AMY HUNT MAKES SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG POWER LIST 2026

World sprint silver medalist Amy Hunt (m.2020) has been named as one of the Sunday Times Young Power List 2026: the 30 most inspiring people under 30 in the UK. We wish her the very best of luck this summer, when she will be racing at the Commonwealth Games, followed by the European and World Championships. Read more

On 16 April we hosted a special reunion lunch for Old Members who matriculated up to 1970. Over 80 attendees came together to enjoy a three-course lunch in Hall, a visit to the Chronophage, and to view the archives and latest exhibition in the Parker Library. After lunch, guests attended a talk in Chapel from Corpus alumnus and Editor of The Record, Dr Peter Martland (m.1982) on his book Lost Generations, an important publication featuring biographies of those Corpus members who perished in the First World War. 

On 18 April we welcomed over 130 alumni back to College for the Beldam Reunion Dinner (1999-2003). Guests took a walk down memory lane with the College Archivist in the Parker Library, where they also enjoyed the latest exhibition. Down at the river, CCCBC was on hand to offer a rowing refresher for those game enough to get back on the water.

JAMES PEARSON CELEBRATES
25 YEARS AT CORPUS

Porter James Pearson (centre) was a special guest at the Beldam Reunion, as he celebrates 25 years with College this year. The 1999-2003 cohorts attended Corpus at the beginning of James' tenure in the Plodge and he was thrilled to catch up with so many alumni he remembered.

The first ever Black Brilliance Residential took place on 1-2 April. It was designed with second-year law student and JCR Ethnic Diversity Officer, Kemi Akeredolu, for students who identify as having Black heritage. It was attended by 28 Year-12 students nominated by teachers and their schools from around the UK, and open to all humanities, social sciences, and STEM students. Read more

Medieval Worlds returned with a unique programme designed to immerse Year-12 students into the fascinating world of medieval manuscripts, texts and thought.  Twenty students interested in studying English, History or ASNaC at university were fascinated by the manuscripts, materials and artworks they studied, enjoying sessions on birdsong, coinage, palaeography, gender and more. Read more

BUILDING WORK CONTINUES

The College is undergoing a series of works to build a more resilient infrastructure and renew the Corpus estate. With simultaneous improvements to pipework, staircases, the Crystal Palace bathrooms and meeting rooms, we are extremely grateful to our maintenance team for facilitating so many projects while keeping things running for all our residents and staff.  Read more

STEPHEN METCALF NAMED DIRECTOR OF GATES CAMBRIDGE 

Corpus doctoral candidate Stephen Metcalf (m.2021) has been appointed as the first Academic Director of Community Programmes at Gates Cambridge Trust. Stephen, a Gates scholar himself, will provide academic leadership and direction for consistent programming anchored by the Trust’s Leading with Purpose programme. Read more

PETER METHLEY NAMED RUNNER UP IN FAMELAB COMPETITION

Congratulations to Peter Methley (PhD, Earth Sciences), who placed runner up in this year's FameLab science communication competition. The finalists had just three minutes to talk about their research, with no presentations and limited props. Read more

LEONARD KRYCH'S TEAM WINS MITCHELL L. McCLEAN TRIAL COMPETITION

Second-year law student and Treasurer of the Cambridge University Law Society, Leonard Krych and his team have won the Mitchell L. McLean Trial Competition in Madrid. The competition placed teams inside a fictional US federal criminal case. Read more

CHRIS HOWE CELEBRATES THE EAGLE PUB'S CONNECTION TO DNA DISCOVERY

The Eagle Pub is known as the place where James Watson and Francis Crick rushed from the nearby Cavendish Laboratory to share news of their discovery of the structure of DNA. For World DNA Day on 25 April, Corpus President and Professor of Plant and Microbial Biochemistry, Chris Howe, worked with the University to tell the story of the blue plaque behind the DNA breakthrough. In 2023, the plaque replaced an earlier version that did not acknowledge the wider team behind the discovery, most notably Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins. Watch the video here

ANDREW DAVISON TO DELIVER INAUGURAL LECTURE

Former Fellow and Dean of Chapel, Revd Professor Andrew Davison, will deliver his inaugural lecture as Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford on 15 June 2026.

His lecture, taking place at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities in Oxford, will explore a thousand years of Christian theology expressed through musical settings of the Creed, accompanied by live performances from the Christ Church Cathedral Choir, who are celebrating their 500th anniversary. Read more and register here.

PHILIPPA HOSKIN TALKS MARLOWE ON RADIO 3

Historian Professor Jerry Brotton has produced the 10-part radio series The Essay: The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe for BBC Radio 3, which covers Marlowe's time as a student at Corpus. Professor Brotton visited the College and interviewed Director of the Parker Library Professor Philippa Hoskin about the famous Marlowe portrait and viewed items held in the Parker Library such as the College's Buttery Book for Easter Term 1581, which lists the playwright's dining charges. Listen here

CLAUDIA BONFIO TO PRESENT AT PINT OF SCIENCE FESTIVAL

University Associate Professor in the Laboratory of Supramolecular Biochemistry, Dr Claudia Bonfio will deliver a talk entitled The shape of life: primitive molecules, primitive cells on 18 May. Audiences will go on a journey from chaotic chemistry to organised structures, focusing on how membranes gave shape, function and identity to early life, turning molecules into the first living systems.

Read more & book your tickets here

RORY NAISMITH PUBLISHES BIOGRAPHY OF KING OFFA

Professor Rory Naismith has written an authoritative biography of Offa of Mercia, revealing his importance as the king who stood at a turning point in Anglo-Saxon history. Drawing on charters, coins, and chronicles, Rory reveals Offa as a king who was ambitious and successful, and who carefully constructed his image and that of the royal family.  Read more

BOAT CLUB ALUMNI DAY SUCCESS

Corpus alumni joined together on Saturday 25 April for the inaugural Boat Club Alumni Day, a lively celebration of rowing and community spirit. Alumni crews took part in the Head of the Cam race across the morning and afternoon divisions, followed by a toast back at Old House to M1’s success in the Lent Bumps. The day rounded off with an informal social at the Eagle Pub.

A warm thank‑you to everyone who joined us and made the first CCCBC Alumni Day such a success.

CORPUS PLACE FOURTH
AT ALUMNI GOLF COMETITION

Corpus finished a respectable fourth out of 18 colleges competing at the Cambridge Inter College Alumni Golf Competition on 14 April at Gog Magog Golf Club. The team were just four points behind St Catharine’s, who were declared the eventual winners after some corrections to the score sheet. Mike Spencer (m.1966) finished third with 41 points, just two behind the winner with 43 points.

CALLING ALL GOLFERS!

The wonderful Peter Flinn (m.1966) is stepping down from his role as Alumni Golf Team Captain and he would love to hear from anyone who would like to step up to this fun role. Get in touch

CORPUSCLES IN JAPAN

Our global alumni community continues to grow! Corpus Fellow Professor Fumiya Ida is establishing a new group for Corpuscles in Japan, with the aim of strengthening connections in the country and eventually hosting online and/or in-person events.

If you are interested in getting involved, please get in touch on development@corpus.cam.ac.uk

CHAPEL PRINTS FOR SALE

We have a limited number of Paul Laugier’s beautiful print of the of Corpus Chapel available to purchase.

Sizing: 9.7-square-inch image on a 14.9-square-inch mount, to fit a 15-inch frame.

Cost: £50 (plus postage)

To purchase please contact:
 development@corpus.cam.ac.uk

PROFESSOR SIR DAVID CLARY (m.1974) is a quantum chemist, knighted for services to international science. He served as Chief Scientific Advisor to the Foreign Office and was President of Magdalen College Oxford for 15 years. He is now also a published author. Read more

PAULINE VOLKER (m.1995) is an international lawyer turned Court of Appeal Judge at The Hague. Pauline began her career at international law firm Clifford Chance in the Netherlands, specialising in financial law, before becoming a Judge. After nearly a decade into her career as a Judge, she made the switch to the Court of Appeal in The Hague. Read more