Past Events

Stories from Emma Entrepreneurs: David Ruiz-Alonso (2001), Co-founder, Owlstone Medical

6:00pm – Online, via Zoom

Members joined David Ruiz-Alonso (2001) online for a session about his entrepreneurial journey. David is co-founder of Owlstone Medical, which is at the forefront of breath biomarker research and development, leading to non-invasive diagnostic tests that can improve early disease detection and precision medicine across different fields including cancer, respiratory, gastrointestinal, the microbiome and liver disease.

Burnaby Recital: Ronan Collett (Baritone) and Simon Lepper (Piano)

6:15pm – Emmanuel College

Ronan Collett (Baritone) and Simon Lepper (Piano) gave our Easter Term Burnaby Recital, featuring the delectable repertoire of Ives, Ravel and Sondheim.

Ronan and Simon went on from Cambridge to continue their studies at the Royal Academy of Music. Ronan is a former BBC New Generation Artist, while Simon is an official accompanist for the corporation's Cardiff Singer of the World competition. They have each toured extensively and worked with many of the world's leading artists and ensembles, both in live performance and on numerous record labels.

Chapel Choir Reunion 2025

4:00pm – Emmanuel College Chapel (Service at 6:00pm)

Emma Connects: Monthly Puzzle

Bobby Seagull's latest challenge (No. 97) takes inspiration from the World Snooker Championship. The puzzle may be found here and the answer will be revealed in our next full edition of Emma Connects on 29th May.

Bobby's previous puzzle (No. 96) took on a seasonal twist to mark the Easter holiday period. Did you manage to solve his seasonal clues in order to reveal the correct mathematical word? The answer was revealed on 1st May.

If you like Maths and want more puzzles, you can visit Bobby's YouTube channel, where he and Susan Okereke post every Tuesday and Thursday. More challenges can also be found at the end of each chapter of Bobby's book, The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers.

Solutions to all of Bobby's previous puzzles can be found in the PDF link below.

• Weekly Puzzle Solutions 96.pdf

Stories from Emma Entrepreneurs: Hannah Bryson-Jones (2014), Founder and Director, Delta H

6:00pm – Online, via Zoom

Members joined Hannah Bryson-Jones (2014) online for a session about her entrepreneurial journey. Hannah is the founder and director of Delta H, a London-based consultancy specialising in hydrogen, energy storage, and green chemicals. Since 2020, she has worked as the secretariat and spokesperson to the H2Accelerate collaboration on hydrogen trucking in Europe, supporting members bp, Daimler Truck, Iveco Group, Linde, Shell, TEAL Mobility, TotalEnergies, and Volvo Group to acquire over €70m of funding for the deployment of hydrogen trucks and refuelling stations.

Emma in Mumbai, India: Lunch with the Master and Development Director

1:00pm – Sea Lounge, The Taj Mahal Palace, Apollo Bunder, Mumbai, 400 001, India

Members based in and around Mumbai joined the Master of Emmanuel, Doug Chalmers, his wife, Helen, and Development Director, Dr Sarah Bendall, for lunch and a catch up on all things Emma, providing a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow members in the area.

Emma in Delhi, India: Dinner with the Master and Development Director

7:30pm – Bijwasan, Delhi, India

Members based in and around Delhi joined the Master of Emmanuel, Doug Chalmers, his wife, Helen, and Development Director, Dr Sarah Bendall, for supper and a catch up on all things Emma, providing a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow members in the area.

Emma Connects: Easter Puzzle

Bobby Seagull's latest puzzle (No. 96) is an Easter-themed challenge. The puzzle can be found here and the answer will be revealed in our next full edition of Emma Connects on 1st May.

Bobby's previous puzzle (No. 95) had an adventurous itinerary with a common thread. Did you manage to work out the connection between the regions visited? The answer was revealed on 3rd April.

If you like Maths and want more puzzles, you can visit Bobby's YouTube channel, where he and Susan Okereke post every Tuesday and Thursday. More challenges can also be found at the end of each chapter of Bobby's book, The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers.

Solutions to all of Bobby's previous puzzles can be found in the PDF link below.

• Weekly Puzzle Solutions 95.pdf

Gathering of Members (1976, 1977 & 1978): Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 March 2025

Emmanuel College (from 3:30pm on the Saturday)

This year's March Gathering saw us welcome back members who matriculated in 1984, 1985 and 1986 for a reunion weekend.

Those in attendance enjoyed a delicious dinner and the chance to catch up and share memories, as well as taking the opportunity to visit the college's new developments, together with the Boathouse, Library and College Museum.

Stories from Emma Entrepreneurs: Marek Sirendi (2012), Head of AI, Clarium

6:00pm – Online, via Zoom

Members joined Marek Sirendi (2012) online for a session about his entrepreneurial journey. Marek leads AI/ML model development and the 0-to-1 scaling of Clarium’s AI products. He is an entrepreneur, MIT Innovators Under 35 honoree, and a researcher looking to improve healthcare with technology.

The 18th Annual International Intellectual Property Lecture: Robert P Merges, UC Berkeley

6:00pm – Queen's Building Lecture Theatre, Emmanuel College

The 18th Annual International Intellectual Property Lecture was delivered by Robert P Merges, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Professor of Law and Technology at UC Berkeley School of Law. The title of Professor Merges' lecture was 'Cousins, Not Twins: Patent Claim Scope vs The Breadth of Patent Enforcement'.

Bach: St John Passion

5:00pm – Emmanuel College Chapel

On the final Sunday of the Lent Term, the College Choir was joined by Cambridge Baroque Camerata and Simon Wall (Evangelist) for a performance of one of Bach’s great masterpieces, with other solo roles being taken up by members of the choir.

Written in his first days as Director of Music at St Thomas's, Leipzig, the St John Passion is the earliest of the surviving Bach Passions, recounting the 18th and 19th chapters of the Gospel of John, the biblical passage traditionally read on Good Friday.

Emma in New York: Meet the Development Director

6:30pm – Randolph's Bar and Lounge, 65 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019

Members met Dr Sarah Bendall, Fellow and Development Director, for informal drinks and a catch up on all things Emmanuel in New York, providing the opportunity to hear about what's new at Emma, and to meet members from across the city.

Burnaby Recital: Newe Vialles

6:15pm – Emmanuel College Chapel

The Viol Consort Newe Vialles perform works featured on their latest recording, which was released in November 2024.

Distinguished by its unique core sound, the group aims to engage with aspects of performance practice such as rhythmic flexibility and improvised ornamentation, resulting in a performance style that is both vibrant and engaging to the modern listener, and faithful to the vivid rhetoric of the music itself. Their interest in the rejuvenation of the viol consort tradition has resulted in two world premieres of music for viols by Jocelyn Campbell (2016) and Giles Swayne (2017).

Emma Connects: Monthly Puzzle

Bobby Seagull's latest puzzle (No. 95) takes on an adventurous itinerary. The puzzle may be found here and the answer will be revealed in our next full edition of Emma Connects on 3rd April.

Bobby's previous puzzle (No. 94) was inspired by a Valentine's Day theme. Did you manage to solve his clues and work out which animal was missing from the list? The answer was revealed on 6th March.

If you like Maths and want more puzzles, you can visit Bobby's YouTube channel, where he and Susan Okereke post every Tuesday and Thursday. More challenges can also be found at the end of each chapter of Bobby's book, The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers.

Solutions to all of Bobby's previous puzzles can be found in the PDF link below.

• Weekly Puzzle Solutions 94.pdf

Emmanuel Society London Drinks

6:00pm – Bunghole Cellars, 57 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6DT

Members enjoyed an opportunity for networking and the chance to catch up with one another across the subjects and years.

Travel Writers Walking Tour with Lucinda Hawksley

3:00pm – Bloomsbury, London

Lucinda Hawksley, author and art historian, led a walking tour of London that immersed members into the world of travel writing. The walk took place around a square mile of Bloomsbury, and was followed by our twice-yearly London Drinks event in Holborn.

Stories from Emma Entrepreneurs: Miguel Camargo (2003), Senior Commercialisation Advisor, NobleReach Emerge

6:00pm – Online, via Zoom

Members joined Dr Luiz Miguel Camargo (2003), a Senior Commercialisation Advisor at NobleReach Emerge, for an online session. Miguel has helped translate cutting-edge government-funded research into the commercial sector, with an emphasis on pharmaceutical and biotech projects.

With over 20 years of experience in drug discovery, he has held positions at companies such as Merck, Novartis, and UCB, contributing to areas such as translational medicine, target and biomarker discovery, and phenotypic screening.

Miguel earned his PhD in bioinformatics from Emmanuel and has several publications in leading journals.

Emmanuel Society Medics' Dinner

7:00pm – The View in The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE

Members who read Medicine at Emmanuel gathered for a special evening of dinner and conversation. Dr Richard Barnes, Life Fellow and former University Senior Lecturer in Physiology and Director of Studies, delivered the after-dinner speech.

Emma Connects: Monthly Puzzle

Bobby Seagull's latest puzzle (No. 94) takes Valentine's Day as its theme. The puzzle may be found here and the answer will be revealed in our next full edition of Emma Connects on 6th March.

Bobby's previous puzzle (No. 93) took inspiration from Luke Littler's recent triumph at the World Darts Championship. Did you manage to hit the bullseye? The answer was revealed on 6th February.

If you like Maths and want more puzzles, you can visit Bobby's YouTube channel, where he and Susan Okereke post every Tuesday and Thursday. More challenges can also be found at the end of each chapter of Bobby's book, The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers.

Solutions to all of Bobby's previous puzzles may be found in the PDF link below.

• Weekly Puzzle Solutions 93.pdf

Stories from Emma Entrepreneurs: Nick Hazell (1983), Founder, Algenie

8:00pm – Online, via Zoom

Members joined Nick Hazell (1983) online for a session about his entrepreneurial journey. Nick is Founder of Algenie, an algae biotech company developing economically viable, scalable algae production for a range of industries. Nick's vision is to introduce algae, which captures twice its weight in carbon dioxide as it grows, as a mainstream component in products like fuel, plastics and building materials.

Emma in New York: Drinks Meet-Up

6:00pm – P.J. Clarke's, 915 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022

Dr Gonzalo Linares Matás, Fellow of Emmanuel College, and New York-based members, gathered to raise a toast to the 441st anniversary of the signing of the college’s charter (11 January) and get the new year off to a great start at a convivial drinks party.

Emma Connects: Monthly Puzzle

Bobby Seagull's latest puzzle (No. 93) takes inspiration from Luke Littler's recent triumph at the World Darts Championship. The puzzle can be found here and the answer will be revealed in our next full edition of Emma Connects on 6th February.

Bobby's previous puzzle (No. 92) took us on an imaginary tour. Did you manage to find a Christmas connection to link his clues? The answer was revealed on 9th January.

If you like Maths and want more puzzles, you can visit Bobby's YouTube channel, where he and Susan Okereke post every Tuesday and Thursday. More challenges can also be found at the end of each chapter of Bobby's book, The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers.

Solutions to all of Bobby's previous puzzles can be found in the PDF link below.

• Weekly Puzzle Solutions 92.pdf