Past Events
We would like to use this page to report on the amazing range of alumni events and initiatives taking place around the world. If you have recently held an successful event or implemented a new idea that you think other Groups might benefit from hearing about we would be delighted to post a report and pictures. Please send details to networks@alumni.cam.ac.uk.
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Understanding Science Series - Talk by Professor Dermot O'Hare
On 11 April the Oxford and Cambridge Club of Beijing co-hosted a talk with the IoP and RSC. The talk 'Chemistry for a Sustainable Society' was part of the Group's Understanding Science Series. Read more...
Cambridge Society of North and West Yorkshire
In February a group of forty four people made a visit to the European Parliament in Brussels, organised by Alison Harris (Vice chair of North and West Yorkshire Camsoc ) for the Y&H Branch of the European Movement. The group included a party of CamSoc members. Read more...
Oxford and Cambridge Club of Beijing
Around 80 members and guests from the Oxford and Cambridge Club Beijing (OCCB) turned up to watch the rowing of the 2013 Boat Race at 11:30pm Beijing time. Read more...
Annual Dinner of Oxford and Cambridge Alumni in Bangkok
On Thursday 1 November 2012, over 170 alumni from both Oxford and Cambridge Universities joined together for the Oxford and Cambridge Alumni in Bangkok's Annual Dinner. Read more...
Group visit to the North York Moors Heritage Railway
On Thursday 27 September 2012 the Cambridge Society of North and West Yorkshire visited the North York Moors Heritage Railway. Read more...
Inaugural Dinner of the Cambridge and Oxford Alumni in Myanmar Group
On Friday 2 November 2012, in Yangon, the Cambridge and Oxford Alumni in Myanmar Group held their first event, as the first official joint get-together the Dinner was an historic event. Read more...
4th Biannual joint walking event
On 10th October 2012, thirty members and guests of the North & West Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria Societies thoroughly enjoyed their fourth biannual joint walking event, centred this year in Settle in the Yorkshire Dales. Read more...
Cambridge Society of North and West Yorkshire
A group of 14 Members of the Society visited the gardens of Sleightholmedale Lodge on 27th June. Read more...
3rd Annual Dinner of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Ireland
On 31 March 2012 the Oxford and Cambridge Society held their 3rd Annual Dinner. the Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Charles Lysaght (Christ's), Honorary President of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Ireland. Read more...
March 2012 - Tour to Florence
In March 2012 twenty-one, mostly alumni, arrived in Florence in the warm March sunshine at the start of what was to be a good week, with good friends, good food and good weather. Read more...
2012 Annual Dinner and Lecture of the Kingston Cambridge and Oxford Society
On Saturday 31 March the Group held their Annual Dinner and Lecture. Read more...
Visit to the Hepworth Wakefield and Nostell Priory
The Society started their 2012 programme of Social Events with an interesting two venue day giving a “Taster” of the Hepworth Gallery and Nostell Priory Read more...
Beer Tasting in Perth
If ever a group of our alumni actually needed an excuse to uphold the great tradition of their Cambridge days and spend an evening quaffing ale, it was the scorching weekend well into the Celsius 40s that Perth served up for the Cambridge Society of Western Australia’s third annual beer tasting contest. Read more...
News from the newly formed Group
Cambridge Alumni Association of the Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan Inaugural Meeting Read more...
The Cambridge Union comes to Perth
On Sunday 19th February the Cambridge Society of Western Australia held their inaugural debating event. Read more...
Cambridge Society of Queensland
Over 40 enthusiastic alumni came to the Brisbane Polo Club to enjoy a very successful Spring Feast. Read more...
Cambridge Society of North and West Yorkshire - The Annual Lunch
The Annual Lunch was held on Sunday 16 October 2011 at the Ripon Spa Hotel Read more...
North and West Yorkshire "David Hockney Day"
On 12 November 2011, the Cambridge Society of North and West Yorkshire had a “David Hockney Day”, when a group of members visited three David Hockney exhibitions in the Saltaire area. Read more...
2011 Swan Blues Cup in Perth
Here we see the finish line photo of the 2011 Swan Blues Cup, the annual Boat Race between the Cambridge and Oxford alumni of Perth, Australia, which takes place on the Swan River each November. Read more...
Bahamas Alumni Group 2011 July Meeting
On Thursday 28 July 2011 in the law office of Dr Peter D. Maynard the Bahamas Alumni Group held a meeting. Read more...
Oxford & Cambridge Society of Toronto Boat Race Dinner
The 85th Annual Cambridge Society of Toronto and the first ever Oxford & Cambridge Society of Toronto Boat Race Dinner was held on Tuesday May 17th with 140 Alumni of Oxford & Cambridge including former Prime Minister of Canada, Hon. Read more...
Canada celebrates the 2011 Boat Race
On 27 May forty-four local Oxbridge members met at Reg (St John's 1962) and Wendy Mitchell's house in Victoria, BC, Canada to celbrate the 2011 Boat Race. Read more...
Oxford v Cambridge 3rd Hockey Match
On the 26 March 2011 the 3rd Annual Hockey Match between Oxford and Cambridge was held. Read more...
Reception with the Vice-Chancellor
On Saturday 9 April the Shanghai Cambridge and Oxford Society held a Reception for the Cambridge Vice-Chancellor. Read more...
Annual Beer Tasting Contest - Cambridge Society of Western Australia
There can be no prizes for guessing why the Annual Beer Tasting Contest of the Cambridge Society of Western Australia is so rapidly growing in popularity amongst our Perth-based alumni! Read more...
Boat Race Event brings visitors to the Norway Cambridge Association
The Norway Cambridge Association organised their AGM to be followed by the watching of the Boat Race. Read more...
Members of the Cambridge Society of London watch the 2011 Boat Race
The Cambridge Society of London enjoyed the 2011 Boat Race from a vantage point, right at the start of the race. Read more...
Oxford and Cambridge Society of Ireland Annual Dinner
Oxford and Cambridge Society of Ireland Annual Dinner Read more...
Sunday 20 February 2011 - Garden Party
On Sunday 20 February the Otago Cambridge Society held an informal Garden Party, at which pimms and cucumber sandwiches were served. . Read more...
Life of a Master in modern Cambridge
In September 2010 the Otago Cambridge Society welcomed Professor Adrian Dixon, Master of Peterhouse, who gave a fascinating talk on the 'Life of a Master in modern Cambridge. Read more...
Lunch and lecture 'Futures of Cambridge'
On the 21 January 2011 the Cambridge Society of Nottinghamshire met at the Merchants Restaurant in Nottingham for a lunch followed by a lecture 'Futures of Cambridge' given by Adrian Barlow. Read more...
The 3rd Annual Oxbridge Musical Evening.
The 3rd Annual Oxbridge Musical Evening was held on 12 February 2011 at the Women’s Art Association on Toronto, over 60 Alumni and their guests representing more than 20 universities enjoyed serious classical music. Read more...
Editing Education
The Cambridge Society of Essex, held its winter lecture-and-lunch event on Saturday 12 February 2011 in the Chelmsford Cathedral Chapter House. Read more...
The Boat Race Goes Down Under
November saw the second annual Western Australian Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race take place on the Swan River in Perth. Read more...
Cambridge10 launches successful launch event
Cambridge10, Cambridge’s new cross-Collegiate group for alumni who graduated in the last 10 years, held a very successful first drinks event in London on 7 September 2010. Read more...
Cambridge University alumni in New York City
On July 28 2010, Ambassador Dr Palitha Kohona (Trinity Hall 1977), Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, hosted a reception at his residence for Cambridge University alumni in New York City. Read more...
The Cambridge Society in Nottinghamshire
On Wednesday 1 September 2010, 36 members of the Cambridge Society in Nottinghamshire visited Southwell Minster in Nottinghamshire. Read more...
The Cambridge Society of Toronto
The Cambridge Society of Toronto’s annual cricket match against Oxford took place on Sunday 20 June 2010. Read more...
Cambridge Society of Nova Scotia
Report on our 7th Annual Vineyard Barbeque on 7 August 2010. Read more...
Cambridge Society in Nottinghamshire
Report on our most recent visit to Barnsdale Gardens and the Fox and Hounds pub for lunch. Read more...
Vice-Chancellor’s Drinks Reception in Beijing
The Vice Chancellor received a very warm and enthusiastic welcome from over 120 alumni at a drinks reception in Beijing on Thursday 15 March. Read more...
Kingston Cambridge and Oxford Society
The Society held its second annual dinner on April 10 2010, at the Donald Gordon Centre, Queen's University. Read more...
Manchester Association of Cambridge University Women
The Sixty-fourth Annual Dinner was held on Friday 12 March 2010 at the Cresta Court Hotel, Altrincham. Read more...
Cambridge Society of West Cheshire and North Wales
Forty Cantabs, Oxonians, friends of Cambridge, and members of the Chester & North Wales Medical Society met for dinner at the Holiday Inn Chester, on 24 March 2010. Read more...
Nottinghamshire Alumni Group
The Nottinghamshire Alumni Group visited the Notts County Cricket Club at Trent Bridge on 6 October 2009. Read more...
Nottinghamshire Alumni Group
On 16 February 2010, 27 members of the Nottinghamshire Alumni Group visited the Attenborough Nature Centre near Nottingham. Read more...
Cambridge Alumni Group in Venezuela
On March 5, 2010 the official Launch of the Cambridge Alumni Group in Venezuela was held at the premises of the British Council in Caracas. Read more...
The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India
Oxford and Cambridge came to play polo - 4 March 2010. Read more...
The Berkshire Cambridge Society
The Annual Dinner and Brian Henry Lecture at Bradfield College on 23 October was a very successful event. Read more...
The Berkshire Cambridge Society
The Dickens Walks in London, organised and led by Michael Hattaway are always very informative and enjoyable. Read more...
800th Anniversary Evensong at Christchurch Dublin
The 800th Anniversary was celebrated with evensong in Christ Church Cathedral Dublin on Saturday 3 October. Read more...
The Cambridge Society of Western Australia
The Cambridge Society of Western Australia competed in the inaugural Western Australian Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race on the Swan River, Perth on Sunday 22 November 2009. Read more...
The German Cambridge Society
The German Cambridge Society held their annual meeting in Hamburg in September, with a packed programme of visits and social events from Friday to Sunday. Read more...
Drinks with the Vice-Chancellor in Vancouver
It was standing room only on Saturday 24 October 2009 at the Vancouver Oxford and Cambridge Club, which was filled with 161 alumni and guests from Vancouver and the surrounding areas, attending a prestigious Drinks Reception with the VC, Professor Alison Richard. Read more...
Cambridge Alumni Munich
In September, thanks to the daughter of Mr Oliver Wall (Queens', 1955), the Munich Alumni Group held a meeting to watch the famous Oktoberfest procession from the windows of the legal offices overlooking Stachus, a main square through which the long procession passes. Read more...
The Cambridge Society of Toronto
The 4th annual Oxford vs. Cambridge Boat Race Toronto style took place on September 20 2009 at the Argonaut Rowing Club in Toronto. Read more...
The Cambridge Society of West Cheshire and North Wales
At the kind invitation of The Oxford University Society Cheshire and North-East Wales Branch, a party of fifty Oxonians and Cantabrigians and their guests enjoyed a cruise on the L’eau-T Cuisine sailing on the Shropshire Union Canal from the Mill Hotel, Chester, on Wednesday 23 September 2009. Read more...
The Cambridge Society of West Cheshire and North Wales
A Meeting to Celebrate the 800th Anniversary of the Founding of the University of Cambridge. Read more...
Otago Cambridge Society
The Otago Cambridge Society held a formal dinner on Thursday 10 September 2009 to mark the 800th Anniversary of Cambridge University. Read more...
The Cambridge Society of Australia (Victoria)
The Cambridge Society of Australia (Victoria) greatly enjoyed their ‘May’ Ball on August 21 2009 in honour of the 800th birthday of the University of Cambridge. Read more...
Visit to St Deiniol’s Library, Hawarden, North Wales, 21st October 2008
Twenty one Cambridge Alumni and their guests from The Cambridge Society in West Cheshire and North Wales' paid a recent visit to Britain's best known residential library in Hawarden Read more...
