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# Darwin College

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- [Joe Watkinson elected as DCSA President](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/joe-watkinson-elected-as-dcsa-president/) - Congratulations to Joe Watkinson, who has been elected as DCSA President 2026-27. Joe is mid-way through a two year Master of Architecture degree, having previously completed a BA in Architecture at the University of Sheffield. His research explores the role cultural heritage can play in the future of rural communities in Cornwall. The College's current
- [College Visitor Baroness Carr receives Honorary Doctorate](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/college-visitor-baroness-carr-receives-honorary-doctorate/) - Darwin is delighted to be able to offer its congratulations to the College Visitor, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, who received an Honorary Doctorate in Law from the University of Cambridge this week - the highest accolade the University can bestow. Baroness Carr is Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the first woman to serve
- [Darwin student recognised with IET award](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-student-recognised-with-iet-award/) - Congratulations to Darwin PhD student Dick Ferieno Firdaus, who has received a Postgraduate Research Award from the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Originally from Indonesia, Dick is a PhD candidate in the Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) group at the Institute for Manufacturing, Department of Engineering. His research focuses on using hydrogels to develop a soft, biodegradable robotic
- [Study led by Darwin Vice-Master shows growing link between obesity and social disadvantage](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/study-led-by-darwin-vice-master-shows-growing-link-between-obesity-and-social-disadvantage/) - A study co-led by Darwin Vice Master Professor Angela Wood, and her PhD student Rob Fletcher of St John's College, demonstrates that rates of obesity since the pandemic show an increasing correlation with social deprivation. Working with researchers from the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK and The George Institute
- [Small Grants for Big Ideas - funding announced](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/small-grants-for-big-ideas-funding-announced/) - Congratulations to the three outstanding teams selected to receive funding as part of the inaugural Small Grants for Big Ideas competition. Launched this year, the initiative will provide grants of up to three innovative projects each year to enable them to pilot new ideas and test promising solutions to global challenges. Seventeen competing applications were
- [Damehood for Professor Carol Brayne in King's Birthday Honours](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/damehood-for-professor-carol-brayne-in-kings-birthday-honours/) - Darwin Emeritus Professor Carol Brayne has been appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to medicine, medical research and public health in the King's Birthday Honours, announced today. A Fellow of Darwin since 1995, Carol held the Cambridge University professorship in public health medicine from 2001 to 2024 and
- [Evolving Doors: the books that changed us](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/evolving-doors-the-books-that-changed-us/) - Through a new display in the College library, Assistant Librarian Rebecca Le Marchand is encouraging Darwin members to share a very personal insight - the books that matter to them. Students, Fellows and staff are invited to choose a book which has shaped their evolution in some form whether personally, professionally or intellectually, and to
- [Darwin Fellow develops "universal vaccine"](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-fellow-develops-universal-vaccine/) - A Cambridge team led by Darwin Fellow Professor Jonathan Heeney has developed a 'universal vaccine', designed to offer protection against multiple Sarbeco coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, which caused the COVID pandemic Initial clinical trials in humans have shown that the vaccine is safe and has no significant side-effects. The vaccine triggered immune responses in the volunteers
- [Welsh soldier's experiences as prisoner of war brought to life by Darwin student](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/welsh-soldiers-experiences-as-prisoner-of-war-brought-to-life-by-darwin-student/) - Darwin student Macsen Brown has spent half of this year immersed in the here and now of 2020s Cambridge, where he is pursuing an MPhil in Education. The other half, he has spent inside the head of a young Welsh soldier, held captive for ten months following the Battle of Arnhem in 1944. Macsen plays
- [Graduation Story: Bronte Evans Rayward](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-bronte-evans-rayward/) - Bronte Evans Rayward turned her academic life upside down in more ways than one when she moved from Australia to Cambridge. Having studied visual art and history as an undergraduate at the Australian National University, she completed an MPhil in Polar Studies, before proceeding to a PhD in Geography, exploring “stories about the environment told
- [Professor Fiona Karet shares lessons of kidney patients](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-fiona-karet-shares-lessons-of-kidney-patients/) - Thank you to Professor Fiona Karet for providing a fascinating insight into her longstanding work as a kidney specialist in last night's Erasmus Seminar. Fiona gives so much of herself to the College and the community that it's easy to forget the intensity and impact of her clinical and research career: working with patients with
- [Darwin student to publish guide to anti-racist medicine](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-student-to-publish-guide-to-anti-racist-medicine/) - On World Health Day, congratulations to Darwin PhD student Zeshan Qureshi on the upcoming publication of his book, Anti-Racist Medicine: An Essential Guide to Advancing Equity in Medical Education, Research, Technology, Policy and Practice, edited alongside Dr Mehrunisha Suleman and Professor Joseph L. Graves Jr. A paediatrician by training and background, Zeshan pressed pause on
- [The Darwinian former trapeze artist putting a musical spin on American history](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/the-darwinian-former-trapeze-artist-putting-a-musical-spin-on-american-history/) - As Darwin student Kaely Michels-Gualtieri prepares for the opening night of her new musical, she’s no stranger to an audience. Before pivoting to her current combination of academia and musical theatre, she maintained a dazzling career as a trapeze artist, performing with both Ringling Brothers and Cirque du Soleil. But her next act is a
- [Happy 100th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/happy-100th-birthday-to-sir-david-attenborough/) - As Sir David Attenborough turns 100 years old, Darwin’s Master Dr Mike Rands reflects on his extraordinary impact, and engagement with conservation at Cambridge, and wishes him a happy birthday on behalf of Darwinians everywhere. “Today we celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the most remarkable people on our planet, Sir David Attenborough. In my
- [Dr Mark Dyer appointed as Sir George Darwin Fellow Benefactor](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-mark-dyer-appointed-as-sir-george-darwin-fellow-benefactor/) - We were delighted to be able to celebrate the appointment of Dr Mark Dyer as a Sir George Darwin Fellow Benefactor on Friday night, ahead of the Darwin Dinner. An alumnus of the College, Dr Dyer joined Darwin in 1984 to pursue his PhD in Molecular Biology. Following its completion he worked as a researcher
- [Launching the Darwin Dialogues](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/launching-the-darwin-dialogues/) - Thank you to everyone who was able to join us on Tuesday 28th April for an energising launch event for the Darwin Dialogues. Keynote speaker, peace activist and educator Satish Kumar set the tone through a powerful and motivating introductory lecture which touched on his own encounters with iconic changemakers from Martin Luther King
- [Master breaks ground as work begins to create a Pump House on the river](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/master-breaks-ground-as-work-begins-to-create-a-pump-house-on-the-river/) - We are thrilled to announce that work has begun on Darwin’s exciting transition to a more sustainable future. Over the next year we aim to degasify the estate through thermal improvements to the existing buildings, and the use of river source heat extraction. Contractors are now on site preparing for the building of a riverside
- [Building bridges](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/building-bridg/) - It was a pleasure to welcome Mrs Julia Fleming to Darwin last week, to formally thank her for the generous support which has enabled the restoration of the bridge. Mrs Fleming is the widow of the late Dr Hugh Fleming (1923-2006), a global authority on heart disease, and the first cardiologist to be appointed in
- [Darwin welcomes four Gates Cambridge Scholars 2026](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-welcomes-four-gates-cambridge-scholars-2026/) - Congratulations to the four Gates Cambridge scholars heading for Darwin in the autumn. Across the University as a whole, 68 students from 25 different countries will make up the class of 2026, 25 years after the scholarships were founded to support outstanding international postgraduates. The Darwinians-elect are: Anna Rullan Buxo, PhD Chemistry "I look forward
- [Professor John Nilsson-Wright elected as Co-Vice-Master](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-john-nilsson-wright-elected-as-co-vice-master/) - Longstanding Darwin Fellow Professor John Nilsson-Wright has been elected as Co-Vice-Master, taking up the position this week. John will serve in partnership with Professor Angela Wood, taking over the role from Professor Fiona Karet, who has served for the past seven years. We are enormously grateful to Fiona for her significant contribution to College life,
- [Darwin's University Challenge journey ends in fiercely fought semi-final](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwins-university-challenge-journey-ends-in-fiercely-fought-semi-final/) - Congratulations to Louis Cameron (PhD English), Lewis Strachan (PhD Medical Science), Ruth Ní Mhuircheartaigh (MEd with Mathematics) and Jon White (PhD Geography), as well as the team reserve Ben Rudd (PhD Education), on their spectacular performance in University Challenge. In reaching the semi-finals, the quizzers equalled the Darwin record set in 2018/19 by a team
- [Darwin alumna publishes new theory on immune responses to cancer](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-alumna-publishes-new-theory-on-immune-responses-to-cancer/) - When Naomi van den Berg graduated from Darwin with a PhD in mathematical modelling last year, cancer research was not a field in which she had much experience. Her PhD had focused on the interaction dynamics of microbes, while before coming to Cambridge she had completed a BSc in Environmental Sciences at the University of
- [Graduation Story: Tiffany Lai](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-tiffany-lai/) - There’s always been skin in the game for Tiffany Lai, who will graduate this weekend with a PhD in Biological Sciences. Having originally planned to study Medicine, and become a Dermatologist, she decided instead that her curiosity lay in the science behind skin research. Following a BSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology at the
- [Pitching to win](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/pitching-to-win/) - Congratulations to the six teams of students who presented their business concepts to the Darwin College Entrepreneurs Club last week. The annual pitching day provides an opportunity for students to bid for funding to develop their ideas. The competition was generously sponsored by Origin Sciences, while entries were judged by alumni Dr Alex Smeets (PhD
- [Sisters are doing it for themselves...while cheering on each other](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/sisters-are-doing-it-for-themselves-while-cheering-on-each-other/) - Cheering on the Light Blues goes without saying, but Darwinians will have particular cause to tune into this year’s Boat Race. Mia Freischem, Darwin PhD student in Surgery, has been selected for the Women’s Blue Boat crew, having represented Cambridge in the Women’s Reserve Boat, Blondie, last year. When Mia takes to the Tideway
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Richard Morrison interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-richard-morrison-interview/) - After more than four decades as a classical music critic, arts editor and culture writer for The Times, Richard Morrison has had a front-row seat for the past half century of evolution in the British arts scene. Having been given a broad remit by the organisers of the Darwin College Lecture Series to share his
- [Professor Nigel Peake elected as Master of Darwin College](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-nigel-peake-elected-as-master-of-darwin-college/) - We are delighted to announce that Professor Nigel Peake has been elected as the next Master of Darwin College. Nigel will succeed the current Master, Dr Mike Rands, on 1st October this year. A Professor of Applied Mathematics, and Professorial Fellow at Emmanuel College, Nigel is currently Head of the School of the Physical
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Dr Issa Boulos interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-dr-issa-boulos-interview-2/) - Issa Boulos is a busy man. His new album, The Dark Side of the Moon, which sets his poetry to his own compositions for voice and classical guitar, has just been released. His latest book, on the history of Palestinian music, will be published by the University of Texas next year. His “day job”, managing
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Professor Conny Aerts interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-professor-conny-aerts-interview/) - When Professor Conny Aerts was a child growing up in rural Belgium, she was fascinated by the stars, clearly visible owing to the lack of light pollution. But she wasn’t out there glued to a telescope. “No, I was out there with my eyes actually!” she says. “Lying in the grass, because I come from
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Dr Carola Darwin interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-dr-carola-darwin-interview/) - When Carola Darwin delivers her Darwin College Lecture, she won’t just be sharing the fruits of her research into female musicians in early 20th century Vienna. She will also bring their music to life, bringing together the strands of her dual career as a historian of music, and an opera singer. Combining the roles of
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Professor Hans Slabbekoorn interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-hans-slabbekoorn/) - If you’ve spent time on a winter walk over the festive period, chances are the exercise has been interrupted by you or one of your companions taking out a phone to identify the sound of a nearby bird. But if Merlin, ChirpoMatic and similar apps identifying bird calls have become ubiquitous additions to any encounter
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Dr Ibrahim Baltagi interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-dr-ibrahim-baltagi-interview/) - When Dr Ibrahim Baltagi announced that he wanted to study music, his father had other ideas. Despite the fact that he was already making his way as a professional musician, having played the clarinet with the renowned Lebanese singer Fairuz and the Ziad Rahbani Orchestra from the age of 18, Ibrahim’s father saw the law
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Dr Matthew Gordley interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-dr-matthew-gordley-interview/) - From worship to battle cries, humans have always expressed their deepest emotions through song. And while melodies may fade away across the centuries, the feelings they gave voice to thousands of years ago are still evident through the surviving words, as Dr Matthew Gordley will explain. Now interim Provost and Dean of the College
- [Darwin student Jack Peden wins Helios Prize for research into sustainable energy](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-student-jack-peden-wins-helios-prize-for-research-into-sustainable-energy/) - Darwin PhD student Jack Peden has been awarded the 2025 Helios Prize by the Department of Engineering, given annually since 2019 in recognition of research on sustainable energy or energy efficiency. The prize acknowledges Jack's co-authored paper, published in the journal Nature Energy, Production of hydrogen and carbon nanotubes from methane using a multi-pass floating
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Dr Carole Pegg interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-dr-carole-pegg-interview/) - Carole Pegg came late to academia, having been busy making her mark as a singer, both as a solo artist and in the folk-rock band Mr Fox. “We found a place in music history because we were the first group that used English traditional sounds of folk music and crossed it with the electric drums
- [Making a mark on global challenges](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/making-a-mark-on-global-challenges/) - When Darwin published its Strategic Plan in 2022, the College stated that it was “committed to a sustainable future, and to contributing to solving global challenges.” Our sustainable ethos is reflected at every level of Darwin life, from the promotion of plant-based meals to the plans to degasify the estate. But our engagement with
- [The ants go marching two by two…by scrimping on their armour](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/the-ants-go-marching-two-by-twoby-scrimping-on-their-armour/) - If you’re building an army, do you prioritise the protective armour you can supply to an individual, or the numbers you can afford to recruit if the armour’s built on the cheap? For ants, this trade-off appears to have played a central role in the emergence of complex societies, according to new research by Darwin
- [Dr Nicholas Humphrey awarded Dennett Prize 2026](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-nicholas-humphrey-awarded-dennett-prize-2026/) - Darwin Bye Fellow Dr Nicholas Humphrey has been announced as the winner of the Dennett Prize 2026, given for significant advances in philosophy of mind, cognitive science, evolutionary biology or artificial intelligence. Awarded by the International Center for Consciousness Studies, the prize is named in recognition of American philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett,
- [Darwinian reveals the enormous evolution of anacondas](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwinian-reveals-the-enormous-evolution-of-anacondas/) - Many contemporary animal species would be dwarfed by their distant ancestors. In the Middle to Upper Miocene period, 12.4 to 5.3 million years ago, warm global temperatures and an abundance of food resulted in giant animals, most of which are now either extinct or replaced by far smaller descendants. But according to research by Darwin
- [What a Part-Time PhD Actually Feels Like: the Darwin Experience](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/what-a-part-time-phd-actually-feels-like-the-darwin-experience/) - Darwin PhD student and Head of Data Strategy and Insights at Arm, Fatema El-Wakeel explains how she keeps all the plates in the air. When I began my PhD in 2022, it was immediately after Covid. My role at Jaguar Land Rover was becoming busier, yet I had plenty of free time. Between work, training
- [Sequencing of butterfly species to answer evolutionary questions and support conservation](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/sequencing-of-butterfly-species-to-answer-evolutionary-questions-and-support-conservation/) - . Darwin Research Fellow Dr Charlotte Wright is celebrating a major milestone in efforts to sequence the genome of all known European species of butterfly and moth, with high-quality sequences for 1,000 species now having been achieved. Based at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Charlotte joined the College as a Charles and Katharine Darwin Research Fellow
- [Graduation story: Richard Senior](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-richard-senior/) - When Richard Senior graduated from Oxford in 1981 with a degree in Modern Languages, he contemplated pursuing an academic career, but his head and his heart were in conflict. Swayed by the sector’s lack of security, relatively low pay and the fact that “frankly, there were a lot of people better than me”, he instead
- [Graduation story: Sara Lightowlers](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-sara-lightowlers/) - After qualifying as a doctor and embarking on her training as a clinical oncologist, it would have been understandable if Sara Lightowlers had chosen to rest on her laurels for a bit. Instead, over the past seven years, she has completed both a PhD and two fellowships, been drafted back into frontline service as
- [Robert Rayne appointed as Sir George Darwin Fellow Benefactor](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/robert-rayne-appointed-as-sir-george-darwin-fellow-benefactor/) - The College was delighted to celebrate the appointment of The Honourable Robert Rayne as a Sir George Darwin Fellow Benefactor on 31st October, in recognition of his significant generosity to Darwin over many years. Mr Rayne was elected as an Honorary Fellow in 2004. A distinguished business leader, financier and philanthropist, Mr Rayne was until
- [Welcome to our Mastercard Foundation Scholars](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/welcome-to-our-mastercard-foundation-scholars/) - Darwin has welcomed its first cohort of Mastercard Foundation Scholars this term, six remarkable students from across Africa pursuing a diverse array of research with an emphasis on conservation and sustainability. Since its creation in 2012, the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme has supported over 40,000 scholars (over 70% of them young women) to study at
- [Vaccines safer than COVID infections in children, study shows](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/vaccines-safer-than-covid-infections-in-children-study-shows/) - COVID-19 infection posed a greater and longer-lasting risk of rare heart and inflammatory complications in children than vaccination, which was associated with a short-term higher risk of myocarditis and pericarditis, according to a study published yesterday in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. Principal author on the study was Darwin Postdoctoral Associate at the Cardiovascular Epidemiology
- [Alice in Space](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/alice-in-space/) - Darwin alumna Dr Alice Bunn (PhD Materials Science 1995-99) will present the story of the International Space Station as it marks its 25th anniversary, in an Archive on Four documentary to be broadcast this weekend. Former International Director of the UK Space Agency, and current President of the UK Space Trade Association, Alice's career in
- [Alumna Katherine Moar follows up 'Farm Hall' success with 'Ragdoll'](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/alumna-katherine-moar-follows-up-farm-hall-success-with-ragdoll/) - Congratulations to Darwin alumna Katherine Moar, whose second play, Ragdoll, opens at London's Jermyn Street Theatre on 9th October. Inspired by the real-life trial of Patty Hearst, the play imagines the relationship and shifting power dynamics between an heiress, Holly, and her lawyer, Robert, in 1978 and again in 2017. While the spark of its
- [Sowing the seeds of science](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/sowing-the-seeds-of-science/) - Today marks the 200th anniversary of the appointment of John Stevens Henslow as Professor of Botany at Cambridge, a role in which he inspired generations of botanists, including Charles Darwin. Henslow (1796-1861) was sworn in by the Vice-Chancellor as the King's Reader in Botany on 10th October 1825, and held the position until his death
- [Revisiting the Study Centre and Frank Young House, in the company of their creators](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/revisiting-the-study-centre-and-frank-young-house-in-the-company-of-their-creators/) - Architects Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones returned to Darwin yesterday to visit the buildings they designed which, 30 years on, are central to College life. Through their practice, Dixon Jones, the duo created the Study Centre and the student accommodation at Frank Young House, which were both completed in 1994. The Study Centre won a
- [Graduation Story: Sarika Dewan and Jürgen Sauer](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-sarika-dewan-and-jurgen-sauer/) - When Sarika Dewan and Jürgen Sauer return to Darwin to graduate this weekend, they’ll be completing a story which began in Freshers’ Week of 2019. The couple met at the Freshers’ Bop, an event which Sarika had almost swerved, feeling that after six years in the workplace she had moved on from student socialising. “It
- [Professor Emily Shuckburgh appointed CSA at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-emily-shuckburgh-appointed-csa-at-department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero/) - Darwin Fellow Professor Emily Shuckburgh has been appointed as the new Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, it was announced today. A climate scientist, Director of Cambridge Zero, and Professor of Environmental Data Science at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, Emily was awarded an OBE in 2016
- [Dr Peter Friend 1934-2025](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-peter-friend-1934-2025/) - The College is saddened by the death of Dr Peter Friend, who had been part of the Darwin community for over 50 years. Peter died on Wednesday 9th October at the age of 91, in the Arthur Rank Hospice surrounded by his family. A geologist and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Earth Sciences, Peter
- [Dame Jane Goodall 1934-2025](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/dame-jane-goodall-1934-2025/) - The College community is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Dame Jane Goodall, Honorary Fellow and world-renowned conservationist. Dr Goodall died yesterday at the age of 91, in California where she was on a speaking tour. Born in London in 1934, Dr Goodall began her research into the behaviour of chimpanzees in Tanzania
- [School founded by Darwin alumni wins global award for sustainable action](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/school-founded-by-darwin-alumni-wins-global-award-for-sustainable-action/) - A school founded by two Darwin alumni has won a global award for its commitment to sustainability. The Arbor School was opened in Dubai in 2018 by Sa’ad Al Omari (PhD, Zoology, 2004) and Pirin Erdoğdu (PhD, Astronomy, 2004). An international school based on the British curriculum, it was founded on principles of ecology, sustainability
- [Alumnus Professor John Clarke receives Nobel Prize in Physics](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/alumnus-professor-john-clarke-receives-nobel-prize-in-physics/) - Darwin alumnus Professor John Clarke was announced today as the recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, an honour which he shares with Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis, in recognition of their work revealing quantum physics in action. The Master, Dr Mike Rands, said: “We are delighted and deeply proud to see
- [Anglesey's Public Map Platform project, led by Flora Samuel, awarded further funding](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/angleseys-public-map-platform-project-led-by-flora-samuel-awarded-further-funding/) - A team led by Darwin Fellow Professor Flora Samuel, Head of the Department of Architecture, has been awarded a grant of £3.12 million to chart green transition on the Isle of Anglesey/Ynys Môn. The Green Transition Ecosystem Grant, administered by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, will enable the team to continue their work
- [Darwin returns to University Challenge](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-returns-to-university-challenge/) - Following in the capable footsteps of last year's team, who equalled Darwin's previous record by reaching the semi-finals, a new quartet of Darwinians is preparing to represent the College on University Challenge. The team's first-round match, against Oxford's Green Templeton College, will be broadcast on Monday 8th September at 8.30pm on BBC2. This year's captain,
- [Graduation Story - Boris Božić](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-boris-bozic/) - There aren’t many environmental consultants whose CVs include a stint as a professional potter. But Boris Božić has always preferred to do things his own way. After his undergraduate degree in Environmental Science, and a Masters in Ecology, both at the University of Zagreb, Boris began a career as an environmental impact assessment consultant. But
- [Katie Taylor elected as DCSA President](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/katie-taylor-elected-as-dcsa-president/) - Congratulations to Katie Taylor, who has been elected as DCSA President for the 2025-26 academic year. Katie is a PhD student in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. She has just completed her first year of study, focusing on Forensic Phonetics, or the use of speech recordings in criminal investigation, with a particular interest in the accuracy
- [Professor Jeremy Adelman elected as Fellow of British Academy](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-jeremy-adelman-elected-as-fellow-of-british-academy/) - Congratulations to Darwin Fellow Professor Jeremy Adelman, who has been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy, the UK's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. Founded in 1902, the Academy's purpose is to "deepen understanding of people, societies and cultures, enabling everyone to learn, progress and prosper." A historian, and creator and
- [Professor Maria Leptin sworn in as Honorary Fellow](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-maria-leptin-sworn-in-as-honorary-fellow/) - Professor Maria Leptin, developmental biologist and President of the European Research Council, was welcomed to Darwin last night as the College’s newest Honorary Fellow. Professor Leptin was sworn in by the Master, Dr Mike Rands, following a ceremony in the Senate House at which she was honoured by the University, which conferred on her an
- [Women's personal data 'commodified' by menstrual tracking apps, argues Darwin alumna](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/womens-personal-data-commodified-by-menstrual-tracking-apps-argues-darwin-alumna/) - Women are being encouraged to share enormous amounts of intimate information with menstrual tracking apps, providing a 'gold mine' for consumer profiling, according to research by Darwin alumna Dr Stefanie Felsberger. Stefanie's report, The High Stakes of Tracking Menstruation, is published this week by the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, where she is
- [Darwin Fellow Professor Emily Shuckburgh appointed CBE for services to climate science](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-fellow-professor-emily-shuckburgh-appointed-cbe-for-services-to-climate-science/) - Darwin Fellow Professor Emily Shuckburgh has been recognised with a CBE in the King’s Birthday Honours, announced today, for “services to Climate Science and to the Public Communication of Climate Science.” Emily is Director of Cambridge Zero, the University of Cambridge's major climate change initiative, and Professor of Environmental Data Science at the Department of
- [Cambridge and DSIT to fund Spärck AI Scholarships, named in honour of former Darwin Fellow](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-and-dsit-to-fund-sparck-ai-scholarships-named-in-honour-of-former-darwin-fellow/) - The most promising future leaders in AI will be offered an exceptionally generous package of support, as well as priority access to work placements, under a programme announced this week by Cambridge University and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. The Spärck AI Scholarships will receive their first cohort of students in 2026, with
- [Guardian launches new technology to protect sources, developed by Darwinian](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/guardian-launches-new-technolology-to-protect-sources-developed-by-darwinian/) - Whistleblowers will be able to communicate with journalists more securely, thanks to new anonymous messaging technology developed by Darwin alumnus Dr Daniel Hugenroth. Daniel, who completed a PhD in Computer Science at Darwin in 2023, is now affiliated with the College as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Computer Science and
- [Darwin library created within Study Centre](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-library-created-within-study-centre/) - An upstairs room in the Study Centre, formerly used as part of the Master's flat, has been repurposed to house a dedicated collection of Darwin publications. The room brings together the works of Sir Charles Darwin and his descendants, as well as books on Darwin and the wider family. It centres around the Burkhardt Collection,
- [Darwin to welcome six new Gates Cambridge scholars](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-to-welcome-six-new-gates-cambridge-scholars/) - As Gates Cambridge celebrates 25 years, we are delighted that Darwin will be welcoming six of this year's scholars, as part of the programme's largest ever cohort. Ninety-five postgraduate scholars will begin their studies at Cambridge in October, following in the footsteps of 2,218 students from 112 countries who have received the scholarships since their
- [Graduation Story: Kwabena Kusi-Mensah](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-kwabena-kusi-mensah/) - Long distance relationships can be hard. So when Kwabena Kusi-Mensah’s wife took up her place at Cambridge shortly after their marriage, he decided there was nothing for it but to apply for a PhD himself. “I’d always been curious about doing a PhD at some point, maybe much much later in life. I had a
- [Professor Andrew Pitts elected as Fellow of the Royal Society](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-emeritus-fellow-professor-andrew-pitts-elected-as-fellow-of-the-royal-society/) - Darwin Emeritus Fellow Professor Andrew Pitts has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, in recognition of his impact in the field of Theoretical Computer Science. Andy's research makes use of techniques from category theory, mathematical logic and type theory to advance the foundations of programming language semantics and theorem proving systems. His
- [Official portrait of the Master unveiled](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/official-portrait-of-the-master-unveiled/) - Fellows, students, staff and the Rands family gathered in the Bradfield Room last night to celebrate the unveiling of the Master's official portrait. Professor Sara Baker, who oversaw the process of commissioning the work, welcomed attendees to the first opportunity to view the painting, which will commemorate Dr Rands' time in office. While, according to
- [Dr Fabian Eichberger awarded prize by American Society of International Law](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-fabian-eichberger-awarded-prize-by-american-society-of-international-law/) - Congratulations to Dr Fabian Eichberger, who has been awarded the Dispute Resolution Interest Group (DRIG) Prize for Best Article in International Dispute Resolution. Awarded by the American Society of International Law, the prize was announced at the 2025 ASIL Annual Meeting in Washington DC. Fabian's article was selected from 34 submissions based on depth of
- [Professor Chris Sandbrook recognised by Royal Geographical Society](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-chris-sandbrook-recognised-by-royal-geographical-society/) - Double congratulations to Darwin Fellow Professor Chris Sandbrook, who has been awarded the Royal Geographical Society Cuthbert Peek Award 2025, and has also been appointed as Director of the Conservation Research Institute. The award, announced yesterday, recognises those who advance geographical knowledge of human impact on the environment through the application of contemporary methods, including
- [First Sir George Darwin Fellow Benefactors appointed](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/first-sir-george-darwin-fellow-benefactors-appointed/) - On Friday 2nd May, the College celebrated the appointment of the first Sir George Darwin Fellow Benefactors, a new category of membership approved by Governing Body to recognise the generosity of significant donors to Darwin. We are delighted to welcome Dr William Janeway and Mrs Weslie Janeway as the first Fellow Benefactors, and to have
- [Graduation Story: Erin Williamson Wimmer](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-erin-williamson-wimmer/) - Erin Williamson arrived at Darwin as a Gates Scholar in 2018. She graduates tomorrow with a PhD in Social Anthropology, a husband, two children, and a new name – Erin Wimmer – having also weathered a global pandemic. There are certainly more peaceful pathways to educational success, though possibly not more satisfying ones. “I’d hoped
- [Graduation Story: Alex Shinebourne](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-alex-shinebourne/) - Going straight from an undergraduate degree in Computer Science at Warwick to a full-time job at Google sounds like the dream. But for Alex Shinebourne, it was clear that he wasn’t quite ready yet for the leap to industry. “I was keen to work on some more research-heavy topics,” he explains. In 2023 Alex found
- [Charles Darwin Archive Recognised by United Nations Agency](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/charles-darwin-archive-recognised-by-united-nations-agency/) - The Charles Darwin Archive has been recognised on the prestigious UNESCO International Memory of the World Register, highlighting its critical importance to global science and the necessity of its long-term preservation and accessibility. The UNESCO Memory of the World Programme serves as the documentary heritage equivalent of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, protecting invaluable records that
- [Like a Darwinian to water](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/like-a-darwinian-to-water/) - Congratulations to Darwinian Ben Rutherford and Sean Hayes of Jesus College, who secured a decisive victory for Cambridge in the first event of this year's Boat Race week yesterday. The two raced against Oxford in the Spare Pairs race, in which duos of rowers compete over the first mile of the Boat Race course. Ben
- [Pump House and Garden Room given go ahead, with unanimous support from Cambridge City Council](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/pump-house-and-garden-room-given-go-ahead-with-unanimous-support-from-cambridge-city-council/) - Darwin is embarking on an ambitious programme of development after its plans received unanimous enthusiasm from Cambridge City Council’s planning committee this week. The project will underpin the College’s goal to achieve carbon neutrality over the next decade, while also creating much-needed social spaces. The plans bring together two separate but connected bodies of design
- [Yanqing Olympic Park 2062](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/yanqing-olympic-park-2062/) - Darwin played host last week to an exhibition imagining a proposed future for the Yanqing Olympic Park, site of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Bringing together eight zero-carbon projects, designed to echo the traditional Chinese concept of 'Eight Scenic Views', the conceptual exhibition envisions the site in 2062, following the realisation of China's 2060
- [Darwin Entrepreneurship Society hosts competition for student business plans](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-entrepreneurship-society-hosts-competition-for-student-business-plans/) - Twelve hopeful Darwinian entrepreneurs pitched their ideas yesterday, in the second annual Business Plan Competition, hosted by the Darwin College Entrepreneurship Society. Organised by Darwin PhD student in Economics Fergus McCormack, the event provides students with the opportunity to bid for funding from a panel of business leaders. The competition is funded through the generosity
- [Graduation story: James Bevan](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-james-bevan/) - If there are two things that resident doctors are used to, it’s lack of sleep and being told what to do. So it comes as a surprise that James Bevan found these factors the dealbreaker in his incipient career as a Darwin rower. “I couldn’t deal with the early mornings and the cold, cold hands,
- [Graduation Story: Alina Utrata](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-alina-utrata/) - It’s not unknown for research topics to acquire greater contemporary resonance over the course of a PhD. But for Alina Utrata, the past few months have seen her interests go from niche to era-defining. “I look at the political theory of tech companies,” she explains. “When I started, people were like ‘Elon Musk, who’s he?!’”
- [Darwin student's publishing debut explores diverse approaches to environmental action](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-students-publishing-debut-explores-diverse-approaches-to-environmental-action/) - Congratulations to Darwin PhD student Joycelyn Longdon on the forthcoming publication of her first book, Natural Connection: What indigenous wisdom & marginalised people teach us about environmental action. Published by Penguin on 17th April, the book is an invitation to approach environmental action as a shared goal, bringing together global perspectives, practices and teachings. Joycelyn
- [Kalyani Rhodes joins Development team as Head of Philanthropy](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/kalyani-rhodes-joins-development-team-as-head-of-philanthropy/) - Welcome to Kalyani Rhodes, who this week joins the Darwin staff as Head of Philanthropy. Having grown up in India, Kalyani originally came to the UK as a student, gaining a BA in History and Political Science at Durham University, and an MSc in Social Policy from the LSE. She has nearly 30 years' experience
- [Darwin alumnus explores the rivalry inherent in humanity](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-alumnus-explores-the-rivalry-inherent-in-humanity/) - Congratulations to Darwin alumnus Dr Jonathan Goodman on the forthcoming publication of his book, Invisible Rivals: How We Evolved to Compete In A Cooperative World, by Yale University Press. The book, which will be published globally on 17th June, takes an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the blend of competition and cooperation at the heart of
- [Darwin Law students tour Royal Courts of Justice](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-law-students-tour-royal-courts-of-justice/) - Darwin Law students enjoyed a tour of the Royal Courts of Justice last week, at the invitation of the College Visitor, the Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr. The group was accompanied by the Bursar, John Dix - himself a lawyer by background as well as Director of Studies for the College’s LLM and MCL students
- [Darwin student receives Civil Service Award - and an audience with His Majesty](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-student-receives-civil-service-award-and-an-audience-with-his-majesty/) - Darwin student Ben Bilefield was presented to His Majesty The King this week, at a celebration for Civil Service Award recipients. Ben, who has taken a career break from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to pursue an MPhil in Environmental Policy, received a Developing and Supporting People Award in recognition of his
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Anne Ferguson-Smith](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-anne-ferguson-smith/) - Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith will be talking to a homegrown audience when she addresses the Darwin College Lecture Series on Friday night. As a longstanding Fellow of Darwin, former Head of the Department of Genetics, and until last year the University’s Pro-Vice -Chancellor for Research, she is a familiar face to anyone in Cambridge with even
- [Darwin College Lecture Series - Keolu Fox](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-keolu-fox/) - When it comes to addressing the topic of Codes, Dr Keolu Fox didn’t have to reshape his research to fit the brief. “It’s kind of cheating,” he says. “I work in genomics, and it’s the ultimate code. I want to try and honour Charles Darwin’s legacy, to the best of my ability.” But Keolu’s approach
- [Darwinian talent throughout the Varsity teams](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwinian-talent-throughout-the-varsity-teams/) - Darwin rugby fans have no excuse for missing out, with opportunities to cheer on our players against Oxford, both this weekend and next, in Cambridge and in London. The Blues Varsity Matches will take place on Saturday 8th March at the StoneX Stadium, with the women's game kicking off at 12pm and the men's at
- [Professor Emily Shuckburgh appointed as Honorary Fellow of the Energy Institute](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-emily-shuckburgh-appointed-as-honorary-fellow-of-the-energy-institute/) - Darwin Fellow Professor Emily Shuckburgh OBE has been appointed as an Honorary Fellow of the Energy Institute at the 26th annual International Energy Awards. A renowned climate scientist and Director of Cambridge Zero, which aims to maximise the University's contribution towards a sustainable, zero-carbon future, Emily was described by the Energy Institute as "one of
- [Professor Ekhard Salje](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-ekhard-salje/) - The Darwin community is saddened to learn of the death of Professor Ekhard Salje, who was a Fellow and valued member of the College community from 1986 until his appointment as President of Clare Hall in 2001. He was subsequently elected as an Honorary Fellow in 2002, in which capacity he maintained a close connection
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Shannon Vallor](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-shannon-vallor/) - Throughout this year’s Lecture Series, regardless of the subject focus, there’s been a hovering shadow-topic. In talks ranging from mathematical modelling to women’s representation in history, artificial intelligence has been the omnipresent elephant in the room. So it seems fitting that the final talk of the series will address AI head on, at a moment
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Paul Baker](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-paul-baker/) - Polari, the slang used by some gay men in 1960s Britain, is having a moment. Not just because Professor Paul Baker, a linguist at the University of Lancaster and the nation’s acknowledged expert on the language, has kindly agreed to contribute to the Darwin College Lecture Series. But because singer and actor Olly Alexander has
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Sandi Toksvig](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-sandi-toksvig/) - Sandi Toksvig is not in a joking mood. Though as warm and witty as anyone who’s grown up watching her present QI or the Great British Bake Off would imagine, she is, as she prepares her Darwin College Lecture, the Sandi who left Radio 4’s The News Quiz in 2015 to launch The Women’s Equality
- [How two Darwinians launched a new approach to energy storage](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/how-two-darwinians-launched-a-new-approach-to-energy-storage/) - BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt explored the work of RheEnergise, two of whose co-founders are Darwin alumni, on Friday's Today programme. The company was also featured on BBC Breakfast. RheEnergise is working to decarbonise the UK's energy systems through an innovative pumped storage technology, which can scale with the needs of the energy transition to
- [Head of Wellbeing recognised in Music & Drama Education Awards](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/head-of-wellbeing-recognised-in-music-drama-education-awards/) - Congratulations to Head of Student Wellbeing Beau Roberts, who was a finalist in the 'Drama Inspiration' category at the Music & Drama Education Awards, held last week. “It was a privilege to represent Dramatherapy at this prestigious event and to see the growing recognition of the arts in supporting mental health and well-being," she said.
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Tom Crawford](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-tom-crawford/) - Being mobbed in Tesco isn’t usually an occupational hazard for a mathematician. But for Dr Tom Crawford it’s an increasingly frequent occurrence. “There was a student, literally yesterday,” he admits. “I was doing my shopping and he came up to me, shaking with nerves and said ‘I watched all your videos when I was 16,
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Maya Youssef](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-maya-youssef/) - Since the outbreak of civil war in Syria in 2011, music has been central to Maya Youssef’s efforts both to process what was happening back home, and to maintain the core of her Syrian identity. Having left Damascus for Oman in 2007, Maya moved to the UK in 2012 after being granted an Exceptional Talent
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Simon Peyton Jones](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-simon-peyton-jones/) - As the 40th iteration of the Darwin College Lecture Series gets underway, its first speaker has a sense of purpose that will be music to the ears of attendees. “I don’t like talks that are very waffly,” says Simon Peyton Jones. “So I want to not waffle, and provide lots of concrete ideas and examples.”
- [Darwin Architecture student receives RIBA Scholarship](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-architecture-student-receives-riba-scholarship/) - Darwin Master's student in Architecture Julia Wlodarczyk has been awarded a scholarship by the RIBA Wren Insurance Association. The awards are given annually to final year Part 2 students who have the potential to make a significant contribution to architecture. Julia's project explores the role of architecture in social and political transformation, through the study
- [Life stories in many languages](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/life-stories-in-many-languages/) - Congratulations to Darwin Emeritus Fellow George Gomori, who has been awarded the 2024 Literary Prize by The Polish Association of Writers Abroad. The award, which will be presented next month, reflects George's lifetime contribution to Polish literature. Born in Budapest in 1934, George left Hungary following the country's revolution in 1956, in which he
- [Fingers on buzzers for round two](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/fingers-on-buzzers-for-round-two/) - Congratulations to Darwin's University Challenge team, who triumphed over the University of Edinburgh in their second-round match, screened on Monday 6th January! Captain Harrison Whitaker (PhD in Film & Screen Studies); Rebecca McClelland (PhD in Connected Electronic & Photonic Systems); Sophie Willis (PhD in Pathology) and Rowan Stewart (MPhil in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics) finished
- [Asking the questions: Harrison Whitaker](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/asking-the-questions-harrison-whitaker/) - Thank you to the Darwin University Challenge team for providing something for us all to look forward to on the far side of Christmas! The quizzers will return to the small screen on Monday 6th January for their second-round match, so wherever you'll be, prepare to cheer them on. In the meantime, team captain Harrison
- [Professor Angela Wood appointed as Darwin Vice-Master](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-angela-wood-appointed-as-darwin-vice-master/) - We are delighted to announce that Professor Angela Wood has taken up the position of Vice-Master of Darwin, alongside Professor Fiona Karet. Thank you to Professor Sara Baker, who has previously served in the role, for her continuing contribution to life at Darwin. NIHR Professor of Biostatistics and Health Data Science in the Department of
- [Darwinian wins Cancer Research UK PhD Thesis Prize](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwinian-wins-cancer-research-uk-phd-thesis-prize/) - Congratulations to Darwin graduate Dr Isabel Esain Garcia, who has been awarded this year’s PhD Thesis Prize by Cancer Research UK in recognition of her outstanding research project. Isabel graduated this summer with a PhD in Medical Science. Over the course of her doctoral research, Isabel discovered a new molecular mechanism in cancer gene regulation.
- [Graduation Story: Tobi Alegbe](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-tobi-alegbe/) - Tobi Alegbe’s first year at Darwin involved “a bit of soul-searching,” he says. Not because he was in any doubt that he was in the right place at the right time – although the onset of the pandemic might have given him pause for thought. But simply because the first year of his PhD in
- [Graduation Story: Blakeney Clark](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-blakeney-clark/) - After completing a BA in English at Exeter University, Blakeney Clark returned home to South Cambridgeshire without a definitive sense of what she planned to do next. But the discovery that her local children’s book fair was struggling for lack of volunteers gave her a focus. While coordinating the team of voluntary staff for the
- [Alumnus uses AI to identify cancer biomarkers](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/alumnus-uses-ai-to-identify-cancer-biomarkers/) - Darwin alumnus Dr Ludmil Alexandrov has harnessed the power of machine learning to identify biomarkers in breast and ovarian cancer tumours, in a breakthrough which could have a dramatic impact on the length of time patients wait for a definitive diagnosis and treatment. Ludmil completed an MPhil in Computational Biology at Darwin in 2010,
- [Alumnus shortlisted for LGBTQ+ writing prize](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/alumnus-shortlisted-for-lgbtq-writing-prize/) - Congratulations to Darwin alumnus Dr Paul Stephenson (MPhil European Studies and PhD History, 1998-2002), who has been shortlisted for the Polari Prize 2024 for his poetry collection Hard Drive, published by Carcanet. The prize celebrates the work of emerging and established LGBTQ+ writers. Paul has an MA in Creative Writing from the Manchester Writing School,
- [Darwin Catering Team highly commended for Green Gown Awards](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-catering-team-highly-commended-for-green-gown-awards/) - Congratulations to Catering Manager Ivan Higney and the Darwin Catering team, who were Highly Commended in the Campus Food and Drink category in last night's Green Gown Awards. Now marking their 20th anniversary year, the Awards were launched in 2004 to recognise sustainability initiatives across the higher education sector. This year’s awards saw 133 projects
- [Earthshot Prize "lights the path to a sustainable future"](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/earthshot-prize-lights-the-path-to-a-sustainable-future/) - Congratulations to the Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative, which last week was announced as one of the recipients of this year's Earthshot Prize. Based in Kazakhstan, Altyn Dala has already achieved the dramatic recovery of the Saiga Antelope, previously on the brink of extinction. It is now working to restore and preserve the country's Golden Steppe,
- [Sharing trustworthy research with parents and educators](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/sharing-trustworthy-research-with-parents-and-educators/) - Dr Mairead Ryan, who graduated from Darwin earlier this year with a PhD in Medical Sciences, is leading a newly launched venture sharing the latest research of child and adolescent health with parents and teachers. Designed to support all those championing health and well-being in educational settings, School Health Pulse aims to bridge the gap between cutting-edge
- [Graduation story: Nobert Nyandire](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-nobert-nyandire/) - For Nobert Nyandire, his year at Darwin has been the realisation of a long-held dream. After completing his undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies at Kenyatta University in 2007, Nobert wrote to Cambridge, Oxford and Harvard for information on postgraduate courses. The prospectuses Cambridge supplied lodged in his mind throughout the following two decades, while he
- [Physics Nobel Laureates were 'personal heroes' to Professor Sir David Mackay](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/physics-nobel-laureates-were-personal-heroes-to-professor-sir-david-mackay/) - Professor John Hopfield and Professor Geoff Hinton, who last week were announced as the winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics, helped to shape a career which has left a lasting legacy at Darwin College. At California Institute of Technology (Caltech), where he taught from 1980-1997, Professor Hopfield supervised the PhD of Professor Sir David
- [Beau Roberts: managing Darwin's mental health](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/beau-roberts-managing-darwins-mental-health/) - On World Mental Health Day, the College's first Head of Student Wellbeing discusses imposter syndrome, the power of play, and why everyone needs space to talk. As the self-described “face for mental health within the College”, Beau Roberts has a unique role. Appointed in 2022 as Darwin’s first ever Head of Student Wellbeing, she takes
- [Graduation story: Louise Walter](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-louise-walter/) - After completing a Masters in the early 1990s, Louise Walter knew she had unfinished business with academia. But a career in teaching, combined with bringing up her three daughters, meant further study had to take a back seat for a while. “Life took over,” she says now. “But now my children are grown up, so
- [A new champion for Darwin sustainability](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/a-new-champion-for-darwin-sustainability/) - We are delighted to welcome Miriam Remshard to Darwin this term, in the part-time role of Project Manager (Sustainability). A PhD student in Psychology at Peterhouse, Miriam is researching misapprehensions around climate change, and how its threat and solutions can best be communicated. The position at Darwin therefore offers a unique opportunity both to have
- [Darwin takes on University Challenge](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-takes-on-university-challenge/) - Clear your schedules for Monday evening and get ready to cheer on Darwin on national television! The new season of University Challenge, which began on 12 August, features a team of Darwinian quizzers taking on their counterparts from universities across the country. It is the third time Darwin has been represented in the programme,
- [Darwin alumna awarded Balzan Prize](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-alumna-awarded-balzan-prize/) - Darwin alumna Professor Lorraine Daston (Diploma in History and Philosophy of Science, 1973) has been awarded the Balzan Prize for History of Modern and Contemporary Science. Administered by the International Balzan Prize Foundation, the prize's aim is to "foster culture, the sciences and the most meritorious initiatives in the cause of humanity, peace, and fraternity
- [Obituary: Dr Victor Paz](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/obituary-dr-victor-paz/) - We were saddened to hear of the death of alumnus Dr Victor Paz (Phd Archaeology 1996), and are grateful to Darwin Fellow Professor Martin Jones for this tribute. Renowned Filipino archaeologist and Darwin alumnus, Victor Joaquin Paz, has sadly died at the age of 57. On arrival in Cambridge from the University of the Philippines
- [Darwin reaches finals in three categories of sustainability awards](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-reaches-finals-in-three-categories-of-sustainability-awards/) - We are delighted that Darwin's commitment to sustainability has been recognised by three nominations for the Green Gown Awards UK & Ireland. For the past 20 years, the Green Gown Awards have supported sustainable initiatives in universities and colleges through recognition of best practice. Established in the UK and Ireland in 2004, the awards now
- [Painting by Gwen Raverat donated to the College](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/painting-by-gwen-raverat-donated-to-the-college/) - We are very grateful to the Darwin family for their recent generous donation of a painting by artist Gwen Raverat. Gwen, the grand-daughter of Sir Charles Darwin, was born at Newnham Grange, now a central part of Darwin College, and described her childhood there in her 1950s memoir Period Piece. Her woodcuts line the stairway
- [Darwin College Boat Club takes to the water in South Korea](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-boat-club-takes-to-the-water-in-south-korea/) - Good luck to Darwin College Boat Club, who flew to South Korea yesterday to participate in the World Class University Rowing Festival. From 21st-25th August, rowers will compete on the Taehwa river in Ulsan, in the south of the country. Darwin’s crew, the only participants from the University of Cambridge, will join students from the
- [University of Bristol recognises contribution to physics of Rosemary Fowler](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/university-of-bristol-recognises-contribution-to-physics-of-rosemary-fowler/) - Darwin was honoured to play host on Sunday to the presentation of the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa from the University of Bristol to Rosemary Fowler. The mother of former Darwin Master Professor Mary Fowler, Rosemary graduated with first-class honours after her undergraduate degree in Physics in 1947, and immediately began working towards
- [Graduation Story: Arya Sharma](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-arya-sharma/) - Arya Sharma, who graduates this weekend with an MPhil in English, isn’t someone who takes big decisions lightly. She took a year out following her undergraduate degree at King’s College London to give herself time to work out exactly how she wanted to focus her research. Similarly, though drawn to the idea of further study,
- [Darwinian's debut title shortlisted for RSL prize](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwinians-debut-title-shortlisted-for-rsl-prize/) - Congratulations to Darwin alumna Dr Rachel Meller (PhD Neuroscience, 1974), whose book The Box with the Sunflower Clasp was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature's Christopher Bland Prize. The prize, for which five books were shortlisted, is intended to recognise a debut novelist or non-fiction writer first published in any form aged 50 or
- [Thank you to all who helped us turn 60 in style!](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/thank-you-to-all-who-helped-us-turn-60-in-style/) - Alumni from throughout Darwin's history returned to the College over the weekend for a joyful celebration of our first 60 years and to look ahead to our future. Over 400 people engaged with the weekend in some form, with 140 attendees at Saturday evening's sold-out Family-friendly Formal, giving the children of Darwinians a taste of
- [60th Anniversary Giving Day raises over £60,000!](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/60th-anniversary-giving-day-raises-over-60000/) - In a spectacular alignment of donor generosity, Darwin's 60th Anniversary Giving Day raised a grand total of £60,200, once a few last minute donations were accounted for. The 36-hour fundraising campaign saw a series of emails sent to alumni and friends of the College highlighting the opportunity to celebrate its first 60 years by contributing
- [Putting music at the centre of primary teaching](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/putting-music-at-the-centre-of-primary-teaching/) - Congratulations to newly qualified Darwin PGCE student Cressida McKay-Frith, who has been awarded the Charles Fox Prize 2024 by the Faculty of Education. The award recognises the perception of her supervisors that “from the first day of the PGCE course, Cressida has impressed us with her strong desire to be the best teacher she can
- [Joshua Bickler elected as DCSA President](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/joshua-bickler-elected-as-dcsa-president/) - Following his undergraduate experience in his hometown of Auckland, New Zealand, Joshua Bickler felt the time was right to venture a little further afield for his postgraduate studies. Darwin couldn’t be much further from the familiar, but since he arrived here for his MPhil in 2022, it has felt like a home from home.
- [60th Anniversary Giving Day](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/60th-anniversary-giving-day/) - We're excited to launch our 60th Anniversary Giving Day on 18-19 June: a 36-hour celebration of Darwin, and an opportunity for alumni and friends to support the College by making a one-off gift or committing to a regular donation. We are enormously grateful to all those who have given in advance of the day. If
- [Darwin's rowers take to the Liffey](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwins-rowers-take-to-the-liffey/) - Congratulations to the Darwin College Boat Club, who participated in their first international race since 2018 over the weekend, sending a Women's 8 to Dublin for the Trinity Regatta. "Fielding a W1/2/sub composite crew, we had an amazing time exploring a different river, and facing some new competition, and some rare side-by-side racing practice," said
- [Graduation story - Jonathan Itcovitz](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-jonathan-itcovitz/) - Starting his PhD in 2019, much of Jonathan Itcovitz’s early Darwin experience was inhibited by pandemic restrictions. But if his world had shrunk, his research reached for the stars. Looking at the early evolution of terrestrial planets, Jonathan focused on the effect of collisions with planetary bodies on the atmospheres of Earth-like planets, and what
- [RIBA Award for John Bradfield Court](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/riba-award-for-john-bradfield-court/) - We are delighted to announce that Darwin's John Bradfield Court, designed by Allies and Morrison, has won a RIBA East Award 2024 for its regional importance as a piece of architecture. The citation from the Awards Jury describes why the building and court has been such an effective addition to the site. "Nestled on the
- [A very Darwinian Dawn Chorus Day](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/a-very-darwinian-dawn-chorus-day/) - While the Bank Holiday weekend may have signalled a welcome opportunity to catch up on sleep for some of us, for a stalwart group of Darwinians it was a chance to experience the hidden rewards of early rising. To mark International Dawn Chorus Day, promoted by the Wildlife Trust and held on the first Sunday
- [Charity Ball celebrates Darwin student's impact on education](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/charity-ball-celebrates-darwin-students-impact-on-education/) - Completing a PhD while running a charity on another continent is no mean achievement. So it was wonderful to be able to honour that juggling act last weekend, as Darwin hosted a charity ball to support the work of Tusome Africa. Founded by current Darwin PhD student in Education Bea Simpson, the charity provides crucial
- [Graduation story - Mairead Ryan](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-mairead-ryan/) - Getting children moving, and the barriers that prevent them doing so, has been the focus of Mairead Ryan’s time at Darwin. Her PhD in Medical Sciences, which she began in 2019 and with which she graduates this weekend, explores levels of physical activity among young people, and how different school-level factors can increase or decrease
- [Families for Nature: Pioneers for a Regenerative Economy](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/families-for-nature-pioneers-for-a-regenerative-economy/) - Researchers, entrepreneurs and investors came together at Darwin recently to celebrate the launch of a new foundation with deep Darwinian roots, created to further the global challenges of conservation and climate repair. Developed by Darwin alumnus Michael Blank (MPhil Economics, 2004-6) in collaboration with his business partner Manuel Linder, Families for Nature aims to fund
- [Spring 2024 - Telephone Campaign](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/spring-2024-telephone-campaign/) - Current Darwin students will be calling alumni from 4th-21st April to reconnect, learn about their lives post-Darwin, and solicit support for the College's future. We are enormously proud both of our former students, who have helped to shape the first 60 years of Darwin's history and are employing their skills and research gained here to
- [Graduation story - Madeline McInnis](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-madeline-mcinnis/) - For Madeline McInnis, who has just completed an MPhil in Film and Screen Studies, the autonomy the course offered was a key factor in her choice to come to Cambridge. “The decision really came down to the thesis,” she explains. “I had already completed a Masters assessed by coursework, but I wanted the opportunity to
- [Graduation story - Zixuan Tang](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-zixuan-tang/) - In the popular imagination, concrete is about as solid a substance as it gets. But, as anyone whose children have found themselves taught in portacabins as the UK attempts to repair its crumbling schools will tell you, its lifespan is limited, and its maintenance can be financially expensive and logistically complicated. That’s why Zixuan Tang
- [Dr Edwin Rose to discuss seldom seen samples collected by Charles Darwin on Channel 5](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-edwin-rose-to-discuss-seldom-seen-samples-collected-by-charles-darwin-on-channel-5/) - Dr Edwin Rose, Advanced Research Fellow at Darwin, will show plant specimens collected by Charles Darwin to comedian and broadcaster Susan Calman in a programme to be screened by Channel 5 this Friday. The specimens were collected by Darwin on his famous Voyage of the Beagle between 1831 and 1836, and have rarely been seen
- [Darwin plays host to Cambridge Canadian community](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-plays-host-to-cambridge-canadian-community/) - Darwin College was delighted to host a dinner on Thursday 7th March celebrating the Canadian community across Cambridge, together with the Canadian High Commissioner to the UK, His Excellency The Hon. Ralph Goodale. The event was organised by the Cambridge Canadian Club. College Fellow Professor Jonathan Heeney, who originally hails from Toronto, oversaw the gathering,
- [Darwin student wins Sykes Prize for creative writing](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-student-wins-sykes-prize-for-creative-writing/) - Congratulations to Darwin College PhD student in English, Louis Cameron, who has won Robinson College’s Sykes Prize 2024. Contributors were asked to submit a piece of creative writing which engaged with the idea of humanity’s place in nature, in response to an 1824 quotation by Giacomo Leopardi: Did you perhaps imagine that the world was
- [A revolutionary Lecture Series comes to an end](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/a-revolutionary-lecture-series-comes-to-an-end/) - The 39th Darwin College Lecture Series came to a triumphant close on Friday evening, as Guardian journalist and author Tania Branigan held a packed Lady Mitchell Hall spellbound with her analysis of the continuing impact of China's Cultural Revolution. The series has encompassed genetics and biochemistry; history and history of art; philosophy and political
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Tania Branigan interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-tania-branigan-interview/) - While for some contributors to this year’s Darwin College Lecture Series, tuning their intellectual focus to the topic of Revolutions may have required a little lateral thinking, for writer Tania Branigan it was an obvious fit. The foreign leader writer for the Guardian spent seven years as the paper’s China correspondent, and her book Red
- [Darwinian captains triumphant Cambridge men in Varsity rugby](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwinian-captains-triumphant-cambridge-men-in-varsity-rugby/) - Cambridge stormed to success at the Varsity Rugby Matches on Saturday, beating Oxford in both the men's and the women's games. Three Darwinians were part of the triumphant men's team, which saw its most convincing win since 1872, beating Oxford by 56-11. The women won by 10-5. Ben Gompels (PhD Surgery, 2022) captained a team
- [Darwinian secures Cambridge victory in British Student Quiz Championships](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwinian-secures-cambridge-victory-in-british-student-quiz-championships/) - Darwinian Harrison Whitaker (PhD Film & Screen Studies 2021) led a Cambridge team to triumph in the British Student Quiz Championships held over the weekend. Founded in 1998, the competition follows a similar format to University Challenge, with Oxford and Cambridge Universities competing as single institutions, rather than through their constituent colleges. The Cambridge A
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Nick Lane interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-nick-lane-interview/) - For evolutionary biochemist Professor Nick Lane, the big questions of how life began, evolved and developed have a very specific focus. “I’m coming from an energy flow point of view,” says the researcher, writer, and Professor at University College London. “I’ve always been intrigued by this weirdness, that cells are powered by an electrical charge
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Frances Spalding interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-frances-spaldin/) - Frances Spalding’s lifelong passion for paintings was sparked, ironically enough, by her music teacher, who was looking to offload her accumulated collection of back issues of Discovering Art magazine. “I was very pleased, because inside these magazines were high-quality colour pictures of paintings,” she recalls. “I asked my mother if I could cut them up
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Didier Queloz interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-didier-queloz/) - Professor Didier Queloz, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2019, attributes his decision to focus on the subject to two seemingly contradictory childhood impulses – an excessive curiosity, and a lack of ideas on what to do practically. “I was frankly super curious,” he recalls. “But I was curious about everything, so physics
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Simon Schama interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-lecture-series-simon-schama-interview/) - When Professor Sir Simon Schama was first approached to participate in a Darwin Lecture Series exploring the theme of Revolution, his instinctive response was that it harked back to a preoccupation from which he had long since moved on. The historian, broadcaster and prolific writer first made his name with Citizens, a history of the
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Matthew Cobb interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-matthew-cobb-interview/) - From a lay perspective, revolutions in genetics appear to be a regular occurrence. Since the breakthrough discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953, barely a month seems to pass without the headlines declaring a new, transformative application for the building blocks of life. But, as Professor Matthew Cobb, zoologist and bestselling writer on the
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Lea Ypi interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-lea-ypi-interview/) - For Professor Lea Ypi, revolution is not an abstract concept. Brought up in Albania, the country’s gradual transition away from communism was the backdrop to her childhood, while civil war in the late 1990s overshadowed her adolescence. “I think there are some moments in history when it’s very obvious to the protagonists that there’s something
- [Darwin College Lecture Series: Iain McGilchrist interview](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-college-lecture-series-iain-mcgilchrist-interview/) - Iain McGilchrist is not alone in finding the current conglomeration of threats to the planet, and to human security, disturbing. Where the psychiatrist, philosopher and bestselling author is perhaps more unusual, is in his tracing of the root of many of these crises to a growing tendency for people to prioritise the left hemisphere
- [John Bradfield Room nominated for RIBA Award](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/john-bradfield-room-nominated-for-riba-award/) - The John Bradfield Room, which opened in 2019, has been shortlisted by the Royal Institute of British Architects for this year’s East of England RIBA Awards. It was designed for the College by Allies and Morrison. Celebrating architecture which creates “characterful places of lasting value”, the shortlist brings together 17 projects in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire,
- [Launch of CamEATS ZERO](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/launch-of-cameats-zero/) - Darwin Fellow and Director of Cambridge Zero Professor Emily Shuckburgh, and College Catering Manager Ivan Higney took to the stage on Monday evening to launch CamEATS ZERO, a new initiative focused on supporting the Colleges to implement sustainable food policies. Working in collaboration with the Catering Managers Committee, of which Ivan is chair, the
- [Hanging up his tools](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/hanging-up-his-tools/) - When Phil Waterson arrived at Darwin as Clerk of Works 26 years ago, he wasn’t 100% convinced the College was ready for him. “When I was shown my office,” he recalls, “it was piled floor to ceiling with equipment and supplies – lightbulbs etc. I had to make a tunnel to my desk. So the
- [International Day of Women and Girls in Science](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science/) - Dr Tessel Bouwens joined Darwin in October 2023 as a Junior Research Fellow at the Department of Chemistry, after completing her PhD at the University of Amsterdam. She talked to us for International Day of Women and Girls in Science about using artificial photosynthesis to develop synthetic medicines, and the impact of programmes promoting science
- [Professor Ron Laskey receives French National Order of Merit](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-ron-laskey-receives-french-national-order-of-merit/) - Enormous congratulations to Darwin Emeritus Fellow Professor Ron Laskey, who on Monday received the honour of the French National Order of Merit (Ordre national du Mérite). Established in 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle, the award is the highest honour France can bestow on non-citizens, and is intended to recognise those who demonstrate "acts of
- [Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier elected as Honorary Fellow](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-emmanuelle-charpentier-elected-as-honorary-fellow/) - We are delighted that the microbiologist and geneticist Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier has been elected as an Honorary Fellow at Darwin College. The founder and Director of the Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens, Berlin, Professor Charpentier was previously Director at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology. Born in Juvisy-sur-Orge, France, she studied
- [Talkin’ About a Revolution](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/talkin-about-a-revolution/) - The Darwin College Lecture Series begins again next week, the latest in a decades-long tradition of brightening the winter nights with some food for thought. Established in 1986, the series explores a single topic from eight different perspectives over the course of the Lent term. This year, the subject of Revolution will be tackled by historians,
- [Darwin Honorees](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-honorees/) - We are delighted and proud that three Darwinians have been appointed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year’s Honours List. Honorary Fellow and alumna Professor Liz Robertson (PhD Genetics 1978), whose pioneering work in developmental genetics demonstrated that genetically altered embryonic stem cells could introduce mutations into the germline of mice, receives
- [Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith appointed Executive Chair of BBSRC](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-anne-ferguson-smith-appointed-executive-chair-of-bbsrc/) - Darwin Professorial Fellow and Arthur Balfour Professor of Genetics Anne Ferguson-Smith CBE has been appointed as Executive Chair of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) by the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan. She will take up her new position on 1 July 2024. A developmental geneticist and epigeneticist,
- [Darwin family contributions to Cambridge Philosophical Society donated to College](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-family-contributions-to-cambridge-philosophical-society-donated-to-college/) - Dr Claire Barlow, President of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, has presented the Master with copies of CPS journals including contributions by Darwin family members from the 19th and 20th centuries. These include articles by three of Charles Darwin's sons: George, Francis and Horace. Sir George Howard Darwin (1845-1912) was CPS President twice between 1890-1892 and
- [Matt Turpie spills the beans on the rewards and challenges of keeping Darwin fed](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/matt-turpie-spills-the-beans-on-the-rewards-and-challenges-of-keeping-darwin-fed/) - Darwin's Head Chef answers our questions. How did you decide to pursue a career in food? I’ve been interested in food ever since I was young. I used to help my parents in the kitchen, and during school I worked at my local hotel restaurant as a kitchen porter. I took great interest in watching
- [Changing lives through education](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/changing-lives-through-education/) - In 2010, Regina Guzman Correa was pursuing a Master’s in Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California. With a BA in Communication Studies and Art History already under her belt, and a developing career in the world of museums, the degree represented a slight change of direction. But she had no idea that a
- [Graduation Story: Henry Daramola-Martin](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-henry-daramola-martin/) - When Henry Daramola-Martin completed his undergraduate degree in History at Warwick University, he already had the long game worked out. Knowing he wanted eventually to establish a career in law, he recognised that it would be difficult to take time out further down the line to pursue his academic ambitions. So before applying for law
- [Portrait of Richard King presented to College](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/portrait-of-richard-king-presented-to-college/) - The family of the late Richard King CBE, Fellow of and generous benefactor to Darwin, presented the Master, Dr Mike Rands, with a portrait of Richard on Friday, 10th November. The portrait provides a fitting memorial of someone who contributed widely and generously to College life over many decades, and will in due course be
- [Sandi Toksvig shares plans to map the world from a female perspective](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/sandi-toksvig-shares-plans-to-map-the-world-from-a-female-perspective/) - Sandi Toksvig joined students, staff and Fellows for lunch at Darwin yesterday to discuss her ambitious new project to document and digitise the global difficulties faced by women, as well as their achievements. The writer, broadcaster and founder of the Women's Equality Party, an alumna of Girton College, has returned to Cambridge to take
- [A life of faith and science](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/a-life-of-faith-and-science/) - It’s not unusual for academics to wear a dizzying array of hats. The same is true of doctors, while clergy lives are often also a juggling act. What is less common is for one person to combine all three roles. Professor Ben Doolittle has been attached to Darwin for the past month as a visiting
- [Darwin hosts most sustainable May Ball in Cambridge](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-hosts-most-sustainable-may-ball-in-cambridge/) - Congratulations to the May Ball committee, whose efforts to ensure that this year’s celebration had as little environmental impact as possible have been recognised with a Platinum accreditation from Sustain-a-Ball, making it officially the most sustainable ball in Cambridge. Overseen by the Cambridge University Environmental Consulting Society, Sustain-a-Ball provides advice to Colleges on how to
- [Graduation Story - Jonathan R. Goodman](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-jonathan-r-goodman/) - Jonathan R. Goodman doesn’t believe in doing things by halves. Over the past few years he has combined a PhD in Cambridge with a London-based life as a journalist, signed a book deal based on his research with Yale University Press, and had a baby with his partner. That’s not to mention the small matter
- [Graduation Story - Maroof Rafique](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-maroof-rafique/) - When Maroof Rafique left Pakistan to begin a Masters in Law at Cambridge, he knew he would find himself in a minority in England. What he hadn’t anticipated was what form that would take. “I was the only Pakistani on my course – among 65 Indians,” he says now. “They’d all be planning internships and
- [Graduation Story - Tanya Mangoma](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduation-story-tanya-mangoma/) - Tanya Mangoma's teaching staff at the University of Manchester have a lot to answer for. Although she began her undergraduate degree in Material Science and Engineering with the intention of pursuing a career in banking, she was quickly inspired to change direction. “I never wanted to do engineering long-term, but as soon as I started
- [Darwin family album returns to Newnham Grange](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-family-album-returns-to-newnham-grange/) - Darwin family member Charles Littleton has kindly presented a photograph album to the College which includes pictures of his mother, Cecily Darwin Littleton, as a child at Newnham Grange - now Darwin College. Born in 1926, Cecily, who died last year at the age of 95, was the great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin, and the granddaughter
- [How students are taking on the threat of misinformation](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/how-students-are-taking-on-the-threat-of-misinformation/) - When Naomi van den Berg arrived at Darwin in 2020 to pursue a PhD in Toxicology, she found herself, inevitably, spending far more time alone than College members tend to in more typical times. But what Covid isolation cost her in terms of social interaction, she made up for by taking advantage of the forcibly
- [Darwin graduate receives British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-graduate-receives-british-academy-postdoctoral-fellowship/) - Dr Amal Awad, who graduated from Darwin this summer with a PhD in Arabic-Islamic Philosophy, has been awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship, allowing her to continue her research at Cambridge.
- [Fiona Duffy appointed as Development Director](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/fiona-duffy-appointed-as-development-director/) - Congratulations to Fiona Duffy, who formally takes up the role of Director of Development and Alumni Relations this month. Fiona joined Darwin last year, working with the Development Office in a consultancy capacity. Following the departure of Sam Venn, she has fulfilled the role of Interim Development Director for the past six months, and we
- [The Darwinian - Summer 2023](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/the-darwinian-summer-2023/) - The summer issue of the Darwinian magazine is now available to read online.
- [Former Darwin Research Fellow appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Warwick](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/former-darwin-research-fellow-appointed-pro-vice-chancellor-at-warwick/) - Former Darwin Research Fellow Professor Michael Scott has been appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) at the University of Warwick. He will take up his new role this Friday, 1st September.
- [Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith named CBE in King's Birthday Honours](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/cbe/) - Congratulations on behalf of the whole College community to Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith, who has been appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to Medical Research in the King’s Birthday Honours List. A longstanding Fellow of Darwin, Anne is Arthur Balfour Professor of Genetics, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and International Partnerships, Fellow
- [Niamh Hartley takes the reins as DCSA President](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/nhartley/) - Third year PhD student in Chemistry Niamh Hartley has been elected as DCSA President for the academic year 2023-24. Niamh takes over from Chelsea Edmonds, who has ably represented the student body for the past year. Originally from Manchester, Niamh studied as an undergraduate at the University of York, and spent time overseas as a
- [Professor Dame Julia Slingo joins Darwin as Honorary Fellow](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/juliaslingo/) - The renowned meteorologist and climate scientist Professor Dame Julia Slingo was sworn in as an Honorary Fellow of Darwin on Tuesday, ahead of receiving an honorary degree yesterday from the University of Cambridge. Chief Scientist of the Meterological Office from 2009 to 2016, Dame Julia has also served as the Director of Climate Research at
- [Grade II listing for Dining Hall and Rayne Building](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/rayne/) - The Rayne Building and the Dining Hall, both built in the late 1960s shortly after the foundation of the College, have both been listed at Grade II by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the advice of Historic England. Newnham Grange and the Hermitage have also been relisted at Grade II. The
- [Graduation Story - Bea Simpson](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/bea/) - For Bea Simpson, a PhD in Education was a return to first principles. After training in law, she had returned to her native Uganda and worked with the African Prisons Project, supporting those in prison to understand the criminal justice system and work towards qualifications in law. But the overwhelming prevalence of poverty, low educational
- [Graduation Story - Joshua Maynard](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/jmaynard/) - After leaving Imperial College with an MEng in Mechanical Engineering, Joshua Maynard initially, had no plans to continue in academia. But when he saw an opportunity advertised to work towards a PhD by participating in a project on gas turbine aerodynamics, he leapt at it. “I was tempted by the security of a four to
- [On the record](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/record/) - Up several flights of steep stairs above the College kitchens, along a narrow corridor so low that Jacky Cox has to duck to avoid bumping her head on the ceiling, is the Darwin College archive. Discreet and unlikely, its current home adds to the sense that you ought to sign the official secrets act before
- [A student takeover of the Darwin kitchens](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/studentkitchens/) - For Zeynep Ozturk, a Darwin PhD student in Genetics, February's catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria was not the kind of news she could scroll past. "I am from the affected region in Turkey," she explains. "My brother lives in one of the epicentres. I am lucky that they are alive and safe, but many
- [Darwin Fellow develops revolutionary new needle-free vaccine](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/needlefree/) - Darwin Fellow Professor Jonathan Heeney has developed a breakthrough innovation in the prevention of future pandemics. DIOS-CoVax targets both SARS-Cov-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, and related coronaviruses, and is delivered through a needle-free blast of air directly into the skin. Having undergone safety trials in Southampton, participants are now needed in Cambridge to take
- [Graduation story - Socrates Angelides](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/socrates/) - For most of us, the growing use of glass in architecture might prompt questions of aesthetics, or perhaps of comfort and temperature regulation. But for Socrates Angelides, the most significant question is more sinister. How might that glass protect us from an explosion? “In the last 50 years, there’s been more use of glass in
- [Dr Jennifer Schooling to give Erasmus Seminar](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/drjschooling/) - Darwin Fellow and Director of the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) Dr Jennifer Schooling will give next week’s Erasmus Seminar, entitled Smart infrastructure – how data is helping us deliver infrastructure services fit for the 21st century. Operating within the Department of Engineering, CSIC is a world-leading centre in the development of smart
- [Dr Ioannis Kontoyiannis made Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/ioannis/) - Darwin Fellow Dr Ioannis Kontoyiannis has been named Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. Ioannis, who is Churchill Professor of Mathematics of Information, received the honour in recognition of his outstanding contributions to fundamental problems in information theory; and for consistent and important contributions in developing the deep connections of information theory with probability
- [Graduation Story - Victoria Turland](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/vturland/) - When Victoria Turland completed her PGCE and qualified as a Biology teacher, she felt she still had unfinished academic business. So, following her NQT year at Bassingbourn Village College, she returned to Darwin to pursue her Masters in Education. “I enjoyed the research aspect of my PGCE so much that I expanded it into my
- [North Korean Human Rights Abuses and Security Concerns: A Parallel Challenge](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/nkorea/) - Ambassador Shin-wha Lee, Ambassador for International Cooperation on North Korean Human Rights, Republic of Korea (ROK), and Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Korea University, will give a talk tomorrow, Thursday 15th June, at 5pm in the Bradfield Room. Ambassador Lee will discuss North Korean Human Rights Abuses and Security Concerns: A Parallel
- [A riverside welcome](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/welcome/) - Darwin was delighted to host the incoming Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice, acting Vice-Chancellor Dr Anthony Freeling, Heads of House and Directors of Development from across the collegiate University, and visiting staff from Cambridge in America (CAm) for a riverside breakfast this morning. Representatives from CAm, which supports the University and its Colleges through fundraising and
- [Taking refuge at Darwin](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/refuge/) - Fifteen months ago, Dr Olha Kushniruk lived in a flat in central Kyiv with her husband and two teenage sons. She was employed by the National Academy of Sciences, where she worked as a Senior Research Fellow with a particular interest in Ukrainian music, at the Academy’s Rylsky Institute for Art Studies, Folklore and Ethnology.

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## Displays

- [Catering Entrance](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/foyer/catering-entrance/)
- [Catering Banner 2](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/foyer/catering-banner-2/)
- [Catering Banner 1](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/foyer/catering-banner-1/)
- [Catering Banner 4](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/foyer/catering-banner-4/)
- [Catering Banner 3](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/foyer/catering-banner-3/)
- [Porters' Lodge Portrait](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/foyer/porters-lodge-portrait/)
- [Catering Servery](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/foyer/servery/)
- [Porters' Lodge Landscape](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/foyer/porters-lodge-landscape/)

## Channels

- [Catering Entrance](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_channel=catering-stairs)
- [Catering Servery](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_channel=catering)
- [Porters’ Lodge Portrait Default Collection](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_channel=porters-lodge-portrait-default-collection)
- [Porters' Lodge Landscape Default Collection](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_channel=porters-lodge-landscape-default-collection)
- [Catering Banner 2](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_channel=catering-banner-2)
- [Catering Banner 1](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_channel=catering-banner-1)

## Slides

- [Weather (windy)](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=weather)
- [New Opening Times Format](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=new-opening-times-format)
- [Live Train Departures Board](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=live-departures-board)
- [Train Departure Board (alternate)](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=live-departure-board)
- [Tues](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=tues)
- [Kilian](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=kilian)
- [](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=4744)
- [Green 2](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=green-2)
- [Green wk 1](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=green-wk-1)
- [PIO](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=pio)
- [Green week 1](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=green-week-1)
- [13TH](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=13th)
- [dogan 1](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=dogan-1)
- [dogan](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=dogan)
- [lechowick](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=lechowick)
- [Mika 2.0](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=mika-2-0)
- [Era](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=era)
- [tong](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=tong)
- [Connor](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=connor)
- [Naomi](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=naomi)
- [Backpacks Servery](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=4413)
- [Catering Allergens 2](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=4410)
- [Ramon](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=4389)
- [rhy](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=rhy)
- [Chalk 25](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=chalk-25)
- [TERM- HUM 25](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=term-hum-25)
- [Dr M](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=dr-m)
- [30/1/25](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=30-1-25)
- [NETWORK](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=network)
- [CNE](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=cne)
- [Bryson](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=bryson)
- [17/1/25](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=17-1-25)
- [origami](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=origami)
- [HATS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=hats)
- [3RD](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=4081)
- [28th NOV](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=28th-nov)
- [26 th](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=26-th)
- [21st nov](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=21st-nov)
- [19TH](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=19th)
- [14th NOV](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=14th-nov)
- [18th NOV 24](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=18th-nov-24)
- [11TH NOV](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=11th-nov)
- [](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=3797)
- [term 24](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=term-24)
- [Library](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=library)
- [UIS Status Page](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=uis-status-page)
- [SmartCambridge Board (Portrait)](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=smartcambridge-board-portrait)
- [Daily Menu](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=daily-menu)
- [Food Festival](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=food-festival)
- [eduroam](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=eduroam)
- [SEM SMALL 2](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=sem-small)
- [Humanities](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=humanities)
- [Catering Opening Times](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=catering-opening-times)
- [Allergens](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=allergens)
- [Porters Gallery](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=porters-gallery)
- [News](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=news)
- [College Site Plan](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/?foyer_slide=college-site-plan)

## Lectures

- [Cooperation for Nature](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/cooperation-for-nature/)
- [Together Now: Cooperation and Collaboration in Social Art Practice](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/together-now-cooperation-and-collaboration-in-social-art-practice/)
- [Security: Cooperation within Government and between Governments](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/security-cooperation-within-government-and-between-governments/)
- [Cooperation as a Laboratory of Being](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/cooperation-as-a-laboratory-of-being/)
- [Welfare Reform and the Imperative of Cooperation](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/welfare-reform-and-the-imperative-of-cooperation/)
- [The Magic of Magnetism](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/the-magic-of-magnetism/)
- [Market Failure, Organ Shortage, Pandemic and Climate Change: The Architecture of Cooperation](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/market-failure-organ-shortage-pandemic-and-climate-change-the-architecture-of-cooperation/)
- [Cooperation in Nature](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/cooperation-in-nature/)
- [Hearing Her Voice: Women Musicians in Vienna 1900](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/hearing-her-voice-women-musicians-in-vienna-1900/) - Watch the lecture Read our interview with Carola
- [Song in the Ancient World: Echoes of Religion and Resistance](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/song-in-the-ancient-world-echoes-of-religion-and-resistance/) - Watch the lecture Read our interview with Matthew
- [Palestinian Song in Transition: The Interplay of Tradition and Innovation, 1936-1948](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/palestinian-song-in-transition-the-interplay-of-tradition-and-innovation-1936-1948/) - Between 1936 and 1948, Palestinian music experienced a transformative period shaped by the establishment of the Palestine Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the Near East Broadcasting Station (NEBS). These radio stations became influential cultural platforms that enabled Palestinian musicians to explore, refine, and project a national identity through music. They created an ecosystem in which diverse
- [Songs We Grow By](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/songs-we-grow-by/) - Watch the lecture Read our interview with Ibrahim
- [Throat-Singing: Body, Spirit, Pathways, Place](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/throat-singing-body-spirit-pathways-place/) - View the lecture Interview with Carole Pegg
- [Notes and Noises in Nature: Not a Swan Song?](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/notes-and-noises-in-nature-not-a-swan-song/) - Watch video here Interview with Hans Slabbekoorn
- [How Song Shapes Society, and Society Shapes Song](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/how-song-shapes-society-and-society-shapes-song/) - From Renaissance princes and popes to modern-day democrats and dictators, those who rule countries, religious communities and empires have often kept a close watch on singers, songs and those who compose them. Equally, song has often been used as a subversive weapon, a tool of protest and a call to arms, as well as to
- [Songs of the Stars: Unravelling Stellar Music with Asteroseismology](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/songs-of-the-stars-unravelling-stellar-music-with-asteroseismology/) - For the past two decades it has been possible to measure the seismic activity of stars with high precision. This is thanks to dedicated telescopes operating from space. Using these recorded ‘songs of the stars’, asteroseismologists can gaze into stellar interiors. By doing this, it is possible to probe the physical conditions and chemical
- [Using Maths to Decode the Universe](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/using-maths-to-decode-the-universe/) - Watch Tom's lecture Darwin College interview with Tom Crawford
- [Bits with Soul](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/bits-with-soul/) - Watch Simon's lecture Darwin College interview with Simon Peyton Jones.
- [Decoding our Humanity](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/decoding-our-humanity/) - Watch Shannon's lecture Darwin College interview with Shannon Vallor
- [Polari - a Very Queer Code](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/polari-a-very-queer-code/) - Watch Paul's lecture Darwin College interview with Paul Baker
- [Wayfinding through the Human Genome](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/wayfinding-through-the-human-genome/) - Watch Keolu's lecture Darwin College interview with Keolu Fox
- [Eve's Byte of the Apple](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/eves-byte-of-the-apple/) - Watch Sandi's lecture Darwin College interview with Sandi Toksvig
- [Epigenetics: A Code upon a Code?](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/epigenetics-a-code-upon-a-code/) - Watch Anne's lecture Darwin College interview with Anne Ferguson-Smith
- [The Power of Music: A Journey Back to Home](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/the-power-of-music-a-journey-back-to-home/) - Watch Maya's lecture Darwin College interview with Maya Youssef
- [Revolution by Natural Selection: A radical history of life from inside our cells](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/revolution-by-natural-selection-a-radical-history-of-life-from-inside-our-cells/) - Watch the lecture Professor Nick Lane, University College London Professor Nick Lane’s research is about how energy flow has shaped evolution over four billion years. He uses a mixture of theoretical and experimental work to address the origin of life, the evolution of complex cells and downright peculiar behaviour such as sex. This lecture will
- [Worlds turned upside down: Quiet Revolutions in Art](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/worlds-turned-upside-down-quiet-revolutions-in-art/) - Watch the lecture Professor Frances Spalding This lecture asks why the Western European tradition occupies a hallowed role in world culture. E.H. Gombrich provides one answer to this question in his The Story of Art (1950), with reference to the restlessness within Western culture in comparison with some Eastern cultures that have lasted almost unchanged
- [The Genetic Revolutions](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/the-genetic-revolution/) - Watch the lecture Professor Matthew Cobb, University of Manchester There have been many genetic revolutions: The realisation that characteristics could be inherited in the 18th century; Mendel’s experiments on hybrid pea plants in the 1850s; the rediscovery of Mendel’s work in 1903; the identification of the genetic role of DNA in 1944; the discovery of
- [The Exoplanet Revolution](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/the-exoplanet-revolution/) - Watch the lecture Professor Didier Queloz, University of Cambridge Until recently, the solar system provided the only basis for our knowledge of planets and life in the Universe. In 1995 Didier Queloz and Michel Mayor dramatically changed this view with their discovery of the first giant planet outside our solar system. This spawned a revolution
- [A Revolution in Thought? How hemisphere theory helps us understand the metacrisis](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/a-revolution-in-thought-how-hemisphere-theory-helps-us-understand-the-metacrisis/) - Watch the lecture Dr Iain McGilchrist It is often remarked that though it may seem that we face numerous global crises of different kinds – environmental, social, political, cultural, economic, psychological, and so on – these crises are interrelated. The term ‘metacrisis’ has been invented to describe this predicament. However these crises are not merely
- [Are Revolutions Justified?](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/are-revolutions-justified/) - Watch the lecture Professor Lea Ypi, London School of Economics Authors who think about the justifiability of revolution are often divided between those who criticise it on grounds of institutional legalism and those who endorse it on grounds of idealist moralism. Moralists think that since the ends of revolution are right, revolution can never be
- [On the Disappointment of Revolutions](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/on-the-disappointment-of-revolutions/) - Watch the lecture Professor Sir Simon Schama, Columbia University Do revolutions matter? Do they sharply change the course of history or are they programmed for disappointment, or much worse outcomes? Are they mostly a state of mind pumped up with utopian rhetoric or do they profoundly alter the structures they claim to demolish and replace?
- [The Cultural Revolution](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/the-cultural-revolution/) - Tania Branigan The Cultural Revolution is everywhere and nowhere in modern China. It is impossible to make sense of China without understanding what happened in this decade of political fanaticism, brutal violence and chaos, which saw perhaps two million die and tens of millions hounded. But it also seems impossible to truly understand this era,
- [Archaeological Mysteries](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/archaeological-mysteries/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-18qzVt_t3g
- [Eruptions, Emissions and Enigmas: from fuming volcanic vents to mass extinction events](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/eruptions-emissions-and-enigmas-from-fuming-volcanic-vents-to-mass-extinction-events/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD7EmV0FI0M
- [The Enigmatic Premodern Book](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/the-enigmatic-premodern-book/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP7_gU4wI0g&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Decoding the Heavens: The Antikythera Mechanism](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/decoding-the-heavens-the-antikythera-mechanism/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv-zWbxm2lY&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [The Enigma of Emotion](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/the-enigma-of-emotion/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YApOgIrydwk&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Mysteries of Modern Physics](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/mysteries-of-modern-physics/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBpR0LBsUfM&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Blood Sculptures](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/blood-sculptures/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JJIp1aggLE&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Cold Blood](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/cold-blood/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAcBxm7FeBc&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Bloodlines of the British](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/bloodlines-of-the-british/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmrPynQQuQs&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Blood Villains and Heroes](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/blood-villains-and-heroes/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTh7CZgqWxc&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Dracula, Vampires and the New Woman](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/dracula-vampires-and-the-new-woman/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umb9WnJhg2g&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Blood in Motion: The Physics of Blood Flow](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/blood-in-motion-the-physics-of-blood-flow/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZL9G6Z7-qQ&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Battle Blood](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/battle-blood/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igwW4Xd17tI&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Food and Climate Change](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/food-and-climate-change/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylVwNcpcUX0&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Should Cats and Dogs Go Vegan?](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/should-cats-and-dogs-go-vegan/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxjGa0MXfAc&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Food, Power & Society](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/food-power-society/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE2SAXTXmGA&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [X-Rays and Food Safety](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/x-rays-and-food-safety/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7_tBuf_Tbk
- [Food as Expression](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/food-as-expression/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1qumHZcig8
- [Food and Cultural History](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/food-and-cultural-history/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2adq77gcQU&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Archaeology and Discovering the Food of the Past](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/archaeology-and-discovering-the-food-of-the-past/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xpqvae-dGo&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [The Political Economy of Conservation and Food Security](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/the-political-economy-of-conservation-and-food-security/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hObj7YIhRqQ&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Isolation of atomic mechanisms - the choreographer at play](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/isolation-of-atomic-mechanisms-the-choreographer-at-play/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpJklRSlXJw
- [The Self-Imposed isolation of North Korea](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/the-self-imposed-isolation-of-north-korea/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yR8P42q5_U&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Are we alone in the universe?](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/are-we-alone-in-the-universe/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rq7Pyw1Lh4
- [Isolation and trapping using optical tweezers](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/isolation-and-trapping-using-optical-tweezers/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5k_GYtdwpQ
- [On escaping or not escaping solitude: Persian tales of turtles and pearls](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/on-escaping-or-not-escaping-solitude-persian-tales-of-turtles-and-pearls/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imNFykDqqC4&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [The Closeting of Secrets](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/the-closeting-of-secrets/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByJuWVQ7EB4&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [The Isolation of Asylum Seekers: Immigration detention in Australia](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/the-isolation-of-asylum-seekers-immigration-detention-in-australia/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWqSAl79TlI&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
- [Antarctica: Isolated Continent](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures/entry/antarctica-isolated-continent/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OLS3hAxJu4&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwin.cam.ac.uk%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

## Anniversary

- [John Clarke: DCSA President 1966-67](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/60th/anniversary/article/john-clarke-dcsa-president-1966-67/) - When John Clarke became one of the first Darwin students in 1965, he had previously intended to take a break from Cambridge. Born in the city in 1942, he attended the Perse School on an academic scholarship, before completing his undergraduate studies at Christ’s College, where he was fortunate in being able to live in College
- [Cherry Muijsson: DCSA President 2012-13](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/60th/anniversary/article/cherry-muijsson-dcsa-president-2012-13/) - Moving to Cambridge from the Netherlands after completing her undergraduate and Master’s degrees at the University of Utrecht was a pivotal decision for Cherry Muijsson. The welcoming and diverse community at Darwin instantly made her feel at home, and the connections she formed there sparked her passion for integrating nature conservation into the world of
- [David Piper: DCSA President 1968-69](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/60th/anniversary/article/david-piper-dcsa-president-1968-69/) - The founding of Darwin College, during David Piper’s undergraduate degree in Geology at St Catharine’s College, passed him by at the time. “I don’t recall anything,” he says now. “It was founded in the summer at the end of my first year, when I was incommunicado in the field on the Cambridge Spitsbergen Expedition.” However,
- [Steve Zan: DCSA President 1988-89](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/60th/anniversary/article/steve-zan-dcsa-president-1988-89/) - When Steve Zan decided to start a tennis club in his first week at Darwin, he found himself at the Societies Fair sitting next to a fellow PhD student, Della Wilkinson, who was beginning a netball club. “I didn’t know what netball was, so she tried to explain it to me over beer,” he recalls.
- [Alison Yarrington: DCSA President 1974-75](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/60th/anniversary/article/alison-yarrington-dcsa-president-1974-75/) - When Alison Yarrington was offered a place at Cambridge to complete a PhD in History of Art, her criteria for choosing a College all added up to one option. “I didn’t want to go to a single sex College, and that was important to me having been at Reading University before Cambridge. There were comparatively
- [Bill Shea: DCSA President 1967-68](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/60th/anniversary/article/bill-shea-dcsa-president-1968-68/) - As a Roman Catholic priest, a Canadian, and a PhD student at Trinity College, Bill Shea already had a firm set of identities and affiliations when he was invited to become one of the first 12 Darwin students in 1964. But 60 years on, ‘Darwinian’ is still key to how he sees himself. “It was
- [Gaafar Saleh: DCSA President 1993-94](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/60th/anniversary/article/gaafar-saleh-dcsa-president-1993-4/) - After completing an MPhil in Computer Speech and Language Processing, Gaafar Saleh went on to pursue a PhD in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. But while that may sound the most up-to-the-minute of research interests, Gaafar’s Darwin experience took place in the 1990s. “That research group were pioneers,” he says now. “It’s lovely now to
- [Jessica Beckett: DCSA President 2004-05](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/60th/anniversary/article/jessica-beckett-dcsa-president-2004-5/) - When Jessica Beckett was offered a place at Cambridge as a Gates Cambridge scholar, she was clear where she wanted to be. “I was a mature student, doing a PhD in Archaeology – I wanted to be around likeminded people. I didn’t want to be surrounded by 18-year-olds.” It was while working on a neolithic
- [Emeritus Fellow Roger Whitehead remembers his introduction to Darwin](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/60th/anniversary/article/roger-whitehead-reflections/) - My first introduction to Darwin College I first became aware of Darwin College in an unexpected way. It was in Uganda where I had been appointed Director of a British Medical Research Council establishment, The Child Nutrition Unit. One day, much to my surprise, there was a knock at my door and in walked Professor
- [Anniversary Celebration Weekend: 5th-7th July](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/60th/anniversary/article/celebration-weekend/) - NB: To let us know if you plan to attend our dinner and reception, please follow the links provided in your booking email. If you have not received this, please contact the Development Office at alumni@darwin.cam.ac.uk All Weekend: No booking required! Garden Quiz & Treasure Hunt Explore the Darwin gardens at your own pace, with
- [Alumna Susan Kress on life as the first cohort of Darwinians](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/60th/anniversary/article/interview-susan-kress/) - When Susan Kress (then Susan Aaronson) arrived at Darwin to begin her PhD in 1966, the fledgling College had only been founded two years earlier. But the elements regarded 60 years later as distinctively Darwinian points of pride were already in place. “The fact that it was an entirely graduate College really appealed to me.

## Fellows

- [Professor Dame Carol Brayne, FRCP FFPH FMedSci DBE CBE](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-carol-brayne/) - Public Health and Primary Care Faculty Page carol.brayne@medschl.cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Virginia Leavell](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-virginia-leavell/) - vhl22@cam.ac.uk https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/people/virginia-leavell/
- [Dr Simeon Xu](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-simeon-xu/) - Faculty of Divinity sx279@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr David Gershlick](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-david-gershlick/) - My lab studies how cells sort and deliver proteins to the right destinations, and what goes wrong with these trafficking pathways in neurodegeneration and metabolic disease. https://www.cimr.cam.ac.uk/staff/dr-david-gershlick dg553@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Olha Kushniruk](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-olha-kushniruk/) - https://www.mus.cam.ac.uk/news/faculty-music-welcomes-dr-olha-kushniruk ok253@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Fiona Karet, FMedSci](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-fiona-karet/) - Renal tubular pathophysiology Fiona Karet is one of the Vice-Masters of Darwin College fek1000@cam.ac.uk Faculty Page
- [Professor John Nilsson-Wright](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/associate-professor-john-nilsson-wright/) - Japanese Politics, International Relations of East Asia, Cold War History Faculty Page jhs22@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Christopher Bishop, FRSE FRS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-christopher-bishop/) - Probabalistic models and machine learning Company Page cmbishop@microsoft.com
- [Professor Sara Baker](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-sara-baker/) - Cognitive Science stb32@cam.ac.uk Faculty Page
- [Dr Grace Exley](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/ms-grace-exley/) - gae23@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Matthew Jones](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-matthew-jones/) - The relationship between information systems and social and organisational change Faculty Page mrj10@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Richard Gilbertson, FRS, FMedSci, FRCP, EMBO](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-richard-gilbertson-frs-fmedsci-frcp-embo/)
- [Dr Hong Ge](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-hong-ge/) - Machine Learning, Bayesian inference and reasoning, neural networks Department page Alan Turing Institute page hg344@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Charlotte Wright](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-charlotte-wright/) - Evolutionary genomics of butterflies and moths https://www.sanger.ac.uk/person/wright-charlotte/ cw641@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Nebojša Radić](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-nebojsa-radic/) - https://www.langcen.cam.ac.uk/staff/nebojsa.html Dr Nebojša Radić is Professor of Technology Enhanced Language Teaching at the Language Centre and his research interests range from the methodology of language teaching in technology enhanced environments, teacher training, Italian language and culture to multilingualism, intercultural communication and competence, literary self-translation, journalism, and politics. nr236@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Guillaume Guilbaud](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-guillaume-guilbaud/) - My work focuses on DNA replication, DNA damage, and epigenetic inheritance, particularly investigating how DNA secondary structures affect DNA replication and gene expression. https://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/groups/jes/ guilbaud@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Stefan Gräf](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-stefan-graf/) - Research Professor of Computational Genomics & Genomic Medicine Determinants of sex-differences in vascular health and disease The Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart & Lung Research Institute sg550@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor John Dewey](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-john-dewey/)
- [Lord Martin Rees, OM FRS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-sir-martin-rees/) - Wikipedia page
- [Dr Nigel Bowles](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-nigel-bowles/) - nb677@cam.ac.uk History of the US Presidency, Congress, and executive agencies.
- [Mr Tim Milner](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/mr-tim-milner/) - Tim Milner is College Praelector. tnm22@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor John Clarke, FRS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-john-clarke/) - Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices Faculty page Nobel Prize
- [Professor Amrita Narlikar](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-amrita-narlikar/) - Distinguished Fellow, ORF, Delhi Global South, multilateralism, Indian strategic thought
- [Professor Martin Jones, FBA](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-martin-jones/) - Bio-archaeology and early agriculture Faculty Page Fellow (2001- 2018) and Vice-Master (2012-18) of Darwin College mkj12@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Jonathan Heeney, FRCVS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-jonathan-heeney/) - Pathology of Viral diseases, "the Virome" and Zoonotic infections Faculty Page jlh66@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Thomas Kelly](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-thomas-kelly/) - I am interested in the classical languages themselves, less-explored corners of ancient literature, and the history of ancient science and technology tk539@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Gloria Pungetti](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-gloria-pungetti/) - Biocultural Landscape & Seascape FRGS and Founder Director of the Cambridge Centre for Landscape and People gp114@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Megan Brown](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-megan-brown/) - I research atmospheric chemistry both on Mars and Earth, and hope to bridge our understanding of these planets through the use of global climate models https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/person/majb4 majb4@cam.ac.uk
- [Mr Sebastian W Krauss](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-sebastian-krauss/) - Exploring Biophysics with Microfluidics and Nanotechnology https://www.ceb.cam.ac.uk/staff/sebastian-w-krauss sk2264@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Valeria Raffuzzi](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-valeria-raffuzzi/) - My work focuses on developing computational methods for radiation transport, with applications to the design of nuclear fission and fusion reactors. Https://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/profiles/vr339 vr339@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Yumi Suzuki](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-yumi-suzuki/) - Taxonomies of Plants and Animals in Ancient China and Greece ys747@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Debasmita Mukherjee](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-debasmita-mukherjee/) - I am dissecting the role of cancer associated fibroblasts in pancreatic cancer cachexia debasmita.mukherjee@cruk.cam.ac.uk https://biffilab.wordpress.com/our-team/
- [Dr Zahra Kazani](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-zahra-kazani/) - Zahra is an art historian specializing in the medieval Islamic world. Her research explores Arabic calligraphic traditions, with a particular focus on geometric and interlaced script patterns zk299@cam.ac.uk https://www.cis.cam.ac.uk/people/research-associates/
- [Mr Ronald Haynes](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/mr-ronald-haynes/) - https://www.uis.cam.ac.uk/about-us/rm/ronald-haynes rsh27@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Paolo Campana](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/associate-professor-paolo-campana/) - Organised crime; human trafficking and modern slavery; migrant smuggling; criminal networks Faculty Page pc524@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Christine van Ruymbeke](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-christine-van-ruymbeke/) - Classical Persian studies Faculty Page Christine van Ruymbeke is Deputy College Praelector. cv223@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Russell Cowburn, FRS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-russell-cowburn/) - Nanotechnology, Magnetism and Optics Faculty Page rpc12@cam.ac.uk
- [Assistant Professor Ahmad Elabbar](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-ahmad-elabbar/) - Values in science, political philosophy, ethics, bioethics, advisory ethics, social epistemology, philosophy of climate science Ahmad Elabbar | People | HPS (cam.ac.uk) ae423@cam.ac.uk
- [Associate Professor Jeff Miley](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-jeff-miley/) - Political Sociology Faculty Page thomas.j.miley@gmail.com
- [Professor Michael Akam, FRS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-michael-akam/) - Developmental genetics and evolution of arthropods and other animals Faculty Page Fellow of Darwin College 2006-19 m.akam@zoo.cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Angelos Michaelides, FRS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-angelos-michaelides/) - Computer simulations of catalytic and environmental interfaces Faculty Page am452@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Jeremy Adelman, FBA](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-jeremy-adelman/) - Professor Jeremy Adelman | Faculty of History University of Cambridge jia28@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Maria Leptin FMedSci ForMemRS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-maria-leptin-fmedsci-formemrs/) - Maria Leptin|ERC ERC Member (europa.eu)
- [Professor Emily Shuckburgh, OBE, CBE](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-emily-shuckburgh/) - Climate science Faculty Page efs20@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Fady El-Nahal](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-fady-el-nahal/) - High-speed optical communication systems and network
- [Professor Pippa Rogerson](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-pippa-rogerson/) - Pippa Rogerson is a Professor of Private International Law in the Law Faculty at the University of Cambridge where she has worked for over 30 years. Her research covers the conflict of laws and company law. Professor Pippa Rogerson | Faculty of Law (cam.ac.uk)
- [Dr Eyal Maori](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-eyal-maori/) - Sir Henry Dale Fellow RNA communication between organisms em514@cam.ac.uk Eyal Maori | Department of Biochemistry (cam.ac.uk)
- [Professor Daniel Weiss](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-daniel-weiss/) - Ethics, philosophy of religion, classical Jewish texts, inter-religious relations and communication Faculty Page dhw27@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Edwin Rose](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-edwin-rose-2/) - 'Natural History in the Age of Revolutions, 1776-1820' edr24@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Andrew Pitts, FRS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-andrew-pitts/) - Theory and Semantics of Computation Faculty Page amp12@cl.cam.ac.uk
- [Associate Professor Aylwyn Scally](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/associate-professor-aylwyn-scally/) - Human evolutionary genomics Faculty Page aos21@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Dame Jane Francis, DCMG FRS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-dame-jane-francis/) - Palaeoclimatology and palaeobotany British Antarctic Survey janefr@bas.ac.uk
- [Professor Simon Keynes, FBA FSA FRHistS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-simon-keynes/) - Wikipedia Page
- [Professor Mary Fowler, FRAS FRCGS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-mary-fowler/) - Master of Darwin College 2012-20 Biography Wikipedia page
- [Professor Philip Dawid, FRS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-philip-dawid/) - Foundations of probability and statistics; evidential reasoning; causal inference; graphical models; forecasting systems; DNA profiling. Research Page Fellow of Darwin College 2007-13 apd25@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Ian McConnell, FRCPATH FRSE](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-ian-mcconnell/) - Immunology of infection Research Centre Page Fellow of Darwin College 2003-08 im200@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Karalyn Patterson, FRS FMedSci FBA](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-karalyn-patterson/) - Cognitive & Behavioural Neuroscience Faculty Page Fellow of Darwin College 1991-2009 karalyn.patterson@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Sir Harry Bhadeshia, FREng, FRS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-sir-harry-bhadeshia/) - Phase Transformations in Metals Research Page hkdb@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Andrew Fabian, OBE FRS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-andrew-fabian/) - Galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei, X-ray Astrophysics Institute Page Fellow (1983-2015) and Vice-Master (1997-2012) of Darwin College acf@ast.cam.ac.uk
- [Ms Janine Bourriau, FSA](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/ms-janine-bourriau/) - Archaeology Fellow of Darwin College 1983-2007 jdb29@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Ronald Laskey, CBE FRS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-ronald-laskey/) - Faculty Page Wikipedia Page Fellow of Darwin College 1982-2012 ral19@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Richard Henderson, FRS CH](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-richard-henderson/) - High resolution 3D structures by electron cryomicroscopy Laboratory Page Wikipedia Page Nobel Prize Fellow of Darwin College 1981-2012 rh15@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Roger Whitehead, CBE FIBiol](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-roger-whitehead/) - Maternal and child nutrition Fellow (1973-2001) and Vice-Master (1990-97) of Darwin College
- [Professor Dame Julia Slingo, DBE, FRS, HonFInstP, FRSC](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-dame-julia-slingo/) - Climate Science Fellow Detail Page | Royal Society
- [Professor Elizabeth Robertson, FRS FMedSci CBE](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-elizabeth-robertson/) - Transcriptional regulators of mammalian development Institution page
- [Ms Heather Hancock, LVO DL](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/ms-heather-hancock/) - Wikipedia page
- [Professor Dame Sally Davies, GCB DBE FRS FMedSci](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-dame-sally-davies/) - Wikipedia Page (Photo credit: The Royal Society)
- [Professor Elizabeth Blackburn, FRS FAA FRSN (HON)](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-elizabeth-blackburn/) - Wikipedia page Nobel Prize
- [Dr Janet Rossant, FRS FRSC](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-janet-rossant/) - Wikipedia page
- [Professor Robin Carrell, FRS FMedSci](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-robin-carrell/) - Wikipedia page
- [Professor Nicky Padfield, KC (hon)](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-nicky-padfield/) - Wikipedia page
- [Sir Gregory Winter, CBE FRS FMedSci](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/sir-gregory-winter/) - Wikipedia page
- [Professor Sir Alan Fersht, FRS FMedSci](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-sir-alan-fersht/) - Wikipedia page
- [Professor Dame Jean Thomas, DBE FRS FMedSci](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-dame-jean-thomas/) - Wikipedia page
- [Professor Amartya Sen, FBA CH FBA FRSE](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-amartya-sen/) - Wikipedia page Nobel Prize
- [Professor Sir Geoffrey Lloyd, FBA](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-sir-geoffrey-lloyd/) - Master of Darwin College, 1989 - 2000 Wikipedia page
- [Professor James Rowe, FMedSci](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-james-rowe/) - Cognitive Neurology Faculty Page james.rowe@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Jan Löwe, FRS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-jan-lowe/) - Bacterial Cytoskeleton Laboratory Page jyl@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith, FMedSci FRS CBE](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-anne-ferguson-smith/) - Mammalian developmental genetics and epigenetics Faculty Page afsmith@gen.cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Paul Lehner, FRCP FMedSci FRS](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-paul-lehner/) - Evasion of the immune system by viruses Faculty Page pjl30@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Janet Browne](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-janet-browne/) - Janet Browne | Department of the History of Science, Harvard University
- [Dr Diana Arseni](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-diana-arseni/) - Diana Arseni - MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (cam.ac.uk) da582@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Ning Zhang](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-ning-zhang/) - nz293@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Angela Wood](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-angela-wood/) - Statistical methods for advancing epidemiological research Faculty Page amw79@medschl.cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Christine Schwöbel-Patel](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-christine-schwobel-patel/) - https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/people/christine_schwobel-patel/ cs750@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Daniel Fazakerley](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-daniel-fazakerley/) - djf72@medschl.cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Kofi Adjepong-Boateng CBE](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-kofi-adjepong-boateng-cbe/) - Associate Director, Centre for Financial History kga22@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Karishma Jain](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-karishma-jain/) - Professor Jain has a strong interest in postgraduate education, and at the intersection between science, technology and sustainability. Prof. Karishma Jain | Department of Physics (cam.ac.uk) kj259@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Serafina Cuomo](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-serafina-cuomo/) - Professor of Greek Culture Professor Serafina Cuomo | Faculty of Classics (cam.ac.uk) sc134@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Ioannis Sarropoulos](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-ioannis-sarrapoulos/) - Ioannis combines single-cell multiomics with machine learning methods to study the regulation T cell development in the human thymus Ioannis Sarropoulos | Cambridge Stem Cell Institute is606@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Ioannis Kontoyiannis](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-ioannis-kontoyiannis/) - Professor Kontoyiannis works in information theory, applied probability, and statistics, including their applications in neuroscience, bioinformatics, and the development of machine learning algorithms. http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/person/ik355/ ik355@cam.ac.uk
- [Mr John Dix](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/mr-john-dix/) - John Dix is the Bursar of Darwin College bursar@darwin.cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Duncan Needham](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-duncan-needham/) - Economic and social history Duncan Needham is the Dean and Senior Tutor of Darwin College djn33@cam.ac.uk Faculty Page
- [Professor Alexandra Brintrup](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-alexandra-brintrup/) - Digital Manufacturing Faculty Page ab702@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Eric French](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-eric-french/) - Household behaviour over the lifecycle; intergenerational transfers; the impact of government and private pensions on savings and labour supply; the impact of health and health insurance on medical spending, savings, and applied econometrics Department page ebf26@cam.ac.uk
- [Associate Professor Paul Anderson](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/associate-professor-paul-anderson/) - Middle Eastern Studies Faculty Page psa27@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Carl Edward Rasmussen](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-carl-edward-rasmussen/) - Machine Learning, probabilistic inference, decision making and reasoning under uncertainty Faculty Page cer54@cam.ac.uk
- [Associate Professor Torsten Krude](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/associate-professor-torsten-krude/) - Regulation of DNA replication in human cells Faculty Page Torsten Krude is Vice-President of Darwin College Boat Club tk218@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Chris Sandbrook](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-chris-sandbrook/) - Biodiversity conservation and its relationship with society Faculty Page cgs21@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Daniel Wunderlich](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-daniel-wunderlich/) - Research Facilitator for the Schools of Arts and Humanites and the Humanities and Social Sciences
- [Dr David Friedman](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-david-friedman/) - Judaism in the Greco-Roman world Director of Studies in Classics at St Edmund's and an Affiliated Researcher in the Faculty of Classics daf39@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Christopher Cullen](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-christopher-cullen/) - History of science, technology and medicine in East Asia; Chinese mathematics and astronomy Institute Page Fellow of Darwin College 2005-14 christopher.cullen@nri.cam.ac.uk
- [Professor John Cooper](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-john-cooper/) - Quantum Matter Faculty Page Fellow of Darwin College 1993-2011 jrc19@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Munawar Chaudhri](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-munawar-chaudhri/) - Nanomechanical properties of materials Faculty Page Fellow of Darwin College 1990-2009 mmc11@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Adrian Grounds](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-adrian-grounds/) - Mental disorder and crime Institute Page Fellow of Darwin College 1987-2019 ag113@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Tiffany Ki](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-tiffany-ki/) - Long-term biodiversity change tltk2@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Tian Tian](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-tian-tian/) - tt13@sanger.ac.uk
- [Dr Chloe Kattar](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-chloe-kattar/) - I am a historian of the modern Middle East, interested in the global movement and exchange of ideas between the Arab-speaking world and Western societies and an expert of the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/people/chloe-kattar ck511@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Dénes Szűcs](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-denes-szucs/) - Cognitive and educational neuroscience; mathematical understanding; meta-analysis; big data Faculty Page Dénes Szűcs is the Wine Steward at Darwin College ds377@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Nan Ma](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-nan-ma/) - University office | Support Cambridge nm752@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Anthony Hotson](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-anthony-hotson/)
- [Dr Julia Snyder](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-julia-snyder/) - Dr Julia Snyder | Faculty of Divinity (cam.ac.uk) jas249@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Jennifer Schooling](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-jennifer-schooling/) - Applying digital tools, sensors and IoT to economic Infrastructure to improve whole life performance
- [Professor Eric Wolff](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-eric-wolff/) - Climate change & earth-ocean-atmosphere systems Faculty Page ew428@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Alex Epstein](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-alex-epstein/) - Understanding the Role of Chemistry in the Monomer-to-Monomer Recycling of Circular Polymers Dr Alex Epstein | Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry (cam.ac.uk) ae520@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Lara Abel](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-lara-abel/) - Effects of recruitment, development and retention of researchers, and improving research culture. Lara Abel - Bennett Institute for Public Policy (cam.ac.uk) la518@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Alan Wanke](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-alan-wanke/) - Plant-fungal interactions Dr Alan Wanke | Sainsbury Laboratory (cam.ac.uk) aw932@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Peter Martin](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-peter-martin/) - Faculty page pm505@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Xiaolei Zhang](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-xiaolei-zhang/) - Xiaolei studies the pattern of genetic variation in human populations to unravel ancestry and the basis of genetic diseases xz490@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Lakshmi Balasubramaniam](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-lakshmi-balasubramaniam/) - My research focuses on teasing out how mechanical forces drive morphogenesis using avian embryos as a model system. Faculty page lb935@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Flora Samuel](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-flora-samuel/) - Architecture Faculty page fbs22@cam.ac.uk
- [Associate Professor Annouchka Bayley](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-annouchka-bayley/) - Posthumanism, New Materialism and STS approaches to Artistic Research in Education Faculty page acb218@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Thorsten Boroviak](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-thorsten-boroviak/) - Faculty Page teb45@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Maha Abdelrahman](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-maha-abdelrahman/) - Professor of Development Studies and Middle East Politics Faculty page ma966@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Mark de Rond](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-mark-de-rond/) - Strategy and Innovation Faculty Page m.derond@jbs.cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Alan Blackwell](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-alan-blackwell/) - Digital visualisation and interdisciplinary design Faculty Page Alan Blackwell is Director of Studies in Computer Science alan.blackwell@cl.cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Mike Rands](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-mike-rands/) - Dr Michael Rands is the Master of Darwin College and a Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge Conservation biologist, formerly Chief Executive of BirdLife International and Founding Director of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative master@darwin.cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Lawrence Sherman](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-lawrence-sherman/) - Crime prevention, evidence-based policing, restorative justice, police practices and experimental criminology Institute Page Fellow of Darwin College 2008-2017 ls434@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Stefanie Ullmann](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-stefanie-ullmann/) - Postdoctoral Research Associate on the project Giving Voice to Digital Democracies: The Social Impact of Artificially Intelligent Communications Technology, funded by the Humanities and Social Change International Foundation. https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/stefanie-ullmann/
- [Dr Jerome Simons](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-jerome-simons/) - Research Associate https://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/people/postdoc/jrs89
- [Ms Libby Howie](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/ms-libby-howie/) - Independent art dealer and advisor
- [Professor Andreas Kontoleon](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-andreas-kontoleon/) - Professor of Environmental Economics and Public Policy https://www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/directory/professor-andreas-kontoleon
- [Dr Nicholas Humphrey](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-nicholas-humphrey/) - Emeritus Professor of Psychology, London School of Economics https://humphrey.org.uk/
- [Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-emmanuelle-charpentier/) - Director, Department of Regulation in Infection Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. Visiting Professor at Umeå University Sweden. Photo credit: Hallbauer & Fioretti. emmanuelle-charpentier.org
- [Mrs Angela Darwin JP](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/mrs-angela-darwin/)
- [Professor Euan Nisbet](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-euan-nisbet/) - Research Page
- [Professor Eric Maskin](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-eric-maskin/) - Wikipedia Page Nobel Prize
- [Dr Simon Bittleston](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-simon-bittleston/)
- [Dr Robert Jones](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-robert-jones/)
- [Mr Bernard Cazenove](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/mr-bernard-cazenove/)
- [The Hon. Robert Rayne](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/the-hon-robert-rayne/)
- [Dr Mike Sheppard](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-mike-sheppard/)
- [Dr Jeffrey Edington](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-jeffrey-edington/)
- [Dr Fabian Eichberger](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-fabian-eichberger/) - Faculty page fe267@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Margaret Cone](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-margaret-cone/) - Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Fellow of Darwin College 1992-2013 mc10004@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Kathleen Wheeler](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-kathleen-wheeler/) - Romanticism, Twentieth Century Fiction and Literary Theory Fellow of Darwin College 1990-2014 kmw1001@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Leo Howe](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-leo-howe/) - Social Anthropology - South-east Asia and Indonesia (Bali), Europe (Northern Ireland) Fellow (1986-2016) and Dean (1994-2016) of Darwin College leh1000@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Dean Hawkes](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-dean-hawkes/) - Architecture Fellow of Darwin College (1976-95, 2002-05) Professor Hawkes' Wikipedia page duh21@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Nicholas Jardine](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-nicholas-jardine/) - Philosophy of history; history of cosmology; history of natural history Faculty Page Fellow of Darwin College 1975-2015 nj103@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Reginald Goodwin](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-reginald-goodwin/) - Veterinary Science Fellow (1966-90), Dean (1969-83), and Vice-Master (1987-90) of Darwin College
- [Dr Elisabeth Leedham-Green](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-elisabeth-leedham-green/) - Bibliography and the History of the University of Cambridge
- [Dr Amelia Hassoun](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-amelia-hassoun/) - Faculty page ah2229@cam.ac.uk
- [Ms Jacky Cox](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/ms-jacky-cox/) - Ms Cox is the College Archivist jc10021@cam.ac.uk
- [Ms Fiona Duffy](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/ms-fiona-duffy/) - Fiona Duffy is Darwin College Development Director fjd22@cam.ac.uk
- [Ms Peta Stevens](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/ms-peta-stevens/) - Fellow of Darwin College 2001-12
- [Mr Peter Brindle](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/mr-peter-brindle/) - Bursar of Darwin College 2001-14 pjb37@cam.ac.uk
- [Dr Nicholas Branson](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-nicholas-branson/) - Fellow of Darwin College 1983-2007
- [Dr George Gömöri](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-george-gomori/) - Hungarian poet, writer and academic Fellow of Darwin College 1969-2001 Dr Gömöri's Wikipedia page
- [Mr Julian Evans](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/mr-julian-evans/) - Julian Evans is the College Secretary college.secretary@darwin.cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Arokia Nathan](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-arokia-nathan/) - Professor of Photonic Systems and Displays, Department of Engineering https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/arokia-nathan/
- [Dr Simone Weyand](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/dr-simone-weyand/) - Membrane protein structure, function and cellular activities Simone Weyand is a Deputy Dean of Darwin College sw644@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor François Penz](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-francois-penz/) - Digital Representation in Architecture / Cinema and Architecture Faculty Page Fellow of Darwin College 1995-2020 fp12@cam.ac.uk
- [Professor Simon Schaffer](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/fellows/entry/professor-simon-schaffer/) - Practices, materials and organisation of scientific inquiry between the 17th and 19th centuries Faculty Page sjs16@cam.ac.uk

## Events

- [Darwin Dialogue: Peace and the Unsustainable](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/darwin-dialogue-peace-and-the-unsustainable/) - Background The Darwin Dialogues is a new initiative bringing together Darwinians, as well as practitioners, policy-makers and researchers from beyond the College community, to share their perspectives on pressing global challenges. Launched in April 2026, the programme will host two events annually. What sets the Dialogues apart is their commitment to genuine conversation. Each event
- [Science Diplomacy: How Will It Upgrade the Korea-Britain Global Strategic Partnership](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/science-diplomacy-how-will-it-upgrade-the-korea-britain-global-strategic-partnership/) - Former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea, Dr Park Jin, will be giving a talk at Darwin on 22 June from 4-5.30pm exploring the importance of bridging the divide between the sciences and the social sciences and humanities. At a time when technological and scientific advances are transforming our lives, there is a
- [Climate Anxiety Panel Discussion](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/climate-anxiety-panel-event/) - As May sees the smashing of spring-time temperature records, it's hard to avoid the reality of the changing climate and fear for the future. To explore climate anxiety, its impact on our wellbeing, and how we can respond more positively and proactively, we are delighted to welcome a varied panel of guest speakers, including journalists,
- [Erasmus Seminar](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/erasmus-seminar-professor-fiona-karet/) - Washing machines and their rare components: lessons from kidney patients Professor Fiona Karet will deliver the Erasmus Seminar at 6pm on Wednesday, 13th May. In health, our kidneys combine a plethora of anatomical, physiological, biochemical and endocrine functions to clear waste, gate-keep, maintain steady states in the blood and regulate blood pressure. Fortunately, inherited disorders
- [Confronting Global Challenges Through Dialogue](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/confronting-global-challenges-through-dialogue/) - Background The Darwin Dialogues is a new initiative which will convene global experts, policymakers, academics, and changemakers from within and beyond the Darwin College community to develop novel and interdisciplinary responses to pressing global challenges. The programme will host two in-depth, invitation-only events annually over the next few years, each addressing a specific global challenge
- [The climate kitchen: Future food with a Michelin star](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/the-climate-kitchen-future-food-with-a-michelin-star/) - As the climate warms and global food systems come under increasing pressure, what will the meals of the future look and taste like? Join us for an event that brings together a Michelin star chef, a food policy expert and a climate researcher to explore how we can eat well while caring for the planet.
- [David MacKay: Energy and Information One-Day Meeting](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/david-mackay-energy-and-information-one-day-meeting/) - On Friday 27th March, the Engineering Department will host a one-day meeting of the Cambridge Philosophical Society to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Professor Sir David Mackay. A much-missed Fellow of Darwin College, David was the University's inaugural Regius Professor of Engineering, as well as serving as Chief Scientific Adviser to the
- [Erasmus Seminar: Professor John Nilsson-Wright](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/erasmus-seminar-professor-john-nilsson-wright/) - Darwin Fellow Professor John Nilsson-Wright will give this term's Erasmus Seminar, on Wednesday 4th February. John Nilsson-Wright is the Fuji Bank University Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and the International Relations of East Asia in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. He is also is Head of the Japan and Koreas Programme at
- [Erasmus Seminar: Lord Rees of Ludlow](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/erasmus-seminar-lord-rees-of-ludlow/) - The first Erasmus Seminar of the academic year will be given by Lord Rees of Ludlow OM FRS. An Honorary Fellow of Darwin College, Lord Rees was Astronomer Royal for 30 years until this July. He is the co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics
- ['05 Reunion Dinner](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/05-reunion-dinner/) - We’re delighted to invite alumni who matriculated in the years ending in ’65, ’75, ’85, ’95, ’05, and ’15 to a special Reunion Dinner on Saturday 27th September, in College. This memorable evening is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with old friends, share stories, and celebrate your milestone anniversaries together in the place where it
- [Alumni Gathering in New Delhi, India](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/alumni-gathering-in-new-delhi-india/) - Alumni and guests are welcome to join Professor Russell Cowburn for an informal drinks gathering in New Delhi. For details, and if you would like to attend, please email alumni@darwin.cam.ac.uk .
- [Alumni Gathering in Bangalore, India ](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/alumni-gathering-in-bangalore-india/) - Alumni and guests are invited. to join Professor Russell Cowburn for an informal drinks gathering in Bangalore. For details, and if you would like to attend, please email alumni@darwin.cam.ac.uk .
- [Alumni Gathering in Mumbai, India](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/alumni-gathering-in-mumbai-india/) - Alumni and guests are invited to join Professor Russell Cowburn for an informal drinks gathering in Mumbai. For details, and if you would like to attend, please email alumni@darwin.cam.ac.uk .
- [Alumni and Fellows Formal Hall](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/alumni-and-fellows-formal-hall-2/) - Join us for the termly Alumni and Fellows Formal Hall on Friday 7 November. Partners and guests are also warmly invited. The evening will start with pre-dinner drinks in the Parlour at 7pm. A four-course dinner will be served at 7.30pm. Coffee and after-dinner drinks will follow in the Richard King Room. Book here
- [Erasmus Seminar: Professor Carol Brayne](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/erasmus-seminar-professor-carol-brayne/) - Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia – Rhetoric and the Evidence Base From an Epidemiological Perspective
- [Alumni Events](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/alumni-events/) - The Development Office hosts regular opportunities for former students to reconnect with Darwin, catch up with their contemporaries and engage with current members. Full details of upcoming events and reunions can be viewed on the Alumni Events pages of this website.
- [May Ball](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/may-ball/) - Inspired by the opulence of 18th-century Venice, Darwin May Ball 2025 will transport you to a world of masked intrigue, lavish feasts, and enchanting performances. Feast on all-inclusive vegan and vegetarian food and drink, amazing musicians and magical entertainment. Dress on theme or come in your finest black tie and spend the night immersed in
- [Tusome Africa: Charity Gala](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/tusome-africa-charity-gala/) - The Darwin community is invited to support the work of Tusome Africa through a celebratory evening in College on Saturday 26th April. The brainchild of Darwin alumna Dr Bea Simpson, who created and oversaw the charity while completing her PhD in Education, Tusome Africa supports access to educational opportunities for children across Uganda. We are
- [The ROK-UK strategic partnership for the future: Economy, security, technology, and culture](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/the-rok-uk-strategic-partnership-for-the-future-economy-security-technology-and-culture/) - At a time of acute global and regional uncertainty, former Foreign Minister Park Jin will reflect on the urgent need and the key opportunities for strengthening bilateral cooperation between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea (ROK). Dr Park has a long history of engagement with the United Kingdom, having taken a degree in
- [Safeguarding Planetary Health in the Age of Trump](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/safeguarding-planetary-health-in-the-age-of-trump/) - The state of planetary health is in serious peril as the United States under the second Trump presidency pulls out of international climate and health commitments. This lecture will provide a diagnosis of today’s “polycrisis” as well as offer potential solutions – coming from the Global South, a perspective often neglected but which now cannot
- [Erasmus Seminar: Bridging the Trust Gap: Economics, Economists and Public Policy](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/erasmus-seminar-bridging-the-trust-gap-economics-economists-and-public-policy/) - We are delighted to announce that the 8th Erasmus Seminar will be given by Dr Mohamed El-Erian, President of Queens’ College. Trust in economics and economists is essential for effective policymaking and societal well-being. However, this trust has been eroded by a series of missteps, including flawed assessments and inaccurate predictions. This presentation explores the
- [Concert for Ukraine](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/concert-for-ukraine/) - Darwin Fellow in Music, Professor Olha Kushniruk invites the College and wider community to mark International Music Day with a Concert for Ukraine at 6pm on Tuesday 1st October. Established by violinist Yehudi Menuhin in collaboration with UNESCO in 1975, International Music Day was created "for the propagation of greater knowledge of our art, and
- [Darwin and Clare Hall join forces for a musical evening](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/darwin-and-clare-hall-join-forces-for-a-musical-evening/) - Join the Darwin and Clare Hall choirs, plus instrumental representatives of both Colleges, for a musical evening at 7.30pm on Monday 10th June. From Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus to The Rhythm of Life, there's something for all tastes, and a perfect opportunity to decompress. Attendance is free, and no booking is required, so bring your
- [A Talk by Bálint Magyar](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/a-talk-by-magyar-balint/) - Former activist of the anti-communist movement, twice Hungarian Minister of Education, and now leading critic of Orbán. Bálint Magyar will talk on the effect of the Russian invasion on Ukraine's democracy. 5.30-7pm, Wednesday 22nd May. All welcome, refreshments available.
- [Erasmus Seminar: The Cambridge Room: engagement and inclusion in spatial planning](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/erasmus-seminar-the-cambridge-room-engagement-and-inclusion-in-spatial-planning/) - Flora Samuel is the Professor of Architecture (1970), Head of the Department of Architecture at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Darwin. Working across practice and academia she was formerly Vice President for Research at the Royal Institute of British Architects. Her current research focuses on inclusive planning, the subject of her most recent book Housing
- [Tusome Africa Charity Ball](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/tusome-africa-charity-ball/) - Members, alumni and friends of Darwin College are warmly invited to dust off your glad rags this weekend and join us for a charity ball to support the work of Tusome Africa. Founded by current Darwin PhD student in Education Bea Simpson, the charity provides crucial support to allow children in Uganda to access education.
- [Women in Darwin: Navigating the Mid-Career Maze: Insights for Women in Academia](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/women-in-darwin-navigating-the-mid-career-maze-insights-for-women-in-academia/) - 6.30pm (feel free to bring your dinner from the Servery and arrive from 6pm) Join us at Darwin College for an insightful event as part of our 'Women in Darwin' series, focusing on the nuanced challenges faced by mid-career academics. Delve into candid discussions, shared experiences, and strategies for navigating the complexities of this pivotal
- [A Promised Land in Texas](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/a-promised-land-in-texas/) - On June 7th 1907, a ship packed with Russian Jews sets sail not to Jerusalem or New York, as many on board have dreamt, but to Texas - led by Rachel Cockerel's great-grandfather. It marks the beginning of the Galveston Movement, when 10,000 Jews fled to Texas in the lead-up to WWI. Join us as
- [Sound + Vision](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/sound-vision/) - Music commissioned and composed for Emeritus Fellow Professor Dean Hawkes and his wife Christine for their 60th wedding anniversary will form the centrepiece of a special concert in Darwin on 18th November. Pieces composed by Gavin Bryars will be played by Dean and Christine's son, violist and violinist Bill Hawkes. The concert will
- [Alumni and Fellows Formal Hall](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/alumni-and-fellows-formal-hall/) - Alumni are warmly invited to Formal Hall on Friday, 3rd November, for an opportunity to reconnect with friends and contemporaries, and enjoy a celebratory evening with Fellows and former students. Book here.
- [The Role of Academia in Misinformation](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/the-role-of-academia-in-misinformation/) - Students Against Pseudoscience will host a day-long conference at Darwin on Friday 13th October, bringing together multidisciplinary expertise on misinformation and pseudoscience within the Cambridge academic community. Book here.
- [Alumni Summer Garden Party](https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event/item/alumni-summer-garden-party/) - The annual Alumni Garden Party, hosted in Darwin College Gardens, is on Sunday 24th September from 3-5pm to coincide with the Alumni Festival Weekend in Cambridge. Light refreshments and afternoon tea will be served alongside lawn games and family-friendly activities. Bring your family, children, grandchildren- all welcome! Book here.

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