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Anne Lonsdale, CBE, Camfed International Board Member

Anne Lonsdale, CBE, Camfed International Board MemberAnne Lonsdale is a passionate advocate for women’s education. As Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and the President of New Hall – one of just three all-women colleges in Cambridge – she has helped many young women to achieve their personal and intellectual potential.

Anne spent much of her early career in Oxford, where she studied then went on to become a lecturer in Chinese. Later she was appointed as Director of External Relations. In 1993, she became Secretary-General of the Central European University, working in Budapest, Prague, Warsaw and Moscow before joining New Hall in 1996.

In 2004, she was awarded a CBE for her services to higher education.