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Selwyn College combines academic excellence with a strong, diverse community. Founded in 1882, and at the heart of the modern University of Cambridge.
Congratulations to alumnus Dr Dmitri Levitin on winning a @dandavidprize.org. Dmitri says: “It's no coincidence that I turned to early modern history while studying at Selwyn: for the last 50 years, it has been one of the world’s great centres of excellence in the subject.”
June 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Many congratulations to Dorothea Gundtoft, who graduated last year from @selwyn1882.bsky.social! 👏

Read Dorothea's story 🧵
May 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A Selwyn Sunday evening in Spring. Photos by Vicky Young.
May 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The natural look.

Some of our gardens are becoming a little wilder as part of our commitment to biodiversity.
May 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Union flag is flying over the college this May 8th to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

It was raised on the Tower by porter Paul Lawrence. Photograph by his colleague Martyn Waring.
May 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
What, if any, are the historical parallels between Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Putin? Prof Sir Richard Evans explored the 20th and 21st century military experiences of Germany and Russia in his Ramsay Murray lecture at Selwyn.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltWc...

Photos by Thisath Ranawaka.
May 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The flag of England is flying over the college today to mark St George’s Day.
April 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Happy Easter from Selwyn.

Photograph on the morning of Easter Day by Lucy Hunter.
April 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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We’re green, and quite a lot of other colours too. The gardens of @selwyn1882.bsky.social this week. Photos by my colleague Thisath Ranawaka.
April 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Very proud of the @selwyn1882.bsky.social students who received their MAs today. This was the generation whose studies were disrupted by the pandemic, and they’re fine young people who deserve this moment of celebration.
April 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The college flag is flying as we prepare to welcome back the 2018 year group for their MA graduation ceremony.
April 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
It was a pleasure to entertain freshers and their families to lunch at the end of Lent term.
March 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Another great weekend at @cambridgeuni.bsky.social 🤩

On Saturday, our Oxbridge Pathway students got their first glimpse of life at Cambridge. Huge thanks to our friends at @newnhamcollege.bsky.social and @selwyn1882.bsky.social for hosting us. See you again soon! 💚
March 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Some snaps from the Cambridge History Forum earlier this month @selwyn1882.bsky.social

Great questions from 6th Form audience; talks on historical ‘successions’

With Jonathan Davis @angliaruskinuni.bsky.social and Jessica Sharkey @ueahistory.bsky.social

#historyteacher #earlymodern
March 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
“Selwyn Voices” - our community choir - entertained a lunchtime audience with a selection of popular songs.
March 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A wonderful week on the river for Selwyn. Details here: www.sel.cam.ac.uk/news/success...
March 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This Sunday at Selwyn. All welcome.
March 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The start of meteorological Spring. Old Court, March 1st.
March 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Including works by Mozart, Handel, Mendelssohn, Barber and Britten. All welcome.
March 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Clinical medics’ supper this evening @selwyn1882.bsky.social
Was great to hear about their electives, FY allocations..etc.
February 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The fellows of Selwyn have elected Suzanne Raine as the next master. She will take office in October.

Read more here:
www.sel.cam.ac.uk/news/next-ma...
February 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Looking forward to being back in Cambridge and returning to the Faculty of Music this afternoon to speak about the all-too-timely topic of “Beethoven, Late Fascism, and Totality.” It’ll also be nice to drop in briefly to my old college, @selwyn1882.bsky.social.

www.mus.cam.ac.uk/events/beeth...
Beethoven, Late Fascism, and Totality (Professor Naomi Waltham-Smith, University of Oxford) | Faculty of Music
During the 2022 French Presidential election campaign, the extreme-right candidate Éric Zemmour released a video in which he expounded on the supposed threat posed to the Republic by “le grand remplac...
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February 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Is the answer to populism a strengthening of the power of the courts and judges? Shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson answered a question from a Selwyn student. Full session here: www.youtube.com/live/vZ65Kys...
February 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
We're thrilled to be working again with the Brilliant Club bringing some of Britain's most talented school students to Selwyn & Cambridge. Six schools were involved in a graduation ceremony, which included a keynote speech from Ellie Montague, 2nd year History student.
February 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Compulsory licence fees, coverage of #Trump, the future of #BBC global services.
Here’s the director-general of the BBC, Tim Davie, in conversation with Selwyn’s master Roger Mosey about all the big issues on his agenda.

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"The BBC: its future and how we fund it", with Tim Davie, director general of the BBC
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February 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM