Professor Mary Beard, Newnham Fellow, on why she has enjoyed watching the Olympics more than she thought she would. And, in her regular column for the Times Literary Supplement, she explores the background of the 'elite sportspeople' and wonders why 'elite universities' are criticised more than elite sports. What do you think? http://timesonline.typepad.com/dons_li…/…/hockey-sticks.html

'Women should proactively plan career strategies to help them reach the top' - Professor Sucheta Nadkarni, Newnham Fellow. Watch:

Ottoman Women in Public Space was edited by Dr Kate Fleet, Newnham's Graduate Tutor and Director of the Skilliter Centre for Ottoman Studies which is based at Newnham.

Award-winning broadcaster Joan Bakewell presented another moving and thought-provoking episode of Inside the Ethics Committee on BBC Radio 4 this morning. Bakewell (NC 1951) discussed the case of Ben, a teenage boy, who was critically injured in a road traffic accident and was left in a coma. His family are desperate to save him but, despite the efforts of his medical team, he doesn't recover. He emerges from a coma into a vegetative state. Unable to articulate his wishes himself, Ben's family consider what is in his best interests.

A new book by neuroscientist Dr Rosalind Ridley, former Vice-Principal of Newnham College, says Peter Pan was a pioneering ‘work of genius’ which explored key aspects of infant cognitive psychology.

Newnham poet Holly Corfield Carr will share her poems-in-progress as part of a new BBC Radio 4 programme on Sunday. Read more here: http://goo.gl/JUdgnn

Scientist Rosalind Franklin was born #OnThisDay in 1920. The brilliant experimentalist and Newnham alumna succeeded in taking the famous “Photograph 51”, of DNA in its so-called B-form. Her colleague Maurice Wilkins showed the photo (without Rosalind’s knowledge) to James Watson which enabled him and his colleague Francis Crick to take the speculative leap to the discovery of the famous double helix structure of DNA. Franklin died of ovarian cancer in 1958 age 37 - Crick, Watson and Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962. Read more about the 'dark lady of DNA' and some of our other notable alumnae here: http://goo.gl/TjWP2G

It is the ‘end of an era’ as the Porters’ Lodge is relocated to make way for our new building project. Full story and gallery of photos:
http://goo.gl/bwn4wM

Congratulations to the Class of 2016 - 96 per cent achieved 1st or 2:1. Full gallery and story: http://www.newn.cam.ac.uk/…/full-photo-gallery-of-class-of…/

Newnhamite finalists have had another excellent academic year – with 96 per cent of our graduating students achieving a 1st or a 2:1 - and don't miss the full gallery of photos from General Admission 2016!

Professor Mary Beard, Newnham Fellow, was featured in the last of a special series of a Point of View on BBC Radio 4 this morning. Leading thinkers, including former principal Onora O'Neill, were asked to give their personal view of "Brexit". Beard, in her usual thought-provoking style, asked whether the referendum result will change our cultural identity. Listen to her here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07lpfdj

We are recruiting! We have a vacancy for an Alumnae Relations Events Officer - find out more: http://goo.gl/ft8hjU. This could be your workplace.

Five of Britain’s leading thinkers will give their personal views of Brexit in a series of special Radio 4 programmes – and the two women featured are both Newnhamites. Read more: http://goo.gl/bIJ6ol

A compelling new verbatim play about the lives of people who experienced the war in Ukraine will be premiered at the Cambridge Junction on Saturday. The Summer Before Everything was co-written by Maria Montague (NC 2011) in partnership with Bohdan Tokarskyi, a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Read more:
http://goo.gl/3vWWHb

A detailed study by Jenna Dittmar, Newnham PhD student, and Piers Mitchell explains why the bodies of stillborn foetuses and babies were sold by parents and explains how they were highly valued for research into human development in the 18th and 19th centuries: https://www.theguardian.com/…/anatomy-specimens-reveal-stor…

The exceptional academic talent of Year 12 female students was celebrated by Newnham College at a prestigious ceremony in Cambridge for essay prize-winners.
Our annual essay prize competitions are designed to encourage ambitious female sixth-form students to explore university-level topics and develop their independent research and writing skills. Hundreds of entries were received from a wide range of schools across eight different categories. Read more about the topics and view the full photo gallery of the winners: http://goo.gl/EIsTEh

Professor Mary Beard, Newnham Fellow, explains why she signed the petition calling for a second referendum on EU membership in her regular blog for The Times Literary Supplement. She also talks about why a 52 per cent majority would not be high enough for Newnham to make changes to its statutes.
http://timesonline.typepad.com/…/how-not-to-run-a-referendu…

The 'exemplary' teaching of Cambridge academics has been celebrated across the university. Dr Emma Mawdsley, Newnham College Lecturer and Director of Studies in Geography, and Dr Sophia Connell, Newnham Bye Fellow and Director of Studies in Philosophy, were both recipients of the prestigious Pilkington Teaching Prizes. Who was your favourite teacher during your time at Newnham?
https://www.cam.ac.uk/…/teaching-excellence-celebrated-acro…