Life Members
Welcome to this special hub dedicated to Clare Hall’s Life Members.
Here you can: explore your Life Member benefits, connect with your community, and read the latest news from Life Members across the globe.

What is a Life Member?
At Clare Hall, former Visiting Fellows, Research Fellows, students and Associates are normally proposed for election to Life Membership at the next available Governing Body meeting following their departure or, for students, once their degree has been conferred. Following election, new Life Members are then contacted by our Alumni Office with confirmation. Life Membership means just that – you are a member for life, and are welcome to return to College anytime to renew acquaintance, make use of the facilities or just enjoy the intellectual and social environment. In becoming a Life Member of Clare Hall, you join an inclusive and welcoming society of international leaders and academics. Discover more below and throughout this site.

Life Member news
From Fireworks to Forever: Jonathan Tay and Kimberly Anderson’s story
Clare Hall is delighted to share the wonderful news that Dr Jonathan Tay and …

Life Member Professor John Clarke awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
Clare Hall is delighted to celebrate Professor John Clarke, Life Member and former Visiting …

Clare Hall Alumnus and Life Member appears in new season of television drama ‘Obituary’
Clare Hall Alumnus and Life Member Richard Neville (MPhil in Education, RSLE, 2024/25) appears …

Clare Hall Life Members reunite in Germany
Last Saturday, Clare Hall once again brought together its Life Members — this time …

University of Urbino honours Professor Niccolò Guicciardini with Commandino Medal
On 16 September 2025, Clare Hall Life Member Professor Niccolò Guicciardini was awarded the …

Professor Moegi Ito’s sculpture on display at V&A
We are delighted to share that the sculpture “A Cloud from Mandalay” (1988) by …

Dr Sandi Setiawan publishes PhD research on black holes
Life Member Dr Sandi Setiawan has recently published his PhD thesis, which he completed …
