🎉 Congratulations to Clare Hall PhD student Adèle Wright, runner-up in the University of Cambridge’s 2026 ‘Snapshots of Doctoral Success’ competition. 📸 Her work, 'Stained', explores the colonial legacies in museum collections and forms part of her research on Oceanic material culture.

🌱 From composting and rainwater collection to biodiversity and community building, the Clare Hall Allotment is helping sustainability grow at the College. Read our lates Sustainability feature here: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/sustain... 📸 Photos courtesy of Clare Hall Allotment.

Another lovely submission to Clare Hall Through Your Lens 🌿 📸 “The warmth and colours of spring have returned to West Court” by M. Fatih Gürbüz, PhD student in Engineering Fresh green leaves and afternoon light returning to the Clare Hall gardens at West Court.

🥋🏅 Many congratulations to student Adham El Shazly on his outstanding achievements in Taekwondo over recent years, including national titles, Varsity success, and representing Team GB at the European University Championship in Warsaw.

✨ As Clare Hall continues celebrating its 60th Anniversary, Life Member Dr Annie Ross shares how a vision of an open, welcoming scholarly community first drew her to the College, and how those experiences continued to shape her years later.

Clare Hall was delighted to celebrate thirteen students graduating on 2 May 2026 🧑‍🎓👏 It was a special day for everyone involved, and we are very proud of all they have achieved. Many congratulations, and we wish them all the very best for the future! 📸 Thanks to M. Fatih Gürbüz for the photos.

🌷 A new spring submission for Clare Hall Through Your Lens! 📸 “Walking in the Future Together” by Marie Shaikovski, family member at Clare Hall Spring blossom, bright skies, and a quiet walk through the College gardens...

🎙️ Clare Hall warmly congratulates alumna and Life Member Simone Eringfeld on the publication of her new book, 'Podcasting as a Research Method: A Practical Guide'. The book explores how podcasting and sound can transform research, opening new ways of generating and sharing knowledge.

A wonderful afternoon at Clare Hall’s annual Garden Party, held early this year to celebrate our 60th Anniversary 🌸 🪄🂡 A highlight was the return of the Cambridge Pentacle Club whose magic performances brought an extra sense of fun and surprise to the day.

Celebrating 60 years of Clare Hall gardens 🌿💛 To mark the Anniversary, our wonderful gardener Louise has begun a living list of species spotted in the College gardens from April onwards. From birds to insects and everything in between, it’s a beautiful way to highlight the rich wildlife around us.

Science meets LEGO® 🧬🧱 Clare Hall Life Member Dr Chu-Cheng Lin has built a detailed biological lab inspired by his research. Now on the LEGO Ideas platform, it needs your support to reach 10,000 votes and become a real set! 👉 beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea... 📸 Dr Chu-Cheng Lin / Yijie Yin

💛 A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful members, friends, and guests! The Giving Week has truly shown the strength and spirit of Clare Hall, and we are so grateful for the generosity, enthusiasm, and kindness each of you has shared.

A beautiful weekend of music at Clare Hall as part of our 60th Anniversary celebrations 🎶 Across three evenings, performances ranged from chamber music in the Dining Hall to a stunning choral concert at Robinson College Chapel and a moving Evensong at Queens' College Chapel.

🤩 A fantastic celebration at Clare Hall as part of our 60th Anniversary, with a rich programme of tours and talks taking place across Cambridge. 🌟 From behind-the-scenes museum visits to inspiring lectures spanning art, history, science, architecture, and global challenges.

🔍📚 Clare Hall was delighted to welcome Professor David Nirenberg (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton) and Professor Y.M. Dennis Lo (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) for the 60th Anniversary Tanner and Ashby Lectures on 16 April 2026.

What a way to celebrate 60 years of Clare Hall ❤️💛 For 60 continuous hours, our global community came together for 60 Hours for 60 Years — an extraordinary academic writing marathon spanning continents and time zones 🌍✍️

🎊 The 60 Hours for 60 Years Academic Writing Marathon comes to a close! In this video, Francé Davies, Development Director, reflects on what has been an inspiring and uplifting few days for Clare Hall.

Final day of our 60 Hours for 60 Years Academic Writing Marathon ✍️ From nearly thirty students from our partner University of Macau joining in the early hours, to our own Senior Tutor hosting a session right now, this has truly been a global effort! 🌍

📸❄️ As part of our 60th Anniversary celebrations, we’re excited to share the Top 3 Winter submissions for the Clare Hall Through Your Lens, following our first round of judging. 🏆 These photos will be featured in the Clare Hall 60th Anniversary Calendar, with full credit - and yours could be next!

We’re into Day 2 of the Academic Writing Marathon for Clare Hall’s 60th Anniversary 🎉 A huge thank you to everyone who has joined! Support your favourite College today! 👉 www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/clare-hall-6... #clarehall60

🔥 Day one of the 60 Hours for 60 Years Challenge is in full swing! Dr Rachel Sippy, Research Fellow and host of one of our Academic Writing Marathon sessions, invites you to join us as we kick off the 60 Hours for 60 Years challenge.

Clare Hall 60th Anniversary Giving Week has officially begun! ✨ 📝 Alongside it, our Academic Writing Marathon, 60 Hours for 60 Years, is now live. Join us to support the College!

🎥 As Clare Hall marks its 60th Anniversary, Professor David Cope, Foundation Fellow, reflects on his time at the College and the values that have shaped it over the decades. With the 60th Anniversary Giving Week and Festival of Events just around the corner, the celebrations are about to begin.

📚 Clare Hall is delighted to share news of two forthcoming publications that highlight the College’s engagement with art, collecting and material culture. 🔗 Find more information and pre-order the books here: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/.../new-publ...

From shared meals to chance conversations, it’s often the simplest moments that leave the strongest impression 🌼 PhD student Ana Isaković reflects on the spaces where ideas meet and friendships begin. ✨ Here’s to moments that bring people together in unexpected ways! #clarehall60

🌸 Another beautiful contribution to Clare Hall Through Your Lens 📸 “Spring Has Come!” by Dr Yukiko Kawamoto, Visiting Fellow A fresh carpet of early spring flowers frames Elmside, bringing colour and life back to the Fellows' Garden. A quiet moment capturing the gentle arrival of the new season.

🎉🎓 Clare Hall was pleased to celebrate its eight graduands at the Senate House on 28 March 2026, marking an important milestone in their academic journeys. We extend our heartfelt congratulations and wish them every success in the years ahead!

We are counting down to Giving Week at Clare Hall, beginning Monday 13 April ✨ As part of our 60th Anniversary celebrations, 60 Hours for 60 Years will bring our global community together in a continuous academic writing relay from 13–15 April 🌍✍️

Callum White, who recently completed his PhD at Clare Hall and the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, has been awarded the Best Oral Presentation Award at the 11th International Conference on Building Materials and Construction (ICBMC), held in Tokyo, Japan.

Cold mornings, early alarms, and the quiet buzz of excitement along the Cam could only mean one thing: Lent Bumps had arrived! 🚣 Over four days of racing, CHBC took to the river with determination, team spirit, and plenty of memorable moments, from hard-fought chases to well-earned bumps.

⭐ What makes a college stand out after nearly a decade? Dr Jehangir Cama, Official Fellow and Tutor, highlights Clare Hall as a place where new ideas are not only welcomed but actively shaped, bringing together early-career researchers and experienced academics in a truly international setting.

Clare Hall student Ayesha Bennett has been selected for the Blues Squad in this year’s Football Varsity Matches ⚽ 📅 Fri 20 March 2026 🕓 Women’s KO: 4pm | 🕖 Men’s KO: 7pm 📍 Mumford Pitch, Cambridge CB3 9BN Come and support! 🎟️ Tickets £11: fixr.co/event/cuafc-...

Research led by Professor Hugh Markus, Professorial Fellow at Clare Hall and Professor of Stroke Medicine at the University of Cambridge, has received wide media coverage, including in The Guardian and The Independent. The study analysed data from over 100 million people across 32 studies.

🏺 On 9 March, Clare Hall marked an important moment in the history of the Bell Collection, a generous bequest from Associate Professor G.H. Bell and Mrs K.M. Bell, with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque.

👋 At Clare Hall, connections across disciplines and cultures are part of everyday life. Anjali Sergeant, MPhil student and GSB Fellow–Student Interaction Officer for 2025/26, reflects on how the College’s welcoming and intellectually vibrant environment has enriched her time at Cambridge.

❄️ A winter throwback for the Clare Hall Through Your Lens Competition. 📸 “First Snow” by Zhengyi Wu, PhD student in Engineering A quiet moment after the first snowfall - a delicate vase of flowers resting on a table dusted with fresh snow, softly lit against the winter night.

Congratulations to Clare Hall Professorial Fellow Prof George van Kooten on his new book "Reverberations of Good News: The Gospels in Context" 📚 He will present the work at major conferences this year, including the British New Testament Conference, EABS and the Society of Biblical Literature.

👨‍🎓👩‍🎓 As Clare Hall marks 60 years, we’re celebrating the next generation shaping its future. Poorya Shaghaghi, a PhD student at the Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows, works in applied mathematics and fluid mechanics, using mathematical modelling to improve low-energy building design.

🌅 Our very first submission to the Clare Hall Through Your Lens Photography Competition! 📸 “Sunset Time” by Talon Flodman, MPhil student in Human Evolutionary Studies Warm evening light catches the red brick and timber of Leslie Barnett House.

We are pleased to share that Cristina Blanco Sío-López, Tenured Associate Professor at the University of La Coruña, Life Member and former Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall, has received the Colin Bell Award 2026 by the Churchill Archives Centre and the Churchill College, University of Cambridge.

When barriers to education are removed, talent can thrive. 🌱 Through scholarships, over forty years the Cambridge Trust has opened doors to 22,000 of the brightest minds to enable them to study at Cambridge.

🌹 Since joining Clare Hall in 2023, Francé Davies, Director of Alumni & Donor Relations, has been inspired by the extraordinary welcome from Fellows, Life Members, students, staff, and supporters around the world. As we celebrate our 60th Anniversary in 2026, that spirit feels stronger than ever.

A small National Daisy Day throwback from Louise’s Diary 🌼 These humble wildflowers may be easy to overlook, but their long flowering season makes them a vital source for wildlife.

🎙️ Our PhD student Jade Cuttle recently appeared on BBC Radio 3’s Sunday Feature, retracing the fenland journeys of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams and reflecting on his enduring Cambridge connections. Congratulations to Jade! More about her research here: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk?post_type=ne....

❤️ It's Valentine’s Day tomorrow, and we’re celebrating the many kinds of love that begin at Clare Hall. Alumnus and Life Member David Luchford shares how the College gave him experiences to treasure, friendships to last a lifetime, and even a love story of his own.

Straight from the heart at Clare Hall 💕 At lunchtime in the Common Room, our members are getting creative with Valentine’s cookie decorating! Anyone can design their own delicious treat, then choose to enjoy it themselves or share it with someone special.

The Betty Behrens Seminar resumes at Clare Hall, Cambridge, discussing the works by Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti, Suetonius and E.P. Thompson, presented by Y.M. Choueiri, A. Wallace-Hadrill and E. Griffin | @camhistory.bsky.social @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social @clarehallcambridge.bsky.social

🌟 We are celebrating 60 years of the diversity of people and perspectives that shape life at the College. Professor Barbara Sahakian, Fellow of Clare Hall, shares a message reflecting on the richness that comes from bringing together scholars from many disciplines, cultures, and stages of life.

📚 At Clare Hall, Life Member and former Visiting Fellow Dr Linn Holmberg of Stockholm University worked on her book 'The Dictionary Craze in Enlightenment Europe', now nearing completion. Her research featured in a well received Colloquium on 18th century concerns about learning, memory, and focus.

🎶 On Tuesday 3 February, Clare Hall and Clare College Choirs came together for a joint Evensong in Clare College Chapel. With a great turnout, the beautiful atmosphere and resonant sound of the chapel made for a warmly shared and memorable evening.