Decade: 2000

  In October Lady Soames plants a weeping mulberry tree for 50th anniversary in the grounds of Churchill College, near the oak planted by her father on October 17, 1959. […]

Roger Tsien (G72) is the first alumnus to win a Nobel Prize, it was awarded for his discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, in collaboration with organic chemist […]

‘Audit Feast’ renamed ‘Scholars’ Feast’ Exhibition to mark the original College architectural competition Opening of the New Study Centre and Music Rooms Cambridge University Radio (broadcast from Churchill) winner of […]

Sir David Wallace becomes the sixth Master Archives Centre acquires Prime Minister John Major’s papers Prince Bandar donates £1m to the Archives Centre sNjabulo Ndebele the first alumnus to receive […]

Students are admitted to Governing Body as observers for the first time Proposed honorary Fellowship for Margaret Thatcher is opposed by 20 Fellows Men’s football team wins the intercollegiate league […]

Carol Robinson (U80), a physical chemist, is the first alumna elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society She is currently President of the Royal Society of Chemistry

New graduate housing is opened, named after former Masters, Bondi, Broers and Hawthorne Housing is designed by Cottrell and Vermeulen architects Churchill’s first alumnus to become a Bishop is appointed, […]

The extension to the Archives Centre, housing the Thatcher papers, is opened (image copyright www.cambridge2000.com/cambridge2000) Julia (now Baroness) King is appointed as the first extraordinary Fellow

First female Professorial Fellow elected: Mary Jacobus. Post of Teaching By-Fellow created. Hugh Baillie-Scott’s Arts & Crafts house 48 Storey’s Way sold.