The latest news from Newnham’s Fellows, alumnae, students and staff.
“It felt that when one door opened, another door was shut,” explained a young medical student, who had first come to the UK as a refugee. Many young people who are refugees or asylum…
The University of Cambridge is launching a new bursary scheme, with £100 million in bursaries over the next ten years, to support students experiencing financial pressures. Students at Newnham, along with other Colleges, will…
College Lecturer Dr Felix Steffek has been invited by the European Commission to join the Group of Experts on Restructuring and Insolvency Law. The group is currently working to support a harmonised restructuring and…
How has the pandemic affected women’s careers? And how can we create a post-pandemic recovery that enables and empowers women? On Saturday 12 June the Newnham Associates welcomed the Woman of the Year organisation,…
Congratulations to Dr Emma Pomeroy and her colleagues, who have won the 2021 Antiquity Prize for the article “New Neanderthal remains associated with the ‘flower burial’ at Shanidar Cave”. This remarkable article changed perspectives…
Calling all prospective students! If you want to find out more about what it’s really like to study – and socialise! – at Newnham, please watch our latest student video or if you’re…
Alumna and Honorary Fellow, Dr Jane Goodall DBE, has been named the winner of the 2021 Templeton Prize, in recognition of her life’s work for conservation and animal intelligence. Dr Goodall is a renowned…
Dr Felix Steffek, College Lecturer and Co-Director of the Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law (3CL), has been awarded a J M Keynes Fellowship in Financial Economics. This University Fellowship is funded by the…
Classicist, TV historian, Newnham alumna and Fellow, Professor Mary Beard will help fund two Classics students from under-represented backgrounds as part of efforts to encourage more diversity among those studying the subject. The £80k…
We are delighted to announce that Prof Liba Taub, Fellow and Senior Tutor of Newnham College, has been awarded the Paul Bunge Prize of the Hans R Jenemann Foundation. The prize is awarded jointly…
