Ellia Sweeney was a Visiting Student at Pembroke in 2023-24 from Brown University, Rhode Island. She shares with us her memories from her time at Pembroke, where she studied Politics and Philosophy, rowed in the Boat Club, attended meals and social events, and experienced life in Oxford with students from all over the world.

Third-year Physics & Philosophy student Bhanu Narra has recently had a single-author theoretical physics paper accepted to the prestigious Journal of High Energy Physics.

Student Benoit Mes shares insights from his undergraduate thesis titled ‘Before Loving: Intimate Interracial Relationships and the American Anti-Miscegenation Regime, 1940-50’, which he presented as a 3CR talk to members of the College community.

Simone Desmarchelier graduated with a First Class Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) from Pembroke in 1996. She recently made a trip to Europe from Australia which included visiting Pembroke to donate one of her artworks to the SCR. Katie Schütte from the Development Office had a chance to chat with her about her time at Pembroke and life since she graduated. 

How can the field of conservation overcome racial and social injustices? Professor Amy Dickman and her colleagues, led by Moreangels Mbizah, seek to answer this question in a new paper published in Nature this month. 

As is Pembroke tradition, a new set of six photographic portraits featuring recent alumni has been hung in the Dining Hall, celebrating the extraordinary lives and achievements of Pembrokians in a wide range of sectors. 

Dr Annette Idler, has been researching and writing about global security, particularly in South America, for over 15 years. Over the past 10 days her expertise has been called upon worldwide to explore recent US actions in Venezuela and their wider impact.

Pembroke Fellow and Tutor in Management Dr Eamonn Molloy has been recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours List. He was awarded an OBE for services to the Royal Air Force in his role as Chairman of the Royal Air Force Central Fund.

We were honoured to welcome the Rt Hon. the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the Hill, Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, to deliver our forty-first Blackstone Lecture in November 2025.