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9 Dec 2020: The College is sorry to announce the death of Graham Howes (1938-2020), alumnus and Emeritus Fellow, on 8 December. Graham was born and brought up in Norfolk, and was always proud of his Norfolk antecedents. After national service in military

7 Jul 2020: One day while idly looking through our copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493) I chanced upon an interesting doodle in the back endpapers. To find inscriptions, notes and drawings in our early printed books is not unusual. And these can offer

1 Apr 2020: Many of us who are stuck at home have turned our thoughts to our gardens. I have been at the bottom of my own garden over the weekend. It’s amazing what you can achieve in a few hours with determination and a flame thrower! Well, actually just a

24 Apr 2020: Dr John Walshe matriculated at Trinity Hall in 1939 to study Medicine & Medical Sciences. On the 24 April he celebrates his 100th birthday. Dr Walshe discovered an effective treatment for Wilson’s disease, otherwise known as hepatolenticular

15 Sep 2020: The latest medieval manuscript at Trinity Hall to be digitised is a twelfth century copy of Josephus’ Historiae Antiquitatis Judaice (The Antiquities of the Jews), Ms. 4. The Latin translations of Josephus were incredibly popular throughout the

5 Nov 2020: It’s well documented that adding houseplants to our living spaces can help reduce anxiety and stress as well as boosting our happiness levels. Nurturing plants and watching them grow can be very satisfying, adding to our sense of contentment as

11 Dec 2020: Before the school exam grades were published in August, there had been four withdrawals by offer-holders for 2020 entry (cf. ... A good number of Trinity Hall postgraduates continue to proceed to research fellowships and to other positions of academic

26 Aug 2020: Update on 26 August The Admissions Round has almost reached its conclusion now, and we are looking forward to welcoming our new first years at the start of the Michaelmas Term. The next few weeks will be an exciting time for them, and we will do

6 Jan 2020: There is in the Old Library of Trinity Hall a manuscript (Trinity Hall, Ms. 48) dating from the eighteenth century which has advice about studying law.  Books about how to study law are a well-established feature of modern legal educational

3 Dec 2020: As part of a community effort to make sure people don’t go hungry in Cambridge, the Trinity Hall kitchens provided food for a local food bank based at Cambridge Regional College in King’s Hedges.

11 Dec 2020: Food is an important part of Christmas festivities and many of our present day gastronomic traditions have their origins in centuries old recipes. These recipes were shared by word-of-mouth or passed down in private notes or journals, but from the

16 Apr 2020: In Lent term, the kitchen introduced carbon footprint labels in the cafeteria that indicate the greenhouse gas emissions per 100g for each of the main course dishes prepared by the kitchen. The informative labels help the catering team and visitors

29 Jun 2020: On Saturday 27 June Trinity Hall held an online celebration for the graduands of 2020. The year group joined us on LinkHall, our online community platform, from midday for a series of videos, messages from Fellows, staff and alumni, and a virtual

5 Nov 2020: The first week of November has been a significant date for Trinity Hall since its foundation 670 years ago, featuring important donations that gave the College the distinctive look we see today and our connections with the Gunpowder Plot.

30 Sep 2020: On 29 September 2020, Blackbaud contacted us to advise that after the initial ransomware attack, they continued their investigation which revealed a subset of customers who had been affected further than they previously anticipated. They have

12 Nov 2020: Trinity Hall has recently approved a revised investment policy. As part of this revision the College has committed to divest within six months from direct investments in companies whose primary activity is in fossil fuel exploration or extraction.

17 Oct 2020: College Nurse Jo Rhodes comes to Trinity Hall after working as a staff nurse for two years in Accident & Emergency. When Coronavirus took hold across the country she and her colleagues faced a new challenge.

12 Nov 2020: Dr Gonçalo Bernardes, Staff Fellow and Director of Studies in Chemistry at Trinity Hall, has been selected to receive the 2020 International Chemical Biology Society (ICBS) Young Chemical Biologist award.

17 Jul 2020: Trinity Hall’s first virtual Open Day for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) applicants on was co-organised by the Admissions Office and current students, led by BME Officer, Maro Okiti. More than 120 people attended the virtual Open Day on Friday 26

13 Apr 2020: Trinity Hall musicians are using their talents to keep our community spirits up by recording performances in their homes. From piano to vocals to French horn, and classical to modern songs. Every Monday, the Trinity Hall YouTube channel shares a new