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6 Oct 2022: Dorothy Byrne, President of Murray Edwards College, spoke at this year's Alumni Festival about the unprecedented increase in mental health problems of girls and young women, from high levels of an

12 Apr 2022: From 20 April 2022, the art collection at College will revert back to its original name: The Women’s Art Collection (formerly the New Hall Art Collection). The Women’s Art Collection at

2 Mar 2022: On Monday 28 February, Professor Stephen Toope, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge issued the following statement on the invasion of Ukraine: The University of Cambridge’s colle

31 Dec 2022: Honorary Fellow, Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, is the subject of Ben Proudfoot's short film, I Changed Astronomy Forever.  He Won the Nobel Prize for it. Growing up in a Quaker househol

19 Jan 2022: Murray Edwards Music Society  The Murray Edwards Music Society seeks to support all College musicians and give everyone an opportunity to participate in College musical life. All musical style

20 Jan 2022: The Accommodation Office, located in the basement of Pearl House, is typically the first port of call for any accommodation queries. Contact them by calling 01223 767775 or emailing accommodation.enqu

16 Jun 2022: Dr Anna Barford, Bye Fellow in Geography at Murray Edwards College, has been working with Business Fights Poverty on a report on Lifting youth participation through financial inclusion, which has been

23 Feb 2022: Murray Edwards College has been a customer of CoolerAid since 2008. CoolerAid supply bottled and mains fed water coolers throughout the College, and whilst they are primarily a national supplier

20 Jun 2022: On Tuesday 14 June 2022, we welcomed Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC as she was admitted as an Honorary Fellow of Murray Edwards College. Chantal-Aimée, who read History at New Hall (as Murray Edwards Co

19 Jan 2022: As well societies for music, sports, and subjects, there are several other societies at Murray Edwards.  Junior Combination Room  The Junior Combination Room (JCR) is the name giv

26 Apr 2022: In the largest study of its kind, a team of scientists led by College alumna and Honorary Fellow, Professor Serena Nik-Zainal, analysed the complete genetic make-up of more than 12,000 NHS cancer pati

2 Nov 2022: During the summer of 2022, I used my Gateway Challenge Funding to visit Edinburgh during the world-famous Fringe Festival. Since I had never been to a theatre festival before, I was excited about the

19 Jan 2022: Facilities  Murray Edwards has a squash court and netball/tennis courts available for College members on-site. There is also lots of equipment available for anyone in College to use in the Spo

23 Jun 2022: We are delighted that our Honorary Fellow, Professor Dame Jessica Rawson, has been awarded the 2022 Tang Prize Laureate in Sinology. Rawson's academic background is in Sinology with a particular re

5 Jan 2022: I used my Gateway funding to go on an independent tour of the Southwest of the UK from the 30th of June to the 4th of July. I was primarily based in the Glastonbury area in Somerset, however I managed

5 Jan 2022: With help of the Gateway Challenges funding this year, I’m able to attend the British Society for Immunology Summer School 2021 in the topic of Immunology and a course about image analysis with FIJI s

7 Mar 2022: Telephone Campaign 2023 Students for this year's campaign - which runs from 20th March - 2 April 2023 - are featured below.  Carina What subject are you studying? I am

5 Jan 2022: During the summer of 2021, I used the Gateway fund and the Murray Edwards Travel Bursary to visit Shakespeare’s Globe and other literary sites in London for the weekend. The money funded my train, acc

2 Nov 2022: In September 2022, I visited France, funded by the Gateway Challenges Funding and Rosemary Murray Travel Awards. It was a six-day trip to visit the numerous cultural attractions Paris had to offer.

5 Jan 2022: I used my Gateway Challenges funding to complete the coast to coast cycle route (Whitehaven to Tynemouth) at the end of the summer vacation. The cycle took me three days, and I stayed for two nights i