King's College, Cambridge
College of the University of Cambridge
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| 2024 | St Catharine's College Hockey Club, after merging with St Edmund's College Hockey Club (SECHC), returns to winning status. |
| 2023 | Gates Cambridge Scholarship selected 75 Scholars from a total of 6,184 applicants for the year's entry, demonstrating the highly competitive nature of the scholarship program. |
| October 1 2023 | Sir John Benger began his tenure as Master of St Catharine's College, taking up office on this date. |
| October 2022 | The official opening of newly renovated facilities occurred as part of the 'Central Spaces project', with a temporary hall named 'Catzebo' erected on the main court during renovations. |
| 2020 | Shadrack Frimpong, an entrepreneur and global health leader from the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University, was awarded the Gates Cambridge Scholarship at Jesus College, notable for founding Cocoa360. |
| September 3 2020 | By this date, the college had provided accommodation for women and children for a combined 1,456 nights during the pandemic. |
| April 27 2020 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, the college began collaborating with Cambridge Women's Aid to provide accommodation for women escaping domestic abuse. |
| 2019 | The Gates Foundation awarded Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Global Goalkeeper Award for the Swachh Bharat Mission. |
| 2018 | Rob Henderson, a writer and political commentator from Yale University, received the Gates Cambridge Scholarship at St. Catharine's College. |
| 2018 | St Catharine's College football team is positioned in the 2nd division, with the second team in the 4th division. |
| 2018 | The college further improved its ranking to 10th position, with more than 30% of students gaining a First-class degree. |
| 2016 | The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation reduced its investments in non-renewable energy in response to earlier calls from scholarship recipients. |
| 2015 | Gates Cambridge Scholarship recipients urged the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation trustees to divest from fossil fuels. |
| 2015 | St Catharine's became the first college in Cambridge to implement a gender-neutral dress code for formal hall. |
| 2015 | St Catharine's College rose to 13th position in the Tompkins Table, with over 25% of students achieving First-class honours. |
| 2014 | The college's academic ranking slipped to 21st position in the Tompkins Table. |
| 2013 | The college completed construction of a new lecture theatre, college bar, and Junior Common Room (JCR). |
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