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Supporting Cambridge Pink Week
Magdalene students led the sponsorship team for Cambridge Pink Week, raising a record £8,100 for breast cancer charities. Their efforts continue for Pink Week 2025, supporting vital research and awareness.
Magdalene College Magazine 2023-24
The 2023-24 College Magazine is now online, featuring a record of events from the past year and articles by Members of the College.
Gilded Icon Stolen from Magdalene College Chapel
A gilded icon of the Virgin and Child, donated in 2009, was stolen from Magdalene College Chapel. The College urges anyone with information on its whereabouts to contact them.
Outstanding Young Writers Awarded at Essay Competition Prize-Giving
Winners of the 2024 Armstrong Essay Competition visited Magdalene for a celebration in the Master’s Garden during the Cambridge Open Day. Prizes were presented by the Master.
Magdalene Fellow awarded European Research Council Starting Grant
Magdalene Fellow Dr Adrian Baez-Ortega has won a €1.5M ERC Starting Grant for research on marine transmissible cancers, one of nine Cambridge recipients this year.
Magdalene-Magdalen Sports Day
A record turnout for Magdalene-Magdalen Sports Day saw over 300 join in a day of fierce matches and festivities, with Magdalene clinching victories across nearly all events.
Young Enterprise
William Salomon OBE reflects on the legacy of Young Enterprise, founded by his father in 1962, and its lasting impact on skills, opportunity and social mobility for young people.
Little Gidding and the Gospel Harmonies
The cataloguing of Ferrar Prints has been completed and is now searchable online. The collection includes religious engravings and prints of inventions, some with unique excisions by the Ferrars.
Pepys and Horses
Pepys relied on horses for travel, status, and enjoyment. His library includes rare books on vaulting and equine anatomy, reflecting seventeenth-century equestrian culture and knowledge.
Chasing the Work-life Balance
PhD student and athlete Niamh Bridson Hubbard reflects on balancing elite sport with research, culminating in a historic team gold at the European Cross-Country Championships.
Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer
The cataloguing of the Van de Weyer albums is complete. Highlights include letters from figures like the Duke of Wellington and Maria Edgeworth. The collection is now searchable online.
Fellow elected to the British Academy
Congratulations to Professor Tim Harper on his election to The British Academy, recognising his leadership and contributions to the humanities and social sciences.