Clare CollegeCambridge

Annual Report

2009

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Contents

Master’s Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Teaching and Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5

Selected Publications by Clare Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–7

College Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–9

Financial Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–11

Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–13

Access and Outreach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Clare’s primary purpose remains to provide a world-class undergraduate educationwith an emphasis on individual teaching and support. We have this year introducedchanges to the tutorial system to provide better cover during term-time andvacations. We have also continued to recruit new Fellows to strengthen our teachingprovision in key subjects, and have made appointments to deepen our links withimportant University institutions such as the Judge Business School and the FitzwilliamMuseum. The study skills sessions for first-year undergraduates and close attention toour teaching methods which I mentioned last year have transformed the results ofour students in less well performing subjects, as the spectacular improvement inEconomics continues to demonstrate. But the results this summer show that there isstill much to be done.

I have expressed concerns in the past that students at Clare might not be challengedenough both in the strictly academic sphere but also in the wider world. I am pleasedto report that I see signs of greater political and social awareness: in the work of ourgraduates with the Clare-Bermondsey Trust, teaching music in Palestine, or withAfghan refugee women in Germany. I also detect a greater recognition by students ofthe need to present themselves better to the outside world. But I worry that ourexcellent women students are reticent about their achievements, so I am currentlytalking to the President of Barnard College, the all-women’s college in New York,about the possibility of places on their summer courses on leadership for women.

Ensuring that the brightest young people from every background are encouraged toapply to Cambridge and Clare remains a major concern. We have launched twoimportant initiatives this year to widen participation. First, we have adopted an additional‘link area’, forging relationships with schools in Coventry and Warwickshire on behalf ofthe University as a whole, to complement our long-standing work in Tower Hamlets.Second, we hosted an Alumni Teachers Conference in the Easter vacation, which wehope will become an annual event designed to disseminate up-to-date information aboutthe Cambridge admissions process. We are conscious that much more remains to bedone to encourage applications from talented students from non-traditional backgrounds.

In today’s competitive global market for the best graduate students, it is reassuringthat Cambridge has finally taken steps to provide successful applicants with timelyoffers accompanied by appropriate funding packages. This is a good example of howthe colleges and University can work together to address an issue of fundamentalimportance to Cambridge’s future. As part of Clare’s commitment to graduatestudents, detailed plans have been drawn up for an additional accommodation blockon the existing Newnham Road site, which will allow us to create a vibrantcommunity for graduate students close to the main College buildings.

This year has already witnessed two major enhancements of the College’s buildings:the long-awaited refurbishment of Castle End and the completion of Lerner Court.Together with the recent conversion of the Old Court attics and the refurbishment ofThirkill Court, these projects comprise the most concentrated improvement of ourbuilt infrastructure for many decades. Capital expenditure at this level is only madepossible by the generosity of our alumni and the careful stewardship of our historicendowment. Hence the College’s decision last autumn to borrow £15 million toinvest over 40 years, which should give us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity toincrease our endowment significantly. Thanks to the work of the Bursar and theDevelopment Office and the support of alumni, Clare is as well-placed financially as amedium-sized Cambridge college can be.

But the task of sustaining a world-class university in the next few years is a challengingone. The mix of state and private funding has up to now protected Cambridge and itscolleges from the worst effects of a fall in endowments. But the position of the publicfinances in the next few years means that Clare’s future financial well-being and itsability to deliver high quality undergraduate education and student support are likelyto depend on income from private, rather than government, sources. The talent ofthe students we admit, the efforts of the Fellowship, and the support of our alumnigive me confidence that we will be able to maintain that quality in the future.

Master’s Introduction

UK

EU

Asia

Other

Examination results 2009

In the 2009 Tripos examinations, 79% of all Clare students gained Firsts or 2.1s, comparedwith 81% last year. Among the finalists, 88% of students in Arts subjects achieved Firsts or 2.1s.Overall, 20% of all Arts students and 22% of Science students gained Firsts, togetherrepresenting 21% of all Clare students (compared to 25% last year).

In the arts and humanities, five out of seven students reading Philosophy gained Firsts, as did half thestudents at Theological and Religious Studies Part IIB and four out of nine students at English Part II.Three out of five students at Economics Part IIB gained Firsts. In the sciences, Biochemistry showedan excellent set of results for the third year in succession, with four out of five students at Part IIIgaining Firsts. Both students reading Part II Plant Sciences and three out of five students at ZoologyPart II also gained Firsts, while four out of seven students at Mathematics Part III gained distinctions.

Seven Clare students were awarded Firsts with distinction: Yvonne Bristow in Anglo-Saxon,Norse and Celtic Part I; Qinkan Wu in Engineering Part IIB; David Belius, Hans Johansson, AilsaKeating and Nicholas Sofroniew in Mathematics Part III; and Oliver Topping in Modern &Medieval Languages Part II. Mr Topping’s performance was also recognised by the Universitywith the award of the Mrs Claude Beddington Prize, the Whalley Prize, and the OlgaYouhotsky and Catherine Matthews Prize. Giles Smith won the University’s David RobertsMemorial Prize for the highest dissertation mark in the Architecture Tripos, while Katie Armitagewon the Roger Morris Award for Medicine and Surgery.

Undergraduate numbers 2008–09

Subject Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Years 5-7 TotalAnglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic 1 2 1 4Archaeology & Anthropology 4 1 1 6Architecture 2 3 2 7Asian & Middle Eastern Studies * 4 2 3 2 11Chemical Engineering 3 4 7Classics 6 3 4 1 14Computer Science 4 2 3 9Economics 5 6 5 16Engineering 8 6 7 8 29English 8 9 9 26Geography 2 2 2 6History 10 11 10 31History of Art 1 1 2Land Economy 1 1 2Law 3 6 3 1 13Management Studies 3 3Manufacturing Engineering 1 1 2Mathematics 9 7 8 5 29Medicine (including Clinical Medicine) 14 11 11 7 17 60Modern & Medieval Languages 11 8 9 9 37Music 8 4 5 1 18Natural Sciences (Biological) 10 12 13 5 40Natural Sciences (Physical) 19 18 16 15 68Philosophy 4 1 2 7Social & Political Sciences 3 4 2 9Theology 3 6 6 15Veterinary Science 4 3 2 3 8 20

Total 144 131 130 61 25 4914

Teaching and Research

Undergraduates by country/region of origin

* formerly known as Oriental Studies

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PhD theses successfully defended by Clare graduate students

Alexis, D. A comparative and developmental analysis of future planning

Astley, M.R. Surface-acoustic-wave-defined dynamic quantum dots

Cawthorn, W.P. Molecular mechanisms of anti-adipogenesis by tumour necrosis factor-alpha

Cluett, T.J. The mechanism of mammalian mitochondrial DNA replication

Cragin, R.K. Palestinian resistance through the eyes of Hamas

Findlay, A.D. Total synthesis and structural assignment of antimitotic polyketides

Helme, A.E. Convergent evolution of intelligence in corvids and apes: implications for animal welfare

Houghton, M. Gain in terahertz quantum cascade lasers

Hubbard, K.E. Identification of calcium signalling elements in the Arabidopsis circadian network

Jin, S. Dynamics of Galactic gas streams and satellites

Kipps, C.M. Insights into frontotemporal dementia: an imaging and neuropsychological study

Klein, A.M. The laws of cell fate in epidermal maintenance

Mellad, J.A. Novel Nesprin-1 isoforms participate in mRNA regulatory pathways

Owens, G.A. Using systemising to facilitate social competence in autism: an evaluation of The Transporters DVD and

LEGO® therapy

Petrozza, A. Optoelectronic processes at organic semiconductor interfaces

Sanders, R.A. The social lives of elite Philadelphian women, ca. 1760–1800

Seach, G.J. Wholly attending: theological thinking after Dietrich Bonhoeffer and D. H. Lawrence

Sexton, T.I. Genome-wide detection of preferential associations between genes within transcriptional networks

Sharkey, J. The politics of Wolsey's cardinalate, 1515–1530

Snaddon, J.L. Biodiversity and ecosystem function within leaf-litter accumulations in Sabah, Malaysia

Teufel, C.R. Mental attribution: its role in socio-cognitive development and adult social cognition

Tomazou, E.-M. Identification and characterisation of differentially methylated regions within the human Major

Histocompatibility Complex

Tse, D.H.Y. Spin dynamics in the presence of inhomogeneities

Vias, M. Neuroendocrine differentiation in hormone resistant prostate cancer cells

West, R.H. Modelling the chloride process for titanium dioxide synthesis

Wheeler, J.M. Nanoindentation under dynamic conditions

Williams, I.S. English legal reasoning and legal culture, c.1528–c.1642

Withers, H.C. Parental food calling at passerine nests

Graduate students bycountry/region of origin

Clare stands this year 18th (compared to 12th last year) among the Cambridge colleges in theBaxter Table measuring all Tripos results. Clare finalists were ranked 6th and Arts finalists 5th.Economists continued to perform well, with Clare ranked 3rd overall (up from 4th in 2008),while the College was 4th overall in English.

Andrew Thomason, Professor of Combinatorial Mathematics in the Faculty of Mathematics, andthe late Michael Majerus, Professor of Evolution in the Department of Genetics, were awardedtwo of the University’s prestigious Pilkington Prizes for Teaching. They bring to nine the numberof Clare Fellows to win a Pilkington Prize in the last eight years. This is a singular achievement byone college and reflects Clare’s commitment to providing a world class undergraduate education.

Graduate student numbers 2008–09

PhD 222Masters courses (MPhil, MEd, etc.) 54PGCE 0Other 2Total 278

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Others

Mr Neil AndrewsAndrews, N. (2008) in The Reception and Transmission of CivilProcedural Law in the Global Society: 285–306. Antwerp: Maklu

Andrews, N. (2008) ‘The Modern Procedural Synthesis: theAmerican Law Institute and UNIDROIT’s “Principles and Rules ofTransnational Civil Procedure”’, Revista de Processo 164: 109–120

Professor Tony BadgerBadger, A.J. (2008) FDR: The First Hundred Days. New York: Hill &

Wang

Professor Andrew BalmfordBalmford, A., Beresford, J., Green, J., Naidoo, R., Walpole, M. and

Manica, A. (2009) ‘A global perspective on trends in naturetourism’, PLoS Biology 7(6): e1000144

Rodrigues, A.S.L., Ewers, R.M., Parry, L., Souza, C., Jr., Vérissimo, A.and Balmford, A. (2009) ‘Boom-and-bust development patternsacross the Amazon deforestation frontier’, Science 324: 1435–1437

Naidoo, R., Balmford, A., Costanza, R., Fisher, B., Green, R.,Malcolm, T. and Ricketts, T. (2008) ‘Global mapping of ecosystemservices and conservation priorities’, PNAS 105: 9495–9500

Dr Bob BlackburnBlackburn, R.M. (2008) ‘What is Social Inequality’, International Journalof Sociology and Social Policy 28(7/8): 250–259

Mr Timothy BrownBrown, T. (ed.) William Walton: Choral Works with Orchestra (Vol. 5 of

the Complete Edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press

Professor Paul CartledgeCartledge, P. (2009) Ancient Greek Political Thought in Practice.

Cambridge: Cambridge University PressCartledge, P. and Edge, M. (2009) ‘‘Rights’, Individuals, and

Communities in Ancient Greece’, in R. Balot (ed.), A Companion toGreek and Roman Political Thought: 149–163. Malden and Oxford:Wiley-Blackwell

Professor Nicola ClaytonEmery, N.S. and Clayton, N.S. (2009) ‘Comparative Social

Cognition’, Annual Review of Psychology 60: 87–113Seed, A.M., Call, J. Emery, N.J. and Clayton, N.S. (2009)

‘Chimpanzees solve the trap problem when the confound of tool-use is removed’, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal BehaviorProcesses 35: 23–34

Seed, A.M., Emery, N.J. and Clayton, N.S. (2009) ‘Intelligence incorvids and apes: a case of convergent evolution?’, Ethology 115:401–420

Dr Nathan CrillyCrilly, N., Good, D., Matravers, D. and Clarkson, P.J. (2008) ‘Design

as communication: exploring the validity and utility of relatingintention to interpretation’, Design Studies 29(5): 425–457

Crilly, N., Maier, A. and Clarkson, P.J. (2008) ‘Representing artefacts

as media: modelling the relationship between designer intent andconsumer experience’, International Journal of Design 2(3): 15–27

Crilly, N., Moultrie, J. and Clarkson, P.J. (2009) ‘Shaping things:intended consumer response and the other determinants ofproduct form’, Design Studies 30(3): 224–254

Dr Maciej DunajskiDunajski, M. (2008) ‘An interpolating dispersionless integrable system’,J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 41: 315202.

Dunajski, M. and Gibbons, G. (2008) ‘Cosmic Jerk, Snap andBeyond’, Class. Quantum Grav. 25: 235012.

Dr Fiona EdmondsEdmonds, F. (2009) ‘Personal names and the cult of Patrick in

eleventh-century Strathclyde and Northumbria’, in S. Boardman,J.R. Davies and E. Williamson (eds), Saints’ Cults in the Celtic World(Studies in Celtic History 25): 41–65. Woodbridge: Boydell andBrewer.

Dr Paul EdwardsCooke, S.L., Northup, J.K., Champaige, N.L., Zinser, W., Edwards,

P.A., Lockhart, L.H. and Velagaleti, G.V. (2008) ‘Molecularcytogenetic characterization of a unique and complex de novo 8prearrangement’, Am. J. Med. Genet. A 146A(9): 1166–1172

Dr Patricia FaraFara, P. (2009) Science: A Four Thousand Year History. Oxford: Oxford

University PressFara, P. (2008) ‘Framing the evidence: scientific biography and

portraiture’, in T. Söderqvist (ed.), The poetics of biography inscience, technology and medicine: 71–91. Aldershot: Ashgate

Fara, P. (2009) ‘Elizabeth Tollet and her scientific sisters’, History Today,April 2009: 52–8

Dr Tamara FolliniFollini, T. (2008) ‘James, Ruskin, and The Stones of Venice’, in M.H.

Ross and G.W. Zacharias (eds), Tracing Henry James: 355–373.Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Professor Philip FordFord, P. (2008) The Montaigne Library of Gilbert de Botton atCambrdge University Library. Cambridge: Cambridge UniversityLibrary

Ford, P. (2008) ‘L’Education des femmes d’après la correspondance duXVIe siècle: le cas de la famille Morel’, in G. Poirier (ed.), Dix ansde recherches sur les femmes écrivains de l’ancien régime: influenceset confluences (Mélanges offerts à Hannah Fournier): 77–86.Québec: Presses de l’Université Laval

Ford, P. (2009) ‘Ronsard, amant vieillissant dans les Sonets pourHelene’, in C.H. Winn and C. Yandell (eds), Vieillir à la Renaissance:107–117. Paris: Champion

Dr Andrew FriendFriend, A.D., Geider, R.J., Behrenfeld, M.J. and Still, C.J. (2009)

‘Photosynthesis in Global-Scale Models’, in A. Laisk, L. Nedbal andGovindjee (eds), Photosynthesis in silico: Understanding Complexityfrom Leaves to Ecosystems (Springer Series Advances inPhotosynthesis and Respiration 29): 465–497. Dordrecht: Springer

Keenan, T., García, R., Friend, A.D., Zaehle, S., Gracia, C. andSabate, S. (2009) ‘Improved understanding of drought controls onseasonal variation in Mediterranean forest canopy CO2 and waterfluxes through combined in situ measurements and ecosystemmodelling’, Biogeosciences Discussions 6: 2285–2329

Dr Marina Frolova-WalkerFrolova-Walker, M. (2008) ‘Between Two Aesthetics: The Revision of

Pilnyak’s Mahogany and Prokofiev’s Fourth Symphony’, in S.Morrison (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev and His World: 452–492. Princetonand Oxford: Princeton University Press

Professor H.L. Gates, Jr.Gates, H.L. (2009) In Search of Our Roots. New York: Crown

PublishingGates, H.L. and Yacovone, D. (eds) (2009) Lincoln on Race andSlavery. Princeton: Princeton University Press

Gates, H.L. (2009) ‘John Hope, the Prince Who Refused theKingdom’, The Root.com, April 1, 2009

Dr John GibsonGibson, J.S., Ellory, J.C. and Lauf, P.K. (2009) ‘Pathophysiology of KCl

cotransport’, in F.J. Alvarez-Leefmans and E. Delpire (eds),Physiology and Pathology of Chloride Transporters and Channels in theNervous System. San Diego: Elsevier-Academic Press

Dr Josip GlaurdicGlaurdic, J. (2009) ‘Inside the Serbian War Machine: The Milošević

Intercepts, 1991–1992’, East European Politics and Societies 23(1):86–104

Dr Jonathan GoodmanSimon, L. and Goodman, J.M. (2009) ‘Mechanism of BINOL-

Phosphoric Acid-Catalyzed Strecker Reaction of Benzyl Imines’,Journal of the American Chemical Society 131: 4070–4077

Fedorov, M.V., Goodman, J.M. and Schumm, S. (2009) ‘The effect ofsodium chloride on poly-L-glutamate conformation’, ChemicalCommunications 2009: 896–898

Llinas, A., Glen, R.C. and Goodman, J.M. (2008) ‘SolubilityChallenge: Can You Predict Solubilities of Thirty-Two MoleculesUsing a Database of One Hundred ReliableMeasurements?’, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 48:1289–1303

Dr John GuyGuy, J. (2008) A Daughter’s Love: Thomas and Margaret More.

London: Fourth EstateGuy, J. (2009) ‘Mary Queen of Scots (1971)’, in S. Doran and T.S.

Freeman (eds), Tudors and Stuarts on Film: Historical Perspectives:

136–149. London: Palgrave MacmillanGuy, J. (2009) ‘The Tudor Age’, K.O. Morgan (ed.), The Oxford

Illustrated History of Britain: 223–285. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Professor Bill HarrisVitorino, M., Jusuf, P.R., Maurus, D., Kimura, Y., Higashijima, S. and

Harris, W.A. (2009) ‘Vsx2 in the zebrafish retina: restricted lineagesthrough derepression’, Neural Dev. 4: 14

Wilkinson, C.J., Carl, M. and Harris, W.A. (2009) ‘Cep70 andCep131 contribute to ciliogenesis in zebrafish embryos’, BMC CellBiol. 10: 17

Dr David HartleyHartley, D. (2008) ‘Titan - the Poor Man’s Atlas?’, ComputerResurrection 44: 11–20

Professor Sir Bob HeppleHepple, B. (ed.) (2009) The Transformation of Labour Law in Europe: AComparative Study of 15 countries 1945–2004. Oxford: HartPublishing

Hepple, B. (2009) ‘Forensic databases: implications of the cases of Sand Marper’, Medicine, Science and the Law 49: 77–87

Professor David HodellHodell, D.A. and Curtis, J.H. (2008) ‘Oxygen and carbon isotopes of

detrital carbonate in North Atlantic Heinrich Events’, MarineGeology 256: 30–35

Hodell, D.A., Channell, J.E.T., Curtis, J., Romero, O. and Roehl, U.(2008) ‘Onset of “Hudson Strait” Heinrich Events in the EasternNorth Atlantic at the end of the Middle Pleistocene Transition(~640 ka)?’, Paleoceanography 23: 1–16

Channell, J.E.T., Xuan, C. and Hodell, D.A. (2009) ‘Stackingpaleointensity and oxygen isotope data for the last 1.5 Myr (PISO-1500)’, Earth Planetary Science Letters 283: 14–23

Professor Andrew HolmesCatimel, B., Schieber, C., Condron, M., Patsiouras, H., Connolly, L.,

Catimel, J., Nice, E.C., Burgess, A.W. and Holmes, A.B. (2008)‘The PI(3,5)P2 and PI(4,5)P2 Interactomes’, Journal of ProteomeResearch 7: 5295–5313

Wong, W.W.H., Jones, D.J., Yan, C., Watkins, S.E., King, S., Haque,S.A., Wen, X., Ghiggino, K.P. and Holmes, A.B. (2009) ‘Synthesis,Photophysical, and Device Properties of Novel Dendrimers Basedon a Fluorene-Hexabenzocoronene (FHBC) Core’, Organic Letters11: 975–978

Grimsdale, A.C., Chan, K.L., Martin, R.E. and Holmes, A.B. (2009)‘Synthesis and Applications of Electroluminescent ConjugatedPolymers’, Chemical Reviews 109: 897–1091

Dr Julian HuppertHuppert, J.L. (2008) ‘Four-stranded nucleic acids: structure, function

and targeting of G- quadruplexes’, Chemical Society Reviews 37:1375–1384

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Selected publications by Clare Fellows

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Huppert, J.L. et al. (2008) ‘G-quadruplexes: the beginning and end ofUTRs’, Nucleic Acids Research 36(19): 6260–6268

Wong, H.M. et al. (2009) ‘Function and targeting of G-quadruplexes’,Current Opinion in Molecular Therapeutics 11(12): 146-155

Dr Tess KnightonKnighton, T. (2008) ‘Isabel of Castile and her music books: Franco-

Flemish song in fifteenth-century Spain’, in (ed.) B. Weissberger(ed.), Queen Isabel I of Castile: Power, Patronage, Persona: 29–52.Woodbridge: Tamesis

Knighton, T. (2008) ‘Music and devotion at the court of the CatholicMonarchs’, in D. Hook (ed.), The Spain of the Catholic Monarchs.Papers from the Quincentenary Conference (Bristol, 2004): 206–225.Bristol: University of Bristol

Knighton, T. (2009) ‘Marian devotions in early sixteenth-centurySpain: the case of the Bishop of Palencia, Juan Rodríguez deFonseca (1451–1524)’, in M.J. Bloxam and G. Filocamo (eds), ‘Unogentile et subtile ingenio’: Studies in Renaissance Music in Honour ofBonnie Blackburn. Brépols: Turnhout

Dr Tim LewensLewens, T. (2008) ‘The Origin and Philosophy’, in R. Richards and M.

Ruse (eds), The Cambridge Companion to the Origin of Species: 314–332. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Lewens, T. (2008) ‘Innovation and Population’, in U. Krohs and P.Kroes (eds), Functions in Biological and Artificial Worlds: ComparativePhilosophical Perspectives: 243–257. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press

Lewens, T. (2009) ‘Seven Types of Adaptationism’, Biology andPhilosophy 24: 161–182

Professor Donald Lynden-BellGourgouliatos, K. and Lynden-Bell, D. (2008) ‘Fields from a relativistic

magnetic explosion’, Monthly Notices of the Royal AstronomicalSociety 391: 268

Lynden-Bell,D., Bicak, J. and Katz, J. (2008) ‘Inertial frame rotationinduced by rotating gravitational waves’, Classical & QuantumGravity 25: 5017

Lynden-Bell, D. and Willstrop, R.V. (2008) ‘Exact Optics VI: SchmidtCameras & prime focus correctors’, Monthly Notices of the RoyalAstronomical Society 387: 677

Dr Andrea ManicaHarcourt, J.L., Ang, T.Z., Sweetman, G., Johnstone, R.A. and Manica,

A. (2009) ‘Social feedback and the emergence of leaders andfollowers’, Current Biology 19: 248–252

Betti, L., Balloux, F., Amos, W., Hanihara, T. and Manica, A. (2009)‘Distance from Africa, not climate, explains within-populationphenotypic diversity in humans’, Proceedings of the Royal SocietyLondon B 276: 809–814

Kapos, V., Balmford, A., Aveling, R., Bubb, P., Carey, P., Entwistle, A.,Hopkins, J., Mulliken, T., Safford, R., Stattersfield, A., Walpole, M.and Manica, A. (2008) ‘Calibrating conservation: new tools for

measuring success’, Conservation Letters 1: 155–164

Dr Terry MooreMoore, T. (2008) ‘Locke: An Empiricist?’, Think 7(20)

Dr Gordon OgilvieOgilvie, G.I. (2008) ‘3D eccentric discs around Be stars’, MonthlyNotices of the Royal Astronomical Society 388: 1372–1380

Lesur, G. and Ogilvie, G.I. (2008) ‘On self-sustained dynamo cycles inaccretion discs’, Astronomy and Astrophysics 488: 451–461

Ferreira, B.T. and Ogilvie, G.I. (2009) ‘Warp and eccentricitypropagation in discs around black holes’, Monthly Notices of theRoyal Astronomical Society 392: 428–438

Dr Fred ParkerParker, F. (2009) ‘“We are perpetually moralists”: Johnson and moral

philosophy’, in G. Clingham and P. Smallwood (eds), SamuelJohnson After 300 Years: 15–32. Cambridge: Cambridge UniversityPress

Parker, F. (2008) ‘Classic Simplicity’, in A. Lianeri and V. Zajko (eds),Translation and the Classic: 227–242. Oxford: Oxford UniversityPress

Parker, F. (2008) ‘“Much in the mode of Goethe’s Mephistopheles”:Faust and Byron’, in L. Fitzsimmons (ed.), International FaustStudies: Adaptation, Reception, Translation: 107–123. London andNew York: Continuum

Professor Lawrence PaulsonMeng, J. and Paulson, L.C. (2009) ‘Lightweight Relevance Filtering for

Machine-Generated Resolution Problems’, Journal of Applied Logic7(1): 41–57

Professor Jaideep PrabhuRao, R.S., Chandy, R.K. and Prabhu, J.C. (2008) ‘The fruits of

legitimacy: why some new ventures gain more from innovationthan others’, Journal of Marketing 72(4): 58–75

Tellis, G.J., Prabhu, J.C. and Chandy, R.K. (2009) ‘Radical innovationacross nations: the preeminence of corporate culture’, Journal ofMarketing 73(1): 3–23

Dr Andrew PrestonPreston, A. (2008) ‘The Iraq War as Contemporary History’,International History Review 30: 796–808

Dr Helena SansonSanson, H. (ed.) (2008) ‘L’Instituzione della sposa del cavalier Pietro

Belmonte ariminese (1587)’, Letteratura italiana antica 9: 17–76Sanson, H. (2009) ‘Ancora sulle donne, il volgare e la grammatica nel

Cinquecento’, in N. Cannata and M.A. Grignani (eds), Scrivere ilvolgare fra Medioevo e Rinascimento. Atti del Convegno di Studi, 14-15 maggio 2008: 141–151. Pisa: Pacini

Dr Robert SempleSemple, R.K., Sleigh, A., Murgatroyd, P.R., Adams, C.A., Bluck, L.,

Jackson, S., Vottero, A., Kanabar, D., Charlton-Menys, V.,

Durrington, P., Soos, M.A., Carpenter, T.A., Lomas, D.J., Cochran,E.K., Gorden, P., O’Rahilly, S. and Savage, D.B. (2009)‘Postreceptor insulin resistance contributes to human dyslipidemiaand hepatic steatosis’, J. Clin. Invest. 119(2): 315–322

Topaloglu, A.K., Reimann, F., Guclu, M., Yalin, A.S., Kotan, L.D.,Porter, K.M., Serin, A., Mungan, N.O., Cook, J.R., Ozbek, M.N.,Imamoglu, S., Akalin, N.S., Yuksel, B., O’Rahilly, S. and Semple,R.K. (2009) ‘TAC3 and TACR3 mutations in familialhypogonadotropic hypogonadism reveal a key role for NeurokininB in the central control of reproduction’, Nat. Genet. 41(3): 354–358

Savage, D.B., Semple, R.K., Clatworthy, M.R., Lyons, P.A., Morgan,B.P., Cochran, E.K., Gorden, P., Raymond-Barker, P., Murgatroyd,P.R., Adams, C., Scobie, I., Mufti, G.J., Alexander, G.J., Thiru, S.,Murano, I., Cinti, S., Chaudhry, A.N., Smith, K.G. and O’Rahilly, S.(2009) ‘Complement abnormalities in acquired lipodystrophyrevisited’, J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 94(1): 10–16

Professor Alison SinclairCleminson, R., Richards, M. and Sinclair, A. (2008) ‘Eugenics, Sex and

the State’, Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological andBiomedical Sciences 39(2): 177–272

Sinclair, A. (2009) ‘Construir lo esencial: Rosa Chacel y el discurso delo femenino en la esfera pública’, in P. Nieva-de la Paz, S. Wright,C. Davies and F. Vilches-de Frutos (eds), Mujer, Literatura y EsferaPública: España 1900-1940: 33–46. Temple University: Society ofSpanish and Spanish-American Studies

Professor Anthony SnodgrassSnodgrass, A. (2008) ‘¿Otro lector temprano de Pausanias ?’, Analesde Historia antigua, medieval e moderna 39: 69–73

Snodgrass, A. (2008) ‘Descriptive and narrative art at the dawn of thepolis’, in E. Greco (ed.), Alba della città, alba delle immagini?: 21–30. Athens: Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Atene

Snodgrass, A. (2009) ‘The Classical Greek cemetery: a barometer ofcitizenship?’, in L. Preston and S. Owen (eds), Inside the City in theGreek World: 99–107. Oxford: Oxbow Books

Professor Roel SterckxSterckx, R. (2008) ‘The Limits of Illustration: Animalia and

Pharmacopeia from Guo Pu to Bencao Gangmu’, Asian Medicine:Tradition and Modernity 4(2)

Sterckx, R. (2008) In the Fields of Shennong. Cambridge: NeedhamResearch Institute

Dr Anne StillmanStillman, A. (2009) ‘Sweeney Among the Marionettes’, Essays inCritcism 59(2): 116–141

Stillman, A. (2009) ‘The Lives of a Poet’, The Cambridge Quarterly38(2): 147–163

Dr Dorothy ThompsonThompson, D.J. (2008) ‘Economic reforms in the mid-reign of

Ptolemy Philadelphus’, in P. McKechnie and P. Guillaume (eds),Ptolemy II Philadelphus and his world (Mnemosyne Supplement 300):27–38. Leiden: Brill

Thompson, D.J. (2009) ‘The Ptolemaic library project’, Actas del XIICongreso Español de Estudios Clásicos I: 845–861. Madrid

Dr Helen ThompsonThompson, H.J. (2008) Might, right, prosperity and consent:representative democracy and the international economy 1919–2001.Manchester: Manchester University Press

Thompson, H.J. (2009) ‘The political origins of the financial crisis: thedomestic and international politics of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’,Political Quarterly 80(5): 17–24

Professor Nigel WeissThomas, J.H. and Weiss, N.O. (2008) Sunspots and Starspots.

Cambridge: Cambridge University PressBrummell, N.H., Tobias, S.M., Thomas, J.H. and Weiss, N.O. (2008)

‘Flux pumping and magnetic fields in the outer penumbra of asunspot’, Astrophysical Journal 686: 1454–1465

Abreu, J.A., Beer, J., Steinhilber, S., Tobias, S.M. and Weiss, N.O.(2008) ‘For how long will the current grand maximum of solaractivity persist?’, Geophysical Research Letters 35: L20109

Dr Toby WilkinsonWilkinson, T. (2008) ‘Cones, nails and pegs: enigmatic clay objects

from Buto and their implications for contacts between Egypt andWestern Asia in the fourth millennium BC’, in S. Ikram and A.Dodson (eds), Beyond the Horizon: Studies in Egyptian Art,Archaeology and History in Honour of Barry J. Kemp: 601–610.Cairo: American University in Cairo Press

Dr Nigel WoodcockMort, K. and Woodcock, N.H. (2008) ‘Quantifying fault breccia

geometry: Dent Fault, NW England’, Journal of Structural Geology30: 701–709

Woodcock, N.H., Sayers, N.J. and Dickson, J.A.D. (2008) ‘Fluid flowhistory from damage zone cements near the Dent and Rawtheyfaults, NW England’, Journal of the Geological Society, London 165:829–837

Professor Jim WoodhouseSato, J., Hutchings, I.M. and Woodhouse, J. (2008) ‘Determination of

the dynamic elastic properties of paper and paperboard from thelow-frequency vibration modes of rectangular plates’, Appita J. 61:291–296

Srikantha Phani, A. and Woodhouse, J. (2008) ‘Experimentalidentification of viscous damping in linear vibration’, J. Sound Vib.319: 832–849

Mahadeva, D.V., Baker, R.C. and Woodhouse, J. (2009) ‘Furtherstudies of the accuracy of clamp-on transit-time ultrasonicflowmeters for liquids’, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation andMeasurement 58: 1602–1609

MusicThe CCMS termly concerts have been of exceptionally high quality this year, showcasing Clare’s ability toput on large projects. The Michaelmas Term concert, conducted by Carlos del Cueto (2005), SimonThomas Jacobs (2006) and Nik Myers (2007), featured Verdi’s overture from Nabucco, Haydn’s secondcello concerto in D with soloist Sophie Gledhill (2006), and Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony. The lastpiece was an ambitious choice involving huge orchestral forces, difficult solo parts sung by RaphaelaPapadakis (2006) and Ed Ballard (2005), and a choir of over fifty including Clare Choir, CCMS chorus andchoral scholars from around the university. The concert was a triumphant success and a great start to theyear. The Lent Term concert began with Mozart’s overture from The Magic Flute, conducted by CordulaGeck (2008), continued with Grieg’s famous piano concerto in A minor played by Cordelia Williams(2006) and conducted by James Henshaw (2007), and concluded with Brahms’ Third Symphonyconducted by Mark Biggins (2006). The Easter Term opened with an Opera Evening performance ofHaydn’s comic opera La Canterina. Directed by Imogen Tedbury (2007) and featuring soloists Maud Millar(2007), Alessandro Fisher (2007), Eleanor Caine (2008) and Dominic Sedgwick (2008), the opera was achance for a small ensemble to work together to acheive exceptionally high standards. The programme forthe end of year concert included Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’, Copland’s Quiet Citywith Masie Anderson (2006) on trumpet, Strauss’s Blue Danube, Rossini’s Overture to The Barber of Sevilleconducted by Alessandro Fisher (2007), and Brahms’ Hungarian Rhapsodies.

Among other concerts, Clare Voices, a non-audition choir directed by Nicholas Myers (2005),performed Vierne’s Messe Solennelle in the Chapel. The College continues to attract some of the bestrecitalists around Cambridge and has also provided opportunities for budding young buddingcomposers such as Freya Waley-Cohen (2008) to have their compositions performed.

Chapel ChoirIn addition to its regular commitments in the Chapel, the Choir has undertaken a number of excitingnational and international engagements, performing with leading orchestras and conductors.

Highlights of the year included:A further appearance at the Munich Opera Festival, under the baton of Ivor Bolton (1976)

A semi-staged performance of Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito in the Barbican, London, with theOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Edward Gardner

Performances of Bach’s St Matthew Passion in Cambridge and Manchester, the latter in the

Bridgewater Hall under the baton of Nicholas Kraemer, with the Manchester Camerata, JamesGilchrist and other renowned soloists

The world and London premières of Sir John Tavener’s Ex Maria Virgine, in St John’s CollegeChapel, Cambridge, and the Temple Church, respectively

Two appearances on BBC Radio 3 ‘In Tune’ programme

A concert of Fauré’s Requiem and Schubert’s Gesang der Geister with The Schubert Ensemble, inthe newly opened King’s Place Concert Hall, London

The Choir continues to make critically acclaimed recordings, particularly of new music. The worldpremière recording of Tavener’s Ex Maria Virgine, generously supported by Paul Lee (1964) and theFriends of Clare Choir, was highly acclaimed on its release in October 2008 and swiftly becameNaxos’s best-selling CD of the season. In January, the women of the choir recorded Vaughan Williams’Folk Songs of the Four Seasons with Sir David Willcocks, for the Vaughan Williams Society.

Arts and SocietiesAlong with the ever-popular pantomime and May Week Show, Clare Actors have funded successfulproductions of Waiting for Godot, Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter and Sheridan’s The Rivals. This year, thethird Miscellaneous Theatre Festival included visiting performers from Berlin and London, as well asproviding a collaborative, communal space for student performance and experimentation. Clare Poetryhas continued to offer a relaxed and informal opportunity for students to share their writing. In theMichaelmas Term, the College took delivery of Lotus II by Brian Wall, a striking modern sculpturecurrently installed in the Scholars’ Garden. It is the latest in a series of loans from the NewArtCentre atRoche Court, kindly facilitated by Lady Bessborough. The revived Lady Clare magazine published a fifthedition, featuring writing and original artwork by students, Fellows and alumni.

In addition to these artistic activities, Clare students are involved in over 40 College-based clubs andsocieties, from sporting and academic to international and political:

Clare Amnesty International has increased its profile within College and has been actively involvedin University-wide letter-writing events

The Clare College Student Investment Fund (CCSIF) allows students to gain hands-on experienceof investment decisions, managing a portfolio of stocks in challenging financial circumstances. CCSIFalso hosted a talk by the CEO of the London Stock Exchange, Dame Clara Furse

The Whiston Society (for Clare Natural Scientists) welcomed Sir David Attenborough (1945,Honorary Fellow) as the guest of honour at its annual dinner8

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Clare Politics has continued to host many high-profile speakers including Nigel Farage, leader ofUKIP and David French of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy

GardensThe year began with the planting of Lerner Court, to plans by Robert Myers Associates. The courthas been planted with species suited to each of its aspects: the north-facing border with magnolias,Hydrangea ‘Annabelle’, Epimedium and Luzula nivea; the south-facing bed with Cirsium rivulare,Geranium ‘Ann Folkard’, Lavandula ‘Hidcote’, Cistus and Perovskia; and the west with Hamamelis,Prunus incisa, sedums, Rosa nozomi and viburnums. The middle of the court features geometric beds ofIlex crenata and dwarf box, while the lawn is graced with a specimen tree, Sophora japonica,aptly known as the ‘Scholars Tree’. The plants have established very well, despite the very dry Apriland May, and looked splendid for the official opening of Lerner Court in June.

Another major project completed this year was the arboricultural inspection of all the major trees atClare. The copper beech in the Master’s Garden, estimated to be 200 years old, and the Pterocarya atthe main entrance to Memorial Court were both given a clean bill of health. The latter has beenregistered with the Tree Register of Britain and Ireland as one of the top three specimens in Britain.

SportsIndividual achievements

The following Clare students were awarded Blues for representing the University in their respective sports:David Bell (2008) in Hockey

Ed Chadwick (2007) in Heavyweight Boxing

Mark Dyble (2008) in Athletics, winning the 100m and 200m races; Mark was also selected for theAchilles athletics squad (the best of the Cambridge and Oxford Blues teams) for the quadrennialUS tour against teams from Harvard, Yale, Penn State and Cornell Universities.

Josie Faulkner (2007) in Water Polo

James Hunt (2008) in Rugby League, maintaining Clare’s recent tradition in the sport

Stephanie Ko (2007) in Basketball

Fionnuala Ratcliffe (2006) in Rowing, having rowed at bow in the CUWBC Blue Boat againstOxford at Henley on 22 March 2009

Sam Spurrell (2008) in Men’s Lacrosse

Among other notable achievements,Joel Jennings (2005) rowed for Cambridge in Goldie and has been selected to represent Great Britain

Nicola Pocock (2007) and Stephanie Caird (2005) both rowed in Blondie

Team achievementsClare Men’s Football I’s were undefeated league champions in the Lent Term

The Clare Lacrosse team remained undefeated Cuppers champions

Clare students dominated the University Mixed Lacrosse team, supplying both the captain and thevice-captain; the Varsity squad included seven members of Clare, most of whom had not playedLacrosse prior to coming to Cambridge

Clare had four representatives in the Cross Country Varsity Match against Oxford

Library & ArchivesThis year, loans and recommendations have increased, and a fine new colour photocopier/scanner hasbeen installed. Almost two hundred Archive enquiries have been dealt with, and several exhibitionsmounted for College events.

Two major projects are now complete. A second Law Reading Room was created by extending andmodifying the residential set at J4. Colin Turpin officially named it the Turpin Law Reading Room at aceremony in late April. The establishment of a modern, two-room store at the Colony will providesecure and sound long-term storage for the Archives’ modern records for the foreseeable future.

Clare’s copy of William Thynne’s 1538 edition of Chaucer’s complete works has been loaned to theBritish Library for a major exhibition on Henry VIII, co-curated by David Starkey.

Alumni continue to donate items of interest to the College Archives, for which we are most grateful.Amongst this year’s accessions are a photograph album from 1898–1901 which includes picturesof the Rag, sports teams and College events; other early Boat Club photographs; and a gown,bonnet and hoods formerly belonging to Rendel Harris, given for safekeeping by his descendents,the Miles Family.

ExpenditureTotal operating expenditure amounted to £9.9 million.

The Goal of Financial IndependenceAt matriculation, Clare students are urged by the Senior Tutor to makethe most of their opportunities and to be self-reliant. These sameattributes are important for the College as a whole in finding the fundsneeded to continue to deliver world-class undergraduate teaching inthe future. The uncertain circumstances created by the economicdownturn have reinforced the need for Clare to be self-reliant.

With this in mind, the total refurbishment of Castle End during2009 has transformed the 43 dingy and cold rooms withcommunal bathrooms into 51 sparkling en-suite bedrooms, withmodern meeting spaces for the students, suitable also forconference delegates. This £3.1 million refurbishment wascompleted on schedule within a very tight time frame, so as toprotect the conference income during the long vacation.

Lerner Court – which cost £8.5 million and has been funded entirelythrough the remarkable generosity of Clare alumni – now gives theCollege the opportunity to earn conference income throughout theyear, including during term time. This additional income from TheGillespie Centre, together with future donations and legacies fromalumni, will help to build Clare’s long-term financial health.

In the light of intense pressure on government finances, the Collegeis determined to achieve financial independence in order to preservesmall group teaching for undergraduates and also to ensure thattalented students from low income backgrounds are still able tocome to Clare. The College spends £7,843 on each student’seducation. The government makes a contribution, paying £3,744 foreach undergraduate by way of the College fee. This leaves a shortfallof £4,099 per student amounting to 52% of the total cost.

The government’s contribution in the future cannot be seen asreliable, since Parliament will shortly be reviewing the arrangements for

tuition fees generally. This is likely to result in Clare students having topay higher fees themselves, with a commensurate need for increasedbursary provision. Increased levels of debt for students will alsoinevitably lead to heavy pressure on Clare’s hardship funds, which arecurrently supporting students to the tune of £273,000 each year.

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Expenditure £mEducation (including Research) 4.0Accommodation 2.4Catering & Conferences 2.2Administration 1.3Total 9.9

Operating Budget*Funding the College’s activities comes from four principal sources:academic fees, student rents, conference income, and donations(in the form of new gifts and the income from the College’shistoric endowment).

IncomeTotal income of £12.5 million for the financial year ended30 June 2009 was in line with the College’s forecast:

Income £mAcademic Fees 2.2Accommodation 2.1Catering & Conferences 2.1Donations 2.4Endowment drawdown 3.7Total 12.5

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Financial FrameworkIn 2010 Clare aims to achieve an operating surplus of £0.3 millionbefore taking account of donations. This surplus is being used tocarry out essential works on the old buildings to comply withlegislative requirements.

In 2009 the College took advantage of low tender prices,reflecting the severe building recession, to refurbish Castle End for £3.1 million. This has used up the accumulated operatingsurpluses with the result that the rate of refurbishment elsewherein College will be markedly slower for the next two years.

The next major project is the creation of new accommodation for34 graduate students on the College’s Newnham Road site. Thetumbledown condition of the present buildings, one of which isuninhabitable, presents an opportunity for Clare to transform thisvery convenient site which at present is housing only 11 students.The £5.5 million cost will partly be funded by the sale of graduatehouses around the city and by further increases to graduate rentsacross all sites. The College will have to decide early in 2010 if thefunding is adequate for the work to proceed the following October.

EndowmentThe Clare Endowment, currently valued at £51 million, is investedin global equities (51%), commercial property (22%) and shortdated bonds/deposits (27%). The recent heavy falls in equity andproperty values have caused serious problems for some highereducation institutions in the UK and USA. However, these fallshave presented the Clare Endowment with the opportunity toinvest at a low point in the cycle. The College had positioned itselfto anticipate these market slumps, by holding a high proportion ofthe Endowment in cash and by selling commercial properties in2007. Clare had followed the advice of City alumni back in 1999by selling all its US equities at the top of the market. Last October,the College began to invest again in equities, and is now investingat the rate of £1 million per month; that pace will accelerate whenequity values fall below 700 on the S&P 500 index.

Clare distributes between 4.5% and 5.0% of the market value of the Endowment each year to support the specific activitiesdesignated by donors. In this way, the Endowment supports the work of the College while being protected against inflation,preserving the capital for the future. The long-term target is to achieve a 7.5% total nominal return, holding 80% of theEndowment in global equities and 20% in commercial property.

The College took advantage of an historic opportunity in October2008 to enter into an inflation swap on a £15 million loan for 40years. The inflation-linked interest rate of 1.09% was unusuallylow due to the turbulent market conditions at that time. Thispresents a very significant opportunity to invest in global equitytracker funds at a low point in the cycle. Clare expects to achievea real return of over 4% p.a., which would produce a gain of £45million (in 2008 pounds) in 2048.

Actual Forecast Forecast2009* 2010 2011

£m £m £m

Operating Income 6.4 6.9 7.9

Endowment drawdown 3.7 3.1 3.2

Donations 2.4 1.5 2.5

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12.5 11.5 13.6

Operating Expenditure 9.9 9.7 10.3

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Operating Surplus 2.6 1.8 3.3

Lerner Court completion 3.8 - -

Castle End refurbishment 2.7 0.4 -

Newnham Road development 0.3 0.2 3.0

Other capital projects 0.8 - 1.0

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Increase (reduction)

in Operating Funds (5.0) 1.2 (0.7)

The 2008–09 academic year has been a landmark one for Clare’sdevelopment programme. The completion of Lerner Court and arecord-breaking Annual Fund have highlighted the continuingstrength of alumni support for the College, while the launch of anew alumni website, the expansion of the Alumni Council’s remitand the election of the first Alumnus of the Year underline theCollege’s reciprocal commitment to its members. Fostering thismutually beneficial relationship remains the overriding objective ofthe Development Office.

Strengthening the CollegeDespite the global economic downturn, Clare alumni and friendshave continued to show outstanding support for the College as itseeks to build on its strengths and secure excellence in educationfor future generations. The most visible example of this generosityis the £8.5 million Lerner Court. Completed on schedule inJanuary 2009 and officially opened by HRH The Duke ofEdinburgh – Chancellor of the University and Visitor of ClareCollege – on 12 June, the new court has already garnered apresitigious RIBA Award for the elegance and sensitivity of itsdesign. Yet it is much more than just bricks and mortar.

Lerner Court provides much-needed student accommodation,allowing Clare to house its increasing number of fourth-yearundergraduates – a recognition that the residential experience is anessential part of College life. The new buildings greatly enhance theCollege’s facilities for educational and extra-curricular activities, withthe Riley Auditorium proving particularly popular for guest lectures.Last, but by no means least, the new court makes a vital contributionto Clare’s long-term goal of financial independence, by increasing theincome from conferencing activity – income that is essential for

supporting the flagship supervision and tutorial systems. Like OldCourt 350 years ago, Lerner Court has been funded entirely bydonations from alumni and well-wishers. It too will stand for centuriesto come as a testament to the loyal support of Clare members.

Just as significant as this landmark project is the steady growth inannual giving since the Clare Annual Fund was launched in 2005.One-fifth of alumni now regularly support the College – twice theOxbridge average, and twenty times the UK university average.There is still some way to go before Clare reaches the remarkablesuccess of Princeton, with its 60% participation rate, but there islittle doubt that a sustained culture of support has taken root onthis side of the Atlantic.

The 2009 Clare Annual Fund, which comprised a direct mailingappeal and a telephone campaign, was the most successful ever,raising over £314,000 for the College’s priority projects, including£75,000 for individual teaching and support. As a direct result ofthese alumni gifts, Clare will be able to employ a new TeachingFellow in Economics from the start of next academic year,strengthening the College’s provision in this key subject, and funda Tutorship in perpetuity.

For the second year running, Clare received more in donations (atotal of £2.4 million) than it did from the government: an importantstep towards financial self-sufficiency. Gifts from alumni and well-wishers are now a vital component of the College’s income. Equallyimportant for Clare’s future success is the growing number ofindividuals who have made provision for the College in their will.Membership of the Samuel Blythe Society rose by 17% in the 12months to the end of 2008, and at 30 June 2009 stood at 214.

Building the Clare communityThere have been three major developments this year in strengtheningthe College’s links with its members. The launch of a new alumniwebsite, clarealumni.com, marked a significant step forward incommunications. Interactive features and full connectivity with establishednetworking sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook brings Clare’s alumnicommunications platform into the digital age. An enhanced searchabledatabase allows alumni to contact each other directly, while expandednews and events sections aim to keep members more fully informedabout the College. In the first three months, 2084 alumni (over 25% ofthe total) signed up for access to the new site. In the years ahead,clarealumni.com should allow more members than ever before to stayin touch with each other and with Clare.

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Greater alumni involvement in policy-making has been marked by the establishment of two committees of the Alumni Council. The Annual Fund Committee is responsible for reviewing theCollege’s annual giving strategy, agreeing and signing off the casefor support, and providing feedback on initiatives to develop theAnnual Fund and increase alumni participation. The EventsCommittee has been set up to review the overall alumni eventsprogramme, suggest changes and improvements, and provide asource of best practice and experience for individual alumni oralumni groups wishing to organise their own events. Bothcommittees met for the first time in April and will report annuallyto the full Alumni Council.

The Alumnus of the Year Award, conferred for the first time in2009, marks a new departure for a Cambridge college in the area of alumni recognition. The award has been established tocelebrate the contributions that Clare alumni make to widersociety, for example by extraordinary community involvement,praiseworthy heroism, or engaging in significant charitable work. It is also intended to serve as an inspiration to current Clarestudents. The holder for 2009 is Stephen Jakobi OBE (1956),founder of Fair Trials International and a leading human rightsadvocate. He gave the key-note address at the Half-way Hall -for second-year undergraduates in February, when the Masterpresented him with the award – a bronze sculpture, Isadora - Joy,specially created and donated by Clare alumna Angie Harlock(1974).

All three developments feed into the College’s overall AlumniRelations Strategy, now collated into a single reference documentand published online for the first time.*

Events to engage, educate and entertainThe Clare Development Office now organises more alumnievents each year than at any other Cambridge college. Through amixture of international and regional gatherings, year-groupreunions and special interest events, the College seeks to serveand engage the entire alumni body. Overseas, Clare organised itsfirst ever gathering for alumni and parents in Hong Kong, a dinnerhosted by the Master and Ruth Badger with guest speaker RoelSterckx (Fellow), the Joseph Needham Professor of ChineseHistory, Science and Civilisation. In New York, the annualspringtime drinks reception was once again held for youngeralumni, organised by Patrick Monahan (2005).

The Clare City Network had another successful year, beginningwith the annual Clare City Dinner, hosted at Linklaters LLP bypartners Ann Minogue (1974), Jonathan Inman (1977) and BrigidRentoul (1980), and continuing with two further events:

An evening talk in February given by Professor Sir MarkWalport (1971), Director of the Wellcome Trust, on ‘Medicalethics’, hosted by Michael Smyth (1976) at the offices ofClifford Chance

An evening briefing in June given by Air Commodore MarkRoberts on ‘RAF power: past, present and future’, hosted byWing Commander Bryan Hunt (2004) at the RAF Club withthe generous sponsorship of the Club and Raytheon

Other alumni events during the year organised by theDevelopment Office included:

Reunion Dinners for 1984/85, 1994/95 and 1956/57

A dinner for Mellon Fellows and their guests at the Yale Clubof New York City

Lectures to showcase the work of Clare Fellows, given by DrMarina Frolova-Walker, Dr Patricia Fara and Professor Nigel Weiss

Three alumni careers evenings, organised with the ClareAmbassadors, focussing on careers in financial services,psychology and psychiatry, and the creative arts

An Edinburgh Dinner, kindly hosted by Douglas Lowe (1957)at the New Club, Princes Street

An Oxford Dinner, co-organised with David Livesley (1975)and Norman Dawson (1966), and hosted at PembrokeCollege by Daren Bowyer (2000)

The Benefactors’ Dinner, Samuel Blythe Society lunch and aprivate viewing of the College silver collection for members ofthe 1326 Society

The annual Parents’ Dinner

The Ambassadors’ Benefit Lunch

A decade reunion for alumni who matriculated in the 1980sand their guests

The final event of the 2008–09 academic year was the flagshipAlumni Day, held in Lerner Court to showcase the new buildings.Alongside talks by Clare Fellows and alumni, tours of the Collegegardens and a scratch choir conducted by Tim Brown, theprogramme featured a ‘Clare Question Time’ in the new RileyAuditorium, with a panel of MPs and public figures (all Clarealumni), chaired by Matthew Parris (1969, Honorary Fellow). With its combination of intellectual stimulation, education andentertainment in a magnificent new facility funded by alumnithemselves, the 2009 Alumni Day provided a fitting conclusion to a memorable year.

* Available to browse or download from the ‘Alumni Information’ page of clarealumni.com

Schools Liaison and RecruitmentTom Wilks, the College’s second full-time Schools Liaison Officer,spearheaded efforts to strengthen Clare’s existing links withschools in East London and to build connections with theCollege’s new Link Areas of Warwickshire and Coventry.Programmes such as the corporate mentor scheme have beendeveloped further, while new initiatives have also been launched,notably the Clare Alumni Teachers Conference.

During the course of the year, the College hosted more than 35visits by school-groups from around the country, ranging fromThomas Bennett Community College in Crawley to schools fromManchester, Eastbourne, Northern Ireland and Holland. TomWilks also spoke at 20 schools and Higher Education fairs;coordinated visits to over 40 schools as part of the 2009 AccessBuses to Greater Manchester, Coventry and Warwickshire; andworked with 15 schools in Tower Hamlets and neighbouringboroughs under the auspices of the Clare Partnership for Schools.

Highlights of a very full programme included:

interview workshops in the Michaelmas Term with Norfolkand Stevenage schools, and an Interview Preparation Day forEast London schools

hosting the first annual Clare Alumni Teachers Conference,which involved teachers from all sectors coming back to Clareto learn about the current admissions process and give feedback

running a workshop on how to build a successful partnership atthe national HE and School Partnership Conference in London

setting up Clare’s first residential programme, in associationwith the Department of Archaeology’s outreach initiative

running ‘masterclasses’ over three days for 500 pupils aged13–16 in association with the Cambridge Science Festival

Access Buses 2009In the Easter vacation, the Clare Access Bus toured GreaterManchester for a fifth successive year, visiting 21 schools with the aimof raising aspirations and giving pupils an opportunity to meet Clarestudents and find out about university life first hand. The feedbackfrom schools and volunteers has been overwhelmingly positive, andtwo of the schools have already arranged follow-up visits to Clare.

As part of the College’s expanded access and recruitment activities,a second Access Bus toured the new Link Areas of Coventry andWarwickshire, with kind assistance from Geoffrey Robinson (1959),MP for Coventry North-West. Thirteen schools and colleges werevisited across the West Midlands. Particularly successful were thevisits to Warwickshire College and Coundon Court, where theClare volunteers encountered a wealth of young talent, to whomthey were able to give helpful advice on university admissions.Feedback from teachers and pupils was also very positive, withmost schools requesting a repeat visit next year.

Clare Partnership for SchoolsNow in its ninth year, the Clare Partnership for Schools workswith pupils of all ages in the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets,Hackney and Newham, to raise aspirations and encourage themost able pupils to aim for the best in their higher educationchoices. The mentoring programme for Gifted and Talented pupilsin years 12 and 13 continues to thrive, focussing on the linksbetween higher education and employability. Clare remainsparticularly grateful to its three corporate partners, KPMG, CliffordChance and Morgan Stanley, for their active and ongoing support.

Clare/BermondseyClare continues to support the Bede House Community Centre

in Bermondsey, both sponsoring a graduate to work there eachyear and having several alumni on the management committee.The Director of Bede House, Nick Dunne, paid a visit to Clare todiscuss future cooperation with the new Dean, while intern BarrySmith (2004) worked in Bermondsey with the Learning Disabilitiesproject. The College was also pleased to introduce architect PeterClegg (1969) to Bede House, where he is providing pro bonoadvice on a potential new building.

Queens’/Clare Overseas Education FundCo-chaired by Rebekkah Abraham (2006) and Katie Nield (2006),the Queens’/Clare Overseas Educatrion Fund (QCOEF) has hadanother successful year, raising money from students and Fellowsto support educational projects in developing countries. Theseinclude the Child Africa International School in Uganda, set up in2007 to teach sign language to all children in order to break downbarriers between deaf and hearing unimpaired children; QCOEF’ssupport has provided 10-day training courses for ten teachersfrom the school. A second project is Planting Promise, a primaryand adult education initiative in Sierra Leone, to which QCOEFhas contributed 60 tables and chairs, 6 classroom doors and anelectricity generator. Continuing support has also been providedfor Kenya Education Partnerships, the African Prisons Project, andCecily’s Fund (primary education for AIDS orphans in Zambia).

Community LiaisonClare has taken an active part in the commnity projects run by theUniversity as part of the 800th anniversary celebrations this year,opening the College grounds for the Bridge the Gap charity walk,hosting the final ‘Letters to the Future’ event for localschoolchildren and holding charity fundraising events for theWinterComfort charity and the Red Cross.14

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p. 2 Lerner Court, opened in 2009 (main picture)Graduation 2009Lotus II in the Scholars’ gardenAlumnus of the Year Award presentation, 2009

p. 5 Undergraduate studyThe Chapel cupola wearing a festive hatClare graduands

p. 9 The Senior Organ Scholar at the Snetzler organ © Chris PaseLotus II in the Scholars’ gardenClare’s boxing blue in action © Sophie Pickford

p. 11 An eventful year for Clare’s endowmentConstruction and refurbishment work at Castle EndBorrowing to invest

p. 13 Guests at the 2009 Benefactors’ DinnerAlumnus of the Year AwardClare hosted its first gathering in Hong Kong

p. 15 Castle End, refurbished in 2009 (main picture)Three views of Lerner Court

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