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Festival of Arts, Science & Ideas playlist available
If you missed any events at the Festival of Arts, Science & Ideas on 2 & 3 July, or you couldn’t make it to Newnham in person, you can catch up with recorded events.…
Prof Mary Beard gives 150th Anniversary Lecture to a packed house
On Friday 27th May, Prof Mary Beard gave the final lecture in the college’s 150th Anniversary Lecture series: “What Jane Ellen Harrison Still Teaches Us: Women, Cambridge & Classics Now”. (Those who missed the…
Global Tree Planting Update
A recent flurry of tree planting over the last few weeks has seen our target of 150 trees nearly reached. Head Gardener, Lottie Collis, organised for a crabapple to be planted at the Community…
Anniversary Lecture Series: Professor Mary Beard
“What Jane Ellen Harrison Still Teaches Us: Women, Cambridge & Classics Now” Professor Mary Beard (NC 1973) will deliver the final lecture in Newnham College’s 150th Anniversary Lecture series at West Road Concert Hall,…
Global Tree Planting – from Scotland to Singapore
Almost a year in the planning and after multiple Covid related postponements, the Newnham Singapore Alumnae group finally gathered on Saturday 19 March to plant 5 beautiful indigenous trees, sponsored by eleven members of…
Feminist & Radical Histories at Newnham: a new student-led project for the 150th Anniversary
As part of the 150th Anniversary Open Programme, two Newnham PhD students have created a remarkable map, exploring some of the feminist and radical histories associated with the College. Discover the Feminist & Radical…
Trees planted in schools in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire
More trees have been planted as the end of the winter season nears, in schools across Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire. A tree planting at Challney High School for Girls in Bedfordshire also took place. It…
Twelve Fruit Trees Planted in Community Orchard, Maryhill, Glasgow
Thanks to Daphne Wassermann (NC 1967) and her friends from Newnham in the Glasgow Book Group, one apple, two cherry, three plum and six pear trees have been planted in the community orchard in…
Newnham College Boat Club releases 150 intergenerational ‘boatie’ memories to celebrate #Newnham150
To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Newnham College, Newnham College Boat Club (NCBC) has collected 150 memories from past and present members. This has been a student-led project to mark the Anniversary of the…
More trees planted over the festive season
The Festive break certainly didn’t see a break in our tree planting project, with several alumnae opting for a festive planting across Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. Closing the year on a hopeful green…