Queens' College, Cambridge

Enter the Cambridge Department of Sociology's Photo Competition. Students in Yrs 10-13 - in the UK and abroad - can enter to win £100 for themselves, £100 for their school, and an invite to visit University of Cambridge! This year's theme is "(in)tolerance". Can you take a photo that tells a story about (in)tolerance? You’re welcome to submit a paragraph alongside it explaining the thinking behind your image. Your picture should be your own original work. Closing date: Friday, 8 May 2026

Our Y10-13 school photography competition is open to entries! Win £100 for yourself, £100 for your school and an invite to visit @cam.ac.uk 🏆

➡️ This year's theme: take an original photo that tells a story about (in)tolerance

➡️ Deadline: 8 May 2026

🔗 Enter: www.sociology.cam.ac.uk/photo-compet...

Queens of Queens’.

Happy #iwd2026. From @queens.cam.ac.uk . With impact 💥

Yesterday, Dame Menna Rawlings hosted the first Queens’ Conversations event in celebration of #IWD, exploring the theme of Impactful Women. She was joined by Hannah Fry (Professorial Fellow), Joanna Scanlan (1980), Angela Chan (1992), Corin Robertson CMG (1990) and Helen MacNamara CB (Clare College)

Today we fly the flag to celebrate the birthday of Queens' alumnus, Alexander Crummell, who was born March 3 1819! Crummell was possibly the first black graduate of Cambridge, and we honour him proudly at Queens'.

A person in a red top stands at the rear of a punt, steering it along a river with several passengers seated. The scene features tall trees along the riverbank and a foreground of green grass with blooming purple crocuses.

A historic university courtyard with well-maintained grass and flowerbeds, surrounded by red-brick buildings with large windows and ornate details. A prominent tree frames the scene, and potted plants line the pathway adjacent to the building.

A historic, beige stone building with multiple chimneys stands in the background, surrounded by trees and vegetation. In the foreground, a well-maintained garden with green grass and a variety of plants is visible. Two people are walking on the lawn.

Spring is settling in at @queens.cam.ac.uk 🌼

📸 Lloyd Mann

#CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #Spring

Prof James Brenton, (Queens’ Professorial Fellow, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute) is part of new research investigating how to prevent tumours from becoming resistant to chemotherapy.
Read more here: https://ow.ly/jHps50Y8EMr #WorldCancerDay

Huge congratulations to @queens.cam.ac.uk bye fellow, Dr Mona Jebril, for winning the British Academy Global Innovation Fellowship. Brilliant result and @carnegieendowment.org is lucky to have you (though we want you back!).

#academicexcellence #queensofqueens

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With support from across Cambridge’s innovation ecosystem, you’ll sharpen your pitch & gain practical advice to take #AI research beyond the lab.

⬇️ Apply before 28 January!
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-sci...

It was an evening for the history books on Monday night, when the President's Lodge held not only one, but four current and past Queens' Presidents! Current President, Dame Menna Rawlings, hosted Dr Mohamed El-Erian (20-25), Lord Eatwell (97-20) and Lord Oxburgh (82-88) for celebratory drinks. 🥂

Yesterday evening, we held our latest Fellowship admission ceremony, where welcomed our newest Official Fellow, Dr Dong Ma. Congratulations and welcome to Queens'.

Leeds University moonsighting project unites science and religion - BBC News The project hopes to end 'moon wars' between mosques across the UK.

Imad Ahmed (Queens’, Faculty of Divinity) is the project coordinator behind an exciting new multidisciplinary astronomy course for Muslim leaders in the UK. He was recently interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Sunday programme (20 mins in) to discuss the Moonsighters Academy: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cambridge University historian and former Queens' Fellow, Dr Eamonn O’Keeffe, has today published his findings surrounding the harsh realities of life as a disabled veteran of the War of 1812.
Read more about his discovery:
cam.ac.uk/stories/disabled-redcoat-veterans-lost-autobiography-discovered

An early morning view of the Cripps Court at Queens' College in Cambridge, with snow on the ground, moon visible in the sky, and two individuals walking outside.

Calm winter morning skies over Cripps Court 🌕

📍 @queens.cam.ac.uk
📸 Lloyd Mann

As we bring the year to a close, Queens’ President, Dame Menna Rawlings has a short Christmas message for all Students, Alumni and Staff. Filmed in the beautiful President’s Lodge. Watch on YouTube via the link below: https://youtu.be/obVKa3seCWI

💚 Join the team at Queens’ College

We’re hiring for a range of roles across the College, offering the chance to be part of a friendly, hardworking community.

Catering & Conference Manager
Food & Beverage Service Supervisor
College Boatman & Head Coach

www.queens.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vacancies/

Dragon-slaying saints performed green-fingered medieval miracles, new study reveals Pope Leo XIV's Augustinian order once performed green-fingered, dragon-slaying miracles. Dr Krisztina Ilko rediscovers their lives and wild power base

Leo XIV is the 1st Augustinian Pope, but did you know that his order once performed green-fingered, dragon-slaying miracles?

@drkrisztinailko.bsky.social from @camhistory.bsky.social @queens.cam.ac.uk reveals the forgotten lives of these wild medieval saints 👇
https://bit.ly/4rP25Qj

#skystorians 🗃️

Dragon-slaying saints performed green-fingered medieval miracles, new study reveals Pope Leo XIV's Augustinian order once performed green-fingered, dragon-slaying miracles. Dr Krisztina Ilko rediscovers their lives and wild power base

Cambridge University press release: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/wild...

Queens' news article: www.queens.cam.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Queens' JRF (@camhistory.bsky.social) @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social's new book, The Sons of St Augustine, challenges major assumptions about the medieval Catholic Church and early Renaissance.

Read more about her publication on our website, and the Cambridge University press release.

Dragon-slaying saints performed green-fingered medieval miracles, new study reveals Pope Leo XIV's Augustinian order once performed green-fingered, dragon-slaying miracles. Dr Krisztina Ilko rediscovers their lives and wild power base

Wild medieval saints! 🔥🔥🔥 Dragons and miraculously sprouting cherry twigs. An evil walnut tree growing above the tomb of Nero. For these and much more in my book, 'The Sons of St Augustine' (OUP), I am delighted to share the wonderful media release that Cambridge published this morning:

Professor Marie Edmonds FRS will give our next lecture on volcanic degassing and its impact on our environment. @queens.cam.ac.uk @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social

24 November 2025, 18:00-19:00, Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre

BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...

Congratulations to all the Queens’ students who graduated this weekend! We’re incredibly proud to have you in our community.💚🎓

Dialogues Towards Sociologies of Generative AI - Patrick Baert, Robert Dorschel, Meredith Hall, Isabelle Higgins, Ella McPherson, Shannon Philip, 2025 This article presents a sociological dialogue between six researchers who specialise in different sociological subfields. Each researcher explores the possible ...

Fellows' News: Prof Ella McPherson (Queens' Fellow) joins five fellow researchers in a new publication exploring how generative AI is reshaping different areas of sociology. Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Fellows' News: Dr Tobias Müller (Bye-Fellow, Queens’ College) has recently had a new paper published. Read more about it below:

Has COVID-19 weakened our immunity? Or are we paying back an immunity debt...

Fellows' News: Prof Clare Bryant (Veterinary Medicine/Medicine/Queens’ College) speaks to the Naked Scientists about the impact of Covid-19 and whether it has changed our immune systems for good. Listen here: https://ow.ly/nQgj50X9CYe

Four Cambridge innovations awarded UKRI proof of concept funding Four cutting-edge University of Cambridge research projects are to receive funding from UKRI to grow into market-leading products and services.

Fellows' News: Four cutting-edge University of Cambridge research projects are to receive funding from UKRI, including the initiative led by,
Department of Pharmacology’s Professor Mark Howarth and
Dr Ana Rossi (Queens’ College). Read more here: https://ow.ly/EoTj50X9CWx

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried? The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans

Fellows' News: Prof Neil Lawrence (ai@cam/Department of Computer Science/Queens’ College) speaks to BBC News about artificial general intelligence and ‘doomsday prepping’ by some tech billionaires. Read more here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly17834524o

Many congratulations to our newest Undergraduate cohort, who officially became members of the College yesterday!

After the matriculation photograph, students had the opportunity to formally meet our President, sign the matriculation book and enjoy a celebratory matriculation dinner.

On Friday evening we officially welcomed our newest members of the Fellowship of Queens'. Their admission took place in our beautiful chapel and they were welcomed in by our President, Dame Menna Rawlings. Many congratulations and welcome to Queens'.💚

We are delighted to announce that Dame Menna Rawlings has begun her tenure as the first female President of Queens’ College, University of Cambridge, following a historic installation ceremony held within the College yesterday, 30 September 2025.