If you're looking to boost your wellbeing in 2026, perhaps these activities from last term can provide some inspiration? 🌷 Gardening: Spring bulb planting 🐞 Connect with nature: Bug hotel building 🫖 Connect with each other: Tea@3 events continue to bring everyone together

In 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', today is associated with nine ladies dancing so here are nine of the many dancers in the Catz community, including @somethingmodern.bsky.social. See alt text for more info. 📸 Trinity Hall, Teri Pengilley, Johannes Hjorth, Elly Welford & Jane Mok

Happy New Year! Did you know one of our libraries turns 40 in 2026? This much-loved space opened in 1986 & was named the Shakeshaft Library in 2015, in memory of Dr John Shakeshaft who oversaw its construction during his 42 years as our Librarian. 📸: Dudley Jackson, Binky Nixon, Adam Smyth

What have been your favourite Catz moments of 2025? It's great to see so many members of our community across our top posts from the last 12 months: whether that's thanks to academic & extracurricular achievements, our widening participation activities & open days or matriculation & graduation days!

Congratulations to the five Cambridge academics and Fellows who have been recognised in the New Year Honours 2026 🎉 Explore their achievements in our round-up: www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...

We're delighted to end 2025 with the wonderful news that Catz Fellow Prof. Michael Nicholson (2018) has been appointed an OBE for services to kidney transplantation in the #NewYearHonours list. Read more, including reactions from him & the Master, at caths.cam.ac.uk/obe-...#NewYearHonours@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

Congratulations to Prof. Sir Peter Barnes FRS (1966, Med Sci; Hon Fellow 2011) & Prof. Anthony Davenport (Fellow 1995–2023; Emeritus Fellow 2023) on being recognised as Highly Cited Researchers i.e. in the top 1% in their field by number of citations for their papers 📸: James Tye, Julian Johnson

Originally co-founded by Catz alumna Rend Platings (née Shakir) in 2000, @bluescicam.bsky.social is a science communication portal and magazine at @cam.ac.uk. Three Catz students are continuing to play important roles in its development. Read our interview with them: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/...

Did you matriculate at Catz in 2015? Join us for your Ten Years On reunion on Friday 13 February. Book your place at www.caths.cam.ac.uk/.... Until we see you in February, enjoy this selection of photos from your first academic year at Catz (2015–16). 📸3: BBC & James Stevens (2015, Geography)

In 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', today is associated with turtle doves, emblems of devoted love – so we wanted to congratulate everyone who got married in 2025 and celebrate a few of the weddings held at Catz. 📸: Robert Scatliffe Photography, Daniela K Photography, Rebecca Clark Photography

Discussing the spiritual side of nature, why Holly, Ivy and Mistletoe are significant, and how meaning is going being lost. Happy Christmas! youtu.be/hkn_r4DZrxY?...

Wishing everyone a very merry and bright Christmas 🎄 We're delighted to share a message from the Rev'd Nell Whiscombe (2025), who is celebrating her first Christmas as part of the Catz community. 📸: Tanja Schmidt (a Clinical Neurosciences PhD student and MCR Quartermaster)

Our various departments will be closed from this afternoon until 2 January but our porters will be present throughout and can be contacted on 01223 338300. Students remaining in Cambridge can refer to advice on activities and support during the vacation emailed by our Wellbeing Lead on 9 December

Father Christmas made an appearance at Catz to deliver presents to our Children's Christmas Party. He hopes this photo provides some festive cheer & reminds students, staff & Fellows to enter photos to our competition to find our 2026 greeting card image: caths.cam.ac.uk/fest...

Christmas creativity! The Overture & Dances from The Nutcracker by Alexander Ffinch (former Director of Music 2001–03): open.spotify.com/alb.... Paintings based on Messiaen's La Nativite du Seigneur by @reverendally.bsky.social (former Fellow & Chaplain 2019–24): instagram.com/revere...

Catz alumni news: ⭐ Dr Ben Lindley (2007, @eng.cam.ac.uk) is in the @americannuclear.bsky.social 40 Under 40 list: www.eng.cam.ac.uk/ne... ⭐ Robyn Scott (2004, Biosci Enterprise) returned to speak to Gates Cambridge Scholars: www.gatescambridge.o... Photo of Robyn by @gatescambridge.bsky.social

Congratulations to Catz Fellow Prof. Michael Nicholson (2018) on being awarded 2025 Hunterian Lectureship by @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social for his outstanding contributions to #surgery that promise to revolutionise organ #transplantation. Learn more: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/...#surgery#transplantation.cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

I can't do a poll, but I can make an executive decision, so🥁🥁🥁 I'll be starting my EIGHTH #SlowShakespeare daily blog on 1 January: #MoonMad aka Midsummer Night's Dream. Because we could all do with some laughs & a bit more fairy-dust right now... (Gwendoline Christie as Titania at the Bridge, 2019)

Our end-of-term sports round-up is serving up a festive treat with a generous portion of #rowing updates from Trial VIIIs, the Christmas Head, the Fairbairn Cup and Clare Novices, followed by running, hockey, football and powerlifting reports. Read more: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/...#rowing@cam.ac.uk

It was wonderful to welcome Catz alumni to our London Christmas Drinks Reception at the Athenaeum Club on Friday 12 December. It was lovely to see alumni enjoying an opportunity to chat and celebrate together. See our schedule for next year's events: caths.cam.ac.uk/alum...

“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear” 🎶 Our Girls’ Choir sang beautifully in Main Court at last night’s open-air Luminaria event with an audience from across Cambridge & beyond, followed by singing in Chapel as a treat for their families & the Catz community. 1/2

With support from Catz and others, Paula Teeuwen (a Chemistry PhD student) has skated on ice and dry land throughout her time at @cam.ac.uk. She is now leading the revival and merger of student societies for ice skating & roller skating. Read our new interview:

Alumni in new acting projects: 🎞️ @theianmckellen.bsky.social (1958, English; Hon Fellow 1982) has a video cameo in Wicked Witches 🎞️ Rebecca Hall (2000, English) is in Peter Hujar's Day, #EllaMcCay & The Beauty 🎞️ Xelia Mendes-Jones (2015, ASNC) returns as Dane in #Fallout (📸: @PrimeVideo)

Chanukah Sameach to everyone who is celebrating the Jewish festival of lights over the next 8 days & nights. Jewish Chaplains Netanya & Yekutiel are organising a Chanukah party for @cam.ac.uk students remaining in the city. See instagram.com/cambridge_jewish_chaplaincy for further details very soon

We'll be tuning in later in December to watch Honorary Fellow Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock (2024) deliver the @rigb.org Christmas Lectures which celebrate their 200th anniversary this year. Read our article about her lectures at www.caths.cam.ac.uk/.... Watch online at www.bbc.co.uk/progra...

Apply by 7 Jan to join our Malaysian & Malay World Studies community: - Tunku Scholarship for Malaysian PhD/MPhil students: caths.cam.ac.uk/tunk... - Philip Bowring Scholarship for any postgrads studying history/geography/culture of Malay World: caths.cam.ac.uk/bowring @lianachua.bsky.social 1/2

Congratulations to @janhuemar.bsky.social (JRF at Catz since 2023) who is part of an international team of scientists responsible for a long-awaited visualisation of liquid droplets forming inside a cell known as condensates, key for processes such as DNA repair: caths.cam.ac.uk/cond... @cam.ac.uk

SO. Shall I start another #SlowShakespeare blog in the new year?? the daily writing itch needs scratching, it turns out. It could be #MoonMad? #InArden? or whatever?? thoughts? interest??

Brian Huntly and I are looking to recruit a postdoc to investigate a promising novel therapeutic target in B-ALL @scicambridge.bsky.social. This new CRUK-funded project will involve collaboration with Prof Sir Steve Jackson's group @cruk-ci.bsky.social and the CRUK Functional Genomics centre.

More guidance from some of our current law students in case you're coming for interview at @cam.ac.uk in the next week or so - we're looking forward to meeting you!: 🎞️https://www.tiktok.com/@kaimadoeslaw/video/7582249602934590723

Our latest article celebrates some of our alumni and Fellows writing to inform and entertain children and young adults, including books written by joannechocolat.bsky.social, labliston.bsky.social and many others! Read more: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/writing-for-...

Our @isaacphysics.org learning platform – used by more than 3,000 schools across the UK each year – this week saw its 200 millionth question attempted by a student 🎒🏫🧑‍🏫 Find out what the 200 millionth question was 👉 www.cam.ac.uk/stories/camb...

Catz is one of only seven Cambridge Colleges accessing free beginners music lessons through @cam.ac.uk Centre for Music Performance. Our purpose-built music room is used for the Centre's violin & flute lessons. We caught up with two of our students who have benefited so far: caths.cam.ac.uk/musi...

Alumni on the airwaves: 🎧 @chinemcdonald.bsky.social (2002, Theology & Rel Studies) on Today programme: bbc.co.uk/sounds/pla... 🎧 @atjcagan.bsky.social (2006, Archy & Anth) on #CuriousCases: bbc.co.uk/sounds/pla... 🎧 @elliechan.bsky.social (2009, English) on BBC Radio 3: bbc.co.uk/programmes...

Catz Fellow Prof. Adrian Liston (2023) & colleagues have uncovered major differences in one type of white blood cell in people living with #Alzheimers disease – new evidence about how this disease progresses & could be treated: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/...#Alzheimers@labliston.bsky.social @campathology.bsky.social

We are proud to hear when Catz alumni serve their professions in senior positions: ⭐ Dr Pallavi Bradshaw (1996, Medical Sciences) appointed Medical Director of the Medical Protection Society. ⭐ James Pereira KC (1990, Law) elected a Master of the Bench by the Middle Temple in London.

All St Catharine’s @jbs.cam.ac.uk Executive students and alumni are invited to our Electives Week Dinner in College on Tuesday 3 February. For further details, please visit: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/...

There's no such thing as a typical MBA student at Catz as demonstrated by former Fulbright Scholar Leonard Wang. At the end of his first term at Catz, we interviewed him about being on track to graduate with an MD, MPH, MSc & MBA in the space of six years: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/... @jbs.cam.ac.uk

Are you a Cambridge UTO or CTO working in the arts, humanities, and social sciences? Become part of our thriving community and have the opportunity to advance a major research project in a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment ⏳ Apply by 12pm on 19 Jan 2026 https://bit.ly/48ggnjZ

Congratulations to everyone who graduated last weekend – rounding off our final graduations of 2025! 🎓 See some of our favourite moments from @stcatharines.bsky.social, @lucycavcoll.bsky.social, @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social and Wolfson College

A wonderful opportunity to be part of the friendliest college in Cambridge! A JRF is a wonderful springboard to academic independence

Our next Junior Research Fellowship is open to early career researchers engaged in any aspect of: Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics, Biological Sciences, Medical Sciences, Physics or Veterinary Sciences. Find out more and apply by 12 December:

Erudite, eloquent, and moving lecture on Shakespeare & the textile imagination by the magnificent @starcrossed2018.bsky.social this evening. The hall was packed with admirers. Good to be reminded how enthralling the best scholarship can be. #Cambridge

Catz researchers teach old drugs new tricks: @roychoudhurilab.bsky.social (2020) on how aspirin could prevent some cancers from spreading: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/... PhD work by Felicity Crawshay-Williams led to the identification of new combinations of existing antibiotics: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/...

Sir Terence's funeral service will be held in Oxford on 15 December 2025 at 2pm, and his family are planning a memorial service next year. Further details available from terenceenglish.muchloved.com

For #StAndrewsDay, two throwbacks featuring our Scottish students: 💙 Piping competition winner Calum Rennie (2020, Law) with Lord Chris Smith: caths.cam.ac.uk/piping (📸: @pembroke1347.bsky.social) 💙 The launch of our Finlay Family Bursary for undergrads from Scotland: caths.cam.ac.uk/scot...

🎓 A small but mighty group from Catz processed in today's rain to receive their @cam.ac.uk degrees at our final #graduation ceremony of 2025: nine students who've already been members of our community for a combined total of >39 years! More photos are available at www.facebook.com/med...

Black British Voices: Black British Collections. Cambridge University Library is forming a community panel of Black British & Black Northern Irish individuals to help shape its 2027 exhibition & events programme. 🗓️ Deadline: 14 Dec 2025 🔗More info: https://loom.ly/9lDrGVY

Our latest sports report celebrates students' rowing, rugby union, football &netball triumphs, incl Freddie Challacombe (2nd-year medic) winning gold for @cam.ac.uk at the Fours Head. Catch up with the action from Weeks 5 and 6 at caths.cam.ac.uk/spor... 📸2️⃣: @allmarkone.bsky.social