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Magdalene Fellow awarded European Research Council Starting Grant
Magdalene Fellow Dr Adrian Baez-Ortega has won a €1.5M ERC Starting Grant for research on marine transmissible cancers, one of nine Cambridge recipients this year.
Magdalene-Magdalen Sports Day
A record turnout for Magdalene-Magdalen Sports Day saw over 300 join in a day of fierce matches and festivities, with Magdalene clinching victories across nearly all events.
Young Enterprise
William Salomon OBE reflects on the legacy of Young Enterprise, founded by his father in 1962, and its lasting impact on skills, opportunity and social mobility for young people.
Little Gidding and the Gospel Harmonies
The cataloguing of Ferrar Prints has been completed and is now searchable online. The collection includes religious engravings and prints of inventions, some with unique excisions by the Ferrars.
A-Level Results
Guidance for offer-holders on results day: if you meet your offer, your place is confirmed automatically. If not, send results promptly. Cambridge does not participate in Clearing.
Pepys and Horses
Pepys relied on horses for travel, status, and enjoyment. His library includes rare books on vaulting and equine anatomy, reflecting seventeenth-century equestrian culture and knowledge.
Chasing the Work-life Balance
PhD student and athlete Niamh Bridson Hubbard reflects on balancing elite sport with research, culminating in a historic team gold at the European Cross-Country Championships.
Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer
The cataloguing of the Van de Weyer albums is complete. Highlights include letters from figures like the Duke of Wellington and Maria Edgeworth. The collection is now searchable online.
Fellow elected to the British Academy
Congratulations to Professor Tim Harper on his election to The British Academy, recognising his leadership and contributions to the humanities and social sciences.
Year 12 Humanities Essay Competition Winners
Magdalene announces the winners of the 2024 Armstrong Essay Competition, with Ciara Potter taking First Prize for her essay on visual communication and the study of texts.
Choir tours Bosnia and Herzegovina
Magdalene Choir toured Bosnia and Herzegovina, performing in Mostar and Sarajevo, sharing choral music and cultural exchange, and meeting the British Ambassador.
In Search of Britain’s Utopias
Dr Vitali Vitaliev reflects on life at Magdalene as his tenure as Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow ends, marking the occasion with a talk on his new book, Trucks in the Garden of Eden.