Newnham has a wide range of college societies and clubs, including sports, drama and music.
For more information about all the sports and societies check out the sports and societies handbook and the intro videos to find out how to get involved!
Please email the JCR Secretary if there are any updates to committee members or if you are setting up a new society to keep this list up to date!
Newnham Sports Societies
Newnham Sports Society | Contact |
Badminton | Lucy Coleman (lbc35) and Thimani Bakhai (tb658) |
Football | Tess Hughes (th572) )and Tash Jenman (nj309) |
HIIT Classes | Elizabeth Small (ess47) |
St John’s Hockey Team (we play with them!) | From John’s: Emily Smith (efs30) From Newnham: Amy Rowe (acr74) |
Intro To the Gym and Personal Training | Beth Taylor and Elizabeth Small (newn.gym.sessions@gmail.com) |
Lacrosse | Emily Jenkins (ej337) and Florence Bradshaw (feb45) |
Netball | Georgia Lucy Mason (glm36) and Gabby Handberg (gsh31) |
Newnham College Boat Club | Heloise Dunlop (hcd35) Millie Hopkins (mch76) |
Ultimate Frisbee | Kazimir Uzwyshyn-Jones (kiu20) |
Yoga | Jasmine Cooper (jdc52) |
Zumba | Mobeen Hussain (amh215) |
Some university sports societies also have a Newnham rep, who you can contact if you are interested in their sport. This is just a fellow Newnhamite who can help you get involved and be a friendly face at training!
University Sports Society | Newnham Rep |
Athletics | Joanna Olatunji (jo430) |
Badminton | Helen Linwen Yan (hly21) |
Ballet | Libe Wu (lw512) |
Basketball | Milo Eyre-Morgan (me441) |
Cambridge University Dance Society and CUTAZZ | Ella Palmer (ep596) |
Golf | Kerryanne Kelly (knk24) |
Hockey | Bethan Moncur (bam49) |
Ice Hockey | Sophie Truepenny (smt68) |
Korfball | Gabby Handberg (gsh31) |
Mixed Lacrosse | Emily Jenkins (ej337) |
Orienteering | Sarah Pedley (sep71) |
Powerlifting | Aoife Clark (ac2223) |
Rugby | Anna Park (alp75) |
Triathlon | Evie Anema (ea487) |
Other Newnham Societies
Newnham Society | Contact |
Newnham Art Society | Ines De Larrinaga (imd34) |
Newnham College Book Club | Katia Allen (ka513) and Alice Tort (at903) |
Newnham College Business & Finance Society | Lauren Diamond (ld595) |
Newnham Environmental Justice Society | Darinka Szigecsan (ds911) |
Newnham College Feminist Society | Yining Kong (yk367) |
Newnham Finance and Investment Society | Shelby Newsad (sn491) |
History Forum | Gareth Atkins (History DoS) |
The Iris Theatrical Society | Katrina Rose (kr454) and Chloe Stark (cs2032) |
Lucy Adrian Geography Society | Esme Atkinson (ea493) and Rosie Schofield (rs2023) |
Newnham Medical and Veterinary Society | Georgina Dunkinson (gd431) |
Newnham College NatSci Society | Ruiqi Koh (rqk20), Rebeka Papp (rp665) and Rachel Tan (rt530) |
OBR Collective | Oluchi Ugochukwu (obrcollective@gmail.com) |
Newnham College Poetry Society | Riona Millar (cm971) and Helena McBurney (hm604) |
Newnham College Politics and Debating Society | Charlotte Armstrong (cea52) and Mia Sawjani (ms2653) |
Newnham College Psychology Society | Maisha Hussain (mh954) and Nicole Guo (yg340) |
Newnham College Quiz Society | Namera Tanjeem (nt410) |
The Raleigh Music Society – Newnham Orchestra – Newnham Choir – Voices of Newnham | Delphine (music dos) (dmm36) |
Seville Law Society | Vanessa Lui (wmvl2) |
Newnham Sisters (Islamic Society) | Farzana Salik (fs508) |
New-nham Testament (Christian Union) | Catrina Choy (csmc2) and Georgina Jones (gaj31) |
WORKiT! | Aneesha Nadkarni (an580) |
Some university societies also have a Newnham rep, who you can contact if you are interested in joining and they can help you get involved!
University Society | Newnham Rep |
Christian Union | Catrina Choy (csmc2) |
Musical Theatre | Melanie Chen (zc305) |
Ski Trip | Florence Bradshaw (feb45) |
Spanish | Vicky Rodriguez Noci (mvr23) |
Politics | Alice Tort (at903) |
Women In Science | Ella Catherall (erc73) |