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BinBrook
TheMagazineofRobinsonCollege,Cambridge
Michaelmas2008
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Contents
Page3 CollegeNews
Page4 MédecinssansFrontièresinBurma
Page6 PaperTigers.org
Page8 TreflachFarm
Page10 Profile:DrIsabellaAlexander,BeachcroftFellowinLaw Page12 AlumniAnnouncements
Page15 CollegeNews
Page16 RobinsonCollegeEvents
Frontcover:RobinsongraduandswalkingthroughSenateHousePassageontheirwaytoacongregation.PhotographtakenbyIainLingwood(2005).
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RobinsonisCambridge’sGreenestCollegeRobinsonrankedfirstamongst27ofthecollegesthisyearinasurveyofgreencredentials.Thetable,producedannuallybytheCambridgeUniversityEnvironmentConsultancyServiceisdesignedtogalvanisethosecollegesnotputtingenvironmentalconcernshighontheiragendaintoaction,andtorecognisethosecollegeswhoaremakingabigefforttoimprovetheircarbonfootprint.Robinsonhasbeeninthetop4collegesforthelastthreeyears,andabigpushearnedtheCollegethetopspot.
Thesurveytakesintoaccountcollegepracticeinnineareasincludinglighting,insulation,computerandprinterusage,andtheextenttowhichenvironmentalconcernsfeatureintheCollege’sdecision-makingprocess.
InkeepingwithRobinson’sgreenoutlook,wehavemadeBinBrookgreener-wearenowusing80%recycledpaperinitsproduction.
CollegeGardensOpentothePublic
RobinsonhasopeneditsgardenstothepublicthroughtheNationalGardensScheme.ThegardensareopenfortheNGSfromlateJunetoAprileveryyear,andabookletcontaininginformationaboutthegardens,withamapandalistofallthetreesisavailablefromthePorters’Lodgefor£2.50.AllprofitsfromthebookletgototheNGScharities.Openingtimescanbefoundatwww.robinson.cam.ac.uk/about/gardens/ngs.php.
NewChristmasCardfor2008AnewChristmascard,depictingasnowmanloyallywearinghisRobinsonscarfinfrontofThorneycreekHouseisavailabletopurchaseat£6.00forapackof10,or£0.60each.
NewCDfromRobinsonCollegeChoirRobinsonCollegeChapelChoirhaverecentlyroundedoffanincredibleyearbyrecordingaCDofAdventandChristmasmusicwhichisavailablefromtheDevelopmentOffice,priced£12.
TheselectionofmusicontheCDcarriesthelistenerthroughthebuilduptotheChristmasseasonand intothecelebrationofthefestival itself. ItopenswithoneofthefirstBritishrecordingsofKodaly’s arrangementof theplainsong-basedhymn ‘Veni,VeniEmmanuel’andalsoincludesHaydn’s‘LittleOrganMass’–utilizingtheoutstandingcropofstringplayersthat Robinson boasts at present. As well as seasonal organmusic played on Robinson’sfine Frobenius organ, the CD concludes with Britten’s ‘Ceremony of Carols’, sung withtremendousenergyandaccompaniedbythesuperbharpist,CatherinePorter.
This year the Choir has expanded to include over 30members under the direction ofDominicO’ConnorRobinsonandJulianRevie.Thishasenabledthemtoexplorerepertoirefrom a different angle and highlights of the year include performing a selection ofmovementsfromRachmaninov’s‘AllNightVigil’,asettingoftheVespers–ofwhichtheChoir’sfavouritemovementhasbeenincludedontheCD.Inthesummer,priortorecording,theChoirundertookatouroftheLaTaharegionofSpain,performinginthebeautifulandhugeCathedraloftheAnnunciationinGranada,aswellastakingclassesintheAlexanderTechnique.ThisprovedtobefantasticpreparationfortherecordingandtheresultisaCDofoutstandingqualitythatweareallveryproudof,includingavarietyofmusicperformedwithgreatpassion–makingittheperfectChristmasgift!
Toordereitheroftheseitems,oranyotherRobinsonCollegemerchandise,pleasecompletetheforminthecentre-foldofBin Brook,orgotohttp://www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/catalog/toseethefullrangeandtobuyonline.
RobinsonMerchandiseforChristmas
MembersofRobinson’sEnvironmentalCommitteewithDomesticBursar,PeterMilloy,andtheEnvironmentFellow,DrSteveTrudgill.
PhotocourtesyofVarsity.
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InMay this year,many of uswere horrified to hearofthedestructionthatCycloneNargishadcausedinMyanmar (formerlyBurma), just a fewmonthsafter
the political situation there had taken a turn for theworse.
Alumna Helen Bygrave (1988) has been working forMédecins sans Frontières (MSF) inYangon,Myanmar.Here,shetellsusaboutherexperiences.
After being out of the Robinson Collegenewsloopforsometime,itseemslike2008isdestinedtoluremebacktocollegedays.Notonly is it our year’s 20 year reunion comingup (can’t quite believe that one), but Clarein the Development Office recently got intouchwithmetoputdownafewthoughtsaboutmyworkwithMédecinssansFrontières(MSF).
I qualified fromUniversity CollegeHospital in 1995 and after a goodfewyearstrailingthehospitalwards,IveryhappilyswitchedtogeneralpracticeinNorthLondon.Eventuallythough,itchyfeetsetinandalongwith anAfricanboyfriendwhohas anevengreaterdislike forEnglishwintersthanIdo,wedecidedtoseewhetherwecouldputourskillstouseoverseas.Soafter trawling theNGOwebsiteswe signedupwithMSF.
Two years later,workingwithMSF has takenme from the chaosand‘inyourfaceness’ofLagosinNigeriatothesuppressivecalmofMyanmarwhere Ispent lastyearasHIVadvisortoaprojecttreating16,000peoplewithHIV.
In the last six months Myanmar hasoccupiedthenumberonenewsstoryon
two occasions,both for itsprotests andh o r r e n d o u snatural disaster,soIwillskipoverthe Myanmar– “oh is thatBurma”question.But the dailysuffering of the Burmese is another storythat isverysuccessfullyhiddenaway.Since1962 and the start of themilitary regime,Myanmarhasbeensubjecttointernational
sanctionsandisineffectcutofffromtheoutsideworld.RatesofTB,malaria, malnutrition, and sexually transmitted infections includingHIV arehigh and access tohealthcare remains extremelydifficultand costly.MSF has now beenworking inMyanmar for 16 yearstackling thesemajorhealthproblemsand is themajorproviderofHIVcarethere.
InMyanmar,outofapopulationof48million,thereareanestimated
AhomevisitinKachin
Buddhistnovicemonks
Médecins sans Frontières in
242,000peoplelivingwithHIV.Ofthese,76,000needantiretroviraldrugs. We had enrolled 16,000 patients, 8,000 of whom werereceivingantiretroviraltreatmentandwerestretchedtoourlimits.
InAfrica, thoughsomewouldsaytooslowly,HIV care has expandedhugely over the lastfive years. Unfortunately,againforobviousreasons, Myanmar hasnot received theexternalaid aimed at achievinguniversal free access toHIV care (nor for thatmatter forTBormalaria,whicharealsohugekillers)andifyoudonothappento livenearoneofMSF’sclinicstheoutlookismorethanbleak– tobefranktheoutlookisdeath.
My role last year involved lots of teaching and training, clinicalsupervision and fortunately not too much report-writing! Ourprogrammes offered HIV testing, treatment and prevention ofopportunisticinfections,preventionofmother-to-childtransmissionandprovisionofantiretroviraldrugs.Nottoborethenon-medicstoomuch,butthemedicineitselfpresentsyouwithallsortsofweirdandwonderfulcasesandchallengesyourclinicaldecisionmaking.Attimesofcourseitalsosendsyouintopangsoffrustrationanddisillusionmentatwhatwecouldn’tdo.
TotraveltoanyoftheclinicsoutsideYangon,alltheexpatshadto
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applyforatravelauthorisationfromtheministryofdefenceweeks inadvanceandwewouldbeaccompaniedfromAtoB,sosomeinterestingconversationswerehadonthesix-hourcar journeysoften involvingalongdiscussionaboutnoodles,orhowthegolfgamewasdeveloping-certainlynothingtodowithhealth!Iwasveryluckybeingabletotraveltoallourclinicsthatwerespreadbetweenfourstates:Yangon,Kachininthenorth,ShanintheEastandRakhine(Arakan)tothewestborderingwithBangladesh. Iwilladdherethatasidefromseeingsomedramaticmedicine,Myanmaralsoprovidessomeprettydramaticscenery.Eachareacomeswith itsown specific issues.Theborder areaswithChinahaveaboomingsextrade,heroinuseisrifeinthejademiningareasandtheextremerestrictionsareplacedonthemuslimRohingapopulationinRakhinestate.
The delta area, whichwasmost seriously affected by cycloneNargis,wasnotanareawherewewereworkingbut,withahugenationalstaffteamandalreadyhavinglogisticsontheground,MSFwereabletomoveintothedeltaregionandprovideemergencycarequitequickly.Iwasso
relieved tohear thatnoneofour staffhad been hurt, butmany had damageto their homes and our patients inYangonwholiveinverypoorconditionssimply had their homes swept away.Nowthemediahasmoveditsattentionelsewhere but there are many morepeople needing assistance with food,shelter,cleanwaterandmedicalaidandtheemergencyteamsarecontinuingtorunclinicsforMSFinthearea.
All inall,myexperiencebothinNigeriaand Myanmar has been an amazing
opportunitytopracticemedicine,teach,meetsomegreatnewfriendsand provide an all-important reality checkwhen facedwith life backhereintheUK.MSFnotonlyneedsmedicsbutadministrators,projectcoordinatorsandlogisticianstokeeptheprogrammesfunctioningwithvehiclesanddrugsupplies.SoifyouaregettingitchyfeettwentyyearsafterleavingRobinson,theremaybeajobwaitingforyou…
Formoreinfogotomsf.org.uk
AFishermanontheInleLake
AfeedingcentreinRakhine
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MarjorieCoughlan(1987)isAssociateEditorforPaperTigers.org,awebsitethatprovidesinformationforteachersandlibrariansaboutmulticulturalchildren’sliterature.
As a student, I used to sneakperiodically intoHeffer’sChildren’sbookshoptobrowsethroughthearrayofpicturebooksondisplay.NowIdon’tneedtobequitesosurreptitious,evenwithoutusingmyownchildrenasanexcuse–indeedthereisgrowingrecognitionofthequalityofbooksavailabletochildrenandyoungadults,whichcanoftenviewithwritingfor“grown-ups”.OneofthethrillsofmyroleasAssociateEditorforPaperTigersisreceivingchildren’sbooksforreviewfrompublishersacrosstheglobeandIstillhavetopinchmyselfas I lookoutofmystudywindowinruralKirkbymoorside(NorthYorkshire)astowherethewingsoftheinternetcantakeme:andKirkbymoorsidecantakesomeexplainingwithanofficeaddress inSanFrancisco!
PaperTigers (www.papertigers.org) is a web-magazineaimedforthemostpartatlibrarians,parents and teachers. It comes under theumbrella of Pacific Rim Voices, a non-profitorganisationwhich aims topromote toleranceand awareness of cultural diversity throughbooksandreading.InitiallyitcoveredthePacificRim and SouthAsia but over the past coupleof yearswehavebroadenedourgeographicalboundariestoincludemulticulturalbooksfromotherpartsof theworld too. Especiallywherechildren’sliteratureisconcerned,itbecameevidentthatrestrictingouroutlookwasnotonlyartificialbutalsowentagainstwhatweare all about inexploringdifferent cultureswhile celebratingourcommonhumanity.Indeed,sinceitsfirstissuein2002,PaperTigershasevolvedandwillcontinuetodoso,asweseektobecomemoreinteractiveandtodrawinmoreyoungpeople,aswellascontinuetoprovideawealthofresourcesforanybodyinterestedinfindingqualitybooksforyoungpeople.
Atthemomentwepublishabi-monthlyupdateonourwebsite.EachissuefeaturesnewinterviewsandGalleryfeatures,aswellasPersonalViewsandbookreviews.Ourlatest issue,forexample,highlightsthree illustrators from theUK’s 2008 The Big Picture campaign;andinthegalleryarchivesyoucanfindanarrayofdifferentstylesandethnicroots, frombothestablishedandemerging illustrators.Forexample,AustralianartistShaunTan’sgallerycontains imagesfromhisaccountoftheimmigrantexperience,The Arrival,whichhas
recentlybecomeavailableintheUK,publishedbyHodderChildren’sBooks.Thisgraphic,wordlessbookbowlsmeovereverytimeIlookatit:definitelynot“just”forchildren!
AlthoughIhaveonlyactuallymetoneoftheauthorsI’veinterviewedin person –Debjani Chatterjee, one of Britain’s best-knownAsianwriters–oncetheemailsareflying,youdobuilduparapport.GiftedJapanesewriterandillustrator,AllenSaywasparticularlynoble,sincehe loathes computers. He has given some fascinating backgroundtohiswork,allofwhichIrecommendwhole-heartedly.Oneofhismostpoignantbooks,Home of the Brave (HoughtonMifflin/WalterLorraineBooks,2002),wasinspiredbyaDorotheaLangephotographof the Mochida family awaiting “evacuation” during the SecondWorldWar.Thefactthatin1942thousandsofAmericancitizensofJapanesedescentwereinternedfortheremainderofthewarhadbeenlargelyforgottenanditisonlyrecentlythatthispainfulepisodein America’s history is emerging into the mainstream. Anothertruly outstanding picture-book for young children, based on theexperienceoftheauthor’smother, isA Place Where Sunflowers GrowbyAmyLee-Tai,illustratedbyFeliciaHoshino(Children’sBookPress,
2006); and Weedflower (Atheneum, 2006) byCynthiaKadohata,whose fatherwas interned,isapowerfulnovelforolderreaders.
ThesebooksallfeatureintheReviewssectionofthewebsite,whichcontainsoriginalreviewswrittenbyusandalsodrawsonothersources,suchastheCooperativeChildren’sBookCenterin theUSandBooks forKeeps from theUK.TheReviewssectionasawholehighlightssomeofthequalitymulti-culturalbooksavailableforyoungpeople–andifyouwanttofindoutaboutsomeoftheprizesthesebookshavewon,forexample,orwhatbooksarerecommendedbyother organisations, then there are ResourcesandListsandLinksareasonthewebsite.
We also feature Personal Views, which provide PaperTigers withsomeof itsrichestreadingmaterial. Differentresponsestoethnicbackground andwhy authorswritewhat they do often arise. Forexample, in a Personal View by Asian-American authorGrace Linentitled “The Extra Adjective: How I Came to TermsWith BeingaMulticultural BookAuthor”, she finds herself grapplingwith themulticultural label and concludes that she is “proud of that extraadjectiveandofwhat Iam-amulticulturalchildren’sbookauthorandillustrator.”Sheismakinganimportantpoint.Atatimewhen“multicultural”hasbecomesooverusedinthevernacular,wemustnot lose sight of what the word actually means: multi cultural -embracingthemanydifferentculturesaroundus,includingandnotattheexpenseofourown.
Picking out a few other examples of Personal Views at randomdemonstrates the range of topics and interest they encompass:
MarjoriewithMichaelRosen,Children’sLaureate
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“Literacy: Path to Freedom” by Susan Guevara, children’s bookillustrator,USA; “CanadianArmchair Explorations inHomegrownAsian-themed Children’s Literature” by Andrea Ross of theJustOneMoreBookPodcast (wellworthavisit),Canada; “BilingualStorytime:10BestBookstoReadtoaYoungAudience”byAna-ElbaPavon, LibraryManager and REFORMA (www.reforma.org) Past-President,USA;“DrawingfromEco-riches:Australia’sEnvironmentin Children’s Books” by Chris Cheng, author, Australia; “ThreeCheersforAdoptionBooks-AndWhyWeAllShouldRead’Em”by Rose Kent, children’s book author,USA; “My all-time favoriteIndian stories”bySwapnaDutta, authorand journalist, India... andI’llstopthere!
Tworecentdevelopments,asweseektobecomemoreinteractiveandtodrawyoungerpeopletous,havebeentheintroductionlastyearofPaperTigersOutreachandthePaperTigersblog.OutreachintostateschoolsinAmericaisawayoflinkingPaperTigersintothelifeoflocalcommunitiesindifferentareas.Itoffersanopportunityforchildrentointeractwithaculturalactivitytheymayneverhaveheardofotherwise:forexample,authorMitaliPerkinswas joinedatoneschoolbyherartistmothertoshowchildrenhowtodrawalpanas,thetraditionalpatternspaintedbyBangladeshiwomenatthehome’sentrancetowelcomevisitors.Throughtheseactivities,we hope to encourage children to readmore stories associatedwiththem,andfromtheretocontinueonthepathtobeinghungryreaders,curiousabouttheworldaroundthemandopentoit. Inthisdayandagewhenthetoolsofcommunicationareseeminglysopervasivebutironicallymakedirectcontactsomucheasiertoavoid,theworldofbookscanprovidethebridgetogreaterunderstandinganddeeperempathybetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturalandethnicbackgrounds.
Our blog,meanwhile, gives us the opportunityto supplement the main website with newsand views linking in to our current theme, aswellastomakethesitemoreinteractive.AlinePereira, PaperTigers’ Executive Editor, and I arejoinedbyothercolleaguesforsomeoftheblogfixtures–CorinneinCanadapullstogethertheEventfulWorld updates on book events fromall over the globe; and Janet, who is living inSeattleat themomentbutplanningherreturnto Bangkok, looks after the Tiger’s Bookshelf.Sherecommendsgoodreadsformiddle-gradeand older readers, including the Tiger’s Choice,avirtualbookclub.Aline’spostsgenerallytieinto the themeof themain PaperTigers site andI contribute aweekly “Books at Bedtime” post– books for reading aloud to younger children, and not just atbedtime!InJanuaryIlaunchedareadingchallenge,whichrantilltheendofJune–andsincemytwoboysdecidedtodoitindividuallyaswellaswithafamilyreadaloud, itwas indeedquiteachallengeandgreatfuntoo.TheirreviewsreallyaddedtotheBlog’svoiceandI’mlookingforwardtonextyearwhenIhopewe’llhearfromotheryoungpeopleaswell. It is alwaysexcitingwhenapostgeneratescommentanddiscussion.
TheChallengealsoreallybroughthome to me that when youread together, you can be quiteaudaciousinthebooksyouchoosein terms of relating to children’sage and experience: one bookwe readwasDeborah Ellis’ I Am a Taxi (Groundwood,2006)(atitleI much prefer to its recent UKoneThe Prison Runner (OUPJune,2008) but it’s the same superbbook). Itwasachallenging storyandwith abook like this itdoeshelptohavereaditinadvancesothatIknowwhenitneedstoshiftfrombedtimetoday-time“booksession”, as we rather prosaicallycall the flights into differentworlds we share when we allsnuggleupwithapileofbookstoreadtoeachother!
Amajoreventformethisyearwasattending the BolognaChildren’sBook Fair for the first time. On a personal level, it was fantasticactuallytomeetAlineafterthepastfewyearsoffairlyconstantemailcorrespondence. And itwasawesometobehold thevastarrayofchildren’sbooksfromallovertheworld.Highlights includedhearingBritish Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen and Argentine-MexicanJorge Luján discussing children’s poetry – and watching the videoanimation of the latter’s beautiful book Tarde de invierno / Winter
Afternoon(GroundwoodBooks/LibrosTigrillo,2006) - there’sa link to itonthePaperTigersblog; hearing howTara Books (India) createdtheir stunning, hand-made book The Nightlife of Trees (Tara, 2006); and attending a sessionorganisedbytheIFLA(InternationalFederationofLibrariesAssociationsandInstitutions),whichwassolivelythatwewereaskedtobequiet…!AsIleftBologna,withbagsseveraltimesheavierthanwhenI’darrived,IwassoengrossedinSallyGrindley’slatestbookBroken Glass(Bloomsbury,2008),thatImanagedtomissmytraintoRome–well,that,coupledwiththeItalianrailwaylogicofallowingasupposedly10-minute-latetraintoleaveunannouncedfiveminutesearliersothatitwasclosertoitsscheduleddeparturetime…
IlovemyworkforPaperTigersandIamveryawareoftheeffectsithashadnotonlyonmyownoutlookandawarenessoftheworldbeyondmyken,butonmychildren’s.Thereisanamazingworldofmulti-cultural children’s books out there and if PaperTigers can continueboth to provide awindowon to thatworld; and contribute to anincrease in multi-cultural tolerance, understanding and celebration,thenweareontherighttrack.
MarjoriewithAlinePereira,PaperTigers’
ExecutiveEditor
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Recently,TomWelch(1998)lefthisPhDinCambridgebehindtosetupandrunTreflachFarminNorthShropshire.WhatwasintendedasayearoutbecameTom’scareer.
SixandahalfyearsaftermatriculatingIwasstrugglingthroughaPhDinthedepartmentofSocialandDevelopmentalPsychology.OverafairlyisolatingcoupleofyearsIincreasinglyfoundmyallotment,justdowntheroadfromRomseyTerrace, tobeaplaceofcommunity,manageablegoalsand,perhapsmost importantly, tangibleachievement inmyownterms.Itbegantodawnonmethat,whiletherewereaspectsofmyPhDthatIthoroughlyenjoyedandgrewthrough,thenatureofthenecessarydemandsthatitmade,andthelifestylethatitoffered,werenotthingstowhichIcouldeasilyadapt.
It was through Ian, the school-mate of a close Robinson friend, TomMurray, that Iwas offered the chance to completely changemy life,andtomergemyhobbiesandmydayjob:thechance tomakea living fromthe land. ThelandwasIan’sparents’100acrefarminNorthShropshire,abouttoberentedoutduetothepoorhealthof Ian’sFather. Theopportunitywastimelyandtoogoodtomiss.Intermittingfrom my PhD and my funding, I made themove to the outskirts of a village calledTreflach,situatedinthehillsthatrisefromtheShropshire Plain, nestled underneath Offa’sDyke, twenty miles west of Shrewsbury. Iwasmetwithbreathtakingviewsand,ineverysense,amountaintoclimb.
As I pulledup at theendof the farm’s extensivedrive, the long, hotsummerof2006was in full swing. The longsweatyharvestwasalsobeginningandtherewasunfathomableactivityallaroundme.TreflachFarm may be small but I understood neither the language nor themachineryofaharvestandwassubmergedforfourmonthsinaworldthatwasentirelyalientome. ThiswasexactlywhatwasrequiredforIan and me, an opportunity to work for, and with, those who hadbeen ‘born into’farmingandfromwhom,throughgentlequestioning
aroundtheharvesttableandmoreforcefulquestioningthroughtherelentlessthrobbingofthetractorengines,wecould learnpossiblewaysofprogressingournewproject.Itwasalmostasiftheharvestwasdesignedtoemptymymindofwhathadcomebeforeandtoreconstructmeas a farmer, like anSAS trainingexercise aimedatbreakingandthenrebuildingtherecruittoarmyspecifications.
Threethingsemergedfromtheharvest-wearyconversationswehadwhileattemptingtoploughaprofitablefurrowinthelandofTreflachFarm.Weneededanincomestreamthatcameonlineasquicklyasispossible in farming. Secondly,wewanted towork in away thattreatedtheland,theenvironmentandanylivestockwithrespectandkepttheirwelfareasourbottomline.Finally,wewouldnotbeafraidtooperateoutsideofthereceivedwisdompasseddowntousfrommanyaharvesthand.
Wedecidedtobeginwithpigsas theytakevery little time, just sixmonths,toreachslaughterweight. Farmingpigsalsoseemedlikeaprojectthatwecouldreallygetourteethinto.ThemajorityofporkeatenintheUKis‘factoryfarmed’toagreaterorlesserdegree,eventhat which is free-range or ‘outdoor reared’, and particularly thatwhich is imported. Ourharvest trainingperiodhadrevealedtousa consensus amongour immediate farming community thatwhenfarmingpigsyoumustacceptlowmarginsandtherefore‘cramthemin’,‘keepthemlyingdown’andsellinquantity.Weweredeterminedtofulfiloursecondaimandprovethatethical,small-scalepigfarmingremainedpossibleinthecurrentagriculturalclimate.
Inorder to farmethically, aswe saw it,wehad to think andworkoutsidetheestablishedmodelsoffarminginourarea.Inraisingourstockwedeviated from these in fourways. Firstly,wewould notroutinely use antibiotics. We knew that if we kept amanageablenumber of animals and ensured that we spent enough time withourstockeveryday,wecouldpickuponsymptomsofillnessoranyabnormalbehaviourquickly,andisolateandtreatthepigasnecessary
using curative rather than preventativemedicine.
Secondly, we wanted pigs to be able toexpress their natural behaviours. This islargely achieved through ensuring thatallofourpigshavepermanentaccesstofields,allowingthemtonoseuptheturfin search of tasty roots and grubs, andto places to wallow and areas of shade,allowing them tokeepcool andpreventsunburninthesummermonths.Wealsoprovide well-anchored scratching postsor trees enabling them to dislodge any
unwantedvisitors fromtheirhairybacksand shoulders. Wemakesure, too, that there is plenty for our pigs to do inside for thoseoccasionswhentheydecide that theweather is just tooEnglish toventureoutside.
Thirdly, itwasouraim togrowandmill allofourpig feedon-site.Thisensuresahighqualityfeedandonethatisnotbulkedoutwiththeusual largequantitiesof soyaofethicallyuncertainprovenance.
TreflachFarm
Two-week-oldpigletsatfeedingtime
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Wewereabletodothisforthefirstyearbut,unfortunately,lostourcroptofloodinginspring2007andsohavemovedtoawheat-based,British-grownfeedinthesecond.
Fourthly,wewanted tofinda local abattoir thatwould allowus toinspect theconditions inwhich thepigsarekeptprior to slaughterandthemethodsusedforbothstunningandkillingthepigstoensurethat they focusedonkeeping theanimal asun-stressedaspossiblethroughouttheentireslaughteringprocess. Wewereabletotrackdownsuchanabattoirwithintenmilesofourfarm.
Anethicalfarmisnogoodatall,however,unlessitgeneratesanincomeandourpigsarerearedtothisend.Weweredeterminedthat,despitetheincreasingdisquiet,bothamongpigfarmersand,latterly, inthemedia,aboutthenon-profitabilityof British pigs, we would prove that the terms‘ethical’and‘financiallyviable’werenotmutuallyexclusive. Our goal, thinkingbeyond traditionalfarmingmodels,wastosetthepriceofourporkourselves and not to have it dictated to us by‘themarket’. Thiswouldenableustopriceourpork so that,despiteourethical farmingmodel,low stockingdensity and, ultimately, havingonlya small numberof pigs ready to slaughter eachweek,wecouldstilloperateviably.Theresultantprice,takingintoaccountthemaximumnumberofpigswewereabletoslaughtereachweekandallassociatedoverheads,necessitatedamoveawayfromthetraditionalmethodsofsellinganimalsatthelocallivestockmarket,directtoanabattoir,ortoabutcher.Wewereforcedtothinkofotherwaysofmarketingandaddingvaluetoourpigs.Processingourmeatinsomeway,andsellingitdirectlytotheconsumer,becameouronlyoptionandonethatweattackedwithgusto.
Initiallywesoldourporkatanumberofweeklyandmonthlymarketstallsinourregion,graduating,afterayearorso,tolarge,nationalfoodfestivalsinManchester,BirminghamandLondon.Asourpricingandourbusinessmodelprovedviableweextendedourmethodsofdirectselling.Forexample,wenowoperateacarefullyconstructeddeliveryruntoLondon.Initiallyweoffersmallormediumsizedbusinessesthechanceto‘meetthefarmers’andafreetastingsessioninacommunalareawithin their building. We then begin a fortnightly delivery toindividualswithinthatbusiness,withnominimumorder,andchargeonlyonepoundperorderfordelivery.Thissystemestablishesmultipleorders at a singleaddress,which, in turn, reducesdeliverycosts forthe customer, makes the deliveries easier for us, and reduces theenvironmental impactofourdeliveryserviceasawhole. Lately,wehavebeguntoofferhog-roastsatprivatefunctions,and,asrecentlyasAugustthisyear,beguntocateratfestivalsandlargepubliceventsbeginningwiththeInnocentVillageFeteinRegent’sPark,London.Infixingourownpricefortheporkand,particularly,insellingourmeatcookedandreadytoeat,wemaximisethevalueofeveryanimalthatwe rear, allowingus to remain small-scale andmaintain that crucialfocusonthewelfareofourstock.
Oncethisbasicbusinessmodelwasinplace,andprovingeconomicallyviable,wewereabletolookatexpandingthefarmsothatitreacheditsproductivecapacityunderourcriteria.Wenowrearlamb,producefree rangeeggs, andhave recently slaughteredourfirstbeef animalafter two years of fattening. We were also able to develop theextraneousoperationsthatwouldmakeupthelifestylethatwewantedthefarmtosustain.Wearecreatingacommunityofsimilarlymindedvolunteersonthefarmallofwhomarepassionateaboutourprojectandworkwithusforboardandlodgingandstayforafewdaysorafewmonthsatatime.Wearealsobranchingoutintonot-for-profit
areasofbusiness,mostrecentlyestablishinganoutdoor‘forest-school’completewithindooreducationalspaceand compost toilet facilities which we offer, for nocharge, to localschools. Thisallowsmeto indulgemycontinuedpassion for thechild’sdevelopingmindas Iteachgroupsofsixtotenyearoldsabouttheoriginsofthefoodtheyeat‘fromfarmtofork’.Wearealsoable,afteraconsiderablelay-offtoestablishourbusiness,toindulgeagaininthehobbiesthatlivingonafarmallows.Inowhaveavegetablegrowingareatwicethesizeofmy allotment inRomsey, and a full heightpoly-tunnelthatrunsalongside.ThehammockIhavehunginitisafavouriteonthefarm.
For several reasons my year off from my PhD hasbecomemycareer.Someofthesereasonsarespecifictorunningmyownbusiness,andsomeofthemspecificto the nature of the business that I run. I enjoy thechallenge that our own rigidly defined boundaries offarming style and the need to meet the day to dayrunningcostsofthefarmgivesus.Ienjoytheintellectualchallengeandproblem-solvingelementofhowthetwo
canexistinharmony,andIenjoythephysicalnatureoftheworkandwhatafriendcalledthe‘mud-coveredcrisismanagement’thatsooftendominatesourdays.Ienjoydiscussingwhatwearedoingonadaytodaybasiswiththenowfamiliarharvesthands-thepre-existingfarmingcommunity-andmarvellingathow‘timeshavechanged’andIenjoylearningfromthemthethingsthatdon’tchange-forexamplehowtoassistasowinaproblembirth.Ienjoythevarietythatmydaysofferme-whetherstuck in frontofacomputerupdatingthewebsiteorstrainingthroughtheaccounts;or‘rowingup’ontheMasseyFergussonorshovellingpigshit, Iknowwhat Iamdoing,why Iamdoing itandwhatseasonitiswhileIamdoingit!Ifeelnoawkwardschismbetweenmy‘home’lifeandmy‘work’life:thetwomeldintoahappyunitythatIfindparticularlycomforting.
Allofthissaid,mytimeatTreflachFarmiscomingtoanend.ThefarmandthebusinesswillcontinuebutmyactiveinvolvementwillceaseinSeptember2008.Myheart,andmypartner’s,isintheSouthEast,andwewillwavegoodbyetothemountainsandhopetobefarmingagainatsomepointverysoon.IfanybodyisinterestedintalkingtomeaboutTreflachFarm,aboutfarmingingeneral,orperhapsknowswheremypartner and I could be farming next, please do get in touch:[email protected]
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AfterhavingqualifiedasaSolicitorinSydney,DrIsabellaAlexandercametoCambridgetodoaPhDandnowisaCollegeTeachingOfficeratRobinson,apostsponsoredbyBeachcroftLLP.
Why did you choose to study Law?
InAustralia,itisnotgenerallypossibletoreadLaw(asanLLB)onitsown;itneedstobecombinedwithanotherdegree,whichcouldbeaBachelorofArts,orEconomics,Commerce,ScienceorevenFineArtsorMusic.IhadnotdecidedonwhatcareerIwantedtopursuewhenIfinishedhighschool,soIchosetodoaLawdegreealongsideanArtsdegreetogivememorecareeroptionsattheend.InmyArtsdegreeIstudiedHistoryandFrench.In the fourth year of the degree (which normally takes 5 years) it iscommontodoasummerclerkshipwithalawfirm.IwasofferedaplaceatClaytonUtzLaywersinSydneyandenjoyedthat,soIdecidedtotakeuptheirjobofferandbecameasolicitorwhenIgraduated.
What made you leave your career as a solicitor and return to University?
Although Ienjoyeda lotofaspectsofworkingasa solicitor, Ididnotreallyseemyselfdoingitinthelongterm.AspartofmyHistorydegreeatuniversityIhaddoneanextrahonoursyear,whichinvolvedwritinga
longdissertation.IhadreallyenjoyedtheresearchinvolvedinthattaskandsoIdecidedtoapplytoCambridgetodomoreresearch,thistimeinthelaw.IchosemyPhDtopicbasedonmytwomainacademicinterests:historyandintellectualpropertylaw.
How did you find leaving Australia and coming to Cambridge?
Like(Isuspect)mostAustralians,thethingIhavefoundhardesttocometo termswith in England is theweather! However, aside from that IlovelivinginCambridge.Itissuchabeautifultownandveryeasytogetaround.Itiseasytointegrateintotheuniversityworldbecausetherearesomanypeoplefromotherpartsofthecountryandotherpartsoftheworldlivinghere.
Are you enjoying your work at Robinson?
Yes,Iam.TheFellowshipatRobinsonisfriendlyandwelcominganditisaverystimulatingintellectualenvironment.IteachCriminalLawtoPartIAstudentsandIntellectualPropertyLaw,whichisanoptionalpaperforPartIIstudents.CriminalLawisfuntoteachbecausethefactsofsomecasescanbequitebizarreandstudentsalsoenjoyIntellectualPropertyLaw becuase it raises issues they can identify with, like downloadingmusicfromthe internet. Ifindtheteachingrewarding,andIamalsoatutor,whichIlikebecauseitbringsmeintocontactwithstudentsfromdisciplinesotherthanlaw.
What are your current research interests?
AtthemomentIamstillworkingonthematerialthatmadeupmyPhDdissertation,whichwasonthehistoryofcopyrightlawintheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturies.Iamparticularlyinterestedintheconstructionofthenotionofthe“publicinterest”andhowitoperatesincopyrightlaw.
Mybook,entitledCopyright and the Public Interest in the Nineteenth Century,willbepublishedbyHartPublishingin2009.
FellowshipProfile:DrIsabellaAlexanderBeachcroftFellowinLaw
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WeaskedDrAlexander’ssponsor,Beachcroft,toprovideaninsightintothelifeofoneofitsCambridgetrainees
DilaniGooda Trainee,BeachcroftLLPDepartmentstodate: RealEstate;InjuryRiskUniversity: SelwynCollege,CambridgeDegree: English
7:40 IleavehomeandcatchthetraintoManchester.8:40 Iarriveintheoffice;checkmyemailsandvoicemail.I’vebeenaskedtoattendanInquestinCaernarfonnextweeksosetabout makingmytravelarrangements.TheclienthasgiveninstructionsforawatchingbriefonlybutI’llneedtotakenotesinorderto reportbacktotheclient.9:15 I’maskedtodosomeurgentinternetresearchintoamajorroadincidentwhichoccurredintheearlyhoursofthemorning.We’re actingonbehalfoftheinsurerofoneofthedrivers.Idraftamemoofmyfindingsandhanditbacktothepartner.9:45 I’monmywaywithacolleaguetoattendameetingwithaclientandCounselinrelationtoanongoingcase.We’rediscussingour strategyfortheSettlementMeetingscheduledfortheendofthemonth.Weconsiderstrengthsandweaknessesoftheexpert evidence,surveillancefootageandwitnessstatements.12:30 We’rebackintheofficeandIdictatethenotesofourmeetingstraightaway.13:00 Ibreakforlunchandmeetupwithsomeoftheothertraineesforasandwichandachat.13:45 IreturntomydeskalittleearlierthanusualasI’mduetotelephoneawitnessat2pm.Iusethetimetoreviewthefileandmake somenotestowhichIcanreferduringtheconversation.14:00 Icallthewitness.He’sdrivingatthemomentandasksmetocallbackaround3pm.14:10 Ireceiveafax.It’sasigneddefencewhichIdraftedlastweekandnowneedtoserveandfileby4pmtoday.Icheckitbefore draftingletterstotheCourtandClaimantsolicitorsandfaxingitoff.14:30 Mywitnesscalls-he’sfreetospeaktomenow.Wegothroughtheincidentindetail.Hesoundsverycredibleandhisevidenceis certainlyfavourabletoourcase.15.00 Usingmynotes,Idraftthewitnessstatementandnoteacoupleofareaswhereweneedclarification.Idiariseafollow-upcall.16:00 It’sourmonthlyCharityCommitteemeeting.IoverseesmalldonationsmadebytheManchesterofficeandupdatetheCommittee onourlatestdonations.16:30 Backatmydesk,Ireviewmy‘todo’listforMonday.I’moutoftheofficealldayatasiteinspectioninOxford.Ialsohavea telephoneCaseManagementConferenceonTuesday.It’safileIknowquitewellsodecidetoreviewthefileanddraftdirections now.ImakeafewnotessothatI’mwellpreparedshouldtheJudgeaskmeanythingawkward.17:15 Idecidetocallitaday-it’sFridayafterall-andI’mmeetingsomefriendsfrommyfirstdepartmentinRealEstatefordrinks.
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DrAlexandergivingasupervisioninCollege
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AlumniAnnoucements
TracyBonham(1986)marriedIanMitchell(left)on12thJanuary2008-theyhadbeengoingoutforover12years.TheysharedthedaywithmanyofTracy’sCambridgefriends-infactitwasquiteareunion!!NicolaMorgan(néeMacDonald,1987)sangbeautifullyduringtheceremony-andtooktheprizeforthefurthesttravelledhavingcomeallthewaytoGlasgow’swinterfromAustralia’ssummer!JaneFilby(1986)didasterlingjobofroundingfolksupforthephotosandJonathanTallon(1985)saidtheGracebeforethereceptionmeal.OthersjoiningthecelebrationsincludedTom&RachelleSanderson(néeDucker,1986),Karen&SimonStocks(1986),PaulMarshall&CathJenson(1987),Nick&JennyCole(néeRhodes,1987),Mark&JoLillicrap(1986,andnéeDaley1987)andSelwynRichards(1985),plusseveralfromTracy’scourseandtimeatStudentCommunityAction.
JooChingChua(2002),currentlyreearchingherPhDatRobinson,andPeterLloyd(2002)weremarriedattheChurchofStAndrewtheGreat,Cambridge.
PaulCorthorn(1995)andKatherineBorthwick(2000),picturedright,weremarriedbytheRevdDrMaggiDawnintheCollegeChapelon22June2007.TheceremonywasfollowedbyaveryenjoyablereceptionintheCollegeanditsgardens.
LolaAdesioye(2000)relocatedtoNewYorkwheresheiscurrentlyworkingasawriterandasinger/songwriter.SheiswritingforpublicationssuchasTheGuardian,whereshecontributestotheirelectioncoverageparticularlyintermsoflookingathow raceintersectswithpolitics.AftergraduatingfromCambridge,Lolaspent4yearsworkinginthemusicindustry.Shehasnowmovedoverintothecreativesideoftheindustry,andisusingherbusinessexperiencetostartherownmusiccompany.
HelenChiarenza(néeDixon,1996)andEmilianoproudlyannouncethearrivalofSaraMay(left)onMay15th2008.SarawasbornnearVeniceinItaly.Shewas3.3kgand54cm.
ChrisBaker(1997)andCatharineMullen(1998)weremarriedatGraftonManorinWorcestershireon26thApril2008.ManyRobinsonfriendscelebratedtheday,includingAlastairIngallandAndyKidd(both1997)asbestmen,andCarolineFurness(1998)asbridesmaid.Afterarelaxinghoneymoon,CatharineandChrishavenowmovedfromLondontoWestYorkshire,andwouldlovetohearfromanyonewhoisinthearea.
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JamesHartley(1992)andSarahDavis(1996)(left)weremarriedinCambridgeon3November2007withthehelpoftheirdaughter,Tanith,whowasanadorablebridesmaid.ManyfriendsandfamilysharedthedaywiththemwithseveraloldRobinsoniansamongsttheguests.
Ruth(Manning,1998)andMilesNorris(left)marriedatKebleCollege,Oxford,on29thMarch,2008.WewerejoinedbymanyRobinsonians,includingTheaSherer(néeLee,1998)whowasbridesmaidandJoshSherer(1998)whogaveareadingduringtheirservice.
SarahMacDonald(1992,right)ishavingabusyyear:aswellashernormaljobasDirectorofMusicinChapelatSelwynCollege,sheisspending2008asActingDirectoroftheGirls’ChoiratElyCathedral.TheGirlssingEvensonginthecathedraltwiceaweek(convenientlyonnon-SelwynEvensongdays),andtheyrehearseeverymorningat8:00am,soSarahis“enjoying”thelifeofacommuter.
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MattNouch(2002)andKlebersonRicardoRaymundodeSouza(right)enteredintoaCivilPartnershipinJanuary2008.MichaelSmith(2002)attendedtheceremonyalongwithotherfriendsfromMatt’stimeatCambridge.MattcontinueshisstudiesatCardiff,commutingbetweenthereandtheirhomeinBournemouth.
NeilMullarkey(1980,left)hasaspoofbusiness/self-helpbookoutinNovember,publishedbyProfile.ItiscalledDON’T BE NEEDY BE SUCCEEDY: The A to Zee of MotivitalityandispublishedunderhisnomdeplumeL.VAUGHANSPENCER.
MiltMavrakakis(1998)hasreleasedanalbumcalled“Testify”withthebandHarambe.TracksfromthealbumcanbeboughtonItunes.MiltalsocompletedhisPhDattheLondonSchoolofEconomics.
LyndsayMarkham(1983andanAlumniRepresentative)wasdelightedtoannouncethebirthofherdaughter,Tamsen,onSunday30December2007.
MarkPlane,2001,(left),marriedElizabethPlane(néeGalloway)onSat8thSeptember2007inStMary’sChurch,Amersham.TheyenjoyedahoneymooninHawaiiandSanFrancisco.ElizabethisanalumnaofFitzwilliamCollege,Cambridge.
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SueWoan(1993)isnowPrincipaloftheNorwichDiocesanMinistryCourseandVice-PrincipaloftheEasternRegionMinistryCourse(andspendsalargepartofhertimeintravellingallovertheEastofEnglandasaresult!)ShehasalsojustsuccessfullycompletedherPhD(part-time)throughtheUniversityofExeter.Thetitleofherthesisis:“TheUseoftheOldTestamentin1PeterwithespecialfocusontheuseofPsalm34”.SuetravelledtoExetertograduateinJuly.
MarcusTomalin(1991)isaFellowandTutorofDowningCollege.Inthepastfewyearshehaspublishednumerousarticlesandmonographs,including“LinguisticsandtheFormalSciences”(CUP2006)and“RomanticismandLinguisticTheory”(PalgraveMacmillan2008).Hecontinuestoplaytheluteandsingtenor.
HamelShah(1994,picturedleft)recentlymarriedanAmericangirl,MeredithdePaoloinCapeMay,NewJersey.
AnumberofRobinsonianswereinattendanceattheweddingFromtoplefttobottomright:PindiGainda(1994),TomLambert(1994),WilliamSanter(1994),RishiShah(1994),AshokGupta(1994)LydiaHeilmann(néeBreen,1995),HamelShah(1994).
RichardSargeant(1999),hasmovedfromHMTreasurytoGoogletoleadtheirUKPublicPolicyteam.
SamSanders-Hewett(1999,right)marriedFionaWomack(Downing,2000)onApril19ththisyearatMaidwellChurch,Northamptonshire.SeveralofSam’sfellowcollegeengineerswereinattendanceasushers(andoneasbestman,MartinPaton),andsomeofFi'sDowningcolleaguesalsoattended.TheyhoneymoonedinMauritiusandarenowbackintoworkinglifeathomeinEly.
DanielPollard(1997)marriedCarolineFurness(1998)(left)on14June2008atMinsteracresinNorthumberland.ThebestmanwasRobinsonianDanielWorkman(1997).AlsoinattendancewereRobinsoniansCarolineSymonds(1998),AndreaPasquill(1998),CatharineBaker(1998),ChrisBaker(1997),MichaelColgan(1992),WendyColgan(1991),KellyMarkham(1998),AndrewKidd(1997),CamillaKidd(1998)andJeniKing(1999).
JosephWititi(1991)andhiswifeRumbidzainowhave3beautifulkids,aboynamedTakundanashewhois14yearsold,agirlnamedRuvimboaged9yearsandaboyaged15months.Rumbidzaiisintheteachingprofession,andJosephisinthehumanresourcedevelopmentheadingabiginstitutionwhichistaskedwithdevelopingandtrainingpublicsectorpersonnel.JosephwasatRobinsonin1991-1992doingadiplomainDevelopmentStudies,andwishestogreetfellowRobinsoniansofthattimeparticularlythosewhowerestayinginThorneycreekcottage.Hemaybecontactedonwititijoseph@yahoo.co.uk.
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StaffNews
TherehasbeenquitealotofchangeamongsttheCollegeStaffinthelastfewmonths.InJune,LyndsayMacDonald,theFinanceBursar’sSecretary,andAnneBowsher,theDomesticBursar’sSecretarybothretired.TheyaresucceededbyJudithRickards,whoistheBursars’Assistant.
ThomasLeng,whohasbeentheCollege’sITManagerfornearlytwoyearsleftRobinsoninJulytobecomeanITManageratNatureMagazine.BridgetKenyonsuccededTomonSeptember1st2008.
ClareJarmy,whoisknowntomanyreadersastheAlumniRelationsandEventsOfficerinRobinson’sDevelopmentOfficefornearlytwoyears,isreturningtoherCollege,StCatharine’s,todoaPGCEinSecondaryReligiousEducation,withaviewtobeingateacherinthefuture.Clarehasoverseentheorganisationofeventsforalumni,studentsandtheirfamiliesandguestswithefficiencyandcheerfulnessandhasbeenresponsiblefortherecentupdatingofBinBrook,whichhasdrawnmanyapprovingcomments.Wewishherallthebestinhernewcareer.
PeterBaker-Smith,whoworkedinRobinson’sKitchenfor28yearstookearlyretirementinJune.
TheCollegewishesPeter,Lyndsay,Anne,TomandClareallthebestforthefuture.
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LyndsayandAnneattheirretirementparty.
PeterBaker-SmithwithJoTruszczynzka
NewsfromtheFellowship
DrPaulSmith(Fellow2000-2005)andDrAileenFyfearedelightedtoannouncethebirthofLucyKatherineFyfeSmith,bornon24March2008weighing2.86kg.WithherparentslivinginIreland,butfamilyandfriendsintheUK,she’salreadyquitethelittletraveller.
AnothertwoofSandraSmith’stranslationsarecomingouton2October-bothbyIrèneNémirovsky-oneiscalledAllourWorldlyGoodsandisvirtuallyaprequeltoSuitefrançaiseandtheotheriscalledTheCourilofAffair.
SandrawillbesigningbooksinHeffersinCambridgeonMonday,October27th,2008at6.30pm.Ticketsarefree,butmustbereservedinadvancebycallingHefferson01223568568.
DrWeiss’slatestbookisanothertranslationfromtheAnglo-Normanoftwoearlyandpopularromances,BoevedeHaumtoneandGuideWarewic..Herfirstbook,TheBirthofRomancewillbereissuedlaterthisyear.
DrChristosMarkides(2005-2008;EngineeringFellowandDirectorofStudies,picturedright),isleavingRobinsonCollegethisSeptember.HewillbemovingtotheDepartmentofChemicalEngineeringandChemicalTechnologyatImperialCollegeLondon,wherehewillbetakinguptheRCUK-FosterWheelerFellowshipandLectureshipinCleanEnergyProcesses.HewishestoexpresshisgratitudetowardtheWardenandFellowsoftheCollegeforthewonderfultimehehashadhere,andassureshisfriendsandcolleaguesthathewillbereturningtovisitthemfromtimetotime.
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ForthcomingEvents
November
January2009
2nd CommemorationofBenefactorsServiceandtea. Byinvitation.
10th 1:00pm: Graduands’Parents’Lunch.Parentsandguardiansofthosegraduatingfrom RobinsonthisyearareinvitedtojointheWardenandFellowshipforlunch intheHall.
February
TBC LawDinner.OpentoallalumniwhoreadLaw,andthosewhonowwork inthefield.FurtherdetailswillbeavailableinduecoursefromtheDevelopmentOffice.
December
6th 11:30am: ChristmasConcertgivenbyRobinsonmusiciansintheChapel. Mincepiesandhotdrinkswillbeservedfrom11am,andtheconcertwillbeginat11:30am.
1:00pm: Freshers’Parents’Lunch.ParentsandguardiansofRobinsonundergraduateswho matriculatedthisyearareinvitedtojointheWardenandFellowshipforlunchintheHall.
March
5th ChampagneConcert,givenbyRobinsonmusicians.Duringtheinterval,
champagneandcanapésareservedintheHall.
21st PegasusSocietyAGMandDinner.MembersofthePegasusSocietyare invitedtoreturntoCollegefortheSociety’sAnnualGeneralMeetingand Dinner.
September
26th-27th ReunionWeekendforthosewhomatriculatedin1979,1984,1989,1994and1999.
