Girton Historian shortlisted for top prize
10 May 2013
The Politics of Gender in Victorian Britain, written by Dr Ben Griffin, Fellow in History at Girton, has been shortlisted... Read more
Girton College is delighted to announce the unveiling of a new portrait
09 May 2013
A new portrait of our current Mistress, Professor Susan J. Smith, which the College commissioned from artist Benjamin Sullivan RP... Read more
Dr Marjorie Chibnall’s Memorial Service
08 May 2013
Many former students, colleagues and friends of Dr Chibnall will have been sorry to learn that she died last year.... Read more
Jane Martin Poetry Prize - winner announced
We are pleased to announce that Jane Yeh is the winner of the 2012 Jane Martin Poetry Prize. Jane Yeh is a American poet now resident in the UK. Her first collection was published by Carcanet. She also teaches Creative Writing at Oxford Brookes University.
Now in its second year, the Jane Martin Poetry Prize is a key part of the College's support for poetry. The competition is judged by experts drawn from across the literary world and academia; this year the panel included Bernard O'Donoghue and Gwyneth Lewis.
The prize will be presented on 10 May 2012 by the founder, Professor Sir Laurence Martin.