We hope all @kingsfreshers2023 are taking to life at Cambridge like a duck to water. There is plenty to keep busy this week and meet lots of new people, but also beautiful spots to stop and take a deep breath when you need to.

The Library team have been ready to welcome #BlackHistoryMonth for days now, with a very special title on the shelf this year: "The fraud", the latest novel by King’s alumna Zadie Smith. As they put it, these are books for this month and every month: Black British lives matter / Henry and Ryder   Black England: a forgotten Georgian history / Gretchen Gerzina  Mother country: Britain’s Black community on the home front / Stephen Bourne  Homecoming: voices of the Windrush generation / Colin Grant  Windrush: 75 years of modern Britain / Mike and Trevor Phillips  Born in blackness / Howard W. French  Blacks & blackness in European art of the long nineteenth century / Childs & Libby  Portraits of resistance: activating art during slavery / Jennifer Van Horn   The fire people: a collection of British black and Asian poetry / Lemm Sissay  The Fraud / Zadie Smith #cambridgelibraries

Busy morning for all Freshers and their families, as they wheel their bags and boxes into their chosen College accommodation. We are all thrilled to see them join the King's community, and a large group of student volunteers are helping them navigate the 'staircase' system and secure the last empty barrow. 💜 The class of 2023 cohort is diverse, with students from the state-maintained sector making up 87% of UK graduates admitted this year and around 29% coming from widening participation backgrounds. Read more on the College website, under 'News' - link in bio. #goingtocambridge #cambridgecolleges #michaelmasterm @cambridgeuniversity @kings_outreach @kingsfreshers2023

This week we welcome (or welcome back) many students to King's, but we also see Professor Michael Proctor retire after ten years as Provost. His contribution to King's has been extraordinary, and he has the warmest thanks of the College and the entire King's community. In the latest issue of 'King's Parade', he summarised his long tenure as Provost: "I have chaired innumerable meetings and committees; met with thousands of King’s members all over the world; read to an audience of tens of millions at the 'Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols'; and eaten my fair share of excellent dinners in the Hall! I have also got to know our outstanding Fellows, a great number of students, and many dedicated staff, without whom the College would quickly grind to a halt. It has been a humbling experience for me to see how much this most unusual of Colleges, with its rollercoaster history, its famous alumni and its progressive and informal atmosphere, is so much loved by those who have come into contact with it." Professor Proctor is succeeded by Dr Gillian Tett, who will be meeting the Class of 2023 at the weekend. 📷 by Stephen Bond for 'King's Parade'. @cambridgeuniversity

📡We are hiring! If you have ever wanted to work in the kitchen of a Cambridge college, or to contribute to the smooth running of the iconic King's Chapel, find out more about our current vacancies - link in bio.

The heron seems to be enjoying one last quiet weekend before the arrival of our new students... 😄 Have a great weekend, and make sure you pack wisely, @kingsfreshers2023!

We are excited to meet the 42 participants from five Cambridge @cambridgeuniversity Colleges who will form the third cohort of the @thekingselab programme, designed to support students of all disciplines wishing to explore a career path in innovation and business. With their intensive residential week about to begin, we look forward to hearing more about their projects! Read more about the new cohort and entrepreneurship at King's on the College website - link in bio. @christscollegecambridge @murrayedwardscollege @trinityhallcamb @wolfsoncollegecam

🔔 Last few days to visit our ’50 Portraits’ exhibition in the College Chapel. Created as part of the 50th anniversary of the admission of women as students to King’s, this exhibition reflects a broad cross-section of the King’s community: from the trailblazing women who first arrived here in 1972 to the most recent cohort of undergraduates, and including current Fellows, staff, and alumnae. All fifty portraits were photographed by award-winning photographer @jooneywoodward last spring, and from next week they will remain on display elsewhere in the College as part of the permanent art collection. @cambridgeuniversity #womenatkings #summerincambridge 📸 by @acambridgediary and @timcantab

What better weather to welcome back members who matriculated in 1988, 1983 or 1978 for their reunion event? The three walking tours – of the gardens, the buildings and the Bloomsbury art collection – are now coming to an end, but there is still plenty of time to catch up with friends over drinks and dinner. Thank you to everyone who’s come along and to all the staff in College who help make every reunion so special. 💜

The @thekingselab is looking appoint up to three Research Associates in any subject (Arts, Humanities, Sciences, Engineering) to start in November 2023 and be in post for two years. 👉 Find link in bio. Applications welcome by 23 October.

If you are thinking of #applyingtocambridge this year, make sure you visit #kingscollegecambridge for Open Day tomorrow – Friday 15 September. ⌚ We will be open between 10am and 4pm (last entry 3pm). Tour the College with a student helper and join one of the sessions run by the Admissions team. Find out more at external link and make sure you follow @kings_outreach #cambridgeuniversity #camopenday23 #cambridgeopendays #goingtocambridge

Enjoying the sun but loving every bit of shade. Make the most of this end of #summerincambridge weather! ⛱️ #cambridgecows #cambridgecollegegardens #sunsmart