[1] In addition, the master supports relations with students and alumni of the college, and serves as an ambassador for its global development activities.
She assumed the role during a ceremony on 8 October of that year, becoming the 39th Master of Trinity College, and the first woman to hold the position.
[6][7] For much of the past, the master was required to hold a degree from the University of Cambridge, and was usually a member of Trinity College.
There is no longer a requirement to have studied at Trinity College, or the University of Cambridge, but recent masters have usually been distinguished academics.
[9] It includes a state bedroom that was refurbished for the 1843 visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
He demolished several buildings to clear space for the Great Court, which is now reputedly the largest enclosed courtyard in Europe.