Hughes Hall, Cambridge

08/05/2025

Addressing need for over a century

As we mark our 140th anniversary, Dr Jean Lambert, Honorary Archivist and Life Fellow, reflects on the major changes to our College after the upheavals of the First World War and the subsequent flu pandemic and economic downturn.

Dr Lambert explores how Hughes Hall responded to the national challenges and in particular the tremendous and growing demand for education.

https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/news/addressing-need-for-over-a-century/

08/05/2025

Congratulations to all those who graduated on 3rd May!🎉

It was a beautiful day to celebrate your achievements. Good luck with all that comes next, and welcome to the alumni community.🌟

More photos from the day can be found here: 196980133@N08/albums/72177720325908465/" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/196980133@N08/albums/72177720325908465/

07/05/2025

Then and now – reflections from our Life Fellows

Life Fellows play an important role in our College community, providing a wealth of experience, knowledge and perspective.

We recently spoke with three Life Fellows who reflected on their time at Hughes Hall and the growth they have helped to steer over the years.

Read more:
https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/news/then-and-now-reflections-from-our-life-fellows/

07/05/2025

1 week to go until Hughes Hall's first ever Giving Day 14-15 May!

Join us to celebrate 140 years of Hughes Hall and make an impact on student lives.

Over the 36 hours we will be raising funds for three key funds:

📚Areas of Greatest Student Need - ensuring every student thrives by breaking down barriers
🎓Student Experience and Skills - enabling students to flourish beyond their academic studies
🚣‍♀️Hughes Hall Boat Club - widening access to rowing and strengthening our success on the river

When we hit 30 gifts made before the start of Giving Day, a further £3000 will be unlocked thanks to the generosity of one of a group of donors who have offered match and challenge donations to help us achieve our goal!

Visit our Giving Day website at the link below to find out more information and to give early.
www.givingday.hughes.cam.ac.uk

06/05/2025

On Friday 9th May we celebrate 140 years of educating women - and later men - from around the world. This week we will look back at the history of the college and its milestones, reflecting on how it all started and where we are now.📚 🌍 ✨

Read more⬇️
https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/news/happy-birthday-hughes-hall/

02/05/2025

In July 2024, we welcomed back PGCE and Education Alumni for a wonderful afternoon tea. Watch our reunion video to hear about some of their memories of studying at Hughes Hall. 👇

We are hosting Teaching Tales and Tea: An Education Reunion for the second time this year. It will be extra special as we celebrate Hughes Hall's 140th Anniversary and our heritage as a teacher training College. If you matriculated before 1995, look out for an invitation in you inbox! 📧

02/05/2025

The sun is out and the cricket is on! Feels like Spring.☀️🌸🏏

01/05/2025

Alumni news: Jonny Hanson’s (2012, PhD Geography) new book asks if we could learn to coexist with lynx

In ‘Living with Lynx’, Jonny tackles what it would mean if lynx, wolves and bears were reintroduced in Britain and Ireland.🐺

He draws from his unique experience in snow leopard conservation, the subject of his PhD here at Hughes Hall. 🌟

Read more👇
https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/news/alumni-news-jonny-hansons-2012-phd-geography-new-book-asks-if-we-could-learn-to-coexist-with-lynx/

28/04/2025

When I’m Sixty-Four: Reflections of a (very) mature graduating PhD student

After retiring, Henry wanted to continue contributing to society and decided that pursuing a PhD would be a great place to start.🎓

He tells us about his time at Hughes Hall and why more people should think about returning to education later in life. 📚

Read more about his story👇
https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/news/when-im-sixty-four-reflections-of-a-very-mature-graduating-phd-student/

25/04/2025

Scientists show how a ‘spanner in the works’ of our cells’ machinery could help fight cancer, fatty liver disease… and hair loss

Fifty years since its discovery, scientists, including Hughes Hall PhD student and joint first author of the study, Maximilian Sichrovsky, have finally worked out how a machine found in mitochondria, the ‘powerhouses’ of our cells, allows us to make the fuel we need from sugars, a process vital to all life on Earth.

Read more👇
https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/news/scientists-show-how-a-spanner-in-the-works-of-our-cells-machinery-could-help-fight-cancer-fatty-liver-disease-and-hair-loss/

22/04/2025

Join us for an evening of music with George Robarts (baritone) accompanied by Nigel Yandell (piano), where romantic sentimentalism meets breezy decadence in a sparkling portrait of turn-of-the-century Britain and France.

Details and booking: https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/events/8-may/

21/04/2025

Are you 21+ and considering undergraduate or postgraduate studies?

Hughes Hall is one of three mature colleges within Cambridge University. Learn more about what it means to be a 'mature college' and how that can benefit students in this video⬇️

A look at life at the mature colleges of Cambridge University - Hughes Hall, Wolfson and St Edmund's.For more information on postgraduate admissions: https:/...