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A year in the life of the Trinity Hall community
Trinity Hall
2018/19
Academic Year 2018/19
Trinity Hall
2
2018/19
It has been a wonderful year in the Alumni
Reports from
and Development Office. We have met
over 800 of you at events in the UK and
our Officers
in 12 cities overseas; launched our online
community LinkHall; and awarded the
Cambridge Social Innovation Prize to four
businesses making a positive social impact
in the UK. Judging from the alumni news
section of the Review (pages 36-37), it
has also been a great year for many of you
too. It is always a pleasure to hear how our
alumni are and what you’re getting up to,
so thank you for sharing your news with us.
Your support has been keenly felt in the
past year. Thanks to your generosity we
have been able to provide financial aid
to undergraduates; offer studentships
to postgraduates; help cover the costs
of the wellbeing team; support access
initiatives; and refurbish student facilities.
Your support is invaluable to our students
and is hugely appreciated across the
College. Thank you.
Kathryn Martin-Chambers
(née Greaves)
Alumni Communications Officer
Note: You may notice there is no report from Andrew
Arthur, Director of Music, in this issue. Andrew was
on sabbatical leave in the academic year 2018/19
but has reprised his role for 2019/20.
Stay in touch with the College network: 32
Alumni
@TrinityHallCamb
News
inside
Reports from our Officers 2
The Master 2
The Bursar 4
The Senior Tutor 7
The Graduate Tutor 8
The Admissions Tutor 10
The Dean 11
The Development Director 12
The Junior Bursar 14
The Head of Conference
and Catering Services 15
The Librarian 16
College News 18
The JCR President’s Report 20
The MCR President’s Report 21
Student Reports 22
18
News of Fellows and Staff 26
Seminars and Lectures 28
Fundraising 30
Alumni News 32
THA Secretary’s Report 34
College News Alumni News 36
In Memoriam 38
2018/19 Information 40
List of Fellows 42
College Statistics 46
List of Donors 50
Get Involved 59
40
2018/19 Thank you to all who have contributed to this
edition of the Trinity Hall Review.
Information Cover picture: Camilla Read (2006) entering the Chapel
2 R E PORTS F ROM OU R OF F IC E R S
Caption
Master’s Research,
The di scovery,
Report scholarship – that’s
the foundation
of Cambridge’s
worldwide reputation
C
ambridge has been in the the face, sometimes, of considerable
news a lot over the last year difficulty. There are also many good
and as you’ll be aware, much admissions stories. Cambridge
of the attention has been has students here from all social
critical or even hostile. It began with the backgrounds and from many different
scandal over Cambridge Analytica but countries. The student body is not the
has gone on to embrace admissions homogenous white, southern, middle-
and outreach, pay, investment policy, class ‘block’ you might sometimes
freedom of speech, legacies of slavery, imagine from the press. That’s not to
and student disciplinary processes, say that there aren’t significant access
amongst other things. Some of these challenges remaining or that some
media ‘storms’ have scarcely been social groups aren’t under-represented.
just – the mere name was enough to But it is to say that the widest
taint the University for a time in the possible variety of people do come
The Revd Canon Dr Jeremy Morris
case of Cambridge Analytica, despite to Cambridge. Everyone can have a
Master
no concrete relationship between hand in encouraging school students
the University and the company. to think about applying to Cambridge,
The College is always affected by whatever their background, if they’re
these things. The outside world often able and prepared to work hard. That’s
“Everyone can – unsurprisingly – finds it hard to something that you as alumni can do,
distinguish between the colleges and as well as something into which the
have a hand in the University. Criticism of the University College pours a great deal of resource,
spills over into criticism of the College, through the work of our admissions
encouraging and vice versa. office and Schools Liaison Officer;
through the work we do with schools
school students Yet in amongst the negative press are
many good news stories. I’m always
and charities such as the Brilliant
to think about struck by how often a report will begin
Club; and through Open Days and
school visits.
by saying something like ‘Cambridge
applying to scientists have discovered…’ So if there is sometimes frustration here
or ‘Scholars at Cambridge have at the way Cambridge is depicted in the
Cambridge, identified…’. Twice a term I have an media, nonetheless there’s also quiet
informal seminar in the Lodge where satisfaction – not, I hope, complacency
whatever their Fellows talk briefly (for five minutes!) – at the fact that the University and the
about their research. It’s amazing colleges continue to work away at the
background, what extraordinary things they’re up things that they’re supposed to do: their
to! Research, discovery, scholarship core activities of education, learning and
if they’re able – the foundation of Cambridge’s research. That’s what keeps Cambridge
worldwide reputation. When it comes one of the great world universities.
and prepared to to graduation, there are of course
Once we set the noise to one side,
work hard.” many, many individual success stories,
with triumph through hard work and in
this has been an excellent year for
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the College. We have yet again
had an outstanding run of results
in the summer exams. I’ve already
mentioned the remarkable work done
by our Fellows. Work has begun
on the new music building in Avery
Court, designed by award-winning
architect Niall McLoughlin, with thanks
to the generosity of the Avery-Tsui
Foundation. The Boat Club triumphed
in the Lent Bumps and in the Mays.
Other College sport has thrived in
cricket, mixed netball and the women’s
football team yet again, for example.
Music has gone from strength to
strength, with a third commercial
CD about to be recorded by the choir
as I write.
Financially, as you’ll see from the
Bursar’s Report, the College has
continued to do well in difficult
circumstances and amidst all the
uncertainty surrounding Brexit. And
whilst our fundraising has also thrived,
thanks to our dedicated team in the
Alumni and Development Office, we are
looking forward to exciting plans and
increased activity in the years ahead.
There’s a lot going on, in other words!
I ought to close by thanking all those
many staff members and Fellows
who’ve contributed to the year, and to
wish you all well.
@TrinHallMaster
Pergola as seen from the main entrance
4 R E PORTS F ROM OU R OF F IC E R S
The
Bursar’s
Report
It has been an unbridled
honour and privilege to be part
of the College community
W
hen I arrived in September the next ten years the top universities
2004 as Bursar, one thing will have to go private in some form or
was immediately clear to other – at the very least they will have
me. The system governing Higher to be allowed to set their own fees.
Education funding was irredeemably
flawed and was not fit for purpose: put Realisation #2: my job was not
simply, it could not last. This led to two just to manage the College’s
further realisations. non-academic operations, but
to make it wealthier and more
Realisation #1: that top
able to control its own destiny
universities would have to go
Trinity Hall’s endowment was almost
‘private’ (whatever that means) completely gone in the early 1970s.
At first, the apparent increase in Somehow the College managed to
university fees was covered by get itself caught up in the secondary
government forcing the cost onto banking crisis of those years. By the
students. However, the same Paul ffolkes Davis
Bursar time I arrived in 2004, the College’s
government withdrew more than was investments had recovered to £62
being added by the increased student million, though £15 million of that was
fees. The growing funding gap was
born by the universities, which did one “The hallmark of actually cash being held to pay for
the prospective Wychfield student
of two things. They either (i) greatly
increased student numbers while our approach has housing project. However, even
£47 million spoke very favourably
offering less tuition and facilities (the
so-called ‘pile it high, sell it cheap’ been a willingness of the courageous line taken by the
Investment Committee. It committed
model) or (ii) they did what Oxbridge
and any university with a reasonable to accept levels the vast bulk of our resources to the
equity market, in particular to the
endowment did and put more of their
own money into the mix to subsidise of risk that might brilliant care of our now Honorary
Fellow Nigel Thomas, at a time when
– or as we prefer to term it at Trinity
Hall, invest in – their students. In a traditionally have conventional wisdom in managing
endowments suggested playing it safe
commercial venture this would be akin
to paying for your own product. been regarded in the bond markets. Amazingly, Trinity
Hall has not owned any Gilts since the
The first graph on the next page shows as high.” 1950s and, on the whole, it has been a
remarkably effective strategy.
how our ‘investment’ in students (ie
the deficit on our education account) Whatever happens in the forthcoming We set about increasing the value
has grown over the last ten years. The election, it is a virtual certainty that of our portfolios in a single-minded
Oxbridge model is far more expensive university fees will be cut. You can manner. The hallmark of our approach
than the model for non-collegiate be sure that the money saved by the has been a willingness to accept levels
universities. It is estimated that the tutorial individual will not be entirely replaced of risk that might traditionally have
system alone adds 30% to our teaching in university coffers by government been regarded as high. Though my
costs, but that is why we are the best. support. I would predict that within view has always been that living in an
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Fee Income and the Education Account Deficit Growth in Investments
£8m £350,000
£7m £300,000
£6m
£250,000
£5m
£200,000
£4m
£150,000
£3m
£2m £100,000
£1m £50,000
0 0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total Educational Expenditure Total Investment
College Fee Income Net Investment
extremely low interest-rate environment before the main indices. Today, we have Thank you
changes those old rules. The danger around ten equity asset managers and Two Masters, two Senior Tutors,
facing investors today is too great an are invested in practically every market two Junior Bursars, a succession of
exposure to supposedly safe fixed- around the world, whether mature or Chairs of the Investment and Property
income securities, at the moment emerging. We own Vietnamese equity Committees, all my colleagues both
when inflation once again rears its ugly and Venezuelan debt, mustard from within Trinity Hall and the larger
head. This is why we have been willing Norwich and micro-chips from Taiwan. University community, especially
to repeatedly borrow long-term for We even started a bank! my fellow Bursars: I am incredibly
investment purposes. I am grateful to grateful to have been entrusted with
In recent years we increased the
my open-minded colleagues who have this sacred task and thank you for all
proportion of our wealth held in
shared my view that having to repay or your help. It has been an unbridled
different forms of property. From
refinance loans of 40 and 50 years with honour and privilege to be part of the
residential and commercial buildings
fixed coupons of, on average, under College community. I have never been
in Cambridge to farms in the South
3%, is not lumbering our successors particularly clubbable, but you could
East, from brownfield sites in Wisbech
with an unreasonable burden. The time- not prove that from the welcome I
to condominiums in Los Angeles,
value of money, even if inflation never received and have continued to revel in
from social housing in Yorkshire to
returns to previously ‘normal’ levels, throughout my time in service to what
convenience stores in Ohio, everything
will ensure that these capital amounts Sir John Bradfield (the legendary Senior
we buy must have the capacity to
will have been considerably reduced Bursar of Trinity), when I was first
produce a steady income and realise a
in present-day values by the time our £8mdeveloped. introduced to him as the new Bursar
big uplift when it is sold or
placements fall due. In the meantime, next door, termed ‘that great college’.
£7m
we have made a good fist of investing You can view the Accounts for the At the time I thought that was a classy
these funds. By way of illustration, the £6m
last 10 years on the website: remark but I now know it was merely
first £25 million we borrowed for 40/50 www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/financial-
£5m recognition of what we are. I am proud
years from Barclays back in 2007 has information. the Hall is ‘less poor’ than it has ever
a hypothecated worth of just over £63 £4m
been. I hope I’ve been more of a help
million at the end of September 2019. Above is a graph that tracks
£3m the growth than a hindrance.
The 2019 accounts record a value for of the endowment investments over
£2mline shows
the last ten years. The top
the overall endowment of £286 million. Lastly, there are two people who I
growth including the value
£1mof all loans. must mention. Without them life would
The main tools we have employed in The second line reflects our0 actual have been very different and we would
pursuit of value have been diversification investment performance in securities of
2010 2011 2012certainly not be
2013 2014 2015where
2016 we are2018
2017 today2019
and the belief that traditional views of all types and property. on too many fronts to list. Jacqueline
the risk matrix are not necessarily right. Nathan, thank you, and Sheila Hunter,
In 2009, during the global financial what can I possibly say – thanks can
meltdown, our investments were never be enough.
as badly affected as most people’s.
However, our focus on equity above all,
especially small and mid-caps, allowed
us to be ahead of where we were before
the crash by June 2010 – two years
6 R E PORTS F ROM OU R OF F IC E R S
View from O staircase
7
The
Senior
Tutor’s
Report
What will remain constant is the
College’s extension of a warm
and inclusive welcome
I
n medieval times, a year and a day new. While Trinity Hall’s Old Library is
(c) Ian Farrell
was a traditional period of waiting in one of the UK’s handful of medieval
which peasants might try to escape chained libraries, the ‘new’ Jerwood
feudal duties or lovers be required Library (1998), designed by Hall
to prove their professed devotion. alumnus Tristan Rees Roberts (1967),
For Trinity Hall students studying for was acclaimed as ‘Cambridge city
a nine-month Master’s, a three- or centre’s favourite building of the last
four-year undergraduate degree or a 50 years’ in a competition organised
doctorate, a single year represents by Cambridge City Council and the
an equally significant amount of time. Greater Cambridge Shared Planning
Indeed, most former students, once Service to mark the 50th anniversary
alumni, find that memories of their time of the city’s central conservation area.
at university remain disproportionately And, seemingly never content to let
vivid for the rest of their lives, reflecting a year pass in quiet tranquillity, the
the intensity of student experiences, rhythmic drilling of excavation diggers
as well, perhaps, as an uncertainty, for has returned to Central Site as the
most students, as to what life might foundations of new WongAvery Music
bring after graduation. Gallery were recently laid.
And these are uncertain times. While
much of this past academic year “Across the University, Dr Clare Jackson
was spent trying to calibrate the Senior Tutor
likely outcome and practical effects
Trinity Hall members
of successive Brexit negotiations work tirelessly to improve
and parliamentary votes, the political respectively. Across the University,
situation remains unclear and potentially the student experiences Trinity Hall members work tirelessly to
volatile. As Acting Senior Tutor last
year, William O’Reilly reminded Trinity
of their peers.” improve the student experiences of
their peers, with Alfie Vaughan (2nd
Hall Review readers that around one year MML), for example, winning the
in ten Hall undergraduates, one in five But buildings are nothing without ‘Academic Representation’ category
postgraduates and Fellows, and one people inside them. Although tension in the 2019 Outstanding Student
in seven members of the College’s levels inevitably rose in the Jerwood Education Awards, organised by the
non-academic staff come from an Library during the Easter Term, last Cambridge Centre for Teaching and
EU country that is not the UK. For a year’s undergraduate examination Learning, while Jess O’Brien (2nd
College due to celebrate the 675th results remained very strong with nearly year Law) was elected as the CUSU
anniversary of its founding in 2025, 30% of students achieving First Class Disabled Students’ Officer. I remain
uncertain political times have been results in their Tripos examinations. deeply grateful to the energetic
weathered before, but what will remain In awards based wholly on student contributions of successive JCR and
constant is the College’s extension of votes, Dr James Wood received the MCR committees, as well as to our
a warm and inclusive welcome to all ‘Best Supervisor 2018-19’ prize from committed Tutors, Graduate Tutors,
members, past, present and future, students in the Department of Politics Domus Tutor, Admissions Tutors,
together with an enduring commitment and International Studies while, in the Tutorial and Admissions Office staff,
to the highest standards of academic CUSU Student-Led Teaching Awards and Mental Health and Wellbeing team.
excellence and tutorial provision. competition, Dr Nick Guyatt and
And, in 2018-19, the old continued Dr Isabelle McNeill were commended in
to blend, almost seamlessly, with the the Lecturer and Supervisor categories
8 R E PORTS F ROM OU R OF F IC E R S
The
Graduate
Tutor’
Report
s High quality of
our applications
T
his was a year of growth eight MPhil scholars and two PhD
for the graduate community students in African Studies over a
at Trinity Hall, with a large five-year period. We welcomed the
increase in the number of programme’s first two scholars this
new graduate students. It was year. We also welcomed the second
also a year of change, with recipient of the Rhodes-Moorhouse
Dr Tamsin O’Connell serving as studentship, jointly funded by Trinity
Acting Graduate Tutor, while the Hall, the Department of Engineering
Graduate Tutor, Dr Sasha Turchyn, and the RAF. We have a number
was away on a year of well-deserved of other studentships funded in
sabbatical leave. We thank partnership with other organisations.
Dr O’Connell for her stellar work as The Federal Court of Victoria/Trinity
Acting Graduate Tutor and for her Hall studentship, awarded to an LLM
Dr Ramji Venkataramanan unwavering support of our graduate student each year, is jointly funded
Deputy Graduate Tutor community. Huge thanks are also with the University of Melbourne
due to Charlotte Morgan-Shelbourne Law School. We also offered several
for her invaluable contribution as Master’s and PhD studentships
Graduate Administrator over the past jointly funded with the UK Research
few years. Councils and the Cambridge Trust.
We are proud of our vibrant and Our graduate students can also
diverse MCR, which currently has apply for a grant to support a host
262 graduate student members and of research activities. This year
30 postdoctoral members (usually we awarded an average of £300
researchers at the beginning of their to each graduate. We also offer
academic careers). This year, we had limited funding to students who
a much larger intake than in the past suffer financial hardship due to
few years, with 106 new graduate unforeseen events. Thanks to the
“The MCR has students admitted. The offer-to-
acceptance percentage was 65%,
generosity of our donors, Trinity Hall
is able to provide more graduate
done a fantastic higher than our long-term average funding than the majority of other
of 60%. This reflects the high quality Cambridge colleges. However, there
job of ensuring of our applications as well as the are still many talented students
that Trinity Hall support of Trinity Hall alumni and
friends who have funded several
who cannot join the College or the
University due to lack of funding. The
has one of the graduate studentships. College’s plans for the future aim to
further alleviate financial pressure on
most welcoming, This year we funded 15 new
graduate students.
graduate students and 19 PhD
vibrant and students, and are grateful to the The President of the MCR, Matthew
energetic MCRs donors who made this possible.
A generous donation from the
Wales (2014), along with his
committee has done a fantastic
in Cambridge.” Philomathia Foundation will support job of ensuring that Trinity Hall has9
one of the most welcoming, vibrant
and energetic MCRs in Cambridge.
He has been ably supported by the
postdoctoral representative Dr Mark
Pilling, who represents the interests of
the College’s postdoctoral community
in the MCR. The MCR organised
many popular social events such
as themed Formal Halls and games
nights throughout the year. There were
also academic events such as the
McMenemy Seminars and the Marshall
McLuhan Symposium, where MCR
members presented their research to
a broad audience. The MCR space
received a much needed refurbishment
and a new audio system.
The person with the most day-to-day
contact with the MCR members is
the Postgraduate Administrator. We
welcomed Clare Kerr to this role in
February. Since her arrival, she has
been a wonderful resource for the
MCR and a fantastic colleague for
the Graduate Tutors. We would also
like to thank Vicky Mills (Admissions
Officer), Rosie Ince (Tutorial Registrar),
Saskia Burton (Tutorial Administrator)
and Julie Powley (Tutorial Office
Manager). We are fortunate to have
such a knowledgeable and friendly
administration, under the overall
guidance of the Senior Tutor Dr Clare
Jackson. Finally, we are grateful to the
College’s exceptional welfare team
for providing essential support to the
graduate community.
Looking through the Screens to Front Court10 R E PORTS F ROM OU R OF F IC E R S
The Admissions
Tutor’s
Report
The admissions process
is in a state of flux
T
his has been a year of January saw the departure of our University review panel has been set
transition for the Admissions Schools Liaison Officer (SLO) but up to consider the philosophy and
Team. The year began with the energy and commitment of Vicky processes for admissions, and Trinity
a change of personnel: after Mills (Admissions Officer) and the Hall will continue to work as part of the
nine years of brilliant service, Dr Andrew Fellowship led to successful springtime collegiate University to ensure that we
Murray stood down in October, when I outreach activities in our link areas of attract and admit the most talented
took over from him as Admissions Tutor Bath, Bristol, Somerset and South students that we can.
for Science, and Dr Stephen Plant took Gloucestershire, and in College. Our
We are also taking an exciting
over from me as Admissions Tutor for new SLO, Izzy Sanders, has now
step at the College level: after
Arts and Humanities. started work and organised a fantastic
an intensive selection process,
pair of Open Days in the blazing
Michaelmas Term was spent the College has appointed a new
sunshine of early July.
processing hundreds of applications Director of Admissions, Dr Marcus
from a huge variety of impressive “It is always a Tomalin. Dr Tomalin will replace the
UK and international applicants. It is current undergraduate and graduate
always a pleasure to see so many pleasure to see admissions tutors. He will have overall
talented students with real passion responsibility for all admissions to
for their subjects, and the task of so many talented Trinity Hall and for our outreach
selecting amongst them is extremely students with and recruitment programmes. By
challenging. Although we no longer dedicating a full-time post to these vital
have the AS Level marks that used to real passion for activities, Trinity Hall will be well placed
provide a key indicator of academic to develop effective strategies for
performance and potential, the pre-
their subjects, attracting and selecting the very best
interview assessment tests introduced and the task of students to the College, no matter
in 2016 have now ‘settled down’ what the national or global context.
and been shown to provide useful selecting amongst
It has been a pleasure and honour
information. However, they are just
one part of a complex picture. The
them is extremely to serve as Admissions Tutor for the
past two years, and to work with so
autumn also saw us fielding multiple challenging.” many wonderful colleagues. The new
Freedom of Information requests
Director of Admissions will be stepping
and responding to press coverage More broadly, the admissions process
in to an extremely rewarding and
relating to our track record of is in a state of flux: the new Office
exciting role!
widening participation. There is much for Students is demanding very
to disagree with about the media ambitious widening participation
depiction of our admissions processes targets; the government is considering Dr William Skylark
and outcomes, but we welcome the profound changes to higher education Admissions Tutor for Sciences
scrutiny and remain fully committed funding; and Cambridge is receiving Dr Stephen Plant
to ensuring that Trinity Hall admits increasing numbers of applications Admissions Tutor for Arts and Humanities
applicants from all backgrounds from overseas students – many of
based on academic potential. This whom are academically outstanding,
year we were, as always, as rigorous but whose qualifications and
and fair as possible, thanks to a huge availability for interview add to the
investment of time and energy from administrative complexities of the
the Fellowship and our Admissions admissions process. In response
Office staff. to this shifting landscape, a cross-11
The
Dean’
Report
s
Build even stronger links
D
uring the year, I lectured on Griffiths of Burry Port, who made
Charles Taylor’s landmark unforgettable links as a Labour
book A Secular Age (2007). frontbencher, between Jesus’ saying ‘I
Taylor, a Canadian philosopher, am the good shepherd’ and the process
aims to figure out what has taken of shepherding legislation through the
western people from ‘a society in which House of Lords. From the Academy,
it was virtually impossible not to believe Dr James Carleton-Paget, Reader in
in God, to one in which faith, even for New Testament in Cambridge and
the staunchest believer, is one human Dr Peter Williams, Principal of Tyndale
possibility among others’. With neither House, brought their expertise to bear.
applause nor nostalgia, Taylor explores
For me, particularly memorable was
how the ways people in the west
the theologically textured sermon by
‘imagine their social existence, how
theological ethicist Professor David
they fit together with others, how things
Clough of Chester University for
go on between them and their fellows,
Remembrance Day, which drew depth
the expectations which are normally
from the book he had co-authored
met, and the deeper normative options
on war (Faith and Force: A Christian
and images which underlie these Revd Dr Stephen Plant
Debate about War, 2007).
expectations’ have shifted significantly Dean and Runcie Fellow
in recent centuries. The choir continues to make their
essential contribution to evening
The changes Taylor describes have
consequences for College chaplaincy, “Particularly services. At the end of the Lent Term
they sang Duruflé’s Requiem, Opus 9
for example the rise of therapeutic
forms of counselling for students, or
memorable was (accompanied by Seb Gillot (2012) and
the striking decline in religious ‘literacy’ the theologically Tom Wraith (2008). Andrew Arthur, our
Director of Music, though on leave from
among students. Even if one wanted to
turn back the clock on secularisation, it textured sermon by his other College duties during Lent and
Easter, continued to direct the choir. He
can’t be done. So, what is the proper
response? In Chapel, the answer is
theological ethicist was assisted by Graduate Organ Scholar
to continue to read Scripture faithfully, Professor David James Grimwood (2015), who at the end
of four years’ service was one of those
and to make sense of it with fine
preaching and music. In the Lent Term, Clough of Chester leaving the College this year. The text
and translations of anthems used during
sermons focused on the seven ‘I am’ University for services have been added to Chapel
sayings of Jesus in John’s Gospel.
Rooting sermon series in biblical texts, Remembrance Day.” term cards this year. Janine Arnott (2017)
also left the Chapel after two years on
rather than poems or paintings, helps
attachment with us from Ridley Hall to
students experience the Bible as a Preachers with College connections
move to a curacy in the Chester Diocese.
living word. included former Dean, the Revd Canon
Dr Anthony Phillips, who preached at One final change this year has been to
One such sermon was by the Very
the Commemoration of Benefactors, invite members of the Christian Union
Revd Chris Dallistone, Dean of
and alumnus Roger McKinlay (1979). in College to lead one evening prayers
Peterborough, whose daughter
in place of Choral Evensong one week
Isabelle sings in the choir. Other The Chair of the Methodist East Anglia
each term, which has helped build even
senior Anglicans included the Ven Liz District, the Revd Julian Pursehouse,
stronger links between the Chapel and
Adekunle, Archdeacon of Hackney. joined us, as did the Revd The Lord
this independent student society.12 R E PORTS F ROM OU R OF F IC E R S
The
Development
Director’s
Report
More than 35% of alumni have
“It was a wonderful attended a Trinity Hall event in the past
occasion for us all, five years. It is always a pleasure to
meet alumni back in College and when
so well organised, we travel. We hope to see many more
no pomposity and of you at one of our events during the
next year.
true friendship” As I write, we are receiving replies
Golden Anniversary attendee to our alumni survey. Your opinions
mean a lot to us and we use the results
to improve our services to alumni.
If you have any feedback at any point
please contact us on
alumnioffice@trinhall.cam.ac.uk.
Dr Rachelle Stretch The College is mindful of issues
Development Director regarding sustainability and we have
taken action this year to review the
Alumni Relations Report packaging we send our publications
in, so that it is more environmentally
LinkHall is live. This year we launched a
friendly. This issue of the Review has
new online alumni community, LinkHall,
been posted to you in biodegradable,
which offers an improved experience
compostable film derived from potato
for our alumni and students. We want
starch. You can update your mailing
members to feel they can engage with
preferences with us at any time via:
College and each other in a meaningful
alumni.trinhall.cam.ac.uk//updateweb.
way that remains relevant as they
progress throughout their career. LinkHall
has enhanced functionality for posting job
advertisements, seeking careers advice LinkHall features
and mentoring. We are very grateful for and benefits
a donation from Graham Ross-Russell
(1953) for making this possible. For professional networking
More than 1,500 guests attended at • Connect with members in your industry
least one of our 37 events throughout • Get careers advice
the year. These included 16 events • Search and post job opportunities
in College, seven different locations
in the UK and 14 locations overseas.
This year we held our inaugural ‘From
For socialising
Cambridge to Capital’ lecture series, • Reconnect with College friends
“Throughout the where Fellows present their research at
a London venue. We were pleased to
• Organise a get-together
• Join interest groups
past academic have Professor Tony Purnell talk about
engineering an Olympic sport at the
year, donations Royal Academy of Engineering in May.
For mentoring
• Receive personalised support from an
have enabled We held reunions for 1964-66, and experienced professional
the start of works 1988-1990, as well as the MA for
2012 and anniversaries for 10, 25,
• Offer your expertise to another
Trinity Hall member
on the WongAvery 50 and 60 years since matriculation. • Develop your professional network
It was particularly touching to hear of
Music Gallery.” the positive experiences of those who www.linkhall.org
matriculated in 1959.13
Development Report Income received: Income received:
We are very grateful to everyone who for different purposes source of donation
has supported us throughout the year.
The last financial year was one of our
more successful years in terms of funds
raised. We raised £4,684,960 from
1,186 donors.
The income from academic fees
currently covers less than half the
cost of an undergraduate education
and meeting this shortfall stretches
the College’s resources. Philanthropic
support plays an important part in the
College’s income and in enabling us to
undertake further initiatives to support
our student community. For example,
Unrestricted £1,590,404 Alumni £1,013,136
donations this year have enabled us
to offer postgraduate studentships, New buildings £789,170 Legacies from alumni £1,012,290
meaning nine graduates were able to Student support £660,191 Trusts and foundations £989,170
come to Trinity Hall in October 2019
who otherwise would have been Refurbishment £57,062 Parents and friends £55,290
unable to do so. Societies £12,515 Corporates £38,029
Throughout the past academic year, Teaching £6,472 Staff and Fellows £7,897
donations have enabled the start of
works on the WongAvery Music Gallery.
We were pleased to invite the trustees • offer further funding to • help cover the costs of the Mental
of the Avery-Tsui Foundation to a undergraduates facing financial Health Advisor and Counsellor in
commencement of works ceremony hardship, including the provision of College
on 4 July. top-up bursaries • cover the costs of College teaching
The Telephone Campaign was • refurbish H staircase • offer careers events and
particularly successful in Easter. We • improve facilities in the Jerwood prizes around the theme of
spoke to over 1,300 alumni – the • digitise some of the medieval entrepreneurship and enterprise
greatest number in any campaign – manuscripts in the Old Library
and raised £280,000. The College has ambitious plans
• offer grants to graduates attending to offer more support for our
Donations totalling £3,115, 945 conferences and to medics on their undergraduates and postgraduates,
were received during the year, elective in conjunction with the University’s
which will be used during the next • undertake access and widening Student Support Initiative. On behalf
academic year to: participation initiatives, as well as of all those students your support
• offer nine graduate studentships for the appointment of a new Director benefits – thank you.
2019/20 of Admissions
Contact us
Development Director Events Officer & PA to the Stewardship & Volunteers Officer E: alumnioffice@trinhall.cam.ac.uk
Dr Rachelle Stretch Development Director Ginny Swepson T: +44 (0)1223 332550
Development Officer Emma Grieveson Alumni Communications Officer W: www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk
James Adamcheski-Halson Alumni Officer Kathryn Martin-Chambers W: www.linkhall.org
Liz Pentlow Database & Gifts Officer
Andrew Thompson TrinityHallCamb14 R E PORTS F ROM OU R OF F IC E R S
The
Junior Bursar’s
Report
A once-in-a-generation opportunity
to revitalise areas of College
T
he last 12 months we redecorate a staircase of rooms in
have been busy for all the knowledge that they need a more
departments. The unrest substantial overhaul – in respect of
and uncertainty of Brexit services, furniture and welfare facilities
has required the College to consider – or concentrate on those that just
additional contingency planning and need a coat of paint and work out a
reassurances to students, staff and programme for the rooms that need
Fellows of what this all might mean, if much more resource.
only we knew. On the back of a very
Work on the WongAvery Music
hot and long summer, staff prepared
Gallery, the new music performance
for a new intake of students and to
and practice space in Avery Court,
welcome back those returning.
commenced at the start of the
The College continues to investigate calendar year. After a slow start due
its long-term position through to archaeological investigations and
master planning as well as manage dealing with contaminated soil, the
its way through the uncertainty of basement is now constructed and the
what might change in the coming ground floor slab has been poured. We
weeks and months as we help are programmed to complete the build
guide and support our non-British in July 2020 and be ready for academic
students, staff and Fellows through year 2020/21.
a very difficult and uncertain period.
The June Event Committee 2018/19
We have engaged a consultant put on a superb event this year. Despite
to work with us to put together the weather, where it rained solidly for
a Master Plan for the College’s 90 minutes prior to the doors opening,
operational and academic buildings. Glen Sharp the event was a huge success. A
This will lead to a once-in-a- Junior Bursar particularly peculiar sight was the whole
generation opportunity to revitalise of Front Court filled with students at
areas of College in order to make a silent disco, as occasional lines of
best use of the space. As noted popular songs emanated from various
in last year’s report, one of our groups. We hope this event sets the
biggest challenges is catching up “The whole of ground work to continue this popular
with, and keeping on top of, general annual event.
decoration and refurbishment of Front Court filled
From an operational point of view, our
student rooms. In this last year we
have redecorated the Jerwood
with students at a staff remain the key to the successful
Library, Q staircase, the LSR, silent disco.” smooth and friendly running of the
College. We have had some changes
Wychfield New Build staircases,
over the last 12 months including the
and a number of Central Site offices,
retirement of our Thompson’s Lane
and re-laid the floor of the Central
Housekeeper after 18 years. We have
Site kitchens. This was in part made
a new Manciple and are about to
possible by alumni donations for
welcome a new Head Porter, however,
which we are very grateful.
overall staff retention and recruitment in
This still leaves us with many College is in a good place.
staircases to either decorate or
refurbish. Our dilemma is whether15
The
Head of Conference
and Catering Services’
Report
Outstanding catering and
a first-class hospitality team
I
t has been a year filled with beautiful with outstanding catering and a first-class
weddings, each unique in style and hospitality team.
detail. We have seen the Dining
Hall transformed by the most The front of house team has shown a
stunning flower arrangements that keen interest in learning about the wine
trailed a scent of roses throughout the we serve and have all completed the
College; the Aula Bar draped in white, Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET)
reminiscent of an Ibizan beach club; Level 1 Award, with others reaching levels
and a piper welcome guests into the two and three. We were able to put our
Chapel with a blast of his bagpipes tasting skills into practice with alumnus,
and lead the newly married couple into Dr Jason Humphries (1989) when he
their wedding breakfast. showcased his Digby Fine English
sparkling wines earlier in the year. Other
We have particularly enjoyed helping wine tastings have been held with the
to plan and coordinate wedding students to ensure that they have an input
celebrations for a number of alumni and on the wine served during term in the Aula
Fellows over the past year. This year Bar to suit all palates and pockets.
we had our first born-and-raised Trinity
Hall bride; an alumna herself and the It is now custom that I report on the
daughter of two alumni. It was a truly students’ Superhall themes. Tasked
memorable day for everyone involved. with making the MCR Halloween Hall
We even managed to arrange for the a little bit different, ‘There’s an ant in
bridal party to dress in the mother-of–the my soup!’ was served, complete with a
bride’s former bedroom on Central Site. sprinkle of BBQ flavoured mealworms
and Queen Leafcutter Ants, and the
Civil ceremonies in the Graham Storey Fiona Simon JCR had ‘Critter Fritters’ for their
Room and Lesley Stephen Room have Head of Conference futuristic themed dinner. The best
proved to be popular, with drinks and and Catering Services dietary requirement was ‘vegetarian
canapés on the River Terrace and but eats ants!’ A sustainable source of
punting for guests – weather seemingly protein but not one we plan to feature
not always an issue on a wedding regularly on menus – well, not for now!
day! Our Conference and Events team
aim to turn each couple’s dreams “We have As always we enjoyed seeing many
of you over the past year at alumni
into reality, working with them to particularly enjoyed reunions and anniversary dinners as well
create something that will match their
personalities. A recent bride wrote us helping to plan and as a number of private celebrations and
to say that her wedding day ‘was just alumni-related business events. We look
like being in a movie’. It is an honour
coordinate wedding forward to welcoming you back soon.
and a privilege to have such a personal celebrations for a E: events@trinhall.cam.ac.uk
involvement in a couple’s big day. T: 01223 764444
number of alumni W: conferences.trinhall.cam.ac.uk
Many other celebrations have been
hosted here, from christenings, and Fellows over @TrinHallEvents
anniversaries and birthdays, as well as
the many term-time student and Fellows’
the past year.” trinityhallevents
events. We are so fortunate to enjoy such
Trinity Hall Events
a beautiful College venue, which looks
stunning throughout the seasons, along @trinhallevents16 R E PORTS F ROM OU R OF F IC E R S
The
Librarian’s
Report
One of the best examples of
post-war building in Cambridge
The Jerwood Library Another priority is to widen access to
The Jerwood Library was 20 years old our historic print collections. Following
in 2018. This milestone was marked by on from the start made last year,
a celebratory event in Michaelmas Term, we have continued to digitise some
which included a talk by the Library’s of our manuscripts. Two important
architect and Trinity Hall alumnus, items from the College archives: The
Tristan Rees Roberts (1967). There was Parker Register and Master’s Statute
also a fabulous cake in the shape of the book have joined our collection on the
Library, created from the architectural Cambridge Digital Library.
plans. Both the event and cake were As well as digitisation, we have
much enjoyed by Trinity Hall members. increased access to our collection by
Jenni Lecky-Thompson
Since its construction, the Library Director of Library Services contributing to the Material Evidence
has gained recognition as one of the in Incunabula (MEI) project. This free,
best examples of post-war building international database hosted and
in Cambridge so it was particularly “We have provided maintained by the Consortium of
fitting that, in its anniversary year, it European Research Libraries (CERL)
was voted Cambridge city centre’s new opportunities is designed to record and search for
ownership and provenance information
favourite building of the last 50 years. for the research of in 15th-century printed books. Trinity
The competition was organised by
Cambridge City Council and the Greater our collection of Hall has around 30 incunabula, the
Cambridge Shared Planning Service earliest of which is a Vulgate Bible
to mark the 50th anniversary of the
manuscripts and rare (1472) which was printed by Peter
central conservation area in Cambridge. books, and we look Schöffer, an apprentice of Johannes
Gutenberg. Provenance research
The Jerwood Library received several
nominations from members of the forward to learning is an area of increasing interest to
researchers and it is now possible to
public, showing that the building is
appreciated not only by those using
more about them.” follow the history of our incunabula
the Library but by all those entering through the centuries from the place
or leaving the city centre from Garrett study, and is thanks to funds generously they were printed, to their various
Hostel Lane or punting past on the donated by alumni. owners, and finally to the Library.
river. The College was delighted to be The Old Library Through these two projects, we have
presented with its award in June 2019. provided new opportunities for the
It is a delicate balancing act to preserve
research of our collection of manuscripts
As well as enjoying these celebrations, our Old Library while ensuring that
and rare books, and we look forward to
we have continued to upgrade the the historic building and its collection
learning more about them.
Library environment. Most of the is accessible to visitors and scholars.
reading rooms were redecorated and Cracks had begun to appear in the I would like to take this opportunity to
re-carpeted over the summer vacation. ceiling and walls over a number of thank everyone who has supported the
We have also purchased new chairs for years and it has become increasingly libraries this year.
the Computer room, a display cabinet apparent that conservation work may be
www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/library
to show off some of our rare books, and necessary to safeguard this important
an updated book checkout machine. historic building. Environmental www.jerwoodlibrarytrinityhall.wordpress.com
The refurbishment has ensured that this monitoring equipment has recently been JerwoodLibraryTrinHall
exceptionally popular space continues to installed to enable us to get a better
be a comfortable and attractive place to picture of what work will be required. @jerwoodlibrary17 The Jerwood Library
1 2 3 1. Wedding breakfast in the Dining Hall 2. Trinity Hall KeepCups 3. Members of Trinity Hall, the Jerwood Foundation and Cambridge County Council outside the Jerwood Library 4. Head Chef preparing meals for the Bateman Feast 5. Front Court Spring 2019 cover image 6. Staff and students’ outdoor cinema evening 7. The Master at Ely Cathedral 8. Members of Trinity Hall and the Avery-Tsui Foundation in Avery Court 9. Black Cantabs: History Makers photographic portraits in the Jerwood Library 10. MCR Committee 2018/19 11. CUAFL plate winners 12. W2 post-bump during May Bumps 13. College staff member’s granddaughter with her Trinity Hall 7 cuddly dog 14. Telephone Campaign 2019 11 12 student callers 15. College staff members at the staff Christmas party 16. Student volunteers helping during undergraduate admissions interviews 17. Graduands in Front Court before General Admission 2019 14 15
4 5 6
(c) Phil Mynott
(c) Kate Kinley
8 9 10
Updates from sports teams and societies
and news from the student community
College
13
News
(c) David Shaw
16 1720 COL L EGE N E WS
The
JCR
Report
Changes this year will
Jono Barnes
JCR President 2018/19 benefit students
A
s another year at Trinity Much has remained the same, with
Hall comes to an end, it Matriculation and Graduation Dinners,
JCR Committee is worthwhile reflecting on Halfway Hall, Marriage Formal,
2018/19 what parts of College life Superhalls and VIVAs forming the
have changed, as well as what has backbone of social events this year.
President: Jono Barnes (2017) remained unchanged across the year. The end-of-year JCR garden party
Vice President: Olivia Dodd (2017) Cambridge is a place that thrives on proved hugely successful, with many
traditions, but I hope that some of the students from both Trinity Hall and
Treasurer: Katie Bruce (2017)
changes this year will benefit students the wider University keen to spend an
Access Officer: whilst preserving what has made afternoon in the idyllic surroundings of
Aoibh Bourke (2017) Trinity Hall such a close, friendly and Latham Lawn. Special thanks must also
Secretary: Charles Pendry (2017) accomplished community. be made to the June Event committee,
Freshers Reps: who were able to put on a brilliant
The end of Lent Term held the
Charlotte To (2018) event enjoyed by many hundreds of
inaugural offer holders’ Open Day,
Mia Whitefield (2018) students, despite last year’s event
which was organised by Access
Yasmin Patel (2018) being cancelled due to insufficient
Officer Aoibh Bourke off the back of
ticket sales.
Welfare Officers: work started by last year’s committee.
Lawrence Bissell (2017) Eighty-two offer holders were I look forward to seeing which of these
Ella McCoshan (2017) welcomed to Trinity Hall to get a closer initiatives continue into future years,
Ents Presidents: idea of what student life looks like at and what aspects of student life will
Alex Radford (2018) College. Thirty-four student helpers change. The refurbishment of the JCR,
Emma Bird (2018) gave tours and answered questions, currently an underused area, should
Martha Savage (2018) hopefully breaking down some of the provide a more welcoming, comfortable
mystery of Cambridge University life and useful space that will bring together
Accommodation and Services Officer:
to the prospective students. students from across College as they
Sam Thomson (2017)
relax, away from their work.
Green and Ethics Officer: Green and Ethics Officer Jacob Smith
Jacob Smith (2018) set up an online ‘community fridge’
in Lent Term, aimed at reducing food
International Officer:
waste within College by helping to
Julius Villar (2018)
distribute any unwanted food among
LGBT+ Officer: Ludo Amory (2018) students. Along a similar vein, the sale
BME Officer: Lauren Long (2018) of College-branded reusable coffee
Women and Non-Binary Officer: cups continued to help students to
Galia Shomron (2017) live more sustainably whilst fostering
collegiate spirit. Meanwhile, the gown
Disability and Special donation scheme continued, allowing
Considerations Officer: graduating students to pass on their
Sarah Miller (2018) gowns to incoming freshers who
Webmaster: Bilal Chughtai (2017) need them. Thank you to all those
alumni who donated their gown.21
(c) Kate Kinley
The
MCR
Report
Working to expand inclusively
and accessibility Matthew Wales
MCR President 2018/19
T
he MCR has once again been this year on the theme of sex, proved
a hive of activity throughout an engaging forum with a focus
the year, with a busy calendar on encouraging interdisciplinary
MCR Committee
of academic and social conversation. Many thanks to the 2018/19
events. We’ve been working to expand organisers Calvin Kraft and Jules
inclusivity and accessibility of our O’Dwyer for putting together a full day President: Matthew Wales (2014)
events, and to improve academic of interesting talks, including some Vice President:
support. excellent keynote speakers. Will Lloyd-Regan (2017)
As an MCR, we pride ourselves on We are now at the time of year where Treasurer: Adam Langeveld (2018)
the wide range of social events we we congratulate and bid farewell to Secretary: Daniel Ott (2016)
hold, including our weekly Grad Halls those who have just graduated. As
Academic Officers:
and the termly themed Superhalls. they move on, we also look forward
Laura Kennedy (2017)
A highlight was the Murder Mystery to another year of incoming students,
and Jules O’Dwyer (2015)
Superhall, where many members of bringing with them fresh ideas and
the MCR threw themselves into acting energy. We hope to set a theme for Computing Officers: Haydn Lloyd (2013)
out a play throughout the night, whilst the whole upcoming year with a wide- and Nikhil Churamani (2018)
the other guests tried to figure out ranging array of events at the start of Entertainment Officers (Internal):
whodunnit. The now traditional Harry Michaelmas Term to encourage more Giacomo Piccoli (2018)
Potter Superhall also went down well, members of the MCR to get together and Andrea Giudici (2018)
with everyone getting into the spirit for a wider range of social occasions. Entertainment Officers (External):
and donning their costumes for the Charlie MacKeith (2018)
Our committee this year has thoroughly
occasion. and Calvin Kraft (2018)
engaged in their roles with everyone
Other events included a Eurovision jumping in to organise events. We LGBT+ Officer: Rory Kent (2015)
screening, an Easter Egg Hunt and also appreciate the support of College International Officer:
a visit to our sister college, University Fellows and staff. We have said goodbye Jordi Ferrer (2018)
College Oxford. We also had a to Graduate Administrator Charlotte
JCR Graduate Representative:
green themed cocktail night, raising Morgan-Shelbourne, who has worked
Lucy Mackie (2013)
awareness of green issues in a fun hard to provide support to Graduate
environment. We’ve been working to students in College, and welcomed Stewards: Emma Curran (2018)
reduce waste at our social events by Clare Kerr who has already made an and Matthew Evans (2018)
introducing compostable cups, and we impression on many members of the Green Officer:
hope to continue improving our green MCR. The catering team has also Philipp Verpoort (2016)
credentials. worked tirelessly, helping us to arrange Welfare Officers:
themed formal menus and making our Eliska Bujokova (2018)
This year, we scaled up our annual
weekly Grad Halls run smoothly. and Jack Smith (2017)
Garden Party into the Wychfield
Summer Fair. The organising committee Finally, we’d like to wish all those who Ethnic Diversity Officer:
did an amazing job, putting together have left the MCR this year all the best Nikhil Shiva (2018)
a fun afternoon of unlimited ice cream for the future, and we hope that they Women’s Officer:
and live music right here at Wychfield. will fondly remember their time in the Lucile Richard (2017)
We had a variety of party games for MCR for many years to come.
everyone to enjoy – a highlight being a Alumni Officer:
very intense game of musical chairs. Will Blencowe (2018)
Post-Doc Representative:
Our weekly McMenemy Seminars Dr Mark Pilling
have once again proved popular, and
the annual McLuhan Symposium,22 COL L EGE N E WS
College Societies
Board Game
Society (JCR)
Alannah King (2016)
The 2018/19 academic year has
been exciting and busy for the Board
Game Society. We acquired many
new games, chosen by our members,
including Secret Hitler, Paper Tales,
and The Resistance, and continued to
hold our weekly board gaming groups.
We also had a wonderful session with
board game designer Friedemann
Friese, known for his games, such
as Powergrid, and his trademark
love of green. As well as chatting to
Friedemann about board game design,
we also play-tested his new game, Fast
Sloths, which we all enjoyed.
During Pink Week, the JCR and MCR
board game societies teamed up to
run a fundraising board gaming event,
raising an additional £30. Following on
from this success, other joint gaming
sessions with the JCR and MCR were
organised.
Chris, the treasurer, and I have greatly
enjoyed our year in charge of the Board
Student
Game Society and hope that people
have enjoyed coming to our events and
borrowing board games. We will now
hand over to Anish Das (2018) and
Reports
Ivan Ribeiro (2017) as President and
Treasurer for 2019/20. We know they’ll
do a great job!
Fashion and Luxury
Goods Society
Giulia Battaglia Trovato (2016)
Trinity Hall Fashion and Luxury Goods
Society (THFLGS) aims to bring
together students from Trinity Hall and
from the wider Cambridge University
community who have a shared interest
in fashion and luxury goods, and to
ignite this passion further.
We provide students with a breadth
of resources and contacts so that
they have the opportunity to reach the
heart of the fashion and luxury goods
industry, explore their passion and
engage with leaders in the field. We
host presentations, panel discussions
and networking events, thus giving
students a taste for the multifaceted
nature of the industry.You can also read
