About / Committee
Here you can meet the MCR Committee and get to know a little about them and their responsibilities, along with their email addresses for contacting them. You can get in touch with all of us at once by emailing caths-mcr-committee@lists.cam.ac.uk.
You can view the minutes of all our committee meetings here.
View the MCR Constitution here.
Co-President <mcr.president@caths.cam.ac.uk>
Hi I'm Hamish, I'm one of your co-Presidents and PhD student in Chem. Eng.
Alongside Lucy, I will be representing the postgrad student body to the college, organising events, and helping the rest of the committee. If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions to make your experience at Catz better please do get in touch!
Outside my studies and committee role, I'm part of the university fencing club, a thoroughly mediocre rower, and am aiming to reprise my role as the MCR's most enthusiastic (but not necessarily best) ceilidh dancer at this year's Burns Night.
Studying: PhD in Chemical Engineering
Preferred pronouns: He/Him
Co-President <mcr.president@caths.cam.ac.uk>
Hi! I'm a second year PhD student in the Plant Sciences department, where I am researching the ways we can use viruses to increase bean yield! Broad beans specifically - not baked.
As one of the MCR presidents please get in touch if you have any problems or suggestions to improve your postgrad experience. I'm particularly interested in how we get more of the MCR to college events.
Aside from beans and Catz I like coxing, cooking, gardening and my new cat (animal not college)!
Studying: PhD Plant Sciences (Virology)
Preferred pronouns: She/her
Secretary <mcr.secretary@caths.cam.ac.uk>
Hello,
I am tom one of the many social secs.
I am studying the surface science effects of a new smart fluid based automotive suspension technology.
Studying: PhD Chemical Engineering
Preferred pronouns: He/Him/His
Treasurer <mcr.treasurer@caths.cam.ac.uk>
Hi! I'm Maciek, your treasurer for this year. As well as keeping track of our MCR's finances, I spend my time playing with fruit flies and microscopes, trying to find out how exactly the fly patterns and segments its body.
Outside of PhDing and treasuring I play various video games, board games, Dungeons and Dragons, and I cook and bake a lot.
Studying: PhD in Genetics
Preferred pronouns: He/They
Welfare Officer <mcr.welfare@caths.cam.ac.uk>
Hi! I'm Kit, the welfare officer! You can find me writing a PhD on King Arthur and desperately pretending that Merlin (2008–2012) counts as scholarly analysis.
I am a final year PhD student, so I think that I am highly qualified to address having a breakdown. More seriously, I've also had long fights with University and College wellbeing provision, taken advantage of much of it, and served on the committee of Student Minds Cambridge for multiple years.
Get in touch with me if anything is bothering you, big or small — if you need a chat, direction, or advice, I can provide it all. I an not a professional, but if I can't help, I will know who can!
Studying: PhD ASNC
Preferred pronouns: he/him
Formal Hall Officer <mcr.formalhall@caths.cam.ac.uk>
Hi I'm Sarah, I'm one of your co-formal hall officers and PhD student in Clinical Neuroscience out by Addenbrookes!
Alongside Meraaj, I will be helping finalise formals each week (these include some fun swaps with other colleges - so be on the lookout for my last minute emails!). If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions to make your experience with formals more exciting and less chaotic please feel free to reach out to me (or Meraaj...but I am better <3)!
Outside of my roles, I'm the Social Secretary of the St. Catharine's Boat Club (SCCBC) and Lower Boat Coach (if you are interested in getting into rowing this year or have questions regarding this - please don't hesitate to contact me!)
Studying: PhD in Clinical Neuroscience
Preferred pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Computing Officer <mcr.computing@caths.cam.ac.uk>
No bio provided.
Studying: PhD in Computer Science
Preferred pronouns: he/him
Quartermaster <mcr.quartermaster@caths.cam.ac.uk>
Hi everyone! I’m Jan, a first-year PhD student in History focusing on Irish and British History, and your Social Secretary alongside Thomas and Åsta.
Together, we hope to make your time at Catz unforgettable by organising regular events that cater to every taste - from wine and cheese tastings, to live music in the bar, to relaxed walks exploring other colleges.
It’s important to us that we offer events everyone can enjoy, so please feel free to reach out if you have any ideas you’d like to see included in the social events calendar :).
In my free time, you’ll most likely find me in the library, at the boathouse, or in my kitchen trying out new recipes.
I’m looking forward to seeing you at our next event!
Studying: PhD in Irish and British History
Preferred pronouns: he/his
BME Officer <mcr.bme@caths.cam.ac.uk>
Hi! I'm Athena, and I'll be one of the co-BME Officers this year (and will also be helping with some social planning on the side as well because I love any excuse for a hangout!)
I'm originally from sunny Jamaica, so between playing scientist in the lab with my stem cells and serving on the MCR, you can find me playing tourist as I romanticise 'crossing the pond'!
Also! Look out for the Cambridge Dance Society show in Lent term, where you may catch a glimpse of me jiving, jamming, and shimmying across the stage!
Studying: Stem Cell Biology
Preferred pronouns: She/her
LGBTQ+ Officer <mcr.lgbtq@caths.cam.ac.uk>
Hi everyone! My name is Yorgos and I am your LGBTQ+ officer. I'm a 2nd-year PhD student and my research focuses on how animated films can become more inclusive and progressive in their representations of gender and sexuality. Therefore, I am undeniably the most qualified person in the committee when it comes to having a debate about Shrek or singing a Disney duet.
Apart from these very important matters, I am also responsible for the welfare of the LGBTQIA+ community at Catz. I hope that through this role I will be a stable point of reference and support for the LGBTQIA+ members of our college. My aspiration is to create a close-knit community where everyone feels welcome, proud, safe and free to express their beautiful selves.
I am also hoping to create regular events, ranging from an LGBTQ+ history month formal to more casual socials. Please feel free to send me a message if you have any questions, issues that you'd like to raise, need support, or have any ideas about events you'd like to share.
Studying: PhD in Children's Literature
Preferred pronouns: he/him
Accommodation Officer <mcr.accommodation@caths.cam.ac.uk>
Hello
I'm your accommodation officer. I mainly work with the College accommodation manager and MCR committee to address accommodation issues raised by students and the College. Feel free to contact me about anything that comes to mind (ideally accommodation related).
Other than doing my PhD in Plant Genetics, you might find me in the music room or the Emirates Stadium.
Studying: Unknown (even to himself)
Preferred pronouns: He/Him
Mature Students and Families Officer <mcr.families@caths.cam.ac.uk>
No bio provided.
Studying: No subject provided.
Educational Officer <mcr.education@caths.cam.ac.uk>
Hi I'm Freya, your educational officer! I do research in viruses and one of my missions on the committee is to find new ways to make our Postgraduates' & Fellows' seminar series go viral.
If you have any questions, ideas or suggestions about education and academic events at Catz, please feel free to get in touch!
Outside the lab and college you can find me doing graphic design, investigating mathematics hidden in Tarot decks, or catching a film at Arts Picturehouse.
Studying: MPhil in Pathology
Preferred pronouns: she/her