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Search:. Search. Norman Colin Dexter OBE (m. 1950), was born on 29 September 1930 and is better known as Colin Dexter, the British crime writer of the Inspector Morse series of novels. Dexter was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire and was educated at St.

Search:. Search. Adetomiwa Edun. Adetomiwa Edun (m. 2002) read Classics at Christ's, winning the dissertation prize in his final year for a thesis on Homer's Odyssey. He is an actor, who in 2011 played Sir Elyan in Merlin, BBC. In 2009 he played

Search:. Search. Lachlan Goudie (m. 1995) is a British artist. He was born in 1976 and he is the son of Alexander Goudie who was a Scottish figurative painter. Lachlan Goudie lives and works in London. He has regular solo exhibitions in New York,

Search:. Search. Alfred Cort Haddon (1855-1940). Undergraduate at Christ’s 1875-9. Fellow of the College 1901-1940. The pioneering researcher Alfred Cort Haddon was one of modern anthropology’s founding fathers and a highly characteristic

Search:. Search. The Jury's Out. Anthony Harkavy. DID YOU COMMIT THE CRIME? You’re lucky if you’ve never been asked the question in a police station or court. The law deals with extremes of human behaviour. So it is not surprising authors have

distinguished members - John Healey (MP)

Search:. Search. Professor Frederick Duncan Michael Haldane FRS, known as F. Duncan Haldane, (m. 1970) is a British physicist, who is currently Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics at the physics department of Princeton University, and a

Search:. Search. Tony Hunter. Professor Anthony (Tony) Hunter, a Professor in the Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory and Director of the Salk Institute Cancer Center, studies how cell growth and division are regulated, and how mutations in genes

Search:. Search. Claire writes: 'You get to do all sorts of interesting things when you’re researching a book. For my first one, Last Seen in Lhasa, I went to Tibet in search of a rare red lily. For my novel, The Pagoda Tree, I met a prince, rode

Search:. Search. ‘John Woolley’s poems have been produces in small batches which is delightful, but unfortunate, because they are poems of great distinction which deserve a much wider audience. John’s poems are formal structures , and his

Search:. Search. Sir Nicholas Serota. Nicholas Serota (m. 1965) is an art historian and Chair of The Arts Council of England, having previously been Director of the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford (1973-1976), the Whitechapel Art Gallery (1976-1988)

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Search:. Search. Baron Patrick Arthur Devlin was born in Chislehurst, Kent in 1905. He was raised as a Catholic and attended Stonyhurst College in Lancashire. Upon leaving he joined the Dominican order with hopes to join the priesthood, but after a

Search:. Search. The Rt Hon Sir Martin James Moore-Bick PC (m. 1965), is a retired member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Sir Martin was born on 6 December 1946 and was educated at The Skinners' School in Tunbridge Wells. He then

Search:. Search. Tom de Freston. Tom de Freston has had four solo shows at Breese Little Gallery (London), and achieved significant critical success. He is currently artist-in-residence at Medicine Unboxed, a Wellcome Trust-funded organisation that

MA in Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge. Awards and funding. Cambridge Trust European PhD Scholarship (2018-2021). ... Rafael del Pino, beca de excelencia (2019-2021). University Fieldwork Fund (2019-2020).

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Search:. Search. Earl Louis Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979). British Admiral of the Fleet and statesman, Louis Mountbatten was the great-grandson of Queen Victoria. In the Second World War, he was appointed chief of Combined Operations Command,

Search:. Search. Sir Martin Stuart Sorrell (m. 1963) is a British businessman and the chief executive officer (CEO) of WPP plc. Sorrell was born in London on 14 February 1945 and was educated at the independent Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School,

Search:. Search. M.S. SUBBULAKSHMI’S life was one of extraordinary achievement. Although she was portrayed in many ways – as a musician who sought and achieved an all-India appeal; a philanthropist and supporter of noble causes; an icon of style;

Search:. Search. Sir Oliver Wright (1922-2009). Sir Oliver Wright had the rare distinction, a year after his retirement from the Diplomatic Service, to be invited back to be British Ambassador to the United States. John Oliver Wright was born on

Search:. Search. William Paley was an English clergyman, Christian apologist, philosopher, and utilitarian. He is best known for his natural theology exposition of the teleological argument for the existence of God in his work Natural Theology or

Search:. Search. Ian Balding. From Pieces, Lent Term 2002:. A racing certainty. Ian Balding LVO, racehorse trainer (since 1964). Born 7 November 1938. Studied Rural Estate Management at Christ's College 1959-62 (rugby blue 1961). Trained horses for

Search:. Search. Anthony Robert (Tony) Lewis CBE (m. 1959) is a former Welsh cricketer, who went on to become the face of BBC Television cricket coverage in the 1990s, and become president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Lewis was born in

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Search:. Search. Academic Year 2023-24. Thursday 27 June 2024. (General Admission to Degrees). General Admission to Degrees is for undergraduates only. Friday 19 July 2024. 14 June 2024. Academic Year 2024-25. Date of degree ceremony. Closing date

Search:. Search. Nick English is an Olympic Rower and Wold Champion medal winner. Nick matriculated at Christ's in 1996 and learned to row with Cambridge University lightweights, graduating with a degree in Physics. He gained his first GB vest as an

The Richard Norman Scholarship. The Richard Norman Scholarship Fund has been established by Mrs Dorothy Norman in memory of her late husband. ... The scholarship fund is for the benefit of postgraduate students in the Department of Engineering

Search:. Search. Pieces is the Christ's College alumni newsletter. PIECES ISSUE 45 - Easter Term 2023. Previous editions of Pieces can be viewed online here.. If you would like to submit an article, photo or news story for Pieces, we would love to

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Ede came from a Liberal, nonconformist background. After elementary education in Epsom, he won a scholarship to Dorking High School and then trained as a teacher.

Search:. Search. Francis (Tibby) Marshall (1878-1949). Pioneering scholar of mammalian reproduction – a most ’unrespectable’ academic subject at the dawn of the 20. th. century. He applied an experimental and functional, rather than the

distinguished member - Matt Hancock (MP)

In 1942 Nicol obtained a government scholarship to Christ's College to read the Natural Sciences Tripos and and in 1946 graduated with first class honours, the first black African to

Search:. Search. J. P. Kenyon (1927-1996). Professor John Kenyon was Lecturer in History at Cambridge (1956-62), and Professor of Modern History at the Universities of Hull (1962-1981), St Andrews (1981-7) and Kansas (1987-94). He authored nine books

Search:. Search. Duncan Kenworthy OBE (m. 1968) was born 1949 and is a British film and television producer, and co-founder of the production company DNA Films. He is currently a producer at Toledo Productions. He received a first-class degree in

Search:. Search. Dr Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, PC, FBA, FRSL, FLSW (m. 1968), is a Welsh Anglican bishop and former Archbishop of Canterbury. He was born in Swansea, South Wales on 14 June 1950 and was educated at Dynevor

Search:. Search. Sacha Baron Cohen. Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (m. 1990) is an actor, comedian and writer and producer. He was born 13 October 1971 in Hammersmith, west London. Baron Cohen was educated at The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, an

At 13, he won a scholarship to Giggleswick School, Yorkshire. In later life he became a governor of the school.

Also known as the Sizar's Fund, from the historical term for poor students who performed tasks for the College, our Hardship Fund is designed to support students who find themselves ... To learn more about this fund, and to donate, please use the links

Search:. Search. Jonathan Galassi. Jonathan Galassi (m. 1971), was born in 1949 and graduated from Harvard in 1971 having won a Marshall Scholarship to study at Christ’s College, where he

Search:. Search. Natalie Haynes (m. 1993) is a British writer and broadcaster and a former comedian. She was born in Birmingham in 1974 and attended King Edward VI High School for Girls in Birmingham and then read Classics at Christ's College.

However, receiving a prestigious, merit-based scholarship as the only member of Christ’s College and the LLM programme indeed approaches a miracle for any student. ... I believe the scholarship has prepared me for my life: it improved me professionally,

Search:. Search. The debut novel from the brilliant and award-winning poet Helen Mort. Alexa is a police community support officer whose world feels unstable. Caron, Alexa’s girlfriend, is pushing her away and pushing herself even harder. A climber

Search:. Search. Charles Darwin (1809-1882). Christ's College is where the famous biologist and naturalist and father of evolutionary biology, studied. He was a young, innovative and enthusiastic student, destined initially for a life in Holy Orders.

Search:. Search. David Ross Granger (1903-2002). David Ross Granger (m. 1924) matriculated at Christ’s having graduated from Yale University. He only studied at Christ’s for a year, after which he returned to America and proceeded to join his

2024: Environmental Studies Fund Award, Fitzwilliam College Cambridge. 2021-2023: Scholar of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes). ... 2023: Exposé-scholarship, Joachim Herz Foundation. 2020: Undergraduate

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Search:. Search. Buildings Fund. Contact. Alexandra Rowlands. Development Director . ... To learn more about this fund, and to donate, please use the links to the right.