2023 News Highlights

In February 2023 Homerton hosted an energetic and penetrating talk by the Reverend Al Sharpton, the US civil rights leader – with great advice for students derived from a vocation of advocacy and campaigning.

The sun shone throughout Alumni Reunion Weekend in September 2023 as we welcomed over 200 alumni back to College for a weekend of celebration, academic stimulation and socialising.

Homerton College marked Black History Month with a prominent dinner, a highlight of the College year. This year in keeping with the theme of Celebrating our Sisters, the guest of honour was fashion icon and philanthropist Naomi Campbell.

Homerton was delighted to welcome Master of Jesus College, Sonita Alleyne, to deliver the 2023 Kate Pretty Lecture ‘Building Belonging Through Music’.

Open Cambridge takes place each Summer and gives Cambridge Colleges an opportunity to showcase their facilities to members of the public.

In June 2023 Dr David Clifford, Homerton College Associate Professor in English, ran a two-day symposium on the topic of, ‘Overcoming Class Barriers in Cambridge’.

Once again the College was delighted to host a group of medical students from the Ukraine during their stay in early 2023.