Lucy Cavendish College Annual Review 2013

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Lucy Cavendish College 2013 Annual Review

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Lucy Cavendish College

2013 Annual Review

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Contents Lucy Cavendish College is one of the thirty-one constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. In the five decades since Lucy Cavendish was founded both the college and the many women who have studied here have been transformed.

Photographs: Chris Reeve, Rob Mills

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Summaries

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Features

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College News: Student News

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College News: Alumnae and Associates News

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College News: Fellows News

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College News: Research Fellows News

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Retiring Fellows

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Finishing Research Fellows

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New Fellows

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College reports

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In memory

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Formal Hall schedule

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Professor Janet Todd OBE

From our President This has been a good year for Lucy Cavendish College. To begin with the most important: we had 13 Firsts, almost the same as last year, which suggests that these fine results are becoming habitual.

Several students competed in Varsity matches and were awarded Sporting Blues: in Women’s Basketball, Lawn Tennis, Fencing and Swimming.

The rowing sorority received a splendid new boat from Dame Veronica Sutherland: it will boost women’s rowing and honour her sporting father.

The Fellowship was much enlivened by Junior Research Fellows. Sadly three of them are leaving us – all for worthy reasons, Stephanie Jacquot to become an actuary, Emanuela Orlando to take up a lectureship at the University of Sussex, and Tiffany Bergin similarly at Kent State University, Ohio. I had the opportunity to say a personal farewell to Tiffany and Emanuela at the latter’s very beautiful wedding in Fiesole in July. Sadly for us, Jenny Gibson is also moving to a new position at UEA and Chloe Preedy is going to the University of Exeter.

Then there were the retirements — sad of course, but we know that both Jillinda Tiley and Ruth Jones will, as Emeritae, continue to be closely tied to the College which they have so admirably served over many years.

And life moves on. We have new Fellowship appointments: Emily Tomlinson has joined us as Admissions Director and we are preparing to welcome other Fellows in Michaelmas, including Susanne Hakenbeck, UTO in Historical Archaeology; Claire Fenton-Glynn, CTO in Law; and Victoria Leong, Sutasoma Junior Research Fellow in Cognitive Psychology.

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Amongst the staff there have also been changes.

Amanda Greaney, our HR Manager, has taken up a new role in Robinson College and been replaced by Alison Burmby; Gemma Beevers, Accommodation and Conference Manager, is moving to Brighton with her partner; and Joy Haughton, Executive Assistant, starts a post in the University Research Strategy Office. New appointments include Jeanette Ariano as Communications and Marketing Manager and Victoria Heath as Development and Alumnae Relations Coordinator. Welcome to them all.

Perhaps the most exciting event in terms of College development this year is our proposed new Student Centre in Histon Road, on which the Bursar has recently exchanged contracts. The Centre will contain student accommodation, as well as social and study spaces. We are about to begin a major fundraising campaign to enable this exciting project to be completed and ready for use by autumn 2014.

My own college activities in the last months have been literary flavoured. The Vice-Chancellor asked me to host Hilary Mantel for her recent Honorary Degree Ceremony: she was very appreciative of the College’s special dinner. The Fiction Prize is described later: it was a great success again this year, the winner being Catherine Chanter with The Well. The 241 entries doubled the 2012 tally – possibly we are getting known or possibly it was because Allison Pearson, our external judge, tweeted it! I am now looking for next year’s judges since Sophie Hannah has kindly agreed to sponsor the prize for a further year.

“The Jane Austen celebration was a one-off, a lovely event and good for College publicity. It had 42 separate talks and lectures and 90 delegates attended from more than 15 countries” The Jane Austen celebration was however a one-off, a lovely event and good for College publicity but an immense amount of work for all concerned – mainly shouldered by Joy Haughton. It had 42 separate talks and lectures; 90 delegates attended from more than 15 countries – we could have taken more but the Wood-Legh room is limited in space. Happily Warburton is more capacious and the numbers rose to 150 for the Regency Ball. I am very grateful to Chloe Preedy, Sophie Hannah, P.D.James and Miriam Margolyes, who all generously gave their time to organise or talk at the various events. I am also grateful to Barclays, Cambridge University Press, Routledge and Loyd Grossman for their sponsorship.

(Cambridge University Press published the book that launched the conference and Routledge celebrated 20 years of Women’s Writing, the journal I started with Marie Mulvey-Roberts from UWE – so the conference dinner celebrated a double anniversary.)

Professor Janet Todd and Sandi Toksvig

My own (somewhat) academic activities this year have mainly included talks connected with the Pride and Prejudice bicentenary: at the Hay Festival, the Guildford Festival and various universities and radio programmes—the Mr Darcy topic has loomed rather large I’m afraid. My publishing has included two edited books: Cambridge Companion to ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and for Broadview The Manuscript Works of Jane Austen in paperback. Bloomsbury is bringing out as ebooks a revised version of my biography, Mary Wollstonecraft , A Revolutionary Life, and an original version of Death and the Maidens, the lives of Mary’s daughters, Fanny Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley.

As original books I also published an Austeninspired novel written some years ago, Lady Susan Plays the Game. It is sold by Bloomsbury as an ebook and advertised as a ‘bodice ripper’—when in fact only one bodice is ripped; so I fear there will be disappointed readers. My other book is Jane Austen, Her Life, Her Times, Her Novels. This is an introduction with illustrations, facsimiles of manuscripts, and cultural documents: medical prescriptions, postcards and cartoons.

Miriam Margoyles and Professor Janet Todd

Fellows have continued their research with many happy results. These are described in the Review but I must here especially congratulate Ruth Cameron for her award for 5 years of research funding, Fiona Walter, whose team won an award for a paper in the cancer category, and Isobel Maddison, who in Warburton Hall launched her Ashgate study of Elizabeth von Arnim.

Many interesting events across all disciplines are planned for next year. Please come to as many as you possibly can. I look forward to seeing you.

Professor Jan Todd OBE President jt272@cam.ac.uk

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Mrs Lesley Thompson

Capital growth over the long term generating income for future beneficiaries A report from our Bursar I have now been Bursar of Lucy Cavendish College for three years and feel that I can best represent my role by using the, admittedly somewhat hackneyed metaphor, of juggling.

Every day there are so many balls to catch, plates to spin – and occasionally flaming clubs to handle too!

This is partly because I am ultimately responsible for so many areas including finance, estates, HR, IT and investments; each day I could be dealing with issues relating to any or all of these. However, it is also because, fundamentally, I am trying to manage the balance between constantly improving the daily operations of the College whilst also helping to define and work towards longer term strategic goals. This tension is well known in the investment world of permanent endowment funds, where it is often referred to as the ‘inter-generational equity’ issue. So, rather than just focusing on generating as much income as possible now, managers aim also for capital growth over the long term in order to generate income for future beneficiaries, ideally in perpetuity.

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Following a review of investment managers during the last year, we have appointed new managers, Smith & Williamson, and this is the mandate that we have given them. It has been encouraging to see a growth in the value of our overall investment portfolio this year, though of course much of this is attributable to an upturn in the stock market – and hence is vulnerable to any downturn in due course.

We also aim to take a balanced approach in respect of all the College’s resources. With relatively limited funds compared with most other colleges, we nevertheless do all that we can to provide excellent facilities and services for our current cohort of students and Fellows, whilst also building the College’s sustainability. We want the College to be here for future generations and so constantly have an eye to what is most cost effective in the long term.

“With relatively limited funds compared with most other colleges, we nevertheless do all that we can to provide excellent facilities and services for our current cohort of students and Fellows, whilst also building the College’s sustainability”

We do all that we can to provide excellent facilities and services

However, this sometimes translates into greater expenditure on areas such as building maintenance or investment in new equipment and systems. Overall, our annual costs after accounting for depreciation still generally exceed our income so that we end the year with a deficit in the accounts. This eats into our general reserves and is not sustainable in the longer term but the underlying financial trend has improved and this has continued this year. Our biggest source of income is currently from our students and this is clearly another area where we have to juggle the needs of the College and what is fair and affordable for our students to pay. We continue to be immensely grateful for the ongoing generosity of our alumnae and other friends and supporters as their gifts are critical to the College.

Finally, just to say that the College is extremely fortunate to have a very good team of skilled staff who do their best to deliver the services and facilities that are required and I would like to thank them for their dedication and professionalism. They are generally pretty skilled at juggling too!

Mrs Lesley Thompson Bursar lmt37@cam.ac.uk

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Dr Stephanie Ellington

An exciting year full of academic successes A report from our Senior Tutor It has been an exciting year with changes both within the College and the University. The number of students in College continues to increase; last term we had a total of about 360 students with 138 undergraduates and around 220 graduate students.

A few of the graduate students were part time students studying for their Masters of Studies degrees with short residential course in Cambridge, some were doing full time Master of Philosophy courses or studying for the LLM and the rest were undertaking PhDs. Our undergraduates read the normal range of subjects with the largest numbers in English, Law and Pre- Clinical Medicine (including the Cambridge Graduate Course in medicine). Increasingly recently we have been admitting Erasmus students who visit us from a range of universities throughout Europe for periods of up to one year and read either for undergraduate papers or take some graduate options.

Academically our students have done well, of those undergraduates taking tripos examinations 13.4% gained 1st class results and the College was off the bottom of the Tompkins table. Whilst we feel that the achievements of many of our students, so many of whom come from unconventional backgrounds, is excellent, we continue to look at ways in which we might be able to better support their academic growth. During the course of the academic year several of our students won University prizes including Tianyou Qiu who won the Part 1 Cambridge University press prize for the highest mark in her Psychology paper, and amongst the graduate students Monique van Beek won a prize for her essay on Mathematics and Susan O’Mahony for her MD dissertation.

“Academically our students have done well, of those undergraduates taking tripos examinations 13.4% gained 1st class results”

Our students remain active in a wide range of extra-curricular activities

Our students remain active in a wide range of extracurricular activities with many involved in drama thorough the University, the formation of a student choir and four of our students gaining Blues or Half Blues in University sports teams. The netball team continues to play regular matches and zumba classes continue on a weekly basis.

Next year sees the introduction of two new Triposes within the University, Human Social and Political Sciences (HSPS) and Psychology and Behavioural Sciences (PBS). HSPS encompasses the papers formerly within Archaeology and Anthropology, and some of those from the Psychology, Politics and Sociology triposes to enable students to have a broader choice of papers especially as they move into their second and third years. The PBS tripos will for the first time enable students to study psychology

throughout their undergraduate career and will integrate relevant papers from the Natural Sciences and the PPS tripos. Both these new triposes seem to be popular and currently we have 4 admissions candidates holding offers of place for HSPS and 2 for PBS both for entry in 2013. From 2014, students entering Cambridge for medicine will complete both their pre-clinical and clinical studies at Cambridge so, subject to satisfactory progress they will have guaranteed clinical places at Addenbrookes.

Dr Stephanie Ellington Senior Tutor skle2@cam.ac.uk

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New Student Centre at 100 Histon Road: the exciting next phase in the College’s development Histon Road

Lucy Cavendish has grown hugely over the last ten years with little change in the infrastructure. At present, the College owns accommodation for only about 40% of its student body: there are 91 student bedrooms on site and a further 36 rooms in 7 properties elsewhere in Cambridge, giving a total of 127 rooms. This means that the College is already failing to meet existing demand before any future growth is taken into account.

In order to accommodate more students, the College started to rent additional rooms in 2007 - initially 4 and this has now increased to 55 in 2013/14. The current spread of accommodation has developed in a piecemeal way and is unsatisfactory both from the point of the view of the students and the College: • According to the last two surveys undertaken by the College, those students in accommodation on the College site are generally the most satisfied, whilst those in individual houses rented by the College from private providers are the least satisfied. Students have clearly indicated that they would wish to be in more suitable en-suite accommodation on or near the College site and they would welcome the opportunity to be part of a larger community.

• A key issue is the College’s current lack of provision for family accommodation. This is of particular concern given the nature of our students. At present, students with children tend to be obliged to rent privately, often at some distance from the College, and are therefore often more isolated and less able to participate fully in college life.

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• If we could accommodate more of our students closer to the College and in fewer locations, we would be able to provide a better, more cost effective service in terms of housekeeping, maintenance and IT provision.

• Equally, if more students were in closer proximity to the College, the use of College facilities such as the dining hall, library, gym, student common room and bar would be greater and there would be an enhanced sense of collegiality with a larger number of students participating in College activities.

In order to address these issues, we have been working over the last 18 months or so with our property advisers, Bidwells, and have looked at a range of options. After a long process, in April 2013, we received planning permission for a new student centre on Histon Road which will provide 56 en-suite rooms, 4 one bedroom and 4 two bedroom flats together with a social space and gardens. Work has now started on site and is due to be completed in time for the start of Michaelmas term 2014. This is a really exciting development for us:

• The site is about 10 minutes’ walk from the main College site so will offer enhanced opportunities for the students to join in with College activities and will be more cost effective for the College.

• The scale achieves a critical mass for a positive sub-community of Lucy Cavendish College with its own social space and gardens together with modern en-suite accommodation built to meet the needs of female students over 21.

• The flats in the development mean that the College will be able to make some provision for mothers with children.

Overall, the development at 100 Histon Road presents the College with a significant, if not unique, opportunity to address some of its particular accommodation issues, both immediate and future, as a key part of the overall estates strategy and to move the College forward strategically for its next phase of development.

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Financing the development This is clearly a major development and the College cannot afford to pay for it all from its existing resources so will need to borrow funds for a significant percentage of the costs. We will need to raise the balance by fundraising from trusts, supporters and donors.

In the first year of the appeal for the new Student Centre we need to raise £2 million. Our fundraising will mainly focus on Trusts and Foundations that have a specific interest in women’s education.

We also wish to recognise individual benefactors who have made donations towards the cost of the whole or part of the new Student Centre by a naming ceremony when the building officially opens before the start of the 2014/15 academic year.

The second phase of the appeal for the new Student Centre will run from August 2014 through the College’s 50th anniversary celebrations and beyond. The actual date that the University approved the application from Lucy Cavendish College for recognition as an Approved Society is 31st July 1965.

A gift to Lucy Cavendish for the new Student Centre will help the College ensure that it continues to provide opportunities for women over 21 to achieve their academic ambitions by providing the best possible living and learning environment and facilities.

We would welcome your support!

For further information please contact:

Caroline Sier Development Director and Fellow

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Pride and Prejudice Conference and Regency Ball 2013 marks 200 years since the publication of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. As a leading Austen scholar Professor Janet Todd, our President, was the perfect host for an international gathering of academics and devoted ‘Janeites’ to our Lucy Cavendish Pride and Prejudice Festival.

The Festival was heralded by a screening of the 1940 film adaptation of the novel at the Cambridge Picturehouse Cinema. For many in the audience it was a rare chance to see Lawrence Olivier and Greer Garson on the big screen.

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The following day 90 people arrived at Lucy Cavendish from as far away as Australia, the USA and Japan. After being welcomed with a concert, ‘The Music of Jane Austen’ (led by our Research Fellow Dr Helen Roche), Festival-goers were treated to a busy programme of events (in fact, one of the few complaints the Festival attracted was ‘it’s just too hard to choose between all these wonderful possibilities!’). Alongside a series of longer lectures was a rich set of short papers, including several impressive contributions from international graduate students. The longer lectures were inspired by a recently published book, edited by Professor Todd and published by Cambridge University Press, The Cambridge Companion to Pride and Prejudice.

From such a programme, it is hard to choose highlights. However, it is safe to say that it was impossible to find a spare seat during the session given by Lucy Cavendish Honorary Fellow P. D. James on Jane Austen as novelist and on her own recent Death Comes to Pemberley. Another popular speaker was the actress, Miriam Margolyes, who kept the audience spellbound with a series of lively readings. A pre-dinner panel from local writers Sophie Hannah, Rowan Pelling and Allison Pearson completed the Festival’s first day.

Stuart Marsden turned us all into Regency dancers!

“It was impossible to find a spare seat during the session given by Lucy Cavendish Honorary Fellow P. D. James on Jane Austen as novelist and on her own recent Death Comes to Pemberley”

array of wonderful period costumes, while the Lucy Cavendish kitchens provided a buffet feast, including a much-photographed display of Regencystyle desserts—and cupcakes. Many guests barely left the dance floor all night; after it, the common refrain seemed to be ‘when can we come again?’

Most appropriately, the Lucy Cavendish Library also played an important role in the Festival by hosting an exhibition of historical editions of Pride and Prejudice. The exhibition was curated by Teaching Fellow Dr Chloe Preedy and the material kindly lent by the Cambridge University Library and our own Library. The focus was the many illustrations that have been inspired by Austen’s novel over the past 200 years. Attendees also had the opportunity to follow Prof Derek Hughes over to the King’s College Library to view the manuscript of ‘Sanditon’, Jane Austen’s final and unfinished work.

“Being part of this was like a dream come true”

Towards the end of the second day, when it seemed impossible that we could immerse ourselves any further in Austen’s world, Stuart Marsden (fresh from the BBC’s recent recreation of the Netherfield Ball) and the Boldwood music group arrived to turn us all into Regency dancers. Many of those who know Lucy Cavendish’s Warburton Hall may find it hard to credit that the photographs accompanying this article were indeed taken in that space. Our modern dining hall was transformed (thanks to kind sponsorship by Barclays) into a sparkling, columned Regency ballroom. 150 Ball-goers attended in an

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Early next day a coach load of (rather tired but still enthusiastic) people went with Professor Todd to Jane Austen’s home village of Chawton in Hampshire. The group visited Chawton House Library, where they heard a talk by an Austen scholar Gillian Dow, and the Jane Austen House Museum, where Austen was living when she published Pride and Prejudice.

We are fortunate to have received a huge amount of positive feedback about the Festival – which has introduced the name ‘Lucy Cavendish College’ to Austen enthusiasts all over the world. However, one thank you note that particularly charmed us simply said ‘being part of this was like a dream come true’.

To browse more photographs from the ball please visit our Facebook albums at: www.facebook.com/lucycavcollege

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2013 Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize

Our Lucy Cavendish College Fiction Prize has been going from strength to strength since its inception in 2011. Awarded annually to an unpublished female novelist over the age of 21, the Prize is becoming a key indicator of emerging new literary talent for agents and publishers alike.

2013’s competition, the third year of the Prize, built spectacularly on previous success by attracting a record number of entries. Nearly 250 women from across the world (the furthest flung entry came in from New Zealand) sent in the first thirty pages of their unpublished novels, along with synopses of the remaining story. During the fortnight preceding the closing date in March, the Lucy Cavendish Porters coped manfully as sacks of mail poured in.

Judging a literary prize is no small undertaking and we are very grateful to both Dr Chloe Preedy, Lucy Cavendish’s Teaching Fellow in English Literature, and Allison Pearson, novelist, journalist and broadcaster, for being willing to take on the mammoth task. Both remained cheerful and dedicated as the boxes of entries piled into their respective studies (as Allison Pearson put it, in her usual witty way: “the boxes began to make box

love to each other. They reproduced in the night!”)

Each judge gave over the entirety of April to frantic reading, culminating in the publication of a shortlist at the beginning of May.

“As Allison Pearson put it, in her usual witty way: “the boxes (of entries) began to make box love to each other. They reproduced in the night!”

Allison Pearson was quite correct when she said in her after-dinner speech at the Fiction Prize dinner that virtually the only common theme among our shortlisted novels was the impressive quality of the writing. Helen Bettinson’s The Kaiser’s Guests is set at an overlooked moment in history – an internment camp just outside First World War Berlin. The Well by Catherine Chanter explores an apocalyptic future of drought and famine. Kerry Evans’ One Hundred and Sixteen Words Per Minute follows a secretary into the murky underworld of a city bank. In Oh To Be In Harper Valley, Lynn Fraser re-imagines the Parent Teacher Association as a Machiavellian scene of ruthless intrigue. Mother’s Day by Karen Ross introduces us to Beth Jackson, superstar columnist and Mother of the Year award winner, who can’t possibly make time for her own child on Mother’s Day. In Character, Alex Hourston plunges into the painful realities of human trafficking. Finally, Sarah Stewart takes us back to Restoration England and the bawdy world of the eponymous H. It is certainly easy to sympathise with the difficulty our judges had in choosing among that glittering array.

However, “after several hours of deliberation and gallons of lemon and ginger tea” the choice was finally made. Catherine Chanter emerged triumphant with her fascinating futuristic novel The Well. She was delighted to have been chosen and tells us that she plans to spend her prize money on a new laptop. A month after the announcement, we were delighted to hear that Catherine has now been signed by an agent whom she met at the Fiction Prize dinner. The Library is already making space for her surely soon-to-be-published novel on the shelves!

The library may need a new shelf for Fiction Prize writers soon...

“I have always written in one way or another, but this is my first novel. I’m thrilled to win this Fiction Prize – a few years ago I entered a more public arena with my writing, having a short piece accepted by Radio-4; I thought ‘that’s great, perhaps I can now write for other people” In fact, the Library may need a whole new shelf for the Lucy Cavendish College Fiction Prize novels, as in the past year we have had news of publication from three of our previously shortlisted writers.

Vicki Jarrett (2011 shortlist) brought out Nothing is Heavy with Linen Press. Sophia Tobin (2011 shortlist) is celebrating a two book deal with Simon and Schuster, starting with The Silversmith’s Wife in 2013. Finally, Kathryn Simmonds (2012 shortlist) is looking forward to the publication of Love and Fallout by Seren Publishing in 2014.

Looking ahead, we are delighted to announce that, owing to the continued generosity of Sophie Hannah (celebrated novelist and Lucy Cavendish Fellow Commoner), the Prize will continue into its fourth year in 2014. Entry details will be available on the website in due course, so do point the budding novelists in your life in our direction.

Joy Haughton Executive Assistant

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Women in Leadership 2013. Unlocking the Female Economy: The Path to Entrepreneurial Success International research and evidence from Europe, Hong Kong and the UK presented at the third Conversation on Women in Leadership at Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge identified that the same issues have to be addressed all around the world to create an environment that will support current and future generations of women to launch and grow their own business.

The Conversation, held in partnership with the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, in July brought together a wide diversity of experienced and emerging entrepreneurs, professional advisers, investors, leaders of women’s business networks, academics and students to discuss the research and their own experiences and perceptions.

The event was generously supported by Barclays, Addleshaw Goddard LLP and Deloitte.

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Dr Sally Ernst presented the research carried out

by Ledbury Research and Longitude Research for Barclays (2013). This report conducted amongst 2,000 wealthy individuals drawn from 17 countries around the world, including Asia, Europe, North and South America, the Middle East and Africa examines the behavioural traits of female and male business owners and leaders. It identified that funding is a key issue as the proportion of risk capital invested in female-led companies is extremely small. The investment world remains male dominated and more needs to be done to encourage women into venture capital and business angel roles, and to provide female entrepreneurs with the knowledge and tools they need to access the right finance at the right time. Women should also adopt a strategic approach to building networks to ensure that they have access to the support and information they need to grow their businesses.

These issues were also echoed in the recent research on Women and Entrepreneurship in Hong Kong carried out by The Women’s Foundation there and sponsored by Goldman Sachs, which was presented by Haihau (Helen) Zhang. The initial research had already been conveyed to a UN conference on women’s economic empowerment through entrepreneurship in Bejing in April. One of the other key findings is that the exam-centric education system there is not conducive to encouraging entrepreneurship or creativity.

Edwina Dunn, H+D Ventures and co-founder of dunnhumby demonstrated the reality of being an entrepreneur with an inspirational talk and film showing how she and her husband, Clive Humby, had grown their businesses as entrepreneurs through enterprise, innovation, analysis of risk and through their employment practices.

“Contemporary portrayals of women entrepreneurs continue to define women as different, drawing from old stereotypes about women’s motivations and goals as incompatible with economic success.’ (Loscocco and Bird 2012)”

The historical stereotype of entrepreneurs, prevalent since the 18th century, of an all conquering male battling for resources and recognition and seeking to prove themselves better than others is still common in popular opinion, but is also found in academic research, as demonstrated

by Dr Shima Barakat from the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at the Judge Business School, and co-organiser of the Conversation: ‘Contemporary portrayals of women entrepreneurs continue to define women as different, drawing from old stereotypes about women’s motivations and goals as incompatible with economic success.’

(Loscocco and Bird 2012). In the UK, women are half as likely as men to be setting up their own business with women’s self employment accounting for 27% of the total. This is half the rate in the US. She identified that more training and confidence building is required as well as ‘local’ role models and mentors to increase the volume of women led business start-ups.

“It was essential that potential women entrepreneurs are given confidence, support and mentoring, and that opportunities are created for the next generation” This was endorsed by Anna Danti, the European Union Head of Women Entrepreneurship. If the UK matched US levels of female entrepreneurship there would be 900,000 more businesses in the UK generating an additional £1 billion. The European Commission, working with Governments and NGOs has established the European Network to Promote Women’s Entrepreneurship, which has 31 government representative members. The EU Entrepreneurship Action Plan 2020 has 3 Action Pillars covering: entrepreneurial education and training to create new generations of entrepreneurs; creating an environment where entrepreneurs can flourish and grow, and generating radical cultural change by outreach and access to role models. The European Commission has established networks of Ambassadors and Mentors, and to date there are 270 Ambassadors in 22 participating countries acting as role models to inspire women of all ages to set up their own businesses, and 200 mentors in 17 countries providing advice and support to assist women establish, manage and grow their enterprises.

The discussion groups throughout the day addressed these issues and concluded that ‘One size does not fit all’. In addition to the need for access to finance and business information and advice women need to be self-aware and combat stereotypes. It was essential that potential women entrepreneurs are given confidence, support and mentoring, and that opportunities are created for the next generation.

Cara Schulze, Managing Director of Markets FICC Solutions Group Barclays, summed up the Conversation “The day was very inspirational, particularly hearing of the success of so many people, in different ways. What resonated most is the need for us to realise the power of our own skills to produce results. Whether it is in the board room, the classroom, or for an entrepreneur starting a business, the needs are the same for us all. We have to know the basics and promote our success across the organization, even if we own the company. Developing and maintaining these skills is critical. It is how I and my colleagues strive to support the communities in which we live and work. From educating students on financial literacy, to funding a start-up brewery, we try to positively impact the people around us and to become the ‘Go-To’ bank.”

Mary Gallagher, Diversity and Talent Manager for Addleshaw Goddard, said that they “were delighted, once again, to support the Conversation on Women in Leadership. As anticipated, it proved to be a stimulating and interesting day, not least due to the variety of attendees, from across the world of business and academia, who shared their varied experiences on female entrepreneurship.”

Louise Brett, Partner at Deloitte and leader of their strategy for Women in Leadership, reflected that “the relationship between female entrepreneurship and economic health is a potent one and an area Government, Business, Academia and women should engage around. The day gave a fantastic opportunity for women from many diverse backgrounds to share experiences, spark ideas and enrich their networks.

Deloitte is delighted to sponsor this event as increased gender diversity and inclusion is a priority within our own firm and is an area we seek to explore and work on with our clients.”

Caroline Sier Development Director and Fellow

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1972 – A Celebration of the Admission of Female Undergraduates Churchill, Clare and King’s Colleges were the first all-male Colleges to accept female students in 1972 and Lucy Cavendish, a Graduate College at that time, accepted our first intake of mature female undergraduates. This year we celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the admission of female undergraduates to recognise the impact this had on College life and on the University as a whole. Here two of our Research Fellows offer their perspective on the celebration, and our first undergraduate student shares her memories.

Perspective on 1972 Dr Tiffany Bergin and Dr Emanuela Orlando, Research Fellows.

On a chilly November Saturday, whilst admiring the ornate ceiling of King’s College chapel, we realised how lucky we are to be Research Fellows today.

Only a few decades ago women in Cambridge faced much greater challenges to be accepted as full members of the Cambridge college system, despite Newnham and Girton Colleges already

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having been in existence for over 100 years.

We were at the chapel to attend a concert as part of the 1972 gala, which commemorated an important step in overcoming these challenges. In 1972, for the first time, three traditionally male colleges – King’s, Churchill, and Clare – admitted female undergraduates. This was also the year in which the first undergraduates were admitted to Lucy Cavendish College, the college for mature women where we are now based, and which, up until that point, had only admitted Graduates.

From our seats in the chapel we enjoyed observing numerous alumnae from that era reconnect with each other, and revive the memories of those significant years. The gala event had begun earlier that afternoon with a tea at Clare, where we had heard more stories about the challenges women at Cambridge faced in previous decades. Not surprisingly, many of the pioneering women who entered the four Colleges in the 1970s have achieved great success in their careers.

One example is Judith Weir, the eminent composer, who was a graduate student at King’s during that time.

Her song ‘little tree’ was performed by female voices from the four colleges’ choirs, who joined together for this occasion. This performance was one of the many powerful moments from the concert.

“Not surprisingly, many of the pioneering women who entered the four Colleges in the 1970s have achieved great success in their careers” The dinner following the concert offered a menu designed by the well-known cookery writer and chef Tamasin Day-Lewis, in collaboration with the Head Chef at King’s. Day-Lewis is a King’s alumna from 1973 and the menu was conceived to remind attendees of the 1970s. Despite the many strides that have been made since 1972, in a speech after the dinner, Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, reminded us all that work still needs to be done. Even in 2012, only 16% of full professors at Cambridge are women.

The success of this event illustrated the many benefits of the Cambridge college system. The gala was a unique collaboration among the four colleges.

Such extensive cross-college collaboration, I have been told, is something quite unusual at Cambridge.

Yet the fruitful results of this collaboration show that it should happen more frequently.

In the past year, since taking up our research fellowships at Cambridge, we have met so many women embarking on innovative research projects in different fields within the university. We are very grateful to the women of 1972 and the previous century, who helped open the doors to the opportunities that are now available to us. We hope and expect that their legacy will endure, and that in the coming decades women will achieve ever-greater levels of participation in all aspects of university life.

“We are very grateful to the women of 1972 and the previous century, who helped open the doors to the opportunities that are now available to us” The second 1972 event took place at Churchill College on Saturday 28th September 2013, as part of the Alumni Festival 2013 weekend.

More information can be found on the special website to celebrate the 1972 anniversary: www.1972cambridge.co.uk

Eva Simmons with her mother Ilse Meyer at graduation in 1975

Lucy Cavendish memories: 1972-5 Eva Simmons I was Lucy Cavendish College’s first undergraduate!

I had never heard of Lucy Cavendish, and had no plans to go to a woman’s college. I had been to a girls’ (grammar) school years before, and had unpleasant memories of what felt to me like a hothouse atmosphere cut off from the masculine world. But as a mature student, and female too, I had few choices in 1972.

Somebody asked me if I knew about – and had considered applying to – Lucy Cavendish: previously a graduates-only college, it was about to begin admitting undergraduates. I didn’t, and hadn’t, so – overcoming my misgivings – I did! Lucy Cavendish offered me a place immediately, on the strength of my University Entrance exam results – even without knowing my `A’ Level grades – and I accepted. I later discovered none of the other candidates had taken the Entrance Exam, so they all had to wait for their `A’ Level grades before knowing if they had a place.

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continued Saying `yes’ to Lucy Cavendish was one of the best decisions I have ever made. The atmosphere was nothing at all like that at my secondary school: I would call it feminist, but completely focused on learning. From the beginning we were treated as the adults we were, with guidelines, and of course instruction, but no compulsion. I discovered for the first time in my life what it meant to truly love learning (instead of considering it a chore): I later went on to do a Ph.D and, after a career in journalism, am again doing literary and historic research. I had chosen to read English Literature, and my Director of Studies, Dr. Mindele Treip (now sadly deceased), was inspiring. She held seminars on Milton’s Paradise Lost, and brought what could have been a dry topic vividly to life; thanks to her, I did my thesis on a 17th century subject (the first professional English woman writer, Aphra Behn).

“Saying `yes’ to Lucy Cavendish was one of the best decisions I have ever made” During those early days at Lucy Cavendish we really did feel like pioneers! There were no dining facilities, so we went off to Churchill College for our dinners. (Dining at Strathaird became possible not long afterwards). Lucy Cavendish had only three buildings: Straithaird; Barrmore, where the resident students lived; and what is now called “College House”, with a rudimentary library, some supervision rooms, and the college office. But there was always a beautiful garden!

“To the men in other colleges, we were the “grey-haired granny” students – even though most of us were only in our late twenties and thirties (I was 32)!”

Tiny though Lucy Cavendish was (only 70-odd students), and still only recognised as an Approved Society of Cambridge University, as participant in its Tripos system the college had to find supervisors for us, even if there were none suitable on site. I duly cycled to Trinity Hall to discuss Hobbes and Locke with a knowledgeable but nervous male graduate student. To the men in other colleges, we were the “grey-haired granny” students – even though most of us were only in our late twenties and thirties (I was 32)!

Many of the women I met at Lucy Cavendish were making a fresh start, after tricky periods in their lives: marriage breakdowns, frustrating jobs, and the like. I myself had just ended a very difficult marriage. They came from all corners of the globe, and I made wonderful friends, with several of whom I am still in contact: they are in the USA, Greece, Malaysia, as well as the UK. I believe all of us benefited hugely from our time at Lucy Cavendish, have fabulous memories, and marvel at how the college has grown – in size, reputation, and prestige!

Anna Bidder Research Evenings

The Anna Bidder Research evenings are informal occasions, when we have the opportunity to hear of the research being carried out by our Fellows. We also encourage Graduate students in similar fields to present their work. The meetings take place in Warburton Hall after supper, and coffee and dessert wine are provided. Everyone in the College community is welcome to attend.

The talks this year have once again interested, stimulated and fascinated us and have covered a wide range of disciplines.

In November we heard about Dr Jenny Gibson’s research into the overlap between autism spectrum conditions and language impairment.

The Lent term treated us to Dr Alice Denton and Laura Schulz discussing ‘The Role of Stromal Cells in regulating Tissue Function’, and Dr Astrid Gall and Sarah Neidal describing the ‘Evolutionary Dynamics of the Influenza and HIV Viruses’. continue

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continued In April we learned from Dr Helen Roche about the published works which emanated from the Prussian Cadet Schools of the 19th and early 20th century, and which were almost certainly influential in the rise of the Third Reich. In the second half of the evening Kate Stevens abandoned her rowing to describe ‘Criminal Justice and the Governance of Pacific islands during the early period of colonial rule’.

Cambridge College Boat Clubs celebrate new arrivals Dr Eileen Nugent, Lu Gwei Djen Research Fellow

knowledge and understanding of science to developing practical projects that aim to address socio-economic development challenges in daily living in communities.

Rockets, Hovercrafts & Dancing Crumbs – a practical approach to physics in Malawi

Our last presentation of this year saw Dr Eileen Nugent telling us of her work in bringing the study of Physics to Malawi, and Bridget Chukalim who organised the first Scientific Education Workshop in Sierra Leone, excerpts of which follow below.

Lu Gwei Djen Research Fellow, Dr Eileen Nugent talked at her Research Evening about Institute of Physics (IOP) for Africa’s activities in Malawi.

She looked at how experiments are the life of science, without them students struggle to reconcile abstract concepts with everyday experience leaving them with impression of science as difficult and inaccessible.

The challenge for science teachers is to recreate the spark that occurs when equations or logic predict real measurable effects so that students can experience their own scientific breakthrough. IOP for Africa is an initiative by the Institute of Physics focussed on practical physics training.

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Dame Veronica Sutherland, DBE, CMG, President of Lucy Cavendish College, 2001-2008, made the generous donation for the commissioning of a new craft. A former British diplomat from 1965 until 1999 with a fascinating career spanning postings from Scandinavia to the Ivory Coast, culminating in her role as Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, Dame Veronica is a generous donor and supporter of rowing at Lucy Cavendish. Of the donation she said: “I am delighted to give a much needed boost to women’s rowing in Cambridge with the donation for a new Lucy Cavendish boat; in addition this is a fitting tribute to my late father, a keen sportsman”.

“I am delighted to give a much needed boost to women’s rowing in Cambridge with the donation for a new Lucy Cavendish boat, in addition this is a fitting tribute to my late father, a keen sportsman”

Dr Ruth Jones

Lucy Cavendish PhD student, Bridget Chukualim, organised Sierra Leone’s first ever Science Education Workshop in April 2012 and is a dedicated supporter of enhancing science education in Sierra Leone. To an enthralled group gathered for her Anna Bidder Research evening she looked at how Sierra Leone is focusing on the ability of the students to translate their theoretical

Lucy Cavendish College and Hughes Hall Boat Clubs were delighted to receive a new boat each on the 8th June 2013, donated by current and former Presidents.

Dr Nugent at a teacher training workshop, Malawi

Called ‘Speedwell’, the alternative name for the plant Veronica and an appropriate name for a racing boat, Speedwell doubles the fleet for Lucy Cavendish College, adding to their existing boat Lady Charlotte. Meanwhile Hughes Hall took receipt of ‘Dr William Squire’, donated by Mrs Sarah Squire, President of Hughes Hall and herself a former British Diplomat.

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A special naming of the boats and launch ceremony was held at Emmanuel College Boathouse, attended

by Dame Veronica, Mrs Sarah Squire, local media, Fellows, boat club members and supporters. The Boat Club crews took the boats onto the Cam for the first time, with demonstration rows past the boathouse, to great applause!

Lucy Cavendish Boat Club President Kate Stevens said: “For many of our rowers the Lucy Cavendish College Boat Club has been a defining and very positive aspect of our college experience. I’m thrilled to see the new boat and blades arriving in Lucy Cavendish colours, as this donation provides valuable equipment to match our ambitions for the club. On behalf of all the Boat Club, we’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Dame Veronica for her continued generous support of rowing at Lucy Cavendish College.”

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President of Lucy Cavendish College collects her OBE from Buckingham Palace We are delighted to announce that on Friday 7th June Professor Janet Todd, the distinguished academic and President of Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, visited Buckingham Palace, London, to collect her OBE as a newly-appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

The award is in recognition of her ground breaking work in the fields of literature and the education of women.

The launch of Speedwell

Mrs Sarah Squire, President of Hughes Hall said: “I’m very pleased to be able to provide our college rowers with a boat worthy of their skill and determination, and to name it in honour of my husband. We both much admire their enthusiasm, and we’ll certainly be on the river bank to cheer them on at this year’s May Bumps.”

President of Hughes Hall Boat Club Matthew Parkinson said: “This is an exciting time for Hughes Hall Rowing Club. The past few years have brought an ever-increasing membership and much success on the water, despite limited equipment. This year

however, the men’s squad’s future looks brighter than ever. With our College President Sarah Squire’s exceptionally generous gift of Dr William Squire, a fast Stampfli eight, we hope that many Hughes Hall rowers will be able to represent their college at an ever higher level. We would like to thank Mrs Squire for her support over the years, and especially for this gift which will benefit the club for many years to come.”

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However senior her post, Professor Todd has never ceased to be a conscientious, unstinting, and inspirational hands-on teacher and mentor, as her students testify. At the same time, her vision and drive have initiated new and valuable fields of intellectual and creative activity such as the popular MA in Lifewriting at the University of East Anglia and the internationally acclaimed Centre for the Novel at the University of Aberdeen.

In 2008 Professor Todd took on the demanding and multi-faceted task of leadership and development as President of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge.

Lucy Cavendish is unique in Britain: it admits undergraduate and graduate women students who are 21 years of age or older. The ethos behind her groundbreaking scholarship, which has contributed to revaluation of women’s achievements in the past, is embodied at Lucy Cavendish.

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Professor Todd says ‘I am committed to challenging stereotypes and enabling remarkable women who come from all walks and are at all stages of life to take degrees at the University of Cambridge’.

Consequently the College’s students excel in some traditionally masculine subjects like Medicine, Engineering, Veterinary Medicine and Law, the top subject areas for undergraduate and graduate students at the College.

Professor Todd has published and contributed to over 40 books, mainly on women’s writing, cultural history and the development of fiction.

She is also the General Editor of the nine-volume The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen.

Dame Jenni Murray added her support to the proposal for Professor Janet Todd to be honoured saying: ‘Her academic history is, I’m sure, well represented, but my plea is on behalf of her commitment to disseminating the results of her research to a wider audience in an accessible manner. She has made frequent appearances on Woman’s Hour and is one of our most valued guests’.

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Lucy Cavendish Singers 2012-13

The Singers are now up to full strength with 16 core members. We gave a total of 13 concerts this year, launched an exciting new website www.lucycavendishsingers.org.uk featuring live recordings of the choir and now have our own Patron: Baroness Perry of Southwark whom we all know as a former President of Lucy Cavendish!

“There is plenty of good news to report from the Lucy Cavendish Singers’ 5th season of “singing lustily and with good courage”

One of our newest recruits is alumna Linda Pomeroy: 2004 MPhil, Biochemistry/Biophysics/ Biotechnology. Another alumna, Dora Kemp: 1990 MPhil Archaeology and Anthropology joined us for our King’s, Lucy Cavendish, Great St Mary’s and Pickwell concerts. Maria Purves (Brown) 1993 English is a founding member of the Singers as is Alison Vinnicombe, Registrar.

This past season started off with a sell-out October concert entitled Ain’t Misbehavin’ in the Bateman Auditorium at Gonville & Caius College, followed by a wine reception and exhibition of Lesley Fotherby’s watercolours of the choir. Three weeks later, on 17th November, the Singers were thrilled to represent Lucy Cavendish in a joint concert in King’s College Chapel, organised by the development offices of Lucy Cavendish, Clare, King’s and Churchill to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1972 admission of women to former exclusively male colleges. Hearing our performance of Ave Maris Stella rolling back to us through that amazing chapel is an experience none of us will forget.

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Three Christmas programmes followed almost immediately. Lucy Cavendish’s annual ‘Carols around the tree’, initiated by Professor Todd in 2008, once again drew a full-capacity crowd of over 120 to Warburton Hall. Led by the Singers, the programme featured the annual children’s choir, readings by

Lucy Cavendish Singers at King’s College 18th December 2012 (Sir Cam)

Fellows, staff and students and lots of powerful audience singing fuelled by the mulled wine and cake served upstairs in the reception rooms beforehand.

On 11th December the Singers once again provided the choral music for the University Staff Lessons & Carols at Great St Mary’s, a service open to all members of the University and the wider community.

Singing in the University Church is a great honour and I am delighted to say we’ve been invited back this coming December for the third year running.

Another return engagement followed on 17th December when we again presented a programme of readings and carols at the Institute for Manufacturing, West Cambridge where we’d performed in December 2011.

Our March concert, Songs my Mother Taught Me on 9th March at Michaelhouse was another sell-out with most of the audience staying for the wine reception afterwards. The Singers entertained at two delightful private functions in late March: a retirement dinner in Queens’ College Hall and a private wedding at Anstey Hall in Trumpington.

Immediately after the Easter vacation the Singers “toured” to Pickwell, Leicestershire to perform Music from the Heart, our fundraising concert for their parish church. We were given a splendid tea by the organisers before the concert and asked to give at least three “curtain calls” at the end. The wine and cheese reception afterwards enabled us to chat with enthusiastic audience members about Lucy Cavendish College. @LucyCavColl

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“Hearing our performance of Ave Maris Stella rolling back to us through that amazing chapel (Kings) is an experience none of us will forget” Only two weeks later, on 18th May, a full-capacity audience packed St Andrews’ Church, Toft to hear Sure on this Shining Night, our programme of traditional, jazz and classical songs presented in the Music in Quiet Places series, organised by the prestigious Cambridge Summer Recitals.

Our last public concert of the summer term was a return performance in the Fitzwilliam Proms series, in the stunning surroundings of Gallery 3.

Programmes at two banquets in Robinson College, one in July and one in September, finished off the most successful Singers’ year yet.

Concerts in Michaemas 2013: Sweet Prospect, Saturday 26th October, 6:30 pm in Michaelhouse, Trinity Street; Carols around the Tree, Saturday 7th December, 4:30 pm in Warburton Hall, Lucy Cavendish College, University Staff Lessons & Carols, Tuesday 10th December, 3:00 pm in Emmanuel United Reformed Church (Gt St Mary’s is undergoing renovations).

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Student News

Our students have a busy year. Our Senior and Graduate Tutors reflect on their academic year and here are two articles looking at some of their ‘extra-curricular’ activities – their popular June Event, and a report from the Boat Club on the Bumps!

Lucy Cavendish June Event Saturday 15th June 2013 In June, the Lucy Cavendish College Student’s Union held the second June Event at the college in two years to celebrate the end of a gruelling exam schedule and the start of May Week or ‘party time’ in Cambridge speak. An Americas Carnival Theme saw two hundred and fifty guests entertained by live music and dance from Tropicalia Latin & Brazilian Show whilst sipping Piña Coladas and Jamaican Mules. The catering department provided a wonderful buffet spread which was followed by an eye popping chocolate fountain extravaganza for dessert! With the bar open until 2.30am, Mr Flavour’s Shisha lounge on Strathaird lawn and our very own DJ Tim rocking out tunes until 3am- a fabulous party was had by all. We have high hopes for future events in years to come, hoping they will become an annual way for the Lucy Cavendish Community to come together and celebrate our many successes.

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A daily diary of our Lent Bumps 2013 The first day of bumps! A four day race that we had been training for all term. It’s hard to explain the nerves and excitement that you feel, sitting on that start line on that first day, waiting in the silence for the inevitable cannon. Only three out of our eight rowers had competed in bumps before so we had tried to explain the madness and watched a number of videos beforehand to try and prepare everyone the best we could but even our seniors had difficulties eating their lunch that day!

We were positioned in the middle of Division 2, chasing Homerton and being chased by First and Third 2. From previous results we knew that there wasn’t much time difference between our three crews so it would be a tough race.

The cannons went and we were off ... we had a good fast start, it took us a little while to get into our race rhythm as adrenaline was running but we were rowing well together . By first post corner it was close between our three boats but we could see Jesus 2 gaining on FaT2 and that helped us to push away and try and gain on Homerton. Just after the corner Jesus 2 bumped Fat2 taking the pressure off and letting us concentrate on the boat in front! It was a long hard race, we started to gain

slightly on Homerton but it was clear we were of similar standards making it hard to close the gap.

As we passed The Plough we could see Christs 2 crew gaining on us, they were strong this year and fighting for an overbump. We raced down the reach still fighting for Homerton and watching Christs 2 slowly gaining on us. As we approached the last 500m Christs 2 had a last push to catch us, we started hearing whistles from their bank party to indicate they were close to us and so we gave it everything we had to try and keep them away! We had raced our socks off and you could tell that no one in our crew was prepared to give up and get bumped when we were so close to the finish line so we dug deep, pushed through the pain and gave it everything we had ... we crossed the finish line with Christs 2 on three whistles (a quarter of a lengths distance) behind us ... we may not have caught Homerton but I have never been so proud of a ‘row over’, a good solid start to bumps 2013!

Wednesday 27th February A well deserved and well needed day off for our division.

Thursday 28th February We knew today would be tough, we had seen how quickly Jesus 2 had caught FaT2 on the first day and now they were coming for us. As a crew they had a faster start than us but we knew once we got into our rhythm we were the stronger crew over the course. We had to have a good start ... we did not have a good start! It was a windy day and as the cannons went off we were still at an angle, we then also had a few missed strokes off the start making life for our cox a little tricky as we zig zagged our way down the first stretch, thankfully Ola, our cox, has great steering and it wasn’t long before we were back in our rhythm and with Jesus 2 coming for us at speed we fought hard to push them away. First post corner, they had gained on us, one length away, we were beginning to feel the burn but knew we just had to push through it stroke by stroke. By grassy Jesus 2 were on continuous whistles, a canvas length away, it’s at this point where its easy for a crew to fall apart but having talked about this possibility pre race we knew we just had to concentrate on the rower in front of us and on every stroke push them away inch by inch and as we came round the corner that is exactly what we did! We had taken a slightly better line and begun to make our distance back! By The Plough they were back to a length away and the @LucyCavColl

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fighting feeling in our boat was immense. Sidney Sussex had bumped Robinson very early on so we had no one to chase but everything to race for. As we came round onto the reach, the last stretch towards the finish line, it became clear that Jesus 2 were not going to catch us today, the distance was back up to 2-3 boat lengths but we still raced to the end, with everything we had, filled with adrenaline, finishing with at least 6 lengths between us!!

Friday 1st March Today we were chasing Robinson, who had so far been bumped both days, and being chased again by Jesus 2. Having friends in the rival Jesus boat we had heard how annoyed/impressed they had been that they hadn’t caught us the day before so we knew they were coming back fighting.

We had a fast start, we knew we could catch Robinson but that Jesus 2 would be on our tail from the start so we went off with everything we had!

As we headed up to first post corner the distance between our three boats quickly disappeared, we could hear whistles from our bank party letting us know we were gaining on Robinson but we could also hear whistles for Jesus 2. Unfortunately as we came round the corner Jesus 2 caught up on us and we had to concede, looking at the video later that night it was painful to see how close we were to catching Robinson but that day Jesus 2 were just the faster crew ... it was safe to say we were disappointed, it was a quiet row home.

Saturday 2nd March The last day of bumps!! Now it was us that was chasing Jesus 2 and being chased by Robinson, who had been overbumped by Christs 2 the following day! It was a good line up, we knew Robinson wouldn’t catch us which left us with just Jesus 2 in our sights. We had a solid start for our final day but unfortunately Jesus 2, again, were just too fast off of the start and caught up with the boat in front of them before the first corner. The two boats in front of them had also bumped out early leaving us with clear water and no one to chase. This however didn’t slow us down, we rowed one of our best races on the Saturday! We were proud, granted it had not been one of our most successful bumps to date but we had trained hard and when it came to it gave it everything we had, together, as a crew ... plus Lents is just a training exercise for Mays right until then!

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Linda Rachel Bates

Alumnae and Associates News Sam Massey, 2013

We always enjoy hearing about life after Lucy Cavendish and the alumnae and associate’s achievements from 2012-13 are both fascinating and inspiring in equal measure.

Debby Banham Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, 1982 Debby is currently writing a book on Anglo-Saxon Farms and Farming with Dr Rosamond Faith, which is now nearing completion, in time for publication in 2014. She has also been experimenting with growing historic cereals at Newnham College.

English, 2001 Linda has used journals and letters written by her brother whilst working for Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) in the Gash Barka region of Eritrea to write her new book: Books, Bicycles and Banana Trucks. Having published for the Kindle in 2013, she is now working towards publishing in other formats.

In his journals and letters Richard describes the restrictions, bureaucracy, shortages and suffering of Eritrean life. This is punctuated with humour, times of happiness and even occasional festivities.

The book highlights how the people he meets show extraordinary kindness to a stranger who entered their lives with blond hair, many pairs of shorts and a large repertoire of campfire songs.

Erica Mary Carrick Utsi

Find out more at: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00D9SJ524

Erica is Director of Utsi Electronics Ltd and was recently re-elected as Chairman of the European GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) Association.

• Anglo-Saxon peasant cooking. Medieval Diet Group, Rewley House, University of Oxford.

Frederike Asael Environment, Society and Development, 2009/10 Frederike’s entrepreneurial flair has come to the fore this year with the launch of her own freelance photography business. She has also launched a campaign for entrepreneurs with vision – The Visioneurs. So far, people from Switzerland, Portugal and Spain have contributed and more countries will be joining the campaign in the near future.

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• Farming in early medieval England and Ireland: comparisons, contrasts, contacts. International Society of Anglo-Saxonists Conference, University College and Trinity College, Dublin.

• Fix the share and coulter to the plough: written and pictorial evidence for ploughs and ploughing in Anglo-Saxon England. Ploughing Ahead. School of Archaeology, University of Oxford.

• Growing cereals and making bread in Anglo-Saxon England. Early Farming Group, Oxford.

• The staff of life: bread in Anglo-Saxon England.

MacDonald Institute, University of Cambridge.

• What did the East mean to the compilers of medical texts in early medieval England? The Ottomans and Health: a comparative perspective. Newnham College, Cambridge.

Archaeology, 1981

This year Erica has made exciting progress on finalising the GPR exploration of Westminster Abbey. Previous surveys have failed to reveal the majority of the tombs in the Abbey and Erica’s work has now mapped the Nave, Choir, Transepts, Aisles and Crossing in detail for these features and she is looking forward to analysing the Ambulatory.

Presentations 2012-13

Frederike Asael

Erica Mary Carrick Utsi

Royalties from sales of the book will be divided between VSO and the Eritrea Relief Association, a UK charity that has been working in Eritrea since 1976, with projects providing services for children with Down’s Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorders and HIV/AIDS.

Presentations 2012-13 • Bringing up the Bodies: High Resolution and Target Definition Using GPR. PIERS, Stockholm.

• GPR Case Histories and Known Physical Principles (with David J Daniels). IWAGPR, Nantes.

• GPR Investigations at Westminster Abbey.

SFR, Edinburgh.

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• The European GPR Association. COST Action TU1208, Rome.

Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, 1988

• The Importance of Utility Detection. ISG 2012.

Having entered a short story on the theme of ‘Home’ in the Askance Short Story Competition 2013, Catherine has been chosen as one of 18 finalists.

The results of the competition will be announced in September and Catherine’s story will be published in the forthcoming anthology entitled Homes.

• The Use of GPR for Asset Management. ISG 2012.

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This year also saw the publication of Ingrid’s article on Arte Cristiana an early Italian altarpiece belonging to Victorian architect GE Street.

Alexandra Dobra MPhil International Relations, 2011

Michelle Chen

During the past year Alexandra has taken on the role of DARO Doctoral Fellow in Financial Regulation at Warwick University, as well as Analyst positions with both Accenture and Shell Trading. Alexandra’s many achievements were recognised through her inclusion in Forbes’ 30 under 30 list in 2012.

Law, 2010

Publications 2012-13

As well as starting a new position as the Director of China Business at Berwin Leighton Paisner, Michelle has been busy presenting at conferences.

• Dobra, A. China’s labour market. Between liberalization and well-being challenges.

Mondes en Développement.

Presentations 2012-13

• Dobra, A., 2012. Are conditional cash grants fair? The meta-operational model. Mondes en Développement, 4(156).

Michelle Chen

• Commercial Law and Cross Border Transactions Case Study: Commercial Law in China and Practical Issues of Doing Business with China. Commercial Law Summer School, Downing College.

• Dobra, A., 2012. Globalization versus or pro the State? Fast Capitalism, 9(1).

• Fundamentals of Chinese IP Law Workshop.

Intellectual Property Law in China Conference.

• Dobra, A., 2012. The democratic impact of ICT in Africa. Africa Spectrum, 47(1).

• Recent developments in China’s IP landscape.

The Legal Partnership Initiative, London School of Economics.

Presentations 2012-13 • Does the rationality of the market stand external to societal interactions? Rethinking Governance in a World of Complexity, Duisburg.

• International organizations in crisis. Facing the legitimacy challenges of the 21st Century. 8th PanEuropean Conference on International Relations, Warsaw.

• Post-crisis US financial architecture and the new turn of capitalism. 8th Knowledge Globalization Conference, Istanbul.

Ingrid Dixon

Ingrid Dixon PGCE Modern Languages, 1992

Suzanne lives in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland and was awarded a Saltire Fellowship in 2012, which took her to Babson College. Since her return she has founded the InclusIQ Institute. The Institute is inspired by the work she does engaging senior leaders, often men, on the benefits of gender diversity. The InclusIQ Institute makes diversity an integral part of everyday leadership and aims for a perfect balance of diverse skills and perspectives to create more engaged and enjoyable teams. The company provides inclusive leadership solutions designed to rewire inbuilt biases for a fairer, smarter and more competitive workplace.

Anne Esposito History, 1993 In 2013 Anne began a new role as a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Criminology at the University of Leicester. Becoming the Course Tutor for their online Foundation Degree and BA is providing excellent opportunities to work more closely with students.

Connect: @anneesposito

Hilary Levey Friedman Social and Political Sciences, 2002 Hilary’s book, Playing to Win: Raising Children in a Competitive Culture, was published in August 2013. It is available internationally and she would love to hear your thoughts should you read it.

The content focuses on the competitive after-school activities of chess, dance and soccer for young children in the USA, but many of the messages are universal!

Connect: www.hilaryleveyfriedman.com @hleveyfriedman

Ingrid continues to write German teaching materials for students who have to access written German texts for their studies and research. She also works with students to develop reading skills and teaches introductory academic English to Japanese University students on Cambridge College summer programmes.

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Suzanne Doyle-Morris PhD

Yewa Holiday

Yewa Holiday BA Law and LLM International Law, 1990 Yewa has recently begun PhD studies at Queen Mary University of London, where she is also teaching Criminal Law as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. In addition to this, she is also a Doctoral Affiliate at the Refugee Law Initiative. Her current research considers why asylum seekers and refugees are prosecuted for offences relating to entry to, or presence in, England, Wales and Northern Ireland contrary to Article 31(1) of the Refugee Convention.

Earlier this year, Yewa collected the best research poster prize at the Postgraduate Law Conference, Queen Mary University London, for her poster presentation: The prosecution of the persecuted: refugee journeys.

Yewa’s poem The Christmas My Mother Wrote Samwise Gamgee will be included in a forthcoming poetry anthology, published by the Human Rights Consortium and Keats House Poets.

Publications 2012-13 • Holiday, Y., 2012. CCRC concern over advice given to refugees. Law Society Gazette.

• Holiday, Y., 2012. Victims of human trafficking and the CCRC. Law Society Gazette.

• Holiday, Y., 2013. R v Mateta and others EWCA Crim 1372. Law Society Gazette.

Presentations 2012-13 • A Place of Greater Safety: s.31(7) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 or putting the criminal cart before the refugee horse. University of Liverpool International Postgraduate Legal Conference.

Connect: @yyadiloh

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Professor Carole Jackson

Presentations 2012-13

Ioanna Pervou

Natural Science, 1991

• Communicative styles across borders and disciplines: Europe and beyond. Third International Conference Cross-Cultural Pragmatics at a Crossroads, University of East Anglia, Norwich.

LLM – International Law, 2009

In May 2013, Carole was awarded a prestigious WA Fellowship by the Premier’s Office in Western Australia. This achievement builds on her PhD in Astrophysics from Wolfson College and her experience working with an international team in Australia to design the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The SKA is a unique international radio astronomy facility that will be built in Australia and Southern Africa from 2017.

As a Fellow at Curtin University, Carole is leading a team to generate early science results from a new MWA telescope to specify and validate the design for the SKA telescope.

• Plenary speaker. International Conference Language in Practice, Practice in Language, FON University, Republic of Macedonia.

Sylvia Lynn-Meaden Social Anthropology, 1977 2013 saw the publication of Sylvia’s book The Long Garden Master in the Gold Coast about the lives and times of a Colonial Agricultural Officer in the Gold Coast (1929-1947).

Connect: www.skatelescope.org

Ioanna has recently become a Research Associate at the Centre of International and European Economic Law in Thessaloniki, alongside her role as Doctor Juris Candidate, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

She also coached the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Team participating in the Price Media Law Moot Court Competition, at Oxford in 2012.

Publications 2012-13 • Pervou, I., 2012. The Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance: Moving Human Rights Protection Ahead. European Journal of Legal Studies, 5, 1, pp.145-171.

• Pervou, I., 2012. Unacknowledged Administrative Detention: Another Narrative of Enforced Disappearance. Antigone, Special Issue on Administrative Detention, Immigration Policies, Security and Human Rights, 7, 3, pp.124-138.

• Pervou, I. and Sarigiannidis, M., 2013. Adequate Housing: Seeking Justiciability through the Right to Property. International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, 1,1, pp.27-40.

Presentations 2012-13 Manuela Mellone

Manuela Mellone PhD in Brain Repair, 2007 Dr Svetlana Kurtes

Dr Svetlana Kurtes English, 1997 During the past year Dr Kurtes has continued her work as Vice-President of the European Network for Intercultural Education Activities (www.enieda.eu), as well as delivering a number of publications and presentations.

Publications 2012-13 • Kurtes, S., 2013. Where next for comrade? On the use of ideology-based address forms in post-Communist societies (with reference to modern-day Serbia). Lodz Papers in Pragmatics, 9.1, pp.49-75.

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In the past year, Manuela has become a Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences at the University of Milan. As part of this role, she is supervising a thesis laboratory project for a Master’s student in Chemistry and Pharmacology Technology.

Publications 2012-13 • Mellone, M. and Gardoni, F. 2013. Modulation of NMDA receptor at the synapse: promising therapeutic interventions in disorders of the nervous system. Eur J Pharmacol.

• Mellone, M., et al. Tau pathology is present in vivo and develops in vitro in sensory neurons from human P301S tau transgenic mice: a system for screening drugs against tauopathies. J Neuroscience.

• Teaching the art of rhetoric to Law university students: The experience of moot court competitions.

15th International Conference on Applied Linguistics, Thessaloniki.

• Victimization as a Test for Civil Society’s Contribution to Treaty-Making: the Convention against Enforced Disappearance in Retrospect. QMUL Postgraduate Research Conference, London.

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Helena Rubinstein Psychology, 2010/PhD submitted 2013 Helena has taken on the role of Director of Studies in Psychology at Churchill College, Cambridge. She will also begin the role of Research Associate at University College, London from September 2013. It has been a successful year, with Helena taking the award for best poster presentation at the British Menopause Society’s 23rd Annual Conference. She has also been busy supervising students at a number of Cambridge colleges.

Helena Rubinstein

Publications 2012-13: • Reed, C. and Rubinstein, H., 2012. The 7 Myths of Middle Age: Implications for marketing and brands, WTS Group, London.

• Rubinstein H.R., (in press) Defining what is normal at menopause: How women’s and clinician’s differential understandings may lead to a lack of provision for those in most need. Journal of Human Fertility. (Accepted for publication).

• Rubinstein, H.R. and Foster, J.L.H., 2013.

“I don’t know whether it is to do with age or to do with hormones and whether it is do with a stage in your life”: Making sense of menopause and the body. Journal of Health Psychology, 18 (2), pp.292-307.

Presentations 2012-2013 • Social constructions of menopause predict different categories of treatment utilisation for menopause-related symptoms. British Menopause Society 23rd Annual Conference.

Connect: @helenarub

Sarah Elizabeth Scarlett Law, 1987 Sarah has just moved with her husband to Auchtermuchty in Fife and would be delighted to catch up with any Lucy Cavendish alumnae in the area.

Connect: @sarahes1

Presentations 2012-13 • XVI National Meeting for PhD students and Postdocs, Italian Society of Pharmacology (SIF).

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Presentations 2012-13 • Leveraging GABRA5 expression in clinically aggressive medulloblastomas as a novel therapeutic target.

American Neurological Association Meeting.

Patricia Storace English Literature, 1976 Patricia has completed her first novel The Book of Heaven, which will be published by Pantheon Books in February 2014.

• Fourth International Conference On Mathematics and Natural Sciences (ICMNS 2012), Indonesia.

• Workshop on Mathematical Modeling Course in higher education for APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) economies, Indonesia.

Amrit Kaur Virk MPhil Modern Society and Global Transformations, 2004 Amrit celebrated the completion of her D.Phil in Social Policy at the University of Oxford this year.

Soma Sengupta

Nationalist, advocate for women’s rights and as a person of culture, through an exploration of her correspondence with a variety of contemporaries.

Soma Sengupta Medicine, 2002 The past year has seen some exciting achievements for Soma. She has taken on a new position as Academic Neuro-oncology Attending (Consultant) at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard, USA. She has also received the Paul Calebresi Award from Massachusetts General Hospital.

• Sengupta, S. and Reardon, D., 2013. Antiangiogenic therapy. Expert Reviews, E-book.

• Sengupta, S., Groff, M.W., Wen, P.Y., 2013.

Diseases of the Breast. In: Epidural Metastases, 5th Edition, Chapter 77.

• Sengupta, S., Lee, E.Q. and Wen, P.Y., 2012.

Neurology: Neurologic complications of cancer.

In: Nabel, E.G., ed. ACP Medicine [online], DOI: 10.2310/7900.1295.

• Weeraratne, S.D., Teider, N., Amani, V., PierreFrancois, J., Winter, D., Kye, M.J., Sengupta, S., et al., 2012. Pleiotropic effects of miR-183~96~182 converge to regulate cell survival, proliferation and migration in medulloblastoma. Acta Neuropathologica, 123(4). pp.539-52.

Tamara Micner

Novriana Sumarti, PhD Mathematics, 2000

Tamara Felisa Micner

Novriana is currently working on a network for the development of a Mathematical Modeling Course in higher education for APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) economies.

MPhil European Literature & Culture 2010

Publications 2012-13 • Sumarti, N. and Wahyudi, N., 2013. Stock and Option Portfolio using Fuzzy Logic Approach.

Submitted to American Institute of Physics.

• Sumarti, N., Fitriyani, V. and Damayanti, M., 2013.

A Mathematical Model of the Profit-Loss Sharing (PLS) Scheme. Submitted to Elsevier Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences.

• Sumarti, N, Rakhman, N., Hadianti, R. and Uttunggadewa, S., 2012. Annealing Method on Aircrew Assignment Problems in Garuda Indonesia. World Congress on Engineering, Vol I.

Presentations 2012-13 • 2012 International Conference of Applied and Engineering Mathematics, World Congress on Engineering, London.

• APEC HRD Working Group Meeting, Medan.

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This is her fourth published title on the subject of Lady Jane Wilde and it will appeal to those with a scholarly interest in Irish history and politics; the women’s movement in the 19th Century; the domestic and the social life of the Victorian middle class; the Victorian literary and cultural world. Professor Tipper’s excellent introduction, helpful arrangement of material, and informative notes also make the volume accessible for thoughtful general readers as well.

Novriana Sumarti

Publications 2012-13 • Pugh, T.J., Weeraratne, S.D., Archer, T.C., Pomeranz Krummel, D.A., Auclair, D., Cibulskis, K., Lawrence, M.S., Greulich, H., McKenna, A., Ramos, A.H., Shefler, E., Sivachenko, A., Tamayo, P., Mesirov, J.P., Amani, V., Teider, N., Sengupta, S. et al., 2012. Medulloblastoma exome sequencing uncovers subtype-specific somatic mutations within a broad landscape of genetic heterogeneity. Nature, 488 (7409), pp.106-10.

Professor Karen Tipper

A creative year for Tamara included performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part of Velvet Elvis, a London-based improv group. There are also exciting developments on the horizon. An extract of Tamara’s new play One Two Three will be performed at Scratch That Hackney later this year and her play What You’re Missing will be developed at the King’s Head Theatre in Islington next January.

Find out more: www.tamaramicner.com

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Susan Sellers

Susan Sellers Award winning author Susan completed her latest novel this year. Given the Choice will be published in October and is set amidst the glamour and intrigue of the contemporary art world. The story follows the experiences of Marion, a 39 year old, talented entrepreneur as she faces challenges that threaten both her business and her marriage.

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Fellows News

Dr Brearley was awarded a Charles Slater grant, which has facilitated visits to all UK veterinary schools to research how other universities encourage learning in their students. This work has been very enlightening and together with staff and student surveys performed back in Cambridge and a literature study, it will form the basis of a paper at the end of her sabbatical.

From October, Dr Brearley will be back teaching at the Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine and continuing her research threads in respiratory function in animals and teaching methods.

Publications 2012-13

Publications 2012-13 • 2013. Notions of Jewish service in twelfth and thirteenth-century England, Christians and Jews.

In: Angevin England. The York Massacre of 1190, Narratives and Contexts, S. Rees-Jones and S. Watson, ed. 2013, Woodbridge, pp.204-21.

Dr Jane Davies

• Boveri, S., Brearley, J. C. and Dugdale, A. H., 2013. The effect of body condition on propofol requirement in dogs. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 40, pp.449-454.

• Brearley, J. C., (2012). Local analgesic techniques for abdominal and thoracic surgery. Companion Animal, 17, pp.40-42.

• Clark, L., Leece, E.A. and Brearley, J.C., 2012.

Diabetes mellitus affects duration of action of vecuronium in dogs. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 39(5), pp.472-479.

• Hardardottir, H., Clutton, R.E. and Brearley, J.C., 2013. Ketamine for Field Castration in Horses in Iceland; a Survey and Field Trial Comparing Two Doses. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, submitted.

• McMillan, M.W., Seymour, C.J. and Brearley, J.C., 2012. Effect of intratesticular lidocaine on isoflurane requirements in dogs undergoing routine castration. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 53(7), pp.393-397.

• McMillan, M. and Brearley, J.C, 2013. Assessment of the variation in American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status Classification assignment in small animal anaesthesia. Vet Anaesth Analg, 40, pp.229-236.

Dr Anna Abulafia

Dr Anna Abulafia November 2012 saw Dr Anna Abulafia presenting a lecture on Pluralität – Konkurrenz – Konflikt.

Religiöse Spannungen im städtischen Raum der Vormoderne at an interdisciplinary colloquium in Regensburg. This was promptly followed in December by a lecture at the Jewish Historical Society of England. Earlier this year she was invited to lecture at the Theological Forum JudaismChristianity hosted by the Evangelishe Akademie on the subject of Triumph versus Verfolgung? Zur Konstruktion und Rekonstruktion von Geschichte bei Juden und Christen.

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Dr Jacqueline Brearley

Dr Jacqueline Brearley

• Michou, J.N., Leece, E.A. and Brearley, J.C., 2012. Comparison of pain on injection during induction of anaesthesia with alfaxalone and two formulations of propofol in dogs. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 39(3), pp.275-281.

This year began with an invitation to Lisbon, Portugal, as a ‘Key Opinion Leader’ for the launch of a novel formulation of a pain killer for dogs, which forms a depot in the skin and lasts four days.

In January Dr Brearley began a sabbatical, during which she has focussed on researching teaching methods in veterinary medicine and improving her computer skills.

Dr Jane Davies This year Dr Davies received the Judge Business School Faculty Teaching Award for Undergraduate and MBA teaching. She has also undertaken a mentoring role for Women of the World Festival, a global event held at the Southbank Centre each year.

Publications 2012-13 • Davies, N. and Nitin, J., 2013. Supply Chain Integration, Product Modularity and Market Valuation: Evidence from the Solar Energy Industry. Production & Operations Management Journal, accepted for publication.

Presentations 2012-13 • The Strength of One Tie: Bridging Supply Networks in Emerging Markets. Industry Studies Conference, Kansas City, USA.

Dr Astrid Gall Dr Gall has taken on several new roles in the past year, including Staff Scientist at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Director of Studies for Preclinical Veterinary Medicine (covering Jackie Brearley’s sabbatical) and Assistant Graduate Tutor at Lucy Cavendish College.

She has also submitted a US Patent Application for her work on HIV Detection with Paul Kellam.

Publications 2012-13 • Gall, A. and Palser, A., 2013. An elephantine viral problem. Nat. Rev. Microbiol, 11(8), pp.512.

• Gall, A., Ferns, B., Morris, C., Watson, S., Cotton, M., Robinson, M., Berry, N., Pillay, D. and Kellam, P., 2012. Universal amplification, next-generation sequencing and assembly of HIV-1 genomes.

J. Clin. Microbiol, 50(12), pp.3838-44.

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• Gall, A., Kaye, S., Hué, S., Bonsall, D., Rance, R., Baillie, G.J., Fidler, S.J., Weber, J.N., McClure, M.O., Kellam, P and the SPARTAC Trial Investigators, 2013. Restriction of sequence diversity in the V3 region of the HIV-1 envelope gene during antiretroviral treatment in a cohort of recent seroconverters. Retrovirology, 10:8.

Presentations 2012-13 • 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

• 17th International Bioinformatics Workshop on Virus Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology, Belgrade, Serbia.

• Invited speaker. Metagenomics in Virology Workshop, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Dr Koenig is also involved as a Parent Governor at The Netherhall School in Cambridge and has performed a number of outreach talks for schools, colleges and Women’s Institutes.

Publications 2012-13 • Koenig, J. and Pike, N. Perspectives from the UK and the US on Integrating Mathematics into the Teaching and Learning of the Biological Sciences in Higher Education. A Report for the Higher Education Academy.

• Biomaths blogs at: www.biomathed.wordpress.com.

Presentations 2012-13 • Biomaths Education Network: A virtual community to bring biology and maths together. CETL-Maths Stats and Operational Research Conference, University of Coventry.

• Public Engagement in Pharmacology. British Pharmacological Society Winter Meeting, London.

• Teaching Maths in Biology. University of Leicester Pedagogical Research Group.

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Dr Isobel Maddison Dr Maddison reflects on what has been a very rewarding and busy year. ‘In addition to my role as College Lecturer in English, I worked as Admissions Tutor for the Michaelmas and Lent terms and began a steep learning curve. This is a fascinating and enjoyable, if challenging, role at a time of increased student fees. Nevertheless, with the help of academic colleagues, we have admitted a good number of well-qualified women who will join us to study a variety of undergraduate courses in October.

Dr Emily Tomlinson has now taken over in an expanded role as Director of Admissions and she is bringing flair, energy and commitment to the work. I wish her every success.’

In June, Dr Maddison was delighted and honoured to be elected Vice-President (VP) of the college from October 2013 and she is looking forward to this opportunity and to serving the college in this role. Dr Maddison comments that this will build on the ‘terrific work that Dr Ruth Jones has contributed as VP during the past three years and I know she’ll continue to be a stalwart supporter of the college in the future. For me it’s another welcome learning curve.’

Publications 2012-13 • Maddison, I., 2013. Elizabeth von Arnim: Beyond the German Garden. Farnham: Ashgate.

• Maddison, I., 2013. New Perspectives: Redefining the Middlebrow. Cambridge Quarterly, 42 (2).

• Maddison, I., 2013. Reading Beyond the Ending: Dorothea’s Daughter. Women: A Cultural Review, 24 (2).

• Maddison, I., (In press). Constructing the Maternal in the writing of Katherine Mansfield and Elizabeth von Arnim. The Popular Imagination and the Dawn of Modernism: British Middlebrow Writing, 1800-1930, Vol 2, Transitions: Moving Between Markets.

Dr Jenny Koenig

• Maddison, I., (In press). Not so Silly Women Novelists: Martin Hipsky’s Modernism and the Women’s Popular Romance in Britain, 1885-1925.

Katherine Mansfield Studies, (Vol 5).

Dr Jenny Koenig In the past year Dr Koenig has joined the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education Expert Panel on Core Mathematics at the Department for Education. She became a Member of the Editorial Board for Pharmacology Matters, the British Pharmacological Society publication, and joined the Science Panel for GCSE and A-Levels at Pearson, as well as OCR’s Science Consultative Forum.

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Presentations 2012-13 • Chair, Literary Influences: Style and Technique.

Pride and Prejudice Conference.

Mrs Alison A Vinicombe

Mrs Alison A Vinicombe Alison especially values her continuing membership of the Lucy Cavendish Singers. She notes opening the 1972 Concert in King’s College Chapel in November 2012 as a particularly amazing experience. The Singers have performed as part of the Cambridge Music Festival Music in Quiet Places in St Andrew’s Church in Toft, as well as in Pickwell Parish Church, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Michaelhouse and the Bateman Auditorium. They also led carols around the tree for the College Community.

Connect: www.lucycavendishsingers.org.uk

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• Lyratzopoulos, G., Greenberg, D.C., Rubin, G.P., et al., 2012. Advanced stage diagnosis of cancer– who is at greater risk? Expert Rev. Anticancer Ther, 12(8), pp.993-6.

• Rubin, G., Lyratzopoulos, G., Abel, G., et al., 2012. Cancer detection in primary care. Lancet Oncology, 13(8), pp.325-6.

• Scott, S.E., Walter, F.M., Webster, A., Emery, J.D., 2012. The Model of Pathways to Treatment: Conceptualisation and integration with existing theory. Br J Health Psychol. 18(1), pp.45-65.

• Shephard, E., Stapley, S., Neal R.D., et al., 2012.

Clinical features of bladder cancer in primary care.

BJGP, 62(602), pp.598-604.

• Stapley, S., Peters, T.J., Neal, R.D., et al., 2013. The risk of oesophago-gastric cancer in symptomatic patients in primary care: a large case-control study using electronic records. Br J Cancer, 108(1), pp.25-31.

Dr Fiona Walter

Dr Fiona Walter Dr Walter is now a primary care representative for the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Screening Prevention and Early Diagnosis (SPED) group.

The past year has also brought two awards. Firstly, she has received the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinician Scientist Award 2013-18, to undertake the MelaTools programme: GP and patient interventions to improve early diagnosis of melanoma in primary care. Dr Walter also received the Royal College of GP’s Research Paper of the Year Award in 2012 for her cancer research.

This recognises individuals or groups who have undertaken and published an exceptional piece of research relating to general practice or primary care.

Publications 2012-13 • Emery, J., Walter, F.M., Gray, V., et al., 2013.

Diagnosing cancer in the bush: a mixed-methods study of symptom appraisal and help-seeking behaviour in people with cancer from rural Western Australia. Fam Pract, 30(3), pp. 294-301.

• Emery, J., Walter, F.M., Gray, V., et al., 2013.

Diagnosing cancer in the bush: a mixed methods study of GP and specialist diagnostic intervals in rural Western Australia. Fam Pract, doi:10.1093/ fampra/cmt016.

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Publications 2012-13

• Invited lecture. Monash University, Victoria, Australia.

• Enea, D., Gwynne, J., Kew, S., Shepherd, J., Arumugam, M., Brooks, R., Best, S.M., Cameron, R.E. and Rushton, N., 2013. Collagen fibre implant for tendon and ligament biological augmentation.

In vivo study in an ovine model. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, accepted for publication.

• Invited lecture. Notre Dame University, Freemantle, Western Australia.

• Invited lecture. University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

• Invited presentation. National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative (NAEDI) Research Conference, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute.

• Organiser and peer-reviewed presentation. 6th Cancer in Primary Care International Research Group Scientific Meeting, Cambridge.

• Two peer-reviewed presentations. Joint Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Academic Primary Care and Royal College of GPs, London.

• Shepherd, J.H., Ghose, S., Moavenian, A., Kew, J., Best, S.M. and Cameron, R.E., 2012. Effect of fibre Cross-linking on Collagen-fibre reinforced Collagen-chondroitin-6-sulphate materials for regenerating load-bearing soft tissues. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, Jul 25. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.34317.

• Usher-Smith, J., Thompson, M., Ercole, A., Walter, F.M., 2012. Variation between countries in the frequency of diabetic ketoacidosis at first presentation of type 1 diabetes in children: a systematic review. Diabetologia, 55, pp.2878-2894.

• Walter, F.M., Prevost, A.T., Vasconcelos, J., et al., 2013. How useful is the seven-point checklist in general practice? A diagnostic accuracy study.

BJGP, 63(610), pp.345-53.

• Solis, Y., Davidenko, N., Carrodegeguas, R.G., Cruz, J., Hernandez, A., Tomas, M., Cameron, R.E., Peniche, C., 2013. Preparation, characterization and in vitro evaluation of nanostructured chitosan/apatite and chitosan/Si-doped apatite composites. Journal of Materials Science, 48(2), pp.841-849.

• Walter, F.M., Morris, H.C., Humphrys, E., et al., 2012. Effect of adding a diagnostic aid to best practice to manage suspicious pigmented lesions in primary care: randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 345, pp.4110.

• Wilson, E.C.F., Emery, J.D., Kinmonth, A.L., et al., 2013. The cost-effectiveness of a novel SIAscopic diagnostic aid for the management of pigmented skin lesions in primary care: a decision analytic model. Value Health, 16(2), pp.356-66.

• Kwon, K.A., Shipley, R.J., Edrisinghe, M., Ezra, D.G., Rose, G., Best, S.M., Cameron, R.E., 2013.

High-speed camera characterization of voluntary eye blinking kinematics. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 10(85).

• Sharma, A., Meyer, F., Hywonen, M., Best, S.M., Cameron, R.E. and Rushton, N., 2012.

Osteoinduction by combining BMP-2 with a bioactive novel nanocomposite. Bone and Joint Research Journal, (1)7, 145-151

• Stapley, S., Peters, T.J., Neal, R.D., et al., 2012.

The risk of pancreatic cancer in symptomatic patients in primary care: a large case-control study using electronic records. Br J Cancer, 106(12), pp. 1940-4.

• Walter, F.M., Prevost, A.T., Birt, L., et al., 2013.

The development and evaluation of a brief self-completed family history screening tool for common chronic disease prevention in primary care. BJGP, 63(611), pp.393-400.

• Kew S.J., Gwynne J.H., Enea, D., Brooks, R., Rushton, N., Best, S.M. and Cameron, R.E., 2012.

Synthetic Collagen Fascicles for the Regeneration of Tendon Tissue. Acta Biomaterialia, 8(10), pp.

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Professor Ruth Cameron

Professor Ruth Cameron Professor Cameron’s research in pharmaceutical and medical materials has continued to progress well. In September she was awarded five years’ of research funding for her research group via a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant. This will have a significant positive impact on her work on threedimensional environments for tissue engineering.

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• Tu, M., Hana, W., Zenga, R., Best S.M. and Cameron R.E., 2012. A study of surface morphology and phase separation of polymer/ cellulose liquid crystal composite membranes.

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, (407), pp.126–132.

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In terms of teaching, I have very much enjoyed the challenge of supervising the Analysis of Politics I paper as part of the PPS Tripos (Part IA). My two LCC students were both extremely engaged and interested.

I also supervised a (first-class) BA dissertation on Lion Feuchtwanger: A Study in the Reception of Josephus for the Classics Faculty, and gave one of the lectures in Dr. Martin Ruehl’s MML Part II course on German Philhellenism – both of which provided me with new and very valuable teaching experience.

Research Fellows News Dr Helen Roche

• Long, Z., Nugent, E., Javer Godinez, A. E., Cicuta, P., Consentino Lagomarsino, M. and Dorfman, K.D., 2013. Microfluidic chemostat for measuring single cell dynamics in bacteria. Lab on a Chip, 13 (5) pp.947-954.

Presentations 2012-13 • Co-organiser. Nanoforum Synthetic Biology Workshop (with Christine Schmidt, Gurdon Institute).

• Invited speaker. Microfluidics in Cambridge Workshop.

• Invited speaker. MMEMS Workshop in Quantitative Evolutionary Dynamics, Devon.

Dr Helen Roche Dr Eileen Nugent

Dr Eileen Nugent In December 2012, Dr Nugent ran an Institute of Physics (IOP for Africa) training course for 11 teachers in Malawi, together with local teacher trainers Gilbert Kamanga and Amos Banda.

She has also taken on new roles as a Lecturer Part III Minor option, Biological Physics and Supervisor Part III final year project in Biophysics, alongside her involvement in Nanoforum, a new interdisciplinary Strategic Network which aims to foster interdisciplinary research broadly around the Nano theme.

Publications 2012-13 • Javer Godinez, A.E., Long, Z., Nugent, E,. Dorfman K.D., Consentino Lagomarsino, M. and Cicuta, P., 2013. Short timescale micro-dynamics of Bacterial Chromosomal Loci. Accepted Nature Communications.

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Dr Roche reflects on her year at Lucy Cavendish.

‘Over the past year, I feel that my research profile has benefited enormously from the opportunities that a position at Lucy Cavendish brings. I have very much enjoyed the challenges of teaching and would like to mention how welcome everyone in College has made me feel and to say how very happy I am here.

In terms of publications, I finished a book based on my PhD and the monograph appeared in February with the Classical Press of Wales. The book is entitled Sparta’s German Children: The ideal of ancient Sparta in the Royal Prussian Cadet-Corps, 1818-1920, and in National-Socialist Elite Schools (the Napolas), 1933-1945. I have received a substantial number of extremely positive comments from the former Napolapupils who were involved in the study. It is hoped that the volume will, in due course, be reviewed by journals in a wide range of fields including Classics, German History, German Studies and Military History.

In addition to the publications listed below, a number of articles are to be published before the end of 2013.

These include Spartan Supremacy: A Possession for

Ever? Early fourth-century expectations of Sparta’s enduring ascendancy, in Hindsight, or Unfulfilled Expectations in Antiquity, ed. Anton Powell; Wanderer, kommst du nach Pforta: The tension between classical tradition and the demands of a Nazi elite education at Schulpforta and Ilfeld, 1934-1945, in European Review of History/Revue européenne d’histoire 29 (5), and finally Anti-Enlightenment: National Socialist educators’ troubled relationship with humanism and the philhellenist tradition. This final article will appear in an edition of Publications of the English Goethe Society, which I am currently guest-editing.

Finally, I have been lucky enough to be able to contribute in some small measure to the College’s musical life. I played for the ‘Cocktails and Cupcakes’ party and with Ian de Massini and Michael Copley, organised a recital of music for flute, violin/viola and keyboard at the end of Lent term. I also had the opportunity to perform a recital of music from Jane Austen’s time (with Michael Waldron) as a prelude to the President’s Pride and Prejudice Conference.’

Publications 2012-13 • Roche, H. In Sparta fühlte ich mich wie in einer deutschen Stadt (Goebbels): The Leaders of the Third Reich and the Spartan Nationalist Paradigm.

In: Rash, R., Horan, G. and Wildmann, D., ed English and German Nationalist and Antisemitic Discourse (1871-1945), Oxford: Peter Lang.

I have presented a number of public and outreachdriven papers, including a talk at the Fitzwilliam History Society, a lecture on Spartan history for GCSE students at Soham Village College, seminars at Swansea and Reading Universities and a public lecture at the Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide. Recently, I gave an invited lecture at the Freie Universität Berlin and presented a paper at a public workshop in Berlin entitled ‘Formen und Medien der Erinnerung’, organised by the Berlin-Brandenburg Centre for Jewish Studies.

• Roche, H., 2012. Go, tell the Prussians...: The Spartan paradigm in Prussian military thought during the long nineteenth century, New Voices in Classical Reception Studies.

I am now the University’s official member of the Classical Reception Studies Network, and have continued to chair the Classical Reception Discussion Group Seminars at the Faculty of Classics, three or four times a term. I also co-organise two colloquia which took place under the CRDG’s aegis. The first, on German Philhellenism, was held on 15th December; the proceedings are subsequently to be published in Publications of the English Goethe Society. The second, on Greece and/or Rome, was held on 4th May. Additionally, I have been awarded a two-month research grant from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) to enable me to carry out archival research in Germany.

• Children and War. University of Salzburg.

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Presentations 2012-13 • Anglo-German Prejudices and Perceptions since 1800.

University of Cambridge.

• Approaching War (Europe): Childhood, Culture and the First World War, 1880-1919. University of Newcastle and Anna Bidder Research Evening.

• European Review of History 20th Anniversary Conference: Declines and Falls. University of Budapest.

• Graeco-Roman Antiquity and the Idea of Nationalism in the 19th Century. University of Durham.

• Legacy of Greek Political Thought Network Workshop.

University of Bristol.

• Memories of Conflict: Conflicts of Memory.

Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies.

• Post-Classicisms. University of Cambridge.

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Retiring Fellows

Jillinda Tiley

Jillinda Tiley Secretary to the Constitution Committee Jillinda Tiley is retiring following a long career at Lucy Cavendish, here she reflects on her time at the College.

Jane Collier introduced me to Lucy Cavendish College in 1974. Jane taught Economics at Anglia Ruskin University, then known as Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology (CCAT). By 1975 I had a full-time job at CCAT, as well as supervising for an increasing number of colleges, including Trinity Hall where Jane’s husband, John, was Director of Studies (DoS) and external DoS for Law at Lucy Cavendish. I took over from John, to become the first internal DoS in Law at Lucy Cavendish and officially a senior member of the college. Having been an undergraduate in Oxford I had no Cambridge college affiliation and I was delighted to join Lucy Cavendish.

I was combining my full-time job at CCAT with at least six hours a week supervising in groups of four students, all of whom were only too delighted to produce regular written work! I also had a husband with a substantial tutorial side at Queens’ College and three children the youngest of whom was four, all of whom needed frequent feeding!

At that time Lucy Cavendish was restricted to a total of 50 undergraduates, not per year - in total! Our admissions meetings were interesting, as we wanted the best candidates and spread of subjects but also companionship and the best teaching. I was very fortunate in that Law appealed to mature women and we had a constant flow of students. Colleagues in the Law Faculty were enormously supportive, in return for my teaching they would help us out in their specialist fields. Many of them said how much they 44

enjoyed teaching Lucy Cavendish students, with their more mature approach.

When I joined Lucy Cavendish, Kate Bertram was President and Joyce Linfoot was Bursar. College House held the college offices, Barrmore held the Library and Strathaird was used for dining, in what is now the Woodlegh Room 2. In 1977, with Joyce’s encouragement (and some anxiety in other College quarters), I helped to run the first Women Solicitors’ Refresher Course together with Eva Crawley, President of the 1919 Club (now the Association of Women Solicitors). This week-long residential course was designed to help women returning to practice. Men were not excluded and the first course had one man and 19 women! Having been out of practice many women felt the lack of confidence often so evident in Lucy Cavendish applicants. I found all the speakers for the first course, some academics, others friends or contacts. I don’t think anyone was paid or even asked for expenses. The course was run on a shoestring basis to allow people to come. This course is now a regular College fixture sponsored by the Law Society.

In 1980 both Jane Collier and I were elected to Fellowships under the new President, Lady Bowden who famously negotiated Approved Society status for Lucy Cavendish. Dame Anne Warburton then took over as President. She took us to Madingley for an ‘away day’ brainstorm and quickly revealed her building plans. The outcome was Oldham Hall designed by Anne’s choice of architect, Elaine Denby. This was our first purpose-built building and provided the luxury of sets for two with shared bathroom and kitchen!

As DoS I had always been given office space, usually shared with Jane who had fewer economists, but we were very peripatetic. I remember a lean-to

on the edge of College House where the boilers now are! This was followed by the rather grandly named Carriage House which stood next to a greenhouse, where the front of Warburton Hall now stands. Mindele Treip had an upstairs reached by a twiddly iron spiral staircase. When Oldham Hall was built, Jane and I were given an office with tiny slit windows. This later became the gym and is now the bar part of the conservatory. Later Jane and I were given what is now the Fellows’ room in Barrmore, a lovely light room but we were never allowed the key to the garden door! After absence on sabbatical and Jane’s retirement, I was invited to share the Barrmore flat with Sarah Gull. This was an amazing luxury and much enjoyed for a year, before being repossessed! My last lodging has been the top floor of College House of which I have fond memories.

In 1990, Louise Tee was appointed as the first fulltime College Lecturer in Law and took over as DoS. She will be remembered with great affection and was very popular in the Faculty. I was promoted to Principal Lecturer at what was then Anglia Polytechnic University (APU), in charge of the new MA in European Business Law. I was also the APU Erasmus coordinator for Law and enjoyed visiting colleagues in various countries. Umea in Northern Sweden, Cologne and Dijon were particularly fruitful. After Louise left, we were delighted to recruit Antje Pedain and latterly Anat Scolnicov. I was resurrected as DoS as needed in interregna, sickness absence and sabbaticals. It was a delight to be able to help and gave me a chance to see more of the students. I am very pleased to have played a part in the recruitment of Claire Fenton-Glynn, our new CTO in Law who takes up office in October. I have every confidence she is a real Lucy lady!

One of Dame Anne Warburton’s last initiatives as President was the plan for building two student residences, De Brye and Bertam, plus the dining hall named in her honour - Warburton Hall. These plans were completed under Baroness Pauline Perry. I remember the Governing Body being asked to approve this investment and we wondered if we would ever fill the rooms or the hall! It reminded me of last term’s decision to go ahead with the Histon Road colony. I hope that this is as great a success as our on-site development.

Pauline Perry was President when my daughter, Mary, came to Lucy Cavendish to do her PhD in Archaeology under Jane Renfrew, tutored by Anna

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Abulafia. It was the greatest thrill for me to have her at the College. She was one of the first residents of de Brye. While at Lucy she made lifelong friends in addition to gaining her degree.

Pauline Perry also had big ideas, and under her Presidency a new library was built giving excellent study space and allowing the book collection to expand. The use of the lower ground floor as a computer suite was very avante garde! It is extraordinary how fast things move. Almost all students now have their own laptops and support is needed for software rather than hardware provision.

It was Pauline who asked me to become Steward.

In a matter of fact way she called me in and said I was the only one left! For ten years I enjoyed the job of hosting formal dinners, making table plans and greeting guests and providing flowers for formal hall. I tried to snatch the flowers up in the market on my way through by bike on a Wednesday afternoon.

I then arranged them in time for dinner. I have lost track of the number of stands and bowls I provided that simply disappeared! Sadly we currently only have flowers on high days and holidays rather than as a regular feature.

Under Pauline the college gained its Royal Charter, a wonderful climax to all the effort and trust poured into Lucy Cavendish’s early years. Pauline was followed by Dame Veronica Sutherland who was the first President to be housed on-site in Marshall House. Veronica and her husband Alex took to Cambridge life and enjoyed the opportunities for music and drama. The river was a particular interest, Dame Veronica was a keen supporter of the Boat Club, providing prizes for sporting excellence and just this year has given us a new eight aptly named Speedwell.

Professor Jan Todd is the sixth President under whom I have served. Each has brought their own stamp to the College. We are certainly on the map now as a womens’ College with strong literary traditions, a Festival and a Fiction Prize. The number of lawyers has remained buoyant over the years.

Many of our past students have gone into practice with big firms and done very well. Others are practising on their own or as partners in smaller firms, or found their niche in the Civil Service or even in academia. It has been the greatest privilege to play a part in their lives.

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“I am delighted to be joining the ranks of the emeritae secure in the knowledge that Lucy Cavendish is in good heart and in good order.”

On the recent very sudden death of my husband, John, I received an avalanche of letters, many from past students, some of whom were taught by him. I hope to see many of them at the alumnae weekend in September, at the party to mark my retirement. I am delighted to be joining the ranks of the emeritae secure in the knowledge that Lucy Cavendish is in good heart and in good order.

“… it is a great joy to see our medics graduate as competent and caring doctors.”

My first group of students have become specialists in Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pain Management and Paediatrics, and since then Lucy Cavendish medics have obtained senior posts in General Practice, Neurology, Palliative Care, Respiratory Medicine, and Surgery. The introduction of the Cambridge Graduate Course in Medicine in 2001 meant an increase in student numbers, and it is a great joy to see our medics graduate as competent and caring doctors.

Finishing Research Fellows

In January 1999 I was surprised and delighted to be offered a Fellowship at Lucy Cavendish, and well remember my first Governing Body, surrounded by 30 serious faces, of whom I knew very few. Alison Vinnicombe soon ensured that I took on my share of Committees, and I have served on the Education, Library, Fellowship, Garden, Salaries and Fine Arts Committees, the latter in my role as Deputy Steward and Silver Steward, posts I held until becoming Vice-President in 2010.

Dr Ruth Jones

Dr Ruth Jones Vice-President and Director of Studies in Clinical Medicine Ruth is retiring after 14 years at Lucy Cavendish, the last three as Vice-President.

In July 1997 I received a letter from Dr Anna Abulafia, then Senior Tutor at Lucy Cavendish, asking if I might be interested in becoming Director of Studies in Clinical Medicine. I knew very little of College life, and was extremely busy in my roles as Consultant Anaesthetist and Associate Lecturer at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. However, my main interest, apart from clinical anaesthesia, has always been in teaching and mentoring and Steve, my husband, a fervent Johnian, encouraged me to at least discuss the post with Anna.

We met for a chat and a tour of the College and I became convinced that Lucy Cavendish was somewhere I would like to be, so I accepted Anna’s invitation with alacrity. Little did I know that this would be the start of an association which would enrich my life in so many ways.

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to progress on various exciting research projects and become involved in the College’s vibrant research community.

I have taken up a new appointment as Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in the Department of Sociology, Kent State University, Ohio, USA. This position will allow me to continue my sociological and criminological work as part of a growing department. However, I certainly plan to keep in touch and visit!

“Being Vice-President of the College has been a privilege and a wonderful experience.”

The last three years have been the culmination of my time as a Fellow. Being Vice-President of the College has been a privilege and a wonderful experience. I have enjoyed working with Professor Todd, and am convinced that the introduction of a Council has been a good thing for the College.

I have seen the Library opened by Queen Margrethe of Denmark, watched the construction of the conservatory and Porter’s Lodge, and enjoyed the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh in 2011, who was very forthright about some of our older buildings.

Our quest for improved student accommodation has been on-going, and the acquisition of the site at 100 Histon Road, which will give us 56 rooms and several flats, within ten minutes walk of the College, is a dream come true.

Lucy Cavendish has been to me a source of support and fellowship, of friends and colleagues, all of whom are dedicated to the progress and welfare of the students. There is a sense of being part of a team, where each contribution is valued. I shall always be grateful to be a part of this unique College and I look forward to celebrating our 50th anniversary in 2015.

Dr Tiffany Bergin

Dr Tiffany Bergin Sutasoma Research Fellow “I would like to thank the College and the Sutasoma Trust for the opportunity to serve as a Research Fellow in the welcoming, academically-rich, and supportive community that is Lucy Cavendish College.”

I spent two enjoyable and productive years as Sutasoma Research Fellow at Lucy Cavendish College. I made many friends at the College.

I am also grateful to have had an opportunity

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Over the past two years, my research focused on two main themes: the role of evidence in criminal justice policymaking, and the prevention of environmental crimes. I am proud to have published my first book, The Evidence Enigma (Ashgate, 2013), which examines why policymakers sometimes pursue policies that are not supported by research evidence, and what scholars and practitioners can do to facilitate evidence-based policymaking.

Another highlight of my research fellowship was Linking Green Criminology with Law: A Socio-Legal Approach to Environmental Crimes, a conference that Dr Emanuela Orlando and I organised at Lucy Cavendish in September 2012. The conference was funded by the Modern Law Review and brought together criminologists, environmental lawyers, and practitioners to discuss the prevention of environmental crimes, such as trade in endangered species and illegal logging. Emanuela and I are now editing a book featuring chapters by conference speakers and other distinguished scholars.

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I also fulfilled the role of Director of Studies (DoS) for Politics, Psychology, and Sociology (PPS) at Lucy Cavendish College. PPS, with 11 undergraduates, was among the College’s most popular triposes. Serving as DoS was a valuable learning experience and I will miss the fantastic students I advised. Additionally, I supervised all of Lucy’s first-year PPS undergraduates for the sociology paper Modern Societies, and very much enjoyed the lively debates on social and political issues that took place in the supervisions.

Before concluding, I would like to thank the College and the Sutasoma Trust for the opportunity to serve as a research fellow in the welcoming, academicallyrich, and supportive community that is Lucy Cavendish College.

would be so enriching and enjoyable. For me, being a Research Fellow at Lucy Cavendish has been a unique experience, as well as a fantastic opportunity for personal and professional growth.

My research on environmental law issues, particularly the relationship and interplay between EU and international law has undoubtedly benefited. Building upon my experience as legal adviser to the Italian Ministry of Environment in the international cooperation sector, I managed to further my research agenda by publishing on cutting-edge legal issues concerning the relationship between energy, environment and climate change, and on the EU contribution to global environmental governance.

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Furthermore, due to the open and interdisciplinary environment of Lucy Cavendish College, I had the chance to expand my research interests beyond legal boundaries, and embarked on an exciting collaborative project with Dr Tiffany Bergin. Our ground-breaking project brings together the disciplines of law and criminology to tackle and prevent environmental crimes.

Dr Emanuela Orlando

Dr Emanuela Orlando Isaac Newton – Dorothy Emmet Research Fellow “Lucy Cavendish has not only been a place of work, but also a place of laughter, discovery, remarkable encounters and long lasting friendships.”

When I came to Cambridge in 2011 to start my new position as Isaac Newton-Dorothy Emmet Research Fellow at Lucy Cavendish College, I would have never imagined that the following two years

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Alongside my research work, I have had the pleasure to be actively engaged in supervisions for EU law and environmental law. This allowed me to meet really talented and motivated students from different parts of the world. Witnessing the enthusiasm, commitment and progress of some of these students was extremely rewarding.

Finally, Lucy Cavendish has not only been a place of work, but also a place of laughing, discovery, remarkable encounters and long lasting friendships.

• Goswami, U. and Leong, V. (2013). Speech rhythm and temporal structure: Converging perspectives?

Laboratory Phonology, 4, pp.67-92.

• Goswami, U., Mead, N., Fosker,T., Huss, M., Barnes, L., and Leong, V. (2013). Impaired perception of syllable stress in children with dyslexia: A longitudinal study. Journal of Memory & Language, 69, pp.1-17.

• Leong, V. and Goswami, U. (In press). Assessment of rhythmic entrainment at multiple timescales in dyslexia : Evidence for disruption to syllable timing. Hearing Research.

Dr Victoria Leong

Dr Victoria Leong Sutasoma Research Fellow Dr Leong joins Lucy Cavendish College in October 2013 as the new Sutasoma Research Fellow.

This new role will build on her experience as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Department of Psychology in Cambridge. At the Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Dr Leong has supervised students on the Part II Psychology (Early Language Acquisition) course and has published a number of articles on the topic of dyslexia.

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• Thomson, J., Leong, V., Goswami, U. (2013).

Auditory processing interventions and developmental dyslexia: a comparison of phonemic and rhythmic approaches, Reading and Writing, 26, pp.139-161.

Presentations 2012-13 • Young Investigator presentation on Rhythm and learning to read: Lessons from dyslexia. Cambridge Neuroscience Seminar, 2013, Cambridge.

• The AMPH model of rhythm and links to dyslexia.

British Psychological Society Annual Conference, 2012, London.

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Dr Emily Tomlinson

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Report from our Admissions Director

I arrived at Lucy Cavendish in March 2013 eager for a challenge. And the role of Admissions Director has certainly provided that challenge.

Whilst the number of 18 and 19 year-olds applying to university has increased slightly since the hike in tuition fees first took effect in 2012, the number of applicants over 21 continues to decline, nationally.

This year the number of graduates at Lucy Cavendish has continued to grow, with a new intake of 116, followed by a further 8 new graduates admitted in Lent and Easter, to reach a total of 220 new and continuing graduates in College. This has contributed to an even livelier atmosphere at graduate social and academic events in College.

Lucy Cavendish has not been immune to this trend: although the Cambridge Graduate Course in Medicine continues to boost our overall application figures, direct applications to the College for other Bachelors courses fell by 25% in 2011-12, and a further 4% in 2012-13. The nature of the applications we receive is also changing: the average applicant to Lucy Cavendish is now only twenty-four, and the vast majority of our undergraduates matriculate in their early to mid twenties.

Graduates in College have benefited from joint events with PdOC, the University Society for Postdocs, which have now become a regular fixture following a successful initiative last year, and provide opportunities for networking within an active interdisciplinary research environment, as well as much needed fun. Social events have included a buffet supper party in December, a Formal dinner and pub quiz in March, and a buffet lunch in July.

“The average applicant to Lucy Cavendish is now only 24, and the vast majority of our undergraduates matriculate in their early to mid 20s” Certain subjects are faring better in the current climate than others: a shift in funding for the Further Education sector means that very few students over nineteen are able to sit A-levels, putting them at a disadvantage when it comes to demonstrating that they have the prior knowledge necessary to thrive on courses such as Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The new Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, however, has proved popular, as has Human, Social and Political Sciences, which incorporates Archaeology and Anthropology. We have also benefitted from a lively influx of European exchange students via the 50

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Erasmus Scheme, and will this year welcome our first visiting undergraduate from the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, with whom we have entered into formal partnership.

In these digitally-savvy times, both Lucy Cavendish’s website and its social media presence have become critical to our outreach activities, and the College Admissions pages are currently being extensively revamped. Our greatest asset, however, is of course our people. As acting Admissions Tutor in the Michaelmas and Lent Terms, Isobel Maddison laid the foundations for a strong 2013 intake; Gaby Jones continues to respond patiently and wisely to the myriad enquiries we receive each day; Judith Roberts (1980) flies the flag for Lucy Cavendish as a volunteer ambassador in Further Education Colleges and the University’s two Mature Outreach Ambassadors, Michelle Tucker (2011) and Isobel Cohen (2012) have been busy building bridges with a range of organisations involved in adult learning, including the Army, Navy and RAF.

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“Graduates in College have benefited from joint events with the University Society for Postdocs which provide opportunities for networking within an active interdisciplinary research environment, as well as much needed fun!”

Graduate skills workshops and a full programme of seminars have taken place throughout the year, providing for academic and career support and development, and revealing some of the variety of exciting research undertaken by Lucy Cavendish graduates. Students have presented their research at various events in College including the ‘Anna Bidder Research evenings’, jointly delivered by Lucy Cavendish Fellows and graduate students, as reported in our ‘Features’ section. @LucyCavColl

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Namukale Chintu, as one example, delivered one of the College Thursday Evening talks: “Business and Investment in African Frontier Markets - Converting Challenges into Opportunity”, providing interesting insight on the current investment climate in African economies.

As usual, the annual highlight was our Graduate Research Day at the beginning of the Easter Term.

This year this has for the first time included a poster competition, which was won by Maryam Masood (PhD, Engineering) with a poster on “Status of landfills in developing countries – A case study on Pakistan”. continue

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The talks encompassed a very rich variety of subjects as you can see from the profiles below: Elizabeth Forbes (PhD, Education) explored how writer identities are negotiated and developed through coaching, mentoring and HE teaching relationships.

Veronica Hanke (PhD, Education) explained the new type of visual methodology which she develops to help young pupils communicate their own perspectives on how they were learning to read in their classrooms.

Anna Wong (PhD, Education) reported on the case study she has carried out in two schools in Hong Kong, exploring connections between adolescents’ engagement with music and their perceived psychological well-being.

Sofia Zaragocin (PhD, Geography) explored from a gender perspective how the official notion of the material and symbolic border at the Ecuador-Colombia borderland compares with that of the bi-national indigenous groups that inhabit the border.

Ana Tavares (PhD, Archaeology) showed how the analysis of the site plans and architectural layouts at two contemporary settlements at Giza can throw light on how the Egyptian state manipulated and controlled populations, and how different communities’ evolved over time.

Sarah Morgan (PhD, Physics) spoke about recent experimental evidence for quantum coherences in the reaction centre of plants, where mechanisms occur that play a key role in photosynthesis. She explained how she is developing a model for the efficient energy transfer which takes place in plants, which could lead to a set of design principles for solar cells.

Bij-Na Kim (PhD, Material Science) described the process on ‘interrupted ageing’ to improve the hardness of some steels, and explained how a new model of carbon segregation can help understanding the relationship between processing, microstructure and material properties.

Ketaki Animesh Patel (PhD, Engineering) explained how Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) has been used for secure communications across fibre networks, but presents difficulties that so far have prevented wider adoption of QKD on a commercially viable scale, and described her new method that allows fast and reliable QKD in bright fibres over a record distance of 90 km. This research breakthrough has been widely reported by the media, including the BBC, NY Times and Reuters, and is set to become an indispensable tool for data communication networks.

Denise Dellaglio (PhD, Zoology) reported her study of light spectral reflectance differences in two species of butterflies which often mimic each other, and showed how bird vision computational models can then be used to explain why different bird predators perceive these butterflies differently.

Zoi Roupakia (PhD, Engineering) explained the basics of speech recognition, as used in smartphone applications, and focused on her results which allow improved performance by rapid speaker adaptation using only seconds of speaker-specific data.

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Many graduates have again distinguished themselves, achieving College prizes and University awards.

Monique van Beek (PhD, Mathematics) has been awarded the Rayleigh-Knight Prize for her essay on ‘Computing the Cassels-Tate pairing’.

Three LLM students received Kate Bertram Prizes for Distinguished Performance in nonTripos Examinations: Ana Doblas, Anais Harle, Adela Komorowska. Other academic College Prizes for the current year haven’t been awarded yet. The following prizes were awarded to last year’s graduates:

Siobhan Chomse (PhD, Classics) was elected to a studentship from the Jebb Fund.

Claudia Cicone (PhD, Physics) was elected to an Isaac Newton Studentship.

Kate Bertram Prizes: Katharina Ewert (LLM), Hazel Freestone (MPhil, Medieval History), Mercedes Galindez (MPhil, Latin American Studies), Samar Kazranian (MPhil, Economics), Sophia Klein (MPhil, Education), Laura Moudarres (MPhil, European Literature), Zane Rasnaca (LLM), Daisy Spencer (MPhil, Archeological Research)

Susan O’Mahony (MD, and MPhil in Medical Science 2011-12) was awarded the Ralph Noble prize for her MD dissertation on “Lymphoedema in Breast Cancer”.

Ketaki Animesh Patel conducting experiments at Toshiba

Amanda Richter (LLM) was in the Cambridge team taking part in the UK rounds of the Jessup World Moot Court Competition, winning the Preliminary Rounds and best Memorials, and ending up in the top 32 of all those competing in the International round.

Alumnae Association Prize for Graduate Excellence: Weizhen Yang (MPhil, Advanced Computer Science) The Simms Prize for best results in Education: Elizabeth Forbes (MPhil, Education)

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Mrs Catherine Reid

Report from our College library

study and group work. The Library staff introduced a Thursday morning stress-free session in the Foyer during the Easter term, to encourage students to take a break from revision, and to discuss their work and information needs in a relaxed environment, over hot drinks and biscuits. These sessions were so popular that we are continuing them for postgraduates and local undergraduates over the summer vacation.

“The Library staff introduced a Thursday morning stress-free session in the Foyer during the Easter term, to encourage students to take a break from revision.”

Over the past year the library has been very well used by our students for individual study, group work and relaxation, and has also provided a venue for a range of events in College. Jo Harcus, Library & Information Services Officer, has had a very busy and successful first year as part of the Library Team, particularly with her work on the new Library & Information Helpdesk.

Gill Saxon, Library Assistant, successfully managed the “hot-desk” system during our busiest times, and maintained the high standards of presentation in the Library with signage and exhibitions. I am grateful to Jo and Gill for all their hard work and enthusiasm.

The Library building has also provided a venue for a range of activities and events. The Scribbling Women book club, led by Emeritus Fellow Dr Lindsey Traub, met on several occasions for lively discussion in the sitting room at the top of the Library. In June the Foyer hosted an exhibition of illustrated editions of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice on loan from Cambridge University Library, and displayed illustrated copies of Jane Austen’s works from Lucy Cavendish College Library. The exhibition, curated by Dr Chloe Preedy, was part of the Pride and Prejudice Conference held in College.

Staff have been promoting the work of the College Library by presenting at several professional meetings. Jo presented a poster on the design and implementation of the Library & Information Helpdesk at the 2013 libraries@cambridge conference. I gave a short talk at the same conference, with two other College Librarians from the University, about the pastoral support provided to students by College libraries. Jo and I were also involved in organising, and speaking at a “Teachmeet” event for librarians in the East of England.

We are very grateful to all those who have donated books and funds to the College Library over the past year. A very welcome arrival in one of the reading rooms was a plastic model skeleton which was donated for use in the Library by our medical students.

“The Library & Information Helpdesk was available to all students during set time periods to deal with all libraryrelated and basic IT enquiries.”

The Library & Information Helpdesk, located in the Library Foyer, was implemented at the start of the Michaelmas Term. The helpdesk was available to all students during set time periods to deal with all library-related and basic IT enquiries. These sessions complemented the daily enquiry work in the Library and the IT surgeries offered by the IT Department. On Monday evenings during term, students were invited to come to the helpdesk with enquiries relating to a specific topic, such as ebooks, ejournals or reference management tools.

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With the help of the IT Department we also introduced a digital information screen in the Library Foyer. Members of College are now provided with information and news when they first come into the building. The Foyer continues to develop as a space for relaxation in addition to individual

Inside our College Library

We look forward to another busy year in the College Library. You are welcome to follow us on Twitter @lucycavlib for news about the College library and useful information resources.

Catherine Reid Exhibition of illustrated editions of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

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Report on our College Garden

Spring was the coldest for the UK since 1962 with March colder than any of the winter months according to the Met Office. Working in the garden it certainly felt this way and when spring weather finally did arrive it was all the more welcome, albeit approximately one month late. This however did mean that by the time of the opening of the garden in aid of the National Garden Scheme in late April many of the spring bulbs were much in evidence. A steady stream of visitors passed through on a fine sunny day with many positive comments.

“The focus of much of our attention this year has been the redevelopment of the mound between College House and de Brye”

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The focus of much of our attention this year has been the redevelopment of the mound between College House and de Brye. Since the removal of the two large trees last year and much ground cover ivy, the first phase of planting has been completed. The site is now one of the few open, sunny well-drained areas we have and, as such, is an opportunity to use plants not often grown at Lucy Cavendish as shade is the dominant feature elsewhere in the garden. Plants such as crocosmia, verbena boniarensis and echinacea do grow in one or two other areas and these were used in the mound in order to merge this area of the garden in with the rest, also many of the plants used are bee friendly. The objective has been to produce an eye-catching summer display as this is one of the first areas visitors to the College meet upon arrival. The next step is to augment the scheme with tall grasses and shrubs to give some winter structure.

Our College Garden Party

The installation of a pond is one of the best ways to attract more wildlife into a garden and thanks to Dr Jane Renfrew’s efforts in securing the necessary grant from the Stanley Smith Hortricultural Trust this finally happened. The work was carried out over three days in June by a local specialist pond company who also planted the pond with native aquatic plants. After a period to allow the pond to settle down planting will begin around the edge to gradually anchor it in the garden. It is at an early stage at the moment but in time the hope is that it will look as though it has always been there but it will take time to get the planting right and for it to look mature. During the hot spell of weather in July we have had to top it up several times from the rainwater tank behind the Music Pavillion. Rainwater contains fewer nutrients than tap water and reduces the likehood of problems later on.

“This year snakeshead fritillaries and cowslips were much in evidence and a few common orchids put in an appearance”.

The wildflower meadow between College House and Barrmore is essentially an area for the early spring.

This year snakeshead fritillaries and cowslips were much in evidence and a few common orchids put in an appearance. After this it is left to grow on as an area for insects and to let the plants self seed for next year.

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After which the hay is cut down in late summer, this always attracts many dragonflies to feed on the disturbed insects. The informal nature of much of the garden at Lucy Cavendish means it is home to a varied selection of wildlife however gardening in this style and at the same time producing an attractive result can be a difficult trick to pull off. Myself, Alison and Ross hope that our efforts help to contribute to a pleasant environment in which to work and study.

View across our College Garden of the Music and Meditation Pavilion

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with day to day maintenance of which there are many jobs. John carries out all these jobs with good spirit and efficiency. He has recently been joined by Andres who is a great help.

Report from our Domestic Bursar Our Catering team provide excellent food

The Domestic Bursary continues to expand in all areas: Accommodation, Catering and Conferences. After Graduation in June, when we say a proud goodbye to our undergraduates we then move straight into our conference season. The income from external events and conferences has become increasingly important and is a crucial income stream for College with profits going straight into supporting students and College members.

“The income from external events and conferences has become increasingly important and is a crucial income stream for College with profits going straight into supporting students and College members” With business changing we have had to look for new clients, adapt to different ways of booking, lead times for confirmation are now shorter and budgets very tight. The team have risen to all of these challenges and we had an excellent summer conference season. I am assisted by Gemma Beevers who helps run the department with great skill, organisation and patience, dealing with a myriad of queries every day from booking College events, conferences through to dealing with maintenance issues, a huge job with our growing accommodation stock, and accommodation and conference bookings.

She is the communication hub making sure all departments know exactly what is going on.

Martin James heads our Catering team with full time staff Michael, Naomi, Oonagh being helped by a loyal and committed band of part-time staff. They are always looking at adding new and innovative meals to their repertoire and use local produce as 58

much as possible. They provide excellent food for College lunches, suppers, Brunch on a Saturday and traditional Sunday lunch attracts other members of College community we have a cash system so all guests are welcome – Formal Hall continues to be a very popular weekly event in the College and has been fully booked almost every Thursday and the extra Friday nights we added per term have also proved very popular. As well as providing excellent meals for College members studying and working in College, the team cater for special lunches and dinners, celebratory events. In June they provided food for a very exciting event Regency Ball as part of Pride and Prejudice conference.

Graham Reader runs the Front of House part of College dealing with all aspects of College functions and events. Graham is building up a great team of casual staff and his induction programme to train young staff to a high standard is working extremely well. He runs a very professional friendly team who go that ‘extra mile’ to ensure all guests enjoy the facilities at Lucy Cavendish. The many compliments we get is a testimony to excellent food and service at ‘Lucy Cavendish.’

“The many compliments we get are a testimony to excellent food and service at ‘Lucy Cavendish” Tara (Domestic Manager) and Deborah (Deputy) lead a very busy department which becomes even busier in the summer when they provide a hotel service for many guests including Summer Schools, Conferences and individual guests booking Bed and Breakfast. Tara leads her team with great organisation and the compliments she gets is a testimony to her excellent service on rooms and facilities in College. At the end of the September it’s all change as Housekeeping get rooms ready to welcome our students those returning and those just arriving to start their course. As well as our rooms on site, we have seven properties off site that we own and an additional nine that we lease. Tara and Deborah have built up a very good team who work ‘behind the scenes’ to make sure all rooms and buildings in College are at a very high standard of cleanliness.

As well as conferences this department is also busy with refurbishment projects to keep our accommodation to a very high standard for our students and guests. In 2012 we refurbished student flats in Barrmore with new furniture, carpets, decorated all rooms and put a new kitchen in Flat 2, new chairs, new floor covering in Paul Paget and retiled part of the roof in Oldham Hall , recovered chairs in de Brye and Bertram, laid new carpets in some rooms in 88 Chesterton Road and hall stairs and landing in Strathaird and many other smaller jobs throughout the college and outside properties.

John Heslop helps maintain our buildings and carries out repairs, decorating and generally dealing

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Neil Curtis and John Morley are our Senior Porters who lead a team of Porter’s who ensure all College members and visitors get a great welcome to College. The Lodge is the first ‘port of call’ for many visitors and the first impression they get of the College, so to have a good team there is great.

Scarlet Wang and Rob Lewis deal with I.T and the demands and expectations of all our visitors. Vince, Alison and Ross keep the College gardens looking wonderful and these are admired greatly by all who use them.

In the summer we provide a bed and breakfast service

It is great to be involved in another ‘era’ of College life. We have our challenges ahead and it is a delight to be part of that, with such good support from all of the departments we will continue to adapt looking at new and efficient methods of doing things that will help us to grow and develop for the future.

Events and Conferences at Lucy Cavendish Remember Lucy Cavendish when you have an event to celebrate or if you are organising a conference. I would be delighted to meet and discuss any event or conference.

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Report from our Development Director 2012 was the 40th anniversary of the first undergraduate students being admitted to Lucy Cavendish, previously a college for graduates. Having also been reminded by Patricia Wright, one of those early undergraduate students at the College, that 1972 was the year that Churchill, Clare and King’s were the first of the all male Colleges to admit female undergraduates, I got in touch with my colleagues at those Colleges to see how we could celebrate together.

We collaborated on planning a reunion tea at Clare, followed by a concert in King’s College Chapel and a gala dinner. Despite the general surprise about four Colleges cooperating in this way, the first 1972 event took place on 17th November. After the tea at Clare, which was clearly a success judging from the noise levels and the need to open up another hall to accommodate everyone, alumnae made their way to King’s College Chapel. The atmospheric concert

was opened by the Lucy Cavendish Singers; featured soloists Krysia Osotowich, the violinist, an alumna of King’s; Penny Driver, the cellist, an alumna of Churchill; and Cordelia Williams, the pianist and an alumna of Clare College. The Lucy Cavendish Singers were also involved in the magnificent finale to the concert, joining female members of the choirs of the other three Colleges. There is further information about 1972 on page 16 of the Review.

We were very pleased that Jeanette Ariano started as part time (3.5 days per week) Communications & Marketing Manager for the College on 26th March. Jeanette is a Chartered Marketeer with 12 years marketing and communications experience (primarily in an HE/academic environment), and has an MA in Languages – Spanish/Latin American from Birkbeck, University of London and is currently studying part time for an MBA. Jeanette has 6 years experience as Marketing Manager at Anglia Ruskin where she developed an integrated marketing and communications strategy that included digital and social media, eMarketing, personalised prospectuses, print on demand and video marketing, amongst other channels. Jeanette also has extensive website experience.

Another very welcome appointment was the new part time Development & Alumnae Relations Coordinator, Victoria Heath, who started on 18th April and works in the Development Office for three days a week. Prior to coming to Lucy Cavendish, Victoria was Development Officer at The Place/ London Contemporary Dance School, where she worked on managing and developing relations with alumni, events for alumni and donors, fundraising, and managing the Raisers Edge database, which we also use at Lucy Cavendish. Victoria has previously worked at the British Library, the National Portrait Gallery and the British Postal Museum and Archive.

This year there has been an exciting focus on rowing at Lucy Cavendish. Dame Veronica Sutherland, DBE, CMG, President of Lucy Cavendish College, 2001-2008, and a keen supporter of rowing at the College, made a very generous donation to commission a new rowing eight boat and oars for the Lucy Cavendish Boat Club. Please see the account of the launch on page 23.

Speedwell doubles the Lucy Cavendish College fleet, adding to the existing boat Lady Charlotte” ‘Speedwell’ was built just in time to take part in the May Bumps boat races, and on Saturday 15th June Caroline Stenner and Ray Smith very kindly hosted an open air Bumps picnic party for donors to Lucy Cavendish on their beautiful riverside meadow at Fen Ditton. As this is near the start of the races there was a wonderful view, and we were thrilled

that Speedwell and the Boat Club crew sped past us looking so streamlined and elegant, spurred on by the cheers from the College supporters.

Frustratingly they were bumped just ten metres from the finishing line.

At the end of the academic year the Development Office organised the third Women in Leadership Conversation in collaboration with the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at the Judge Business School, which resulted in a stimulating day of talks and discussion. You can see my report on the day on Page 14 of the Review.

Dame Veronica watching Speedwell in the Bumps

We are extremely grateful to all those of you who have so generously made gifts to Lucy Cavendish during the year. Following the introduction of the new fee regime, support for students has been critical to ensure that students of modest means are not dissuaded from applying to the College, or prevented from continuing their education once they have joined our community.

Your donations have made a very significant difference to the College’s ability to support students in financial need.

Every gift, no matter what the size, is valued and makes a real difference to Lucy Cavendish’s ability to transform women’s lives and work. Thank you!

Caroline Sier Development Director

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Wethered, Dr Joyce Wheeler, Ms Joy Whitby, the late Dr J E Whiteley, Mrs M C Whittome, Miss J Whitworth, Lord Taylor William, Ms D Williams, Rachel Williams, Mrs M C Williamson, Ms J E Willis, Dr Jean Wilson, Dr Anji Wilson, Mrs T Wimhurst, Dr Susan Withycombe, Dr B K Wittman, Dr S Wolfe, Wolfson Foundation, Ms J C Wood, Miss P Wood, Ms Lenore Woodley, Mrs F Woolf, Ms Carol Woolsey, the late Mrs Mary Worden, Professor Patricia Wright, Dr G Wright, Mrs I Wuenschmann-Lyall, Miss Luned Wynn-Jones Dr Minako Yamada, Ms H M Yang, Mrs Anne Yondorf, Ms Beverley Yorke, Professor Maureen Young, the late The Rt Hon the Baroness Young, Rev J Yule, Ms N Zaidi, Professor M C Zambon, Ms M Zou

Lucy Cavendish College gratefully acknowledges those who have made smaller donations, pledged legacies or asked to remain anonymous.

If you would like to know more about the College or how you can support us please contact Victoria Heath in the Development Office on +44 (0)1223 339243 or email: vh284@cam.ac.uk or Caroline Sier on +44 (0)1223 764020 or email: cs554@cam.ac.uk.

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Linda Hesselman Alumna 1949 – 2013

In Memoriam Sadly this year we lost some valued members of our College community.

Our thoughts go out to their families and loved ones.

Professor Maureen Young MSc PhD Honorary Member of the Combination Room 1915 – 2013

Linda grew up in New York, and graduated from Vassar in 1971, worked for a year in the Department of Applied Economics, Cambridge and got an MA in Economics at Lucy Cavendish College Cambridge 1972-4.

In 1974 Linda went back to the US, working as an economist, Office of the Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Washington DC. Linda returned to the UK in 1976 with her husband, Ron Smith, now Professor of Applied Economics at Birkbeck College, University of London. She worked 1976-1978 as a Consultant at Economic Models; 1978-1983 Economic Adviser, UK National Economic Development Office; 1983-1986 Managing Director, Cambridge Econometrics, continuing as a non-executive director 1986-2000.

We were very sorry to hear of the death of Professor Maureen Young, Honorary Member of the Combination Room, in August this year. Since her retirement to Toft, she had taken an active and generous interest in the College.

As a member of the Friends of the Library she had provided plants for the foyer which she came in to water every week, and she regularly attended Formal Hall and other College events. She was a distinguished and delightful member of the Combination Room.

She was educated at Bedford College for Women in Regent’s Park, London, where she read for a science degree gaining her BSc in 1938 and MSc a couple of years later, after working with the South West London Blood Transfusion Service. It was at Bedford College that she fell in love with physiology.

In 1941, she became a demonstrator in Physiology at Bedford College, and when the College was evacuated to Cambridge she came under the influence of Joseph Barcroft, Emeritus Professor of Physiology at Cambridge who inspired her lifelong interest in foetal growth.

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In 1946, she was invited to join the faculty of St Thomas’s Hospital Medical School along with its first ever intake of women students.

She was Lecturer in Physiology and Tutor to the women students. She was appointed Reader in Reproductive Physiology in 1965 and in 1976 was given a personal chair in Perinatal Physiology.

She published about 100 papers “quite low by today’s standards” she remarked; and a book for the interested layperson: What is Baby Expecting? which is a clear and concise account of the growth and development of the foetus.

After she retired she became an emeritus visiting professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St Mary’s Hospital Medical School and in Perth, Western Australia, and a Visitor at Babraham AFRC Institute. In College she was a great supporter of our medical students and of the library.

Linda was a Senior Economist, Unilever 1986-1993.

When the Unilever economics department closed, she set up a firm with two former Unilever colleagues: The Leading Edge Strategy Co Ltd, where she was a Director, 1993-1995. This joint venture with KPMG still flourishes. She was Lecturer 1994-2002 and Senior Lecturer 2002-2009 at the Management Studies Centre later Department of Management Science and Innovation, University College London.

Linda retired in 2009 and happily pursued her many interests, continuing to be involved in the Society of Business Economists.

Dr Penny Hill

Member of the Combination Room 1947 – 2013 Penny died peacefully at home on August 22nd 2013.

She worked in the Pharmacy at Addenbrookes Hospital from 1997 until her retirement in 2005.

She met her husband Ray when they were undergraduates at the School of Pharmacy, University of London. After completing a PhD in Reproductive Biology at St Thomas’ Hospital, Penny started her Pharmacy career in Bristol and was one of the first radiopharmacists in the UK. She also used her experimental skills and conducted research into new imaging agents. In 1977 her first child Josephine was born, followed by Timothy (1981) and Felicity (1982). In 1983 the family moved to Cambridge and Penny took a career break to spend more time with her growing family. Francesca was born in 1985. In 1988 they moved to their present home in Great Chishill and Charles was born in 1990, completing the family. Penny returned to work first at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage and then at Addenbrookes Hospital as Formulary @LucyCavColl

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Pharmacist. She was a Member of the Combination Room at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge from 1993. She was a woman of remarkable ability being on the one hand a professional medical scientist much respected for her knowledge and abilities and on the other being a loving wife and mother and a talented home maker. In the last 7 years her life has been cruelly dominated by an initially insidious, but eventually disabling, neurological condition.

Latterly she has been unable to move independently or care for herself due to progressive muscular weakness and has been looked after by dedicated live in carers and her family. She took great pleasure in the arrival of her 3 grandchildren and in observing their antics when they came to visit. Her sense of humour never left her and she was always quick to see the funny side of any situation. lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk/annualreview

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Sir Peter (Eustace) Thornton KCB

Dr Judith Ennew

The College was sad to learn of the death of their former Trustee, Sir Peter Thornton, who served from 1980 – 1989 at a critical time in the history of the college.

It is with great sadness that we report the sudden death of Judith Ennew in Kuala Lumpur on the 5th October.

Former Trustee 1917 – 2013

When Phyllis Bowden became President, in 1979, she saw at once the need for the college to become an Approved Foundation of the University of Cambridge (up till then it had the status of an Approved Society of the University). In order to achieve this it was important to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the Board of Trustees and the Governing Body. This was a task requiring patience and diplomacy. When vacancies arose among the Trustees she was able to appoint two new members whom she knew and respected from her previous career in the Civil Service: Sir Alan Cottrell and Sir Peter Thornton. She had met Sir Peter during her time in the Department of Trade and Industry and they had become firm friends.

Sir Peter had been educated at Charterhouse and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. During the war he served in the Middle East. In 1946 he joined the Board of Trade. He served as Assistant Under Secretary of State in the Department of Economic Affairs 1964-1967, Under Secretary 1967-70, Deputy Secretary 1970-72. He had a co-ordinating role during the British negotiations for membership of the EEC. He joined the Department of Trade and Industry in 1972 and had responsibilities for Aerospace and Shipping 1972 – 1974 and became Permanent Secretary 1974-1977. From 1979-1983 he was Pro-Chancellor of the Open University. He held a number of prestigious Directorships with the Hill Samuel group, Rolls Royce, Courtaulds, the Laird Group and Superior Oil.

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His charitable work was focused on housing. In 1988 he helped to organise Bailey House in Alresford, for Abbeyfield, a charity set up to enhance the quality of life for older people and he played a major role in its ongoing management. From 1988-2002, he was a director of the Winchester Housing Trust, an organisation dedicated to providing affordable housing for rent.

As a Trustee of Lucy Cavendish College from 1980-1989 he was clear sighted and gave much useful advice on constitutional matters. He took his responsibilities very seriously and in January 1982, although suffering from ‘flu, he drove through the snow from his home in Hampshire to attend a reserved Trustee meeting. This was the meeting when it was decided to write to the Vice Chancellor to explain the decision to delegate most of the powers from the Trustees, who up till then had run every aspect of the college’s affairs, to the Governing Body of the College’s Fellowship. In this they followed the Churchill model. It was one important step in allowing the college to become an Approved Foundation of the University of Cambridge, and a major step to achieving full college status and a Royal Charter.

He is remembered in college as being a quiet, thoughtful and generous man, and he is sadly missed.

Dr Jane Renfrew Emeritus Fellow

Alumna 1944-2013

Judith came up to Lucy Cavendish in 1972 to read for a B.Ed. and went on to take the Certificate in Social Anthropology on completion of which she was accepted to read for a PhD awarded in 1978.

Her research was expanded to become her first book “The Western Isles Today”

designing policies and programmes for children. In 2010, Knowing Children moved most of its activities to Kuala Lumpur where Judith became based at the University of Malaya; there she set up the “Mousedeer Group”. There is an informative video about this Group on YouTube.

From 1979, the UN International Year of the Child, Judith was an activist and researcher in children’s rights, specialising in issues concerning child workers, ‘street children’ and child sexual exploitation with respect to both research and programme planning and working and advising on policy development and programme planning with international agencies in the field, such as UNICEF, The World Health Organisation and the International Labour Organization, as well as international nongovernmental organizations. Judith worked in Latin America, Africa, South and South-East Asia and Eastern Europe on children’s rights issues including the UN Secretary General’s Global Study on Violence Against Children, and as Advisor in Programme Development for the non-governmental organization “Knowing Children”. She was a Fellow and Council member of the Royal Anthropological Institute (1990-94), and Director of the Childwatch International Monitoring Children’s Rights Project, a demonstration project to improve the quality of data used in national reports to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Some of her many publications in this field are “The Sexual Exploitation of Children (1986); “Street and Working Children: a guide to Planning (1994, reprinted 2000) for Save the Children; “How to Research the Physical and Emotional Punishment of Children” (with Dominique Pierre Plateau, 2004). She was for some years based in Bankok where in 2006 she established “Knowing Children” with the aim of improving the information available worldwide for

Judith was a Fellow and Graduate Tutor of Newnham College from 1989-1990. From 1994 to 2000 she was Visiting Fellow at the Department of Anthropology, Goldsmith’s College, University of London, and from 1993-2007 a Senior Research Associate, Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge. Judith was also an Associate Professor in the Norwegian Centre for Child Research, University of Trondheim (Norway) and a Research Associate of the Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Queensland . She was a Fellow and Council Member of the Royal Anthropological Institute (19901994)), and a member of the Preliminary Board of Childwatch International (1992-5). In 2001, Judith was elected to the Academy of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences .

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Those who were associated with the College in the early 70s will remember Judith as an active and inspirational President of the Student Union.

She initiated the first College magazine “Lucely Speaking” and the first Christmas Pantomime “Lucy in Wonderland”.

Judith will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved her.

H Patricia Wright Alumna

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Formal Hall Schedule 2013-14

On Thursdays and some Fridays during Term we have a Formal Hall, a convivial, formal-but-relaxed occasion which is a great opportunity to meet others, invite guests and relax amongst good company and with lovely food.

Michaelmas term 2013

16 January

Themed Formal Hall

23 January

Burn’s Night

30 January

Celebrating Student Achievement: Bursaries, Awards and Prizes

6 February

Politics, Psychology, Sociology, Archaeology and Anthropology, Education and Library Subject Night

13 February

Halfway Hall*, Valentine’s Day Black Tie dinner (no gowns)

14 February

History, Philosophy, Classics, Land Economy, Economics, Business and Management Studies and International Relations Subject Night

20 February

International Women’s Day and Linguistics and Languages, Architecture, History of Art and Music Subject Night

27 February

Medicine Subject Night

6 March

International Women’s Day and Linguistics and Languages, Architecture, History of Art and Music Subject Night

13 March

Law and Criminology Subject Night

14 March

Themed Formal Hall

10 October

Freshers Formal I

17 October

Freshers Formal II

24 October

United Nations Day

31 October

Veterinary Medicine Subject Night

Easter term 2014

1 November

Halloween (no gowns)

24 April

Gardens and College Community**, Scarlet Dinner

7 November

Partners and Friends

1 May

Partners and Friends

14 November

Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Maths and Geography Subject Night

8 May

Graduate Students and Research Fellows

21 November

English Subject Night

15 May

Guest night

28 November

Thanksgiving

22 May

Supper (no Formal Hall)

5-6 December

Christmas Dinner

29 May

Fiction Prize

5 June

Nearly Final Formal

12 June

Final Formal

* Special invitations to BTh students. ** Special invitation to Honorary Members of Combination Room.

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