What a term and what women of Corpus enrich this community - as last week’s events affirmed! We are feeling particularly uplifted by the collective contributions of our alumnae, students, staff, and Fellows who came together on 8-9 March for the pinnacle of our ‘Forty Years On • Women of Corpus’ project. This initiative has reconnected Corpus with so many fantastic alumnae doing incredible work across so many fields, as some of the profiles shared on our website highlight.
The warm atmosphere pervaded every part of the occasion. Women of different decades from around the world attended panel discussions, performances, dined and socialised together; sharing memories, life updates and their professional wisdom; and networking together, with students, Fellows and staff. Particular thanks to Professor Baroness Willis of Summertown (m.1986, Natural Sciences): botanist, former Director of Kew, and now Principal of St Edmund Hall Oxford, who delivered the Keynote Speech entitled Inspire Inclusion, and to all the panel contributors who further developed the International Women’s Day themes and mission, so beautifully described in our 40 Years On brochure.

Of course, this is but a snippet of all the activity this term at Corpus. Fellows and students have been excelling themselves winning accolades and prizes. Read on to find out more…

STUDENT SUCCESSES

Corpus students have taken home some well-deserved prizes for their scholarship and skill. First-year law students Libby Evans and Jacob Simmons have taken first and second place respectively at the Cambridge University Law Society (CULS) Fledgling Mooting Competition, judged at the Supreme Court by Justice Lady Rose of Colmworth.

On the History front, recent graduates Joshua Franklin and Yifei Zheng (both m.2020) were awarded prizes for the quality of their undergraduate dissertations. Congratulations to all four!

Libby Evans and Jacob Simmons at the Supreme Court in London.

CORPUS CHALLENGE 2024

This year's Corpus Challenge took on a new format, as the traditional clash with Corpus Christi College Oxford was cancelled. Instead, our students organised a friendly matchup of MCR vs JCR students, which took place at Leckhampton. A highlight was the Fellows & Staff vs Students Football Match, which saw some impressive goal-keeping from Chaplain Matt Bullimore. Read on for a full roundup of the day from MCR Social Secretary and Ethnic Minorities Officer Freddie Sehgal.

MARLOWE DINNER

Students came together on 1 March to celebrate reaching the mid-point of their undergraduate study with a celebratory ‘Halfway Hall’ dinner kindly funded by Jamie Hardigg (m.1980, History). As per College tradition, students brought along a special item that represents their feelings about their time at Corpus so far – these included a coffee pot, a Rubik’s cube and even a bronze stag!

LENT BUMPS W1 SUCCESS

M1 put in a gallant effort on the final day of racing, digging deep to chase down Churchill, only to be caught by Wolfson with 100m to go. W1 had a more chaotic race, with Magdalene pulling over believing they had been bumped by Darwin, but without an umpire call Darwin rode on. A confused but very determined Corpus boat sailed past Magdalene at full steam, resulting in a hard bump on Darwin and some well-earned greenery. Well done to both teams!

CORPUS IN AMERICA

With less than a month to go until The Master Professor Christopher Kelly and Director of Development Rachel Lawson arrive stateside, we are keen to hear from any alumni who would like to join us for a drinks reception in the following locations:
Seattle: Friday 5 April 5-7.30pm 
San Francisco: Monday 8 April 5-7pm
New York: Wednesday 10 April 5.30-7.30pm 

To pre-register for any of the above events, please email alumnievents@corpus.cam.ac.uk.
Old Members wishing to meet The Master and Rachel at another time – please contact development@corpus.cam.ac.uk

CALLING ALL DOCTORS...

Stay connected and network with your fellow Cambridge graduate medics through the Cambridge Medical Graduates' Society. Alumnus Professor Gus Gazzard (m.1988, Medicine), Director of Surgery and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, encourages all medics to take advantage of the peer-to-peer mentoring, professional development workshops, networking and social events offered by the Society.