News

• Tim Brown's Celebration Concert
  6/09/2010
  
  Photos and a sound recording of the fantastic concert which took place in King's College Chapel last Saturday (4 September 2010) are now available here. The performance was in celebration of Tim Brown's 31 year tenure as Director of Music at Clare College.
  
  
  

• Clare welcomes new Director of Music
  1/09/2010
  
  Graham Ross (2003) takes up his post today as Clare's new Director of Music, in succession to Tim Brown.
  
  
  
  

• Ashley White (2005) named Optical Society Fellow
  31/08/2010
  
  Dr Ashley White (2005, former College Research Associate) has been named the 2010-2011 OSA/MRS Congressional Fellow by the Optical Society and the Materials Research Society of America.
  
  
  
  

• Clare alumni star at the BBC Proms
  31/08/2010
  
  Clare alumni featured prominently in the special Children's BBC Prom, held at London's Cadogan Hall on Monday 30 August 2010 and 'hosted' by much-loved puppet Basil Brush.
  
  
  
  

• Sir David Attenborough (1945, Hon Fellow) tops Honorary Degree list
  31/08/2010
  
  Sir David Attenborough (1945, Honorary Fellow) has been awarded more Honorary Degrees by British universities than any other individual, a new survey reveals.
  
  
  
  

• Clare alumni perform in Chelsea Schubert Festival
  26/08/2010
  
  John Reid (1998) and Nicholas Mulroy (1995) are performing Schubert's Die Schöne Mullerin along with three new solo piano pieces by Martin Suckling (1999) on 19 September at the Chelsea Schubert Festival.
  
  
  
  

• Candidates shortlisted for Alumnus of the Year award
  21/08/2010
  
  Three candidates have been shortlisted for the 2011 Clare College Alumnus of the Year Award.
  
  
  
  

• Jonathan Pinnock (1974) writes his Opening Lines
  12/08/2010
  
  Jonathan Pinnock (Clare, 1974) features as the author of the next BBC Radio 4 programme of Opening Lines with his short story: "The Amazing Arnolfini and His Wife".
  
  
  

• Your News: Share news with Clare alumni
  10/08/2010
  
  There is a new facility on the Clare alumni website which allows members to submit their news to share with the College and wider alumni community. Just go to clarealumni.com/yournews to search for or add your news items.
  
  
  
  

• Gates (1973) and Appiah (1972) collaborate on Encyclopedia of Africa
  9/08/2010
  
  Henry Louis Gates Jr. (1973) and Kwame Anthony Appiah (1972) have collaborated in jointly editing the latest Encyclopedia of Africa from Oxford University Press.
  
  
  
  

• Sucker for Sci-Fi: Squid's in for Miéville's Kraken novel
  30/07/2010
  
  China Miéville (1991), three time winner of the Arthur C. Clarke award for science fiction literature, has recently been featured in The New York Times for his new novel, "Kraken".
  
  
  
  

• David Cannadine (1969): A Point of View
  29/07/2010
  
  David Cannadine (1969) shares his observations on how the British Empire's so-called "wind of change" continues to blow in the BBC's latest A Point of View.
  
  
  
  

• Briony Hudson's (1993) Victorian Pharmacy
  27/07/2010
  
  Briony Hudson (1993) features in BBC 2's new historical observational documentary series which recreates a Victorian pharmacy.
  
  
  
  

• Sassoon on show
  22/07/2010
  
  An exhibition of material belonging to Siegfried Sassoon (Clare 1905) has gone on show at the Cambridge University Library following the recent acquisition of the First World War poet's archive from his relatives. The archive includes his diary recounting the first day of the Battle of the Somme, and the telegram summoning him to HQ after his ‘Soldier’s Declaration’. This is the first time that these items have been on public display.
  
  
  
  

• Clare alumna 'creating the future'
  19/07/2010
  
  Management Today's 10th anniversary special showcases 35 high-flying women determined to thrive in hard times, including Clare alumna Helen MacNamara (1995). '35 women under 35' 2010: Creating the future.
  
  
  
  

• Director of Music elect in France, London and on air
  16/07/2010
  
  Graham Ross (2003), Clare's Director of Music elect, has an exciting array of musical projects planned throughout the month of August, before taking up his appointment in Cambridge in September. Click for more details.
  
  
  
  

• Professor Morris Dickstein (1963) wins award for 'Dancing in the Dark'
  15/07/2010
  
  Professor Morris Dickstein's (1963) Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression has been awarded a 2010 Ambassador Book Award in American Studies, given annually by the English-Speaking Union.
  
  
  
  

• Tim Brown (Fellow) is celebrated on Radio 3's 'The Choir'
  12/07/2010
  
  Timothy Brown, Clare's retiring Director of Music, was celebrated on yesterday's (7 July 2010) episode of The Choir on BBC Radio 3. Listen again here.
  
  
  
  

• Oxford Alumni Group delve into the History of Science
  9/07/2010
  
  The Clare Oxford Group of alumni were treated to a private tour of the Oxford Museum of the History of Science on Thursday 8 July 2010 by Museum Director, Jim Bennett (1966).
  
  
  
  

• Clare play big part in 2010 Aix-en-Provence music festival
  8/07/2010
  
  A very large number of Clare alumni are heavily involved in this year's Aix-en-Provence Festival.
  
  
  
  

• Clare alumni dance against violence and abuse
  7/07/2010
  
  Clare alumni Barry Smith and Davy Evans (2004) are arranging a summer Ceilidh in Camden with all proceeds to go to the Against Violence and Abuse Project.
  
  
  
  

• Second Clare member joins Bank Committee
  6/07/2010
  
  Dr Martin Weale (1974, Former Fellow) has been appointed to the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee.
  
  
  
  

• Clare shoots to 6th in the Baxter Tables
  5/07/2010
  
  We are delighted to announce that Clare has moved to 6th place in the Baxter Tables this year, after being 17th at the end of last year.
  
  
  
  

• Tony Badger (Master) directs Civil Rights Movement seminar at Clare
  2/07/2010
  
  Professor Tony Badger leads a Gilder Lehrman seminar at Clare, exploring how an economically and politically powerless racial minority wrested dramatic change from a determined and entrenched white majority in the American South.
  
  
  
  

• Tim Lewens (Fellow) awarded Interdisciplinary Fellowship
  1/07/2010
  
  Tim Lewens (Fellow) has been awarded the first Crausaz-Wordsworth Interdisciplinary Fellowship in Philosophy.
  
  
  

• Andrew Smithers (1956) in Banking Crisis Despatches
  29/06/2010
  
  Andrew Smithers (1956) is interviewed in this episode of Channel 4's Despatches programme on the Banking Crisis.
  
  
  
  

• Alumni Day 2010 Photos
  28/06/2010
  
  Photos from the Clare College Alumni Day on Saturday 26 June 2010.
  
  
  
  

• Lucia Muchova (2006) wins Best Student in Portuguese
  26/06/2010
  
  Lucia Muchova (2006), who has just completed her fourth year at Clare studying Modern & Medieval Languages, has received the Anglo-Portuguese Society's award for the Best Student in Portuguese of 2010.
  
  
  
  

• Clare Graduation 2010 Photos
  24/06/2010
  Photos from General Admission 2010.
  
  
  

• Sir Andrew Wiles (1974, Hon. Fellow) receives Cambridge Honorary Doctorate
  23/06/2010
  
  Sir Andrew Wiles (1974), Honorary Fellow of Clare College, was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of Cambridge at this year's honorary degree ceremony, presided over by the Chancellor of the University, The Duke of Edinburgh.
  
  
  
  

• Lorraine Tyler (Fellow) awarded £5M grant for brain study
  23/06/2010
  
  Research efforts led by Clare Fellow, Professor Lorraine Tyler, to understand the effects of ageing on the brain have been given a major boost with the announcement of a new £5M grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
  
  
  
  

• Harvey Brough (1977) 'Requiem in Blue' CD Launch
  22/06/2010
  
  On Friday 9 July Harvey Brough (1977) is formally launching the CD recording of 'Requiem in Blue' at London's Canary Wharf, written by him for his brother, Lester (Clare, 1974-76), and including Clare Choir with a star-studded list of jazz soloists.
  
  
  
  

• Professor Robin Matthews (1927–2010)
  20/06/2010
  
  It is with great sadness that the College announces the death of Professor Robin Matthews, Master of Clare from 1975 to 1993.
  
  
  

• DNA 'most important breakthrough'
  16/06/2010
  
  The discovery of DNA is the most important breakthrough made by academics at UK universities, a poll has found.
  
  
  

• Clare Open Garden for NGS
  15/06/2010
  
  The College will be opening its gardens on 4 July 2010 (2-6 pm) to the general public as part of the annual National Gardens Scheme, 'Open Gardens for Charity'.
  
  
  
  

• Andrew Schumann (1959) London Art Exhibition
  9/06/2010
  
  Andrew Schumann (1959) is opening his latest art exhibition at Gallery 27 in London for public viewing next week.
  
  
  
  

• Schubert Ensemble Saint-Saëns Festival
  8/06/2010
  
  After their hugely successful festival of Gabriel Fauré's music last year in London's King's Place, this year The Schubert Ensemble is launching a festival of French chamber music under the title of Saint-Saëns's Paris 1870-99.
  
  
  

• Professor Paul Cartledge features on Guardian Haycast
  7/06/2010
  
  Professor Paul Cartledge was one of the many distinguished speakers at this year's Guardian Hay Festival. He is featured in interview with Charlotte Higgins and Richard Miles on the latest Guardian 'Haycast'.
  
  
  
  

• Professor Nicky Clayton elected FRS
  25/05/2010
  
  Professor Nicky Clayton has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, the UK's foremost learned society.
  
  
  
  

• Dr Malcolm Ruel (1927-2010)
  28/04/2010
  An address delivered by Professor Alan Macfarlane at the funeral of the late Dr Malcolm Ruel (1927-2010) including a video interview with Dr Ruel.
  
  
  

• Clare Oxford Group completes another successful Oxford Walk
  26/04/2010
  
  The Clare Oxford Group completed another walk of the countryside last Saturday (24 April 2010), including many bluebell woods.