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6 Mar 2019: Degrees & Honours MA, PhD (University of Cambridge) FRSC, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes Pilkington Prize awarded by the University of Cambridge for excellence in teac

6 Feb 2019: College policies and procedures Freedom of Speech Code of Practice on Meetings and Public Gatherings on College Premises Management of External Speakers Code of Practice during Elections

4 Sep 2019: If you're thinking of applying to Cambridge for admission in October 2020, why not visit one of the University's most modern and forward-thinking Colleges? On Friday 20 September, we will b

8 Oct 2019: Biography At Cambridge, I teach modern and contemporary art across the Tripos, and convene the special subject module 'Vision and Representation in Contemporary Art', which focuses on the p

6 Feb 2019: Incorporation Murray Edwards College is a chartered corporation. Originally incorporated in 1954 as a company limited by guarantee, in June 1972 the College was granted a Royal Charter in the style

21 May 2019: The Gateway Programme is unique to Murray Edwards College and is designed to help students make the most the academic and career opportunities available to them. The Programme runs alongside students&

28 Feb 2019: Degrees BA Michigan State University MA Washington University (St Louis Missouri) PhD Washington University (St Louis Missouri) Research Interests Ethical issues in contemporary scien

19 Mar 2019: On March 14 2019, The Economist published an article about women’s Colleges in Cambridge and Oxford. The article includes Murray Edwards College with quotes from Dame Barbara Stocking, President

13 Feb 2019: HR policies and procedures Brexit Equal Opportunities Volunteer Policy Employee Handbook Staff Guide

27 Feb 2019: On 2 February 2019, Murray Edwards College hosted an inspirational workshop event called ‘Elect Her!’, designed to increase women’s participation in politics by training students in the skills needed

10 Dec 2019: This summer, I spent two weeks volunteering just outside of the Spanish town of Valencia in their national park the Albufera.  The aim of the volunteering trip was to help with conservation bo

10 Dec 2019: Thanks to the generous support of Gateway Challenges Funding, I have been able to take a Dutch course. Having now graduated from Murray Edwards and moved to the University of Amsterdam to undertake my

18 Mar 2019: On Saturday 9 March, we welcomed over 160 people, including 96 alumnae and 40 current students, to the New Hall Society International Day. This event has taken place annually since 2011, giving studen

12 Dec 2019: I travelled to Turkey for two weeks over the summer holiday, to the Alanya region. We were based just outside of Antalya, so that was the main city that I visited, along with the Side region.

5 Dec 2019: This summer, I used the funding from the gateway programme to travel to two cities in southern Spain with my sister—Malaga and Sevilla, for a five day trip. During our stay in Spain, we chose to stay

3 Dec 2019: During the summer of 2019, I was lucky enough to travel to Budapest with some college friends using Gateway funding. Flying out the day after my exams finished allowed me to get a break from the Cambr

11 Dec 2019: This September, my sister and I realised a dream of ours. We travelled to Morocco and climbed the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains, Jbel Toubkal. We grew up in the Alps and both of us love spe

5 Dec 2019: With my Gateway funding, two of my closest friends and I decided to explore some of the cities in Europe. Our first stop was Amsterdam. Here we explored the canals throughout the city both on foot

11 Mar 2019: On Thursday 7 March, the New Hall Art Collection launched a new exhibition, Women in Art: Hong Kong. The exhibition is open to visitors until 31 July 2019. Murray Edwards College was delighted to w

17 Dec 2019: In May, I travelled with my coursemates on a field trip organised by a committee of students from the MPhil Environmental Policy programme at the Department of Land Economy. The journey consisted on a

21 May 2019: "In the UK, nine out of ten women who have been sexually assaulted or raped do not go to the police. There are several reasons for this but one of their main concerns is that they do not want the

5 Dec 2019: The gateway programme has opened up many opportunities for me over the past year. In particular, the funding allowed me to spend 2 weeks of my summer visiting Takaungu, a village in Kenya, where mysel

11 Dec 2019: From August 31st until September 10th, I travelled around Italy with three of my friends, thanks to the funding opportunity that Gateway provided me with. This was the first time I had ever backpacked

11 Dec 2019: This summer I used my gateway funding to travel to Italy with a friend from college in order to discover the artistic heritage of this beautiful country that we had never visited before. We started ou

11 Dec 2019: This summer I used Gateway funding to go on an amazing four day trip to Budapest with a group of friends from college. It was an incredible experience and the best way to escape from the Cambridge bub

10 Dec 2019: In June 2019, I travelled to Hong Kong and Macau, and I am grateful for the Gateway Funds and Rosemary Murray Travel Exhibition for supporting this cultural trip.  As my flight was approaching

10 Dec 2019: In July, thanks to the support of the Gateway Travel Award and Rosemary Murray Travel Exhibition Fund, I was able to travel with the Cambridge University Musical Society Music Tour to Krakow, Poland.&

10 Dec 2019: Two of the College's Land Economy students, Esther Heininge and Kamilla Marosi, took part in the UBC Sauder International Real Estate Case Competition in Vancouver, 11-12 November 2019. Below, Est

8 Feb 2019:   Environmental Issues Adopted: March 2021 Review Date: Lent Term 2024 Committee Ownership: Domestic & Estates The College aims to manage its activities and buildings to promote en

8 Feb 2019: Student Complaint Policy

12 Dec 2019: This summer I ventured out into Europe for two weeks, starting in France, followed by Hungary, Spain and Portugal. Throughout the trip I managed to do a variety of activities, see some incredible

12 Dec 2019: With the help of the gateway travel fund I was able to travel to Colombia for a month-long solo backpacking trip this summer. My main goal was to practice Spanish after taking a term of classes. Medel

12 Dec 2019: I have wanted to visit Munich properly for a few years now after passing through the Bavarian capital on the way to a sporting event in Austria in 2015. I had seen, even at a glance, how rich the stre

12 Dec 2019: This summer, using the funds generously given to me by Gateway and the Rosemary Murray Travel Exhibition, I travelled to Croatia, visiting (amongst other places) Dubrovnik, Split and Zagreb. 

12 Dec 2019: Writing essays about stories set in New York last year felt like discussing a movie I had only ever read reviews of. It exists in our collective imagination in the way only few cities do: represented

19 Feb 2019: During February 2019, Murray Edwards College has been showing the Breast Cancer Art Exhibition, contributing to Pink Week at Cambridge University which aims to raise money and awareness for breast can

8 Oct 2019: Degrees and Honours BA (Cambridge), MA (Sussex), PhD (Cambridge) Awards and Prizes Eric Gregory Award, Society of Authors Frieze Writer’s Prize Research Interests Holly is a poet, wr

19 Nov 2019: Lily Mead attended a small state school in St Ives – one of the towns that surround Cambridge. She studied for an undergraduate degree in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of

8 Feb 2019: College Policy on Harassment & Sexual Misconduct Murray Edwards College is committed to providing a safe environment in which all members of the College can participate freely and contribute fu

11 Dec 2019: This summer I took part in the Cambridge University part II Zoology field course in Borneo. The field course began in the city of Kota Kinabalu with a visit to the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). We

5 Dec 2019: This summer, I worked for two months as an au pair in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. I used my gateway funding to help fund language lessons at the nearby language school. As an MML student, I ha

11 Dec 2019: My trip to France, funded by Gateway, has been an amazing journey of personal and academic growth, as well as a lovely holiday for me! Being surrounded by the language has really helped to strengthen

10 Dec 2019: My challenge this year was to discover the city of London from the perspective of a tourist, but try to pay attention to the habits of Londoners. I wanted to answer the questions: "What does a person

10 Dec 2019: Using Gateway and Rosemary Murray Travel Funds allowed me to travel to Singapore for six days this summer with my sister.  Singapore had always been somewhere I had wanted to visit, partly due

9 Dec 2019: At present, I am gaining work experience as a Legal Intern at a very prestigious law firm in London, Fietta LLP, which specialises in public international law. In my opinion, the practitioners at this

5 Dec 2019: This July, due to the financial help I received from Gateway funding, my friend and I were able to embark on a trip to Larnaca, Cyprus. The week-long holiday was filled with both action in terms of ex

11 Dec 2019: Along with two friends from Murray Edwards, I spent five days travelling independently in North Wales. We stayed in a self-catered holiday cottage in Blaenau Ffestiniog, and visited many places in Sno

17 May 2019: It is common knowledge that plants are living organisms, just like humans, dogs, and whales. However, we do not treat plants in the same way we treat animals – this is mainly due to the belief th

10 Dec 2019: This year I was lucky enough to receive the Murray Edwards Gateway Funding and used the funding to complete the AFF Accelerated Freefall Level 1 Skydiving Course. Since completing a charity skydive a

11 Dec 2019: During the summer I travelled to Berlin with a friend from college. Having been lucky enough to travel the previous year using Gateway money, I was keen to visit another place I hadn’t had the chance