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A college for advanced study at the University of Cambridge

Clare Hall is a graduate college renowned for its informal approach to college life and its international diversity, located at the heart of the University of Cambridge.

A welcome message from our President, Professor Alan Short

Clare Hall was founded specifically for researchers and postgraduate students, who are at the centre of our community along with visiting scholars, Fellows, postdoctoral affiliates, and our staff. The College is in part modelled on the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, envisaged as such from its foundation by Clare College in 1966.

A critically important part of our vision is the largest programme for visiting academics in either university – some 50 Visiting Fellows join us annually, based in the College from three months to a year. In fact, the idea of Clare Hall was in part born out of the historical exclusion of students’ and Fellows’ partners and families from the daily life of the traditional colleges.

A successful day for Clare Hall at the Chariots of Fire relay race!

1 October 2024 College life

Congratulations to the Clare Hall members who competed in the Chariots of Fire relay …

1 October 2024 College life

Professor Maria Grazia Spillantini awarded Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Neuroscience

26 September 2024 Fellows

Many congratulations to Clare Hall Professorial Fellow Maria Grazia Spillantini, who has been awarded …

26 September 2024 Fellows

Dr Jenny Zhao named Berggruen Fellow

26 September 2024 Fellows

Congratulations to Needham Research Fellow Dr Jingyi Jenny Zhao, who has been named a 2024-25 …

26 September 2024 Fellows

Professor Sohini Kar-Narayan elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering

18 September 2024 Fellows

We are delighted to announce that Professor Sohini Kar-Narayan, Professorial Fellow of Clare Hall, …

18 September 2024 Fellows

We are delighted to announce that Professor Andrew Blake has been elected Vice-President of Clare Hall and has taken up office from August 2024, following the end of Helen Pennant’s term as Vice-President

13 September 2024 College life

Professor Blake is a pioneer in the development of the theory and algorithms that …

13 September 2024 College life

Clare Hall Fellows’ invention is making groundbreaking advances in hip replacement surgery

12 September 2024 Fellows

Warm congratulations to Prof Sohini Kar-Narayan and Dr Jehangir Cama who, in partnership with …

12 September 2024 Fellows

BioTryp Therapeutics, co-founded by Dr Jehangir Cama, secures funding to advance novel biofilm-inhibiting technology

21 August 2024 Fellows

BioTryp Therapeutics, an award-winning drug discovery spin-out from the University of Cambridge, has raised …

21 August 2024 Fellows

What’s on?

Saturday 5 October 2024, 7.30pm

Monday 30 September – Sunday 13 October 2024

Saturday 19 October 2024, 7.30pm

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The College sits in tranquil surroundings to the west of Cambridge. Our grounds and modernist architecture provide the perfect environment for our members to study and build new friendships.