Following Black History Month, the College continues to reflect on what can be done to secure the academic success and wellbeing of Black students and staff. As part of our commitment to promoting inclusivity and racial equality, Pembroke students, staff, and alumni have come together over the last year to form a Working Group called BlackPembroke.

Joe Pollaco (2017, Physics) has recently achieved outstanding results in his university final exams by obtaining a first and placing third in his cohort across the whole university. Joe is also the winner of the Cleobury Prize, an award given to students who have performed exceptionally well in their science finals.

Congratulations to Dr. Rob Salguero-Gómez, Tutorial Fellow at Pembroke and Associate Professor at the University of Oxford’s Department of Zoology, for winning the “Open Science” award given by the Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology.

Huge congratulations to Anna Xue (2018, History and Politics) who has recently achieved a first in her final University exams. We asked Anna to share her experience at Pembroke and give some advice for future applicants.

The College is deeply saddened to share the news of the death of alumnus and Honorary Fellow Dr Damon Wells.  A philanthropist, businessman and writer, Dr Wells was one of the most significant benefactors to the College in its history.

George Cull (2017, Mathematics) has recently achieved outstanding results in his university final exams by obtaining a first. George also won a college award given for students with exceptional performance in sciences, the Cleobury Prize. We asked George to talk about his interest in Mathematics and to share what it was like being a student at Pembroke.

The College is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Pembroke Emeritus Fellow, Dr Peter Cuff.

The MCR Summer Trip is an annually funded trip for Pembroke College graduate students aimed to bring some fun to the long vacation. This year, our graduate students (or Middle Common Room ‘MCR’ as we refer to them) chose Bournemouth as their destination! They also went to Salisbury on their way.

Congratulations to Professor Alison Light, Senior Research Fellow in History and English, who has been elected as Fellow of the British Academy and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature for her outstanding achievements in humanities and significant contributions to literature.