37 Catz students received their Cambridge University degrees this afternoon! We're so glad friends & family could join us to celebrate everyone's #graduation & the rain clouds kindly parted just in time for our traditional procession to Senate House. More photos now on our FB feed.

Another Catz trip to Windsor Castle to add to the two mentioned earlier this week... great to see!

New books from our community: 📘 A chapter by Dr Beibei Du-Harpur (2006, MedSci) in Caroline Hirons' Teen Skincare. 📕 Dr Hope Doherty-Harrison (2014, English) co-edited Towards an Accessible Academy. 📙 Prof. Douglas Moggach (Honorary Fellow 2025) is publishing Freedom & Perfection.

It's great to see Tom Sweeney (2021, NatSci; back for a Materials Science PhD) & Helen Brookes (soon to be 4th-yr Classics undergrad) representing Catz on the The Cambridge Footlights Committee over the next year. See our article about Tom & Helen from Nov 2024: caths.cam.ac.uk/footlights

Our trailblazing Cambridge Judge Global #ExecutiveMBA students completed the final residential portion of the programme in July. So proud that 30 of 46 students who enrolled for the course in 2024 (its first intake) are Catz members! 📸: Omer Azam Khan (2024 GEMBA cohort at Catz)

Bon voyage! Leverhulme Trust has awarded Jill Ashcroft Campion (2016, Planning Growth & Regen; now PhD candidate with Dept of Land Economy) a 1-year studentship & she'll be swapping Cambridge for France. Jill told us about her PhD: caths.cam.ac.uk/sustainable-av…

Student society spotlight 🔦 Did you know Catz has our own student-run Lightsaber Society? On May the fourth students hosted a movie night, complete with costumes, themed snacks, a screening of Return of the Jedi, and a post-film lightsaber sparring session. 📸: Sara Les

Catz alumni can now sign up for events organised as part of the Cambridge University 2025 Alumni Festival (26–28 September) at alumni.cam.ac.uk/festival. Speakers include our very own Prof. Sir Richard Gardner FRS (1963, Nat Sci; Hon Fellow, 2007) & Dr Hamish Symington (1999, Nat Sci)

It's #YorkshireDay so we're celebrating Mary Ramsden who left us her entire estate in Yorkshire & Lincolnshire in 1745 (caths.cam.ac.uk/mary-ramsden) & our links to #Yorkshire today incl. connections with schools in N. Yorkshire (see caths.cam.ac.uk/widening-parti…). 📸 Ian Olsson Photography

New podcast & radio appearances from Catz alumni: 🎧 Adam Kucharski (2009, Maths & Physics) on Lancet Voice 🎧 Dr Beibei Du-Harpur (2006, MedSci) on @virginradiouk w. Chris Evans 🎧 Kevin F. Adler (2007, SPS) spoke to the Army of Normal Folks 🎧 Phil Craig (1978, History) on @quillette

A fond farewell to four members of our Fellowship who are leaving us this year: Dr Tristan Cummings (Official Fellow since 2021), Dr Sophie Koudmani (JRF since 2021), Jason Tarkin (JRF since 2021) & Christa Lundberg (JRF since 2022). Read more: caths.cam.ac.uk/departing-2025 📸 Elodie Giuge

Calling all Catz alumni based in Singapore! Sir John Benger (1979, English; Master 2023) & Catherine Twilley (Development Director & Fellow since 2023) look forward to meeting you over dinner on 22 September. For full details & to book a place, email [email protected]

Catz stars in the Town #Bumps: ⭐ Charlie Ferguson (Tutorial Administrator) in City W4 boat ⭐ Nicky Robert (Bursar) in Peregrines boat ⭐ Robert Day (Head Gardener) in 99's M7 boat ⭐ Carmen Failla (Head #Rowing Coach) in City W2 boat crarowing.co.uk/town-bumps/abo… 📸4: Keith Heppell

Student society spotlight 🔦 Our Allotment Society flourishes thanks to the enthusiasm of successive generations of students & College funding. Read how the allotment supported students' wellbeing during the pandemic: caths.cam.ac.uk/allotment 📸 Tanja Schmidt & Catz Nature Society

We're delighted that Felicity Crawshay-Williams (a final-year Medicine at Cambridge PhD student) was presented with a PhD Student Award by the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research for her work tackling #AntimicrobialResistance. Read more: caths.cam.ac.uk/CSAR-2025

There's still time for alumni who matriculated in 1975 to attend their 50 Years On Reunion Dinner in College on Friday 12 September. A wonderful opportunity to reminisce & reconnect with old friends at Catz. Book alumni & guest places before 27 August: caths.cam.ac.uk/50-years-reuni…