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HRH PRINCE PHILIP,
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH
The College was deeply saddened to hear the news of the death of HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, Visitor of Churchill College.
HRH Prince Philip only recently stepped down from his role as our College Visitor, a position he had held since the College’s foundation in 1960, which saw him acting as an overseer of the College, allowing him to give advice on any doubts around the College’s powers under its charter and statutes, and to determine disputes arising between the College and its members. HRH Prince Philip’s role at Churchill was in addition to his 35 years as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, from December 1976 to June 2011.
We send sincere condolences to Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family.
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TACKLING UNDER-REPRESENTATION
AT CHURCHILL
There currently exists an historic under-representation of British Black students at the University of Cambridge and Churchill. Data on ethnicity is collected as part of the admissions process and at present only 2% of current Churchill students identify themselves as being Black British. This compares with 3.6% of Cambridge UK undergraduate admissions as a whole. Recognising that Black British students of African and African-Caribbean heritage are underrepresented here, the College has launched a fundraising campaign to set up an endowed fund of at least £100,000 to support this group of students and drive up applications. If we are successful in raising the funds needed, this will support students from this background by providing means-tested undergraduate bursaries, or a one-year MPhil Studentship.
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SUSTAINABILITY UPDATE
The Sustainability Committee and related parts of the College have been very busy considering how to improve different parts of the College’s operation, as well as our investments’ policy. Our estate lends itself to some great opportunities to move towards more sustainable operation and, despite the pandemic, it has been possible to carry out substantial work across the site. Some examples of this work include: removal of natural gas reliance; using air source heat pumps; improving insulation and glazing; expanding the number of electric vehicle charging points on site; installing a solar power generation system; as well as increasing biodiversity in our grounds. After careful consideration of our investments, we have made a commitment only to invest with fund managers whose investments are aligned with the UN’s Six Principles of Responsible Investment by the end of 2022.
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INTERVIEW WITH LORD BOATENG, CHAIR OF SWCAT
The Sir Winston Churchill Archive Trust is the registered charity that has administered the Churchill Papers collection since their purchase for the nation in 1995. Watch the new Chair and former Cabinet Minister, Lord Boateng, interviewed by Archives Centre Director, Allen Packwood.
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LUIS WELBANKS (G17) WINS NASA FELLOWSHIP
Gates Cambridge Scholar Luis Welbanks, a PhD student at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge, has been awarded a NASA Hubble Fellowship and will begin his programme as a Sagan Fellow in the autumn at Arizona State University, enabling him to continue his studies on exoplanets.
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IN CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR DIANE COYLE
As part of our Give me Inspiration! The Paradigm Shift series of Conversations between The Master and prominent academics, the latest in our series, now online, features Churchill Fellow, economist and inaugural Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, Professor Diane Coyle.
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SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS WITH PROFESSOR JENNY NELSON
Professor Jenny Nelson FRS (U80 and Honorary Fellow), Professor of Physics in the Blackett Laboratory and Head of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change, Imperial College London, explores how we can ‘learn from nature’ to design better materials for solar energy conversion.
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HANNAH SAINT (U19) LAUNCHES A LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME
JCR President Hannah Saint has launched a new University society, Cambridge Women Who Lead (CWWL), highlighting the many different types of female leadership to provide inspirational role models for Cambridge students. Hannah would like to see Women Who Lead established in all universities.
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A MUSICAL FANTASY OF COMPANIONSHIP
Alumna Dr Susan Lim (G85) has co-created a work of classical music exploring the possibility of AI-human companionship. The Lim Fantasy of Companionship for Piano & Orchestra, composed by Manu Martin and featuring the London Symphony Orchestra, is released on 23 April by Signum Records.
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WHEN AMERICA STOPPED BEING GREAT
Our tremendously popular online discussion between BBC New York Correspondent Nick Bryant (U86) and historian and our last Roskill Lecturer, Professor David Reynolds is now available to watch on our YouTube Channel. It is based on Nick's book, which he describes as 'a love letter and lament to America'.
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A NEW TERM OF PERFORMANCES
Though the Recital Room and Chapel have stood largely silent, there has still been music being made in the living rooms and bedrooms of our intrepid Churchill musicians. See our music site for our term card of delights to come and recordings including our Easter service.
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EVENTS UPDATE
The Alumni Office remains frustrated at having to once again postpone the dinner we had been planning to hold for our 1960–65 alumni this month. Those eligible should have heard from us with the news that it has been rescheduled to (fingers crossed!) Friday 24 September. In the meantime we are holding an exclusive online event on the night it should have been, Friday 16 April, for those affected. If you have not heard from us about this, please email the Alumni Office.
The other Reunion Dinner postponed from last year, for alumni matriculating 1988–92, is still currently scheduled to take place on Friday 10 July. We are waiting to see how the road map out of lockdown progresses, and hope to confirm plans by email some time next month. Please keep an eye out.
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And finally...grad student gives TEDxWomen Talk
Earlier this month, Churchill Final Year PhD student in Physics, Claire Malone (G14), gave a TEDxWomen talk about some of the biggest questions in her field and how she negotiates her research with her physical disability. Claire analyses data from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, investigating the behaviour of the basic building blocks of our universe. Throughout her career, Claire has developed techniques to help her navigate her physical working environment through the restrictions of her cerebral palsy.
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