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HOMERTON COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF C AMBRIDGE
HOMERTON COLLEGE ANNUAL REVIEW
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CONTENTS
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Senior Tutor’s Report
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Bursar’s Report
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From the Library
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2021 News Highlights
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2 COLLEGE LIFE
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HUS President’s Report
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Sport
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Charter Choir of Homerton College
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3 RESEARCH
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Research Roundup
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4 SUSTAINABILITY
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COP26
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5 DEVELOPMENT
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From the Development Director
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Our Donors
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6 ALUMNI
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Alumni Weekend
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Alumni News
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Retired Senior Members’ Association
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Cover Photograph by Dr Roberto B. Sileo
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From the Principal
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7 MEMBERSHIP
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Principal and Fellows
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Student Achievement
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Blues Awards
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Graduates
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New Members
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8 IN MEMORIAM
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Obituaries
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In Memoriam
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9 RESPICE FINEM
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Alumni Benefits
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Making a Gift
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Keeping In Touch
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COL L EGE NE W S From the Principal Senior Tutor’s Report Bursar’s Report From the Library 2021 News Highlights
FROM THE PRINCIPAL Lord Woolley of Woodford
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When I arrived at Homerton on 1 October 2021, I was politely informed during one of the many gatherings I had that day, that in following Professor Geoff Ward, the outgoing Principal of eight years, I had ‘big shoes’ to fill. I nodded, knowing that it was both true, and untrue.
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rue in the sense that as the outgoing custodian of Homerton, Geoff had set the excellence bar really high. During his time Homerton had not only become a fully-fledged Cambridge College, offering the full range of subjects from Architecture to Veterinary Science; it
had also made some of the shrewdest investments to ensure a stable financial footing. But, I would guess, Geoff is most proud to have continued the Homerton legacy of being the friendliest College in Cambridge, indeed Oxbridge. In truth I neither can nor want to fit in Geoff’s or anyone else’s shoes. I can only fit into my own shoes. We can only be ourselves. Learning to be our greatest self is a particular challenge, but one that’s worth the endeavour. One of the distinct elements of Homerton, beyond its North Star principles of academic excellence and teeming diversity, is wanting our David Johnson
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students not just to be the very best they can be, but also to develop a sense of purpose. A purpose that, of course serves their individual development, but also a wider endeavour too. One that wonderfully serves our society to ensure that it is fairer, more equal, but at the same time one that bursts with creativity, ingenuity, and energy. My role, as was Geoff’s before in this ongoing challenge, is often to be its facilitatorin-chief. My role is to support everyone who comes here to flourish.
I think, even as we juggle with COVID past, present, and future, the College has flourished. Students, researchers, Fellows, and all our wonderful support staff have had a spring in their step. The visit of the future King, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, along with that of Civil Rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson, helped many to see that something special is occurring at Homerton. All I can say is thank you. Thank you for making my first term here so wonderfully special n
SENIOR TUTOR’S REPORT Dr Penny Barton
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021 was another year of strange and shifting landscapes for academic institutions. We had a very difficult term in Michaelmas 2020, with the whole of West House being isolated by Public Health England after a COVID outbreak in the block, but we waved off our students in December 2020 expecting them back in January to something more like normal. Sadly that didn’t happen, and we all went into the big second lockdown over the Christmas period. This led to extensive correspondence with students who did or didn’t want to come back into residence, some in dire and serious need to be living and studying somewhere other than their family home, and others just thinking it might be more fun to be in Cambridge. All teaching was online throughout Lent 2021, and as always some students coped with everything more or less unscathed, whilst others gradually began to slip out of our grasp. By the time we got to the Easter vacation we were allowed to have students back in College for a broader range of reasons, and there was a general gradual return. Everything was kept quite low key through the Easter term – most meals were takeaways and very few social events were possible. Students were pretty much focused onsite for a long term of revising and then exams – for the second year running almost no exams took place in conventional exam halls. Different Faculties experimented with a number of different assessment formats, and a number of lessons were learnt. For instance if you tell a student they can do their open book exam any time in a 24 hour period (to allow for students in other time zones), but are not recommended to spend more than
three hours on it, then it turns out that many students will work continuously for 24 hours and keel over as a result – especially if another 24 hour period begins immediately afterwards. Sadly the main graduation ceremony, General Admission 2021, had to happen without guests in College or in the Senate House, but as some exam results were late some students had a later ceremony with limited College guests. By September we were able to have a couple of
The other great change over 2021 was the transition to a new Principal. The Fellowship worked hard under the leadership of our VicePrincipal, Dr Louise Joy, culminating in our choice of Lord Woolley. We had a great line-up of candidates, whom we put through a gruelling ordeal by multiple Zoom interviews, and in the end Simon was elected without us ever meeting him in real life. However, he has completely lived up to expectations and we have had an extraordinary Michaelmas term. It was frustrating not to be able to give Geoff the send-off we would have liked, although in the end we managed both a large garden party and a Fellows’ Dinner, the end of a remarkable Principalship n
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nice catch-up celebrations for students who finished in 2020, but still without guests in the Senate House. The late results had knock-on effects in terms of finishing one academic year before the next began, and it felt like we spent the whole summer playing catch up. We were careful not to over-offer for the 2021 A level results, as we are still coping with the very large cohort admitted in 2020 as a consequence of the Government vacillations about A level grades. Our 2021 Freshers arrived in good form and genuinely happy to be at university at last, and the College has had a rather pleasant, calm, industrious atmosphere through Michaelmas 2021.
BURSAR’S REPORT Deborah Griffin OBE
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s I write this report it does not feel that we have moved much further forward since this time last year. We have just enjoyed a term with most of our students back in residence, some normality in terms of face to face teaching and Formal Halls – albeit reduced in number – and very few COVID cases amongst students and staff. It feels as normal as it can be with sanitising, ventilation and mask-wearing top of everyone’s agenda. However, we do not know what awaits us next term. How many of our students will be able to return, will we be able to continue dining together and can we provide our students with an enjoyable university experience? Our staff have once again come to the fore this past year. We have a well-practised procedure for supporting students in quarantine and isolation – it is nice to get the odd email thanking us for that support from students who are restricted to their rooms to isolate. Once again with our students’ arrival and departure dictated by changing regulations and travelling requirements, there has been a mammoth task to ensure belongings are packed up, stored or transported overseas. The new Dining Hall – with kitchens and new Buttery – has developed before our eyes and we hope to move in over the Easter vacation. It shimmers in the sunshine reflecting the surrounding trees, and the spaces created for our students to study, dine and socialise will be very welcome. We cannot wait to show it to you! Our catering and conference teams are very much looking forward to moving into the new Dining Hall and working in kitchens with natural daylight! During the Easter term, they made great use of Homerton branded picnic boxes to provide
meals for College events, culminating in a College picnic in June for over 500 where we were able to enjoy music and entertainment provided by Homerton members in the beautiful grounds of the College. It was also an opportunity to say goodbye, in strange circumstances, to Professor Geoff Ward on his retirement from the College after eight years as Principal. This past term, we have had more dinners then ever as we undertook matriculation dinners for all this year’s and last year’s first-year undergraduates and postgraduates. We also had two dinners where previously there would have been one to reduce numbers dining in the Hall. We also completed an architectural competition for a new building at the front of College on Hills Road, which was won by Alison Brooks Architects who were appointed in July. The “lantern” on Hills Road has been well received by local residents and the city Urban Design team. As well as a welcoming Porters’ Lodge with a highly functional back-of-house, the building will house an exhibition space, activity rooms for groups of students to use for study and storage for our collection of children’s literature and annuals with an associated research study space. We are hoping to submit planning by the end of January 2022. The accounts for the financial year to 30 June 2021 were approved by the Governing Body on 3 December. The main impact on revenues was a loss of a whole year’s conferencing and events income. We kept a tight control of costs over the year although I am pleased to say we did not make any redundancies. The operational loss we made at £1.78m was the highest loss for at least the last 30 years and would have been even higher without the increase in donations as a result of
Consolidated Income and Expenditure Account Year to June 2021
Year to 30 June 2020
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Income Academic fees and charges 5,401 5,169 Residences, catering and conferences 2,745 4,345 Investment income 3,288 3,820 Donations 1,402 248 Other income 893 1,263 13,729
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Year to 30 June 2021
Expenditure Education (6,287) (6,343) Residences, catering and conferences (4,895) (5,657) Investment management costs (429) (417) Other expenditure (3,855) (3,059) Contribution under Statute G, II (38) (37) (15,505)
(15,513)
(Deficit) surplus before other gains and losses College’s share of loss on JV Realised gains/(losses) on Investment Unrealised gains/(losses) on Investment
(1,776) (5) 8,156 18,169
(668) (1) 3,369 2,834
Surplus for the year
24,544
5,534
1,379
(2,863)
(78)
(233)
25,845
2,438
Other comprehensive income Acturial gain (loss) in respect of pension schemes Changes in assumptions arising on teachers’ pensions obligations Total comprehensive income for the year
the legacy investments from Miss Jean Robinson. Fortunately our investments, both our property assets in Homerton Gardens and our Investment portfolio managed by Rothschild & Co, performed
well and we were able to record an overall surplus of £25.5m. The full Annual Report Financial Statement is available on the College website n
FROM THE LIBRARY Liz Osman, Librarian
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hoped in 2021 my report would not contain much mention of COVID, but unfortunately we continue to be doing our best to support students in the Library through challenging times. But happily I do have much else to talk about as well. In January our Deputy Librarian Rosie Austin welcomed her daughter Edith and we welcomed Alina Wanitzek to cover her maternity leave. Alina’s arrival coincided with a decision to close the physical Library for a period, offering remote support and a click and collect service. Not the welcome I wanted to give Alina, but one she jumped into wholeheartedly. Click and collect enabled us to continue providing books to students whilst protecting all Library users and staff. It also allowed all staff members to spend some time on site each week, which made working from home much easier. When we did reopen the Library in March we moved back into staff bubbles, with each bubble working in the Library two to three days per week. We finally ‘popped’ these in August and it has been a joy to have the whole team working together again. We have learnt a lot from remote working, particularly around communication and cooperation – there are definite bonuses to be seen from what we have undergone. But for the staff to be together alongside the wider Homerton community was a real homecoming. One thing we were able to continue with throughout the disruptions was purchasing of new stock. Primarily this is, of course, material from reading lists, but we also began purchasing a few items for our rare books collection with
a view to increasing diversity. This is a hot topic and one which is a real challenge when looking at a predominantly British and American collection spanning 18th – mid-20th centuries. The colonial spirit is exceptionally strong in much of the material. We are not seeking to censor issues of race, class, disability, gender etc. in the material we hold; it is important that these books can be studied in full. However, we do want to acknowledge, for example, some of the underappreciated works of the same period by authors of colour. This rebalancing work will continue, but in parallel still with collecting material that does not sit so well with modern sensibilities. The strength of our collection should be to reflect all aspects of children’s literature: the good, the bad and the ugly. The second half of the year, and particularly Michaelmas term, has felt like getting back to (nearly) business as usual. Masks and social distancing have still been in place, but running in-person inductions for Freshers and seeing the Library alive again has been cheering, whilst at times a little unnerving. I think we all felt a little rusty after a year without inductions, but it soon came back to us and we really value these short, early interactions to get to know the new students and be seen as friendly, helpful faces. I was fortunate to be involved in the recruitment of our new Principal, as one of the search panel. The time and effort put in by all has been amply rewarded with the arrival of Simon Woolley. I found the whole process fascinating, having never been involved in such high-level recruitment before. I also found it so heartening to be part of a community with such great hopes and ambitions. The calibre of all the candidates was phenomenal.
New developments are also on the horizon for Library space. The plans for the new Porters’ Lodge contain space for rare book storage and consultation, an exhibition area and study rooms. Whilst there is a long way still to go, not least planning permission, the possibilities that this will open up for the Library are exciting. The rare books provision will provide proper storage for material currently scattered around College and off site. It will also offer a dedicated space for researchers to consult our material. The exhibition space will be available for all of College to use and will provide a facility more easily accessible to the public. I can’t wait to mount our first Library exhibition there. It’s been a busy year for the Archive too, with a Homerton alumna featuring on A House
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Original film reel of ‘The New School’
Through Time, the BBC History programme with Davis Olusoga (series 4, episode 3). Svetlana, our Archivist, has also been supporting research on another alumna who arrived in England via the Kindertransport which will hopefully result in a book. Material from the Archive was also featured at the Venice Biennale. Svetlana has also been undertaking a digitisation project of the Archive’s oral history collection, encompassing cassettes, VHS tapes, cinefilm and some negatives, to ensure their future preservation. Amber Akaunu, an MA Film Studies student from Goldsmiths College, London approached the Archive for help researching early African, and in particular Nigerian students, who studied at Homerton. The culmination of her project was a 20-minute film Homerton 2 Homerton. It follows the story of her family’s journey from Nigeria to Homerton in Hackney, and then her brother’s gaining of a place at Homerton College. Amber has been awarded Arts Council funding to continue with her research. However, another 20-minute film has been the highlight of the year, and the culmination of continued effort from Svetlana over the course of a number of years. The New School is a wartime film starring Peter Cushing. The College had been aware of the existence of the film for many years, owing to still photographs taken at Homerton and held by the archive. But the film itself was feared lost. Now thanks to Svetlana’s herculean efforts we have the film reel kept safe by Yvonne Rory’s family for nearly 80 years. We look forward to being able to screen the film in 2022 n
2021 NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Liz Osman
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Lord Woolley of Woodford was officially installed as Principal of Homerton College on Friday 1 October. In a ceremony shared in person with Fellows, staff and student representatives, and via livestream with the student and alumni communities, he made the following declaration: “I, Simon, Lord Woolley of Woodford, accept the office of the Principal of Homerton College, and promise that I will fulfill the duties of that office to the best of my ability; and that I will loyally observe the statutes and ordinances and good customs of the College; and that I will in all things endeavour to promote the peace, honour and wellbeing of the College.” He then spoke movingly of his intention that the College should be “a beacon” for young men and women of all backgrounds to aspire to, and a place where everyone should feel a sense of belonging. Acknowledging the significance of the fact that he became the first Black man to lead a Cambridge or Oxford College, on the first day of Black History Month, he echoed the words of Dr Martin Luther King, stating that Homerton has both “a dream, and a plan” to support its students to do “great things.”
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Lord Woolley installed as Principal
Farewell to Geoff On Friday, 10 September, staff and Fellows gathered to bid farewell to Professor Geoff Ward as Principal.
Poet-in-Residence Dr Mariah Whelan read her poem, written for the occasion, The Cut-leaf Beech, and presented Geoff with a parting gift of the poem, beautifully illustrated by College Porter Alastair Meikle. Geoff was sworn in as an Honorary Fellow of Homerton on Friday, 3 December. The same day saw Homerton College Boat Club launch their new boat, ‘Geoff’.
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The first such gathering since pre-pandemic, it was both an opportunity for colleagues to reconnect, and a chance to recognise Geoff’s enormous contribution to Homerton. As Vice-Principal Dr Louise Joy noted in a heartfelt speech, Geoff’s personal warmth and approachability have shaped the atmosphere of the College, while his determination and ambition have seen it grow in confidence, stature and reputation.
Geoff is presented with a farewell poem
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“Having served the College for eight years as Principal, I am honoured and excited to join Homerton’s small and very distinguished group of Honorary Fellows,” he said. “I will aim to be an ambassador for, and enthusiastic supporter of this wonderful place, which under my successor Lord Woolley’s leadership goes from strength to strength. I am also touched to have had a new boat named after me. I wish our excellent rowers many years of success and pleasure on the water with ‘Geoff’.”
Launching ‘Geoff’
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Farewell poem by Dr Mariah Whelan, illustrated by Alastair Meikle
A Royal Visit
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The visit came at the personal invitation of the Principal, Lord Woolley. Lord Woolley has previously collaborated with The Prince’s Trust on addressing disadvantage among minority ethnic groups. His Royal Highness attended a private discussion of Black students’ experience at
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Cambridge with the Principal, admissions staff, students and alumni. Students from BAME backgrounds made up 35% of Homerton’s intake last year, and the College works hard to ensure that students of all ethnicities and social backgrounds feel welcomed and able to call Homerton home. He also met directors and participants of Homerton’s unique co-curricular Changemakers programme, from whom he heard of its capacity to change lives through applying interdisciplinary skills to real-world situations. His Royal Highness was introduced to staff and Fellows who have supported students
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His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited Homerton on Tuesday, 23 November, in a celebration of the College’s vision to welcome and support students from all ethnic and social backgrounds, and to gain an understanding of the Black experience at Cambridge.
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through the pandemic, who described the College’s focus on student wellbeing. Unveiling a plaque, His Royal Highness said: “It really is inspiring to hear of all the initiatives that are taking place, such as the Changemakers who are being prepared to provide the selfless, visionary leadership that we so desperately need. For our society to meet successfully the huge challenges before us, we will need all our talents and all our contributions... so I simply want to congratulate Lord Woolley for the leadership he is showing, and to wish him and all of you the greatest success as you seek to build a society which works for all our people.” Lord Woolley said: “I am personally honoured that His Royal Highness is excited about what we’re doing here at Homerton at this stage in our history, which is to be a beacon both of academic excellence and of teeming diversity.”
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Civil Rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson sworn in as Honorary Fellow
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A lifelong civil rights campaigner, who worked for Martin Luther King Jr in the 1960s, Reverend Jackson founded Operation PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity) in 1971, and the National Rainbow Coalition in 1984. The two operations merged in 1996, becoming the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC), which today is an international human and civil rights organisation, working to empower people through grassroots advocacy. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, in 1941, he was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1968. He stood as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency in 1984 and 1988 and gave speeches which cemented his reputation as a powerful and passionate orator. Jesse Jackson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton in 2000, and this year the French President
Reverend Jackson is sworn in as an Honorary Fellow
Reverend Jackson with student Frankie Richards
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Emmanuel Macron awarded him the Légion D’Honneur. Lord Woolley, Principal of Homerton, said: “This, no doubt, will be one of my greatest professional honours, to induct civil rights icon, Reverend Jesse Jackson to Homerton College as an Honorary Fellow. For more than 60 years Reverend Jackson has been at the forefront in the struggle for social and racial justice, not just in the US, but across the world. This Honorary Fellowship sounds out a clear statement of intent: as a College we’re ambitious, and we want our students and researchers to believe that they, like Reverend Jackson, can change our world.” Homerton undergraduate Frankie Richards (BA Education 2019) demonstrated the intergenerational power of Reverend Jackson’s work and reputation, addressing him directly in a moving speech. Alluding to her grandparents, of a similar age to Reverend Jackson, who moved to the UK
On Tuesday, 14 December, Reverend Jesse Jackson was sworn in as an Honorary Fellow of Homerton College, Cambridge.
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Reverend Jackson is welcomed by Lord Woolley
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from St Kitts and Nevis, she spoke of how their hard work and his passion prepared the ground for her and her sister to reach academic heights. “I was not born when the Reverend and many other prominent civil rights leaders…first fought for educational provision and equity of access… The Reverend is here today representing those generations who paved the way before us. And that is why I am a hopeful young person, because I can only hope that when I am fortunate enough to be in Lord Woolley’s position, that another young person, another young woman of colour, is here to say thank you.” Frankie also sang with the Homerton Jazz Orchestra (HoJO), during a lunch with Reverend Jackson and College Fellows. During the ceremony, Fellows and guests watched a video montage of Reverend Jackson’s speeches, including those to the Democratic Conventions in 1984 and 1988. Dr Fernanda Gallo, Director of Studies in History and Politics, provided an overview of how Reverend Jackson’s faith and ministry inspire and ignite his politics. “When, 10 years ago I was teaching political communication in the middle of the Swiss Alps at
the University of Lugano and showing the students Reverend Jesse Jackson’s speeches, I would have never imagined having the opportunity in my life to honour and celebrate his work as we are doing here today,” she said. “In those classes, I discussed with my students the movement of black emancipation in America and the key role of the black church and of black pastors in conceiving sermons that were political speeches, and political speeches that were sermons, as they both are different approaches to achieve the same thing: conveying the good news, conveying hope – as Jesse Jackson said.” Fellow in Politics Dr Robin Bunce then described the impact Reverend Jackson has had on British politics, and his support of black representation in Parliament in the 1980s. “Reverend Jackson’s career stretches from the era of Civil Rights, to the era of Black Lives Matter. As an opponent of segregation in the US, War in Vietnam, and Apartheid in South Africa, he has been a tireless campaigner for social and racial justice. As leader of the Rainbow Coalition he has been a champion of the dispossessed and the marginalised.”
New Porters’ Lodge
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The challenge posed to the competitors in this two-stage competition was to create a new entrance appropriate to the size and ambition of Cambridge’s newest College; including a new Porters’ Lodge which both welcomes first-time visitors and meets the needs of resident students; and to expand the College Library, allowing it to host exhibitions as well as provide study space. Professor Geoff Ward, the then Principal of Homerton College, said: “Submissions were received from a number of well-known architectural practices who would undoubtedly have produced eye-catching and highly functional answers to the questions posed. Alison Brooks have produced a compelling design concept, based on a new ‘beacon’ building, which will through dialogue and consultation result in a beautiful, multi-purpose and future-facing answer to the College’s needs. We look forward to working closely in partnership with Alison and her team on this exciting, flagship project.” The design is described by its architects as the ‘College lantern’ and takes the form of a threestorey pavilion positioned within a new College Square, in front of the Mary Allan Building. The
ground floor accommodates the Porters’ Lodge, which includes a large foyer and exhibition area on its northern side, a new glazed link connecting the new foyer to the existing Library and a broad verandah to welcome visitors from Hills Road. A large copper clad structure rising above the Lodge will house the Children’s Literature Resource Centre on the first floor, above which is a storey of research rooms and a large storage area for books. Alison Brooks Architects is a distinguished architectural practice with many recent successes, including new buildings in Eddington, Cambridge and the Cohen Quadrangle, a reinvention of the Oxbridge quadrangle for Exeter College, Oxford. Among their many awards for design excellence, Alison Brooks Architects is the only UK practice to have won the RIBA Stirling Prize, the Manser Medal and the Stephen Lawrence Prize. Alison Brooks, Founder and Creative Director of Alison Brooks Architects, said: “We’re delighted with this opportunity to design Homerton College’s new Entrance Building and Children’s Literature Resource Centre as a welcoming ‘lantern’ and multipurpose hub for the College’s communities. We’re very much inspired by Homerton’s campus, its Arts and Crafts legacy and we look forward to producing its first net zero mass timber building.” Filippo Bolognese Images
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In July, Homerton announced that Alison Brooks Architects had been selected to design the new Porters’ Lodge and Principal Entrance to the College, creating the main access point from Hills Road.
Image of the new Porters’ Lodge as seen from Hills Road
A new era of Homerton sport
Judge Jeff Blackett presents the Bursar with a plaque to mark the opening of the pavilion
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The site, which is shared with St Mary’s School, includes facilities for rugby, football, hockey, netball, tennis and athletics, on floodlit all-weather pitches and courts. The pavilion provides changing areas as well as a multi-purpose event space. The pavilion was officially opened by Judge Jeff Blackett, President of the Rugby Football
Union 2020-21. Judge Blackett and his wife, Sally, were in Cambridge as part of 150 mile walk undertaken over 15 days, to raise funds for the Injured Players Foundation. Homerton Bursar Deborah Griffin spoke of the importance to students’ mental and physical health of having the opportunity to participate in sport during Cambridge’s intense terms, and said that she was proud that Homerton now has “the best sports facilities of any College in Cambridge.”
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Homerton celebrated the opening of the new pavilion at the College’s Long Road sports ground on 26 October, marking the completion of a two-year building project which has continued throughout the pandemic.
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Unseen for 80 years, a wartime film starring Peter Cushing has been tracked down through the determination of Homerton archivist, Svetlana Paterson.
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Filmed at Homerton, which was then a teacher training college, the film was made in 1944 to highlight plans for an overhaul in the education system. It follows an idealistic trainee teacher, played by Yvonne Rory, as she studies at Homerton, learns to manage classroom discipline, and enjoys building a first connection with a pupil. The College had been aware of the existence of the film for many years, owing to still photographs taken at Homerton and held by the archive. But the film itself was feared lost, with appeals to the British Film Institute and the Peter Cushing Society yielding no results. Svetlana has maintained ‘the search for the lost film’ as a side project for much of the past decade. But this year saw a breakthrough when she received a DVD of the film from Yvonne Rory’s extended family in Scotland.
Not only did this allow Svetlana to view the film for the first time, but it was the first clue that an original film reel must have survived long enough to be transferred to the relatively new technology. A few months later she made contact with the immediate family, now living in Devon, who had inherited a film reel among their late father’s belongings. “Yvonne Rory died young, and it appears that her widower asked the Central Office of Information for a copy of the film after her death,” says Svetlana. “Without that, there might not have been a surviving copy.” The film appears never to have been shown to a contemporary audience, perhaps because its vision for post-war education clashed with the reality. But it has solid cinematic credentials, with not only Cushing’s involvement, but also a musical score by the well-known film composter Benjamin Frankel, and provides a fascinating insight into the educational ambitions of the 1940s. Homerton plans to screen the film in the spring of 2022.
Still from ‘The New School’, filmed at Homerton in 1944
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HUS PRESIDENT’S REPORT Phoebe Hardingham, President of the Homerton Union of Students
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e like to say we are the friendliest College, and the pandemic saw our community pull together from wherever in the world we were based. I salute the previous year’s committee for their tireless work to support the community, holding outdoor events such as petting zoos and food trucks, and online ones such as welfare drop in sessions and quizzes. While this was a difficult period for us all, perhaps particularly for our Freshers (the West House lockdown springs to mind) and my fellow finalists, I’m continually impressed at the resilience and community spirit that saw us through those times. While the pandemic remains at the forefront of our minds (our weekly COVID committee
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meetings attest to that) we have been able to have a return to more than a semblance of a normal Cambridge term: we’ve run an actionpacked Freshers’ Week, successfully held our first Bops since even before the pandemic, and have a vibrant term card of events planned for Lent. We want to do more than simply return to normal, instead looking at how the pandemic has really placed community and connection at the centre of what we do, and how we can promote and nurture this. This is a really exciting time in Homerton’s history. There’s a sense of entering a period of renewal as we begin to emerge from the long winter of the pandemic, with our new and wellloved Principal Lord Woolley (or Simon, as he is already known among students), our newly unveiled sports pitches, our new Dining Hall is soon to be in operation, and we are also holding consultation on a new Porters’ Lodge. It’s not just our site that is growing and expanding, but also our community, as the admissions and outreach team welcome the best and brightest from all backgrounds to College. I’m so excited to see where Homerton goes in the coming year. The break in tradition caused by the pandemic has perhaps enabled us to imagine new ways of doing things, as we begin to build back even better and adapt longstanding and well-loved Cambridge traditions to a new era of revival n
SPORT Folami Iyiola – HUS Sports Officer Homerton + Emmanual College AFAB Football Team
Men’s Badminton team
Homerton Men’s Badminton At the turn of the academic year, Homerton assembled two teams to be entered into the College Badminton League. Following impressive showings during the last full season (Lent 2020), both the Men’s and Women’s teams were set to resume proceedings in the very highest tier of competition. The Men’s team were resigned to losing some of our strongest players from prior seasons but spirits were high going into what would be many of our shuttlers’ first experience of inter-College badminton. The team battled hard throughout
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The team began this year in Division 1 after a well-deserved promotion last season. We started strong, winning our first two games by a margin of two goals each. Our third game was a close one, with the opposition clutching a win in the final 10 minutes. Not deterred, we continued to win our next League game and are currently undefeated in Cuppers. We have had an excellent turnout from Homerton freshers who have performed exceptionally in training and on the pitch. This term we expect to hit the ground running and continue to work hard, running head-first towards the finals. As the first Cambridge University team to actively recruit transgender and non-binary teammates, we are always open to new players, experienced or not. The team’s success this year is a testament
to their continued and unrelenting hard work and camaraderie, and the rest of the season should be exciting indeed.
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and put in a valiant showing in all six matches that Homerton competed in. Sadly, it was not to be, as despite our performances, we fell into one of the relegation spots at the business end of the competition. We will seek promotion during the Lent 2022 season and a return to the promised land! Our players have gained a lot of experience throughout the last three months, and we thank them all for their commitment and dedication. Congratulations also to the Women’s team who finished in a very commendable second place amongst tough competition in Division One. Led superbly by Paula Suchantke, we believe that they will make a strong push towards claiming the crown this upcoming season. The Badminton Society would like to extend our thanks to Hills Road Sports Centre for allowing us to host training sessions and matches at their venue, as well as the HUS for their financial backing. Men’s Team Roster: Phupha Amornkijja, Bartek Formela, Naomi Izatt, Anchit Jain, Lewis Kelsall (Captain), Shumpei Kimura, Binglun Li, Meherwaan Sayyed, Jake Stewart, Kogulan Vipulan (Vice-Captain), Jordan Waters, Kofi Wilkinson, Adam Wood. Lewis Kelsall & Kogulan Vipulan Homerton Badminton Society Co-Presidents 2021/22
Women’s Badminton team
Homerton Women’s Badminton In October, it had been exactly one year since the last matches in the intercollegiate badminton league were played so the team this year is entirely made up of new members, mostly comprising first and second year undergrads and a couple of postgrads. At the Freshers’ Fair the interest in the casual badminton sessions we host twice a week at Hills Road Sports Centre was great and so it was relatively straightforward to put a team together. It’s been great to provide a platform for players of different abilities and experience to give proper badminton matches a go for the first time or give it their best to move Homerton up the league table, respectively. We started as team No 7 (out of 8) in the 1st women’s division and were able to play six out of our seven scheduled matches (our week 8 opponent was unresponsive). We won three out of these games, with the other three being tight matches. Our league rank should be 3/8 – each match consists of nine games and we won a whopping 26 overall! It has been great to meet players from other Colleges and the atmosphere at most games has been super friendly! Paula Suchantke
Netball
Ultimate Frisbee
The Netball team in action
Ultimate Frisbee team
A group of veteran players and rookies reassembled in Easter term for what would turn out to be the only competitive frisbeeing of 2021. Nonetheless, the team showed excellent spirit and enthusiasm throughout. With limited preparation, Homerton re-entered into the College league, mostly hoping to gain experience for the newer members as well as ultimately having some fun! Our determination paid dividends as two impressive wins followed against the St Catharine’s College team, dubbed the Thundercatz, and a local club, Frisee Rascals. The highlight of these was a 13-1 victory over the latter. These were interspersed amongst some close defeats, but it was overall a thoroughly enjoyable time for everyone involved. We would like to thank Kai Junge and James Booth for their fantastic leadership and service to the Ultimate Frisbee society during their time at Homerton. We wish them, and all our alumni disc throwers, best wishes in their future endeavours! Louis Cohen & Kogulan Vipulan Homerton Ultimate Frisbee Society Co-Captains 2021/22
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Netball has been really great this term, with lots of enthusiasm for both mixed and women’s netball, and lots of team bonding including two socials! The mixed team won four of their matches and had lots of players turn up to play and support them in some of their final games. The women’s team won their division and will be promoted to division 2 for next term!
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here are a number of striking College mottos in Cambridge, and Homerton’s Respice finem is probably one of the more memorable ones. Translated as ‘look to the end’, or ‘consider the end’, it is generally interpreted as a caution to consider actions and their consequences. The Charter Choir’s first commercial recording in 2014 parodied this motto in its title: Audite finem, enticing listeners to keep going until the very end (where we had intended to include a hidden track on the CD; unfortunately it never came to fruition). Fast-forwarding to the COVID pandemic, there have been times over the last two years when it has felt like the end of the road for the Charter Choir, which has built itself up to such a strong position over the last decade. However, now is not one of those moments, and it is great to be able to write a more positive report than that which appeared in last year’s Annual Review! Apart from a handful of fourth-years, none of our current singers has yet experienced a complete year of choral singing here at Homerton. The third-years were mere Freshers about to take their first-year exams when the pandemic hit; for our second-years, the year 2020–21 was a write-off in terms of choral and most other extra-curricular activities; and our new first-years have only just settled in after their first term of university life. This has meant that many of the musical skills that would normally be acquired through a nearconstant cycle of rehearsal and performance have been missed out on, and the social and health benefits of being in a choir went out of the window with them. However, we are well on the
road to recovery. What the choir lacks in terms of experience, it more than makes up for in terms of enthusiasm, drive, and desire to be involved. Following on from last Easter term when we sang in smaller groups, and a choir tour to the South West of England (singing in Portsmouth, Truro, and Wells Cathedrals), this Michaelmas term saw a return to a full choir – though still socially distanced – singing Evensong every Tuesday. Lord Woolley, recently sworn in as Principal, attended the very first Evensong of the academic year. The Choir was filmed singing two Christmas carols, and the carol service was a fitting culmination to the term (although we were sorry that the Principal was forced to abandon his plans to attend, having been called away to attend the ceremony in Barbados for the country’s transition to a republic!). This level of enthusiasm can actually be felt buzzing through Homerton’s music-making community at large. In fact, I would go so far as to say that we currently have one of the most passionate groups of musicians that I have seen during my time as Director of Music. The HCMS Michaelmas term concert was a resounding success, featuring ensembles that have not so much lain dormant during COVID but that had disappeared and since been re-founded. Frankie Richards (Choral Scholar and now also our first ever Conducting Scholar) led the Homerton Orchestra in one of its best performances in a decade. Regular in-person recitals have also returned, largely thanks to HCMS President Joe Solomon and the HCMS Committee. Among the groups that met for the first time in 18 months were the Homerton Singers, with Dr Douglas Coombes MBE at the helm. Jazz in the Buttery has also made a return after Formal Hall on Tuesday evenings, and a small
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A service of Carols and Readings, 30 November 2021
SCHOLARSHIPS 2021 Choral Scholarships: Angelus Blank Gus Brimacombe Lucas Churchill Amber Coxill Alfie Davis Amy Elder Rebecca Gell Charlotte Horner Lizzie Howe Neve Kennedy Curtis Lam Morgane Lapeyre Sophia Marine Max McGarrigle Frankie Richards Georgia Sibley Jo Skinner
2020 Omitted from the 2020 Annual Review: Thomas Slater Joe Solomon Bridget Tiller Nat Warren Adam Wolowcyzk Roger Green Senior Organ Scholarship: Matthew Walters Junior Organ Scholarship: Mark Englander Accompanist Scholarship Jason Ng
Choral Scholarships: Angelus Blank Amelia Calladine Ollie Carr Anna Cooper Amy Elder Rebecca Gell Madeleine Green Charlotte Horner Lizzie Howe Emily James Curtis Lam Morgane Lapeyre Max McGarrigle Frankie Richards Nicky Ross Catherine Skinner Thomas Slater
Joe Solomon Bridget Tiller Adam Wolowcyzk
Alumni and friends are most welcome at Charter Choir services and concerts, full details of which can be found on our website at www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/charterchoir. Alumni are also encouraged to follow the Charter Choir on their Facebook page, at www.facebook.com/homcharterchoir.
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group of jazz musicians were able to play in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales during his visit to the College in November. As I write, I am reviving plans for our choir tour to Northern Italy in July 2022 – postponed from 2020. It is true that there is no telling what the New Year will bring, and whether the Omicron variant will prove to be yet another fly in the ointment. But for the Charter Choir, and for Homerton music in general, this still feels like a new beginning – not the end, but nevertheless focussed on the end-goal: making music for the enjoyment of all in College. Respice finem n
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irector of Studies in Archaeology, Dr Katherine Boyle has completed extensive work this year on investigating Upper Palaeolithic adaptation to climate change. “This work has looked at the impact of deteriorating climate conditions on variability in the archaeological record around the time of the Last Glacial Maximum. It addresses adaptive tradeoffs triggered by this general climatic downturn in North-Western Europe, investigating the impact of local climate and habitat on behavioural variability in Gravettian technological organisation compared to the previous Aurignacian. It looks at two assemblages from Walou Cave, Belgium, one of few well-stratified sites in NorthWestern Europe with evidence for multiple occupation events accompanied by a fine-grained palaeoenvironmental record. Combining well established and new analytical techniques (AMS, LA-ICP-MS and ZooMS) to evaluate questions concerning hunter-gatherer adaptations, results suggest that Gravettian technologies are unlikely to be solely a result of heightened risk in relation to a significant reshuffling of food resources compared to the Aurignacian, but that the period is a significant, if frequently underestimated, episode in longterm development of prehistoric hunter-gatherer behavioural complexity.” Luc Moreau, Christelle Draily, Jean-Marie Cordy, Katherine Boyle, Michael Buckley, Erik Gjesfjeld, Peter Filzmoser, Valentina Borgia, Sally A. Gibson, Jason Day, Robert Beyer, Andrea Manica, Marc Vander Linden, Marjorie de Grooth & Stéphane Pirson (2021) Adaptive Trade-offs Towards the
Last Glacial Maximum in North-Western Europe: a Multidisciplinary View from Walou Cave. J Paleo Arch 4, 11 (2021). Fellow in Politics Dr Robin Bunce has contributed to various film and television projects over the past year. “October 2020 saw the premiere of Mangrove, a film by Oscar award-winning director Steve McQueen. I had been working on the film as a historical consultant since 2017, so it was a real thrill to see the movie complete. COVID meant that the film only had a limited run in cinemas, but I was really pleased with the reception it got when it aired on television, and the BAFTA nominations that followed. Following the film, Steve McQueen wanted to showcase the research on the British Black Power movement that went into the movie, so I collaborated with Rogan Productions on the documentary Black Power: a story of British resistance, which aired on BBC 2 in March. The documentary was subsequently picked up by Amazon, and is now reaching an international audience. I’m glad to say it has been nominated for a prestigious IDM award. Since the spring, I‘ve been working with BBC Studios and SKY Documentaries on a film about the British black radical Michael de Freitas. Michael X: Hustler, Revolutionary, Outlaw. came out in October, and was well received by audiences and critics.” Robin has also contributed a chapter, in collaboration with Samara Linton, to the book Rethinking Labour’s Past: Rethinking the History of the Labour Party. The essay explores the campaign to get black and Asian MPs elected to Parliament
in 1987, and the book will be published by Bloomsbury in the New Year.
Dr Ross Cole, Fellow in Music, saw his book The Folk: Music, Modernity, and the Political Imagination published by University of California Press in September 2021. The book traces the Janus-like politics of folk song in Britain and the US from 1870 to 1930, and beyond to the contemporary alt-right. It has been described as ‘gracefully written and compelling’. Ross’s article Vaporwave a e s t h e t i c s: Internet Nostalgia and the Utopian Impulse’(ASAP/ Journal, 2020) received an honourable mention for the Royal Musical Association’s Jerome Roche
Led by colleagues at the University of Copenhagen Professor Matthew Collins, McDonald Chair in Palaeoproteomics, has been part of an innovative project devised by Luise Øersted Brandt and funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, which brings together high school students and archaeologists to explore the vast amounts of leather recovered during urban redevelopment. So much leather is recovered from these wet dark deposits that archaeologists are faced with problems of conservation and identification. Luise’s idea is that one person’s problem could be a great teaching tool for someone else. In her Next Generation lab these pieces of dark unrecognisable leather are the starting point for new stories uncovered by school pupils. Brought into the lab, they are first shown examples of modern leather prepared from many different animals and are asked to carefully examine the skins for evidence of hair follicles and the pattern of the grain. They then get to analyse an ancient leather object. Having examined this carefully, they don lab coats and pull on gloves to extract proteins from the object ready for analysis by mass spectrometer. Once back at school they are shared into the data output and identify from peptide masses which species the objects were made from. Next Generation Lab gives pupils exposure to history, archaeology, fashion as well as protein biochemistry and mass spectrometry, demonstrating the diversity of a discipline, archaeology, rarely taught in schools. The data is then shared with the museum, for whom it can pose unexpected questions. What was this thick belt used for, and why was it made from horse leather, when use of horse skins was banned?
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Dr Stephen Burgess leads a research group based on the Addenbrooke’s campus divided between the Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit and the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit. His work uses large datasets that combine information on genetics with medical records of diseases and other medicallyrelevant traits. His research this year has provided evidence supporting a specific effect of body fat on digestive cancers, rather than a generic effect of body size on all cancers, and a beneficial effect of vitamin D supplementation on mortality risk that is isolated to those who are vitamin D deficient. He has also provided input to the national debate on the pandemic, including work together with Homerton’s Dr Julia Kenyon on the relationship between viral dosage (i.e. the amount of virus that an individual is exposed to at the point of infection) and severity of illness, and on the relationship between COVID-19 and acute cardiovascular disease.
Prize 2021. He has been invited to speak at New York University and was awarded a Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University.
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College Research Associate in Geography, Dr Shreyashi Dasgupta was named runner-up in the Bayly Prize 2021 by the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland for her PhD thesis The Accommodation City: Private low-income housing and urban space in Dhaka and Mumbai. The prize, which commemorates Professor Sir Christopher Bayly’s outstanding contribution to the study of world history, is awarded each year to a distinguished thesis in Asian studies. The award ceremony was held on 11 November at the Royal Asiatic Society, London. Professor Mary DixonWoods, Professorial fellow and Director of THIS Institute in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, was named as one of the 100 most influential and powerful people in healthcare by the Health Service Journal. Under her leadership, THIS Institute was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care in a unique partnership with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives to co-design new, evidence-based approaches to reduce brain injury in childbirth. Her work on adapting clinical processes for COVID scenarios has been endorsed by major professional and NHS bodies. Her research with co-authors has been cited in a Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology briefing on the mental health impacts of the pandemic. She has participated in “Doctor Informed”, a new joint BMJ/THIS Institute podcast. She gave this year’s Otto Wolff lecture at UCL, the annual public lecture for the Mercer Institute at Trinity College Dublin, and a Grand Rounds presentation at Massachusetts General Hospital, as well as 12 other invited presentations.
Dr Amelia Drew, Junior Research Fellow in Theoretical Physics, provided a talk with Dr Will Fawcett, Research Associate in Particle Physics, as part of the Alumni Festival. Their talk, which they had also given exclusively to Homerton alumni earlier in the year, explored the impact on fundamental understanding of physics of recent findings at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory near Chicago. She also recorded a podcast with Cambridge University science magazine Bluesci, called Mysteries of the Early Universe. Amelia is also part of GRChombo, a collaboration of numerical relativists developing open source code, which published a paper in The Journal of Open Source Software entitled An adaptable numerical relativity code for fundamental physics. Library assistant Gabriel Duckels is a Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholar at Hughes Hall, where he is completing his PhD in HIV/AIDS and Queer Youth in Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction. His collection of young adult fiction reflecting the HIV/AIDS crisis was awarded the Rose Book-Collecting prize by Cambridge University Library this year. Professor Doug Easton, Homerton Fellow and Director of the Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, has led a study described by Cancer Research UK as ‘the most ambitious research ever conducted on the inheritance of breast cancer.’ Published in the New England Journal of Medicine in January 2021, the study analysed samples from 113,000 women using research
undertaken by 250 researchers from more than 25 countries. The findings reveal the most important genes increasing the risk of breast cancer, and will be used to develop risk prediction tests and to help improve prevention programmes.
Homerton Junior Research Fellow in Economics, Dr Ines Lee, has won the Bracken Bower Prize 2021 with her book proposal Failing the Class. Supported by the Financial Times and McKinsey, the prize is awarded to the best
Dr Ros McLellan, University Associate Professor in Teacher Education and Development/Pedagogical Innovation, gave a keynote entitled ‘Supporting wellbeing in school: Enabling young people to fulfil their potential’ to an audience of over 1200 international teachers, organised by Cambridge International as part of their Cambridge Schools Conference. Linked to this, Ros published an article ‘Prioritising Wellbeing’ in Cambridge International’s in-house magazine, as well as writing a blog on the same subject. Ros is now Chair of the Publications Committee at BERA, the British Education Research Association. Homerton Research Associate Dr Jwalin Patel took up the ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Faculty of Education in 2021. He has been awarded the University’s Public Engagement Starter Grant, and published the following articles:
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Fellow in Engineering Dr Shery Huang was part of a multi-disciplinary team developing a 3D microvessel-on-a-chip device for the study of glioblastoma – a fastgrowing and aggressive form of brain tumour that develops chemo-resistance over current treatments. “We look forward to seeing engineering tool kits making an increasing impact on clinical treatments,” she said. Shery also co-led research into the ‘upsizing’ of organoids, miniature collections of cells which mimic the behaviour of various organs for research purposes. “Mini-organs are very small and highly fragile,” she said. “In order to scale them up, which would increase their usefulness in medical research, we need to find the right conditions to help the cells self-organise.” In addition she was part of a cross-disciplinary team of engineers and clinicians using 3D printing to create intricate replicas of human cochleae – the spiral-shaped hollow bone of the auditory inner ear – and combine it with machine learning to advance clinical predictions of ‘current spread’ inside the ear for cochlear implant (CI) patients.
business book proposal by an author under 35, “that provides a compelling and enjoyable insight into future trends in business, economics, finance or management.” Ines is working on the book in collaboration with Dr Eileen Tipoe, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Queen Mary University of London. The pair will share prize money of £15,000, and attend a session with publishers where they will receive guidance on making the book a reality. The book will explore a perceived transition in the purpose of education from an inherent benefit in itself, to a tool for employment, and the impact of this shift on the nature of learning and social cohesion.
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• The Zoo Task: A novel metacognitive problemsolving task developed with a sample of African American children from schools in high poverty communities (in the journal of the American Psychological Association); • Learning to Live Together Harmoniously: a conceptual framework (in the Cambridge Journal of Education); • and The role of dissent, conflict, and open dialogue in learning to live together harmoniously (in the Cambridge Journal of Education). Dr. Roberto B. Sileo, the College’s Fellow and Director of Studies in Linguistics, was appointed as the Academic Director of the new MSt. in English Language Assessment, a blended learning programme delivered by the University’s Institute of Continuing Education in collaboration with different faculties and departments. Roberto also joined the Scientific Committee of the Global Council for Anthropological Linguistics at SOAS, University of London and the Editorial Board of Intercultural Pragmatics, a fully peer-reviewed journal for cross-disciplinary research in theoretical and applied pragmatics. Dr Beth Singler, Junior Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence gave a research seminar at KU Leuven: “Blessed by the Algorithm: Artificial Intelligence and Religion in Online and Offline Discourse”; a public talk at Homerton entitled “Preparing for the Robopocalypse: the Real Dangers of Artificial Intelligence and Robots”; a talk at CHAIR on “The Dreams our Stuff is Made of: Trust, Agency and Super-agency”; and the Annual Digital Religion Research Award Lecture.
She was also announced as the 2021 Digital Religion Research Award Winner by the Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture Studies. Homerton Research Associate and Newton-Kavli Fellow at the Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Dr Sunny Vagnozzi, has led research on a new study suggesting that unexplained results from the XENON1T experiment may have been caused by dark energy, and not the dark matter the experiment was designed to detect. The study was widely reported and is listed by Wikipedia as one of the most important scientific discoveries of 2021. Sunny was awarded the Symmetry 2020 Young Investigator Award, in acknowledgement that his “research at the interface of cosmology, astrophysics, and particle physics has provided remarkable insight into the composition and fate of the universe”. He also received the Alfredo di Braccio award, given by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei for his important contributions at the intersection of cosmology, astrophysics and particle physics. The prize was awarded by this year’s Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Giorgio Parisi n
Giorgio Parisi presents the Alfredo di Braccio award to Sunny Vagnozzi
Paintings for These Times: March 2020 – July 2021 Philip Stephenson, Fellow in Education As I recall, the opening lines were:
A Sunday on the Island of La Grande Jatte, by Georges Seurat
“Well there’s nothing for it, the pubs are closed, the cinemas are closed, the coffee shops are closed – let’s head for the park … and so they do, in their droves. And from Whitstable to the Wrekin, from Southwold to Snowdonia en masse they go - into the wide-open spaces for a communal close encounter. It’s the end of course, it couldn’t last and at 8.30 the following evening they hear their leader’s command. From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction - you must stay at home. In today’s painting, we have a lingering reminiscence of that last day of freedom, this time in a riverside park in Paris, 1884”.
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On 23 March 2020, Boris Johnson announced to the nation that there was to be a full lockdown commencing the next morning. There had been an initial lockdown-lite announced on 16 March but on the Sunday that followed immediately after, with the non-essential shops closed as well as pubs and restaurants, everyone headed for the park in their thousands. This event gave me an idea that also gave me the opportunity to promote the wonderful Fitzwilliam Museum with which I’ve had a longstanding association. The idea of people in the park reminded me of a painting in the Fitz by French impressionist Georges Seurat entitled A Sunday on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Using this as the springboard, I put together a 1500 word article that began with the news item and then went into a description and analysis of the painting.
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I concluded with some appropriate music choices linked to the relevant YouTube videos. This got circulated to staff, Fellows and the Retired Senior Members initially as a one-off. However, some positive feedback filtered in and, encouraged, I found another news item a few days later. This told of the locked-down people of the Italian city of Sienna singing to each other across the street from their balconies. The ideal painting sprung to mind, a beautiful early renaissance altarpiece of an enthroned Virgin and Child by Sienese artist Lucca di Tomme. Made in 1368 at a time when Siena was being ravaged by the Peste Negra or Black Death it served as a source of salvation for those who attended the church where it was installed. And so it went on: every few days, another news item, another painting so that by 19 July 2021 on what was supposedly Freedom Day, I’d reached number 100. This seemed an appropriate time to stop. It was also about time that I gave Clare Ryan in the Bursary a break as she was the one who had to circulate these for me. Looking back, the series gives quite a good personal account, inadvertently becoming some sort of Journal of a Plague Year for contemporary times. As I peruse the final article (The Martyrdom of St Sebastian by Tomasso di Piero, since you ask) I see that I wrote in conclusion: “So, at this point, we’ll call it a day. My every best wish to all you readers out there, and many thanks to those of you who have responded with such enthusiasm. However, my final words are simply an expression of heartfelt thanks to Leslie Stephenson, the man who introduced his seven-year-old little boy to the divine representations of truth and beauty that are to be found in art galleries everywhere”n
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Liam Cawthorne: Building a career around climate Alumnus Liam Cawthorne (BA Geography 2014) has been interested in the challenges of climate change since watching Al Gore’s film An Inconvenient Truth as a child. As an undergraduate studying Geography at Homerton, he focused his final year dissertation on the impact that climate change is having on winter tourism in the Swiss Alps. “You’ve got whole communities that are dependent on the winter weather for tourism and the infrastructure set up to service it, and I was interested in how they are responding to not being able to rely on favourable snow conditions.” After graduating, he took some time out to work in Switzerland, before completing an MSc in Climate Change, Management and Finance at Imperial College, London. “It’s a very new course – we were only the third intake. Climate change has really picked up in the public discourse over the past few years, and
government, industry and the private sector are really realising that they need to respond.” The course brought together graduates from a range of academic backgrounds, including Economics, Geography and Natural Sciences, providing a useful diversity of perspectives. Despite the disruption to the course itself caused by the pandemic, Liam believes that the sector has taken inspiration from the example of COVID to demonstrate that big global changes can be tackled when we really need to. “When COVID hit, jobs in sustainability and renewable energy grew. Everyone in my course found a job soon after finishing.” An internship at Ikigai Capital has expanded into a full-time role as Junior Associate at the consultancy, which works with investors, large energy consumers and operators in the energy sector. Founded in 2017, the company combines consultancy, funding and co-development expertise in support of decarbonisation projects, acting also as a clean technology accelerator, supporting companies to scale up and deploy their solutions. Liam is currently working on the investment plan for the decarbonisation of Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, an area whose concentration of industry currently consumes around 5% of the UK’s energy. He is also involved in Ikigai’s work to deliver a Hydrogen Investment Strategy for the Thames Estuary. “I’ve always been pragmatic in my approach to climate change,” he says. “It’s a difficult task and there are lots of challenges to overcome, but you should only worry about the outcomes that are in your control. It’s very exciting to see the response to climate change picking up the pace.”
Dr Elsa Lee: An environmental education Dr Elsa Lee spent 10 years as a secondary school science teacher in the UK and Mexico. But, having originally been drawn to science herself because of her passion for the environment, she became frustrated by the lack of opportunity to explore sustainability within the curriculum. “Science and Geography in England (and elsewhere) do cover climate change and other environmental matters, but it’s very disjointed,” she says now. “There’s not much recognition of the importance of the social aspects of environmental
degradation: the way that the problems we are encountering are intersectional and largely an outcome of our social and economic activity is somehow lost in the emphasis on the science of it all.” After undertaking a Masters in Environmental Education, and a PhD exploring how young people learn to become active citizens through working on environmental problems, both at the University of Bath, Elsa joined the Faculty of Education as a Research Associate, becoming a Bye-Fellow at Homerton. She now leads a multi-stranded, inter-disciplinary academic career, focused on environmental sustainability education. Recently, this has included acting as Principal Investigator of an ESRC funded study called Connecting Water to Global Citizenship via Education for Sustainable Development, a project working with young people to regenerate waterways in England and South Africa, and explore how this kind of activity supports young people’s sense of being part of a global community. Elsa also works as a part-time Research Fellow at Anglia Ruskin University, where she has investigated how children and artists working together in natural outdoor spaces can influence wellbeing. She recently sat on the advisory board for the development of the Natural History GCSE. However, despite her concern that climate change and sustainability should be interwoven into the curriculum, she is resistant to suggestions that children themselves hold the solution to the environmental crisis. “So many people turn to schools to solve social problems, in the hopes that the next generation will come to the rescue. But these problems have to be solved now, by adults. Children deserve an education that enables them, when they’re ready, to contribute. But eco-anxiety can be overwhelming, even for adults, so we need to be extremely cautious about burdening children with knowledge about problems they have very little power to effect change over.”
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Following the conference Liam said: “A positive result from COP26 is the agreement reached to cut down methane emissions, whose contribution to global warming is often underrated. However, overall, disappointing results: there is still no accountability on pledges to cut down emissions, language tweaking to ‘phase down’ rather than ‘phase out’ on coal, key emitters setting net zero targets for 2070 (well beyond 2050), no global alignment on carbon pricing – all of this signals we are very far from hitting 2°C. I would expect more global leadership from global leaders at future COP events.”
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In higher education, however, Elsa believes that more can be done to integrate the principles of environmental sustainability education across all disciplines. She is currently working on plans for a training module for Homerton academics, to support them in applying these approaches in their own subjects, and hopes to launch a pilot programme next year. As COP26 draws closer, Elsa acknowledges that “lots of people who’ve been working in this field feel a bit cynical about these high level intergovernmental processes.” However, her hope is that, regardless of what is agreed at the conference itself, it will provide the impetus for action at the grass roots level by amplifying the conversation around climate. “Over the past five decades these conferences have been the source of very significant policy developments and intergovernmental cooperation and collaboration. Alongside that they provide focus and energy for a lot of things to happen around them. We need to harness as much of that energy as we can to contribute to the intensifying efforts that are being made at local, national and international levels, to effect positive change in this area, and to give children a sense that we are all working together on these issues that are of immense importance to us all.” Following the conference Elsa said: “I loved watching young people have an opportunity to engage and participate. The meeting of education ministers was also very exciting, and I am looking forward to seeing how the proposals for a Duke of Edinburgh style award for schools and children works out. When we engage young people in these sorts of initiatives we give them a voice, and that is so important, but now they need to know that they have been heard. That relies on actions being taken that address their concerns, and validate their participation so I look forward to watching the impacts unfold.”
Craig Bennett: A very sustainable Fellow When Craig Bennett was 16, his careers advisor asked him whether he had any idea what he wanted to do with his life. Unusually for a teenager, he was absolutely clear. “I told him I wanted to be an environmental campaigner. But that didn’t appear on his list, so he put down the code for school career advisor instead.” That clarity of focus, which had developed over a 1980s adolescence filled with concern about CFCs and setting up a Green Group at school, has never faded. He studied Geography at Reading University before completing an MSc in Conservation at UCL and began his career by volunteering for an environmental NGO. After eight years as a Campaigner at Friends of the Earth and three as Deputy Director at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership, he went back to Friends of the Earth, first as Director of Policy and Campaigns, and then as Chief Executive, before taking up his current role running The Wildlife Trusts last year. “The Wildlife Trusts felt like the perfect next step,” he says. “I’m frustrated by the way that climate change and biodiversity get talked about so separately – you can’t solve one without the other. They’re both part of the same problem,
He recognises that the scale of the sustainability challenge can be overwhelming, but emphasises the impact of small changes. “The important thing is to take action and do something. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Try to reduce your meat consumption, don’t fly so often, etc. I don’t think we should be flying domestically within the UK, but actually I’m not sure high-speed rail is the answer either. We should be investing in high speed broadband, and rethinking how much domestic work travel is needed. And we should be thinking about comfort rather than speed when it comes to trains. A long train journey with decent WiFi and a comfy seat is a wonderful thing.”
Professor Greg Clark: Two weeks on the Clyde Glasgow in November is not always balmy. For most of the two weeks of COP26 the skies were clear and dry, mirroring both the warmth of the welcome of the UK’s friendliest city, and the serious agenda that was under discussion. Warming is a complex word. A veneer of comfort laced with a hideous threat. For those, like me, who were in Glasgow for the summit, the balance sheet reads clearly. Progress was made on important agendas: methane, deforestation, the global financial system,
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which is that humanity needs to learn to live fairly within environmental limits.” The Wildlife Trusts brings together 46 local trusts dedicated to restoring nature and bringing people closer to the natural world. Craig sees this grassroots approach as a crucial factor in encouraging wider participation. “If you want to bring about big change it has to happen at a local level, within local communities. It’s a very powerful model for achieving scale.” The Wildlife Trusts’ headline ambition is to return one third of the UK’s land and sea to nature by 2030, an aim which Craig describes as “completely achievable.” “We have more nature reserves in this country than branches of McDonald’s – by more than a thousand! We’re brilliantly placed to mobilise change. That means connecting existing reserves by creating wildlife corridors, but it also means making sure that we make more space for nature when new development happens, like at the Trumpington Meadows site in Cambridge, where new housing development was coupled with the creation of a brand new nature reserve. It also means that, if agriculture is going to be subsidised, it should be supported to protect nature. Over the past 50 years 41% of British species have declined. We need to not just halt that trend, but completely reverse it. Our vision is to see an increase in all those species by 2030.” As the human impact on the environment becomes ever more disturbingly apparent, it’s easy for people to feel powerless in responding to it. But Craig sees The Wildlife Trusts as a way for people to connect, tangibly and locally, with a powerful collective effort. He is championing the concept of ‘Team Wilder’, supporting groups of people to take action which makes sense to them, and also plans to build up the organisation’s youth movement, including creating youth positions on its board. “Solutions need different perspectives,” he says. “To have conversations about the future of the planet without involving young people would be a bit odd.”
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national transparency, and measurability. There was progress in the revived US-China dialogue, a clear commitment from India with an ambitious next decade, and simply superb evidence from the community of scientists, ecologists, economists, and behaviouralists. In addition to this, at COP26, there was a swarm of technology innovations in renewable energy production, carbon capture and storage, circular economy, food production and agritech, nature-based solutions, construction processes, mobility systems, battery storage, smart digital platforms, and waste reduction. One of the conversations I had was with a Japanese vet who is a world leader on reducing flatulence in cattle! But there were also glaring gaps. The absence of Russia and China represented at the highest level was much discussed in the first week, though China was very visible in all dialogues. The absence of any serious discussion of carbon pricing and taxing which many believe is critical to tip the balance of incentives towards models that fully capture the planetary cost of all options. The hesitancy, by China and India, to agree a wording that commits to the elimination of coal as a fuel. The lack of a full commitment to pay for the loss and damage for those countries most impacted by existing and already unavoidable effects. For many, the stark conclusion is that the 1.5 target is just barely alive, and only if everything else comes good quickly. The risk is that 1.5, 2.0, and even 2.5 degrees of global warming are unleashed with all the consequences for habitat devastation, biodiversity loss, and climate refugees they will bring. The stakes are the highest they could be. I was at COP as Chair of the UK Cities Climate Investment Commission, a collaboration platform between cities and financial institutions, with business and Government, aimed at accelerating net zero investing in our urban systems. Cities
have a special role in the climate emergency. They are the concentrations of population and the hubs of infrastructure and commerce. Cities produce high levels of CO2, but well-run cities that invest in their carrying capacity can be environmentally efficient compared to other forms of settlement. Cities are also key victims of global warming. Five hundred cities are at risk of flooding if we exceed the 1.5 degrees that would bring a 0.5m rise in sea levels. If we have 10 billion people on our planet, the only way to house them effectively is well-run low-carbon cities. We must manage de-carbonisation in a better way than we mismanaged de-industrialisation. Our cities know that deeply. The NetZero City will be a healthier, more affordable, innovative, job rich, and fairer city, IF we can sequence together the de-carbonisation path with remodelling and reinvesting. We can focus now on proactive transformation to achieve better connected, more compact, and cleaner cities, underpinned by electrification, circularity, reformed land uses, green innovation, revised consumer choices, citizen empowerment, and cost/benefit fairness for just transition. This will ensure positive outcomes for people through healthier and more affordable homes, lower fuels bills, improved nutrition, wider transport options, and a long cycle of new green job creation. The net zero city is not just an environmental goal, it is the path to better connected places and rewarding lives. Professor Greg Clark CBE FAcSS is Group Advisor at HSBC, Chair of the Connected Places Catapult and a Board member of Transport For London and the London LEP. He is a Civic Leader, writer, NonExecutive Director and Board Chair, who works with Businesses, Governments, and Cities to help navigate this disrupted century, inspire new collaborations, and forge new futures n
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Also among the glories was the discovery of the power of online seminars for alumni. Having launched our first in 2020, we continued to develop the series throughout 2021. It seems extraordinary that two years ago we would have scorned this format as second-best. Now, we as producers and our alumni as audiences are so comfortable with online events that viewing numbers dwarf what we might expect for an inperson event – and as the latter return, the former will most definitely stay. And of course, these webinars give us the chance to show off our exceptional academic Fellows. Over the year we heard Dr Will Fawcett and Dr Amelia Drew on new challenges to the Standard Model of physics; Dr Beth Singler on AI and machine learning; Professor Kamal Munir on racial diversity in institutions and corporations; and Dr Alison Wood on the future of education. I had the great pleasure of interviewing Professor Ravi Gupta and Dr Julia Kenyon on COVID-19 and HIV for the Cambridge Alumni Festival, in an empty lecture theatre, for an online audience of nearly 300 – which we discovered in Q&A included the head of the Clinical School at Oxford. They have been superstars throughout the pandemic: Ravi as a near daily expert voice in the global media, and Julia as an authoritative voice on how we handle COVID safety in our own College community. We are hugely fortunate to have such brilliant colleagues. As for fundraising: as Cambridge’s newest College and with a young Development Office it’s fair to say that Homerton’s best fundraising days are ahead of us. We don’t yet have the reliable income stream from philanthropy that other Colleges can count on for student support – but this year we received the most extraordinary shot in the arm. Miss Jean Robinson, whose obituary appeared in last year’s Annual Review, studied
This acute sense of engagement with the world around us is part of what makes Homerton distinctive, and it has been turbocharged by the arrival of Simon Woolley as our Principal (did you hold that thought?). Even before his installation on 1 October, he was making plans to invite HRH The Prince of Wales, and soon afterwards he seized a passing opportunity to bring the Reverend Jesse Jackson to Homerton. The Development Office was in the forefront of organising both these ‘pinch me’ visits – the most senior royal to visit Homerton ever in our history, and a civil rights campaigner who has enriched countless lives. “Give me a lever and a place to stand, and I will move the world”, said Archimedes, and Simon brings that same ambition, and that same appreciation of good tools. In that quotation, Archimedes the mathematician surely did not intend to glorify himself as the person who moves the world, but to draw attention to the power of levers. Homerton’s community – students, alumni, donors, staff, and Fellows – are the lever here, and through it – through you and with your help – we will change the world n
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at Homerton in the last years of the Second World War. Her career mirrored that of many of our alumni: a teacher, school leader and later HM Inspector of schools. She had few needs and lived modestly; and died leaving an estate of £2 million, of which she directed half to Homerton and half to her old school. It really is the most extraordinary and emotional legacy, and a tribute to the transformative effect of a Homerton education on Jean’s life and career. We continue to strive for that impact, in the Development Office as in every other part of the College’s activity. The student mentoring programme, managed by the Development team with Homerton Changemakers, goes from strength to strength, with 39 new matches created between students and mentors this year. Tarquin Bennett-Coles (BEd 1989), one of our dedicated alumni mentors, says of the programme: “I wanted to put something back into the College that helped positively shape my career path and choices. I believe the talent of the future has so much to offer and, as mentors, we can help prepare them by focusing on the skills that they will need to adapt to our rapidly changing working environment – and also help open some doors that would otherwise be closed to them.”
The Development Office team: Laura Kenworthy, Christopher Hallebro, Matthew Moss, Joseph Saxby and Sally Nott
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1943 Mrs Kathleen Hayward Miss Jean Robinson* 1944 Miss Margaret Rishbeth 1947 Mrs Mary Warne 1948 Professor Joan Chandler Mrs Irene Cole Mrs Brenda Elliott Mrs Jane Farley Miss Elizabeth Rainsbury 1949 Mrs Wendy Cannon Mrs Mary Dowse Mrs Coral Harrow 1951 Mrs Heather Bracewell* Mrs Shelia Duncan* 1952 Mrs Shirley Haslam 1953 Mrs Janet Edgar Dr Alison Littlefair Mrs Elizabeth Tunnicliffe 1954 Mrs Diane Bilson Mrs Pauline Curtis Mrs Sheila Mackenzie Mrs Ruth Orr Mrs Wynne Thorndike 1955 Mrs Gwenda Ackroyd Mrs Christine Grainge Mrs Gillian Hewin
Mrs Doreen Hobbs Mrs Rachel Lewington Mrs Wendy Oakley Mrs Loraine Schorter Mrs Hazel Thornley 1956 Mrs Elizabeth Benning Mrs Marguerite and Mr Norman Donkin Mr Gordon Gaddes in memory of Mrs Pamela Gaddes Mrs Alice Severs 1957 Mrs Gillian Figures Mrs Jacqueline Fleetwood Mrs Joan Hollinghurst Mrs Shena Jones Mrs Pam Judge Mrs Christine Lincoln Mrs Val Read Mrs Doris Stephenson Mrs Josephine Sutton Mrs Joan Taylor Mrs Rosemary Viner Mrs Rita Wardle 1958 Mrs Christine Carne Mrs Nancy Cook Mrs Diana Hadaway Mrs Jill Hicks Mrs Vivien Ivell Mrs Beryl Izzard Mrs Wanda Kielbinska Mrs Rachel Macdonald
Mrs Judy Manson Mrs Beatrice Pryce ARAM Mrs Patricia Stott 1959 Mrs Dora Beeteson Ms Madeleine Gair JP Mrs Ann Hardie Mrs Ruth Jerram Mrs Diana Lucas Mrs Annmarie Mackay Miss Gill Rogers 1960 Mrs Rosemary Allan Dr J. Norman Bardsley in memory of Mrs Jacqueline Bardsley Mrs Patsy and Mr John Blythe Mrs Jean Clarke Mrs Sue Dickinson Mrs Jenifer Freeman Mrs Jill Fuller Mrs Rosemary Hill Mrs Christine Kershaw Mrs Jennifer McKay Mrs Jacqueline Swegen Mrs Hillary Young 1961 Mrs Jan Campbell Mrs Marilyn Clare Mrs Anne Hulse Mrs Joy Kohn Mrs Susan Lovett Mrs Sue McFarland Mrs Jill Niblett
Mrs Caroline Sykes Mrs Jean Thorman
1963 Mrs Andrea Caish The Revd Dr Anthea Cannell Mrs Christine Macpherson Mrs Erica Rigg Mrs Kate Ryder 1964 Mrs Elizabeth Maycock Mrs Maggie Meredith Mrs Sue Rescorla Mrs Jill Taylor Ms Marjorie Thorley Mrs Jane Woodford 1965 Miss Sue Bates Mrs Lorna Cordell-Smith Dr Tricia Cusack Mrs Wendy Dunnett Mrs Annie Illingworth Lady Ann Ricketts Mrs Janet Webb Mrs Dilys West 1966 Mrs Elaine Beale Mrs Wendy Farmer Lady (Marilyn) Fersht Mrs Margaret Funnell Mrs Judy Martin-Jenkins Mrs Judith Queripel Mrs Joy Voisey Miss Lorraine Welch
1967 Mrs Marjorie Caie Mrs Miriam France Mrs Avril Growcott Mrs Marion Pogson Mrs Netti Smallbone 1968 Mrs Kathy Down Mrs Valerie Hart Mrs Lesley Marriott Mrs Anne Martin Mrs Robyn Mitchell Mrs Lynne Parsons Mrs Pemma SpencerChapman Mrs Alison Syner 1969 Mrs Patricia Colyer Mrs Tricia Coombes Dr Vicky McNeile Ms Anne Reyersbach Ms Hilary Stokes Mrs Sarah Taylor 1970 Mrs Jean Addison-Fitch Mrs Patrica Bradley Ms Fiona Cook The Revd Sheila Crowther The Revd Claire Heald Mrs Denise Mitchell Dr Roz Sendorek Mrs Denise Shakespeare Mrs Helen Wood Mrs Mary Wyatt 1971 Mrs Denise Few Mrs Mary McCosh Ms Anne Sparrowhawk Mrs Mal Reid 1972 Ms Catherine Beavis Mrs Sarah Flynn
Mrs Margaret Howell Mrs Fiona and Mr Michael Karlin Ms Anne Kennedy Ms Jane Lewin Smith Mrs Helen Malcolm Mrs Caroline Melrose Mrs Valerie Mills Mrs Penny Riley Mrs Annie Ryder Mrs Angela Swindell Mrs Marilyn Thomas Mrs Maureen Weston 1973 Mrs Fran Comley Mrs Sheila Martin Mrs Anne Mellor Mrs Dilys Murch Mrs Heather Wilkinson 1974 Mrs Elizabeth Rose 1975 Mrs Alyson Baker Mrs Judith Davidson Mrs Helen McRoberts 1976 Mrs Judy Clarke Mrs Joan Gibson Ms Jill Grimshaw Ms Sarah Jacobs Miss Amanda James Mrs Alison Roberts Mrs Ann Kirkby Mr Tony Little Mrs Ann Muston Mrs Jo Newman Mrs Vera Sklaar Mrs Zena Tinsley 1977 Miss Sheila Berry Mrs Jane Bishop Mrs Lalli Draper Ms Jane Edwards Mrs Ann Jackman
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1962 Mrs Adrianne Ashcroft Mrs Carol Bowen Mrs Diana Dalton Mrs Lynn Dowson Mrs Marion Foley Mrs Carole Girdler Mrs Carole Nolan Miss Esme Partridge Mrs Gwendolyn Williams
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Ms Clare KenistonCooper Ms Brenda Meek Mrs Helen Mitchell Mrs Louise Mursell Mrs Clare Myers Mrs Jane Pearson Mrs Lesley Thomas 1978 Mrs Vicki Addey Mrs Marianne Billitt Mrs Ruth Briant Mrs Sandra Burmicz Mrs Annette Cameron Mrs Clare Danielian Mrs Dee Davey Mrs Caroline Hanton 1979 Mrs Oyinkan Ade-Ajayi Ms Elizabeth Dickinson Mrs Lizzie Habashi Mrs Leonie Hyde Mrs Deborah Moss Mrs Amanda Renwick Mrs Brenda Thompson 1980 Mrs Rachel Bond Ms Victoria Brahm Mrs Jo Broughton Mr Ian Copeland Mrs Sarah Holmes Mrs Rachel Linfield Mr John Turner 1981 Mrs Susan Cains Miss Anna Chapple Professor Greg Clark CBE Mrs Cordelia Myers Mr Graeme Plunkett 1982 Mr Stephen Bell Lady (Katharine) Bryan Mr Mark Hanley-Browne Mr Brian Howarth
1983 Mrs Alison Brinklow Mr Jeremy Crook Mrs Susan Hill Mrs Karen Miranthis Ms Linda Slade Mrs Frances Surridge 1984 Ms Alison Mesher Mr Peter Ventrella 1985 Dr Kirsty Byrne Mrs Karen Coombs Mrs Rosemary Gwinnett Mrs Sally Jaspars Mrs Anna Williams 1986 Mrs Fiona ColvileBradley Mrs Keren Cooke Ms Nansi Ellis Miss Samantha Taylor Mrs Yvonne Wiggall 1987 Mrs Kim Chaplin Mrs Michaela Khatib Mrs Elizabeth McCaul 1988 Mr Phil Coldicott Mrs Katie Mayne Mr Andrew McNeil Mrs Sarah McWhinnie Ms Phillipa Rushby Ms Adrienne Saldana Mr Giles Storch Miss Jen Svrcek Mr James Thomson 1989 Miss Lucy Bradley Dr John Dodsworth Mrs Helen Duffy Mr Carl Howarth Mrs Charlotte Irving Mrs Penny Lee The Revd Wendy Wale
1990 Mrs Naomi Baynes Mrs Karen George Mrs Fiona Gruneberg Mr Ian Hodgson Mrs Sharon Holloway Dr Susi Pinkus Dr Helen Price Mr Robert Tucker 1991 Mrs Joy Bensley Mr David Chapman Miss Claire Corkran Miss Helen Diggle Mrs Elizabeth Sartain 1992 Mrs Claire Brooks Dr Simon Camby Mrs Sarah Haines Miss Caroline Mander Mrs Diane Rawlins 1993 Dr Steven Chapman Mrs Helen Morgan Ms Sara Stanley 1994 Mrs Jenni Trafford Mrs Torie True 1995 Mrs Carol Carlsson Browne 1996 Mr Ian Bettison Mrs Victoria McLafferty Mrs Serena O’Connor Mr Christopher Shephard 1997 Ms Caroline Bell Mr Matt Buck Mrs Lindsey Davey Miss Emily Jones Mrs Amy McDonnell 1998 Mr Alastair Chipp Mrs Elisabeth Hackett
Mrs Victoria Harvey Mr John Moore Ms Julie Seplaki
2000 Mrs Sue Aldred Mrs Robyn Brown Mrs Abby Deeks Dr Rekha Elaswarapu Dr Tom Kitchen Mrs Cheryl Smith 2001 Mr Laurence Ball Mrs Lesley Crooks Miss Lidia Fesshazion Mr James Frecknall Mrs Nadine Lloyd Mrs Kimberley Rayson Mrs Sandra Stapleton Mrs Mandy WarnerBradshaw 2002 Mrs Katy Coles Mr Sam Farmer Mr Sutherland Forsyth Mrs Carys Gladdish Mr Chris Kellaway Mr David Lawrence Miss Sian Mawditt Mr Remi Moynihan Miss Krista Pullan Ms Henni Saarela Mr Tim Scott Dr Lisa Sessions Mrs Helen Smith Mrs Angela Woodruffe Mrs Rhiannon WynneLord
2004 Mrs Emily Davies Mr Chris Gerdes Miss Natasha Gray Mr Richard Hopkins Miss Charlotte Pocock Mr Ravi Raichura Mr Adam Sergeant Mrs Nina Sever Mrs Sian Shaw Miss Jennifer Sneyd Dr Harald Stoffels Mrs Alexandra White 2005 Dr Enyi Anosike Mrs Lisa Beacom Mr Nicholas Bebb Mr Nick Clark Mr Andy Gard Mrs Rebekah Perry Dr Oliver Rupar Mrs Liz Sharp Mrs Jessica Shingfield Ms Nadia Syed
Mr Han Tu Mrs Emma Turner 2006 Miss Aniko Adam Dr Theresa Adenaike Mr Andrew Blackburn Mr Thomas Dix Mr Vlad Hanzlik Dr Joshua Jowitt Mrs Chrissie Kelby Dr Zhaoru Lin Miss Afaf Nourallah Mrs Dawn Pavey Mr Luke Shepherd Miss Rosie Shimell Mr Tom Robinson Mrs Liza de Uphaugh Miss Elizabeth Wadsworth 2007 Mr George van der Blom Mrs Tracey Harjatanaya Mr Ben Hayward Mr Tom Horn Mr Joshua Jenkins Mr John Keene Mr Jyoe Lee Miss Teresa Li Mr Duncan Loweth Mr Michael Lynch Dr George Mak FRAS, FRHistS Mrs Pippa Pennington Miss Nic Pollard Mr Jonathan Prestwich Mr Joseph Randall-Carrick Mr Matthew Thomas Miss Beth Wattleworth Dr Susan Wishart 2008 Mr Luke Clarke Mrs Kim Dorset Miss Helen Etheridge Mr Mike George Mr Matthew Linsell
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1999 Dr Neil Hennessy Mr Paul Jones Mrs Susan Lyons Mrs Laura Penrose Dr Louisa Tipler Mrs Zoe Yeomans
2003 Ms Susanna Bellino Miss Katherine Bluck Mr Louis Budworth Mr Philip Chapman Dr Wing Chuang Mr Raymond Cilia Mr Gregoire Hodder Mrs Anne Howell Mr Jonathan Levine Mrs Aleishia Lewis Dr Feilong Liu Dr Miranda Malins Mrs Elizabeth Mansfield Mr Daniel Roberts Mr Tim Rothwell Dr Tovah Shaw Mr Jean-Paul Skoczylas Mr Tristan Stone Miss Stephanie Tillotson Mr John White
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Mr James Lugton Mr Philip McNerney Miss Lucinda Moore Miss Amy Munro-Faure Mr Ikenna Obiekwe Mr Gershwinder Rai Mr Vin Rajendran Mrs Emily Roberts Mr Luke Robins Mrs Sarah Talland Miss Rebecca West 2009 Mr Adarsh Bala Miss Sophie Bell Mr Daniel Beresford Mr Bhavin Bhatt Miss Ratna Bhusal Mr Lohith Bommireddipalli Miss Shruti Chaudhri Miss Alice Esuola Mr Jack Euesden Miss Christine James Mr Chris Morgan Mr Michael Thorp Ms Rhiannon Williams 2010 Miss Emma Bowell Mr Nahum Clements Miss Alex Courage Mr Richard Craven Mr Gabrielius Glemza Mr James Henderson Mr Paul James Miss Sian Jones Mr Johann Kamper Mr David Kennedy Miss Suzie LangdonShreeve Dr Dirk Mersch Mrs Helen O’Hara Mr Stephen Pates Mr Richard Peach Mr Peter Phillipson Miss Heather Plumpton
Mrs Jessica Taylor Miss Megan Trimble Ms Yuanjia Yin 2011 Mr James Atkins Mr James Chicken Mr Jack Hooper Mr Cuong Kasperzyk Mr Benjamin Lauwers Mr Ted Levermore Dr Nikolas Pontikos Mr Thorben Schaefer Miss Angela Stevens Miss Abigail Thurgood-Buss Miss Vicki Waller 2012 Mr Josh Cozens Mr Radley Cunliffe Dr Caia Dominicus Ms Louise Holyoak Mr Tim Hubener Ms Samantha Kellow Dr Peter Marber Mr Hansley Narasiah Mr Douglas Porter Dr Samantha Spratley Mr Theepan Tharmarajah Mr Dmytro Tupchiienko 2013 Dr An Bao Mr Mark Boother Mrs Tricia Lennie Mr Hachimi Maiga 2014 Mrs Alexandra Annett Mr Ivan Dimov Mrs Melanie Hardcastle Mr Nigel Ironside Mr Alan Kaydul Dr Jiun-Lin Yan Miss Vicky Zhao 2015 Mr Adam Dobson Professor Vincent English
Miss Jacqueline VyrnwyPierce Miss Sarah WitkowskiBaker Dr Zamir Zulkefli 2016 Mlle Cloe Dugrillon Mrs Ruth Eaves Miss Mille Fjelldal Mr Mitch Hayden-Cook Mr Graham Robertson 2017 Mr Matthew Rihan 2018 Major Rohan Bate Friends of Homerton Dr Graham Arnold Mrs Frances Barrett Miss Pat Cooper Mr Timothy Edwards Mr Fabio Galantini Mr Roger Green Dr Lesley Hendy Mrs Leslie Lemonick Dr Anthony Metcalfe Mr Matthew Moss MVO Mrs Barbara Pointon MBE* Dr Peter Raby Dr Peter Warner Dr David Whitebread 1768 Society Miss Aniko Adam Mrs Vicki Addey Dr Theresa Adenaike Mrs Rosemary Allan Dr Enyi Anosike Dr Norman Bardsley Ms Catherine Beavis Miss Sheila Berry Mr Ian Bettison Mr Andrew Blackburn Mrs Mandy Warner-Bradshaw
Mr Brian Howarth Mr Carl Howarth Mrs Anne Howell Mr Tim Hubener Mrs Ann Jackman Mr Paul James Mr Joshua Jenkins Miss Sian Jones Dr Joshua Jowitt Mr John Keene Mr David Lawrence Mr Jonathan Levine Mr Matthew Linsell Mr Tony Little Mrs Susan Lovett Mrs Diana Lucas Mr Michael Lynch Mrs Sheila Mackenzie Mrs Christine Macpherson Mr Hachimi Maiga Mrs Lesley Marriott Dr Vicky McNeile Mrs Helen McRoberts Mrs Sarah McWhinnie Mrs Caroline Melrose Mrs Maggie Meredith Dr Anthony Metcalfe Mrs Karen Miranthis Mr John Moore Mr Chris Morgan Mr Remi Moynihan Mrs Ann Muston Mr Matthew Moss MVO Mr Ikenna Obiekwe Mrs Rebekah Perry Mr Douglas Porter Mr Gershwinder Rai Mr Ravi Raichura Mrs Diane Rawlins Lady Ann Ricketts Mr Graham Robertson Mr Tom Robinson
Miss Gill Rogers Mrs Elizabeth Rose Mr Tim Rothwell Mrs Kate Ryder Mrs Sian Shaw Mr Luke Shepherd Mrs Netti Smallbone Ms Jane Lewin Smith Mrs Cheryl Smith Mrs Helen Smith Mr Tristan Stone Mrs Alison Syner Mrs Sarah Talland Mrs Jessica Taylor Mrs Lesley Thomas Mrs Brenda Thompson Mr James Thomson Mr Michael Thorp Mr Han Tu Mr John Turner Miss Beth Wattleworth Mrs Janet Webb Mrs Dilys West Mr John White Dr David Whitebread Ms Rhiannon Williams Mrs Helen Wood Cavendish Circle Dr J. Norman Bardsley Ms Victoria Brahm Mrs Annie Illingworth Macaulay Circle Ms Catherine Beavis Mr Gordon Gaddes Mrs Coral Harrow Mrs Bridget Killick Mrs Karen Miranthis Mrs Kate Ryder Miss Samantha Taylor Mrs Deborah Walker
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ne of the joys of Alumni Reunion Weekend, Homerton-style, is its scale. Rather than hosting year group reunions spread throughout the year, our tradition has always been more of a free-for-all. While year groups are encouraged to return en masse to mark significant anniversaries, the weekend is open to everyone, resulting in a cheerful inter-generational mingling of precisely the kind that COVID has put a stop to. As a result, and because it runs over an entire weekend, it is not an easy event to pull together at short notice, and we sadly had to take the decision early in 2021 that the situation was too unpredictable for an in-person event to be viable. However, the scale of the weekend was undiminished. What we lost in food, wine, familiar faces and nostalgic rediscoveries, we made up for in a celebration of the astonishing diversity of Homerton life and pursuits. • Participants heard from virologists Professor Ravi Gupta and Dr Julia Kenyon how their expertise in HIV had equipped them to respond to the challenges of understanding the emergent COVID-19 virus. • They joined a discussion on the pros and cons of online teaching and learning, led by alumnus and Head of the University of Cambridge Primary School Dr James Biddulph, Director of Studies in Geography Dr Francesca Moore, and MA student Elle Rose Hoskins, who is combining her own studies with a teaching career.
• The inspiration behind Homerton’s newest and possibly most dramatic building, the emerging dining hall, was revealed in conversation with its architects, Edmund Fowles and Eleanor Hedley of Feilden Fowles. • Alumnae Louise Chater and Lise-Marie Biez unpicked how the teaching skills they had gained at Homerton had been put to use through the twists and turns of careers in the film industry and HR. • English graduates enjoyed their inaugural book club, discussing Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet. • Dr Will Fawcett and Dr Amelia Drew stretched the limits of human understanding with their talk on ‘A revolution in Physics’, while Poet-in-Residence Dr Mariah Whelan fostered our creative instincts by hosting a poetry workshop. • Alumni also had the opportunity to bid farewell to Professor Geoff Ward, and welcome Lord Woolley. Thank you to Alumni Relations Manager Sally Nott for overseeing a wonderfully varied programme, and to everyone who joined us and all who contributed n
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Gillian Erskine (née Wilson) (CertEd 1954–56) wrote to us in her capacity as a justly proud grandmother. “Our seven-year-old granddaughter Wrenny Erskine recently astonished us by landing a part in the West End musical Les Miserables. She plays ‘Little Cossette’, dressed in rags, and enters sweeping the floor of an inn. All alone she puts down her broom, comes to the front and sings a solo called Castle on a Cloud, then a scene with the leading man, her stage father, in which they do a little dance together. Aged 85, I think I’m more proud of this than anything in my entire life!”
response to the Aberfan disaster in 1966. Louise Joyner, Associate Publisher at Faber, said: “Spending time with the characters in Jo’s astonishing debut was one of those unforgettable encounters. A novel with deep emotional truth at its heart, and wit, honesty and resilience pulsing through every paragraph. It is a very special debut and one we all feel really honoured to be publishing.” Jo is Creative Writing Supervisor at Lucy Cavendish College.
1970s Deborah Hofman (née Brass) (BEd 1979–83) and her husband Martin (St John’s), sold their holiday cottage business in Earl Sterndale, Buxton, and look forward to an active retirement in Winster, Derbyshire. Mary Powles (née Underwood) (BEd 1978–82) has published her third novel, Misplaced Fortune, which explores themes of love and loss with gentle humour.
1980s Jo Browing Wroe (BEd 1981–85) will see her first novel, A Terrible Kindness, published by Faber early next year. The novel, which was shortlisted for the Bridport Peggy Chapman-Andrews Award, tells the story of a 19-year-old embalmer’s
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Liz Clifford (BEd 1981–85) has completed her MA in Fine Art at the University for the Creative Arts.
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Emma Haggas (BEd 1982–86) held a solo exhibition of her recent paintings entitled Living Landscape at Cricket Fine Art, Chelsea in September. Dr Claire Saunders (née Escott) (BEd 1988–92) achieved her Doctorate in July 2020. An EdD thesis, entitled ‘Building a community of writers in a university: an ethnographic study’ was examined in an online viva and passed with minor corrections, which were completed within six weeks. In the same month, Claire was appointed Director of the Scholarship and Innovation Centre in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies at the Open University. The centre oversees the faculty’s research into teaching and learning in higher education.
2000s Wonderful news of a trio of first-born sons for Homerton alumni of the 2000s! Congratulations to Kayleigh Brooks (née Owen) and Ryan Brooks (both BA Law 2008–11), who welcomed Owen Brooks, in October 2020. Congratulations to Kirsty Daws (née Ballard) (BA Education with Geography 2006–9) and her husband Will Daws (Queens’ College, BA Economics, 1997) whose son, Jesse William Daws, was born at the end of 2020. Congratulations to Jasmine Heaton (née Humphries) (BA Geography, 2009–12) whose son, John Heaton, was born in February 2020 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Afolabi Alli, by Xanthe Burdett
2010s Xanthe Burdett (BA Education, 2015–18) found that lockdown gave her the time and space to focus on her long-term ambitions in oil painting. She quickly found herself juggling multiple portrait commissions and, over the past year, has been selected for the Royal Institute of Oil Painters exhibition at the Mall Galleries and the Green and Stone Summer Exhibition, at which she won a Highly Commended Award. Her portrait of a friend, actor Afolabi Alli, is currently on display as part of the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition, and sold on the second day. Olivia Choudhury (BA Law, 2014–18) has achieved tenancy at Deans Court Chambers in Manchester, where she commenced pupillage last year. “I’m very excited to be taken on as a tenant and
Storytellers in July. Danielle is a researcher at the University of the West of England, where she is studying the psychology of those affected by craniofacial conditions.
James Hayes (BA Land Economy, 2017– 2020) has published his debut novel, The Lies Behind Cambridge Minds, an exploration of the pressures of Cambridge life, through The Conrad Press. The book is available to buy in paperback and on Kindle via Amazon. James recently completed his Masters in Sociology at St Cross College, Oxford, and works as a corporate banker at Santander.
Alistair McMaster (BA Natural Sciences, 2013–16) and Rüdiger Schlossnikl (BA MEng Chemical Engineering 2013–17) travelled to Russia to climb Europe’s highest mountain Mount Elbrus which stands at 5642m. The five-day expedition went smoothly and both successfully summited. The trip raised over £2,500 for Anthony Nolan, a UK-based blood cancer charity.
Danielle Keohane (BA Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, 2014–17), discussed her experience of being born with a cleft lip and palate, and the challenges of undergoing 28 rounds of facial surgery, on BBC Radio 4’s New
Helena Cassio Fernandes (MPhil Education, 2019–20) moved to Switzerland in 2021 to take up the role of Artisan of Education at Rosenberg International boarding school, where she teaches Spanish, English and Italian.
Alistair McMaster and Rudiger Schlossniki, on the summit of Mount Elbrus
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move forward with my career as a family law barrister! If it weren’t for everyone at Homerton, especially the members of the Law Faculty, I know I would not be where I am today.”
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ame and Different’ is a term frequently heard in mathematics curriculum sessions. If ‘x’ changes what is the same and different for ‘y’ – a memory stirred as I sat down to write this report. Peter Warner bowed out as RSMA Chair at our delayed AGM last April and I found myself apprehensively following in the footsteps of several, as I would view them, lovely giants. Trish Maude also ‘retired’, having somehow managed 20 years with constitutional breaks in between, as Secretary. We are indebted to both of them, as we are also to Clare Ryan who continues to look after us so efficiently and kindly. ‘Onwards and Upwards’ – well maybe. Onwards definitely as the new committee begins its work. Upwards? – the bar has already been set very high but we promise to try. Peter mentioned in his report last year that our name might be changing to reflect the evolving structure as more Fellows from the ‘new’ Homerton retire and choose to join our ranks. However we have decided to keep the original name. After all, everyone is (allegedly) ‘retired’, our grey-haired appearance places us squarely into the ‘senior’ category and we remain definitively proud to have our ‘member’ connection with Homerton,
Pandemic life is not without its changes. ‘Have you been able to get your vaccination appointment yet?’ became, three times over, the most important of questions, asked of course virtually and not in person. Online events (including two AGMs, two talks and several committee meetings) increase our technical expertise and allow members who live further away a chance for greater participation. The Newsletter (available on Homerton’s website) remains a constant. The September 2021 edition was full of an eclectic range of articles, an opportunity to share reminiscences of Homerton life and a place where we can record the amazing and treasured lives of those no longer with us. There is a glimmer of hope that we may soon be able to resume our much missed in-person monthly coffee mornings, the termly talks and Formal Halls. Actually RSMs did meet in person once this year. Adhering to all the rules, we were invited to join College staff on Queen’s Wing lawn, to say farewell to Geoff Ward. I well remember my first RSM coffee morning as it coincided with Geoff coming along to introduce himself and tell us about his vision for the College. Some seven years later Geoff is about to join the RSMs, and College now has its next Principal, Lord Woolley, whose own vision will continue to shape and change Homerton. As RSMs, we feel a valued part of College life, always made welcome and included. Equally we never lose our affection for, or interest in, how ‘our’ College develops and thrives under its current, more youthful staff. Whatever remains the same and whatever becomes different, underlying it all are common ideals n
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Dr Penny Barton Senior Tutor Dr David Clifford
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Mr Philip Stephenson Dr Elaine Wilson
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Dr Louise Joy Vice-Principal
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Dr Bill Foster Dr Simon Wadsley Secretary of Council and Governing Body
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Dr Theo Hacking Dr Ros McLellan Dr Olivier Tonneau
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Dr Melanie Keene Graduate Tutor
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Dr André Neves
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Dr Thomas Graumann Professor Simon Gregory Dr Yan Yan (Shery) Huang
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Dr Katherine Boyle Director of Research Dr Juliana Cavalcanti Ms Deborah Griffin OBE Bursar Dr Myrto Hatzimichali Dr Daniel Trocmé-Latter Director of Music
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Dr Pauline Goyal-Rutsaert Dr Georgie Horrell Admissions Tutor Dr Julia Kenyon Dr Timos Kipouros
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Dr Chibeza Agley Dr Anthony Ashton Dr Mark Manford Mrs Elizabeth Osman Librarian Mr Paul Warwick Dr Rachel Williams
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Professor Mary Dixon-Woods Professor Simone Hochgreb Dr Maja Spanu
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Dr David Belin Dr Stephen Burgess Dr Ross Cole Dr Susanne Hakenbeck Dr Elizabeth Hook Mr Aaron Westfall
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Dr Kamal Munir Dr Beth Singler Dr Samuel Strong Dr Alison Wood
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Professor Karen Coats Professor Ravi Gupta Dr Kathelijne Koops Dr Ines Lee Dr James Manwaring Dr Miles Stopher Dr Carmen Ting
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Dr Timothy Brittain-Catlin Professor Matthew Collins Dr Amelia Drew
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Dr Christopher Brooke Dr Joel Chalfen Professor Doug Easton Professor Tim Eisen Dr Paul Elliott Admissions Tutor (Sciences) Dr Zoe Jaques Dean Dr Francesca Moore Mr Matthew Moss MVO Director of External Relations and Development
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Dr Robin Bunce Mr Bob Dillon Dr Will Fawcett Dr Jo Haywood Dr Diana Kudaibergenova Dr Roberto B. Sileo
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Mrs Ann Cotton OBE Founder and President of CAMFED
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Dame Carol Ann Duffy DBE Poet Laureate
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The Rev’d Sir Ralph Waller Director of the Farmington Institute, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford
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Dr Katharine Pretty CBE Principal of Homerton College 1991–2013
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Professor Sir Andrew Motion Poet Laureate 1999–2009
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Professor Dame Sally Davies DBE FMedSci FRS Chief Medical Officer for England Dame Evelyn Glennie CH DBE Percussionist Sir David Harrison CBE Former Chair of Trustees of Homerton College Ms Meg Rosoff FRSL Novelist
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Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz Vice-Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Cambridge
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Dame Sue Black DBE FRSE FRCP FRAI Pro-Vice Chancellor for Engagement of the University of Lancaster, President of the Royal Anthropological Institute Professor Jane Shaw Principal of Harris Manchester College, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford
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The Rev’d Jesse Jackson Civil Rights campaigner Professor Geoff Ward Principal of Homerton College 2013–2021
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Mr John Beck Dr Ian Morrison
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Professor David Bridges Mr Stephen Tomkins
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Commodore Gale Bryan Former Bursar
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Mr Dhiru Karia Finance Tutor and Former Finance Officer Dr Peter Warner Keeper of the Roll and Former Senior Tutor
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Ms Patricia Maude MBE Professor Morag Styles Mrs Elizabeth Anne Thwaites
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Dr Peter Cunningham Professor John Gray FBA Former Vice-Principal Mr Michael Younger
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Ms Christine Doddington Dr John Hopkins Composer-in-Residence Dr Molly Warrington
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Professor Richard Hickman Artist-in-Residence
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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Each year Homerton makes a number of awards to students in recognition of academic merit and outstanding achievement. The following were awarded in 2021 and the College congratulates the recipients. 70 ANNUAL REVIEW MEMBERSHIP
UNDERGRADUATE PRIZES FOR FINALISTS The Foundation Prize awarded to students graduating with a starred First Class result Ziyi Kang James Roberts Evans Rozario Rosie Schofield Bridget Tiller Tin Wai Tse Pavel Turek Jenny Wang The Horobin Prize for the best First Class result in the Education Tripos Jenny Wang The Aditya Dalmia Prize to the student graduating with the best First Class result in the Land Economy Tripos Raza Zaidi The Simms Benefaction Prize awarded to the student graduating with the best First Class result in the History Tripos Rebecca Hawkins
The David Thompson Prize awarded to students graduating with a First Class result Sasha Abrahams Ariwan Addy Suhairi Daniella Adeluwoye Farid Aletomeh Cora Alexander Samuel Bird Philip Brown Robert Brown Lance Burn Constance Chamberlain Tharisata Charoenvasnadumrong Ersi Christodoulou Yonah Citron Harriet Clark Jun-Ling Clarke-Ng Jonathan Collins Abigail Crane Sophie Dawson Gigi Dunn Jack Golden Anna Gray Madeline Hammond Joseph Hansell Kanako Hara Emily Harris Hayley Hilson Zara Ireland Kai Junge James Keay Tarek Khatib
Georgio Konstandi Maël Laoufi Christian Madla Chloe Marschner Josie McPherson Dylan Mogford William Moss Mihir Natu Oliver Nick Eden Maddix Odeniyi Rahul Patel Sara Pocher Sandaleen Qaiser Aryaman Reddi James Roberts Rosie Schofield Kieron Spoors Graeme Stephens William Taylor Dilan Thiara Bridget Tiller Isobel Wilkins Rowan Wright Kayden Xie Thea Zijlstra The Shuard/Simms Prize for students graduating with a First Class result in the Education Tripos Aditi Chidambaram Anna Haas Curtis Lam Amelia Tan
ACADEMIC PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNDERGRADUATE CONTINUERS The Bridget Robinson Studentship to reward academic excellence in Maths or Music (in memory of the late Bridget Robinson) Milo Flynn Homerton Second Year Scholarships awarded to the highest performing second year students in Tripos Alice Grundy Sana Khullar Chang Ni Jennifer White Zixin Zhang The David Thompson Scholarship awarded to continuing students who received a First Class result Olivia Allen Rhianna Bangham Elizabeth Castell Lucy Cole Teofisto Consistente VI Thomas Crabtree Alexander Cumming Xiaoxi Deng
Isaac Dixon Joshua Dranesas Marcus Dunford-Castro Aaron Fokinther Kalyani Ganesharuban Rohan Gopinath Benjamin Grischeff Lena Guertler Iona Harrison Charo Havermans Rishit Jain Joseph Johnson Jemima Jones Marcus Jones Neve Kennedy Shiyoun Kim Daniel Kittmer Hana Konig Miranda Lam Dongchan Lee Jiasi Li Ming-Shau Liu Joseph Lockhart Ethan MacDonald Joshua Martin Katherine McCullagh Yoav Nir Theola Ojo Niamh Redmond Claire Riesterer Stella Rousham Jamila Rowland-Chandler Shadab Shahid Ellenoor Shameli Mollik Shamimuzzaman Thomas Sheppard Georgia Sibley Thomas Slater Joseph Solomon Paula Suchantke Sophia Till Isabella Todini Dalma Vatai Erin Visaya-Neville
Elizabeth Widdowson Florence Winkley Boyan Yu Jiayue Yu Ruoyun Zhang George Peabody Scholarship awarded to students achieving a First in Part IA or Part IB of the Education Tripos Laurene Blanchard Caitlin Cavallucci Inés Cropper De Andres Matthew Grassby Helena Kruder Alexia Manea Morayooluwa Omotesho Cara Rowland Ellis Turton Elizabeth Warr Lily Wilkinson Helen Morris Scholarship awarded to the student gaining the best First Class results in the English, Drama & the Arts track in Part 1B of the Education Tripos Chloe Bond Lindsay Robinot-Jones Mandawewala Prize awarded to the student with the best First Class result in Part IIA of the Engineering Tripos Samuel Schaefer Senior Tutor Prize awarded in recognition of achieving the highest marks in Part IB Engineering at Homerton Adam Wood
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College Academic Achievement Award for students who have been awarded a University Prize Jack Golden Ethan MacDonald Kaloyan Nikolov Bridget Tiller
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The Homerton College Charter Graduate Award awarded on academic merit to a student embarking on a new course of graduate study Amelia Calladine Harriet Clark Abi Crane Samantha Kwok Kelly Liles Beth Reeves College Master’s Prize awarded to graduate students who achieved a distinction overall Cathy Bamford Joanna Botten Edward Brewer Yixin Chen Chau Yi Cheung Pranav Dandawate Stephanie Flack Frankie Frangeskou Lixinhao Gao Andrew Halliwell
Kairan Huang Charlotte Husnjak Melissa Jane Nathan Johns Spencer Kaplan Mollie Legg Samuel Lewis Emily Loud Fay Mackenzie Rebecca Myers Olivia Parr Laura Rogers Rebecca Sands Fabian Sedlmayr Tianning Shao Sara Stanley Chris Sutherland Gazey Umweni
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Roger Green Organ Scholarship awarded to Lorenzo Bennett
The Barton Prize awarded to the graduate student who has made the most outstanding contribution to College life Lucy Dayer
The Accompanist Scholarship awarded to Jason Ng (2020–21) Xinman Yoyo Liu (2021–22) The Barbara and Malcom Pointon Music Prize awarded to a student of Music who has made the most distinctive contribution to the musical life of the College Angelus Blank Joseph Solomon Conducting Scholarship awarded to Francesca Richards
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Bachelor of Arts Sasha Abrahams Economics Tripos Isabella Naa-Kaile Addo Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Ariwan Kai Addy Suhairi Linguistics Tripos Daniella Mary Adeluwoye Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Temilola Ojuolape Adeyemi Economics Tripos Ilaeira Leto Agrotou Georgiou English Tripos Daniya Ahmed Historical Tripos Seyed Farid Aletomeh Economics Tripos Cora Alexander Historical Tripos James Harry Alexander Engineering Tripos Lucia Algara Bradshaw Natural Sciences Tripos Hija Ali Human, Social and Political Tripos Verity Hanifa Ali English Tripos Millicent Grace Allatson Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Jonathan Andrews Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion Tripos
Hazel Laura Archer English Tripos Jake Armstrong Natural Sciences Tripos Sidharth Shankar Asnani Law Tripos William Azubuike Engineering Tripos Aamina Bashir Education Tripos James Gregory Beedle Geographical Tripos Miriam Maya Bengougam Geographical Tripos Alice Moira Bennett Engineering Tripos Xahra Batrisyia Binti Mohamed Ashraf Education Tripos Patrick Bird Law Tripos Angelus Franziskus Blank Music Tripos James Calvin Arnold Booth Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Oliver Charles Wilson Bowbrick Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos James Andrew Bradley Natural Sciences Tripos Philip Brown Natural Sciences Tripos Robert Lindsay Brown Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos
Lance Burn Natural Sciences Tripos Nathan Michael James Butler Classical Tripos Constance Madeline Mary Chamberlain History and Politics Tripos Jaspal Singh Channa Economics Tripos Tharisata Charoenvasnadumrong Engineering Tripos James William Henderson Chaudhry Engineering Tripos Mohammed Chhabu Engineering Tripos Aditi Nalini Chidambaram Education Tripos Ersi Christodoulou Natural Sciences Tripos Yonah Abraham Citron Linguistics Tripos Harriet Margaret Clark Historical Tripos Jun-Ling Clarke-Ng Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos Sophie Sarah Cliff Historical Tripos Jonathan Collins Engineering Tripos Benedict Cradick Geographical Tripos Abigail Crane Natural Sciences Tripos
Kanako Hara Land Economy Tripos Phoebe Grace Hardingham Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Emily May Harris Natural Sciences Tripos Rebecca Jane Hawkins Historical Tripos Yicong He Land Economy Tripos Emily Rebecca Heron Natural Sciences Tripos Hayley Piper Hilson Linguistics Tripos Charlotte Elinor Robertson Horner English Tripos Elizabeth Florence Howe Law Tripos Jonathan Charles Anthony Huang Philosophy Tripos Andrew Francis Hughes Engineering Tripos Eve Sophia Hull Economics Tripos Zara Helen Ireland Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Yujia Jiang Natural Sciences Tripos Kai Christian Junge Engineering Tripos Ziyi Kang Mathematical Tripos Shengxian Ke Natural Sciences Tripos Jonas Patrick Keavney Management Studies Tripos James Keay Natural Sciences Tripos Omar Khassal Geographical Tripos
Tarek Khatib Natural Sciences Tripos Sebastian Kobler English Tripos Georgio Konstandi Modern and Medieval and Languages Tripos Olivia Elise Kumar History and Modern Languages Tripos Shun Yan Kung Education Tripos Mantra Kusumgar Mathematical Tripos Curtis Yu Ching Lam Education Tripos Natalie Lam Law Tripos Mael Laoufi Mathematical Tripos Martha Laundy-Blair Natural Sciences Tripos Zhanna Levitina Geographical Tripos Jintai Li Economics Tripos Dominic Iain Littlewood Computer Science Tripos Matthew Logue Law Tripos Jo An Ma Management Studies Tripos Flora Jane MacAngus Education Tripos Thomas Peter Leonard MacKinnon History of Art Tripos Eden Alice Maddix Odeniyi Historical Tripos Christian Madla Land Economy Tripos Swathi Nachiar Manivannan Natural Sciences Tripos
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Brendan Benedict Yue-En Ng Natural Sciences Tripos Oliver Nick Engineering Tripos Kaloyan Martinov Nikolov Engineering Tripos Isaac Ong Law Tripos Andrew Michael Osipov Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Alexandra Kelsey Oxford Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Yuchen Pan Mathematical Tripos Holly Sophie Parsons Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos Rahul Deven Mukesh Patel Historical Tripos Romil Patel Economics Tripos Andreas Patsalides Philosophy Tripos Mary Frances Peachey Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Sara Pocher Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos Sandaleen Qaiser English Tripos Aryaman Devinder Reddi Engineering Tripos Chengjie Ren Engineering Tripos Lucie Richardson Education Tripos James William Roberts History and Politics Tripos
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MRS PATRICIA STOCKDALE (NÉE SHIPLEY) CertEd 1951
Patricia joined Homerton in 1951 to train as a teacher. She loved her time in Cambridge, describing it as a “whole new world.” She sang with the University Music Society and remembered being conducted by Sir Malcom Sargeant, and particularly enjoyed being a member of a small madrigal group at Peterhouse and singing with Emmanuel Congregational Church choir.
Of course there was punting on the Cam and tea at Grantchester, even in the days of post-war rationing. But I particularly remember her telling me about the mad cycle rides out of town to get back to College before the doors were locked at 10pm! After Cambridge Mum taught for two years in Norwich before marrying and teaching in an American mission school while living in Muscat. In the 60s she found herself in Staffordshire and was involved in the experimentation with teaching reading through the ITA (initial teaching alphabet) and then spent several years working in a specialist team working on the teaching of reading. Mum loved her work, finally giving up fulltime teaching in 1985. She continued her interest in young people and education in general as a committee representative of several local educational charities. In the months before she died she had returned to live in her native Yorkshire, where she was enjoying exploring her old haunts. She was fit and active right up to becoming ill in February 2020, and died in May that year. Supplied by Sally Woods (née Stockdale), PGCE 1982
MRS IRENE EDITH GRACE SMITH (NÉE FORSDIKE) CertEd 1937
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MRS GILLIAN JAMISON (NÉE MASON) CertEd 1948 At Homerton, Gillian was a keen associate member of the Jesus College Rooster Debating society, hosted at the time by Freddy Brittain, and often recalled her happy memories. She had a long and varied teaching career, starting in Melton Mowbray, followed by The Paris English School (in Alexander Dumas’ old home); Birmingham; Aylesbury and Barcelona, where she taught the children of the American 6th fleet. In 1975 she was appointed Head of Pre-Prep at Weirfield School in Taunton, where she taught until her retirement in 1990. Gillian leaves her husband, Monty Jamison, daughter Elizabeth, and two grandchildren.
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Irene was born in London and educated at Homerton, where she qualified as a teacher in 1939. She had a special aptitude for music, and went on to hold several teaching posts in London. In 1954, Irene married Dr Alec Smith, a tropical entomologist. She joined him in Tanzania, where she lived for nearly 20 years, and where their two daughter, Linda and Diana, were born. While Alec worked at the Tropical Pesticides Research
Institute, of which he was appointed director in 1967, Irene ran a nursery school from home and also taught at Arusha school. She was also actively involved in the church and ran the Sunday school. Alec joined the World Health Organisation in 1973, leading to further moves across southern and west Africa until 1980, when he was sent to the Geneva headquarters. Wherever they were based, Irene taught both children and adults and led Sunday school activities in the local churches. In 1986, Irene and Alex retired to Bexhill-OnSea, Sussex, where they enjoyed ballroom dancing, holidays in Europe and the UK, and spending time with their daughters and granddaughters. After Irene became ill in 2008 her family looked after her at home until Alec’s death in 2014, when she moved to Peterhouse Care Home, Bexhill. She died on 6 January 2021 aged 101.
MRS (DORRIE) ANN JONES (NÉE STEWART) CertEd 1966
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Ann passed away peacefully at home in December 2019 aged 87 years. She is remembered for her vivacious character, her practical approach to life and her courage. Ann attended Homerton College from 1966–1968 with a group of mature students known as Group Seven. Ann Stewart was born in 1932 in St Helier, Jersey in the Channel Islands but grew up in Withersfield, Suffolk, after losing her father in a tragic accident at the age of four. In her teenage years she attended high school in Ipswich and Stoke College in Clare. Ann was the highest achieving student in the Higher School Certificate in the County, which won her a place at Bedford College, part of the University of London, to study history. Before taking up her place, however, Ann was offered a one-way trip to Brazil by a relative. To earn her fare home, she was forced to learn Portuguese and get a job. While working as company secretary for a coffee firm she met and married British engineer Colvin Jones in 1956. They had three children, Stephanie, Clive and Douglas.
Tragically Colvin died in April 1963, seven years into their marriage, leaving Ann widowed at 29 years old. She had the huge task of relocating her family back to the UK, with Brazil in the throes of political uncertainty. As a single parent she needed a new career that would accommodate raising three young children so she chose teaching, majoring in Art and Geography at Homerton. After graduating she taught at several schools in Cambridge, before settling at Queen Edith Primary, where she developed a specialism in remedial teaching. Ann loved languages, and spoke Portuguese, German and Spanish, sometimes helping out as a court interpreter. After her children left home, Ann she hosted students from all over the world, helping them settle into life in Cambridge. The walls of her hallway are covered with postcards from those students who, years later, still wrote and remembered her support. She would not be restricted by age. At 60 she made it to the Hobart newspaper for cycling 600 miles through the steep hills of western Tasmania, while in her 70s she climbed Adams Peak in Sri Lanka, rising in the night to get to the top at dawn. Ann remained an active member of Homerton’s alumni community, and enjoyed Formal Hall dinners and numerous lunches and social events, such as garden tours, and choral concerts. She was proud to have had the opportunity to study there and enjoyed catching up on news in the Homerton magazines till the end. Ann died on 17 December 2019 in her home of 50 years, having been cared for by her family after two strokes. It was a full life and it was Ann’s determination, courage and view that anything was possible that opened up a world which in return gave her so much. Supplied by Stephanie Jones
MISS SHEILA MCGIVERING CertEd 1946
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Sheila’s years at Homerton were transformative for her. Arriving immediately after the war, she studied under Betty Meredith Jones at a time when dance was still an emerging field in the world of education. Sheila embraced it with a passion. Dance and movement became a central part of her life and teaching. She found a fresh focus for that passion when she read Rudolph Laban’s book, “Modern Educational Dance”. While attending a summer school and weekend course, Sheila met Rudolf Laban and was invited to spend a year studying at the Laban Art of Movement Studio in Manchester. She described the year as intensely practical, with movement and dance drama each day and preparations in the evenings. Few books on the subject had been published at that time. Joining the Laban Guild in 1949, Sheila stayed actively involved with its teaching, as a dancer, teacher, examiner and mentor. She served twice as a member of Council and as Chairman for six
years and, at the time of her death, was one of the Honorary Vice-Presidents. Sheila was also a Moderator for the Laban Guild Creative Dance Leaders training scheme. Students have spoken warmly of her knowledge and experience but also of the extent to which she invested herself in their learning, giving endless encouragement and support. Many remember her as a major presence, sometimes sharp and occasionally intimidating on first acquaintance but with a dry wit and sense of fun, a generous heart and, always, a passion for dance. Sheila’s teaching career also spanned physical education, drama and religious instruction. She took increasingly senior posts at a range of schools, starting in Stratford where she taught PE with dance, then moving to teach movement, speech and drama in a Secondary Modern School in Manchester where she rose to become head of department. In Cheshire, she served as the deputy headmistress for a residential girls’ school for children from challenging backgrounds. Her final move was to Eaton Hall College in Retford where she lectured in dance and drama until the college closed in 1980. At news of her death, her students have paid tribute to the way she influenced their lives. “There are certain individuals you meet in life who leave an indelible impression on you,” wrote one. “Sheila was one such.” Another wrote simply: “Sheila was the match that lit the flame.” Sheila had a strong sense of social justice and of morality. Her Christian faith, which inspired her quiet but powerful commitment to loving and serving others, was central to her life. She was an inspiring, supportive and towering presence who is much missed by her former colleagues and students, close friends and family.
MRS FELICITY HOWL (NÉE HOLLINGWORTH) CertEd 1956
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Felicity’s early life was spent the tiny Kent hamlet of Underriver, near Sevenoaks where she went to school at Walthamstow Hall. From there she went to Homerton to do the Certificate of Education course, followed by a one-year science specialism course. At Homerton she became close friends with Jenny Howl (née Pollard), who was taking the same course and who after a few years became Felicity’s sister-in-law by marriage. Jenny had married David Howl (Selwyn, 1956–58) and, several years later, Felicity married Michael Howl (St John’s, 1951–54). So, not surprisingly, the two Homerton alumnae saw quite a lot of each other throughout their lives. As Michael was by then on the academic staff at Imperial College, they lived within commuting range of South Kensington – initially for two years in Sutton, and then in Ewell – for the rest of
Felicity’s life. They had two children, a daughter Nicky who now lives in Reigate and a son Andrew now living in Dorking, so the family have remained in close contact. After Homerton, Felicity taught for three years, first at the Elisabeth Allen school in Barnet and then at a new school in Doncaster. She then took a break from formal teaching and, after brushing up her spoken French at the Alliance Française in Paris, worked as an au pair for a ski instructor and his wife in Chamonix for two years, followed by a spell in Cordoba teaching English (and at the same time learning some Spanish). Felicity was a natural teacher and once her children were past primary school age she took another teaching job, this time at a local pre-prep school where she worked until retirement. Felicity had a warm and outgoing personality and she soon made a lot of friends in Surrey, many of whom remained close throughout her life. She was a good tennis player and played at the Sutton Hard Courts Club for many years, switching to golf at Banstead Downs Golf Club when her friends persuaded her of its attractions. Felicity was diagnosed with coeliac disease in her early sixties but she managed this condition well and was careful with her diet so she was able to continue to live as before – until the last two years of her life, which were blighted by illness, which was thought to be probably linked to her coeliac disease and which in the end proved incurable. She died peacefully in hospital on 26 May 2021. Supplied by Dr Michael Howl
IN MEMORIAM We were saddened to receive news of the deaths of the following Members.
Mrs Judy Barham Housekeeper 1976–2008 Died October 2021 Mrs Muriel Betty Bridge (née Claxton) CertEd 1947 Died 1 April 2021 Dr Brenda June Buchanan (née Wade) CertEd 1948 Died 2019 Mrs Jane Aline Charman (née Paterson) CertEd 1948 Died 8 April 2021 Mrs Sally Joanna Charter (née Longbottom) BA Education with Geography 2003; PGCE 2006 Died 1 May 2021 Mrs Linda May Clare (née Bray) BEd 1971 Died 20 February 2021 Mrs Zoe Margaret Coombe (née Richards) CertEd 1946 Died 19 February 2021 Ms Ann Farquharson (née Tanner) CertEd 1951 Died 7 April 2020 Dr Gloria Gillham-Abaza CertEd 1949 Died 28 September 2021 Mrs Dorothy June Herbert (née Middleton) CertEd 1948 Died 26 September 2021 Mrs Margery McCarthy (née Gilder) CertEd 1953 Died 21 September 2021 Mrs Hazel Patricia Pierce (née Herriott) CertEd 1948 Died 5 July 2021 Mrs Margaret Joan Punt (née Cole) CertEd 1959 Died 2019 Mrs Heather Riley CertEd 1952 Died 2020
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Mr John Nicholas Ball Lecturer in Education Died 26 October 2021
Mrs Gillian (Jill) Mary Sallis (née Chapman) CertEd 1969 Died 1 February 2021 Mrs Pamela Maud Emily Saxton (née Toms) CertEd 1948 Died 9 May 2021 96
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Mrs Jean Wealthall CertEd 1948 Died July 2021 Mrs Jean Elizabeth Weekes (née McCallum) CertEd 1957 Died November 2021 Mrs Eileen Winter (née Gillett) CertEd 1955 Died 7 July 2021
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Accommodation Alumni of Homerton are able to book accommodation at the College at a discounted alumni rate. Outside of term time, you can book a single room by emailing alumni@ homerton.cam.ac.uk. During term, we cannot guarantee a room will be available, as the needs of current students must take priority. However, if you enquire 5 to 10 working days in advance, we should be able to advise you on availability. Unfortunately, during term time, we cannot accept bookings further in advance.
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The Fundraising Regulator: We are registered with the Fundraising Regulator. Please read our fundraising promise https://www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/fundraising-promise WE TAKE CARE: All information is held and transmitted securely. Records held are used for alumni relations and fundraising purposes; this includes the sending of the Homertonian, Annual Review, alumni surveys, appeals and the marketing of alumni events. Communications may be sent by post, telephone or, increasingly, electronic means. If at any time you have queries, wish to restrict data sharing or don’t want to be contacted, please say. (Minimal information is always retained so you are not contacted inadvertently). We like to thank our donors and names of donors who do not wish to be anonymous are periodically included in College publications. See www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/dataprotection for our full data protection statement. Registered Charity No. 1137497
HOMERTON COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF C AMBRIDGE
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Development Office, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PH, United Kingdom MAKING A GIFT BY BANK TRANSFER Account number: 01402967 Sort Code: 30-91-74
IBAN: GB64 LOYD 3091 7401 4029 67 BIC Code: LOYDGB21206
Lloyds TSB plc, Cattle Market Branch, 78 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge CB1 7BH, United Kingdom Please notify the College by returning this form, or emailing details to development@homerton.cam.ac.uk INSTRUCTION TO YOUR BANK OR BUILDING SOCIETY TO PAY BY DIRECT DEBIT Name(s) of account holder(s)
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Reference: Homerton ID (for official use only) Bank/building society account number Instruction to your bank or building society Please pay Homerton College Direct Debits from the account detailed in this Instruction subject to the safeguards assured by the Direct Debit Guarantee. I understand that this Instruction may remain with Homerton College and, if so, details will be passed electronically to my bank/building society.
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Name and full postal address of your bank or building society To: The Manager
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This guarantee should be detached and retained by the payer.
• T his Guarantee is offered by all banks and building societies that accept instructions to pay Direct Debits • If there are any changes to the amount, date or frequency of your Direct Debit Homerton College will notify you 10 working days in advance of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed. If you request Homerton College to collect a payment, confirmation of the amount and date will be given to you at the time of the request. • If an error is made in the payment of your Direct Debit, by Homerton College or your bank or building society you are entitled to a full and immediate refund of the amount paid from your bank or building society – If you receive a refund you are not entitled to, you must pay it back when Homerton College asks you to • You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by simply contacting your bank or building society. Written confirmation may be required. Please also notify us.
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2021
HOMERTON COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF C AMBRIDGE
HOMERTON COLLEGE ANNUAL REVIEW
Development Office Homerton College Hills Road Cambridge CB2 8PH
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk
Homerton College is a Registered Charity No. 1137497
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Tel: +44 (0)1223 747251 Email: alumni@homerton.cam.ac.uk
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