Clare Hall, University of Cambridge
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A college for advanced study at the University of Cambridge, renowned for its Fellowship and annual programme for visiting academics.
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🎶 A lovely Evensong last night with Clare Hall and Corpus Christi Choirs featuring music by Charles Villiers Stanford and Ola Gjeilo.
Our choir keeps growing in numbers, skill, and spirit 🌟
📸 A big thank-you to Ben de Souza for the photo.
Our choir keeps growing in numbers, skill, and spirit 🌟
📸 A big thank-you to Ben de Souza for the photo.
November 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🎶 A lovely Evensong last night with Clare Hall and Corpus Christi Choirs featuring music by Charles Villiers Stanford and Ola Gjeilo.
Our choir keeps growing in numbers, skill, and spirit 🌟
📸 A big thank-you to Ben de Souza for the photo.
Our choir keeps growing in numbers, skill, and spirit 🌟
📸 A big thank-you to Ben de Souza for the photo.
🎉 Here’s to the values that have carried Clare Hall for 60 years and continue to inspire our future!
#clarehall60
#clarehall60
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🎉 Here’s to the values that have carried Clare Hall for 60 years and continue to inspire our future!
#clarehall60
#clarehall60
Our gardens are full of colour and surprises this season - from bright berries to delicate blooms 🌿 Take a walk and see how many of these plants you can spot around Clare Hall.
And for a bit of fun… there’s a hidden frog in this collage - can you spot it? 👀🐸
And for a bit of fun… there’s a hidden frog in this collage - can you spot it? 👀🐸
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Our gardens are full of colour and surprises this season - from bright berries to delicate blooms 🌿 Take a walk and see how many of these plants you can spot around Clare Hall.
And for a bit of fun… there’s a hidden frog in this collage - can you spot it? 👀🐸
And for a bit of fun… there’s a hidden frog in this collage - can you spot it? 👀🐸
🌌 A breathtaking moment over the Fellows’ Garden submitted for Clare Hall Through Your Lens!
📸 “First Aurora” by MaryEllen Linnehan, PhD student in English
Soft ribbons of colour light up the night sky above the College, capturing a rare and magical view few will forget.
📸 “First Aurora” by MaryEllen Linnehan, PhD student in English
Soft ribbons of colour light up the night sky above the College, capturing a rare and magical view few will forget.
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🌌 A breathtaking moment over the Fellows’ Garden submitted for Clare Hall Through Your Lens!
📸 “First Aurora” by MaryEllen Linnehan, PhD student in English
Soft ribbons of colour light up the night sky above the College, capturing a rare and magical view few will forget.
📸 “First Aurora” by MaryEllen Linnehan, PhD student in English
Soft ribbons of colour light up the night sky above the College, capturing a rare and magical view few will forget.
Here’s to 60 years of kindness, learning, and small acts that make a big difference for the shared life at Clare Hall! ❤️
#clarehall60
#clarehall60
November 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Here’s to 60 years of kindness, learning, and small acts that make a big difference for the shared life at Clare Hall! ❤️
#clarehall60
#clarehall60
Louise’s Garden Diary - October🍎
As autumn settles over Clare Hall gardens, Louise shares her latest diary entries—gentle observations of changing light, falling leaves and the birds that pass through our grounds.
Little Egrets, Red Kites and Buzzards—October brings us wings and wonder this year🍁🧡
As autumn settles over Clare Hall gardens, Louise shares her latest diary entries—gentle observations of changing light, falling leaves and the birds that pass through our grounds.
Little Egrets, Red Kites and Buzzards—October brings us wings and wonder this year🍁🧡
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Louise’s Garden Diary - October🍎
As autumn settles over Clare Hall gardens, Louise shares her latest diary entries—gentle observations of changing light, falling leaves and the birds that pass through our grounds.
Little Egrets, Red Kites and Buzzards—October brings us wings and wonder this year🍁🧡
As autumn settles over Clare Hall gardens, Louise shares her latest diary entries—gentle observations of changing light, falling leaves and the birds that pass through our grounds.
Little Egrets, Red Kites and Buzzards—October brings us wings and wonder this year🍁🧡
🍂 Happy to share another wonderful contribution to Clare Hall Through Your Lens!
📸 “Allotment harvest” by Lisa Valentini, PhD student in Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics
View from Brian Pippard Building on the Scholars' Garden, with Clare Hall flag.
📸 “Allotment harvest” by Lisa Valentini, PhD student in Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics
View from Brian Pippard Building on the Scholars' Garden, with Clare Hall flag.
November 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🍂 Happy to share another wonderful contribution to Clare Hall Through Your Lens!
📸 “Allotment harvest” by Lisa Valentini, PhD student in Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics
View from Brian Pippard Building on the Scholars' Garden, with Clare Hall flag.
📸 “Allotment harvest” by Lisa Valentini, PhD student in Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics
View from Brian Pippard Building on the Scholars' Garden, with Clare Hall flag.
👻 Happy Halloween from all of us at Clare Hall! 🎃
Wishing you a spook-tacular day filled with treats, laughter, and a touch of autumn magic 🕯️🍂
Wishing you a spook-tacular day filled with treats, laughter, and a touch of autumn magic 🕯️🍂
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
👻 Happy Halloween from all of us at Clare Hall! 🎃
Wishing you a spook-tacular day filled with treats, laughter, and a touch of autumn magic 🕯️🍂
Wishing you a spook-tacular day filled with treats, laughter, and a touch of autumn magic 🕯️🍂
Dr Ruth Tatlow, Life Member and Visiting Fellow (2023), shares how her time at Clare Hall sparked new creativity and lasting connections.
🌿 Here’s to the inspiration that continues to grow within our College!
#clarehall60
🌿 Here’s to the inspiration that continues to grow within our College!
#clarehall60
October 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Dr Ruth Tatlow, Life Member and Visiting Fellow (2023), shares how her time at Clare Hall sparked new creativity and lasting connections.
🌿 Here’s to the inspiration that continues to grow within our College!
#clarehall60
🌿 Here’s to the inspiration that continues to grow within our College!
#clarehall60
A huge thank-you to our amazing gardening team - David Smith, Louise Ellis-Aylott, and Stuart Wilson - for their incredible care and creativity that keep our grounds thriving all year round🌷💚
October 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A huge thank-you to our amazing gardening team - David Smith, Louise Ellis-Aylott, and Stuart Wilson - for their incredible care and creativity that keep our grounds thriving all year round🌷💚
Huge congratulations to our lovely students who graduated on Friday 24 October! 🍁 🎓👏🏻
We are so proud of your achievements and wish you every success in the next exciting chapter. Can’t wait to see all that you go on to accomplish! 🌱
📸 Thank you Jeremy Peters for the beautiful photos!
We are so proud of your achievements and wish you every success in the next exciting chapter. Can’t wait to see all that you go on to accomplish! 🌱
📸 Thank you Jeremy Peters for the beautiful photos!
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Huge congratulations to our lovely students who graduated on Friday 24 October! 🍁 🎓👏🏻
We are so proud of your achievements and wish you every success in the next exciting chapter. Can’t wait to see all that you go on to accomplish! 🌱
📸 Thank you Jeremy Peters for the beautiful photos!
We are so proud of your achievements and wish you every success in the next exciting chapter. Can’t wait to see all that you go on to accomplish! 🌱
📸 Thank you Jeremy Peters for the beautiful photos!
Such approaches could offer new ways to combat pathogenic bacteria of global importance.
The event concluded with a Q&A session followed by animated conversation over dinner at Clare Hall.
🎞️ The full recording of the lecture is now available on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xv2...
The event concluded with a Q&A session followed by animated conversation over dinner at Clare Hall.
🎞️ The full recording of the lecture is now available on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xv2...
October 29, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Such approaches could offer new ways to combat pathogenic bacteria of global importance.
The event concluded with a Q&A session followed by animated conversation over dinner at Clare Hall.
🎞️ The full recording of the lecture is now available on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xv2...
The event concluded with a Q&A session followed by animated conversation over dinner at Clare Hall.
🎞️ The full recording of the lecture is now available on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xv2...
💛 Here’s to six decades of connection, curiosity, and community - and to many more stories yet to come!
#clarehall60
#clarehall60
October 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
💛 Here’s to six decades of connection, curiosity, and community - and to many more stories yet to come!
#clarehall60
#clarehall60
The morning talks were followed by the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding in the President’s Lodge, further strengthening collaboration between the two institutions.
🤝 A wonderful step forward in Clare Hall’s tradition of international and interdisciplinary partnerships.
🤝 A wonderful step forward in Clare Hall’s tradition of international and interdisciplinary partnerships.
October 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The morning talks were followed by the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding in the President’s Lodge, further strengthening collaboration between the two institutions.
🤝 A wonderful step forward in Clare Hall’s tradition of international and interdisciplinary partnerships.
🤝 A wonderful step forward in Clare Hall’s tradition of international and interdisciplinary partnerships.
Spotted in the gardens 🐦⬛
Louise shares a charming sighting in her newest Garden Diary update - a small but wonderful sign of autumn life at Clare Hall 🍂
Louise shares a charming sighting in her newest Garden Diary update - a small but wonderful sign of autumn life at Clare Hall 🍂
October 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Spotted in the gardens 🐦⬛
Louise shares a charming sighting in her newest Garden Diary update - a small but wonderful sign of autumn life at Clare Hall 🍂
Louise shares a charming sighting in her newest Garden Diary update - a small but wonderful sign of autumn life at Clare Hall 🍂
Clare Hall is pleased to have welcomed over 120 new students this year, who participated in their matriculation and book signing ceremonies last week.
As always, we are very grateful to Jeremy Peters for the excellent photos!
As always, we are very grateful to Jeremy Peters for the excellent photos!
October 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Clare Hall is pleased to have welcomed over 120 new students this year, who participated in their matriculation and book signing ceremonies last week.
As always, we are very grateful to Jeremy Peters for the excellent photos!
As always, we are very grateful to Jeremy Peters for the excellent photos!
🌙 Another stunning submission to Clare Hall Through Your Lens!
📸 “9pm swimming session” by Dr Nikolai Kazantsev, Research Fellow
As daylight slips away, the pool glows softly - a reminder of the calm corners and shared spaces that make Clare Hall feel like home.
📸 “9pm swimming session” by Dr Nikolai Kazantsev, Research Fellow
As daylight slips away, the pool glows softly - a reminder of the calm corners and shared spaces that make Clare Hall feel like home.
October 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🌙 Another stunning submission to Clare Hall Through Your Lens!
📸 “9pm swimming session” by Dr Nikolai Kazantsev, Research Fellow
As daylight slips away, the pool glows softly - a reminder of the calm corners and shared spaces that make Clare Hall feel like home.
📸 “9pm swimming session” by Dr Nikolai Kazantsev, Research Fellow
As daylight slips away, the pool glows softly - a reminder of the calm corners and shared spaces that make Clare Hall feel like home.
Alan Caine (1936-2022) was an artist and art educator whose work explores the unity and depth of humble subjects - rugs, mopheads, bundles of cloth - and luminous landscapes, reflecting a philosophy of oneness and coherence.
The exhibition runs from 10 October-20 November 2025, open daily 10am-5pm.
The exhibition runs from 10 October-20 November 2025, open daily 10am-5pm.
October 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Alan Caine (1936-2022) was an artist and art educator whose work explores the unity and depth of humble subjects - rugs, mopheads, bundles of cloth - and luminous landscapes, reflecting a philosophy of oneness and coherence.
The exhibition runs from 10 October-20 November 2025, open daily 10am-5pm.
The exhibition runs from 10 October-20 November 2025, open daily 10am-5pm.
On 20th September, Clare Hall Alumni and Life Members Dr Jonathan Tay and Dr Kimberly Anderson celebrated their wedding 💍💐
We are thrilled to congratulate Jonathan and Kimberly and wish them every happiness in their life together!
We are thrilled to congratulate Jonathan and Kimberly and wish them every happiness in their life together!
October 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
On 20th September, Clare Hall Alumni and Life Members Dr Jonathan Tay and Dr Kimberly Anderson celebrated their wedding 💍💐
We are thrilled to congratulate Jonathan and Kimberly and wish them every happiness in their life together!
We are thrilled to congratulate Jonathan and Kimberly and wish them every happiness in their life together!
Professor Clarke’s experiments revealed quantum behaviour in superconducting circuits — foundational for today’s quantum computing and sensing technologies.
He was a Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall in 1989–1990. Congratulations on this outstanding recognition!
www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/life-me...
He was a Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall in 1989–1990. Congratulations on this outstanding recognition!
www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/life-me...
October 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Professor Clarke’s experiments revealed quantum behaviour in superconducting circuits — foundational for today’s quantum computing and sensing technologies.
He was a Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall in 1989–1990. Congratulations on this outstanding recognition!
www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/life-me...
He was a Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall in 1989–1990. Congratulations on this outstanding recognition!
www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/life-me...
The first Bell Collection Symposium, supported by the Isaac Newton Trust, welcomed curators and scholars to explore themes from Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie and Norah Braden’s partnership to the legacies of Richard Batterham, Bill Ismay and Bernard Leach, alongside highlights from the Bell Collection
October 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The first Bell Collection Symposium, supported by the Isaac Newton Trust, welcomed curators and scholars to explore themes from Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie and Norah Braden’s partnership to the legacies of Richard Batterham, Bill Ismay and Bernard Leach, alongside highlights from the Bell Collection
🍁Clare Hall Through Your Lens launches today!🍁
We invite students, fellows, staff and families to share photos of Clare Hall grounds and gardens.
📸 First submission: “The Libby Gardener Memorial” by Dr Peter Forster, Life Member.
Find out how to join here: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/events/clare...
We invite students, fellows, staff and families to share photos of Clare Hall grounds and gardens.
📸 First submission: “The Libby Gardener Memorial” by Dr Peter Forster, Life Member.
Find out how to join here: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/events/clare...
October 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🍁Clare Hall Through Your Lens launches today!🍁
We invite students, fellows, staff and families to share photos of Clare Hall grounds and gardens.
📸 First submission: “The Libby Gardener Memorial” by Dr Peter Forster, Life Member.
Find out how to join here: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/events/clare...
We invite students, fellows, staff and families to share photos of Clare Hall grounds and gardens.
📸 First submission: “The Libby Gardener Memorial” by Dr Peter Forster, Life Member.
Find out how to join here: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/events/clare...
We are thrilled to announce that Professor Lori Passmore, Official Fellow of Clare Hall, has recently been appointed Honorary Professor of the University of Cambridge, and awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Aarhus University, Denmark. Congratulations to Professor Passmore from all of us at Clare Hall!
September 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We are thrilled to announce that Professor Lori Passmore, Official Fellow of Clare Hall, has recently been appointed Honorary Professor of the University of Cambridge, and awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Aarhus University, Denmark. Congratulations to Professor Passmore from all of us at Clare Hall!
We are delighted to share that Clare Hall has set up a new BBQ area in the West Court 🍔
Come and enjoy a good grill, wonderful company, and our beautiful lawns! Just don’t forget to tidy up afterwards 🌱
Find Clare Hall’s BBQ policy on the main website: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/gather-...
Come and enjoy a good grill, wonderful company, and our beautiful lawns! Just don’t forget to tidy up afterwards 🌱
Find Clare Hall’s BBQ policy on the main website: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/gather-...
September 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We are delighted to share that Clare Hall has set up a new BBQ area in the West Court 🍔
Come and enjoy a good grill, wonderful company, and our beautiful lawns! Just don’t forget to tidy up afterwards 🌱
Find Clare Hall’s BBQ policy on the main website: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/gather-...
Come and enjoy a good grill, wonderful company, and our beautiful lawns! Just don’t forget to tidy up afterwards 🌱
Find Clare Hall’s BBQ policy on the main website: www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/news/gather-...
A joyful evening in London! Our recent drinks reception at the Travellers Club was one of Clare Hall’s most successful gatherings, with so many alumni and friends joining us. 🥂
Huge thanks to our Fellow Commoner, Graeme Harrower, for kindly sponsoring this special night.
Huge thanks to our Fellow Commoner, Graeme Harrower, for kindly sponsoring this special night.
September 22, 2025 at 10:13 AM
A joyful evening in London! Our recent drinks reception at the Travellers Club was one of Clare Hall’s most successful gatherings, with so many alumni and friends joining us. 🥂
Huge thanks to our Fellow Commoner, Graeme Harrower, for kindly sponsoring this special night.
Huge thanks to our Fellow Commoner, Graeme Harrower, for kindly sponsoring this special night.