The Edition A Review of 2016 Contents It is that combination of fun, friendliness and purpose that makes St Ed’s such a The Update special place. From the Master 2 From the Dean 4 From the Senior Tutor 5 From the Bursar 6 From the Development Office 7

Students News Academic Success 11 From the CR 12 Research Students’ Conference 14 Sports News 16 From the Master Fellows From the Von Hügel Institute 19 “A torrent” is probably the best way Fellows News 22 to describe the onset of the new New Fellows 24 academic year at St Ed’s. Nothing really prepares you for 1 October.

Alumni On that day, over 260 new students Alumni News 29 – more than half the student body – Alumni Events 34 arrive from over 74 countries to start their studies at Cambridge. In a hectic two weeks we have to brief them, house them, badge them, photograph From the Faraday Institue 37 them, matriculate them, organise their A tribute to Sue Lowdell 38 supervisions, and get them off to lectures. The tutorial office, the CR and the College staff are at the forefront of coping with this deluge, but the energy that the new students bring washes through the entire College and invigorates everyone. It is a thrilling start to every year.

As the floodwaters calm, more familiar features of the College re-emerge: the routines of tea trolley, hall, chapel, supervisions, graduation ceremonies, council, and governing body reassert themselves and remind us that there is an underlying order. One person who has played a signal role in establishing this order is Sue Lowdell, who worked in the Master’s office for 14 years. Sue organised her last inauguration See Matthew on YouTube: ceremony and retired in November. ‘St Edmund’s Cambridge’ There is more about Sue later in The Edition, she will be much missed.

Looking into the future, the College’s ambitious building plans are now

2 THE EDITION From the Master

complete and sit before the City’s Another critical part of this therefore paying more attention to Planning Committee for approval. To development activity relates to what preparing them for the interviews get them this far has required a huge we are doing now in the College and presentations that inevitably team effort, ably led by the Bursar, to and with our students. Last year we accompany future job application work through all the details of the particularly celebrated our Catholic processes in whatever fields they schemes. The plans are very exciting ethos, highlighting our faith-friendly choose. For those who are attracted and, once approved and built, will more outlook. As part of the centenary to the entrepreneurial life, we are than double the square footage of the celebrations for the College chapel, drawing on our contacts in the very College. we installed beautiful new front steps lively Cambridge technology economy and a sculpture of St Edmund. The to help them visualise what such a The first part – Mount Pleasant Halls, celebrations were crowned by the career might entail. The College itself as it is currently called - will add visits of Cardinal Archbishop Vincent is something of a role model in the around 150 graduate student rooms Nicholl and the Duke of Norfolk. It world of start-ups and rapid growth! and 30 flats for postdocs and younger was also in this faith-friendly vein that Our focus on entrepreneurship was fellows. While student numbers have we launched the first AC Randeree launched with a very successful evening and will continue to grow, the emphasis Scholarship to nurture British Muslim attended by students, fellows and of the new block is on housing all community leaders and public alumni, interested in exchanging ideas. students who wish to live in college. intellectuals – something which Anatole At the moment we can only meet von Hügel set out for St Edmund’s to Lastly, no start of year term would around half of this demand and, as do for the UK Catholic community be complete without Christmas property rents in Cambridge rise, this some 120 years earlier. dinners and pantomimes. We remain is becoming a more urgent need. the only college in Cambridge where The plans are very exciting the students’ dramatic efforts are The second part – the East Court, and ... will more than double matched by the fellows’ and doing this with a new dining hall, CR and research the square footage of the is as much a part of being in the St facilities – will be delivered in several College. Ed’s family as eating together in hall phases as soon as we can raise the or gathering around the tea trolley in money. There is more on these projects the CR. It is that combination of fun, later in The Edition. This part of the This year we are focusing on a friendliness and purpose that makes scheme will depend on the College theme of entrepreneurialism and our St Ed’s such a special place, and why raising donations of £20 million, and students’ future career choices. Many submitting to the start of year torrent to help us do this we have appointed a of our students aspire to progress is such a bracing and enjoyable ritual. full-time Development Director who their careers in the research world, will start early in 2017. She will build but many of those taking more applied Wherever you are reading this, I know on the fundraising and alumni relations subjects, such as law, medicine, land that being part of that torrent has work that we have successfully grown economy, business and finance, need to changed your life for the better. over the last five years. be thinking of life beyond Cambridge almost as soon as they arrive. We are Matthew Bullock

THE EDITION 3 From the Dean

The change to the Chapel entrance the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Dr Eamon Martin, who celebrated has made a remarkable difference Sir Leszek Borysiewicz. The Duke Mass for all our benefactors, past and not only to the Chapel itself, but of Norfolk, Earl Marshall of England present, and preached. also to the configuration of the and the senior Catholic layman in college buildings around the Chapel. the country, whose ancestor funded The second Chapel Centenary The new entrance has ‘lifted’ the the acquisition of the College, also Concert took place on in March, at Chapel’s physical and symbolic joined us, along with Viscount and Lady which Johanna Messner played Baroque profile in a way that couldn’t have Hailsham, (Douglas and Sarah Hogg), and Modern pieces for solo cello. The been envisaged. The illumination Mr Mark Brenninkmeyer, the former Chapel was the perfect setting for such after dark has served to enhance the chairman of the C&A clothing chain, Mr a performance, both acoustically and effect. The sculpture of St Edmund Urs Schwarzenbach, a Swiss financier, atmospherically. has also been of great interest who has shown great generosity to to visitors and is now a favourite many Catholic causes here and abroad, In April, we were treated to a concert location for photographs, especially and Ilyas and Mara Khan, the principal combined with a lecture and a poetry on graduation days. A plaque will funders of the Chapel Project. recital. Poems in English and Babylonian, soon be installed with information were sung and recited by Stef Conner about St Edmund and the sculptor. The new entrance has ‘lifted’ and Jennifer Sturdy, accompanied by Andy Lowings and Mark Harmer on The close of the Chapel’s Centenary the Chapel’s physical and a replica of the oldest extant stringed year coincided with the College’s symbolic profile instrument, the famous Golden Lyre principal annual celebration, the of Ur, found in the Royal Tombs of Ur Norfolk Commemoration and Earlier in the year, in February 2016, (Iraq) in 1929. Feast in May. We were honoured the Commemoration of Benefactors to have present the Papal Nuncio, was presided over by one of our most Guest preachers during the year have His Excellency, Archbishop Antonio distinguished alumni (MPhil, Education, included the Venerable Peter Townley, Mennini, the Pope’s personal 1998), the Archbishop of Armagh the Archdeacon of Pontefract from representative to Great Britain, and and All-Ireland, the Most Reverend the Church of England Diocese of

4 THE EDITION Wakefield; the Rev’d Dr Gabriel Everitt, a monk of Ampleforth and former headmaster of the school there; Fr Tony Currer, an English priest working at the Roman Curia in the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, with special responsibility for relations with the Anglican Communion and the World Methodist Confederation; and Fr Richard Ounsworth, a Dominican friar, who teaches scripture and New Testament Greek at Blackfriars, Oxford, a Permanent Private Hall of the University.

Music in the Chapel has been given a shot in the arm by our (relatively) new Director of Chapel Music and Organist, Louisa Denby. Apart from directing the Chapel Choir, Louisa has set up the St Edmund’s Chapel Schola, which draws its members from the College and around the university. Its main raison d’etre will be to sing a full Latin Mass once a week during term-time, and to join with the Chapel Choir for special occasions. From the Senior Tutor

Energy levels have once again chefs supply excellent meals: Gruyere Pontigny was a reminder soared as new and old students ice-cream anyone? Guest speakers and of the College’s connections arrive back in College after the the heady mix of a bright, curious and with other Edmundian summer vacation. They conducted diverse group of students and guests institutions all manner of research on ice, in the from over 70 countries mean that we From the Dean inner cities and on mountains. are forging the ideas of the future here at St Ed’s. Louisa’s musical contacts around Our burgeoning group of PhD and beyond Cambridge have proven researchers who are writing up, It was a treat to catch up with familiar invaluable and she is able to draw on supported each other through the faces from the past at the Alumni singers from Vox Cantab (a choir of summer. Clustering around the beloved Festival and remember nostalgically the current and former Cambridge Choral tea trolley for the newly instituted tiny Eddies of the past that is now in Scholars, of which she is also Musical summer Sunday-teas lead to a crop stark contrast to the bustling Eddies of Director) for occasions requiring of prompt submissions through today. It remains a pleasure to see what larger forces. During July, Louisa September. The warm welcome that a contribution our students make to represented the College in a musical the CR provided for the incoming all areas of University life and that our pilgrimage to Pontigny, where the students and the exuberance with alumni make to the world! shrine of St Edmund is sited. Our own which they took up the baton certainly College joined with St Edmund Hall, promises well for the year ahead. We Dr Judith Bunbury Oxford, St Edmund’s College, Ware will build on the academic success of and St Edmund’s School, Canterbury, last year in which the number of Firsts forming a vast choir to sing in the exceeded the number of 2.iis for the Abbey of Pontigny. Quite apart from first time at Eddies. the Musikfest aspect of the occasion, it was a salutary and cheering reminder More Firsts than 2.iis of the College’s connection with other important institutions under the aegis With almost a record number of of our common patron, St Edmund of students in residence, the Norfolk See Judith on YouTube: Abingdon. building continues to groan at the ‘St Edmund’s Cambridge’ seams. The institution of two formals Fr Alban McCoy a week means that more members than ever can enjoy the excellent atmosphere of dining and discussion. Our superlative and ever-inventive

THE EDITION 5 In a time of global uncertainty, we want to make a statement of confidence in our international College.

From the Bursar

With around 550 matriculated bordering on Huntingdon Road. Our students and a solid financial historic site will be enlarged without position, we have every reason to investing capital, by making use of look to the future with confidence. third-party funding. In return for guaranteeing rent at an advantageous Changes in operational and financial rate for College, the freehold will Mount Pleasant Hall management, together with increased revert to us in 47 years. Occupation donations and a steady return on could begin as early as September our investments, have meant the 2019 if all goes to plan. Some students student bar will be retained. The result College has been able to increase its beginning this year will potentially will be a traditional college court support of students. This has resulted be the first to live there, and their and cloister with modern facilities, in tangible physical improvement excitement at the prospect is palpable. providing our large number of students of our infrastructure and greater with a central hub within Eddies. academic success. However, with a solid financial position The maisonettes will be demolished student numbers continuing to rise, and new family housing will be built the College’s big challenge continues to overlooking the football pitch, and the be providing the services and facilities On the College’s existing site, we entire grounds enhanced by landscaping expected by older students in the 21st are planning to create East Court, and an amphitheatre. Benet House can century. by constructing a series of buildings be refurbished to provide a Master’s around the Norfolk. On the north side apartment with public rooms and The planned construction of Mount of the Norfolk Building, a four-storeyed teaching rooms. Pleasant Halls and the extension of the extension will provide new catering Norfolk Building with East Court come facilities, space for the Von Hügel The College community consists at a good time for the College. The two Institute, purpose-built College offices of people across the world whose key projects will double the size of the and accommodation for students and Cambridge home is St Edmund’s. In College and transform it without losing fellows’ rooms. On the west side of a time of global uncertainty, we want what makes St Edmund’s special. the new court, a large single-storey to make a statement of confidence in multi-purpose common room will our international College. We are in It is anticipated that Mount be constructed for seminars and for a good position, but now, more than Pleasant Halls will receive planning conferencing over the summer months. ever, we have to rely on our friends permission early in 2017 and provide and networks to support our future accommodation for around 275 The Norfolk building will be completely development. graduate students and academic staff. refurbished to provide additional low St Edmund’s will be the main occupier cost student accommodation and an Dr Richard Anthony of the modern, attractive building enlarged CR and SCR. The current

6 THE EDITION From the Development Office

Telephone Campaign Success

We conducted our third telephone Thanks to the generosity campaign in March 2016, calling alumni of our alumni, Fellows and in the UK, the US and Canada. It was friends, we have been able a pleasure for the student callers to accomplish much this to speak with many of you and they year. We are proud to have greatly enjoyed hearing about your experiences at the College and launched two prestigious updating you on what the College new donor-funded is like now. We were pleased that, in scholarships and the College addition to monetary gifts, several continues to raise funds for alumni also offered their time by giving the Master’s Development talks, mentoring students and offering to coach sporting teams. We are very Fund. grateful for your generosity, and are pleased to say that we raised over £36,000 in donations and pledges.

For the latest development updates The College is already planning its next www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/alumni telephone campaign in March 2017.

From Judith Bunbury, Senior Tutor

We are delighted that, thanks to help as fostering the entrepreneurial and from the Annual Student Support research skills that are essential to the Fund and our other partners we now careers that many of our students hope have seventeen fully funded scholars to follow. studying at Eddies. Development of three additional scholarships and Thank you to those donors to the bursaries is underway. Annual Student Support Fund, and to those who donate to the College more A generously-donated bench has generally, who make awards such as joined the new oak trees making our these possible. “Scholars’ Grove,” planted by the scholars last year to celebrate 50 The College funds bursaries for years of graduates at St Edmund’s graduate students and affiliated/mature College, a popular outdoor space. undergraduates, to ensure that we can New ‘volunteer’ oak trees, seedlings attract high calibre students from all Ms Tzo Tze Ang with her mother transplanted by students and staff from backgrounds. Donations to our Annual Chang Sest Chin and two of her chil- gardens around Cambridge, have joined Student Support Fund are used directly dren, seated on the bench the family the grove during the year. By the time to support students during their time generously donated in memory of Ms we reach the centenary of graduates, it in Cambridge. For specific, sizeable Ang’s father, alumnus Dr Ang Chu Suan should be a splendid spot to find peace donations, it is often possible for the (PhD, Computer Science, 1987). in the academic maelstrom. College to seek matched funding from other sources in order to make an Our scholars are already busy planning even greater difference by doubling the their student conference for this year value of the donation. with generous support from the Annual Fund. We look forward to them show- casing student academic talent, as well

THE EDITION 7 From the Development Office

New Studentships & Scholarships

New Studentship in Social Innovation

The St Edmund’s College Studentship in Social Innovation has been awarded to Patricia Odero. The studentship, which is donor-funded and was open to applicants who are already working in the social sector, covers the full fees for the two-year part-time course.

Patricia, who is based in Nairobi, works as a Regional Manager for the Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD), supporting the strengthening of a healthcare innovation ecosystem in the East African region. Prior to joining Innovations in Healthcare and SEAD, Patricia worked with Futures Group, a global health consulting company. She has experience in strengthening health systems, health insurance and clinical practice in the New AGM Randeree Scholarship faith, which led to me slowly finding my private and public sectors. Patricia has awarded place in the diverse and vibrant British Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Muslim community, and a deep desire Surgery degrees from the University The first Scholarship for British Muslim to contribute positively to British of Nairobi and an Executive MBA from community leaders has been awarded society at large. The community work Strathmore University. to Easa Saad. Thanks to the generosity I have undertaken over the last few of the Randeree family and the DCD years has given me so much and I hope Patricia wrote, “I am honoured to Family Trust, Easa is studying for an that the scholarship will allow me to receive this generous support towards MPhil in Development Studies at St continue to contribute in even more my studies at Cambridge that covers Edmund’s College. The College is meaningful ways in the future.” the full tuition for the MSt. in Social very grateful to the generosity of the Innovation programme. I look forward Randeree family and the DCD Family He has chosen Development Studies to being a member of the St. Edmund’s Trust in supporting this important new because he believes that in order College community and through my scholarship, which aims to develop to understand the British Muslim studies continuing to support social British Muslim community leaders and communities better, it is important innovation in East Africa and beyond.” public intellectuals who are able to to understand the societies which represent their communities in wider have provided the vast majority of The Master of Studies in Social society, to create mutual understanding their population. “This is mostly the Innovation programme at the and contribute towards the creation of ‘developing countries,’” Easa explains, Cambridge Judge Business School is a cohesive society. so “this would be the focus of my study designed for practitioners from the on this programme. Hopefully this will business, public and social sectors Easa is “delighted and grateful to have help me in my future bridge-building who wish to lead innovative solutions been given this scholarship, which I see work.” to pressing social issues. The College as an incredible opportunity for my received applications from many intellectual and personal development. Before coming to St Edmund’s, Easa exceptional candidates, and more For me this journey started in 2008, was working as a Cloud Technical students studying this course will be when I first moved to the UK from Specialist at Atos, having previously members of St Edmund’s than of any Pakistan and began grappling with gained a First Class Honours degree other College. We are delighted to questions about identity and my place in Electrical and Electronic Engineering welcome them to St Edmund’s and are as a Muslim living in the west. This from Loughborough University. most grateful for the generous support process of self-discovery ignited a of our donor who made the award spirituality and commitment to my possible.

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“this award allows me to conduct research that is ... highly pertinent to the present day European society”

The Annual Student Support Fund communities in Germany and Britain. See Toby on YouTube: and the Luzio Scholars Her research examines the literature of ‘St Edmund’s Cambridge’ Goethe and Shakespeare, and the role In 2014 the College introduced the of drama in the integration of Muslim Luzio PhD Scholarship, which is a communities in Berlin and Rotherham. scholarship of £10,000 per annum for a Maria says, “Being a foreigner myself home or EU student in the Humanities. in Europe for the last six years, I have One Luzio Scholarship is granted every been grappling with various issues year and there are now three Luzio regarding acculturation and adapting scholars in residence. Our first Luzio to a different culture. My work is very Scholar was Toby Salisbury, who is in much informed and inspired by every the third year of his PhD in History, aspect of my life and this award allows our second Luzio Scholar was Silvia me to conduct research that is deeply Ferreri, who is undertaking research personal while being highly pertinent to into the archaeology of Mesopotamia, the present day European society.” and our new Luzio scholar for 2016-17 is Maria Khan. Maria has recently completed her MPhil with a First at Newnham College, Maria is researching her PhD in Cambridge. Having grown up in Lahore, Education, focusing on the way in which Pakistan, Maria studied a BA in Berlin the arts can be used for the integration before coming to Cambridge. of Muslim immigrants in Europe, with a particular focus on immigrant

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THE EDITION 9 Yuan Loke won a Gladstone Memorial Trust travel grant with which he cycled the Ho Chi Minh trail. Read his story and enjoy the stunning photography: http://bit.ly/2fMfE0W

How can you help? Student Support Opportunities

The College seeks donations from £200 Provides a study opportunity for a St Edmund’s Student to make an academic visit alumni and friends to help students £500 Travel Award - contribute towards travel costs incurred during research to gain the maximum benefit from £1,000 Travel Bursary - to cover travel costs their time at Cambridge. Supporting £7,000 Covers the College fee for an international or affiliated student for one year one of the opportunities detailed £9,500 Pays for an undergraduate student maintenance award for one year here would greatly enhance the £12,000 Pays for a one year student Scholarship student experience in the College. £18,000 Pays tuition fees for a two year affiliated undergraduate degree £27,000 Pays for an undergraduate student’s fees for the duration of their course. Additionally, UK taxpayers can increase £28,500 Supports an undergraduate student maintenance award for three years the value of their donation by a further £36,000 Supports a UK/EU PhD student for three years of study 25% through the Gift Aid Scheme at no £110,000 Supports an international undergraduate student for three years extra cost to the donor. £300,000 Supports an overseas student studying medicine/veterinary medicine for 6 years £450,000 Establishes a named and endowed fund to support students during their degree If you would like to make a donation to the College, you can donate online or by using the donation form included “the relaxed, friendly with The Edition. Such is the power of collective support that all donations, atmosphere of St Edmund’s regardless of size, make a difference to was a principal reason I the College. Alumni contributions are was able to be successful of enormous benefit because they help academically” to attract donations from outside the College, so please consider making a donation as an investment in the future Make a donation online of the College. www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/supporting-st-edmunds

10 THE EDITION Academic Successes

21 students obtained a First in their exams in the 2015/16 academic year. Three students received a Distinction and 64 achieved a 2:1.

Ulla Heede (BA, Geography, 2013) won the William Vaughan Lewis Prize for her first class dissertation, and Chai Hao Chiu (BA, Natural Sciences, 2014) was awarded the Frank Smart Prize in Botany from the Department of Plant Sciences, for being the best performing student for Part 1B Plant and Microbial Sciences. Luke Duckworth (MPhil Real Estate Finance, 2015) won the Alastair Ross Goobey Prize for the highest overall mark on his course. Luke believes “that the relaxed, friendly atmosphere of St Edmund’s was a principal reason I was able to be successful academically.”

Firsts Adam Broza Law Part IB Kaisheng Chan Economics Part IIA Chai Hao Chiu Natural Science IB David Chong Medical & Vetenerary Sciences Part IA Rohan Choudhuri Land Economy, Part IA Florian Ettmayer LLM Haosheng Feng Natural Science IA Shenghan Gao Maths Part IA Chen Gong Natural Science IA Ulla Heede Geography Part II Jieming Jin Economics Part IIA Himalayan Expedition supported by St Ed’s Xue Lee Psychological & BehaviouralSciences Part I Lucas Lin Economics Part IIA Amandine Muller Psychological & Behavioural Sciences Part I Haosheng Feng (Natural Sciences, 2015) spent three Yong Ng Human Social & Politial Sciences Part I weeks in the Himalayas with the British Exploring Society Matthew Psycharis LLM Wayne Soo Engineering Part IA this summer. Ping Tan Natural Science IB Gilmore Wellio Chemical Engineering Part IIB In total, there were around 60 participants on this expedition. Josiah Yan Engineering Part IIB Haosheng was part of a group of 13 members who went to the Jie Yeo Maths Part IA Tangsheng Zou Natural Science IA states of Jammu and Kashmir.

The 21 day trip involved ten days of travelling to get to their College Prizes base camp at Pensi La. He participated in several science Boniface (Final MB exam) Prahlad Govinda Krishnan projects while there, such as meteorology and mapping, and will Chau (MPhils in Engineering Dept) Friederike Liebach be writing a report on the data that he collected. Chatterjee (MPhil in Finance) James Wong Claydon (PhDs in Economics) Filip Rozsypal Claydon (non-PhDs in Economics) Shaun Ng The trip was not just enriching for his studies: ‘The northern Coventry (Theology) Christopher Fresch part of India was really interesting as I experienced a mix of Emsley (science) Christopher Wood Tibetan and Islamic culture. We flew to and left from Leh, a Jackman (all PhDs except Economics) Maria Botero town in the Ladakh region which was primarily Tibetan, while Lemaître (Mathematics Tripos) John Wui Ng our base camp was set up at Pensi La in the Zanskar region which had mostly Islamic influences,’ Haosheng reports. Blues Nicole Abernethy Rowing, Half, Club Colours The College was delighted to be able to contribute towards Oliver Clough Rugby the cost of Haosheng’s trip, thanks to the generosity of donors Mostafa Elmonayer American Football, Half Luke Juckett Rowing, Full to the Annual Student Support Fund. Daniel Kornum Skiing, Half Emily McNally Rugby John Mulvey Cycling, Half Daniel Orvomaa Ice Hockey, Full Charlotte Plumtree Netball Christopher Robertson Golf Donald Stevens Rugby

THE EDITION 11 From the CR

St Edmund’s College is a special efforts by last year’s committee to try that any experience level is welcome, place. Even as it remains proud of to celebrate every major festival from and these groups then become focal its Catholic roots, it is not strictly around the world to appeal to the points that encourage cohesion. bound by its history, and so the international community that is the college feels distinctly informal Eddies student population. Perhaps the sport that most directly in a way that is very unlike any links the efforts of batches of St of the more established colleges The involvement of the student body Edmundians together is rowing, where in Cambridge. It is also special in at large has also been instrumental in boats start where the boats ended the its size, being smaller than most keeping the unity of the community, year before in the Bumps league table. colleges in land area, and also special maybe even more so than the Seen in this context, rowing really takes in terms of its student intake, which committee’s efforts. Besides the day-to- on a new light, and every year that I is mostly international. day practices of tolerance and inclusion, enter Bumps, I feel as if I am carrying one major way that the student body the baton passed on from generations Together, these factors have helped to contributes is by getting involved in the before. The Boat Club continues to foster what has become one of the various Eddies interest groups, of which enjoy high participation from the most defining characteristics of Eddies there is a wide variety to choose from. student population, and on that note, – a cozy, inclusive, close-knit student you will be glad to find out that the community, with the Combination overall trajectory of our boats have Room and the student-run bar as the perhaps what is most been on the positive side the past few hub for student activity and social striking is how this defining years, and we plan to keep it that way. life. But perhaps what is most striking characteristic hasn’t is how this defining characteristic changed over the years, I hope that what I have described hasn’t changed over the years, despite sounds like the Eddies that you identify the constant churn of students. This despite the constant churn of with from when you were still here, is a testament to the efforts of St students because then we can then truly call Edmundians year after year to maintain what we have experienced the ‘Eddies inclusivity and unity – of which both experience’. Even as the many positive the student representatives which infrastructural upgrades planned in the form the CR committee as well as the From Gardening to Chess to Dance near future kick in, I hope that Eddies student body itself play important roles. to the Eddies band, there should be will continue to protect and promote something to suit everyone, and if the amazing student community that The committee works to ensure there isn’t, it is really easy to start your has made my experience here in continuity from year to year starting own interest group. Something else that Cambridge so fulfilling, as I am sure from the get-go with Freshers’ Week, the college has been unofficially known that it has made yours. and afterwards organising various for over the years – sports – continues events throughout the year to to be key in bringing students together, Glen Chua, CR Welfare Officer encourage participation and bonding. both as participants and as supporters. In some years, there are also some The beauty of playing a sport, or in fact extra initiatives, such as the concerted joining any society, here at Eddies, is

Background: Fun for students, staff, alumni and Fellows at the 2016 May Ball ‘Bachanalia’

12 THE EDITION From the CR

Eddies will continue to protect and promote the amazing student community that has made my experience here in Cambridge so fulfilling

THE EDITION 13 Research Students’ Annual Interdisciplinary Conference

“the event was a success, thanks to the large St Edmund’s held its second Annual participation of speakers Student Interdisciplinary Conference and audience” in February 2016, giving students a much-valued platform to share their research and hone their presentational skills.

“This year’s feedback has been entirely positive,” said conference organiser Silvia Ferreri, putting this success down to shortening the talks and including poster presentations this year. Limiting presentation and answer time improved the dynamism of the conference, while introducing posters increased the number of potential speakers, including those students at an early stage of their research. Another greatly appreciated novelty was the piano performance by three St Edmund’s music scholars.

Sixteen speakers presented their research, ranging from engineering to Aastha Dahal’s topic was ‘Police not see domestic violence as a crime. economics, from the social sciences Perceptions and Responses to They were, however, sensitive to the to mathematics and physics. This Domestic Violence in Nepal’. suffering of victims and maintained that wide selection of topics mirrors the keeping the victim’s family intact was in variety of research pursued by Eddies She explains: “Domestic violence is her best interest. students. “The keynote speech given reported by both government and by Professor Richard Hills, Emeritus non-governmental agencies to be The primary method of police Fellow in our College, put the finishing an escalating problem in Nepal. The response to domestic violence cases touches on an amazing day”, Silvia work being done to address and was through a legally mandated concludes. document domestic violence, so far, mediation. Officers would facilitate has looked at this offence from the discussions between disputing parties “Overall, the event was a success, victims’ perspective. Very little is that included the victim, offender, their thanks to the large participation of known about how state institutions friends and family members. Aastha speakers and audience… and a fruitful mandated to respond to domestic has come to the conclusion that, occasion for students to meet Fellows, violence understand and tailor “perceptions about domestic violence, gaining valuable advice. In future we responses to the complaints brought and subsequent responses to each hope to increase further the number to them.” Her study seeks to address case were a product of a complex of participants and to widen the this gap by looking at the perceptions interaction of legal rules, police officers’ range of topics, continuing to make and response of the Nepal Police to personal beliefs and socio-cultural the conference a highlight of College domestic violence. Data was gathered realities of their operating context.” calendar,” Silvia summarises. by conducting interviews with police Prizes were won on the day by officers and undertaking participant Aastha Dahal and Raz Jabary (Best observation in two police stations Presentations) and Sara Shahzad (Best in Kathmandu. Findings showed that Poster Presentation). despite knowledge of the law, police did

14 THE EDITION Raz Jabary spoke on ‘The effects of tuned mass dampers in earthquakes’.

Earthquakes occur far more frequently than most people tend to believe. On average, around 1.4 million earthquakes happen every year. Raz explains: “Earthquakes may happen anywhere in the world and most people are likely to have experienced Sixteen speakers ...ranging an earthquake unbeknown to them. from engineering to I drew the audience’s attention to an earthquake, which had occurred economics, from the social in the UK two days prior to the sciences to mathematics. Conference.” He went on to talk about his recent fieldwork in Christchurch, New Zealand where the aftermath of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes is still very noticeable. These earthquakes are already primarily known for the widespread damage they caused. In line with this, his research is on damage control devices; in particular tuned mass dampers (TMDs), which are widely used around the world. He explained the concept of centrifuge testing which is used at the Schofield Sara Shahzad won the prize for best of her research suggest that the most Centre in West Cambridge to recreate poster with ‘Dairy Products and Risk commonly consumed dairy foods soil and structural prototype stresses of Cardiovascular disease in South in Bangladesh are milk followed by and strains under earthquakes using Asians’. yoghurt. Total dairy and milk intake small-scale model structures. were not associated with the odds of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), having MI. However, medium and high By placing small structural models on with myocardial infarction (MI) as its intakes of yoghurt consumption had a soil medium and fitting the structure main manifestation, is increasing at an a strong inverse association with the with a range of TMD configurations, alarming rate in South Asian countries; risk of having MI. Sara’s work is the Raz’s centrifuge tests aim to capture however, the potential determinants first study looking at the association the effects of the interaction between of this disease are unknown. All the of dairy consumption with CHD in the soil and the structure on the evidence of the association of dairy a South Asian population. Although overall system’s response during consumption with CHD is from causality cannot be assumed, this study earthquakes. He discussed the various Western populations and hence there will stimulate further detailed work, set-ups he has tested, including is lack of evidence on the association of which may have important potential placing multiple structures adjacent dairy consumption with CHD in South for the local dietary guidelines in to one another in order to better Asians. “The main aim of my research is Bangladesh and elsewhere. resemble the urban cluster of closely to evaluate the association of different spaced buildings. “Ultimately,” he adds types of dairy products in ‘Bangladesh “I explained how my experimental Risk of Acute Vascular Events (BRAVE)’ research findings and analytical with first MI,” Sara explains. comparisons will enable the effects of the interaction between soil and BRAVE is an ongoing hospital based structure during earthquakes to be case-control study of about 10,000 incorporated into a more efficient participants in Bangladesh. The findings design of TMDs.” Explore the website to find out more about student life st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/college-life

THE EDITION 15 Sports

The launch of ‘Lily’

From the Senior Captain SECBC

Last year saw much welcome round-up of results, M1 rowed-over divisions, but with us settling mid- progress for St Edmund’s College on the first day, taking notable scalps way in Div 2, the 2020 ‘Head of the Boat Club. On the water there were of Emma II and Christ’s II on day two, River’ dream is only just now a faint Blades for two of our three crews, and day three saw an early dispatch of mathematical possibility. M2 were also whilst off the water a brand-new Pembroke II. Only an unlucky last day unable to replicate their success in the men’s eight was launched. deprived them of a bump and Blades Lents and rowed over on the first day, were narrowly missed, but the crew then were bumped by Caius III and are now firmly established in Div 2. Sidney II, and rowed over the last day Equipment M2 simply flew from the gun every to see us edge down the table to the day, scoring bumps against Queens’ IV, bottom third of Div 4. It remained for A much-needed reassessment of our Caius III, Tit Hall III and Maggie IV to W1 to salvage pride, and they did so ageing crafts resulted in ‘The Banana Blades and glory. The newly launched in style as they powered their way to Boat’ finally departing, having been long ‘Lily’ obviously enjoyed her first races! bump Catz II, Selwyn II, Jesus II and written off and cannibalised for spares, FaTs II to Blades and glory. and much loved ‘Kylie’ eventually Blades and glory succumbing to terminal rampant So mixed fortunes again, with a woodworm! However, some generous creditable club overall position of fundraising provided for the purchase W1 were cruelly caught by Corpus 19th/32 in the Pegasus Cup, but of the first-ever, brand new men’s eight on the first day, and rowed-over unfortunately slipping an aggregate ‘Lily’. She took to the water on 30 for the rest of the week. This leaves place in the tables. However on January with an all-star inaugural crew, them bottom of Div 2 and the tough balance, this has been another thus providing the club with a pair prospect of being Sandwich Boat for tremendous year for SECBC, with a of excellent racing Janouseks for our 2017. firmly established M2 boat in both the men’s and women’s crews. Lents and Mays, and Blades for 2 out of On balance, a splendid performance the 3 crews. We also said goodbye to Badger, who overall, coming 5th/32 in the Marconi despite her other idiosyncrasies, was Cup and going-up an aggregate of 6 Lily Bacon not an ideal weight for any of our places – so the mood was good and crews. However, the funds from her expectation high for the Mays … ‘I was most impressed by the sale were a much needed boost to the determination and team-spirit of all depleted coffers and fundraising now of our oarsfolk, many of whom had continues in earnest for a top quality May Bumps never sat in a boat before October. My ‘pre-loved’ boat for M2 and some new sincere thanks to all of those, on and blades. Although M1 were boosted by some off the water, who have passionately of our returning Blues and Dev Squad supported our endeavours and oarsmen, they couldn’t translate the wholeheartedly contributed to our Lent Bumps potential into success on the river - continued success’ - Lily Bacon being bumped by Maggie II, Hughes Hall The traditional cold and damp and Wolfson, with a cruel long row- conditions of March on the Cam over of the last day. It is progressively did not deter our crews. In a boats so much harder at the top of the

16 THE EDITION 2015/16 Football Team

Rugby

St Edmund’s represented Cambridge in both the men’s and women’s Varsity Rugby Matches. For the very first time the women were playing at Twickenham and Emily McNally, a St Edmund’s lawyer, playing at outside centre, was part of the team that overwhelmed Oxford 52-0.

This year’s men’s match had two St Edmund’s players, Don Stevens, the captain, playing at scrum half and Ollie Clough gaining his first blue at outside Top: The Boat Race centre. The match was gritty and hard fought, but swung against Cambridge, Right: The Victorious who lost 12-6. Afterwards Don was women’s Rugby Varsity philosophical, “I’m really proud of the boys and the character they showed. It hurts, of course it does, but at the end of the day you pick yourself up because that’s what you’re supposed to do in life.” The Tideway

As a warm-up to Bumps, both of our senior crews ventured to London for their respective Heads of the River Races. The 4.25 mile (6.8 km) Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney on the ebb tide presented wildly differing challenges. M1 recorded a most respectable time - just under the 21 minute mark, finishing 256th/337 overall, and an impressive 18th/55 in their class. Unfortunately W1 fell foul of both the tide and weather, when during some tight marshalling at the start, they hit a squall and found themselves beached, with a damaged rudder and 2015/16 Ruby Team unable to race.

This was a useful ‘dirty water’ experience for both crews. Guest coaching and support from some of our illustrious rowing alumni, Richard Phelps and Hardy Cubasch, also proved an invaluable fine-tuning of skills and motivation for Bumps season.

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18 THE EDITION From the the Von Hügel Institute

2015-16 was a fizzingly busy year flowing from that event have been growing collaboration between the for the VHI under the leadership of published in an issue of The New two institutes. The Director gave its new Director, Philip McCosker. Bioethics. A panel on Catholic-Jewish the opening keynote lecture at a In addition to their successful relations, 50 years after the publication conference in Rome, organised by public lecture series on the of the watershed Nostra Aetate, saw ACU and Durham University on theme of ‘Mercy’, they started vigorous debate from distinguished ‘Conceiving Change in the Church’. The several promising international Catholic and Jewish scholars. The VHI’s partnership with the Terence J. collaborations and new projects. proceedings are in press in the journal Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, European Judaism. The VHI also held Law, and Public Policy of St Thomas Mercy filled the year of public two very successful events with the University in Minnesota is flourishing events at the VHI and drew eminent Students’ Common Room, on the end with the appointment of a Murphy speakers from multifarious fields, for of life and on migration, which were so Fellow, Dr Simon Ravenscroft, based instance, James Alison (sexuality), John well attended and appreciated that they at the VHI. The VHI now publishes Cottingham (philosophy), Dame Maggi will become a staple of VHI life. They the international journal Reviews in Hambling CBE (art), Iain McGilchrist are currently planning one on sexuality Religion and Theology with Wiley- (neuroscience), and many more. and faith for later this year. Blackwell, reaching over 10,000 readers Contributors reflected on how mercy annually with plans to expand and works in their own field, as well a fresh intellectual vision for relaunch the journal in the coming year. as impediments to its practice and encouragement more widely. Plans are the VHI has been drawn up Over the course of the year a fresh under way to publish an augmented intellectual vision for the VHI has collection of the contributions on In addition, reading groups were been drawn up, the institute’s name mercy as a monograph. The VHI Lecture held on Adam Smith’s The Theory of amplified as the Von Hügel Institute was given by Denys Turner (Yale Sentiments and on Paul and Continental for Critical Catholic Inquiry, a new University) on the radical theology Philosophy. This last group drew several logo designed and approved, the VHI and politics of Herbert McCabe OP, senior academics from theology, patrons and advisory board refreshed, and the Lattey Lecture was given by philosophy, anthropology and is leading and a major fundraising drive under Nicholas King SJ on the themes of to ongoing collaboration across the way. All this will be formally launched liberation theology and scripture in university. With funding from the in our 30th anniversary year, 2017-18. the pontificate of Pope Francis, with a DAAD, and under the leadership of The Institute is about to appoint its response from Christopher Rowland Dr Sara Silvestri, Dr Elif Çetin and first Development Executive. There (Oxford). Pleasingly, ever more people Dr Vlado Kmec, a very stimulating are exciting times ahead! Do join the are coming to VHI events and from a workshop on migration in the EU was VHI for their events, listen to lectures wider demographic. held in September; this too will lead to online, and follow updates on their further collaborations. website and twitter. Several other events complemented the series on mercy. A day workshop The VHI Director has become a visiting on understandings of health and ill- fellow of the Institute for Religion health drew scholars and practitioners and Critical Inquiry at the Australian @VonHugel from around the country. The articles Catholic University. This is part of a

THE EDITION 19 20 THE EDITION Students enjoying their first formal hall during the Matriculation Dinner

THE EDITION 21 Fellows News’

Michael Hoskin honoured twice in Spain

Michael Hoskin, Emeritus Fellow of him. Now the city authorities have St Edmund’s, has had a significant also given his name to the ‘mirador’ historic site named in his honour or viewing gallery they are building at and been awarded the Gold the Arco de los Gigantes, a sixteenth- Medal of Fine Arts by the Spanish century arch above the town which is a Government. tourist attraction.

Michael has been instrumental in The Medalla de Oro al mérito en conferring World Heritage Site status las Bellas Artes was awarded to to Antequera in southern Spain. him by Royal Decree in Spain on 30 Michael has conducted fieldwork on December 2015. dolmens, a type of megalithic tomb with a large flat stone laid on upright Michael Hoskin is Emeritus Professor ones, throughout Europe and in the of History of Science at the University Mediterranean especially. His research of Cambridge and founder of Journal on the dolmens at Antequera has set for the History of Astronomy, one of the them into context and allowed the most prestigious publications in the UNESCO to award the prestigious world of Astronomy. Dr Hoskin is also World Heritage status. Some time ago an honorary member of the Royal the dolmen authorities recognised Academy of Fine Arts of Antequera Michael’s work by naming the Centro and was the very first Fellow of St Solar, a part of the visitors’ centre after Edmund’s College.

Mike Herrtage wins Lifetime Achievement Award

Vice-Master Professor Mike which runs the awards, said: “Professor Herrtage has won a lifetime Herrtage’s contribution to the achievement award as part of one veterinary world has been incredibly of the largest and most prestigious impressive. He is an inspiration to veterinary awards in the world those involved in veterinary research, for his incredible contribution to continually searching for answers to veterinary research in small animal the most difficult questions within medicine and diagnostic imaging. the field of metabolic and endocrine diseases. He has shared his passion The awards highlight those individuals and knowledge with the profession, who go one step further to promote holding many posts of high importance the health and wellbeing of dogs. and inspiring residents to achieve their Speaking about the award, he said: goals.” “I was surprised and overwhelmed to have been nominated for this “He is an inspiration” auspicious award. It is a fantastic honour and one that I would dedicate to my colleagues, residents and Professor Herrtage, who is currently students who have stimulated and dean of Cambridge Veterinary School supported me through my career, and is in charge of the Small Animal as well as my patients who have Medicine and diagnostic imaging challenged and continue to challenge services at Queen’s Veterinary School me.” Hospital, has devoted his 40-year career to metabolic and endocrine Steve Dean, Chairman of Trustees diseases as both a researcher and of the Kennel Club Charitable Trust, clinician.

22 THE EDITION “Through his philanthropy and mentoring initiatives he is encouraging others to follow his example.”

Andrew Harter awarded Faraday Medal

College Fellow Dr Andrew Harter popular remote access software as Sir Maurice Wilkes; Sir Martin Ryle; FREng CEng FIET has been awarded well as the most ported, with over one Sir William Henry Bragg and Lord the Faraday Medal, the most billion copies on more different kinds Rutherford. prestigious award of the Institution of computer than any other application. of Engineering and Technology Dr Harter is equally skilled at creating Andy said: “It is a tremendous honour (IET). The Faraday Medal is awarded new pathways to commercialisation, to have been nominated for this award. for notable scientific or industrial pioneering open source without It recognizes a career in innovation achievement in engineering and for compromising profitability. Through his and enterprise, during which it has conspicuous service rendered to the philanthropy and mentoring initiatives been an enormous pleasure to lead profession. he is encouraging others to follow his some extraordinarily talented teams example.” of people in research, development Dr Tim Constandinou, Chair of the IET and commercialisation of advanced Awards and Prizes Committee, said: The prize has been awarded since 1922 systems. It is also a privilege to have “The Awards and Prizes Committee and consists of an engraved bronze been responsible for making substantial was unanimous in recommending Dr medal and vellum scroll which was technology freely available, which has Harter for the IET’s Faraday Medal. Dr presented at an awards ceremony in had significant impact on a global scale.” Harter’s work has over many years has November. The recipient also signs the proven to have wide-ranging impact. Roll of Honour album, a leather-bound Andy is Chair of Cambridge Network This includes leading the development volume containing the photographs and Fellow of Cambridge University of successful technology such as Virtual and signatures of all Faraday Medallists. Computer Laboratory. He founded Network Computing (VNC), which Previous winners include: Professor RealVNC in 2002 with Lily Bacon. has created new markets and brought Sir Michael Pepper; Professor Steve significant economic and environmental Furber; Professor Sir Richard Friend; benefits. VNC remains the most Professor Roger Needham; Professor

THE EDITION 23 New Fellows

and breeders. She is internationally the innate immune response, as well recognised for scientific achievements as the incorporation of super light in plant biology, and has experience microscopy for the analysis of protein- of operating in a global private sector protein interactions. Ming studied organization. She has led and managed Biochemistry and Music Performance multifaceted, product driven, research at Case Western Reserve University and development programmes across and the Cleveland Institute of Music, the world. She is familiar with fiscal and where he received his dual BSc and financial procedures, is experienced BA degrees, respectively in 2010. With in HR, site management and project funding by the Wellcome Trust he management. Tina has a first class investigated the characteristics and role degree in Agricultural Botany from of the mitochondrial anti-viral signaling the University of Wales at Bangor, protein (MAVS) in innate immunity and a PhD from the University of triggered by RNA viruses after his PhD. Dr Vian Azzu read Medicine at Christ’s Nottingham. She spent a postdoctoral Ming’s other passions lie in classical College, Cambridge, and completed period at Kansas State University, and music and chamber music. Between her doctoral studies on mitochondrial worked at Allelix Inc, Ontario, Canada 2010 and 2014, following his music uncoupling proteins. She has an for several years before returning to degree from the Cleveland Institute academic interest in liver disease and the UK in 1989. of Music, he was an active member of is clinical lecturer at Addenbrooke’s many orchestras in London. Ming is hospital. Vian teaches medical students currently a violinist in the Cambridge at the University of Cambridge, and Dr Ben Challis moved to Cambridge Graduate Orchestra as well as the is also involved in the education of from Canada to undertake his doctoral Cambridge University Music Society junior doctors. She is Director of studies with Professor Sir Stephen Symphony Orchestra. Studies in Medicine at St. Edmund’s and O’Rahilly studying the ‘Genetics of is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Human Obesity & Diabetes.’ Following Education Academy. his PhD he read clinical medicine at St Edmund’s and graduated from the Clinical School in 2006. He is currently an Honorary Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and Associate Director Physician in the Clinical Discovery Unit at AstraZeneca.

Dr Yang Liu is a Research Fellow at the Faculty of Philosophy and a Research Associate at Centre for Dr Tina Barsby was appointed as Research in the Arts, Social Sciences Director and Chief Executive Officer and Humanities (CRASSH). He holds of the National Institute of Agricultural a PhD in philosophy from Columbia Botany (NIAB), Cambridge in University where he worked on September 2008. NIAB is a pioneering subjects that are at the intersection plant science organisation that is part of logic and probability. His current of the Cambridge science, technology interests include philosophy of and university communities and the UK Dr Ming-Shih Hwang joined the probability, realistic decision theory, agricultural industry. Tina has extensive Department of Medicine under the existential risks, and the philosophy scientific experience in biotechnology Cambridge immunology network and logic of AI. His work is supported and seed development, especially as a research associate in 2015. by the Templeton World Charity in wheat and oilseed rape, and has His research interests span from Foundation as part of the Managing been involved in various cross-sector mitochondrial diseases and cell death Extreme Technological Risk project. activities bringing together scientists mechanisms to the intricacies of

24 THE EDITION in 2003. After working for two years comparative criminology, theoretical as a consultant at Altran Ltd in Italy, he criminology, sociology of law, police then moved to Cambridge. Alessandro practices, legitimacy and legitimation, graduated in 2011 with a PhD organisational justice, crime control dissertation on microwave-assisted and non-state actors, democracy and charge transport in single-electron disorder in Ghana, and corruption. transistors. Following this, Alessandro His current research projects include worked at the Hitachi Cambridge sentencing decision-making in Ghana, Laboratory (UK) as a research scientist the death penalty in Africa, and a in the area of silicon nanoelectronics. longitudinal study of power-holder From 2012 until 2015, he worked at legitimacy. the University of New South Wales, Australia as a post-doctoral research assistant. In Australia, Alessandro Dr John Marioni has been a Senior focused on the development of Group Leader at the CRUK Cambridge silicon-based single-electron devices Institute since September 2015. In to generate electric currents with 2010, John was appointed Group record accuracy. For this work, he Leader at the EMBL-European was awarded Australia’s National Bioinformatics Institute and, since Measurement Institute Prize for August 2014, he has been an Associate excellence in measurement research. Faculty Member of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Before establishing his research group at the EMBL-EBI, John was a post-doctoral scholar in the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Chicago and a PhD student in the Department of Applied Ms Kate Wilson joined the University Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at of Cambridge, Development and the University of Cambridge. Alumni Relations office as Chief Operating Officer in January 2013. She started her career in Higher Education fundraising in Canada. After earning her MBA from the Harvard Business School, she has worked for start-ups and FTSE 500 companies. Kate’s previous roles include Director Dr Justice Tankebe is a University of Operations for Freeserve UK Lecturer in Criminology, and and Orange UK, and Non-Executive the Director of the Institute of Director within the Building Society Criminology’s MPhil Programme. sector. Kate has broad experience in Justice attended Agogo State College strategy, marketing, business operations in Ghana. He holds a B. A. in Sociology and general management gained in both from the University of Ghana, Legon, private and non-for-profit sectors. where he also worked as a teaching assistant after his studies. He joined St. Dr Alessandro Rossi joined the Edmund’s in 2004 to study for MPhil in Microelectronics group at the Criminological Research and a Ph.D. in Department of Physics as a Marie Criminology. Between 2008 and 2011, Curie Research Fellow in 2016. His Justice held postdoctoral research research interests span from quantum fellowships from the ESRC, the British computing to quantum electrical Academy, and Fitzwilliam College. Find out more about staff & Fellows metrology in semiconductor systems, Prior to his current appointment, he www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/people as well as development of hybrid was a teaching associate on the Police semiconductor/superconductor Executive Programme at the Institute technologies. He graduated from the of Criminology, Cambridge. Justice’s University of Naples summa cum laude interests within criminology include

THE EDITION 25 26 THE EDITION “these awards...uncover those extraordinary women whose tireless commitment to creating change would have otherwise remained unrecognised ”

Misty Jenkins in 100 most influential Australian women

Dr Misty Jenkins, former Research conserved mechanisms. Her research personality Lisa Wilkinson, mining Fellow of St Edmund’s and aims to understand various aspects magnate Gina Rinehart and three-time Laboratory Head at the Walter and of the killing process: the interplay Paralympic swimmer Ellie Cole, and Eliza Hall Institute, has been named between killer lymphocytes and other others less well known but equally in The Australian Financial Review & immune cells, and the subsequent influential, such as Dementia Alliance Westpac 100 Women of Influence consequences for the immune system. International founder, Kate Swaffer. Awards. She was one of only twelve women to be named in the category Her projects utilise live cell imaging Westpac director of women’s markets, of ‘Innovation’. techniques, together with cellular diversity and inclusion, and judging co- immunology approaches. chair, Ainslie van Onselen, said finding Misty’s team at the Walter and Eliza Misty and her team research two main the hidden talent as well as the more Hall Institute specialise in cancer types of immunotherapy: visible leaders is what differentiates research. She and her colleagues the awards: “Women deserve to be investigate the biology of white blood - Passive immunotherapy employing recognised as intelligent, capable cells called cytotoxic lymphocytes. monoclonal antibodies to molecules and equal and these awards not only These cells are the serial killers of the on the cell surface (known as highlight the incredible breadth of immune system, and it’s their job to tumour-associated antigens). talented Australian women, they seek and destroy cancerous and virus - Adoptive T-cell therapy using uncover those extraordinary women infected cells. They are studying the cell Chimeric Antigen Receptor whose tireless commitment to creating biology behind how killer lymphocytes T (CAR-T) cells engineered to change would have otherwise remained acquire the ability to kill and detach recognise and attack cancer cells. unrecognised.” from cancer cells. The biological understanding and It’s a sentiment UN Women Australia Misty’s Research development of new immunotherapies president and one of this year’s 100 has undergone a revolution in the Women of Influence from Western Recent advances in cancer past decade. Misty’s research at the Australia, Beth Shaw, echoes. She said immunotherapy have aimed to recruit institute will provide insights into the the most heartening change now is the immune system to fight cancer; working of engineered killer cells and the willingness of more people to this has shown great clinical promise. they anticipate that their research will recognise that influence comes in Her work is trying to understand the ultimately reveal enhanced strategies different forms, and doesn’t necessarily cell biology of an effective immune for targeting tumour antigens by the rely on formal positions of authority to response to extend these therapies to immune system, to give long-term be wielded. cover a broader range of malignancies, persistence in patients. and allow for sustained immune responses. 100 Women of Influence Awards Her team is focused on a number of projects that investigate cytotoxic Now in its fifth year, 100 Women lymphocyte responses (both CD8+ of Influence Awards have garnered Find the latest new from T lymphocyte and natural killer (NK) interest from an increasingly broad St Edmund’s on the website cells) to cancer. Both CD8+ T cells and cross-sector of entrants in Australia, st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/college-news NK cells kill cancer cells via similar and some high profile, such as television

THE EDITION 27 Fellows’ News

Remembering Michael and Pru Murphy

On Friday 4th November 2016 the Master’s guests at dinner were Ed Murphy and his partner Grainne Riordan. Ed is the son of former Senior Tutor Michael Murphy and his wife Pru, who passed away in the summer. Many alumni from the 1980’s and 90’s will remember Michael in his various roles in the College including Director of Studies in Land Economy, Admissions Tutor and Senior Tutor. It was a pleasure for the College to be able to entertain Ed and Grainne, to show them the Michael Murphy Room at the side of the Library and to exchange Top: Paul, Grainne, Ed and Jane with Michael Murphy’s portrait stories and memories of Michael Bottom: The cast of the 2016 Fellows’ Panto and Pru, who were both immensely fond of and loyal to the College and its students. Michael sadly died in Michaelmas term 1999, a term that he had started very actively as Senior Tutor. He is buried in Templebreedy, Ireland overlooking the entrance to Cork harbour, not far from his cottage in Ballycotton, a place he returned to each summer. Michael’s headstone remembers his association with St Edmund’s and also bears the famous words from Yeats, “Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.”

Philip McCosker’s Summa Theologiae Companion

Dr Philip McCosker is co-editor as God, the Trinity, eternity, providence, with Professor Denys Turner of The virtue, grace, and the sacraments, Cambridge Companion to the Summa making the text accessible to students Theologiae, which was published in of all levels. They further discuss June 2016 by Cambridge University the contextual, methodological, and Press. structural issues surrounding the Summa, as well as its interaction with Arguably the most influential work of a variety of religious traditions. The systematic theology in the history of companion will not only allow readers Christianity, Thomas Aquinas’ Summa to develop a comprehensive multi- Theologiae has shaped all subsequent perspectival understanding of Aquinas’ theology since it was written in the main mature theological work, but also late thirteenth century. The companion promote dialogue about the vital role features essays from both specialists in of the Summa in theology today. Aquinas’ thought and from constructive contemporary theologians. The volume “This stimulating collection provides demonstrates how to read the text good evidence that the Summa will effectively and how to relate it to past continue to be read and debated as and current theological questions. The long as the drive for understanding authors thoroughly examine individual faith (intellectus fidei) is alive and well.” topics addressed in the Summa, such - Bernard McGinn, The Tablet

28 THE EDITION Fellows’ News Alumni News

Remembering Michael and Pru Murphy

See Parul Bhandari, alumna, talk about what makes St Edmund’s special on YouTube. Search: ‘St Edmund’s Cambridge’

Sarah Cleaveland elected to the Royal Society and the US National Academy of Medicine

Alumna Professor Sarah Cleaveland ranks of The Royal Society alongside OBE (Veterinary Medicine, 1983) existing St Edmund’s members, has been recognised as one of the including Professor Sir Brian Heap, world’s leading scientists by being Professor Richard Hills and Professor elected to a fellowship at The Bob White. The Royal Society is Royal Society and the US National one of the world’s most ancient and Academy of Medicine (NAM). prestigious academies encouraging science by funding research and Sarah’s work on the science of pain advising on policy. is making a major impact on the treatment of infants today. Currently She is the first researcher from the she is Professor of Comparative University of Glasgow to be elected Epidemiology at the University of to the NAM. Membership recognises Glasgow’s Institute of Biodiversity. individuals who have demonstrated Sarah was elected in recognition of outstanding professional achievements her work and research into zoonotic and commitment to service. As and livestock diseases in developing reported in Veterinary Record, Volume countries. During her career, Sarah has 177 (31 October, 2015), election to pioneered new methods for monitoring the academy is ‘considered one of the and controlling diseases such as rabies highest honours in the fields of health and foot-and-mouth disease in East and medicine’. Africa. By 2030 her research into rabies vaccination is set to eliminate the Sarah is already a member of The disease from the developing world. Royal Society of Edinburgh and the US National Academy of Medicine. Sarah came to St Edmund’s in 1983 to study veterinary medicine and joins the

THE EDITION 29 Alumni News

Record Breaking

Tim Rademacher (BA, Geography, day in the lightweight men’s 20-29 age Germany. After beginning his PhD, he 2009) has recently broken four erging group category. started rowing more seriously, and world records. In October, he broke was the bowseat of the wining 2015 the world record for the world’s Tim, who is now a PhD student Cambridge lightweight boat race crew, longest continual indoor row. Having at Clare, has raised over £550 in after which he turned to ultra-distance begun the gruelling ordeal on 29 sponsorship for the students of rowing. October 2016, he successfully achieved Cambridge Refugee scholarship his goal of rowing for over three days campaign, a fundraising effort to raise Tim says, “My undergraduate degree and eight hours in the early evening money for a Master’s student with was a formative and enjoyable of 1 November, having only been refugee status to study in Cambridge experience. I made many good friends permitted 10-minute breaks every for at least a year. Tim is also producing in the friendly, international and hour. While in the process of claiming a documentary about the experience welcoming atmosphere of St Edmund’s. the overall world record, Rademacher with a friend and filmmaker, whom he I particularly enjoyed living in the also claimed two others: overcoming got to know during his time at Eddies. Norfolk Building in direct proximity of the heavyweight record for his age Whilst at Eddies, although he briefly the bar and CR, as it meant that I could category of 50 hours as well as the rowed and coxed, Tim mainly always just pop downstairs and have an lightweight record for his age category concentrated on other sports. The engaged conversation over a cup of tea of 64 hours. German team’s rugby coach called or a pint with people from all walks of Tim up to play for the national team, life.” Previously, on 2 September 2016, Tim having seen him on the Cambridge side rowed over 284 kilometres to claim during the Varsity match on television. You can follow Tim’s record-breaking the world record for the greatest Eddies supported Tim’s athletic career www.projectunkaputtbar.com distance rowed over the course of a by helping him to finance his trip to

30 THE EDITION Coming to China: A New Chapter

This journey began as I was Café challenges, especially working finishing my PhD studies at St together: “As a student in intensive Edmund’s College. I received an training class, we just care about “email sent to students in the Maths our study, and we compete with department, inviting applications each other. But now we were to visit China for teaching and teammates, not competitors.” cultural exchange. Nearing the end of my PhD, I was keen to use my Also I was able to experience “theoretical” skills in the wider many parts of the Chinese culture world, and I thought that the (one benefit of staying for three experience of a new culture was months) including: the famous sure to be eye-opening! Although pork, vinegar and noodles in the it was a difficult choice to leave region; visiting the three famous the “known”, and live in China, this hills and the Calligraphy museum decision became the first step in garden. my journey. I was struck by the generosity and “unconditional love, in kindness of everyone in Zhenjiang whatever culture” – teachers and students alike were quick to welcome me. Also I worked with the Global Inclusive I saw first-hand, something that Leadership Next Gen Program, Hudson Taylor demonstrated: the which helps our next generations value of unconditional love. He to develop character and values, is remembered for his care, and and to discover their purpose, I hope to be one of a generation so that they are ready to take of people demonstrating ownership of their individual unconditional love, in whatever journey. As a Fellow, I could use culture we find ourselves. my own interests to begin a new “Chapter” in this Program, called Math Café. One goal was Kevin Crooks (PhD, to promote teamwork, creativity Applied Mathematics, 2011)” and leadership in the students’ school life. They enjoyed the Math

THE EDITION 31 Alumni News

On Saturday, 6 August, two St Edmund’s alumni, Peter Moore (Veterinary Med- icine, 2007) and Kate Bouston (Veteri- nary Medicine, 2010), celebrated their wedding in the College Chapel. Peter said, ‘We had a perfect day…The Or- chard was looking at its finest and Tom and the chefs made sure our guests were well fed.’

Vet Reunion

In 2017 St Edmund’s will be Constantino – Casas and Dr Ian Preclinical Veterinary Medicine at the celebrating the 30th Anniversary McCrone are current fellows of University. of its first Veterinary Graduate, the college and are based at the Dr Jonathan Kahn, who came into veterinary school. Lucy has a University St Edmund’s is extremely proud of its residence in 1982 graduating VetMB Lectureship in Genetics and Medicine, veterinary family and to celebrate the in 1987. Since then St Edmund’s Ian is University Physician and works in 30th Anniversary, the College invites all Veterinary student numbers have farm animal medicine and Fernando is veterinary students, past and present, fluctuated with the class of 1998 University Pathologist. to attend a reunion on the afternoon seeing five VetMB students graduate of Sunday 2nd July 2017. The event at the College. Our graduates have gone on to been will begin with a tour of the Veterinary successful in many facets of veterinary School, kindly given by Mike Herrtage, The College’s veterinary connection life both here and overseas, some followed by Afternoon Tea at the began in 1972 with the appointment in general or specialised practice, College. of Dr Tony Palmer to the Fellowship, some have entered academic life and followed by Professor Mike Herrtage others work for Defra. Two notable Further details will be posted on to the and Dr Jackson who both joined the achievements being Professor Sarah College Website in due course but we College Fellowship in 1990 having Cleaveland FRS, FRSE, our second very much hope that you will put the been Senior Members for a number VetMB Graduate from the class of date in your diaries now. of years. Tony and Peter are now 1988, who has been elected into a Emeritus Fellows and Mike is currently Professorship at Glasgow, and now has For more details contact: Vice – Master of the College, Dean an OBE, and class of 1999 graduate, [email protected] of the Veterinary School and he is Mark Morrison, who has reached the also Director of Studies in Clinical rank of Lt Colonel in the Royal Army Veterinary Medicine. Veterinary Corps. Stuart Eves (Class Dr Lucy Davison, Dr Fernando of 2006) is Director of Studies in

32 THE EDITION A St Edmund’s Proposal First Overseas Alumni Group

On Saturday, 26 November 2016, An alumni group for current and alumnus Arjune Shukla (MPhil in Envi- former members in Hong Kong has ronmental Policy, 2013) proposed to been set up by Vicci Lau (Law, 2000). his alumna girlfriend Fran Acklam (BA, When the Master came to visit Hong Natural Sciences, 2011) in the Master’s Kong in April 2016, he and Vicci talked Study at the College. We are delighted about the idea of establishing a Hong to say that Fran accepted. Kong Eddies’ alumni group to allow local alumni to keep in touch and build As part of his proposal, Arjune pre- a social network. With the support sented Fran with two special maps of the Development Office and the of the world, tracing travel plans for Master, the St Edmund’s Cambridge Hong a round-the-world trip that they will Kong Alumni Group is now officially take together. They are planning to get established and Vicci is honoured to married in the spring or summer of serve as the first Chairperson of the 2018 and we wish them all the best for Group. the future. Their first event was on Thursday, 24 November 2016. The venue, Bitters & Sweets on Wellington Street, who make their own tonic water and infuse gins, has been raved about in the Hong Kong press as being ‘modern and sophisticated’. Olympic Silver The Collegiate Way The main objectives of our Group are: Simon Amor (Management Studies, Dr Michael Eamon (History and Philos- 1) to maintain a centralised list 2000) led Team GB’s Rugby 7s to the ophy of Science, 1997) is the principal of contacts of Hong Kong Eddies final during the Olympic Games in Rio. of Catharine Parr Traill College, Trent alumni; Simon, who played for Cambridge in University, and chair of the Collegiate 2) to facilitate Hong Kong Eddies the 2000 Rugby Varsity Match, has been Way International Advisory Board. alumni to keep in touch and to build coaching the 7s since 2013. The Fiji 7s up a social network; beat Simon’s term in the final leaving The mission of Collegiate Way 3) to organise gatherings for alumni GB with well-earned silver. International is to support university on a regular basis; and colleges around the world and promote 4) to meet and welcome people their unique way of interdisciplinary from St Edmund’s who are visiting scholarship, academic integrity, civic Hong Kong. awareness and humility. The origins of Collegiate Way International are as Vicci is keen to compile a list of varied and rich as the global network contacts of all the Eddies alumni in of university colleges that now belong Hong Kong. If you would like to be to it. “However,” Michael muses, “I like included in her distribution list and to think that St. Edmund’s College, and receive information on all their future the rich experience it offered me, had events and gatherings, please email the more-than-a–small-role in inspiring this Development Office. organisation.”

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THE EDITION 33 Alumni Events

The London Dinner at the Oxford and Cambridge Club

Past Events

‘University Challenge’ Quiz Night to be CEO of Dublin City University boat, fund raising for which had been 16 January 2016 Educational Trust). Nathalie was a such a highlight at the previous 2020 student at St John’s College 1998-2001, dinner. Richard Phelps described Raucous Spectating: Three teams of St Edmund’s 2001-2002 and was at progress in persuading former College students, alumni and Fellows competed Pembroke from 2010-2012 taking an blues oarsmen to provide coaching in this year’s annual ‘University MBA. She regaled those dining with sessions to the men’s and women’s Challenge’-style quiz night in January. tales from her time as Vice-President of crews to help get us as high on the The Master presided over the teams as CUWBC in 2001-2, rowing for Blondie river as possible by 2020. We also quizmaster, while the Bursar kept score. in 2001 and 2002 and rowing for all raised our glasses to wish success to The student team dominated the first three College clubs as well as Rob Roy, Luke Juckett (men’s Blue Boat) and half of the quiz but it was the alumni Cambridge 99’s and Warwick Town BC. Nicole Abernethy (Blondie) and all team that went on to win, for the first Nathalie told us about the highlights of other members of the Cambridge time in the history of the event. The her rowing career, winning the Thames crews who would be rowing from fellows team unfortunately came last Ditton Novice Regatta, bumping in her Putney to Mortlake the following day. for a second year in a row. Prizes were first ever bumps race, but not again for kindly donated by the Master and the years and finally subbing into the Eddies refreshments by the Alumni Society. W1 crew on the Saturday of Mays in Alumni Society Graduands’ 2015 when they won blades. As she Reception said, just call her Steve Redgrave. 7 June 2016 20-20 Dinner 26 March 2016 As ever, it was a pleasure to see many Strawberries and Cream: Over 60 new faces at the dinner, as well as members of the College attended the Rowing Reminiscences: On Easter several of the stalwarts. In particular, it annual Alumni Society Graduands’ Eve current and former members was good to welcome Kohei Watanabe, Reception, hosted by the Master and of the College Boat Club and their once a demon College cox who was Mr Edward Hagger, Chair of the Alumni guests attended the 2020 dinner at visiting from Japan, as well as Bernard Society. The occasion provided an the RAF Club in Piccadilly. This year Buckley who led the founding of the opportunity for a well-earned break the main speaker was Nathalie Walker, Club in 1969 and to congratulate from revision for some, whilst others former Head of Alumni Relations Annamarie Phelps, the Chairman of celebrated completing their exams. for the University. At the time of the British Rowing on the award of the Edward presented the Alumni Society dinner Nathalie Walker was Director CBE. Lily Harter, the Club’s Senior Award to Mr Glen Chua in recognition of External Affairs at the University’s Captain and Aviv Fonea, the President, of his exceptional contribution to Judge Business School and a Fellow told us about successes and tribulations College life. of the College (she has since moved on the river and about the new men’s

34 THE EDITION Top: Treats at the Garden Party Left: The Alumni Festival

Upcoming Events

College Garden Party from Kenny G. It was a very moving 21 January 12 June 2016 performance and the rapturous ‘University Challenge’ Style audience demanded an encore. The Quiz in College Record Attendance: This year’s College day was excellently rounded off by a Garden Party was attended by nearly four-course dinner in the dining hall, 15 February 700 people. Fellows, student, alumni with alumnus Declan Munroe giving Alumni Society Wine Bar event and staff enjoyed the chance to mingle an entertaining and witty after-dinner at Davy’s at St James, London in the exceptionally well-timed break speech. from the day’s pouring rain. Pimm’s, 24 March homemade ice-cream and specially College Guest Night with Alumni produced crested cupcakes were Alumni Society Annual laid on. The coconut shy and teacup London Dinner 28 March ride proved as popular as ever, while 2 November 2016 Master in New York City younger attendees enjoyed playing giant snakes and ladders in the orchard. A special place: This popular dinner 30 March Live music was provided by ‘The Steel provided another enjoyable occasion Master in Washington DC Invaders’ and ‘Ed and the Eddies’. Thank for past and present members to meet you to the Alumni Society for their up with friends, old and new. Many 1 April generous and continuing support with thanks to alumnus and Fellow of the Master in San Francisco this ever-popular annual event. College, Ben Challis, who gave a warm and eloquent speech after dinner about 1 April 2017 what makes St Edmund’s special, which 2020 Boat Club Dinner at Alumni Festival resonated with those who were there. the Oriental Club, London 24 September 2016 18 June 2017 Joy of Life: St Ed’s own Alumni Festival College Garden Party delights this year were musical, intellectual and culinary. Charles Find the latest events 2 July 2017 Cotton gave a fascinating presentation www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/calendar Vets’ Reunion in College on ‘The Cambridge Phenomenon’ followed by a concert. Current student 23 September Haichang Lu, accompanied on the piano Alumni Festival by Jinfeng Li, performed a selection of modern saxophone pieces, many

THE EDITION 35 The Master welcomes new students at the matriculation ceremony

36 THE EDITION From the Faraday Institute

2016 was the 10th anniversary of Professor Elaine Ecklund from Rice Faraday courses in Kenya and Chile. The Faraday Institute, in which University, Texas, on “Do Scientists Dr Marlow steps down as Course we have continued our success Believe in God?– Results from an eight Director at the end of the year, but will and planned for the future. We nation Study”. continue with her research with us. welcomed Julia Greenham as We thank her for all she has brought to our new Events Manager and Dr Attendance at our lunch-time research this role. Andrew Jackson as Director of seminars has continued to grow. These External Affairs. After working at are fortnightly during term and are This year we have had visiting scholars The Faraday Institute for over 3 held in the Garden Room in College. from the Middle East, Canada and the years on the “Sea and Scripture” We ended the summer term with a USA and are currently enjoying the project Dr Rebecca Watson has joint seminar with the Divinity Faculty participation of Dr Jonathan Moo from moved to become Dean of Studies given by Professor Alan Torrance (St Whitfield University, USA and Cesar at The Mirfield Centre, but we are Andrew’s). Navarro from the University of Panama. delighted that she will continue to be affiliated with us at St Edmund’s Our website and social-media As well as our courses and workshops College. interactions continue to be widely we continue to engage with the wider used. Faraday Research Associate Dr public. We hosted an interactive The Faraday Institute has grown Amy Unsworth spent three months schools’ afternoon at the Cambridge over the last ten years and our as a Visiting Scholar at Rice University Science Festival in March, which was current grant The Science of Human in Houston, where she worked with attended by over 120 young people. Flourishing shows the diversity of our sociologist Dr Elaine Ecklund on a In October 130 people attended a interdisciplinary research in science and comparative study of churches in the panel discussion “Artificial Intelligence: religion. This grant encompasses the US and the UK. Dr Hilary Marlow was Its Future and Ours”. Dr Beth Singler relationship between ancient scriptures involved in an interfaith dialogue in also was part of a team who made a and scientific knowledge; character Spain after the publication of Laudato documentary for the Cambridge Shorts formation in adverse circumstances; Si. This resulted in the Torrecuidad Festival “Pain in the Machine.” human mystical experiences and Interfaith Declaration on Science and epilepsy; human identity in relation Faith Cooperation for Environmental We are preparing to move to a new to robotics and AI technology; the Care. physical home in the Woolf Building in structure of the physical world; and summer 2017 and we anticipate, with the wonders of the living world. Other We have held several short courses great excitement, the next phase for research projects include the Sea in and workshops this year and the The Faraday Institute. Scripture; the impact of ‘New Atheism’ Summer Course in July was again on public perceptions of science and our flagship event. This attracted 42 religion; and the implications of human delegates from 18 different nationalities genome modification for human dignity. across five continents, who listened To find out more, listen/watch to a varied group of speakers from recordings of our events, visit We have hosted two successful public the three Abrahamic faiths. We also www.faraday.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk. lectures this year, Professor Jeff Hardin pioneered Faraday regional day from the University of Wisconsin- courses with successful events in Hull Torrecuidad Interfaith Declaration Madison on “How We Are Made: and Norwich. In addition, Dr Hilary for Environmental Care Embryos, Biology and Belief” and Marlow and Prof. Keith Fox spoke at www.declarationtorreciudad.org/en

THE EDITION 37 “She was a devotee of BBC Radio 4, in the office, and she always knew the cricket score or the latest from The Archers.”

A tribute to Sue Lowdell

Most people’s involvement with simple title belied the complexity To mark her forthcoming retirement, their college is relatively short: a of what she had to do: looking after a surprise party of fellows, past fellows year or two studying and then off. three successive Masters’ diaries and and staff colleagues was sprung upon But the place only works if there post; helping prepare agendas for her, and many nice things were said are some others who provide longer College Council and Governing Body about her. With true aplomb, she gave term continuity and structure. One meetings; preparing all the complex a wonderful impromptu response, and of those steady “others” has, for paperwork, agendas and minutes for then proceeded to divide up the large the last 14 years, been Sue Lowdell. Nominations Committees, and then cake depicting her garden, with her Sue retired at the end of November, following through the appointments cat sitting by the sun dial. It was a very but has not been allowed to leave process for fellows, senior members enjoyable event. without many people celebrating and visitors. The dreaded Blue Book what she has contributed to College of College rules also fell to her to be Sue helped her two successors, Alex life. updated annually. Last, but not least, Clode-Baker and Angela Coltman, Sue was always ready to stop what she take on their new roles as Master’s Sue joined the College in 2002, after was doing and to listen to and help Secretary and College Administrator. having spent nine years in the School stray visitors, students and fellows, who However, the Fellows have unanimously of Clinical Medicine, where she wanted a friendly face to guide them elected Sue as a Senior Member of looked after three eminent research on their way. the College, and she enjoyed the first professors and their groups. Before of her dining rights in Formal Hall that, she had returned to the job Her room was very much her own before she stepped out into the new market after the birth of her two creation: her desk was sometimes world of retirement. The Master and children as a Consumer Service visible under her papers, but she always Fellows hope to see her in the Senior Assistant at Home Pride Foods, where knew where things were lurking. She Combination Room many times. she was charged with giving advice to was a devotee of BBC Radio 4, in the consumers about baking – a lifelong office, and she always knew the cricket ‘Well done, Sue, and thank you so passion of hers. She apparently always score or the latest from The Archers. much!’ understood the importance of tea and Pictures of her cat adorned the wall, cakes in keeping her research groups and on sunny summer days, she would Matthew Bullock, Master happy and motivated! ride into College on her bike from Sawston; her garden and being outside At St Edmund’s she took on the role have always played an important part in of Master’s Secretary, a role whose her life.

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