Philippa Jane Rogerson is a British solicitor and academic who has been Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge since 2018. She is Professor of Private International Law at the University of Cambridge,[1] where her research covers the conflict of laws and company law. In 2017, she was a member of the university's council.[1]

Rogerson studied economics and law at Newnham College, Cambridge, receiving a BA in 1983,[2] and went on to be admitted as a solicitor in 1986,[1] working for Clifford Chance. She became a fellow of Caius in 1989[3] and was awarded a PhD in 1990 for a thesis titled Intangible property in the conflict of laws.[4]

In May 2017, the college announced that Rogerson had been elected the next master of Gonville and Caius, succeeding Sir Alan Fersht when he retired in September 2018.[5] She is the college's first female master, and was installed as such on 1 October 2018.[6]

Selected works

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  • Rogerson, Pippa (2013). Collier's Conflict of Laws (4th ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521735056.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Professor Pippa Rogerson". Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Newnhamite elected as first female master of Gonville & Caius". Newnham College, University of Cambridge. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Dr Pippa Rogerson announced as next Master of Caius College". Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. ^ Rogerson, Philippa Jane (30 January 1990). Intangible property in the conflict of laws (PhD). University of Cambridge.
  5. ^ "New Master of Caius announced". Gonville & Caius, University of Cambridge. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ^ Rosemary Bennet (22 May 2017). "Cambridge college appoints first female master". The Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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Academic offices
Preceded by Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
2018–
Incumbent