‘The history of social theorising in western Europe and the United States since the eighteenth century’ has very largely been ‘a history of failure’. With these words, written in 1976, Geoffrey Hawthorn, who died of leukaemia on 31 December 2015, aged 74, announced the conviction that was to inform his wholly distinctive relation to the social sciences over the next four decades. One of his deepest beliefs, which grew in strength and purchase over time, was that the ambition to develop a ‘science of society’ was fundamentally flawed. His readable and provocative short history, ... Read more
26 May 2016
The Clare Hall Graduate Conference will take place on the 28th of May in the Richard Eden Suite and is a unique opportunity for students and Fellows to interact. There will be a panel discussion with students presenting and Fellows responding through a question and answer session. We encourage all the college community to participate, however due to room restrictions, the conference has limited space for 50 people, so register soon through this link: ... Read more
19 May 2016
Clare Hall's Catering Manager Jason Fretwell successfully completed the 2016 London Marathon in 3 hours and 39 minutes, raising £13,800 for the charity Grief Encounter. Congratulations from all us of at Clare Hall and thank you to everyone who sponsored Jason. Read more
16 May 2016
We are thrilled to announce that Clare Hall's May Ball has officially SOLD OUT! We are looking forward to welcoming Clare Hall fellows, life members, staff, students, and their guests to celebrate with us on 16th June. It will be a fantastic evening of dinner, dancing, cocktails and live music, including 60s standards performed by talented Clare Hall musicians in our intimate cocktail lounge and Churchill Jazz in the marquee. And you won't want to miss our headline act, Radio On!Visit ... Read more
13 May 2016
As part of the College’s 50th birthday Clare Hall has revived the Enlightenment tradition of "Preisfrage", or academic prize question, as a tribute to the enormous intellectual diversity and vibrancy that is a hallmark of our college.Historically a custom from the 18th century where academies of arts and science around Europe, particularly in Germany, would regularly publish a Preisfrage: a very general question that anyone could answer, with a prize awarded to the best entry.Clare Hall’s 2016 Preisfrage question was SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL?Students were asked to submit... Read more
06 May 2016
We are delighted to congratulate Jonathon Pines, a Fellow at Clare Hall until 2015, who has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society. The Head of Cancer Biology Division for the Institute of Cancer Research, joins a group of 50 outstanding scientists honoured by the Royal Society today. Read more
29 April 2016
The Dining Hall will be closed on Monday the 2nd May, opening again on Tuesday the 3rd May. See 'Dining at Clare Hall' for all the latest menus and our 'Whats on' guide. Read more
29 April 2016
Clare Hall Research Fellow, Stephen E. Mawdsley’s research on teenagers in the fight against polio has been published in the Journal of Cultural and Social History. Coinciding with World Immunisation Week, Dr Mawdsley’s research looks at how American teenagers in the 1950s were organised into volunteer divisions to fight polio and how these alliances... Read more
25 April 2016
Don't miss having your name in our special 50th anniversary book 'Clare Hall - A 50th Anniversary Portrait'. A sample of the book is available to view in our 50th Anniversary section. Make sure you order directly from Third Millenium Publishing by the 2nd May to be included. Read more
19 April 2016
Dr Michele Chiaruzzi, a Clare Hall Life Member is to launch his new book 'Martin Wight on Fortune and Irony in Politics' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016) at an event to be held at the University of Bologna, Italy, on the 9th May at 6pm. Dr Chiaruzzi is also the Director of the Research Centre for International Relations and member of the Board of Directors of the University of San Marino. He collaborates with the Institute of the Italian... Read more
18 April 2016