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16 Jul 2019: Murray Edwards College is committed to helping women succeed. We pay special attention to how women learn, and we offer a stimulating, active and academic environment for all our students. We take

25 Jan 2019: Ordinances of Murray Edwards College The Governing Body Ordinance 1 – Procedures of the Governing Body The Council Ordinance 2 – Elections to Council Ordinance 3 – Cas

21 Feb 2019: First Year Historian and Varsity columnist, Khadija Tahir explores her complex relationship with English and Urdu, alongside the historical and social associations of each language.  Read her

9 Apr 2019: There were summaries from experts on relevant issues in economic and social policy (including education and skills), cultural and social aspects, and on practical experiments in enterprise and job creation.

30 Apr 2019: On Saturday 27 April, we welcomed over 50 people to our 'She Talks Science' conference. The conference, which takes place annually, is for young women in Year 12 who are interested in studying

27 Jun 2019: On Friday 21 June 2019, 50 teams from Colleges and departments across the University came together for the Green Impact Awards. These Awards recognise and celebrate all that has been achieved over the

9 Aug 2019: In April 2019, Murray Edwards College hosted a workshop entitled, Getting by: how will young people make a living? The workshop took place following the findings from a joint research projec

21 May 2019: We are delighted to announce that in June 2019, Murray Edwards College will be presented with a Gold Green Impact award. Green Impact is the University's environmental accreditation scheme. The

27 Jun 2019: Each year, the University of Cambridge celebrates the outstanding achievements of individuals at the Honorary Degree Congregation. This year, we were delighted Murray Edwards College hosted Baroness L

29 Aug 2019: 2. Diversity and inclusion link?Question whether current sponsorship practices are delivering against your objectives on diversity of representation of women, BAME and on sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background and

2 Dec 2019: Professor Stephen Morris is our new Professorial Fellow in Health Services Research. He is also the RAND Professor of Health Services Research, based in the Department of Public Health and P

13 Feb 2019: On Monday 11 February, the President hosted a Chinese New Year celebration at the President’s Lodge with Dr Rachel Leow. This is the second year that this party has taken place and it again

6 Sep 2019: For the third year running, Murray Edwards College hosted the Year 12 strand of the Low Participation Neighbourhood Summer School, which we run in collaboration with Christ's College and Sidney Su

19 Nov 2019: Many congratulations to College alumna, Emily Craven (2007, Veterinary Medicine) for being awarded The British Veterinary Association 'Young Vet of the Year' award 2019. On receiving the award, Emi

29 Aug 2019: Women Collaborating with Men. E V E R Y D A Y W O R K P L A C E I N C L U S I O N. Jill Armstrong and Jason Ghaboos. Women Collaborating with Men: Everyday Workplace Inclusion Armstrong, J. and Ghaboos, J. (2019) Murray Edwards College, University

28 Nov 2019: Many congratulations to Dr Noura Wahby for winning the MESA Dissertation Award in Social Sciences this year. The MESA Dissertation Awards were established in 1982 to recognise exceptional achieveme

8 Jul 2019: Murray Edwards College is known for its award-winning gardens and perhaps especially for not having a 'keep off the grass rule' – a rarity at a Cambridge College. Recently, the

27 Jun 2019: Dr Neha Agrawal, Bye-Fellow at Murray Edwards College, has been awarded a Borysiewicz Biomedical Sciences Fellowship. The Borysiewicz Biomedical Sciences Fellowship takes some of the best Cambridge

5 Dec 2019: The College continues to be undercapitalised in an uncertain political and economic environment, while facing the challenges of the higher education sector.

18 Jun 2019: On Tuesday 18 June 2019, the College’s Governing Body met to consider the findings from the Charity Commission’s inquiry into Oxfam GB. The inquiry was a result of allegations of misconduct by Oxfam’s

1 Mar 2019: Each year at the Honorary Degree Congregation, the University celebrates the outstanding achievements of individuals both in the United Kingdom and around the world. This year, we are delighted Murray

6 Feb 2019: I have always been fascinated by the natural sciences. My undergraduate degree was pharmaceutics and, in particular, I was interested in the adverse effects of drugs on embryos, also known as teratolo

28 Feb 2019: Mrs Anna Jones, Sue Primmer and Emily Primmer-Pyke Sue Primmer, New Hall, English, 1987 and Director of Marketing & Communications at financial services consultancy Catalyst Development Ltd

10 Dec 2019: I had an incredible time exploring the city of Barcelona with one of my friends from my old school. Having never been to Spain before I really enjoyed experiencing a new country and I loved the buz

21 Aug 2019: On 19 August, Dr Susan Haines joined the College as our new Admissions Tutor. Prior to joining the College, Susan was Undergraduate Admissions Tutor at St Edmund's College – our nearest

1 Apr 2019: However, a comprehensive understanding from young people about the challenges they face to securing an income, alongside their aspirations for work in a changing economic environment, is very much needed. ... Reasons for this included the rocketing cost

10 Dec 2019: This summer, with the help of the Gateway programme, I went travelling with a friend across Thailand and Cambodia, for three weeks in total. We had decided that we would not organise everything in adv

11 Oct 2019: My research is in the emerging field of geoarchaeology. I’m particularly interested in landscape change, how humans respond to it and how their actions change the landscape. We are living in the natur

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

11 Jul 2019: From the outside, my career looks straight forward. I started off with an undergraduate degree in Natural Science, worked briefly for the NHS and then I went into research. I studied for a Master

10 Dec 2019: Hannah Williams. Economics. Gateway Challenges Categories.

10 Dec 2019: My Gateway funding allowed me to travel to Palermo, Sicily to attend a yoga retreat which had a focus on mindfulness. The experience was insightful and encompassed various elements which allowed me to

17 Sep 2019: On Tuesday 17 September 2019, we launched two new reports as part of the Collaborating with Men programme of quantitative and qualitative research: Women Collaborating with Men: Inclusive Networ

12 Dec 2019: It all started on a Friday afternoon in the first year of my sixth form. The speaker of this Friday series talk was an experienced mountaineer who has climbed the highest mountain on each contine

11 Dec 2019: This past summer, I used my Gateway funding to pay for my flight to Taiwan. My course classmates and I had been awarded the Huayu scholarship – a programme that sends British students to