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Fountain Issue 30 • Summer 2021 The Fountain Issue 30 • Summer 2021 ‘Reflection’ by keen photographer and final year engineering student Areeg Ashraf Emarah (2017), who features in the Student spot on page 24. © AREEG EMARAH © AREEG 3 Welcome from a Fellow Contents It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Summer Issue 30, Summer 2021 2021 edition of The Fountain as the new Senior REGULARS: Bursar. I am very familiar to Cambridge from my student days so I am humbled to return to this 4–5 beautiful city that holds so many fond memories Alumni News for me. 6–9 This year, we faced unprecedented challenges. I am impressed by how College News the College has come together as a community. Personal highlights include the Masters’ welcome to Freshers in Great Court, my virtual 10–11 fireside chat with the students, and meeting many other Fellows A day in the life of Steven Archer outdoors in the stunning College grounds. 31 One great example of how the Fellowship, students, staff and alumni Cryptic Crossword have engaged is around the important topic of climate change. This 32 year, Trinity has committed to net zero in our endowment by 2050 and pledged to divest from fossil fuel securities by the end of the year, which Events you can read more about in College News on page 6. FEATURES: This summer edition of the magazine is filled with features to update 12–15 you on what has been happening in all corners of the College over A year alone, together the last year – and what a year. TCSU President, Serena Cole (2019) and her predecessor, Ludvig Brekke (2018) tell us how the pandemic 16–17 has affected student lives, and who and what has kept them going. Litmus Project Three Trinity medics – Dr Laith Alexander (2011), Dr Rupert Beale, (1996) and Dr Bronya Gorney (1998) – share how they have been 18–22 helping in the fight to conquer COVID and to support those affected. COVID-19: one year in Head Gardener Tom Hooijenga talks about how he and his team have managed during the pandemic, and their plans for keeping the College 23 gardens flourishing long into the future. We spend a day in the life of Trinity treasures new Trinity Sub-Librarian Steven Archer, and Library Graduate Trainee 24 Vicky Gray reveals a treasure from the Wren Library. We also hear from Student spot: Professor Simon Baron-Cohen (e1995), who asks if there is a link Areeg Ashraf Emarah between autism and the capacity for invention. 25 We hope that you enjoy reading this edition, and please do share your Alumni profile: Amanda Talhat news and views with us at [email protected]. 26–27 Richard Turnill (e2020) A green haven Senior Bursar 28–30 Autism and Invention Fountain Magazine 2021 Produced by the Alumni Relations and Design: Issue 30 Development Office H2 Associates, (Cambridge) Limited Photography: Front Cover, Reflection. Editor: Inside Front Cover, Spring, sprung. [email protected] Areeg Emarah (2017). www.trin.cam.ac.uk/alumni 4 The Fountain | Issue 30 Civil and structural engineer, Congratulations to Dr Jonathan Jo da Silva (1985) OBE C M Wan (2014), Academic received a Damehood as doctor (oncology) at Guy’s part of the Queen’s New Year and St Thomas’ Hospitals, Honours 2021 list for services who was selected for Forbes to humanitarian relief and magazine’s 30 Under 30 international development. Europe 2021 list in the Science Jo established Arup’s & Healthcare category. International Development business in 2007. Congratulations to Our Trinity in New York alumni Amanda Dennis group launched on 22 December (2006) on her debut 2020 with an evening of conversation novel Her Here, with Stephen Layton MBE (e2006) published by Bellevue and music from the Trinity College On 24 October 2020, Literary Press on Choir. Thank you to Christos Dr Peter Biar Ajak (2013) 9 March 2021. Koutsoyannis (1998, pictured above) became the first South and the rest of the Committee for Sudanese national to be making it happen. To join the group awarded a PhD from the please visit: www.trin.cam.ac.uk/ University of Cambridge. alumni/associations Global Alumni News 5 Su-Mei Thompson On 19 March 2021, Baron Ajit (1984), Chief Executive Shetty (1965) received an of Media Trust, was honorary doctorate degree appointed to the Board from Ghent University’s of Commissioners of Faculty of Pharmaceutical the Equality and Human Sciences for his services to Rights Commission on science and research. 12 November 2020. The Master, Dame Sally Davies (e2019) and the Senior Bursar, Richard Turnill, joined alumni in Hong Kong for a special ‘Meet the Master’ event via Zoom on 22 February. To join our Trinity in Hong group, visit the Associations’ web page: www.trin.cam.ac.uk/ alumni/associations/ Since last summer, Trinity in Japan has held meetings via Zoom with Lord Martin Rees (1960), Professor Thank you to all the Venki Ramakrishnan alumni in Singapore who (e2008), Professor Didier joined The Master, Dame Queloz (e2013) Dame Sarah Sally Davies and the Worthington QC (e2011), Senior Bursar, Richard Sir Gregory Winter (1970), Turnill (pictured above) and Professor Huw Price via zoom for a special (e2011). Thank you to all ‘Meet the Master’ event the speakers and group on 10 March, and who Chair, Gerhard Fasol (1978, made it such an enjoyable pictured above), for providing occasion for everyone. such a fantastic programme of events for members! 6 The Fountain | Issue 30 College News Trinity’s endowment commits to Net Zero by 2050 and divestment from fossil fuels In February 2021, Trinity announced that it had amended the College’s investment policy to commit to achieving net zero carbon emissions before 2050, in line with the spirit of the Paris Agreement. Trinity’s endowment will now have a amount of greenhouse gas emissions The Master, Dame Sally Davies, said the dual mandate: to continue delivering produced are cancelled out by those new approach was ‘a significant step in sustainable income growth and to removed from the atmosphere. Trinity’s journey to addressing climate commit to a significant, lasting and change. This is clearly an issue that positive impact on improving its The Senior Bursar, Richard Turnill, extends beyond the endowment. The environmental footprint and achieving said the decision to change Trinity’s World Health Organisation cited climate net zero before 2050. The move investment policy had been taken change, along with pandemics, as one includes divestment from all fossil fuel after extensive consultation with of the key global health challenges of investments in public equities by the Fellows, students, other colleges the 2020s, and we at Trinity intend to end of 2021. and experts. bring together expertise both within and beyond the College to play a greater role The UK government is legally bound ‘We now have an ambitious plan to in further climate change action.’ to reduce greenhouse gas emissions achieve net zero before 2050, which, by 100% relative to 1990 levels by while challenging, given the nature of For further details on Trinity’s new 2050, in line with the international the endowment’s portfolio, is achievable approach to its investments, and to 2015 Paris Agreement, which aims to and consistent with the College’s watch a short film with the Senior Bursar, limit global warming to well below 2 income growth objectives. We will move please visit the website: degrees Celsius, preferably limited to rapidly where we can, starting with www.trin.cam.ac.uk/news/trinity- 1.5 degrees, compared to pre-industrial divestment from all fossil fuel exposure commits-to-net-zero-by-2050-and- levels. ‘Net zero’ is achieved when the in our public equities this year.’ divestment-from-fossil-fuels © GRAHAM COPEKOGA © GRAHAM Bountiful blossom in the Fellows’ Garden, Spring 2021. 7 Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian co-awarded 2020 Millennium Technology Prize © NATHAN PITT, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE OF UNIVERSITY PITT, © NATHAN Trinity Fellow prizes. Sir Shankar and Sir David’s it’s had. We’re so pleased on behalf of Professor rapid genome sequencing technology all the people who’ve been involved in Sir Shankar has transformed biology and genomic making the technology happen.’ Balasubramanian medicine worldwide and opened up new (e1994) and pharmaceutical avenues, for example, to Chair of the Millennium Technology Christ’s Fellow detect cancer ‘signatures’ floating in the Prize Selection Committee, Professor Professor Sir blood. The technology has also played a Päivi Törmä, said ‘The future potential of David Klenerman have been awarded vital role in the fight against COVID-19. NGS is enormous and the exploitation the 2020 Millennium Technology Prize of the technology is still in its infancy. for ‘their innovation of Next Generation Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal The technology will be a crucial element DNA Sequencing (NGS), technology Chemistry at Cambridge and Senior in promoting sustainable development that enables fast, accurate, low-cost and Group Leader at the Cancer Research through personalisation of medicine, large-scale genome sequencing.’ UK Cambridge Institute, Sir Shankar understanding and fighting killer said, ‘This is the biggest international diseases, and hence improving the The one million Euro Prize, awarded by prize that David and I have received that quality of life.’ Technology Academy Finland, is one of recognises this technology originated the world’s most prestigious science from Cambridge and the wider impact Read more: www.trin.cam.ac.uk/news/ Boat Race double victory at Ely Neil Hopkinson Memorial Fund On 4 April, Cambridge scored a double victory in the Boat Race, To celebrate the unique contribution with both the women’s and men’s teams putting in incredible of Trinity Fellow Dr Neil Hopkinson performances in the nail-bitingly close contests.
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