Building a world-class fellowship
A fundamental element of an outstanding education is small group teaching by remarkable academics at the forefront of their field. The Cambridge supervision system encourages students to work independently, think logically and present conclusions in a coherent and persuasive form. These valuable skills prepare our women for leadership positions. Thanks to this, thousands of New Hall alumnae across the globe are transforming the communities and industries in which they live and work.
During the 50th Anniversary Campaign, alumnae and friends created fantastic momentum, pledging over £1million to endow four Fellowships. To assist in building our Fellowship the College is now seeking to complete the endowment funding for three further Fellowships, with a minimum target of £300,000 each.
Ruth Lynden-Bell Fellowship in Natural Sciences
We are delighted to announce that we are naming our Fellowship in Natural Sciences for our distinguished Emeritus Fellow, Professor Ruth Lynden-Bell FRS. Ruth was a Fellow of New Hall from 1962 until 1995, with a short break in 1965-72 during which she was a Lecturer at the University of Sussex. She was a much-loved Director of Studies in Natural Sciences (1962-5 and 1977-88), and continued as Director of Studies in Chemistry until 1995. She always played an active part in life at New Hall, holding the positions of Vice President (1978-83) and Secretary of the New Hall Society (1993-5). She was also a College Lecturer at St John’s College from 1975 until 1995. Ruth moved to Queen’s University, Belfast, to take up a Professorship in 1995, but we were delighted when she agreed to return to New Hall as an Emeritus Fellow following her retirement in 2003. In addition to pioneering work on magnetic resonance measurements, she has developed atomistic methods for studying molecular behaviour in liquids and disordered solids. Ruth finally received the national recognition she deserved in 2006, when she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
We have so far raised nearly £250,000 towards our target of £300,000 to endow a Fellowship in Natural Sciences to be named for Ruth Lynden-Bell.
Fellowship in Medicine
In medicine, individual teaching by a practising medical practitioner is absolutely essential because it encourages the fundamental skills of clinical and scientific judgement that are so frequently needed later in a doctor’s career. We have so far raised nearly £195,000 towards our target of £300,000 to endow a Fellowship in Medicine.
Fellowship in Mathematics
Only about 25% of Maths undergraduates at Cambridge are women, and so the small group teaching that the College provides is vital in ensuring that women continue to study this challenging but rewarding subject. We have so far raised £160,000 towards our target of £300,000 to endow a Fellowship in Mathematics, including a matching challenge donation of £150,000 from Charles Corfield.
We would be interested in endowing a Fellowship in any subject taught in the University. Please contact us if you would like to support a Fellowship in a different subject.
Help the College recruit and retain world-class academics
Donations of any size really do make a difference to our students and Fellows. Contact us for more details about our endowed Fellowships.
(All figures correct as at October 2009)
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