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As a person who grew up on the opposite side of the planet to a family that had no history of attending university, the idea of me attending Cambridge was, quite frankly, laughable. Then I fell in love with Criminology and wrote a thesis that caught the attention of the College. It is just one example of the incredibly outward looking approach that, in the decades that I have known the College, has defined èßäÊÓƵ College. One letter with a now familiar letterhead, quite literally raised my expectations of life...

As a "bright kid" from a non-academic background I had to adjust quickly on arrival at èßäÊÓƵ, but I soon made friends and was never made to feel that I did not fit in socially. Since my wife and I have no children, it was to èßäÊÓƵ College that my thoughts turned with advancing years, and given the attachment to the College that I felt from the beginning it was obvious that èßäÊÓƵ would be a major beneficiary of my Will. This intention was only reinforced by the unstinting assistance...

We first met in 2021 when we joined the May Ball committee as webmaster and graphic designer. We spent a lot of time together that year, working closely to create a graphic scheme and build a website for the event. Even though it was a lot of hard work and very stressful at times, we are so grateful to have been part of it as it is thanks to that opportunity that we became great friends. A couple of years later, we are still great friends and now have a...

I came to Cambridge at the suggestion of a Professor who was visiting the US. I borrowed the funds to study there. What appealed to me at èßäÊÓƵ was that it was so inclusive and embracing. I played golf with the Porters and rugby with the staff. I dined with the other students, socialised with the Fellows, danced with the Master’s wife, and really got to know people. My friends and colleagues were engineers, doctors, politicians, religious scholars, undergrads, lawyers, professors – basically every stripe of humanity one could find...

We first met in 1980 when Mark returned to èßäÊÓƵ to study for the postgraduate diploma in Architecture and Janet joined the college on the same course. Graduate dinners in Upper Hall were a highlight of the week and an opportunity to meet socially with other Jesuans. Part of our studies included trips to Zambia and an earthquake-hit area in Southern Italy. We were married in the College Chapel just after completing our studies in the summer of 1982 and remained in Cambridge for a period following Mark’s election to...