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Prof Chris Young

College Master, Fellow

Chris Young is Professor of Modern and Medieval German Studies at the University of Cambridge and was Head of the School of Arts and Humanities prior to his appointment as Master of St Edmund's College. He is also Director of the Cambridge DAAD Research Hub for German Studies, and founder and Director of the Cambridge-LMU Strategic Partnership, Cambridge’s first institution-wide partnership with any university. He is both a medievalist and a prize-winning historian of modern sport.

He is currently co-curating a major exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum on the 1924 Paris Olympics (best known through the film ‘Chariots of Fire’) and serving on the German government’s Historical Commission on the terrorist attack at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.

Mr Kieron Devey

Interim Senior Tutor and Director of Education, Fellow

Mr Kieron Devey

Interim Senior Tutor and Director of Education, Fellow

Kieron has enjoyed a wide-reaching career spanning different sectors and countries. After university, he joined the government advising industry specialists on the development and accreditation of vocational qualifications. Staying within government, he then led the launch of a new and innovative legal information and advice service aimed at helping members of the public.

Returning to Cambridge, Kieron joined Cambridge University Press and Assessment where he managed several international education reform projects with ministries of education in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. It was during this time that he was approached by KAUST University in Saudi Arabia to work for them. At KAUST, he was responsible for several student-facing initiatives including establishing the University’s inaugural Student Ombudsman Service, where he assisted students with a range of complex issues.

Shortly after returning to the UK, Kieron joined St Edmund’s as its first Director of Education where he continues to support students.

Mr Graham Watson

Bursar, Fellow

Mr Graham Watson

Bursar, Fellow

Graham joined St Edmund’s College as Bursar in November 2020. Before joining the College, Graham was CEO of the Seckford Foundation a charity based in Suffolk whose aim is the care and education of the young and old. The Foundation then included Woodbridge School, five academies, Seckford Care for older people and the Springboard programme for marginalised and disadvantaged young people.Previously Graham was Deputy Chief Executive of the National Endowment for Science, Technology, and the Arts (NESTA), a non-departmental public body set up by the Lottery Act 1998. NESTA funded programmes for creativity, invention and innovation, and education.

Prior to working for NESTA and after 10 years in commerce, he was Director of Finance and Support Services for The Prince’s Trusts and Royal Jubilee Trusts.

Graham is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and has extensive knowledge of charity law, tax regulation and governance issues. Graham has been a board member of a number of other charities including Community Action Suffolk and Suffolk Libraries.

Fr Ed Hone

Dean, Fellow

Fr Ed Hone

Dean, Fellow

Fr Ed, newly appointed Dean of St Edmund’s, was educated at the universities of Durham and Kent. Ordained in London 1988, he worked in Redemptorist Publications, writing, editing and managing the governing and editorial teams; he has published widely in the field of popular Catholic/Christian pastoral publications, and has worked part-time for publications for over 20 years.

As a member of the Redemptorist Order (Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer) Fr Ed has long been engaged in preaching parish missions, retreats, been occupied with youth ministry, adult lay formation, joint ecumenical projects, and helping re-invent a parish as an active model of mission. In Edinburgh, he led a team which actively engaged in the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival — promoting a Catholic Christian presence in the world’s biggest arts Festival. This deepened his engagement in an ecumenical, multi-faith and no-faith environment.

Fr Ed pursued further studies in Durham, and was appointed parish priest to the English-speaking community in Luxembourg, where he served for eight years, engaging even further in a multicultural, multi-linguistic environment.

Dr Vittorio Montemaggi

VHI Director, Fellow

Dr Vittorio Montemaggi

VHI Director, Fellow

Dr Vittorio Montemaggi is Academic Director of the London Global Gateway of the University of Notre Dame and Director of the Von Hügel Institute of St Edmund's College. Prior to his current appointments, Vittorio was a Reader in Religion, Literature and the Arts in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King’s College London. He previously taught Religion and Literature at the University of Notre Dame; and before that held a Junior Research Fellowship at Churchill College, Cambridge and taught Italian literature at the University of Leicester and Theology at the University of Cambridge. He received his training in Theology and Religious Studies and in European Literature while a student at Robinson College, Cambridge, where he is now also a Senior Member.

Dr Gemma Burgess

Vice-Master, Fellow

Dr Gemma Burgess

Vice-Master, Fellow

As Director of the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research, my research spans the domains of housing, digital inclusion, and social policy.

Dr Burgess is Director of the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research in the Department of Land Economy, Director of the Isaac Newton Trust, Vice-Master of St Edmund's College, and Deputy Senior Proctor, University of Cambridge.

Ms Louisa Denby

Director of Studies

Ms Louisa Denby

Director of Studies

Louisa is Director of Studies for Music.

Mrs Kate Glennie

Fellow, Development Director

Mrs Kate Glennie

Fellow, Development Director

Mrs Kate Glennie MA was appointed the College’s first full-time Development Director in January 2017, and is responsible for Alumni Relations and Fundraising at St Edmund’s.

Kate studied History as an undergraduate and postgraduate at University College London before joining the Development Office at the London School of Economics in 2003 to work on their £100 million Campaign.

Prior to her appointment at St Edmund’s, Kate spent three years as Development Manager at Trinity College, overseeing their Major Gifts team.