Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge

16/10/2026

Clara Spera (European Literature 2012) has been named one of Equal Justice Works’ 40x40 Alumni Changemakers, honouring the organisation’s 40th anniversary year.

Equal Justice Works is a non-profit organisation based in the United States which funds public service opportunities for early-career lawyers, endeavouring to ensure the constitutional right of equal justice for all. Clara was an Equal Justice Works Fellow with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Reproductive Freedom Project in 2019-2021.

The recognition celebrates legal professionals who have committed their careers to "advancing equal justice and engaging in or promoting public service".

Read the full story on the College website.

https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/news/caius-alumna-recognised-equal-justice-works-reproductive-rights-advocacy

Clara Spera (European Literature 2012) has been named one of Equal Justice Works’ 40x40 Alumni Changemakers, honouring the organisation’s 40th anniversary year. Equal Justice Works is a non-profit organisation based in the United States which funds public service opportunities for early-career l...

16/10/2026

People living with brain cancer will get a faster route from research to treatment, under four steps set out by the Prime Minister, the Government has announced.

Archie Goodburn, the 25-year-old swimmer with inoperable brain cancer, met Prime Minister Andy Burnham and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Yvette Cooper at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday. Professor Lucy Chappell from the National Institute for Health Research and The Master, Professor Richard Gilbertson, were also at the meeting. On Thursday morning, the Master appeared on BBC Breakfast television and BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss the outcome of the meeting and how this will help progress new treatments for brain cancer.

Home News PM Promises Faster Development of New Treatments For Brain Cancer Patients Professor Richard Gilbertson College positions: Master Subjects: Medicine Richard Gilbertson completed his medical training and PhD in paediatric oncology in the UK before moving in 2000 to St Jude Children’s Rese...

14/10/2026

Read an interview with Caius Fellow Professor Emilie Ringe on the College website.

“The saying goes: if you want to make something dirt cheap, you make it out of dirt,” says Emilie.

Emilie is Professor of Synthetic and Natural Nanomaterials, jointly appointed with the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy and the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge.

She discusses her research and its varied and wonderful applications.

“The saying goes: if you want to make something dirt cheap, you make it out of dirt,” says Professor Emilie Ringe, a Gonville & Caius College Fellow. Emilie is Professor of Synthetic and Natural Nanomaterials, jointly appointed with the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy and the Depa...

12/10/2026

When navigating an early career path, direction and confidence from an established professional can be invaluable. The offer of alumni support as part of Caius’ networking and mentoring programme encouraged Aaron Skates (English MPhil 2018) to get in touch.

He could not have predicted the scope of the relationship which developed with Patrick Clifton (Archaeology and Anthropology 1992), a former Head of Music at Amazon UK. Patrick encouraged Aaron to pursue his burgeoning idea and launch his startup, after initial meetings over coffee and Zoom.

“The value and joy that I got out of the personal mentorship was huge,” Aaron says. “It’s rare in life that you have someone who has no skin in the game who really believes in you. It was confidence building.”

Read more on the College website - and learn about Nov 6's Pizzalumnight, a careers networking event for Caians, where alumni and students meet in the College bar.

When navigating an early career path, direction and confidence from an established professional can be invaluable. The offer of alumni support as part of Caius’ networking and mentoring programme encouraged Aaron Skates (English MPhil 2018) to get in touch. He could not have predicted the scope of...

09/10/2026

Once a Caian, Always a Caian - it may be a motto, but it's true.

Today marks the birthday of passenger Timothy Guy Burman.

Born on 09 October, 1964 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, UK, Timothy was one of four siblings, with three older sisters. He had a deep love for nature, was a keen scout and developed a passion for the great outdoors. He was also a natural athlete, enjoying climbing and running, including road races. Timothy was good company and possessed an ability to bring joy and fun into almost any situation.

After attending an all-boys secondary school, Timothy gained a First Class B.A. Degree in Botany at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. He was a keen conservationist, especially concerned for trees. After graduation, he undertook casual work before a gap year in Australia. He arrived in Melbourne on Thursday 06 November 1986.

On his return from Australia to the UK, Timothy joined Schroders as a merchant banker, working at the company's headquarters at 120 Cheapside in the City of London. He commuted to work each day from his home in Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

Timothy had decided to spend Christmas 1988 with his girlfriend, an Australian who worked in New York. The couple had met during his gap year and were very much in love. In the weeks prior to his trip, Timothy had met one of his sisters in London to hand over the Christmas presents that he had bought for the rest of the family.

On 21 December 1988, Timothy was at his office, completing work ahead of his departure. Colleagues recall him reminding them that they were covering his work over Christmas, before pulling his suitcase from under his desk and running for the lift. Timothy caught a London Underground train to Heathrow Airport, where he boarded Pan Am flight 103. Allocated seat 38G in Economy Class, he was looking forward to being reunited with his girlfriend for Christmas.

Following the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 by a terrorist bomb, Timothy was recovered from Sector C (Lockerbie Golf Course / Beechgrove) on 22 December 1988. In one of the many grim ironies of the bombing, Timothy's parents had retired to Dunscore, a few miles from Lockerbie, and his father was a member of the Lockerbie Golf Course. Officers of Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary and Strathclyde Police, supported by other first responders, were involved in Timothy's recovery and in returning him to his family.

Timothy was 24 years old when he was murdered. The Lockerbie Memorial Church Museum - LMCM is honoured to remember him.

09/10/2026

Thinking of applying for Caius and University of Cambridge ? Read about the experience of a Caius student who participated in outreach schemes as a school pupil and is now supporting them with Caius Admissions and Outreach.

Participating in access and outreach initiatives gave Katie Lister (HSPS 2025) the belief she could be a student of Gonville & Caius College and the University of Cambridge.

Now, two years on from submitting her application, she is a Caius Schools access ambassador and access officer for the Gonville & Caius Students’ Union, determined that others follow her path.

Katie is from Hull in East Yorkshire, state educated and, with limited knowledge of applying to Cambridge, outreach initiatives provided the answers.

“That outreach work is really essential into putting that idea into my head and opening up this world that was otherwise relatively closed off,” Katie says. “Even though I'm now here and it's so perfect for me, proving exactly where I want to be, I wouldn't have known that if it wasn't for the outreach work.”

Read the full story on the College website.

Participating in access and outreach initiatives gave Katie Lister (HSPS 2025) the belief she could be a student of Gonville & Caius College and the University of Cambridge. Now, two years on from submitting her application, she is a Caius Schools access ambassador and access officer for the Gonvill...

07/10/2026

Dr Nanna Lilletvedt Sæten this week joined the Gonville & Caius College Fellowship and celebrated winning the Lisa Smirl PhD Prize, awarded by the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the University of Cambridge.

Dr Sæten’s thesis, The Promise of Technology: Politics and Advocacy in the Digital Age, and supervised by Professor Duncan Bell, was selected for its “intellectual depth and timely thematic contribution”, POLIS said.

One of 10 Fellows elected in College Chapel on Monday, Dr Sæten has joined Caius on a four-year Research Fellowship.

Home News PhD Prize For New Caius Fellow Professor Richard Gilbertson College positions: Master Subjects: Medicine Richard Gilbertson completed his medical training and PhD in paediatric oncology in the UK before moving in 2000 to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the USA, where he served as...

05/10/2026

Professor Paul Davies has returned as a Fellow of Gonville & Caius College after being appointed to the Downing Professorship of the Laws of England.

Professor Davies, a Caius Fellow from 2008 to 2013, is one of 10 new Fellows admitted to the College this year, following his appointment in January to the Downing Professorship in the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge.

The admission of Fellows took place in the College Chapel on Monday (October 5).

https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/news/downing-professor-laws-among-incoming-fellow

Professor Paul Davies has returned as a Fellow of Gonville & Caius College after being appointed to the Downing Professorship of the Laws of England. Professor Davies, a Caius Fellow from 2008 to 2013, is one of 10 new Fellows admitted to the College this year, following his appointment in January t...

02/10/2026

Our incoming undergraduate students matriculated in Hall today, under the watchful eye of portraits of Dr John Caius, Professor Stephen Hawking and others.

Caius students can access more photos via The Venn (College intranet).

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01/10/2026

Sir Timothy Fancourt (Law 1983) has been appointed by His Majesty King Charles III as a Judge to the Court of Appeal. The appointment, commencing from October 1, 2026 follows a legal career spanning nearly four decades, including eight years as a High Court Judge.