At this week’s penultimate Pudding Seminar of the Term, Special Supervisor Dr Olivia Krauze shared her research on Constance Garnett (1861-1946), a Newnham alumna and prominent English translator of Russian literature, asking what her work can tell us about literary culture in late 19th century England.Pictured Dr Olivia KrauzeConstance Garnett was only the 129th student to attend Newnham College, and achieved first-class honours in her tripos. Cambridge remained a place of importance to her lif...

The digital workspace has been developing since the advent of email and the internet in workplaces in the early 2000s but recently boomed with the COVID-19 pandemic, normalising ‘working from home’ and instigating a shift to hybrid working as a norm of office life. Whilst the benefits of these digital technologies have been noted – with psychologists since the start of the 20th century considering working from home to increase people’s work-life balance and well-being, offe...

On first arriving in Bristol as a fresher I was determined to scout out the best coffee spots. The Bristol cafe scene can be overwhelming for sheer choice with its array of chains, independent run businesses, and quirky brunch spots. Now, however, being in my final year I think I have pinned down quite a few firm favourites I wish I’d known about earlier. So here’s a little guide for any coffee-lovers of ‘Bristol Coffee Shops I Wish I’d Known About Sooner’:Arch House Boyces Avenue Clifton, Brist...

Its is a fact that fashions return, whether you take the theories like the well-known ‘fashion pendulum’ with its swings from maximalist to minimalist or the 10-year rule for fashions making a comeback. We have seen this with the revival of 80s fashion, in part prompted by the popularity of the series ‘Stranger Things’ (Season 1 released in 2016), the resurgence of Y2k styles in the last few years, and now the return of the 90s in 2024. But aside from statistical, set trajectories, what does the...

Sophie Langrish explores the relationship between beauty and age, discussing the effects that the skincare industry and ‘anti-ageing’ products have on women’s perceived senses of beauty.

“This suncream visibly reduces wrinkles and dark spots” claims the proudly labelled ‘Age Correct SPF’; “Clinically proven to instantly reduce fine lines by 23%” boasts another; “77% of women saw a reduction in the appearance of deep wrinkles”, a third product joins the clamour. All basing their marketing on the