Royal Historical Society recognises Catz researchers
Members of the St Catharine’s community are among the 250 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members elected by the Royal Historical Society’s Council on 6 February 2026:
Congratulations to our alumni elected to the fellowship & membership of @royalhistsoc.org last month: Dr Hope Doherty-Harrison (2014, English), Dr Arthur Keefer (2014, Theology), Phyllis Weliver (1993, English) & Miranda Rainbow(2018, ASNC). Learn more:
11.03.2026 09:30
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A museum intern and grandmother stand on either side of a seated girl who is creating a puppet. The intern helps her to tape a stick to the back of her puppet.
Taking your A level exams (or equivalent) and thinking of a museum career? @camunivmuseums.bsky.social's fixed-term part-time Post Sixth Form Museum Experience Internship with MAA might be for you!
#MuseumInternships #MuseumJobs
Closing date: 11/05/2026, 8am
Apply: museums.cam.ac.uk/new-internships
10.03.2026 12:01
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Georgios Chatziavgerinos presenting his research in the Ramsden Room at St Catharine's College
Georgios Chatziavgerinos at the West End musical production of Hercules with a cutout reading 'Bless my soul! Herc was on a roll'
There's been academic interest in tales depicting Hercules for centuries. Now Georgios Chatziavgerinos (an Education PhD student) has published his research into the unexplored representations of masculinity in 'Hercules', the Disney film from 1997: caths.cam.ac.uk/herc... @camedfac.bsky.social
10.03.2026 09:20
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Two people sit on stone steps, talking and smiling at each other, with an ornate architectural background. A text overlay reads: "We're hiring. Explore over 170 vacancies across professorial, academic, and professional service roles."
March into a new career! Find your next role at the University of Cambridge 🧑💻🧑🔧👩⚕️
Explore more than 170 of our academic, research and professorial vacancies on our jobs page 👉 https://bit.ly/42Lm08d
We've been ranked the UK’s top employer in @financialtimes.com's Best Employers 2026 survey.
09.03.2026 09:59
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Harriet Robinson celebrates a goal with a team mate in a hockey game
Cambridge Blues rugby league team celebrate their Varsity win
Daniel Green scores a try in a Varsity rugby union match
We're celebrating the sporting achievements of Catz students & alumni in @cam.ac.uk
matches v Oxford over the last few weeks. Our latest sports report includes 17 Varsity matches, 11 of which were victories: caths.cam.ac.uk/spor...
📸: Nikola Boysova, photosbyjemilygrace & Dik Ng
09.03.2026 09:45
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☸️ Students are fundraising for the Cambridge Women's Resources Centre: diners at tonight's formal hall have been donating & the sale of every print copy of 'Catharine' triggers a £2 donation.
☸️ Our staff & Fellows have also raised over £700 for Cambridge Women's Aid this academic year. 2/2
08.03.2026 09:25
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Cover design for the Catharine zine
It's #InternationalWomensDay & we're celebrating how our community supports women across Cambridge:
☸️ The 'Catharine' zine has published feminist creative work from across @cam.ac.uk since its launch in 2023: caths.cam.ac.uk/zine. Read newest issue: linktr.ee/thecathari...
📸 E. Lawson-Todd 1/2
08.03.2026 09:25
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Cambridge Zero Executive Director Stephen Davison attends COP30 (Back row, 7th from Right)
📢 Staff and students @cam.ac.uk are invited to join a University of Cambridge delegation for UNFCCC COP meetings this year. Please submit a short expression of interest by 13th March deadline here: https://bit.ly/40Nzfnb
Find out more here: https://bit.ly/40f0Ai4
@cisl.cam.ac.uk
07.03.2026 17:13
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Ruairidh Williams, Anna Katharina Osiander, Gemma Smith and Filippo De Luca
Route map of the 2026 Cambridge Half Marathon
Best of luck to everyone taking part in the Cambridge Half Marathon tomorrow 👟 We'll have a great view as the race passes the corner of Silver Street so we'll be able to look out for the Catz runners, many of whom are raising money for charity.
06.03.2026 10:20
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The image is a promotional flyer for the "Climate and Nature Research Showcase" at the University of Cambridge. It details an event focused on Cambridge's climate and nature research, covering fields like energy, materials, conservation, and policy. Key details include the date, 26th June 2026, and the location, Ray Dolby Centre, Cambridge West. A QR code is present for more information. The background features a modern campus building with people walking nearby. The event is supported by Cambridge Zero.
📣 Calling All Cambridge Climate and Nature Researchers
Submit your proposal to participate in the Cambridge Climate and Nature Research Showcase 2026.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4u3kaeI
#CamShowcase26 #ClimateNatureShowcase26
03.03.2026 17:05
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Group of six St Catharine's alumni at the 2025 MA Graduation
Alumni (2019 matriculants) attending their MA Graduation in March can sign up for the Eve of MA Graduation dinner on Friday 27 March. Book here: caths.cam.ac.uk/eve-.... Please note that bookings for the Graduation ceremony have closed.
05.03.2026 09:35
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Students with coloured powders on their hair, faces and tshirts
Students with coloured powders on their hair, faces and tshirts
Students with coloured powders on their hair, faces and tshirts
Wishing everyone love & happiness on the Hindu festival of Holi today. @cam.ac.uk Hindu Cultural Society brought together students from across the University for a colourful celebration on Parker's Piece, complete with multi-coloured powders to throw at friends.
📸 Neha Shah
04.03.2026 08:55
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St Catharine's students sat on a bench and on the ground in Main Court
A bee buzzing next to an allium flower
We're looking for an enthusiastic & skilled gardener to join our team 💚 We treasure our green spaces which benefit our community & local wildlife so we've created an additional role to improve & maintain gardens across our sites in central Cambridge. Apply by 12 March at caths.cam.ac.uk/gard...
03.03.2026 09:30
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Cambridge University Ballet Club dancers in Main Court at St Catharine's College
Cambridge captains kiss the Varsity dance competition trophy
Catz dancers in action: Abbie Aleksandrova (Physics PhD) is the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker 6–7 March & Izzy Megilley (2nd-year English undergrad) co-captained the Varsity-winning @cam.ac.uk Dance Competition Team (CUDCT). Find out more at caths.cam.ac.uk/catz....
📸 Stu Felstead, CUDCT
02.03.2026 10:40
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Daffodils in a planter by a bench in Sherlock COurt at St Catharine's College
Daffodils flowering in a planter
Happy St David's Day to everyone who is celebrating. Daffodils appeared in Sherlock Court just in time! Join our special ecumenical Choral Evensong at 6pm in Chapel, with a sermon from Fr Paul Keane, Catholic Chaplain to the University. Also streamed at www.youtube.com/play... less
01.03.2026 09:35
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St Catharine's graduands gather in Main Court
St Catharine's graduand visible through a window
St Catharine's graduands process to Senate House
Congratulations to our graduands who braved the wind & rain to receive their @cam.ac.uk degrees today: 6 PhDs, 2 Masters of Business Administration & a Master of Education. We share your excitement for the next chapter of your lives & hope you'll keep in touch! More at www.facebook.com/med...
28.02.2026 12:04
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A graphic for an International Women's Day 2026 panel discussion, hosted by the University of Cambridge. The event is titled "Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls."
Featured participants include Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas from NHS England, Ritika Wadhwa from Prabhaav Global, Tariq Shah OBE from Vigo Group, and Dr Jennifer Waller-Martin from Cambridge Judge Business School.
The event is scheduled for Wednesday 4 March, 12pm to 1:30 pm, in-person and online via Zoom.
Join us for this year’s #InternationalWomensDay event 👭
Our panellists will explore what rights, justice and action mean in practice – and how to turn intention into meaningful change across our community.
Open to all Cambridge staff and students.
In-person: bit.ly/3P3w2gD
Online: bit.ly/3ZTurMO
26.02.2026 11:17
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Friederike Hallet in Main Court at St Catharine's College
Michael Chen at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden at night during a multicoloured light show
Adele Grego in Main Court at St Catharine's College
We're thrilled to be hosting exchange students from France, Germany & the US this year. Read our interview with three of them: caths.cam.ac.uk/exch.... Catz students wanting to visit Universität Heidelberg for 4 weeks or a full year have until 13 April to apply at caths.cam.ac.uk/heil...
27.02.2026 09:50
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Prof. Stefan Marciniak
Congratulations to our Fellow Stefan Marciniak (2011) on receiving a #RareDisease Science Grant from the EQT Foundation to progress AI-enabled diagnosis of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome, a rare genetic disorder affecting skin, lungs & kidneys: eqtgroup.com/eqt-fou...
📸 Stephen Bond/CIMR
24.02.2026 09:20
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St Catharine's men's football team sat on the ground in front of the goal mouth for a goal celebration
Corner kick during St Catharine's-Worcester women's football game
St Catharine's-Worcester mixed lacrosse game
St Catharine's-Worcester mixed netball game
Yesterday saw the return of our sports day against our sister institution in Oxford (Worcester College), which has been an annual friendly fixture since 2015. Catch up with the latest sports news from Catz, including rowing, hockey and football updates, at caths.cam.ac.uk/spor...
23.02.2026 10:05
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Creating a forum at the intersection of health and technology
A new student-led initiative to create an academic forum dedicated to shaping the future of health and technology is benefiting from the leadership of a St Catharine’s student, insights from an alumna and financial support from the College.
The inaugural Cambridge Health Futures Conference is 21–22 March, with generous support from our Welland Family Fund. Linda Tang (5th-yr medical student) is on the organising committee & alumna Prof Bola Grace (2019, Business Management) is among the experts speaking:
22.02.2026 09:35
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Dr Joanna Krupka
💥 Joanna Krupka (Bye-Fellow 2024) from @scicambridge.bsky.social has led the development of a blood test that can predict, more accurately than standard scans, if treatment has successfully eradicated the most common form of aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma: caths.cam.ac.uk/canc... 2/2
21.02.2026 09:40
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Dr Simon Richardson in conversation at a Cancer Research UK event in Parliament
Cancer research news from Catz:
💥 Simon Richardson (2024), whose research focuses on the commonest cancer in children, joined Cancer Research UK in Parliament ahead of the launch of a new National Cancer Plan for England: caths.cam.ac.uk/nati... 1/2
Photo credit: Cancer Research UK
21.02.2026 09:40
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One of the students in a Cavendish Lab
🚨Deadline Extended
You have got until 4 March to apply for the Experimental Physics Summer School (6 July to 1 August 2026)
Passionate about experimental physics? Love hands-on problem-solving, building skills in the lab, and discussing ideas? Apply:🔗 buff.ly/WrfRBLJ
20.02.2026 17:19
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Building bridges on the Cambridge Executive MBA China Trek
In September 2025, several members of the St Catharine’s College community joined fellow students and alumni from Cambridge Judge Business School on the third annual China Trek. The week-long, student-organised programme brought participants to key cities across the Greater Bay Area (GBA) region, including Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Macau and Hengqin, to observe emerging developments in technology, entrepreneurship and cross-border collaboration.
We were delighted to hear about the 3rd annual China Trek for @cambridgeemba.bsky.social students & alumni, including organiser Hilary Wang (2022, EMBA), Babatope Olajide (2022, EMBA), Michael Robinson (2024, Global EMBA) & Bujinlkham Bold (a current Global EMBA student):
20.02.2026 09:10
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School pupils Noor and Zarah spent a few days in our lab at @thecimr.bsky.social over half-term as part of the ISAC/M programme. Their mini projects had them studying cellular senescence & antitrypsin polymerisation respectively
Their talks at @stcatharines.bsky.social today did us proud 🥹🔬🧬
19.02.2026 19:17
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Attendees at the St Catharine's College Ten Years On reunion dinner
Attendees at the St Catharine's College Ten Years On reunion dinner
Attendees at the St Catharine's College Ten Years On reunion dinner
Attendees at the St Catharine's College Ten Years On reunion dinner
We were delighted to welcome back alumni who matriculated in 2015 for their Ten Years On reunion dinner in College on Friday 13 February. It was lovely to see alumni reconnecting and reminiscing about their time in College.
19.02.2026 09:55
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