Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge

02/06/2026

Congratulations to Alex Ramsay on his nomination for Sporting Moment of the Year. 🔥🏀

Alex has played for the University of Cambridge basketball squad since his first year at Corpus, captaining the team in his second and third years.

You can read more about Alex and his time at Corpus in our Student Spotlight here: https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/student-spotlight-alexander-ramsay

Don't forget to vote for your Sporting Moment of the Year here: https://www.sport.cam.ac.uk/sports-awards-2026-sporting-moment

02/06/2026

The countdown to May Bumps has begun! We hope you can join us down by the river for Saturday's racing on 20 June as we cheer on our Corpus crews.

We are also hosting a Boat Club Dinner in the evening from 19.00.

More details can be found here: https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/events/may-bumps-dinner-and-riverside-gathering-0

02/06/2026

Great to see past Corpus Organ Scholar and Former Research Fellow, Professor Edward Higginbottom (m.1966), performing on the Metzler Organ of Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge.

Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers (1632-1714) - Suite du cinquième ton
Watch on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Hz5lqfx6f-U

Performed by distinguished guest recitalist Edward Higginbottom (pictured) on the Metzler Organ of Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge | Trinity College, Cambridge.

Edward Higginbottom gained early experience as Organ Scholar of Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge (1966-69) where he later pursued postgraduate and doctoral research. His 1970s recording on the Corpus organ for Grosvenor Records opened the label's 'Organ Music from Cambridge' series for which Richard Marlow would later record two albums at Trinity.

Appointed Director of Music at New College, Oxford in 1976, Edward Higginbottom transformed the Choir's activity, profile and reputation through tours, broadcasts and more than 100 recordings. Since his retirement from New College in 2014, he has continued to lead a busy career as conductor and recitalist, and is presently Principal Conductor of Instruments of Time and Truth.

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02/06/2026

28/05/2026

Award winning composer, musician and conductor John Cameron (m.1962) will host an informal gathering on Sunday 19 July at the Royal Festival Hall ahead of Kes: Live Soundtrack, which forms part of the Rough Trade 50 weekend.

This special screening of Kes, Ken Loach’s landmark 1969 coming of age film set in Yorkshire, will feature a live performance of John Cameron’s original score by the acclaimed Elysian Collective, with an introduction from Jarvis Cocker.

This is a special opportunity to meet John and hear more about his remarkable career in music. We will be meeting from 3.30pm-4pm.

John is one of Britain’s most versatile and influential composers and arrangers, with a career spanning film, television, theatre, and pop music. After early success arranging hits for folk-pop artist Donovan and writing songs recorded by artists including Cilla Black and Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon, he went on to score more than 50 films, including Ken Loach’s Kes and A Touch of Class (for which he was Oscar nominated), as well as major television dramas such as the Emmy winning Jack the Ripper.

Among his numerous successes in the world of theatre, John arranged and conducted the concept album for the 1979 Paris production of Les Miserables, going on to write the orchestral score for every production until 2006. His score is still the basis for the present show.

If you wish to attend the gathering with John, please contact [email protected]

Book your tickets for Kes: Live Soundtrack directly through the Royal Festival Hall website below:

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/kes-live-soundtrack/?

Ken Loach’s chronicle of boyhood experiences soars with a live performance of the soundtrack by Elysian Collective, with an introduction by Jarvis Cocker.

28/05/2026

Congratulations to Baroness Kathy Willis of Summertown CBE, FGS, FRSB, FLS (m.1986) on her election to the Fellowship of The Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences. Kathy is a highly decorated academic and peer, internationally recognised for her work, on plant (and fungal) biodiversity change.

Kathy joins the ranks of Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Lise Meitner, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and Dorothy Hodgkin.

Read more about Kathy's career here: https://corpus-christi-college.shorthandstories.com/kathy-willis/index.html

26/05/2026

Last week, the Corpus Admissions Team travelled to the North East to meet with parents and carers of potential Oxbridge candidates. They shared useful insights into life at Cambridge, the levels of support available, along with useful tips and guidance on how to support the students through the application process.

This work, which is supported by philanthropic funding, is an extension of the Corpus Teacher Circle, established last year to support teachers in North East England in developing their students and raise aspirations.

26/05/2026

Thibault Aboud and Emma Huntley are the first PhD researchers at Corpus to be supported by the Capital Fund Management (CFM) Foundation bursary. They are both doing remarkable work at the frontier of quantum science at the Cavendish.

Thibault is pushing the boundaries of quantum engineering, working on quantum emitters fabrication in diamonds within the Quantum Engineering Group under Dr Dorian Gangloff. Emma is in Professor Mete Atatüre’s Quantum Optical Materials and Systems group, where she is working on quantum emitters in two-dimensional materials for quantum biosensing

Read more about their research and the CFM scholarship here: https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/meet-our-cfm-scholars

21/05/2026

Students, staff and Fellows all enjoyed the company of some friendly alpacas yesterday at Newnham House Gardens. This wellbeing event was organised by the Corpus Pelican Officer, with Cambridge SU handing out free exam bags for students.

21/05/2026

We are delighted to welcome Dr Wendy Browne to the Corpus Fellowship.

Yesterday evening, Master Professor Christopher Kelly admitted Dr Browne as a Fellow in Chapel. Wendy has been a Director of Studies in Psychological and Behavioural Sciences at Corpus for some time, and is also a Student Wellbeing Adviser at the University of Cambridge.

Wendy is a developmental psychologist, her work focuses on child and adolescent mental health, with particular interests in early development, family relationships, and the factors that shape mental health and wellbeing across the lifespan. As a Student Wellbeing Adviser she works directly with students in one-to-one settings and delivers training to both staff and students, with a focus on promoting wellbeing and early intervention within the university setting.

Read more about Wendy here:

https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/people/dr-wendy-browne