Articles about 'Girton College'

A Cambridge undergraduate who grew up in care is inspiring others to aim high and realise their potential.

From Richard III to Guys and Dolls, the ADC theatre will play host to an eclectic mix of shows in the coming months

Dr Anna Rowlands, who is a member of both Girton College and St Edmund's College, will preach the University Sermon in Great St Mary's, the University Church, at 11.15 am on Sunday 3 February.

The winning entries of the 2012 Photography Competition at the Department of Engineering, sponsored by Carl Zeiss, provide a stunning visual insight into the ways in which engineering makes a vital contribution to our lives.

An internationally acclaimed biographer of the American author Jack Kerouac (pictured)will be at the University of Cambridge later this week to give a talk titled 'The Writer Kerouac, the mythological Kerouac, the popular Kerouac and the Real Kerouac'.

An open forum examining whether society has become too obsessed with a “radio phone-in culture” in which the views of the public always come first will take place at the University of Cambridge this week.

People’s Portraits – an extraordinary collection of portraits of ordinary Britons – celebrates its tenth anniversary in May when best-selling author P.D. James unveils three stunning additions to the collection: a Cornish fishmonger, a dinner lady from Lewisham, South London and a Manchester charity worker.

Exotic and wonderful sounds come to Cambridge next week as Girton and St John’s colleges host one of the world’s best historical brass ensembles. The two performances of Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers celebrate the 400th anniversary of this spectacular 17th century composition.

Families, local residents and community groups are being invited to discover rarely-glimpsed parts of the University of Cambridge and Colleges at this year’s Open Cambridge event, from September 11th to 13th.

Pre-eminent social anthropologist Professor Henrietta Moore will delve into this question and share her thoughts when she delivers the Founders’ Memorial Lecture at Girton College on Friday 27 February.