Notable Alumni

The acclaimed international organist Dr Jennifer Bate OBE was a resident in Manor Hall in the 1960s and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Music by the University in 2007.

Former President of the Royal College of Physicians Professor Dame Carol Black DBE was JCR President and Sub-Warden of Manor Hall during the 1960s. She is the current Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge and was recently recognised as one of the most powerful women in the UK. She is also a Patron of the Manor Hall Association.

The journalist and campaigner Jemima Goldsmith was a resident in Manor Hall in the 1990s. She is now the Associate Editor of New Statesman and the European Editor-At-Large for Vanity Fair.

The controversial playwright and journalist was a resident in Manor Hall in the 1980s. He is now the Writer in Residence for the Royal Shakespeare Company and frequent journalist in The Guardian.

The zoologist and TV presenter Dr Charlotte Uhlenbroek was a resident in Manor Hall in the 1980s and received her PhD in Zoology in 1997.

The popular actor, author and television presenter was resident in Manor Hall in the 1980s. His comic partner, Matt Lucas, was resident in nearby Goldney Hall.

The director and dramatist Matthew Warchus was resident in Manor Hall in the 1980s. He is the current Artistic Director of the Old Vic Theatre London, directed West End and Broadway musical Matilda and his recent film Pride was met with critical acclaim. He is the Patron of Manor Amateur Dramatics.

The Academy Award nominated actress Emily Watson OBE was a resident in Manor Hall in the 1980s. She is known for her work in Angela’s Ashes and Gosford Park. She recently appeared in The Book Thief and The Theory of Everything.