optima FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE NEWSLETTER ISSUE 23| 2017 FITZ ROWER LEADS CAMBRIDGE TO VICTORY NEW LOOK FOR FITZWILLIAM’S GRADUATE COMMUNITY FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE U N I V E R S I T YOFC A M B R IDGE HOME THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD optima CONTENTS 3-4 COLLEGE NEWS MASTER’S MESSAGE 5 POPULAR PHOTOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA 6-7 FITZ ROWER LEADS CAMBRIDGE TO VICTORY 8-9 NEW LOOK FOR FITZWILLIAM’S Optima – simply, the best. To me, Fitzwilliam is at its absolute GRADUATE COMMUNITY best at the moment. It is not just that it looks absolutely 10-11 HOME THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD stunning in the May sunshine. It is also the sense of purpose 12-13 THE MAGIC OF SUPERCONDUCTORS and mutual support which hangs over the place. 14-15 MAROONED - DATA CENTRES AND THE On Friday sometimes can’t avoid noticing the END OF THE DIGITAL WORLD? evening, loudly inebriated. But even then, the 16 OUTREACH Christopher and vast majority of students will still be I went into the focused, focused on such a broad 17 MY PHD bar soon after 7 range of activities that it is truly 18-19 THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW pm and enjoyed humbling to behold. Music, acting, and a drink. We sat political debate; many will be 20 RESEARCH outside, and preparing for graduation, others for 21 INNOVATORS were passed or summer adventures. Many, especially joined by a medley of friendly the graduates, will remain here over 22-23 BOOKS BY MEMBERS students. There was a focus and a the summer. 24 MUSIC seriousness about the place (yes, it is exam season), but also, in the glorious Please enjoy a taste of Fitz in the pages 25 STUDENT NEWS sunshine, there was a strong sense of of another issue of Optima. In last 26-27 SPORTS NEWS anticipation and engagement. year’s editorial I said good-bye to Students, in one and twos and little Dr Helen Bettinson (History 1982) as 28 LAST BUT NOT LEAST gaggles, were making their way Development Director. I’m glad to say around the gardens to the library, or she still drops by. And this year we say Editor: Alison Carter, Head of Communications. back to their rooms. We sat there with good-bye to Alison Carter, our wise enormous pleasure, enjoying their and enthusiastic Head of Assistant Editor: Dr Pia Spry-Marques, Communications Officer. greetings and their camaraderie. Communications and Editor of Optima Editorial Assistant: Alex Cicale (There was a peacock too, but that’s for the last nine years. I hope that she (History 2013), Development Intern. another story.) What a fabulous place. too will remain visible amongst the To send news or suggest articles: Fitzwilliam family. Next May, let me buy [email protected] In a few weeks’ time, the College will you a drink in the bar, Alison! To contact the Development Ofce: have lost some of that sense of serious [email protected] endeavour as May Week hits us, and Nicky Padfeld Development Director: Dr Nicola Jones then in the garden of an evening, you [email protected] Read all the news on www.fitz.cam.ac.uk Follow us on Twitter @FitzwilliamColl P2 FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE NEWSLETTER Cover photograph: Ben Tufnell Row360 optima COLLEGE NEWS MASTER IN THE FAR EAST The Master, Nicola Padfield, visited alumni in Japan, Hong Kong (pictured), Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in April, and chaired the panel discussion at the Global Cambridge event in Hong Kong. Professor David Cardwell also spoke, alongside the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz and Professor Eilís Ferran, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Institutional and International Relations. The theme was ‘How is Cambridge tackling the world’s most pressing global problems?’ CUSU STUDENT-LED TEACHING AWARDS Nearly 600 nominations were received for innovative teaching category for Britain currently researching the political this year's CUSU Student-Led Teaching Awards. encouraging students to engage with their background to debate about religious Dr Susan Larsen was commended by students course outside the traditional curriculum." toleration. He was shortlisted for for innovative teaching; Dr Hero Chalmers, supporting students. Dr Gabriel Glickman and Dr Matt Neal Dr Hero Chalmers, Director of Studies in were shortlisted in other categories. English, who specialises in seventeenth- CUSU's Student-Led Teaching Awards are century literature with a particular interest now in their fourth year and exist to Dr Larsen, who is Director in politics and women's writing, was recognise outstanding teaching and of Studies in Modern and shortlisted for pastoral support. Dr Gabriel student support across Cambridge Medieval Languages, Glickman, Director of Studies in History, who University and its Colleges. They are a teaches Russian and specialises in politics and religion in Britain unique opportunity for students to specialises in Soviet and and its overseas colonies 1660-1750, was recognise the exceptional contribution of post-Soviet literary and visual culture. She shortlisted for undergraduate supervisor teaching and non-teaching staff to their has recently pioneered Russian ‘taster days’ (arts and humanities). Bye-Fellow education at Cambridge, allowing students at Fitzwilliam College. Her commendation Dr Matt Neal (History 2003) is a historian of to nominate the staff they believe are read: "We commend Susan Larsen in the late seventeenth- and eighteenth-century deserving of recognition. IN THE NEWS... Professor Professor Andy Burnham Alistair Darling, Cressida Dick Sir Shankar Catherine Barnard (English 1988), Lord Darling of CBE, QPM (MPhil Balasubramanian (Law 1986) former Labour MP for Roulanish, former Criminology 2001) FRS FMedSci (NatSci LLM (EUI), PhD Leigh, Shadow Home Chancellor of took up her post as 1985, PhD Chemistry (Cantab) is giving the Secretary, Shadow the Exchequer, was Metropolitan Police 1991) was knighted for services to Foundation Lecture on 16 November Secretary of State for Education, and the speaker at the Peter Wilson Estates Commissioner on 10 April. She is the Science and Medicine. He co-invented 2017 at 18:00. 'Me, (E)U and Brexit.' Health, was elected Mayor of Greater Gazette lecture at Fitzwilliam in February. frst woman to hold this post. next generation genome sequencing. Manchester in May. P3 FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE NEWSLETTER optima COLLEGE NEWS BOOKS BY FELLOWS POSITIVE PEACE IN SCHOOLS: TAKING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF THE CHURCH DEFENDING SUBSTITUTION: AN ESSAY CONFLICT AND CREATING A CULTURE OF SCREEN IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE ON ATONEMENT IN PAUL PEACE IN THE CLASSROOM Hilary Cremin and Terence Bevington Richard Marks (Editor) Simon Gathercole April 2017 April 2017 May 2015 www.routledge.com boydellandbrewer.com www.bakeracademic.com Publisher’s description: Publisher’s description: Publisher’s description: Positive Peace in Schools offers a fresh and The churches of medieval Europe contained In recent decades, the church and academy have challenging perspective on the question of conflict, richly carved and painted screens, placed witnessed intense debates concerning the concept violence and peace in schools. Drawing on the between the altar and the congregation; they of penal substitution to describe Christ's atoning most up-to-date theory and research from the field survive in particularly high numbers in England, sacrifice. Some claim it promotes violence, glorifies of peace and conflict studies, this book provides despite being partly dismantled during the suffering and death, and amounts to divine child readers with a strong understanding of the Reformation. While these screens divided "lay" abuse. Others argue it plays a pivotal role in classical concept of positive peace, and how the dimensions from "priestly" jurisdiction, it has also been Christian doctrine. Here world-renowned New of peace-keeping, peace-making and peace- argued that they served to unify architectural Testament scholar Simon Gathercole offers an building can be robustly applied in schools.This space. This volume brings together the latest exegetical and historical defence of the traditional accessible book challenges educators everywhere scholarship on the subject; exploring in detail substitutionary view of the atonement. He provides to reconsider the nature of direct and indirect numerous aspects of the construction and critical analyses of various interpretations of the violence in schools, and the structural and cultural painting of screens, it aims in particular to unite atonement and places New Testament teaching in factors that sustain it. perspectives from science and art history. its Old Testament and Greco-Roman contexts. Examples are drawn from Scandinavia to Italy. Hilary Cremin (Bye-Fellow) is Director of Studies Simon Gathercole (Fellow) is Senior Lecturer in Education at Fitzwilliam and Senior Lecturer Richard Marks (Bye-Fellow and Keeper of the in New Testament Studies in the Faculty of in the Faculty of Education at the University College Works of Art) is Emeritus Professor of the Divinity of the University of Cambridge and of Cambridge. History of Art at the University of York and a Fellow and Director of Studies in Theology at member of the History of Art Department, Fitzwilliam College. University of Cambridge. IN THE NEWS... This year marks Larry Elliott Lee Hall Dr Sean Holly Dr Bhaskar Vira the Golden Matric (History 1974) (English 1986) (Fellow, Dean and (Fellow) delivered of our '67ers. One Economics Editor of author of Billy Elliot President) organised the keynote address prominent name The Guardian, drew won an Olivier award the 2016–2017 Arrol on the key messages who will be sadly a big audience for in April for best new Adam lecture series at the twelfth missed is Nick Drake (English1967). his lecture in College in February: comedy. Our Ladies of Perpetual on The Problem with Economics. He session of the United Nations Forum Five Leaves Left, his frst studio album, "How a failed economic system Succour, with an all-female cast, is now was also Acting Master during Nicola on Forests (Implementation of the was recorded while he was a student, led to Brexit and President opening in the West End.