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Pembroke Alumna Erin Kennedy Wins Gold at 2024 Paralympic Games

Congratulations to Pembroke alumna Erin Kennedy (2011, History and English) who has won a gold medal in the Paralympic Games as the cox for the Team GB PR3 Mixed Coxed Four boat, having started her career at a Freshers' Week taster session at the Pembroke boathouse.

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From PCBC to Paralympic Coxswain: In Conversation with Erin Kennedy (2011, History and English)

Thirteen years ago, Erin Kennedy (2011, History and English) set foot in a boat for the first time as part of a Freshers Week taster session for Pembroke College Boat Club. Today, she is preparing to compete for Team GB in the upcoming Paralympics as the coxswain of the PR3 Mixed Coxed Four. We sat down with Erin between training sessions to discuss her "accidental" journey into professional rowing, her time at Pembroke and what it's like preparing for the biggest sporting event in the world.

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Pembroke Lecturer Samuel Recht Awarded Fyssen Young Investigator Award

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Congratulations to Samuel Recht, Pembroke Lecturer in Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics (PPL) and Experimental Psychology, who has recently received the Fyssen Young Investigator Award in Psychology and Ethology. The award recognizes his work on the cognitive science of curiosity and introspection. 

The Fyssen Foundation, a research institute based in Paris, has been offering competitive postdoctoral fellowships and research grants since 1979. The foundation awards a yearly International Prize and four Young Investigator Awards, presented to early-career researchers who have already received postdoctoral fellowships. 

Samuel shares: “I am honoured and thrilled to be the recipient of this award and will be eternally grateful to the Fyssen Foundation for their support. The Foundation has played a vital role in enabling so many scientists to fulfil their curiosity and develop their research programmes. I feel humbled to be part of such a wonderful community.” 

We would like to congratulate Samuel for his wonderful achievement!

A headshot of Samuel Recht, with blurred green trees in the background.