ReviewClare Hall Cambridge

A Centre for Advanced Study in the University of Cambridge Annual Review 2016 College News

Clare Hall Cambridge President’s L Fifty is an age for looking back, and for me the principal retrospective has been in the anniversary book, scheduled to be published in the week of College News 2 celebrations in August. Here, in a series of short essays, we try to chart how Clare Hall developed Anniversary 14 from its original conception in 1966 to what it is today: the growth in student numbers, the increase The Year in College 16 in the size of the fellowship and the expansion of the site by the purchase of West Court; the continuing Student News 31 commitment to Visiting Fellows and its policy – still unique in Cambridge – of welcoming children which Profiles 38 does so much to humanise the collegiate environment. Clare Hall is undoubtedly very different from what Other news 45 it was in its early days, but we can be proud of having remained true to the original conception of the founders.

Looking back to the 1960s, the year was tinged with sadness by the death of Patrick Echlin, one of the last Fellows to have been elected before the college came into existence. Together with his wife Shirley, he was a The President, David Ibbetson regular participant in lunch until shortly before his death and an ever-ready source of advice for a You’re only fifty once, but if you’re a college you President whose memory of the college went back can make the celebrations last a year. We began in no further than 2013. Another long-standing Fellow January with a 1960s party – 1960s music, 1960s dancing, even, for some, retro 1960s clothing and 1960s hairstyles: a true Clare Hall affair which brought together all the different constituencies of the college community for pure enjoyment.The intellectual dimension has not been ignored, with very successful Tanner and Ashby Lectures on the humanities and the first of what is intended to be a Cover: Lotte Attwood, King’s Cross Station series of King Lectures in the life sciences, and a series Edited by: Trudi Tate of Anniversary Lectures running through the year; Produced by Cameron Design all of these alongside the regular series of seminars, 01284 725292 meetings and colloquia involving Fellows, students and Life Members. At the time of writing we are looking forward to a week of events in August. At Patrick Echlin’s memorial

2 COLLEGE NEWS Letter whose life we celebrate but whose death we mourn is Geoffrey Hawthorn, whose sharp mind and engaging good humour livened up many a potentially dull afternoon for me when we sat together on the University Press Syndicate.

From the point of view of the atmosphere of the college, perhaps the most important decision of the Governing Body in the last fifty years was the designation of alumni of Clare Hall as Life Members, welcome back at any time as members of the community. It is always a pleasure to meet Life Members visiting or who are resident in Cambridge, and the Development Director and I have much enjoyed travelling overseas to meet Life Members on their home territories. Regrettably, doctors’ orders prevented me travelling to East Asia as scheduled in April, but I very much hope to be able to make up for this in due course. Other Fellows whose work has taken them abroad have hosted similar events for Life Members, and the college is grateful to them for having taken the time to strengthen the link between Clare Hall and its diaspora.

The President’s Letter is not the place where we would normally record gifts to the college, but as we look forward in the anniversary year, some mention should be made here of the handsome legacy from Professor Denis Boak, described elsewhere, which will enable us to provide greater support for our student members for whom financial hardship may be interfering with their studies or who need to make research trips or attend important conferences for which there is insufficient alternative funding. We are very grateful to him and to Estelle, his widow.

David Ibbetson President

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Bursar’s Notes

Since becoming Bursar in August 2014, I have unrestricted endowments a substantial long- been getting to know a college whose purpose term debt facility could provide working and direction has been built over the last fifty capital to finance our estate, but the interest years by literally thousands of people. I have seen payments would place significant pressure on the qualities I love about Clare Hall go from an already fragile budget and is not a strength to strength: outstanding contributions sustainable solution. from Fellows, Life Members, students and friends to our rich cultural environment; dedication to Whilst the outlook is ominous, important steps the advancement of student-Fellow interaction are being taken to mitigate certain pressures. and pride in being part of the Clare Hall These involve enhancing estate planning, community. Our committed staff provide an exploring alternative revenue sources, and environment in which all of these aspirations establishing new practices and processes. can be realised and thrive. The financial headwinds facing Clare Hall From a financial standpoint, however, we are challenge us all to adapt, act creatively, suffering from a host of ills common to many decisively and thoughtfully as a community, colleges today. First, there is a cost structure contributing to the formation of a financially that is largely fixed and makes it difficult to sustainable model that will better support our effect change, so for many years we have shared aspirations for Clare Hall’s future. This teetered on an operating deficit with core includes income generation, sharpening our expenses barely covered by core revenues. pricing structures and controlling costs, set Secondly, the balance sheet investments and alongside a proposition for potential endowments at first appear resilient at some benefactors that lends a professional and £21m, although therein lies the paradox. deliverable shape to a major fund-raising plan Generous benefactions to our students through which their sponsorship can play a provide vital scholarships and bursaries. material and important part. But these investment funds do not provide the means to fund the continuing structural These comments provide an overview of the and technological maintenance of our estate, financial position and should be read in nor to provide new and modernised spaces conjunction with the financial statements which that would support and improve college will be audited and published on the college life for the next generation of students. website in the autumn.

And finally, the free capital (some £3.5m and Amanda Walker declining), is all that remains to provide cover Bursar for future college needs. In the absence of June 2016

4 COLLEGE NEWS From the Senior Tutor

Member from Western Australia, Professor Denis Boak, which has allowed us to establish a substantial flexible student support fund. This will allow us to provide further bursaries, match funding with university initiatives to bring top Masters and PhD students to Clare Hall, and also support the intellectual development of existing students with assistance to present their work at conferences Thanks also to Dr Trudi Tate for around the world. organising family activities and other events around college, and for taking Third, I have been appointed by the on the duty of Praelector, after Senior Tutors’ Committee to chair the Dr Murray Stewart retired from 25 Graduate Tutors’ Committee, the years’ sterling service as Praelector. principal committee for graduate affairs Sincere thanks to Murray from many As the college enters its 50th hardship awards to fully funded within the university. It is important at generations of students and Tutors. anniversary year it is particularly studentships. For 2016-17 we look this time of multiple challenges within I am also grateful to Dr Ian Farnan, pleasing to be able to report a number forward to awarding the second Ivan the world of graduate education that Ms Irene Hills and GSB President Carla of important developments in the Jankovic Studentship, which offers full Clare Hall plays a significant role in Pastorino and her team for all their Tutorial Office. First, we have been funding for a student from Serbia to shaping future developments. As in hard work and support over the year. able to add two new Tutors to the undertake doctoral research in the previous years, Dr Thomas Forster, existing tutorial team: Dr Yi Feng who university. Also we can now offer a Director of Studies in Mathematics, and Finally, last year I promised to be able has interests in both Mathematics and number of fully-funded Masters Dr Catherine Mackenzie, Director of to announce the winner of the Clare Education and Dr Annamaria awards in the energy sector, Studies in Law, have both provided an Hall Anniversary Preisfrage – on the Motrescu-Mayes who works in Visual supported by BP, and a range of exceptional level of commitment to the theme of ‘small is beautiful’ - Anthropology, with specific reference funded Masters opportunities for intellectual development of our generously supported by Fellow to South Asia. They have both begun students from Macau. I am also students. Dr Rosie Luff continues, as a Commoner Hendrik Puschmann. to make a significant contribution to pleased to announce that Santander Tutor, to offer her excellent workshops Congratulations go to Laura Brooks, tutorial provision in the college and I have recently re-confirmed their in academic English, which are widely PhD student at the NanoPhotonics look forward to the support that their support for student bursaries at appreciated by students seeking to Centre, for her image and caption energy, enthusiasm and commitment Clare Hall and have increased the enhance their writing skills.This is a key depicting gold nanoparticles viewed will bring in the coming years. total value of their awards to area where colleges can add significant through a dark field microscope. £15,000 per annum. value to the experience of graduate Second, we continue to enhance the students and in Rosie’s workshops we financial support available for our In the past year we received news of have an offering that is the envy of Iain Black students, ranging from bursaries and a very generous legacy from a Life many other colleges in Cambridge! Senior Tutor

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 From the Development Director

brains behind many of our new As for all of you who live far from communications. Erica Emond is helping Cambridge – and a college with such an us getting on top of our database, which international outlook as Clare Hall of is enormously important to enable us course has a very international Life to stay in touch with everyone. Membership – you have joined in the celebrations across the world at events This Anniversary year is about looking organised in New York,Toronto, back and celebrating the origins of Clare Chicago, Vienna, Sydney, Berlin, Hall as a centre for advanced study; a Singapore, Jerusalem, Hong Kong, Kyoto modern, inclusive and friendly college and Tokyo. It’s been great to meet so where academic excellence can thrive in many interesting and engaged people. an interdisciplinary and culturally rich environment. If you look on our web site, you can see two interviews – with Professor Richard Eden and Shirley Echlin – who share their memories of what it was like in Cambridge in the 60s and why Clare Hall was and is such a very different college.

We kicked off our Anniversary year in In this, Clare Hall’s 50th Anniversary And I must say, you have responded in January with a big bang. Clare Hall year, the focus for our activities in the droves – by getting in touch, updating hosted the ‘Let’s Party like It’s 1966’ An anniversary is also an opportunity Development Office has been on your contact details, attending events, party – where students, Fellows, Visiting to look towards the future. The vision reconnecting with our Life Members giving us helpful feedback on Fellows, Life Members and staff were all of Clare Hall is still very clear, and and friends of Clare Hall. You have communications and events as well as shaking their stuff to 60s live music. This highly relevant in today’s Cambridge. probably seen a flurry of new supporting our Anniversary campaign was followed by a rich mix of lectures, We want to make sure the Development communications coming your way, with donations. It has been very talks, exhibitions, and social gatherings. Office is valuable to our community of such as the Christmas video, the uplifting to hear from so many of We are deeply grateful to those who Life Members and we are working on e-bulletins which are now produced our Life Members. have hosted and supported our Life developing communications and events twice per term and the new web site, Member events: Hendrik Puschmann, for next year. We look forward to which they link back to. Our aim is to We also have some new faces in the David Cope, Paul Knight, Lee Bollinger, sharing these with you. provide frequent news and information Development office. Catherine Wise Michael Ngai, Maurice Cohen, Hiro about events and projects, for you to joined last summer as Development Tateishi, John Barrow, Robert Anderson, Marie Janson get behind and support. Officer and has been the creative Lucia Tantardini and Bob Carlyon. Development Director

6 COLLEGE NEWS Leaving a Lasting Gift

the Boak name, in partnership with the co-funder, to reflect the source of support from Clare Hall. Remaining funding will be allocated across hardship, bursary and research support awards. These will provide much- needed support for existing students facing unexpected pressures, together with bursary funding to assist graduate students in financial need.The Senior Tutor will agree the overall distribution of money each year with the Governing Body and will produce an annual report.

Leaving a gift in your will

We are indebted to those who remember Clare Hall in their will. It is very straightforward, but we always recommend that you seek professional This year, Clare Hall received a He had made it clear in discussions and existing students at the College. legal advice when making or amending generous donation from a bequest with Estelle that he wanted his gift to For 2016-17 we will use part of the a will. made in the will of Denis Boak, go towards student support. We are income to match funding opportunities Emeritus Professor of French, proud to honour Denis’s wish by offered by the University to meet For more information about how to University of Western Australia. Denis creating the Boak Student areas of real need. Hence we will go about it, please look at our website: came with his wife Estelle to Clare Support Fund to benefit students jointly fund three awards for Masters http://www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/leaving- Hall in 1971. Denis was always very at Clare Hall. students, in conjunction with the gift. As with any form of donation, gifts grateful for the financial support which Newton Trust, allowing excellent to the college for general purposes allowed him to pursue his studies; the What this means for students candidates to meet the financial offer the most flexibility as they can first such grant allowed him to spend pressures of studying in Cambridge in be directed to the areas that require a year as a French Government The Boak legacy represents a step areas where scholarship funding has most support at any given time. Clare scholar at the Sorbonne while writing change in what Clare Hall can do to declined precipitously in recent years. Hall is of course also happy to receive his PhD thesis. He was keen that support its students. Each year income We have also part-funded one of the gifts directed to specific areas of others should also have access to from the Fund will be used on a prestigious Vice-Chancellor’s Awards college life. However, the college similar opportunities, without being flexible basis by the tutorial team to to bring an outstanding PhD student to reserves the right to allocate 10% of hampered by financial constraints. best meet the needs of prospective the college. All these awards will carry restricted gifts to cover indirect costs.

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Donors 2015-16

We gratefully acknowledge the following Gillian Beer James Culberson Jose Afonso Guerra Assunção individuals and organisations for their generosity James Beldon Bruce Curry Anthony Harding during the 2015-16 financial year. We are also Marion Berghahn Joseph Dauben Martin and Barbara Harris grateful to those donors who wish to remain Constance Berman Richard Dean Graeme Harrower anonymous, have given gifts in kind, or made a Thomas Berson Michael Douglas Jonathan Hart bequest to the college. Michael Black Colin Duly James Hartle Andrew and Fiona Blake Ross Dunn Yuzuru Hashiba Organisations Frederic Blanc John Eadie Richard Hayes BP International Philip Blythe Bruce Eastwood Richard Hays Cambridge University Press Lee Bollinger Charles Echols Richard and Valerie Herr China UK Development Ltd Shlomo Bolts Richard Eden Stephen Hill Kresge Foundation Adam Borison Kevin Edwards John Hinnells Spalding Trust Ruth Bottigheimer Robert Edwards and Almut Hintze Macau SAR James Boyd White Emily Grosholz Dale Hoak Santander Dorothy Bray Steven Emerson Jonathan Howard Tanner Foundation Christopher Brooke Garrett Eng Mark Howdle Thriplow Charitable Trust (in memory of Rosalind Brooke) Ramon Espinasa Vendrell Rowell Huesmann W. M. Keck Foundation James Brown Theodore Evergates Bill Humphrey William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Hamilton Bryson Yale and Kitty Ferguson Robert Hunt Ralph Buultjens Paul Fisher Mikiko Ishii Individuals David Callies Scott Ford Roman Jackiw Andreas and Jennie Acrivos Philip Campbell Thorstein Fretheim Howell Jackson and Stephen Adler Eric Carlson Helen Fulton Elizabeth Foote Timothy Albrecht Gloria Carnevali Hawthorn John Fyler Marie Janson Camilla Andersen Mary Ann Caws David Gantz Peter Jansson Edward and Donna Andrew Bellur Chandrasekhar David and Sheila Gardner Martin Jay and Mireia Aragay Edward and Sue Coales Milton Gatch Catherine Gallagher Peter Armstrong Maurice Cohen Semiu Gbadebo Peter Jones Dean Arnold Morrell Cohen Alfred Goldhaber Ronald Jubb Walter Arnstein Howard and Diana Colquhoun Ann Goldstein Miriam Kastner John Atsu-Swanzy David Cope Jose Gonzalez Garcia Vincent Kenney David Bates Edward Corrigan Lynn Goodfellow Julius Kirshner Jean Baum Richard Cottle (in memory of Brien Key) James Kister John Beattie Robert Crutchfield Johann Graggaber Andrew Klein

8 COLLEGE NEWS Carol W Klein (in memory of Claude Morris David Sacks James Utterback Sheldon Klein) Stearns Morse Satwindar Sadhal Elizabeth Van Houts David and Judith Berman Kohn Duncan Murchison Ekhard and Lisa Salje Ineke Van’t Spijker and Nick Collings Claudio Köser Sathy Naidu Norman Savage Joseph Vining Witold Krajewski Michael Ngai Gebhard Schertler Elizabeth Vogdes Peter Kuchment Helen Ni Rebekah Scott Linda Voigts John Kuntz Eva Novotny Irfan Shahid Gary Waite Tiruvarur Lakshmanan Eric Nye and Carol Frost Thomas Shankland Joseph Walsh Desmond Lam Thomas Ogletree Brian Sleeman Thompson Webb Jonathan Lamb and Bridget Orr Larry Palmer Michael Smith Guy and Julia Welbon Kenneth Langa Grant Passmore Robert Smith Andrew Wernick and Gerald Lazarus Nicholas Paul Laura Snyder Heather Jon Maroney Michael Lenardo Margaret Pearson Khaled Soufani Graham White Jim Lennox David Peters Corbett Eugene Speer Christopher Williams Trevor Levere Josep Pico Mary Speer Kenneth Wilson Fred Levy Charlotte Pippard Katherine Spielmann Ann Wintle Michael Lewis Eleanor Pippard Richard Spontak Catherine Wise Ora Limor Jon and Penny Pither Peter Spufford James Wiseman Lawrence Lipking Louisa, Adrian and Theodore St. Antoine Joanna and Michael Womack Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley Elizabeth Powell-Owens Stephen Stahl Naoko Yagi Gustavo Luduena William Prior Christopher Star Eiichi Yamaguchi Glen MacDonald Peter Quint Fred Staub Endi Zhang David Major Andrew and Nancy Ramage Georg Suess-Fink Xiankuan Zhang John Major Liz Ramsden Wesley Sundquist Evan Zimroth Kristin Mann Amos Rapoport Trudi Tate Nancy Martin John Reed Peter Teachout Legacy gifts received John Matthias Richard Reeder Thomas Teasdale Denis Boak David Mayers Cedric Reverand Delphine Theobald Brien Key Gene McCarthy Antje Richter Robert Thobaben Michael McVaugh Harriet Ritvo John Thomas Thomas Metcalf Jonathan Rose Michael Todd Peter and Lorna Minshall Robert Rosner Simon Tonkin Salah-Eldin Mohammed Marion Ross Adam Turner David Morgan Henry ‘Duke’ and Patty Ryan Christoph Ulf

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Ya-Lin Huang Naoya Iwata Daniel Jolowicz Justin Rivest Jenny Banham Isaac Newton–Ann Johnston Ya-Lin is a Research Fellow at Clare Naoya is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow Justin is a Leverhulme Trust Jenny is an historian of twentieth- Hall and a Research Associate at Research Fellow of the Japan Research Associate in the century science and technology, the Wellcome Trust – MRC Society for the Promotion of Daniel read Classics as an Department of History, focusing on the practices, Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. Her Science (JSPS) and joined Clare Hall undergraduate at Oxford and took collaborating on the project technologies and communities that research field is Molecular Biology as a Research Fellow in July 2016. a Masters at Magdalen College, Selling Exotic Plant Products in produce genetic knowledge. Before & Developmental Biology. With His speciality is ancient philosophy. Oxford (2011). He wrote his DPhil Paris, 1670-1730, directed by turning to the History of Science, interests in the molecular processes He has a BA and an MA in the thesis on the relationship between Dr Emma Spary. His research she obtained a doctorate in Biology mediating embryonic development History of Philosophy from Kyoto the ancient Greek novels and Latin focuses on early pharmaceutical at University College London and and cellular differentiation, she did University and a PhD from Kyoto literature (2015). He was a Lecturer monopolists and their role in worked as a geneticist at the her PhD in the lab of Professor and Cambridge. After working in at Corpus Christi College, Oxford supplying standardised drugs University of Edinburgh. Changing Christof Niehrs, who pioneers in Oxford on Dr Anna Marmodoro’s (2014-15), teaching Latin language to large-scale consumers such as disciplines, she completed a PhD in the field of signalling pathways with research project Power Structuralism and literature. He is now the Isaac the French army, navy, overseas the Department of History and a special interest in Wnt signalling, in Ancient Ontologies, he returned to Newton–Ann Johnston Research trading companies, and missionary Philosophy of Science (HPS) in in Heidelberg. Cambridge to work on A Study on Fellow at Clare Hall. societies circa 1670-1740. Cambridge, which won the the First Principles of Sciences in international Marc-Auguste Pictet Her post-doctoral research in Western Ancient Thought, funded He is interested in how Greek He comes from rural south- Prize (2014). At the Max Planck Cambridge under the supervision by the JSPS. literature written under the Roman western Ontario. He earned his Institute for the History of Science of Dr Michaela Frye focuses on the Empire in the first three centuries Bachelor of Humanities (2008) in Berlin, Jenny has been completing homeostatic regulation of stem He is interested in the question of CE responds to Rome. His post- and a Master of Arts in History a book manuscript called Blood cells, proliferating cells, and what ancient philosophers thought doctoral project explores how (2010) at Carleton University and Relations, on the links between differentiated cells in the epithelium. about the relationship between Greeks of the imperial period was awarded a PhD in the History human genetic research and blood Tight regulation of the adult stem different fields of knowledge, generate strategies for resisting of Medicine (2016) at Johns transfusion in the mid-twentieth cell number is required to sustain especially between scientific and Roman power and how this is Hopkins University. century. From September 2016 an adequately sized population for ethical knowledge. Plato suggested linked to their engagement with she holds a Wellcome Trust Medical optimal tissue homeostasis. Mis- that all scientific knowledge should aspects of Roman culture. He has a Alongside his work on the Humanities Fellowship. Her new regulation of homeostasis results in ultimately be grounded in secondary interest in all things history of early modern France project is about the politics and either hyperplasia or loss of stem knowledge of what goodness is. considered marginal or paraliterary and the history of medicine, professional expertise produced cells, which can lead to cancer or Aristotle, on the other hand, made (ranging from ancient Pompeian Justin is interested in the histories by ‘FlyBase’, a genetic database regeneration defects and premature a sharp distinction between graffiti to the texts known as the of alchemy and astrology, the established in the 1990s that ageing. Although transcriptional theoretical and practical sciences. Acts of the Pagan Martyrs), history of the French presence remains a essential research tool regulation of stem cell homeostasis Naoya’s research aims to clarify especially in how the marginal in North America (particularly in laboratories today. regarding multipotency and their theoretical grounds for those responds to the canonical. the Great Lakes and Mississippi differentiation has been extensively opposing views. His work includes Valley), and the local history of studied, little is known about comparing Plato’s and Aristotle’s the Detroit River region. post-transcriptional and post- discussions of the first principles of translational modifications. Her mathematics. project aims to identify novel players in homeostatic regulation of epithelium stem cells through either RNA methylation or protein ubiquitination.

10 COLLEGE NEWS Research

Jehangir Cama Anuja Datta Lukas Engelmann Kiyoko Gotanda FQRNT Post-doctoral Fellow Jehangir is from New Delhi and Anuja came to the Department of Lukas is an historian of medicine. did his undergraduate studies at Materials Science as a Research He received his PhD on the visual Kiyoko is a former professional the University of Delhi and at Associate in September 2015. medical history of AIDS in History ballet dancer who is now a Cambridge. He has a PhD in Before joining the University of at the Humboldt University of researcher in the fields of Biophysics from Trinity College, Cambridge she was an Assistant Berlin in 2013. For his doctoral evolution, behaviour, and ecology. Cambridge. He works in the field Professor of Research in the research he spent a term as a After dancing with ballet of microfluidics, which is an Department of Physics, University visiting student at the Department companies such as the Joffrey amalgam of physics, chemistry, of South Florida, 2011–15 and had of the History of Science at Ballet of Chicago and Les Grands engineering and biology. been a post-doctoral researcher Harvard University and became Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, she Microfluidics refers to techniques in the same department from a Research Fellow at the hung up her pointe shoes and by which we can control fluids in 2009 –11. She completed her PhD Brocher Foundation in Geneva, went to McGill University for her channels just a few microns in in Physics at the Indian Association Switzerland, before he took up a BSc. She received a PhD from width. Since fluid flows are laminar for the Cultivation of Science in position as a post-doctoral McGill University, and is currently on these scales, fluid mixing is 2008. Her research interest is to research fellow at the Institute a FQRNT postdoctoral fellow at Fellows mediated by diffusion, and we explore and exploit structure- for the History of Medicine at the University of Cambridge. Her can therefore control the property relationships in novel the University of Zurich. third passion after science and concentrations and nanomaterials for sustainable energy. dance is photography, bridging the microenvironment in our channels In May 2014, Lukas was appointed gap between her interests in art very precisely. This technological The enhanced and distinctive as a Post-doctoral Research and science. development has enabled the electrical, thermal and polarisation Associate at CRASSH, working scaling down of biological properties observed in structurally on the visual representations of Her research seeks to understand experiments to the single cell unique nanomaterials have the plague in North and South how variation in selective level, where experiments can be potential to be used in many areas America. He has published various pressures affects the origins and performed in much more from smart electronics to solar articles in the history of science evolution of biological diversity. controlled settings than previously optics. Anuja’s research is focused and medicine, gender and visual More specifically, she focuses on possible. He uses lipid vesicles as on developing industrially scalable studies and organised a series of adaptation and how it is affected model systems, where he controls and economic processes to workshops on knowledge-politics by spatial and temporal variation the membrane composition prepare ‘thermo-electric’, ‘ferro- and AIDS/HIV. His current in selection. Her work precisely and can thus quantify electric’ and ‘piezo-electric’ research focuses on plague encompasses a variety of areas the role of various membrane nanomaterials with a vision to mapping, the history of medical including antipredator behaviour, components in drug transport. discover next generation geography and the historical swimming kinetics, parasites, and environmentally friendly materials comparison of the plague-driven sensory ecology. Website: His current research involves the for generating and harvesting enforcement of bacteriology in http://www.kiyokogotanda.com/ development of microfluidic waste energies from our public health reasoning in North technologies for studying the environment. The broader impact and South America. development of embryonic stem and the associated findings of her cells, as they differentiate into research are largely responsive to specific lineages from their initial societal energy drive, integrating ‘naïve pluripotent’ state. solutions that tie advanced materials technology, natural resources, and human health.

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Staff News

We said a fond goodbye to some We were sad to say goodbye to Mary And we welcome a number of new department with his specialist skills in much-loved members of staff in the Barrett, our Housekeeper for 18 years, members of staff. Jane Phelps, our new plumbing and heating. New porter past year. whose help and kindness to students Domestic Bursar, came to us in August Sayed Gewid joined us in June 2015 and will long be remembered. 2015 after working at Clare College for is already much appreciated for his Qing Nian Huang left in May after 5 years. Prior to that she was at the friendly help to college members. 14 years as Deputy Housekeeper, Finally, Brian Lewsey, Maintenance Institute of Public Health on the looking after the main building areas Supervisor, retired in May 2016, after Cambridge Biomedical Campus for Other new staff include: on the main site and the students of years of friendly support to the Estates 9 years. She works closely with Terri Simona Daiginaite, Rebecca Williams, Brian Pippard Building. Arelene Johnson Manager. Brian is an expert on all Lewis, new Head of Housekeeping, who Valentina Merola. left after 7 years working for us part- aspects of the college premises and has worked in the School of Clinical A warm welcome to all. time, looking after student facilities in how things run. Brian will continue to Medicine and at Homerton College. the ALB, Elmside, and the Ashby Library. offer his services on a casual basis, and Terri is an experienced Facilities Beverley Stephen left after 11 years we are grateful that we can still benefit Manager and has worked in a variety of looking after the President’s Lodge and from his knowledge. settings, including the prison service. Robert Honeycombe Building. Anne Little left at the end of 2015, after Our warm thanks and good wishes Andy Brewer is our new Maintenance working as a receptionist some years to all the leaving staff, who will be Supervisor. He had in a similar role at ago, and more recently as a cleaner. much missed. Clare College and will assist the Estates

12 COLLEGE NEWS Clare Hall’s Catering

While editing the commemorative dinner as good as that at T----.’ New Website book for Clare Hall’s fiftieth Those of us who have put on anniversary, I was struck by the private dinners have learned that number of contributors to the we can bank on the food being website now sits on the Cambridge volume who wrote of the impressively prepared, and as University server, giving us extra college’s first Catering Manager, adventurous as we care to ask for. security and support as well as forging Françoise Mattock, and her new working relationships with the penchant for producing excellent It is not just their quality, though, central University IT and food with a very heavy Gallic but the sheer professionalism of Communications teams. From a twist. Food clearly mattered, and the caterers that impresses. At strategic perspective, we have looked good meals were things that one major dinner in the last year, at how we communicate digitally as a brought the new college together. the gas failed in the late afternoon college and the improvements that can (Bursar?). Not a single person Sarah Hainsworth and Annamaria Motrescu-Mayes be made. This is an ongoing process as Many things have changed over noticed, and those of us who had we look for ways to continually the last half-century, but the been worried that the evening In 2016 the Clare Hall Web Editor improve the website and also increase quality of the food is reliably would be a disaster bringing Sarah Hainsworth and Fellow Web our social media presence. high enough to bring together shame on the college should have Editor Annamaria Motrescu-Mayes members of the college – so known better. The kitchen staff worked together with members of the With so many Life Members, and much so that Wednesday Formal dealt with the problem without college to produce a new website. applications from students and Halls are regularly sold out. seeming to bat an eyelid. Our Visiting Fellows from all over the Jason Fretwell and his team do a sincere thanks to them all. And The whole re-design process took world, Clare Hall’s website is a crucial sterling job, though (perhaps thanks too to Yi Feng and Stephen 6 months. During this time, we talked source of college information. It is also mercifully) without Françoise’s Bourne for their hard work as to Fellows, students, Life Members, an important tool to showcase the Gallicism. Sitting next to a very Stewards this year. and staff about the college and what it talents and achievements of the college long-standing Fellow of a wealthy means to study, live and work here. and to help everyone – past, present college at one dinner, it was more It soon became clear that Clare Hall and future – stay connected. than gratifying to hear him say, David Ibbetson is indeed a unique place with a special ‘I don’t think I’ve ever had a President atmosphere and a close community. We would like to express grateful This is something we wanted to thanks to all those who assisted project through the website by using with this project. engaging images of our people, special events, architecture and gardens and by If you want to contribute or make asking college members to contribute any suggestions about our website, fresh and engaging content about life please email us at at Clare Hall. [email protected]

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CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Anniversary Activities Clare Hall at Fifty

Cambridge University, together with given the opportunity to take part in the early colleges, is ancient. Clare Hall some special event during the is not, being one of a new breed of anniversary year. On the other hand, it colleges for graduate students. How was thought a good idea to have a then might a relatively new institution focus at some point in the year with a celebrate its recent foundation, the solid week of events. Early August was anniversary of which, from its point of chosen for this. view, is very significant? The Committee then got down to This issue has been exercising the details, to devise the programme. The minds of the members of the 2016 first subject was a sombre one, with Committee which was established in Professor Derek Gregory of the April 2014 under the chairmanship of University of British Columbia giving the former college Vice-President, Robert Tanner Lectures on the subject, ‘Reach Anderson. Several factors make for the Sky: Aerial Violence and the Clare Hall different from many other Everywhere War’. The lectures were a Cambridge colleges, in addition to its masterly survey of a subject on which it youthfulness. For one thing, its alumni is difficult to conduct research. (See Bob are more far-flung because graduates Ackerman’s report elsewhere in this are more likely to come from overseas Review, and the podcast on the than undergraduates. For another, the University website.) In early May, Clare college will not be the first institution Hall Emeritus Fellow Stefan Collini, of higher education which its members Emeritus Professor of Intellectual will have experienced. Thirdly, it is not a History and English Literature, gave the wealthy college, not having had the Ashby Lecture on ‘Imagining advantage of rolling acres having been Universities: New Worlds, Old Ideas’. donated to the college centuries ago by The subject of universities today and the its former students. challenges they face is a subject which Stefan has made his own. Alongside the It was decided at an early stage that the academic work there was informal celebration should last throughout celebration, starting with a mid-January 2016, in part because Clare Hall has a event (suggested by the Domestic very large body of Visiting Fellows who Bursar) ‘Party Like It’s 1966!’ This come and go, and everyone should be proved to be hugely popular, enlivening

14 ANNIVERSARY a dull time of the year, with some anywhere in the world. On another Anniversary adventurous college members digging day there were visits to some of out 60s clothing for the occasion. Cambridge’s hidden libraries. Added to all this was the launch of the At the beginning of February the Anniversary Book, A 50th Anniversary Lectures started. These Anniversary Portrait, an exhibition of Lectures were the idea of Research Fellow Clare Hall’s very substantial art As part of our 50th anniversary Europe and the Anglosphere’ – Annamaria Motrescu-Mayes, whose collection, a lecture by former celebrations, Clare Hall established a survey of the cultural and religious powers of persuasion resulted in President, Professor Dame Gillian a series of six lectures by academic characteristics defining some great every first-choice speaker agreeing Beer, on ‘The Sideways Victorian figures who are prominent in their fields civilisations. At the end of Easter Term, to lecture. World of Lewis Carroll’ – and much of study.The series added an extra Sarah Coakley explored the relationship else besides. By the end of the week, dimension to Clare Hall’s rich intellectual between scientific approaches and The specially planned week ran from participants probably felt that they life and complemented our key annual metaphysical issues in her inspiring 5 to 13 August. On the first night, had relived the frenetic lifestyle of events such as the Tanner Lectures lecture ‘Is there a future for “Natural the President hosted a drinks party the Cambridge which they knew (Derek Gregory), the Ashby Lecture Theology”? Evolution, Co-operation and and buffet supper at West Court. when they were first graduate (Stefan Collini), and the inaugural King the Question of God’. In September, The first excursion was a tour of students or Visiting Fellows at Clare Lecture (Harold Varmus). Patrick Hemmerlé talked about ‘Arnold some of England’s finest parish Hall. The final dinner included the Schoenberg, An Ongoing Controversy’ churches – those of Suffolk – led by presentation of medals, and alumni The Anniversary Lectures were very well and performed excerpts from some of our Fellow Commoner (and church- were reminded of the need to attended with talks sold out within days Schoenberg’s key works. crawler), Edward Coales. The maintain their support for and prolonged Q&A sessions. The series evening ended with a chamber Oxbridge’s smallest and most began in February 2016 with Francis The Anniversary Lecture Series finale concert in Wortham Church. intense college. Wells’ lecture ‘The Heart of Leonardo’, will take place on 18 November 2016 Later in the week there was a detailed and fascinating analysis of when Irving Finkel will give a talk about a visit to one of England’s grandest A more detailed report of events in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings of ‘The Ark Before Noah’, an illuminating sixteenth-century houses, Audley the latter part of 2016 will appear in dissections of the heart. In March, Simon study of one of the treasures held by the End, of which only a fragment – but the next Review. Goldhill gave a talk about the literary British Museum: a 4,000-year old a huge one – remains. For a and sexual writings of a family of cuneiform tablet from ancient Babylonia, scientific event, Emeritus Fellow Robert Anderson Victorian intellectuals, ‘A Very Queer describing the story of the Flood. Malcolm Longair took Clare Hallers Chair, 2016 Committee Family Indeed: Getting Intimate with the to the Cavendish Laboratory to see Bensons in Victorian Cambridge’. All welcome. what is undoubtedly the finest collection of surviving twentieth- In May, Alan Macfarlane spoke on ‘Four Annamaria Motrescue-Mayes century science instrumentation Civilisations Compared: China, Japan, Anniversary Talks Organiser

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 A Year of Art

Michael Brick was a very significant fascinated by process, loved carpentry, sometimes displays contemporary abstract artist whose geometrical art built his own panels and always took sculpture on its Trumpington Street belongs to the tradition of European care over the proportion of the height, frontage and Jesus College has biennial Constructivism. For many years he was breadth and depth of his object-like exhibitions in its extensive grounds. Clare an Associate of Clare Hall and a valued paintings on wood. Because of his Hall has sculptures, too: a few examples member of its Art Committee. His perfectionism, mounting the exhibition have been added over the years and untimely death was announced in last to meet his standards was a challenge. Helaine Blumenfeld’s Flame is seen on year’s Review. It was decided that our An innovation for the college was that a Herschel Road. The 2016 Committee fiftieth anniversary year of art printed brochure was produced to was interested in having a sculptural John Sydney Carter’s works have a exhibitions would open with a Brick accompany the exhibition, with an essay exhibition in the Fellows’ Garden. Helaine special relationship with the sea – he Retrospective in January, and so with the by the art historian, editor of the introduced us to the sculptor John served in the Royal Marines and sails a kind co-operation of Michael’s widow, Burlington Magazine, and now Official Sydney Carter, whose studio lies close to yawl along the Essex coast. Air, water, Manucha Lisboa, Clare Hall borrowed Fellow of Clare Hall, Frances Spalding. Leicester. Julia Hedgecoe and Robert space and engineering are particular paintings and prints from various points Anderson went to his studio and it was influences and he is happiest when in Michael’s creative career. Brick was a Outdoor sculpture abounds in immediately obvious that the works were forging and welding. Fourteen craftsman as well as an artist. He was Cambridge. The Fitzwilliam Museum suitable to exhibit in Cambridge. sculptures were chosen and at the

16 THE YEAR IN COLLEGE beginning of April they travelled to exhibition, Black and White, by Clare Hall, where sculptor, Lotte Attwood, who uses pre-digital Domestic Bursar, workmen and techniques. Memorable was her gardeners worked hard to place the image of the rebuilt King’s Cross works in the Fellows’ Garden, Station. In November, Visual transformed until the end of Connections brought together October 2016.There is a further, ceramics by Stephen Murfitt and hoped-for addition: John had been paintings by Terry Beard. In both creating a large geometrically media, textures are of particular shaped steel sculpture called importance and natural and built Triangulum. When the City gave environments are influential. A planning permission this bold piece major exhibition by the much- was set up on Grange Road outside admired artist Janet Stayton Elmside, drawing attention to the carried the title Arcadia. Her college as never before. works illustrate fragments from life – frames within frames, classical Fortitudo celebrated the centenary references to architecture and of Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic arcadian views encased in Expedition in the Endurance. This contemporary visual language. was opened on 3 March by the The exhibition received a Hon. Alexandra Shackleton (grand- favourable review in the Wall Street daughter of the explorer) and it International Magazine, 8 June 2016. consisted of a display of the (http://wsimag.com/art/). paintings of the Italian artist Paola Folicaldi Suh. These were based on We have to thank Helaine photographs taken by the Blumenfeld for bringing us this expedition photographer, Frank thoughtful show. Hurley – but Ms Suh had, on occasion, to rely on her imagination Clare Hall’s exhibitions present where there were no images on art of great diversity. Their which to base her narrative. Clare presence alongside the day-to-day Hall’s Peter Wadhams and his wife hurly-burly of college life makes art Maria Pia Casarini were a stimulating but unexceptional instrumental in bringing Fortitudo experience for all who study and to Cambridge. work in its environment.

Three other exhibitions were established. The academic year Robert Anderson opened with a striking photographic Chair, Art Committee

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 A Year in Music

2015-16 was another ambitious and successful year in Clare Hall music.

In late July, our resident musician Patrick Hemmerlé provided a lecture and recital, exploring the link between tragedy and the sonatas of Beethoven, Janacek, and Chopin. Just a week later, Patrick was accompanying violinist Melanie Clapies as she thrilled us with her presentation of some Beethoven violin sonatas. The Michaelmas Term music programme got into full gear in November with the first of four Intimate Engagements concerts. These serve as the backbone for the programme and are reported elsewhere. The last weekend in November was a busy one, with the Graduate Student Body presenting the college Members’ Concert on Friday night. This included everything from jazz vocals to Schubert Lieder, Mozart and Beethoven piano music, original Gamelan Players balladeering and a quick history of the English hornpipe. The very next night SRO concert of new and traditional Anderson presented a fine concert In February Duo Concertante – we were enchanted by the santoor Japanese compositions as the Duo of traditional French, English and Latin Timothy Steeves, piano, and Nancy dulcimer raga of Kiranpal Yumeno interrupted their European carols realised by piano master Dahn, violin – became Trio Singh accompanied by the virtuosic tour to present the UK premiere of Patrick Hemmerlé. Concertante as they were joined by tabla of Sanjay Jhalla, and it was, an exciting new work for koto and Cambridge University’s own cellist frankly, unforgettable. cello by Visiting Fellow and composer, January had all it needed when extraordinaire Joseph Davies, in a Marty Regan, who also played several Dr Abigail Dolan presented the concert co-produced by Patrick December brought an even wider virtuoso traditional shakuhachi pieces second of our Intimate Engagements Hemmerlé and Robinson College's range of musical celebration. We dined of stunning impact. In a season of productions, this one featuring pianist music director Dr Jeremy Thurlow, to live jazz at the GSB Jazz Formal, unforgettable concerts, this one and Guildhall School Fellow Paul and featuring the premiere of always a capacity crowd. Mid- stood out. But December still brings Roberts playing early 20th Century Dr Thurlow’s own composition, Piano December brought us a magnificent the Yule, and our own Robert music from France and Spain. Trio 1. The trio then wrapped up the

18 THE YEAR IN COLLEGE Lent Term ended Mid-March with a double-tour-de-force by Monsieur Hemmerlé presenting a weekend series, first the Bach Goldberg Variations for which he is so well known, and then the very next evening the Beethoven Diabelli.

Easter Term resumed on May Day, but while others danced Maypole and Morris Clare Hall looked to the East, hearing a fine concert of courtly Javanese minimalism as the Cambridge Gamelan Society and some of London’s Southbank Gamelan Players paid a Sunday afternoon visit. Once again demonstrating the global reach of Clare Hall’s musical interest the very next Saturday Abigail Dolan presented The college staff provide vital support the fourth of our Intimate Engagements for which we are most grateful. concerts, this time to bring us the world-famous Doric String Quartet, Finally, we wish express sincere invoking the spirits of Beethoven and gratitude to the performers, whose Schubert. May ended dramatically with shared artistry and passion have Patrick Hemmerlé award-winning Spanish pianist Mario made this programme something Alonso Herrero playing Franz Listz’s 12 of which Clare Hall and indeed evening with what must rate as one of Études d’exécution transcendante. The Cambridge University can be proud. Mario Alonso Herrero the most spirited performances of name of the composer, or the Dvorak’s Dumky ever. piece, or the artist alone would be Paul Mulvaney, sufficient to inspire, together, Our programme is made possible by Fellow Commoner, March began with Intimate they astonished. the tireless efforts of the Clare Hall Music Committee Engagements 3, with internationally Music Committee, currently chaired acclaimed pianist Martin Roscoe The musical year ended in June with by President David Ibbetson, performing the last compositions of Cambridgeshire’s own classical guitar recently chaired by Jon Pines, FRS, Schubert, Brahms and Beethoven in virtuoso Valerie Hartzell playing an and especially by Abigail Dolan, what was both an evocative and a acoustic recital that ran the gamut Trudi Tate and Patrick Hemmerlé, thought-provoking recital. It was from Scarlatti to Atkins, Bach to and by our ‘Angels’, who are the indeed both intimate and engaging. McCartney and back again. major contributors to our budget.

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Intimate Engagements George Garnier George Eric Richmond Eric Daniel Mordzinski

Abigail Dolan and David Dolan Martin Roscoe Doric Quartet

I am delighted to report on this year’s for the works performed. Claron In the following piano recital, virtuoso and Schubert’s String Quintet D956, series of Intimate Engagements shared her personal approach for Martin Roscoe performed a including the methods used to find concerts. As in previous years, each unveiling the expressive potential of monumental programme of the final their own ‘voice’ as an ensemble when concert included an informal talk by this varied programme, and her works by Schubert and Beethoven dealing with well-known master-works, the musicians, in which they discussed unusual versatility demonstrated the alongside Brahms’ last piano work. and how they deal in performance with the performance aspects of the power of the musical gesture to Martin’s illuminating presentation the large-scale structures of the epic programmed played. communicate beyond spoken words focused on how these valedictory works performed. and compositional styles. statements express both the In the first concert, David Dolan and I innovative journey and the common The next series of concerts will joined soprano Claron McFadden for a In January 2016, pianist Paul Roberts message of the masters of the first celebrate the tenth anniversary of the chamber music programme for voice, returned with a programme entitled Viennese School. Intimate Engagements series, coinciding flute and piano. The varied programme ‘Cross Currents of France and Spain’, in with the fiftieth anniversary of Clare included two of the well-known flute which he played works by Spanish and In the final concert the acclaimed Hall. As always, the Music Angels are a obbligato Arias from Bach’s Passions French masters side by side. Paul’s Doric String Quartet were joined by tremendous source of support for the and Schubert’s The Shepherd on the intimate understanding of the French cellist Bartholomew LaFollette in a series, as are our loyal and warm Rock D.965 in a new orchestration, repertoire of the turn of the dazzling tour de force of chamber audiences. Thank you all for another alongside the experimental Aria by nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and music by Beethoven and Schubert. In an fantastic year of music-making at John Cage and the emotionally of the Parisian climate in which they open conversation among themselves Clare Hall. I look forward to sharing engaging Sequenza III by Luciano were conceived, shed new light on the before the performance, they reflected the next one. Berio. The programme also included works of the Spanish masters and on the challenges presented in the improvisations with David, serving mutual influences between them and performances of the monumental Abigail Dolan both as preludes and after-thoughts the masterpieces of Debussy and Ravel. ‘Razumovsky’ Quartet op. 59 no. 2 Artistic Director

20 THE YEAR IN COLLEGE Triangulum

The sculpture erected at the junction astronomer was Sir William’s sister, Waves’) and at the Henry Wellcome of Grange Road and Herschel Road, Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) who Building in Leicester (‘Atomica’) as well Cambridge, at the front of Elmside, worked alongside her brother and who as in many other locations. At the time forms part of a commemorative was awarded the Gold Medal of the of writing, he has a number of programme to celebrate the 50th Royal Astronomical Society in 1828. sculptures on display in the Fellows’ anniversary of Clare Hall’s foundaion Garden at Clare Hall (exhibition in 1966. It is made from highly Herschel House, now demolished, closes end of October 2016). polished stainless steel and consists of once existed on the site of what is a series of triangular plates welded now Clare Hall. It is not clear which Robert Anderson together; it rests on three feet. The member of the Herschel family it was Chair, 2016 Committee artist of the work is the sculptor John named after. Sydney Carter. John Sydney Carter (b. 1936) studied at There are several references Leicester College of Art and Design. incorporated in the name of the He was founder of the Carter Design sculpture. The Triangulum Galaxy is a Group Ltd but from 1996 turned to spiral galaxy some 3 million light years sculpting full-time. He is a Fellow of the from earth in the constellation Royal Society of British Sculptors and Triangulum. In good viewing conditions holds an Hon DLitt from the University it can be seen with the naked eye. It of Leicester. His public art can be seen was probably discovered by the Italian outside the Anglo American Building astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna at Carlton Terrace in London (‘Two around 1654. It was independently observed by Charles Messier in 1764 and was included in William Herschel’s catalogue of nebulae of 1786.

Sir William Herschel FRS (1738-1822), discoverer of the planet Uranus, was the first of three major male astronomers. Born in Germany, he lived in Bath and at Slough. His only son was Sir John Herschel FRS (1792-1871), a graduate of St John’s College, Cambridge, and Sir John’s second son was Alexander Stewart Herschel FRS (1876 -1907) who studied at Trinity College. A fourth Herschel

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Ashby Lecture 2016

On 5 May 2016 Stefan Collini literature on the Idea of the in dissonant relation. Although there delivered the Ashby Lecture 2016, University? What is it for and who is no comparable body of writing that entitled ‘Imagining Universities: New is its audience? Professor Collini asserts the priority of the needs that Worlds, Old Ideas’, in the Robinson approached this question as an society wants universities to meet, College auditorium. Stefan Collini is intellectual historian, which is to say the general complaint made by this Emeritus Professor of English and that his goal was to expose the works’ pragmatic tendency is that Intellectual History in the University complex social and educational universities are too introverted and of Cambridge and Emeritus Fellow context; he was therefore not offering too unresponsive to the needs of of Clare Hall. either his own diagnosis of the society – in short, they accuse higher educational and social morass in which education of residing in its own From the 1850s onward there has we find ourselves nor a prescription ‘ivory tower’. been a steady stream of books and for the way forward. essays exploring the ‘Idea of a The lecturer’s argument was nuanced University’ in the English-speaking Overall he sees this ‘Idea’ literature as and elegant. A longer review can be world; Professor Collini focused on an indirect articulation of strains found on the college’s website. major publications in the twentieth within society in which economic century. The questions he proposed practices and requirements and the Robert Ackerman are: What is the function of this free play of the life of the mind stand Fellow Commoner

22 THE YEAR IN COLLEGE Tanner Lectures 2016

to conduct bombing from the air. The development of the Predator drone toward the end of the twentieth century followed a similar course. They were first regarded as an ideal surveillance platform. The great advance took place in Vietnam. The Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos and Cambodia was seeded with sensors, and when the hovering drones detected any movement, they would send a signal to operators far behind the lines who would call in air strikes. It was then a relatively small step to arm the drones themselves. This development is important because it directs our On 13 January 2016, Professor attention to the wider context in Derek Gregory of the Department of which bombing takes place. The Geography of the University of British electronic battlefield conjured up the Columbia gave the Tanner Lectures possibility of an automated killing field. 2016 before a large, appreciative audience in the auditorium of The second lecture was essentially Robinson College Cambridge. an expansion of the idea of the deconstruction of the battlefield, The two lectures, together entitled which is now to be understood as a ‘Reach from the Sky: Aerial Violence sort of super-organism, expanding and and the Everywhere War’, presented a contracting in relation to the larger highly critical history of bombing and military-political context. One a historical geography of where, when, important consequence of the new and how this bombing has taken place. way of fighting an air war is the alienating effects of the psychological The opening section traced the distance between the pilots and the development of the technology from war on the ground. The inbuilt These lectures were immersed in a recommended, and can be accessed before World War I through to today’s complexity and the possibilities for continuous stream of extraordinarily via these links: remote (drone) operations. Most early confusion were dramatically illustrated rich audio and visual imagery and were https://sms.cam.ac.uk/media/2175477 aviation writers believed that the in the brief last section, entirely conceived and delivered as multimedia https://sms.cam.ac.uk/media/2175498 primary role of military aircraft would devoted to a forensic presentation of performances, but the visual be in reconnaissance, but they were a single night-time mission in dimension is unavailable here. The Robert Ackerman soon being used to direct artillery and Afghanistan in February 2010. videos of the lectures are strongly Fellow Commoner

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Fellow-Student Interaction

In 2015-16, the Fellow-Student post-docs affiliated to Clare Hall, who Interaction committee of the presented their work through a panel GSB organised a series of events discussion, in which a specific topic that enjoyed great success and public was presented, followed by a Literary Talks attention. The Thursday Talks had respondent and audience discussion. presentations by Stephen Bourne, We heard discussions of a wide range After two years on contemporary writers, this year our talks focused Joan Camps, Claudia Duffy, Gabriele of subjects, from philosophy to on Virginia Woolf. These attracted an audience of townspeople, creative Ferrario, Gabriel Byng, Juan Varela, cosmology, from hardware security to writers, students and Fellows from other colleges, plus many members Alvin Chua, Rosanna Cantavella and English literature and satire. of Clare Hall. People came from as far afield as Liverpool and Brussels Catalina Taltavull. The topics ranged to hear Anna Snaith’s talk on The Years(1937). Gillian Beer’s talk on from fascinating Egyptian alchemy to The conference was a great success, Mrs Dalloway (1925) drew a large crowd, including two who flew in the mind-bending black hole, providing with more than 40 students and especially from New York. We also heard excellent papers from Claire the audience with the intellectual Fellows attending, and was followed Nicholson on Woolf’s complex interest in clothing, and Jane Goldman feast that is so often part of the by a networking lunch in the lovely on her editing of To the Lighthouse for CUP. Clare Hall experience. garden of West Court. On behalf of the GSB Student-Fellow Interaction The Literary Talks are held twice a term at 1.00 pm in the Meeting We also organised popular networking Committee, we would like to thank Room; further details on the college website. We continue our theme receptions, one in Humanities and the the tutorial office, the GSB, speakers, of Virginia Woolf and her contemporaries into 2016 -17. other in Sciences, for students and respondents, Clare Hall President Fellows to meet and talk informally. and Vice-President who joined the Trudi Tate event and all of you who made all of this possible. Do get in touch with the Graduate Conference GSB if you would like to be involved in FSI 2016-17. On 28 May 2016, the Clare Hall Graduate Conference took place in Giovanna Maria Dimitri the Richard Eden Suite in West Court. and Justine Ji There were 6 speakers, all students or FSI Committee

24 THE YEAR IN COLLEGE Harold Varmus, TECH Inaugural King Lecturer TALKS

Clare Hall runs a series of Tech Talks aimed at local young entrepreneurial engineers and scientists (PhD students and people working in our Cambridge hi-tech community).

We aim to present the rarer and more elusive speakers who have started companies in Cambridge and been spectacular successes (or spectacular failures) and whose experiences are less often heard about.

We ask speakers to describe how they started the company, what problems arose and how they overcame them, what mistakes they made and wouldn’t repeat – an honest account of the Thanks to a generous gift from Life Member Professor Donald West King, Clare Hall has set up a new annual early days of the company – the real stuff that series of lectures. The King Lectures in the Biomedical Sciences aim to match the Tanner and Ashby Lectures doesn’t normally get into the MBA textbooks in their ambition to present world-leading speakers sharing ground-breaking ideas. The inaugural King on how to be an entrepreneur. Lectures were delivered in April 2016 by Nobel Prize Laureate Dr Harold Varmus, who is currently Lewis Thomas University Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, former Director of the National Institute of Recent talks include Chris Smart, ‘Some Health and the National Cancer Institute and Foreign Member of the Lessons from 25 Years in Venture Capital’; Royal Society. His scientific research has focused on establishing the Daniela Florea, ‘Technology Against the Odds’; theory that cancer is caused by mutations in normal cells. Dr Varmus’s Martina King, ‘Taking the Short-cut talk, entitled ‘The paradoxes of scientific life in America’, explored to Market: From Business Concept how opportunities and challenges for developing a fruitful career in to the PLC Boardroom’. science have changed over the last 40 years, not always for the better. Thanks to Tony Hooley for organising these Dr Varmus and his wife, Constance Casey, spent a week living in Clare Hall, staying in the Mary Elizabeth and fascinating talks. Donald West King Rooms, immersing themselves in Cambridge life, including some early morning rowing on the river Cam. Besides the Clare Hall King Lecture, Dr Varmus gave distinguished lectures on his scientific If you are interested to learn more, please research at the Sanger Institute and the Cancer Research Institute on the Biomedical Campus, and met contact the Development Office. Clare Hall students at a special reception. The King Lecture series is a most welcome addition to the intellectual life of Clare Hall and we look forward to a long tradition of excellent talks.

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Lunchtime Talks Clare Hall Colloquium

The Thursday Lunchtime Talks are brief, to-the-point and informal, giving speakers a chance to test out current research with an interested audience from all disciplines. Michaelmas Term included fascinating papers on the science of life, genetics, Geoffrey Keynes, Second World War writing, and public theatre. Speakers included Joel Peck, Qasim Ayub, Jerry Kutcher, Juliet Dusinberre, and Richard Hayes. The Easter Term line up was equally diverse, with topics ranging from the social history of cricket to why we find so few women in Jewish depictions of hell. Speakers included Subhankar Banerjee, Rosanna Cantavella, John Drew, Philip Jenkins and Luca Passamonti.

Thanks to all our speakers for a terrific year of talks. The Clare Hall Colloquium, founded in John Regan, Gabriel Recchia and Paul Nulty 2002, is a crucial part of the social and presented their research for the Concept After running the talks for many years, college Archivist Ruby intellectual life of the college. Any college Lab at CRASSH in ‘An Introduction to Non- Reid Thompson stepped down at the end of Michaelmas Term. member is welcome to present a paper. Semantic Conceptual Analysis’. Catalina Warm thanks to Ruby for all her hard work, and welcome to This year the stimulating talks covered a Taltavull, from the Material Science and the new convenor, John Regan. wide range of topics including music, Metallurgy department, talked about the history, science, technology, and threat of volcanic ash in aviation, and Keri All members linguistic analysis. Wong discussed her research on of college are understanding children’s mental well-being welcome to The academic year opened with Elizabeth and anti-social behaviour. give a talk. Garnsey’s talk on ‘Science and Spin-Outs in Please email Cambridge: Incentives and Impact’ which Thanks to all the speakers for their John Regan provided a fascinating introduction to contributions and to audience members for ([email protected]) technology entreprise in and around the lively discussions. I have enjoyed my first to book Cambridge and examined how scientific year running the Colloquium and thank the a spot in knowledge is translated into practice. previous convenor, Adrian du Plessis, for his Michaelmas Term. Ann Goldstein mapped out the role of advice and help. the YMCA in POW camps in ‘Family History, the YMCA and the Letters of a Podcasts of Clare Hall Colloquia can be US Army Chaplain in WWI’. Patrick found at http://upload.sms.cam.ac.uk/ Hemmerlé presented ‘From Romanticism collection/1335005. If you would like to give to Modernism: The Evolution of a paper in the 2016-17 programme, please Interpretation in 20th-Century Piano contact me ([email protected]). Performances, which included a wonderful selection of recordings and live Emilia Wilton-Godberfforde performance on the piano. In 2016 Convenor

26 THE YEAR IN COLLEGE Family Activities

Another enjoyable year for Clare Hall Israeli and klezmer dancing. In March, Lucia Tantardini and other parents have After organising family events for many families. Our traditional djembe John Parker led college families on a been organising the popular monthly years I am stepping down. Julia Tischler drumming in Michaelmas Term drew a tour of the Botanical Garden. This is family suppers throughout the year. will take over this most enjoyable task good crowd, with drummers of all ages always a favourite event in our spring These include a craft activity, a meal, from October 2016. If you can help, or enjoying the experience of learning to calendar. College families attended many and a film afterwards. New families are have skills you could share, please play as a group. Even the tiniest joined of Clare Hall’s wonderful concerts, most welcome. If you can help with contact Julia ([email protected]) in with discipline and gusto. An including the Cambridge Gamelan organising a family supper during the or Lucia. enthusiastic group of adults and Society on a sunny Sunday afternoon in year, do please get in touch with Lucia children joined a dance class led by May, and much enjoyed the annual Tantardini ([email protected]), chair of Trudi Tate Visiting Fellow Michael Posner, with college cricket match in June. the Social Events Committee. Tutor

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 The Cricket Match 2016

Notwithstanding grey clouds, there who hit the only boundary of the ‘Triple A’ Milne was imperious until There was a consensus that 20-20 was promise of a golden year for innings. A fair score depended brilliantly caught in left field by fellow would have provided a better chance Clare Hall cricket on the day of the thereafter on a marathon innings from all-rounder ‘Babe’ Borchert while for all to bat, though, with all the Big Match between the President’s XI ‘Runner’ Fretwell, the only Student to ‘Comeback Kid’ Collini, dusting the season’s rain, it was lucky to get in a and the Students, 22 June. ‘High Roller’ reach double figures. One snapshot ball down with bat instead of match at all. Astonishingly, in such a Lam and ‘WACA’ Strong had come shows him standing bemused midway handkerchief, dispatched it for three low-scoring game, nobody had been half-way across the world for the down the wicket watching his partner, 4’s in a top-scoring 13. Between the out for a duck. occasion. The club had acquired a logo: ‘Grafter’ Black, contemplate, boundaries, there were a lot of dot a goldfinch. And there was even a gold commence and complete a run. balls, including three maidens, and But had the Students won? At the standard apology for not being there: ‘Slasher’ al-Asali, denied the chance to Club Dinner in the evening, ‘Judge’ ‘Go Back’ Bardolia having to play for ‘Terminator’ Cottage did full justice bat, essayed an over to thunderous Ibbetson, in his capacity as Match the MCC-U. to his new nickname by taking two appeals from ‘Keeper’ Kulkarni. With Referee, pointed out that the wickets as bowler besides whipping off the bat, other newcomers, ‘High scorebook, so ably kept by ‘Notchers’ At 2 pm President ‘Judge’ Ibbetson the bails in several run-out calls. One Roller’ Lam, who was delighted to Ramsden and Ghelani, showed that the tossed a 1966 Queen’s shilling and the highlight off his bowling was ‘High- score at all, and ‘Doctor’ Dockter, President’s team had scored more runs Students, confusingly leavened by a Roller’ Lam running in from China performed most creditably but the than the Students, 46-42, and that, trio of golden oldies, were sent in to to catch out stalwart octogenarian run rate fell behind. according to ex-Captain Collini’s bat. Umpiring Blues, ‘Enforcer’ Taylor ‘G.O.M’ Tipper. The innings closed interpretation of the Club’s ‘rules’, they and ‘Stodger’ Shah took their stand with just 67 for 6 on the board: Twenty-five runs were required off might be said to have won. Special and ‘One-of-Our-Own’ Lennard and Aftab’s team were on the back foot. the last three overs and ‘Rash’ Regan, pleading as this may have seemed at ‘Not Out’ Drew strode out to take smarting from a bad back and last the time, discussion continues over the shine off the ball or, put another The Students decided the best form year’s duck, looked as if he might get whether an accumulation of Extras way, be tied down by the bowling of of defence was attack. ‘Boony’ Villiers them until ‘Boony’ clean bowled him eccentrically acquired is a good basis ‘Rabbit’ Warren and ‘Rash’ Regan. was stationed at silly mid-off to in a dramatic final over. ‘See-Ball, on which to claim victory. conduct a sledging operation that, Miss-Ball’ Martensz came in too late The runfest that was expected to along with his hostile bowling and the to play a captain’s innings while In the event, the ‘Judge’ awarded the follow this opening never materialised. tight bowling of ‘Pitcher’ Nishida, ‘Stitches’ Farnan had time to hit Winner’s Shield to Aftab as Student A decisive over from ‘Triple A’ Milne turned up the heat on openers only one 4. Three other strong hitters, Captain, declared ‘Triple A’ Milne and accounted for both ‘O-o-O-O’ and ‘Cutter’ Smith and ‘WACA’ Strong. the ‘Terminator’, ‘Rabbit’ Warren and ‘Boony’ Villiers Men of the Match and ‘Boony’ Villiers while ‘Backfoot’ Jalia was Unfazed, they performed almost ‘Thunderbolt’ Buttle, didn’t have a proceedings closed with a toast to all not fleet enough to avoid a run-out. identically to their Student chance to do even that. the cricketers who might carry on the counterparts but the President’s spirit of the Club until the college Total disaster was averted by ‘Wild’ hitters who followed them did get The President’s team closed out at completed its Century. Williams, blooded in Cuppers, and among the runs, three reaching 56 for 4 and the Students went into returnee baseballer ‘Babe’ Borchert, double figures. a huddle to celebrate their victory. Thirteenth Man

Photos: Peter Nixon

28 THE YEAR IN COLLEGE CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Nemo Pets are not allowed in college, but Nemo disdained such rules, and for many years he lived unofficially at West Court, much loved by residents and visitors. As he was getting older, however, he needed a more stable home, and in Michaelmas Term 2015, Nemo was adopted by college painter Dave and his partner Maggie.

At their house he was pleased to discover regular meals and a warm bed. A call for photos produced a flood of Nemo images from college members. Grateful thanks to Dave and Maggie for their kindness, and congratulations to Nemo on finally graduating from Clare Hall.

30 THE YEAR IN COLLEGE May Ball 2016

On 16 June, Clare Hall hosted its 50th Anniversary Black & White Ball, inspired by the 1966 ball hosted by Truman Capote in New York City’s Plaza Hotel. Guests, including students, Fellows, Life Members, and friends, enjoyed a beautiful formal dinner with opening remarks from President David Ibbetson, live music and cocktails in our ‘60s Lounge’, and danced the night away in the Plaza Marquee in the Fellows’ Garden. Warm thanks to college staff and the Ball organisers.

Visit www.clarehallball.co.uk for more photos of a wonderful event! Photos: Márton Gorka

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Student News

Having kicked off with a very successful our colouring books for art therapy. And Welcome Week at the beginning of the those concerned about physical well-being Michaelmas Term, 2015–16 has been a busy were able to participate in team sports, such year for the students at Clare Hall… and as cricket and rowing, and to use our gym not just because of exams and dissertations. and pool facilities. Not only did we partake in the merriment surrounding the 50th Anniversary of Clare Clare Hall prides itself in being a welcoming Hall, with all the talks, concerts, art and safe environment for all its members. To exhibitions, and parties organised to mark evaluate and improve the work it does in the occasion, but we also got to mingle with that regard, an Equalities Survey was carried our very own Fellows during the Fellow- out asking the student population questions Student Interaction talks and drinks on inclusivity and discrimination. The results receptions, and got to meet students from of the survey were both encouraging and other colleges through many Formal Swaps. informative, and will help shape Clare Hall’s We also enjoyed many occasions with our on-going policy of openness and inclusion. fellow Clare Hall students at our very lively themed parties, open mic, karaoke and trivia In May we presented a dynamic Students nights, and a jazz formal. Clare Hall students Conference, at which Fellows provided have had a full social calendar this year! thoughtful responses to students’ work, and in June the college was filled with the sights Those feeling the pressure of the Cambridge and sounds of the Black and White May Ball. academic life also found a place to relax in Another great year for the students of college, by taking part in activities such as Clare Hall. weekly yoga classes and cooking (and eating!) events, by playing music in our music Carla Pastorino room, or by spending some quiet time using GSB President 2015-16

32 STUDENT NEWS Going Greener

• Bicycle repair tools are available from the Porters’ Lodge. Cycling generally is encouraged, to support healthy commuting. • A paper recycling bin is available near the student pigeon-holes, and large blue bins can be found near Leslie Barnett House. There are red All Cambridge colleges are trying bins for clothes and books to go to to improve their environmental charity shops. friendliness. Some traditional colleges • College caterer Lexington Catering have transformed parts of their has been awarded the Sustainable manicured lawns into wildflower Restaurant Association’s highest meadows – a joy to the human award of a Three Star Sustainability residents as well as to wildlife. What can Champion and has its own GSB Committee 2015-16 Clare Hall do – how can we increase environmental management system. our recycling and composting, reduce our carbon footprint, and make our This year Clare Hall participated in the President: Carla Pastorino grounds friendly to wildlife? Green Impact Environmental Vice-President: Stephen Walsh The GSB Green Officers are keen to Accreditation Scheme for the first time, Treasurer: Robert Nishida increase our sustainable practices. and was awarded a bronze award. There Secretary: Caterina Pello We welcome more student is much more to do, and everyone can involvement, so do get in touch. get involved. As a first step, please Welfare Officers: Lucie Greenwood, Elias Nosrati The Clare Hall Environmental remember to turn off lights and Social Officers: Laura Wittemans, Riham Al Ismaili, Sophie Committee meets every term so that computers when not in use; use heating Allcock, Laura Forde, Fiona Calvert staff and students can work together and hot water sparingly. It all helps to Sports Officer: Christopher Pulte to improve Clare Hall’s sustainability. reduce our carbon footprint. External Officers: Coco Chen, Abigail Gomulkiewicz, Larissa Schulte Nordholt Recent progress includes: For further information, see the FSI Officers: Giovanna Maria Dimitri, Justine Lin Ji • West Court has a rainwater sustainability notice board near the Green Officers: Heather Norton, Tobias Schoenwitz harvesting system. Porters’ Lodge. Equalities Officers: Lauren Power, Luna Sebastian • The college makes its own compost out of garden waste, and when Heather Norton Art and Music: Umme Lalani, Mojtaba Bagheri compost is purchased it is peat-free. GSB Green Officer 2015-16 IT Officer: Christoph Schlaffner

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Clare Hall Boat Club Rowing News

Clare Hall Boat Club started this number of races for our crews. took their toll on the men’s team, nervous but resolute. Their year by celebrating the arrival of Regrettably, our fortunes during which struggled to put a consistent determination became essential as Hamoodi, a four man boat, to the Lent Bumps were somewhat mixed, crew together and achieved middling the two crews in front of them club’s fleet with a boat christening which saw the men’s crew dropping results in May Bumps. The women’s bumped out early in the race, and the ceremony that was attended by our down two spots despite a spirited team, however, approached their Clare Hall women were given the President David Ibbetson and effort against fierce competition. training with renewed vigour. Their daunting task of trying to over-bump numerous current members and The women’s crew rowed over the increased training paid early St. Catharine’s W2, which started a alumni of the club. The acquisition of first three days of bumps, but their dividends when they won their full six boat lengths in front. But no “Hamoodi” was made possible by fourth day provided the high point division in the Champs Eight Head challenge was too difficult for this generous donations from club of Lent Bumps when they managed Race, and were the plate winners at year’s women’s crew as they over- members who wish to remain to bump St. Catharine’s to go up the Nines Spring Regatta. With these bumped to go +6 for May Bumps, anonymous, and we would like to one spot for bumps. The crew’s promising early results, the women’s thereby earning ‘super-blades’. Clare take this opportunity to once more ensuing energetic celebrations were crew were poised for great results at Hall Boat Club is enormously proud offer our deepest gratitude for their noticed by members of the local May Bumps, but nothing could have of our women’s accomplishments and generosity and support. media, and the women’s crew prepared them for their actual we hope that the rest of the college managed to continue another time- accomplishments. On the first day of will be able to share in our As has become customary, the honoured CHBC tradition of Bumps, Clare Hall advanced to the celebration when we hang up the weather proved co-operative on providing cover-picture material for third women’s division after chasing painted blade and framed picture to our Novice Day and was held on a local media’s bumps coverage. down Fitzwilliam W2, and followed commemorate this occasion! lovely October day, with the up with bumps of Anglia Ruskin W1 enthusiasm amongst the new Easter Term arrived with the promise and Girton W2 the two ensuing days. The women’s ‘super-blades’ couldn’t students and Fellows as high as ever. of sunnier skies and warmer days. On the last day, knowing they had a have come at a better time as the The club enjoyed a mildly successful The academic demands of the term chance at blades, the women were boat club also celebrated its 20th Michaelmas Term with both the Anniversary this year by holding a novice men and women doing well special boat club formal dinner on at the Emmanuel Sprint Regatta 14 June. Old and new members and Clare Novice Regatta, and the celebrated the occasion and fêted novice men enjoying good the women’s crew, and we all hope placement at the Fairbairn Cup. that Clare Hall Boat Club will experience many more glorious Building on the commitment of our successes in the future. novice rowers, Lent Term started auspiciously with favourable weather Shen Gao conditions that allowed for plenty of Clare Hall Boat Club President water time and participation in a June 2016

34 STUDENT NEWS CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Sports News

It has been another successful year in Clare Hall sports. The After last year’s revival of Clare Hall’s traditional cricket club newly resurrected Squash team with captain Conrad Lennard under its president Aftab Jalia, the club is at the time of showed a strong performance in the university-wide Squash writing eagerly preparing for an exciting 50th anniversary league, where they came second in Division 7 (where new cricket match against the Fellows and staff. To support the teams start), with Adam Lewicki remaining unbeaten, and sports teams, the GSB has spent looking to move up a division next year. part of the annual budget on equipment for the cricket, squash Clare Hall’s joint Basketball team with Clare College and and football sports teams, and Trinity Hall had a sterling year in the college league. The team some gym equipment, and has included Clare Hall students Chih-Ta Henry Chien, Samer recently had the ALB bar’s pool Kurdi, and Wido Witecka and moved from third to second table refurbished. If you would division in Michaelmas Term and from second to first division like to get involved in college in Lent Term. In Lent term the team ended on first place after sport, please contact the GSB. winning every match, unfortunately losing in the playoffs in a strong match against St John’s team. Christopher Pulte

Continuing last year’s success, Cambridge’s blues fencing team, including Clare Hall student Giovanna Dimitri, won this year’s varsity match against Oxford.

Clare Hall Blues in 2015-16 are: Adam Lewicki – Golf Full Blue; Pawel Budzianowski – Volleyball Half Blue; Cosmin Davidescu – Ice Hockey Half Blue; Giovanna Dimitri – Fencing Half Blue; Adam Lewicki Wido Witecka – Water Polo Half Blue.

Congratulations to all of them!

Wido Witecka

36 STUDENT NEWS CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Profile: John Barrow Professorial Fellow

In recent years, I have used observations ones. Among the new ones are those Director of the Astronomy Centre, it was of distant quasars to see whether properties of the universe and the laws to spend half of my time directing, and traditional constants of nature could have (and constants) of physics which are fund-raising for, the Millennium been changing by tiny amounts during the connected – often unexpectedly – with Mathematics Project, a new outreach 13 billion years that the quasars’ light has our own existence. There are many project to improve the appreciation, been travelling towards us.We showed impressive features of the universe – the teaching and learning of mathematics how astronomical observations can fact, for instance, that it is big and old, amongst the general public, teachers and provide more sensitive probes of any dark and cold – that appear remote from students, by exploiting the potential of IT. variation of constants, our own existence and antithetical to life, The Project was awarded the Queen’s like the fine structure constant of yet turn out to be necessary conditions Anniversary Prize in 2006. Today, it electromagnetism, than laboratory for the existence of any type of receives about 11 million site visits and My research work is principally in experiments. A large stream of biochemical complexity (‘life’) in the 41 million page views and works with cosmology, a subject that has many astronomical data remains consistent universe. In 1986, I co-authored a book 14,500 students and 300 teachers every facets. Sometimes my work has focussed with a tiny variation in the fine structure entitled The Anthropic Cosmological year (see www.mmp.maths.org). As part on nuclear reactions during the first few constant of a few parts in a million Principle, which examined this idea from of our goal to promote mathematics I minutes of the universe’s history, over 10 billion years. In response, many angles. When it was first published have enjoyed talking and writing about showing how they can tell us about the Joao Magueijo and I have developed the over-riding view was that any ‘theory the applications of mathematics to shape of the universe today. At other extensions of general relativity that self- of everything’ governing physics and everything I can think of, from sport, to times I have studied mathematical consistently include such variations and cosmology would be uniquely and art, and countless other aspects of problems of general relativity, finding new allow other consequences to be found. completely determined by self everyday life. I was given more formal cosmological solutions of Einstein’s Most recently, I proposed extending consistency alone. We thought otherwise opportunities to do this during my equations with unusual singularities or these studies using the atomic and and believed that there were inevitable periods as Gresham Professor of chaotic behaviour. For a period, I devised molecular spectral lines discovered in the random elements in the observed Astronomy, and then of Geometry, at and applied pattern-recognition statistics atmospheres of white dwarf stars in our structure of the universe deriving from Gresham College in London. to capture the 3d clustering patterns of Galaxy and we have demonstrated the symmetry breaking, quantum uncertainty, galaxies that were found in the early power of this new method using Hubble and intrinsic non-uniqueness of the I was also fortunate to have fallen in with 1980s and I went observing in Tenerife to Space Telescope data. vacuum state of the universe which leads Clare Hall when I first knew I was moving test them out. In other years I have to the constants of physics. This less rigid to Cambridge. Elizabeth and I have greatly concentrated on particle physics in the My cosmological interests also extend to picture means that our own existence enjoyed our time at the college with the early stages of the universe and the the historical, philosophical and even must be used when testing some many colleagues, students and visitors we theory of the inflationary universe. aesthetic aspects of the subject, and since theories. During the past 20 years, with have met and are lucky to count among During the mid-1970s, in my doctoral 1983 I have written many books that set the advent of the multiverse and the self- our friends. We could not have made a thesis, I succeeded in showing that the out to show some of the ways in which reproducing inflationary universe, this better choice. universe could not have expanded from new developments in science and approach has become standard. a chaotic state, and galaxies could not mathematics can shed light on some have formed from primordial turbulence, traditional problems in the philosophy of When I came to Cambridge in 1999 from as many cosmologists then believed. science and help make precise some new the University of Sussex, where I was

38 PROFILES Profile:

Emily A. Holmesas a form of experimental trauma is a memories experienced after real trauma, well-established technique for studying but it is important to emphasise that the I am Programme Leader, MRC Cognition reactions, such as intrusive memories, in research is still in the early stages and andGuestDepartment Brain Professor Sciences of Clinical in Unit,Clinical Neuroscience, Cambridge, Psychology, and a controlled setting. In two experiments careful development is needed.Trauma is Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. [2], we asked participants to view films prevalent world-wide from road traffic that contained scenes of traumatic accidents to war experiences, affecting all As a clinical psychologist and content (for example, footage highlighting of us – from the general public to the experimental psychologist, one of my the dangers of drunk driving) as a way of emergency services, military personnel, main areas of research interest is the experimentally inducing intrusive and people who become refugees as a impact of psychological trauma on memories. Participants then returned to result of trauma. Better treatments are memories. In particular, I am curious the lab 24 hours after watching the film. much needed in international mental about the intrusiveness of old emotional health [3].We believe the time is ripe to memories and how they can be In the first experiment, half of the use basic science about mechanisms – modulated. Unwanted, intrusive visual participants had their memories of the such as research on memory memories are a core feature of stress so we wanted to see whether they film reactivated by viewing selected stills reconsolidation – to inform the and trauma-related clinical disorders might be able to use a similar cognitive from the film footage, followed by a development of improved and innovative such as posttraumatic stress disorder procedure to change older, already 10-minute filler task, and then 12 minutes psychological treatment techniques. (PTSD), but they can also crop up in established memories a day later. of playing Tetris; the other participants everyday life. Following a traumatic completed only the filler task and then experience people typically initially More recent research in my laboratory sat quietly for 12 minutes. experience repeated intrusive visual [2] has shown that even once memories [1] Holmes, E. A., James, E. L., Kilford, E. J., & Deeprose, C. (2010). Key steps in developing a cognitive vaccine memories of certain moments from the have been laid down, playing a visually- The results showed that the participants against traumatic flashbacks: visuospatial Tetris versus event in vivid detail. Someone who has demanding computer game after the who had their memories reactivated and verbal Pub Quiz. PloS One, 5(11), e13706. doi: been involved in a road traffic accident, intrusive memories are reactivated may played Tetris experienced significantly 10.1371/journal.pone.0013706 for example, might continue to reduce their occurrence over time. This fewer intrusive memories in a diary over [2] James, E. L., Bonsall, M. B., Hoppitt, L., Tunbridge, E. re-experience the moment of impact, research drew on existing memory work the next week than the participants who M., Geddes, J. R., Milton, A. L., & Holmes, E. A. (2015). seeing vividly in their mind’s eye the exploring the theory of memory came to the lab and simply sat quietly for Computer game play reduces intrusive memories of moment a red car crashed into them. reconsolidation as a way of making the equivalent period of time. A second experimental trauma via reconsolidation update mechanisms. Psychological Science, 26 (8), 1201-2015. established (old) memories malleable and experiment [2] with four groups doi: 10.1177/0956797615583071 We had shown that people who played vulnerable to disruption, following the replicated the findings from first the computer game Tetris shortly after ‘reactivation’ of that memory. We experiment. Importantly, it revealed that [3] Holmes, E. A., Craske, M. G., & Graybiel, A. M. (2014). Psychological Treatments: A call for mental-health viewing film footage of traumatic events predicted that playing Tetris – an engaging neither reactivation nor Tetris was science. Clinicians and neuroscientists must work experienced fewer intrusive memories visuospatial task – after memory enough to produce these effects on their together to understand and improve psychological over the following week, when they reactivation would create a cognitive own – only participants who treatments [Comment]. Nature, 511 (7509), 287- played within 4 hours of viewing the blockade that would interfere with the experienced both components showed 289. doi: 10.1038/511287a footage [1]. But it’s unlikely that many subsequent reconsolidation of visual fewer intrusive memories over time. people would be able to receive such intrusive memories. As a result, the It is our hope to develop this research Website and full list of publications immediate treatment following a frequency of intrusive memories would approach further as a potential with PDFs: traumatic event in the real world, be reduced over time. Using film footage intervention to reduce intrusive https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/ people/emily.holmes/

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Profile: Trudi Tate Official Fellow

American (1955), we read works by History and the First World War and the photography and literature, publishing Tobias Wolff, Philip Caputo, Tim O’Brien, edited volumes Women’s Fiction and the articles on the Charge of the Light Robert Kearney, Bao Ninh, Andrew Great War (essays) and Women, Men and Brigade and the Fall of Sebastopol, and I Pham, Angie Chau, Linh Dinh, Thuy Le, the Great War (short stories), plus special am currently finishing A Short History of and others. I found this an immensely issues of the journals Ivor Gurney Journal the Crimean War for I. B. Tauris. rewarding course to teach over several and First World War Studies, both co- years, and was gratified when one of our edited with Kate Kennedy, who wrote In college, I am currently a Tutor, authors, Viet Nguyen, won the 2016 her PhD at Clare Hall. Praelector, Editor of the Clare Hall Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Review, organiser of the Literary Talks, Sympathizer. Nguyen is also a superb My work on the First World War and administrator of the Intimate literary critic whose work helps us to led me to think further about the Engagement’s concerts. I serve on the think about the political and ethical disillusionments of the peace after 1918, Development and Publications questions faced by refugee writers. We and I undertook a new research project Committees. Over the years I have can learn a lot from the Vietnamese on the Armistice, also with Kate chaired the Arts and Humanities diaspora writings at a time when, sadly, Kennedy. We commissioned original Research Fellowship committee, many more people are being forced into chapters by leading scholars on organised family events and student exile by war and violence. responses in literature, music and art to seminars, and served on the Official the silence of November 1918. The Silent Fellowship, Social Events, Steward’s, and I am particularly interested in the ways in Morning: Culture and Memory after the Visiting Fellowship Committees. I was elected a Fellow and Tutor which literature bears witness to its own Armistice was published by Manchester of Clare Hall in 2001. I supervise time, especially in times of war. I have University Press in 2013 (paperback students in English Literature for many published several books on the First 2015). My chapter in this book, ‘King colleges and I am an Affiliated Lecturer World War, studying how both veterans Baby’, on infant care at the end of the in the Faculty of English, where I teach and civilians engaged with the trauma of First World War, was featured on the nineteenth- and twentieth-century that conflict and the problems of its University of Cambridge’s Research literature, including a recent MPhil settlement afterwards. Writers in the page in November 2015. course on Memories of the 1920s such as Virginia Woolf, Ford Madox http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/ American/Viet Nam War.We studied Ford, Katherine Mansfield, D. H. Lawrence too-big-to-cry-when-war-ended-the- memoirs by American, Australian, and and many others were writing with a damage-began. Vietnamese soldiers alongside the strong awareness of the political debates writings of Vietnamese-American of the time, often with a sense of despair Clare Hallers Alexander Watson and civilians, most of them refugees who at the failure of governments to learn the Max Haberich both contributed escaped Viet Nam as ‘Boat People’ in the lessons of the war and make a sensible excellent chapters to this volume. I have late 1970s and early 1980s. Alongside peace for the whole of Europe. My also worked on representations of the Graham Greene’s classic novel The Quiet books on this topic include Modernism, Crimean War (1854-56) in newspapers,

40 PROFILES Profile: Annamaria Motrescu-Mayes Official Fellow Research Associate and Affiliated Lecturer, Centre of South Asian Studies: Visiting Lecturer, Division of Social Anthropology

I am a visual and digital humanities Asian History (2014). One outcome of Healey on The Power of the Image in scholar with an interest in the these projects is the anthology Visual Liberated France, and I am Fellow Web construction of racial, gender and Histories of South Asia (Primus, 2016) Editor for the new website. In 2016, I political identities across old and new which I have co-edited with Professor convened Clare Hall’s 50th Anniversary media and their relevance to current Marcus Banks, University of Oxford. Lecture Series, which consisted of six historical studies. In 2006, during my At Cambridge, I assisted with the public lectures given by Francis Wells, postdoctoral research at Birkbeck, establishment of online film archives of Simon Goldhill, Alan Macfarlane, Sarah University of London, I joined the Centre amateur (colonial) media such as Images Coakley, Patrick Hemmerlé, and Irving of South Asian Studies at the University of Empire (Bristol), Colonial Film Finkel, and curated the exhibition Ink & of Cambridge as an Affiliated Scholar, (London) and the Centre of South Asian Oil by Jan Swart. researching the Centre’s unique Studies’ online archive, both of which I collection of colonial amateur films from use extensively in my research and Finally, in March 2016 I was elected as a South Asia. In 2013 I was elected a teaching. These partnerships encouraged Tutor, a role which I welcome with deep Research Fellow at Clare Hall. me to launch the Amateur Cinema gratitude since I believe that working Studies Network in 2010, the first with students, whether supervising their In the decade that I have spent in international project promoting amateur research or offering pastoral help, is one Cambridge, my research and teaching cinema/new media studies. Recently, I of the most rewarding academic have gradually moved from visual studies started teaching a course on Visual and experiences. and British imperial history to visual Centre of South Asian Studies. I also Digital Anthropology of New Media in the anthropology and new media studies. convened workshops, seminars and Division of Social Anthropology, During this time, I have organised lectures in partnership with Le Centre Cambridge and two courses at the pioneering research and pedagogical d’Études de l’Inde et de l’Asie du Sud Sichuan University on Visual Rhetoric and projects in collaboration with (Paris), the Azim Premji Foundation and Historical Studies and Visual Anthropology institutions in Europe, India and China, University (Bangalore), the Centre for and Representations of the Self. and with colleagues from the Faculties of Women’s Development Studies (New Education and History at Cambridge. Delhi), and Sichuan University I was elected an Offical Fellow of Clare Most of these projects focus on the use (Chengdu, China). Hall in June 2016. Here, I am Secretary of visual research methods and theories to the Art Committee. I curated an of visual culture in advancing modern In collaboration with CRASSH at the exhibition by Robin Stemp history programmes, such as my course University of Cambridge, I have (photography) and co-curated with Visual Rhetoric and Modern South Asian organised several conferences, including Frances Spalding the Michael Brick History and the annual seminar series I Exploring Modern South Asian History with Retrospective and the 50th Anniversary convened on the theme of Visual Visual Research Methods (2013) and Visual Exhibition. I organised the Clare Hall Constructions of South Asia – both at the Anthropology and Contemporary South special lecture by Charles Chadwick-

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Profile: Robert G.W. Anderson Emeritus Fellow

museum next door. I wrote a catalogue of the first appointment of a chemistry of it, in which I attempted to professor at Edinburgh University, and contextualise each of the items the resulting papers, which deal with the according to the teaching being offered. first century of teaching and research, This was published in 1978. were published as Cradle of Chemistry in 2015. Recently I was fortunate to be I made full use of Black’s extensive awarded the Paul Bunge Prize by the correspondence which survived in German Chemical Society, it being Edinburgh University Library. It showed presented in Rostock by Professor how Black was a key figure in developing Joachim Sauer (husband of Angela new ideas in chemistry, his wide range of Merkel) in May 2016. The citation states correspondents coming from all over that it was given for my lifetime’s Europe, America, the Caribbean and even research in the history of scientific Russia. I became obsessed with the instruments. letters and decided I had to produce an edition of them. But by this time I was In addition to instruments and apparatus becoming enmeshed in running (and Black) I have investigated historical museums, becoming director of the aspects of museums, and how working- I was made a Fellow of Clare Hall ten I was particularly drawn to material National Museums of Scotland in 1984 class people were introduced to new years ago, after an extensive career in the associated with the research and and then the British Museum in 1992. forms of material culture in the early museum world. After I left Oxford I was teaching of Joseph Black who had been Fortunately the transcription of the nineteenth century. I have not entirely appointed a curator in the Royal Scottish Professor of Chemistry at Edinburgh letters did not come to a halt, as I found given up administrative duties either: Museum in Edinburgh to look after the from 1766 to 1799. He had been a a co-editor, Jean Jones. She kept the I was Vice-President of Clare Hall from history of science collection. Scotland medical student at Glasgow but project alive and kept prodding me to 2009 to 2013, and have been chairman had always ‘punched above its weight’ in transferred to Edinburgh and took his keep at it (though sadly she died three of the Art Committee since I joined the science and in the eighteenth century MD in 1754. His thesis was recognised as years before publication). The book college. In addition, I have chaired the this small nation possessed Europe’s being particularly brilliant and it led to gradually took shape and the two committee which has been arranging pre-eminent universities for teaching the characterisation of carbon dioxide, volumes were published in 2012: all 850 the Clare Hall 50th anniversary events. chemistry and medicine, in which the first gas whose properties were surviving letters, other manuscript Externally I am Vice-Chair of the subjects they were far more significant recognised as being chemically distinct. material (including Black’s household Chemical Heritage Foundation of than Oxford and Cambridge. Black’s ability to undertake successful accounts and list of books borrowed Philadelphia, Chairman of the Society For that reason, the collections of chemical demonstrations in front of his from the University Library), his last Will for the History of Alchemy and early instruments and apparatus in the class was renowned. Some of the and Testament, and much else besides. Chemistry, and President of the museum were particularly rich and it apparatus he used was put to one side Association of Independent Libraries. didn’t take long to realise that they when it became old-fashioned and in The following year I organised a still possessed much undiscovered 1858 the then professor, Lyon Playfair, symposium at the Royal Society of information. passed it over to the newly established Edinburgh to celebrate the tercentenary

42 PROFILES Profile: Life Member Profile: Patrick Alexander Hemmerlé Watson Fellow Commoner Research Fellow 2005-10

sharing his enthusiasms, for which I am now a Professor of History at we at Clare Hall are hugely grateful. Goldsmiths, University of London. In September 2015 he presented a Interests that I first acquired or series of five lecture-recitals in college developed at Clare Hall still shape on the works of nine French composers my work: central to my research working between 1880 and 1920, several and teaching are combat resilience, of whom were new to his audience. minority integration and a general fascination with Polish, Austrian and Patrick Hemmerlé, a remarkable The main focus of his activities as a German history. In 2014 I published a pianist, is Clare Hall’s current resident musician, however, is German music. major new interpretation of the musician. Patrick is of French origin Over the past year he has presented First World War written from the but he has been living in Cambridge programmes in college in which he perspectives of Germany and Austria- for about ten years. He has won many played the last three Beethoven sonatas Hungary, called Ring of Steel. prizes at music competitions and has in parallel with the last three Schubert The book won the Wolfson History given concerts all around the world in sonatas, and Bach’s Goldberg Variations I came to Clare Hall as a Research Prize and Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize Europe, North America and in China, with Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations. Fellow in 2005, and spent five in Military History and was the Sunday where he played in January 2016 at He is also an advocate of contemporary extremely happy years at the college. Times’ 2014 ‘History Book of the Year’. the Shanghai Conservatoire. A few music. For its 50th Anniversary I loved its openness and informality – months later, in April, he participated celebrations, Clare Hall has I made so many great friends here. in the Concours-Festival Répertoire commissioned Cambridge composer It is a fantastic place to research. Pianistique Moderne in Paris where Robin Holloway to compose a work The constant influx of Visiting Fellows he won the Grand Prix (granted which offers a modern twist on the meant that there was always someone with the unanimous congratulations music of Emmanuel Chabrier, and new and interesting to meet, and there of the jury). Patrick together with Marie-Noelle were terrific audiences at college Kendall will be giving it its first seminars – very clever, multidisciplinary He has very recently had a CD made in performance in the summer. This and always enthusiastic. I shall always Madrid (including Variations on a Theme promises to be an exciting event, and be extremely grateful to Clare Hall for of Schumann by Vit zslav Novák, a Czech we look forward to more lectures and giving me my first, crucial chance in ě composer he is championing), which was recitals from Patrick in the coming year. academia. I published my first book launched for his friends and admirers at here, Enduring the Great War Clare Hall. Patrick is also very talented at Robert Anderson (Cambridge University Press, 2008). talking about music and generous in Emeritus Fellow

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 Life Member Profile: Kristen Ali Eglinton PhD Education 2008

I was a student at Clare Hall 2004-08 – of youth wellness programs, and worked Clare Hall was my home, community, with impoverished families and children and, without question, greatly influenced across Britain, Canada, and the United my PhD work. States. I am affiliated with universities and organisations and publish a great deal, My PhD, written in the Faculty of including a book based on my PhD Education, used participatory film and entitled Youth Identities, Localities, and photography to explore the ways youth Visual Material Culture (Springer, 2013). in two communities, one in Yukon Territory Canada and the other in New Throughout my time at Cambridge I York City, create their worlds using the thought about what would come next. visual and material culture that My work crisscrosses numerous fields, surrounds them. It was the support of a and my passions span from doing Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall (Historian fieldwork, to creating innovative David Neufeld) that made my trip to methods for understanding the world, the Yukon possible, and who must bear to developing solutions to pressing the blame for my love affair with the social issues. North. Moreover, despite the numerous libraries in Cambridge, I stuck close to Visualising what life could look like, and women, and youth wellness. In 2014, we We are also raising funds for a project the Ashby where I and several other putting ideas into play, in 2008 I got received a Peer-to-Peer Dialogue Award with young women and educational Clare Hallers formed a community that together with fellow Clare Hall student from the US Department of State for the inequalities in Jordan and Kenya. remains part of my life to this day. Dr Antonina Tereshchenko and three project entitled ‘Girl-talk-Girl: Mobile colleagues from the Faculty of Education Digital Storytelling from While my path since leaving Clare Hall After graduating, I began consulting (Dr Muna Amr, Dr Valeska Grau, and NYC to St Petersburg Russia’ (see: has been non-traditional as far as across youth, public health, and education Dr Angeliki Triantafyllaki) and founded www.girltalkgirl.org). I serve as the academia, and has certainly taken me into for nonprofits, universities, and other Footage Foundation (see: Project Director and Antonina some uncharted territory, I would not organisations worldwide. While my www.footageyouth.org). We obtained Tereshchenko works as the Project have it any other way. In fact, while I do consulting work varies greatly it is sewn recognition as a charity in the USA in Manager. Through this project we not see a clear path from my vantage together through a deep focus on 2009. Footage uses technology and support dialogue between American and point, I do see myself clearing a new trail accessing the voice, perspectives, and various media to bring the voice of Russian young women at risk of gender as I continue to create Footage as a needs of the communities that I work unheard youth into the various violence by creating awareness about vehicle for youth voice, start a social with and that my clients would like to conversations in international their daily challenges through ‘mobile enterprise or two that have youth at the understand better. As a consultant or, at development. I serve as the Executive digital stories’ (stories produced on core, and continue to conduct work times, Research Fellow, I have helped Director developing and conducting mobile phones). We are now in the which includes the perspectives of, develop information-sharing systems in projects focusing on homelessness and process of disseminating the stories and whilst giving voice to, countless hitherto South Africa, created cultural adaptations LGBT youth, violence against girls and materials to organisations worldwide. unheard people around the globe.

44 PROFILES In Memoriam: Geoffrey Hawthorn

new University of Essex in 1964, An early book on the sociology of before moving in 1970 to become fertility was followed in 1976 by one of the first appointments in Enlightenment and Despair: A History of sociology in the newly founded Social Sociology (in the second edition, 1987, and Political Sciences (SPS) Tripos at the subtitle was changed to the more Cambridge, initially taking a fellowship accurate A History of Social Theory). at Churchill College before moving to Changing tack again, he produced his Clare Hall. elegant and influential analysis of counterfactual thinking, Plausible SPS was a brave venture in inter- Worlds: Possibility and Understanding in disciplinary synthesis, and Hawthorn’s History and the Social Sciences in 1991. intellectual range and energy soon And then, in a striking new departure, made him a mainstay of the course. he devoted his last book to a close But he found the constant conflict analysis of Thucydides’ History of the between different professional groups Peloponnesian War. This book, wearying and dispiriting, and as his Thucydides on Politics: Back to the own interests moved ever further Present (2014), is at once an away from sociology, he came to extremely close reading of a single Geoffrey Hawthorn, who died of interest in the social world coalesced favour establishing a separate text, a meditation on the place of leukaemia on 31 December 2015, with his passion for the natural world department and degree in politics. contingency in human affairs, and an aged 74, had been a Fellow of Clare (he was an ardent and lifelong bird- Promoted to Professor of argument about what it might mean Hall since 1982. He was an active and watcher) to make geography seem International Politics in 1998, he had to ‘understand’ political action. It was much-liked figure in the college over the obvious subject to read at the stamina and tactical nous to cope fitting that a career that had began the ensuing decades, chairing university. He went up to Jesus with the endless trench-warfare of during the heyday of the social numerous committees and eventually College Oxford in 1959, but soon the committee process, and it is sciences in British intellectual life in serving as Vice-President during the became dissatisfied with what he thanks to him more than to any other the 1960s and 70s should end by Presidency of Ekhard Salje. Hawthorn perceived as the low intellectual level individual that Cambridge now boasts returning to an ancient Greek was born in Slough in 1941 and grew of much work and teaching in the a flourishing department of Politics historian, a figure whose unblinking up in straitened circumstances. As for discipline at that date. After briefly and International Studies. registration of the actual Hawthorn so many bright boys of his generation, studying sociology as a postgraduate had come to greatly admire. the local grammar school opened at LSE, he was appointed to a The four major books that Hawthorn new horizons. In the sixth-form, his lectureship in sociology at the then published cover an astonishing range. Stefan Collini

CLARE HALL REVIEW 2016 News of Members

Anna Abulafia (RF 1981-86) is now Professor Johnny Cheung (RF 2005-08) was awarded the Lawrence Hamilton (RF 2001-03; VF 2007-08) Suzana Ograjenšek (RF 2004-10) made her of the Study of the Abrahamic Religions at the Sorbonne-Paris-Cité ‘Chaire d'Excellence’ by the has a Visiting Professorship at the University of Carnegie Hall debut in May 2016, promoting the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Cape Town. He was awarded the NRF/British CD of Scarlatti’s La gloria di primavera that she University of Oxford and Professorial Fellow at Orientales, Paris, functioning as ‘maître de Academy Research Chair in Political Theory, held has recorded with Nicholas McGegan and the Lady Margaret Hall. conférences’ at Inalco from September 2015. jointly at the Universities of the Witwatersrand Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. and Cambridge. Bob Anderson (VF 2004-05) co-edited Michele Chiaruzzi (VF 2011) has published Giovanni Pallotti (VF 2002) has been Rashomon Effects: Kurosawa, Rashomon and Their Martin Wight on Fortune and Irony in Politics (2016). Patrick Hemmerlé (Fellow Commoner) nominated Honorary Rector of the Private Legacies (2016), and published ‘The Rashomon has released his first CD, Variations on Schumann University of Enviromental Sciences, Radom, Effect and Communication’, Canadian Journal of Stefan Collini (EF) published Common Writing: (Orpheus, 2016), with pieces by Novak, Brahms Poland. Communication, 41, 2 (2016). Essays on Literary Culture and Public Debate (2016). and Schumann. Lori Passmore (OF) was awarded a Suffrage Robert Anderson (EF) was awarded Riddhi Dasgupta (PhD 2012 International Leslie Howsam (VF 2011) was elected a Science heirloom, an honour given to a small the 2016 Paul Bunge Prize of the German Economic Law) has been selected to clerk on Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2015. number of women scientists each year in Chemical Society. the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth recognition of their scientific achievements and Circuit, a tribunal just below the Supreme Court. Jonathan Jacobs (VF 1987-88) was Thomas ability to inspire others. John Barrow (PF) has been awarded two major He recently earned his JD from the University of Jack Lynch Distinguished Visiting Scholar in honours for his work in cosmology. The 2015 California at Berkeley. He published International Philosophy at Wake Forest University and Visiting Sir Keith Peters (Honorary Fellow), Dirac Medal is given annually by the Institute of Interplay: The Future of Expropriation Across Professor of Philosophy at the Chinese University Regius Professor of Physic Emeritus, physician Physics for outstanding contributions to International Dispute Settlement (2013), and he of Hong Kong in 2015. He co-edited The Routledge and immunologist, was awarded an honorary theoretical (including mathematical and was executive editor of the Harvard Journal of Handbook of Criminal Justice Ethics (2016). Doctor of Science by the University of computational) physics. Law and Public Policy’s symposium issue. Cambridge, June 2016. Helen James (VF 2003) has co-edited Congratulations to Thomas Beale (PhD 2011) Giovanna Dimitri (PhD Student Computer The Consequences of Disasters: Demographic, Jon Pines (OF 2001-15) has been appointed and Alexis Beale (Glazer) (MPhil 2008) on the Science) was awarded a Half Blue for fencing Planning and Policy Implications (2016). Professor at the Institute of Cancer Research, birth of their daughter Tess in February 2016. and a Hawks’ Award and Ospreys’ Bursary for London, and in 2016 he was elected a Fellow of Blues fencing. Sohini Kar-Narayan (OF) was named by the the Royal Society. Gillian Beer (President 1994-2001) has World Economic Forum in 2015 as one of 40 published Alice in Space: The Sideways Victorian Lindsay Falvey (VF 2005) has published extraordinary scientists under the age of 40. Her Simon Price (PhD student Geography) was World of Lewis Carroll (2016). Understanding Southeast Asia: Syncretism in lecture ‘A Power Plant that Fits in Your Pocket’ awarded a Future Cities Prize Fellowship to Commonalities (2015). was published by the WEF on YouTube in research a paper on how urban underground Denis Bilodeau (VF 1998-99) received the October 2015. space might be used to support sustainable Clare Hall President’s Award, in gratitude for his Peter Forster (PhD Psychology 1981) has been development, using the Earl’s Court development years of work designing and maintaining the elected a Malvern Hills Conservator, on the body Sanford Katz (VF 1973) published the 2nd edn area in London as a case study. previous college website. that owns and looks after the Malvern Hills. of Family Law in America in paperback in 2015. Congratulations to Peter on becoming a Rebecca Rist (MPhil History 2001; PhD 2004) Thomas Bredsdorff (VF 1981) was awarded grandfather to Lolita Rose. Anna Kim (PhD Management Studies 2014) has is Associate Professor of Medieval History at the the Nordic Literary Prize by the Swedish been appointed Assistant Professor in Corporate University of Reading. Her most recent book is Academy in 2015. He writes on Danish literature David Gosling (Spalding Fellow 1992-93) has Social Responsibility at HEC Montreal. Popes and Jews, 1095-1291 (2016). and culture, with a special interest in the published Frontier of Fear: Confronting the Taliban eighteenth century. on Pakistan’s Border (I. B. Tauris, 2016). The book Miriam R. Levin (VF 2012) has been Barbara Sahakian (PF) lectured on ‘Games was launched at Magdalene College, with an appointed to the Henry Eldridge Bourne for the Brain’ in the Darwin Lecture Series, Andrew Buskell (PhD HPS 2016) is a Fellow in introduction by the former Archbishop of Professorship in History at Case Western Games, 2016. the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Canterbury and current Master of Magdalene, Reserve University. Method at the London School of Economics and Dr Rowan Williams. Elinor Shaffer (VF 1968-71) has co-edited Political Science, 2015-17. He published ‘How to be Emma Lord (PhD Student Education) is The Reception of George Eliot in Europe Skilful: Opportunistic Robustness and Normative Barry Gough (Associate 1984-85) received the Director of NRICH at the Faculty of (Bloomsbury, 2016). Sensitivity’, Synthese, 192, 5 (2015); and ‘Cultural 2015 Mountbatten Award for Best Literary Mathematics, part of the Millennium Longevity: Morin on Cultural Lineages’, Biology and Contribution at the Maritime Media Awards for Maths Project. Takashi Shogimen (RF 1997-2000) was Philosophy, 31, 3 (2016). his book, Pax Britannica: Ruling the Waves and promoted to Head of Department and Professor Keeping the Peace before Armageddon. Wayne McCready (VF 1998) has been of History and Art History at the University Congratulations to Joan Camps (RF) and awarded the Order of the University of Otago. Penelope Garmiri on the birth of Melina Camps- Brent Greenwood (Porter) was for many of Calgary. Garmiri in June 2015. years Chairman of Cambridgeshire Prince of Ali Smith (Honorary Fellow) won the 2015 Wales Trust, a charity which supports local young Congratulations to Robert Nishida (PhD Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel, Jun Bo Chan (MPhil Education 2013, PGCE people facing issues such as leaving care, Student Engineering) and Rachel Lenaghan on How to Be Both. English 2014) has a post as a teacher of English in homelessness, or mental health problems, or their wedding in September 2015. Hampstead and was elected Labour Councillor finding themselves in trouble with the law. The Matthew Spriggs (VF 1993) has an Australian for Kensal Green in the London Borough of Trust gives practical and financial support and Eric Nye (VF 2013) was elected to the Senate Research Council Laureate Fellowship 2015- Brent in December 2015. teaches key skills. When Brent recently retired as of the Phi Beta Kappa Society in 2015. Senators 2020 to work on The Collective Biography of Chair, he received a warm letter from Prince serve six-year terms on , America’s oldest Archaeology in the Pacific, and a Leverhulme Trust Charles, thanking him for his years of work. college honour society. ΦΒΚ Visiting Professorship in Cambridge 2016.

46 OTHER NEWS Daniel Storisteanu (PhD student Medicine) was inducted into the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Social Entrepreneurship for Emily Holmes, Ali Smith, Bob Carlyon Denis Bilodeau a startup he co-founded (simprints.com). He is a Research Fellow in Global Health at Darwin College from October 2016.

Congratulations to Tim Stuart-Buttle (RF) and Cerys on the birth of their son Lachlan in April 2016.

Peter Sutoris (PhD student Education) has published Visions of Development: Films Division of India and the Imagination of Progress, 1948-75 (2016). The book analyses and compares 250 documentaries. Andy Taylor Joan Camps, Penelope Garmiri and baby Melina Jun Bo Chan (right) Native Art of the Northwest Coast: A History of Changing Ideas, edited by Charlotte Townsend-Gault (VF 2001), Jennifer Kramer and Ki-ke-in was awarded the 2015 Canada In Memoriam Ashley Halpe (Associate 1982). Donald Metcalf (VF 1981). Prize in the Humanities by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. We are sorry to announce the following Menahem Haran (VF 1988). Bjørn Myhre (VF 1999-2000). deaths since 2014: Peter Harman (RF 1971-74). Sankalapuram Nagarajan (VF 1987). Evianne van Gijn (PhD Psychology 2015) Harrison Anderson (VF 1971-72). has published ‘Differences Between Online Geoffrey Hawthorn (OF 1982-2007; EF) Gerry Neugebauer (VF 1975). Sexual Groomers Approaching Boys and Girls’ Scott Whiting Austin (VF 2004-05). Obituary, p. 45. in The Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (2016). Takehiko Noguchi (Associate 1980-81). She is now working as a Research Facilitator Jasodhara Bagchi (VF 1971). Professor Sir Bob Hepple (LM). in the Research Operations Office the Schools Linda H Peterson (VF 1998). of Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, David Baguley (VF 1987). Celia Honeycombe (Associate 1993-94). Donald Porteous (PhD 1973). Cambridge. Warm congratulations to Evianne Martin Battestin (Associate 1972). John Jackson (VF 1969-70). and Matthew Grosvenor (PhD student Antoinette Quinn (VF 1996-97). Computer Science) on their wedding in Robert Berdahl (VF 1968-69). Erick Randall James (Diploma 2001). July 2016. Hartley Rogers (VF 1967-68). Caroline Jane Regora (née Bertram) Richard Jerrard (Associate 1972-73). In April-May 2016 Peter Wadhams (PF) (RF 1991-95). John Scott (VF 1989-90). did an Arctic research voyage into the Dale Johnson (VF 1990). Geoffrey Shields (VF 2012). Barents Sea on the icebreaking research ship Charles Denis Boak (Associate 1971). Lance, from Longyearbyen, Svalbard, to Vincent Kenney (VF 1982-83). Geoffrey Bolton (VF 1992). Keith Slater (VF 1990-91). measure the effect of ocean waves on bending Joseph Kerman (VF 1971). and breaking up ice floes. He took the Clare Michael Brick (Associate 1996-99). Roger Spanswick (Associate 1973-74). Hall flag on the voyage. His book, A Farewell to Jack Brien Key (Associate 1983). Ice, dealing with climate change in the Arctic Rosalind Brooke (Associate 1986-90). Hyron Spinrad (Guest Scholar 1974). and its impact on the world, was published by Barbara Knowles (RF 1985-91; OF 1992-95). Bernard Stonehouse (VF). Penguin in 2016. Alan Clarke (PhD 1989). Tetteh A. Kofi (Associate 1974). Albert Cohen (VF). Kazimierz Szymiczek (Associate 1971-72). Ann Wintle (RF 1983-87) was presented Hilary Koprowski (VF 1984). with the Liu Tungsheng Distinguished Career William Craig (VF 1984-85). Stanley ‘Tambi’ Tambiah (RF 1964-66; Medal by the International Quaternary Elzbieta Krasicka-Cydzik (VF 1999). OF 1966-70; Associate 1970-72). Association in 2015. Frank Darnell (VF 1972). Eberhard Lammert (VF 1973). Gareth Thomas (VF 1972). Keri Wong (RF) visited local primary Patrick Echlin (OF 1965-2015; EF). schools in a project to explore emotions Alick Lascelles (VF 1968). Margaret Ann McGregor-Vennell Julian Arnold Elliott (Associate 1984). (VF 1997-98). with year 4 and 5 students. She co-authored Martha F Lee (VF 1999). ‘Schizotypal Personality Disorder’, in The Wiley James Flanagan (VF 1983-84). Maryrose Whelan (Friend). Encyclopaedia of Personality and Individual Willem Malkus (VF 1979-80). Differences, vol. IV (2016) and ‘Theory of John Glomset (VF 1981). Arthur Wolf (VF 1989-90). Mind and Executive Function in Middle Mike Kane MccGwire OBE Childhood Across Cultures’, Journal of Howard Green (Associate 1980-81). (Associate 1990-92). Dan Ya’alon (Associate 1992). Experimental Child Psychology (2015). John Guilds (VF 1986). Barrie Marmion (VF 2004). Leslie Zines (VF 1977-79).

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