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30 May 2023: Cowan Court opened by HRH The Duke of Gloucester who cut the ribbon at the entrance to Cowan Court as part of a ceremony attended by 130 guests comprising: Fellows and staff, benefactors and alumni on 26th September 2016. The Royal party, including

30 May 2023: Statutes amended to admit students as members of College Council

30 May 2023: First Roskill Memorial Lecture (biennial thereafter) Main concourse enclosed and its north side infilled with offices

30 May 2023: Carol Robinson is the first alumna to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2004.

30 May 2023: Archives Centre opened Cap on number of female student admissions abolished First female Junior Common Room President elected

30 May 2023: Lady Soames plants a weeping mulberry tree for 50th anniversary in the grounds of Churchill College, near the oak planted by her father on October 17, 1959. She used the same spade he had used.

30 May 2023: Maisonneuve Collection of French art received

30 May 2023: Roger Tsien (G72) is the first alumnus to win a Nobel Prize, it was awarded for his discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, in collaboration with organic chemist Osamu Shimomura and neurobiologist Martin Chalfie. Winston

30 May 2023: Michael Cowan (U70) becomes first Winston Churchill Benefactor Fellow College celebrates its 60th Anniversary, however majority of events are cancelled due to Corona-virus. Students are taught remotely for Easter Term 2020 as the UK enters lockdown

30 May 2023: Men’s First Boat achieves highest ever position in the Lent Bumps: 5th