Tribute to Dr Emily Webster

It is with great sadness that Queens’ College shares the news of the death of Dr Emily Webster, Director of Studies in Land Economy and a Teaching Fellow in Law.

Emily joined Queens’ in 2022 as an Official Fellow and College Lecturer in Law. She also held an Assistant Professorship at the University and was one of our SCR Stewards. Her dedication to the College community and support in various roles to committees within Queens’ was admirable and she will be missed by many both in the College and within the wider University and Cambridge.

Emily was a highly respected member of the Department of Land Economy and the Law faculty. Following her degree, she chose not to go into practice, but to continue on the path of environmental and climate change law, attaining her Master’s and PhD from King’s College London. Among her many distinguished academic positions, she was a member of the Hughes Hall Centre for Climate Engagement, a Research Fellow for the Earth System Governance research project and a member of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law.

In light of these sad circumstances, the eighth Queens' Distinguished Lecture in Law has been postponed until early 2024, further details will be circulated in due course.