Homerton College

Day One of the Holding Space Taking action symposium here at Homerton College is well underway, exploring themes of gender, power and culture. In our second session of the day, Homerton alumnae Ann Muston, Jo Browning-Wroe and Maysie Haynes, have joined Dr Elaine Wilson to discuss how their university experiences here at Homerton College shaped their career paths. The panel are comparing and contrasting their time at University, offering insghts into the challenges they faced, pivotal moments, and the influence of their academic foundations on their current roles. #HomertonCollege #HoldingSpaceTakingAction #GBVSymposium #CollegeLife #StudentLife #CambridgeUniversity #GenderPowerCulture #GBV #HigherEducation

Changemakers Catalyst Fund 2025: Applications are now Open! 🚀 Yesterday saw the launch of the Changemakers Catalyst Fund for 2025, which will award up to 5-6 grants of up to £2,000 each for initiatives led by Homerton students. The Homerton Changemakers Catalyst Fund Development Day II kicked off with welcome addresses from Homerton Fellow and Postgraduate Tutor, Dr Robin Bunce and Homerton Science Society’s Misha de Fockert, before the reigns were handed over to Kevin Powell, a global leader and practitioner of consumer centric innovation to chair the following sessions. The first special guest speaker was Abiel M., a Homerton alumnus and Catalyst Fund Winner 2022, who gave an inspiring talk about his journey from Cambridge to becoming CEO & Co-Founder of Vuala. Rajeshwari Iyer, Co-Founder of sAInaptic, then provided valuable insight into how to deliver a strong pitch, followed by Dr Catherine Hasted Hasted, Deputy Director at The Skoll Centre, Said Business School, who used case studies to demonstrate how best to be an ‘entrepreneurial leader’. After a short break, attendees returned for a talk from Serial Entrepreneur and Investor Rupert Baines who shared his expertise on what investors are looking for when they invest in early-stage start-ups, followed by Christine Martin, Head of Ventures at Cambridge Enterprise who talked about the importance of impact in entrepreneurship and University support for early-stage founders. The individual sessions were followed by a panel Q&A with the speakers, before Changemakers Ambassador Jesimiel Akinsuyi officially declared the Homerton Changemakers Catalyst Fund applications open, accompanied by a few words from last year’s Catalyst Fund winner, Kate Lucas. 2025 grants will be made for establishing a social enterprise or business, supporting an existing start-up or project, developing a creative project or campaign, or research towards a new enterprise. The fund is explicitly to support ventures at the start-up stage, where catalyst funding of this kind will make a substantive difference to the likely success of the project. Apply by Application Form and a 2-min video pitch by Tuesday 29 April at 17:00. Click here for more details and to apply! https://lnkd.in/eKkZWXdH TTP plc Anglia Ruskin Enterprise Academy (AREA) Anglia Ruskin University Dr Soraya Jones Cambridge Wireless Ltd

The University of Cambridge Week Against Racism begins next week (17th-21st March). Check out the programme. Sessions include how to build anti-racism in the learning and work environment; exploring what good allyship looks like; and counteracting internalised oppression. Co-hosted by Cambridge UCU, Cambridge SU, and the End Everyday Racism campaign. Tickets: https://lnkd.in/eEKhbnqk

Last week, Dr Fernanda Gallo, Associate Professor in History and Politics at Homerton College, launched her latest book, 'Hegel and Italian Political Thought: The Practice of Ideas, 1832-1900', at the Cambridge University Press Bookshop on Trinity Street in Cambridge. In attendance at the launch were fellow academics, as well as Fernanda's family, friends and colleagues from Homerton College, including Homerton Principal, Lord Simon Woolley. The book, which is Dr Gallo's second monograph, examines Italy in the nineteenth century, and the generation of intellectuals who engaged with Hegel's philosophy while actively participating in Italian political life. To find out more about the launch, and the book itself, visit the link below. https://lnkd.in/etdaRA4p

LAST CALL! 📣 On Monday 17 March at 15:30 in the Fellows Dining Room & Fellows Auditorium at Homerton College, the Homerton Changemakers will be welcoming a brilliant line up of distinguished speakers from the entrepreneurship and investment world, including: - Abiel M., CEO & Co-founder of Vuala. Alumnus & Catalyst Fund Winner 2022 on ‘Bridging Homerton and Tomorrow: My Post-Cambridge Start-Up Story’. - Rajeshwari Iyer, Co-founder of sAInaptic will share ‘How to deliver a strong pitch’. - Dr Catherine Hasted, Deputy Director, The Skoll Centre, Saïd Business School will provide insight on ‘The Entrepreneurial Leader'. - Rupert Baines, Serial Entrepreneur & Investor will share ‘What Investors look for when they invest in early-stage start-up’. - Christine Martin, Head of Ventures, Cambridge Enterprise, University of Cambridge will share ‘Driving Change: The Importance of Impact in Entrepreneurship and University Support for Early-Stage Founders’. - Kevin Powell, will chair an interactive Open Forum with all speakers. Sign up now! https://lnkd.in/eVEdKiEC

We are deeply honoured and thrilled to welcome Lord Simon Woolley as the newest member of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation Board. His leadership, vision, and commitment to equity and education align perfectly with our mission, and we look forward to the invaluable contributions he will bring to our work.

Gold, silver, and the Benin Bronzes HOMERTON COLLEGE Principal, Lord Simon Woolley, expressed hope that the Benin Bronzes held by the University’s museum would be returned. Lord Woolley said he was delighted to host a dinner this week with Nigeria's foreign minister, Yusuf Tuggar. He was joined by Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, and a high-powered delegation of politicians, officials, and captains of industry from Africa’s most populous nation. Guests also included Professor Nick Thomas, director of the Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, which currently holds the 116 bronzes that were looted from the Benin kingdom by Victorian colonialists in 1897. Cambridge University has indicated it is supportive of returning the Benin Bronzes, but guarantees were being sought about the items remaining on public display and not being sold. Lord Woolley said he believed progress on this matter had been made at the dinner, and said that the minister and his delegation were “golden company” and everyone enjoyed the “silver service” at the RAC Club in London. Writing on his LinkedIn page, he added: “Hosting Nigeria’s Foreign Minister His Excellency Yusuf Tuggar and his impressive team was a complete joy. “It wasn’t just the ambition and vision he has for his country and continent but also his genuine desire to find partners who will collaborate for mutual success. “Above all I loved the energy in that room from such an array of talent. Watch this space for wonderful things that will emerge, I’m sure.” Pictured: Lord Woolley (centre) is flanked by Nigeria's foreign minister, Yusuf Tuggar, (to his left in the picture), and Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria.

Do you have the ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams? Have you got significant fundraising leadership experience? Are you an excellent diplomat with a clear sense of personal integrity? Then you should consider applying for the role of Director of Development at our College! Take a look at the brochure here for more information: https://lnkd.in/eiNntQcn Applications, which should be in the form of a CV and cover letter, should be sent to recruitment@homerton.cam.ac.uk no later than 19 March 2025. We look forward to hearing from you! #CambridgeUniversity #HomertonCollege #CambridgeJobs #DevelopmentJobs #SeniorLeadership #FundraisingJobs

"Many governments, businesses and scientists are currently grappling with the issue of the ever-growing amount of microplastics in the environment, but what do young people think and how would they address the problem? To this end, students at Homerton College in Cambridge recently took part in a hackathon event to explore the subject, as part of the college’s Changemakers program." Today, Homerton Changemakers' 'Not Your Regular Hackathon: Microplastics, A Human Problem' event was featured in Forbes. If you haven't read it yet, then take a look at the article here: https://lnkd.in/eXb_Zp4y The event marked the start of the Catalyst Fund's pre-launch, brought together bright minds to tackle the pressing issue of microplastics, and resulted in an array of innovative ideas for environmental and health sustainability. The next event, 'Catalyst Fund Development Day II' will be taking place on 17th March, and will be an opportunity to network with industry leaders, gain valuable insights, and discover what it takes to make an impact. Open to all students from colleges and universities across the region. To sign up and find out more visit the link here: https://lnkd.in/eVEdKiEC A special thank you to Misha de Fockert and Benjamin Hinoul from the Homerton Science Society, and to our industry partner TTP plc. Jamie Hailstone Dr Soraya Jones Lord Simon Woolley Chantal Taylor Rebecca Bradley Dr Alison Wood Robin Bunce Jesi Akinsuyi Agnes Clarissa Purwoko Jamie Sykes Macleod Garat Chandigere Uria Matthew Barty Anglia Ruskin Enterprise Academy (AREA)

Are you building - or planning to build - an enterprise, product, initiative, campaign, or creative project that will help move us to a more just, sustainable and regenerative future? Do you want to do this collaboratively? And with the support of able, committed mentors? The Changemakers Catalyst Fund will be awarding five to six grants of up to £2K each for initiatives in any field - from tech to politics, arts and business. Ahead of submitting an application you’re invited to join leading innovators, entrepreneurs and academics to hone your project ideas and techniques for proposing it, as well as network with others to find your team! Supported by industry partners TTP plc, Cambridge Wireless Ltd and Anglia Ruskin University, with special thanks to Homerton Science Society. This pre-launch event is open to ALL Cambridge Students/Alumni/Postdocs and Students from other Universities in the region.  So what are you waiting for? Register now here: https://lnkd.in/eVEdKiEC Dr Soraya Jones Robin Bunce Dr Alison Wood Dr Catherine Hasted Christine Martin Abiel M. Rupert Baines Rajeshwari Iyer Kevin Powell