Welcome to this year’s New College magazine - your annual window into the life of our vibrant, diverse community of scholarship. This year’s cover image recognises the achievements of the Kenyan theologian Prof. Esther Mombo, an Edinburgh alumna who recently returned to receive an honorary degree. Alongside her story, we are pleased to feature those of former students Amy Plender, a civil servant now working in the Grenfell community, and Sebastian Moll, culture editor for the German newspaper Die Tagespost. It’s also our pleasure to introduce our new Head of School, Prof. Jeremy Carrette, to the wider New College community. As ever, we are glad to celebrate all the successes of our alumni community, and are always pleased to hear from former students about developments in their own lives.