@selwyn1882.bsky.social
Selwyn College combines academic excellence with a strong, diverse community. Founded in 1882, and at the heart of the modern University of Cambridge.
Congratulations to alumnus Dr Dmitri Levitin on winning a @dandavidprize.org. Dmitri says: “It's no coincidence that I turned to early modern history while studying at Selwyn: for the last 50 years, it has been one of the world’s great centres of excellence in the subject.”
11.06.2025 20:33 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Cambridge alumna Dorothea Gundtoft dressed in her graduation robes, standing in front of a brick building with a lawn.
Many congratulations to Dorothea Gundtoft, who graduated last year from @selwyn1882.bsky.social! 👏
Read Dorothea's story 🧵
A Selwyn Sunday evening in Spring. Photos by Vicky Young.
18.05.2025 20:50 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The natural look.
Some of our gardens are becoming a little wilder as part of our commitment to biodiversity.
The Union flag is flying over the college this May 8th to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
It was raised on the Tower by porter Paul Lawrence. Photograph by his colleague Martyn Waring.
What, if any, are the historical parallels between Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Putin? Prof Sir Richard Evans explored the 20th and 21st century military experiences of Germany and Russia in his Ramsay Murray lecture at Selwyn.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltWc...
Photos by Thisath Ranawaka.
The flag of England is flying over the college today to mark St George’s Day.
23.04.2025 10:37 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy Easter from Selwyn.
Photograph on the morning of Easter Day by Lucy Hunter.
We’re green, and quite a lot of other colours too. The gardens of @selwyn1882.bsky.social this week. Photos by my colleague Thisath Ranawaka.
10.04.2025 19:33 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Very proud of the @selwyn1882.bsky.social students who received their MAs today. This was the generation whose studies were disrupted by the pandemic, and they’re fine young people who deserve this moment of celebration.
05.04.2025 21:14 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The college flag is flying as we prepare to welcome back the 2018 year group for their MA graduation ceremony.
05.04.2025 09:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It was a pleasure to entertain freshers and their families to lunch at the end of Lent term.
25.03.2025 23:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Access Project students listening to a lecture at the University of Cambridge
The Access Project students on a campus tour of the University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge campus and grounds
Another great weekend at @cambridgeuni.bsky.social 🤩
On Saturday, our Oxbridge Pathway students got their first glimpse of life at Cambridge. Huge thanks to our friends at @newnhamcollege.bsky.social and @selwyn1882.bsky.social for hosting us. See you again soon! 💚
Some snaps from the Cambridge History Forum earlier this month @selwyn1882.bsky.social
Great questions from 6th Form audience; talks on historical ‘successions’
With Jonathan Davis @angliaruskinuni.bsky.social and Jessica Sharkey @ueahistory.bsky.social
#historyteacher #earlymodern
“Selwyn Voices” - our community choir - entertained a lunchtime audience with a selection of popular songs.
19.03.2025 16:47 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A wonderful week on the river for Selwyn. Details here: www.sel.cam.ac.uk/news/success...
17.03.2025 15:46 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This Sunday at Selwyn. All welcome.
15.03.2025 20:23 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The start of meteorological Spring. Old Court, March 1st.
01.03.2025 12:35 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Including works by Mozart, Handel, Mendelssohn, Barber and Britten. All welcome.
01.03.2025 09:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Clinical medics’ supper this evening @selwyn1882.bsky.social
Was great to hear about their electives, FY allocations..etc.
The fellows of Selwyn have elected Suzanne Raine as the next master. She will take office in October.
Read more here:
www.sel.cam.ac.uk/news/next-ma...
Looking forward to being back in Cambridge and returning to the Faculty of Music this afternoon to speak about the all-too-timely topic of “Beethoven, Late Fascism, and Totality.” It’ll also be nice to drop in briefly to my old college, @selwyn1882.bsky.social.
www.mus.cam.ac.uk/events/beeth...
Is the answer to populism a strengthening of the power of the courts and judges? Shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson answered a question from a Selwyn student. Full session here: www.youtube.com/live/vZ65Kys...
12.02.2025 11:40 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
We're thrilled to be working again with the Brilliant Club bringing some of Britain's most talented school students to Selwyn & Cambridge. Six schools were involved in a graduation ceremony, which included a keynote speech from Ellie Montague, 2nd year History student.
11.02.2025 14:57 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Compulsory licence fees, coverage of #Trump, the future of #BBC global services.
Here’s the director-general of the BBC, Tim Davie, in conversation with Selwyn’s master Roger Mosey about all the big issues on his agenda.
www.youtube.com/live/LAow3LD...
Good to be back at @Selwyn1882.bsky.social to hear Roger Mosey, Master of Selwyn College, in conversation with BBC DG and alumnus Tim Davie
06.02.2025 17:45 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0The latest of our live audience events at Selwyn.
06.02.2025 22:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Progress Pride flag is flying over Selwyn today to mark the start of #LGBTHistoryMonth. It was raised by JCR officers Evie and Sophie.
01.02.2025 11:06 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Offers from @selwyn1882.bsky.social have gone out today for undergraduate admissions this autumn. 85.5% of our home offers are to state school students, with the biggest group at comprehensives. In 2024 this kind of mix helped us be the highest-rated Cambridge college for good honours.
30.01.2025 21:09 — 👍 13 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 1
Signs that the winter will soon be over: snowdrops in Old Court and aconites in the college gardens.
25.01.2025 16:55 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
