The Master, Professor Christopher Kelly, with Malcolm Allen (m1984) at the recent tree planting at Leckhampton to honour his father Charles Allen's (m1956) generous support of postgraduate students through the Cambridge Australia Scholarship.

How splendid it has been to return from my sabbatical leave to herald the start of a new academic year. This is a year in which we mark the fortieth anniversary of the matriculation of women as undergraduates. 'Forty Years On - Women of Corpus' is a year of activities and events aimed at encouraging us to think about that transformation (and the two thousand women since), as well as the challenges ahead. 
Since my return, I have been pleased to attend a cross-section of events which reflect and strengthen our community – the Bridging Course Dinner, Matriculation Dinners, the 1983–1988 MacCurdy Reunion, the 1352 Foundation Society Day, the pre-1965 Reunion and the 15^th anniversary of the Taylor Library. A busy start, with so much more to follow.

We were delighted to host the recent MacCurdy Reunion Dinner for Matriculations 1983-88. Along with reconnecting with old friends, guests enjoyed an exhibition in the Parker Library on Forty Years of Women at Corpus, along with an insightful talk from Custodian of the Corpus Chronophage Clock, Professor Ewan St. John Smith. More photos

To honour the generosity of alumnus and donor Charles Allen, whose support of the Cambridge Australia Scholarships has funded over 20 postgraduate students at Corpus and 48 in total across the University of Cambridge, his son Malcolm Allen - also an alumnus - recently planted an oak tree at Leckhampton. More photos

In September, we celebrated 15 years of the Taylor Library and the Corpus Chronophage. We were delighted to welcome Dr John C Taylor OBE, benefactor and designer of the now famous clock, and others whose benefaction contributed to the library, along with the architects Wright & Wright and Stewart Huxley from the engineering firm Huxley Bertram, who constructed the clock.

Hundreds of people came to the Parker Library for an Open Cambridge event on 9 September. Visitors got to learn about how many of the Library's priceless manuscripts are maintained and restored. They also enjoyed a display detailing the 40th anniversary of female undergraduates at Corpus and a recent Oral History project about that time.

Thanks to the diligent research of Peter Martland (m1982), seven missing names have been discovered and carved into the Corpus war memorial. Peter made the discovery whilst researching for his forthcoming book Lost Generations: the lives of those members of the College of Corpus Christi and of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cambridge who died undertaking military service during the First World War, 1914 to 1919. Peter will speak following the Act of Remembrance at Chapel on Saturday 11 November. The service starts at 10.50.