Selwyn brought Cambridge’s May Ball season to a close on Saturday June 20th with a spectacular event across the College grounds. Around 1600 people, including current students, alumni and guests from other colleges, enjoyed a night of music, food and fireworks – with a Ferris wheel in Old Court proving to be one of the biggest attractions. The photo below, by student Nicky Collins, shows the moment just before 11pm when the firework display took place.

Selwyn Fellow Ken Coutts (SE 1968) has co-authored a report on the effect of
liberal market policies introduced after the election of Margaret Thatcher
in 1979. It was widely featured in the newspapers, with much interest in the
argument that the UK’s economic performance was better before the reforms:

The Cambridge May Bumps - the most important inter-collegiate rowing event of the year - took place
from Wednesday June 10th to Saturday June 14th. Overall, it was a disappointing week for the Selwyn
crews: the College finished next to the bottom of the table with a net Pegasus Cup score of -28.
The bright spot was a good performance from the M1 boat, who started at the top of Division 2 and

 

The College hosted a dinner for major benefactors on Saturday June 6^th. The Lyttelton dinner is an
annual event in the College calendar, at which we welcome back alumni and friends to thank them for
their support for Selwyn. In the photograph below: the current Master Roger Mosey and his
predecessor Richard Bowring lead guests across Old Court to the new Senior Combination Room for
dinner.

The College held a tea party on Wednesday 20 May to mark the 99th birthday of its former Master, Owen Chadwick. Professor Chadwick was Master from 1956 to 1983, and his distinguished career included being Regius Professor of Modern History and Vice-Chancellor of the University.

First-year Selwyn student Lola Olufemi has been cast as Othello in a production of the Shakespear

Former Selwyn students had mixed fortunes in the General Election on May 7^th. Two of our alumni were elected to the House of Commons. Graham Stuart (below) won for the
Conservatives in Beverley and Holderness, his third victory in that seat. Graham was chairman of the select committee on education in the last parliament, and he
hosted a reception at the Commons for the college’s boathouse appeal in the Spring of this year.