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Access Week 2025: From Local to Global

Designed to emulate 'a week in the life of an Oxford undergraduate', Access Week is an annual summer residential at Pembroke College. Select pupils from our target regions who have participated in our Access and Outreach programmes were invited to attend the residential, which took place this summer. We welcomed 120 pupils who participated in tutorials, seminars, mock interviews, academic trips, and much more.

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Reflections of a Recent Pembroke Graduate

Michaelmas term is fast approaching, which can only mean one thing – an onslaught of Freshers will be imminently arriving to Oxford and Pembroke. Starting university can be a big transition for anyone. We thought we’d ask one of our fresh graduates, Rohit Ghosh, to reflect on his time at Pembroke, looking all the way back to his own Freshers’ week.

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Two Pembroke alumni awarded OBEs in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025

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Congratulations are in order for Pembroke alumni John Clarfelt (1971, Jurisprudence) and Joshua Macabuag (2003, Engineering Science) who were both awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025.

John Clarfelt and Joshua Macabuag head shots.

Left: John Clarfelt OBE; right: Dr Joshua Macabuag OBE (photo credits: Harry Parvin)

John Clarfelt, Founder of bus ticketing systems provider Ticketer, was recognised for his services to the bus sector and his contributions to making transport more accessible for both operators and passengers. John’s passion for innovation has contributed to the development of new technology by Ticketer which has changed ticketing and bus operations for the better.

Dr Joshua Macabuag, who has coined the term “Disaster Risk Engineering” to describe his work, received an honour for his services to Disaster Search and Rescue Engineering and his work on urban search and rescue and catastrophe modelling. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Renew Risk, a company geared towards revolutionizing risk management in Renewable Energy. He also serves as Engineering Manager of Search and Rescue Assistance in Disasters (SARAID), a volunteer-led charity specialising in earthquake and building collapse rescue.

Many congratulations to John and Joshua on receiving these honours!