About Darwin College Cambridge
Welcome to the official Darwin College page for alumni. This page is updated regularly with news and events from the college.
Darwin College Cambridge Description
Welcome to the official Darwin College Alumni page.
Darwin College was founded in 1964 as the first College in Cambridge exclusively for graduate students, on the initiative of Trinity, St. John's, and Gonville and Caius Colleges. It is located in the very centre of town and backs on to an attractive part of the river Cam. Two small and picturesque islands, which belong to the College, give it a uniquely charming atmosphere.
The college takes its name from the family of Charles Darwin, the famous biologist, whose second son Sir George Darwin (1845-1912, from 1883 Plumian Professor of Astronomy in this University) bought Newnham Grange, now the oldest part of the College, together with the adjoining Old Granary in 1885.
Today Darwin has a community of over 700 students from over 60 countries, and over 7000 alumni from all over the world. Notable alumni include Dian Fossey, Paul Clement the US Solicitor General, Sir Ian Wilmut and the Canadian TV presenter Seamus O'Regan.
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JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS AND RECENT ALUMNI
Help us to raise money for the College by taking part in the upcoming telephone campaign. Earn up to £450 for part-time, temporary work in September.
Please email development.office@darwin.cam.ac.uk or pop into the Development Office for more details.
Next Monday 20th May - open to all Darwin students and alumni. Fancy coming along for something a bit different?
Do contact us at alumni.relations@darwin.cam.ac.uk for alumni bookings.
Dr Emily Shuckburgh (Fellow of Darwin College) on new initiatives in Cambridge to study solutions to climate change:
Tomorrow's Science Seminar will be given by Dr Adrian Weller. He will be talking about whether we can really trust AI.
You can read more about his talk here: https://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/121090
1st May 2019 The next in our monthly series of the evolution of Darwin College throughout the year. The garden is a luscious green, the water is calm and the spring is in full swing.
SAN FRANCISCO ALUMNI DRINKS RECEPTION - ONE WEEK TODAY, 7th MAY
Darwin College Development Director, Samuel Venn, will be hosting a drinks reception at The Cavalier, San Francisco. The reception will take place between 6:30 and 10pm and you are welcome to drop in any time then.
There is no need to book for this event but we do ask that you email alumni.relations@darwin.cam.ac.uk with your intention to attend.
ALUMNI BRUNCH - NEW YORK CITY - NEXT FRIDAY 5th MAY
Alumni and their guests are invited to a Darwin College alumni brunch hosted by the Master, Professor Mary Fowler, and Development Director, Samuel Venn, which will be held at Sarabeth's, Central Park South, NY. The cost per person is $60.
Booking will close on Monday so please register now to avoid disappointment! You can book securely on-line through Cambridge in America: https://www.cantab.org/events/events-cale ndar/event/3094
The beautifully sunny bank holiday weekend has encouraged the wisteria to come out in all its glory!
So sad to see our wonderful Darwin College University Challenge team exit the competition in the Semi-Final last night. But what an excellent team they have been and it was another really close match! Congratulations to the team from Teddy Hall, Oxford who were very formidable opponents.
All set for the 2019 Darwin Dinner in Hong Kong!
Monday evening will see the Darwin College team take on St Edmund Hall, Oxford in the second University Challenge Semi Final. Tune in to BBC2 at 8pm on Monday to see who will go through to the final round. Good luck Darwin!
This Saturday 13th April - Darwin College Alumni Dinner in Hong Kong
There is still time to book for the alumni reunion dinner hosted by the Master Mary Fowler and Development Director Samuel Venn, which will be held in The Hong Kong Bankers Club. The evening will begin with drinks at 7.00pm and the dinner will commence at 7.30pm. The cost for the dinner is £45. All drinks will be courtesy of the college.
You can book securely on-line at: https://fitzroy.dar.cam.ac.uk/civicrm/eve nt/info…
Another amazing performance last night on University Challenge, congratulations to our incredible Darwin Team! Commiserations to the team from Manchester who put up a strong fight!
Best of luck in the semi-finals team Darwin!
Tonight on BBC2 at 8pm the Darwin College team will be returning to our screens to battle it out against Manchester University for the last semi-final spot. We wish them good luck and are very proud of their progress so far!
1st April 2019 The latest in our monthly series of the evolution of Darwin College throughout the year. The punts are back, the spring is here and the sun is shining!
NEXT FRIDAY - 5th April, Darwin College Alumni Dinner, Tokyo
Alumni are invited to a Cambridge & Oxford alumni reunion dinner to be hosted by the Master Mary Fowler and Development Director Samuel Venn, which will be held in The Tokyo Club. The evening will begin with drinks at 6.30pm and the dinner will commence at 7.00pm. During the evening the Master will give a talk.
Booking can be made here: https://fitzroy.dar.cam.ac.uk/civicrm/eve nt/info…
... Payment must be made to C&O's bank account by Tuesday 2nd April.
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Earlier this month the book of the "Extremes" Lecture Series (2017 series) was launched. This title was edited by Duncan Needham and Julius Weitzdoerfer.
The book is now available from Cambridge University Press (https://tinyurl.com/y2emfyvs) and on Amazon (https://tinyurl.com/yyur6b8u)