Clare College

Home
United Kingdom
Cambridge
Clare College

The official page of Clare College, Cambridge

31/08/2026

Monday Moment ✈️

A glimpse of St Regis, one of Clare's postgraduate student sites.

Can you spot the blue plaque dedicated to Richarda Morrow-Tait, the first woman to fly solo around the world?

30/08/2026

What’s a memorable supervision or teaching moment? 📖

Did you ever have a supervision at Clare you'll never forget? Or a supervisor who shared particularly wise (or amusing) advice? Or a lecture, talk, or discussion that has stayed with you over the years?

We want to hear your stories. Share your memories in the comments below!

26/08/2026

Attention final-year students and recent graduates 🚨

Have you ever dreamt of studying at Yale University? 🌍The prestigious Mellon Fellowship is now open for applications!

Established in 1932 by Paul Mellon Hon. KBE (Clare 1929), the Fellowship was created to promote transatlantic friendship, encourage the exchange of ideas of educational methods, and create a special tie between Cambridge and Yale. It is a great opportunity for students to travel and study abroad at one of the world’s leading universities.

Final-year Clare undergraduates and recent BA graduates are invited to apply for this Fellowship, which cost of accommodation, tuition, university fees and a quarterly living allowance whilst studying at Yale.

🗓️The application deadline is midnight on 6th October 2026. For more details, see here: https://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/about/news/college-news/applications-open-mellon-fellowship-2026

25/08/2026

700th Anniversary Alumni Garden Party 🥂

On Saturday 4th July, we welcomed more than 1,200 alumni and guests back to the College for the 700th Anniversary Alumni Garden Party, in what may have been the largest gathering of Clare alumni in the College’s history.

Guests enjoyed bright summer weather as they returned to enjoy the College grounds, where they were welcomed with a glass of special 700th Anniversary sparkling wine, alongside strawberries and ice cream, and enjoyed picnics across Memorial Court and the Fellows’ Garden.

Throughout the afternoon, alumni reconnected with friends old and new, posed for year-group photographs spanning matriculation years from the 1950s to recent graduates, and gathered together in the Fellows’ Garden for a memorable group photograph. Guests were also treated to a performance by the Choir of Clare College, including a special rendition of Happy Birthday to celebrate the College's 700-year history.

The day was a highlight of Clare’s 700th Anniversary year, and we were delighted to welcome alumni back from across the decades to share in this special milestone.

📸 Photography Credits
Photos 1, 2, 4, 7, 8 and 9: Chris Boland
Photos 3, 5 and 6: Nils Laurermann

24/08/2026

Monday Moment 📘

Clear blue skies over the Forbes Mellon Library.

22/08/2026

Student Spotlight 💡

Callon Peate (2023) is a third-year PhD student in Engineering at Clare, whose research focuses on hybrid manufacturing.

Alongside his doctoral studies, Callon is the co-founder of GreenMixes, a venture developing innovative technologies to capture carbon within cement, with the aim of helping to decarbonising the cement industry.

What began as a backyard project has since grown into a fully equipped laboratory operation. Along the way, Callon has achieved remarkable success, winning first place in the 2025/26 Trinity Bradfield Prize, Cambridge's most prestigious entrepreneurship competition, and most recently the Cambridge Climate Challenge, which recognises ventures with the potential to tackle climate change at scale.

We caught up with Callon to discuss his time at Clare, the inspiration and journey behind GreenMixes, and what lies ahead. You can read the full story here: https://stories.clare.cam.ac.uk/ClareNews2026-studentspotlight/index.html 🔗

19/08/2026

A 700th Exhibition: Clare's Fellows' Library 📖

Clare's Library contains volumes on almost every conceivable subject—from Americana to zoology via cryptography and optics—spanning the ninth to the twentieth century.

Curated by Fellows' Librarian Tim Chester as part of Clare's 700th anniversary celebrations, this special 'birthday' exhibition showcases the remarkable breadth and richness of the College's collections through four chronological themes: the early years; Reformation; Stuart Expansion; science & war.

Highlights include the beautiful bindings of our 16-17th century literature, works by notable Clare figures such as Nicholas Ferrar and George Ruggle (who also feature in our 70 for 700 exhibition https://stories.clare.cam.ac.uk/70-for-700/index.html), and treasures such as Margaret Cavendish's 'The Blazing World', regarded as one of the earliest works of science fiction in the English language.

🔗 To read more about Clare's 700th Anniversary Exhibition, click the link here: https://stories.clare.cam.ac.uk/ClareNews2026-700thExhibition/index.html

📸 Sara Rawlinson

17/08/2026

Monday Moment 🌴

A glimpse into the vibrant flora of Clare's tropical garden.

13/08/2026

🎉 Congratulations to all those receiving their A Level results today!

Our Admissions Team will be reaching out to all offer holders throughout the day, so keep an eye on your inbox. To everyone whose place at Clare has been confirmed, we can't wait to welcome you in October.

If your results weren't quite what you hoped for, there are plenty of options and sources of support available. For guidance on your next steps, visit the University of Cambridge website or the Education Hub at Gov.uk.

Wishing everyone the very best today, and congratulations on everything you've achieved 💛

11/08/2026

Fellows Spotlight 💡

Ruth Watson is an Associate Professor in African History and has been a Fellow of Clare since 2010. Her interest in African history was shaped by spending part of her childhood in the ancient Yoruba city of Ile‑Ife.

Her current research project, Crowds in World History, examines the crowd as a distinctive global social and historical phenomenon. She draws comparisons from a wide range of moments from protests led by emancipated slaves and riots in early 20th century South Africa to modern movements such as Black Lives Matter and Nigeria’s EndSARS.

Conceiving crowds as more than simple aggregations of people, her work explores how people become conscious of being part of a crowd, and how in turn such crowds develop their own social momentum.

🔗 You can read more on Ruth's research via the link here: https://stories.clare.cam.ac.uk/ClareNews2026-Crowdsinhistory/index.html

Address

Clare College
Cambridge
CB21TL

Telephone

+441223333200

Website

http://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Clare College posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Want your university to be the top-listed University in Cambridge?