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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · 1d

The new students all signed the Matriculation Book in the Old Library today and officially became Members of Pembroke. ✒

This is a timelapse of the 2025 Matriculation photo, taken on Library Lawn, just before lunch.

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Jade Jesty @jadejesty.bsky.social · 2d

At @pembroke1347.bsky.social, we recently hosted a Summer Academy for The Elephant Group, a charity which works with high achieving Year 12s to access higher education. We had a great discussion about the breadth of a History degree, and explored 17th Century pamphlets! #skystorians #earlymodern

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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · 4d

Welcome to all the Pembroke Freshers who moved in today!

A member of the Junior Parlour Committee, dressed in hi vis standing by the back gate. The round mirror on the wall above her shows her reflection and that of another member of the JPC.

A mother and daughter carrying items up the steps in New Court.

A student and her parents walking down Ridley's Walk, past the banana tree.

The Dean, Dr James Gardom, dressed in a clerical dog collar, black shirt and cream jacket addresses Freshers and their parents at the Dean's Tea.

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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · 6d

Professor Polly Blakesley was installed as the 55th Master of Pembroke yesterday.

The admission ceremony was held in the Chapel, in the presence of the Fellowship.

Photo: Keith Heppell

Professor Polly Blakesley, wearing a black gown and hood over a blue dress with black dots. She is holding a slim hardback blue book and a large iron key.

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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · 8d

Pembroke is flying the College flag today to mark the admission of Professor Polly Blakesley as its new Master.

Professor Blakesley will be Pembroke’s 55th Master, and the first woman to hold the role.

A short admission ceremony will take place this evening.

Two porters, dressed in black trousers and black jackets, hold the Pembroke flag, based on the College crest, stretched between them. They are standing in Old Court; the Hall, Library clocktower and Chapel are in the background.

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 13d

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Explore over 150 vacancies on our new jobs website today 👇
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Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · Aug 23

If you’re looking for something to do in London tonight, Sameera, one of my most brilliant students ever, has a wonderful stand-up comedy show at the Camden Fringe, Etcetera Theatre at 9pm. camdenfringe.com/events/what-...

What Is Going On? - Camden Fringe

Following a sell-out run and a ★★★★½ review, Sameera, a Cambridge Footlight and British Film Institute award-winning comedy filmmaker, brings her “poignant... committed, absurd, and utterly delightful...

camdenfringe.com

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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · Aug 13

Tune in to The One Show tonight to watch Pembroke graduate Di'Mario Downer (2022) talk about what it means to be a Stormzy Scholar, and the difference receiving the scholarship made to his time as a student.

📺 BBC One, 7 pm. Catch up on @BBCiPlayer. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

📷 Louis Browne

Destiny Charles, Drew Chateau, Stormzy and Di’Mario Downer. The two women are standing on steps, while the two men stand next to them, in front of foliage.

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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · Jul 24

Congratulations to the 39 Pembroke graduands who received their degrees in person today, and the further eight who received them in absentia.

After the graduation ceremony, Lord Smith was clapped out of the Senate House to mark his final graduation ceremony as Master and welcome him as Chancellor.

The Master stands smiling at the front row of the graduating students.

A student is all smiles after exiting the Senate House.

Professor Gelsthorpe offers shelter to three students under her dark blue and light blue umbrella, while studying the Order of Ceremony handout.

Lord Smith, dressing a red robe with a very large white fluffy hood, walks down the steps of the Senate House. He is proceeded by an official dressed in black trousers, gown and mortar board, carrying a silver mace.

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · Jul 24

"Three cheers for the Master and Chancellor!"

Cambridge University's new Chancellor, Lord Smith, received a round of applause and warm congratulations at graduations at Senate House today.

Find out more about Lord Smith and the role of Chancellor 👇
bit.ly/45l2elq

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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · Jul 23

Pembroke warmly congratulates our retiring Master Lord Smith (1969) on his election as the 109th Chancellor of @cam.ac.uk.

Read more: www.pem.cam.ac.uk/college/news...

Lord Smith, dressed in a blue suit and white shirt standing in front of rose bushes in the Master's garden.

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · Jul 23

Lord Chris Smith has been elected as the new Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.

Lord Smith said “To be elected as Chancellor of the University I love is a huge honour. I’m thrilled."

Read more about Lord Smith and the Chancellor election 👉 www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-un...

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Dr Mark Purcell @camlibresearch.bsky.social · Jul 14

Part of today spent thinking and writing about this, the Breviary of Marie de St-Pol, made in Paris round 1330-1340, for the Foundress of @pembroke1347.bsky.social. A wonderful jewel-like manuscript.

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · Jul 7

Find out more about the role of Chancellor, who can vote and how to vote here: www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-un...

#CambridgeUniversity #CambridgeAlumni #CambridgeGraduate #Cambridge

Election of the next Chancellor

Key information 1. Check the arrangements for online and in person voting 2. View the full candidate list 3. Registration for online voting has now closed 4. If eligible, you can still vote in person

www.cam.ac.uk

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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · Jul 2

Congratulations to the 130 Pembroke students graduating today!🎓🎉

Pembroke's graduating students posing for their Graduation photo.

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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · Jun 30

Undergraduate Barham Dinner in Pembroke tonight, ahead of General Admission (undergraduate graduation) on Wednesday.

Three tables dressed in white table cloths, candles and silver cutlery, stretch to the far end of the Hall. Students sit either side, with a Fellow at the head, his back to us.

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Cambridge Development & Alumni Relations @yourscambridge.bsky.social · Jun 26

📣 The Alumni Festival 2025 programme is LIVE!
alumni.cam.ac.uk/festival/eve...

😮 Witness an extraordinary historical experiment, as AI reanimates two former US presidents in a live debate
👑 Discover the controversial lives of the Duke & Duchess of York
💫 Journey into the history of our Solar System

Attendees wearing name tags are at the Alumni Festival, listening attentively.

Promotional graphic for the Alumni Festival event titled "The AI Roosevelt vs Reagan Debate," featuring AI-generated side profiles of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan, facing each other.

Promotional graphic for the Alumni Festival event called "Entitled" featuring the Duke and Duchess of York riding in an ornate carriage on their wedding day, with historical architecture in the background.

Graphic titled "Building the Earth" promoting an event for the Alumni Festival, featuring a vibrant image of Earth from space with the sun rising behind it.

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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · Jun 25

We hope everyone attending the Pembroke May Ball tonight has a fantastic time!

This year’s theme is SubRosa: Where masques conceal, secrets bloom.

The headliner is @circawaves.bsky.social

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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · Jun 24

A super-massive thank you to Eric Idle (1962, English) &
Professor Brian Cox for starting May Week off with a (big) bang yesterday, via an 'Inelastic Collision'!

They were joined by Anna Lapwood & the Chapel Choir for the Galaxy Song & a rousing rendition of Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.

Eric Idle, dressed in a black shirt and a collarless black suit jacket, wearing glasses and holding papers, is speaking.

Brian Cox, dressed in a grey suit and white shirt, listens to Eric Idle. A piano is behind him.

Brian Cox stands next to Eric Idle, his left arm around Eric. In his right hand is a champagne glass. Eric holds his glass clasped between both hands. They are standing in front of the duck pond, with green foliage behind them, dappled by evening light.

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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · Jun 23

Pembroke College is delighted to announce that Dr Sophia Goodfriend has been appointed as the Harry Frank Guggenheim Research Fellow for 2025-2028.

The Fellowship is generously sponsored by the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.

www.pem.cam.ac.uk/college/news...

Dr Sophia Goodfriend, dressed in a black polo neck and wearing round tortoiseshell glasses, with curly red hair pinned up. Her body is turned to the left as she looks at the camera.

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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · Jun 18

Good luck to the six PCBC crews rowing in the 2025 May Bumps! 🚣

The racing starts today and runs until Saturday.

#RowOnPCBC #MayBumps2025

The view out of Pembroke Boat House, towards the Cam. Pembroke boats are stored in stacks on the left and right of the picture, with two suspended from the ceiling. Across the river, it's a sunny day, with people walking across Midsummer Common and a blue and white houseboat moored on the far bank.

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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · Jun 17

Read more about Dr Gita Khalili Moghaddam, her research and her companies.

www.cam.ac.uk/stories/biot...

From sick-care to health-care

Meet the young entrepreneur with two companies to her name and a plan to revolutionise the way we manage our health.

www.cam.ac.uk

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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · Jun 17

The Royal Society has named Academic Associate Dr Gita Khalil Moghaddam as one of the 13 top women changemakers in the UK.

She is recognised for using her research to leverage AI to push the boundaries of diagnostics & set up spinout companies, including GlycoVue.

royalsociety.org/-/media/abou...

royalsociety.org

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Pembroke College. Cambridge @pembroke1347.bsky.social · Jun 16

Congratulations to alumna Blaise Metreweli CMG (Anthropology, 1995), who has been appointed the next Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). She will be the 18th Chief and the first woman to hold the position.

www.pem.cam.ac.uk/college/news...

Photo: UK Foreign Office/AP

Blaise Metreweli photographed in front of a blue-green background, her body turned slightly away to the right. Blaise is dressed in a pale top. She has short blonde hair and blue eyes.

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Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge @eng.cam.ac.uk · Jun 11

Gábor Csányi Prof of Molecular Modelling has been elected as a Fellow of the @royalsociety.org
He works in the field of computational chemistry developing algorithms to predict properties of materials & molecules from first principles
@pembroke1347.bsky.social
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...

Professor Gábor Csányi elected Fellow of the Royal Society 2025

“It is with great pleasure that I welcome the latest cohort of outstanding researchers into the Fellowship of the Royal Society,” said Sir Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society. “Their achievem...

www.eng.cam.ac.uk

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