Poet Clare Holtham and Uzbek chieftain in Afghanistan, early 1970s

For lust of knowing what should not be known

12 November 2011

Clare Holtham (1948-2010) had a huge enthusiasm for learning. After a troubled childhood, which led to a spell of homelessness, she became an intrepid traveller and independent-minded student at Newnham College, Cambridge. A book of Clare鈥檚 poems called 探花直播Road from Herat, launched today at Newnham, reflects a life lived to the full. It included working on the buses and a rapid marriage to an Uzbek chieftain.

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 探花直播Chancellor

Farewell to the Chancellor

23 June 2011

His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, paid his final visit to the 探花直播 before he stood down as Chancellor.

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Honorary Degrees 2011 nominations announced

08 March 2011

探花直播 探花直播 of Cambridge has today submitted the names of eight distinguished individuals to the Regent House for approval for the conferment of honorary degrees at a Congregation in the Senate House on Thursday 23 June 2011.

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