2016
HOMERTON COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF C AMBRIDGE
HOMERTON COLLEGE ANNUAL REVIEW
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CONTENTS
1 COLLEGE NEWS 5 From the Principal
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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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2016 News Highlights
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2 COLLEGE LIFE
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HUS President’s Report
Sport
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Charter Choir of Homerton College
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Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society
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3 RESEARCH
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Research Roundup
4 DEVELOPMENT 39
From the Director of Development
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Our Donors
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5 ALUMNI
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News from the Branches
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Alumni News
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Retired Senior Members’ Association
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6 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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7 IN MEMORIAM
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Obituaries
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In Memoriam
8 RESPICE FINEM
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Alumni Benefits
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Making a Gift
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COL L EGE NE W S From the Principal Senior Tutor’s Report Bursar’s Report From the Library 2016 News Highlights
FROM THE PRINCIPAL Professor Geoffrey Ward
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his much is the same: I am drafting these words for the Annual Review in the same office, at the same desk, as last year. A new cohort of first year undergraduates have now established their work routine, made new friends and settled down to life in Homerton. The short Cambridge term is an intense experience, and just as I did last year, I encouraged freshers to use their College not only for academic work but to unwind. And yet, to quote a great Cambridge poet, Alfred Tennyson, ‘it is the same yet not the same’. As I look back on the key events of the calendar year, I see a striking and recurrent theme – one of people appearing in new guises. In November I welcomed Professor Sir Roy Calne, who gave an inspirational talk about his long and distinguished career to our new Medical
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students. Sir Roy is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a surgeon, who, among many pioneering achievements, performed the first liver, heart and lung transplant in 1987. What better person to invite to speak to our new medics as they begin their journey to their profession? But Sir Roy is also an artist, and kindly donated an oil painting of the UK’s longest surviving kidney transplant patient, along with a sculpture. The picture hangs in the Drawing Room, which in the summer became the recipient of another portrait, that of Charles Wellbeloved, former Principal of Harris Manchester, our sister College in Oxford, who was educated at Homerton Academy. As Reverend Dr Ralph Waller, Harris Manchester’s current Principal, had promised the picture to us some time ago, I was pleased but not surprised to receive it. What did surprise us all was that he rode 86 miles from Oxford on a bicycle to do it, along with his Vice-Chancellor, Professor
© Homerton College / Stephen Bond
Professor Geoffrey Ward congratulates the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and a group of cyclists from Harris Manchester.
Professor Sir Roy Calne speaks to the new Homerton Medical students.
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Louise Richardson, and a number of Lycra-clad Fellows, raising funds for student bursaries through sponsorship whilst doing so. We are delighted to honour the exceedingly varied achievements of our new Honorary Fellows, Dame Sally Davies (Chief Medical Officer for England), Dame Evelyn Glennie (inspirational musician and motivational speaker), prizewinning novelist Meg Rosoff, and Sir David Harrison. Sir David’s efforts as Chairman of the Board of Trustees were instrumental in Homerton’s progress towards full collegiate status within the University of Cambridge. If Homerton is now the same yet not the same, that is partly due to the formidable support we enjoy from Fellows and friends who are as keen to join us as we are honoured to have them on board. The achievements of our Fellowship this last year have been remarkable. To list: Professor Richard Hickman’s award of a Chair in Aesthetic Development, as well as the exhibition of his own paintings in King’s College; the organisation of an international conference on philosopher John Dewey by Christine Doddington; and the
choreography of a tour of New York and the East Coast by the Charter Choir of Homerton College, under the guidance of Dr Daniel Trocmé-Latter, would be to indicate, but by no means exhaust, the vivid and varied activities undertaken by our Fellows. Our students have also performed brilliantly, gaining the best-ever set of results in Finals this summer, as well as distinguishing themselves in sport, music, drama and all the skills that make each student’s rounded life here the same yet not the same. There is quite literally more to Homerton College than there was. Our new postgraduate accommodation, Morley House, is now complete and occupied, as is a new independent sixth form school, Abbey College, which sits on our land. Soon we will embark on the construction of a new dining hall, as well as new sports facilities. The world outside the College seems to me to have darkened over this last year, with potential for further turmoil. We are lucky to be where we are, and lucky above all to have such a wealth of talent and goodwill to sustain us n
SENIOR TUTOR’S REPORT Dr Penny Barton encouraging increase in the navy blue sector (Firsts) at the bottom of each column, and also of the navy blue-plus-red total – students getting a First or 2.1 result – for the first time over 90% in 2016. Of course students in the remaining 10% are by no means failures – there are often overwhelming external reasons why they have missed this particular threshold, and the career records of all our students means that we know they have great futures ahead of them, and that degree classification is only one of many factors. Many alumni will remember the dry mouth and sick feeling involved in going to look at your exam results in the glass cases outside the Senate House. Did you go in a group for moral support, or slink in when no-one you knew was there? Did you look for your name by starting at the bottom and working up, or starting at the top and working down – probably a revealing personality test! Our students are now spared this ordeal and
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his was an outstanding year academically for the College, with our best Tripos results since the diversification into all subject areas in 2002, and the long-awaited arrival of our first Medical students in October 2016. The College always has strong numbers of 2.1s but this year there were a smaller number of 2.2s and a greater number of Firsts, with record numbers in both second and third years. Some relatively small subjects have done exceptionally well (such as Computer Science, History of Art, Linguistics and Land Economy), and this year has seen fantastic performances in Law, Education and Economics. Homerton students won three University prizes and were awarded four starred Firsts. Looking at patterns over the last ten years, the figure below shows results, as percentages, for students in their third year. Note the
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Homerton welcomes its first Medical students.
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instead sit hunched over a keyboard repeatedly pressing ‘refresh’ until their results appear on their personal Cambridge webpage. Not so romantic, but at least private. At the moment the class lists still go up in the glass cases at the Senate House, but I can’t imagine that anyone learns their own results in this way. In the last couple of years there has been a student-led campaign to abolish the display of class lists altogether. Generally the academic staff of the Colleges and University have been supportive of this request; although we like tradition, maybe this particular one has had its day and no longer serves a useful purpose. Ironically the ‘oldies’ had accepted the need for change, and then the Cambridge University Student Union had a referendum in which the students voted NOT to campaign further to abolish them. In a ballot of the University’s governing body, the Regent House, the proposal to abolish public display was eventually rejected. Of course, exam results are important for our students, but in themselves are a relatively small aspect of the life of a College. The big
success story of 2016 was the new Subject Dinners, which are now annual events. There have been good turnouts from Homerton undergraduate and graduate students, staff, supervisors and special guests, and a variety of subject themed events, from serious academic lectures, to discussions, to short talks from alumni about their post-Homerton careers. We have set up a new tradition of subjectthemed menus and fun table accessories for these dinners (for Natural Sciences, drinks in test-tubes and molecules made of jelly sweets; for Engineers, Lego, etc) and the evenings have been great fun. Sometimes quite low profile extra-curricular activities that our students are involved in are the most telling and impressive. As an example, I found out in passing that one of our undergraduates is a member of Sing Inside – featured in the News section on page 23 – an amazing social initiative that I am very proud that the College is associated with. Our current students continue Homerton’s long tradition of social responsibility n
BURSAR’S REPORT Deborah Griffin OBE
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016 started with the momentous decision by the College’s Governing Body to build a new dining hall whilst ensuring that the much-loved Great Hall becomes the centre of activity in the College for music, drama, seminars and presentations. The current kitchens were installed 30 years ago and broke the east-west corridor through the Cavendish building – deliveries and waste have to cross the corridor and the noise and smells from the kitchens
and Victorian drains often pervade the heart of the College. This situation would not be solved by refurbishment and so the Governing Body have resolved to create a spectacular new building. The dining hall competition was launched in Summer 2016 to identify the best architectled design team. Dining together is not only an intrinsic part of the collegiate experience in Cambridge but the building itself will be a highly visible and iconic addition to the College. By the time you are reading this Annual Review we hope to have announced the winning team.
Consolidated Income and Expenditure Year to account Year to 30 June 2016 30 June 2016
Year to 30 June 2015 Restated
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Income Academic fees and charges 4,131 4,106 Residences, catering and conferences 5,143 5,034 Investment income 2,385 2,001 Donations 206 119 Other income 832 883
12,697 12,143
Expenditure Education (5,303) (4,774) Residences, catering and conferences (5,403) (5,034) Other expenditure (2,472) (2,255) Contribution under Statute G, II (41) (42)
(13,219) (12,105)
(Deficit) surplus before other gains and losses Operating loss on JV Gains on Investment
(522) -2 11,555
38 (19) 3,547
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The first phase of the Estates Strategy – the 112-bedroom Morley House for graduates – opened in September. With a spacious new MCR, the graduate community in College is now buzzing with activities most evenings (including their own Bake Off competition!). Keeping our ears to the ground resulted in an opportunity to work with St Mary’s School to develop the nine acres of sports fields they own on Long Road. A planning application has been submitted to develop artificial pitches for hockey, netball and tennis courts plus rugby and football. Lacrosse, Quidditch, ultimate frisbee and American football can also be played on the rugby/football pitch. All pitches will have floodlights, along with a pavilion, providing our students with the best sports facilities in Cambridge. Intense academic lives means the ability to play at night under lights will keep our students active and healthy. To help fund these developments we continued to work our investments hard. The commercial element of the Homerton Business Centre development was completed in Spring 2016 and all the tenants are now happily in occupation including our anchor tenant, Abbey College. The renowned Cambridge Cookery School has brand new facilities including a café which has done roaring trade with the many builders on site. The commercial developments were valued in the FY16 accounts at £34.5m having cost c. £18m to construct and will produce a consistent rental income.
The residential development, Homerton Gardens, through the College’s joint venture partnership with Hill, continues on track and on budget. Construction was completed in December 2016 and we hope to be all sold out by June 2017. The final landscaping of the gardens is underway and will be graced with a sculpture by local artist, Harry Gray, who is responsible for the fourteen bronze sculptures representing columns of books outside the University Library. A volatile year in world stock markets meant that investment portfolio values were more or less stagnant but our income on our investments produced a return of 3.6% – still comfortably above inflation. The accounts for the Financial Year to 30 June 2016 were approved by the Governing Body on 2 December and again demonstrate the increasing investment being made in the academic activities of the College and support for students. The full report is available on the College website. The financial statements are presented taking into account the new accounting standard FRS102. The College produced an operating deficit of £0.5m although this included increased depreciation of £0.5m on budget (FY15 numbers are restated). Other investment included increased expenditure on teaching, some of which was in anticipation of the first Medical students admitted in 2016. As costs continue to increase the importance of diversifying and growing our income, particularly from donations, cannot be underestimated n
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Architectural drawing of the proposed pavilion on Long Road, part of the College’s new sports facilities.
FROM THE LIBRARY Liz Osman
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016 has been an exciting year for the Library, full of change. We have spent most of 2015 and 2016 preparing for the College’s first intake of Medical students. This has involved learning about the course requirements and ordering new texts to ensure the medics have the books they need. We have also acquired plastic skeletons which have been loaned to the students to assist with their anatomy studies, alongside a skeleton for the Library. He has now been christened Sid after suggestions from students. At the beginning of the year we welcomed our first volunteer to the Library. Dr Rachel Johnson, who has a PhD in Children’s Literature and a distinguished career in librarianship, is kindly working through our rare books collection
undertaking research to provide more detail about the titles that we have. We have again been fortunate to receive a number of donations to the Library, further enhancing our Children’s Literature and undergraduate collections. Friends of the College, Mr and Mrs Bailey, welcomed us to their home to select from their extensive 19th Century fiction collection, whilst Retired Senior Member, Professor Dorothy Richardson, gifted a number of art books to complement our current collection. We are always grateful to our donors, and thank everyone who has gifted to the Library this year. In March, the Library held an exhibition to coincide with the finals of the Poetry By Heart national competition, held in College. The Library displayed a wide range of poetry, from children’s anthologies through to the individual poems of T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets and a first edition of
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The Testament of Beauty by Robert Bridges. The Library also mounted a horse-themed exhibition to accompany the one-day conference Horse Tales: Writing the Equine in Children’s Literature held in May. Over the summer the University launched a new discovery service – iDiscover – an integrated catalogue allowing users to search for both physical and electronic items across the University and College’s libraries. August saw a reshuffle of staff in the Library. Two staff received promotions, Rosie Austin to Deputy Librarian and Alys Butler to Acquisitions Librarian. The new team formation is working very well. September and October saw the arrival of postgraduates and undergraduates, all to be inducted into the Library. This year saw a new format to the Library’s study skills teaching, with four identical sessions across the first two weeks of the year, ensuring students have the knowledge to aid them in locating material, referencing and avoiding plagiarism. We also continue to work to make the Library a welcoming space to students. We have invested
in extra lamps for the top floor where the lighting is poorer at night. We have also bought some beanbags, following requests from students. We hope they will provide an alternative for those wanting to sit and read, without needing a table for their notes or laptop. The Library saw a far greater influx of queries and requests in the first few weeks of term than in recent years. This level of engagement has been fantastic, and allowed staff to assist students and buy more books based on their requests. Looking forward, 2017 will see a new library management system being installed across the University which will be a big challenge for Library staff, but should produce only benefits to students. We will also be involved in the relocation of the Archive to Queen’s Wing. This should provide a much better-suited space for ensuring the Archive is preserved and has room to grow. It will also provide a reading area so visitors and researchers can consult material with ease. We also hope this will free up some space to allow our children’s annuals collection to come out of storage; the first step towards cataloguing and making it available to researchers n
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Preparing for the Lord Mayor’s Show, Humbert: Mr Firkin and the Lord Mayor of London, John Burningham (1965).
2016 NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Liz Osman
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Spectacular new building to be commissioned
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The College has launched an architectural competition to create a stunning new dining hall. The Victorian Great Hall at Homerton is one of the College’s glories, but catering in the Hall is held back by a small kitchen which will soon reach its absolute capacity, and which cannot be expanded or improved in its present location. To meet this challenge, the College’s Governing Body has approved a plan to construct a new dining hall and kitchen next to the Arts and
Crafts-style Ibberson building, and to open up the Great Hall to a wider variety of student uses. The new dining hall will be on the site of an incoherent group of small functional buildings – the Hilary Shuard Building of administrative offices, the P7 portakabin, the dance studio and the squash courts. The cost of the new hall is estimated at £7 million, which will be funded from existing College resources set aside for the Estate Strategy. It is envisaged that construction will begin in the second quarter of 2018.
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The kitchen serving the Great Hall was put in place 15 years ago when the resident student number was 470, and with current residents numbering nearly 800, an expanded kitchen is now necessary. The space freed up by removing it from its current location will be used to put new student facilities in the heart of the College including an improved Junior Common Room, an enlarged office for the Homerton Union of Students, several music practice rooms, an art studio and an exhibition space. The project will also enable the 19th-century Cavendish bar to be brought back into regular use, and the gallery in the Great Hall – which currently houses a tangle of air-handling pipes from the kitchen – to be reinstated. Around 150 architectural practices entered the competition to design the new Hall, and a shortlist of five has been drawn up. The five are: Caruso St John Architects (whose building for Newport Street Gallery in London won the 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize), dRMM Architects (who were shortlisted for the Prize), Feilden Fowles, Hall McKnight, and Walters & Cohen. The winning architect will be announced in early 2017. Ruth Taylor, JCR President 2015–16, said: ‘Students have long campaigned for a proper JCR and more student facilities, and this project will
provide some of the best facilities of any of the Cambridge Colleges. Many students like me were initially dismayed at the thought of not eating daily in the Great Hall, but the huge benefits of this project for student life speak for themselves, and most students are enthusiastic about the grand vision for the new hall alongside the old Great Hall. The College intends the new dining hall to be every bit as special as the Great Hall, so it’ll be exciting to come back to Homerton in a few years and see the result!’ Professor Geoffrey Ward, Principal said: ‘The decision has been taken with much care and process, because the Great Hall is so precious to many of us. We have therefore ensured that through these changes students will be able to make greater, not lesser, use of the Hall – for drama, music, lectures and seminars – and also that we can still use the Great Hall on occasion for formal dinners.’ Deborah Griffin, Bursar, said: ‘We are very conscious that the new hall has to be a building that will serve the College for the next 250 years, both functionally and architecturally. We intend to create a spectacular building that will be a unique landmark on our campus.’
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The Ibberson building, dating from 1914.
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Students from Homerton get creative for The Mays Anthology
The Mays is broader in scope than most university literary projects; it is sold in bookstores and by international delivery, and is often distributed to literary agents. Each year invited guest Editors – usually prominent authors, poets or artists – contribute a preface to the anthology and take part in the selection process. This year’s guest Editors were Roger McGough CBE FRSL, a poet, broadcaster, children’s author and playwright, and Rupi Kaur, a contemporary feminist poet and spoken word artist. Homerton students made up a large proportion of those involved in the publication this year, Rebekah-Miron Clayton, a Homerton student who graduated in July, took on the role of Editor and fellow students, Flo Sagers, Finnian Brewer and Connie Bennett, also joined the administrative committee. Furthermore, Homerton students, Kalvin Schmidt Rimpler-Dinh and Lilly Posnett, submitted creative writing which was selected from hundreds of submissions to feature in the anthology. ‘I was thrilled that Homerton was so involved in The Mays this year, I loved having the opportunity to work alongside so many talented students from my own College and to read creative work from across Oxford and
LEFT: The front cover for this year’s The Mays Anthology, designed by Cambridge student, Hannah Grace Taylor.
Over the years, The Mays has earned a reputation for picking out the brightest new artistic talent. Novelist Nick Laird was a former student editor, and The Mays is also widely credited for launching the career of novelist Zadie Smith. Literary agencies first took notice of Smith after seeing her story Mrs Begum’s Son and the Private Tutor in the 1997 collection. When Smith returned to guest edit The Mays in 2001, her quip ‘maybe in a few years this lot will have me out of a job’ offered an incentive to future contributors. This year’s Anthology can be purchased online from The Mays website, or from Amazon, Ex Libris and Waterstones.
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Since 1992, The Mays Anthology has published an annual selection of the best and most exciting new writing and artwork from students at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford. Based at the University of Cambridge, the anthology is edited by students and published by Varsity Publications.
Cambridge. The anthology is part of a tradition at Oxbridge that spans back centuries and so whilst we were keen to uphold the high standards of content The Mays is known for, we also wanted to start our own tradition: the consideration and inclusion of all genres of creative work. This year’s anthology welcomed submissions in the original genres of poetry, prose and artwork, but also was prepared to accept creative excellence in mediums not previously celebrated, such as poster design, comic and graphic novel, poetry for performance, engineer or mathematic sketch, sculpture, blueprint or architectural drawing, lyrics, composition and sheet music – to name just a few possibilities. The result was a varied and often impressive batch of submissions which were a joy to select from, and which we believe better illustrates the breadth of original, creative talents at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge’. Rebekah-Miron Clayton (BA Education with English and Drama, 2013–2016)
Morley House The new purpose-built graduate accommodation building, Morley House, was completed in 2016, accommodating 121 postgraduate students. 18 ANNUAL REVIEW COLLEGE NEWS
Morley House has been built alongside pre-existing postgraduate accommodation block Harrison House. The building sits in quiet surroundings at the back of the College campus near the lower playing fields and orchard. This means students can enjoy the NeoGothic surroundings of the older buildings such as the Great Hall, whilst living in modern and well-equipped rooms. Accommodation in the new building is arranged in groups of five en-suite bedrooms around a fully-fitted kitchen, with several larger double rooms available for couples. The project has also seen the necessary expansion of the existing parking facilities at the back of the College and improved shelters for storage of student bicycles. Morley House is also the new location for the MCR, a common room space for postgraduates. MCR President, Thomas Brouwer, comments: ‘With the opening of the brand new graduate accommodation Morley House, we have an even more vibrant graduate community in Homerton. The new MCR allows students to relax after their studies, and provides a social gathering space that has already seen plenty of great events!’
Morley House is named after the philanthropist, dissenter and statesman Samuel Morley who acted as treasurer of the College before its move from Homerton, London to Cambridge. Morley is seen as the founder of Homerton on its Cambridge site; as a consequence it was a version of the Morley family Coat of Arms that the trustees adapted for the unofficial Coat of Arms of the College in 1894. Samuel Morley was an early Liberal MP and one of the greatest nonconformist philanthropists of the nineteenth century. He used his wealth from the family hosiery business in Nottingham to fund many different educational, political and religious causes connected with the Nonconformist, or “Dissenting” Church. Homerton was one of the many institutions, schools, charities and churches that benefitted from his extraordinary generosity.
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Homerton student success in The Cambridge Greek Play
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The Cambridge Greek Play is a tri-annual tradition that spans back to 1882, where students from across the University join together to perform a Greek classic, entirely in the original language. This year five Homerton students, Orlando Gibbs, Hollie Witton, Kaiti Soultana, Joe Sefton and Natasha Cutler, joined the cast for a double bill of Antigone and Lysistrata. The play took place between 12–15 October at the Cambridge Arts Theatre, where it played sold out performances twice a day and received rave reviews.
‘The Greek Play was definitely one of the most challenging extra-curricular activities I have done during my time at Cambridge. The process lasted from May right the way through till October, so it was a long stretch. My favourite part of the process was the luxury of having so much time to get the Greek firmly embedded in my muscle memory. This meant that we could concentrate on the detail of the performance and our interpretation of the characters. I also really enjoyed the supportive environment of rehearsals, and it was wonderful that so many Homerton students were involved’. Orlando Gibbs
‘This October, I was lucky enough to be cast as Lysistrata in The Greek Play. Though I found it a very daunting process to get to grips with a completely new language which was unlike anything I’d previously studied, it was ultimately very rewarding. As a History student, it was amazing to imagine how people more than 2000 years ago would have heard the same sounds that we were making (or something similar – my ‘interesting’ pronunciation aside!). Lysistrata, though a comedy, is ultimately themed on war, the devastation it has on communities, and the oppression and resourcefulness of women. So it felt incredible to tell this story whilst standing on stage surrounded by such a bevy of talented female undergraduates. With this in mind, we hope the audience left the theatre carrying our most exciting theme: when women stand together, we can achieve all kinds of amazing possibilities’. Natasha Cutler ‘The Cambridge Greek Play is probably the biggest, most challenging and most spectacular theatrical event in Cambridge. I think performing the plays entirely in Ancient Greek, learning a new language practically from scratch, committing to a full-time rehearsal schedule spanning over 6 weeks alongside our undergraduate studies – was the craziest decision that any of us have ever made… but we loved it’. Kaiti Soultana
Homerton student cast from left to right: Hollie Witton, Kaiti Soultana, Orlando Gibbs, Joe Sefton and Natasha Cutler.
‘I returned to Homerton in September with absolutely no knowledge or experience of Ancient Greek, so from that perspective it was a challenge. On our third day we had a surprise run which I had to stumble through with no idea what I was saying or (more importantly) how to say it! However, somehow we managed to create something utterly unique and bizarre – an experience I would never have had anywhere else but Cambridge, and one I will never forget’. Joe Sefton
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‘I was initially wary about joining the cast for The Greek Play because, as an EDE (Education with English and Drama) student, I had no experience with the Ancient Greek language. At first I couldn’t even read my script – never mind perform it! However, this actually turned out to be one of my favourite elements of the project, as I got to meet classicists passionate about the history of the language and who were discovering their love for theatre along the way. It was a privilege to be part of a tradition with such a strong heritage and it was so exciting to perform in a professional theatre’. Hollie Witton
Homerton Engineers commended The Engineering Department’s annual Prize Giving Day took place on Wednesday, 16 November.
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The list of prize-winners included 10 Homerton students who won 11 prizes sponsored by five different companies: ARM (Lego Project), Airbus Defence and Space (Mars Lander Project), Accenture (Computing), Shell (Language), and BP (3rd Year Project). The students were invited to display their projects to the prize sponsors in an exhibition.
The prize-winners were as follows: Ertug Aytug 1st Year Lego Project Prize Callum Fleming 3rd Year Project Prize Bill Jia 1st Year Mars Lander Project Prize 1st Year Computing Prize Dee Loon Lai 1st Year Lego Project Prize Jonathon Ledger 3rd Year Project Prize Li Hong Liew 1st Year Lego Project Prize Richard Mihaylov Part I Language Prize Toby Molyneux 3rd Year Project Prize Irina Shmeleva 1st Year Computing Prize Isobel Sands 3rd Year Project Prize
7 out of the 10 Homerton Engineers who collectively won 11 prizes, pictured with Homerton Fellow Dr Timoleon Kipouros.
Sing Inside Sing Inside is a student-run project which provides singing workshops in prisons. The concept is to break down social barriers through music and provide prisoners (many of whom are serving life sentences) with musical respite.
‘The first visit I went on was at the end of my first year, a reggae themed day at HMP Whitemoor. The timing of this visit was especially interesting in terms of how it compared to my most recent musical experiences. I was lucky to have been to an amazingly diverse range of concerts during and after May Week that year: an outdoor performance of Britten’s Turn of the Screw, Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes in King’s Chapel, Così fan tutte in Trinity Chapel, and even a live performance of Stockhausen’s Stimmung. The day before the prison visit I had also sung evensong in St Paul’s Cathedral, and it was of course not long after exams for which I had had to digest 16th century counterpoint, Beethoven Piano Sonatas
If you are interested in following the work of Sing Inside you can find them on Facebook (Sing Inside Cambridge), Twitter (@singinginside) and on their website (www.singinside.org). If you would like to contact Nic for further information or to support Sing Inside, his email address is nicolaswalker@live.co.uk
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Sing Inside has provided an impetus for greater musical activity in prisons and their work has engendered a good camaraderie between prisoners and prison staff, and amongst prisoners themselves. More broadly, there is evidence to suggest that Sing Inside’s work helps reduce the rate of reoffending, meaning the singing workshops potentially have a wider social impact. The workshops are always themed (ranging from soul to reggae to folk) and involve learning five songs over the course of a day. The prisoners then perform to an audience made up of other prisoners and staff in the afternoon. The workshops take place in the prison chapel, a neutral space, and often where most of the regular music making happens. Nic Walker, a member of Sing Inside and current student at Homerton (BA Music) said:
and more. After all of this, singing Monkey Man, You can get it if you really want and Bob Marley’s One Love in a Category A prison was in a strange and unexpected way perhaps more musically satisfying. Standing alongside prisoners who I’d never met before who were enjoying the energy and pulse of the music, and were not bound by ‘musical correctness’ or any kind of performance etiquette was a very liberating and uplifting experience. Everyone was completely in the moment and the music felt visceral, not cerebral. These sensations demonstrated to me that it was possible for music to transcend social boundaries, and that it could be shared in a positive way by everybody in the room, regardless of why they were there. The project has kept growing over the last couple of years, and more visits are taking place as links between prisons become more established and new relationships are being made; a group of recent graduates in London have also started undertaking visits modelled on Sing Inside. Our only limitation is financial as we do not have regular support from one source. However, fundraising ventures since summer 2016 will hopefully cover the costs of visits for the next two years. This included a group of us being sponsored for completing the Three Peaks Challenge at the start of the academic year, as well as receiving very generous support from the Paragon Trust and The King John Orchestra in Cambridge which Penny Barton, Senior Tutor, helped me forge a link with and I am very grateful to her for her support’.
John Dewey’s Democracy and Education 100 Years On: Past, Present, and Future Relevance
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On Friday, 28 September, a four day conference commenced at Homerton College to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of John Dewey’s seminal book and introduction to the Philosophy of Education, Democracy and Education. Democracy and Education argues that democracy is a necessary way of living together, to protect the individual and also to maintain social equity. The book’s publication in 1916 was designed to promote a philosophy of education to meet the needs of a changing society, based on a social-interactionist theory of knowledge. In attendance were delegates from 25 different countries including Dewey scholars and a number of key professors, philosophers and historians from the US. Just under 150 people attended with over 100 people presenting full or ‘in progress’ research papers. Also in attendance were school students from London (12 year olds) and from Spain (17 year olds) who came especially to demonstrate
the practice of ‘Philosophy for Children’ which has grown out of Dewey’s educational ideas. A teacher, Shameila Davids, reported that ‘the students found it to be a really valuable, once in a lifetime experience’. Chair of the Steering Committee, who organised the conference during its 4 years of planning, was Homerton Fellow, Ms Christine Doddington. Other members of the committee included Professor Gert Biesta, Brunel University; Professor Richard Pring, University of Oxford; Professor Gonzalo Jover, University of Madrid; Dr Ruth Heilbronn, UCL Institute of Education; Dr Cathy Burke, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge; Dr Rupert Higham, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge; Dr Peter Cunningham, an Emeritus Fellow at Homerton College. The Principal gave a warm review of his personal experience at the conference, and by all accounts it was a great success with many delegates remarking on how highly enjoyable and stimulating the conference had been. The mix of rigorous theoretical and academic perspectives and that of professional educational practice was particularly praised.
Live panel session on the topic of John Dewey – too toxic for policy? Panellists: Richard Pring, Melissa Benn and Linda Stone.
COL L EGE LI F E HUS President’s Report Sport Charter Choir of Homerton College Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society
HUS PRESIDENT’S REPORT William Hewstone, President of the Homerton Union of Students
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016 has been an impressive year for the student body of Homerton. In June, Homerton’s graduates received the College’s best ever set of exam results, which included four starred Firsts. Over the summer, thirty students benefited from internships funded by Victoria Brahm Schild (BA, 1980–1984) and the College, with placements across the globe, including at the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Refugee Agency. Closer to home, dozens of Blue and HalfBlue winners received 2016 College Awards for their representation of Homerton in the University and at the peak of their respective sports. Similarly, the Cambridge dramatic scene
Students enjoy ‘The Great Unknown’.
continues to be dominated by Homertonians. This year the Cambridge Greek Play starred several Homertonians in leading roles, a fitting tribute to the prominence of our performers. It will be a tremendous privilege to lead the Union into the coming year with such talent behind us. Homerton students have always been among the most talented and dedicated in Cambridge, and this cohort is no exception. HUS Committees past and present have worked solidly to offer unparalleled support and services to students, ranging from visits of the famous ‘cookie fairies’ to the record demand for College families, continuing a tradition that dates back almost a century. The team also successfully organised and ran the Summer Barbecue, Principal’s Question Time, and College Sports Day among other events.
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look forward to the 2017 Ball building on that success. More recently, in September, we had a chance to say our thanks and a (form of) goodbye when we lost Bobbie Bobb-Semple, our long-time office manager, who has been promoted to Conference Manager within Homerton. We warmly welcome her replacement, Emma Themba, formerly of NHS Health Education England. Looking ahead to the coming years, Homerton is eagerly anticipating the new dining hall. The new dining hall will provide a stunning location for Homerton’s informal meals while the Victorian Gothic Great Hall will remain as a central location perfect for high-profile events, lectures, and performances. 2016 is also the last full year we will spend in our office in the Cavendish Building. Next academic year we will be moving into refurbished digs in Queen’s Wing, next to a much-enlarged gym. The coming years will certainly hold some highlights in the long educational history of Homerton – not least its 250th Anniversary in 2018. I have no doubt however that our students will live up to the task of matching these events with their achievements, and continue to justify their leading positions in Cambridge learning, sport and life n
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In a year which held its share of surprises, we have also played our part in promoting geopolitical debate; Homerton hosted a Brexit panel event in June pitting David Campbell-Bannerman MEP and Stewart Jackson MP against Dr Julian Huppert MP and Lord Balfe. The packed event was a tremendous success thanks to the diligent planning and expert chairing of Ruth Taylor, my predecessor in the Union. Homerton’s graduate students have been making wider connections this year, sharing a day of conference presentations with their visiting opposite numbers from Homerton’s sister College in Oxford, Harris Manchester. We hope to form further links with them this year and will host a dinner in Harris Manchester’s Hall to foster ties between the undergraduate communities of our colleges. June also provided an opportunity to relax away from political strife at the June Event, which sold out with record waiting lists. Particular thanks must go to the President, Jonathan Huse, whose quick pace and quicker wit made the gargantuan task possible and the planning process bearable. Under his leadership, the Committee transported us across the galaxies and into ‘The Great Unknown’. Runaway gerbils aside, the event was a roaring success and we
SPORT Juliette Wise, HUS Sports Officer
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The men’s team from last year won every match in Lent term, resulting in a promotion from Division 2 to Division 1. This is a step forward for badminton in Homerton, as we’ve progressed rapidly from Division 5 to 1 since the team was entered in Michaelmas 2014. The 2016/17 season has seen the team undefeated in the league, and currently standing at 2nd place in Division 1. Unfortunately, Homerton were knocked out of Cuppers early in the second round against Clare College, but still have a lot to play for in the league.
The Homerton women’s and mixed netball teams have enjoyed a term of varied results, with weekly training sessions well attended by both teams. The women’s team, despite being in Division 4, have won all games apart from one in Michaelmas term, beating opponents by as many as 20 goals. The mixed team have also had some rewarding wins alongside a couple of losses to keep them steady in the middle of the league.
Cricket Homerton College Cricket Club enjoyed their best season in recent memory, making the quarter finals of Cuppers! Their run included a thrilling win over 2015 champions Christ’s College and a trouncing of Trinity Hall.
Lacrosse The Homerton Heroes (the College’s mixed lacrosse team) has enjoyed a terrific year. Lent term saw the team achieve promotion from Division 2 to Division 1 under the leadership of Georgia Stewart, remaining unbeaten until the second to last game. Division 1 in Michaelmas term has proved more challenging, but the highlight has been a comeback 3–2 win over Corpus Christi College. Strong involvement across all years, undergraduates and postgraduates, means Homerton are well placed to succeed in Division 1. Weekly training alongside competitive games has seen the team make great strides of improvement this year, but it is the strong social element to the team that makes Homerton Heroes so enjoyable to be part of. Ricky Hibble
Rowing The senior women’s rowing squad has been training consistently throughout the year regardless of freezing mornings and flooding riverbanks, with Michaelmas term dedicated to training novices to join the club. With dedicated W1 and W2 boats, Homerton were keen to perform well at May Bumps, after W2 narrowly missed out on qualification to Lent Bumps. Welcoming many University Blues players, Homerton fielded two experienced and strong crews for the May Bumps. Despite a technical fault on the day, the W1 bumped the next 3 days consecutively to finish strong. In Michaelmas 2016, 48 women novices signed up to HCBC to begin training and erging in preparation for the Emma Regatta and Fairbairns Cup, whilst the seniors have continued their training making good progress ahead of next term’s competitions.
Rugby At the close of last year’s season, Homerton beat Queens’ College in the final to win the Cuppers Plate. We ended the season well in 2nd place in Division 2 of the College rugby league. This term the rugby team have been training to get all new players familiar with our game strategy and preset plays. This has proved extremely successful, as in the first league game we beat Trinity Hall
36–0. Ultimately, the aim for this year is to win the Cuppers Plate for a second year in a row.
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Women’s Football At the end of the 2015/16 season, the women’s football team were promoted to Division 1 under the captaincy of Signe Kossman and Ruth Simms. In Michaelmas 2016, Rebecca Dayan took over, recruiting a large number of passionate and talented first years. Following new equipment and regular training and fitness sessions, they have won their first league match. Unfortunately they were knocked out of the second round of Cuppers. Nevertheless, the women’s football team continues to be a hard working, fun and competitive team, occasionally playing mixed matches with the men’s teams.
Men’s Football Ultimate Frisbee As one of Homerton’s newest clubs, we’re increasing in momentum this year. We had a slow start, after a losing season in Lent and Easter 2016 in Division 2, unfortunately not winning a game in either the league or Cuppers. But under the new co-captainship of Jack Bennett and Ossian Orm Rundquist, who recruited 10 new freshers and initiated weekly training for the team, Homerton © David Ponting
Homerton College Boat Club on the river Cam.
Despite a disappointing end to the 15/16 season where Homerton were relegated from Division 2, they stepped up the training in Michaelmas 2016 under the captaincy of Toby Brown. This term they have won all four league matches, and were only beaten narrowly to the cup by Caius College, who are a dominating team in Division 1. Regardless of this disappointing loss, Homerton look to win their quarter final of the plate against Selwyn College n
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Squash at Homerton continues to go from strengthto-strength, with successive promotions placing the team in Division 1. This marks a stark change of fortune in Homerton squash, with all of our players frequently playing against University level opposition now. League success was accompanied by a run to the semi-final of Cuppers, only to be halted by a strong performance from the Queens’ College team. With new access to the University Sports Centre courts, the team looks forward to repeating previous league successes and attempting an even stronger Cuppers run this year. A notable mention must go to Felix ‘The Vest’ Jackson, for all of his amazing efforts to develop squash at Homerton, and to the entire team for putting up with him! Thomas Fryer
have now won every game in Michaelmas 2016 and have an upcoming promotion match for Division 1. One of the biggest sporting turn-arounds Homerton College has seen!
CHARTER CHOIR OF HOMERTON COLLEGE Dr Daniel Trocmé-Latter, Director of Music
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n influx of new choir members in Michaelmas Term 2015 resulted in the 2015–16 Charter Choir being the largest since its foundation. The perfect opportunity, then, for an ambitious programme of events. Not even a fractured wrist could get in our way: our organ scholar, Jonathan Huse, found himself unable to play for our carol services at the end of 2015, leading to the drafting in of emergency organ cover from myself and the College’s newly appointed Accompanist Scholar, Nicolas Walker. In 2016 the Charter Choir joined forces with the choir of St Catharine’s College (performing a Lenten Renaissance service in their beautiful chapel), as well
as that of Robinson College, which we welcomed here in June, resulting in an explosive rendition of Hubert Parry’s I was glad, complete with brass and string players. March saw the first ever Choral Scholars’ Concert, a very enjoyable Venice-themed evening which our singing teacher Nicholas Hurndall Smith put together. Having such a large choir also invited the opportunity to go out into the wider world and promote Homerton. In February the Choir ventured south to sing Evensong at the seat of the Primate of All England, Canterbury Cathedral. Although the archbishop’s absence was no surprise, it was both humbling and deeply encouraging to receive such heartfelt praise from the cathedral clergy. An impressive rendition of Herbert Howells’s Collegium Regale service and –
The Charter Choir performed at the Yale Divinity School, USA.
At the end of the tour we said goodbye to almost half the choir, a large number of whom had recently graduated. Among these was Jonathan Huse, our first organ scholar to have been appointed through Homerton’s membership of the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Organ Awards Scheme. He was assisted this year by Max Goodall who, although new to the organ, has been a great help during this period of transition, welcoming our twelve new singers as well as Christopher Baczkowski, our new organ scholar from September 2016. Alumni are always welcome at Charter Choir services and concerts. The Charter Choir website (www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/charterchoir) contains full details of sung services. Alumni are also encouraged to follow the Charter Choir on their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/homcharterchoir n
Choral scholars (2016): Kate Aspray Benjamin Butt Coleman Chan Ross Duncan William Hewstone Carolina Monck Flora Sagers Rachel Sweet
Finnian Brewer Zoë Carpenter Philip Colbran Rowan Haslam Faye Kidd Serena Perez-Storey Oliver Sibley Isabel Walker
Organ scholar (2016): Jonathan Huse
Organ student (2016): Max Goodall
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as seemed only suitable for the first Sunday in Lent – a moving performance of Francisco Guerrero’s Usquequo, Domine received multiple compliments after the service. The cathedral kindly allowed us to record the Guerrero and the file is available for download on the College website, under ‘Recordings’. Not satisfied with this 100-mile drive to Kent, the Charter Choir set off in August on a 3,500mile trip to the East Coast of the USA. This was our longest and most ambitious tour yet, during which we performed to audiences in New York, Boston, and New Haven. Highlights included singing at an alumni reception in Manhattan organised by Cambridge in America, at which both our Principal and Director of External Relations and Development spoke. This was open to all Cambridge alumni in the USA and was Cambridge in America’s most successful event to date. The choir sang at a number of churches in New York City, including St Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Trinity Church Wall Street, and the enormous Cathedral of St John the Divine. The choir also performed during the weekend of the fifteenth anniversary of the 11th September terrorist attacks in the USA. A moving tribute sung jointly with the choir of the Marquand Chapel, Yale Divinity School, was followed by a rendition of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem in St Luke in the Fields, NYC, as well as two poignant services on the anniversary itself. Choir members documented the three-week long tour with a daily vlog, a selection of clips from which can be found on the College website.
‘HATS’ – HOMERTON AMATEUR THEATRICAL SOCIETY Bethan Davidson, HATS President
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ith such a large community of drama students and actors at Homerton, Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society (HATS) is one of the most thriving theatre societies in Cambridge. HATS are recognised as one of the most approachable
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drama societies and strive to create opportunities so that anyone who wants to be involved in theatre should have a chance to do so. The society has a long history of putting on a range of exciting productions in College as well as funding short films and projects throughout
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well attended by Homerton students. The society also tries to encourage new writing and devising projects through its branch ‘HATScripts’, a group where writers can discuss projects and request support. It also provides opportunities for students to meet theatre professionals currently working in the industry. At the end of November, successful Director and Homerton alumnus, Simon Evans (2003–2006), ran a master class on directing and the theatre. We hope to arrange for more theatre professionals to visit in future, helping members develop new skills and to help introduce them to a wide range of performance styles and theatrical genres. If you’re interested in helping, please contact: alumni@homerton.cam.ac.uk As well as putting on productions in College, HATS also organises a range of exciting events and socials. HATS members annually take part in the Harry Potter Formal Halls at Homerton, where they perform as the cast of Harry Potter, and recently held a spooky Halloween Party in aid of ‘Students Supporting Street Kids’. HATS regularly run socials throughout the year, often to see shows put on at the ADC, Corpus Playroom and other College venues. Our chief aim is to be an inclusive theatrical society that welcomes students of all experiences and interests whether they be in acting, directing, producing, writing, lighting, designing, costume or stage-managing n
‘Playhouse Creatures’ in the Homerton Auditorium.
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the University. This summer HATS was able to fund a cast of Homerton students to take a production of Bryony Lavery’s Kursk up to the Edinburgh Fringe; the students involved reported that they had a fantastic time and received excellent reviews. In Michaelmas term HATS put on our annual Freshers’ show where new students wanting to get involved in drama had a chance to direct, produce, design, light or act in their own show. The show was Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker which was
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RES EARC H Research Roundup
RESEARCH ROUNDUP Dr Hayley J. Hooper, Junior Research Fellow in Law e
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s the College strides towards 2018 and the 250th anniversary of its establishment, our research profile continues to climb in a broad range of disciplines. It’s of course impossible to feature all that is going on across College, so the following is a selected range of highlights. Dr Bill Foster (Fellow in History) and Dr Hayley J. Hooper (Junior Research Fellow in Law) have continued to organise the Homerton Research Seminars. Drs Foster and Hooper continue the work of former convenor Dr Astrid Van Oyen, who has progressed from a Junior Research Fellowship in Archaeology to a tenure track position in Archaeology at Cornell University. There are four Research Seminars per term before Formal Hall on Tuesdays. The programme, which stretches across the academic year, features contributions from the disciplines of history and philosophy of science, art, education, English literature, politics, history, genetics, mathematics, international relations, and cognitive neuroscience! This truly showcases the breadth of research talent at Homerton. The seminars serve an important purpose in the life
of a Cambridge College: they bridge the divide between the Fellowship and research students by raising awareness of the wide range of intellectual activities being undertaken across the many disciplines studied at Homerton. The slot before Tuesday Formal Hall also allows a much needed opportunity for socialising. Seminars are open to current Fellows, students, staff members, visitors and alumni. The termcard is available at: www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/lifeathomerton/ researchseminars and you can follow the Twitter account @HomResearch too. In February our law Fellows Dr Veronika Fikfak and Dr Hayley J. Hooper debated the nature of the British Parliament’s role in respect of conflict decisions in a seminar in the House of Lords. They were joined by Professor Gavin Phillipson (University of Durham) and Dr Andrew Blick (King’s College London). During the seminar Drs Fikfak and Hooper presented arguments from their forthcoming co-authored monograph Parliament’s Secret War, due to be published by Hart: Bloomsbury in 2017. The book argues that Parliament must carve out its own unique role The first joint Graduate Research Day between sister Colleges Homerton and Harris Manchester.
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Dr Chibeza Agley and CamBioScience hosted several successful workshops at the College in 2016, including this on genome editing technology.
CamBioScience is an academic-to-industry consultancy firm. Its overarching mission is to better connect the worlds of Bioscience industry and academia by creating mutually beneficial knowledge transfer, fostering innovation and creating new commercial opportunities in the Life Sciences. In April the efforts of Dr Agley and CamBioScience were recognised on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4. 2016 has also been a year of grant funding success for researchers. Molecular Biologist Dr David Kent was awarded European Research Council Starting Grant for a project entitled Understanding the Physical Biology of Adult Blood Stem Cells. This grant will fund a five-year research project which aims to apply novel physical and quantitative biological approaches to understand blood stem cell expansion and evolution of stem cell based diseases in the blood system. The value of the grant is 1.5 million euros. These are just a selection of the highlights in what has been a strong and innovative year for research at Homerton. We look forward to building this momentum in 2017 n
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and use domestic political discourse, as opposed to arguments about international law, to scrutinise the government’s case for armed conflict. The panel was attended by serving members of the Lords and Commons and by parliamentary clerks as well as interested academics. July saw Homerton MCR forging academic links with their counterparts at Harris Manchester College, Oxford through the Graduate Research Day. During this event, organised by Graduate Tutor Dr Melanie Keene, eleven students gave conference-style presentations about their doctoral research to an audience of Fellows and postgraduate students. A wide range of topics were covered including: group modelling with spaghetti and marshmallows, legal definitions of types of sea, the genetic sequencing of blended worms, the varied linguistic uses of emojis, and the role of monsters in young adult novels. The event was a success and will alternate between Homerton and Harris Manchester in future years. Throughout the year the relationship between College and biomedicine has continued to develop and thrive. Our Research Associate Dr Chibeza Agley has continued to develop novel biotechnological tools for stem cells with broad applications for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. He has recently received support to patent one of his inventions with Cambridge Enterprise. In his capacity as CEO of CamBioScience Limited Dr Agley and his team provided professional training in breakthrough life science technologies to more than 150 professional scientists from 50 institutions and 20 countries worldwide. CamBioScience Limited is a privately owned Life Sciences Company with bases in Cambridge (UK) and London.
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DEVEL O PM E NT From the Development Director Our Donors
FROM THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Matthew Moss, Director of External Relations & Development, and Fellow
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Why we ask
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Of the College’s 567 undergraduate students, over 25% – 147 of them – receive financial support through the Cambridge Bursary Scheme, which is part-funded by your donations. These are students who might otherwise struggle to fund themselves at Cambridge. These bursaries are part of our commitment to the principle that no student should be deterred from applying because of financial difficulties. Through the donations of past generations of Homerton students, we are able to help the present generation in many ways, including these means-tested bursaries. Your donations also fund academic prizes, bursaries for graduate students, emergency hardship grants, and help towards travel grants. We never seek your support for the sake of ‘having’ money (Homerton has no wine cellar!), but for the good that it can do, through access to a student experience and education of the highest imaginable quality for our students.
Cheers to another enjoyable Alumni Reunion Weekend.
Thank you As the College broadens and deepens, so the need increases to support our students in their academic life, in exploring their interests, and (inevitably) in making ends meet. Homertonians are responding very generously to this challenge. 582 of you donated in 2016 towards our fundraising priorities, including student support, teaching and learning, and maintaining the estate. That’s an increase of 24% from last year, and so we have been able to support more students than ever before, with your help. In our telephone campaign at Easter, our splendid group of student callers spoke to 838 of you, and raised a magnificent £90,765. We now number 75 donors as members of the 1768 Society, to recognise and thank those who make regular donations to Homerton of £17.68 a month or more. This sort of regular giving, of any amount, is of crucial importance to the College, since a reliable and predictable income stream enables us to plan expenditure to best meet our students’ needs. The name of the Society refers to the foundation of the College – in Homerton, East London – in that year.
memories of my trip down memory lane!”. Judy Legg (née High, 1954–56 ) wrote to us “I was one of the 60-years-out group, and although much about the College has changed – status, new buildings, and so on – I still felt I was back in the Homerton I had known, valued, and loved”. One suggestion: although we like to make a fuss of the year groups celebrating big anniversaries (whether ‘10 years in’ or ‘60 years out’), there’s no need to wait … you are all very welcome every year!
Reunions We have now held our third alumni drinks reception in London, which are always wellattended by a diverse group of alumni, and we shall be hosting a similar event in Manchester in 2017. The Alumni Reunion in September was hugely enjoyable for our team, as well as for the many Homertonians who came back to see us, and each other. Events included a lecture on ‘Reforming Teacher Education’ by Dr Elaine Wilson, Fellow of Homerton and a University Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, as well as the usual sparkling performance by the Charter Choir, tours of the gardens and buildings, and an update from the Principal, Professor Geoffrey Ward, and the President of the HUS, Will Hewstone. We welcomed alumni from every generation, and witnessed many happy reunions: people immediately ‘snapped back’ into studenthood. The students, Fellows and staff who participate are always delighted to hear your affection for this place, which seems boundless. We heard later from Sheila Pearce, (née Harrison, 1954–57), who wrote “… such a very happy and special event… I have always felt very proud and fortunate to be a Homertonian and now have many happy
New York reception You will read elsewhere in this Annual Review about Homerton’s ambitious raid on the East Coast of the United States in late August/early September, a trip which included a reception (for alumni and a brave band of young students who had gained admission to Cambridge but had not yet set foot in the place). We were hosted by ‘Cambridge in America’, which supports the University and Colleges in our fundraising and alumni events in the USA. The Yale Club of New York City was our venue, and the room was pleasingly packed, to hear the Principal speak on ‘Cambridge and New York’, and to hear the choir perform (Rachmaninov, the Beatles and a fun, rhythmic spoken piece by Ernst Toch). We were gratified to hear from Cambridge in America that this was the best-attended such event they had ever staged.
Keep in touch As ever, we welcome your feedback – on the Annual Review, on our events, on the College in general – and we invite you to join (at the current count) 4,326 fine people following us on Facebook, 2,718 on Twitter, and 1,014 on Instagram. We also accept letters! n
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You will hear much more about this date during 2017 as our plans to celebrate our 250th anniversary develop - we have exciting things on the boil and we look forward to sharing them. In a similar vein, we have welcomed our first members of the Cavendish Circle, of donors making gifts of £1,000 per year or more. All the donations received by Homerton contribute to the current fundraising campaign for the University and Colleges, which aims to raise £2 billion for teaching and research.
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The Principal, Fellows, students and staff of Homerton College wish to thank alumni and friends who have generously made donations to the College in 2016. Every effort has been made to ensure the list is accurate; do contact us if you believe we have made an omission.
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Key: (d)* = deceased
1943 Mrs Kathleen Hayward Miss Jean M Robinson 1944 Mrs Gwenda M Carveth Mrs Joan M Gray Miss Margaret Rishbeth Mrs Kathleen Russell
Mrs Pamela J Lewis Mrs Patricia M Stockdale Mrs Joan Watcham
1952 Mrs Shirley D Haslam Mrs Evelyn P Parker
1946 Mrs Zoe M Coombe
1953 Ms Brenda M Liddiard Dr Alison B Littlefair Mrs Margaret D Trow Mrs Elizabeth Tunnicliffe
1947 Ms Christine B Andrews Lady Dorothy Franklin
1954 Mrs Carol Hammerton Mrs Margaret R Orr
1948 Dr Brenda J Buchanan Mrs Joyce Callaway Mrs Jane Charman (in memory of Ruth Pearson) Mrs Janet K Farley Miss Elizabeth W Rainsbury
1955 Mrs Ellen G Ackroyd Mrs Christine P Grainge Mrs Gillian M Hewin Mrs Doreen E Hobbs Miss Gwendoline E Lancaster Mrs Rachel I Lewington Mrs Jane R Matthews Mrs Sidella Morten Mrs Wendy E Oakley Mrs Loraine Schorter Mrs Joyce M Simpson Mrs Elizabeth M Tomlinson Mrs Maralyn Westwood Mrs Gillian Williams
1945 Ms Margaret A Benson
1949 Mrs Margaret Blott Mrs Wendy A Cannon Mrs Mary L Dowse Mrs Coral Harrow Mrs Molly D Payne 1950 Mrs Cathleen M Butler Miss Audrey M Martin 1951 Mrs Heather Bracewell Mrs Sheila A Duncan
1956 Mrs Marguerite M Donkin Mrs Eilidh S Scott Mrs Alice A Severs
1957 Mrs Gillian E Figures Mrs Susan E Holland Mrs Chistine M Lincoln Mrs Elisabeth A McOwan Mrs Valerie B Read Mrs Josephine M Sutton Mrs Rosemary M Viner 1958 Mrs Jean M Appleton Mrs Christine Carne Mrs Gillian M Ganner Mrs Wendy J Garforth Mrs Jane M Grant Mrs Jill R Hicks Mrs Angela M Hulme Mrs Vivien V Ivell Mrs Beryl A Izzard Mrs Rachel M Macdonald Mrs Judy N Manson Mrs Patricia K Stott 1959 Mrs Dora Beeteson (in memory of Fran Essen) Mrs Christine H Frost Ms Madeleine A Gair JP Mrs Diana Hadaway Mrs Ann F Hardie Dr Susan B Hilliam Mrs Ruth E Jerram Mrs Diana M Lucas Mrs Annmarie Mackay Ms Doreen G Rogers
Mrs Barbara Sherlock Mrs Pamela S Smart (d)*
1961 Mrs Janet M Campbell Mrs Frances M Clare Dr Olivia Craig Mrs Anne C Hulse Mrs Joy M Kohn Mrs Susan M Lovett Mrs Susan McFarland Mrs Mary D Reeve Mrs Alison M Steer Mrs Jean Thorman 1962 Mrs Diana Dalton Mrs Marion W Foley Mrs Maureen R Frost Mrs Carole Girdler Mrs Carole R Nolan Miss Esme J Partridge Mrs Gwendolyn J Williams 1963 Mrs Jean Addison-Fitch Mrs Andrea D Caish Mrs Audrey C Knighton
Mrs Christine W Macpherson Mrs Susan M Morris Mrs Catherine Ryder Mrs Christine Tipple
1964 Ms Anne H Clare Mrs Christine Dearman MBE Ms Sylvia M Dibble Mrs Corinne M Haworth Mrs Celia M Jones Mrs Margaret Meredith Mrs Pamela and Dr Anthony R Metcalfe Ms Christine Purkis Mrs Rosemary A Rees Mrs Susan Rescorla Ms Marjorie Thorley Mrs Janet R Woodford 1965 Mrs Lorna Cordell-Smith Dr Patricia Cusack Mrs Wendy A Dunnett Mrs Annie Illingworth Mrs Elaine R Maunder Mrs Dorothy M Nicholls Mrs Susan M Pinner Ms Gill Robertson Mrs Ruth Watkin Mrs Janet S Webb Mrs Dilys West 1966 Mrs Linda and Mr David Birtwhistle Mrs Susan B Carter Lady Marilyn Fersht Mrs Margaret G Funnell Mrs Sally and Mr David Gibbons Mrs Kathryn A Gilden Mrs Judith O Martin Jenkins Mrs Margaret S Prue
Mrs Ruth M Rees Mrs Margaret C Robbie Mrs Pamela R Sarginson Mrs Sheila E Stephens Mrs Cheryl A Trafford Mrs Janet Wilkinson Mrs Elizabeth A Wilson
1967 Mrs Marjorie Caie Mrs Miriam France Dr Diana M Gallop Mrs Avril H Growcott Mrs Moira E Pitchford Mrs Marion A Pogson Mrs Patricia M Saxton Mrs Annette Smallbone Mrs Jennifer Taylor 1968 Mrs Kathleen L Down Mrs Constance L Marriott Mrs Robyn A Mitchell Mrs Lynne Parsons Mrs Anne R Rogers Mrs Penelope M Spencer Chapman Mrs Marilyn Stansfield Mrs Alison F Syner 1969 Mrs Linda J Clark Mrs Eileen P Coombes Mrs Lynn Lemar Dr Victoria M McNeile Ms Anne L Reyersbach Mrs Gillian M Sallis Ms Hilary V Stokes Mrs Sarah Taylor Miss Joyce L Welch 1970 Mrs Patrica A Bradley Miss Fiona S Cook Mrs Sheila A Crowther Mrs Cynthia Garvey The Revd Claire M Heald Mrs Mary E McCosh
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1960 Mrs Rosemary L Allan Lady Gillian M Baker Mrs Patricia A Blythe Mrs Jean M Clarke Mrs Susan Dickinson Mrs Jenifer A Freeman Mrs Jill Fuller Mrs Jean E Jeffery Mrs Christine A Kershaw Mrs Jennifer S McKay Mrs Gilliane P O’Keeffe Mrs Christine A Parkyn Mrs Jacqueline M Rupp Mrs Jacqueline Swegen Mrs Rosemary Thomas Mrs Josephine E Turner Mrs Janet E Valentine Mrs Hillary J Young
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Mrs Denise M Mitchell Dr Rosslyn J Sendorek Mrs Denise E Shakespeare Mrs Helen E Wood Mrs Mary Wyatt
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1971 Mrs Patricia Darke Mrs Sally E Mabon Mrs Liliane Mitchell Mrs Marilyn S Reid Ms Helen R Sandle-Baker Ms Anne Sparrowhawk 1972 Ms Catherine M Beavis Mrs Dorothy Broughton Mrs Lesley T Dover Mrs Susan M Dunkerley Mrs Sarah Flynn Mrs Fiona and Mr Michael J Karlin Mrs Helen and Mr James Malcolm Mrs Caroline C Melrose Mrs Valerie J Mills Mrs Anne V Ryder Mrs Maureen and Mr Neil Weston Mrs Eunice M Williams 1973 Mr Anthony and Mrs Jennifer Little Mrs Sheila A Martin Mrs Elizabeth J McLean Mrs Anne Mellor Mrs Dilys E Murch Mrs Susan Rodford Mrs Helen E Sheppard Mrs Tessa M Vivian Mrs Heather R Wilkinson 1974 Mrs Elizabeth J Rose Mrs Vera E Sklaar Mrs Karen Whitaker
1975 Mrs Alyson E Baker Mrs Denise E Burns Mrs Judith Davidson Mrs Gillian M Dirks Mrs Helen McRoberts Mrs Ruth A Saunders 1976 Mrs Wendy Bishop Mrs Judith A Clarke Mrs Sally J Collins Mrs Joan H Gibson Ms Jill M Grimshaw Mrs Elizabeth M Harrison Mrs Fiona Holmes Miss Amanda E James Mrs Ann J Kirkby Mrs Ann P Muston Mrs Alison Roberts Mrs Zena P Tinsley 1977 Ms Kathryn Armstrong Miss Sheila M Berry Mrs Helen M Draper Ms Jane E Edwards Mrs Elizabeth C Harding Mrs Ann E Jackman Mrs Sarah A Meunier Mrs Helen M Mitchell Mrs Louise M Mursell Mrs Clare L Myers Mrs Elizabeth L Thomas 1978 Mrs Vanessa J Bacon Mrs Marianne J Billitt Mrs Ruth M Briant Mrs Sandra E Burmicz Mrs Annette P Cameron Mrs Clare M Danielian Mrs Susan M Dinnage Mrs Jacqueline M Matthews Mrs Mary G Powles Mrs Clare C Tanaka
1979 Mrs Jane S Bishop Mrs Jill C Burton Mrs Leonie M Hyde Mrs Alison M Knights Mrs Deborah Moss Mr Martin A Nutton Ms Karen W Ready Mrs Amanda J Renwick Mr Mark Sendell Mrs Brenda J Thompson 1980 Mrs Elizabeth R Bond Mrs Jacqueline A Butler Mrs Catherine J Hicks Mrs Sarah E Holmes Miss Anne Mitchell 1981 Mrs Gayatri Basu Miss Anna J Chapple Mrs Amanda J Edwards Mrs Clare F Harvey Mrs Sally M Lomax Mrs Cordelia A Myers Mrs Annabel Nnochiri 1982 Mrs Della A Allen Mr Mark D Hanley Browne Mr Brian J Howarth 1983 Mrs Alison Brinklow Mr Charles W Dod Mrs Sarah Harrison Mrs Susan C Hill Mrs Karen L Miranthis Mrs Frances R Surridge Ms Rhiannon D Williams Ms Sally M Woodcock 1984 Ms Alison Mesher Mrs Helen E O’Hara Mr Peter J Ventrella
1986 Mr Colin Cook Mrs Keren E Cooke Mrs Amanda E Le Breton Miss Samantha J Taylor Mrs Paula M Tebay 1987 Mrs Alison E Allen Ms Joanna Carlton Mrs Kim C Chaplin Mrs Ruth E Flanagan Mrs Michaela R Khatib Mrs Kerry A Merriam Mr James D Thomson 1988 Mrs Tamsin J Austoni Mr Philip C Coldicott Mrs Suzanne D Gouldstone Mrs Hayley C Hobbs Mr Arjun Kumar Mrs Katherine Mayne Mrs Sarah H McWhinnie Ms Phillipa C Rushby Miss Adrienne L SaldaĂąa Mr Giles D Storch Miss Jennifer D Svrcek 1989 Dr John N Dodsworth Mrs Charlotte and Mr Matthew Irving Mr Simon Ray Mrs Penelope Smith The Revd Wendy A Wale
1990 Mrs Naomi A Baynes Mrs Nicole and Mr David L Cohen Mrs Lavinia F Colley Mrs Karen J George Mrs Fiona J Gruneberg Mr Ian C Hodgson Mrs Louise S Hutchinson Dr Susanna J Pinkus Mrs Charlotte R Watson 1991 Mr David W Chapman Mr James M Davis Miss Julie A Hogg Mrs Susannah L Lovegrove Mrs Elizabeth R Sartain Miss Lisa C Tiplady 1992 Mr Ian P Derwent Mrs Michelle Henly Ms Diane M Rawlins 1993 Miss Manjit K Hayre Mrs Rachel J Kelsey Mrs Alison L Kent Mrs Helen N Morgan Mrs Hilary J Studer 1994 Mrs Lucy A Partridge Mr Andrew D Robertson Mrs Victoria M True Bhattacharyya Mrs Emma R Vyvyan 1995 Mrs Carol W Carlsson Browne Mr Benjamin L Caron Miss Adrienne H Ferguson Mr Jonathan R Lilley Dr Bernadette Tynan
1996 Mrs Patsy Hinchliffe Mr Christopher P Owen Smith Mrs Victoria Richardson Mr Christopher A Shephard Mrs Kerry D Simoes Mr Martin R Wigg 1997 Miss Alison E Buck Mr Matthew Buck Mrs Lindsey F Davey Mrs Elizabeth A Fryer Ms Brigid Vousden 1998 Mrs Lesley F Mensah Ms Julie E Seplaki 1999 Ms Erin L Bond Dr Neil J Hennessy Mrs Elizabeth C Jestica Mr Paul R Jones Mrs Lisa E Knight Mrs Laura M Penrose Miss Hayley Romain Ms Louisa M Tipler 2000 Mrs Susan B Aldred Mrs Victoria L Embry Mr William H Essilfie Mrs Hannah M Hames Miss Katharine James Dr Thomas E Kitchen Mr Andrew J Wells 2001 Mr Laurence M Ball Mrs Elisabeth J Craigen Mrs Lesley-Anne and Mr Gareth Crooks Miss Lidia Fesshazion Mrs Amy V Fleming Mrs Emma Forster
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Dr Robert J Fulford Mr David J Lawrence Miss Yi J Lin Mrs Kirsty Nottage Mrs Kathryn M Paternoster Miss Catherine L Payne Mrs Kate L Spencer-Allen
2002 Ms Lisa J Aspinall Mr Oliver T Bowles Miss Bernadette M Crossley Mr Sam Farmer Mr Sutherland Forsyth Mrs Carys A Gladdish Miss Katy M Johnson Ms Arti Krishna Miss Sian M Mawditt Mr Remi H Moynihan Miss Krista A Pullan Mr Thomas E Savill Mr Timothy D Scott Mrs Helen Smith Mrs Sarah J Towers Mrs Angela J Woodruffe Mrs Katie Wright Mrs Rhiannon L Wynne-Lord 2003 Mrs Rachel E Bardon Miss Katherine J Bluck Miss Stephanie E Cohen Miss Denise Djokic Mr Glenn M Harris Mr Gregoire A Hodder Mrs Anne M Howell Mr Jonathan S Levine Mr Daniel W Roberts Dr Tovah N Shaw Miss Stephanie A Tillotson Mr John J White
2004 Ms Tessa M Banham Dr William H Boulware Mr Michael J Dangerfield Miss Natasha R Gray Mr Richard A Hopkins Miss Emily Ikelle Mr Duncan R Loweth Mr James M Marshall Mrs Liisa M Metsaranta Mr John R Pawson Mr Ravi P Raichura Mrs Sian M Shaw Miss Jennifer R Sneyd Mr Steven J Walker 2005 Mrs Janice Frankham Mrs Lisa and Mr Fabio Galantini Dr Joel C Gill Miss Jocasta Jones and Mr Mark Littlewood Mr Regin T Lagaac Mr Daniel A Martin Mrs Rebekah H Perry Mr Jonathan D Poland Mrs Holly E Ranger Mrs Jessica L Shingfield Ms Maureen Su Ms Nadia S Syed Mrs Emma L Turner Mrs Di Wu 2006 Miss Aniko Adam Dr Theresa Y Adenaike Mr Michael J Allen Miss Kathryn J Bath Mrs Ilona G Clifton Miss Emily C Crowhurst Mrs Eliza M de Uphaugh Mr Thomas C Dix Miss Judith Laidler Dr Laura McPhee
Miss Chloe Orchin Ms Maria L Peirce Miss Anna Z Purkiss Miss Emelia L Quist Miss Victoria M Savage Mr Luke Shepherd and Miss Hannah Drew Miss Laura E Tamizian
2007 Ms Claire-Audrey Bayan Miss Nalân Burgess Miss Fay Hendry Miss Fiona A Holman Mrs Chloe J Kee Mr Andrew W Kindness Miss Xiajuan Li Mr Michael Lynch Mr Benjamin N Mills Miss Nicola Pollard Mr Joseph J Randall Carrick Mr George J van der Blom Dr Susan L Wishart Mrs Chikako Woodgate 2008 Mr Yusuf M Bhujwalla Mr Luke Clarke Mr Edward Freedman Mr James Jones Mr James D Lugton Miss Chloe A MacKenzie Miss Emily McCallum and Mr Siôn Roberts Mr Matthew A McNally Miss Amy L Munro-Faure Miss Julia R Spence Mrs Dominique E Turnham Mr Kenichi Udagawa Miss Lauren S Weller Mr Jonathan J Woolf
Dr Peter H Raby Mrs Frances E Turner Dr Peter M Warner Dr David Whitebread
2010 Mr Paul Broker Miss Kirsty Reid Ms Alexandra Thur
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2011 Mr Thomas J Danby Miss Cordelia E Jackson 2012 Mrs Corinne L Goullee Miss Louise Holyoak Mr Tim Hubener
Friends of Homerton Dr Roger Ali Mr John N Ball Mrs Frances Barrett Miss Patricia K Cooper Dr Constance Counts (In Memory of John Hammond) Mrs Pauline M Curtis Mr David and Mrs Mandy Fletcher (in memory of Elizabeth Fletcher) Mr John G Gaddes (in memory of Pamela Gaddes) Mr Roger Green Ms Deborah Griffin OBE Dr Ahmad T Hindawi Mr Jan and Mrs Erika Hummel Mrs Leslie M Lemonick Mr Matthew N Moss MVO Mr Richard W Price
Corporations CamBioScience Limited Hill Residential Ltd Santander UK plc
Backstage Trust The Roger and Miriam Pilkington Trust
1768 Society The 1768 Society recognises alumni and friends of Homerton who are regular donors to the College, making a gift of at least ÂŁ17.68 a month. Dr Brenda J Buchanan Mrs Marjorie Caie Mrs Janet M Campbell Mrs Kim C Chaplin Miss Shruti Chaudhri and Mr Iain Cameron Mrs Nicole and Mr David L Cohen Mr Philip C Coldicott Mrs Pauline M Curtis Mrs Diana Dalton Mrs Clare M Danielian Mr Ian P Derwent Mr Charles W Dod Mrs Sheila A Duncan Mr Jonathan D Edge Mr Sutherland Forsyth Mrs Miriam France Mrs Karen J George Mrs Carole Girdler Mrs Christine P Grainge
Miss Natasha R Gray Mr Roger Green Mrs Fiona J Gruneberg Mr Mark D Hanley-Browne Miss Manjit K Hayre Mrs Michelle Henly Dr Neil J Hennessy Mr Gregoire A Hodder Mr Ian C Hodgson Miss Louise Holyoak Mr Richard A Hopkins Mr Brian J Howarth Mrs Anne M Howell Mr Tim Hubener Mrs Celia M Jones Mr Jonathan S Levine Mr Anthony and Mrs Jennifer Little Mrs Susan M Lovett Mr Michael Lynch Mrs Christine W Macpherson Mrs Constance L Marriott Mrs Jane R Matthews Mrs Helen McRoberts Mrs Sarah H McWhinnie Mrs Pamela and Dr Anthony R Metcalfe Mrs Liisa M Metsaranta Mr Matthew N Moss MVO Mr Remi H Moynihan Mrs Ann P Muston Mrs Clare L Myers Mr Ravi P Raichura Ms Diane M Rawlins Mrs Rosemary A Rees Mrs Susan Rodford Ms Doreen G Rogers Mrs Elizabeth J Rose Mr Thomas E Savill Mr Luke Shepherd and Miss Hannah Drew Mrs Annette Smallbone
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Mrs Elizabeth L Thomas Mrs Brenda J Thompson Ms Alexandra Thur Mr Andrew J Wells Mrs Dilys West Mr John J White Ms Rhiannon D Williams Dr Susan L Wishart Mrs Helen E Wood
Cavendish Circle The Cavendish Circle recognises alumni and friends of Homerton who make an annual gift of £1000 or more to the College. Mrs Sally Gibbons Dr Ahmad T Hindawi Mr Arjun Kumar Mrs Pamela J Lewis Mrs Hilary J Studer
Legators We are grateful to those who have indicated they will leave a gift to Homerton in their Will. Mr John N Ball Mrs Heather Bracewell Miss Patricia K Cooper Mrs Susan M Dunkerley Mr John G Gaddes (in memory of Pamela Gaddes) Mrs Joan M Gray Ms Deborah Griffin OBE Mrs Coral Harrow Dr Susan B Hilliam Miss Julie A Hogg Mrs Susan E Holland Mrs Elaine R Maunder Mrs Karen L Miranthis Mrs Sidella Morten Mrs Gilliane P O’Keeffe Mrs Moira E Pitchford Mrs Margaret S Prue Mr Simon Ray
Mrs Victoria Richardson Miss Jean M Robinson Mrs Rosemary Thomas Dr Bernadette Tynan Dr Peter M Warner Mrs Dilys West Mrs Karen Whitaker
Morley Circle The Morley Circle recognises alumni and friends of Homerton who make gifts of £100,000 upwards. Mr Jan and Mrs Erika Hummel
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Groups of Homertonians meet in local branches throughout the country and around the world. All of Homerton’s alumni branches are looking for new members and alumni are always welcome to attend their events. If you would like to get involved, please contact the branch leaders.
artworks to speak about. After the morning tour, the group enjoyed lunch at a nearby restaurant. Those on the afternoon tour were able to visit the new extension to the Tate, with panoramic views of London, before inevitably retiring to the café for one last drink and more catching up.
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The branch in London meets twice a year, complementing the London Alumni Drinks evenings organised by the College. A small group met on a Saturday in June, where they watched the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace and explored central London coffee shops and cafés whilst exchanging news and catching up with one another. In December, a large group met for tours of the Tate Modern. The tours were expertly led by Dilys Murch (1973–76) who selected several
The Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham Branch continues to meet twice a year in Newcastle upon Tyne city centre for lunch at a variety of restaurants on Grey Street. In February, they enjoyed lunch at Bar Luga and in Harry’s Bar in September. Both lunches were well attended, with great company and conversation. In 2017, the Branch will lunch together twice, in March and September/October. The venues have yet to be decided but they will be in the city centre. Contact Elise for more information.
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Contact details China Xianwen Meng (2011–2012) mengxianwenhf@gmail.com
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Southern California Angela Clark (Das) (2000–2003) ad301@cantab.net
Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham Elise Wylie (1958–1960) elise.wylie@gmail.com
Wessex Coral Harrow (1949–1951) coralharrow@icloud.com
Oxford The Oxford Branch was founded in May 2006 with Dorothy Evans (1945–47) as their first branch leader. Sadly Dorothy died on 6 November 2016. Lucy Barnett (1961–64), Pauline CavellNorthern (1959–61) and Christine Jackson (1957–61) attended her funeral in Marston Village, Oxford. Dorothy’s niece, Jackie McCall, gave her remembrances of Dorothy’s much fulfilled life as a teacher and principal (which can be found on page 85). After the funeral, the local village hall displayed a selection of Dorothy’s illustrated diaries. The works are so special that the Bodleian Library has asked for them to be part of their collection. The Oxford Branch has enjoyed two very interesting visits during 2016. In Spring, they visited the newly refurbished Weston Gallery. After lunch in the café, they visited the first exhibition of Bodleian Treasures. This included Shakespeare’s First Folio, The Gutenberg Bible and Tolkien’s illustrations from The Hobbit. The exhibition
explored what a ‘treasure’ might be and linked the objects together. Their Autumn visit was a very special tour of the Japanese Galleries given by the Ashmolean guide Cheryl Trafford (1966–70). Cheryl chose different objects for the group to contemplate and educated them on the history of Japan from 1600 –1850 and beyond. Once a month a Japanese tea ceremony takes place: just the right antidote to modern life! After the tour they enjoyed lunch in The Ashmolean Rooftop Restaurant.
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1950s Marylyn Reed (née Lowe) (Cert Ed 1954–1956) writes ‘We met on our first day as Homertonians in September 1954. We were allocated rooms, according to the first letter of our surnames, in Wivlingham, a large house across the field opposite the main College building – Sheila King, Rosemary Jones, Freda Joynson and Marylyn Lowe. Over 60 years later we are still the closest of friends and try to meet at least once a yearusually in Sheila’s Cornish home – to catch up on our lives and to put the world to rights! There’s often something to celebrate, especially recently as all of us have reached our 80th birthdays. We all married in our 20’s and between us we have 12 children, many grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. We have worked in education in this country as well as abroad; in Australia, Brazil, America, and South Africa. We have taught in nursery, primary, comprehensive, and grammar schools, in 6th form colleges and colleges of further education – all with our basic 2 year
training at Homerton – it must have worked! We have maintained our love of music, sport and world affairs – stemming from our time together in Cambridge. Now, in retirement, we all live in different parts of Southern England finding a diversity of ways in which we can contribute to the voluntary sector in our local communities. We are busier than ever – so much so that finding dates for our get-together gets more and more difficult!’ Doreen ‘Dee’ Nicolson (Education 1950s) has recently published a book of her poetry spanning seventy years, Along the Way, selected poems 1940 – 2010. The book has a foreword by celebrated composer Howard Blake OBE and the poems are about ‘love, loss and a life lived across half the world’. Dee, and her daughter Catherine, were interviewed by Manx Radio about her poetry and her experiences working as an
A group of Homertonians from 1966 – 1969/70 met on 5 October at a lunch organised by Angela Payne (1966-1969) and Cheryl Trafford (1966-1970) at The Cherwell Boathouse in Oxford, to celebrate 50 years since starting at Homerton. It was reported that a good time was had by all and that many happy memories were shared.
indexer at Bletchley Park during WWII – you can listen at the link: soundcloud.com/womentoday/ bletchley and information on purchasing the book can be found on Amazon. Dee kindly donated a copy of her poetry to the College Library.
with much about the importance of working with parents and families. Her first book, How to create a parent friendly school was published in 2008 and after a break from writing to focus on her own young children, she recently started writing again in the national media, including The Huffington Post and The Telegraph.
Gabrielle Cliff Hodges (PGCE 1975–1976) has published a book: Researching and teaching reading: Developing pedagogy through critical enquiry (Routledge, 2016). The book explores how teachers’ research and critical reading can further develop their understanding of their students’ reading practices and argues that innovative approaches to teaching integrated with research enable English teachers to re-construct ideas and change how reading is taught. Further details are available at: www.routledge.com/ products/9781138816558. Gabrielle Cliff Hodges is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Cambridge.
Ben Ryan (PGCE 1995–1996) led the Fiji National Rugby Sevens squad to victory in the Summer Olympics, with the nation’s historic first ever gold medal in Rio. After returning to Fiji, Ben was accorded the highest order when he was awarded the Companion of the Order of Fiji. Ben was bestowed with the Fijian name Ratu Peni Raiyani Latianara, an honorary chief title, and received three acres of land by the people of Serua province. Ben has been the Fiji coach since September 2013 and under his guidance Fiji won back-to-back Sevens World Series titles (2014–15, 2015–16). Ben has since stepped down as Fiji coach.
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Neil Laurenson (BA Education with English 2001– 2004) debut poetry pamphlet Exclamation Marx! has been published (Silhouette Press, 2016). His poetry tackles Russian dolls, tiny cardigans, parking restrictions and the British education system. Further details are available at: silhouettepress. co.uk/shop/exclamation-marx-by-neil-laurenson.
2000s Alison Prowle (PGCE 1990–1991) is currently undertaking doctoral study at Cardiff University on the subject of What are the family support needs of refugee families within the UK and how can these best be met within a multi-agency context? As part of this study, Alison recently visited the Dunkirk Children’s Centre and worked alongside current Homerton student, Elena Natale. Alison said of the experience, ‘what a privilege to be able to use our Homerton training to support children in such adverse environments’. Susi Pinkus (BEd Education with English 1990– 1994) recently moved to Harrow School as a Learning Support Specialist. Alongside this she is an Education consultant for the Dukes Education Group, London. After completing an MPhil and PhD in Education at Clare College, she has continued to write about educational matters –
Zoë-Laura Dina (née Bridel) (BA Education 2002–2005, PGCE 2006–2007, MEd 2008–2009) welcomed Constantin Robin Dina, born on 4 May 2016 at the Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace in Monaco, weighing 3.250kgs. Mike Grundmann (PGCE 2003–2004) reports ‘following an unexpected windfall last year, I have decided to call time on my teaching career and instead elected to enter semi-retirement in Spain. I am, however, intending to remain somewhat active as we are planning to open a cafe-bar in
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Nicholas James Juett (PGCE 2004–2005) had a successful exhibition of his new work, Waves of Discovery, at King’s Art Rooms, King’s College in February. Nicholas said, ‘Waves of Discovery is the end of a journey that began with my chance discovery in the University Library, Cambridge, of the journal of Robert Juett, a Londoner, and ship’s mate to Captain Henry Hudson in the early 1600s. Gripped by my ancestor’s account of these historic expeditions, I started an artistic expedition of my own. Beginning in Cambridge, I studied more of early Arctic exploration; this led me to the Amsterdam Maritime Museum, and has now brought me back to King’s College. Expressed in my passion for painting are the many layers of these voyages.’ Benjamin Seidler (BA Architecture 2004–2008) is enjoying fashion design, writing and illustrating for major fashion publications around the world (including Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar). Chris Peirce (BA Education with English 2006–2009) and Maria Peirce (née Pritchard)
(BA Education with Geography 2006–2009) announced the birth of their baby boy, Rufus, on 10 November 2015. Chris and Maria met at Homerton and married in 2013. Chris and Maria are both secondary English teachers in Coventry. Maria said ‘we have many special memories of the College and our time at Cambridge. We’re looking forward to taking Rufus on holiday to Cambridge when he’s a bit older’. Maybe he can apply to Homerton in a few years’ time…
Chris Peirce (BA Education with English, 2006–2009) and Maria Peirce (BA Education with Geography 2006–2009) and baby Rufus.
Timothy Witney (PhD Biochemistry 2006– 2010) has been awarded the Sir Henry Dale Fellowship. The Fellowship is for outstanding post-doctoral scientists wishing to build their own UK-based, independent research career
Nicholas James Juett (PGCE 2004–2005) exhibition, Waves of Discovery.
addressing an important biomedical question. The scheme is a partnership between the Royal Society and the Wellcome Trust. Back in the UK after two years in California, Timothy is now group leader in Biomedical Imaging at University College London.
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Chris Bellamy (BA with MEng Engineering 2008–2012) has been named Young Design Engineer of the Year in the British Engineering Excellence Awards. Chris works in the Customer Focussed Innovation team at Jaguar Land Rover. The judges took a range of factors into account, including: the knowledge which has been applied by the young engineer; the contribution made to projects; and the degree of innovation required. They also considered the nominee’s personal qualities that promote the engineering profession. After four years Chris is now taking a career break from Jaguar Land Rover to explore North America while consulting for 3D printing start-ups and outdoor equipment manufacturers.
2010s Elizabeth Schenk (BA Education with English and Drama 2011–2014) directed and performed in an adaptation of The Jungle Book at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the summer. The Jungle Book: Cobwebs and Moontalk was a family-oriented production, designed to introduce children to Kipling’s stories in a new and exciting way told through aerial acrobatics, live music and puppetry. Elizabeth said ‘we have been gifted with large and responsive audiences and wonderful reviews. It is an amazing testament to the contribution
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Samuel Wiggins (BA History 2006–2009) and Kathryn Wiggins (née Jacques) (BA Oriental Studies 2006–2009) married on 28 August 2016. Their ceremony and reception was at Homerton College.
Homerton College has made to my career as I continue to train in acting at LAMDA and create my own theatre’. Matthew Ryan-East (Advanced Subject Teaching (English) 2012–2014) is currently the Head of Department at the Godolphin School in Wiltshire and has embarked on a PhD in English Literature at Southampton University. Matthew is studying English fairy tales from the late 19th century at doctoral level after completing his Masters which also focused on the fairy tale genre. Matthew said ‘my supervisor at Cambridge was Dr Jenny Bavidge who inspired me to pursue this academic path’. Tim Hubener (BA Economics 2012–2015) performed as part of the Fitz Barbershop at Jilin University in Changchun, China. The University invited two a cappella groups from Cambridge – Fitz Barbershop and the Fitz Sirens – to represent the University of Cambridge and perform for their anniversary celebrations. Tim got the chance to meet with departments and visiting schools as well as Cambridge alumni working in China.
RETIRED SENIOR MEMBERS’ ASSOCIATION Dr Peter Warner, Chair of the RSMA and Keeper of the Roll
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t is with great sadness that we report the loss of my co-chairman, Professor John Murrell MBE. John died in August after forty-eight years of service to Homerton. He loved the College and all that it stood for; in later years dining regularly at Tuesday evening Formal Halls, and standing as Chairman of the RSMA following the retirement of John Axon. A full obituary by John’s family and Dr Peter Raby appears in this Review, so I am restrained not to repeat any of their brilliant anecdotes here. However, we plan to celebrate his life in full at an event in Homerton on Sunday, 26 March 2017 – more information will follow. John inspired many generations of Education students over the years, but he was also a great colleague, very witty and perceptive, a great egalitarian – in an egalitarian institution. We all miss him terribly. The RSMA flourishes with a membership of over eighty. We have recently extended membership to those who transferred to the University Faculty of Education on ‘Convergence’ in 2001 and who subsequently retired. One problem has been tracking down former College staff members who qualify for membership. Data Protection legislation results in the destruction of personal employment records after seven years; as a historian I note this with alarm, while also recognising the need to dispose of sensitive personal records that no longer serve a purpose. I just wish that we had the option to have our records archived if we so wished. Tom Simms, historian and former Senior Tutor of Homerton, listed in a note book all teaching staff appointments from 1786 to 1978, with their careers, qualifications and publications – an extraordinary record secured for ever in the College Archive. Sadly that continuity has now been broken,
however, as we track down former members we add to Simms’ archived list, adding impressive CVs and lists of publications from our lost sheep as they return to the fold! As well as retired academic staff members, we are open to non-teaching staff members, particularly heads of departments, key College members such as Librarians, Head Porters and House Keepers. Our membership is also swelled by a few newly retired Emeritus Fellows, however, with the advent of new tripos subjects at Homerton, such as Engineering, Computer Science and now Medicine, there is an age-gap between the retiring ‘old guard’ of Education Lecturers, and the ever expanding list of new appointments. Since the appointment of Professor Geoff Ward as Principal, the Fellowship has grown considerably. The long-term prospects for the RSMA look good once we bridge this historic hiatus and the new-guard eventually come to join us. Our membership is ever active, not just at monthly coffee mornings in College, but with lectures reflecting those retirees that are still active in research, plus visits and social events (often involving our Emeritus Choir) and a Book Club and annual Newsletter. The Committee attends to any members who are unwell or in need of support with its Almonry Fund. In past years we have also supported one or two travel bursaries for PGCE students, but like all effective charities we have now spent the fund and need to build it up again! This we will do over the coming years as members are always keen to help students in any way they can. Members will also be supporting a fund in memory of John Murrell, which will be launched by the Principal in March. John himself established the Homerton Peabody Scholarships and so set a lasting example by his generosity towards deserving students n
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Fellows 2001 Mr Stephen Watts Admissions Tutor (Arts and Social Sciences) 2002 Dr Penelope Barton Senior Tutor Dr David Clifford Mr David Whitley 2005 Mr Philip Stephenson Dr Elaine Wilson 2006 Professor Richard Hickman Dean Dr Louise Joy 2007 Dr William Foster Vice-Principal Dr Simon Wadsley Secretary of Council and Governing Body 2008
Dr Theophilus Hacking Dr Rosalind McLellan Dr Olivier Tonneau Dr Peggy Watson
2009 Professor Maria Nikolajeva 2010 Dr André Neves 2011 Dr Thomas Graumann Professor Simon Gregory 2012
Dr Katherine Boyle Dr Juliana Cavalcanti Dr Veronika Fikfak Ms Deborah Griffin OBE Bursar Dr Myrto Hatzimichali Dr Michelle Oyen Dr Daniel Trocmé-Latter Director of Music
Dr Pauline Goyal-Rutsaert Dr Georgina Horrell Ms Yan Yan Shery Huang Dr Melanie Keene Graduate Tutor Dr Julia Kenyon Dr Timoleon Kipouros Dr Matthew Tointon
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Dr Christopher Brooke Dr Joel Chalfen Dr Nagendra Karthik Depuru-Mohan Professor Douglas Easton Professor Timothy Eisen Dr Paul Elliott Admissions Tutor (Sciences) Dr Hayley J. Hooper Dr Zoe Jaques Dr Deborah Kronenberg-Versteeg Dr Francesca Moore Mr Matthew Moss MVO Director of External Relations and Development
2015 Dr Chibeza Agley Dr Anthony Ashton Dr James Blevins Ms Sheila Gupta Dr Anthony Johnson Dr Siddhartha Kar Dr Jochem Kroezen Dr Mark Manford Mrs Liz Osman Mr Paul Warwick Dr Rachel Williams 2016
Dr Paolo Heywood Professor Simone Hochgreb Dr Hayk Kupelyants Dr Thomas Leppard Dr Clare Oliver-Williams Dr Stephen Rennard Dr Maja Spanu Dr Stuart Wallace
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Honorary Fellows 2007 Mrs Ann Cotton OBE Founder and President of CAMFED 2010 Dame Carol Ann Duffy DBE Poet Laureate
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2013 Dr Katharine Pretty CBE Principal of Homerton College 1991–2013 2014 Professor Sir Andrew Motion Poet Laureate 1999–2009 2016
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
Emeritus Fellows 2009 Dr Peter Raby Former Vice-Principal 2010 Mr John Beck Dr Ian Morrison 2011 Professsor David Bridges Mr Stephen Tomkins 2012 Commodore Gale Bryan Former Bursar 2013 Mr Dhiru Karia Finance Tutor and Former Finance Officer Dr Peter Warner Keeper of the Roll and Former Senior Tutor 2014 Ms Patricia Maude MBE Professor Morag Styles Mrs Elizabeth Anne Thwaites 2015 Dr Peter Cunningham Professor John Gray FBA Former Vice-Principal Mr Michael Younger 2016 Ms Christine Doddington Dr John Hopkins Dr Molly Warrington
Bye-Fellows 2013 Dr Neville Dean Dr Linda King Dr Louis Kovalevsky Dr Richard Williams
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Dr Stephen Burgess Professor Pamela Burnard Dr Bob Dillon Dr Elizabeth Duignan Dr Meredith Hale Dr Joanna Haywood Dr Richard Jennings Dr Sohini Kar-Narayan Dr Catherine MacKenzie Dr Susanna Rostas
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Dr Laurie Denyer Willis Dr Aaron Hornkohl Dr David Kent Dr Dario Palumbo
Research Associates Dr Eneko Axpe Dr Claudio Battilocchio Dr Robin Bunce Dr Srivas Chennu Dr Gemma Clarke Dr Frank Cornelissen Dr Felicity Davis Dr Paulo di Giuseppantonio di Franco Dr David Friesem Dr Chiara Giuliano Dr Ya-hin Huang Dr Tyler Kelly Dr Elsa Lee Dr Yingjie Peng Dr Georg Schneditz Dr James Wason Dr Bangwen Xie
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Dr Axel Bangert Dr Clementine Beauvais Dr Judy Fonville Dr Rosemary Grey Dr Louise Hardwick Dr Richard Johns Dr Kathelijne Koops Professor Rebecca Lingwood Dr James Loudon Dr Ruth Mugford Professor Redell Olsen Professor Unai Pascual Dr Abigail Rokison-Woodall Dr Darren Sarisky Professor Richard Toye Dr Gonzalo Urcelay Dr Astrid Van Oyen Dr Jasper Van Wezel Dr Lauren Waszek Mr Steve Waters Dr Bryn Williams-Jones Dr Alice Wilson Professor Andries Zuiderhoek Dr Stelios Zyglidopoulos
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 2016 and the College congratulates the recipients. 63
The Aditya Dalmia Prize awarded to the best performing Land Economist Purav Shah The Barton Prize awarded to a graduate student who has made an outstanding contribution to College life Patrick Olsen The College Book Prize awarded to students who received a University Prize for a dissertation or project Jason McCammon Imogen Page-Jarrett The College Subject Prize for students judged by the Director of Studies to have reached First Class standard in the Preliminary Exam to Part I of English, History or Education Triposes Holly Firmin FopĂŠ Jegede Joseph Sefton
The David Thompson Scholarship in recognition of achieving First Class Honours Kiera Adams Thuqan Al Hindawi Daniel Aleca Robert Allen Goncalo Araujo Regado Amelia Bartlett Rachel Bellamy Daniel Bergicourt Joseph Bowness Finnian Brewer Chloe Budd Leonardo Buizza Olivia Burns Kevin Burri Benjamin Butt Luisa Callander Thomas Carlile Andrew Catherall Jeng Yang Chia Aleksey Chuhay Sophie Cooke Daniel Crenol William Curwen Shuyuan Deng Rohan Dodd Puja Dowlani Chukwunedum Echeta Rhys Errington Benjamin Evans Lucy Felton
Callum Fleming Jeremy Fouillou Eugene Fu Cameron Grove Matt Harding Victoria Hodgson Rupert Horlick Harry Jones Hannah Lee Jonathan Leung Qinglin Li Edgaras Liberis Nicole Liew Clavance Lim Kilian Lohmann Jack MacDonald Jason McCammon Dylan McDermott Thomas McGrade Pushkar Mishra Chien Xen Ng Geraint Northwood-Smith Imogen Page-Jarrett William Palmer Ashrafuddin Patwary Matthew Penellum Lauren Pick Emily Prudence Isobel Sands Till Schofer Purav Shah Rohan Shanker Sarah Sheard
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The Accompanist Scholarship awarded to Natalie Jobbins
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Peter Skalski Angharad Stell Nicholas Stromberg Han Xiong Tan Christopher Taylor Riley Thorold Jon Toft Richard Turley Shane Vamadevan Duc Vu Nicholas Walker Jasmine Walter Caitlin Whitby James Whitehouse Vere Whittome Long Wong Liam Woodcock Laurence Wooldridge Yordan Yordanov The Everton Prize awarded to the best student in Part II Mathematics Kevin Burri The Foundation Scholarship awarded to students who achieved First Class marks across all papers in a Tripos examination Matilda Ettedgui James King Rosaline Moyle Bryony Perks The George Peabody Scholarship for achieving a First in Part I of the Education Tripos Larissa Obolensky
The Helen Morris Scholarship for the most distinguished results in English in Part I of the Education Tripos Alice Evans The Homerton Charter Graduate Scholarship awarded on academic merit to a student embarking on a new course of graduate study Luisa Callander Matteo Craglia Hsu Liu Dylan McDermott Simon Posner (Jean Ruddock Charter Scholar) Jennifer Rice (Jean Ruddock Charter Scholar) Peter Skalski The Horobin Award for women graduate students rowing for the University Alice White The Horobin Prize for best overall results in the Education Tripos Lilly Posnett The Kate Pretty Bursary awarded as part of the CHESS MPhil Awards Scheme Orlando Gibbs Laurence Hutchence Guy Skinner The Morag Styles Award awarded to the best Part II dissertation in Children’s Literature in the Education Tripos Lilly Posnett
The Music Performance Prize awarded to Natalie Green-Buckley The Peter Warner Prize awarded to the student who has made the most academic progress over three or four years Robert Corbyn-Smith The Pointon Prize for the student reading Music or Education and Music who has made the most distinctive and valuble contribution to the College’s musical life Rachel Sweet Nicholas Walker The Santander Master’s Prize awarded to students who have followed a full time Master’s course and achieved distinctions in their dissertation Daniel Burdett Gabriella Byfield Krishan Chana Tania Clarke Edward Everett Pooya Kamvari Dornehl Kitching Ed Klinger Daphne Martschenko Benjamin Murdoch Alice Standish Shi Tang Jun Wei Tong Georgios Vasdekis Luke Warde Zhouran Zhang
The Santander PhD Prize awarded to a STEM student and an Arts/Humanities student in recognition of outstanding research achievement Sarah Hardstaff Jiun-Lin Yan
The Thougan Al Hindawi Prize is awarded to a student who is entering a Master’s level course of study in Education Ana Trigo Clapes The Westall Prize for the most outstanding contribution to College life Jonathan Huse
The Simms Benefaction and Scholarship for the Study of History awarded to the student judged by the History Director of Studies to have benefitted most from the study of History Till Schofer
BLUES AWARDS ‘Blues’ are awarded in recognition of sporting excellence in representing the University of Cambridge. During the 2015 – 2016 Academical Year, Blues were awarded to the following Homertonians.
Full Blues Lucie Astier-Such Sophie Cooke Alice Durrans Charlotte Edgerley Alexandra Greenwood Faye Kidd Will Morris Ruth Simms Rebecca Wilson Juliette Wise
Half Blues Tennis Hockey Hockey Rugby Football Hockey Athletics Football Hockey Lacrosse
Pranjal Bajaj Daniel Crenol William Goodwin Francis Hunt Jason McCammon Sophie Mullan Lydia Redman Kate Ross Matt Shaw Luke White Liam Woodcock Erica Wood
Golf Korfball Skiing Tennis Boxing Hockey Polo Football Rackets Dancesport Korfball Lacrosse
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The Santander Second Year Prize awarded to the highest performing students in Tripos in five subject areas Frances Ballaster-Harris Arshad Balwa Jerry Cummins Larissa Obolensky Janis Siebrecht Jingfeng (Henry) Zhang
The Shuard/Simms Prize for achieving First Class Honours in the Education Tripos Rosalind Blunt Ella Duffy Alexandra Greenwood Arthur Hannah Lilly Posnett Benjamin Spurgeon Rebecca Thomas Megan Thorpe Benjamin Walsh
GRADUATES The College congratulates the following students on completing their studies at Homerton and on being awarded their qualifications. 66 ANNUAL REVIEW MEMBERSHIP
Bachelor of Arts Fern Addy Natural Sciences Tripos Jessica Ahluwalia Education Tripos with Religious Studies Thuqan Al Hindawi Land Economy Tripos Marina Anastasi Historical Tripos Amy Elizabeth Angilley Law Tripos Daniel Anstess Engineering Tripos Katherine Frances Aspray Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos Eireann Attridge Education Tripos with English Thomas Bacon Natural Sciences Tripos Lydia Bagley Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Amelia Lucy Bartlett AngloSaxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos Zeena Beale Music Tripos Grant Bellis Engineering Tripos Constance Grace Bennett Education Tripos with English and Drama Daniel Louie Bergicourt Land Economy Tripos Amay Bhojani Land Economy Tripos Hollie Blockley Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos
Rosalind Jane Blunt Education Tripos with History Olivia Boult Natural Sciences Tripos George Bouverie Mathematical Tripos Joseph Samson Bowness Natural Sciences Tripos Finnian Brewer English Tripos Bethany Frances Brookfield Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos Olivia Grace Simpson Burns Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Annie Caffyn Education Tripos with History Luisa Mara Callander Music Tripos Trang Phuong Cao Economics Tripos Evelyn Sylvia Chalmers Natural Sciences Tripos Coleman Chan Music Tripos William Westwood Chappell Natural Sciences Tripos Rebekah-Miron Clayton Education Tripos with English and Drama Tristan Colaรงo Natural Sciences Tripos Philip Colbran Natural Sciences Tripos Frederica Cooke English Tripos Sophie Cooke Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos
Robert Corbyn-Smith Natural Sciences Tripos Joshua Cozens Chemical Engineering via Engineering Adam Harry Crafton Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Daniel Norman Crenol Geographical Tripos Miranda Cupit Chemical Engineering via Engineering William Curwen Historical Tripos Rebecca Sophie Cusack Education Tripos with English and Drama Puja Gulab Dowlani Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Henry Draper Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Ina Drouven Economics Tripos Katie Duce Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Ella Jacqueline May Duffy Education Tripos with English and Drama Katie Dullam Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos Alice Durrans Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos Charlotte Edgerley Natural Sciences Tripos James Nicholas Ekwem Law Tripos Emily Elliott Historical Tripos Emma Victoria Anne Elston Classical Tripos
Arthur Hannah Education Tripos with English and Drama Sarah Madeleine Hardy Historical Tripos George Edward Harrison Natural Sciences Tripos Deborah Marie Hazelton Geographical Tripos William Hewstone Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Jack Hugo Historical Tripos Jonathan Huse Historical Tripos Jennifer Hutchings English Tripos Wojciech Kazimierz Kaczmarczyk Land Economy Tripos Veselin Karadzhov Engineering Tripos Julia Zara Kass Education Tripos with English and Drama Ruby Nicole Keane Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos Thomas Armin Keller Natural Sciences Tripos Sophie Faith Marie Kellner Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos James King Geographical Tripos Sophia Lee Xiu-Fei Kosasih Law Tripos Helen Lam Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Jack Michael Lawrence Natural Sciences Tripos Hoe Ryung Lee History of Art Tripos Paulius Leonavicius Engineering Tripos Ying Ho Jonathan Leung Law Tripos
Clavance Dayong Lim Law Tripos Elizabeth Julia Krystyna Mahoney English Tripos Liberty Majumdar Education Tripos with English Jason Adrian David McCammon Chemical Engineering via Engineering Dylan McDermott Computer Science Tripos Alistair McMaster Natural Sciences Tripos Oscar Mellors Economics Tripos Martin Minkovski Law Tripos Kgosing Botlhe More Natural Sciences Tripos Lily Josephine Mortimer Law Tripos Rosaline Moyle Linguistics Tripos Dylan Isaac Myers-Joseph Natural Sciences Tripos Hansley Narasiah Engineering Tripos Elena Natale Education Tripos with Modern Languages Susanne Renate Navara Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Serban-George NecsaDamacus Law Tripos Theodor Daniel Nedelcu Computer Science Tripos Nenko Stoyanov Nenov Natural Sciences Tripos Geraint William David Northwood-Smith Natural Sciences Tripos Esther Nye Music Tripos Louise O’Neill Education Tripos with History Jelani Okoruwa Law Tripos
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Matilda Allegria Ettedgui History of Art Tripos Anton Hugh Evans Education Tripos with Geography Benjamin Evans Manufacturing Engineering Tripos Tobias Maximilian Feick Economics Tripos Julian Fernandes Engineering Tripos Maria Fernandez-Martos Balson Engineering Tripos Michael Free Natural Sciences Tripos Kate Victoria Claire Garden Management Studies Tripos Sean Gill Economics Tripos Bryony Glover English Tripos Pawel Golabek Mathematical Tripos Andrew John Goodwin Mathematical Tripos Elloise Marie Gordon Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Alice Gough Natural Sciences Tripos Alexander Nathaniel Gould Natural Sciences Tripos Kirstie Louise Green English Tripos Zoe Victoria Green English Tripos Nathalie Green-Buckley Music Tripos Alexandra Greenwood Education Tripos with English and Drama Florrie Grigson Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Georgina Hammerton Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos
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Dimitra Panayides Economics Tripos James Robin Parsons Mathematical Tripos Milan Patel Manufacturing Engineering Tripos Bryony Perks Linguistics Tripos Katherine Phillips Geographical Tripos Lauren Marcelyn Pick Computer Science Tripos Mateusz Stanislaw Pniewski Manufacturing Engineering Tripos Bryony Lynn Porter English Tripos Lilly Posnett Education Tripos with English and Drama Frederica Angelica Poulton Education Tripos with English and Drama Isabel Joanna Power Theological and Religious Studies Tripos Emily Prudence Natural Sciences Tripos Naomi Faith Pyburn English Tripos Kexin Qian Education Tripos with Physical Sciences Naqibrahman Rahmani Chemical Engineering via Engineering Emily Hannah Blake Ranken Education Tripos with English Lydia Redman Law Tripos Simran Sandhu Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Till Burkhart Malte Schofer Historical Tripos Purav Samir Shah Land Economy Tripos Rohan Shanker Mathematical Tripos
Sarah Rachel Caroline Sheard Classical Tripos Oliver Sibley Mathematical Tripos Piotr Skalski Natural Sciences Tripos Miranda Jane Slade English Tripos Francis Smallwood Philosophy Tripos Benjamin Spurgeon Education Tripos with English Angharad Caroline Stell Natural Sciences Tripos Hanna Stephens Geographical Tripos Zuzana Strakova Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos Varvara Svistunenko Education Tripos with English and Drama Edmond Tam Han Wen Economics Tripos Robbie Taylor Hunt Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Benjamin Taylor Engineering Tripos Rebecca Thomas Education Tripos with English and Drama Megan Thorpe Education Tripos with Religious Studies Stephanie Trapp Geographical Tripos Richard James Turley Natural Sciences Tripos Antonio Vagnerini Natural Sciences Tripos Duc Minh Vu Natural Sciences Tripos Benjamin Patrick Walsh Education Tripos with English and Drama Leanne Walstow English Tripos
Jasmine Mei Walter Philosophy Tripos Daren Wang Economics Tripos Nicholas Watmore Mathematical Tripos Luke Aron Richard White Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Rebecca Wilson Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Thomas Wilson Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Jessica Wing English Tripos Samuel Wiseman Engineering Tripos Long Hei Timothy Wong Natural Sciences Tripos Laurence James Wooldridge Historical Tripos Isabella Yamamoto Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Daniel Yanev Manufacturing Engineering Tripos Shitian Zhang Chemical Engineering via Natural Sciences Daan Henricus Louis van de Weem Natural Sciences Tripos
Postgraduate Certificate in Education Zoe Abbott Luke Adam Benjamin Adams Molly Adkins David Agnew Stacey Allen Caroline Allen-Rogers Joshua Atkins
Oliver Frazer Janine Gallagher Vanisha Ganatra Conor George Hannah Goodrham Thomas Gray Charles Greensitt Elizabeth Gresham David Guinea James Hamilton Andrew Hawkins Elizabeth Haynes John-William Hepper Kristian Hewett Joanne Higginson Rachel Hill Katy Hinchliffe Abigail Hindmarch Thomas Hobbs Alexandra Hobman Laureen Hodge Lauren Holman Helen Holmes Amy Howe Emma Hulme Lydia Hulme Samantha Hulston Ellen Hurley Sophie Ingram Annabel Isherwood Alice Jackson Eleanor Jacobs Susan Jang Laura Jeffery Emily Jenkinson Catherine Johnson Eloise Johnson Emily Jones Stephanie Jones Scott Jordan Elisa Juncosa Umaran Hara Natalia KaminiotiDumont Tazreen Kassim-Lowe
Philippa Kerby Jennifer King Jennifer Koenig Alissa Lamb Kathryn Lane Hannah Laurence Emma Law Courtney Lawrence Lucie Ledesve d’Heudieres Chloe Lewis Ellen Lewis Gareth Lewis Kirsty Lloyd Rachel Lubbock Alec Maguire Thomas Marlow Jed Marshall Katharine Martin Jane McConnell Hannah Miller Samuel Miller Emma Monteiro Sophie Mullan Gabrielle Murphy Jennifer Murray Laura Neild Rowan Newland Bridget Norton Nicholas O’Leary Robin Owen Denvor Owens Callum Paine Robert Peck Hannah Perkins Richard Peters Elizabeth Poskett James Proctor Nicole Prust Richard Purchon Oliver Quayle Piers Rankin Hayden Reynolds Luke Rhodes Sally Riordan
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Rebekah Atkins Elle Atterton Jade Barnett Denise Batchelor Gordon Bates Sophie Bates David Bennett Holly Bilverstone Tarryn Biswas Emma Blake James Blake Alexander Bridges David Brits Ella Brown India Brown Mandy Carpenter Callum Carroll Grainne Cassidy Glen Collier Rebecca Collyer Adam Cook Vincenzo Coppola Kristina Craven Daniel Crittenden Joshua Crossman Faye Curran Francis Curran Lucy Daniels Eleanor Dart Huseyin Demirci Rebekah Denby Jenny Dickson Nicholas Dodd Danielle Donaldson Katie Dzierozynski Holly Eden Joshua Eldon Harriet Eldridge Christopher Ellis Aled Elmore Jamie Ewing Robert Fisher Andrew Flowers Emily Foster
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Elizabeth Robinson Hannah Robinson-Moore Sally-Anne Roden Amber Rutterford Esther Ryan Victoria Ryder Rebecca Sands John Sarginson Adam Sear Jake Selby Shahnaz Sharmin Craig Sidaway Sukhjeet Singh Sophie Smalldon Laura Smith Rosemary Spence Alexander Springett Marianna Stammeijer Su-Yin Stemp Lucy Stephens Kirsten Stewart Marcella Stocker Harriet Tapply Imogen Taylor Jessica Taylor Amy Thomas Rebecca Thomas Helen Townshend Flora Turnbull Joseph Vincent Emily Waddington Sophie Walker Elisabeth Walmsley Holly Warrener Sophie Wells Roseanna Weston Jasmin Wharmby Jessica White Lucy White Suki-Jo Whitehouse Sophie Willcocks Jonathan Williams Catherine Wilson Laura Witherow
Sarah Witkowski-Baker Merry Wright Samuel Wright Jiin Yang Megan Youell
Master of Education Anna Afolayan Lee Andersen Jason Joshua Arthur Bethany Baker Helen Frances Baker Andrew Michael Baldwin Katherine Sylvia Marija Barker Naomi Clare Barker Daniel Mark Betts Jessica Burgess Antony Joseph Camillo Emily Cant James Carroll Krista Carson Melissa Jane Clarke Lana Coogans Sadie Cook Harriet Elizabeth Mary Crockett Suzanne Yvette Culshaw James Johnathon Daly Thomas Jeremy Danby Helene della Chiesa Caron Downes Justine Laura Elamatha Louis Everett Natalie Jayne Fletcher James Edmund Shaun Fountain Matthew David Friett Roseanna Furze Hannah Gee Hollie Grace Gowan Joanna Gwaspari Emma Louise Harper Kerry Louise Harris
Robert Harry Lucy Ingleby Victoria Judd Hannah Kiran Julie Ann Knight Hannah Ruth Korcz Karina Jane Larsen Lisa K Lee Dorothy Patricia Lennie Laurie-Lee McDowell Elena Rhea Menezes Tabitha Verity Patience Millett Emily Moss Emily Jeanne Muir Roger Newman Sarah Niemann Laura Louise Caroline North Harriet Elizabeth O’Brien Claire Louise O’Reilly Emma Ojelade Babatunde Taiwo Ojewunmi Thomas James Oxenham Hannah Florence Page Timothy David Paterson Harry Charles Peck Mary Bo Mitchell Prest Diane McLean Rawlins Michelle Louise Renouf Joanne Richell Emma Ring Vincent Paul Scholier Felicity Scott Benjamin Shuler Hannah Simon Ashley Smith Ruth Elizabeth Jane Spillman Deborah Anne Squire Claudia Stollberg Colette Louise Taylor Karen Lesley Taylor Benjamin Thompson Sarah Tillotson Emma Louise Torry
Fride Haugen Vedde Stephanie Warner Christopher Paul Wellings Louie Werth Krisztina Zaborszky
Ho Chai Chung Wing In Ivy Ho Richard Mahal
Master of Studies Sarah Ashcroft Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Rachel Julia Barras Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Amy Jill Barron Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Ian Michael Bickers Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Margaret Julie Bolger Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Nicola Ann Duff Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Colin John Duffy Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Jayne Gwenda Euvrard Advanced Subject Teaching Bronya Louise Finnegan Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Douglas Robert Graham Applied Criminology, Penology and Management
Sarah Jane Tiffin-McGuirk Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Shaun Stuart Williamson Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Stacy Mary Woodrow Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Louise Amanda Ysart Applied Criminology, Penology and Management
Master of Advanced Studies Arijit Sean Gupta Mathematical Statistics Georgios Vasdekis Pure Mathematics
Master of Business Administration Pooya Kamvari Moghaddam
Doctor of Medicine Liam Michael McCormick
Master of Philosophy Sammy Al-Shakarchi Finance Lucie CĂŠcile Astier Such Development Studies Wing Yin Chan Screen Media and Cultures Chau Han Chau Computational Biology Deborah Jayne Cheesbrough Education (Thematic Route) Fenghua Chen Sociology
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Master of Law
Nicola Anne Hargreaves Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Stuart McLean Henderson Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Nigel Andrew William Ironside Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Joanna Emilia Jezierska Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Marian Mahoney Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Sean McFedries Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Philip Thomas Novis Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Victoria Anne Pryce Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Michael Gerard Ryan Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Catherine Sanderson Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Andrea Elizabeth Saunders Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Pia Sinha-Anderton Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Malcolm Smith Applied Criminology, Penology and Management Emma Mary Stuart Applied Criminology, Penology and Management
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Hyunmook Choi Industrial Systems, Manufacture and Management Vaughan Newsome Connolly Education (Thematic Route) Frederik Thomas De Ridder Technology Policy Gabriela Degen Education (Thematic Route) Nina Anne Elvin Education (Thematic Route) Edward John Everett Early Modern History Kieran Daniel Ford Education (Thematic Route) Matthew Frost Sociology James Dean Hermosura Gabrillo Music Studies Ruggero Galtarossa Sociology Robert Adel Girgis Education (Thematic Route) Han Guo Finance and Economics Gyaltsen Gyaltsen Education (Thematic Route) Stephanie Helen Hobbs Education (Thematic Route) Felicitas Sofia Holzer History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine Charlotte Hummel Economic and Social History Edward Kent Development Studies Ed Leon Klinger Technology Policy Maciej Martin Kukla Advanced Computer Science Laura Kuznetsov Epidemiology Marcus Chun Kue Kwok Finance Tingyu Liu Education (Thematic Route) Yiding Lu Advanced Computer Science
Lionel Guo Rong Lye Education (Thematic Route) Haifang Ma Education (Thematic Route) Daphne Martschenko Education (Thematic Route) Mannohja Masilamany Education (Thematic Route) Elizabeth Kate Maybury Smalley Education (Thematic Route) Katie Joan McIlveen Education (Thematic Route) Craig M McMahon Historical Studies Seamus Anthony McManus Innovation, Strategy, and Organization Ali Meghji Modern Society and Global Transformation Carolina Altomar Testa Furtado De Mendonca Chemistry Martin Milenovsky Management Benjamin Charles Murdoch Development Studies Jack Paul Palmer English Studies Siddharth Pandey Education (Thematic Route) Alessandro Rossi Philosophy Vincent Sakeni Engineering for Sustainable Development Vivek Saraswat Micro and Nanotechnology Enterprise Dawn Sardella-Ayres Education (Thematic Route) Hardeek Harshad Shah Education (Thematic Route) Lucy Elizabeth Anne Stone Education (Thematic Route) Shi Tang Innovation, Strategy, and Organization Bohdan Tokarskyi European Literature
Lisa Ann Wade Modern European History Haoyu Wang Management Yang Wang Technology Policy Luke Warde European and Comparative Literatures and Cultures Joseph Henry Watt American History Huihui Zhan Education (Thematic Route) Zhuoran Zhang Advanced Computer Science
Master of Research Andrew William Day Biological Science Ivan Bojidarov Dimov Physical Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Xiaohe Dong Integrated Photonic and Electronic Systems Sarah Kay Madden Biological Science
Doctor of Philosophy Benedetta Frida Baldi Modelling at the mesoscale: a novel approach to proteinprotein interaction and multi complex formation Kate Michaelson Boehme Commercial networks and the making of a colonial bourgeoisie in Western India, 1845-1870 Marc Jean Briant On the Boltzmann equation, quantitative studies and hydro dynamical limits
Luca Magri Adjoint methods in thermo-acoustic and combustion instability Rebecca Nambi Exploring the challenges and possibilities of using learner-centred pedagogy to teach literacy in one secondary school in Uganda: a case study Yiting Pan Local tradition and British influence in building construction in Shanghai (18401937) Nikolas Pontikos Normalisation and clustering methods applied to association studies in type1 diabetes Alberto Gil Couto Pimentel Ramos Numerical solution of Sturm-Liouville problems via Fer streamers Ann Louise Robbins Investigative strategies in resolving novel molecular causes of monogenic lipodystrophies
Chung-Lin Tsai Orchestrating complementary innovation in the ICT Industry: a conceptual framework for industry platform implementation Cheuk Ho Tsang Dissection and molecular heterogeneity of adult and embryonic stem cells by single-cell genomic approach Xiao Selina Wang Investigating the role of STAR family proteins in regulating smooth muscle alternative splicing Wei Yang Understanding the roles of PLN family lipid droplet binding proteins in the regulation of lipolysis
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Lucy Philippa Campbell Action, intention and knowledge Michael Catchpool ‘I look away until they have finished reading it’: a focus on children’s engagement with peer feedback and its impact on children as writers Chencheng Dai The design, development and application of voltammetric pH sensors Clare Fitzgerald Viscosity measurements of organic aerosol using fluorescent molecular rotors Karen Forbes Cross-linguistic transfer of foreign language writing strategies: developing first and foreign language writing through metacognitive strategy use Constanze Maria Hammerle The role of insulin-like growth factor 2 in development and growth of the mouse pancreas
NEW MEMBERS The College welcomes the following students, who have joined Homerton in 2016.
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Ameer Abdullah Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos Thomas Adams Philosophy Tripos Thomas Adamson Natural Sciences Tripos Matthew Adesina Classical Tripos Lakshyaditya Singh Aithani Natural Sciences Tripos Chloe Victoria Annetts Education Tripos with Music Eleanor Rose Ansell Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos Ertug Aytug Engineering Tripos Christopher Baczkowski Historical Tripos Ella Barton Law Tripos Aaliyah Bates Education Tripos with English and Drama Olivia Alice Scott Batho Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos Robert Stanford Beckett Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos Vicent Beltran Natural Sciences Tripos Oliver Bilbie Natural Sciences Tripos Samuel Bird Mathematical Tripos William Zebedee Blackburn Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Tripos India Blaksley Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos
George Boughton Geographical Tripos Adam Rowan Boxall Natural Sciences Tripos Matthew Brace Natural Sciences Tripos David James Bradburn Engineering Tripos Jack Briggs Geographical Tripos Cameron Brown Natural Sciences Tripos Rosa Emily Burgoyne English Tripos Harry Thomas Hele Burke Theological and Religious Studies Tripos Blythe Burkhart Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Isabelle Burroughes English Tripos Clara Butler Natural Sciences Tripos Irrah Patricia Melena CarverJones English Tripos Denise Chng Huiru Education Tripos with English and Drama Samuel Coleman Engineering Tripos Courtney Anne Collins Engineering Tripos Tiberiu George Copaciu Computer Science Tripos Bethan Corker Natural Sciences Tripos Eleanor Savannah Curzon Green Historical Tripos Samuel Damon Historical Tripos
Martha Eleanor Daniels Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos Tara Louise Davy Land Economy Tripos Caitlin Samantha Day English Tripos Ida Mae de Waal Law Tripos Fernanda Deolarte Ruiz Education Tripos with Modern Languages Ritish Desai Law Tripos Lydia Devonport Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Tripos Caitlin Beth Dobson Education Tripos with English Cloe Dugrillon English Tripos Hollie Anne Earlam English Tripos Eliza Eastwood Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Henry George Eaton-Mercer Classical Tripos Isabel Emery Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos Joel Matthew Essam Natural Sciences Tripos Georgina Evans Linguistics Tripos Charlotte Decia Facherty Natural Sciences Tripos Alborz Nader Farahati Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Claudia Fernandez Riesgo Natural Sciences Tripos Alexandru-Catalin Filip Computer Science Tripos Luc Robert Andre Francis Natural Sciences Tripos
Sara Sohel Kachwalla Land Economy Tripos Tsveta Ivaylova Kamenova Natural Sciences Tripos Maryam Khalifa Law Tripos Muhammed Aqib Ullah Khan Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Andrew James Knight Computer Science Tripos Annika Koljonen Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Kyung Mo Koo Chemical Engineering via Natural Sciences Anastasia Kopytina Economics Tripos Matthew Benjamin Koster Natural Sciences Tripos Qiangru Kuang Mathematical Tripos Dee Loon Lai Engineering Tripos Chi Ching Mark Lam Land Economy Tripos Ho Ching Anson Lam Natural Sciences Tripos Yin Ming Boris Lam Law Tripos Victoria Lampitt Historical Tripos David Tobias Gerhard Laun Education Tripos with History Georgia Lavin Historical Tripos Sue Lynn Lee Engineering Tripos Alfred Leigh Classical Tripos (Four Year) Shu Hui Leow Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos Phoebe Levermore Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos Li Hong Liew Engineering Tripos Siyue Lin Education Tripos with English and Drama
Zi Khang Lin Mathematical Tripos Emma Louise Lindsey Chemical Engineering via Engineering Alexey Lipov Natural Sciences Tripos Sverre Løyland Natural Sciences Tripos Jo An Ma Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos Ruairidh Alasdair Macleod Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Roderick Lewis MacSween Computer Science Tripos Daniel Magennis Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Shane Gill Mallard Economics Tripos Annabel Manley Economics Tripos Gabriela Lucy Martin Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Simone Maruotti English Tripos Kathleen Mary McCulloch Theological and Religious Studies Tripos Luke Padraic McGee Economics Tripos Miral Mir Education Tripos with History Annia Mirza Law Tripos Stephen Vincent Logan Mitchell Mathematical Tripos Luke Mleczko Chemical Engineering via Engineering James Henry Mocatta Natural Sciences Tripos Parissa Moghanchi Education Tripos with Religious Studies Iago Moreno Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos
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Irma Franz Education Tripos with English Kai Gaskin Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos Alexander Gikas Classical Tripos Gianna Maria Giordani Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Tamsin Liane Golding Yee History of Art Tripos Rohan Gupta Land Economy Tripos Drar Naman Habtom Desta Historical Tripos Aminna Harb Education Tripos with English Michael Harvey Engineering Tripos Elizabeth Hawkings Engineering Tripos Christian Hines Education Tripos with Physical Sciences Daniel Thomas Hissey Education Tripos with History Amaya Rose Holman English Tripos Dilyan Hristov Natural Sciences Tripos Wenjin Huang Economics Tripos Khushi Hunt Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Sean Irving Natural Sciences Tripos Maulik Deepak Jain Economics Tripos Zhi Ji Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos Natalie Frances Jobbins Music Tripos Gurbir Johal Mathematical Tripos Nathan Johns Classical Tripos (Four Year) James Alfred Jones Music Tripos
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Ceri Rebecca Moss Education Tripos with English and Drama Tsz Wing Ng Education Tripos with History Christos Nikolaou Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos Olivia Grace Norris English Tripos Temiloluwa Onilogbo Chemical Engineering via Natural Sciences Isabella Akuzie Oreffo Education Tripos with English and Drama Oliver Lang Parkin Mathematical Tripos Holly Sophie Parsons Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos Sally Peacock Geographical Tripos Olabimpe Popoola Historical Tripos Noah Michael Haydn Poulson Music Tripos Rhiannon Power Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Jessica Prissy Prabhakaran Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos Suroor Rahimtoola Land Economy Tripos Chloe Richardson Education Tripos with English and Drama Eric George Richardson Historical Tripos Ina Theresa Rock Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos Laura Rodriguez Arnaiz English Tripos Leticia Marne Salmon Education Tripos with History Tamsin Charlotte Georgia Sandiford Historical Tripos
Constantin Schwetlick Natural Sciences Tripos Xinye Sha Mathematical Tripos Xinqi Shang Natural Sciences Tripos Esme Sharry Geographical Tripos Samuel Silvester Computer Science Tripos Nicholas James Smith Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos Malin-Octavian Stanescu Mathematical Tripos Harry Stuart Economics Tripos Eleanor Juliet Swire Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Michelle Taute English Tripos Glen Kian Chong Tay Law Tripos Georgina May Taylor Linguistics Tripos Sarah Temesgen Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos Aidan James Thomas Geographical Tripos Emma Margaret Thompson Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos Pak Ho Tong Mathematical Tripos Isabel Towell Education Tripos with English and Drama Rhoel Art Aebriel Padua Tupaz Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Owen Underwood Engineering Tripos Ben van Vlymen Economics Tripos Ayeisha Colbridge Vaze Geographical Tripos Natanya Mariah WalcottBurton Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos
Sarah Grace Walsh English Tripos Dongxin Wang Mathematical Tripos Gabriel Guanchao Wang Law Tripos Anouk Sophie Wear Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos Katherine Whitfield Education Tripos with English Vijja Wichitwechkarn Natural Sciences Tripos Katherine Williams English Tripos Joanna Jay Wilson Natural Sciences Tripos Oscar Edward Wilson Natural Sciences Tripos Vernise Yun Lin Wong Land Economy Tripos Arin Wongprommoon Natural Sciences Tripos Dominik Young Law Tripos Maya Yousif Education Tripos with English and Drama Leonid Zlotnikov Computer Science Tripos
Postgraduate Certificate in Education Sarah Abbey Modern Foreign Languages Rahma Abdi Mathematics Jessica Angell History Victoria Angus General Primary Lucy Ashmore Design and Technology Sarah Atkins General Primary Kieran Atter Science with Chemistry Cerys Audigier Early Primary
Charlotte Conneely Mathematics Amy Copson Art and Design Thomas Cox Mathematics Thea Davidson General Primary Emily Davidson Smith Geography Hannah Davies Science with Biology Victoria Davies Early Primary Sophie Drew General Primary Charlotte Drohan General Primary Megan Duffy Modern Foreign Languages Andrew Dyer General Primary Ruth Eaves Early Primary Hedydd Edge Music Rebecca Edmonston Modern Foreign Languages Lucy Emmerson Science with Biology Richard Fawcett Science with Physics Thea Field Art and Design Megan Game Science with Chemistry Miguel Garcia Las Heras Mathematics Joanna Gillespie General Primary Sophie Goodall General Primary Luke Goodchild Classics Rebecca Graves Geography Rebecca Green Science with Biology Danika Hall Early Primary Eilis Hanson General Primary Alice Harvey General Primary Eleanor Hayton General Primary Angela Herbert General Primary Eleanor Hicks Music Caroline Hirst English
Sophie Holmes Science with Chemistry Rachael Hopley Classics Madeleine Horne Art and Design Hatice Howie Mathematics Steven Huckfield Music Sahresh Hussain Science with Biology Madeleine Hyman Modern Foreign Languages Louise Irwin General Primary Sophie Jackson General Primary Ella Johnston Modern Foreign Languages Rojin Jozi Science with Chemistry Abbie Jupp Religious Studies Syeda Kazmi Mathematics Katharine Kent Modern Foreign Languages Thomas Kingsley Jones Religious Studies Rebecca Kirkby Religious Studies Stephanie Knight General Primary Adelice Kraemer Geography Tirza Kreuwel Modern Foreign Languages Joel Lamb General Primary Cameron Lamont General Primary Sarah Laurie General Primary Tara-Jayne Lazenby Design and Technology Rebecca Lee Modern Foreign Languages Zoe Lethbridge Mathematics Lauren Letherbarrow Geography Natalie Lewis General Primary Rhiannon Lewis Music Deborah Lowe Modern Foreign Languages
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PROFESSOR JOHN MURRELL, MBE 1933–2016 John was born in Rugby on 12 December 1933. His mother Annie Murrell, a domestic servant, died in childbirth and he was raised by his maternal grandmother Martha Frances Rock, also a domestic servant, until he left Rugby for his National Service as a pilot in the Royal Air Force. After this, he trained as a teacher at the College of St. Mark and St. John which at that time, to his delight, was in the Kings Road, Chelsea. Decades later, in 2013, John was granted an honorary degree by the university of St. Mark and St. John for his outstanding contribution to education. He met the love of his life, Anne Prees, in London and they married in 1960 and soon had two children, Rick and Laura. Anne had finished her schooling at the age of 14 to live with her parents in Liberia, Africa, but with John’s support went on to achieve her O and A levels, followed by a degree and MA, a career in teaching, as a headmistress and finally finishing her career as an HMI Schools Inspector. Whilst teaching mathematics full-time in a variety of secondary schools, he also studied in the evenings for a degree in Psychology at Birkbeck College, London. In September 1968 he joined the Education Department at Homerton College, where he taught psychology and research methods, progressing to Principal Lecturer in 1975, and in 1976 he became the Director of Postgraduate Studies, with responsibility for the training programmes of both secondary and primary postgraduate students. He was highly respected and warmly regarded by his students, on both the postgraduate and B.Ed programmes.
John was intensely loyal towards Homerton, and valued its long history as one of the country’s leading teacher training institutions, remaining there until his retirement in 2004. He was adamant that the contributions of everyone who worked there should be recognised and respected, always encouraging interaction across all levels of staff and students; always persuasively, often using his own special, cheeky and rebellious streak to find innovative and fun ways to bring about his aims. In the 1980s, after many formal college dinners at the top table, John established the ‘Bottom Table Club’ to mix staff, students and other guests for after dinner ‘entertainment and conviviality’. The club became a much-sought-after invitation for many years and created friendships for John and Anne that have lasted a lifetime. He also set up a college golf competition, open to all staff, and donated a small trophy which has been passed on year to year. He loved golf, playing regularly with other staff at the Gogs, where he
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Professor John Murrell collecting his MBE in 2004.
recorded a hole in one in 1988 – an achievement that delighted him, apart from the fact that it helped to reduce his handicap. Since the early 1970s he was involved in the design and teaching of a wide range of training courses, both local and national, for members of the legal, medical and nursing professions. His publications include a book (co-edited with Hazel Allen) on Nurse Training (1978), the Tribunals Training Handbook (2005), and numerous articles and research papers on teaching and his research specialist topic, the assessment of professional competence. John’s main interest and talent lay in putting into practice what he knew about helping individuals to develop, and applying this well beyond the field of education, into the wider world of work and community. For twenty-one years John directed an Advanced Diploma course on training methods and professional development for Justices’ Clerks and Legal Advisors – a course recognised as an essential qualification for those involved in the training of Magistrates in England and Wales. He was a member of the Lord Chancellor’s Office Working Party which was the first to introduce appraisal into the Magistracy and, together with
a legal colleague, designed, directed and taught the first national course on selection procedures for members of the Advisory Committees responsible for selecting Justices of the Peace. He also designed and directed a course for judges on the use of small group work in legal training. He was the Educational Consultant to the Nightingale School of Nursing at St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, and was involved in the King’s Fund Project 2000, which changed the role of trainee nurses to that of student, as he strongly believed in the importance of encouraging and supporting development for all levels of staff. For three years he was a Training Advisor to the General Medical Board and for a decade chaired the Nurse Education Committee of Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge. In 1992 he was very proud to be appointed the first ever George Peabody Professor of Education and Human Development at Homerton College; a personal Chair created jointly with George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. His pioneering work with Vanderbilt’s Department of Human and Organizational Development, which included setting up an internship programme
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for American undergraduates and graduates to live, work and study in Cambridge, played a key role in making this the University’s largest undergraduate programme. From 1992 until 2003 John was also a member of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Regional Council, and from 1996 to 1998 he was consultant to the Industrial Society’s 2020 Vision Project Advisory Council. In the Honours List of 2004 he was awarded an MBE for services to higher education and he was thrilled to receive his honour from Her Majesty the Queen, with his proud wife, sister and daughter in tow. In 2010 he was elected to an Emeritus Fellowship of Homerton College and he was a very active and committed member of the college’s Retired Senior Members’ Association, including several years as Chair. The Murrells have lived in the same house in central Cambridge since the 1970s, and developed lasting friendships with several people working locally, from visiting professors to local restauranteurs. John loved to ‘wander round the corner’ to chat and ‘put the world to rights’ with his friends in the paper shop, the farm shop, the charity shop and the local bakery. Through the nearby Arts Theatre many performers have come to stay for the duration of their Cambridge run. Over the years many of these have become firm friends, and John enjoyed recounting watching a well-known actress scaling the high gates late one night, having forgotten that she could simply push the side gate open. Their home’s proximity to Downing College also led to John and Anne enjoying dining rights at the College along with
invitations to the Fellows’ wine tasting club, where again, more friendships blossomed. John remained active and sociable after retirement. He maintained his close contact with Homerton by regularly dining in Hall, singing in the Emeritus Choir, and as a member of a monthly book club – but most of all through his many lasting friendships formed over the years with staff and students, including past interns living in the States. He was a warm, clever, funny and sociable man who loved people from all walks of life and had a wonderful way of developing and maintaining friendships. Through his Peabody Professorship, John’s links and friendships with Americans were an important part of his life, and in his final years he was working on a book about the historical links between Cambridge and the USA. On hearing of his cancer, four separate former students made trips from the States especially to see him, and he was overwhelmed by the number of cards, emails and phone messages he received from friends ‘across the pond’. In addition, he was always greatly interested in politics and society, and regularly had his letters published in the Times Letters Page, often in the sought-after bottom right hand corner. He also loved to travel, to fly fish, to watch the birds from his conservatory, and to spend time with family and friends. Homerton paid tribute the day after John died – by flying the flag at half-mast, a very touching tribute much appreciated by his family. There will be a celebration of John’s life in College on Sunday, 26 March 2017 and an opportunity to donate to a fund in John’s honour. More details will be circulated in 2017. Anne Murrell, the family, and Peter Raby
DR DOROTHY EVANS MBE
1934–2016
Cert Ed 1945–1947
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Honorary Fellow of the College and former Master of the Queen’s Music, died on 14 March 2016. Sir Peter was appointed an Honorary Fellow in 2009 and was one of the foremost composers of our time. Sir Peter made a significant contribution to musical history through his wide-ranging and prolific output. He lived much of his life in the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland, where he wrote most of his music. In a worklist that spans more than five decades, he wrote across a broad range of styles, yet his music always communicates directly and powerfully, whether in his profoundly argued symphonic works, his music-theatre or witty light orchestral works. Sir Peter held the post of Master of the Queen’s Music from 2004–2014. He was knighted in 1987 and made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in the New Year 2014 Honours List. In February 2016, Sir Peter was awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal, the highest accolade the society can bestow, in recognition of outstanding musicianship. Sir Peter set the poem Homerton by Dame Carol Ann Duffy (Poet Laureate and Honorary Fellow) which is recorded on the Charter Choir’s CD Audite Finem. In recognition of Sir Peter, the College has launched a Cambridge Chamber Music Residency in his name, funded jointly by the Radcliffe Trust and Homerton College. The Maxwell Davies Residency is currently held by the Ligeti Quartet who will be giving a memorial concert for Sir Peter on 28 April 2017, in the Paston Brown Room at Homerton.
Dr Dorothy Evans MBE was born in Faversham, Kent. Due to bombing in the war, she moved to Worcester at a young age. After becoming Head Girl at Worcester Girls Grammar School, she came to Homerton College to train to later become a teacher of Physical Education and Maths. Dorothy’s niece said ‘Dorothy felt this was an important time, a time of ‘growing up’ and good preparation for her future life and profession in education’. Not content with teaching in schools, she went on to train prospective teachers at Lady Spencer Churchill College in Wheatley and then became Vice Principal of the College of St Paul and St Mary in Cheltenham. She wrote her first book Mathematics: Friend or Foe? during that time. Never one to turn down an opportunity, Dorothy chaired the St Helena Link Committee, responding to the needs of the tiny island 5000 miles away in the South Atlantic Ocean. She also visited and researched the education systems of the Falkland Islands, Ascension Island and Tristan de Cunha, culminating in the publishing of her book, Schooling in the South Atlantic Islands 1661–1992. To land on Tristan de Cunha she had to climb down a rope ladder – a skill she was very proud of! She loved to interact with the wildlife there, especially the penguins. Dorothy went to St Helena eleven times over the years. She was thrilled to receive her MBE in 1989 for services to the education systems of these islands. Dorothy was also involved with Bridgwater College, Virginia, USA (who granted her an Honorary Doctorate for her services), the Women’s Institute, National Trust, Rotary, Corona Worldwide, her church and was a Governor of Monkton Coombe School. At Homerton College, Dorothy was a founding member of the Oxford Alumni Branch. Dorothy organised social events and meetings for Oxford alumni until 2011 and will be missed by many. Dorothy died on 6 November 2016.
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June arrived at Homerton in 1954 and left with her teaching certificate two years later. She then went on to Manchester University for a year’s course in the specialised teaching of deaf children. Her first appointment was at the Partially Hearing Unit attached to a primary school in Fulham, and at the same time she also taught adults at the City Literary Institute in Central London. In 1960 she married Roger Dixon, an architectural historian, and their three sons, John, Paul and Matthew were born in 1964, 1966 and 1968. In 1970 she started teaching, privately, one of the deaf daughters of Winifred Tumim (later chairman of the Action on Hearing Loss formerly the RNID). Winifred then heard about a new tool for communication with the deaf, called Cued Speech, which had been devised by Professor Orin Cornett, a physicist and educator, at Gallaudet College (now University) in Washington DC. Winifred brought back a British adaptation of Cued Speech and asked June to use it with her daughter. June was immediately impressed by this new tool and used it with Winifred’s daughter and two other deaf children: ‘their vocabulary growth, language, reading and writing skills progressed remarkably as lip reading instruction and language became clear and their frustration and mine vanished’. In 1975 June founded a national charity to promote Cued Speech and make it available to deaf people, parents of hearing-impaired children, teachers of the deaf, and speech therapists. This was The National Centre for Cued Speech (NCCS). June was competing for attention at a time when there were many other systems being
promoted. Probably the essential debate was whether to embrace oralism (where the deaf person has to lip-read) and manualism (which involves the use of sign language). Cued Speech essentially modified oralism by removing the dependence on lip-reading alone. June had to fight hard to win acceptance for Cued Speech but she was a very determined person: ‘not to be denied’ was an epithet used of her recently. June was quoted as saying: The difficulty with lip-reading is that many sounds look similar: it is impossible to tell whether someone is saying ‘me’ or ‘bee’. Cued Speech consists of a set of 8 handshapes (the cues) which can be placed in 5 different positions near the mouth. The deaf person watches the lips, and the cues remove the ambiguity, thus enabling the deaf person to receive the spoken language as well as a hearing person. Learning to cue takes 20 hours, although practice is needed to enable the cuer to cue in the real time of speech. But parents of deaf children can cue to their children as babies and the babies acquire Cued Speech (and therefore language) through watching just as hearing babies learn to speak through hearing. Initially the NCCS was generously supported by the KIDS charity but in 1978 the NCCS went independent and was incorporated as a registered charity, with a management committee. June was Director of the Centre and now had to fundraise as well as teach, but she tirelessly travelled to all parts of the country to promote and teach Cued Speech. She also visited other countries in the rest of Europe, and went several times to the USA, where she had a good rapport with Dr Cornett, the devisor of Cued Speech. She helped to adapt Cued Speech into 12 other languages. In 1983 her husband died, and a year later she married Chris Millar and took the professional name of June Dixon-Millar. The Centre moved to Canterbury and continued to flourish until she retired in 1995. She had to return as Acting Director for a further four years, when the NCCS
MRS SYLVIA MAY SAUL (NÉE WARD) Cert Ed 1949–1951 Sylvia was born and raised in Winchester and came up to Homerton in 1949. Alongside studying to achieve qualified teacher status, she was a member of the College Choir and completed a number of certificates with the Red Cross, an organisation with which she was enthusiastically involved throughout her life. While at Homerton, Sylvia also met her future husband Geoffrey (Peterhouse, 1948–1951). From Homerton, Sylvia secured her first teaching post in the junior department at Aylesbury Queen Park School. However, before too long she moved on to Valence School, a school for young children with physical disabilities. It was here that she married Geoff in 1954 with all of her young students in attendance. Her
marriage meant the end of her residential teaching post at Valence but she remained in contact with the school, returning with Geoff to help them to celebrate their Diamond Jubilee in 2012. Sylvia and Geoff’s first son, Martin, was born in 1955, followed by Michael in 1957, daughter Joanna in 1959 and David in 1964. While raising her young family, Sylvia continued to work in education, first as a home tutor for young students who could not attend mainstream schools, then as a supply teacher and finally in a local nursery. Even after retirement, Sylvia continued to support her local primary school as a governor, librarian and by running the much-loved school book club. In her spare time, Sylvia volunteered with the Red Cross and could often be found manning the first aid tent at community events. She also supported the Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal, taking many a shift with a collection tin, come rain or shine. Sylvia was a member of the United Reform Church but had a thoroughly ecumenical approach to her faith. She was also a very hands-on Grandma to her and Geoff’s five grandchildren and was delighted to welcome a much-longed-for great grandson, named Geoffrey, in 2015. Sylvia died suddenly but peacefully surrounded by her children and grandchildren on 30 May 2016 and was reunited with husband Geoff just three months later.
MRS PAMELA STEPHANIE SMART (NÉE BARTON) Cert Ed 1959–1961 Pamela Smart died peacefully in hospital, aged 76, on 10 July after a long battle with cardiac amyloidosis. Dearly loved wife of John for 52 years, mother of Stephanie, Carrie and Tim, sister of Peter and devoted Nanna to Thomas, Emily, Henry, Arthur, Eloise and Jemima. Her concern for others and generosity of spirit meant she was loved by many.
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was renamed The Cued Speech Association UK, but after that remained on the management committee for some years and continued to teach and help individuals with Cued Speech. In 2006 she went to the USA to receive two awards from the American equivalent of the NCCS: Honorary Lifetime Membership, and a Lifetime Achievement Award for ‘her enduring legacy and lifelong commitment’. Very recently she helped to establish Cued Speech in Iran and South Africa. Although she was well-known internationally, she always responded to individual’s needs; For example, she went weekly to French classes to help a deaf lady in Canterbury, and cued for deaf people at services in the Cathedral. She never really retired, but she did find time to pursue her many interests: singing, painting, writing, Egyptology, geology, fossils, her grandchildren and godchildren. She was full of life and made friends easily and nurtured these friendships for her whole life. Her funeral took place in the Western Crypt of Canterbury Cathedral, where she and Chris had been married.
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Margaret began at Homerton in the autumn of 1951, having been persuaded by her father to train as a teacher and follow her mother’s footsteps to Homerton. Her time at College left her not only with a CertEd degree specialising in Primary Education and a PGCE, but also with friendships that lasted throughout her life plus a husband! She was initially reluctant to get involved in a joint Homerton/Sidney Sussex production of As You Like It having missed the auditions because she’d been away on Teaching Practice. She was, however, persuaded to become part of the backstage team where she met a Sidney student who was rather woodenly playing the First Lord. The rest, as they say, is history. Margaret married Richard (Dick) Stranks on 23 May 1955 and this long and happy partnership lasted for 52 years, right up until Dick’s death in 2007. Margaret first taught in London at a school, now demolished, just off the Fulham Palace Road and continued to teach until the first of her four children got in the way in 1957. After supply teaching in between the arrival of children 2, 3 and 4, Margaret returned to teaching fulltime when the family moved to Potters Bar in Hertfordshire. In 1968 she joined the staff of Ladbroke Infant and Junior School and remained a forceful and much valued member of staff for the next 16 years until she and Dick moved to Cambridge in 1984. Throughout her teaching career she stubbornly resisted any attempt to move upwards towards Deputy or Head Teacher status. She always said that teaching was about working with children and she didn’t want to leave the classroom.
Once settled around Cambridge, Margaret spent a number of years as a supply teacher, particularly at Harston and Newton Primary School, where she later became a Governor. She and Dick became closely involved with the National Trust and were room wardens for many years at Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire. Margaret also allowed her flair for dressing up and dramatics full rein both when appearing as ‘lady of the manor’ for Wimpole’s many school visits and as a stalwart – on and off stage – of the Newton Village Theatrical Society. Once her husband retired, Margaret and Dick travelled as far and wide as Dick’s increasingly fragile health would allow, including a train trip into the Arctic Circle and a memorable journey down the Nile, complete with dramatic camel ride! After Dick’s death in January 2007, Margaret continued to throw herself into volunteering for the National Trust and the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, but her chief interest was in staying in touch with her wide circle of friends and following the fortunes of her ever expanding family; in particular her six grandsons of whom she was inordinately proud. Sadly Margaret’s last few years were dogged by poor health. She passed away peacefully on 2 November 2016. She is survived by her four children and six grandchildren and is much missed by her many friends and the whole family.
MRS SUSAN WESTON (NÉE WEST) Cert Ed 1968–1971 Susan Fearnett Weston was born in St Mary’s Hospital Paddington on 2 June 1950. Her parents were Brian West, a quantity surveyor, and Joan West (née Fearnett), a nurse. She grew up in Sutton together with her younger sister Janet. She was educated at Sutton High School for Girls and later at Homerton College. She spent the main part of her career as a
Biology teacher, starting out at Parkstone Grammar School in Poole, whilst living in a flat at High Hall, Wimbourne. She married John Weston, an aerospace engineer, in July 1975 and moved to Munich for seven years, where she worked as a TEFL teacher at the Cambridge Institute, and later managing a language teaching business. Life in Munich was an adventure which gave her a life-long passion for the mountains as well as opening up many opportunities for travel. Returning to the UK in 1982, she taught at Highgate Wood Comprehensive in the London Borough of Haringey, a characterbuilding experience which tested her vocational commitment. It did however enable her to return to teaching her core subjects, and meant she
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Mrs Susan Weston (nÊe West) (1950–2016).
could spend more time with her family. In 1985 she moved to Lancashire and taught at Stonyhurst College for six years. She was a popular member of staff at Stonyhurst, which was undoubtedly a more congenial environment than Haringey. Her first child, Samantha, was born in 1988, whilst she was at Stonyhurst. She followed her husband south again in 1992, moving to Oxshott in Surrey. She elected to give priority to her children and did not teach again. Her second child Graham was born in 1993, and in addition to dedicating herself to motherhood she became a pillar of the local community, spending time raising money for charity, providing support to the aged members of the local community. In early 2012 she was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour and told she had a 50% chance of surviving for two years. Following a successful operation to remove the bulk of the tumour, she went through the rigours of radio and chemotherapy and managed almost four years of near-normal life until in late 2015 the tumour reasserted itself and produced a rapid deterioration. Throughout her illness Susan worked hard to minimise the impact on the rest of the family and displayed great courage in the face of a terminal diagnosis. She died on 31 January 2016. She was an exceptionally caring person, brought up in a very close-knit family, with a sunny disposition who brightened the lives of all who met her. She was always happy to devote her time to others. She was an outstanding mother and she was inordinately proud of her two children. She was particularly fond of her chalet in the Alps, both in summer and in winter and she remembered her time at Homerton with particular affection. She was a dedicated teacher and an outstanding human being.
IN MEMORIAM The College was saddened to receive news of the deaths of the following Members.
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Mrs Sylvia Back (née Hall) Cert Ed 1957–1959 Died 30 March 2016
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Ms Margaret Anne Benson Cert Ed 1945–1947 Died 27 December 2016 Miss Frances Conner PGCE 2010–2011 Died 23 January 2016 Mrs Susan Dee (née Moss) Cert Ed 1961–1964 Died 2016 Dr Elizabeth Mary Edwards Senior Research Associate, Librarian and Archivist 1984–1993 Died 28 January 2016 Mrs Margaret Godwin (née Whitlock) Cert Ed 1948–1950 Died 28 October 2015 Mrs Frances Hammond (née Roberts) Cert Ed 1960–1963 Died 29 July 2016 Mrs Anne Haworth (née Marriott) Cert Ed 1940–1942 Died 2016 Dr Avril Henry Lecturer in English 1968–1971 Died 16 April 2016 Miss Lisa Holmes BA/PGCE 2000–2003 Died 15 July 2016 Mrs Dorothy Iliffe (née Bannister) Cert Ed 1949–1951 Died 25 November 2015 Mrs Susanne Medas (née Bernstein) Education approx 1940–1942 Died 16 June 2016 Miss Julie Morse PGCE 2008–2009 Died 16 August 2016 Lady Beryl Newns Cert Ed 1969–1972 Died 2016 Mr Ernest Stanley Norman Cert Ed 1966–1969 Died 2 April 2016 Miss Ruth Pearson Cert Ed 1948–1950 Died 5 June 2016
Ms Joan Salter Garden Steward 1962–1970; 1971–1984 Died 2016 Mrs Susan Stickland Cert Ed 1954–1956 Died 7 February 2016 Mrs Joyce Temple (née Long) Cert Ed 1947–1949 Died 29 June 2016
Mrs Janet Weston (née Geary) Cert Ed 1949–1951 Died 2016 Mrs Jane Wilcox (née Lyons) BEd 1981–1985 Died 22 December 2016
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Ms Alfreda Thorgood Cert Ed 1948–1950 Died 2016
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As a lifelong member of Homerton and the University of Cambridge, you are entitled to a number of benefits. You are very welcome to visit Homerton and use our College Library, Dining Hall, Buttery and Bar. Overnight College accommodation is also available at a special alumni rate.
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 room through the online booking system, which you can find at www.homertonconference. com/accommodation. Please first email alumni@homerton.cam.ac.uk in order to obtain a booking code, which will enable you to book rooms at the alumni rate. During term time, 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.
Dining Alumni are welcome to dine in Hall for lunch at their own expense; no prior notice is necessary. Please be aware that you will need to pay in cash for your meal. Alumni are also entitled to dine at Formal Halls where space permits. If you would like to dine,
please contact the Development Office (alumni@homerton.cam.ac.uk or 01223 747066); the Formal Hall price for alumni is currently £18, with non-alumni guests costing £22. Formal Halls are on Tuesdays; if you wish to attend, please let us know by the preceding Wednesday. On occasions, alumni will be invited to dine at High Table; these occasions will be advertised in advance.
College Library Alumni may use the College Library for reading purposes (we regret that at present it is not possible for alumni to borrow items). If you wish to use the Library, please notify the Librarian in advance (library@homerton.cam.ac.uk).
Benefits provided by the University of Cambridge The University Alumni Relations Office can provide you with a CAMCard which grants privileges and discounts to alumni when visiting Cambridge. The card provides membership to The University Centre and entitles you to discounts from Cambridge University Press, Heffers, local hotels, bars and restaurants. The CAMCard also entitles you and up to three guests free entrance to all Colleges when they are open to the general public (but not during closed periods). Please note that fewer guests are permitted at King’s College, St John’s College and Queens’ College (see their websites for details) n
DONATION FORM Ref (office use only):
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Full Name (inc. Title) Address Postcode Telephone
PLEASE RETURN TO: Development Office, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PH
GIFT AID DECLARATION FOR USE BY UK TAX PAYERS Boost your donation by 25p of Gift Aid for every £1 you donate. Gift Aid is reclaimed by Homerton from the tax you pay for the current tax year. Your address is needed to identify you as a current UK taxpayer. In order to Gift Aid your donation you must tick the box below:
o I want to Gift Aid my donation of £
and any donations I make in the future or have made in the past 4 years to Homerton College.
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I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax in the current tax year than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations it is my responsibility to pay any difference. Please notify Homerton if you want to cancel this declaration, change your name or home address, or no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains. If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self-Assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code.
MAKING A REGULAR GIFT BY DIRECT DEBIT
o I would like to make a regular gift of £ 10th of
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Please also complete the Direct Debit Instruction overleaf
monthly* / quarterly / annually starting on
(at least six weeks from now)
ALLOCATION I would prefer my gift to be utilised in the following manner (please tick only one box):
o Student Support o Student Experience o Graduate Bursaries o Teaching o Developing the College Estate o Other
(please specify)
OTHER GIFTS
o Please send me information about making a gift to Homerton College in my Will o Please tick here if you wish to remain anonymous * The 1768 Society recognises alumni and friends of Homerton who are regular donors to the College, making a gift of at least £17.68 a month. It was in 1768 that the College was founded in Homerton, East London.
MAKING A SINGLE GIFT
I would like to make a single gift of: £ o I enclose a cheque / CAF cheque made payable to ‘Homerton College Appeal Fund’ o I wish to pay by credit/debit card, and I authorise you to debit the amount stated above: o Mastercard
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All gifts make a real difference, and a donation to Homerton for any purpose counts towards the £2billion Campaign for Collegiate Cambridge. 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, 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
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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
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Name and full postal address of your bank or building society To: The Manager
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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. Signature(s)
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Banks and building societies may not accept Direct Debit Instructions for some types of account.
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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THE DIRECT DEBIT GUARANTEE
KEEPING IN TOUCH On the web
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/alumni Visit the College website for details of our alumni events, regional branches and alumni benefits. You can read our publications online and update your contact details when you move house or job. You can also read about our current fundraising priorities and make a donation to Homerton online.
By email Have you been receiving our email newsletter? If you haven’t seen an eNewsletter recently, send us an email at alumni@homerton.cam.ac.uk to make sure we have your current email address so you don’t miss out.
Social Media
‘Like’ Homerton College on Facebook to keep up to date with what’s going on. Visit www.facebook.com/ HomertonCollegeCambridge
Homerton College is on Twitter! Follow us for the latest news and updates @HomertonCollege
We are on Instagram. Check us out at @homertoncollege
You can also connect with Homerton on LinkedIn. Simply search for ‘Homerton College’
New alumni database Homerton College and the University of Cambridge share an alumni database, which we are currently upgrading. When the new database is live, it will also be visible to Cambridge in America (the University’s affiliate office in the US). We take care of your personal data: our data protection values are at www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/dataprotection
HOMERTON C AREERS CONNECTIONS Thank you to all those who have volunteered to be part of Homerton Careers Connections – we have been overwhelmed with the response! In the Lent term we will be working closely with student representatives to perfect the scheme and to run pilot sessions with members of the HUS. We will launch to the student body later in the academic year and will keep you updated in the College eNewsletter. Homerton Careers Connections aims to give students a helping hand in embarking on their chosen career by putting them in touch with Homerton alumni who have experience in relevant fields. It is a great opportunity for alumni to help today’s students with their real-world knowledge, experience and insight. For more information and to register, visit www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/alumni/careers
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