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9 Dec 2019: Trinity Hall has appointed Mr Timothy Harvey-Samuel as its next Bursar.

5 Nov 2019: Gardeners love flowers; propagating new plants from seed, cuttings or just dividing an over large clump. We love to try new combinations, switch things around and change the colour palette.  Dramatic results can be achieved in just a few weeks with

16 Apr 2019: The Jerwood Library is hosting six photographic portraits of Cambridge’s inspirational black graduates from the ‘Black Cantabs: History Makers’ exhibition. They were originally displayed at Cambridge University Library in Autumn 2018. The

19 Jun 2019: I have so many people to thank for making my first year so positive and for helping me throughout.

27 Aug 2019: As legal processes are modernised and reformed after legal aid was slashed in 2013,

27 Sep 2019: On the afternoon on Thursday 26 September the Master of Trinity Hall, the Revd Canon Dr Jeremy Morris, attended the unveiling of a plaque to Henry Fawcett (1833-1884) at Trumpington churchyard, where he is buried. Henry was a Fellow of Trinity Hall,

28 Oct 2019: The acclaimed contemporary British ceramicist and author Edmund de Waal has generously donated one of his pieces to the College. De Waal is an alumnus and Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall having come to read English in 1983. He has exhibited widely

9 Apr 2019: I graduated from Trinity Hall in 2007 with degrees in zoology and veterinary medicine, and moved quickly from general practice into dedicated farm animal work. The day recalled below is fairly representative of life in a job where no day is

6 Apr 2019: The College is very sorry to announce the death of Professor David Thouless FRS, Honorary Fellow. Professor Thouless studied Physics at Trinity Hall as an undergraduate from 1952, before taking his doctorate at Cornell University under the

29 May 2019: The Old Library at Trinity Hall holds a very special French Renaissance book (H*.VI.68): Pierre Boaistuau, Histoires tragiques, extraictes de quelques fameux autheurs, Italiens & Latins, mises en françois […] Dediées à Tresillustre & Treschre

30 Aug 2019: Dr Marcus Tomalin has been appointed Trinity Hall’s new Director of Admissions and will take up post on 1 September. As Director of Admissions, Marcus will fulfil a crucial role in College by managing the undergraduate admissions process and

6 May 2019: Two important manuscripts from the College archives have recently been added to our growing collection on the Cambridge Digital Library. The first is our copy of the Parker Register (THAR/7/1/13; James MS 29), a list of the books and manuscripts

6 Sep 2019: Jo Dunkley, Trinity Hall alumna and professor of physics and astrophysical sciences at Princeton, has won the 2020 New Horizons in Physics Prize. The prize, shared with Samaya Nissanke of the University of Amsterdam and Kendrick Smith of the

8 Oct 2019: In 1731, Philip Nichols was found guilty of stealing books not only from Trinity Hall, but also from the University Library, St John’s, and Trinity College. His treachery was discovered after the Librarian of St John’s College began to realise

11 Dec 2019: To protect vulnerable people and other members of the public the College acts in the following way:. • ... We have a policy for fundraising from vulnerable people which can be found on our website. •

1 Oct 2019: In his annual address today, Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Toope announced the Harding Challenge, made possible by the £100 million gift from David and Claudia Harding in February this year. Their vision is to encourage new donors to collegiate

18 Jun 2019: Trinity Hall Fellows Dr Nick Guyatt (History), Dr Isabelle McNeill (MML) and Dr James Wood (HSPS) have been recognised for their excellent teaching by Cambridge students. Dr Guyatt was commended in the Lecturer category of Cambridge University

15 Aug 2019: This is a guest post by the Archive’s summer intern this year, Kate Foxton. One of the treasures of the archive is the diary of fellow commoner Spencer Penrice for the year 1736-1737. Born in August 1719 to a wealthy landed family from

30 Sep 2019: The College is sorry to announce the death of The Rt Hon Lord (Donald) Nicholls of Birkenhead, Honorary Fellow. The following is courtesy of his family. Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead Donald James Nicholls, Baron Nicholls of Birkenhead, of Stoke

18 Oct 2019: Image (l-r): Ingrid Schroder, Dr Adam Lebovitz and Professor Alison Liebling On Tuesday 15 October we welcomed seven academics as new members of the Trinity Hall Fellowship. Ingrid Schroder and Dr Marcus Tomalin join Trinity Hall as Staff Fellows.