Girton College Newsletter 2020

Girton Development Newsletter of Girton College, Cambridge

newsletter Spring 2020

In this issue...

Message from the Mistress The Mistress, Professor Susan J. Smith FBA, FAcSS, FRSE writes.

Executive Editor Deborah Easlick Editor Emma Cornwall Design www.cantellday.co.uk Photography Phil Mynott, Adrenalin Photography, Jean-Luc Benazet, Martin Bond, Emma Cornwall,

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A Great Campaign On target.

Tamsin Elbourn-Onslow, David Johnson, Ingrid Koning, Oh Brother Creative, Hannah Sargent, Greg Sutton, Jeremy West.

Printer Sudbury Print Group Contact: The Development Office Girton College Cambridge CB3 0JG +44 (0)1223 766672/338901 development@girton.cam.ac.uk www.girton.cam.ac.uk The Editor would like to thank many colleagues, and particularly

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Creating a Legacy Gifts in Wills, and In Memory of loved ones, are transforming the College now and for generations to come.

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Alumni Profiles Jan Gooding (Economics, 1978) and Paresh Patel (Engineering, 1981) share their inspiring stories.

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Cherry Hopkins, and Gillian Jondorf, for their support in the production of the Development Newsletter.

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Girton150 The anniversary championed everything that Girton stands for, thank you for taking part!

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Message from the Mistress Professor Susan J. Smith FBA, FAcSS, FRSE As I wrote this letter we had reached the end of a spectacular year of Girton150 anniversary celebrations. Just as the newsletter went to press, this jubilation was eclipsed by the coronavirus crisis that is touching all our lives. Separately with this issue, there is an update on how we at Girton are managing, and a message from me, on behalf of the Fellows, staff and students, wishing you and your family well at this difficult time. Below is my original letter, reminding us of everything Girton has achieved and all that is still to come.

It was a tremendous privilege to admit five new honorary Fellows, enjoy a suite of anniversary lectures, welcome so many to our flagship anniversary event, the Girton150 Festival, and host myriad other events in College and around the world to recognise the bravery, leadership and pioneering achievements of those who founded and funded ‘The College for Women’. We also took every opportunity to reflect on the inspirational life and work of alumni through the years, to acknowledge the importance of philanthropy at every turn, and to thank all of those whose brilliance of mind and generosity of spirit continues to inspire our work. If you missed some key events and would like to catch up, there is an expanding online events archive at girton150.com/events/event-archives/ With the close of 2019, we also reached the end of an ambitious strategic plan, which has seen the College go from strength to strength in widening participation, nurturing excellence, and—by investing in welfare services, music, sports and the arts— supporting students’ all-round personal development. With your help—through the efforts of A Great Campaign—we have increased our bursary, scholarship and hardship funds, underwritten the Fellowships essential for small-group teaching, and taken significant steps towards financial sustainability.

Now we look to the future! As we turn to the next 150 years of inclusive excellence, I am delighted to introduce James Anderson as our new Bursar. As well as having the skills and experience required to steward our financial assets and estates, James is committed to creating a greener Girton. An accomplished classicist and keen pianist, the Bursar also has a feel for the unique qualities of the collegiate Universities and a sense of Girton’s distinctive place on the world’s educational stage.

On the subject of the future, look out for a new website, which we aim to launch early in the Summer, and a new strategic plan, which will prioritise excellence, inclusion and belonging, as well as environmental sustainability and more. As for the coming year, our top priority is to complete A Great Campaign, which is the most ambitious and successful fundraising campaign the College has ever engaged in.

It relies entirely on your vision and generosity and I am overwhelmed by the many forms that takes.

You helped exceed expectations during Girton’s first Giving Week; you have turned our telethon into one of the most successful and enjoyable in the sector.

Your enthusiasm for our popular class gifts and other initiatives have so far endowed 17 undergraduate bursaries,

and—having completed funding for eight teaching and research positions—we are close to being able to endow Fellowships for Bertha Jeffreys (in Applied Maths) and Juliet Campbell (involving International Relations research); if you would like to help complete those funds please do get in touch. Finally, as we reflect on the glorious achievements of a tiny, 5-student, institution that has flourished into a distinctive and permanent fixture in a world-leading University, I am pleased that so many of you have joined the 1869 Society, safeguarding our future by leaving a gift to Girton in your Will.

If there were ever a moment to pause and thank you, Girton’s alumni, for your warmth and generosity—for the part you have played, and indeed still play, in shaping the history, present and future of one of the most remarkable higher education institutions in the world—this is surely it. Thank you, from all at Girton; Fellows, staff, students present and still to come, and of course, more personally, from me.

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The new Bursar, James (‘Jimmy’) Anderson introduces himself

I am writing this brief introduction after being in post for only six weeks, and before even being formally admitted as a Fellow, but I am very happy to say that I have already been made to feel part of the Girton community and to experience its rich heritage of welcome and inclusion.

Taking on the role of Bursar of Girton College represents a significant change of direction for me. I have spent over twenty years working in a range of investment banks in the City of London, and latterly as a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

In those roles my main focus was on advising businesses who were looking to raise capital on the London Stock Exchange, and in helping them make the transition from private to listed companies. Among my clients I have looked after businesses as diverse as Pearson, William Hill and—closer to Cambridge—ARM Holdings.

Throughout my career I have maintained strong links with the academic world, not least as an active alumnus of my own alma mater, Magdalen College, Oxford, where I

As I look forward, with the 150th anniversary celebrations still fresh in the memory, there is still lots for the College to aim for as it seeks to build on its pioneering legacy of intellectual verve and inclusion.

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read Classics, a subject I still pursue in a small way in my spare time. I was ready for a change of direction and so, when Girton advertised for a new Bursar, the potential to put my financial expertise to bear in an academic community was hard to resist, and I was absolutely thrilled to be appointed.

I consider myself extremely fortunate to be taking over from Debbie Lowther, who has done such a magnificent job in strengthening Girton’s financial position, and has left a finance function which is very well-run indeed. I am also very fortunate to be working with Maureen Hackett, Girton’s omniscient Junior Bursar, and with Catherine Rawlings who runs the accounts with pinpoint accuracy and insight as Assistant Bursar. I am conscious that I have a great deal to live up to!

As I look forward, with the 150th anniversary celebrations still fresh in the memory, there is still lots for the College to aim for as it seeks to build on its pioneering legacy of intellectual verve and inclusion. I am keen to explore how we can continue to build Girton’s appeal both to students and to academics as a flourishing community of ideas. We maintain an ambition to grow, and with that comes the need to consider our estate and how that might develop in the future. Underpinning that, I will be looking to ensure that

we are getting the best possible returns from our endowment and thereby living up to the generosity of our supporters throughout the College’s history.

I am looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible over the coming months and years.

Jimmy Anderson

Development

A Great Campaign Supporting our Future Pioneers As you know, Girton’s educational experience can be transformational for students. Donations to A Great Campaign are helping to ensure that we can continue to offer a world class education, to all those who are academically talented enough to receive an offer of admission, regardless of their backgrounds, in perpetuity.

The current priorities for A Great Campaign are: • t o grow the capital of the unrestricted permanent endowment; • t o endow 20 means-tested bursaries for undergraduates; • t o establish five much-needed graduate scholarships; • t o fund a further six teaching and research Fellowships.

To date, over 85% of our £50 million target has been raised in gifts and future legacy pledges. We are very grateful to everyone who has supported A Great Campaign.

Girton’s early pioneers 150 years ago inspired a bright future for the higher education of generations of women and, today, the College remains a beacon of widening participation.

Our outreach programme reaches

over 7,000 young people each year and this academic year (2019–20) the proportion of students from state schools starting at Girton was a record-breaking 74%. In this issue we highlight the impact of the generosity of our alumni and supporters on three key areas which are: original graduate research, inspirational teaching, and bursaries for our undergraduates. Can we ask you to continue to support our future pioneers?

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Where Originality Thrives Graduate Scholarships Research is crucial for understanding and solving the complex problems of our world today. To help meet the global demand from sectors ranging from business to academia for talented scholars with higher degrees, Girton has decided to grow our graduate student numbers in line with the University’s same strategic objective.

However, there is limited funding for postgraduate education in the UK, and even less to support international students. This is frustrating for brilliant students who come from less well-off backgrounds, and a loss to the wider world. To enable the many talented scholars (including some of our own undergraduates) who wish to embrace the challenge of completing a higher degree in Cambridge and at Girton, we need to be able to offer more funding in the form of scholarships.

This increased support will ensure Girton’s graduate students come from diverse backgrounds from across the UK and the globe. It means we can give the chance to study at Cambridge to any talented scholar regardless of financial means.

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Thanks to your support we have endowed three, out of a target of five, partial graduate scholarships in A Great Campaign. We are delighted to announce that one of these, the Chan and Mok Graduate Scholarship, will be open to Hong Kong and mainland China applicants in spring 2020 and the successful applicant will join Girton from October 2020. In addition, thanks to the support of the Girton Hong Kong Alumni Committee and the generosity of alumni from the region, we have completed the funding for a partial scholarship for students from less privileged backgrounds resident in Hong Kong.

Last year a total of 11 graduate students received scholarships, but a number of excellent candidates were unable to take up a place at Girton as they could not raise sufficient funding. It would be wonderful to support more graduate students and only a well-supported scholarship scheme can bridge this gap. Donations towards our Graduate Scholarship Fund will enable us to offer more invaluable support to further the careers of some outstanding scholars.

Impact of Giving Rafmary Millan Reyes (Development Studies, 2017), a graduate student and scholarship recipient, came to Girton from one of the most underdeveloped regions in Venezuela to study International Development, with the determination to ‘find ways to tackle poverty and establish communities that thrive’. Rafmary has recently graduated and is still committed to this same goal, and she offers her thanks to Girton ‘for investing in me and helping me to recognise my own potential’.

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Where Inspiration Thrives Fellowships to support and celebrate pioneering teaching and research The generosity of our alumni and supporters throughout A Great Campaign has allowed us to secure a set of career positions for worldclass scholars in perpetuity. Girton’s Fellowship is vital to the inclusive excellence that the College strives for, by continuing to provide inspirational teaching and maintaining the small group supervision system for which Cambridge is internationally renowned.

Last year, we were fundraising to endow a Fellowship in Physical Sciences, to be named after Dr Christine McKie. So many of you have been kind enough to tell us about the impact Christine’s teaching and support has made on your lives. We are therefore delighted to announce that we have now completed the fundraising for the Christine McKie Fellowship in Physical Sciences. We hope the endowment of this post provides a fitting legacy for such a pioneering and caring woman.

The work of endowing our Fellowship, however, continues. We are still seeking to complete a further two Fellowships to celebrate two inspiring women.

Economics, History, Human, Social and Political Sciences, Geography, and Law. The post-holder may specialise in any of these areas and will teach the core undergraduate syllabus in their subject, whilst undertaking research in an area of International Relations.

The Lady Jeffreys Fellowship

The Juliet Campbell Fellowship Juliet D’Auvergne Campbell joined the Foreign Office in 1957, just eight years after the Diplomatic Service fast stream was opened to women. She held prominent diplomatic roles in Europe and the Far East and served as British Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1988– 91, before coming to Girton as Mistress.

She is now a Life Fellow. We are seeking a further £49,000 to complete the funding for this Fellowship, which will have an international research theme and could be focused on one of the following related academic disciplines:

Bertha Jeffreys (née Swirles) was an eminent mathematician, whose text book (co-written with her husband Sir Harold Jeffreys) Methods of Mathematical Physics, first published in 1946, is still used by today’s undergraduates. She entered Girton in 1921, graduated with First Class Honours and then took up research in what was then the exciting new field of quantum mechanics. She returned to Girton in 1938 to an Official Fellowship and Lectureship in Mathematics.

Affectionately known in College as ‘Lady J’, her association with Girton

spanned more than 70 years, during which time she held many different College Offices, including Director of Studies in Mathematics from 1949 to 1969 and Vice-Mistress from 1966 to 1969. Her autumn apple picking parties became legendary, not least for the glorious home-made tea held afterwards in her kitchen.

We need a further £61,000 to complete the funding for this Fellowship in Applied Mathematics, which we know many of you have generously supported over the years.

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Impact of Giving ‘To say that this bursary has enriched my time so far as a Cambridge undergraduate would be an understatement. Free from the anxieties financial hardship can bring I have been able to devote myself to an English course I adore, and fully embrace other aspects of university life (sport, debating, theatre, College JCR—to name but a few). In light of this, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all donors for their generosity…Knowing the impact a bursary can have I look forward to following in your footsteps in years to come.’

Undergraduate Bursaries Where Diversity Thrives Since its foundation, Girton has opened its doors to people with exceptional academic talent, from all backgrounds and circumstances, and given them a remarkable and rare educational opportunity.

For Girton to remain truly diverse and offer a transformational educational opportunity to all those who qualify for a place here, the College must be able to provide financial assistance to those talented applicants who

Harry Camp (English, 2018) need it. Typically, one in four of our undergraduates would be unable to afford university without the support that a cost-of-living bursary provides.

Our bursaries enable these students to take full advantage of everything a Cambridge education has to offer.

The generosity of our alumni and supporters in donating towards our undergraduate bursaries, whether the Emily Davies Bursaries, bursaries for students reading particular subjects

or our 150th Anniversary Class Gifts, means that we have now endowed 17 out of our target of 20 bursaries.

This means that 17 students will receive the financial support they need each and every year.

Further gifts towards our bursaries will ensure that every promising scholar is supported so that they can realise their potential. With your help we can ensure that more of our students can benefit from this support.

The Harding Challenge If you have never given to Girton (or the University) before and are considering making a donation to support our undergraduate students then there has never been a better time to give. Any gifts made by new donors to our undergraduate bursary funds will effectively be doubled thanks to the very generous donation made to the University of Cambridge by David and Claudia Harding. If you donate now, your gift will unlock a contribution to a special fund for undergraduate financial support at Cambridge, and so will not only benefit Girton’s students but also the students in greatest need across Cambridge. Gifts of any size up to £100,000 qualify and every pound makes a difference. For more information please see www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-cambridge/harding-challenge

As we conclude our celebrations of the 150 years since the foundation of the College, it is truly humbling to think of what has been achieved for students as the result of your generosity as our alumni and supporters.

Thank you.

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Our Financial Report

By Deborah Lowther, Bursar to 31 December 2019

The College’s audited accounts for the year ended 30 June 2019 show a further increase in net assets from £152 million in 2018 to £153 million, thanks to an overall surplus for the year of £1.2 million. Funds under management at the year-end reached £100 million—up from £95 million the previous year. This includes not only the College’s permanent endowment and unspent loans, but also unrestricted and other reserves. other changes which took place in 2017–18. These included the move into Swirles Court, the establishment of a summer programmes business, the expansion of the postgraduate student community and the progress of A Great Campaign.

This increase was due in part to the continuing strong performance of the College’s investment portfolio, which generated a total return of 5.4%, sadly not quite as good as last year’s 7.0%. Investment markets are, of course, cyclical; our investment strategy is designed to deliver around 6.2% p.a. total return over the long term.

The overall financial effect of these changes, which will benefit the entire Girton community, will be to increase the amount of unrestricted income available to fund the College’s educational and charitable activities. Although the next five years will be a transition period, the College has free reserves of £26.5 million (2017–18: £31.2 million) available both to manage the risks associated with this shift, and to fund further development under the master plan for the main site.

We were also very pleased to report donations and benefactions totalling £3.1 million, of which almost all went straight onto the College’s balance sheet as permanent endowment. This means that the generosity of donors and benefactors to the current campaign will benefit future generations of College members as well as current ones.

Since the start of A Great Campaign, the College’s endowment, which includes restricted permanent funds for specific purposes (shown as ATF in Figure 1), as well as unrestricted permanent endowment capital funds for general purposes (shown as UPEC in Figure 1), has grown from £22 million to £55 million by a combination of investment returns and donations and benefactions. Within those totals, UPEC has grown from under £4 million to over £16 million. This is a particularly important achievement, since the 60,000,000 College has the freedom to allocate the investment income from this part of the endowment to wherever it is most needed at the time.

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The need to grow the unrestricted investment income (and 60,000,000 hence UPEC) continues to be amply demonstrated in the 40,000,000 accounts. During the year, the College invested £2.4 million 50,000,000 in completing the construction of the new Social Hub 30,000,000 and refurbishment of the Porters’ Lodge. Overall, building maintenance costs for the year were £1.1 million compared 40,000,000 to £1.0 million in the previous year, as part of a long-term 20,000,000 programme of upgrading facilities. Staff costs, by contrast, at £6.0 million were somewhat higher than the £5.6 million 30,000,000 10,000,000 in 2017–18, due to a combination of successful recruitment to long-standing vacancies and increasing employment costs.

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Legacy

Creating A Legacy The College aims to provide the highest standard of all-round education and care for its 800 undergraduate and graduate students. Places at Girton are offered entirely on merit irrespective of family background, financial circumstances, ethnicity, gender or other protected characteristic.

Alongside this commitment to its students Girton supports a world-class Fellowship and maintains first-rate facilities. Girton is achieving these aims by offering bursaries, fellowships, and hardship awards, and by carefully maintaining and expanding its estate and invaluable academic and cultural collections. The College could not do this without the generosity and forethought stemming from gifts in Wills. These gifts are transforming the College, enabling the College to transform lives.

The number of supporters who have indicated that the College is included in their Will continues to grow and, in addition, many have very kindly chosen to give an estimate of the pledge value. This totals over £15 million and this value is contributing to A Great Campaign’s targets. If you feel able to join this band of supporters in helping Girton to deliver its world-class learning, teaching and research experience, please do get in touch. The College recognises that such pledges and estimates are not legally binding, but they help us to say thank you and find out more about the aspects of the College that are important to you.

Making a Gift in your Will You can choose to make a cash gift or donate a proportion of your estate (even 1% can make a big difference). Girton College is a registered charity (Registered Charity Number 1137541) so including the College in your Will may reduce your

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A private recital by tenor Nicholas Mulroy for 1869 Society Members estate’s Inheritance Tax liability. When making a Will we suggest that you use the following wording: ‘I give to the Mistress, Fellows and Scholars of Girton College, Cambridge (Registered Charity Number 1137541) [the residue of my estate] [_____% of the residue of my estate] [the sum of _________] free of tax for the Unrestricted Permanent Endowment Capital of the College and I declare that the receipt by the Bursar or other authorised Officer of the College shall be good and sufficient discharge to my Executors.’

We recommend that you seek professional advice when making or amending a Will.

Information regarding gifts in Wills, including information on planned giving for our US-based alumni and supporters, is available on our website: www.girton.cam.ac.uk/legacy.

For a confidential conversation please contact the Development

DEEDS OF VARIATION If you are a beneficiary under a Will, you can transfer all or part of your inheritance to the College under a Deed of Variation. Such transfers are usually free of Inheritance Tax and allow Girton to benefit during your lifetime.

Director on +44 (0)1223 339893, d.easlick@girton.cam.ac.uk, or the Legacy Officer on +44 (0)1223 338901, e.cornwall@girton.cam.ac.uk.

Recognising your Generosity Should you choose to notify the College of your intention to remember Girton in your Will, you will be invited to join the 1869 Society; members receive a purple lapel pin and are invited to special events from time to time.

By making a gift to Girton in your Will you are supporting a pioneering institution with an exciting future – thank you.

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In Memory The College is always enormously grateful to receive gifts in memory of a Girtonian. These gifts honour a life and help others at the same time. Recently two such gifts have been received and these are set to transform lives.

Margaret Tyler (née Hughes) 1934–2018 Margaret (Geography 1953) greatly enjoyed her time at Girton and Cambridge. ‘Being an only child I enjoyed the company of so many intelligent youngsters in my age group who came from all over Britain and abroad.’ After graduation Margaret went on to teach Geography and her family describe her as a vivacious person who enjoyed travelling, painting and the outdoor life. Margaret’s passion for Geography was present on every family trip and her sons, David and Richard, recall fondly her efforts to teach them about the world around them.

Margaret’s husband, Colin Tyler (they met during their undergraduate days at Cambridge), has very generously

Rhona Beare 1934–2018 Nancy Gregory describes her sister, Rhona (Classics 1954), as a ‘one-off’.

Her talents were many: academic and artistic, including various types of needlework. Knitting enabled her to study a fragment of an ancient Roman sock and work out the type of stitches the Romans used. She could read Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, French and German. She decrypted a code used by a messenger of Queen Elizabeth I, this code requiring knowledge of the Greek alphabet and Norman French.

After Girton, and before emigrating to Australia to lecture, Rhona studied for a PhD in Classics at the University of Exeter. She also took up medieval history and while at Exeter she entered into lively correspondence with J R R Tolkien.

made a gift in memory of her. The gift will endow the Margaret Tyler Research Fellowship in Geography, an early-career position that will help the incumbent establish a world-class research profile and gain teaching experience to form an all-important first step of their academic career.

Margaret’s son David comments ‘Mum thoroughly enjoyed her three years studying Geography at Cambridge in the decade after the war as better opportunities opened up for women.

She was always interested in geology, geographical features of the landscape, plants and the outdoor life. Dad and the family feel that it is very fitting that he has been able to set up this endowment in Girton’s 150th year.

Richard and I are very proud of our

parents’ achievement considering they both came from such humble, working class backgrounds.’

This exceptional gift will be gamechanging in Girton’s ability to attract and support Geography students and underwrite career development in geographical research.

Rhona’s greatest joy was reading books. She devoured books of all kinds but above all detective stories. She liked to visit the places mentioned by her favourite authors, once visiting the Tower of London just to see the precise turret from which some villain is said to have shot his victim. In her last months Rhona requested Dante’s Divine Comedy in the original Italian, and the New Testament in Greek, because “the text was clearer”.

To mark such an extraordinary life Nancy has made a gift in memory of Rhona to establish a graduate award in Classics. Higher degrees are a prerequisite for successful entry to many careers not just in academia. There is limited funding for postgraduate education, and every

year applicants of enormous potential cannot take up their place at Girton owing to insufficient funding. This award, which will carry Rhona’s name, will enable a talented student to continue with their studies in Classics and set themselves on a pathway to a very bright future.

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Cultural Heritage

Cultural Heritage 2019, the College’s 150th anniversary, was a spectacular year when our heritage collections took centre stage. The Archive in particular was showcased throughout the year as we reflected on the achievements of the College. Archival collections featured prominently on the 150th timeline website, the exhibition banners examining the College’s early years, and the self-guided tour of the College buildings.

Additionally the Archive underpinned many other 2019 projects, illustrating the importance of documenting our history. It was also recognised beyond the College: numerous items were loaned to Cambridge University Library’s exhibition, The Rising Tide: Women at Cambridge since 1869. On display from October 2019 to March 2020, it explored the lived experience of women at Cambridge, the fight for equal educational rights, and the careers of some of the women who shaped the institution and the wider world.

The Lawrence Room also enjoyed a high profile this year with the publication of The Lawrence Room at Girton College. This collaborative book delves into the story of some of the objects in the museum and the changing ways in which they have been displayed and curated. ‘Secrets of the Lawrence Room’, a panel discussion hosted during the Girton150 Festival weekend, explored the book further.

The panellists, Professor Dame Marilyn Strathern (former Mistress), Dr Dorothy Thompson (Life Fellow in Classics) and Frances Gandy (Life Fellow) spoke about their individual chapters. A spirited question session followed, with audience members expressing the hope that the Lawrence Room could develop further outreach activities and continue to make curatorship as transparent as possible. The Lawrence Room also featured in The Rising Tide exhibition lectures hosted by the University Library: Dr Hazel Mills (the College

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Artist in Residence 2018-19, Simeon Barclay’s end of year exhibition ‘Poetic Dissonance’ Historian), Imogen Gunn (Girton College Museum Consultant) and Dorothy Thompson spoke about the women in and behind the collections.

The Girton150 Festival saw the unveiling of a new portrait in the People’s Portraits exhibition—‘The Boxer’ by David Caldwell. David spoke engagingly about his subject, Anthony, who at the time of the portrait was keen to return to peak physical fitness and get back in the ring. This was followed by a powerful and thought-provoking talk

by Simeon Barclay, Artist-in-Residence 2018–19, about the portrayal of black men, particularly in sport, in the media.

Portraiture was also explored generally

at the Festival with the panel discussion, Representing People: Portraits of all kinds. Chaired by Frances Gandy, the panellists were portrait painter Daphne Todd; photographer Ingrid Pollard; sculptor Paul de Monchaux; and political cartoonist Martin Rowson. The session aimed to compare and contrast different approaches in methodology and purpose in the art of depicting people.

The audience was intrigued to learn that you don’t have to like your subject to depict that person successfully.

Celebrations continued at the September 2019 Roll of Alumni weekend. The Library talk was given by Dr Ben Griffin (History Fellow), who spoke

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‘The Boxer’ and Artist David Caldwell

Dr Ben Griffin delivers his talk on ‘The Rising Tide: Women at Cambridge’

Dr Tim Pestell talks Vikings

L-R Dr Victoria Bateman, the new portrait, Anthony Connolly about co-curating The Rising Tide and explained that it does not focus solely on great women but looks at patterns of inclusion and exclusion right up to the present day. The Lawrence Room talk was given by Dr Tim Pestell (AngloSaxon, Norse and Celtic, 1987), Senior Curator of Archaeology, Norwich Castle Museum. He looked at new evidence for the Viking Age in East Anglia and explored ways in which archaeology is stimulating Viking research as more artefacts are discovered, particularly by metal detecting.

The annual People’s Portrait reception saw the unveiling by Anthony Connolly of his portrait of Dr Victoria Bateman.

Victoria, Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, spoke about how she uses her body in art and protest to challenge the way women are judged, to fight for women’s bodily autonomy, and to campaign against Brexit. A lively discussion followed, raising questions about the history of the female nude and the male gaze. The Gardens talk, Girton’s Orchard: its history and importance in a regional context was given by Dr Roland Randall (Life Fellow in Geography) and Paul Read, Co-Chair of Orchards East. They spoke about the history of orchards (including Girton’s orchard, first planted in the late 19th century) and their importance for insect and bird conservation. Paul also talked about his newly completed project, a comprehensive online catalogue for apple, plum, pear, and cobnut identification (www.fruitid.com).

The College’s wider commitment to art was also celebrated this year. Simeon Barclay’s end-of-residency exhibition, Poetic Dissonance, has been on

display in College. His black and white photographs reflect on the social life, ceremonies, rituals and traditions that give Girton its distinctive identity. We were sorry to see Simeon leave but pleased to welcome Luke Burton as Artist-in-Residence for 2019–20. Behind the scenes we continue the work of cataloguing, preserving, restoring and displaying our collections. In particular the People’s Portraits exhibition was rejuvenated this year with a new hanging scheme. Altogether 27 portraits were rehung down the College’s central ‘Cloister corridor’ and in and around the new café, thus bringing the exhibition into the very heart of the College. It can now be seen and enjoyed by all who visit the College.

This has been a busy and exciting year for our heritage collections. We look forward to continuing to promote our collections in the upcoming year, and we hope to welcome you to our events in 2020.

Hannah Westall Archivist and Curator

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Alumni Profiles

Alumni Profiles Jan Gooding (Economics, 1978)

By Mark Walsh (English, 1997) If you had only the bald statistics, Jan Gooding’s career would probably seem to describe a smooth arc of success. Childhood in the Bahamas.

Economics at Cambridge. Stellar career in business. High-profile charity work.

That might be true for a man. For a woman, much less so. And for a gay woman, harder still. ‘It was a battle the whole way,’ says Gooding. ‘ A battle about being a woman and being taken seriously.’

Gooding matriculated at Girton the year before men were admitted to the College. It wasn’t, in her opinion, a particularly welcome change.

‘You cannot imagine how brilliant and bright the women were,’ she said, citing contemporaries such as Emma Thompson (who was at Newnham), Karen Pierce and Sandi Toksvig (at Girton). ‘I promise you, women were still fighting to get places at all. It wasn’t an anti-man thing, it was a pro-sisterhood thing. We were all hungry for our degrees.’

Gooding chose the College partly because it was women-only. She acknowledges that she was ‘not a straight-A student.’ Winning a place at Cambridge had been something of a family obsession: her uncle left his Cambridge university studies to become a pilot in World War II and was killed in a freak accident.

Her mother, Gooding recalled, ‘always said to me that she wanted me to fulfil the dream of her brother.’

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That had looked unlikely during Gooding’s childhood in the Bahamas.

That is, until she was set a challenge before a test at school. ‘My mum said, ‘If you come top, you can have a puppy,’’ Gooding remembers. ‘Well, what do you know, I came top and nobody could get over it. Everyone was stunned, not least my mother. In place of getting a puppy, I was told I was going to take the exam to go to school in England.’

‘I didn’t know it,’ Gooding says, ‘but I’d given myself the worst possible chance.’

Wilkinson asked her to justify her private education and she told him that because her family had lived abroad and never paid British taxes, it had only been right that she had paid for her education.

Arriving at Benenden, in Kent, a private school for girls, Gooding recalls, ‘I had never been in the cold before. I’d never seen winter. I didn’t know what had happened to me. I was so homesick and unhappy.’

After battling through school and university—her mother sadly died in her second year—Gooding headed for London after graduating in 1981. ‘I had this idea that I wanted to go into business,’ she said. An initial stint at a management training scheme with Selfridge’s didn’t go well, ‘It was really boring. Can you imagine a whole day on how to authorise a cheque?’

That was, until she rotated into the advertising section.

But she stuck it out, and when the time came for university Gooding tried to maximise her chances by applying to Girton—her school had ties with the College—and by opting to study Economics, rare for a woman at the time.

But the calculation almost backfired. She was interviewed by Frank Wilkinson (an Employment Economist who left school at 15 and had been a farm labourer) and, Gooding says, ‘His policy was to recruit mostly from state schools.’

‘I remember him smiling,’ she says.

‘Looking back on it, that was probably the moment I got my exhibition.’

‘I was shown ads from the ’20s, ’30s, ’40s in a wonderful old guard book that showed how the brand’s story had changed over time.’ The images hooked her. In 1989, at age 30, she earned a place on the board of an ad

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agency called BWBC, having joined as an account manager four years earlier and worked up the ranks. She was the first, and only, female board member.

On paper, she was winning plaudits, earning success. In reality, the business field was another battleground. ‘I was so often the only woman in the room,’ she remembers. ‘I didn’t know that my gender was going to be such an issue,’ she adds, recalling having been made redundant while on maternity leave. ‘I really didn’t anticipate that.’

In 1997, Gooding co-founded her own brand communication consultancy, BLUEdOOR. Within two years, the company had Diageo and Unilever as clients and Gooding and her business partner Kathy Oldridge were earning considerably more than they had in their previous executive roles. ‘We had to own our own business to demonstrate that it was possible to have children, a balanced life and work at the highest level,’ she says.

After sixteen years of marriage, Gooding fell in love with a woman. It was the end of her marriage. She has said that speaking about her sexuality—

particularly in an interview with the Daily Telegraph in 2014—is one of her proudest moments.

That interview was ‘a very, very big moment of authenticity,’ she told the website Incredible Women in 2015, the year she was ranked No.16 in the Outstanding in Business list by the Financial Times. ‘That was a big no-turning-back moment.’

Six years after co-founding BLUEdOOR, Gooding moved to BT as head of strategic communications, shifting from advising on marketing services to working for a corporate behemoth. ‘It was a culture shock.’ she says.

Gooding moved to Aviva in 2008, becoming group brand director. She helped turn the company, previously known as Norwich Union, into the most valuable insurance brand in Britain, but the lure of other opportunities— she was appointed Chair of the gay rights charity Stonewall in 2014—was strengthening, and she left in 2018 to pursue ‘a more plural career.’

A year later, Gooding received a Lifetime Achievement Award from

the marketing website The Drum, an Honorary Fellowship from the Marketing Society and an Honorary Doctorate from Westminster University.

‘The combination of these three accolades in the same year, each representing such different parts of my career, was very touching.’

Gooding says she has no intention of slowing down as Chair of Stonewall.

‘My proudest achievements are yet to come, now I get to do what I want to do.’ She cites the defence of relationship education in primary schools as a particular challenge for the charity under her leadership.

‘Religious extremists can hold homophobic and transphobic views and they’re not representative of their religions,’ Gooding says. ‘We have to be careful it doesn’t turn into an antifaith thing. But we know there will be a battle.’

Gooding seems rather to relish the thought. ‘I want people to have a better time than I did,’ she says. ‘I believe strongly in the power of the individual. Everything starts with a person with an idea.’

Paresh Patel, Girton (Engineering, 1981)

By Pippa Considine (Law/English, 1985) Before interviewing Paresh I read about Paresh the highly respected Florida man of business and Paresh the champion of education, sponsor of Indian school meals and Girton bursaries. It was only five minutes before we spoke that I got a vision of Paresh the enthusiast. His WhatsApp picture is a selfie of Paresh dressed in a colourful shirt, his face lit up with a broad smile under the crumpled brim of a holiday fishing hat.

‘If you can, I want you to get across the message to the thousands of Girtonians

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out there to get them passionate and engaged, to get them involved in the call to arms.’

It isn’t a difficult request. Paresh’s own story, which he describes as ‘a charmed life,’ is an inspiration.

His family lived in India and Africa before moving to England from Kenya in 1973, alarmed by the despotic regime of Idi Amin in neighbouring Uganda. For immigrants living in London’s East End, life held its challenges.

At Brampton Manor Comprehensive, Paresh stood out. Very few of the pupils went on to university, so his count of 12 O levels was outstanding.

His teachers fell over themselves to encourage him to stay for A levels. It wasn’t an easy decision for Paresh, he had already moved with his family to their new home in Florida. But he decided to return and finish his secondary education at Brampton Manor, staying nearby with his aunt.

With Cambridge on his UCCA form to study Engineering, he reckoned on a 10 per cent chance of getting in. So the invitation to interview at Girton was a surprise. ‘I didn’t own a suit and it seemed an incredible expense. I just borrowed a tie from a cousin who had two. Everyone else had a suit and going to dinner in College the night before, I was freaked out. At the interview I was so jittery that I started stammering and apologising. But the interviewer said, “Look at how I’m dressed” (he was wearing black corduroys and a turtle neck). “We want you for your mind and not for your wardrobe.”’

Paresh went up in 1981. He singles Girton out from other colleges for its progressive stance. ‘Girton has been a force for change. When it started, educating women was a fringe idea, now not educating women is a fringe idea. Over 150 years and countless

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lives, everyone pushing just a little bit has made this possible.’

After completing his degree, Paresh returned to the US and found the perfect job. ‘You know when you open up a TV set you see all the components and chips.

I was always fascinated that somebody somewhere had put all those items there and I always wanted to be that guy.’

High-tech company Paradyne, based in Largo, Florida, gave him the chance to put all the components into a series of specialised ATMs and he flourished.

With his sought-after skill set, enthusiasm and can-do attitude, Paresh found himself in the dotcom boom, helping launch a tech start-up that went public in 1994 and, in 1998, he was brought in by telecoms company Global Crossing as a technical trouble-shooter.

He was its 40th employee; in the two years that he spent with the company its work-force grew to 15,000.

In 2000 he was in the fortunate position of being able to take a career break. The move also proved serendipitous, as he side-stepped the dotcom crash. ‘I had no great foresight.

I left because I was getting married.’

Six years later and Paresh was back in the thick of business, co-founding the Florida-based HCI Group, where he is now Chairman of the Board and CEO. ‘Insurance in Florida was in crisis at the time and we decided to start the company so that people could get property insurance.’ He drew directly on elements of his degree, namely operational research and game theory.

‘Courses you never thought would come in handy, but insurance rests on those sorts of things quite a bit.’

Paresh’s timing was once again charmed. HCI had nine years of insuring property in Florida without a hurricane.

When the weather turned nasty, they were ready for it. ‘In that time we built

a rock-steady organisation. We had four hurricanes in four years, but by the time they arrived we had good organisational systems and tools.

‘That’s one of the values of the Cambridge education—in times of adversity it sets you apart. In Engineering the professors had a rule that the smartest student should always have some work to do. They expected you to learn to prioritise, adapt and move on.’

Paresh supports education at two ends of the spectrum. He is committed to Akshaya Patra, an organisation set up to ensure that Indian schoolchildren have a healthy meal at school every day. ‘Struggling families send their kids to school because they get fed. It means that they will get a high school education and it could end poverty in a generation. Education gives the opportunity for people to leave their circumstances behind and that’s why I’m a big proponent of it at all levels.’

Paresh is on the Cambridge in America Board. He comes back to Girton at least once a year and has donated to the College to fund bursaries. He met one of the first recipients and discovered with delight that she had also been to Brampton Manor.

‘Our beloved University has stood resilient for 800 years and I have no doubt will continue to thrive for centuries. However, we can’t ignore the global hardships from COVID-19 and we should also be thinking about how to support our local communities beyond the walls of Cambridge.’

‘If every matriculating year at Girton gave a bursary—you’re talking about £87.5k collectively—with around 150 students in each year, that’s £500 here and there, imagine what that could mean to people like you and me, 150 years from now.’

150th Anniversary

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THE ANNIVERSARY IN NUMBERS! Our anniversary commemorated the foundation of Girton College as the first residential Higher Education institution for women in the UK. From the first occasion in December 2018, the reception and symposium in New York, to our final event, the Spring Ball in March 2020, we all came together—alumni, current students, staff and Fellows—as the Girton community, to remember our time at College and to make memories with new friends!

Over the anniversary period nearly 2,000 alumni and guests came back to one or more events. Events ranged from the Asia Pacific celebrations in Singapore, to New York where we joined forces with the Seven Sisters, our sister institutions across the pond. We hosted gatherings in Dublin, Edinburgh, Leeds and Birmingham that featured inspiring talks by members of the Girton community, and in London we held a spectacular concert.

The highlight event was the Girton150 Festival. Held over a sunny weekend in June, the packed programme had

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something for everyone: topical talks, comedy, drama, arts, family activities, sports, music and more. As one alumna commented ’sun shone, cake eaten, friends found, penny farthings admired, portraits gazed at, music heard, speakers listened to, bubbly consumed’. A wonderful occasion!

Another highlight of the anniversary was the election of five new Honorary Fellows—HIH Princess Takamado, Sandi Toksvig, Professor Pratibha Guy, Dr Suzy Lishman, and Dame Karen Pierce. It is a great privilege to welcome these remarkable women into the College

community. During the anniversary lectures series we heard from our new Honorary Fellows and from entrepreneur Herman Narula.

The anniversary featured more than just events. An anniversary microsite— Girton150.com—was created, a wonderful collection of Girton150 merchandise was produced, a time capsule was filled, and a blue plaque was unveiled.

It has been a glorious year! Now we look to our future and what the next 150 years will bring.

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Volunteers helped make the anniversary events happen.

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GIRTON150 FESTIVAL

1200 Alumni, students, Fellows and guests attended the threeday celebration.

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Individual sessions took place.

49 Performers took part in ‘Kaleidoscope’ which covered 150 years of Girton through music and light.

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Banner parade led by the College Visitor, and then President of the Supreme Court, Baroness Hale, and included students from local primary schools. A replica of the Cambridge alumnae banner was also held aloft for the occasion.

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Festival videos: bit.ly/150Festival

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REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

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Cities visited around the UK and the world.

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Speakers and performers that made the events so special.

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Celebrations included private viewings of world-renowned exhibitions.

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150th Anniversary

Girton150 Giving Week During the course of a ‘Foundation Week’ (14–18 October) celebrating 150 years of pioneering higher education, Girton launched our first ever Giving Week.

In one week, the global Girton community came together to change the lives of students— our future Girton Pioneers—and drive on the great educational adventure that this College represents. Your generosity helped make this the most successful Giving Week in Oxbridge, thank you!

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Donors joined in the celebrations to assist students in financial need.

Ambassadors helped to spread the word about our fantastic College (including Darwin the dog).

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Girton College Community Apple Day organised to launch the Giving Week.

£150,000 Funds raised (a serendipitous number!). Completing the community collage—drawings provided by students, staff, Fellows and alumni—was one of the challenges that helped raise this fantastic total.

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Girton Telethon 2019 The Girton College Telethons are vital in reconnecting with alumni, and raising awareness and funding for College initiatives. A very big thank you to all our alumni and supporters who took part in the 2019 Telethon; you are making all the difference by championing academic excellence in diversity.

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Emily Davies Bursary funded in perpetuity helping a Girton student for every coming year from 175 donors.

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raised for the Unrestricted Permanent Endowment from 137 donors giving the College the flexibility to direct the funds where they are most needed.

of alumni called in Australia and New Zealand made a gift.

of total funding for the Christine McKie Fellowship in Physical Sciences completed by 35 donors.

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of alumni called in Scotland made a gift.

year olds were the most generous age group, with an 80% giving rate.

new contact details given so that we can stay in touch!

Some of the topics discussed…

University Scuba Diving Club, acupuncture, the College Orchard, the structure of education in engineering, alumni rugby matches, history of the Civil Service, personalities of sheep, show jumping, food sustainability, the Gilbert and Sullivan Society, puppetry, botanic gardens, LGBTQ+ rights, being the first woman in Trinity Choir.

‘When I first started the Telethon and had to call people that I did not know, I was quite nervous. But as soon as I began explaining the undergraduate bursaries to people, I realised how much the bursaries meant to me and that I was only helping to keep the bursaries accessible to many more undergraduates like myself. I have had so many interesting conversations with people across the world about their experience at Girton as well as advice for my own future career. I even gained an internship through a conversation! Through the Telethon I have learned so much about Girton College’s history and I also passed on updates of the College to people who have not visited recently.’

Shamem Faizi, 2019 Telethon Caller

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Alumni Events

Alumni Events In 2019 the College hosted over 40 alumni events in Girton, Birmingham, Dublin, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, and the Far East.

More than 1600 alumni, Fellows, and students attended these events, which included a whirlwind of Anniversary celebrations, lectures, concerts, cocktail receptions, reunion dinners and sports matches.

These events simply would not be possible without the support and enthusiasm offered by the alumni to the events team, whether it is hosting, sponsoring, organising teams, or promoting the events to others.

Particular thanks must go to Dr Guy O’Keefe (1990) at Slaughter and May, Elizabeth Werry (1955), Marian Sng (1985) the Girton Hong Kong Committee and Nelson Loh (2000) and Terence Loh in Singapore.

Law and Finance Event, at the offices of Slaughter and May, London 2019

The John Marks Medics Symposium

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Classics Reunion

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Tenor Nicholas Mulroy in concert

Reunion Dinner for 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2009 matriculants

Singapore, 2019

Roll of Alumni Weekend, 2019

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Prizes

Innovative thinking

Prizes at Girton, funded by alumni and supporters Mountford Arts and Humanities Communications Prize 2019 The challenge: to find an artefact from a museum, or a museum itself, that conveys the theme PIONEERING The winning abstract: The Stick Charts—Marshall Islands Navigational Tools Jon Petre (English, 2018) Pioneering, in many senses, is about looking forward, guiding others, and finding new approaches to the world and the problems we face within it.

This is nowhere more in evidence than the “stick charts” of the Marshall Islands people, variations of which exist across the Pacific diaspora. A traditional handicraft construction of sticks, palm fibre and cowrie shells, the stick charts depict an accurate map of ocean currents and relative locations of islands, emphasising ocean currents and relational qualities rather than objective data. Since ancient times, these charts have enabled the Marshallese to navigate incredible distances across the Pacific, without the aid of compasses, astrolabes, or modern tools. The sticks represent ocean currents, while shells signify island chains. Lightweight, ingeniously designed with locally

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The Mountford Prize contestants with the Mistress and Dr Margaret Mountford available materials, the stick charts rely upon generations’ worth of traditional knowledge about the nature of the oceans, as well as a respectful understanding of humankind’s place within the natural world. They testify both to the resilience of their makers and to their intimate, co-operational relationship to their environment.

With the use of these stick charts the Marshallese were pioneering in

every sense of the word. Though modern methods have rendered the stick charts obsolete, the uniqueness of their design—unlike any Western mapmaking—provides a valuable lesson in the present day, continuing to educate future generations on the value of fresh perspectives. They demonstrate how innovative thinking and pioneering ways of seeing the world could help solve some of the most stubborn environmental crises faced today.

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Hammond Science Communication Prize 2019 The challenge: to present a scientific idea that conveys the theme MILESTONE The winning abstract: Should Researchers set Milestones?

Thomas Kemenes (Natural Sciences, 2016) In many scientific research areas there is an implicit division between basic and applied research. Additionally, there is often a division between what applied research suggests we should do and what is actually implemented in society.

This problem arises because, within society, there are different interests that often have conflicting goals, such as economic growth and the conservation of biodiversity. Consequently, this gives rise to the question of what social responsibilities scientists hold, if any at all, in regard to their research. This issue is strongly apparent in the field of conservation and environmental science, as the drive to develop economically exerts a strong pressure for resource use that conflicts the longterm interest of populations with the short-term needs of many communities that still lack basic needs. To resolve

The Hammond prize contestants with Dr Suzy Lishman and the Mistress this issue, many organizations and governments work towards creating future milestones that balance the needs of different interest groups to align them in their actions today.

However, how are these milestones for future development determined, and by whom? This is a matter that lies at the heart of the social responsibility debate for scientists. Should scientists remain objective observers and advisers,

or should they actively advocate certain courses of action? Some worry that advocating scientists display biases that make their research unreliable. On the other hand, science communication poses an important problem for scientists who decide to remain outside of debates, as their work may be misinterpreted. I will explore some of these issues with an example from Colombian maritime development.

Jane Martin Poetry Prize 2019 National competition for young and gifted poets aged 18–30 years This prize was founded by Professor Sir Laurence Martin in memory of his daughter, Jane Martin, who read Classics at Girton from 1978 to 1981 and had a love of poetry. The judges, Hilary Davies and Adam Crothers, were greatly impressed by the work of Felicity Sheehy and Oliver Newman and

awarded them first and second prize respectively. You can read their poems at: www.girton.cam.ac.uk/prizes/janemartin-poetry-prize

Professor Sir Laurence Martin

The College is very grateful to Dr Margaret Mountford, Dr Phil Hammond and Professor Sir Laurence Martin for their dedication to Girton, and their generous support.

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Sport

Alumni Matches 2019 Alumni and students gathered on Saturday 9 March 2019 to compete in three fixtures: mixed doubles badminton, rugby (seven-a-side) and football. This is the first time badminton has been featured on this sports day—so thank you to those who took part. The alumni rugby team lifted the John Marks Salver (10–8) and the alumni football team retained the Fran Malarée Mug for the third year in a row (3–1). A very big thank you goes out to all the captains and players (and spectators!) for making it such an enjoyable day.

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Donors

Donors to the College 2018–19 Girton is extremely grateful to all the following for their support. Donors from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 are listed below; donors from July 2019 will be listed next year. In addition to those listed below, our thanks also go to all donors who wish to remain anonymous.

Names in italic type indicate a legacy.

Class of 1938 Miss K Auty Mrs P Bergin (Wack) Class of 1939 Mrs J Abraham (Cole) Miss K Burton Mrs J Storrs Fox (Hollings) Class of 1940 Mrs R Winegarten (Aarons) Class of 1942 Mrs P Churchill (Harwood) Miss M Evans Mrs A Finch (Dickson) Miss J O’Riordan Mrs A Sinnhuber (Daubercies) Mrs G Smurthwaite (Webb) Class of 1943 Mrs A Nowell (Giles) Class of 1944 Mrs P Burcham (Marson) Mrs M Child (Bond) Miss P Guillebaud Mrs M Pinsent (Bowen) Mrs V Williams (Grubb) Class of 1945 Miss M Chevallier Mrs P Gwilliam (George) Mrs J Humphreys (Bosomworth) Mrs H Kingsley Brown (Sears) Mrs D Sykes (White) Class of 1946 Mrs L Grant (Belton)

Class of 1947 Mrs P Bollam (Waterhouse) Mrs R Collins (Mottershead) Mrs M Conn (Sumner) Mrs R Felton (Holt) Professor H Francis (Wright) Mrs P Wilson (Knight) Class of 1948 Dr S Beare (Reed) Mrs M Clark (Ronald) Dr I Ferguson (McLaren) Mrs M Marrs Mrs P Marsh (Holland) and Mr D Marsh Dr M Rendel Mrs M Ross-Bell (Hungerford) Mrs B Sanders (Camplejohn) Mrs S Tyler (Morris) Class of 1949 Mrs A Atkinson (Barrett) Mrs M Bryan (Grant) Mrs E Bullock (Pomeroy) Mrs J Cartwright (Edmonds) Miss J Harington Mrs M Hodgkinson (Wass) Professor V Minogue (Hallett) Dr J Orrell (Kemp) Dr V Pearson (Mercer) The Baroness Perry of Southwark (P Welch) Dr M Snook (Butler) Dr V van der Lande Class of 1950 Dr J Attfield (White) Dr G Brand (Butler) Mrs R Dams (Bailey) Mrs D Dennis (Hinnels) Miss S Lesley Mrs A Michaels (Isenstein)

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M Owen (Baron) J Schofield (Plowman) J Towle (Barbour) S Turner (Davis)

Class of 1951 Dr R Bailey Miss C Crump Dr M Howatson (Craven) Mrs O Linehan (Fitzpatrick) Ms S Marsden (Marsden-Smedley) Mrs A Oldroyd (Holloway) Dr M Saveson and Professor J Saveson Mrs G Scales (Grimsey) Mrs P Ward (Nobes) Mrs H Wright (Minginsqa) Class of 1952 Dr S Bolt Miss J Butler Mrs A Carey (Patrick) Dr L Edwards (Parker) Mrs J Foord (Greenacre) Lady Foster (K Bullock) Miss R Hadden Mrs R Harris (Barry) Mrs J Hurst (Kohner) Mrs J Lovegrove (Bourne) Professor J Miller (Collet) Mrs H Mittler (Katscher) Mrs J Roskill (Cooke) Mrs P Ross (Davies) Mrs N Schaffer (Thomas) Mrs F Wallace (Macleod) Mrs I Wiener (Pollack) Class of 1953 Mrs S Alderson (Heard) Mrs W Arnold (Joyce) Mrs A Attree (Chapman)

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Dr M Barnes (Simpson) Mrs B Bishop (Baker) and Colonel D Bishop Mrs P Breitrose (Martin) The Revd L Brown Dr M Coope (Robinson) Dr E Dobie (Marcus) Miss O Harper Mrs K Larkin (Gibson) and Mr M Larkin Mrs J Marshallsay (Hall-Smith) Mrs J Ogborn (MacKereth) Mrs J Round (Baum) Mrs J Shipley (Leeman) Mrs S Turner (Pascal) Class of 1954 The Rev H Catton (Middleton) Mrs C Coleman (Whiten) Miss A Day Mrs E Fenwick (Roberts) Mrs J Jordan (Hogbin) Mrs H Silk (Wallace) Mrs D Stallard (Randall) Mrs F Strong (Ranger) Ms M Swanwick (Richardson) Mrs D Thursfield (Hawkins) Miss D Ward Dr P Wittmann (Curry) Mrs D Woolley (McGrath) Class of 1955 Dr S Adam (Merell) Mrs R Allen (Green) Mrs J Anstice (Williams) Mrs P Bainbridge (Lawrence) Mrs J Barker (Cotton) Mrs J Lawe (Cardell) and Mr J Lawe Mrs R Edwards (Moore) Mrs D Geliot (Stebbing) Mrs M Goodrich (Bennett) Dr B Hammerton (Mann) Mrs J Hamor (Wilkinson) Dame Rosalyn Higgins (Cohen) Mrs M Levett (Ward) Mrs C McLean (Lithgow) Mrs D Thorp (Galbraith) Mrs S Threlfall (Jackson) Mrs C Vigars (Walton) Mrs J Walker (Brown) The Rev T Witter (Lock) Mrs D York (Macdonald) Class of 1956 Mrs J Barrett (Fountain) Mrs J Burrows (Woodd) Lady Cassidi (D Bliss) Mrs F Clark (Mill) Dr J Davies (Dadds) Ms W Hellegouarc’h (Thomas) Mrs P Hooker (Warren) Mrs M Pedlar-Perks (Tillett) Mrs M Poole (Smith) Dr M Rossiter Lady Swinnerton-Dyer (H Browne) Mrs M Thorpe (Perry) Mrs R Treves Brown (Harding) Ms M Vincent Mrs K Wills (Wright) Mrs A Wright (Miller) Class of 1957 Professor J Ashworth Dr M Davies (Owen) Dr G duCharme (Brown)

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Dr L Kennard (Brown) Mrs J Kenrick (Greaves) Dr E Poskitt Ms R Rattenbury Mrs V Roberts (Chapman) Dr E Vinestock (Morrison) Mrs V Wood-Robinson (Ginman) Mrs P Youngman (Coates) Class of 1958 Mrs A Bean (Steer) Mrs J Blackburn (Saunders) Miss M Dyson Mrs A Eccles (Chib) in memory of Dr S Al-Radi (1958) Mrs C Gascoigne (Ditchburn) and Mr B Gascoigne Lady Gass (E Acland-Hood) Mrs H Greenstock (Fellowes) Miss C Haworth Mrs J Hawtin (Knight) Mrs D Hobden (Hutchings) Mrs A Holland (Telling) Mrs A Kenning Massa (Kenning) Dr G Lachelin Dr J Lloyd (Muir-Smith) Ms R Niblett Mrs K Norman (Redwood) Mrs J Pardey (Stoker) Mrs C Paulson-Ellis (Brunyate) Mrs S Pigott (Megaw) Professor F Rhoads (Secker) and Dr G Rhoads Dr J Rizvi (Clarke) Mrs M Rose (Redman) in memory of Mrs J Quilley (Arnold) (1958) Mrs R Ross (Fincher) Mrs C Stewart (Custance) Class of 1959 Mrs G Armitage (Dover) Mrs A Aveling (Green) Mrs S Beasley (Brown) Dr M Bent (Basssington) Mrs D Boatman (Coles) Mrs G Chadwick (Offen) Dr E Courtauld (Molland) Mrs J Dandliker (Cheng) Dr A Deveson (Richards) Mrs A Foat (Goldup) Mrs M Hall (Adams) Mrs V Hall (Heard) and Dr J Hall Mrs C Hopkins (Busbridge) Ms S Landen Mrs K Lawther (Cameron) Mrs M Morgan (Stallard-Penoyre) Mrs H Nicholls (Cameron) Mrs L Ruffe (Cuppage) Professor S Szuchet Mrs P Thompson (Reed) Mrs D Turner (Greenaway) Class of 1960 Mrs A Bowker (Bennett) Dr D Devlin Mrs L Eshag (Lewis) Mrs C Field (Lander) Mrs M Field (Chisholm) Mrs B Gardner (Brennan) Dr A Hamblin (Peel) Mrs F Hebditch (Davies) and Mr M Hebditch Miss F Mills Ms J Rodriguez (Green) Mrs E Siddall (Stone)

Mrs U Sparrow (McDonnell) Mrs S Thomson (Dowty) Mrs J Thorpe (Oakley) Dr M Walmsley Dr R Warren (Copping) Ms C Webb Mrs M Woodall (Evans) Class of 1961 Dr S Bain (Stanley) Mrs M Benjamin (Keith-Lucas) Mrs H Blair (Tunnard) Mrs C Brack (Cashin) Mrs K Brind (Williams) Emeritus Professor W Childs Mrs S Chivers (Campbell-Ferguson) Dr A Conyers (Williams) Mrs S Cox (Crombie) Mrs J de Swiet (Hawkins) Mrs J Fage (Walton) Mrs C Kirkby (Billingham) Miss B Nevill Professor C Nyamweru (Washbourn) Mrs A Richards (Brown) Ms A Robertson Mrs L Scott-Joynt (White) Mrs R Sjolin (Brooking) Mrs S Smith (Jenkins) Mrs J Standage (Ward) Professor A Thompson Dr R Toms (Peregrine-Jones) Mrs G Verschoyle (Kent-Lemon) Mrs S Wilson (Waller) Reverend Professor F Young (Worrall) Class of 1962 Dr J Bainbridge Mrs R Binney (Chanter) Mrs D Bond (MacFarlane) Miss A Darvall Dr N Goradia (Daftary) Miss H Greig Ms J Jenkins Mrs A Kobak Dr R Price (Jones) Professor I Rivers (Haigh) Miss P Simpson Miss H Strouts Mrs J Way (Whitehead) Class of 1963 Lady Atkinson (J Mandeville) Dr J Braid (Slater) Dr E Burroughs (Clyma) Mrs P Cooper (Lilley) Mrs M Deelman (Hall) Mrs S Hill (Gleeson-White) Mrs L Jones (Smith) Mrs C Lane (Emus) and Dr G Lane Mrs B Mansell (Wulff) Mrs M Stoney (Wild) Dr P Taylor (Francis) Mrs J Wakefield (Dawes) Class of 1964 Mrs C Ansorge (Broadbelt) Mrs C Beasley-Murray (Griffiths) Professor K Beckingham The Rev A Bradbrook (Turner) Mrs R Canning (Harris) Miss D Crowder Ms I Freebairn Dr A Garner (Appleton)

Donors

Ms M Grech Ganado (Ganado) Mrs G Harrison (Cross) Ms V Horsler (Sheen) Mrs V Marshall (Knagg) Mrs J McManus (Edwards) Mrs R Oliver (Armitstead) Dr R Osmond (Beck) Dr H Robinson (Taylor) Mrs P Shaw (Northcroft) Mrs C Thorp (Kenyon) Ms G Turton Mrs P Van der Zee (Turner) Class of 1965 Dr D Challis (Pennington) Miss M Creer Dr S Delamont Mrs P Eaton (Mills) Ms J Gardiner Dr R Page (Wight) Dr S Paskins (Brown) Mrs P Sharp (Monach) Mrs H Short (Hawthorn) Professor A Sinclair (Lees) Professor V van Heyningen (Daniel) Mrs M Watkins (O’Dowd) Mrs G Webster (Runnicles) Mrs D Wells (Bousfield) Class of 1966 Mrs L Andrews (Scott) Dr E Capewell (Aldridge) Miss F Corrie Mrs L Curgenven (Charlton) Mrs H Davies (Waters) Professor A Finch Mrs B Hird (Holden) and Mr A Hird Miss M Leeson Dr A Lishman Miss D Millward Professor L Milne Dr R Smith (Loewenthal) Class of 1967 Dr A Baldwin (Barber) Professor V Broughton (Nice) Dr B Castleton (Smith) Dr P Chadwick Mrs L Chesneau (Jacot) Miss M Day Dr E Emerson Dr P Ford Mrs H Ireland (Carnock) Mrs J Lloyd (Pawson) Mrs D McAndrew (Harrison) Mrs B Moran (Jones) Dr C Nutton (Clements) Mrs M Saunders (Cain) Mrs B Walker (Fogg) and Mr W Walker Class of 1968 Mrs R Baker (de la Parrelle) Dr E Bowling Dr L Braddock Ms S Burrows-Goodwill (Burrows) Mrs V Challacombe (Brousson) Mrs H Chown (Benians) Ms J Crimmin Dr K Crocker (Tombs) Dr J Cross Miss S Cubitt Dr H Falk Ms H Goy (Corke)

Dr G Harte Professor R Jenkins (McDougall) Ms E Klingaman Mrs D Knight (Watson) Ms H Mandleberg Dr A McLean Ms J Mercer (Clarke) Ms S Minter Mrs S Penfold (Marshall) Professor A Petch Professor H Ritvo Dr F Smith (Rankin) Ms J Thompson Class of 1969 Dr C Bell (Howe) Miss S Blacker (Brenton) Mrs E Bosher (King) Dr J Chinner (McKay) and Mr G Chinner Mrs R Dickens (De Courcy) Ms M Friend Dr A Griffin (Ryder) Mrs V Honeyborne-Martins (Honeyborne) Mrs M Innes (Woods) Professor K-T Khaw Dr G Monsell (Thomas) Professor E Nesbitt Mrs A Perry (Blackwell) Miss A Plackett Mrs Z Skinner (Jones) Dr B Taylor (Slimming) Mrs C Tongue (Gwilliam) Mrs R Yule (Sanders) Mrs K Ward (Mee) Mrs S Watson (Head) Dr J Wilson (Trotter) Mrs M Winfield (Richards) Ms C Wright Class of 1970 Miss H Barton Miss A Bell Mrs A Brackley (Butler) Dr P Chaloner Mrs B Coulson (Chambers) Professor Dame A Dowling Ms E Guppy Mrs S Hargreaves Professor M Haycock Miss L Howie Ms P Jones Miss P Mander Ms R Martin Mrs V Martin (Bennett) Dr J Melia (Gibson) Mrs E Mendes da Costa (Lipscomb) Dr M Mountford (Gamble) Ms J Nockolds Mrs G Phillips (Osborne) Dr R Siddals Dr A Thackray Miss M Wooldridge Class of 1971 Professor Dame M Atkins (Dunkerley) Mrs A Brown (Mark) Dr H Caldwell (Burtenshaw) Ms V Chamberlain Mrs V Chiesa (Wilkie) Dr F Clifton-Hadley (Christian) Dr A Cobby Miss L Fluker The Revd C Hetherington (Bourne)

Mrs K Jenkins (Kubikowski) The Revd K Kirby Mrs J McKnight (Ruddle) Dr K Morgan (Moore) Miss J Palmer Mrs H Papworth (Garson) Mrs D Schuchart (Kane) Miss R Sykes Dr H Taylor Mrs J Tierney (Briggs) Mrs G Waters (Cutmore) Dr S Wright (Heywood) Class of 1972 Mrs H Asbury (Jephcott) Mrs J Bell (Spurgin) Miss C Cullis Ms S Dawson Dr A Edmonds Miss G Edwards Mrs F Gilbert (Tipping) Ms J Hanna Ms A Hey Ms B Hines (Fejtek) Mrs S Hobbs (Wall) Mrs J Hope (Bentley) Ms J Lister (Woolcock) Mrs A Molloy (Taylor) Miss S Pargeter Ms V Platt Mrs D Reynolds (Bevin) Mrs C Stoker and Mr Andrew Stoker Miss O Timbs Mrs S Walker Mrs R Whatmore (Robertson) Professor J Winch Class of 1973 Mrs A Bamforth (Burgess) Dr M Davies Ms L Duffin Dr L Dumbreck (Devlin) Ms G Feldman Dr C Fine (Cheal) Mrs B Ford (Seeley) Mrs H Gray (Swan) Mrs R Griffiths (Guy) Dr S Jones Mrs V Knight (Hammerton) Dr A Lyon (Butland) Mrs N Miller (Thomas) Ms J Muller Finn (Muller) Dr C Murray (Thorpe) Rabbi S Sheridan (Romain) Mrs A Stainsby (Sutton) Dr S Tilby (Wharton) Ms P Wade (Wellburn) Class of 1974 Lady Baker (H Sharrock) Mrs M Bonsall (Shaw) Mrs C Borrill (Pateras) Dr J Clayton (Gardner) Dr S Dyson Miss D Farley The Rev Dr A Ferris (Thacker) Dr E French (Jacques) Ms J Fuller Dr S Horton Miss A Heffernan Mrs A Jackson (Jones) Dr D Lamb Mrs R Mifsud (Moore)

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Donors

Mrs C Mitcheson (Ramshaw) Ms M Morris Dr C Morrison (Page) Ms J Portal (Bowerman) Miss A Rhodes Dr J Scutt Mrs A Whipp (Smith) Class of 1975 Ms F Anderson (Wells-Thorpe) Dr S Black (Hollis) Miss F Boyers Dr L Brown (Day) Mrs M Chaplin (Hulme) Dr J Coates (Whatley) Ms A Davidson (Jones) Mrs S Finlay (Perry) Ms J Hayball Dr G Herridge (Chopping) Dr M Jubb Ms C Kerridge Dr G Kilner (Benbow) Miss J Mann Mrs S Mead (Chan) Dr R Nye (Painter) Mrs S Palmer (Hull) Her Honour Judge I Parry Dr R Rayner (Talbot) Mrs N Richardson (Clark) Mrs J Robertson (Dowie) Professor V Sanders Dr K Saunders Professor S Springman Ms S Stacey Miss A Stebbing Professor P Tyrrell Ms F Werge Class of 1976 Dr C Anderson (Aston) Mrs E Barrott (Stosic) Ms K Brookfield Dr C Bryce (Ford) Mrs P Cakebread (James) Mrs L Davies (Cooper) Ms J Ferrans Mrs A Jenkinson (Sims) Mrs E Jones (Dando) Miss M Knowles Mrs S Maunder (McVicar) Dr B Mensch (1976) and Mr M Evans Mrs G Millinger (Aston) Mrs S Morgan (Richardson) Ms H Morrison Ms S Riedhammer (Sharp) Dr A Roberts Dr C Robinson Dr Y Roe Mrs M Rutterford (Williamson) Dr S Seymour (Taylor) Mrs A Shrubshall (Horton) Mrs J Smallwood (Smith) Miss E Wade Dr K Wheeler Class of 1977 Mrs S Ballingall (Sampson) Dr C Bell Mrs C Bromhead (Smith) Dr C Brown Dr B Burin Mrs J Collyer (Kiwana) Mrs A Coulton (McWatters) Dr C Davis

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Dr R Dyer (Snelling) Ms C Egan Miss M Gaskin Mrs A Glanvill (Howe) Dr I Hadley Mrs C Hesketh (Castle) Mrs M Holroyd (Holmes) Mrs H Jeffreson (Miller) Ms R Jones Mrs N King (Cowell) Mrs N Lanaghan (Hamilton-Russell) Dr L Pillidge (Robinson) Professor S Rowland-Jones Mrs B Schouten (Edwards) Mrs P Somervell (Holt) Miss S Stephens Professor H Thomas Mrs L Turner (Gemmell) Mrs G White (Lupton) Mrs J Wiggett (Tyler) Mrs G Woon (Doubleday) Class of 1978 Mrs R Anderson (Naish) and Mr J Anderson Professor H Atkinson (Bavister) Dr A Beckham (Roberts) Dr M Chambers Mrs S Conolly (Ruch) Mrs S Crawford The Rev Dr M De Quidt (Williamson) Mrs G Dodd (Andrewes) Ms J Elton Professor C Ennew Mrs S Ferris (Hanley) Dr M Fink Mrs A Ford (Prescott) Mrs A Francis (Fairbairn) Mrs J George (Peterson) Ms G Hammond Ms A Harding (Moore) Mrs A Higgs (Beynon) Ms B Hill Dr I Howlett (Shaw) Ms L Johansen Ms K Knight Ms H Lim (Tan) Mrs A Masters (Elms Neale) Dr J Mitchell (Stebbing) Dr A Mynors-Wallis (Lloyd-Thomas) Mrs S O’Mahony (Bigg) Mrs S Routledge (Blythe) Dame K Pierce Mrs S Shrimpton (Lightfoot) Mrs S Smith (Wildash) Ms C Tacon Ms S Tate Lady Turing (N Simmonds) Miss A Weitzel Class of 1979 Mrs J Barwick-Nesbit (Nicholson) Ms J Caddick (Roberts) Mr N Campbell Dr T Child (Skeggs) Mrs K Clay (Swift) Mrs J Edis (Askew) Mr C Edwards Mr J Ford Dr A Gemmill Dr P Gibson Mr N Goodwin Mr J Gower Ms S Haggard Dr S Hales

Ms C Hanks (Boag) Miss J Hewett-Cooney (Hewett) Ms S Hewin Mrs P Howell Evans (Woodhouse) Miss L Jerram Mrs M Lewis (Wallington) Dr J Martin (Hewitt) Mr N Pears Mrs Z Pimlott (Frearson) Dr D Poole Professor M Power Mr S Prew Mr S Richardson Dr J Sears The Revd E Robertson (Savage) Mrs A Sheil (Simpson) Mrs S Waller (Skelland) Dr G Warner Mrs F Weston (Simpson) Dr C Young Class of 1980 Miss M Archer Mr A Bale Mr P Berg Dr H Blackburn (Egan) Mrs L Bowen (Dennis) Mrs J Burridge (Saner) Mr A Butchers Mr S Butterworth Dr Z Conway Mr I Craggs Mr J Doyle Mrs J Elkins (Kenny) Professor M Fewtrell Mr S Firth Mrs A Fyffe Reverend S Gill Ms S Hall (Hetherington) Mr D Hicks Mr D Hollingworth Mrs S Lancashire (Marr) Dr N Land Dr I Laurenson Dr D Matthews Mr C Milne Mr S Morris Dr W Munro Mrs K Pugh (Burton) Mr D Recaldin Mr Y N Tan Mr I Teague Mrs S Thompson (Duff) Ms P Treacy Dr C Vize Mrs H Wilderspin (Chatters) Dr R Wrigley Class of 1981 Ms J Bale (Gale) Mr G Counsell and Ms A Reece (1981) Dr J Fox Eades (Fox) Ms C Edwards Dr P Hammond Dr C Harvey (Hobba) Mr N Harvey Mrs R Hyde (Riley) Mr A Lane Ms H Linaker (Townshend) Mrs F Matthews (Peters 1981) Mrs Y Maxtone-Smith (Maxtone-Graham) Mr R McAllister Miss A O’Docherty Mr P Patel

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Ms F Smith Mr M Smith Mrs R Stileman (Cremer) Mrs A Whitaker (Rundle) Class of 1982 Professor J Cassell Ms K Fawcett Mr P Fitzalan Howard Ms R Hancock Mrs C Hogan (Fisher) Mr M Hogan Mrs S Hood (Probert) Mr S Hood Mrs K Ip (Jopson) Mr B Koh Mrs C Linton (Milford) The Revd Canon Professor C Methuen Mr S Namasivayam Professor C Proudman and Miss S Major (1982) Miss M Quinn Mrs J Raffle (Lobell) Mr H Roberts Mr A Simpson Ms L Simpson Class of 1983 Mr T Bass Mr S Bell Mrs Y Benoit (Pyndiah) Dr R Bewley Mr R Buller Ms A Chapman (Sayles) Mr C Gibbs Mrs A House (McNiff) Ms J Kirrane (Cronan) Professor M Lindsay Mr D Mabbott Mr C Main Dr J Martin Mr G McCurdy Ms C Orchard (Brind) Mr J Pike Mrs R Rawnsley (Schofield) Professor M Rubin Ms F Van Dijk Ms R Williams (Tudor Williams) Mr D Wittmann and Mrs S Wittmann (Abesser) (1983) Class of 1984 Mr D Acres Brigadier P Cameron Ms L Cattermole Watkins (Cattermole) Dr T Crickmore (Bartram) Ms E Drew Mrs C Dwyer (Williams) Professor M Gale Mr P Hagan Mr A Jackson Mr C Mok Mrs D Morrison (Restall) and Mr A Morrison (1985) Mrs S Peatfield (Charles) Dr L Power Ms H Strong Mr P Williams Class of 1985 Mrs P Armitage (Scott-Moncrieff) Mr C Basson Dr C Bradley Mr P Bream and Mrs J Bream (Sharp) (1988)

Mrs H Butler (Penfold) Dr D Cara and Dr M Cara (Blake) (1985) Mrs K Collins (Scrivener) Mrs P Considine Ms K Eavis Mrs L Given (Capell) Mr J Gooch Ms M Hackett Mr M Hanson Mr F Heng Dr R Hyde Ms A King Mrs R Lewis (Davies) Professor D Mead Professor J Morgan Mr R Peabody Mr T Ramoutar Ms P Roberts Ms J Simmonds Dr D Smith Dr S Stevens Mrs E Strachan (Hill) Miss S Williams Mr C Woodford Class of 1986 Mrs D Banerji (Urwin) Mr K Chan Mrs C Crawley (Cregan) Mrs S Croft (White) Dr S Edwards Mr D Fielding Professor R Godby Mr S Haywood-Ward Mr R Lewis and Mrs R Lewis Clarke (Clarke) (1985) Ms C Liassides Dr S Lishman Mr A Pymer and Dr C Wernham (1986) Mr R Rayward Dr P Shah Dr W Simonson Dr N Storer Mr S Walker Dr E Wang Mr K Watson Ms K Whiting Class of 1987 Mr M Anderson Mr R Bayall (Buaal) Mr T Britton Mr S Close Ms R Jayasundera Dr L Fallon Mr K Galloway Mr P Groombridge Dr R Makarem Ms S Maxwell (McCollough) Dr G Siriwardena Class of 1988 Mrs J Ancel (Hatem) Ms C Bardon (Heslop) Ms A Bown Ms A Gamble (Bell) Ms F Graham Mr M Hutt Professor S Iyengar Mr M Keady Mrs A Little (Jacobson) Dr P Logan Dr J Malt Mr N Morgan

Mr R Moss Mr M O’Brien Mrs A Orsi (Knight) Dr J Rippin Mrs G Riviere (Pollard) Mr J Short Ms J Sundaralingam Mr J Taylor Mr J Tothill Mr R Whitelock Ms A Young Class of 1989 Dr D Bell Miss J Buck Mrs N Bush (Seed) Mr J Claus Mrs R Cowin (Clark) Mrs N Guest and Mr D Riddell Mr D Henderson Mr J Howling Ms S Jones (Griffith) Mrs R Moore (Batte) Mrs F Mussio (Gonsalves) Ms C Rushton Mrs C Seward (Stanley) Mr C St. John Class of 1990 Dr M Armstrong and Mrs S Armstrong (McGrath) (1990) Mr S Beale Mr M Hallett Mr D Holmes Mrs G McPherson (Hunter) Miss V Milner Mr J Moffett Dr G O’Keefe Mr D Poppleton Mr M Potter Mr N Purser Dr K Rutherford and Dr S Rutherford (Whitby) (1990) Mr C Selwa Dr M Stidworthy Dr M Weston Class of 1991 Mrs K Bass (Newbury) Mrs R Beech (Moss) Mr S Bradley Mr M Davidson Mr R Goodhead Dr G Hamilton Dr S Hayward Mr S Irvine Mr P James Ms C Kendal (Currie) Mrs P Martin (Hall) Mr R Mun Mr R Newbould Mr R Pavry Mr J Pearson Dr D Ramm Mr J Rouse Mr T Southern Dr S Wallace Class of 1992 Dr S Aguilar Mr D Batchelor Professor J Bibow Mr R Bradford Dr E Chesneau

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Donors

Mr O Ming Mrs L Nielsen Board (Dean) Mr D Rhys Mrs B Richards (Goodridge) Ms C Roberts Mr A Sen Mr R Smith Mr S Tappin

Mr J Geston Mr O Haffenden Mrs R Iren (Gediz) Mr K Limbajee Mr J Marsh Mr A McCready Mr S McMurray Mr A Poulson Dr C Themans-Warwick Dr D Thurley Class of 1993 Mr G Arnold Mr T Barnes Mr C Choi Mr W Collins Dr A Curry Dr A Dal Colle Mr I Furlonger Mrs S Galbraith (Smith) Ms L Irish (Davey) Ms R Kerr Dr Z Liu Mr K Meghjee Mrs N Milner (West) Mrs C Moore (Hemsworth) Mr A O’Rourke Mrs S Parsons (Relf) Mr N Sartain Mr D Semal Mr H Stokes Mr R Till Mrs A Tobin Mr G Williams Class of 1994 Dr A Blaxter Paliwala Dr T Courtney Dr C Crowe Mr C Hulatt Mrs S Huxley-Reynard (Edgar) Dr A Kells Dr J Matolin Ms C Maugham (Hibbitt) Mr L McLernon Mr S Payne Mr E Pugh Dr G Somayajula (Bradbury) Mrs A Thomas (Disbury) Mr H Thomas Class of 1995 Mr T Boughton Mr S Davidson Mr A Every Mr L John Mrs M Miksch White Mr P Ryland Miss L Shackleton Dr L Shaw Dr A Thurrell Class of 1996 Dr L Bannister Dr K Best (Smith) Miss C Chan Mr M Cobley Mr C Deacon Mr J Follett Miss A Gee Mr P Glover Mr A Gregorio Miss L James Mrs H Mackinlay (Bradley)

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Class of 1997 Miss L Allen Mr J Anthony-Edwards (Anthony) Mr P Beer Miss M Bingham-Walker Mr E Buckley Dr E Butterworth Mr A Chisholm Miss P Chow Ms E Cox Mr M Cullingford Mr E Gatfield Mrs C Gruffudd Jones (Mulliss) Mr R Hakes Mr P Hall Mrs A Haslam Mrs C Hawes (Slevin) and Dr J Hawes (1997) Dr L Hulatt Mrs A James Mr T Murphy Mr J Naylor Dr K Nelson (Duffin) and Mr S Nelson (1997) Professor G Oduro Mrs E O’Reilly (Reynolds) Mr R Pitcher Mr T Poon Mr N Robinson Mr P Rutland Dr J Schonfield Dr M Shaw-Champion Mr M Sidhom Ms J Smith Mr C Tuohy Mr C Vickers Class of 1998 Dr N Brooks Mr R Bryan Miss K Clark Mr P Cornmell Dr T Craggs Mr G Dobson and Mrs A Dobson (Ambrose) (1999) Mrs P Frowde (Barclay) Mr J Gilberthorpe Mrs S Holt (Merrigan) Ms K Kennedy (Laver) Mrs S Lingard (Cobb) and Mr T Lingard Professor K Niglas Mr J Parker Dr L Pickering Miss R Pope Mr G Redman Mrs E Robinson (Hunt) Mrs C Smith (Thomas) Ms V Stevens Ms K Tymieniecka Mr J Vali Mr J Woolf Class of 1999 Miss T Collier Mr J Cooper-Colliander (Cooper) Dr E Cornwall Mr D Emmens

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Mr A Holland and Mrs K Holland (Crosby) Dr N Jennings Mr J Lark Mr P Marshall Dr G Miller Mr J Morgan Mrs R Morris (Bowes) Dr R Orr Mr E Owles Mrs C Paine (Andrade) Mrs S Read (Gill) Miss N Rump Dr G Williams Class of 2000 Mr D Bradnum Mrs S Bradnum (Degge) Mrs C Bright (Wright) Mr I Deacon Dr C Duckworth Mrs C Hempsall (Dovey) Mr T Kerswill Miss A Lawrence Mr N Loh Ms S Mayhew (Feeney) Mr L McLean Mrs N Pallikaropoulos (Pachiti) Dr H Park Mr G Shuker Dr D Smith Mr T Sneddon Mrs A Speicher (Pepple) Mr B Speight and Mrs H Speight (Haggie) (2000) Miss K Urell Mr T Wey Class of 2001 Dr D Banham-Hall Dr J Bichard Miss B Cain Mr D Cash Miss S Daniell Ms K Davis Mr T Elliott Miss K Ellison Mr P Gomersall Miss G Helliwell (Durkin) Mr P Hempsall Dr U Inamete Mr J Knibbs Mr J Meenowa Dr V Miller Ms E Navasargian Dr E Nikolic (Joy) Mr S Rath Dr D Stretton (Marshall) Mr N Thornton Mr R Wright Class of 2002 Mr J Beeson Dr D Black Miss G Bryce Miss K Charles Mrs G Chen Miss H Craik Mr S de Haas Mr T Elson Dr S Gnanakumaran Mr J Hogg Mrs P Hook (Tudor) Mr T Houlton Mr S Hudson

Donors

Mr J Ottal Ms A Outhwaite Mrs A Pacitti (Riddoch) Dr K Ponomareva Mr M Schneider Mr M Schwingenhuer Miss S Stewart Mr T Taylor Mr J Turner Mr S West Mrs L Wherity (Hare) Mr T Yates Class of 2003 Dr S Breznitz Dr J Cobbett (Jones) Mr A Darnton Miss M Ferdous Miss A Goddard Miss M Kim Mr J Hewitt Mr M Hughes Mr A Kumar Dr P Man Mr A Mugan Mrs C Murrells (Clifton) and Mr J Murrells (2003) Mrs S Saeed (Adam) Dr J Scaber Mr B Stimmler Mr W Wang Dr M White Reverend J Wright

Mr W Prior Dr Y Reddick Dr D Rees Mr R Sands Miss K Scotter Mrs J Sheard (Gulliver) Mrs K Shukla (Bojar) Dr R Stutt Dr W Szlachta Mr W Walters Class of 2006 Mr R Ahmed Ms E Alekseeva Miss R Anthony Mr S Antill Mr C Bauermeister Dr A Baxter (Brown-Kerr) Mr M Beevor and Mrs L Beevor (Foan) (2007) Mr S Cowen Mr J Gray Miss N Hamilton Mr J Hosier Miss L Iredale Dr T Medeiros Mr O Patey Mr B Ramsay Mrs K Russell (Tinslay) Mr M Thomas Mr B Travers Mr C Webb Mr H Wong

Class of 2004 Mr M Beckett Mr M Birmingham Mrs N Bowler (Weir) Mr D Deitz Mr P Dower and Mrs E Dower (2007) Dr J Eddy Miss L Fishman Mr V Handa Mr K Hayashi Mr A Leung and Miss V Moss (2004) Mr O Lewis and Mrs R Lewis (2004) Mr P Martin Dr A McMinn Mr S Murray Mr A Stanchina Mr J Waiting Dr L Walker Mr T Wieladek Mr K Wong Dr T Wood

Class of 2007 Mr D Adams Mr C Ainsworth-Patrick Miss E Bowen Miss W Chan Mr T Gault Mr S Hayes Mr T Ithell Miss R Langton Mr S Ngan Miss J Nutter Mr O Nzelu Mr F Perez Cutino Miss S Rodriguez Mr A Smith Miss R Smith Mr D Tang Mrs S Thum-Bonanno (Wilkins) Mr B Treloar Mr D Vyravipillai Dr T Williams Mr A Young

Class of 2005 Mr L Andrews Miss K Caro Dr N Culshaw Mr C Donnelly Mr M Forsman Mrs K Gosling (Below) and Mr M Gosling Mr P Hall Mr L Jones Miss C Kellas Miss M Lavin Mr E Livingston Miss D Luo Mr S Mutter and Miss N Jocelyn (2005) Mrs S Naden (Potter) Mrs J Naseman (Bromage) and Mr B Naseman (2007) Mr R O’Brien

Class of 2008 Mr E Button Mr L Fletcher Miss C Ford Mr M Jones Mr C Lynn Mr J McKeown Mr N Mead Mr R Patel Mr R Pavesi Dr N Penfold Miss H Phillips Mr N Rosa Mr G Shankar Mr J Sharpe (Surry) Mr D Spencer Mr J Wong Mr P Woollins

Class of 2009 Miss N Baroudi Mr P Brook Ms R Butterfill Miss J Davison Mr W English Miss C Hardy Miss S Hale Ms L Hassell-Hart (Hassell) and Mr S HassellHart (Hart) (2009) Mr T Hellier Mr K Hughes Miss M Kang Mr S Probyn Mr A Stikonas Mr J Streather Mr A Wessely Class of 2010 Dr I Beh Mr A Campbell Dr B Cooke Dr Y Gong Mrs K Green (Walton) Dr A Guzman de la Fuente Ms M Johnson Mr B Katz-Crowther (Katz) Mr R Kilcoyne Mr V Lauenstein Ms T Pan Mr C Scutt Dr A Stead Mr M Thoma Miss E Walters Class of 2011 Mr A Adeoye Mr J Bews Mrs C Bingham (Booker) Ms N Bird Mrs C Etheridge (Gibbons) Mr C Fletcher Mr J Harvey Mr T Hawker-Dawson (Dawson) Mr V Jurkevicius Mr E Lee Dr W Sloper Mr J Tong Mr V Udra Mr R Weedon Mr I Yate Ms B Zheng Class of 2012 Dr X Ba Mr A Crossey Miss H Davies Dr A De Ville Mr B Glassberg Mr K Goh Mr M Hoque Mr T Lefley Mr J Murphy Miss L Murphy Miss J O’Reilly Mr S Rayner Ms H Smith Mr P Thomson Class of 2013 Miss C Foot Miss M García Villamil Ms M Hawkins

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Donors

Mr J Holdsworth-White (Holdsworth-Miller) Mr A Malyali Class of 2014 Mr A Ali Mr M Coley Class of 2015 Ms C Denhard Class of 2016 Mr C Foley Class of 2018 Dr E Hart and Mr A Hart Fellows, staff and supporters1 Mr Q Al-awqati in memory of Dr S Al-Radi (1958) Mr A Blake Mr P Briggs Mr M Bright Mr P Chan Mrs M Donald Mr R Edwards Mr J Evans in memory of S Ganly (1977)

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Mr D Fine Mrs N Gregory and Mr M Gregory in memory of Dr R Beare (1954) Dr J Harker Mr W Harker Mrs V Herr Mrs S Hibbert Mrs L Jacquest Mr B Jennings Mr T Loh Ms D Lowther Dr A Lynch Ms F Malaree and Mr R Wielechowski (2002) Mrs J O’Docherty Mr N Peacock Mr C Reddick Ms J Reynolds Mr M Roberts Mr A Smith Mrs P Smith Mr C Tyler in memory of Mrs M Tyler (Hughes) 1953 Mrs J Varney Dr S Waitkins in memory of Miss M Fulcher (1956) Ms J Wilkinson Mr B Wilson

Organisations Anton Schefer Foundation Cambridge Local Girton Association Easy Fundraising Girton College Spring Ball Committee Literature Cambridge London Girton Association Mead Family Foundation McCabe Trust Orbis Investment Advisory Limited Schwab Charitable Fund Slaughter and May The Bergqvist Charitable Trust The Jaffa Foundation The John Lewis Partnership Ulster Society of Organists and Choir Masters Your Cause 1

Who are not also alumni

Meet the Team The anniversary year was a very successful year for the Development Team but it has also brought some changes to the team. Sadly, we had to say goodbye to Susie Bromwich and Anne Greenwood. They will be deeply missed but we wish them all the best with their new ventures.

We are delighted to welcome to the Development Team Emily Robb who joins us as a temporary PA to the Development Director. We are also very pleased to announce the promotion of Tamsin Elbourn-Onslow to the new Development Manager.

Deborah Easlick, Development Director. Deborah is responsible for the College’s Development Campaign, long-term fundraising strategy, major giving and all aspects of College alumni relations and development. d.easlick@girton.cam.ac.uk +44 (0)1223 339893 Emma Cornwall, Alumni and Legacy Officer. Emma oversees the College’s alumni events and communications, and supports Girton’s various alumni associations. She also has responsibility for the College’s legacy giving programme. e.cornwall@girton.cam.ac.uk +44 (0)1223 338901 Tamsin Elbourn-Onslow, Development Manager. Tamsin is an ambassador for A Great Campaign; she will be contacting Girton’s wider community in support of the Campaign’s final phase, focusing on

major giving. She is also responsible for the telephone campaign as well as Development events. t.elbourn@girton.cam.ac.uk +44 (0)1223 765685 Hannah James, Development Officer.

Hannah is responsible for all aspects of gift administration. She also conducts background research for development campaigns and alumni events, and is developing our stewardship programme. h.james@girton.cam.ac.uk +44 (0)1223 766672 Emily Robb, PA to the Development Director. Emily supports the Development Director with day to day tasks and manages the busy administrative hub of the office.

many alumni and supporters’ events, as well as keeping the database up to date and providing administrative support to the office. i.koning@girton.cam.ac.uk +44 (0)1223 764935

e.robb@girton.cam.ac.uk +44 (0)1223 38992

Benji Easlick-Shoolman, Development Assistant. Benji assists all members of the team, especially in arranging events and maintaining the database.

Ingrid Koning, Development Assistant.

Ingrid assists with all aspects of our

alumni@girton.cam.ac.uk +44(0)1223 765833

How we use your data We are committed to protecting your personal information and being transparent about what information we hold. The information you provide to the College together with publicly available data will be held and processed in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. The data will not be circulated in any other way without your permission. Girton College likes to keep in touch with all our alumni and supporters and the data provided will be used by the College for alumni relations and fundraising purposes. These may include publications, alumni surveys, appeals and the marketing of alumni events and services. Communications may be sent by post, telephone or electronic means. You have the right to object to the use of your data for any of the above purposes and you can opt out of all communications from the College by contacting the Development Office: development@girton.cam.ac.uk or +44 (0) 1223 766672.

Please read our full data protection statement for alumni and supporters at: www.girton.cam.ac.uk/gdpr

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Girton Newsletter 35

Events Calendar 2020 College Update to all our Alumni and Supporters Difficult times can make us realise what is important in life. First of all, family and friends of course, but we hope that our alumni network may also be a support for many and a reminder about what a gift our education has been for life.

At College, we are making strong efforts to ensure all members of our community, our students, staff and Fellows and, as far as possible, our alumni are taken care of in the light of the current Covid19 situation.

Regrettably we have had to postpone or cancel all events until the summer and currently the College site is closed to visitors. We have also postponed the annual spring telephone campaign until September. The telephone campaign and our events are important ways for the College to stay connected to our alumni and supporters, so we very much hope to resume our regular activities as soon as it is advisable to do so. For the time being

many of the College communications will be electronic so please do contact the Development Office (development@ girton.cam.ac.uk, +44 (0)1223 766 672) with your preferred contact details if you are not receiving emails from Girton. We would appreciate hearing from you, even if you to just want to chat electronically or to arrange a telephone call.

Please find below a list of our current events schedule. If you plan to attend an event or simply visit the College please check our Visitor Policy for the latest guidance and up-to-date details on our event plans. This information is available by visiting the Alumni and Supporters section of the College’s website www.girton.cam.ac.uk or by emailing development@girton.cam.ac.uk.

We hope that this difficult period will last as short a time as possible, and that you are able to stay safe and well in these challenging times.

19 September

26 September

2003–2005 and 2010 Reunion Dinner

Roll of Alumni Dinner including the reunion for those who matriculated in 1960, 1970, 1980, 1989–1991

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26 September Library Talk Girton College

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27 September Gardens Talk

26 September Lawrence Room Talk Girton College

26 September People’s Portraits Reception Girton College

26 September Roll of Alumni Weekend Concert Girton College

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17 October Commemoration of Benefactors and Foundation Dinner Girton College

20 October Autumn Gardens Walk Girton College

October TBC Alumni Formal Hall Girton College

Development Office The Development Office Girton College Cambridge CB3 0JG +44 (0)1223 766672/338901 development@girton.cam.ac.uk www.girton.cam.ac.uk

April 2020 Dear Friends As I write, Britain is in the third week of extreme social distancing to combat the spread of coronavirus. Like half the rest of the world, we have been asked, indeed ordered, to stay at home to protect each other, our key workers and our network of health and social care providers. I hope very much that you too are keeping well, and that the outlook improves before long. In the meantime, the word ‘unprecedented’ may be over-used but it is absolutely accurate as a description of the situation we face today.

It will be some time before the full cost of COVID-19—its direct and indirect effects on health and wellbeing, its toll on human life, its social and financial consequences—will be apparent. I feel proud to be part of a world-class institution that is grappling with these issues, co-ordinating and delivering the medical response, developing diagnostic tests and vaccines, and assembling a remarkable online database of COVID-19 reading matter and resources.

Nevertheless, at every scale, it is hard to overstate the range and impact of the current crisis. I am not aware of any other event since this College first opened in 1869 that has disrupted our operation in this way. No previous pandemic, no war, no other human tragedy, has forced us to send so many students home for so long, or to broach the unthinkable—how to deliver the distinctive qualities of a collegiate Cambridge education without having everyone here on site. We have broached it, of course, and we aim for an excellent, engaging term, notwithstanding new-style on-line exams, and the inventiveness required to furnish both an educational and a social calendar.

At the same time, here in College, as the spring sunshine plays across the apple blossom, the roads are quiet and the air is filled with birdsong. Girton looks glorious! From my lonely vantage point in the Mistress’s flat, I am suddenly conscious that every nook and cranny, every flower bed, every pathway, every brick and stone on this site bears traces of the aspirations and personalities of those who have crafted it over the years.

You are part of that, of course, and like me, you will be well aware that the life, soul and future of a special place like this is vested in the people who inhabit it: our students, Fellows and staff who, with their diverse backgrounds, brilliance and curiosity, fill the College with energy and warmth. Our challenge now is to ensure that they can still enjoy the unique qualities of our community at a time when, sadly, we cannot all be together.

And that, perhaps, is where you can help. As alumni you are used to being linked in to College life from locations throughout the UK and across the globe. So if you are on social media, why not send a message of support to current students. Let them know that they are part of a social and professional network connecting generations of Girtonians through time and space. We are using #WeAreGirton in the coming weeks to remind ourselves of all that flows from the happy fact that, today and together ‘we’ are Girton. Do join in if you can.

I will write again soon to update you on the next steps for Girton and our students, suggesting some other ways in which you might, if you wish, be able to help. In the meantime, I hope you are safe and well, and that your life is not touched by this tragedy. I send, from all of us at Girton, heartfelt camaraderie and warm wishes to you all.

Yours sincerely

Professor Susan J Smith, FBA, FAcSS, FRSE Mistress Girton College, Cambridge CB3 0JG alumni@girton.cam.ac.uk www.girton.cam.ac.uk Registered charity number 1137541