We hope you can join us for one or more of the events we have planned over the course of the Alumni Weekend, between the 19th and 21st of September 2025. For a brief overview of our programme please see below and click on the ticket link to find out more or register your place.As always, you are more than welcome to bring a guest along with you to these events. 

Accommodation in College is also available for those attending the Alumni weekend, book using the link below!

Friday 19th September:
5-8pm: Alumni Meet Up in the Hall Bar

Join fellow Pembrokians and guests for a casual meet up in the College bar, free

Saturday 20th September:
7.30-9am Breakfast in Hall 

Join us in Hall for breakfast on the Saturday of the Alumni Weekend. Cooked and continental breakfast will be available. £20 per person.

11am – Music Recital by Canqi Li (2022) in the Pichette Auditorium, 

Join Canqi Li (2022) for an hour long piano recital, free

2pm – Lecture - What the history of money tells us about its present and future. Is Bitcoin the end of history for money? - James Dewar (1987)

We all know what money is, right? As CJ from 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin' might have said "I didn't get where I am today without knowing what money was". If your presenter were an accountant who spent 20 years working in Financial Services had realised at the age of 51 that he didn't know what money was, then it might be interesting to come and listen to what he discovered. This talk will cover the emergence of money and two theories of how and why this happened, the properties and uses of money that we can deduce from its history, the arc of its evolution into what we call money today and why a few people made it their life's work from the 1970s onwards to develop the maths and computer science which eventually culminated in the birth of Bitcoin on 3 January 2009. The talk ends by considering whether Bitcoin might be the end of history for money, noting that the framing of the question is somewhat inspired by Francis Fukuyama. This event is also live-streamed, free

Bio:  James Dewar (1987, Maths) worked in Financial Services for over 20 years before taking early 'retirement' in 2020.  The first thing he did after this was a Research Masters degree in Finance and Accounting in which he researched Bitcoin vs gold, having known nothing about cryptocurrencies except received wisdoms.  After completing this degree in late 2020 he embarked on further learning and research through 2021 before deciding that he should seek out other Bitcoiners and see what they were like 'in real life'.  As a consequence he is a co-founder of two UK businesses, a local meetup group in Berkshire and a charity, all focused on the Bitcoin industry.  He has spoken at events at his accounting institution and both Bitcoin and other non-Bitcoin industry conferences.  He has co-written a recently published open source educational curriculum on Bitcoin aimed at organisations.  A panel talk at Meeting Minds 2024 with Henry Oliver on Late Bloomers strikes a chord with him. 

5.30pm – Alumni Weekend Reunion Dinner

Join us for our annual Alumni Weekend Reunion Dinner. Open to all Pembroke alumni and a guest. There will be a Drinks Reception and Dinner in Hall. £100 per person
 
Sunday 21st September:
10am – Uncomfortable Oxford Walking Tour

£15 per person

Book your place for any of these events by clicking here
 

Book your accommodation to stay in college for the weekend by clicking here