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.

Huge congratulations to Nicole Sze-Yi Doyle (2018, History and Politics) who has recently excelled in her University final exams, ranking 5th in her cohort! Nicole’s thesis, ‘Seeing Through Their Eyes: Drawings by Hibakusha of the Women and Children of Hiroshima’ has been awarded the Olwen Hufton Prize for best thesis on gender history.

Deborah Cotton (2017, Physics) recently graduated from Pembroke and excelled in her final exams by achieving a first. We caught up with Deborah, who looked back on her time at Pembroke, and discussed her plans for the future.

It is with great sadness that the College has learned of the death of Emeritus Fellow Professor Alan Jones.