✨ 2025 Highlights: May Week ✨ Next up, we’re celebrating the incredible talent and creativity our students showcased during May Week, from sporting success to unforgettable performances on stage and in concert: 🎭 GADS: Romeo & Juliet ⚽ College Sports Awards Presentation 🎶 GCMS Concert

🚀 Exciting new job opportunities at Girton College, @cam.ac.uk! We’re recruiting a Deputy Director of Philanthropy and an Annual Giving Manager to join our Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement Office. 🔗 Find out more: https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/work-at-girton

✨ 2025 Highlights: Honorary Fellows ✨ As we wrap up the year and look back on some standout moments from 2025. We were delighted to welcome two exceptional new Honorary Fellows, Professor Neena Modi and Professor Dame Linda Colley.

The Girtonian is out now! 🎉Discover our new-look alumni magazine, featuring: 📚 Stories from our inspiring alumni ✨ Cutting-edge research news 🚀 A deep dive into Girton's ambitious plans for the future Read the new issue now ➡️ https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/news/girtonian-out-now

An incredible showcase of Girton talent at the Cambridge University Surgical Society Aspiring Surgeons Conference organised by Girtonian Annabelle Corlett! ✨ Sid and Yuhan won the Judge’s Prize in the Poster Competition ✨ Sarah won the Suturing Competition, beating 100 delegates #AspiringSurgeons

📺 Tune in this Friday! We’re incredibly proud that Girton Fellow, Dr John Tadross, will feature on Channel 4’s ground-breaking 'Cancer Clinic: Live', broadcasting from Addenbrooke’s as part of Stand Up To Cancer 2025. https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/stand-up-to-cancer/ #standuptocancer #SU2C #cruk

To celebrate Melvyn Bragg’s 27 years of 'In Our Time', five well-known fans chose their favourite episodes, and Girton Fellow Prof Anthony Bale features in one! Author & columnist Caitlin Moran chose the episode on English medieval mystic Margery Kempe. 🎧 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07cyfkg

👏 Huge congratulations to Girton Fellow, Professor Lucio Sarno, who was awarded the 2025 @jbs.cam.ac.uk MFin Award for outstanding teaching and impact! 🌟 Read more ⤵️ https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/2025/2025-cambridge-judge-excellence-in-teaching-awards/

What can history teach us about the future of globalisation? Watch Professor Jeremy Adelman give the inaugural Girton Global History Lecture now on our YouTube ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vNdntTrroo

🌍 COP30 wrapped up last week with a renewed commitment to support developing countries. Girton Fellow, Dr Antoinette Nestor, shared her insights from the conference, framed under the powerful theme: “Where climate meets care.” 🔗 https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/news/nestor-cop30-insights

👏 Congrats to team GIRTONOPATHY for competing in the national Royal College of Pathologists quiz for #PathologyWeek! ⚕️🦠 They tackled topics from global pathology to disease knowledge and AI’s future, finishing 5th and calling it a great bonding experience across year groups!

🌍 Can geoengineering help tackle the climate crisis? Hear from Girton Fellow and Director of the @climaterepair.bsky.social at @cam.ac.uk, Dr Shaun Fitzgerald, on BBC Rare Earth. 🔗 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002htcs

How well does the law serve women? Listen to Girton Alumna, Visitor, and Honorary Fellow, Lady Hale, talk about this and her new book 'With the Law on Our Side – How the law works for everyone and how we can make it work better' on BBC Woman's Hour. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002jf29

Wonderful to share the news of our alumna Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald’s appointment as Head of the Department of Oncology at University of Cambridge. Professor Fitzgerald has made critical contributions to cancer research and is a passionate advocate for cancer prevention and early detection.

🔍 We have just passed identifying an amazing 500 species of plants, animals, and fungi on our @inaturalist.bsky.social webpage! Participate in monitoring the diversity of life at Girton College 👇 https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/girton-college-biodiversity

We are pleased to share that Paresh Patel (Engineering, 1981) has been elected a Bodichon Foundation Fellow in recognition of his significant contribution to Girton through his support for student bursaries and the College’s wider mission. 🔗 https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/news/

I spoke to Engelsberg Ideas about what has and hasn't changed in the Middle East, why #Yemen's #Houthis remain such a persistent threat and what it might take to contain the conflict. engelsbergideas.com/essays/in-co...

👏 Congratulations are in order for former Mistress of Girton College, @sjs1869.bsky.social who has just been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Queen Mary University of London for her work as a leading figure in social geography

🎉 We’re thrilled to share that Girton Fellow Professor Anthony Bale has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy, in honour of his outstanding contributions to scholarship. Read more ➡️ https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/news/girton-medievalist-professor-anthony-bale-elected-fellow-british-academy

In case you missed it, Girton Fellows, Dr James Wade and Dr Seb Falk have solved the most famous mystery of Chaucer's work, a discovery that leads @cam.ac.uk‬ main page today! 🎉 🎉 🎉 Learn more via the link below! https://www.cam.ac.uk/

After 130 years, Cambridge #scholars have decoded a Chaucerian mystery – the frequently referenced Song of Wade was not a monster-filled epic but a chivalric romance. Drs James Wade and @sebfalk.com from‬ @girtoncollege.bsky.social reveal all: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/song... #Latin #English

I'm so thrilled to have this published! Starting from a chat over lunch at @girtoncollege.bsky.social, James Wade & I chipped away at this & have made some fascinating discoveries. The actual article should be published later today. In the meantime, more here: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/song...

🔍 A 130-year-old Chaucerian mystery has finally been solved! Girton Fellows James Wade and Seb Falk have uncovered that the 'Song of Wade' is actually a chivalric romance ♥️ not a monster-filled epic! Read more: https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/news/solving-130-year-old-medieval-literary-mystery

Last night, Girton Bye-Fellow in Land Economy, Dr Antoinette Nestor, was interviewed on BBC Look East! Hear Dr Nestor talk about building socially and environmentally sustainable new communities via the link below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002dsyp/look-east-evening-news-17062025

Today on BBC Radio 3's Jazz Record Requests 🎷 🎧 Tune in to hear music from one of this year’s stand-out releases in jazz and beyond — Psalter: Themes for Peace by Tim Boniface. 🔗 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tnn9 Pre-order now from www.timboniface.co.uk/shop

✨ We are delighted to announce that trailblazing medical leader and clinical scientist, @neenamodi1.bsky.social, has been elected an Honorary Fellow of Girton College https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/news/prof-neena-modi-honorary-fellow-girton

🎼 Join us this Sunday for @lesacolytesmusic.bsky.social's first concert including music that has probably never been performed in Cambridge before! 📆 Sunday 15 June, 2-3PM 📍 Chapel, Girton College

Lovely to see @girtoncollege.bsky.social’s medieval diptych of the Annunciation & Assumption by Francesco di Vannuccio (c. 1380) in the National Gallery’s super Siena exhibition. In the left panel, 2 supplicants kneel before a miniature version of Simone Martini’s Annunciation altarpiece.

🎉 Huge congratulations to all the Cambridge Boat Race crews for their fabulous clean sweep of the races yesterday! And a very special congrats to Girtonian James Richards, who helped the Men's Lightweight Crew to victory 👏

📣 We're holding a special #Classics Event on Saturday 17 May for all current Girton Classicists and those who studied or worked in Classics at Girton ✨🏺 Come and explore current research and the diverse paths a Classics degree can take you on! Book here ⤵️ www.girton.cam.ac.uk/events/class...

Two Girtonians are leading the way in unlocking AI’s power to create positive change worldwide 🌍👥 🌱 Dr Robert Forrest at Materials Nexus 🫀 Raphael Peralta at CardiaTec Biosciences 🔗 cam.ac.uk/stories/camb... #ShapingAIForEveryone

📆 All Girton Med and Vet Alumni, Fellows, and Students are warmly invited to attend the captivating talks and celebratory Dinner at the Biennial John Marks Symposium and the Medics and Vets Dinner on Saturday 3 May 2025. 🔗 Reserve your place now ⤵️ www.girton.cam.ac.uk/events/john-...

⚖️ Demands for justice are increasingly articulated in terms of law and legality. The 'Juridification of Justice' symposium asks what’s at stake and whether we should embrace or resist law as the language of justice Join us on 29 & 30 April at the Lauterpacht Centre Info at buff.ly/q915Za8

✨ What a weekend! It was fantastic to see so many of you back at Girton for the MA Dinner and Congregation — catching up with friends, sharing memories, and making new ones. The College was buzzing! 📸 More photos: flic.kr/s/aHBqjC89Hr

We are so proud to be part of the @cambridgeuni.bsky.social pioneering STEM SMART programme. Hundreds of state school pupils from disadvantaged or under-represented backgrounds saw their A-level grades jump in maths, physics, chemistry & biology🥼🧪 Read more 👇 www.cam.ac.uk/stories/camb...

Spring is in the air so be on the look out for some new friends buzzing about the grounds! 🐝 💐 Read all about the transformation of Cloister Court, green initiatives and our very own colony of honey bees(!), in the current edition of The Year. 🔗 Find the article here ⬇️ issuu.com/girtoncolleg...

Congratulations to our alumna and Honorary Fellow, Lady Arden of Heswall, who has been recognised in the list of distinguished individuals nominated to receive honorary degrees at the University of Cambridge. ⚖️ Read more ⤵️ www.girton.cam.ac.uk/news/lady-ar...

📖 The Year 2023/24 Spotlight Dr Ben Griffin, Girton Fellow, writes about the complex interplay of gendered histories, deconstructing masculinity's politics, and the history of women's fight for rights. 🔗 Read the article here! ⬇️ issuu.com/girtoncolleg...

What a BRILLIANT night at the "Carnival of Chaos" themed Spring Ball at @girtoncollege.bsky.social University of Cambridge! Well done everyone: from the Ball Committee and staff through to performers and student revellers, you pulled it off - maximum carnival with minimum chaos (...in the end)!

Is the latest round of US airstrikes against Yemen enough to defeat the Houthis? New expert commentary from @elisabethkendall.bsky.social in L'Orient Le Jour: today.lorientlejour.com/article/1452...

📆 Today is the electro//acoustic day at the Cambridge Festival! 🎼 Directed by our Fellow Dr Marta Gentilucci, the day features musicians performing classical instrumental and vocal repertoire alongside cutting-edge electronic music. Find out more ➡️ electroacousticday.com

If you're on Insta & interested in university admissions, check out @girtoncollege.bsky.social's new channel for schools: @girtonoutreach! This week's videos are about our great little college museum & the student writing competition based on it. www.instagram.com/girtonoutrea...

A new study co-authored by Girton Fellow Dr John Tadross reports the discovery of new genes linked to obesity in dogs and humans, and shows that genetic predisposition to obesity can be over-ridden through exercise and diet. Read more ⬇️ www.eastgenomics.nhs.uk/about-us/new...

🌟 What a night! 🌟 Wednesday's Law and Finance Networking Reception was a huge success! 🎉 Thanks to everyone who joined us for an evening of connections, conversations, and celebrating Girtonians. 🙌 📸 Check out the event photos here: flic.kr/s/aHBqjC4H9R

🎼 New music by trailblazing composer, Master of the King’s Music, and Honorary Fellow of Girton, @errollynwallen.bsky.social, premiers this week during the @cambridgefestival.bsky.social! 🎶 🔗 The event is free; booking recommended!⬇️ www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/music...

📖🌱 New research article in Plants, People, Planet by Girton Fellow, Professor Nik Cunniffe, shows how mathematical modelling can be crucial in planning for future plant disease invasions. Read more 👇 www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/news/safegua... #PlantScience #Research #Epidemic

Did you know that the first BBC programme aimed at a female audience was pioneered by a Girtonian? 🔈 📻 BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour went on air in 1946 and was produced by Diana Gayford (Girton, English, 1936) whose life is celebrated in the current edition of The Year ⬇️ issuu.com/girtoncolleg...

🌟 Happy International Women's Day! 🌟 📣 To celebrate we're spotlighting pioneering Girtonian women - first up: Amy King, the first black woman to attend Cambridge! 🔗 To learn more about Amy's life and legacy, watch the University of Cambridge's video here. ⬇️ youtu.be/_0HHoUnhDR0?...

🌟 OUT TODAY 🌟 The second book of the Supervillain Academy series: Astrophysics for Supervillains 2 The Great Alien Hunt written by @mattbothwell.com, Public Astronomer and Girton Fellow🔭 Check it out ⤵️ www.dk.com/uk/book/9780... youtu.be/KnpDxLaEiso

What a treat to have a whole episode of the Conflicted podcast to talk about #Yemen & the #Arabic #poetry of #jihad. Here's a taster. To listen to it all, click: podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/c...