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OUR INNOVATORS AND FUTURE LEADERS
With over 400 postgraduates from all over the world, Churchill’s postgraduate students form a vital part of the College’s diverse academic community, their research addressing global social and scientific challenges. However, the estimated annual cost for a Home student studying for an MPhil ranges from £23,000 to £26,000, rising to as high as £43,000 for an overseas student for some science subjects. Four years ago the UK Government introduced a Postgraduate Masters Loan of up to £10,000 but this sum does not even cover tuition fees. Postgraduate study is becoming unaffordable for all but the most privileged. Read the inspiring stories of some of our students and find out how you can help.
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HELP US PLANT 100 TREES!
The College has ambitious plans to plant 100 trees this year, at a cost of £12,000, taking the total to 1,000 planted on the 42-acre site as part of our 60th anniversary celebrations. Donors to our tree fund will have their names noted in a tree inventory so they will be able to identify which tree/s they contributed to. We have joined forces with alumna Xiaotian Fu (G06), who will kindly match 1:1 all donations to the gardens fund before 28 February up to £10,000.
We are pleased to congratulate Xiaotian on recently being recognised as one of 'Ten Outstanding New Hong Kong Young Persons 2020', as well as one of the 'Top 50 Overseas Educated Returned Elites of China'. She also presented the award for Best Documentary at the online International Emmy Awards in November.
In further garden news, you can hear our Head of Grounds and Gardens, John Moore, being interviewed on Radio Cambridgeshire last Sunday (31 minutes in), about our collection of plants named after Sir Winston being designated a National Plant Collection.
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ENTERPRISE COMPETITION 2021 POSTPONED
Due to the majority of students being unable to return to College this term, together with lockdown regulations making the format difficult within current restrictions, the Enterprise Competition has been postponed until this time next year. Details about the 2022 Competition will be publicised in the autumn.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO
BY-FELLOW BHANU KAPIL
Bhanu Kapil, has won the prestigious T.S. Eliot Poetry Prize for her work, How to Wash a Heart. The Prize, which former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion has described as the Prize most poets want to win', is awarded annually for the best new poetry collection published in the UK or Ireland.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO PROFESSOR NICOLA SPALDIN
Professor Nicola Spaldin (U88 and Honorary Fellow) has been appointed to the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC) Scientific Council. She follows the Master and Honorary Fellow Dame Janet Thornton (a former Vice-President) in Churchillians serving on the Council.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO MARCEL HEDMAN (U17)
The Møller Institute has established a new Advisory Board which brings together a diverse group of established and emerging leaders to shape the thinking and direction of the Institute during the next stage of its development. Congratulations to Marcel Hedman, a recent Physics graduate, on his appointment to it.
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CHURCHILL COLLEGE: ORIGINS AND CONTEXTS NOW ONLINE
We had many enquiries from people unable to attend as to whether our online talk by Professor Mark Goldie exploring the origins and foundation of the College would be available online. We are delighted to tell you it can now be seen on our YouTube channel. And another talk by Professor Goldie is in the pipeline!
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CONGRATULATIONS TO
DR LEOR ZMIGROD
Junior Research Fellow Dr Leor Zmigrod has won the Science Award at the Women of the Future Awards. Dr Zmigrod's research combines cognitive neuroscience, experimental psychology, and genetics to figure out why some people are vulnerable (or resistant) to radicalization.
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EARLY PG ALUMNI FROM BLACK AND OTHER MINORITY GROUPS
We would love to hear from our 1960s alumni from black and other minority groups (particularly those who came to College as Postgraduate students), for their experiences of life at Churchill. This is for an article in next year's Churchill Review. Do email the Review Editor if you have anything you would like to share – good or bad!
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WATCH HELEN CZERSKI'S ROYAL INSTITUTION LECTURE
Alumna and Honorary Fellow Dr Helen Czerski (U&G97) gave one of this year's Royal Institution Christmas lectures about the oceans' importance to our planet, which is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Keep an eye out for our annual Newsletter, coming soon, for an interview with Helen.
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11 FEBRUARY 2021
The Racial Consequences of Mr Churchill
A critical re-assessment of Churchill's life and legacy in light of his views on empire and race
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And finally...photography competition results
Congratulations to Fellow Dr Alison Ming for her entry above, joint winner of our recent photography competition along with Archives conservator Erica d’Allessandro.
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