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2019 - 2020 | Issue 3

3Clare Review 2019-202 Clare Review 2019-20

ContentsEditor’s

Note

This year has been unique. The arrival of the COVID-19pandemic and the subsequent national restrictions hit theCollege hard at the end of Lent Term 2020, just as it didmany individuals and organisations. At Clare, emergencymeetings, alert levels, and logistical challenges becamethe norm. As lockdown was imposed, conferences hadto be cancelled, emergency funds were launched tocover the unexpected circumstances, and teaching was brought online in a way that ensured no student was left at a disadvantage.

While all this was unquestionably difficult and unlikeanything experienced in our lifetimes, the teams workingin College at all levels pulled together to make everythingrun as smoothly as possible. I am proud of the responsefrom our staff, students and Fellows, who adapted quicklyto the situation. I am also proud to note the support wereceived from so many in our alumni community. Thestrength of their loyalty to Clare was keenly felt.

As the Bursar reports, the College finances are perilous dueto the pandemic and the loss of income from conferencing.The support of our alumni and friends has helped toalleviate some of the financial strain we are facing at thiscrucial time and for this I offer heartfelt thanks.

Despite some minor delays in the spring, our majorbuildings projects are progressing well. Our new graduateaccommodation at the former St Regis site is nearlycomplete, and will provide a much-needed improvementin housing facilities for MCR members. The Old Courtrestoration and renewal has continued through thesummer. If you enter Old Court now, you can see thebright, newly-laid Collyweston tiles on the North Rangeroof and the magnificently restored cupolas. Owing to thecontinuing success of the Old Court campaign, theCollege has begun the transformational stage of the worksto build the new River Room and other enhancements tothe North Range, which are due for completion byMichaelmas 2022.

In times such as these it is good to be reminded that Clareis a remarkable institution, and that we have much to lookforward to.

Lord Grabiner QCMaster

Dear Reader,

Welcome to this edition of Clare Review, which looks back at a year unfortunatelydominated by COVID-19, but throughoutwhich the strength of our community shines.While much of what you will read will benecessarily preoccupied with the pandemicand the College’s enforced closure fromMarch 2020, I am pleased to relate that wealso cover a broad range of other topics inthe articles, features and reports within these pages.

Ahead of the 2022 50th anniversary of women undergraduates joining the College,Polly O’Hanlon (1972) and Natalie Chapman(2017) discuss their experiences at Clare,examining what has and hasn’t changed, andtheir hopes for the future. Dr Ian Burrowsdiscusses corpulence and comedy inShakespeare and beyond. Gary Lashko(1984) gives us an inside look at the RoyalHospital Chelsea, home of the ChelseaPensioners. For the first time, we share storiesfrom our members in Clare Review’s newClass Notes section.

As ever, I welcome your comments andfeedback, so don’t hesitate to get in touch.Thank you for reading.

Martha Roberts | Editor

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03 Master’s intro

04 Loretta Minghella elected next Master of Clare

06 Senior Tutor’s Report

08 Clare during COVID-19

10 Development Report

13 Bursar’s Report

14 Digital Gala Week

16 "How the fat rogue roared!": Shakespeare, Corpulence & Comedy

18 Inside the Royal Hospital Chelsea

21 When Polly met Natalie

24 Student Voice

26 The power of computing for all

30 Babak Javid: a personal perspective on COVID-19

32 Academic Dean’s Report

33 Gardens Report

34 Chapel Report

36 Choir Report

38 Life as the Decani Scholar

40 Sports at Clare

42 Buildings

44 The Forbes Mellon Library

46 Meet our newest Fellows, Bye-Fellow & Lectrice

48 The Fellowship

50 Fellows’ Publications

51 Class Notes

54 Obituaries

63 TheLady Clare Fund

64 Record of Donors

78 Last Word

Master’s

Welcome

In times such asthese it is goodto be remindedthat Clare is aremarkableinstitution, andthat we havemuch to lookforward to.


Loretta will lead the College at anexciting time in its history as Clarecelebrates the 50th anniversary ofthe admission of womenundergraduates in 2022 and its700th Anniversary in 2026. Hertenure will coincide with the ongoingrenewal and restoration of Old Courtand our long-term recovery from thedisruption caused by the pandemic.

Loretta has been First ChurchEstates Commissioner since 2017. In this role she is a member of theChurch Commissioners' Board ofGovernors, the General Synod of the Church of England and theArchbishops' Council, and chairs the assets committee which isresponsible for managing aninvestment portfolio of about £8 billion. Before that, from 2010-17,Loretta was Chief Executive ofChristian Aid where she oversawresponses to natural disasters,refugee crises and hunger andfamine emergencies and led long-term development work andadvocacy on major issues affectingthe world’s poorest people, includingclimate change.

Loretta is a lawyer by training whobegan a career in financial regulationin 1990. The first Head ofEnforcement Law, Policy andInternational Cooperation for theFinancial Services Authority, in 2004

she became Chief Executive of theFinancial Services CompensationScheme. The 2007-8 financial crisismade this a role of critical ethicaland political importance, as sheoversaw the payment of over £21bnto victims of bank and other financialfailures. In recognition of herexceptional contribution, she wasawarded an OBE in the New Year'sHonours list of 2010.

In 2018-19 Loretta was electedAlumnus of the Year by Clare’sAlumni Council and delivered amemorable speech to

undergraduates at that year’sHalfway Hall dinner. She has spokenof how her time at Clare was, for her,a transformative experience, openinga world of new possibilities, and ofhow as Master she will work toensure that Clare remains thewelcoming, vibrant, andtransformative place that she knows it to be.

Loretta and her husband,Christopher Parsons, are lookingforward to welcoming students, staff,Fellows and Clare alumni to theMaster’s Lodge in the years ahead.

I am delighted to announce that Clare alumna, Loretta Minghella OBE (1981),has been elected to serve as Clare’s next Master following Tony Grabiner’sretirement in October 2021. Among many strong candidates, she stood out not only for her distinguished career, but for the strength of her commitment tofostering the whole community life of the College. Her combination of high-levelorganisational acumen with remarkable personal engagement has impressedFellows, staff and students alike.

I fell in love with Clare the first time I crossed the bridge in 1980,

a state-school girl with big dreams and small hopes. Three years

at Clare gave me a group of friends, and the education and the confidence to tackle

many different challenges over what has been a really varied career. It is an

enormous privilege to be returning as Clare’s first woman Master to lead this special

community of students, alumni, staff and Fellows. Together, we will ensure Clare

continues to provide an exceptional environment for teaching, learning and research

and offers, to every one of its members, the warmest of welcomes.

Loretta Minghella OBE (1981)

Loretta Minghella elected Master of Clare College

Loretta with current Master Tony Grabiner at Clare's 2019 Halfway Hall Dinner,

after receiving that year's Alumnus of the Year award

By Dr Fred Parker Senior Fellow & Chair of Selection Committee


We had, of course, been preparingfor the pandemic since January.However, it was preparation in thedark: a best guess at what wascoming with most of us having noexperience of anything of the kind.Early preparations focused onpotential isolation staircases and an

imagined need for the delivery of hotfood, but by March it was clear that,whatever a pandemic was, it was notgoing to allow us to carry on in astate of near normality. At the SeniorTutors’ Committee on Friday, 13thMarch, we were told to look to ourstudents and plan to get as many

home as possible. For Clare, thatmeant announcing the evacuation of the Colony, giving students aweek in which to make their plans to leave. By Cambridge standardsthis seemed remarkably fast, but, in fact, we were only just ahead of lockdown.

For many of our students, immersedin the end of term and working toEaster deadlines, the severity of thesituation was initially hard to believe.Some had deliberately opted to stay,given the pandemic situation in theirhome countries; others did not haveanywhere else that could sensibly becalled home. We allocatedaccommodation in Memorial Court to those who needed to remain withus; others went home on the basisthat we simply didn’t know how bad the situation was going to be. The graduate students were in adifferent situation, but as bordersclosed the College’s advice to themwas that they should plan to bewherever they most wanted to spendthe foreseeable future. For some ofthem that meant going home; forothers it meant staying at Clare.

Our overseas students in particularfaced the anxiety of being separatedfrom their families, or of makingseveral attempts at catching flights,only to come back to College again.I know of at least one early morningcar journey by a Fellow takingotherwise stranded students toHeathrow, and I’m aware of

countless acts of kindness byFellows and staff.

We might have expected a briefhiatus between evacuation and thereinvention of the CollegiateUniversity in its online form, but theresimply wasn’t one. Even as we wereclosing the barrier at the Colony,plans were underway to transformthe way in which we teach. The rapidacquisition of new skills has beenimpressive, as has been thewillingness of students andsupervisors alike simply to get onwith the task in hand, whatever form it might take. We have nowembarked on an academic yearwhere at least some of our teachingis online.

We have restarted what we can and adapted everything else. In fact,‘adapting’ has been the watchword.As I write this, we have just reachedthe end of a still recognisable, butvery innovative, Freshers' Week. Both the UCS and the MCR havebeen at their creative best as theyfound online ways to ensure that our new students were welcomed to the College.

The Matriculation dinners took placeover four nights and in ten venues,but they were accomplished safely,with the catering team also providingfood for those still in quarantine. Wehave screens and masks and socialdistancing and designated‘households’, but we are here. Wedo not underestimate the challengesof the year to come, and we continueto learn on all fronts, but the Collegeis populated again, and we onceagain feel like Clare.

Dr Jacqueline TasioulasSenior Tutor

Even as we were

closing the barrier

at the Colony, plans

were underway to

transform the way

in which we teach.

It occurred to me that simply saying 'Coronavirus' might be enough for this year’sreport. The extraordinary events of the last few months are no doubt adequatelyencapsulated for all of us in that one word. However, while it encapsulates theproblem we have faced, it doesn’t in itself convey the activity and creativity thathas been the College’s response.

Senior Tutor’s

report

Matriculating students in October 2019, before the pandemic hit.

I’m aware of countless

acts of kindness by

Fellows and staff.


BRENAN MORGAN:

HEAD PORTER

Since March, my job has been entirelyfocused on COVID-19. We initiallyfocused on ensuring as manystudents as possible were able to gethome while looking after the studentsstaying at College. There were then a couple of months of an emptyCollege and great weather, duringwhich time a lot of planning went intohow the College would operate in the

new term. As we start to open againwe are spending our time ensuringeveryone at Clare is as safe as they can be.

HUBERTUS JAHN: FELLOW

As one of two Fellows who actuallylived in College throughout thelockdown, I was struck by theabsence of people and sounds. Inmany ways, life slowed down.

Memorial Court was almostcompletely empty, Old Court wasclosed, and wildlife took over in anunprecedented way. I most of allappreciated the beauty and thechanging seasons of the Fellows'Garden. The tranquillity of the place,the river without punts, the regularvisits of Vlad the heron, the growingkingfisher family, the reflection of thewater underneath the arch of Clarebridge – there were so many

Clare in the time of

COVID-19In the wake of the pandemic, on 22nd March 2020, the majority of our studentsreturned home and teaching was moved online for the first time. Over 100 staffwere placed temporarily on furlough, and many others began working remotely.A few remained behind, either in permanent residence in College or performingessential maintenance duties.

moments for contemplation, forgetting away from the pandemic, andfor simply enjoying the beauty of theCollege, which often gets lost duringthe rush of term time.

OLIVIA TAYLOR (2018):

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

I was one of few undergraduates thatremained living in Memorial Courtduring the lockdown. It was isolatingand meant taking each day at a time,developing coping mechanisms as I went. It was my volunteering that got me through, including helping the College by giving video tours toprospective applicants. When I reallyneeded to clear my head, I would sitin the Fellows' Garden watching themuntjacs and taking a moment ofgratitude to have been locked downin such a beautiful place.

CAMILLE CHABLOZ: SENIOR

DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

From 13th-19th July the very firstCareers Week took place virtually atClare. This initiative was created in aneffort to support graduating studentswho were entering a very unstablejob market. Over 160 alumni offeredto support our students by givingadvice and guidance. The schemewas very successful and all of the 40students who took part found at leastone mentor.

One student writes: “I am so gratefulfor you finding me the two mentors.[…] The mentoring scheme really has opened doors for me, and I amimmensely grateful to you for settingme up with them.”

To everyone who offered their help, a huge thank you!

AISHWARYA MACHANI (2017):

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

I was among the many students whosuddenly had to vacate college inMarch. I left just before the UK wentinto lockdown, solemnly aware that I

probably wouldn’t be coming back to complete my final year. In place of celebrations and drawn-outgoodbyes, our time at Clare endedwith digital degree certificates and aZoom graduation.

I was lucky enough to go back overthe summer though, to steal a few,quiet moments on the bridge and in the Fellows' Garden. Whilst it wasn’t the farewell I had anticipated,I appreciated the serenity and timeto reflect on my three years at Clare.Even in the midst of the pandemic, I found comfort in the familiar faces,beautiful architecture and idyllicgardens. I look forward to visiting againsoon when the usual hubbub ofstudents and building work has begun.

EMMA EASTERBROOK:

ASSISTANT BURSAR

It has been wonderful to see Fellows,staff, and students all workingtogether – cleaning the Colony beforelockdown, offering rooms for ourlarger intake of incoming freshers,and volunteering to run food andbook deliveries, should we have anyself-isolating students.

NAVIN RAMAKRISHNA (2015):

POSTGRADUATE STUDENT

My lab work had to be postponed,which was particularly difficult as I hadjust entered a period of intenseexperiments for the final year of myPhD. Thankfully, the lockdown timeprovided an opportunity to re-look atmy experimental data computationally,and I was eventually granted anextension to finish up what I needed.The Fellows’ Garden also providedmuch needed solace in lockdownSpring, and I’m grateful to Clare forletting the students left behindresponsibly enjoy the space.

ALAN LLOYD: PORTER

You can't just chain the front gates ofa place like Clare and wander offdeclaring it to be in lockdown:

deliveries continue to arrive, boilersneed servicing, alarms investigated.My days in permanent residence atClare were spent cycling betweenthe various College sites dealing withany number of trivial responsibilities. My main memories are of permanentfatigue – and I know it soundsdreadful - of good cheer. Those whoremained in College rubbed alongreally well.

I remember one morning lookingthrough a window on F staircasebeyond the river towards the Avenue,when I became aware Old Court'sconstant creaking was not, as I'dpreviously believed, the movement of people but the movement of thebuilding itself, and in that minute, I felt a great sense of isolation andsadness: a realisation that for the firsttime in centuries the building was notbeing used for its proper purpose.Other than that, lockdown was great.Those of the Clare community still inCambridge really pulled together.

Even in the midst of the pandemic, I found comfortin the familiarfaces, beautifularchitecture andidyllic gardens.

Here, we bring together the voices of students, staff and Fellows

from across the Clare community as they reflect on this time.


Back in the summer of 2019, the College had justlaunched The Campaign for Old Court on a fabulous mid-summer evening in June where our Campaign Co-Patron, Sir David Attenborough (1945), spoke aboutwhat this place means to him. If you have not yet listenedto his speech and would like to, you can find it on ourYouTube page, or get in touch via email. Much of thework being done to Old Court is the necessary restoration

of the historic heart of Clare. However, the works are alsoexpanding and transforming forgotten spaces, improvingaccess, and enhancing our members’ experience. The new River Room will provide much needed seatingand dining capacity and, out of term, can serve asanother conference venue for the College. You willunderstand from the Bursar’s report how crucial thisrevenue stream is for Clare’s educational operations.

From the Development Director, Bill O'HearnWhat an extraordinary year this has been. July 2019, where my report

begins, seems like another lifetime.

Development &Alumni Report

The Alumni & Development Team

Danielle Melling (Deputy Development Director), Nancy Hooley (Events Manager), Helen Knowles (Gifts, Administration & Finance Officer) joined

by Mylo, Camille Chabloz (Senior Development Officer), Martha Roberts (Senior Development & Alumni Communications Officer), Bill O’Hearn,

(Development Director and Fellow) joined by Mittens, Sophie Baker (Events Officer), Margaret Nicholson (Research & Database Officer),

Celia Hipkin-Chastagnol (Alumni Relations Officer) joined by Leon.

Thanks to generous support from so many, and theoutstanding leadership of our Campaign Board, TheCampaign for Old Court has now received £19 million incommitments towards its £25 million target. With thissupport secured, the College has been able to continue theworks throughout the pandemic despite the financialpressures it caused, with social distancing and additionalsite safety measures in place. The project remains on time,and more importantly, on budget. For more detail on howthe works are progressing, see the Buildings Report onpage 42.

Thanks to so many of you who are reading this, I ampleased to share that the financial year 2019-20 was one ofClare’s best fundraising years in our history, which, in thecircumstances, could not have been better timed. I wouldlike to say how grateful I am to all of you who havesupported us, in whatever way you were able. Kind wordsand offers of help, financial or otherwise, have beengratefully received.

The Emergency Fund, which Clare launched in April, hasbeen a lifeline for the College. So many of you supportedour efforts to help our students and staff through the Fundand reached out with messages of care in response to theappeal. Those donations have enabled us to ensurefinancial support and assistance to our most vulnerablestudents, from helping them to get home after Clare wasforced to close, to ensuring they had the equipment they

needed to continue their studies remotely through theEaster term.

From the staff – our housekeeping teams, porters,gardeners, catering department and many others besides –who could not continue to work through lockdown, I would like to pass on their thanks too. The EmergencyFund helped the College to maintain the salaries of thosefurloughed at 100%, so they were not left with shortfalls intheir income.

This year, the Fund will continue to be important to Clare.The College expects to see an increasing number ofstudents in need of bursaries and hardship support. TheEmergency Fund will continue to meet that needalongside our existing student support funds. Unrestricteddonations will also help us to respond quickly over thenext year, directing support received to the area ofgreatest need in College. As conferencing incomecontinues to suffer, donations are more important thanever, no matter the amount.

One thing I must say is how proud I am of the Alumni andDevelopment team for their ingenuity and adaptability. Asmany of you will have realised from our communications,we have continued to work throughout, and strived toprovide updates, interesting content and a friendly ear to allour alumni in need of distraction. We have dramaticallyincreased our digital offering in a short space of time.

NOW PLEDGED TO OLD COURT

DONATED TO CLARE IN LEGACIES

TOTALCLAREDONORS

TWO NEW £1 MILLIONINDIVIDUAL PLEDGES

TO OLD COURT

NEW GIFTS ANDPLEDGES TOTALLING

£7.3 MILLION

RAISED TOWARDS THE

THE CLAREEMERGENCYFUND

17 NATIONALAND INTERNATIONAL IN-PERSON EVENTS, WITH 17 VIRTUAL EVENTS

2x£1 million

£1.6million

£170k

£19million

£7.3million

1615


We were pleased to host our first Zoom event in May, as wevirtually welcomed our Samuel Blythe Society supporters,with an update and several interesting talks. We built on theexperience and launched our Digital Gala Week in June,culminating in a virtual ceremony for those graduating inabsentia that week. So many alumni from all over the world,were able to join us for our week-long programme of talks,workshops and demonstrations. If you would like to catchup on any of the recordings from that week, you can findthem all at stories.clare.cam.ac.uk/digital-gala-week.

None of this would have been possible without the Fellows,staff, alumni and students who have participated. Inparticular, many thanks to our musicians, past and present,for their many contributions to our digital programmes. We now know that digital integrations which allow morepeople to take part remotely are here to stay.

Thanks to those who have come before, Clare continues tobenefit from strong support which enables the delivery of itseducational and academic missions. It is at times like thesethat we see the true importance of those missions, theimpact that knowledge and experience can have on theworld, and the legacy of that support. So, I remainoptimistic and I am proud to be a part of Clare. As a College and as a community, I know we will workthrough whatever is thrown our way, safe in the knowledgethat our members will continue to provide meaningfulcontributions to the world now and in the future.

If you’d like to learn more or become involved, please do get in touch with the Development Office by calling 01223 333200 or emailing [email protected].

Bill O’Hearn

I would like to say howgrateful I am to all of youwho have supported us,in whatever way youwere able.

FROM THE BURSARPAUL WARREN

Emergency FundsDuring the first lockdown the academicwork and life of the College continuedremotely. While the gates to the Collegewere closed, 98 permanent staffmembers and 29 casual staff wereplaced on furlough. This left 45 staffmembers continuing to work from homeor providing essential services inCollege, including our porters who werethe first contact for those studentsremaining in Memorial Court.

Permanent staff on furlough continued to receive 100% of their pay. The 189donors who gave to the EmergencyFund launched in April provided fundingfor part of this support. Casual staff werealso guaranteed an average of theirprevious monthly wages and this wasfunded by donations from our Fellowswho set up a separate fund to supportour temporary staff.

The Emergency Fund also providedsupport to our students during thesechallenging circumstances. Initially, thiscovered unexpected travel costs at thestart of lockdown and helped subsidisecosts for those who had no choice but toremain in College. The fund will nowhelp us to cover the cost of bursariesand hardship funds this financial year. So far, the fund has raised £120,428,with a further £21,000 from the Fellowsfor casual staff. The Nicholas HammondFoundation generously made a further£50,000 grant to the fund that will allowus to offer support throughout the 2020-21 financial year.

The Financial SituationEven prior to COVID-19 the financialenvironment for Clare had become

increasingly challenging. While theundergraduate fee had remained fixed,pressures to increase expenditure onoutreach, mental health support andeducation in general have all led to theemergence of a substantial structuralfinancial deficit. Between 2014 and 2019,our total income increased by only 5%while total expenditure increased by38%. The growth of conferencing incometo more than £3.6 million in 2019 helpedto mitigate some of the magnitude of theunderlying operating deficit, that hasnevertheless grown over time.

The College originally budgeted for anoperating deficit of £946,000 in the 2019-20 financial year. As a result of higherthan anticipated unrestricted donations(which increased to £1,652,000, mostlydue to a large legacy gift), £427,000 offurlough-related grants and a £341,000write back of USS pension provisions,the audited financial accounts for theyear to 30 June 2020 show an operatingsurplus of £1,345,000.

With COVID-19, the 2020-21 conferenceincome will decline from £3.6 million toalmost zero. Total income is forecast todecline by 30% to only £10.9m. Despiteefforts to reduce expenditure, the Collegeis forecast to have a deficit of more than£3.2 million. Conference activity is notexpected to recover for several years andthere is a risk that more conferenceevents will be held virtually in future. This means that, despite the 2019-20surplus, the College faces a verychallenging financial outlook. If sizeableoperating deficits are reported in comingyears it may be necessary for the Collegeto liquidate endowment assets to fund theexpected cash flow deficit in the future.

These circumstances dramaticallyhighlight the importance of donations to Clare. This past year, alumni andfriends donated £6.7 million. Thisincluded £3.3 million for Old Court,nearly £500,000 for the Clare Fund, anda further £1.1 million in unrestrictedlegacy donations. Modest monthly orannual donations are essential, makingup much of our unrestricted income,particularly as conferencing revenue islost. This donation income is crucial inhelping us to recover long term, allowingus to continue supporting our studentsthough bursaries, facilities, outstandingteaching, and pastoral provisions.

EndowmentThe Investment Committee recentlyundertook a review of its ethical andenvironmental investment policy. Over the coming year 80% of the global equity investments, currentlyinvested in State Street index funds, will be transferred into the AmundiGlobal Equity low carbon fund. Thebenchmark for this fund is the MSCIWorld All Country World Index and theinvestable universe for the fund excludesall companies with carbon revenues orcarbon reserves. The fund will also have a tilt to companies with relativelyhigh ‘Green’ revenues. This move willdramatically reduce our exposure tofossil fuel and carbon intensiveindustries.

For further details on the ClareEndowment and Clare’s financials for 2019-20, please visitstories.clare.cam.ac.uk/bursars-report-2020.

I would like to start on a few positive notes. One thing this crisis has highlighted, although we were neverin any doubt, is the powerful connection the College has with our alumni community. Your steadfastsupport has never been more important and has made a real difference this year. I would also like tocommend our staff and Fellows who have risen to challenges across all departments and disciplines.


As the world has adapted to a new way of living, we havebeen working hard to deliver an alternative version of ourevents programme to alumni and friends at home.This includes transforming this year’sGala Day into Digital Gala Week2020, a virtual event with 17fascinating talks/workshops byFellows, staff, students and alumni.Among them, Professor NicolaClayton & Professor Clive Wilkinsdelivered an interactive talk about the

psychology of cognitive illusions,alumna Claire Parker (2012) hostedan art workshop on items that havebeen significant to participants duringlockdown, and Ashok Gupta (2007)treated us to a brilliant piano recital.

Thank you to everyone who helped

make Digital Gala Week a greatsuccess! We were so pleased to beable to bring some of Gala Day to youat a time when staying in touch feelsincredibly important. We weredelighted that so many alumni andfriends were able to join us from allover the world.

If you would like to catch

up on any of the talks or

workshops from Digital

Gala Week 2020, you

can do so via the event

webpage:

stories.clare.cam.ac.uk

/digital-gala-weekDr Tim Chesters

Marion Leeper

Professor Nicola Clayton & Professor Clive Wilkins

Ashok Gupta (2007), who studied at

the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire,

gave a beautiful piano recital

Claire Parker (2012), a finalist o

f the

Big Painting Challenge, delivere

d two

interactive art workshops


When Boris Johnson appeared on the Andrew Marr show in earlyOctober, he rubbished rumours thathis day-to-day life was affected by thesymptoms of what’s come to beknown as ‘long Covid’.

Johnson: I think the issueis that when I alas got this

wretched thing I was too

fat. I was too fat. And if I

may say so this is a

teachable moment for our

great country because we

are one of the world’s

greatest places on earth, a

great place on earth but

alas, as a nation –

Marr: We’re too fat.

Johnson: - we are slightlytoo fat. We are fatter than

virtually anybody else in

Europe apart from the

Maltese for some reason,

and we need to think

about this.

Following his spell in intensive care,Johnson had insisted repeatedly thathe was fit, fitter than ‘a butcher’s dog’(or several, as he told Marr). Indeedin the course of a Mail on Sundayinterview, published on 28th June,he’d made a point of dropping to the

floor and performing some press-upswhen asked about his health.

On the face of it, by rejecting thoserumours of long-term fatigue, BorisJohnson was fulfilling the custom ofleaders presenting themselves asimpervious to debility (severalcommentators in the press and onsocial media compared Johnson’sapparently impromptu press-ups withVladimir Putin’s portfolio of bare-chested photographic portraits: hereis the leader, topless, on a horse;carrying a rifle; swimming in a river).But by repeatedly calling attention tohis particular brand of bodiliness,Johnson clearly wasn’t seeking toimpress the electorate withsuperheroic qualities of strength: thedisclaimer ‘I was too fat’ admitted,frankly, that his is a body capable offatness. And, whenever celebratinghis newly-achieved leanness, hiscolloquialism of choice – to be ‘fit as abutcher’s dog’ – notably doesn’temphasise self-regulation: a butcher’sdog is fit because it is well-fed; itsfitness is based on a well-servicedappetite, rather than asceticism.

Lamenting (‘alas’) that we are ‘too fat’is a rather jovial way of putting it:

nobody likes hearing the phrase‘morbidly obese’, do they?Shakespeare’s version of agregarious, overweight aristocrat, JackFalstaff, is a dramatic exploration –perhaps the best – of a similar state ofcomical fatness. Across Henry IV PartOne and Two, we’re treated to aplethora of wildly inventiveeuphemisms for Falstaff’s bulk. And yet (certainly across Part One)it’s the simple word ‘fat’ which isapplied most recurrently andemphatically to Falstaff’s body. This commentary is typical:

Sheriff: A gross fat man.

Carrier: As fat as butter.

This is almost the opposite of creativelanguage: Falstaff is as fat as fat itself.And, unlike a phrase like ‘morbidobesity’, which points towards death,perceiving someone as ‘fat as butter’ isto perceive them as simply and onlyfat: Falstaff’s fatness is, in a keyrespect, emphatically unfigurative – it isnotable, but enjoyably meaningless; ithas no consequence.

It’s unusual for a politician to want topresent themselves in the Falstaffianmode, perhaps because, as theGuardian columnist Marina Hyde

“How the fat rogue

roared!”Shakespeare, Corpulence and Comedy

By Dr Ian Burrows, Clare Fellow and author of

Shakespeare for Snowflakes: on Slapstick & Sympathy

Sometimes we can find some kind of solace in taking awful things seriously — and, in such moments,

an encounter with the ridiculous can generate the very opposite of ‘comic relief’. Over the last few

months, I’ve been exploring how dramatists have used the power dynamics which govern comic

performance to deny their audiences such relief, and to demand that they reflect upon the nature of

authority, compulsion, and cruelty.

observed in one piece – explicitlylikening Johnson to Falstaff – ‘analternate timeline’ where ‘Falstaffbecomes king instead of Henry –doesn’t really work. But by occupyinga slapstick figure dressed as a PrimeMinister, Johnson may have beentrying to co-opt the innocent joyprojected by a body that can’tapparently be hurt. Discussions ofJohnson as a political entity oftengrapple with the precise nature ofwhat he himself has called his ‘mojo’.To this end, many commentators havealready held up for examination thepolitical instincts of the man whodescribed a national lockdown inthese terms:

we’re taking away the

ancient, inalienable right

of free-born people of the

United Kingdom to go

to the pub.

Falstaff, too, is an enthusiasticsupporter of going to the pub.Regardless of Johnson’s politicaldesigns in saying this, it outlines aparticular Falstaffian state of beingwhich – outside a pandemic, at least –he seeks to promise and to inhabit.The statement alludes to theappealing prospect of opting out of astoryline and being unaffected by it –a plan proposed by Simon Pegg’scharacter in the movie Shaun of theDead, when confronted with a zombieinvasion (‘go to the Winchester, havea nice cold pint, and wait for all this toblow over’). Falstaff embodies thatoption: most brilliantly, perhaps,when, apparently killed in the pell-mellof battle at the end of Henry IV PartOne, he reveals himself to have beensimply lying down (‘Falstaffe risethup’, as the folio puts it).

Johnson’s very real illness andsubsequent spell in intensive carewas clearly incompatible with anyperception that his was a fleshy butinvulnerable form – an effect he hadbeen cultivating throughout a longcareer as, effectively, a clown(remember him suspended from azipwire, waving little union jacks).

Yet such a slapstick body generatesanxieties anyway– for the inhabitant ofit, and for its spectators. Falstaff’sbody, through its sheer bodiliness, isconspicuously not under his control –here’s an account of him running:

Prince Hal: Falstaff sweatsto death, and lards the lean

earth as he walks along.

Were't not for laughing,

I should pity him.

Poins: How the fat rogue roared!

Later Hal observes him as he sleeps:‘Hark how hard he fetches breath!’Someone sweating, or fetchingbreath, or being possessed by theappetite of a butcher’s dog, can befunny to an observer: here is a figurenot under their own control. But a lackof control isn’t always funny; it can, initself, be profoundly worrying.

Falstaff may give Boris Johnson auseful template for presenting himselfto the public, but he also helps usunderstand the problems with thatpresentation. Formulated as it is,Johnson’s body is alien even to him:he was ‘too fat’, he tells Marr, ‘when Ialas got this wretched thing’. If the‘alas’ is a grandiloquent affectation,an effort to perform himself and toshow himself in charge of thatperformance, we should note itstraining – splitting the infinitive ratherthan sitting elsewhere, more naturally

and mock-pompously, in parenthesis.The blunt ‘got’ is pulled into focus:how did this body before us get thiscondition upon it?

On the one hand, then, Johnsonseems to preach self-control: let us allmake ourselves less fat, he tells us.But, inspired by Falstaff, Johnson triesto invoke a linguistic magic inrepeated reference to a quality offatness which is comical, where theconcerns of fatness appertain to thelogistical rather than the consequential– with Johnson conjuring the image ofan island-nation where we are all of us‘too fat’, jostling with and bumping intoone another (only Malta, Johnson tellsus, is a tighter fit). Johnson’sperformance of bodiliness, likeFalstaff’s, shies away from any talk ofrespiratory conditions, heart problemsor diabetes – of specific causalitiesand outcomes. Nevertheless, commonto both performances is the nagginganxiety that the slapstick body –simply by being so much a body –resists the control of its owner.

*Ian’s book,

Shakespeare for

Snowflakes: On Slapstick

and Sympathy

(Zero Books),

is now available

in shops


“For the succourand relief of veterans…”

For those who may not be

familiar with it, could you

describe what the Royal

Hospital does and tell us a little

about its residents?

The Royal Hospital Chelsea is aretirement and nursing home for 300ex-British Army soldiers, including 14women. Founded by King Charles II in1682 – his gilded statue commandsour main courtyard – the Royal

Hospital’s doors opened in 1692 “forthe succour and relief of veteransbroken by Age and War”.

Built by Sir Christopher Wren andadded to by Sir John Soane, theHospital sits in 66 acres of grounds,where the Chelsea Flower Show hasbeen held since 1913. Its featuresinclude the delightful Wren ChapelChoir, which welcomed members ofthe public pre-COVID-19 and looks

forward to doing so again whencircumstances are safe.

The Royal Hospital’s Commissioners(‘trustees’) are appointed by theQueen. It is run on military lines, witha Governor who is a four-star General,a Quartermaster, Company Captainsand a Regimental Sergeant Major.However, at root it is a retirementcommunity with a nursing home ratedOutstanding by the Care Quality

Commission. As well as ex-militarystaff, we have an excellent care team,resident GP, occupational therapistsand physiotherapists. There is an on-site club, as well as a post office,shop and café that were previouslyopen to the public.

A Chelsea Pensioner must haveserved in the British Army and be of pensionable age, withoutdependants and of good character.Above all, they must be keen to returnto a communal way of life, which willaddress difficulties in their currentcircumstances, such as bereavementor isolation. Chelsea Pensioners mustsurrender their Army pension (andany War pension).

In ordinary times, Chelsea Pensioners– who come from many regiments andacross the UK – can be seen out andabout at sporting events, regimentalceremonies and Remembrancecommemorations.

How did you first become

associated with the Royal

Hospital? Did your time at

Clare influence your journey

to get here?

I was invited to apply for the job ofCEO in 2016, because I had spentmost of my working life in thesupported housing and care sector,with a focus on capital developmentand property maintenance. My

experience included seven years atCentrepoint Soho, which supportshomeless young people. Later, Iworked for a regional housingassociation (CHS Group inCambridge), where my responsibilitiesincluded overseeing older peoples’services.

My time at Clare fostered an ability tonetwork with a wide range of people and exposed me to British culture in the widest sense. Collegiate life also gave me an insight into the benefits ofcommunities where staff live on site. After all, Wren based his design for theHospital on a college.

Gary Lashko (1976) is CEO of the Royal Hospital Chelsea,the home of the Chelsea Pensioners. We spoke to him tofind out about his role within this iconic organisation.

A Chelsea Pensioner must haveserved in the British Army and be ofpensionable age, without dependantsand of good character.

The Pensioners sat socially distanced in Figure Court for Founders Day


What does an average working

week look like for you?

Each week, as well as the usualorganisational activities, there aremultiple requests for ChelseaPensioners to participate inceremonial and promotional events,or for events to be held on our site.We’ve prepared for everything fromfilming for Paddington 2 and adelivery of cakes from the HungarianEmbassy, to a meeting of Foreignand Defence secretaries from the UKand Australia, including BorisJohnson.

I might also be spending timeplanning for things like the ChelseaHistory Festival, run jointly with theNational Army Museum, and ChelseaPhysic Garden.

The Royal Hospital has a very

rich history spanning over 300

years. Tell us about some of its

traditions and rituals, and the

significance behind them.

Annual events include the Stirring of the Pudding, the Cake Ceremony(Australia), and Pancake Day,courtesy of Canadian diplomatic andmilitary personnel. The ceremony ofChristmas Cheeses (Dairy UK) revives an early tradition when localcheesemakers donated their wares to the Pensioners.

Remembrance Sunday is significant,because the core of our mission is to honour the contribution of soldiers to the nation.

The highlight of our calendar isFounder’s Day, a celebration of KingCharles II’s birthday and his escapefrom the Parliamentarian Army byhiding in an oak tree. Attended by4,000 people – from friends andfamily to dignitaries – a parade ofPensioners, reviewed by a memberof the Royal Family, is followed by abig party!

How has the Royal Hospital

evolved in recent years, and

what challenges is it

currently facing?

The Royal Hospital is an incrediblemodel of integrated health and socialcare. At its core is a strong motivationto maintain personal standards,foster an active lifestyle, nurturehuman interaction, and value prideand purpose.

Our current challenges are to stayrelevant, deliver more impact,demonstrate our effectiveness, andsustain our business model. As nearly50% of our income comes fromcommercial activity, we currently facesevere challenges posed by theCOVID-19 pandemic.

What has been your proudest

achievement from your time at

the Royal Hospital?

Setting up a Directorate of Health andWellbeing to ensure we deliver themaximum benefit to the ChelseaPensioners in a holistic andintegrated way.

Do you have any advice for Clare

members interested in pursuing

a career in the charitable sector?

Follow your interests and what inspiresyou, regardless of current fashions orthe perceptions of others. Volunteer inthat area of work and learn as muchas you can. In interviews, show thatyou have considered how theorganisation’s impact can beimproved, that you understand thework and can contribute your ownideas. Show your passion.

In 2022, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of coeducation at Clare. Polly O’Hanlon was a

member of the very first cohort of women undergraduates, matriculating in 1972 to study

History. After graduating, she went on to become a Fellow of Clare, and was Senior Tutor

between 2002 and 2005. She is now Chair of Indian History and Culture at the University of

Oxford. Natalie Chapman (2017) is one of our most recent graduates. She studied Classics,

and served as Vice President of the Union of Clare Students in her final year.

Somehow it’s when yourteachers cross the line and treat you as partnersin a shared intellectualexercise, it transforms your whole experience

When Pollymet Natalie

Despite the forty-five years separatingtheir respective matriculations, thefavourite Clare memories of PollyO’Hanlon and Natalie Chapman bearstriking similarities. “Mine was from mythird year,” Polly says. “I and my thenboyfriend, who was also a historian,plucked up the courage to inviteCharles Parkin, our Director of Studies,to dinner in our rooms on M staircase.We thought this was a terribly daringthing to do, and weren’t at all sure if he

would accept. But he did come, andhe was warm and friendly, and hetreated us as intellectual equals. It wasthe most wonderful and revelatoryevening. I think that was one thing thatconfirmed my sense that I wanted togo on and be an academic.”

By coincidence, Natalie’s Director ofStudies was also a Charles – ClassicsFellow and Praelector, Charlie Weiss –and was also the catalyst for her

favourite Clare memories. “He was awonderful DoS to study under,” Nataliesays. “I loved going on the ReadingWeek trips which Charlie wouldorganise every year. We went toCroatia, and also to Thessaloniki inGreece. They were wonderfulexperiences, and were all thanks tohim organising them.”

Polly nods. “Somehow it’s when yourteachers cross the line and treat you as


partners in a shared intellectualexercise, it transforms your wholeexperience,” she adds. “It’s nice tohear that’s still happening at Clare, andstill matters to a recent graduate.”

Polly was part of the first group ofwomen to join the College asundergraduates in 1972. “I came froma convent school in Plymouth, where Iwas the first person to go toCambridge in living memory, and thenuns told me that they would bepraying for me!” She recalls withappreciation the lengths and effortsthat the Fellowship of the College hadgone to in order to make the newcohort of women undergraduates feelwelcome, particularly in theiraccommodation and bathroomfacilities. Despite this, it was difficult toignore the pressure of their newsituation, and the antagonism that sheand her small group of classmateswere sometimes met with: “Some ofthe more old-school undergraduatesfelt that we were going to dilute thequality of the rugby team.”

Some efforts to welcome femalestudents were more successful thanothers. One recollection of after-dinnerdrinks in the SCR now stands out toPolly as particularly humorous. “Atone side of the room, very sweetly,were gathered the Fellows’ wives – inthose days it was wives – and thewomen undergraduates were gentlyushered towards these ladies, whowere very kind and good-natured. Ofcourse, partly we were very relieved tosee some other women, but part of usthought, rather grumpily, why are wetalking to the wives and not theFellows? It was meant with the best ofintentions, which I think weappreciated, but of course if that wereto happen now, it would be met withoutrage! Firstly, why should anyonedenigrate a wife, and why should thewomen undergraduates not betreated in the same way as the maleundergraduates? It just shows howtimes have changed!”

Natalie was also one of only a fewfrom her school to come to

Cambridge in 2017. “I was nervous,not knowing anyone who would be inmy College.” She had initially appliedto and interviewed at NewnhamCollege. “It being a women-onlycollege was not my primarymotivation to applying for Newnham –I was mostly drawn by the beautifulgrounds, close proximity to theSidgwick site and the presence offamous classicist Mary Beard. Yetnonetheless I did believe I would geton very well at a women’s collegeafter attending an all-girls secondaryschool and thoroughly appreciatingthe atmosphere there.”

However, this did not cause Natalieany disappointment when shereceived an open offer and found shewould be attending Clare. “In fact, Iwas absolutely thrilled as it had beenone of the other top contenders I wasconsidering applying for. In hindsightI’m now very glad I attended a mixedcollege, as I don’t believe I wouldhave been able to make such variedand diverse friendships if myimmediate peer group had beenlimited to one gender. Furthermore,I’m not sure that the many benefits ofa single gender environment Iexperienced at secondary age

necessarily extend to University.” Thishad meant, however, that she hadonly ever seen pictures of Clare onlinebefore starting her studies here. “Thatwas rather nerve-wracking, but when Iarrived, it was such an enjoyable andexciting experience.”

With forty-five years of coeducationunder the College’s belt when shejoined, Natalie's experience as awoman at Clare was one which feltwholly natural. “I’d say there was anobvious awareness of the issueswomen still face in society generally,but I don’t feel that while I was inClare or in Cambridge that I wasaware of any particular difference thatI would face as a woman. In Classics,I believe there are more womenstudying than there are men, so inthat setting I didn’t feel out of place atall.”

“What is remarkable is how quicklywomen did become an unquestionedpart of the community,” Polly recalls,"and I think that happened muchmore quickly at Clare than at someother colleges. Barely three or fouryears after the admission of women,people didn’t think a thing about it. Ithink that is testimony to the Fellows

who were there, who are now eithervery senior or no longer with us. Theywere a wonderful generation ofFellows: people whose principalinterest was in the life of the mind, inbooks and in conversations, and it’swonderful to hear that those traditionslive on in Clare.”

The success of integrating womeninto life at Clare causes both Natalieand Polly to reflect on the challengesthat the College still faces in wideningparticipation. “Unfortunately I thinkthat when single sex colleges becamecoeducational, these groups ofincredibly able women from all overthe country may have displacedcommunities of young men from whatwe would now call comprehensives,”Polly says. “I know how hard theCollege works to broaden the schoolsand areas from which it draws newpools of applicants, and that is stillobviously an ongoing job.”

Natalie, as one of Clare’s most recentgraduates, experienced a unique setof challenges finishing her studiesunder the shadow of the COVID-19pandemic. “It was all quiteoverwhelming really. It was difficult tostudy and do my examinations from

home, a setting I wasn’t used to doingmy academic work in. And I wasincredibly sad that I couldn’t say aproper farewell to friends and toCambridge, or have a proper Mayweek to celebrate the end of ourdegrees. Now, with plans andrestrictions changing so quickly, I’mtaking some time off to think aboutwhat I’d like to do next.”

Both Polly and Natalie are part of agroup who are helping to organise aprogramme of celebrations in 2022 tomark the 50th anniversary of womenundergraduates joining Clare. “I thinkthis will be a really interestingopportunity to delve into the history ofthe College, which was, after all,founded by a woman,” Natalie says.“It will also be a chance for currentstudents to get to know alumni, andespecially female alumnae, which willbe a fascinating dynamic.”

For Polly, the forthcoming anniversarygives the chance to reflect on whathas and what has not changed forwomen in that time. “From the timethat I came to Cambridge, all sorts ofglass ceilings have been broken, andyoung women are able to take certainopportunities for granted. In the early

seventies, I was very aware that thechanges that were happening herewere just a small part of changes thatwere happening throughout society.But looking back I’m also struck bysome things that you encounter asyou go through life which are still verychallenging today, for example incombining a professional career witha family life.”

As they look ahead to the future, theyfind it difficult to imagine what lifemight be like for the women of Clarein another 50 years’ time. “I’m afraidmy one hope,” says Polly, “is that theyhave a habitable world to live in. Ithink that for anyone who is my age,in their 60s, their thoughts for thelonger term future must be dominatedby what is rightly being called aclimate emergency.”

“I also hope,” Natalie adds, “that thewomen of Clare will feel that theirgender is by no means a barrier tothem, not just at university, butthroughout their lives and careers.”Polly agrees. “I have faith that it will bethose women who will be at theforefront of finding sustainable waysto live on our planet, and of findingsolutions to those problems.”

I came from aconvent school in Plymouth, where I was the first personto go to Cambridgein living memory,and the nuns toldme that they wouldbe praying for me!


Dan Wright (2017) UCS President

As the outgoing UCS presidentand a recent graduate, my finalyear at Clare was one of my best;for obvious reasons, it was alsoone of the worst. Allow me totake you through my year – both‘at Clare’, and far away from it,too. We started the year intraditional style. For the UCS,Freshers’ Week was the usualblur of talks, events, car-parkTetris, and beautifully orderedchaos. The spirited UCScommittee, Clare staff, andNatalie Chapman’s excellentplanning in particular deservecredit for the week’s success.

That term, the UCS did a lot of cool things. We launchedCambridge’s first GenderExpression Fund to helptransgender students. We supported students throughstrike action. And we hosted great social and welfare events,including a ‘Yellow Week’ forwelfare (which, being entirelyonline, was ahead of its time).

Truthfully, I can think of too manyhighlights to include here.Whether we met in the grandeurof Old Court or the darkest depths

of the Colony Computer Room, I have fond memories of the UCSand the great things mycommittee members achieved. We went into 2020 in good spirits. ‘Yellow Week’ made itstriumphant real-world debut, and we held a ‘Green Week’ to promote environmentalism. We even hosted visitors from oursister college for a sports day.Unfortunately for us, we lost most of the events; unfortunatelyfor them, they had to go back to Oxford.

In a memorably surreal moment,spurred on by promises of freepizza and a karaoke machine for Cellars, the whole Collegerallied together to win CUSU’selection turnout competition.Sadly, we never enjoyed the fruitsof our labour.

I expected Brexit to be thedefining event of Lent term, butwe all know what happened next.The newly elected UCS suddenlyhad a lot on its plate. Clare shutup shop and students, myselfincluded, went home for good.

Like many, I found studyingduring lockdown immenselydifficult. I’m grateful for thesupport of my tutor and Director

of Studies who together ensured I had a good workspace.

I was delighted I could adviseRosa [Martin, current UCSPresident] and the new committeeon things as diverse asaccommodation and a 24-hourcharity livestream for the NHS. Our live-streamed rendering ofMemorial Court in Minecraft won’twin any awards, but the streamshowcased Clare’s creativity andcommunity spirit. Later on, it wasan honour to help the College withour virtual graduation ceremony.

I returned in June to move mythings out of Clare. I was able toenjoy half an hour of summersunshine with my dad on thebalcony of my Colony room.Having missed out on my finalterm at Cambridge, and all it was meant to be, it was abittersweet moment.

Even with the scaffolding andsocial distancing, I hope everycurrent student makes the most of their time at Clare. It’s a specialcommunity that I will alwaystreasure. Good luck everyone –staff, students, Fellows and alumni– for the year ahead.

Look after each other.

Jonty Townson (2016) MCR President

After a successful Michaelmas term,graduates returned in the New Year toa newly renovated MCR for weeklyFriday formals (including the alwayspopular Burns night and ceilidh), barnights and research talks, as well asto their labs and University libraries! In early March it became apparentthat the COVID-19 pandemic wouldaffect the graduate community inCambridge, although the extent of itwas not yet known. Preparations weremade with the College Nurse andSenior Tutor to combat the virus whilstcontinuing with College life as muchas possible. However, the Clareityresearch symposium, held at thebeginning of March, was to be the last major ‘in-person’ event of theacademic year, as lockdown began a week later.

When lockdown began, mostgraduates were sent to live with their families again, with the exceptionof those for whom Cambridge wastheir home or who could not travelbecause of restrictions in place. The graduate community movedonline, and we had virtual bar nightsto keep in touch with everyone aroundthe world, the obligatory lockdownquiz and a very popular home bakeoff where baking skills honed inisolation (and in years previously)

were put on display via Instagram. Those who remained in Cambridgemade good use of the city’s outdoorspaces and were also fortunate to beable to use the Fellows’ Garden asrestrictions eased, before the OldCourt building works intervened. I enjoyed running around a desertedCambridge as my daily exercise andalso spent some pleasant afternoonsat Grantchester Meadows, MiltonCountry Park and Anglesey Abbey,once they began opening up.

As Easter term began, a newcommittee was elected to graduallytake over MCR events, andpreparations were made for remoteteaching/examining. Graduates found themselves involved in both, as supervisors of undergraduates and students themselves! The new committee were fully settledby the time summer came, and havebeen working really hard to welcomenew students to Clare for theMichaelmas term.

During lockdown, graduate studentswere forbidden from accessing anyUniversity buildings, including labs andlibraries. For some, they were able tocontinue with their work throughanalysing results already obtained,completing their reading online orchanging to a “dry lab” type projectthat could be done from home. Forothers the lack of facilities has set their

work back considerably, with importantexperiments being cut short beforeresults could be obtained. Biologicallabs were the first to re-open in earlyJune and other labs and libraries onlyre-opened much later. My project fellinto the latter category, and to occupymy time I read for pleasure, did somegardening and endeavoured to perfectthe optimal method for bakingpotatoes. Unsurprisingly, I was keen toreturn to the lab and was one of thefirst to do so at the start of June, alongwith restrictions and strict cleaningprogrammes!

The pandemic meant many Master'sstudents had their year in Cambridgecut short in March and many PhDstudents completed their years of hardwork without being able to gather alltheir friends to celebrate. Despite this,it has been heartening to see examsbeing completed, Master’s/PhD thesesbeing (virtually) handed in, and vivasbeing completed through the wondersof online video calls. The coming yearwill present great challenges toCollege and the graduate community,with guidance changing frequently – toall those involved in steering theCollege ship through these choppywaters, I wish the best of luck!

Our UCS and MCR Presidents for 2019-20 give their perspectives.

Student voice

Members of the UCS welcoming Freshers

to Clare in 2019

Our Varsity Sports Day against our sister

college, St Hugh's

One of the impressive entries into our

lockdown bake off, baked by Lydia Parkinson

The newly renovated MCR

Could you describe the mission statement of

Raspberry Pi, and your role within the team?

If you go to the Raspberry Pi website you can read ourmission statement as “to put the power of computing anddigital making into the hands of people all over the world.We do this so that more people are able to harness thepower of computing and digital technologies for work, tosolve problems that matter to them, and to expressthemselves creatively” which does pretty much sum upwhat we are trying to achieve. The genesis for Pi was therealisation that modern computers were much more of ablack box and really designed for content consumption,compared to the computers of the 80s and early 90s,which booted up into a programming environmentimmediately, and you had to learn at least a littleprogramming to get them to do anything. The intent withRaspberry Pi was to create a low-cost platform that kidscould own, learn to program and hack about with, and if itbroke it wouldn’t be a big problem. I think we are definitelyachieving what we set out to do. Raspberry Pi is a charity,so all profits from the sale of the hardware are used by theFoundation to further the mission. As well as providing low

cost hardware we develop and release the software forfree, and also have a publishing arm, which producesprint media but also makes just about everythingpublished freely available to download in pdf format.Finally, we provide resources for and help run after-schoolcoding clubs, Code Club and CoderDojo, which operateglobally. There are currently over 13,000 clubs in morethan 160 countries, supporting over 180,000 youngpeople learning to code each week.

I joined Raspberry Pi to run thehardware side of the businessonce it was obvious it neededfull time employees to pick upwhere the original 6 volunteershad started, so I’ve designed

or overseen the design of all hardware products, with theexception of the very first Raspberry Pi board. This is stillmy primary role, though I’m now less hands-on, as we’vegrown our engineering team with excellent talent and I amalso heavily involved in running the (now quite substantial)business, as Chief Operating Officer.

The power of

computingfor all

James Adams is Chief Operating

Officer at Raspberry Pi. He studied for

an Executive MBA at Clare in 2014.

Here, he tells us about his part in the

organisation, how they’ve been

supporting educators and responders

during the pandemic, and Raspberry

Pi’s latest innovation, the Pi4.

How did you first become involved with

the organisation?

I’ve been involved in the Cambridgetechnology/electronics scene for my whole career, startingout as an intern at Cambridge Consultants, moving to asemiconductor design start-up called Alphamosaic whichwas then bought by the big US semiconductor firmBroadcom in 2004. The high-performance videoprocessor technology we designed at Alphamosaic wenton to evolve into technology that Broadcom used tocreate low-cost multimedia accelerators for mobilephones (anyone remember the Nokia N8?). MeanwhileEben Upton, one of the founders of Raspberry Pi and nowCEO of Raspberry Pi Trading, our engineering arm, hadalso joined Broadcom and realised that the technology wewere creating would fit his idea for a low cost device forteaching kids computing. I left Broadcom in 2009 to join astart-up consultancy, but three years later Eben and the 5other volunteer founders had managed to get his idea offthe ground, gaining a lot of media attention and selling outthe original production runs! It was at this point it reallyneeded some permanent staff to take it forward. Ebenasked me to come and run the hardware side of thebusiness while Gordon Hollingworth, also ex-Broadcom,joined to run software. In the beginning it was just Gordonand me, and we didn't even have an office, so we reallyhad to start from scratch, which was fun. We’ve now builtthe team to over 80 people on the engineering side andwell over 100 on the charity side and we’re still growing.We’ve also recently passed 35 million Raspberry Pi boardssold, most of them built in the UK at the Sony factory inPencoed, Wales, which we are very proud of. It’s amazingto think how far we’ve come – originally the worry was thatbuilding 10,000 units was going to be way too many!

Why do you think computing skills are so

important for young people to learn?

‘Computing skills’ is a very broad term, and can meananything from working with Microsoft Word documents andspreadsheets to graphic design to programming.Undoubtedly young people need to be able to usecomputers and technology, as do we all – it is so pervasivein modern life. At Raspberry Pi we are providing anaffordable platform to learn all the aforementionedcomputing skills, but largely we are concerned withteaching the engineering-y bits; how the computer works,how to code and also what we call physical computingwhere you can control and interact with external things(lights, motors, buttons etc.). Originally this stuff wasn’tsomething that was taught in schools, though of coursenow things have changed, in the UK at least, with computerscience now being taught at GCSE which is great!.

As modern life is increasingly dependent on computers,having a real understanding of how they work and how toleverage them to their full potential and use them aspowerful tools is of course extremely useful. Crucially,things like coding and engineering design developcognitive abilities such as creativity and logical thinkingwhich are not just domain-specific and are useful acrossmany areas of life.

During the pandemic, with schools closing

worldwide, students, parents and teachers have

had to adapt to learning from home. How do you

think Raspberry Pi has supported this?

This has been a very challenging year, that’s for sure. At the beginning of the pandemic we started to thinkabout how we could use our own resources to help in thebest ways possible. In the early days we got involved insourcing PPE at cost by leveraging our contacts in China.Our engineers got involved in some of the meetings forthe UK government’s ventilator project and we also had alot of enquiries from institutions across the world lookingto source our products to power their own ventilators. Wedid end up making stock available for several projectsincluding forty thousand units for a ventilator project inIndia. As well as PPE and ventilators we also kicked off aproject called Pi Drop. This involves sending outRaspberry Pi computer kits for free to disadvantaged kids,who need them for home schooling. We’ve shipped about10,000 of these as of today and we are still running theproject. Pi Drop is also a software effort – we have spent,and continue to spend, time tuning our software to bebetter for the home-schooling environment, mostlymaking sure the various online video conferencingsystems all run well on the platform.

Time spent at Clare was awonderful experience and I do feel part of the College. It’s the Cambridge ‘anchor’ that never lets go

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Of course, as a business ourselves it’s been challenging –we’ve had supply chain disruption, including our UKfactory closing for a short time, and we sent all our staff offto work from home as many other businesses have done.However, we are lucky in that sales have stayed strong,and we have seen plenty of signals that people have beenspending their lockdown using our technology – we’vehad noticeable increases in downloads of our softwareand content.

What is your favourite feature of the Raspberry

Pi4, or your favourite project that can be done

with it?

Although it’s a summation of features and therefore notexactly answering the question, I think the entire productis my favourite! The Pi4 is a huge leap in performance andfunction over the older Pi3 generation, and is now fastenough to be a very capable desktop computer,something which previous Pis struggled with. As well asthis, the Pi4 adds to the existing capabilities of theplatform with more and faster interfaces, triple theprocessing power and more memory. And all at the same$35 price point! It really is the Pi we set out to build right atthe beginning. We’ve always considered ourselves acomputer company, and the Pi4 is the first product toreally take us convincingly into that space yet can still doall the things previous Pis did so well all while using verylittle electricity.

I guess if you really had to get me to name a favouritefeature it would be the dual display HDMI output – a firstfor this kind of tiny system - so now even a $35 computercan drive multiple displays. This took a significant amountof engineering effort to make happen, from the design ofthe main silicon chip to iterating the design of the tinymicro-HDMI connectors we use, to make them bothrobust to the kinds of abuse that the Pi gets and also easyto robotically assemble and test during production at thefactory (all Pis nowadays are built by robots, which allowsus to keep manufacturing costs down).

As for a favourite project, there are so many to choose it’shard to give a single answer! We see a lot of Pis used infactory automation tasks and I really like seeing that – infact the factory that makes Raspberry Pis uses many ofthem to control the process and even in the test systems(Raspberry Pis test newly created Raspberry Pis!). I alsoreally like the Naturebytes (www.naturebytes.org) wildlifecamera especially as kids can learn by building itthemselves, and then use it to learn about nature. Thereare also several Pis on the International Space Station –we worked with ESA to qualify them, in specificallydesigned custom aluminium cases and with varioussensors attached for space flight, and we then ran acompetition called Astro-Pi for kids to upload code and doexperiments. Finally, one of our long standing communitymembers, Dave Akerman, likes sending Pis up into near-space on High Altitude Weather balloons to take picturesof the Earth from 29km up which is brilliant! There are somany more great projects – to see more please visit ourblog at raspberrypi.org/blog.

Do you think your time at Clare has impacted the

trajectory of your career? If so, how?

I was a Clare student for nearly 2 years while I wasstudying for my Executive MBA at the Judge BusinessSchool, which is a part-time course. So as such I am notthe typical undergrad who lived in the College (I actuallydid my undergraduate studies at Imperial College, inElectrical Engineering). However even the smaller amountof time spent at Clare was a wonderful experience and I do feel part of the College. It’s the Cambridge ‘anchor’that never lets go, and I have very fond memories of beingtaken on a tour in my early days, visiting the roof(!), diningin Hall, sampling the whisky in the MCR bar (I’m a bigwhisky fan) and of course attending my first Clare MayBall. So how has it affected my career? I think it has givenme new and valuable personal contacts, a certainconfidence to feel I’m really am part of the Cambridgeworld, and especially part of one of the oldest parts of theinstitution, and it is always something that impresses!

Do you have any advice for those looking to

explore computing for the first time?

When I was younger and started picking up computing,the internet wasn’t a thing, so my learning consisted ofhanging out with friends and learning stuff together, and reading as many books and magazines aboutprogramming and computers as I could get hold of. Times really have changed, and there is now so muchinformation just a Google search away that the problemnow is where to begin!

My suggestion for anyone getting started is (as you mightexpect) to get hold of a Raspberry Pi as your learningplatform. We provide all of the software – the operatingsystem and programs – for free at raspberrypi.org.

A good place to begin is with some of the excellent, and also free, content we publish. Go tomagpi.raspberrypi.org/books and check out the latestversion of the Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide, as a goodexample and recommended start point.

One important bit of advice for anyone starting on thisjourney is that it takes time, and the journey should be theenjoyable part. I’ve been in engineering most of my lifenow, and I’m still learning! Also don’t be afraid to trythings and share your experiences. There is a friendly andvery active forum where you can ask questions frombeginner level all the way up to detailed technical level.

Finally, I’ve plugged Raspberry Pi stuff a lot (and ofcourse, this is exactly what it’s for!) but these days thereare also many other excellent, free sources of informationand inspiration out there too, from free online courses toblogs and websites dealing with specific projects; you just need to look around.

The Pi4 is a huge leap inperformance and functionover the older Pi3 generation,and is now fast enough to bea very capable desktopcomputer

Raspberry Pi4The tiny, dual-display,desktop computer

One important bit ofadvice for anyonestarting on this journeyis that it takes time, andthe journey should bethe enjoyable part.I’ve been in engineeringmost of my life now, and I’m still learning!

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I first heard about what is now known as COVID-19 on 5th January on my way to China Central Televisionheadquarters in Beijing for a pre-arranged live interviewon their flagship (English language) news programme totalk about the biggest health news story of the day –domestic production of a difficult-to-manufacture vaccine.The producer texted me to ask if it was OK to have one‘add-on’ question about ‘Wuhan pneumonia’. I Googledthe term – although the WHO had been informed by theChinese government on the last day of 2019, it hadn’tmade it to the news or my radar. Both Chinese authoritiesand the WHO insisted “there was no evidence” of humanto human transmission. In the interview I said it was veryearly to say, but if there was no human to humantransmission, there was nothing to worry about; but thenext 10 days would be critical, and openness andtransparency were key to dealing with the situation.

Within three weeks, whilst I was in a meeting inSwitzerland, it was clear that containment had failed,and that we were facing a global pandemic of unknownseverity – the most serious in a century – but I had noinkling how variable the outcome of COVID-19 would bein different nations: in part due to the political response, but also due to still as yet poorly understood biological variables.

COVID-19 also interfered with my own life in ways I wouldnot have conceived. After eight and a half years in Beijing,I had decided to take up a position at the University ofCalifornia, San Francisco. My prolonged visa applicationhad just been completed, and I was due to hand back mypassport to the US Embassy after my Switzerland trip: butI never made it back to Beijing. My return flight wascancelled, and the US Embassy in China shut down and

stopped processing visas. I found myself in the UK,staying with my independent but elderly mother. Imanaged to get my family (US citizens) out to the US tostay with my wife’s family. We spent the next 5 monthsseparated until I was finally issued my visa from theLondon US Embassy.

Separated from family, my Beijing students, and my newAmerican lab, I took the opportunity to learn as much aspossible about this new disease. It soon (in February)became clear that unlike SARS, where patients onlytransmitted infection several days after becoming severelyill, the maximum ‘viral load’ of COVID-19 patients was justbefore or at the onset of symptoms and therefore I feltglobal spread of the new infection was inevitable. But it also suggested that wearing masks could reduceemission of virus-borne particles from individuals – whowouldn’t even know they are infected – and thus reducetransmission, and even afford some protection to theuninfected wearer. This idea of ‘universal masking’ didn’tseem radical to me – it had already been adopted inChina and most East Asian countries – but we now had a firm scientific rationale for doing so. However, speakingwith colleagues in the UK and the US, I was astounded by the level of professional resistance to the idea. A fewcolleagues did rally and together we reached out to asmany influential scientists, politicians, journalists andthought leaders as we could – with almost no success.Frustrated, we tried to publish our perspective in amedical journal: but that also met with fierce resistance.The British Medical Journal finally agreed to publish, butonly after many weeks of to-ing and fro-ing.

The mask issue taught me several lessons. In part, theresponse to COVID-19 has been characterised by hubris.Masks are a cheap and old technology – and, if we'rehonest, we still don’t know precisely how effectiveuniversal masking is. That slight uncertainty, characterisedagain and again by the phrase 'no evidence of' impededour willingness to implement interventions that, inretrospect, seem obvious. More surprisingly, faced with anemergency and uncertainty, we seemed unwilling to evengenerate the necessary ‘high quality’ evidence. We seemless averse in adopting expensive solutions. After mantrasof ‘no evidence of’ aerosol transmission for months,acknowledging that COVID-19 can be transmitted byaerosols (although it’s still unclear what that may mean interms of longer-range transmission, e.g. in a shared largeroom), some want to retrofit all buildings with HEPA filters,even though we don’t know how effective such anintervention would be, and again unwilling to investigatethat uncertainty by doing the necessary studies.

As a scientist, my job is actually to embrace uncertainty.Science and our understanding of the evidence is not

static. I don’t envy leaders – they need to make difficultchoices without clear and defining evidence much of thetime – but both scientists and leaders are increasinglyreluctant to admit that there are still genuine unknownsabout this disease (and many other diseases!). As asociety, we need to give room for our leaders to changetheir minds, without it becoming a ‘gotcha’ moment. Ihave changed my mind countless times in the last 10months, and I consider that a sign of strength. If wepunish our leaders for doing the same, they may be morerather than less reluctant to make bold decisions..

We still have many questions about COVID-19: why haveresource-limited countries in Africa and much of Asia beenrelatively spared; what will an ‘effective’ vaccine look like,and what will its impact on morbidity, not just infectionsand mortality be; and many, many others. However, as ascientist, I have also been astounded by the superb globalscientific response to COVID-19. The UK has been theworld leader – bar none – for clinical intervention trials. As a global community we have made many astonishinglyrapid scientific insights into a brand-new disease. Yes,COVID-19 is the most serious pandemic in a century. But it is not an existential threat. Humanity will inevitablyemerge from its shadow, but we can also decide whetherwe will learn the lessons that this extraordinary chapter inour collective experience can offer us.

‘As a scientist, my job is toembrace uncertainty...’Babak Javid (2002), who gained his PhD in Molecular Immunopathology from Clare, is aProfessor at the Tsinghua University School of Medicine in Beijing, a Visiting Senior ResearchFellow at University of Cambridge Department of Medicine, and a consultant in infectiousdiseases at Cambridge University Hospitals. He is also a former Fellow of Clare. Here, hegives his personal perspective on COVID-19.

The UK has been the worldleader – bar none – for clinicalintervention trials.


ACADEMIC DEAN’S

REPORTRebecca Lawson, Ignas Budvytis, André Cabrera Serrenho,Ian Burrows and Julija Krupic have joined the College asofficial Fellows. Ian and Julija have moved from being Bye-Fellows and continue to teach English and Neurosciencerespectively. Rebecca, who is a lecturer in the PsychologyDepartment and directs studies for Psychological andBehavioural Sciences, has just won a Lister Instituteresearch prize for her work in computational psychiatry.Ignas, an expert in computer vision and robotics, is alecturer in the Machine Intelligence Laboratory and isteaching Engineering using his skills with indirect deepstructured learning. André, who has been leading ourCollege Research Associates for several years, has nowbecome a University Lecturer in Engineering, Environmentand Sustainable Development. He will be working onclimate change mitigation whilst teaching Engineering, andwas the first person ever to be admitted to a Fellowshipusing Zoom.

Two new Research Fellows have been elected: Fred Smithis a historian of early modern religion who is studyingperceptions of radicalism in Britain, building on hisexperience as a primary school teacher. Tianyi Zhang is atheologian and an expert on Suhrawardi’s illuminationistphilosophy and Plato’s cave. After a blink of geologicaltime as Denman Baynes Senior Student, Sam Wimpennyhas become a Research Fellow.

Nick Evans, Research Fellow in History, has taken hisexpertise in Byzantium, the Caucasus and the Eurasiansteppe to a lectureship at King’s College, London. SimonBuczacki, Director of Studies in pre-clinical Medicine, hasmoved to Oxford as the Richard Blackwell PharsaliaProfessor of Colorectal Surgery and a Fellow of LinacreCollege. We will miss their contributions to the College.

Within the Fellowship, there have been a series ofpromotions: Rodrigo Cacho has become Professor ofEarly Modern Iberian and Latin American Literature, MaciejDunajski has become Reader in Mathematical Physics andHeike Laman has become Reader in Cellular and

Molecular Biology. Giancarlo Corsetti and Polly O’Hanlonhave been elected Fellows of the British Academy. NigelWeiss, who was the first President of the Fellowship, aFellow of Clare for more than fifty years, and EmeritusProfessor of Mathematical Astrophysics, died in June andhis obituary is elsewhere in the Review.

Several Fellows have taken academic leave this year toenable them to spend time focusing on their research. Phil Allmendinger has been looking at the impact of digitaltechnology on cities. Neil Andrews has been looking atcontroversies in contracts. Bill Byrne has been developingmethods of machine translation and natural languagegeneration. Lucy Colwell continues to work with Googleinvestigating protein structure. Giancarlo Corsetti has beenboth Duisenberg Fellow at the European Central Bank andvisiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.Tamara Follini has continued working with The Wings of theDove and the Cambridge Edition of the Complete Fiction ofHenry James. Marta Lahr has restricted herself to the lastmillion years of fossils in northern Kenya. Richard Phillipshas been considering electron-phonon interactions andspin-momentum locking.

Professor Jonathan Goodman | Academic Dean

André Cabrera Serrenhowas the first person everto be inducted to aFellowship using Zoom.

The impact on the gardens fromMarch onward has been severe. Due to the pandemic, for a number of months we maintained them withtwo gardeners, down from six, withfour team members on furlough.Consequently, we have needed toadjust our maintenance priorities. We planned to totally neglect areas of the gardens that could be restoredreasonably easily once we were backto normal, and concentrate our effortson gardens with a higher profilewhich would have proven problematicto restore. This, coupled with the useof rotary mowers set to cut the grasslonger, allowing us to dispense withmore time-consuming cylindermowers, saved precious time.

We are now back to a fullcomplement of staff and, by the start of the 2020-2021 academic yearwe had for the most part caught upwith maintenance work, and it was

generally felt that the gardens lookedwell. I must say that the enthusiasmand high morale of all the gardenersnever cease to amaze.

I don’t wish to dwell on the impact the Old Court refurbishments andconstruction of the River Room Caféis having on parts of the gardens, butone positive has been an opportunityto ‘re-wild’ the margins of the mainlawns at Memorial Court. This waspossible by physically removing thetop 6” of top soil that supported thewildflower border in the Fellows’Garden, transporting it over Queen’sRoad and spreading it over parts ofthe Memorial Court front lawns. The soil contained a good amount of bulbs, corms and seeds, mostlymartagon lily, fritillaria and annualseed of yellow rattle, common marchorchid, and native primula. It’s anexperiment, but we’re confident of a successful outcome.

We have had one leaver this year;Jesse Morris has left us to develop his own garden design, build andmaintenance business. He leaves withour blessing and we wish him everysuccess with his new venture.

Rut Gallmeier joined us in March. Rutcame to Clare following her successfulTraineeship at the Cambridge BotanicGarden and a year as Trainee atChurchill’s gardens and a period in thegardens at Anglesey Abbey for theNational Trust. She has already provedto be a great asset to the department.

Finally I would like to finish byreassuring you that the gardens are in good shape and proving to be animportant asset to Fellows, students,staff and alumni. The outsidelandscape is so important to all our wellbeing.

Steve Elstub | Head Gardener

My report from the gardens department last year commented on the two previous

years’ exceptionally high temperatures, and I mentioned that I feared what my report

would include for 2020. Well, not in my wildest dreams could we have predicted the

torrid times in which we now find ourselves.

Gardenreport

The gardens are ingood shape andproving to be animportant asset toFellows, students,staff and alumni.


It’s a splendid description of our Chapel building, whichthis year marked its sestercentenary. The words are takenfrom a sermon, given by the then-Master of Clare, Dr Peter Godard, at the Chapel’s consecration in 1769.The remarkable survival of the full liturgy from thatoccasion allowed us, in November, to hold a specialservice, based on the original, to celebrate the Chapel’s250th anniversary. The Choral Eucharist was led by theBishop of Ely, who not only preached for us, but also took the opportunity to bless the building, and thecongregation, with prodigious amounts of holy water!

One of the joys of this year has been re-energising ourlinks with Clare Hall. Since Clare Hall doesn’t have aChapel of its own, our Chapel is also their Chapel, and soin Michaelmas Term we welcomed a large delegation ofClare Hall students, led by their graduate President, to anEvensong service, followed by a drinks reception. Thiswas so well received that it was repeated in Lent Term,and established warm ties of friendship between ClareHall students and our own graduate congregation.

Chapel life continued to flourish outside, as well as inside,the Chapel this year. Over the course of Michaelmas andLent Terms, there was a fascinating History of Cambridgewalk led by Dr Alice Soulieux-Evans, a Quiet Day in LittleGidding (a place famously associated with Clare’s ownNicholas Ferrar, and immortalised in one of the Chapel’sstained glass windows), and the inaugural Dean’s Portevening in E3, which was a suitably convivial affair.

We welcomed a number of new Chapel Wardens to join ourfriendly team of student helpers, and two of them – HannahGrady and Griffin Black – were engaged to be married inFebruary, following a scenic proposal in the Fellows’Garden, and a surprise serenade by the Choir, singing Setme as a seal upon thy heart from the Clare Bridge.

As with all aspects of College life, Chapel services cameto a rather abrupt conclusion in the spring. It was perhapsfitting that what proved to be our final Evensong in situ, onThursday 12th March, concluded with a stirring rendition ofThe Day thou gavest, Lord, is ended.

Our Easter Term offerings, as you might expect, wererather different from anything that had gone before.During the Easter vacation, I got to grips with YouTube inorder to produce weekly video reflections for the wholeCollege community, featuring contributions from lots ofstudents, as well as my two young daughters, whoseemed to enjoy the limelight!

Once term began in earnest, the Director of Music and Icreated ClareCast, a weekly podcast featuring choralmusic from our Choir, readings, prayers, reflections fromguest speakers, and interviews. Our aim was to alloweveryone to still feel connected to the life of the Chapeland Choir, and we received very encouraging feedback onthese recordings.

We look towards Michaelmas Term 2020 in thankfulnessfor what has been given, and in hope for what is to come,echoing the words of the Psalmist:

Nevertheless, my soul, wait thou still upon God:

for my hope is in him (Psalm 62:5).

Rev'd Dr Mark Smith | Dean

Chapel

report‘Here is nothing to offend the fastidious, and everything to please the judicious

critic: an unaffected elegance, a graceful beauty, and a modest grandeur…’

Nevertheless, my soul,wait thou still upon God:for my hope is in him(Psalm 62:5).


I was ably supported throughout theyear by the College’s two OrganScholars, Ashley Chow and GeorgeGillow. Regular chapel services wereinvigorated with recent commissionsfrom Sigurður Sævarsson, NicoMuhly, Joshua Pacey and TobyHession, alongside special servicesfor International Women’s Day,Remembrance Sunday, the ever-popular Advent Carol Services, andplenty more. 2019 marked the 250thanniversary of the completion of thecurrent Clare Chapel, with much of the music programmed inMichaelmas Term celebrating thegreat legacy of Clare music.

None of the achievements of themusical community at Clare would bepossible without the extraordinaryhard work of both the Head of theChapel Office, Nicola Robertson, andthe former Choir Administrator,Sophie Alabaster, who both assisted

the work of the Dean and Director ofMusic tirelessly, alongside ourongoing representation from recordlabel Harmonia Mundi and artistagents Ikon Arts Management, andfrom the ongoing support ofbenefactors, Friends of Clare Music,and individual donors.

In December 2019, following aperformance of Handel’s Messiahwith the Orchestra of the Age ofEnlightenment and star soloists inCambridge, the Choir embarked ontheir Christmas programme,performing in Stowe, Hay-on-Wye, atLondon’s St John’s, Smith Square,and across the Netherlands withconcerts in Vlissingen, Amstelveen,Haarlem and Nijmegen, all tocapacity audiences.

The Clare Choir Alumni Associationenjoyed another London drinks eventin October 2019 in conjunction

with the Clare Development Office. AsClare College’s Old Court buildingproject sprung into action theantechapel became buried under amass of scaffolding, but ChapelServices continued regardless!

In January 2020, the Choir joinedforces with other Cambridge choirsand orchestras for a performance ofMahler’s Symphony No. 2 in King’sCollege Chapel.

Little did we know that that would bethe last live concert given by theChoir for some time. When theCOVID-19 pandemic hit, everything –services, tours, concerts – wascancelled, almost overnight.

The Easter Term and summer vacationbecame an entirely-online affair. Ouronline Music Monday series, featuringperformances by currentundergraduates and some of Clare’s

distinguished musical alumni,proved a great success, and ourweekly Clarecast, featuringreadings, reflections and selectionsfrom the Choir’s discography,enabled our College community toremain connected, albeit virtually.

Virtual Choirs sprung up around theworld with great enthusiasm duringlockdown, and at Clare we createdtwo of our own: firstly, a virtualperformance of the final movementof Bach’s St Matthew Passion, awork that we were due to performon Palm Sunday in the Netherlands(bit.ly/VirtualBach), and then (aftersome 400 hours of editing…) aspecial virtual performance of JohnRutter’s A Clare Benediction,released on what would have beenthe College’s Graduation Day,featuring a massed choir andorchestra made up of some 200individual contributions from Clare’smusical alumni. That video(bit.ly/VirtualBenediction) has sincereceived more than 150,000 viewsfrom around the world.

During lockdown, a newly releasedsecond edition of For Her GoodEstate: The Life of Elizabeth de

Burgh, Lady of Clare waspublished, and is now available forsale in a new edition edited byClare alumna Claire Barnes (1976).Thanks to Claire, all proceeds fromsales will go to support Friends ofClare Music. The book is afascinating and scholarly accountof Elizabeth’s life by the deceasedAmerican academic, Frances A.Underhill. Copies can be orderedonline here: barnes1.net/FHGE.

In late summer, thanks to thegenerosity of some of our Friendsof Clare Music benefactors,Matthew Dilley and his AboutSound team discreetly installedcameras in the College Chapel,enabling us going forwards tolivestream all our services to ourfriends, alumni, congregations andaudiences around the world. Andthus – even in the midst of a globalpandemic – a major new chapterfor Clare music begins.

Graham Ross

Director

2019–20 was a year like no other. Until March 2020, the Choir excelled not only in regular liturgical

Chapel services, but on the national and international stage. The 2018–19 season was rounded

off with a return tour to Asia, courtesy of the generosity of Juliette Liu. The Choir performed at

Macau University (where I was surprised and honoured to be presented with a Half Moon Award

for the Arts), in Hong Kong, and at Shanghai Symphony Hall where we made our debut.

Choirreport

Our debut performance at Shanghai

Symphony Hall

On tour in Shanghai

Clare's outstanding Virtual Benediction

A new deluxe edition of For Her Good Estate:The life of Elizabeth de Burgh, Lady of Clare, by Frances A. Underhill, is now available forpurchase. It has been made possible through thegenerosity of alumna, Claire Barnes (1976), withproceeds supporting the Friends of Clare Music.

Frances Underhill’s biography shows howElizabeth overcame gender barriers to attain bothprestige and lasting influence. Additional essaysin this edition explore the events of 1326, andElizabeth’s later place in the network of artisticpatronage at a time of enduring architecturaltreasures, fine textiles and beautiful manuscripts.Centuries later, her ringing introduction to theClare College statutes continues to inspire, andnew generations of scholars pursue the PreciousPearl of Learning.

Visit barnes1.net/FHGE for more information.


People often ask me what the DecaniScholar actually does, and it’s such adifficult question to answer becausethe role is so varied and life in Chapelis always full of surprises – evenbefore COVID-19 arrived! Essentiallythe role description is to workalongside the Dean, assisting inplanning and leading services inChapel, and helping the Dean bybeing a point of contact with Chapelacross the wider College community.

One of my favourite aspects of the rolehas been working with our wonderfulteam of Chapel wardens, a a group ofstaff, undergraduate and graduatestudents, and ordinands andordinands-on-attachment, who do allthe work behind the scenes to makethe life of Chapel happen – fromhanding out service sheets andpouring wine, to planning events andbuilding a community, so that all whovisit Chapel, whatever their faith or

worldview, feel welcome. It’s been aprivilege over these last three years towork with such wonderful, energeticand genuinely loving people. We’vehad an immense amount of fun, andI’ve carried my honorary title of ‘Chapelmama’ with pride!

The Chapel wardens meet weeklyduring term (over lunch, as all goodmeetings should be!) and my role hasinvolved leading these sessions

alongside the Dean as we catch up onlife and plan ahead for services andevents later in term. I’ve then workedwith the Chapel wardens at each of ourweekday services (Tuesday, Thursdayand Sunday for Evensong, SundayCommunion, and our Daily MorningPrayer), liaising too with Graham Ross,Nicola Robertson, Sophie Alabasterand our wonderful choir to helpproduce regular worship for the wholeCollege community. I’ve also had lotsof opportunity to lead services, to sing(which has been quite a steep learningcurve!) and to preach, and I’ve had awonderful time leading a Chapelreading group for the last three years.Highlights included a series on faithand poetry, and a year reading throughthe Chronicles of Narnia.

A particularly interesting aspect of theDecani role over the last three yearshas been the opportunity to work withtwo different Deans. For the first yearand a bit I worked with Jamie Hawkeyand for the last couple of years I’veworked with Mark Smith. Both havebeen brilliant colleagues, have becomedear friends, and have made my life atClare a delight. A special thanks too tothose beyond the main Chapelcommunity, who’ve played animportant part in my time at Clare – my fellow theology students, and

the wonderful Boat Club, with whomI rowed this last year.

Beyond my work as Decani Scholar atClare, and my PhD research in theDivinity Faculty (on Augustine of Hippo,the Trinity and prayer), I’ve also spentthe last three years as an ordinand atWestcott House, training to be aDeacon and then a Priest in the Churchof England. That training sees me awayfrom Cambridge on an internationalplacement for Michaelmas Term 2020,but I’m looking forward to returning toCambridge and Clare for Lent andEaster 2021 after which I’m hoping tograduate and will be returning to theDiocese of St Albans to begin mycuracy (first post) in a parish church.

I’ll be forever grateful for all that Clarehas taught me about friendship andcommunity, and all I’ve learned aboutChristian ministry through my work inChapel, as I move into my new role andall that the future holds. I’m alsodelighted to be handing over the reinsto Hannah Grady, a wonderful friendand fellow doctoral theologian, whotakes up the Decani Scholarship for the2020-21 academic year. I hope her timeworking in Chapel is as full of joy andlaughter as mine has been!

Kirsty Borthwick

Life asthe Decani Scholar

Hello, Clare College!

My name is Hannah

Grady, and I am

delighted to be stepping

into the role of Decani

Scholar after two

wonderful years of being a chapel

warden. Clare College Chapel has

become a home away from home for

me, and I look forward to welcoming

you. Chapel is a warm, peaceful, and

welcoming place for members of our

Clare College community to enjoy,

whether it is to pray, to unwind, to

listen to gorgeous music, or to see

some familiar, friendly faces. As for

my research, I am a second-year

PhD student in the Faculty of Divinity,

studying what the fourth-century

theologian St. Gregory of Nyssa has

to contribute to our contemporary

understanding of salvation and

spiritual growth. I look forward to

another year of both contemplating

and practicing the spiritual life in the

community of Clare College Chapel.

My name is Kirsty, and since September 2017 I’ve had the honour of serving as

Clare’s Decani Scholar. It has been an utter pleasure to hold this scholarship for the

last three years, and whilst I’m not quite graduating and leaving yet (my PhD still

needs quite a bit of editing first!) it will be sad to step back from spending so much

time with the Chapel community in and around College.

The Chapel wardens' lunchShowing off some Chapel stash! Zoom catchups with the Chapel team


Clare team sports found particular success this year; CCK,Clare’s rugby team, thrived against all adversity. Despiteconsistently showing fewer than fifteen players in their weeklyfixture, the compound team broke through one boundaryafter another, consistently winning against all expectation withBaa-Baas joué style, before eventually progressing to theCOVID-cancelled cup finals. There are high expectations forthe squad’s success in the coming year. Clare CollegeFootball Club (CCFC) came fourth in division 3, withpromotion still to play for had it not been for the cancellationof the remaining games. CCFC triumphantly reached thequarter-finals in cuppers, but narrowly lost 1-0 in adverseweather conditions to the eventual champions of the topdivision. There were many crushing victories including a 12-2victory against Churchill, and a 6-1 victory against a Blues-filled Caius team. Clare’s mixed lacrosse were a destructiveforce this year, finishing at the top of their league. While they

were expected to win and dominate in cuppers, the finalmatches were unfortunately cancelled.

Lent term culminated with Clare hosting the highly-anticipatedVarsity Sports Day against St Hugh’s (our sister college inOxford). CCFC and Clare’s mixed lacrosse team gained avictory over the strong St Hugh’s sides, with CCFC winningwith their first clean sheet of the season. Clare’s mixed netballand women’s football teams, however, narrowly lost to St Hugh’s. There was huge excitement over the first Clare vsSt Hugh’s pool match in the cellars, whereby St Hugh’s wonby a whisker (3-2 in games). The day concluded with amemorable social and trip into town in the evening. Wecannot wait to travel to Oxford next year and hope to bevictorious in all sports against St Hugh’s.

JAYME BENSON | UCS SPORTS REPRESENTATIVE

How did you first

get into powerlifting?

After intermitting for two years due toa chronic illness, my health started toimprove and I really wanted to try andget stronger. I started Crossfit at areally good local gym and loved thestrength training side. When I gotback to Cambridge, I found thepowerlifting club. At the time I wastrying out lots of different sports, butafter my first in-house powerliftingcompetition at the start of the secondterm, I was hooked.

What has been your personal

highlight from the last year?

Coming 3rd in my weight class at theBritish Open Championships with apersonal best result and beingselected for the British Team.

What was the toughest

challenge you faced?

Training through lockdown and withthe new restrictions has been tough,but I think that is the same for a lot ofpeople! I have been very fortunate tobe able to continue training, butpowerlifting is such a social sportand I definitely miss training withother people.

What is something people

might be surprised to learn

about powerlifting?

There is a huge community of femalepowerlifters. I’ve met so manyamazing women through powerlifting.

What advice would you give

for balancing your sporting life

with your studies?

Try to plan ahead where possible anddon’t forget to give yourself somedown time away from both sport anduniversity work.

Sports report SPOTLIGHT ON

Lucy Hart, Powerlifter

Though the COVID-19 pandemic shortened this academic year, many Clare sports teams still thrived, with a few firmly dominating their respective leagues. Many students partook in the University gymsubsidy scheme, and several were inducted to the King’s College School squash courts. A large numberof Clare students represented the University this year, and many were involved in Varsity events.

I’m a final (6th) year vet student and have been heavily involved in powerlifting since my 2nd year.I am Cambridge University Powerlifting Club women’s captain and have competed in 3 Varsitymatches, 11 national competitions and 7 international competitions so far.

There is a hugecommunity of femalepowerlifters. I’ve metso many amazingwomen throughpowerlifting.


Clare’s

Buildings

Old Court

Phase 1a - the Refurbishment and Conservation of

Old Court: This year, the College played host to the largestset of scaffolding ever erected in Cambridge, which wasassembled over the North Range of Old Court duringMichaelmas term. From November 2019, works commencedto restore the roof using specially-mined Collyweston slate.These works progressed very well with the contractoroperating ahead of programme and the West Rangecompleted prior to lockdown. The site was shut down inMarch, but by the middle of May was able to reopen withstrict social distancing and safe working measures in place.This allowed the North Range to be completed, and internalrefurbishment of student rooms in A & B staircase. During

the summer with the Court quieter than normal, the gas hasbeen repiped to the new boiler room in E staircase, with thenew plantroom being completed in early October, just in timefor Phase 1b to commence.

Phase 1b - the extension of the River Room: In spite ofthe current difficulties, the logistics package of work was letin the middle of lockdown and commenced on site on theprogrammed date of 28th June 2020. This project involvesthe construction of a roadway and temporary bridge acrossthe Cam to get to the site. As this report is written, this workis proceeding well. The main works have also recentlycommenced on the 28th September, again all in a COVID-19safe manner and completely segregated from the College.

St Regis

The construction of the St Regis residence had proceededwell during the first part of the year, with the main structureand brickwork complete, and the buildings madewatertight prior to lockdown. The construction resumedon 11th May but with only 25%-50% of the labour forceonsite due to coronavirus restrictions. This hasunfortunately meant that the planned completion of the28th August was missed. The revised completion date is13th January 2021. The blocks are now shaping up nicelyand will make a great place to live and study.

The College commissioned a public artwork piece toadorn the front of the building, an engraving depictingswifts in flight.

Reactive maintenance

This year, the team has logged 4,713 new maintenancejob requests, with 4,797 completed and closed in the year.Student satisfaction was once again high, with 82% ofstudents giving a score of 4 or 5 out of 5. 90% of studentssaid that they found the maintenance staff friendly, and88% of those who used the maintenance request websitereported that it was easy to use.

COVID-19

During the height of lockdown, the Buildings Team’s mainfocus was to safely shut down buildings, maintain essentialservices, carry out water hygiene regimes, and provide anemergency service, with a rotating team of staff providingthe urgent cover. The team returned to work fully in July andcompleted the planned summer works (which includedrefurbishment of the bathrooms/shower rooms in Ethelreda)along with adaptations for the new way of working.

Environment

Jo Costin led the NUS Green Impact submission this year,and although not all actions could be completed due todifficulties arising from the pandemic, we are delighted toannounce that the College received a Gold Award for ourefforts to operate more sustainably.

During the year, the Buildings Team has been reviewingmore sustainable ways to renew the gas boilers inMemorial Court, and has employed consultants with green credentials to look at hybrid schemes using ground source heat pumps.

Deborah Hoy | Buildings Manager

Despite the interruptions that this year has brought, the Buildings teamhas worked tirelessly to ensure both our regular maintenance work andlarge projects have not suffered as a result of the pandemic. Here aresome highlights from the last year.


The

ForbesMellonLibrary

During the academic year 2019-2020 the Forbes MellonLibrary team have put a strong focus on collectiondevelopment. In addition to continuing to add new titlesffrom reading lists in response to requests from studentsand Directors of Studies, we have withdrawn low-use stockto alleviate the ongoing space issue, carried out a full stock-take of the book collection and used stock-take data toupdate and improve catalogue records. We have upgradedequipment for self-service loans, and along with otherlibraries in Cambridge we have implemented new policiesfor circulation of library books.

Library study spaces and the Library Common Room havecontinued to be popular and well used. We have continuedto build on our support for students’ academicdevelopment, with improved formats for library inductionsand academic skills sessions. We have also continued toseek input and feedback from our students. We were verylucky to have help with this from excellent UCS and MCRlibrary reps. We have also had regular “feedback walls” inthe library entrance hall, to encourage informal feedbackfrom students using the library.

In addition to academic support the Library continued tooffer pastoral support to students, providing communityevents which included the ever-popular tea and cakebreaks and Doughnut Fridays. The Library Common Roomwas appreciated by undergraduates and postgraduates asa space to relax and chat or take part in chess challenges.The UCS Services Officer kept the room well stocked withsupplies of coffee and tea, and the upgraded snackvending machines were well received.

Collaboration with other libraries and library staff inCambridge continues to strengthen the operations of theCollege Library and enhance development of new services.The Librarian led a project team of librarians from acrossCambridge to produce CamGuides for Undergraduates,launched by Cambridge Information Literacy Network

(CILN) in August 2019, and hosted by CambridgeUniversity Libraries. This openly available online pre-arrival resource aims to support incomingundergraduates with their transition to the University. In particular it aims to provide an introduction to theinformation literacy and academic skills they will developduring their undergraduate studies. CamGuides forundergraduates was featured in Cambridge UniversityLibraries Annual Report 2018/2019.

As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Library buildinghad to close just after the end of Lent Term in March 2020.The Library Team responded positively to support theCollege community during the emergency, and either tookfurlough leave or worked from home over Easter vacationand Easter Term to support students and Directors ofStudies with access to electronic resources. As ourstudents worked remotely over Easter Term they benefitedgreatly from the increased number of electronic books anddatabases purchased by the University Library. A largenumber of electronic resources were also provided free ofcharge to the University by publishers during theemergency period March to July 2020.

Over summer vacation the Library Team worked extremelyhard, with the support of a large number of colleagues inCollege, to modify the Library study space and services inorder to enable everyone to work safely. The Forbes MellonLibrary Team, Catherine, Julie and Claire, were delighted tore-open the College Library building to students on 22ndSeptember 2020. We have received very positive feedbackand supportive comments from our students. We continueto very much appreciate the support of our wonderful Clarestudents and colleagues as we negotiate a very unusualnew academic year.What is the role of a College Library today? Clare is very lucky to

have a dedicated and skilled team managing the Forbes MellonLibrary, which continues to be a vital resources for our community.Here, we look back on the last academic year.

Julie Hope, Catherine Reid and Claire Butlin,

the Forbes Mellon Library staff'

For news from the Forbes Mellon Library you are welcome

to follow us on Twitter (@ClareFMLib) or Instagram

(@clareforbesmellon_library).


Fred Smith

After completing a BA in History at theUniversity of Warwick, I qualified as a KeyStage Two teacher andworked for two years ina primary school in

Kent. In 2015, I returned to academia,completing an MPhil in Early ModernHistory at Clare and going on to studyfor a PhD. After working in the BritishLibrary as part of a project digitising,cataloguing and researching KingGeorge III’s extensive collection ofmaps in 2019, I was lucky enough toreturn to Clare as a Junior ResearchFellow last year.

I am an historian of the EnglishReformation, although my research todate has been driven by the belief thata broader transnational approach tothe history of that subject is crucial forunderstanding its development as wellas its wider significance for religiouschange in early modern Europe. Thisagenda lays at the heart of my currentproject, which focuses on a group ofalmost two hundred Catholic exileswho fled England during the reigns ofHenry VIII and Edward VI and soughtrefuge in a range of Europeancountries. As well as challenging thecommon tendency to associate exilewith victimhood and passivity, myresearch into these émigrés analyseshow the experience of displacementcatalysed a shift in their religiousidentities, reshaping theirunderstandings of what it meant to be‘Catholic’ in complex and sometimesseemingly contradictory ways.

Not only did it broaden theirintellectual and religious horizons,exposing them to new and oftenchallenging ideas, but it alsosimultaneously helped them developa tighter understanding of whatconstituted the core of their faith.Overall, therefore, I hope todemonstrate the extent to which, at acrucial moment in its history, EnglishCatholicism was sustained, definedand energised by the mobility ofpeople and the translation of ideasbetween England, the rest of theBritish Isles, and continental Europe.

Lucy Colwell

I am a researcher inthe Applied ScienceGroup at Google and afaculty member inChemistry at theUniversity ofCambridge.

My primary interests are in theapplication of machine learningapproaches to better understand the relationship between thesequence and function of biologicalmacromolecules. With collaborators I have shown that graphical modelsbuilt from aligned protein sequencescan be used to predict protein tertiarystructure and functional attributes.Before moving to Cambridge Ireceived my PhD from HarvardUniversity and was a member at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. In 2018 I wasappointed a Simons Investigator in Mathematical Modeling of Living Systems.

Rebecca Lawson

I completed my BScand MA in Psychologyat the University ofGlasgow (2006) andthen studied for a PhD in CognitiveNeuroscience at the

University of Cambridge (2006-2010;Darwin College). Following on fromCambridge, I worked at UniversityCollege London first as apostdoctoral scientist, and then asenior postdoctoral fellow, at theInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscienceand the Wellcome Centre for HumanNeuroimaging respectively. In 2018 I was awarded the Royal SocietyHenry Dale Fellowship to return toCambridge and start my own lab, and have since been appointed as aLecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience.In 2019 I was delighted to join ClareCollege as a Fellow, and Director ofStudies in Psychological andBehavioural Science.

My group, the Prediction andLearning Lab, researches theneurobiological and mathematicalmechanisms that underpin howhumans learn to build expectationsabout the world and how werepresent when these expectationshave been violated (i.e. when weexperience surprise or predictionerror). Surprises challenge thereliability of our expectations andindicate new opportunities forlearning – a core teaching signal thatis preserved across rodents, non-human and human primates.

FellowsWe have known for over twenty yearsthat the firing of neurons in the brain,and the release of chemicals such asdopamine, signal prediction errorsand drive behaviour. In my group weuse a combination of cutting-edgemethods (including pharmacology,neuroimaging, computationalmodelling, and physiologicalmeasurements) to better understandthis neural circuitry and how it isdifferent in neurodevelopmental andneuropsychiatric disorders. Forexample, in psychosis improbablebeliefs defy all available evidence (i.e. very little is surprising), while inautism, minor deviations from one’sexpectations cause great distress (i.e. every little thing is surprising).Ultimately, I hope that our researchwill shed light on this fundamentalaspect of brain function in health,development, and disorder.

Tianyi Zhang

I did both my BA in Arabic (BeijingInternational StudiesUniversity) and MPhilin Arabic Philosophy(Peking University) inChina, before I came

to Cambridge to do my doctorate inArabic Philosophy (2015-18). I thengratefully was able to finish in lessthan 3 years. I then gratefully took upa JRF at Clare College in October2019. During the fellowship, I willwork on the second monograph ofmy proposed ‘Cave Trilogy’ onSuhrawardi (d. 1191), founder ofIslamic Illuminationist tradition,one of the major figures of Arabicphilosophy (if one often neglected by contemporary historians).

My research interests focus on theintellectual history of the Islamic world

through the twelfth and thirteenthcenturies, and above all onAvicennan and post-Avicennantraditions, of which Suhrawardi� is a towering figure.

My PhD thesis and first monographentitled Light in the Cave: APhilosophical Enquiry into the Natureof Suhrawardi's Illuminationism will bepublished in early 2021 by Brill. Thiswill be followed by my second andthird proposed monographs:Philosophy inside the Cave andWisdom outside the Cave. Togetherthey form a Cave Trilogy onSurhawardi, offering a full picture ofSurhawardi’s philosophical projectwhich I relate to Plato’s cave allegory,showing that the nature ofIlluminationism is an innovative andperfect fusion of Nominalism,Existentialism and Neo-Platonism. I believe that my research has thepotential to re-shape, to some extent,our understanding of the history ofArabic philosophy.

I also supervise and examineundergraduates for the Faculty of Divinity for two courses: B15 Introduction to Islam and C9 Arabic Philosophy.

Sophie Daniel

I am the current French Lectrice atClare for the academicyear 2019-20. I am alsoa student at the ÉcoleNormale Supérieure inParis (Littérature et

Langages department). I did aMaster’s degree in comparativeliterature (mainly focusing on textwritten in English, French orSpanish), after a Bachelor of Arts inEnglish and a Classe Préparatoire

aux Grandes Écoles (lycée Joffre,Montpellier). I am interested inpolitical thought and its representation in theatre.

During the first year of my Master's, I worked on Antigone, the tragicheroine, more precisely on therewritings and variations onSophocles’ play (Antigone au XXèmesiècle: métaphore et duplicité d’undiscours politique/Antigone in the 20thcentury: metaphor and duplicity of apolitical discourse). The aim was tostudy how this character isappropriated in some contexts of crisisduring the 20th century (Vichy and theresistance, the Apartheid, Franco’srégime), focusing in particular on theassimilation between Antigone and theconcept of natural right.

I changed the topic of my researchduring my second year, which wasspent at Queens' College, Cambridge.

I decided to explore therepresentations of republicanism inthe 19th-century theatre, in playswhose background is Italian (Rêverdes révolutions: l’échec politique etsa mise en scène/Dreaming ofrevolutions: political failure and itsstaging). I aimed at questioning theway violence is portrayed in the playsstudied – all of which exhibit featuresof Romanticism. After this second year in Cambridge, I intend onstarting a PhD in 2021.

Get to know our newest Fellows, Bye-Fellow and Lectrice


MASTER

Grabiner, Rt Hon Anthony (Lord Grabinerof Aldwych), LLB LLM QC

FELLOWS

1954 West, Richard, MA PHD SCD FRS, Botany

1955 Smiley, Tim, MA PHD FBA, Philosophy

1960 Heine, Volker, PHD FRS, Physics

1961 Bown, Mike, MA PHD, Mineralogy Riley, Ken, MA PHD, Physics

1962 Tapp, Roger, MA PHD, Physiology

1964 Knewstubb, Peter, MA PHD, Chemistry

1965 Weiss, Nigel†, MA PHD SCD FRS,Astrophysics Blackburn, Bob, MA PHD, Sociology

1970 Newton, John, MA [1961], English 1971 Sinclair, Alison, MA PHD, ModernLanguages (Spanish)

1973 Holmes, Andrew, MA SCD FRS, Chemistry

1976 Foster, William, MA PHD, Zoology,Secretary of the Clare AssociationFreeman, Elizabeth, MA LLB, Law Moore, Terry, MA PHD, Linguistics Snodgrass, Anthony, MA PHD FBA,Classical Archaeology

1979 Woodhouse, Jim, MA PHD, Engineering Brown, Tim, MA, Music Leadlay, Peter, MA PHD FRS,Biochemistry

1980 Franklin, Simon, MA PHD FBA, ModernLanguages (Russian), President of theFellowshipParker, Fred, MA PHD, English, Financial Tutor

1981 Cartledge, Paul, MA PHD, Classics Johnson, Aylmer, MA, Engineering

1982 Lucas, Alan, MA PHD FMEDSCI, Medicine

1985 Howarth, David, MA MPHIL LLM, LandEconomy

1986 Hartley, David, MA PHD, ComputerScience Thomason, Andrew, MA PHD,Mathematics

1987 Woodcock, Nigel, MA PHD, EarthSciences Paulson, Larry, BS MA PHD FRS,Computer Science

1988 Travis, Adrian, MA PHD, Engineering Brown, Gillian, CBE MA LITTD, English

1990 Goodman, Jonathan, MA PHD, Chemistry,Academic DeanLapidge, Michael, FBA, Anglo-Saxon

1991 Edwards, Paul, MA PHD, Pathology

1992 Phillips, Richard, MA PHD, Physics

1994 Thompson, Helen, PHD, Politics

1995 Andrews, Neil, MA BCL, Law Clarke, Cathie, MA PHD, Astrophysics

1996 Greenham, Neil, MA PHD, Physics

1997 Harris, Rachael, MA PHD, Asian andMiddle Eastern Studies (Arabic) Harris, Bill, BA PHD FMEDSCI FRS,Neuroscience

1998 Lahr, Marta, PHD [1992], BiologicalAnthropology Fara, Patricia, PHD, History andPhilosophy of Science Sprik, Michiel, MSC PHD, Chemistry Hedley, Douglas, MA PHD, Theology

1999 Philpott, Anna, MA PHD, Oncology Follini, Tamara, MA PHD, English, Dean of StudentsPullan, Wendy, PHD, Architecture

2000Bristowe, Paul, BSC PHD, MaterialsScience Jahn, Hubertus, PHD, History Lewens, Tim, MA MPHIL PHD, History andPhilosophy of Science Holdstock, Nicky, MA VETMB PHD,Veterinary Medicine Frolova-Walker, Marina, PHD FBA, Music Glen, Robert, BSC PHD, Chemistry Tyler, Lorraine, PHD FBA, Psychology Clayton, Nicky, MA PHD FRS FSB FSPS,Psychology Ogilvie, Gordon, MA PHD, Astrophysics

2001 Weeks, Melvyn, PHD, Economics Dyball, Richard, VETMB PHD SCD,Medicine Hearn, Donald, MA,

2002 Griffiths, Howard, PHD, Plant Sciences,Admissions TutorGibson, John, MA VETMB PHD,Veterinary Medicine

2003 Badger, Tony, MA PHD, History, Emeritus MasterDunajski, Maciej, MSC DPHIL,Mathematics van Veen, Rik, BSC MSC DPHIL,Pharmacology Weiss, Charlie, MA PHD, Classics,PraelectorGuy, John, MA PHD, History Foyster, Elizabeth, BA MSC PHD [1996],History

2004 Jones, Philip, BA BM BCH PHD MRCPFRCR, Medicine Tasioulas, Jackie, MA DPHIL, English,Senior Tutor

2005 Byrne, Bill, BSC PHD, Engineering Lazar, Sian, MA PHD, Social Anthropology Sanson, Helena, MA LAUREA PHD,Modern Languages (Italian) Toxvaerd, Flavio, BSC MSC PHD,Economics

2006 Sterckx, Roel, BA MA MPHIL PHD FBA,Asian and Middle Eastern Studies(Chinese) Lestas, Ioannis, BA MENG PHD,Engineering Cacho, Rodrigo, BA PHD, ModernLanguages (Spanish) Preston, Andrew, BA MSC PHD, History

2007 Friend, Andrew, BSC PHD, Geography

2008 Balmford, Andrew, BA PHD FRS, Zoology Fletcher, Paul, MB BS FRCPSYCHFMEDSCI PHD, Medicine Stillman, Anne, MA MPHIL PHD, English

2009 Allmendinger, Phil, BSC PHD,Land Economy Faulkner, Phil, BA MPHIL PHD, Economics Hodell, David, BA PHD, Earth Sciences Hughes, Kirsty, LLB LLM PHD, Law Prabhu, Jaideep, BTECH PHD,Management Studies

2010 Carter, Andrew, MBIOCHEM PHD [2001],Molecular Biology Ross, Graham, MA, Music,Director of MusicRobertson, John, MA DPHIL, HistoryWatson, Ruth, BA DPHIL, History

2012 Wyburd, Jocelyn, MA,Director of the University of CambridgeLanguage CentreCorsetti, Giancarlo, MA PHD, Economics Leyser, Ottoline, CBE BA PHD FRS DBE,Plant Sciences

2013 Chesters, Timothy, BA DPHIL, ModernLanguages (French), Admissions TutorCarroll, Jason, BSC PHD, Pathology Warren, Paul, MA, Bursar and Steward

2014 Turner, Ed, BA PHD, Zoology, Tutor for Access and OutreachBuczacki, Simon, MA MB BCHIR PHDFRCS, Medicine Laman, Heike, BSC MA PHD, Pathology

2015 Viñuales, Jorge, LLB LLM PHD,Land Economy Chambers, David, BA BSC PHD,Management Studies

2016 Maniscalco, Lorenzo, LLB LLM PHD, Law

2017 Evans, Nick, BA MA DPHIL, History O’Donoghue, Josie, BA MA, English Rowitch, David, BA PHD MD, Medicine Stranks, Sam, BA BSC DPHIL, Physics O’Hearn, Bill, AB JD,Development Director

2018Weiss, Leah, BSC, PhysicsWilkes, Gareth, MMATH DPHIL,MathematicsWolf, Julia, BA PHD, MathematicsShorttle, Oliver, BA MSC PHD, Earth Sciences

2019Smith, Mark, MA MPHIL PHD, Theology,DeanSmith, Frederick, BA, HistoryZhang, Tianyi, BA PHD, DivinityKrupic, Julija, BSC MRES PHD,NeuroscienceLawson, Rebecca, MA PHD,NeuroscienceWimpenny, Sam, BSC PHD, GeologyBurrows, Ian, MA MPHIL PHD, English

BYE FELLOWS

2006 O’Hanlon, Polly, MA PHD [1982] Thompson, Dorothy, MA PHD FBASwensen, David, BA BSC MA MPHIL PHD

2007 Robinson, Duncan, CBE DL [1974-1995]

2011 Manica, Andrea, MA PHD [2002]

2015 Scott, Dominic, MA PHD [1987]

2016 Judd, Very Rev. Peter, MA DL

2018Wilkinson, Toby, MA PHD

2019Colwell, Lucy, BA PHD [2014]Hawkey, James, BA MA PHD [2015]

HONORARY FELLOWS

1967 Watson, James, KBE SCD FRS

1980 Attenborough, Sir David, OM CH CVOCBE MA FRS

1987 Santer, Rt Rev Mark, MA

1989 Bodmer, Sir Walter, MA PHD FRSFRCPATH

1990 Norrington, Sir Roger, CBE

1992 Barrington, Sir Nicholas, KCMG CVOBoyd, Sir John†, KCMG MA

1994 Williams, Rt Rev and Rt Hon Rowan (Lord Williams of Oystermouth), MA DPHIL DD PC FBA1997 Wiles, Sir Andrew, MA PHD FRS

1998 Wilson of Dinton, Lord GCB MACardoso, His Excellency Fernando, LLD

2001 Rutter, John, CBE MA DMUS HON FGCM

2002 Hunt, Sir Tim, MA PHD FRS

2004 Kirwan, Dame Frances, MA DPHIL FRSDBE

2006 Ackroyd, Peter, CBE MA FRSL HON DLITTSpence, Jonathan, CMG MA MA PHDParris, Matthew, MA

2012 Walport, Sir Mark, PHD FRCP FRCPATHFMEDSCI FRSCannadine, Sir David, DPHIL LITTDFRHISTS FBA FSA FRSLAlcock, Susan, MA PHD FSAFaull, Rt Rev Vivienne, MA

2015 Appiah, Kwame, MA PHD

2016 Grant, Sir Malcolm, CBE MA LLM LLDHON LLD Mair, Lord, CBE MA PHD HON DSCFRENG FRS

2019Gates Jr, Henry, BA MA PHD

ELIZABETH DE CLAREFELLOWS

2008 Lerner, Randolph, BA LLB Gillespie, Alan, CBE MA PHDRiley, Ian, MA MENG

2014 Spiers, John, MA

2016 Burrell, Denis, MA CBE DL FRAES

2018Currie, Andrew, MAGarrard, Neil, MA

The Fellowshipas at 10th October 2019. Years in square brackets refer to previous elections to the Fellowship.


For the Class of 1969, this year marked the 50th

anniversary of joining Clare. A Reunion dinner was held

in College in April 2019, and, since the COVID-19 crisis,

a further meeting was organised on Zoom to reflect on

their experiences since matriculation. Convened by Year

Group Representative, Mohammed Amin, and chaired

by Roger Camrass, the participants shared their journeys

since leaving Clare.

Here, Roger Camrass summarises their conclusions,

reflecting what the participants regarded as personal

‘success’ and what career advice their year would offer

today’s graduating students.

As we entered employment in the early seventies, dramaticsocial, economic and political changes were beginning totake place, alongside the birth of the digital age. CoolBritannia was leading the world in many respects, andcareer patterns were changing in novel and unpredictableways. As we look on the situation for today’s students,parallels can certainly be found.

Some of us chose traditional routes into employment, theestablished professions of medicine, law and engineering,or an academic career in teaching and research. Whatbecame apparent as people told their stories was that eventhis sub-group would change direction in radical ways,with many abandoning their chosen paths within a shortperiod post-Clare. The rest of us had little idea what wemight do and often preferred to postpone a decision bytravelling the world or taking a further educational course.

Except for some advice from our tutors, there was littlecareer guidance available from the University. It wasassumed that we would either progress into academia via the PhD route or select an established profession.Neither approach prepared us for what was to come.

For most, the process was evolutionary, following ourpassions and never staying still for long. There were manyfalse starts, but these proved to be awakenings rather thanblind alleys. Some of us entered traditional industries onlyto turn to politics or the City. Others found teaching too

Class NotesWe are delighted to share news from our members in Clare Review for the first time this year.

To submit your Class Notes for next year’s edition, visit: bit.ly/clarecollegeclassnotes.

Reflecting on 50 years

Fellows’

publicationsWe invited our Fellows and College Research Associates to share a publicationfrom the last academic year that they would like to highlight.

Andrews, N. (2019). Andrews on CivilProcesses. 2nd ed. Cambridge Intersentia.

Badger, A.J. (2019). Albert Gore, Sr.: a Political Life. Philadelphia: University Of Pennsylvania Press.

Blackburn, R.M. (2020). Coping withCoronavirus: A Personal Experience andThe Response of an English Village.SunKrist Sociology and Research Journal,1(1), pp.1–6.

Burrows, I. (2020). Shakespeare forSnowflakes: on Slapstick and Sympathy.Zer0 Books.

Cartledge, P. (2020). Thebes: theForgotten City of Ancient Greece. New York:Abrams Press.

Doherty, T.A.S., Winchester, A.J.,Macpherson, S., Johnstone, D.N., Pareek,V., Tennyson, E.M., Kosar, S., Kosasih, F.U.,Anaya, M., Abdi-Jalebi, M., Andaji-Garmaroudi, Z., Wong, E.L., Madéo, J.,Chiang, Y.-H., Park, J.-S., Jung, Y.-K.,Petoukhoff, C.E., Divitini, G., Man, M.K.L.,Ducati, C., Walsh, A., Midgley, P.A., Dani,K.M. and Stranks, S.D. (2020).Visualising Performance-Limiting NanoscaleTrap Clusters at Grain Junctions in HalidePerovskites. Nature, 580(7803), pp.360–366.

Dumbrell, A.J., Turner, E.C. and Fayle,T.M. (2020). Tropical Ecosystems in the 21stCentury. London: Elsevier.

Dunajski, M., Gover, A.R. andWaterhouse, A. (2020). Some examples ofprojective and c-projective compactificationsof Einstein metrics. Annales Henri Poincaré,21(4), pp.1113–1133.

Fara, P. (2019). Battling for Life: theWartime Work of Janet Vaughan. TheLancet, 394(10202), pp.910–911.

Farrar, B., Boeckle, M. and Clayton, N.(2020). Replications in ComparativeCognition: What Should We Expect andHow Can We Improve? Animal Behavior and Cognition, 7(1), pp.1–22.

Faulkner, P. and Runde, J. (2019).Theorising the Digital Object. MIS Quarterly,42(4), pp.1279–1302.

Follini, T. (2019). Watteau’s Fan: HenryJames and the Lightness of Style. In: A. Duperray, A. Harding and D. Tredy, eds.,

Heritage and Transmission: Reading HenryJames in the Twenty-First Century.Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press.

Foster, W. (2020). Wayfaring Wonder: How an ant navigates the desert. Nature,577, pp.162–3.

Gates, Jr, H.L. (2019). Stony the Road:Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and theRise of Jim Crow. Penguin.

Hedley, D. and Leech, D. (2020).Revisioning Cambridge Platonism: Sourcesand Legacy. Springer.

Lu, D.C.-Y., Hannemann, A., Wadud, R.,Rees, D.C., Brewin, J.N., Low, P.S. andGibson, J.S. (2019). The role of WNK inmodulation of KCl cotransport activity in redcells from normal individuals and patientswith sickle cell anaemia. Pflügers Archiv -European Journal of Physiology, 471(11–12),pp.1539–1549.

Mason, B., Flach, S., Teixeira, F.R., ManzanoGarcia, R., Rueda, O.M., Abraham, J.E.,Caldas, C., Edwards, P.A.W. and Laman,H. (2019). Fbxl17 is rearranged in breastcancer and loss of its activity leads toincreased global O-GlcNAcylation. Cellularand Molecular Life Sciences, 77(13),pp.2605–2620.

Nagarajan, S., Rao, S.V., Sutton, J.,Cheeseman, D., Dunn, S., Papachristou,E.K., Prada, J.-E.G., Couturier, D.-L., Kumar,S., Kishore, K., Chilamakuri, C.S.R., Glont,S.-E., Archer Goode, E., Brodie, C., Guppy,N., Natrajan, R., Bruna, A., Caldas, C.,Russell, A., Siersbæk, R., Yusa, K.,Chernukhin, I. and Carroll, J.S. (2020).ARID1A influences HDAC1/BRD4 activity,intrinsic proliferative capacity and breastcancer treatment response. NatureGenetics, 52(2), pp.187–197.

Nobuta, H., Yang, N., Ng, Y.H., Marro, S.G.,Sabeur, K., Chavali, M., Stockley, J.H.,Killilea, D.W., Walter, P.B., Zhao, C., Huie, P.,Goldman, S.A., Kriegstein, A.R., Franklin,R.J.M., Rowitch, D.H. and Wernig, M.(2019). Oligodendrocyte Death in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease Is Rescued by IronChelation. Cell Stem Cell, 25(4), pp.531-541.e6.

Oliver, A. and Smiley, T. (2018). CantorianSet Theory. The Bulletin of Symbolic Logic,24(4), pp.393–451.

Radjou, N. and Prabhu, J. (2019). Do Better with Less: Frugal Innovation for Sustainable Growth. Penguin RandomHouse.

Robertson, J. (2019). John Pocock’shistories of political thought. Storia dellastoriografia/History of Historiography, 75,pp.11–46.

Ross, G. (conductor), Choir of ClareCollege, The Dmitri Ensemble, Campbell,G., Coates, O., STABAT: Music by Arvo Pärt,Pçteris Vasks, James MacMillan. Harmonia Mundi.

Shabek, N., Ticchiarelli, F., Mao, H., Hinds,T.R., Leyser, O. and Zheng, N. (2018).Structural plasticity of D3–D14 ubiquitinligase in strigolactone signalling. Nature,563(7733), pp.652–656.

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1972 | Shirley Northover

When I was licensedas a Church ofEngland Lay Ministerin Christ ChurchCathedral, Oxford on2nd November 2019,I was supported bysix of my fellow

alumnae from 1972 with whom I remain close friends –Keren Smart (née Hull), Anne Nightingale, SarahAnderson (née Harley), Helen Fallwick (née Worsfold),Sue Campbell and Vivienne May.

1973 | Nicola Jackson

I am co-author/editor of The Poetry of John Tyndall, the 19C Victorian scientist, published October 12th 2020 by UCL Press. Seewww.uclpress.co.uk/products/168206.It is available in hardback and paperback, as well as Open Access (free).

1973 | Chris Swain

At the start of 2020 I turned 65 and I decided that I'd trylearning to program in Swift using Xcode. I've never hadany formal programming training and I've always regardedmyself as a cut-and-paste programmer. I've dabbled withvarious programming languages from AppleScript andshell scripting through ApplescriptObjC to Python, but onlyjust enough to solve the scientific problem at hand, notreally with the aim to provide an application.

My son Matt gave me a link to two half-hour tutorials whichI managed to complete in 4 hours! So armed with a link tostackoverflow.com I set about writing my own app calledmolSeeker. The full story can be found here: macinchem.org/reviews/molseeker/molSeeker.php

I now feel inspired to undertake a more challenging target,details to follow...

1976 | Martin Searle

In 2020 I was elected to the General Committee of SurreyCounty Cricket Club and appointed COVID-19 MedicalOfficer at Chippenham Town Football Club (NationalLeague South - level 6).

1983 | Julian (Fred) Mosselmans

I entered a civil partnership on September 30th 2020 withCraig Francis.

1992 | Katharine Clare

Further to the article published in the Summer 2013edition of Clare News, I am delighted to confirm that I was promoted to Commander Royal Navy in 2014 andfollowing my appointment to the British Defence Staff inthe British Embassy in Washington DC, have beenselected for promotion to Captain Royal Navy with effectfrom Summer 2020.

1996 | Louise Sheffield

I'm having a children's novel published in September thisyear. One of my characters is based on Terry Woollard,who was a porter at Clare at the time I was an undergrad.The credits of the book contain a small dedication to him.

2003 | Leonidas Cheliotis

Dr. Leonidas Cheliotis, Associate Professor and Director ofthe Mannheim Centre for Criminology in the Department ofSocial Policy, London School of Economics and PoliticalScience, has won the prestigious Gerhard O.W. MuellerAward for 2020. The award is conferred annually by theInternational Section of the American Academy of CriminalJustice Sciences for 'outstanding contributions to the fieldof comparative/international criminal justice', and haspreviously been won by such scholars as Jeremy Travis,Gary LaFree, Louise Shelley, Ron Huff and Martin Killias.Dr. Cheliotis is the youngest scholar to have won the awardsince it was first established in 2003. He was selected forthe award for his widely published work on the politicaland economic underpinnings of crime and penal andcognate policies in Greece, the UK and the US from bothnational and international comparative perspectives.

limiting and chose careers that offered broaderopportunities. What was consistent was the fact that all our careers have been a portfolio of experiences thatevolved in tune with the social, economic and politicaltrends of the passing decades.

Almost everyone agreed that life had presented manyexciting opportunities and that we were fortunate to find our way into them. Monetary rewards appeared asecondary motivation for the majority, although each now seemed to be entering into a comfortable retirementwith many interesting years in front of us.

Looking ahead to the next fifty years we see a different work environment where artificial intelligence and machinelearning will compete with or supplement every aspect ofhuman skill and endeavour. Traditional professions such aslaw and medicine will be transformed out of all recognition.New professions such as Data Science have emerged as‘data becomes the new oil’. Even education itself will needto respond to the call of ‘learn, unlearn and relearn’ thatcharacterises the new digital age.

This sets unprecedented challenges and opportunities forgraduates entering the job market. Our overriding advicewas to ‘follow your passions’ and maintain career flexibility.The prospect of a ‘job for life’ no longer exists. Insteadcurrent students need to respond constantly to changingexternal conditions – what we now call the ‘VUCA’ (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world.

The implications here are profound. It is no longer possibleto remain loyal to an employer or profession; I had workedfor eight companies, seven of which had ceased to exist.Spotting the most fulfilling opportunities will depend ontiming. As COVID-19 has proven, twenty years of changecan occur in just twelve months. Flexibility will be the key.

It is worth seeking advice about one’s personalcompetencies and aspirations at the start of your career,to help recognise what your strengths and weaknessesare early, rather than discovering these by default alongthe way.

What does success look like for us? According to thosewho spoke, success is about fulfilling one’s aspirations.This could be measured in terms of financial capital, butmost chose to describe their successes in broader termssuch as intellectual and social capital. What we all had incommon was the desire to leave a legacy that would inspirethose around us, be it family, local community or the worldat large. In this respect ‘success’ is about impact.

For those who could not join us, Mohammed Amin iscontinuing to collect stories from our year, please doconsider adding yours.

To watch the participants’ recollections of their career

journeys, visit stories.clare.cam.ac.uk/1969-careers-

retrospective.

1950 | Peter Knewstubb

Peter, a Fellow of Clare College since 1964 and editor of theClare College Association Annual until 2016, celebrated his90th birthday on 31st July 2020. We are very grateful toPeter for his many years of service to the College.

1952 | Peter Bagnall-Oakeley

I would like to let my peers know that I now live in Marlow.

1953 | Hugh Sykes

I am working virtually full-time on aproject which will propose more spatialplanning for the UK economy leading toa narrowing of the current north/southdivide. There is a great deal of supportfrom many quarters and if anyone is

interested I will happily provide more details.

1970 | Philip Walker

Philip Walker is Emeritus Professor ofPhysics at the University of Surrey. Hewas awarded the 2019 Ernest RutherfordMedal and Prize by the Institute ofPhysics for "advances in understandingmetastable nuclear states: their origins,

properties and applications". The attached photo showshim with his wife, Susan, at the awards ceremony.

1970 | David Sugarman

Professor David Sugarman was awardedan Honorary Fellowship of the AmericanSociety for Legal History for his“scholarly distinction and leadership inthe field” (details through theDevelopment Office). He was appointed

as a Senior Associate of the Centre for Socio-LegalStudies, University of Oxford, in May 2019.


FELLOW | Professor Nigel Weiss

College members will be saddened tolearn of the recent death of distinguishedastrophysicist Nigel Weiss. Nigel was aFellow of the College from 1965 and wasPresident of the Fellowship from 2001 to2005. Over the course of his career hemade seminal contributions to ourunderstanding of the surface layers of theSun and of the role of magnetic fields androtation in driving sunspots and othermanifestations of the 11-year solar cycle.He received numerous honours andawards for this work, culminating in theGold Medal of the Royal AstronomicalSociety in 2007.

Nigel was born in Johannesburg in 1936 toJewish–Hungarian parents: his father wasa geophysicist, and his mother was one ofthe few female opposition MPs in SouthAfrica during the 1960s. A firm opponent ofApartheid, he continued to promote thecause of educational equality in SouthAfrica throughout his life. He concluded hisschool education in England and went onto study Natural Sciences at Clare,followed by a PhD in which he focused onmagnetohydrodynamics, the study of theinteraction between gas and magneticfields that was to underpin his laterachievements in the field of solar theory. Aperiod at Culham Laboratory allowed himto pioneer the use of numerical codes formodelling magnetohydrodynamicproblems. These studies laid thegroundwork for him developing the theoryof “flux expulsion” within the photosphere(visible surface of the Sun) shortly after hisreturn to Cambridge, as Lecturer in theDepartment of Applied Mathematics andTheoretical Physics, in 1965. Othercelebrated contributions from this periodinclude Nigel’s elucidation of the way thatconvection reorganises magnetic fields atthe solar surface into rope-like structures,as well as the important demonstration that

the processes of magnetic fieldamplification in the Sun can be chaotic.Nigel became Professor of MathematicalAstrophysics in 1987 and was electedFellow of the Royal Society in 1992. Nigel was a popular Fellow, who exuded a sort of unobtrusive authority thatcommanded universal respect. He had astrong sense of humour, was modest andkind, and always interested in what otherpeople did and in the affairs of the College.He had broad interests across the arts andsciences (having served on the scientificadvisory panel to the National Gallery from1996 to 2012), and he took a keen interestin the visual arts in College, co-writing theinscription on the double helix sculpture inMemorial Court. Nigel was also keen tobridge the divide between arts and scienceat a social level and was very proactive, asa Graduate Tutor, in promoting the MCR asa venue where graduate students couldexchange ideas outside the rigid silos oftheir respective disciplines. Within theFellowship his patient, but ultimatelyunsuccessful, attempts to explain quantummechanics to his colleagues in the arts arewarmly remembered!

The College is highly indebted to Nigel andhis wife, Judy (née Martin, a scholar ofAnglo-Norman literature, whom he marriedin 1968), for founding two fully fundedpostgraduate studentships: the Nigel andJudy Weiss Studentships have supportedPhD students in the arts and sciences atClare since 2014. Nigel and Judy alsofounded an educational trust in his nativeSouth Africa, which provides bursaries tohelp young South Africans from thetownships access school and university.

Nigel’s work in unravelling the fundamentalphysics that governs the creation ofsunspots and solar flares was foundationalto his field at a time when the practicalsignificance of these astronomical events –as sources of disruption for terrestrialcommunications systems – was becomingincreasingly apparent. His legacy includestwo textbooks, Starspots and Sunspots andMagnetoconvection (co-authored withJohn Thomas and Mike Proctor), bothwritten well into his retirement. Hecontinued to publish scientific papers intohis ninth decade. He is remembered withdeep respect and affection, not only as anoutstanding scientist but also as a humaneand principled man. He is survived by hiswife, three children and five grandchildren.

FELLOW | Sir John Boyd

The College is saddened to announce thedeath of Honorary Fellow and formerMaster of Churchill, Sir John Boyd, on 18October, aged 83. Sir John was the Masterof Churchill from 1996 to 2006, havingpreviously been the British Ambassador toJapan from 1992 to 1996. During his timeas Master, Sir John was also announcedas Chairman of the British Museum in2001, having previously been a Trustee ofthe museum for five years, working closelywith the Museum’s Department ofJapanese Antiquities.

Speaking in 2018 of his time as Master ofChurchill, Sir John recalled: “We wereextraordinarily lucky and happy to come toChurchill, and we never regretted it for aday. All the main points about Churchillwere things that were very near to ourhearts: the flexibility and the strong talent,offset by this kind of family feeling. Thelovely link with Mary Soames, in particular,was always a joy. The link with Mr Mølleralso. He was a lovely man – so careful andcourteous. And then the other major thingwas that Julia and I could both be involvedand it was the ultimate happiness for usboth as a couple and each doing our thingin the College.

“There was a low point when I had a strokeand others I knew in Cambridge orelsewhere had been pretty much wavedgoodbye by their colleges when they gotseriously sick. So, it was one of the mosthuman and lovely things the College didwas to tell me: ‘Take your time, we want you back.'”

Educated at Clare and Yale, Sir John joinedthe Foreign Office in 1962, where he wassent to Hong Kong almost immediately tocontinue his language studies in Chinese,before returning to the UK in 1967 to workin the Northern and then First Eastern

Deceased Alumni & ObituariesDepartments. In 1969 he was sent toWashington, where he – in his own words –“was covering the Nixon phenomenon,Kissinger's re-balancing of the world [and]Mel Laird’s managing of the Pentagon”. In1973 he moved back to China, beforeheading to Bonn as Counsellor Economicin 1977. In 1981 he went to the UnitedNations in New York, where he was“responsible for the Economic and SocialCouncil, the Second Committee, which waseconomic affairs, the Third Committee ofthe General Assembly, which was socialaffairs, and a whole range of relations withthe Specialised Agencies – populationpeople, development people, food peopleand so on.”

After New York Sir John returned to theForeign Office as an Assistant Under-Secretary of State in 1984, beforebecoming political advisor to Hong Kongin 1985. After two years in this role hereturned to the UK to become DeputyUnder-Secretary of State (Defence andIntelligence), a role that he said “suited usin family terms to bring up our small familyin the UK for a change. We lived in a tinybasement in SW1 and I walked to theOffice. It worked out well.” He thenbecame Chief Clerk from 1989 to 1992before moving to Tokyo in his final rolebefore joining Churchill College.

Speaking about his long and varied careerthat spanned three continents in aninterview in 1999, when asked if he woulddo it again, Sir John said: “Withouthesitation. I always thought when I wasyoung that I would probably pursue thefamily traditions of medicine or academia.I thought, or persuaded myself, that that is what I wanted to do and had periodicchews at it, none of which was totallysatisfactory. I think that probably up untilmy last year at Cambridge I thought Iwould be an academic of some kind, butI am profoundly glad I wasn't. The Serviceprovides a perfect home for people likeme, who want to be active, but who are notactually first-class academics; there arelots of people in the Foreign Office muchbrighter than me but they were nice,tolerant colleagues and one could makesome use of one's life. So, I haveabsolutely no regrets and I am just verylucky that I have this [Master of Churchill]as a cherry on top of the cake at the end ofit, largely by luck.”

Remembering Sir John, Director of theChurchill Archives Centre, Allen Packwood,said: “He was a great supporter of theChurchill Archives Centre and his personaldiplomacy undoubtedly helped us acquiremany important collections. He kneweverybody and was liked by everyone.”

Rosemary Saunders, who was Sir John'sPersonal Assistant for many years, said: “SirJohn was a remarkable person to work for.He was thoughtful and supportive, and I willalways remember John with high esteem. Iconsider myself extremely fortunate to haveknown him, both professionally andpersonally, sharing many happy occasionswith both he and Julia.”

Sir John will be recalled with great affectionby all those who knew him. Our thoughtsare with Julia and the Boyd family.

The College was deeply saddened to learn of the deaths of two of Clare'sformer Porters this year

Robert ‘Paddy’ Ingham (at Clare from 2016-2020)

Keith Plumb (at Clare from 2005-2019)

1934Norman Swales (Mechanical Sciences)

1937Martin Lyth (Mechanical Sciences)

1939Thomas C Gibson (Natural Sciences)

Thomas Chometon Gibson died on 2 May2020, aged 99. He was born in Burnley,England, on 30 April 1921 to John andChristiane Gibson; he was the outcome ofa Franco–Scottish alliance. His father methis mother in France when he was servingas a medical officer during the First WorldWar. He was educated at Repton School,Clare College, Cambridge, and LondonHospital. He obtained a BA, MA and, in1946, the medical degree of MBCHB.While he was a medical student hesurvived multiple air raids, served in theHome Guard and had the unforgettableexperience of participating in the liberationof Bergen-Belsen. This had a profoundeffect on his attitude to the human state.

After internships at the London Hospital hewas drafted into the Royal Air Force,serving in the UK and Singapore as amedical specialist. Returning to theLondon Hospital he did residencies inInternal Medicine and Cardiology, latergoing into private practice in London.

In 1957 he was offered a Fellowship inCardiology at the North Carolina MemorialHospital; he had always felt drawn to the

specialty, attributing this to his birth in thehouse of Sir James Mackenzie, the doyenof British Cardiology. Here, he met hisfuture wife, Barbara Wilmer, who was apaediatric resident at the hospital. In 1962he moved to the University of Vermont,initially in the Department of Epidemiologyand Community Medicine, and later in theDepartment of Medicine. Here heexemplified the role of an academiccardiologist, being known for his teachingability, patient care and research,publishing many papers. He was notablyinterested in the prevention of coronaryartery disease and lectured extensively inthe Vermont community and elsewhere onthe risk factors associated with thedisorder. He was also attracted to anddeveloped a cardiac non-invasivelaboratory, and he spent sabbatical yearsat the echocardiographic laboratories ofthe North Carolina Memorial Hospital andthe Massachusetts General Hospital.

He was past President of the VermontHeart Association and served onnumerous committees, both regionally and nationally, including the editorial board of several cardiology journals. He was a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College ofCardiology and the Royal College of Physicians, the latter an honour rarelygiven to expatriates. Retiring in 1986, he was awarded the title of EmeritusProfessor by the University of Vermont.Professor Gibson was, above all, a man of principle, a caring physician and goodfriend and trusted adviser to many. Hisinterests were eclectic, including travel,reading, art, music, cryptic crosswords,sailing, golf and the correct use of theEnglish language, the latter a rather futile pursuit.

He was predeceased by his wife, Barbara,who was his dearly beloved partner in lifefor 51 years and the mother of his fivechildren: Andrew and wife, Sarah; Paul andwife, Allison; Clare and husband, Bradley;and twin daughters, Caroline andPenelope. His only sister, Anna, isdeceased. Relatives survive in Canada,France and the United Kingdom. Last butnot least, he and his wife had sixgrandchildren who were an important partof their later life.

In conclusion, Tom would like to thankthose people, both medical and non-medical, who helped him to survive thevicissitudes of old age. Like his wife, hewas concerned for those who had difficultyin affording health care and wouldappreciate contributions in his name to theCommunity Health Center at 617 RiversideAvenue, Burlington, Vermont, 05401.


1940James R Davis (Agriculture)

1941Thomas F Gubbins (Physics)

1944Peter J Darvall (Architecture)

David S Gibbs (Mechanical Sciences)

David Stormont Gibbs was born in 1926and joined Clare College from RugbySchool in 1944 during the latter part of thewar as an Exhibitioner to read Engineering.He played rugby for the College andUniversity and subsequently forHarlequins. National Service saw himposted to Libya with the Royal Engineers,and in Tripoli he met his future wife, SallyDobbs, who was staying with the ChiefAdministrator of Tripolitania. They marriedin 1952.

Subsequently, he joined an engineeringfirm in London for three years, but whenhis father – who was headmaster ofGayhurst (Prep) School in Gerrards Cross– asked him to help out he discovered histrue metier, which was to teach. From 1955to 1964 he taught Physics and Maths atRepton School in Derbyshire, where healso played a major role in the CCF, whichin those days was important in preparingyoung men to be officers in their ownNational Service.

Multi-talented and with energy to spare,and despite a young family, David appliedfor headships overseas under the aegis ofthe British Council, and St Paul's School inDarjeeling was lucky to get him. For David,India was the highlight of his career. Hisfirst headship enabled him to bring freshideas to a great school that neededmodernising.

His practical engineering skills enabledthe boys for the first time to have hot waterfor their morning ablutions, and hebrought outward bound ideas to theschool's old-fashioned cadet corps.Camping, rock-climbing and trekking –even maintaining the school buildings –were innovations that Indian boys, unusedto manual activities, found exciting andchallenging. Border wars with China andEast Pakistan added to the excitement.But David also brought cultural diversity,encouraging contributions from otherfaiths to what had been a purely Christianfoundation, and music and drama(combined in regular Gilbert and Sullivanproductions) also flourished.

With the withdrawal of British Councilsponsorship, David reluctantly returned to the UK but with an OBE for his servicesto education in India. After a brief spell at Rugby he became Warden of StColumba's College, Dublin. Now aged 49, he had the experience for anotherchallenging post in a changing Ireland.He combined a strong personality withgreat warmth and humour and areadiness always to acknowledge otherpoints of view. There could be friction ashe sought to bring discipline to a regimethat had tolerated long hair and sloppydress, but David's concern was always tobring out the best in his charges, and staffand pupils soon came to appreciate themoral integrity that governed hisdecisions. Academic success improved,cultural and sporting activities increased,and chapel and his own sermons – withthe insights brought back from hisfamiliarity with other faiths in India – werecentral to the college's life. Co-educationwas introduced and numbers went up. He was one of those teachers whosewarmth and modesty inspires love in both pupils and staff.

He had a long and happy retirement at hishome in County Laois, surrounded by hiswife and grown-up family, frequentlyentertaining former pupils and colleagues.He died in June this year, just two weeksshort of his 94th birthday.

John Billington

1946Richard H V Horsman (Agriculture)

1947Richard C Budenberg (Mechanical Sciences)

1948Keith K Fairweather (Natural Sciences)

Neil E G Gilbert (Mathematics)

Graeme O Stewart (Economics)

1949James F English (English)

Peter K Poskitt (Architecture)

J Michael Tellwright (Natural Sciences)

1950Jeremy S Lang (Mechanical Sciences)

John Whitmore (English)

Jeremy N Wordsworth (Architecture)

1951Norman H Bateman(Modern & Medieval Languages)

Norman was born in Hull in 1932. He waseducated at Hull Grammar School, fromwhere he entered Clare College. He wasalways very grateful for the education thathe received at the school. While there itbecame apparent that he had a gift forlanguages, in which he was to specialise at Clare.

He thought himself very lucky to have theopportunities that being at Cambridgeafforded him.

After university Norman did NationalService. This was the time of the Cold War,and he was selected for the I-Corps(Intelligence). The military needed Russianspeakers and, having a good degree inModem Languages, he was chosen tolearn Russian, a very intensive course.

Following National Service, he decided togo into teaching and receivedpostgraduate training at London Universitybefore getting a job at Sir William BorlaseSchool, Marlow, a traditional grammarschool. Norman was able to encouragethose he taught to look at the language aspart of the culture of the country and, withthis in mind, he organised walking holidaysin Europe.

In 1994 Norman married Pauline Glanville,who had been a friend for many years andwho survives him.

Dermot O Hoare (Economics & Law)

Dermot passed away on Saturday 14December 2019, aged 88. He attendedClare College from September 1951 toJune 1954, graduating in Economics andLaw, and he was a keen member of theCambridge Footlights – the highlyrespected acting comedy club of theUniversity and breeding-ground for manyfamous comedians, such as JimmyEdwards, Peter Cook, John Cleese andHugh Laurie, to name a few. He alsoserved on its committee. Indeed, duringhis time in the Footlights, the companyperformed its first-ever revue in a publictheatre. Called Out of the Blue, it ran for

three weeks at London’s Phoenix Theatrein 1954 and was the beginning of whatsubsequently made the Footlights, andmany of its members, so famous.

In his memoirs, Frederic Raphael – thescreenwriter, author and fellow CambridgeFootlights player – wrote of the revue:“Dermot Hoare … landed the delectablepart of the odalisque in the Ottomannumber, and performed it with rouged andmascaraed aplomb.”

On retiring, Dermot became a member ofthe Clare College Alumni Council andalways attended and much enjoyed theCollege reunions.

During his time at Cambridge, a significantevent was meeting his wife, Karen, whowas then working at the English SpeakingUnion. They married in 1955 andsubsequently had four children.

Born in Twickenham on 7 February 1931,Dermot’s pre-Cambridge education was atNewlands Preparatory School inTwickenham, followed by EastbourneCollege, where he was Head of School.He gained scholarships to bothestablishments. A keen rugby player atschool, he went on to play for Blackheathwhen he moved to London after leavingCambridge.

Dermot began his career in sales andmarketing in the chemical and buildingindustries before moving into managementconsultancy. He founded his owncompany, Mandate Consultants,specialising in personnel and recruitment.

Always interested in promoting andimproving education, he becameChairman of Governors of the preparatorygirls’ school attended by his threedaughters, and Chairman of the CentralLondon branch of the British Institute ofManagement, supporting and encouragingyoung enterprise.

After retiring in 2003, Dermot had nointention of resting on his laurels. Havingalways enjoyed cooking himself, he taughtthe subject to people with learningdifficulties. He also privately tutored 9–13year olds in Maths and English forCommon Entrance and GCSE exams, withmany of his pupils winning sought-afterplaces to the schools of their choice andseveral gaining scholarships; co-directedhis local bridge club; and was Secretary ofthe Woking Writers’ Circle. Never one tostop learning, he found time to home studyand gained certificates in courses oneducation for special needs andpsychology.

Dermot spent his last 19 months in a carehome, enjoying a daily glass or two ofMerlot, and he was his usual, cheerful selfuntil the morning he died. He enjoyed ahearty breakfast and was chatting away, ashe always did, but suddenly deteriorated.He died peacefully that afternoonsurrounded by his family.

Dermot will always be remembered for hisquick wit, keen sense of humour, optimismand energy, and for being a highlyentertaining raconteur.

David A Norman (History)

Gerald C Smith (Mathematics)

Michael W Wathen (Law)

1952William R Cockshott (Mechanical Sciences)

Bill (William) Cockshott died on Friday 22November in the Lake District after a four-day stay in hospital. Bill spent all hisworking life in the aerospace industry andwas a Fellow of the RAeS. He retained hiskeen interest in engineering and was busyas Chair of the Fabric Committee atCartmel Priory. He was in the middle of acomplicated negotiation involvingarchitects and builders, coordinating a newextension to the Priory for upgradedkitchens and facilities when he was takenill. My father replied that there was no longgame at 87 when I suggested that hemight wish to sit down for 10 minutes afterlunch to conserve energy. He insisted onliving life as he wanted; indeed, he hadordered a new car the day before he wentinto hospital.

Bill enjoyed sailing and was a member ofSouth Windermere Sailing Club for 46years, was a past Commodore and Trustee.He last sailed on Windermere with hisfamily on a perfect sunny afternoon in mid-October as the 2019 sailing season ended.Bill fully enjoyed his retirement in the LakeDistrict with my mother, Peggy, and hislocal triplet grandchildren, and he wentfishing and travelling whenever possible.His other three grandchildren live inAustralia, where Bill and Peggy visited oncea year until very recently.

Geoffrey M Hilton (Archaeology & Anthropology)

Raymond R F Pelham Thorman (Economics)

1954Hugh M Dunphy (Archaeology & Anthropology)

1955J Mark Barraclough (Law)

1956David L Atherton (Mechanical Sciences)

David came up to Clare in 1956 fromGresham’s School with a major openscience scholarship after gaining atechnical commission in the RAF duringhis National Service. He read NaturalSciences Part I and Electrical EngineeringPart II.

Immediately after graduating, he emigratedto Canada to work on the design ofcomputers and the study ofsuperconductivity with Ferranti-PackardElectric, Toronto. In 1971 he wasappointed Professor of Physics andComputer Engineering at Queen’sUniversity in Kingston, Ontario, where heled the Canadian Maglev project. Hissubsequent work, which was recognisedby election to a Fellowship of the RoyalSociety of Canada, lay in the field ofmagnetism, and he gained many patentsand published approximately threehundred technical papers. He co-foundeda very successful company providing themagnetic inspection of oil and gaspipelines.

After studying glaciology on expeditions toIceland and Greenland during his longvacations, he continued to enjoy a veryactive life as a keen photographer andmountaineer in Alaska, Baffin Island and Peru.

With his wife, Joanna (who with their twodaughters succeeds him), he restored thebuildings and gardens of a 250-acre farmnear Kingston and built up a herd ofMurray Grey beef cattle, not forgetting theJersey cow that provided milk for thefamily. After a lengthy illness, he diedpeacefully at home on 18 March 2020 withhis family around him.

Alexander G Moore (Medicine)


1957Richard H L Armitage (History)

Timothy J Benn (History)

Trevor J P Hart (Law)

Ian A Macdonald (Law)

The death of Ian Macdonald QC, abarrister notable as a pioneer of committedanti-racist legal practice, was announcedon 12 November 2019. Ian’s deathoccurred while on holiday with his family.

Ian was born in Glasgow, studied atCambridge University and was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1963. He joined Garden Court Chambers in1974, and he was later Joint Head of theLondon-based Garden Court Chambersand Head of Manchester’s Garden CourtNorth Chambers, which he helped to set up. He became a QC in 1988, and inhis later career he was made a Bencher of the Middle Temple and was awardedHonours as a Grand Knight of the Order of Liberty (Portugal).

Ian’s reputation as a successful trial lawyerwas forged in the 1970s and 1980s in thehigh-profile Mangrove Nine, Angry Brigadeand Balcombe Street siege trials, in hisrepresentation of families of those who haddied in the Deptford fire and in the BlackParents Association and students’association cases in London andManchester. These trials challenged,among other matters, the unrepresentativecomposition of juries, police harassment ofthe black community and itsspokespeople, the many racial injustices inhousing, policing, prosecution andimmigration decision-making and unfairtrial and prosecutorial procedures.

These were hard-fought trials, whichexposed and forced reforms within thecriminal justice system. As to Ian’s role,activists and defendants in the Mangrovetrial who attended Ian’s recent 80thbirthday party spoke with great feeling ofhis willingness to listen to them and torespect and present their accounts ofmistreatment and injustice, as stateattempts to crush black resistance. After 55days at the Old Bailey, the Mangrove Ninewere acquitted, forcing the first judicialacknowledgement that there was“evidence of racial hatred” in theMetropolitan Police.

Ian’s legal work included a wider focus onracial and migrant injustice, and he was akey, active critic of the Commonwealth

Immigrants Act 1962. He was a memberof a small group of Society of LabourLawyers and of the Campaign AgainstRacial Discrimination (CARD) legal group,which helped to draft proposals for racerelations law in the UK. He authored someof the first practitioner texts on anti-discrimination and anti-racist laws. Hisconcern for justice led him to activism inthe anti-Apartheid movement, as well asclose collaboration with black feministsand educationalists, and with tradeunionists in defence of workers’ rights.

In 1987 Ian chaired the Burnage Inquiryinto the death of 13-year-old Ahmed IqbalUllah in a Manchester playground in 1984.His widely proclaimed report waspublished in book form under the titleMurder in the Playground. In 1998 he wasleading counsel for Duwayne Brooks in theLawrence Inquiry, and helped to runcommunity self-defence on behalf of youngAsian clients, who mobilised to resistattacks by racist mobs on their communityin Burnley in 2002.

In the 1980s Ian’s community work led himinto immigration law practice as acampaigning and appellate lawyer and asthe author and later editor of the textbookthat became Macdonald’s Immigration Lawand Practice, now in its 9th edition andwidely credited as “the immigrationpractitioners’ Bible”.

Ian was among the first barristersappointed as a Special Advocate to theSpecial Immigration Appeals Commission,SIAC, in 1997, but he resigned in 2004 inprotest at indefinite detention of terrorismsuspects without trial.

Ian is survived by his wife, Brigid, his foursons, Ian, Jamie, Kieran and Cameron,and five grandchildren. He is mourned by many.

David R Moore (Theology)

1958G Antony Jones (Law)

1959David A H Goddard (Economics)

David Alan Haywood Goddard, of LorraineSt, Plattsburgh NY, passed away at hishome on Monday 15 June 2020, aged 81.He was born in Sheffield, England, on 2May 1939, son of the late Leonard andMarion Goddard.

David attended Cambridge University as anundergraduate and completed his PhD in

Sociology at the New School for SocialResearch in New York City. He was a formerProfessor of Sociology at the City Universityof New York and a former Curator ofSouthampton Historical Museum.

David enjoyed playing golf, gardening,reading and watching classic movies. He was a true scholar. His latest book –Colonizing Southampton. The

Transformation of a Long Island

Community, 1870–1900 – was published in 2011 by SUNY Press.

David married Monica Ciobanu inSouthampton Long Island in 2004.Survivors include his wife, Monica, ofPlattsburgh; sister, Patricia Robertson; and two nephews.

Ian S Laurie (Medieval Literature)

Robin A A Morrall (Botany)

Robin was born in Llandrindod Wells,where his family moved to escape theLondon Blitz. He came up to Clare fromWhitgift School, spending time afterleaving school at RothamstedExperimental Station, pioneers in thefoundations of modern scientificagriculture and the principles of cropnutrition. Robin was passionate aboutbotany and was one of those rare peoplewho knew exactly what he wanted to dowith his life from an early age, pursuing thescience of botany and rising to thepinnacle of his profession.

He graduated from Clare in 1962 andsubsequently emigrated to Canada, wherehe met and married the love of his life,Barbara, in 1964 in Saskatoon. Soon after,he received his Master's degree from theUniversity of Saskatchewan. The followingyear, Robin became a Professorspecialising in Plant Pathology in theDepartment of Biology at the University ofSaskatchewan, becoming full Professor in1980 and Emeritus Professor on hisretirement in 1997. During his tenure hetaught undergraduate and graduatecourses in Biology and Plant Pathologyand supervised numerous graduatestudents. Robin could often be found in afarmer's field in rural Saskatchewanexamining crops and talking to producersabout disease management. He lovedworking with his graduate students, whooften became an integral part of his fieldstudies. Robin co-edited the bookDiseases of Field Crops in Canada, whichbecame the “Bible” for educators,agronomists and farmers alike. Throughouthis career, Robin was recognisednationally and internationally for his work

on plant diseases, in particular his workwith Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the causalagent of stem rot of canola and othercrops. His pioneering studies onfungicides and disease resistance haveserved as the foundation for currentdisease management strategies acrosswestern Canada. He was especiallyhonoured to be inducted into theSaskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame in2016, the first plant pathologist to receivethis recognition.

Robin had many interests outside his work.He became a passionate advocate forbilingual education; both his children, Johnand Rani, attended the Saskatoon FrenchSchool, while he served in variouscapacities on the school board. Hecombined some of his passions duringsabbaticals in Dijon, France, where hecontinued his research while his childrenattended French schools.

Robin loved to jog. Starting in the 1970s,he gradually progressed to marathonrunning, and by 1980 he was able to run asub-three-hour marathon. In recent timesRobin fulfilled a promise to Barbara to jointhe University of Saskatchewan BallroomDancing Club.

At Whitgift School, Rothamsted, Clare andDijon, Robin made many friends withwhom he kept in regular contact with anannual epistle, meeting up whenever hetravelled to Europe.

Robin died on 3 December 2018, aged 77.It was characteristic of him that he left hismortal remains to science. To honourRobin's life, a gathering took place with hisfamily, former students, colleagues andfriends to remember and reflect on his life.

David E Philip (Mechanical Sciences)

Alexander M Telford(Mechanical Sciences)

Sandy Telford came up to Clare in 1959 toread Mechanical Sciences (Engineering).Born in Aberdeen in July 1938, he went to aboarding prep school in Edinburgh(Cargilfield), followed by Trinity College,Glenalmond, in Perthshire, his parents thenbeing in the Sudan. His National Service,for two years, was in the Royal Engineers.

On coming up to Clare aged 21, hematriculated alongside two, ratheryounger, previous acquaintances, onefrom Cargilfield (Michael Blair) and onefrom Glenalmond (Frank Gerstenberg).None of the three knew one another’s firstnames before they met again. Much more

importantly, however, it was at Clare thathe met the love of his life, Mary, who was afriend of a sister of another member of theyear at Clare, Jeremy Banham. Sandy wasmarried to Mary for 57 years.

Not many of us who came to Clare in 1959had lived in the Sudan, and some of hisstories about life there left us wide-eyed atthe strangeness of it all. At Glenalmond hehad been a good mathematician, whichstood him in good stead as an engineerand accountant, and a leading member ofthe Rugby XV at stand-off. At Clare hecontinued playing rugby for the College,and latterly for the Unemployed team –drawn from players who decided not totake their rugby too seriously, allegedly inorder to study harder for the exams.

With his experience in the Sappers, andhis Engineering degree, Sandy started hisworking career at the Metal Box Companyas a Chartered Engineer. However, after afew years, he decided on a completechange of direction, and he retrained withthe firm that is now KPMG to become aChartered Accountant.

To start training in one’s thirties with agroup of 21-year-old graduates must havebeen daunting, but Sandy was undaunted,his humour and quiet enthusiasmendearing him not only to the bosses (whowere younger than he was), but also to hismore youthful “equal” colleagues. It washardly surprising that Sandy was a star,qualifying in his mid-thirties and beingpromoted up the ranks quickly to managerlevel. Simply, he was a very goodaccountant, who enjoyed being a verygood accountant. Before long, his maturityand steadiness led to a transfer to thefirm’s own finance department – beingaccountant to a firm of accountants is noeasy task but Sandy was a strong player.On his recommendation, his son Andrewjoined KPMG in his wake, to train andqualify. KPMG greatly valued Sandy’scontribution to the firm’s financialmanagement structure until he retired atthe age of 58.

Mary and Sandy had two sons, Stuart and Andrew, the second of whom hasgiven them two grand-daughters. After alengthy period of life in Winchmore Hill inLondon, they moved, on Sandy’sretirement, to a house by the Great Ousein Hartford, near Huntingdon. Sandy spentthe remainder of his life there, until hemoved into a care home.

1960Richard H Thomas

Nicholas D Turner (Law)

1961Gavin P Graveson (History)

Barry Rawling (Engineering)

Nicholas M Temperley (Fellow of Clare 1961-66)

1963Phillip C Etches (Medicine)

David S Smart (Mathematics)

David Sydney Smart, born in 1944, grew upin Belfast, where he studied at Belfast RoyalAcademy and won an Exhibition to readMathematics at Clare College, Cambridge,aged just 17. He had developed a love ofsport as well, watching and playing rugby,sprinting and breaking the RoyalAcademy’s U14 Long Jump record.

After his time at Clare, he was appointed toteach Mathematics at Sherborne School inDorset. He loved Sherborne, devoting 37years of his life to the school and living for52 years in the town. First and foremost,David was an inspirational teacher, whotaught the brightest and the least able withequal success. He ran the MathematicsDepartment for 15 years with greatefficiency and clear direction, leading byexample and caring for each individual inhis team; he was Director of Studies,serving in this capacity for 18 years, and adriving force behind the introduction ofcomputers to the school. David was highlyorganised, knowing that details matter; hehad very high standards for himself andexpected the same from others. He waskeen to involve local state schools in someof the benefits Sherborne School couldoffer, including Oxbridge teaching andpractice interviews.

Both school and the Abbey were at the heartof David’s life in Sherborne. He organisedand ran Bible Study groups for decades, aswell as living out his Christian faith at schooland elsewhere. He showed great dedicationin his roles on various church committees.David and Ann were married in SherborneAbbey in 1972 and had two children, both ofwhom went on to study at Oxbridge. In lateryears he enjoyed spending time with hisgrandsons; he was an inspiration to them,as he had been to the hundreds of boys hehad taught.

David loved to teach, and he taught in theOpen University right from its inception in


1971, set and marked IB papers for many years, was an examiner, and wasalso an inspector in schools. He wrote atextbook, Linear Algebra and Geometry,lovingly drawing and re-drawing thecomplex diagrams by hand, and morerecently he was a contributor to some A level revision guides.

As well as continuing on his churchcommittees, he became a Governor at thelocal comprehensive in 2005 shortly afterretiring, and he served as Chairman ofGovernors there for his last couple ofyears. He also took up golf and loved theexercise and friendship that this provided.

David’s determination was evidentthroughout his illness. After a majoroperation for cancer in March 2018, heresponded to setbacks with amazingresilience. He was pleased to reach his75th birthday before dying on 14September 2019, and he is survived by hiswife of 47 years, Ann, his children, Patriciaand Christopher, and his four grandsons.Knowing that he was going to be withJesus, his Saviour, was a great source ofpeace and comfort for him and for us, andthere was no fear of what lay ahead.

1964Leslie K Brown (Mathematics)

James D G Dunn (Theology)

John M Elliott (Natural Sciences)

John was born in Britain and moved toSingapore at the age of four but waseducated in England.

He came to Clare in 1964 after attendingBootham School in York. He entered withan Exhibition in Natural Sciences andobtained a degree in ExperimentalPsychology. He went on to obtain adoctorate from Sheffield University in 1975and then joined the faculty at Sheffield. Hethen returned to Singapore. In 1986 he wasa founding member of the psychologyprogramme at the National University ofSingapore (NUS), and he was instrumentalin shaping the programme. He remainedon the faculty until his retirement in 2018.

John was warm and enthusiastic about lifeand is fondly remembered as a caringeducator, a dignified and kind gentlemanand a fine friend with a wry sense ofhumour. He was married to Myra Elliott, adental surgeon. They have two children,Fred and Clare. He died in Singapore, on13 December 2019, of prostate cancer,aged 74.

Memories of John always include hispythons. He kept them in all stages of hislife. In his teenage years at boardingschool he charged fellow students towatch his python eating a meal (a mouse).At Clare he kept a python in his digs onCastle Street. There he also wouldenthusiastically seek out and shareinexpensive fine sherries, play his celloand conduct experiments on all comerswith his foot-tickling machine to aid hisresearch in this under-appreciated field ofstudy. He kept a python at home inSingapore, which now survives him.

He became passionate about orchids.John was the President of the OrchidSociety of SE Asia and Editor of theMalayan Orchid Review. He chaired the20th World Orchid Conference inSingapore in 2011.

He worked on the exhibit at the ChelseaFlower Show this year despite his illness.John also enjoyed classic cars and was theproud owner of a 1962 Volvo sports car.

He served part-time as a Research Fellowfor the Bioethics Advisory Committee atNUS. He was an Academic Advisor to theUK Open University Psychology degreeprogramme in Singapore. He served onSingapore's National Medical EthicsCommittee and National BioethicsAdvisory Committee; he also served onSingapore’s Children’s Society ExecutiveCommittee and chaired its ResearchCommittee.

Peter G Lowe (Engineering; Fellow of Clare 1964-77)

Richard J Sykes (Natural Sciences)

Richard, born in 1946, came up to Clare in1964 as a scholar in Natural Sciencesfrom Felsted School. He obtained a First inPart I and then specialised in Chemistryfor Part II. In addition to his academicachievements, he was an enthusiasticmember of several College and Universitysocieties and an accomplished organistwho played in the Chapel. He was activein European student affairs and in themovement for Britain to join the CommonMarket. He was awarded a Clare MellonFellowship to Yale University, US, in 1967.He went on to obtain his PhD from Yale inBiosynthetic Chemistry in 1972, studyingthe pigment from “his little red bugs”, ashe called them. As at Cambridge, he wasinvolved in activities related to how societyfunctions and social justice. After his PhD,Richard worked for American consumeradvocate Ralph Nader for two years.

Richard returned to the UK to join ICI plcin 1973. He spent three years in Japan asa Board Director of ICI Japan. Back inEngland he rose to become Group VicePresident IT & Global CIO, where heaccomplished a major restructuring of theIT function. After 27 years at ICI he retiredbut continued to have a significantinfluence on the IT business communityand as a wider advocate for the role of ITin society. He was Chairman of several IT-related companies. As “Dr RichardSykes”, he also took on work for his ownindividual clients, providing strategicanalysis and advice at board level with aninterest in transforming classic businessmodels, particularly through the agency of“the cloud”. From 2008 to 2011 he was onthe board of Intellect, the UK tradeassociation for IT, and with this group headvised the government on thedevelopment of G-Cloud. He chaired theCloud Industry Forum and cooperatedextensively with European colleagues oncloud development issues. He wroteextensively on IT matters and was apopular speaker at IT events. A detailedinterview of Richard covering hiseducation and career can be found at:archivesit.org.uk/interviews/richard-sykes/

As an example of Richard’s socialcommitment, he was a Trustee of thecharity HumanITy, which supported workdevoted to dealing with digital socialexclusion. Another significant interest of hiswas supporting young contemporaryartists. Richard and his wife, Penny, builtup an impressive art collection. In the early2000s, as Chairman of the Trustees, he ledthe development of the De La WarrPavilion, a centre for the visual andperforming arts at Bexhill on Sea. He wasChairman of the Trustees of Cubitt, anartist-led cooperative, and he was aTrustee of the Dartington InternationalSummer School Foundation.

Richard was a clear thinker, a pragmaticrealist and a great storyteller with amarvellous sense of humour – a trueEnglish gentleman committed to the ideaof social improvement for all and agenerous mentor. He was a great and kindfriend to all who knew him, as is clear fromthe tributes already shared betweenassociates and friends. A true credit to theCollege, he will be seriously missed.Richard died on 24 September 2019, aged73. He was married to Penny Mason, aNew Zealander, for 21 years, and he issurvived by a brother and two sisters.

1965David Holden (Geography)

Stephen C Morrison (Medical Sciences)

G Richard Shafto (Mechanical Sciences)

George Richard Shafto passed away at theage of 73 on the morning of 9 August 2020after battling with prostate cancer.

Richard was born in October 1946. Afterschool in Epsom, he went up toCambridge to read Mechanical Sciences inSeptember 1965, and the people withwhom he shared a staircase in ClareCollege became lifelong friends. At the endof his first term he met Charlotte, whobecame his girlfriend one year later and hiswife shortly after graduating. He was amember of the University Air Squadron.

Sandwiched around his time atCambridge, Richard worked at the BritishAircraft Corporation (BAC) – initially atWeybridge, and later at Filton, where hiscredits include designing some parts forthe Concorde. He was awarded a PhDfrom Bristol University in 1975 for researchinto metal grinding techniques, and heworked for a few years at the CentralElectricity Generating Board (CEGB) in theSouth West region of England.

In 1977 Richard moved with his youngfamily to Berkshire to work in the industrialdiamond division of De Beers. Hecontinued to work for De Beers and itssubsidiaries right up until his retirement in2006. Over that period, his responsibilitiesincluded managing the grinding researchand test centre; developing machines forsorting natural diamonds by their colour(closely linked to value); acting astechnical salesman for the company’sproducts worldwide; and designing a £15million factory for the production of largesynthetic diamonds in the Isle of Man. Thislast project took him to live on the islandfrom 1991 until his death.

Hobbies in early adulthood include glidingand sailing. In middle age, he took upscuba-diving, mostly in the cold seasaround the Isle of Man, but also at sometropical locations. Throughout his life, hewas fascinated by astronomy andphotography, and he kept tropical fish. He also loved puzzles of all kinds.

He is survived by his elder brother, Robert,his children, Catharine and James, and hisgrandchildren, Ray, Matthew, Effie andFlorence. His wife, Charlotte, pre-deceasedhim by three years.

James Forrester

1966Joseph F Sambrook (Biology)

1967David G Frodin (Botany)

David Gamman Frodin, a well-knownbotanist, died unexpectedly on 12 August2019. David commenced his studies atClare College in 1967, under the world-renowned Professor E J H Corner, whobecame a life-long friend. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridgein 1971 with a dissertation on theCephaloschefflera group of Schefflera(Araliaceae). David rowed in an eight withthe Clare Crew Team.

Born in 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, USA,David attended the Laboratory School inChicago, the Albany Academy for Boys inAlbany, NY, and the Sydney Boys HighSchool in Sydney, Australia. He received aBS from the University of Chicago in 1963,an MS from the University of Tennessee,TN, in 1964, and an MSc from the Universityof Liverpool, UK, in 1965. Prior to his time atClare, he took a temporary position as aBotanist at the Department of Forests inLae, Territory of Papua and New Guinea.

David took a position as Lecturer at theUniversity of Papua and New Guinea in PortMoresby in 1971, leaving as AssociateProfessor in 1985 to return to the UnitedStates. From 1986 to 1990, he worked as aResearch Associate and CollectionsManager in the Botany Department at theAcademy of Natural Sciences inPhiladelphia, PA. From 1990 to 1993, hepursued projects with the RoyalHorticultural Society of Gardening in theUK, the Sampling Program of the USNational Cancer Institute in Malaysia, and inethnobotany in New Guinea.

In 1993 David assumed the position ofSenior Scientific Officer at the Herbarium,Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, UK. On thestaff until 2000, when he became anHonorary Research Associate, he focusedon world checklists (Araceae, Araliaceae,Euphorbiaceae, Fagales, Magnoliaceae,etc.) Already well known for his Guide to theStandard Floras of the World, CambridgeUniversity Press,1984, he published thesecond edition in 2001, for which he wonthe Engler Silver Medal, a prestigioushonour given by The InternationalAssociation of Plant Systematics.

David continued his research at Kew, whilealso working for the Chelsea PhysicGarden for several years. The focus of hisresearch was on Schefflera, a large familyof trees, and he published extensively,both singly and in collaboration with

others. David donated his New Guineancollection of Schefflera to Kew. In 2017 hepublished the book Genus Schefflera inSabah, Malaysia, and Borneo, with AidaShafreena Ahmad Puad, and Todd JBarkman.

David’s sister, Joanna H Frodin, who livesin the United States, survives him.

Ronald V J Singer (Medical Sciences)

1968James I Miklovich (History)

1972Martin Hughes (Medical Sciences)

Martin (BSc, PhD, MB, BChir (Hons,Cantab)), was born in Leeds on 18 May1949. He read Chemistry at LondonUniversity, graduating with First Classhonours. He was an alumnus of ClareCollege from 1972, where he studied for a PhD in Chemistry, carrying out researchinto metal ion function in liver alcoholdehydrogenase and obtaining his PhDdegree in September 1975. He then readPre-clinical Medicine at Clare, obtainingFirst Class Honours. He became a FoulkesFellow in 1975, and the Foundation helpedto support him through his medical studies.In 1979 he graduated top of his year inClinical Medicine, with distinctions inMedicine, Surgery, Clinical Pharmacologyand Therapeutics. He went into GeneralPractice in Cambridge in 1982. In any sparetime he supervised, first in Chemistry andthen in Pharmacology for Clare and othercolleges, lectured at the Clinical School andbecame a popular broadcaster and writer.Martin became a Fellow in Medicine atMagdalene College in 2000. Not only washe Director of Studies in PreclinicalMedicine for many years but he alsosupervised in Pharmacology and became along-serving Tutor to students across thewhole range of subjects.

Martin was an extraordinary and talismanicman with many sides to him. He listed hisleisure interests as squash, skiing, sailing,walking, real tennis, food, drink anddiscussion. He loved a robust use ofvocabulary, telling jokes and organisingparties. On his more serious side, he wasable to show huge humanity, recognisingthat errors were not for ever. He wasalways ready to step up to the side ofanyone facing difficulties. Many wereoffered real help and support, and wisewords. He was a larger than life figure, andhe will be sadly missed by his wife anddaughter and all those who knew him.Martin died on 10 August 2020.


1974Timothy D Clayton (Engineering)

1975Mark G Hayes (Economics)

Dr Mark Gerard Hayes was born on 21September 1956. He was at Clare Collegefrom 1975 to 1979, reading Economics,and later a Fellow at Robinson. Markfounded Shared Interest, a UK financialcooperative. Established by Mark in 1990,Shared Interest provides financial servicesto fair trade producers across the world.Today, it has over 11,500 investors worth£41 million, and in the last year it madepayments of £62 million to 363organisations in 63 countries.

Born in Toronto, Mark was educated atStonyhurst. At Clare, he engaged withKeynesian ideas, and he laid thefoundations for his guiding thought, whichwas to create new models for trading.From Cambridge, he joined 3i, Europe’slargest venture capital organisation, and hewas running the Melbourne office beforehe was 30.

Mark’s friends from Clare knew that theCity was, in his mind, the means to financea radical idea. He had no interest inpersonal wealth and lived simply bychoice. In 1986 he contacted Traidcraft,with a proposal to address the gap inproducer finance in the developing world.His idea was to alleviate poverty by helpingdisadvantaged communities to trade.

Shared Interest was founded in Newcastleupon Tyne. After five months, investmentstotalled £350k, supporting 13 new projects.Two years later, £1m of share capital wasachieved, and by 1996 the figure was £10million, with the organisation winningmultiple business awards.

In 2000 Mark began a PhD. He publishedThe Economics of Keynes: A New Guide to

The General Theory and won the HelenPotter award. Around this time, he wasenjoying what he considered a personalindulgence – a classic Honda VRF 750. Atschool, he built a motorbike from scratchin the metal workshop, using it to escapeinto Wigan to meet girls. He took his wifeand each of his children on the back of thissecond bike to destinations such as Paris,Florence and Rome. In 2006 Mark becamea Fellow of Robinson and Director ofStudies in Economics from 2009. He wasalso a Trustee and Senior Research Fellowat Homerton from 2006 to 2009 and anAffiliated Lecturer in the Economics facultyfrom 2013. He was Secretary of the Post-Keynesian Economics Society. In 2014 Mark moved to Durham Universityto the St Hilda Chair in Catholic Social

Thought and Practice. At home inNewcastle, he and his wife Andreacontinued with their determinedcommitment to community projects. Markalso made a trip to West Cork to choose aplot, where he will be buried in the groundof his ancestors. Ten days before hisdeath, on 15 December 2019, Marklaunched a book and lectured inCambridge. The book is a study of Keynesfor those without economic training. It iscalled John Maynard Keynes: The Art ofChoosing the Right Model.

Mark married Andrea O’Sullivan in 1984 inCambridge. She survives him, along withhis four children, Tom, Lucy, Rosie andLeo, his Belfast-based parents, Tom andAngela Hayes, and his sister Anne.Another sister, Miriam, predeceased him.

1976

Colin Sturge (History & Law)

1980Natasha H S Edwards-Bordaz (History)

1983William Farr (International Relations)

1987Vincent Stylianou (Engineering)

1996Philip S McConnell (Physics)

Philip Stephen McConnell tragicallypassed away on 2 February 2020, aged41, following a short illness.

Born 4 April 1978, Phil grew up inGuisborough, North Yorkshire. He excelledacademically as a pupil at NewsteadPrimary School, the Lawrence JacksonSchool and Prior Pursglove College, wherehe formed life-long friendships. One of hismany interests was playing the violin, inwhich he achieved Grade 8, and heenjoyed several European tours as a keenmember of the Cleveland Youth Orchestra.

During his time at Clare College, on top of the rigours of studying Natural Sciences,“Maddog” McConnell threw himself intostudent life with zest, warmth and amischievous grin. He played violin in thecollege orchestra; represented Clare attennis (memorably beating Downing 24–22 in a hail-flecked final set); organised countless madcap schemes;and undertook two successful but gruelling summers selling books door to door in the US.

As a member of Cambridge University AirSquadron, Phil increasingly devotedhimself to his future with the RAF (whichwas to become his second love),demonstrating his impressive work ethicby learning to fly and practising in acardboard cockpit in a Grantchester Streetkitchen before lectures.

Phil enjoyed every minute of his impressiveRAF career. He was commissioned in1999, and after completing pilot training hewas posted to 101 Squadron (RAF BrizeNorton) to fly the VC-10, later becoming aFlight Commander on the Tristar for 216Squadron upon his promotion toSquadron Leader in 2010. While at Brize,his roles included aeromedical and air-to-air refuelling, and frequent deployments tothe Middle East, the Falkland Islands andthe US.

He subsequently undertook Staff roles atUS Central Command in Tampa andPermanent Joint Headquarters inNorthwood. In 2015 he was promoted toWing Commander and posted to the AirWarfare Centre at RAF Waddington. Duringa short tour at ISTAR Force Headquarters,he successfully directed all training,personnel and organisational aspects ofthe Rivet Joint and E-3D Sentry forces untilhe assumed command of 51 Squadron inJuly 2018.

Phil amassed more than four thousandflying hours, as well as earning an MA withDistinction in Defence Studies from KingsCollege London. He showed exceptionallystrong leadership, determination andtenacity. He had limitless enthusiasm foreverything he was involved in and anadept skill for building relationships. Hisactions and achievements have left alasting and significant positive legacy.

Away from work, Phil was very much afamily man. Soon after leaving Cambridge,Phil met his first love, Rachel, in an RAFbar, and they married in 2007. They wereblessed with three wonderful children,Alex, Charlotte and Reuben. Hisboundless energy and enthusiasm for lifewere apparent in his hobbies. In recentyears he enjoyed cycling and swimming,trying his hand at a Half Ironmancompetition, 80 and 100-mile cycle races,and a 4km swim across Rutland Water. He is desperately missed by his family,including his parents, Rod and Sheila, andsister, Katie, as well as the numerousfriends he made over the years.

1997Glynis M Truter (Law)

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Mr Stephen Jakobi OBE Professor Murray Last Mr David Lee 5

Mr Tony Maunder Mr Clive Mellor 5

Dr Martin F Stempien Jr. Sir Michael Wakeford OBE 5

Mr Geoffrey White OAM

1957Anonymous (5) Mr Richard Atherton 5

Professor Roger Barnett 5

Mr Stuart Beare 5

Mr Grahame Boyes 5

Dr Derek Cooke Mr Peter Freyhan 5

Dr George Gey Jr Dr Kenneth Griffiths 5

Dr David Hague 5

The Rt Rev'd Robert Hardy CBE 5

Mr Michael Herbert 5

Mr David Johnstone 5

Mr Martin Knott 5

Dr Antony Lloyd 5

Mr Toby Micklethwait Mr Timothy Milward FRCS 5

Mr Chris Paradine 5

Dr John Rees 5

Dr William Roberts 5

Mr Stephen Somerville Mr David Stevenson Dr Roger Tapp Mr Anthony Tinkel 5

Dr Philip Tufton 5

Mr Ruscombe Westmacott 5

Mr Christopher Woodd-Walker 5

1958Anonymous (4)Mr Ralph Aldwinckle 5

Mr Jeremy Alhadeff 5

Mr Adrian Arnold 5

Mr Brian Austin Mr John Barker 5

Mr Kenneth Bird 5

Mr Christopher Clark 5

Dr Richard Dyball & Dr Patricia Tate 5

Dr Ian Furminger 5

Dr Roger Gillett 5

Dr Julian Habershon The Rt. Hon. the Lord Hacking 5

Dr John Hoggett QC 5

Mr Robin Human 5

Dr Brian Hunt 5

Mr Christopher Innes 5

Dr David Jenkins 5

Mr Michael Kirk 5

Mr Jeremy Leighton 5

Mr Ian Mackintosh Mr Stephen Mullin Mr Ian Philip 5

Mr Thomas Radford Professor Andrew Ramage Mr Bryan Rickard 5

Dr Tony Roques 5

Mr Mark Summers 5

Mr Jonathan Towers Mr Nicholas Wheeler 5

1959Anonymous (4)Mr Andrew Adams Mr Chris Begg 5

Mr Michael Blair QC 5

Mr John Carrington 5

Mr Andrew Clive 5

The Rev'd John Cole 5

Mr Michael Fowle CBE 5

Mr Roger Garside Mr William Humphrey 5

Mr John Hunter 5

Mr Cecil Irwin Professor Arthur Jaffe Dr Peter Roseveare Mr Andrew Schumann 5

The Revd. Dr David Selwyn 5

Mr Peter Shortell Mr David Tanqueray 5

Mr Richard Topham Professor Joseph Vining 5

Mr Barry Weatherill CBE


Anonymous (3)

Dr George Acheson 5

Mr David Albenda 5

Mr Anthony Armitage 5

Mr John Biggs 5

Mr Christopher Blackstone 5

Dr Paul Blanchard

Professor Nick Bosanquet

Dr Reed Bowden 5

Mr Tony Carey 5

Mr Michael Downward

His Honour John Fletcher 5

Mr John Greenbank 5

Professor Roger Greenhalgh 5

Mr Richard Hodgson

Mr Nigel Jackaman 5

Mr Timothy Jenkins

Mr Anthony Keach 5

Mr David Lankester

Mr Harry Leventis 5

Professor Doug Lewis 5

Mr David Lloyd OBE 5

Mr John Mathisen

Mr David Nicol

Dr David Ockendon 5

Mr Julian Platt 5

Mr Gordon Rae

Mr Antony Roberts 5

Mr Bob Roberts

Dr Hugh Seeley 5

Mr Nicholas Skellett CBE 5

Mr Christopher Smyth 5

Mr Mark St Giles 5

Mr Michael Stewart 5

Mr Christopher Taylor

Mr Peter Tett 5

Mr Sam Wilson MBE, DL 5

Mr Ben Wrey 5

Mr Hugh Wrigley

“The Bursary enhances my

time at University and allows

me to be the best student I can

be. Your donation has a

massive impact on me and I

am incredibly grateful that

people are willing to invest in

my future. I often use it as fuel

to work harder and I feel like

there are people in my corner

cheering me on. It means a

great deal to me!”

1961Anonymous (3)Mr William Alexander 5

Mr Michael Aubrey Mr Geoffrey Barnett OBE 5

Dr John Boden 5

Dr David Brunt 5

Emeritus Professor Bernard Burgoyne 5

Mr Anthony Butler 5

Dr Joe Dunthorn 5

Mr Chris Glover 5

Mr Gavin Graveson †Mr Peter Hewitt OBE 5

Emeritus Professor Richard Hughes 5

Professor Barrie Jervis 5

Mr Mervyn Jones 5

Mr Milo Kerr Dr Richard Lendrum 5

Professor Jules Lubbock 5

Mr Adam Maberly 5

Professor Hugh Macmillan 5

Mr Ian McAlpine OBE DL 5

Mr Michael McCulloch 5

Dr John Newman 5

Mr Graham Shortell Mr John Stanley 5

Mr Peter Sutton 5

Mr Malcolm Thyne 5

Mr Tim Watt 5

Mr John West Mr Robert Wootton 5

Record of DonorsThe College is immensely grateful to all those who have supported Clare during the last financial year (1st July 2019 –

30th June 2020). We would particularly like to recognise the loyal support of those individuals who have been

generously donating to the College continuously for over 5 years, these individuals are indicated with a 5.


1962Anonymous (2) Mr Roger Ball 5

Dr Roger Banks 5

Mr John Born 5

Mr Douglas J Braund 5

Mr Alastair Channing 5

Mr James Cochrane Mr David & Mrs Caroline Cope 5

Mr Malcolm Crockford 5

Mr Aaron Etra Mr Philip Fawcett Professor John Hey Dr Christopher Hindle Mr William Kemp 5

Professor Lance Liebman 5

Mr David Mackie 5

Mr Simon Mollison 5

Mr John Naylor OBE 5

Dr Richard Pink Mr Paul Rickard 5

Emeritus Professor Peter Stanfield 5

Dr David Thomas 5

Mr Brian Turnbull 5

Mr Antony Weatherhead 5

Mr Charles Wilkinson 5

Mr Charles Wright 5

1963Anonymous Mr Nigel Archer 5

Mr Bev Atkins 5

Mr Peter Bennett 5

Mr David Brittain 5

Mr Nick Cane 5

Mr Peter Christopher 5

Mr John Clare 5

Mr John Cotman Mr David Drake Mr Stanley Goron 5

Dr John Hatfield Dr Dick Jervis 5

Mr Robert Key FSA Mr John Knox 5

Mr David Lascelles Mr John Marriage 5

Dr Barry Prater 5

Dr Graham Purcell 5

Dr Stanley Riveles Mr Peter Scott Dr Michael Spring Professor Dafydd Thomas 5

Mr John Wielgosz Mr Roger Wilkes 5

Mr Paul Williams Dr Timothy Williams 5

1964Anonymous (7)Mr Tony Amor Mr Simon Baker Mr Antony Bishop-Stephens Dr David Bostock Mr Roy Brown Mr Derek Dickinson

Professor James Dunn † 5

Professor David Fraser Air Commodore Peter Giles Dr Peter Grindley 5

Mr Thomas Harris 5

Mr Don Haworth 5

Colonel Colin Heggie 5

Mr Peter Howard 5

Mr Alastair Kennedy Professor Richard Kind 5

Dr George Lefroy Dr Anthony Lunn Mr William Patterson 5

Mr Terence Pike 5

Mr W R Robinson 5

Dr Stephen Rotheram 5

Dr Michael Rudolf 5

Dr John Rutter CBE Dr Richard Rycroft 5

Mr Eddie & Mrs Elizabeth Thomas Mr Clive Timms Mr Christopher Wells 5

Mr Robert Whitfield 5

“Thank you very much for

your generosity! The extra

money really takes the

strain off me, allowing me

to fully enjoy the Cambridge

experience and live out

my dream of attending

medical school.”

1965Anonymous (5) Mr Ian Akhurst 5

Mr Paul Ambler 5

Dr Christopher Brown 5

Mr Michael Cave Mr John Grundy 5

Mr Nicholas Hale 5

Professor Christopher Hand Dr Christopher Harrison Mr Colin Hebden 5

Mr Roger Heise Mr Kenneth Jackson Dr William Jackson 5

Mr Peter J Jones 5

Professor Paul Luzio 5

Mr Richard Moore Mr Christopher Pentecost 5

Professor John Pepper 5

Professor Kenneth Portnoy 5

Professor Malcolm Preston 5

Dr Roger Pritchard 5

Mr David Reilly 5

Dr Richard Shafto † 5

Dr Andrew Shaw The Rev'd Roger Stokes 5

Mr Charles Thomson Mr Russell Vaizey

Mr William Winfield 5

Professor Frank Wiswall Jr. 5

1966Anonymous (8)Dr John Batchelor 5

Professor James Bennett Mr Peter Bibby 5

Mr David Bryant Mr John Cole Professor Joseph Connors 5

Mr Norman Dawson 5

Mr Richard Deveria 5

Dr Gerard Dickinson 5

Dr Jack Eaton 5

His Honour Judge William Gaskell 5

Dr John Grierson Mr Charles Hastings 5

Dr Ian Hill OBE 5

Mr Christopher Jackson Mr Christopher McCann Mr Dennis McQuillan Mr John Newton Dr Keith Ray 5

Mr Geoffrey Robinson 5

Mr Nigel Symington 5

Mr Martin Westwood Mr John Woodhead Sir Kent Woods 5

1967Mr David Altaras 5

The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Buckmaster 5

Mr Alistair Caie 5

Professor Bruce Collins 5

Dr Ross Dickson 5

Mr Anthony Flynn 5

Mr Christopher Garland 5

The Rt Hon. Sir Paul Girvan Mr Bernard Hadley 5

Mr Nigel Heggie 5

Professor Dale Hoak 5

Dr Hugh Horne 5

Dr Charles Jones Mr Howard Moffett Dr Colin Reeves CBE 5

Mr Mike Robson Mr Neil Simmons 5

Mr John Speed 5

Mr David Steeds Mr Malcolm Stork 5

Dr Geoffrey Summers 5

Mr Nigel Toye Mr Roy Whittle OBE 5

Dr Maury Yeston

1968Mr Neil Bennett 5

Mr Alan Berman Mr Tony Briam 5

Mr Stephen Browne 5

Mr Bangkok Chowkwanyun Mr Ian Chown 5

Mr Harry Cripps 5

Mr Elwyn Davies 5

Mr Alan Doran 5

Mr Justin Fenwick QC 5

Mr Andrew Garety Dr Laurence Gerlis 5

Dr Brian Glover Mr Derek Grover 5

Mr John Hardy 5

Dr Robin Illingworth 5

Mr Michael Kuhn Dr Sean McAlister 5

Mr Iain Mitchell Mr Peter Rickwood 5

Mr Daniel Roble 5

Professor Albert Weale FBA Mr Adrian Wheeler 5

1969Anonymous (6)Mr Mohammed Amin MBE 5

Professor Stephen Banfield Dr Richard Butland 5

Professor David Coggon OBE FMedSci 5

Mr R A Dingwall-Smith 5

The Very Rev'd Gregory Dunstan 5

Mr Simon Eccles Mr Nicholas Emley Mr Stephen Fletcher 5

Dr Alan Gillespie CBE 5

Mr Mark Goodridge 5

Dr Christopher Higgs 5

Dr Stephen Isaacs 5

Dr Barry Jefferies Mr Ken Keag Mr Michael Kerr 5

Dr Mark Kissin 5

Mr Richard Le Corney 5

Mr Jerry Lewin 5

Dr Peter Newley 5

Dr Eni Njoku 5

Mr Matthew Parris 5

Dr John Rowley 5

The Rev'd Canon Dr Christopher Rutledge 5

Mr John Spiers 5

Dr Ronald Watts Mr David Wilde 5


Anonymous (5)

Mr Alexander & Dr Sarah Anderson

Mr Anthony Baden

Mr Ian Barlow 5

Dr Hamilton Bryson 5

Mr Roger Cooper 5

Dr Matthew Dixon

Mr David Evans 5

Professor Robert Field

Professor Carl Holladay 5

Professor Jonathan Lear 5

Professor David Lehman

Dr Andrew Morrison 5

Mr Mark Nichols 5

Mr John Nightingale

Mr Joe Pillman 5

Mr John Potter 5

Professor Harold Robertson 5

Mr Nigel Shackleford 5

Mr Nicholas Simmons

Dr S P Smith

Mr Michael Stern

Dr John Stevenson

Mr Peter Towler

The Rev'd Canon Nicholas Turner 5

Mr Raymond Wright

1971Anonymous (2)Mr Edwin Banks 5

Mr Peter Christian Mr Richard Citron 5

Mr Robert Thomas Farrar Mr Alan Geismer 5

Mr Anthony Golding 5

Mr John Heller Dr Matt Jacob 5

Mr Tim Jagger & Dr Fiona Weir 5

Mr Peter Jones TD 5

Mr Peter McMunn 5

Mr Barry Millington 5

Mr Arnold Nestler 5

Mr Michael Smith Dr Francis Tan Dr David Walker 5

Mr Simon Whittaker 5

Mr Ewan Whyte Professor Gareth Williams

1972Anonymous (7) Mr Charles Berry 5

Dr Nigel Brewster Dr Nicola Burbidge 5

Mrs Sybil del Strother 5

Dr John Duthie 5

Mr Jeremy Fairhead 5

Mrs Helen Fallwick 5

Mr Hugh Faulkner Mr Nicholas Garrett 5

Mr Andrew Greenwood 5

Mr Paul James 5

Dr Kathryn L Johnson Ms Evelyn Laing Mr Richard Margetts 5

Dr Anne Nightingale 5

Mr Ian Nilo-Walton 5

Dr Jeremy Noyce 5

Dr Nigel Puttick Mr Robin Russell Ms Clare Spottiswoode CBE & Mr Oliver Richards Dr Peter Wyke 5

1973Anonymous (2)Miss Julia H Ackerman Mr Gerald Barnes 5

Dr Alison Budd 5

Mr Munchi Choksey 5

Mr David Cottrell 5

Dr Melanie Davies Mr Antoine D'Ornano 5

Mr Colin Edelman QC Mr Andy Edwards 5

Mr Raymond Franklin 5

Professor H L Gates, Jr Mrs Helen & Mr Richard Hall Dr Robert Hardeman 5

Dr Kenneth Hemphill Dr Robert Humphreys Mr John Hurley 5

Mr Glyn Jones Dr John P Kitchen MBE 5

Mr Neil Mackenzie 5

Mr Denzil & Mrs Sophie Paine Dr Alan Powers Dr David Rampersad Professor Peter Rudnytsky 5

Mr Peter Selkirk 5

Mr Andrew Stott CBE 5

Dr Christopher Swain 5

Mrs Thea Taylor 5

Mr Charles Thomas 5

Dr Stephen Unwin 5

1974Anonymous (3) Ms Ziba Adrangi 5

Professor Neil Burnet 5

Professor David Cameron & Dr Caroline Rimmer 5

Dr Duncan Cameron 5

Professor Pascal Chijioke Mr Brian & Mrs Clare Collins 5

Mr Norman Cumming Mr Gervase Dawidek 5

Mr Stephen Dunstone 5

Mr Chris Goodwin Dr Steven Hyman 5

Professor Norman Jones 5

Mrs Alison McDonnell Dr Timothy O'Neill 5

Mr Jonathan Parkin Professor Richard Phillips Mr Andrew & Mrs Denise Pring Mr John Reizenstein Mrs Lillie Richardella Mr David & Mrs Judith Ridley His Honour Judge Philip Shorrock 5

Mr Bernard Solomon 5

Mr Neil Thompson 5

Dr Kathrin Waite 5

1975Anonymous (5)Dr Thomas Ahlborn Mr Russell Benstead Dr Robert Bigg 5

Dr Alexander Bowen 5

Dr Robin Chivers 5

Mrs Rosemary Duckworth 5

Ms Rachel Feldberg Mr Terence Fleming Dr Deborah Goodings & Mr Bruce Swartz 5


Mr Simon Hattersley 5

Dr Mark Hayes†

Mr Ian Hopkins 5

Miss Caroline Hutton 5

Mr John Kiss 5

Professor Nita Krevans Dr David Livesley 5

Dr John Mackenzie 5

Mrs Jill Morley 5

Mr Nigel & Dr Pamela Ross 5

Mr Clifford Smout 5

Mr David Sole 5

Mr Peter Summers 5

Mrs Karolina Thornton Dr Richard Tomiak 5

Mr Nicholas & Mrs Sarah Walker 5

Mr Andrew & Mrs Dominie Walters 5

Mr Paul & Mrs Kerry-Jayne Williams 5

Professor James Woodhouse Mrs Helene Yaremko-Jarvis

1976Mr Jonathan Baggott MBE Mr Robert Balchin 5

Professor Lawrence Baxter 5

Mr Ian Birch Dr Mark Bodmer 5

Mr Aubrey Botsford 5

Mr Robert Edwards 5

Dr Stephen Emsley Mrs Patricia & Mr Jeremy Gurton 5

Dr Nadia & Mr Mark Higson Mr David Hughes 5

Dr Clare Kinney Mr Gary Lashko 5

Mr Tim Ollerenshaw Mr Gary Parden 5

Dr Joe Pitt The Rev'd Tristram Rae Smith 5

Professor Ellen Roberts Professor Karen Scrivener Dr Martin Searle 5

Dr Antony Socrates FRCS 5

Dr Kumar Sriskandan 5

Ms Jane Talbot 5

Mrs Penelope Vincent-Sweet 5

Mr David Wallis Mr Matthew & Mrs Sandra Wickens 5

1977Anonymous (4) Mr Henry Bolton Miss Elizabeth Coleman Mr Adrian Hawkes Ms Jennifer Jaffe 5

Ms Elaine Johnston 5

Dr Karen Kear 5

Mr Jonathan Levi Dr Elaine Maddock Mrs Jocelyn Miles 5

Mr Stuart Newstead 5

Mr Leslie Pickersgill Mr Bill Powell 5

Mr Malcolm Rogers 5

Miss Jane Salmon 5

Mr Ivan Sedgwick Professor Rosalind Smyth CBE MRCP 5

Dr Patricia Tate & Dr Richard Dyball 5

Mr Graham Warren Ms Jasia Zimmermann 5

1978Anonymous (2) Mr Tamim Bayoumi 5

Mr Hugh Blythe Dr Rosalind Brown Jensen 5

Dr Hugh Buchanan 5

Professor Nicholas Dale 5

Ms Eleanor Engle 5

Mr Jonny Griffiths 5

Mr Don Guttenplan & Ms Maria Margaronis 5

Mr Simon Judge & Dr Jane Cox 5

Dr Rosemary Keatley Dr Pavel Klein Dr Anjali Kumar 5

Ms Heather MacDonald Ms Lily Neal 5

Mr Nicholas Pettet 5

Ms Elizabeth Raymond 5

Dr Denis Remedios 5

Mr Simon Sammons 5

Ms Sue Saunders Dr Alistair Slade 5

Ms Alison Spottiswoode 5

Miss Anne Tyson Professor David Voas

1979Anonymous (5) Mr Colin Altman 5

Professor James Annett 5

Mr Ian Baharie 5

Ms Ruth Crosskey 5

Mrs Clare & Mr John Dawe Wing Commander Annie Gardner 5

Mr Peter George 5

Dr Choon Joo Kho Mr Martin Lambert 5

Dr Andrew Leeman 5

Mr Richard Lister 5

Mr Philip Moore Mr Verner & Mrs Linda Parke 5

Mr David & Mrs Kath Pocock 5

Ms Nancy-Jane Rucker & Dr Benjamin Thompson 5

Mr Frazer Smith Mrs Amanda Spielman Dr Peter Sudbury 5

Ms Mairi Sutherland Mr Derek Sweeting QC 5

Dr Joanna Treasure Mr David Wells 5

Mrs Elizabeth & Dr Nigel Wilson

1980Anonymous (6) Professor Catherine Clarke Mr Kevin Doerr 5

Professor Margaret Faultless Dr Susan Fowler 5

Dr Guy Gronquist 5

Ms Susan Hahn 5

Mr Richard Heap 5

Mr Graham Hill Mr Graham Hollis 5

Dr Marigold Norbye & Mr Timothy Arnold 5

Dr Sue O'Hare 5

Dr Roger Thetford 5

Dr Axel Tiemann Dr Paul Timans 5

Dr Victor Tse 5

Professor Andrew & Mrs Marion Turberfield Mr Nicholas Ward 5

“My bursary has been

transformative. I could not

have done University-level

sport without it. I would have

been limited to very few

clinical placements due to the

cost of transport and I would

not have been able to gain the

experience required to become

a good graduate in my field.”

1981Anonymous (2) Mr Russell Baum Dr Leon Bennun Mrs Alice Christie 5

Ms Fiona Clifton 5

Mr Anthony Davis Mr Tom Davy 5

Ms Dictynna Hood 5

Dr Leslie Jones Mrs Sophie & Mr Peter Lillington 5

Mr Struan & Mrs Jacquie McBride 5

Loretta Minghella 5

Dr Andrew Morley 5

Mrs Helen Mulcahy 5

Mr James Mure 5

Dr Janet & Mr Sean Schwinn Mr Benet Slay 5

Dr David Smith Ms Joanne Welch 5

Mr Alan White 5

Rev'd Dr Simon & Mrs Susan Wright 5

1982

Anonymous Mrs Judith Aldersey-Williams 5

Mr Gary Ansdell 5

Dr Patrick Coulter Mr P J Coxon 5

Mr Kenneth Davis 5

Judge Philip Dixon & Professor Shiranee Sriskandan 5

Mr George Elkington 5

Mrs Katherine & Mr Alan Hardy 5

Dr Helena & Mr Ivan Heywood Dr Catherine Jackson 5

Dr Paul Klenerman 5

Ms Vanda Leary 5

Mr Nicholas Le-Faye Mr Daniel Martin 5

Professor Gillian Mead 5

Mr Gareth Morgan Mr Dominic Oughton 5

Dr Neil Raha 5

Professor Anne Ridley 5

Mr Ian RileyDr Colin Rosenthal 5

Ms Hilary Slater 5

Mr Jim Thomason 5

Mrs Annabel Warburg 5

Mr Michael Whitaker 5

1983Anonymous (4) Mrs Hilary Apps Mrs Carolyn Bradley 5

Mr Benjamin Brown 5

Professor Andrew Chisholm Dr Rachel Crowther 5

Mr Henry & Mrs Sabine Elkington Dr Nicola Foulds Mr Nick Hall 5

Dr Julian Hanson 5

Dr Katharine Hodgson 5

Mr Alexander Kirwan Dr Fred Mosselmans 5

Mr Mark Skaife 5

Mr Shanin Specter 5

Mrs Barbara Tuchel 5

Mr Kevin Wright

1984Anonymous (3)Ms Gill Adams Dr Tamsin Armour 5

Professor Ann Blair Mr Nicolas Brown Mr Daniel Byles 5

Mr Jeremy Cross 5

Dr Mark England 5

Professor Sue Farran 5

Ms Joanna Fenoulhet Dr Alison Grove 5

Mr David N Herskovits The Revd. Richard & Mrs Carole James Mr Bernard Man 5

Mr Vincent Moran QC Mr Douglas Newman 5

Mrs Helen O'Hara 5

Mr Paul Samuel 5

1985Anonymous (3)Ms Tessa Barber 5

Mrs Annabel Bavaud Mr Simon Blomfield 5

Mr Ed Blumenthal 5

Mr David Bridgland Mrs Emily & Mr Ned Campbell Mr Gavin Canham Mr Andrew Charman Professor Jeffrey Collins Dr Robert & Mrs Caroline Cook 5

Ms Teresa Fisk 5

Ms Allison Goodwin 5

Professor Richard Green 5

Ms Julie Griffiths Mrs Helen & Dr Richard Guest 5

Mr Richard Haigh 5

Dr Louise Izatt Dr Philip Jewsbury Ms Elisabeth Marksteiner 5

Mr Francis Maude Mrs Daya Nadamuni 5

Mr David Rawlings 5

Mrs Penelope Rosengren 5

Mr Muir Sanderson 5

Mr Warren Smith Mr Simon Trist 5

Dr Janet Varley

1986Anonymous (2)Mr Richard Daw 5

Dr Carl Friedrichs 5

Mr Richard Grisenthwaite 5

Mrs Alexandra Kamerling Mr David Kerr Ms Katharine Medlow Mrs Sara Monticelli Mr Stuart Newman 5

Ms Julia Pyke 5

Mr John Ridley Dr Ratul Roy 5

Mr Charles & Dr Charmian Smith 5

Mr Chris Stewart 5


Anonymous (4)

Mr Ben Alexander

Ms Frances Bagnall-Oakeley

Mr Dominic Banham 5

Dr Guido Barzini 5

Mr Scott Bell 5

Mr Anthony Cross 5

Mr Michael Daneker 5

Professor Saul Faust

Mrs Andrea Forbes-Kmita

Ms Miranda Fyfe

Dr Clare Glover 5

Mrs Nicola Harris 5

Miss Philippa Heggie 5

Mr Graham Higgin 5

Mr Thomas Hillman

Miss Gillian Howard Larsen

Dr Rachel Howells

Dr Sterling Lambert

Dr Kate Lawson

Mr Nicholas Macrae

Mr Jan Makela 5

Dr Kenneth Marcus

Mr Duncan McCue 5

Ms Beatrice Merrick

Dr Katherine Parker

Miss Rosamond Roughton 5

Professor Fiona Scott Morton

Dr Harriet Skipworth 5

Mr Andrew Smith 5

Mr Bill Smyth 5

Dr Elspeth Stewart

Professor Andrew Thomason

Mr Richard Viney

Ms Elizabeth Webb

Dr Charles Woodrow 5

1988Anonymous (4) Mr Andrew Berkley 5

Mr John Brecknell 5

Dr Matt Cockerill 5

Dr Keith & Dr Kate Distin 5

Mrs Sophie Evans 5

Mr Stephen Fisher 5

Mrs Anneliese Garvie 5

Professor Neil Greenham & Dr Kirsty McDougall 5

Mr Nicholas Hallett Mr Paul Harden 5

Mr David Hill 5

Air Vice-Marshal Richard & Mrs Caitlin Knighton 5

Dr Oliver Lay Dr Barbara Manighetti Mr Kimball Morrison 5

Mrs Ruth & Mr Nick Newby 5

Mrs Teresa Pearce 5

Mrs Siân Prime 5

Mr John Pritchard 5

Mr Peter Webb 5

Dr Tim Wigmore 5

1989Anonymous (4) Miss Mona Benjamin Miss Katherine Douglas 5

Mr Damian Eley 5

Mr Aman Grewal 5

Mr Jason Haynes 5

Ms Laura Holland 5

Miss Sallyann Keizer 5

Mr John Lansley 5

Mr Adam Oliver 5

Mr Edmund Reed 5

Mr Ben Rigby 5

Mr Philip Robinson Dr Suzie Scales Dr Rosemary Scott Mrs Philippa Smith Mrs Jaclyn Wallach Parsons 5


1990Anonymous (3) Mrs Rachel Bordoli Mrs Sarah Bretz 5

Dr David Coulson 5

Mrs Hilary Kane 5

Ms Sophie Llewellyn Smith Dr Jocelyn ManMs Anne McBride 5

Mrs Julie McCulloch 5

Mrs Annabel Newall Professor Gordon Ogilvie Ms Hilary Skewes Mr Matthew White 5

Dr Geraldine Williams 5

1991Anonymous (3) Mrs Eleanor Bird 5

Mr Stephen & Mrs Alice Bull 5

Mrs Sherry Davies Ms Philippa Gill 5

Dr Alastair MacKenzie Ross Ms Elisa Milkes Mrs Joanne Mitchell 5

Mr Tony Morgan 5

Mr Edward Palmer Dr Ulinka Rublack 5

Mr George Thomas 5

1992Anonymous (3) Mrs Gillian Caroe 5

Mr Jonathan Crossfield 5

Mr Tom Forsyth Ms Ruth Gill Ms Jane Hobson 5

Dr Neil Jones 5

Mrs Vicky & Mr Jonathan Larmour 5

Mrs Claire Lindridge 5

Professor James Mahon Mr James Mews 5

Ms Dorothy Parkinson-Robbie 5

Dr Neil Peacock 5

Mr Kingsley Reavell Dr Alison Scott 5

Mr Phil Seagrave 5

Mr Simon Weller 5

Dr Richard Williams Mr Mark Zarb-Adami

1993Anonymous (3) Ms Zoë Ballantyne 5

Ms Grace Chapman 5

Mr Colin Donald 5

Dr Benjamin Edwards Dr Thomas Fisher 5

Ms Melanie Gerlis 5

Mr Charles & Mrs Briony Harmer 5

Mr John Linfield Mr David Mayer Mr Stuart McCarthy 5

Mr Ewen Miller 5

Dr Frederik Schaffalitzky 5

Dr Benjamin Silverman 5

Mr Andrew Vawer


Anonymous (6)

Mr James Aylett 5

Professor Rachel Bearon 5

Mr Kieron Browne 5

Mr Christopher Burton 5

Mr Mark Chacksfield 5

Mrs Mary-Jane Crump

Mrs Clair Dobbin 5

Mrs Elena Edwards 5

Mr Nicholas Gardiner

& Ms Jessica Spence

Dr Graham Hazel

Ms Elaine Penrose 5

Dr Anne Phillips 5

Mr Neill Ryder 5

Mr Tom Smith QC 5

Ms Jennifer Snapes & Mr Stephen Farr

Dr Bronwen & Dr Marcus Steiner

Mr Jacob Stevens 5

Mr Elliot Vaughn & Mr Colin Horswell

Ms Emilia Walton 5

Dr John Whitfield 5

1995Anonymous (2) Dr Samuel & The Rev'd Ally Barrett 5

Mrs Samantha Bristow 5

Ms Ruth Cowley Dr Aimee Crago 5

Dr Adrian Cronje 5

Mrs Anna Forrest 5

Dr Jessica Haley 5

Mr Scott R Hirsch 5

Mr Christopher Hutton 5

Dr Mark Latimer Mr Thomas Mark Dr Drew Purves Mrs Magdalina Tromans Mr Rupert Wood 5

1996Anonymous (3) Mr Giles Byford 5

Mr Neil Campbell 5

Mrs Georgina Castiglione-Powelll 5

Dr Andrew Henderson 5

Ms Caroline Kelly 5

Mr Rick Leeming Mr Prashanth Naidu 5

Mrs Mythili & Dr Matthew Orton Mrs Kathryn Pidcock 5

Ms Joanna Smart Mr Richard Smith 5

Mrs Clare Wijeratne Dr James Wilkinson 5

1997Mr Heinrich Bälz 5

Mr Andrew Froggatt

Mr Alex Jupp 5

Mr Alastair Mitchell 5

Mr Peter Morley 5

Mrs Holly Randall Dr Anurag Sharma 5

Mr William Smith 5

Mr Tom Sutch & Ms Christina Rozeik 5

1998Anonymous Miss Romana Bevington 5

Mr Niccolo de Masi Dr Olivia Horsfall Turner Mr Matthew Lovett Ms Chrystie Perry 5

Mr John Reid & Ms Rachel Solomon-Williams 5

Mr Francis Todd 5

1999Anonymous (7) Mr William Crumbie 5

Miss Josephine Davies Mr Christopher Gibbons Mr Max Grender-Jones 5

Mr Fred Hobson 5

Mr Allan Hunt Mr Christian Kramer 5

Dr Hua Luk 5

Rabbi Lea Anna Mühlstein Dr Susanna Pinkus 5

Mrs Louise Rayfield Mr Mark Stockton 5

2000Mrs Katy & Dr Michael Astley 5

Mr Brendan Beier Colonel Daren Bowyer 5

Mrs Laura d'Arcy 5

Mr Tom Gadsden 5

Dr Matthew Ross Mr Andrew Shouler 5

Dr Alex Smith Dr Josephine Von Zitzewitz 5

Dr Richard West

2001Anonymous (2)Dr Jeremy Faro 5

Mrs Sarah Johnson Dr David Jones 5

Miss Abigail Malortie Mr Dan Meagher 5

Mr Jason Morley 5

Mr Mike Moss 5

Mrs Sarah Newton & Mr Anthony Newton Mr Fred Nicolle 5

Ms Lucy Openshaw Dr Oyinlola Oyebode 5

Mrs Akima Paul Lambert 5

Mr Daniel Pugh & Ms Elena Ratcheva Mr James Revill Mrs Claire Sambrook 5

Mrs Claire Williams & Dr Ian Williams 5


Anonymous (3)

Mr James Campbell 5

Mr Suba Das

Mr John Dilley

Mr Napier S Fuller

Miss Rosemary Galton

Dr Richard Haddon 5

The Rev'd David Hull 5

Mrs Nicola & Mr Ben Kerr-Shaw 5

Ms Anna Lacey 5

Mr Jin-Kyun Lee 5

Miss Bridget McGing &

Mr Chris Elcombe

Mrs Ann McKenzie

Dr Pieris Nicola

Mrs Megan Pantelides 5

Mrs Laura & Mr Edward Parkes

Mr Benjamin Tavener

Miss Claire Tomlinson 5

Mr Peter Waters 5

Mr Constantinos Yiannoulis

2003Anonymous (2) Miss Lucy Bate Dr Helen Brambley 5

Dr Esther Chadwick Dr Kim Cragin 5

Miss Kate Farmer 5

Dr Chris & Mrs Nicola Hall Miss Amanda Hudson 5

Dr Yang Li Dr Robert Rivers 5

Mr Graham Ross Dr Abi Taylor 5

Mr Russell Williams

2004Anonymous (2) Mr Scott Annett 5

Miss Theresa Carter 5

Dr Georgina Gómez de la Cuesta Dr Helen Hockings Dr Paul McAdam Mrs Fiona McMahon Dr Sarah Moore & Mr Tomasz Stefanski Mr Paul Moyses & Dr Viki Male 5

Mr David & Mrs Fiona Thomas

2005Anonymous (4) Mr Philip Bateman 5

Ms Nehal Bradley-Depani 5

Dr Laura Cato Mrs Kirsty Dawkes Dr Peter Dixon Dr Manuel Dos Santos Cruz Batista 5

Ms Elinor Godfrey Dr Anne Grijzenhout 5

Dr Helen Grote 5

Mr Thomas Hartley 5

Dr Wen He 5

Miss Charlotte Kingston 5

Mr Johnny Langridge 5

Mr Matthew Nicholls Mr Michael Palmieri Ms Antonia Reed Mr Andrew Tolley 5

2006Ms Rebekkah Abraham 5

Dr Beth Ashbridge 5

Professor Dr Jan-Henning Dirks 5

Miss Dasha Ge 5

Mrs Kathryn Green 5

Mr Jonathan Hannah 5

Dr Narin Hengrung 5

Dr Johanna Jonsdottir Dr David F Lewis Mrs Yuelin Li Mr Kiran Moodley Ms Annabel Spearman 5

Mrs Katherine Thorn Ms Flo Wales Bonner Miss Suqin Yang 5

2007Anonymous (3) Mrs Clare Green Mr Tom Heslop Miss Esther Momcilovic Dr Benjamin Pennington Dr Megan Stanley Mr Richard Veerapen Pierce 5

“All I can say is a huge thank

you. Your generosity and

kindness is amazing, and your

donations enable individuals

like myself to experience

University with less barriers

than they would otherwise -

this is invaluable.”

2008Mr Paul Boyce 5

Dr Zexiang Chen Dr Mark Dyble Father Ben Eadon 5

Mr Mike Hook 5

Miss Zainie Jamali Mr Robin McConnell Dr Christina Pettit Higson Miss Georgie Plunkett Mr Richard Robinson Mr Christopher Spencer 5

Mr James Wakeley 5

Dr Olivia Walsh

2009Anonymous (2) Dr Braxton Boren Miss Rachel Boyd Miss Lei Cao Mr John Flesher 5

Ms Rebecca Fogg 5

Miss Ximena Gill Miss Joanna Liu 5

Miss Olivia Robinson Mr Matthew Rose 5

Ms Isobel Scott-Barrett Dr Paul Shepley Dr Olivia Sohns Miss Hermione Thompson Dr Hisham Ziauddeen


Anonymous (2)

Ms Alice Bean

Mr James Bloor

Mr Nicholas Caldwell

Dr Alistair Cannon

Miss Christian Clarkson

Miss Anna-Lena Elkington

Mr Martyn Higson

Mr Wajid Malik

Mr Gianluca Manzi

Dr Marina Minic-Novcic

Miss Rebecca Sentance

Miss Anna Slotala

Ms Sarah Teacher

Mr Sean & Mrs Claire †

Dr Rachael Ward

Dr Lucy Yang

2011Anonymous Mr Raymond Carlson 5

Mr Benjamin Elliott Mr Matthew Fines Miss Loviisa Langdon Miss Jemma Phibbs Mr Adam Sanders Miss Camilla Steele Mr James Walker

2012Miss Maria Gorinova Mr Richard Mather Mr Ivan Mechkov Mr Thomas Spry Mr Joe Thompson

2013Anonymous (2) Mr Samuel Breidbart Dr Frederic Dudbridge Mr Alexander Rakowski Dr Ruochen Wu Mr Nathaniel Zelinsky


2014Anonymous Mr Thomas Hitchings Miss Imani McEwen Dr Frederick Smith Dr Hannes Wais

2015Mr Frank Au Mr Thomas MatherMr Alejandro Rivera Rivera Mr Clive Wong

2017Mr Samuel Cabot

2018Mr Azamat Kumykov

Family & Friends SupportersAnonymous (2)Mrs Andrea & Mr Robert BrownMr Stephen & Mrs Galina ClarkMr Ben & Mrs Sophie EltonMrs Louise & Mr Joe FieldDr Mary Flatley & Mr Michael GlynnMr Paul & Mrs Joanna HardyMr David & Mrs Hilary HindsCaptain Andrew & Ms Michelle HuntDr Alison KellyMr Steven & Mrs Monica PhocasMrs Anne QuayleMr Rajen & Mrs Bindu ShahMr Trevor Tipton & Mrs Xin MaiMs Julian Wilkinson & Mr Ian AtkinsonMr Thomas Wray & Dr Gillian Bain

Current & Former Fellows,Research Associates & Staff

Anonymous (8)Dr Mark Agius 5

The Rev'd Sir John Alleyne Bt. 5

Professor Phil AllmendingerProfessor Neil AndrewsProfessor Tony & Mrs Ruth Badger 5

Professor Tom Baldwin 5

The Rev'd Julian Barker 5

Sir Nicholas Barrington 5

Professor Robert BlackburnSir Walter Bodmer FRSProfessor Bill ByrneDr Rodrigo CachoDr Jason CarrollMs Camille ChablozProfessor Catherine ClarkeDr Maciej DunajskiDr Richard Dyball & Dr Patricia Tate 5

Dr Paul EdwardsDr Patricia FaraProfessor Paul FletcherDr Tamara Follini

Dr William FosterProfessor Simon FranklinDr Andrew FriendProfessor Marina Frolova-WalkerProfessor H L Gates, JrProfessor Jonathan GoodmanLord & Lady GrabinerProfessor Sir Malcolm Grant CBEProfessor Neil Greenham 5

Dr David Hartley 5

The Rev'd Jamie & Mrs Carol HawkeyMr Donald Hearn 5

Ms Deborah HoyDr Kirsty HughesThe Very Rev'd Peter & Mrs Judith Judd 5

Mrs Sophie KingDr Sian LazarMrs Danielle MellingProfessor Marta Mirazon LahrDr Terence MooreMrs Margaret NicholsonProfessor Gordon OgilvieMr Bill O'HearnMr Matthew Parris 5

Professor Richard PhillipsProfessor Anna Philpott Professor Jaideep PrabhuProfessor Andrew PrestonProfessor Wendy PullanProfessor Colin Reese 5

Dr Ken RileyProfessor John Robertson 5

Mr Graham RossDr John Rutter CBEThe Rt Rev'd Mark Santer 5

Dr Rosemary ScottDr Frederick SmithProfessor Anthony SnodgrassProfessor Roel SterckxDr Roger TappProfessor Andrew ThomasonBrigadier Tim Thompson 5

Professor Helen ThompsonDr Adrian TravisDr Edgar TurnerProfessor William Vinen 5

Dr Josephine Von Zitzewitz 5

Mr Barry WatersonProfessor Nigel Weiss†

Dr Charles WeissProfessor Toby WilkinsonDr Sam WimpennyDr Nigel WoodcockProfessor James WoodhouseMs Jocelyn WyburdDr Hisham Ziauddeen

Members, Supporters & Well-wishersAnonymous (5)Mrs Lesley AlabasterMr Timothy Arnold & Dr Marigold Norbye 5

Mr Paul & Mrs Virginia BerdugoMr Ron Biava & Dr Emily Clark 5

Mr Philip BowringMr Mark BowringThe Hon. Mrs Anne Brewin 5

Dr Timothy B Brown 5

Mrs Rosalie Byard 5

Mrs Joan & Mr Colin Campbell 5

Ms Katy Cooper 5

Mrs Sally & Mr Mark Davis 5

Mr Christopher Eldridge 5

Mr Roger & Mrs Susanne GardMr Gary & Mrs Cathy Glazer 5

Ms Karen GoddardMrs Jean GooderMr Michael & Mrs Aileen Gourley 5

Mr Richard GryllsMr Peter Hanney 5

Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Harcourt ACMr Stephen HarrisMr Alex HazzledineMrs Janet HoggProfessor Kunmei Ji & Shuqing DengMs Nicola J Kemp 5

Mr Laurence KinneyMrs Jeanne KentishMs Debbie Kirby 5

Mr Anastasios LeventisMr Tony & Mrs Kate Littlechild 5

Ms Juliette Liu & Mr Anthony NgDr Liz Macleod 5

Mr Michael H Miller 5

Mr Alec & Mrs Susan Mitchell 5

Mrs C MooreProfessor Paul NelsonMrs Jean NormingtonProfessor Margaret ReaddyMr Peter ReddawayMrs Judith RidleyMrs Sylvia Robinson 5

Mrs Penelope Robson 5

Mr David RossMr Pete & Mrs Liz RuskMr Morgan SimesMrs Diana SmylyMr Carsten StuckenholzMr Andreas SturmMr Tim & Mrs Caroline Young

THE SAMUEL BLYTHE SOCIETY

We would like to thank all those who have chosen to include Clare in their estate plans. The SamuelBlythe Society recognises those individuals who have notified us of a gift to the College in their Will.Legacy donations are deeply appreciated. Please contact the Development Office if you are interestedin learning more about the society.

Anonymous (26)Mr Peter AbbottDr Thomas AhlbornMr Ian AkhurstMr David AlbendaMr Ralph AldwinckleMr Jeremy AlhadeffDr James AlsopMr Mohammed Amin MBEDr Ross AngelMr John AppletonMrs Katy & Dr Michael AstleyMr Bev AtkinsHis Honour Gordon AtkinsonMr Michael AubreyMr Hugo Bagnall-OakeleyMr Ian BaharieMr Roger BallMs Jenifer BallDr Roger BanksMr Ian BarlowMiss Claire BarnesMiss Deborah BartlettMrs Jane BatemanMs Vickie BatesMr Matthew BatstoneMr Stuart BeareMrs Patricia BeauchampMr Robert BellMr Alan Berman

Mr Peter BibbyMr John BiggsDr Christopher BirdMr Kenneth BirdMr Richard Bird CBDr Christine BishopMr Michael Blair QCMr Robin BlighSir Walter Bodmer FRSDr Michael BownDr David BowyerMr Clive Bradley CBEDr Barry Brown OBEProfessor Heather BrownMr Paul BrownMr Geoffrey BudenbergSir James Butler CBE DLMr Michael ButterfieldMr Neil CampbellMr Anthony CanhamMr Roger ChadderMr Alastair ChanningProfessor Pascal ChijiokeMr Gavin ChoyceMr Peter ChristianMr George ClarkeDr Franca ColeMr John A ColeMr John D ColeProfessor Brian Colvin

Mr Eric CooleyMr Christopher CooperMrs Victoria CostainProfessor Lynne CoxMr Malcolm CrockfordMr Robert CrossleyMr William Martin DaviesMr Michael DaviesMr Anthony DavisMr Richard DawMr Gervase DawidekMr Daniel De LucaMrs Sybil del StrotherDr Robert DiamondMr Brian Dice OBEThe Rt. Hon. the Lord PenrhynMr Michael DownwardDr Peter DuncumbDr Anthony DurhamProfessor Richard Eden OBEMr Andy EdwardsMr Robert EdwardsMr Christopher EldridgeDr Peter EmersonMr Donald EvansMr Michael G W EvansMr Owen EvansMr Richard FairmanMrs Helen FallwickProfessor Margaret Faultless

Trusts, Corporations& Foundations

Anonymous (2)A.G. Leventis Foundation 5

Adobe Systems Inc.Apple Inc.Dana Foundation 5

DSAM PartnersDyers’ HalleBay Inc.Fidelity Charitable Gift FundGeneral ElectricGoldman Sachs & Co. 5

H.K. Leventis Family FoundationJ R Asprey Family Charitable FoundationJohn Jenkins & Sons LimitedSchwab Charitable TrustThe 23 ClubThe Boeing CompanyThe Brian W. Pollard TrustThe Hamish Ogston FoundationThe Nicholas Hammond Foundation

The Paul & Edith Babson Foundation 5

The Pears Family Charitable FoundationThermal Process Solutions LimitedW M Keck Foundation 5

William Blair and CompanyWolfson Foundation

Donors to the Nicolas HammondFoundation

Anonymous (1)Professor Rachel Bearon (1994)Mr John Dawson (1953)Mr Andy Edwards (1973)Mr Joe Pillman (1970)Mr Jonathan Towers (1958)

Some donors within these lists chose tomake a gift in memory or honour ofanother individual. Below is a list of thoserecognised or remembered by donors.

Dr Benjamin H Brown (1937)Mr Paul Spencer Byard (1961)Sir Chris DobsonSir Geoffrey EltonDr Richard Gooder (1957)Emeritus Professor John Money (1960)Mr Charles ParkinW.E and V. J. PickersgillThe Rev'd David R Moore (1957)Dr Alec Robinson (1942)Dr Roger Schofield (1956)The Rev'd Bill Skelton Mr William Smyly (1947)The Family of Peter Stott (1945)Mr Ted TerryDr Gordon Wright (1958)


Mr Philip FawcettMs Rachel FeldbergThe Rt Hon. the Lord FilkinHis Honour John FletcherDr William FosterMr Michael Fowle CBEProfessor Ronald FrancisDr Peter FroomeThe Rt Rev'd David GallifordMr Frederick GardnerMr Andrew GaretyMr Roger GarsideDr Alan Gillespie CBEMr Chris GloverMs Anne Glover CBEMr Mark & Ann GoodridgeMs Allison GoodwinMiss Michele GrahamMr Neil GreigThe Rt. Hon. the Lord HackingDr David HagueMr Nicholas HaleMr James HallDr R A HancockMr Nigel HancockMr Adrian HansellMr John HardingMr John Harris CBE DLMr Nicholas HawkinsMr Donald HearnMs Laura HeatonMr Roger Heise

Mr David HernDr Ian Hill OBEDr Christopher HindleMr Douglas HollickDr Elizabeth HolmanMr Ian HopkinsProfessor Robert HoustonMrs Christine HowardDr Trevor HudsonEmeritus Professor Richard HughesMr Robin HumanMr Roger HydeMs Tamara IdelsonMr Simon IrishDr Nicola JacksonMr Robert K Jackson FRCSDr William JacksonMr Michael JaegerMs Fiona JardineDr Barry JefferiesDr David JenkinsMr Philip JewellDr Alan JohanssonMr Aylmer JohnsonMr Glyn JonesMr Richard JonesMs Linda JothamMr Christopher KellyMr William KempDr Stephen KennedyMrs Jeanne KentishMr Michael Kerr

Mr David KilkerrDr Clare KinneyMr Keith KnaggsDr George KnoxMr Michael KuhnDr Nicholas & Dr Helen LandMrs Rosalind LandyMr Jonathan LarmourMrs Vicky LarmourMr Christopher LathamMs Jacqueline LeanMr Nicholas Le-FayeDr George LefroyMr Nigel LewisDr David LivesleyDr Antony LloydMr Andrew Lloyd WilliamsMr Martyn Lowe-WheelerMr Adam MaberlyMr Simon MabeyMr David MackieMr Ian MackintoshThe Rt Hon. Lord MacLeanProfessor Victor MallerMs Deborah ManningMs Ceri MargerisonMs Elisabeth MarksteinerMrs Frances MarshMr Patrick MathewsMr John MathisenMr Francis MaudeMr Christopher McCann

Mrs Lyn McGregor WilliamsMr Michael McMullenProfessor Gillian MeadMr Toby MicklethwaitMr Keith Millar DLMr Michael H MillerMr Peter MillerMs Wendy MillerMr Timothy Milward FRCSDr Eric MorrisMr Kimball MorrisonMrs Lenore MuskettMrs Jane NewleyDr Peter NewleyDr Marigold NorbyeMr Adrian NormanMr Nigel NorthDr Shirley NorthoverMr Martin OffordDr Timothy O'NeillDr John Owen MBEMr Michael PakesDr Sean ParrisDr Mark PattonMr Ian PhilipDr Timothy PhillipsMr Gregory PhillpottsMr Stephen PlaistowDr L G PlaskettDr Stephen PlaterMr Julian PlattMr Richard PooleMr Peter Pooley CMGDr Mark PoznanskyDr Nigel PuttickProfessor Michael PyeDr Michael QuigleyDr David RampersadMr Christopher Ratcliff MBEProfessor James RavenDr Ian RayLieutenant Colonel David ReidMr Bryan RickardMr Paul RickardDr Andrew RidlerMr Geoffrey Robinson

Dr Roo RobinsonMr Simon RobinsonMr John RobothamMr Malcolm RogersDr Richard Rothwell-JacksonDr Tessa RoynonDr Andrew Russell MBEMr Ronald G SampsonMr Paul SamuelDr Suzie ScalesThe Revd. Dr David SelwynMr Michael Shaw CMGMr Jeremy SimpsonMr John SkinnerMr Martyn SmithDr Rob Smith & Dr Christine WatsonProfessor John Snowdon AMMrs Mary SommervilleMr John SpiersDr Martin F Stempien Jr. PhDThe Rev'd Roger StokesMr Keith StoryMr Andrew Stott CBEMr Peter SummersMr Peter SuttonMr Derek Sweeting QCMr Alan SwindellsMr Nigel SymingtonDr Philip TaborMrs Maxine TaylorDr Rosalind TaylorMr Peter TettProfessor Dafydd ThomasMr John ThompsonMr Neil ThompsonMr Anthony TinkelMr Jonathan TowersMrs Fiona TurnbullDr Stephen TurnerMr Trevor UnderwoodProfessor Joseph ViningMrs Penny VismanMr Francis WalkerMr Graham WalkerMr Andrew & Mrs Dominie WaltersMrs Elizabeth Watson

Mr Edward WattMr Patrick WattDr Ronald WattsMr Barry Weatherill CBEDr Brittany Wellner JamesMr Christopher WellsDr Ian WestMr Anthony WestMr Ruscombe WestmacottMr Miles WestonCanon John WestwoodMr Nicholas WheelerMr Alan WhitakerMr Ewan WhyteMr Jim WickersonMrs Norah WickersonDr John WigleyDr John Wilkins MBEProfessor Gareth WilliamsDr Geraldine WilliamsMr Lindsley WilsonMr Michael WilsonMs Aino Winther-PedersenMs Nicola WisemanDr Nigel WoodcockMr Michael WoodsMr Peter Woods OBEMr Ben WreyMr Charles WrightMs Jocelyn WyburdMr Peter Young

We are grateful for legacies received

in 2019/20 from:

Anonymous (2)Mr Mark Barraclough (1955)Mr Philip Coates (1948)Mr Dundas Hamilton CBE (1938)Mr C B King (1944)Mr George Law (1949)Mr Robert McNeil (1965)Professor Stephen Morrison (1965)Dr Michael Tisdall (1949)Mr Peter Ward (1942)Mr Richard Wildman (1965)


LEADERSHIP SUPPORTERSThe following lists represent our leadership supporters across our donor societies.

ELIZABETH DE CLAREFELLOWSHIPElizabeth de Clare Fellows are elected by the Governing Body on therecommendation of the Master torecognise individuals who, through theircommitment to the College andexceptional benefaction, contribute to thepresent and future life of the College.

Mr Denis Burrell CBE DL † (1950)Mr Andrew Currie (1974)Dr Colin Forbes † (1940)Mr Neil Garrard (1958)Dr Alan Gillespie CBE (1969)Mr Randy Lerner (1982)Mr Ian Riley (1982)Mr John Spiers (1969)

THE MELLON CIRCLEThe Mellon Circle recognises donors whohave given or pledged to give £500,000 ormore to the College during their lifetime(exclusive of legacy intentions). They anda guest are invited to attend theMacFarlane Grieve Feast each year.Members and their guest are invited to anannual dinner hosted by the Master in theLodge – as well as being invited to eventsfor Benefactors and the 1326 Society.

Anonymous (1)The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Buckmaster (1967)Mrs Jean GooderMs Evelyn Laing (1972)Mr Anastasios LeventisMr Harry Leventis (1960)Mr Anthony Ng & Ms Juliette LiuMr Nicholas MacNay (1978) & Mrs Olwen MacNay (1980)Mr Shanin Specter (1983)Mr Andrew Walters (1975) & Mrs Dominie Walters (1975)Dr Judy WeissMr Ben Wrey (1960)A.G. Leventis FoundationThe Newby Trust

THE MASTER’S CIRCLE The Master's Circle recognises donorswho have made a gift or a pledge of£100,000 or more in the ten previousyears. Members and their guest areinvited to an annual dinner hosted by theMaster in his Lodge – as well as beinginvited to events for Benefactors andthe1326 Society.

Anonymous (4)Mr Ralph Aldwinckle (1958)

Mr Mohammed Amin MBE (1969)Mr Roger Chadder (1956)Dr David Coulson (1990)Mr Neil Cox (1988)Mr Norman Cumming (1974)Mr Niccolo de Masi (1998)Mr Vinay Dhanuka (1993)Mr Daryl Dixon (1964)Mr Henry Elkington (1983) & Mrs Sabine ElkingtonMr Justin Fenwick QC (1968)Ms Anne Glover CBE (1973)Mr John Guthrie OBE (1957)Dr Steven Hyman (1974)Mr Peter Jones TD (1971)Dr Kenneth Mao (1969)Mr Tony Morgan (1991)Ms Helen OngMr John Reizenstein (1974)Dr Ratul Roy (1986)Dr Anurag Sharma (1997)Mr Tom Smith QC (1994)Mrs Diana Smyly Mr Andrew Stott CBE (1973)Mr Frederick A Terry Jr.Mr Quintus TravisProfessor James Watson KBE (1951)Dana Foundation H.K. Leventis Family FoundationWolfson Foundation

THE 1326 SOCIETYRecalling the year of the College'sfoundation, membership of the 1326Society recognises donors who havemade a gift or pledge of £30,000 or morein the three previous years. Members areinvited with their guest to the annualBenefactors' Concert and Dinner and to anadditional special event each year.

Dr Mark AgiusMr Brian Austin (1958)Mr Ian Barlow (1970)Miss Claire Barnes (1976) Mr Kenneth Bird (1958)Mr Geoffrey Budenberg (1952)Dr Patricia FaraMr Andrew Garety (1968)Mrs Ruth HolmesMr Jonathan Inman (1977)Ms Elaine Johnston (1977)Professor Ruth Lynden-BellMr Yannis Manuelides (1983)Mr Ian McAlpine OBE DL (1961)Mr Philip Moore (1979)Mr Joe Pillman (1970)Mr Lawrence Reddaway (1962)Mr Andrew Smithers (1956)Ms Clare Spottiswoode CBE (1972) & Mr Oliver Richards (1972)Mr David Wells (1979)Santander UK PLC

BENEFACTORSBenefactor status recognises donors whohave made a gift or pledge of £10,000 ormore in the three previous years. Benefactors are invited with a guest to theannual Benefactors' Concert and Dinner,held in September.

Anonymous (11)Mr Ian Akhurst (1965)Professor Lawrence Baxter (1976)Mr Paul & Mrs Virginia BerdugoMr Grahame Boyes (1957)Mr Tony Briam (1968)Mr John Cotman (1963)Dr Aimee Crago (1995)Mr Richard Daw (1986)Mr Jamie DinerMr Mark Ellison (1970)Mr Ben & Mrs Sophie EltonDr Clive Elwood (1983)Professor Thomas Everhart (1955)Mr Roger & Mrs Susanne GardMr Christopher Garland (1967)Mr Roger Garside (1959)Dr Laurence Gerlis (1968)Mr Mark Goodridge (1969)Lord & Lady GrabinerMr John Greenbank (1960)Ms Julie Griffiths (1985)Mr Richard Grisenthwaite (1986)Dr Guy Gronquist (1980)Mr Nicholas Hallett (1988)Mr Adrian Hawkes (1977)Mr Peter Hewitt OBE (1961)Mr Nigel Hikmet (2005)

Mr John Hooper (1955)Dr Matt Jacob (1971)Mr Timothy Jenkins (1960)Mr Arfon Jones (1962)Mr Ken Keag (1969)Dr Stephen Kennedy (1993)Mr Azamat Kumykov (2018)Professor Tak Lee (1969)Dr Antony Lloyd (1957)Mr Daniel Martin (1982)Mr Christopher McCann (1966)Mr Toby Micklethwait (1957)Mr Vincent Moran QC (1984)Mr Stuart Newman (1986)Mrs Emma Robarts (1981)Professor David Rowitch (1984)Mr Paul Samuel (1984)Dr Frederik Schaffalitzky (1993)Professor Graham Serjeant (1957)Dr Parag Sharma (1992)Mr David Shaw (1983)Mr Charles Smith (1986) & Dr Charmian Smith (1986)Mr Warren Smith (1985)Mr Derek Sweeting QC (1979)Sir Hugh Sykes DL (1952)Mr Eddie Thomas (1964) & Mrs Elizabeth ThomasMr Paul WarrenMr Nigel Wildish (1966)Mr Lindsley Wilson (1954)DSAM Partners


Strain is an unwelcome but valuabletest of communities. Through thisstrangest of strained years Clare, likeso many others, has been forced tofind out more about itself. Whatgreater challenge can there be to theethos of a residential community thana prolonged absence of residence?We are cushioned, of course, by 21st-century technology. Thanks to socialmedia, virtual communities thrive –although, as alumni may be relievedor shocked to hear, there is as yet noClare Fellows WhatsApp group. The

enforced switch to, say, onlinesupervisions and classes, was lesstraumatic than it might have been.There were even unforeseenbonuses. Local seminars couldsuddenly become global. A mini-series of Fellows’ ‘Pre-Dinner VirtualCombination Room Talks’ broughtlarge audiences to lectures by DavidHowarth on ‘The Virus and the Law’and – an apposite reminder of absentmateriality – by Nigel Woodcock onthe stones of Cambridge colleges.Due to the camera-angles on laptops,

we have all become instantconnoisseurs of colleagues’ domesticceiling lighting. And we all regrettednot having bought Zoom shares ayear ago.

This is the cosy side of community:business sort-of as usual, thoughconducted by different means.Obviously lockdown produces realdisruptions to Fellows’ workingrhythms, especially for those withyoung children and/or those whoseresearch depends on regular access

to laboratories. However, provided westay healthy, Fellows are a relativelywell-protected group throughlockdown; as, to an extent, arestudents. Not so some of the Collegestaff. Not only could they no longergo in and do their jobs, but forsignificant numbers there would havebeen no job for them to do. Thegovernment’s furlough schemeprovided a crucial cushion for themand for the College. The mostvulnerable, however, were those whorely on occasional or seasonal work.In normal times the College dependson their support: as relief porters inthe Lodges, or looking after us in Hall,or servicing the conferences thathave become so important and whichevaporated overnight. Prompted by asuggestion from a colleague, we

circulated the Fellowship, hoping forcontributions to a fund which wouldbe used to top up the wages of suchstaff to the full amount that they mightreasonably have expected through tothe autumn, had the virus not struck. The response was astonishing, or predictable, depending on one’sexpectations.

This is not a long-term solution, ofcourse. Indeed, some might beuneasy about the whole idea of sucha scheme. But its value was not justfinancial. It was a spontaneousaffirmation of community, and it wasappreciated as such. As one memberof staff wrote to the Bursar: ‘Thanksfor your support, it is the first time inmy long career as a worker that I feelprotected and safe, and I cannot

explain how much this means to mein this very delicate situation.’

Immediate crisis-response is in someways easier (or at any rate simpler)than longer-term adjustment andrecovery. We may, with care, manageto escape from the limbo of ourtemporary community of absentees.But the consequences of COVID-19 willcontinue to strike the Clare communityinequitably. In part we will be judged –or we should judge ourselves – on howwe respond to that.

SIMON FRANKLIN

President of the Fellowship

LastwordThis was not at all the kind of year that I envisaged when I took on the role ofPresident of the Fellowship last October. Contrary to the wisdom of ourfoundress in the preamble to her statutes of 1359, experience was no guide.Instead we moved into ‘interesting times’.

Due to thecamera-angles onlaptops, we haveall become instantconnoisseurs ofcolleagues’domestic ceilinglighting.

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