01/09/2026
Today, Professor Jacqueline Morgan begins her role as Principal of Newnham College, University of Cambridge marking an exciting new chapter in our 155-year history.
Born in Glasgow and the first in her family to attend university, she studied at the University of Glasgow before completing a doctorate at the University of Oxford. Her appointment represents a return to Newnham, where she began her Cambridge career in 1999 as Director of Studies and College Teaching Officer in English.
For the past decade, Jacqueline has served as Senior Tutor of Clare College, Cambridge, leading on student support, bursary provision, and educational assessment, while chairing numerous University committees. She is currently on secondment from her role as Professor of Medieval English and Scots in the Faculty of English, University of Cambridge, and is widely recognised for her scholarship on Chaucer and the literature of the later Middle Ages.
"I look forward to working with the fellowship, staff, and students, drawing on my academic experience to champion this community of exceptional women."
We look forward to the next chapter under her leadership.
