Pembroke Senior Research Fellow in Arabic Dr Elisabeth Kendall recently published her much anticipated Special Issue of CTC Sentinel titled ‘Twenty Years After 9/11.’

Congratulations to Dr Imen Neffati who has been awarded two research grants this year to fund her research in Tunisia. 

Congratulations to Professor Lynda Mugglestone on the launch of her latest book: Writing a War of Words, which is the the first exploration of the war-time work of Andrew Clark—a writer, historian, and volunteer on the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Pembroke College’s annual Scholars’ Lecture and Dinner was held on the 10th of November to celebrate the achievements of our undergraduate students. Academic Director Nancy Braithwaite welcomed the students and introduced Dr Elisabeth Kendall, Senior Research Fellow in Arabic and Islamic Studies, who delivered this year’s Scholar’s Lecture: ‘The Jihadi Battel for Hearts and Minds: A View from the Ground.’

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Catherine Ashworth (2016, MPhysPhil Physics and Philosophy) recently completed her degree, earning 2nd place in her cohort across the university and was awarded Pembroke’s Levick Prize for Philosophy. She is excited to stay at Pembroke for a BPhil in Philosophy, having won the RG Collingwood Scholarship to continue her studies.

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.