Congratulations to Sophia Connell, Selwyn’s Fellow and Director of Studies in Philosophy, on being
awarded a prestigious Pilkington Prize for the excellence of her teaching. The awards are made by
the University of Cambridge, and the full details are at
http://www.csah.cam.ac.uk/news/pilkington-prize-2016
Dr Connell is also an Admissions Tutor at Selwyn. Her book on Aristotle on Female Animals: A Study
of the Generation of Animals (Cambridge Classical Studies) was published last month.
Selwyn’s high-profile events from this Spring, and earlier, are available to view online.
We began the recent series with the visit by the Swedish foreign minister Tobias Billström on April 16th. Mr Billström, a Selwyn alumnus, explained why Sweden had joined NATO. The video of the session can be viewed here:
Sweden’s foreign minister Tobias Billström gave a talk at Selwyn on April 16th about why his country has joined NATO. He warned that the world is going through a dangerous phase: not just the Russian attack on Ukraine, but also China’s intentions and the current crisis in the Middle East. These changing circumstances were why Sweden decided to relinquish the neutrality that it has held for more than two centuries.
An MA graduation ceremony was held in the university Senate House on Saturday April 6th. Selwyn’s graduands gathered in Old Court on a warm, windy Spring day and then made the journey into the centre of the city via West Bye Lane and King’s College.
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Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Selwyn three minute thesis competition. It’s an opportunity for undergraduate and postgraduate students to explain their academic work - against the clock.
