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We’ll be welcoming six new Fellows to Selwyn this autumn.

One of them will be Dr Katarzyna Macieszczak. She completed her PhD at the University of Nottingham, after taking her undergraduate degree at the University of Warsaw. She will become the Henslow Research Fellow.

Dr Macieszczak studies the area of ’quantum metrology’ which is concerned with making very precise and sensitive measurements by exploiting quantum mechanical effects. She is principally a theoretical physicist, but her research bears directly on the development of practical instruments and especially quantum computing. While in Cambridge she will be part of the Theory of Condensed Matter group at the Cavendish.

The latest graduation ceremony on Saturday July 21st saw a large contingent from Selwyn at the University Senate House - including students receiving PhDs, MPhils and becoming Masters of Studies. Our home page photo shows two of those awarded doctorates: Nick Jamieson and Joshua Maher.

The families and friends of our students joined them for the Congregation, and then returned to the college for drinks in the Master’s Garden and lunch in Hall.

Selwyn offers its heartiest congratulations to our new graduates.

 

The glorious weather made it a particularly memorable General Admission day at Selwyn. It’s the moment when our undergraduates become graduates, as they receive their degrees at a ceremony in the university Senate House.

Before and afterwards there were gatherings at the college with students’ families and friends - with drinks and food on Old Court lawn after graduation. The warm weather meant some stayed long into the night! We offer our congratulations to all our new graduates, and we wish them every success in future.

Elgar, Parry and Vaughan Williams are among the composers featured in the Selwyn choir’s summer tour - which will see them heading to the north of England and then to Scotland.

They start in London with a special pre-tour concert and what is promised to be a perfect way to enjoy a summer evening with a programme of English choral music from the early 20th century. The tour then takes them to Bradford, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh - with further musical treats along the way. We can, for instance, expect Delius to make an appearance in his home city of Bradford.

Details of all the concerts are below, and all are welcome.

Weds 11 July Pre-tour London concert, St Bride’s, Fleet Street (concert, 7pm)
Tickets £15. https://www.selwynalumni.com/choir-concert

Fri 13 July Bradford Grammar School (concert, 7:30pm)
Tickets £15. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/selwyn-chapel-choir-bradford-concert-tickets-45774122633

Sat 14 July Manchester Cathedral (concert, 7:30pm)
Admission by suggested donation £15.

Mon 16 July Glasgow St Aloysius RC Church (concert, 7:30pm)
Admission by suggested donation £15.

Wed 18 July Edinburgh St John’s Princes Street (concert, 7:30pm)
Admission by suggested donation £15.

 

We’re sad to report that Isabell Cook, widow of our former Master Sir Alan Cook, died on 30 May. She was in her 94th year, and had been in failing health for some time - but many at Selwyn will remember her in later years as a regular chapelgoer, and as someone who maintained an interest in the wellbeing of the college and especially in its music. She enjoyed returning to the Master’s Lodge, where she had supported Alan so well, for a 90th birthday tea with her friends in 2014.

Lady Cook, 1924-2018: may she rest in peace.

The college is delighted to announce that its new teaching officer in Law will be Sarah Fraser Butlin. She has been elected to the Fellowship, and will be installed and take up her role in October.

Mrs Fraser Butlin is an alumna of Clare College and a specialist in Labour law. She has been an affiliated lecturer and research associate at the University of Cambridge, and is also a practising barrister with Cloisters Chambers. It was announced earlier this year that she will be a Recorder and will hear criminal cases in the south-east of England.

We look forward to welcoming her to Selwyn in the coming months.

Congratulations to Selwyn’s mixed netball team, who have finished first in the Cambridge university leagues.

Having remained unbeaten throughout Lent term, Selwyn achieved top place in Division 1. This is the first time this has happened since at least 2003 when online records begin. With a tight-knit team spanning from first to fourth year, they have gone from strength to strength in the past couple of years under the captaincy of Laurence Moscrop, Will Scott and now Amber Morgan.

Following the league win, the team competed in May’s mixed netball cuppers tournament. The sun was shining down as the team easily progressed through to the quarter-finals, beating all of the other teams in their group. However, in a tense semi-final match, Selwyn were beaten 11-7 by Trinity, who went on to win the tournament.

With some excellent first years joining the team this year, hopes are high for the winning streak to continue under the guidance of next year's captain, Carla Hill.

 

 

This year’s Selwyn College Ramsay Murray lecture will be given by the distinguished broadcaster Frank Gardner OBE. His title is ‘Behind the headlines in the Middle East’.

Mr Gardner is the BBC’s security correspondent, and an award-winning journalist and writer. He has a wealth of experience reporting from the Middle East and this talk will look at some of the issues and stories behind the news we see each day.

Date: Friday 11th May

Time: 5.45pm (doors open 5.30pm)

Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Site, off Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge

For further information please contact Shona Winnard. Tel: 01223 767844. Email: smw59@cam.ac.uk

 

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Selwyn is seen from above in a new short video. It was taken by a drone, which travelled across Old
Court and through the gardens on the way to fly over Cripps Court and Ann’s Court. The final
shot is of the college site looking towards the city centre. Please share the beauties of
Selwyn as widely as you like! 

 

Members of the college 2011 year group returned to Cambridge on Saturday April 7^th to take part in an MA graduation ceremony. They processed along the traditional route from Selwyn to the Senate House, where the degrees were conferred by the Master acting as vice-chancellor’s deputy. Our photo shows some of the graduands just before they set out.

Later there was a crowded Hall for a dinner celebrating our new MAs.

You can read more about Cambridge MAs on the university website: https://www.cambridgestudents.cam.ac.uk/your-course/graduation-and-what-next/cambridge-ma