No 6810
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Vol clvi No 15
pp. 210–214
Elected to an Honorary Fellowship with effect from 12 November 2025:
Alastair King, KStJ DL, B.A., Kent, M.Sc., London Business School
Elected to a University Official Fellowship (Title A) with effect from 17 November 2025:
James Crossley, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Nottingham
Elected to a Junior Research Fellowship (Title BI) with effect from 1 January 2026:
Carlos Fernando Ceballos-González, B.Sc., Universidad del Valle, M.Sc., Ph.D., Tecnológico de Monterrey
Jake Cornwall Scoones, B.A., CL, Ph.D., UCL
Yaswanth Sai Jetti, B.Tech., IIT Madras, M.Sc., Ph.D., Illinois
Zhen-Qi Liu, B.Eng., Xi’an Jiaotong, M.Sc., Ph.D., McGill
Natasha Murphy, B.Sc., York, Ph.D., CC
Zhenghan Shi, B.Eng., Ph.D., Zhejiang
Pamudu Tennakoon, B.A., Bryn Mawr, M.A., Ph.D., Brown
Anthony Moises Torres-Ruesta, B.Sc., Universidad Nacional de Piura, Ph.D., National University of Singapore
Syed Waqas Haider Shah, B.E., NUML, Pakistan, M.S., NUST, Pakistan, Ph.D., ITU Lahore
Daniel Whitehouse, M.B.Ch.B., Aberdeen, Ph.D., F
Kangjie Zheng, B.Eng., Harbin Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Peking
Elected to a Junior Research Fellowship (Title BI) with effect from 1 April 2026:
Joseph Kelly, B.S., UC Berkeley, Ph.D., Stanford
Elected to a Bye-Fellowship (Title G) with effect from 22 September 2025:
Dilkush (Robert) Abayasekara, B.Sc., Queen Elizabeth College, London, M.A., F, Ph.D., KCL
Elizabeth Barsotti, B.S., Ph.D., Wyoming
Jurgen Becque, M.Eng., Ghent, M.Sc., Manitoba, M.A., LC, Ph.D., Sydney
Corinne Duhig, M.A., Ph.D., W
Charlotte Kenchington, B.A., TCD, Ph.D., SE
Linda King, B.Sc., Witwatersrand, M.Sc., Ph.D., Cape Town
Anna Lukina, B.A., B.C.L., Oxford, LL.M., Harvard, Ph.D., W
Jonathan Phelan, M.A., M, M.A., Ph.D., Open
Barry Phipps, M.A., Warwick, M.St., Oxford, M.Phil., CHU
Andrew Powlson, M.A., M.B. B.Chir., M.St., CHU
Sergei Taraskin, M.Sc., Ph.D., D.Sc., Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
Elected to a Bye-Fellowship (Title G) with effect from 17 November 2025:
Kumar Aniket, B.A., M.A., Delhi, M.A., MUR, Ph.D., LSE
Julia Becker, Tierärztliche Vorprüfung, Tierärztliche Prüfung, Leipzig, Ph.D., W
Raquel Scarpa-Gebara, B.Sc., B.A., Universidade Estadual de Campinas, M.A., São Paulo, M.Phil., W
Christopher Town, M.A., Ph.D., T
Appointed College Associate Professor in Law with effect from 1 October 2025:
Liron Shmilovits (Director of Studies in Law)
Magdalene College: Parnell Stipendiary Research Fellowship in Irish Studies Competition (in association with the University of Notre Dame); tenure: three years from October 2026, with 18 months spent at each institution; stipend: £30,345 (Magdalene) and $62,652 (Notre Dame); closing date: 16 February 2026 at 9 a.m.; further details: https://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/about/vacancies/academic-vacancies
Newnham College: Gibbs Travelling Research Fellowship, 2026–27 (in Biology, Archaeology, Social Anthropology, or Sociology); open to women applicants only; funding: up to £18,000; closing date: 23 February 2026; further details: https://newn.cam.ac.uk/research/gibbs-travelling-research-fellowship
This year’s lecture, ‘Borderlands: An archaeological perspective’, will be given by Chris Catling (Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales), on Monday, 26 January 2026 at 6 p.m. in the Pavilion Room, Hughes Hall. All welcome. Further details and booking: https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/events/rbr-lecture-2026/
A celebration of the life of Dr Basim Musallam, Life Fellow of King’s College and onetime Director of the Centre of Middle Eastern Studies (Reporter, 6797, 2025–26, p. 29), will be held on Saturday, 31 January 2026 at 3 p.m. in the Hall at King’s College. A Zoom link will be provided for those who are unable to attend in person. All who warmly remember Basim are welcome to attend. To register, please visit the College website: https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/news/basim-musallam-1943-2025