Societies

Student Union

The Jesus College Student Union (JCSU) has been working incredibly hard since their election. My Committee and I were elected in November 2021 and hit the ground running with several immediate improvements and points of action around College.

The 2022 JCSU were born into an unusual environment. In the beginning we worked hard to reinstall a sense of College spirit, attempting to rebuild a true social experience at Jesus as we transitioned out of COVID-19 restrictions. To this end, Friday Night Jesus (FNJ) returned in full force with weekly events arranged between the JCSU and the MCR. These included a creatively attended ‘Anything but Clothes ’ bop, a Pink Week quiz to arrange money for breast-cancer charities, an ‘Où est le poulet?’ event with King ’ s and Robinson Colleges, and a farewell ‘Friday Night John ’ for the retiring Deputy Head Porter, John Morris. The ENTS Officers also organised a highly competitive darts tournament followed by a 5-aside football tournament later that term.

The Freshers ’ Officers organised an amazing ‘Refresher ’ s Week’ that saw students engaging in many activities from paintballing to pizza and movie nights. Themed Formals also returned, dotted throughout the Lent calendar, including a superbly organised May Ball Launch Formal. Rohit Kale and his May Ball colleagues put together an outstanding event after two years ’ painful absence. The JCSU also organised a more low-key event to bring a conclusive and celebratory end to the Term.

The JCSU has been working hard to install a central hub for social life at Jesus by working to transform the Brewery Room (the room below the Roost) into a student bar with a more casual, student-aimed atmosphere.

Student welfare has served as a top priority for the 2022 JCSU. The Welfare Officers ran a welfare week in Lent Term, which included a chocolate pidge drop, stress ball handouts, blue formals and cake decorating. In Easter Term the Welfare Officers planned a ‘Wel-fair ’ , which included fun races, activities, and a BBQ. They have also implemented and organised daily welfare drop-ins since the beginning of Lent in the new JCSU office, as well as welfare teas in the main JCR.

The JCSU also worked hard to implement important changes around College. The Ethnic and Religious Minorities Officer has been instrumental in the plans for the introduction of a prayer room at Jesus soon. Initially sparked by the LGBTQ+ officer, a proposal was taken to College Council by the President to alter the Flag protocol to fly the transgender flag and increase the number of occasions that the Progress Pride Flag is flown. The President has worked with the Women ’ s Officer to have the ‘blue door ’ onto Park Street improving access to the College by providing a faster and safer entrance. The JCSU was also successful in petitioning the College for a £150 reimbursement per student for the Cambridge University Language Programme, as well as for funding towards an anti-spiking provision. Other key wins include guaranteed vacation accommodation, a Green Week organised by our Green Officer, the introduction of Kosher food, cheaper gowns, and much more.

It has been a pleasure working with the 2022 JCSU thus far and I look forward to all that is left to come. Each member of the JCSU has worked incredibly hard this year to ensure the changes students want to see around College and I am immensely proud of each committee member and their achievements this year Jezz Brown

Middle Combination Room (MCR)

This year, the MCR Committee has worked hard to offer students the best of Jesus Postgraduate life after a tumultuous few years of study. We are pleased to report progress on a number of areas, thanks to the dedicated work of Committee members and much support from College.

The academic year began with a successful Freshers ’ Fortnight, with the College welcoming around 150 new students to the postgraduate community for two weeks of events including formals, wine tasting, Grantchester trips, pottery making and film nights. The social calendar remained busy throughout the academic year, culminating in our MCR Garden Party and Summer ‘Superhall’ . With many postgraduates remaining in Cambridge over the summer, we hope to continue events through the long vacation. We are excited to have postgraduates working behind the bar at Jesus, and with opening hours now extended.

The MCR’ s newly named Ethnic and Religious Minorities Officer, Reem Abbas was an active member of the College ’ s Legacy of Slavery Working Party this year, supporting many a historical event – the restitution of the Benin Bronze, and in February, trial proceedings for the proposed relocation of the Rustat memorial from the College Chapel. More recently, Reem has been informing the design and establishment of a multi-faith prayer space, in line with nationwide efforts to raise awareness of and tackle Islamophobia within higher education institutions.

In March 2022, we were pleased to see the in-person return of the Postgraduate Conference, organised by Amelia Ford, the MCR Academic Officer. The Conference saw presentations from over 20 postgraduate students from diverse disciplines, and a keynote address from Dr Rebecca Flemming on ‘Pandemics, genomes and medicine in the ancient Mediterranean world’ . After the success of last year ’ s summer postgraduate seminar series, we also brought back our informal postgraduate research talks during Easter Term, this year themed around food. These were held every Thursday evening of Easter Term in the Webb Library, with speakers from a diversity of disciplines including plant sciences, public health and history. Over summer, Amelia worked with the Master to coordinate a media and communications workshop for our postgraduates, which several prolific journalists supported, and launched a video essay competition for postgraduates to showcase their newfound skills. We were also pleased to be able to support several postgraduate students run their own conferences through our (revived) MCR Conference Fund.

The MCR have recently purchased a punt for postgraduate use after local punt providers withdrew their much-loved punting passes for our students. A competition to name the new punt yielded some interesting suggestions(!) but we come away with ‘The Rooster ’ as a strong favourite, with a nod to the Jesus crest and within character limit (alas, the first-place winner of ‘The Punt of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge ’ proved too long to paint onto on a punt).

The MCR consists of a thriving community of students interested in sustainability and ethical responsibility. With the College Sustainability Strategy and Responsible Investment Policy published in Lent Term 2020, the MCR Green Officer, Georgia Nixon has been working hard with College on the soon-to-be released Transport Strategy, which we look forward to seeing.

Whilst sad to see familiar faces move on, we are looking forward to a new academic year – and welcoming a new cohort of postgraduates to the College in September. As ever, we are grateful for the ongoing support provided by College staff and members, and the cooperation of the JCSU, that makes our postgraduate community the vibrant and friendly place it is. Charlotte Milbank

Christian Union

The Jesus College Christian Union (JCCU) is a group of students that meet regularly with the aim of making Jesus known in the College that bears his name. We are a part of the University-wide Cambridge Intercollegiate Christian Union (CICCU).

Before the year commenced, CICCU’ s ‘Freshers-Getaway ’ was a great opportunity to welcome some of the new freshers by spending a few days together at The Poplars in Ledbury.

Michaelmas Term began with ‘Church Search Breakfasts ’ on Sunday mornings which allowed older students to support freshers in finding and settling into a new Church. We met once per week for a Bible study where we explored Luke ’ s Gospel together, as well as a morning prayer meeting on Fridays. Around the middle of term, CICCU’ s ‘Thought Festival’ gave students from Jesus and across the University the opportunity to explore the hope Christians have in Christ, and whether the claims of Christianity are rational through a series of talks as well as an acoustic night. Following on from this, we ran a ‘Text-a-Toastie ’ event in college giving students in College the chance to ask any questions they had about the Christian faith. The term ended with the CICCU carol services at Great St Mary ’ s church which gave us the chance to reflect on the Christmas story and why God brought his Son, Jesus, into the world for us.

During Lent Term, we continued to meet each week to pray for our College, the wider University, and the nation. We also gathered in Caff each week for a time of food and fellowship. As well as a successful ‘Call-a-cookie ’ event the annual CICCU events week was held this term – this year entitled ‘Pursuit. What are we searching for?’ . Students at Jesus and throughout the University were welcomed to explore the meaning of life, the claims of Jesus and the salvation God offers through him.

The beginning of Easter Term saw a change of hands, with us taking on the role of representatives. We began with a social on Jesus Green accompanied by Trinity Hall Christian Union, and then continued to meet each week as a College group for a time of Bible study and prayer. To conclude the year, we held another social, this time joined by Clare Christian Union. We were also privileged to be joined by Mike Hood,

church evangelist at Eden Baptist Church Cambridge, who gave a talk on ‘How to enjoy failure just as much as success ’ . This was a timely post-exam reminder that our worth is found in Jesus Christ, and a reminder that we receive forgiveness by trusting in him.

We ’d like to give our thanks to the many Jesuans who continue to support our mission, both financially and through prayer. Daisy Mellen and Zach Stears

Eliot’s Face

Hello there, dear reader! You meet Eliot and his famous face after a long year that has passed quickly, and much has moved along. This has certainly been a year for our little magazine, with a new set of Editors: Millie Slack (2020), Joe Smith (2020), and Grace Copeland (2018) on board attempting to make their little mark on such a wonderfully creative establishment. We opened the year with Spectacle. We were hoping for submissions from our community which were jocularly ocular and comically cosmic, and we were reliably met with the most outrageously gorgeous submissions we could imagine. These included, but were certainly not limited to, many photographs, poems, and paintings as well as an entire symphony which was accessible from the magazine via scannable QR code. For first-time Editors, we were astonished at the quantity of creative juice that lubricates the minds of those friends and strangers that surround us in Cambridge day to day.

In Lent Term, our precious literary package teamed up with the John Hughes Arts Festival headed by Rose Asquith (2019) and Sophie Beckingham (2019) for a limited-edition version of our magazine, being the first time Eliot’s Face (EF) has released a Termly edition in a long while. The edition celebrated the amazing talent showcased in the exhibition room itself, bridging the gap between the conceptual and the physical which so often plagues our creative endeavours. It is always so fulfilling to touch art. For this dream, we brought on board the wonderful Isabella Cederstrøm Palliotto (2021) as graphic designer – her talent knows no bounds. The Festival was a hit and thanks to the efforts of many, we managed to give away all the copies of EF 1.5 within one evening – something we never expected to happen.

As always, Easter Term is busy. As such, our final edition of the year, Dustsceawung, has had its release postponed until Michaelmas next year – a shame for us all, and I’ m sure especially to you, dear reader (particularly because I know how brilliant it looks). However, be not afeared, for whilst it may be late, it will be BIG, for having received the biggest number of submissions that we have received all year, we plan to throw a party in celebration of all things EF in Michaelmas next year, so keep an eye on our social media for updates on the launch and for all the info on our new yet-to-be-announced Michaelmas 2022 edition.

Be all this fun as it may, we still have to say goodbye to those who move beyond Eliot. As such, we would like to thank Grace Copeland for all her hard work in her final year with EF and send her warm wishes on her wandering onwards – a freshly baked

copy of this slice of art will be yours whenever you want it. We have so enjoyed proudly serving under the ever-loving Face of Eliot and look forward to a wonderful-er (and, more importantly, wiser) year ahead. Joe Smith, Millie Slack, Grace Copeland and Isabella Cederstrøm Palliotto

Feminist Society

The Jesus College Feminist Society had another great year. We were particularly excited to meet in person once again, after eighteen months of mostly socialising over Zoom. This meant the return of our well-loved snacks and treats that are intrinsic to cultivating the welcoming and open space present in FemSoc. When meeting in person, the shared solidarity and support was deeply felt by everyone; it was good to be back.

We kicked off Michaelmas Term with our usual varied discussion topics led by members of the committee, beginning Isabella Despositos (2020) on how COVID-19 affected prevailing gender inequalities in society. Other topics included the climate crisis by JCSU Green Officer Ellie Doran (2019), the harmful ‘ girl boss mindset’ by Daphne Pleming (2020), the effect of the media on body image by Niamh Bradshaw (2020), feminist African literature by Tonye Igali (2020) and a discussion of the ‘femme fatale ’ image. To truly celebrate the return to in-person events, we had a FemSoc mixer with the Feminist Societies of Caius College and Christ’ s College, allowing like-minded individuals to meet in a joyful environment.

Lent Term followed with more discussions, including a joint session with the College LGBTQ+ Society on Compulsory Heterosexuality, led by Alex Vardill (2019). We also discussed the issues of sex work, maternity leave, and policing complex. We had an exciting creative crafting session from Alia Dulcibella (2020) and shared cookies and treats provided by Ellie Doran (2019), a reminder that the FemSoc space is one of welfare as well as activism.

In Lent, we held an exciting International Women ’ s Day Formal Hall, which was one of many activities, talks and events celebrating the annual ‘Week of the Woman ’ , organised by the JCSU Women ’ s and Non-Binary Officer.

Easter Term brought the usual pause in our activities for finalists to complete their exams, but with committee applications opening for next year, I am so excited to see how the community grows and thrives under the leadership of the elected JCSU Women ’ s and Non-Binary Officer, Isabella Despositos (2020). Mojola Akinyemi

Film @ Jesus

This year Film @ Jesus brought together an exciting crowd of talented and enthusiastic filmmakers who are collaborating on longer and more ambitious film projects, balancing developing skills in producing, acting, directing, camera work, sound recording and post-production with their academic studies.

We ran two University-wide short film competitions, with a huge variety of submissions that were ambitious and technically skilled. Like last year ’ s entries, they were entertaining and at times, moving.

The Summer Film Challenge held over the long vacation was won by PhD student Daniella DeVinter, with her entry Perfectly Undone, which she wrote, directed, and performed in herself (available to view on the Society Facebook page:

www.facebook.com/filmatjesus). Jo McGrath, one of the guest judges of the competition and CCO of Eagle Eye Drama, spotted her talent for screenwriting and is now working with Daniella on a script for a major UK television production company.

One of our biggest events this year was the ‘Finding Your Voice ’ programme at the 40th Cambridge Film Festival (CFF) which is the third longest-running film festival in the UK. This was produced by Anja Diel (Society Co-ordinator) and the Intellectual Forum. During the event, the Master introduced a screening of a selection of 20 films that were entered across all of the film competitions. Anja interviewed some of the winners, including Nathan Brooks, Mojola Akinyemi, Daniella DeVinter and Aurelia Eulenberg, who each gave excellent advice on making films as a student in Cambridge. The event showcased the many different approaches to filmmaking.

Screenwriter, James McCarthy, hosted an industry panel with film directors Stefan Stuckert and Elizabeth Vogler, in a bid to help new filmmakers work towards making their first feature. The day ended with a screening of Just the Two of Us, a Japanese drama that premiered as part of the CFF, which was introduced by Hitomi Shinozaki.

Across the Lent and Easter Terms, the 4th Film Competition (‘Winter Film ’) was held, and was won by Adedamola Laoye with his three-minute short Stay With Me, which he also wrote, directed, and performed in himself. The guest judges of the competition were Jina Jay (Casting Director for Dune, Black Mirror, Spider Man: Far From Home among many others) and Shaheen Baig (Casting Director for Peaky Blinders, Black Mirror, Everybody ’s Talking About Jamie). Anja Diel

Graduate Conference

The MCR hosted its annual Graduate Conference on Saturday 12 March 2022. The event was hosted in person for the first time since 2019, and both PhD and Masters students gave oral presentations and made posters on a wide array of topics. The entirety of the MCR and all Fellows were invited to attend the event.

The day started with registration (including tea and coffee which was subsequently available throughout the day). There were two oral presentation sessions which took place in the Frankopan Hall (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) with 16 speakers giving talks ranging from Dutch comparative religion to understanding the electronic behaviour of crystalline lattices. Each talk lasted eight minutes and was followed by a Q&A which led to a lot of robust discussion!

There was a poster session which took place in the Webb Library over an hour and a half between the sessions, during which attendees were provided with a free lunch and invited to peruse the 10 research posters and ask the students questions. These posters were equally diverse: examples of topics included looking at amphiphilic surfactants as model additives for engine friction, and research on queer exploration and education in Tiktok.

A keynote speech was delivered by Dr Rebecca Flemming – Jesus Fellow and University Senior Lecturer in Classics, and author of several books on ancient medicine –on ‘Pandemics, genomes and medicine in the ancient Mediterranean world’ .

All the presentations (oral and poster) were judged by a panel composed of the Graduate Tutors (Professor Tim Wilkinson, Dr Jonathan Linebaugh and Dr Michael Edwards) and prizes were awarded to first, second, and third place for both poster and oral presentations.

For the oral presentations, Jonny Ball came first with a talk on ‘The Diversification of Jewish Identity in the Poetry of Max Czollek’ , Lauren Maggs came second for her talk on ‘Drugging autotaxin in cancer – does it matter where it comes from? The role of tumour cell-driven and tumour microenvironment-driven autotaxin signalling in cancer ’ , and Sebastian Tyrrall came third with his talk on ‘Thucydides ’ inclusion of natural phenomena in his history of the Peloponnesian War suggests an interest in hidden causal connections between human history and the natural world’ .

For the poster presentations, first prize was awarded to Tobias Freidling for his poster on ‘Sensitivity Analysis with the R^2-Calculus ’ , second prize was awarded to Reem Abbas for her poster on ‘Basil Bunting ’ s Late Persianisms ’ , and third prize went to Emily Lau for her poster on ‘Dissecting and Synthesizing Dramatic Speech’ .

The day ended with a drinks reception and a formal dinner, the menu of which was themed around Dr Flemming's talk. A huge thanks to the Graduate Tutors for not only acting as the judging panel but also for paying for free formal tickets for all the presenters and for the drinks reception and wine, and for reimbursing the cost of poster printing. Special thanks to Professor Tim Wilkinson for his invaluable advice. I could not have run the event without the Manciple, Alexis Moreau for all his work throughout the day. Thank you to Thomas Heywood for printing the programmes and Rhona Watson for binding them. Thanks to former Academic Officers, Hannah Copley and Laura Taylor, for their invaluable suggestions throughout the year. Finally, I am very grateful to Charles Parry, Ottilie Young, Hannah Comfort, and Hayley Gilbert for their help chairing on the day. Amelia Ford

Green Initiatives

This year exiting the pandemic, we have seen some very impressive and exciting student and staff-led green initiatives. In her latter Michaelmas Term, JCSU Green Officer Ellie Doran created the transport survey, which we sent to students in Lent Term, and which will strongly influence the College ’ s Transport Strategy to address and reduce Scope 3 emissions. This has been an exciting time for discussions on the environment, with a grassroots study ranking Jesus College as the leader in environmental action amongst all Oxford and Cambridge Colleges. However, we have not been complacent; we have been working tirelessly to ensure that all discussions about the College ’ s future consider the very real and strong influence we have on the world around us.

By way of student-facing initiatives, we founded the Jesus College Green Society. This is a space for postgraduate students, undergraduates, staff and Fellows to come together to discuss the nuances and key topics shaping environmentalism today. In Easter Term, the Green Society saw some fantastic conversations including: ‘Climate Apocalyptic Discourse ’ , a discussion facilitated by Imran Mulla; and ‘Creative Writing, Prose and Poetry in the Anthropocene ’ , facilitated by Clara Grosz, the incoming Green Officer.

Following on from a fantastic College-wide Green Week and ‘Green Formal’ in Michaelmas Term led by Ellie Doran, we have also had the pleasure of enjoying two further Termly ‘Green Formals ’ . Showcasing a delicious array of plant-strong food and desserts inspired by Caribbean and Latin American cuisine, I planned and organised these as the incoming JCSU Green Officer Lent 2022. Overall, it was a fantastic year for student engagement and conversations around the environment and sustainability. Kefeshe Bernard

The Jambassadors

Our adaptations over the past few years of the pandemic have been swift and I’ ve been thoroughly impressed with the number of access events that we ’ ve been able to host online. The distance from Cambridge, particularly for our link area in the northeast of England, can be a barrier for potential applicants so providing more information online is a massive step in the right direction of proving that our College, and Cambridge in general, is indeed welcoming for all.

Online events of note included the shadowing scheme organised by the Cambridge Student Union, where our Ambassadors in collaboration with Christ’ s, worked as mentors to those thinking of applying here. This was a fantastic opportunity to work with another College to improve access across the University.

Although we had planned for the northeast schools ’ tour to be in person, the Ambassadors very quickly adapted to an online version with an extremely high turnout of both students and Ambassadors. It was lovely to see such an excellent job being done. Our transition back to in-person events has been exciting to see. The tour of our link schools in London, our tours of the College and our residential at the end of the year were all a massive success, so well done to everyone who made them possible.

Being a Fresher but also the Access Officer has certainly been strange due to my lack of experience. I would like to thank the more senior Ambassadors who helped me, and all the other new Ambassadors get to grips with how to run successful events. Furthermore, congratulations to all the new Ambassadors for learning so eagerly, and for swiftly becoming a real part of the Society. A special thanks to Katie Mountford, our Schools Liaison Officer who is leaving this year, without whom none of this would have been possible.

The collaborative effort that we ’ ve all put in is something we should be immensely proud of, and I hope that with this new combination of online and in-person events, we can continue to work towards making our College as accessible as it can be. It has been a pleasure working with you all. Julio Bernucci-Amador

Jews for Jesus College Society

Michaelmas Term was full of simcha (joyous celebration); it began by giving a friendly Shalom to new members and old with kosher snacks offered at our College Freshers ’ Fair stall. Membership surged to over 20 members, providing a minyan (congregation) for the varied events we ran, including the weekly tisch (religious choral singing) hosted by Sylvie Hodes, and bi-weekly chabura (study group) organised by Natan Maurer and Hannah Benaim.

One highlight of Michaelmas was the Chanukah celebrations in the Brewery room, open to all members of College, wherein dreidels (traditional festive toys) were used in celebration and doughnuts were eaten. Dean of Chapel James Crockford, and University Jewish Chaplain Elazar Symon each gave a shiur (lesson) appropriate to the holiday, and the Master, Sonita Alleyne, as well as others, were given a Chanukiah to light. Traditional songs such as Ma’oz tzur and HaNerot Halalu were sung to give praise to Hashem and express the holiness of the day. Celebrations continued afterwards in our annual Jews for Jesus Chanukah Party, where members of the society enjoyed further kosher foods and traditions.

In Lent, in addition to our regular events, we enjoyed an Interfaith Formal, organised

by Dean of Chapel James Crockford. Many members, such as Samuel Lachmann and Zev Menachemson noted to the Presidents how meaningful this event was to them, and the kosher food provided was greatly appreciated by all the members of Jews for Jesus. We also offered members free tickets to a Black Tie Shabbat dinner (a traditional meal celebrated on Friday nights), in celebration of Shabbat UK; a day intended to bring together Jewish people of all denominations around our common beliefs and culture. We also celebrated Tu B’Shevat a holiday representing the birthday for trees, by setting up a stand providing exotic fruits and vegetables.

Easter was an eventful term for Jews for Jesus, beginning with Lag Ba’omer celebrations, hosted by the Master, Sonita Alleyne in her garden. Lag Ba ’ omer celebrations in the This traditional day celebrates the middle of the Master ’s Garden Omer (counting of days) and the death of Shimon Bar Yochai, writer of the Zohar; the most important scripture on Kaballah (Jewish mysticism). We celebrated it in the traditional manner, by lighting a bonfire and providing kosher foods. University Jewish Chaplain Alissa Symon also gave a wonderful shiur on the meaning of the day. The year was rounded out by a free garden party provided to members after exams, to celebrate the Halakha (religious practice) and Emunah (spiritual faith) we had learned and enjoyed over the year.

We would like to finish by wishing a Mazal Tov on the marriage of Jews for Jesus members Shimon and Rebeccah Ellerman and a BeHatzlacha (good luck) to the incoming presidents Zev Menachemson and Joshua Kaye. Toda Raba (many thanks). Zev Shirazi, Sylvie Hodes & Rafi Levy

John Hughes Arts Festival

After last year ’ s online festival, the John Hughes Arts Festival was back with a bang for 2022! The theme for this year was ‘Enchant’ , evoking sentiments of storytelling, mystery, magic and hope. Remembering the beloved Dr Reverend John Hughes was a principal focus of the directors, Rose and Sophie, as well as bringing the festival back as one of the College ’ s most important artistic and creative events, after a year and a half of COVID-19 disruption and almost an entirely new set of students to ‘ enchant’! As fewer and fewer people in College remember John Hughes, keeping his legacy in the nexus of the College and the minds of its members was of paramount importance.

The opening night in February took place in the heart of the College, with an open-hang gallery in the Marshall Room, exhibiting over 70 works by Jesuan students, staff members and the wider Cambridge community. Seeing the gallery come together with collaborations between Jesus students and societies – and connecting the College to the thriving art scene in Cambridge – was magical, a feeling we hope was shared by our visitors. This was accompanied by an open-mic night in the Prioress ’ s Room and collaborative drawing in the Chapel. Despite the inclement weather, all events across the weekend – including a student-run pottery session, drink and draw in the Bar and an

Art Fair for local creatives in the Frankopan Hall – were well attended; a testament to the hard work of all our committee and to the importance of the arts at Jesus.

We leave the festival in the highly capable hands of its new directors and can ’t wait to see how its legacy develops. Rose Asquith

Law Society

Jesus College Law Society has had a successful year, both in building rapport between students and in hosting career events. Michaelmas Term is always the busiest for the society, as firms tend to host events during or before their application cycle. We met with representatives from Slaughter and May, Debevoise, Davis Polk and Freshfields. We were incredibly lucky to be treated to a variety of different events, ranging from social meals to in-depth presentations about law careers post-university. Students benefitted greatly from all information provided and from meeting and talking to firm representatives. It was also lovely to see multiple third-year law students attain training contracts with these firms and continue to build Jesus College ’ s relationship with them.

Post COVID-19, we felt it was important to focus on the relationships between undergraduate law students at Jesus College. Student life during the pandemic was especially challenging, making it difficult for students to meet one another. Therefore, we felt it was even more pertinent to ensure law students established friendships and were able to access both emotional and academic support. We held many social events throughout the academic year and were extremely pleased to see friendships develop along the way. We ensured that first year students were guided through their opening year and always had a point of contact. We were extremely pleased with the progress made and hope that it continues.

A highlight for Jesus College Law Society was the annual moot and dinner, with guest speaker and Jesuan, Sir Stephen Irwin. The evening commenced with the moot, with first year mooters and student judges taking part alongside Sir Stephen.

The moot was followed by a drinks reception and dining in the Upper Hall, where we were joined by Law Fellows and Directors of Studies. It was a lovely return to normality and celebration of Law at Jesus College, and we were all touched and charmed by Sir Stephen ’ s after dinner remarks.

We would like to thank all firms and alumni who reached out and offered current students a valuable insight into the paths law can lead to. Jesus College Law Society is also supported by Law Fellows and Directors of Studies, and we are grateful for their continued assistance and interest in our society. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you would like to share your experiences of studying law or working in the legal sphere; our students of law and other subjects find these conversations incredibly useful.

I am really excited to see what the future holds for the Law Society and its members. Jesus College will continue to see many successful and wonderful students and I know that the Law Society will remain a valuable part of their experience, as it was for mine. Amy Poulton

LGBTQ+

Jesus College ’ s LGBTQ+ Society continued to provide a space of discussion and socialisation for Jesus ’ queer community and its allies this year. Throughout the year we have run a wide variety of different events, from thought-provoking discussion of Jason Okundaye ’ s article ‘The Narcissism of Queer Influencer Activists ’ , to a more relaxed card and board games night. Other events included interesting talks entitled ‘Was Ancient Greece Actually a Queer Utopia ’ , ‘Relationship Anarchy, Polyamory and Sex Positivity ’ , and ‘Love, Sex and Romance: The Asexual/Aromantic Perspective ’ .

These talks were all run by incredibly passionate Jesus students and hopefully as the Society continues to grow and develop, we will be able to get in some guest speakers to complement these student talks. We also held an incredibly enjoyable LGBTQ+ Formal in Lent Term organised in honour of LGBTQ+ history. This review would not be complete without recognising Clara Grosz ’ extremely hard work in organising many of these talks and events.

Yuval Weiss

Medical & Veterinary Society

We are thankful that this year things have mostly returned to normal after the pandemic. We kicked off with Safari Supper, the annual induction event for our medic freshers at the start of the year. This was followed by an event at Raja, allowing the whole community to interact. Throughout Michaelmas Term, there were a host of events to keep the medical and veterinary community engaged. Highlights included our annual Jim ’ s Mince Pies and Mulled Wine event where the students and Directors of Studies shared some Christmas spirit.

Lent Term was even better as we had our biggest event of the year, the Annual MedVet Dinner. It had been two years since the previous one, and it was a chance for students, supervisors, alumni and Directors of Studies to come together as a community. This term also saw the return of our speaker events, one of which included a talk by a prominent YouTuber ‘Medlife Crisis ’ on balancing medicine and an online brand. Other talks were led by students in our Clinical Cases series. We are thankful to the clinical students for organising these for the preclinical students.

We rounded off the year with our annual Pimm ’ s and Pizza event, allowing us to enjoy the nice weather post exams. Special thanks to our wonderful committee: Heather Jones (Vice-President), Ansh Tandon (Treasurer), Kiran Kang and Raunak Khanduja (Social Secretaries), and Fatima Eshani (Graduate Representative). We would also like to thank our Directors of Studies Jim Ajioka, Sybil Stacpoole and Ramsay Bowden for their continual support of the MedVet community. We are excited to see what the future Committee will do next year! Chizute Ogbedeh and Santosh Guru

Music Society

Jesus College Music Society (JCMS) had a very successful year bouncing back from pandemic restrictions and presenting a full and varied range of events. This year, we hosted three outstanding orchestral concerts, an excellent recital series, live music events at the Roost Café Bar and, a highly impressive New Music Festival.

Our Michaelmas concert began the academic year with a bang, presenting an evening of Russian orchestral music. We have returned to some familiar favourites, including a hugely popular performance of ‘The Snowman ’ featuring Ella Curry, Drew Sellis and Jeremy Weinstein. The Chapel was filled with students new and old, and it was certainly one of the highlights of the year. As part of attracting a wider range of students to musical events, we introduced the JCMS Christmas Festival, featuring a Christmas Blues & Chill and Carols at the Roost, filling the bar with mince pies and festive students.

Lent Term featured two significant projects for JCMS: The David Crighton Concert and the introduction of the New Music Festival. The Crighton project involved a concerto competition which took significant interest across College. The joint-winners of the competition and soloists for the concert were; Drew Sellis, who performed Glazunov ’ s Saxophone Concerto; and Jeremy Weinstein, who performed Mendelssohn ’ s Violin Concerto. We were delighted to have a range of student conductors in this concert, including some taking the podium for the first time. In February 2022, we pioneered the JCMS New Music Festival, involving a composition masterclass with Diana Burrell, and a concert featuring chamber works composed by Cambridge University students. We also had a composition competition judged by world-renowned composer, Nico Muhly, and Director of Music, Richard Pinel. It was a wonderful experience to be able to premiere a range of original works and allow students across the University to let their talents shine.

Easter Term featured a brand-new initiative to perform jazz and a cappella events in the Roost bar. This attracted talented performers across the University, including Cadenza, Trinity Brass and The Taming of the Shrimp, a well-known band around College. We also thoroughly enjoyed our film music orchestral concert, performing music from Jurassic Park, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, The Sound of Music and Lord of the Rings. This event was followed by the first ever JCMS garden party in the orchard, led by James Whelan-Smith. We also returned to our recital series, organised by Drew Sellis, and featuring talented performers across the University and beyond, and our traditionally popular Blues & Chill.

We have been delighted to contribute to JCMS this year and are pleased to pass the baton to George Monro-Davies. Megan Robinson and Mary Offer n

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