At
New Hall, Cambridge, Pretty was a college lecturer and
Fellow in archaeology from 1972 to 1991; admissions tutor from 1979 to 1985; and senior tutor from 1985 to 1991. She was
Principal of
Homerton College, Cambridge from 1991 to 2013. Under her leadership, Homerton became the newest
college of the
University of Cambridge, having previously been an Approved Society. In addition, she served as
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, from 2004 to 2010, and
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, from 2010 to 2013, of the university. ==Honours==