped by to give a workshop on novel-writing to aspiring Corpus authors. Thank you Kate!

CAMBRIDGE AUSTRALIA ALLEN SCHOLARS ENJOY A PUB LUNCH

Malcolm Allen (m.1984) hosted lunch at The Eagle Pub for recipients of the Cambridge Australia Allen Scholarships, which are funded thanks to the generous support from Charles Allen (m.1956). Malcolm sits on the board of Cambridge Australia Scholarships (CAS). See more photos

MIKE HENDRY TAKES HOME ROWING AWARD

Mike Hendry (m.1967) has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 British Rowing Awards. Mike, a member of Walton RC for over half a century, has been recognised for his huge contribution to the sport over many years, including his work coaching thousands of young people, many of whom have gone on to represent Great Britain.  Read more

The Record No.103

We are very happy to report The Record No.103 has gone to print. It's a big edition looking back over the College year 2023-24, with plenty of coverage of the 40th anniversary of the admission of women undergraduates. Look out for your copy, which will be arriving by your preferred delivery method shortly. 

THE MASTER HOSTS RECEPTION FOR CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA 

The Master and Ms Donnelley were delighted to host a reception and dinner for Cambridge in America in Palm Beach, Florida. It followed a lecture at the Society for the Four Arts by Allen Packwood, Director of the Churchill Archives Centre at Churchill College, University of Cambridge. Read more

DR RUTH DAVIS HONOURED FOR PIONEERING CONTRIBUTIONS TO ETHNOMUSICOLOGY

Life Fellow and Emeritus Reader in Ethnomusicology Dr Ruth Davis has been honoured at a special event at the 2025 British Forum for Ethnomusicology Conference. Ruth was the first female University Teaching Officer in the Faculty of Music and one of the first female Fellows at Corpus. Read more

"I believe personal wellbeing is fundamental to academic and professional success, so I’m excited to be facilitating initiatives which promote student wellbeing and enhance our sense of community at Corpus."

MEET THE PELICAN OFFICER

Sioned Williams has joined us as the Wellbeing, Belonging and Inclusion Coordinator (known as the Pelican Officer), a new role sitting within the Tutorial Office.

Sioned is tasked with addressing the challenges of student loneliness, as well as exploring ways of enhancing cohesion and social participation in the student community. She is planning a series of events for Easter Term.  Read more

CORPUS LIGHTS UP FOR BRAIN TUMOUR AWARENESS

The College entrance glowed pink to raise awareness of the Light up the UK campaign organised by the Brain Tumour Research charity. Support for the campaign, which also saw many other iconic buildings light up for the day, was spearheaded by Corpus Fellow Dr Sarah Fine and supported by Fellow Dr Alexis Joannides, Director of Studies in Clinical Medicine, and academic consultant neurosurgeon at the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Read more

“There is a great unmet need in this field for developing more effective therapies, as well as understanding which groups of patients can benefit most from individual treatments.” - Dr Alexis Joannides

BISHOP GREEN CUP WINNERS

President and Deputy Master Professor Chris Howe presented this year's Bishop Green Cups to NatSci Physics students Terry Lam and Daniil Zhitov. Both students are also 2024 Corpus Foundation Scholars as well as Cavendish Laboratory Prizewinners. Terry is in receipt of a Corpus Hong Kong Link Scholarship. The presentation took place at a gathering of the Fellowship in the Old Combination Room.

LAW SOCIETY DINNER

Thank you to all those who attended the Nicholas Bacon Law Society (NBLS) annual dinner in March, a fabulous occasion, enjoyed by alumni, students and Fellows. The evening began with a traditional first year moot on a problem of constitutional law in front of High Court Justice Sir Nicholas Lavender (m.1983).

Sophie Palmer, Chair of the NBLS student committee, has written a full account of the event, which is available to read here. 

MORE MOOTING SUCCESS

Law students Jacob Simmonds and Yosef Abdelhalim placed first and second respectively in the One Essex Court De Smith Moot, organised by the Cambridge University Law Society. This was the fourth and final round of the competition which started out with 32 students, who were in turn selected from a larger pool of applicants. Read more

CORPUS VISITS HONG KONG

On 31 March, Rachel Lawson, Development Director, and Richard Leather, Bursar, were joined by Corpus alumni in Hong Kong as they enjoyed a convivial dinner the Golden Leaf restaurant. The next day, Rachel, Richard and more Corpuscles attended the Global Cambridge event hosted by University of Cambridge Vice-Chancellor Deborah Prentice with a talk on the cultural and social importance of museums. 

...AND THEN TO SINGAPORE

On 3 April, Rachel and Richard were joined by a friendly group of Corpuscles, including current Singaporean students, in the Landing Point bar in the iconic Marina Bay Sands area of Singapore.

Guests enjoyed drinks, light bites and wonderful conversation at this after-work gathering. Thank you to all who came. We were delighted to meet old friends and make new ones!

We congratulate the Cambridge University Boat Club on their tremendous success in The Boat Race (2025) against Oxford this past weekend. It was a fourth clean sweep for the Light Blues in all six races (Lightweight Men's and Women's Races, Blue Boat Men's and Women's Races, and Reserve Men's and Women's Races). 
Photo: @Row360