Alumni events
Alumni Events
Exhibition
25 Oct 2025 - 09 Jan 2026
Escape from Colditz - Papercuts, Collage and Installation
The Robert Cripps Gallery presents Annette Schröter’s Escape from Colditz, a series of papercuts and collages exploring escapism, life in the German Democratic Republic, and rural versus urban motifs.
Dinner
12 Nov 2025
Washington DC Dinner 2025
Join the Master and Development Director for a Magdalene Dinner in Washington DC at the Cosmos Club. Booking essential, all Members welcome with one guest.
Lecture
13 Nov 2025
Washington DC Lecture 2025
We are honoured that the Master, Sir Christopher Greenwood, will be delivering the 20th annual lecture in international arbitration at the Washington College of Law. Magdalene alumni are warmly invited to attend the talk. Registration is essential.
Dinner
14 Nov 2025
New York Dinner 2025
Join the Master and Development Director for our popular Magdalene Dinner in New York at The Colony Club. Members may bring a guest. Booking required.
Panel Discussions
15 Nov 2025
Escape and Escapism – Art and the GDR
A one-day symposium alongside Annette Schröter’s Escape from Colditz exhibition, exploring GDR creative legacies across art, film and literature.
Drinks
15 Nov 2025
Boston Talk and Drinks Reception 2025
Join the Master, Sir Christopher Greenwood, for a talk on international law followed by a drinks reception at the Somerset Club in Boston. Members welcome with one guest.
Lunch
22 Nov 2025
Remembering Arthur Sale: Poet and Teacher
Magdalene College is hosting a commemorative event to mark twenty-five years since the death of Arthur Sale (1912-2000), our much-loved Fellow-Commoner in English.
Lecture
24 Nov 2025
The Irish Pope: Paul Cullen, 1803-1878
The 2025 Parnell Lecture in Irish Studies will be given by Professor Colin Barr, Professor of Modern Irish History and Thomas Moore and Judy Livingston Director of the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
Alumni
05 Dec 2025
Christmas Carol Concert in London
Start your festive season by joining the Master, Sir Christopher Greenwood, and the Magdalene Chapel Choir for a concert of traditional carols, followed by mulled wine and mince pies.
Drinks
06 Dec 2025
Benefactors' Event 2025: Festive Drinks
The College is delighted to have the opportunity of thanking those who have chosen to support Magdalene with a donation of £100 or more during our last financial year at a Festive Drinks Party.
Alumni
07 Feb 2026
Magdalene History Dinner 2026
The Master, History Fellows, and Development Director are delighted to invite current and former students of History and their guests, to the Magdalene History Dinner.