Merton News

Mertonian Kirsten Claiden-Yardley (2003) played a key role in creating the world of Wolf Hall, the BBC's dramatisation of Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize-winning novel.

Can you crack the tapestry code before anyone else?

Merton alumna Rebecca Jeffree has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to gender equality in the workplace.

Supernumerary Fellow and Physics Lecturer Professor Andrea Cavalleri has been awarded the 2015 Max Born Medal and Prize for his pioneering work on ultra-fast studies of materials.

The Revd Dr Simon Jones has been appointed as an Honorary Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, a post he will hold concurrently with his role as Chaplain and head of the College's welfare team.

Lorna Hutson, Berry Professor of English Literature at the University of St Andrews, has been appointed as Merton Professor of English Literature, with effect from 1 September 2016.

Samantha de Silva has been named as RSM Wesleyan Trainee of the Year 2014 by the Royal Society of Medicine for her research into gene therapy for patients with end-stage retinal degenerations.

Three Merton Fellows were honoured at November's 2013-14 Teaching Awards ceremony.

Details of this year's Advent and Christmas carol services.

Merton DPhil student Arthur Learoyd has been awarded the Deirdre and Paul Malone Thesis Prize in International Relations, worth £2,000.