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Professor M S Swaminathan
The College was saddened to hear of the death of Honorary Fellow, Professor M S Swaminathan, who passed away at the age of 98 this week.
Dr Geoffrey Walker (1936-2023)
Professor Robert Lethbridge remembers his colleague and friend, Dr Geoffrey Walker.
Dr Geoffrey Walker
Today the College flag flies at half-mast in memory of Life Fellow, Dr Geoffrey Walker (1936-2023), who died yesterday evening.
Professor James Aitken (1968-2023)
Professor James Aitken (1968-2023), remembered by his Fitzwilliam colleague and friend, Professor Simon Gathercole, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity, University of Cambridge.
Professor James 'Jim' Aitken
It is with great sadness and profound shock that the College announces the death of our friend and colleague, Professor James ‘Jim’ Aitken.
Fitzelerate winners announced
Tuesday night saw the Grand Final of this year’s Fitzelerate competition - with six teams pitching their projects to the panel of judges. The field was so impressive that the judges chose to award this year's £5,000 prize jointly to FREENOW and Rapid X.
Fitz hosts its first PowerHouseGames
On Friday 21st October, Fitzwilliam played host to its inaugural PowerHouseGames. The event brought together three local schools to play inclusive sports.
HM Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022)
A statement from Fitzwilliam College, following the death of HM The Queen
Professor Bhaskar Vira appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education
Professor Bhaskar Vira has been appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education with effect from 1 October 2022.
The Dinesh Dhamija Fellowships
Fitzwilliam is delighted to announce a gift from alumnus Dinesh Dhamija (Law, 1971) to permanently endow three Fellowships in his name at the College
Fitz Fellows spearhead new Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits
Professors Coomes and Keshav have teamed up to create the new Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits (4C) under the auspices of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, using using a £3.75 million donation.
New College Responsible Investment Policy
Fitzwilliam College announces an important further step in responsible investment, demonstrating the College’s core values of environmentalism and social responsibility
Professor Bhaskar Vira elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Professor Vira is Head of the Department of Geography, Professor of Political Economy and a Fellow of Fitzwilliam College.
Apply to attend the Y11 BME taster programme!
This year, Fitzwilliam College will be running a two-week long taster programme for Year 11 students from ethnic minority backgrounds across the UK - read on to find out more about how to apply!
Fitzwilliam launches new STEM SMART program for State pupils
Fitzwilliam College is delighted to take part in STEM SMART, a major new University programme supporting State school students.
Fitz welcomes its first Wellbeing Coordinator to support the College community
Fitzwilliam is pleased to announce that it has appointed Claire Thompson as Wellbeing Coordinator to support students, staff and Fellows.
Fitz launches Unibuddy Platform
Fitzwilliam has launched a Unibuddy platform to facilitate conversations between undergraduate applicants and current students at the College.
Fitzwilliam alumnus jointly awarded the Millennium Technology Prize
Cambridge researchers Professor Shankar Balasubramanian (Fitzwilliam, 1985) and Professor David Klenerman have been awarded the Millennium Technology Prize for their development of revolutionary DNA sequencing techniques.
Peter O’Connor appointed as new Development Director
The College is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter O’Connor to the role of Development Director from June 2021. Peter will succeed Dr Nicola Jones, who moved to the recently-created post of Director of Communications and Engagement in December 2020.
Rebuilding the liver...from the inside
Fitzwilliam Fellow and alumnus, Dr Kourosh Saeb-Parsy (Medicine, 1993) and his team have recently made ground-breaking discoveries in the repair of damaged bile ducts, discoveries which may radically change our capacity to treat a range of conditions.
Fitzwilliam Environment Awards
On Earth Day, a reminder that all Fitzwilliam members have a week left to submit proposals for our inaugural Environment Awards competition.
HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh
The College's flag is flying at half-mast, to mark the passing of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh KG, KT, OM, GBE, PC, Hon.LLD, FRS.
The Peter Wilson Lecture: Dan Labbad, The Crown Estate
This year’s Peter Wilson Lecture will be given by Dan Labbad, Chief Executive of The Crown Estate on Thursday 18th March, 6pm.
The College was saddened to hear of the death of Honorary Fellow, Professor M S Swaminathan, who passed away at the age of 98 this week.
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Professor Robert Lethbridge remembers his colleague and friend, Dr Geoffrey Walker.
Today the College flag flies at half-mast in memory of Life Fellow, Dr Geoffrey Walker (1936-2023), who died yesterday evening.
Professor James Aitken (1968-2023), remembered by his Fitzwilliam colleague and friend, Professor Simon Gathercole, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity, University of Cambridge.
It is with great sadness and profound shock that the College announces the death of our friend and colleague, Professor James ‘Jim’ Aitken.
Tuesday night saw the Grand Final of this year’s Fitzelerate competition - with six teams pitching their projects to the panel of judges. The field was so impressive that the judges chose to award this year's £5,000 prize jointly to FREENOW and Rapid X.
On Friday 21st October, Fitzwilliam played host to its inaugural PowerHouseGames.
The whole Fitzwilliam community was shocked and saddened to hear last week of the sudden death of Eddie Butler (MML, 1976), at the age of 65.
Fitzwilliam College notes and welcomes the Court’s decision today to refuse Christian Concern’s claim for judicial review.
A statement from Fitzwilliam College, following the death of HM The Queen
Fitzwilliam is delighted to announce the arrival this week of Hannah Fox, in the newly-created role of Director of Operations. This post replaces the previous role of Domestic Bursar, formerly held by Alan Fuller, who has now moved to the role of Head Porter.
Fitz Chamber Opera returned for the first time in three years with the Mozart romantic comedy Così fan tutte