Clare Hall hosted a day symposium with international experts recently to celebrate the unique design of its College buildings and the man behind it all, Ralph Erskine. The event, forming part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, was held in the very buildings that Erskine designed and attendees enjoyed a number of talks from college members and invited guests, including Dr. Elain Harwood from Historic England, Bengt Ahlqvist, Erskine’s longtime collaborator, Tony McGuirk, former CEO of BDP and Klas Tham, Erskine's former colleague.For those that missed the event, there... Read more
03 November 2016
One of our former PhD students Diva Tommei, has received significant national press coverage for her invention related to interior light. Lucy the light bouncing robot reflects light back into rooms using a mirror which tracks the sun and is a cost-effective way of bringing natural light into your home or workplace. Dr Tommei has now successfully crowdfunded £150k via an Indiegogo campaign in order to start selling her product, the first of it’s kind, to the public. Further links... Read more
27 October 2016
There are only two weeks left to enjoy John Sydney Carter's sculptures in the Fellows' Garden. These have been much visited and enjoyed and will be missed when they disappear on 30 October. Please take this opportunity for a last look around and tell your friends and family! Read more
21 October 2016
As part of our 50th-anniversary celebrations, we have created a collection of our 50 Clare Hall treasures. See if you agree with us and if you think we’ve missed something or someone, let us know at webeditor@clarehall.cam.ac.uk. To view our list, click here. Read more
21 October 2016
The University of Cambridge Postgraduate Open Day is being held on the 2 November 2016 and Clare Hall is giving prospective students the opportunity to have lunch with college tutors and current graduate students, take part in a Q&A session and have a guided tour of the college. If you are interested in learning more about graduate study and visiting Clare Hall, then please register for tickets via this link. To keep up-to-date with all new developments for the Postgraduate Open Day check the... Read more
20 October 2016
Clare Hall Art Committee is hosting the vernissage of Drippings & Constructions, an exhibition of artworks by Dutch artist Jan Swart, on Thursday, 20 October, 6pm - 8pm.Jan Swart has built an extensive oeuvre in the past thirty years while experimenting with various techniques from oil paintings to drawings (charcoal, pastel), collages (newspaper photographs) and more recently Chinese ink on paper. His work can be found in many private collections in the Netherlands, the US, the UK, Norway and the Czech Republic.The vernissage will be preceded by a wine... Read more
17 October 2016
Professor Julian Mortenson, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, and Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall will be speaking on 'Civil Rights Strategy: LGBT Litigation in the United States' at the next Colloquium on the 18th October. The last 30 years have seen a remarkable revolution in U.S. civil rights law. The Supreme Court has gone from allowing states to criminalize gay and lesbian sex (in 1986) to protecting LGBT couples' right to marry (in 2015). This change is a result, not of systematic... Read more
17 October 2016
As part of its 50th Anniversary celebrations, Clare Hall is hosting a day symposium with international experts to highlight the unique design of its College buildings and the extraordinary man behind it, Ralph Erskine. Places are strictly limited and attendance is by ticket only. To attend please book your ticket online. Read more
13 October 2016
The closing date for our 'Research Fellowship Competition in the Sciences 2017' is the 31st October. To find out more and apply, click here. Read more
10 October 2016
Clare Hall in collaboration with BP, one of the world’s leading oil and gas companies, will offer two scholarships of up to £30,000. Awarded annually, the scholarships will enable graduate students from India to study in Cambridge for a Master’s degree in STEM subjects related to the energy sector. Professor Ibbetson, President of Clare Hall says: ‘Clare Hall is delighted to be able to offer these generous scholarships, thanks to the support from BP. Our ethos at Clare Hall is to encourage international exchange of knowledge in a welcoming... Read more
10 October 2016