
Celebrating women engineers 2022
We are proud to be celebrating International Women in Engineering Day #INWED22 and all our remarkable Newnham women in that community. We have an incredible list of alumnae that form part of the ‘Engineering…
The latest news from Newnham’s Fellows, researchers, students and staff.
We are proud to be celebrating International Women in Engineering Day #INWED22 and all our remarkable Newnham women in that community. We have an incredible list of alumnae that form part of the ‘Engineering…
Congratulations to all the Newnham SCR members who received University academic promotions this week. Professor Manali Desai (Sociology), Professor Yael Navaro (Social Anthropology), and Professor Emma Mawdsley (Geography) have all been promoted to a named…
In a mixture of blistering heat and suddenly dropping temperatures, Newnham’s three boats rowed with dedication and commitment. And W1 were amply rewarded, retaining their title as Head of the River. This, of course,…
Newnham welcomed almost 300 diverse young writers for the Young Writers Festival this spring: an incredible day of workshops, talks, performances and more. The Festival was organised by First Story, whose chief executive is…
On Friday 27th May, Prof Mary Beard gave the final lecture in the college’s 150th Anniversary Lecture series: “What Jane Ellen Harrison Still Teaches Us: Women, Cambridge & Classics Now”. (Those who missed the…
It’s only 44 days until we throw open our doors in celebration of our 150th Anniversary with a free Festival of Arts, Science and Ideas from 2 – 3 July. The Festival allows us…
Isobel Akerman is a first-year PhD student at Newnham, specialising in environmental history and historical geography. Her particular research investigates how British botanic gardens engaged with the global biodiversity crisis from the 60s onwards. …
Newnham’s first Giving Day is taking place on 16 – 17 May 2022, raising money for three projects with a focus on sustainability. We’re working to support the green engineers of the future, to…
We are delighted and proud to announce news that current student and previous JCR President Lottie Mills has had her collection of short stories signed by Oneworld Publications. The collection includes Lottie’s BBC Young…
Newnham is currently inviting applications from postdoctoral women researchers in any subject to become Postdoctoral Affiliates, becoming part of Newnham’s academic community. This is an opportunity to meet a wide variety of researchers, and…