The 2026 Ramsay Murray lecture was given at Selwyn on May 15th by Director General at Imperial War Museums (IWM), Caro Howell MBE. Her title was “War and Peace: The role of Imperial War Museums in the twenty-first century.”

Erin Charles will join Selwyn as Development Director on 1 September, succeeding Mike Nicholson, who retires at the end of August after 12 years in the role.

Selwyn women’s football team finished runners-up in the Cambridge University Shield, ending the season fourth overall in the league. A week later, Selwyn men’s football team put in a strong performance in the Cuppers Final, narrowly losing 2–1 to Fitzwilliam to finish off one of the club’s most successful seasons in recent history.

We were very sad to hear of the death of the Right Rev Lord Harries of Pentregarth, who died on 29 April, aged 89. One of our Honorary Fellows, Richard Harries read theology at the College (BA 1961, MA 1965) and went on to a remarkable career in the Church and public life.

Two new Gates Scholars will be joining Selwyn in October. Paulina Lohbeck and Cong Minh Nguyen were announced on 17 April as members of the Gates Cambridge Class of 2026.

Nearly 600 sixth form students from West Yorkshire experienced masterclasses from Selwyn Fellows covering everything from history to medicine.

Students at Selwyn took part in the annual Three Minute Thesis competition, delivering three-minute presentations of their research to a panel of judges, who selected four participants as winners.

Professor Grant Stewart has led the development of the first national guideline on kidney cancer, published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Selwyn College extends its warmest congratulations to Professor Charlotte Summers, Fellow and Director of Studies in Clinical Medicine, on her appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton.

Congratulations to two Selwyn Fellows awarded the Pilkington Prize for Teaching Excellence this year.