Past Events

Yet another good event was had as Cambridge had secured a Dinner-talk with Dr. Kenneth Lasoen, a Cantabrigian and expert on security and intelligence. Professor Lasoen took us through the history of intelligence – from Antiquity to the present day. His talk, which was interspersed between each course, was followed by a lively Q&A .

The Oxford alumni had a jewel of a dinner-talk with the Rt Hon Dominic Grieve at Cercle Münster. Grieve spoke on “The Role of the Attorney General and the Fate of the Rules-Based International Order.” He didn’t just limit the talk to his time in the role from 2010-2014, but took us through the history of the office from … Continue reading “Thursday 7 October 2025, Dinner-Talk with Dominic Grieve, former British Attorney General, at Cercle Münster.”

Programme: 10:27-11.21:       Train journey from Lux to Trier. 11:25am:           Walk to Rheinisches Museum, Weimarer Allee 1, Trier (15min) 12:00pm             Rheinisches Museum: Marcus Aurelius Exhibition (90min) 13:40pm:               Walk (15min) via the 4th century Imperial Roman Baths to ‘Weinstube Kesselstatt’, Liebfrauenstraße 10, for lunch and drinks And if you would like to know more on Marcus Aurelius and governing: 14:30pm:              Walk (15min) … Continue reading “Saturday 4 October 2025: Cambridge kindly invited us to join their day trip to Trier to see the Marcus Aurelius Exhibition: ‘Emperor, Commander, Philosopher’, and the Stadtmuseum”

Venue: Atmos Bar & Restaurant 1st floor 32 Rue de la Poste. A evening with the fascinating history of Gin in England and the tasting of delightful gins, each with its own peculiar story.

Dear Oxonians, hand on the heart – were you aware that as an alumni you are most welcome to join the annual alumni weekend in Oxford called Meeting Minds??? If not, read on! This year, Jan Könighaus and Mette Ahlefeldt-Laurvig went along and it was a FABULOUS weekend. As always, there were back-to-back lectures, concerts … Continue reading “Weekend 19-21 September 2025: Meeting Minds, Oxford”

We had a great Freshers Dinner at Chiche! This year we only had three freshers, but we were lucky that two of them could come, one who will read a Masters in Law and another who will read a Dphil in Mathematics (Merton). We also had the pleasure of including several members who kindly help … Continue reading “Tuesday 16 Sep. 2025, 19h: Freshers Dinner”

This was a packed Oxbridge weekend! Yesterday OUSL organised the hike in Müllerthal and today Camsoc spearheaded the annual game of croquet in Parc Pescatore followed by pizza. We had a great turnout from both societies with participants of all ages and a good number of students joining in. We were extremely lucky as the park … Continue reading “14 September 2025: Croquet in the City & pizza”

What a lovely day this was! Our former Chair, Andrew Hallam, led us through a path in the beautiful Müllerthal. On our way we passed the waterfall and walked through the narrow path of Eulenberg towards the top with its stunning view. Our group was certainly not alone on the tracks which we shared with … Continue reading “Saturday 13 Sep. 2025: ‘Walk and Lunch in Müllerthal’, 10am.”

Organised by Cambridge Alumni, and the wine kindly sponsored by Intesa Sanpaolo Bank.

There was a great turn-out for the annual Oxbridge Fish Dinner at Restaurant Friture Armand amid the bustling Schueberfouer. As usual, the evening was expertly arranged by John Speed from ‘the other place’ and it was a most enjoyable evening.