From 4th to 19th November, the Pembroke JCR Art Fund Gallery hosted an exhibition of artwork titled ‘A WORLD AWAY’. Inviting you to “experience worlds real and imagined”, A WORLD AWAY featured pieces from a father and daughter, Gabriella and Julian Bailey, with links to Dorset and Oxford – places which have shaped the literary universe of many writers and artists including Thomas Hardy. On 11th November, we visited the gallery to speak with Gabriella and curator Myroslava Hartmond about the exhibition.

Pembroke alumna Susan Rowland (1981, English) has recently published the second instalment in her mystery novel series, The Alchemy Fire Murder. We caught up with Susan to discuss her series, her career since graduating and her time at Pembroke.

Last month staff from across College gathered for our annual Long Service Awards, an opportunity to recognise the dedicated service of those that have been with us for over 10 years. Fifteen staff members received awards, recognising a total of 325 years of service between them, with the longest serving member having worked at Pembroke for an incredible forty-one years. 

On Tuesday 14th November, we welcomed Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton as the guest speaker of Pembroke’s annual Blackstone Lecture, with this year’s discussion centring on ‘The Resolution of Conflict and Making Peace: The Role of Women and Human Rights’.

Last week we held our annual Scholars' Lecture and Dinner in celebration of our undergraduate students' achievements, and to formally admit new Scholars and Exhibitioners to their titles. This year's lecture was hosted by Professor Ana Namburete, focusing on her newly published research into fetal brain development during pregnancy.

In recognition of Trans Day of Remembrance, the day in which we remember all those whose lives have been lost to anti-trans violence, Librarian Laura Cracknell has put together a book display of resources to read and learn more about the experiences of the trans community.

We’re excited to share that four Pembrokians from across the College community have contributed to a recently published book on “Transnational Approaches to Modern Japan and the Wider World”, titled Reopening the Opening of Japan.

Our 2023 Celebrating Success series continues with fourth-year Biologist Ruth Arnold, who was awarded the Louise Johnson Prize for demonstrating meritorious work in her Trinity examinations.

How do you make a dictionary? Following the recent discovery of editors' proofs (showing handwritten edits) from the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, an event on 17th November will feature talks from a variety of academics, including Pembroke's Professor Lynda Mugglestone, on the life and work of second OED editor Henry Bradley and his contribution to the dictionary which remains at the forefront of lexicography today.