🌿 Building homes for birds and a community for people. Dr Srijit Seal shares how the West Court Bird Reserve Project, created with Lydia Soifer, brought Clare Hall’s people and green spaces together — a reflection of our shared spirit of care and collaboration.

Louise’s Garden Diary - October🍎 As autumn settles over Clare Hall gardens, Louise shares her latest diary entries—gentle observations of changing light, falling leaves and the birds that pass through our grounds. Little Egrets, Red Kites and Buzzards—October brings us wings and wonder this year🍁🧡

🍂 Happy to share another wonderful contribution to Clare Hall Through Your Lens! 📸 “Allotment harvest” by Lisa Valentini, PhD student in Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics View from Brian Pippard Building on the Scholars' Garden, with Clare Hall flag.

👻 Happy Halloween from all of us at Clare Hall! 🎃 Wishing you a spook-tacular day filled with treats, laughter, and a touch of autumn magic 🕯️🍂

Dr Ruth Tatlow, Life Member and Visiting Fellow (2023), shares how her time at Clare Hall sparked new creativity and lasting connections. 🌿 Here’s to the inspiration that continues to grow within our College! #clarehall60

🌿Clare Hall Gardens Mini-Tour🌸 Take a stroll through our beautiful gardens and discover some of the hidden corners that make Clare Hall so special.

Huge congratulations to our lovely students who graduated on Friday 24 October! 🍁 🎓👏🏻 We are so proud of your achievements and wish you every success in the next exciting chapter. Can’t wait to see all that you go on to accomplish! 🌱 📸 Thank you Jeremy Peters for the beautiful photos!

On Friday 17 October, Clare Hall was very pleased to welcome Professor Bonnie Bassler as the speaker for the 2025/26 King Lecture. Professor Bassler, Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, delivered a fascinating talk...

As Clare Hall approaches its 60th Anniversary in 2026, we are celebrating the people who make our College feel like home 🏡 Alumnus and Associate James Tanna shares what makes Clare Hall a truly welcoming place for scholars and friends from around the world.

On 15 October, Clare Hall hosted the Cambridge-Fudan Meeting on Neurology and Old Age Psychiatry, bringing together leading researchers from the University of Cambridge and Fudan University for a day of inspiring talks and discussions.

Spotted in the gardens 🐦‍⬛ Louise shares a charming sighting in her newest Garden Diary update - a small but wonderful sign of autumn life at Clare Hall 🍂

Clare Hall is pleased to have welcomed over 120 new students this year, who participated in their matriculation and book signing ceremonies last week. As always, we are very grateful to Jeremy Peters for the excellent photos!

🌙 Another stunning submission to Clare Hall Through Your Lens! 📸 “9pm swimming session” by Dr Nikolai Kazantsev, Research Fellow As daylight slips away, the pool glows softly - a reminder of the calm corners and shared spaces that make Clare Hall feel like home.

Clare Hall was delighted to host the opening of a new exhibition of paintings by Alan Caine on 9th October 🖼️ Friends, supporters, and admirers gathered to celebrate Alan’s life and work, enjoying an evening of art, conversation, and memories.

On 20th September, Clare Hall Alumni and Life Members Dr Jonathan Tay and Dr Kimberly Anderson celebrated their wedding 💍💐 We are thrilled to congratulate Jonathan and Kimberly and wish them every happiness in their life together!

We are delighted to celebrate Professor John Clarke, Life Member and former Visiting Fellow of Clare Hall, who has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics! 🎉 He shares the prize with Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis for pioneering work in quantum physics.

The Betty Behrens Seminar resumes at Clare Hall, Cambridge, discussing the works by Benedetto Croce, José de Acosta and Robert Lowth, presented by R. Bellamy, G. Ramos and V. Davis | @camhistory.bsky.social @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social @oxfordcih.bsky.social @clarehallcambridge.bsky.social

Clare Hall has launched its 20th Century Studio Ceramics Research Centre 🏺

🍁Clare Hall Through Your Lens launches today!🍁 We invite students, fellows, staff and families to share photos of Clare Hall grounds and gardens. 📸 First submission: “The Libby Gardener Memorial” by Dr Peter Forster, Life Member. Find out how to join here: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/events/clare...

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Lori Passmore, Official Fellow of Clare Hall, has recently been appointed Honorary Professor of the University of Cambridge, and awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Aarhus University, Denmark. Congratulations to Professor Passmore from all of us at Clare Hall!

We are delighted to share that Clare Hall has set up a new BBQ area in the West Court 🍔 Come and enjoy a good grill, wonderful company, and our beautiful lawns! Just don’t forget to tidy up afterwards 🌱 Find Clare Hall’s BBQ policy on the main website: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/gather-...

A joyful evening in London! Our recent drinks reception at the Travellers Club was one of Clare Hall’s most successful gatherings, with so many alumni and friends joining us. 🥂 Huge thanks to our Fellow Commoner, Graeme Harrower, for kindly sponsoring this special night.

Very warm congratulations to our newest EMBA students who matriculated last week. We are delighted to welcome you to Clare Hall and wish you every success in your academic journeys! 📸 Big thanks to Cory Aitchison for capturing the day!

Clare Hall Student-Fellow Concert 2025🌟 Two weeks ago, our Dining Hall was alive with music! From Debussy and Chopin to koto, saxophone, and even Nina Simone, our students, postdocs, and fellows shared a magical afternoon together. Thank you to everyone who joined us — cannot wait for the next one!

🎶Music at Clare Hall🎶 A mid-week gift of music from Jehangir Cama—biophysicist, entrepreneur, and Official Fellow of Clare Hall—performing Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePH2... Recording, mixing, mastering and video by Dominik Gryzbon Instagram @domgryz

What a wonderful day to celebrate our graduates! Our warmest congratulations to the Clare Hallers who graduated recently on Saturday, 26 July. We wish the graduates all the best with their future endeavours, and look forward to staying in touch! Many thanks to Jeremy Peters for capturing the day.

We were delighted to host this year’s summer Garden Party on the 12th of July, welcoming back supporters, friends, and Life Members of the College. The day was filled with joyful conversation over a delicious lunch, courtesy of our fantastic kitchen team. Photos by Jeremy Peters.

Clare Hall Boat Club recently celebrated its 30th anniversary with an exciting weekend of events, bringing back alumni from all over the world.

Congratulations to PhD student Callum White, who was honoured with the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR) student award, presented by Pro Vice-Chancellor for Innovation, Dr Diarmuid O’Brien. Read more: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/phd-stu...

On 25 June, Clare Hall hosted its Annual Cricket Match, drawing College members, friends, and family to Leckhampton Field.🏏 The Students emerged victorious, with a final score of Students 245-7 v President’s XI 168-9. Read more about the match on our website: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/victory...

On 21 June, Clare Hall Football Club (CHFC) made history with its inaugural 11-a-side match against Clare College Football Club (CCFC). ⚽ The strength of CHFC was apparent during the match, and they emerged with a 2-1 victory. Read more: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/clare-h...

Clare Hall Boat Club had an exciting May Bumps this year, with wonderful results across all crews! We can't wait to cheer them on as they take on qualifiers for Henley Royal Regatta tomorrow. 🖤💛❤️ With many thanks to Catriona Walker and Giorgio Divitini for the photos.

A lovely summer evening yesterday in our dining hall, as the choirs of Clare Hall and Darwin College hosted their second joint concert. Music included Goss, Chilcott, Kirby Shaw, Amy Beach, and more. There were also musical performances from members of both colleges. 🎵

On Sunday 15 June, Clare Hall MPhil Student Rishul Karia completed a 87 kilometre cycle from Clapham Common to the Brighton Seafront. 🚴🐧 Rishul’s team raised £650 and counting for SANCCOB, a charity based in South Africa that has been caring for injured, ill, and abandoned seabirds since 1968.

Did you know that Clare Hall has a bit of magic in its history? 🔮 On June 3rd, renowned magician Michael Ammar and his wife Hannah visited Clare Hall with Hugh Newsam, secretary of the Cambridge Pentacle Club.

The next instalment of our series on sustainability is now published on our website! 🌱 Learn more about the impactful work of our gardening team: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/sustain...

Looking back to graduation day ✨ We were delighted to welcome friends and family to Clare Hall for a joyful celebration of our graduates on 23rd May. We wish them all the best with their future endeavours, and look forward to staying in touch! Many thanks to Jinxi Xu for photographing the day.

Congratulations to Clare Hall graduates, Dr Kamila Rollan and Dr Simon St-Amant, who have been awarded the Salje Medal for their PhD theses! 🥇 Learn more about their research and what they have been up to since graduating: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/tutoria...

Congratulations to Professor Athanassios Fokas for receiving the 2025 Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award. The award is the highest honour for Caltech alumni, and is granted to those who have made remarkable impacts in their field. Read more: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...

⭐ Music at Clare Hall ⭐ Brightening up your Thursday afternoon with a performance of Bach Cello Suite No 4 by Nikolai Kazantsev, engineer and Research Fellow of Clare Hall: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoT2... Recording, mixing, mastering and video by Dominik Gryzbon Instagram @domgryz

Clare Hall held its inaugural Entrepreneurship Prize competition on 13th May, with three finalist teams pitching for a £5000 award kindly sponsored by our Associate and serial biotech entrepreneur, Dr Mike Trower. 💡

Congratulations to our students who graduated last Saturday, 3rd May 🎓🎉 We were delighted to welcome friends and family to Clare Hall for a joyful celebration of our graduates. We wish them all the best and look forward to staying in touch! Many thanks to Jeremy Peters for photographing the day.

Former Clare Hall PhD student @srijitseal.com has recently led a landmark collaboration between over 30 scientists to outline the essential pillars for using machine learning (ML) to predict chemical toxicity. Read more ⬇️ www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-srij...

The Betty Behrens Seminar goes on at Clare Hall, Cambridge, discussing the works by Polybius, Orosius, Bryce and Bloch, presented by J. Marincola, V. Leonard, R. Evans and C. Ginzburg | @camhistory.bsky.social @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social @oxfordcih.bsky.social @clarehallcambridge.bsky.social

The second instalment of our series on sustainability is now published on our website! This week, we are spotlighting the work of our housekeeping department, and how they are championing initiatives to reduce waste and repurpose household items. ♻️ Read more: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/sustain...

I am thrilled to share that I have been awarded the Royal Asiatic Society Bayly Prize for the best doctoral thesis in Asian Studies completed at a British or Irish university in 2023/2024! www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-luis... @royalasiaticsoc.bsky.social @clarehallcambridge.bsky.social

We are delighted to announce that Lucy Walker has been elected Fellow Commoner at Clare Hall and will serve as our Composer-in-Residence from 2024 to 2026 🎵 www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/lucy-wa...

Clare Hall PhD student Jade Cuttle has recently turned her English literature research into a BBC Radio 3 Essay titled ‘Digging for Words.’ 🌱 Read more ⬇️ www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/phd-stu...

An incredible evening for Clare Hall Fellow Professor Barbara Sahakian and Affiliated Postdoc Dr Christelle Langley, who recently met with His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen for a celebration of the The Queen's Reading Room. Read more: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...