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New Postdoctoral Affiliates vacancies open

The College welcomes applications from qualifying women in any subject seeking to be affiliated to Newnham College as Postdoctoral Affiliates...

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New Postdoctoral Affiliates vacancies open
Rosalind Franklin Conference 2025 (c) Milly March
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Smart outreach for STEM

Undergraduate Admissions Tutor Dr Sam Lucy looks back on a year of outstanding events for young women wanting to study...

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Smart outreach for STEM
Dr Jenny Zhang
Research

Light + water = green power

Batteries that recharge themselves; biofuels that don’t compete with food crops; a sustainable, endlessly renewable energy source: photosynthesising bacteria could...

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Light + water = green power
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Alumna launches Sensational Museum

The Sensational Museum is a £1M research project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and led by...

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Alumna launches Sensational Museum
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Newnham student chosen for this year's Boat Race

'...more people have climbed Mount Everest than competed in The Boat Race, so those selected should be incredibly proud.' The...

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Newnham student chosen for this year's Boat Race
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News

Legacies of enslavement update

The UN designates 25 March as the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave...

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Legacies of enslavement update
News

Newnham at the Cambridge festivals

***Updated with further information*** Newnham Professorial Fellow Claire Hughes and Dr Sara Baker share insights into children’s emotional development and...

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Newnham at the Cambridge festivals
Emma Perkins and Sasha Gardner
Research

Spotlight on textile art:  The Creation of the Universe

Following a recent period of conservation, one of Newnham's most colourful and textural pieces of artwork is on display in...

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Spotlight on textile art:  The Creation of the Universe
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Newnham Daggerettes: winners of the short story competition

Congratulations to our Christmas murder mystery short story winner, Beth Honeyford, and five more writers who are highly commended. For...

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Newnham Daggerettes: winners of the short story competition

Newnham events

Sidgwick Society event
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The Sidgwick Society Afternoon Tea

The Sidgwick Society is a group for all those who have pledged to leave a gift to Newnham in their...

The Sidgwick Society Afternoon Tea
The View from The Keep over Dartmouth
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West Country Alumnae Afternoon Tea

Gail Ham (NC 1975) has generously offered to host alumnae based in South West England to get together for an...

West Country Alumnae Afternoon Tea
Summer Party 2025
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Summer Party and Campaign Celebration

Alumnae, senior members, local community and staff are invited to our annual Summer Party and Campaign Celebration, a highlight of...

Summer Party and Campaign Celebration