News
- New Photos: Parents' Day 2012
20/02/2012
 On Saturday 18 February we were delighted to welcome the families and friends of our first-year undergraduates to Clare, for our annual Parents' Day event. View photos taken throughout the day, here.
- Dr Alice Welbourn: 2012 Alumnus of the Year
14/02/2012
 Dr Alice Welbourn (1979) accepted the title of Alumnus of the Year 2012 at last night’s Halfway Hall dinner and delivered a deeply moving and inspirational speech to current students. Listen to a recording of her speech here.
- Clare Through Time: Good morning, Mr Greene
13/02/2012
 This month's Clare Through Time article features the very unusual posthumous requests of Robert Greene, a Clare student (1694) and later Fellow (1703 - 1730) famous for his eccentricity...
- Clare May Ball 2012: Tickets now on sale!
9/02/2012
 Clare's 2012 May Ball is fast approaching and our current students are delighted to invite alumni to join in with the festivities. It takes place on Monday 18 June and promises to be as magical as ever! Tickets are on sale now at a cost of £175 per person.
- Stephen Wyatt (1966) wins Tinniswood Award
7/02/2012
 At the BBC Audio Drama Awards on January 29, Stephen Wyatt (1966) won the Tinniswood Award for the best original radio script broadcast in 2010 for Gerontius, his play about Cardinal Newman.
- New Release: A View from the Lodge by Alan Attlesey
2/02/2012
 Alan Attlesey, a former Clare gardener, is celebrating the release of his new book A View from the Lodge: The reminiscences of a Cambridge College Porter. While the protagonist, Eric, is a fictional character, the events recounted in the book are all true...and all the more remarkable for it!
- New Release: Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith
31/01/2012
 A ground-breaking new book by Dr Andrew Preston (Fellow) is to be published in February. Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith is the first book of its kind: A richly detailed, profoundly engrossing story of how religion has influenced American foreign relations.
- New Photos: London Drinks
27/01/2012
 A group of forty alumni came together at Clare's first London Drinks event of 2012 last night, at the Knights Templar pub on Chancery Lane. Everyone enjoyed the opportunity to network, catch up with old friends and relax after a hard day's work. View photos from the event here.
- Professor Patrick Mollison CBE FRS: 1914-2011
24/01/2012
 Professor Patrick Mollison (1932), who has died aged 97, was a pioneer of blood transfusion during the Second World War and later Professor of Haematology at St Mary’s Hospital, London. He was also the grandson of William Loudon Mollison, Master of Clare (1915-1929).
- Clare graduate student awarded MBE
23/01/2012
 A Clare graduate student, Damian Platt (2011, MSt International Relations), has been awarded the MBE for his work in the favelas, or shantytowns, of Rio de Janeiro.
- Sunday Worship from Clare Chapel: BBC Radio 4
20/01/2012
 Alumni all over the world are invited to attend the Sunday morning service in Clare Chapel this weekend, via BBC Radio 4's Sunday Worship programme, broadcast from 8.10am (GMT). Those who happen to be in Cambridge are also warmly invited to join the congregation in person!
- Wheeler appointed Guildhall's Head of Opera
16/01/2012
 The world-renowned Guildhall School of Music and Drama has appointed Dominic Wheeler (1988) as its new Head of Opera. He will take up the post officially in April, at the beginning of the School's Summer Term.
- Clare Through Time: Throwing down the battlements
11/01/2012
 This month's Clare Through Time features an extract from the fourth volume of the minutes of meetings of Master and Fellows, held between 1713 and 1759. The minutes of these meetings predominantly focus on general College business. Occasionally, however, unusual events including serious disciplinary matters were also recorded...
- Rave reviews for Ticciati's MET debut
10/01/2012
 Robin Ticciati's MET Opera debut, as conductor of Humperdink's Hansel and Gretel has been extremely well-received by critics. Steve Smith, reviewer for the New York Times, described his performance as "another kind of fairy tale".
- Clare musicians in concert at Grantham
9/01/2012
 Current Clare music students, Oliver Pashley (clarinet) and Will Cole (piano), perform at Priory Ruskin Academy on Wednesday 11 January, as part of the Grantham Music Club concert series.
- The Clare Association Annual: 2010-11
9/01/2012
 The latest edition of the Clare Association Annual (2010-11) will be released shortly. Alumni will be able to view the Annual online and paper copies can also be purchased from the College, at a cost of £7.
- New Photos: 2011...A year at Clare
31/12/2011
 As 2011 draws to a close, we offer a photographic account of the events of the past year at Clare and wish a very Happy New Year to all!
- Listen out for Clare Choir on New Year's Eve
29/12/2011
 Nine members of the Choir of Clare College will appear on a festively-themed programme on BBC Radio 4 at 10:30am tomorrow, New Year's Eve. Listen in to hear their performances of five 18th century toasting songs, arranged by pianist and broadcaster David Owen Norris.
- Clare welcomes a new Development Director
27/12/2011
 Clare College is delighted to announce the arrival of a new Development Director. Francisca Malarée joins the College on 3 January, bringing with her over 12 years' experience as Development Director of Girton College, where she was also a Fellow.
- Professor Paul Cartledge appointed Acting Master
22/12/2011
 Throughout the Lent Term 2012 the Master, Professor Tony Badger, will be on sabbatical. Professor Paul Cartledge (Fellow) has been appointed Acting Master of Clare for the duration of the term.
- Clare Through Time: Christmas Greetings
15/12/2011
 December's Clare Through Time features extracts from the diaries and poems of the Rogers brothers, who were at Clare between 1873 and 1879, and truly capture the essence of what many people imagine a 'Victorian Christmas' to be.
- News from Clare Boat Club
13/12/2011
 Michaelmas term has been a busy one for Clare Boat Club. Catch up on the latest CBC news and upcoming events (and television appearances!) here.
- Clare Rugby: The Varsity Match 2011
9/12/2011
 Two Clare men, Scott Annett (PhD English) and Stuart Brown (BA Land Economy) played in the 2011 Varsity Match at Twickenham yesterday.
- New sculpture at Memorial Court
5/12/2011
 Clare is currently playing host to Untitled (1974) by Michael Bolus, a leading member of the New Generation of sculptors in the 1960s and 70s, which has been generously loaned to the College by the New Art Centre at Roche Court, near Salisbury.
- Turtle Song: Songs from the Sea
2/12/2011
 Friday 2 December saw the culmination of Songs from the Sea, an eight-week singing and song-writing initiative for people with memory problems and all forms of dementia and their carers, run by Turtle Key Arts, the Royal College of Music and English Touring Opera, in collaboration with Clare College.
- New Release: Rutter's The Colours of Christmas
1/12/2011
 A new CD featuring a collection of some of the most well-known and best-loved Christmas carols, with new arrangements and orchestrations by John Rutter (Hon Fellow) has been released by Decca. Listen to some pieces from the album here.
- Anne Turberfield: J D Watson undergraduate scholar
29/11/2011
 Last summer, Anne Turberfield (2009, Natural Sciences) spent nine weeks of her holiday researching the developmental regulation of microRNA activity at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) in New York.
- David Cannadine: We need to talk about history
28/11/2011
 Following an in-depth study of the teaching of history in UK state schools over two and half years, Sir David Cannadine (1969) has published a new book, The Right Kind of History, and recommends that the subject be compulsory for pupils until the age of 16.
- New Photos: Michaelmas music at Clare
28/11/2011
 As always, Clare's musicians have had a very busy Michaelmas term, and with a tour of the Netherlands planned for Clare Choir throughout the festive season the excitement is far from over! View photos of a variety of the musical events that have taken place in College this term here.
- ‘Wreckers’: A new film by D R Hood
25/11/2011
 On Friday 16th December Wreckers, a new film starring Claire Foy (The Promise), Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), and Shaun Evans (Being Julia, Boy A) and directed by Dictynna Hood (1981) goes on general release in the UK.
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