
The second semi-final of the CULS 2021 University Challenge took place on Monday 12th of April. It coincided with the latest step in lockdown release, so two of the competitors played their part from newly reopened hostelries with beers and margaritas to hand. The semi-final was nevertheless closely fought and Murray Edwards emerged victorious against […]

We were delighted that Rt. Hon Sir Vince Cable, former leader of the Liberal Democrats joined the Whitehall Group as guest speaker on Thursday, 25th March at 2.30pm. During a 30-minute interview style discussion Sir Vince discussed ‘China: Engage! Avoid the New Cold War’. Please click on the link below for a recording of this […]

The first semi-final of the CULS University Challenge 2021 took place on Monday, 22 March between a combined team of Caius, Girton and Fitzwilliam against the defending champions Fitzwilliam and Corpus Christi. The semi-final can only be described as being beset by a succession of gremlins, leading to a degree of pandemonium. The quizmaster had […]

The ultimate quarter-final of the CULS University Challenge 2021 has been completed between Trinity against a combined team from Wolfson, Queens and St John’s. Trinity were fastest with their fingers on the buzzer, and prevailed with a score of 270 points to 165 points. Trinity progress to the second of the semi-finals against Murray Edwards, […]

The Whitehall Group are delighted that Dame Fiona Reynolds, Master, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge will be joining them as their guest speaker on Thursday, 11th March at 2.30pm. During a 30-minute interview style on-line discussion Dame Fiona will be discussing ‘The importance of the Environment and Conservation – the challenges of long term policy […]

Apprenticeships and the future of Architectural education. Dr James Campbell Here is the link to the recording of the discussion: https://goodbody.wistia.com/medias/1vhm5s73ns Dr. James Campbell is an architect and architectural historian. He became Head of Department in October 2019. Before becoming an academic, he practiced as an architect in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and the […]

The third quarter-final of the CULS University Challenge 2021 took place on the evening of Monday, 22 February. The contest saw last year’s beaten finalists Peterhouse and Pembroke taking on a team from Murray Edwards, whom they happened to beat in the same round in 2020 with a record score of 315 points. Revenge was […]

The second quarter-final of the 2021 University challenge took place on Monday evening February 8. The defending champions Fitzwilliam/Corpus were taken on by a team from Robinson/Trinity Hall and Saint Catherine’s. After 10 minutes the teams were exactly equal on points but the defending champions then showed their mettle and pulled away to win by […]

The first quarter-final of the CULS University Challenge 2021 took place on Monday, 25 January. A combined team of Caius/Girton/Fitz prevailed over a combined team of Magdalene and Downing with an impressive score of 260 points against 145 points. Caius/Girton/Fitz progress to a semi-final slot. The next quarter-final between Fitzwilliam/Corpus vs Robinson/Trinity/St. Catz takes place […]