Alumni
“ Our year was lucky to grow up when a university education was cheap and highly valued. Now students graduate with debts of over £50,000 in most cases, the prospect of which can put many off a University education.”
Peter, Alumnus (U77)
Since our founding in 1958, over 12,000 alumni have been sent into the world from Churchill College.
Stay part of the community by signing up to our Alumni E-bulletin and by joining Churchill Connect, an online platform exclusively for Churchill College alumni.
We help keep alumni connected with each other and the College through regular events and updates. Other alumni benefits include dining privileges, accommodation discounts, shopping discounts, travel programme, networking and more. All alumni are also automatically members of the Churchill College Association.
Many alumni also help support our current and future students through donations, which allows us to provide support and opportunities to the next generation. We appreciate that not all are in a position to give, which is one of the reasons we only ask for a voluntary contribution for alumni places at High Table dinners.
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You can stay in touch with the latest monthly news & events from Churchill College by viewing previous newsletters or signing up to receive future editions.
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We are always looking for news and features — so if you have any news, events or content you would like us to include then please get in touch with us.
Churchill Connect
Our networking platform Churchill Connect is your gateway to a world of memories and opportunities. Join for free to connect with old classmates, and also offer help to students and other alumni, or connect with others in your professional field.
Churchill Business Network
Students and alumni tell us is how much they value opportunities to network with other alumni, to help them think about career choices and professional or academic pathways for life after Churchill.
Through the Churchill Business Network, we host events covering a range of topics, speakers in a specific topic open the the conversation with valuable insights followed by an opportunity for you to network with a variety of contacts. Past events have covered topics of FinTech, startsups and Investment Management. Events are hosted throughout the year in London and Cambridge. Email the alumni office to be added to the Business Network mailing list.
College-based benefits
Reunion Dinners
Twice a year we hold reunion dinners where we invite alumni from particular matriculation years back to College to enjoy a black tie dinner. Additionally we hold a 50th Anniversary Dinner each year. Booking information will appear on our events page when live, but upcoming events are as follows:
Saturday 23 March 2024: 1979–1984
Saturday 6 July 2024: 2006–2011
Friday 12 July 2024: 1974 50th Anniversary
Saturday 12 April 2025: 1985–1990
Friday 11 July 2025: 1975 50th Anniversary
Saturday 12 July: 2012–2017
See tentative reunion schedule to 2032
Accommodation
We offer special alumni accommodation rates for when you come and stay with us. To book accommodation please email the Accommodation Office.
Dining privileges
As a member of Churchill College you can dine up to four times a year at High Table with a guest here at College. This is a fantastic opportunity to visit the College and meet the Fellowship.
Get involved
At Churchill we are proud of our reputation as one of the friendliest Cambridge Colleges and the Alumni Office is constantly providing opportunities for our Fellows, students, staff and alumni to meet, engage, teach, learn, laugh and inspire.
Volunteer opportunities include:
- Organising lectures, museum/art gallery visits, drinks or dinners in the UK and around the world
- Joining or starting an Regional Alumni Group or Common Interest Group
- Becoming a Year Group Rep, or representing your decade as a Churchill College Association Committee member
- Providing content for our publications or the monthly E-Bulletin
Or any other way you’d like to get involved – just get in touch.
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Alumni support for current students
Support current students
Coinciding with reunions, Class Gift Bursaries are named after particular year groups. We hope that you will join your contemporaries by making a gift to support Churchillians of the future.
The aim for each Class Gift is to raise £100,000 which will endow a full Cambridge Bursary for one student. The Cambridge Bursaries are means-tested and for UK registered students. Every individual donation of any size will take us closer to our goal. If 150 alumni donate a one-off amount of £500 (or commit to donating £15 a month for three years), with Gift Aid, this will total just over £100,000.
Save on shopping
Shopping discounts
As an alumnus of Churchill College you are entitled to a CAM Card. It instantly identifies you as a member of the University and allows you and up to three guests to visit most of the Colleges on the Backs and King’s College Chapel without paying an entrance fee.
In addition to providing you with automatic membership at the University Centre External Link the CAMCard also gives you:
- Up to 15% off accommodation at local hotels
- Up to 25% off at local restaurants and bars
- Up to 50% off lifestyle and entertainment services
- 15% off at Heffers Bookshop, Heffers Sound and Heffers Online External Link
How your shopping can help us
Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for Churchill College with easyfundraising? Over 7,000 brands will donate to us when you use easyfundraising to shop with them – at no extra cost to you!
All you need to do is:
1. Go to our easyfundraising page and join for free.
2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.
3. After you’ve checked out, the brand will make a donation to Churchill College in the University of Cambridge at no extra cost to you whatsoever!
There are no catches or hidden charges and every donation mounts up to make a real difference!
Travel Programme
The University Alumni Travel Programme offers fascinating destinations, congenial companions and expert insights. The widely varied tours reach all corners of the globe, and are accompanied by trip lecturers who offer an expert insight into the destinations visited.
Contact the team
You can contact the Alumni and Development Office by emailing alumni@ chu.cam.ac.uk or development@ chu.cam.ac.uk.
Fran Malarée, Development Director: 01223 336197
Rosalyn Hart, Development Officer: 01223 331660
Kathryn Darkes, Development Gifts Administrator: 01223 336163
Elizabeth McWilliams, Alumni and Events Officer: 01223 336083
Sebastian Peel, Principal Gifts Officer: 01223 331546
Fran Malarée Development Director
Fran heads up the Development and Alumni Relations team, leads Development and alumni strategy and works with those considering making a major gift. You can find out more about how your support can make a difference and some of the ways in which we thank our donors here.
Andrew Dunn Database and Prospect Research Officer
Andrew keeps our database up-to-date so we can stay in contact with our alumni and supporters.
Rosalyn Hart Development Officer 
Ros is responsible for our annual fundraising programme, which includes the College’s Telethons and Giving Days. Current fundraising projects are detailed here and are all part of the Think Forward campaign.
Kathryn Darkes Development Gifts Administrator
Kathryn looks after the administration arising when our supporters are generous enough to make a gift to the College. She can assist with any enquiries relating to regular or one-off giving. If you wish to make a gift, you can so do here
Elizabeth McWilliams Alumni and Events Officer
Elizabeth is the first port of call for alumni queries and organises events such as our Reunion Dinners and Churchill Business Network events. You can keep up to date with events that may be of interest here.
Sebastian Peel Principal Gifts Officer
Sebastian works in conjunction with the Development Director to connect with alumni who might want to learn more about the impact of giving and making a principal gift. Find out why we rely on the support of our alumni.
Hilary Stimpson Development Office Manager
Hilary looks after the day-to-day running of the office and keeps an overview of our projects, events and publications. You can view our current publications online. If you have any queries with legacies Hilary is happy to help answer any questions.
