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‘Extreme Sleepover #12' - an equestrian adventure on the Mongolian steppes

In the final report of the Extreme Sleepover series, undergraduate Robin Irvine explains how a fascination for the relationships between humans, horses and dogs took him to the Mongolian steppes.

‘Extreme Sleepover #11' – moulins and meltwater on the Greenland ice sheet

In the eleventh of a series of reports contributed by Cambridge researchers, glaciologists Dr Ian Willis and Alison Banwell watch as a lake disappears before their eyes.

‘Extreme Sleepover #10' – an encounter with 'Hell's Gate'

In the tenth of a series of reports contributed by Cambridge researchers, PhD student Robert Hird pitches his tent next to a gas crater in Turkmenistan in the course of his studies on the stability of saline soils.

‘Extreme Sleepover #9' – waiting for sunrise in the Congo

In the ninth of a series of reports contributed by Cambridge researchers, historian Catherine Porter visits the Democratic Republic of Congo to interview people in the city of Lubumbashi about their political and cultural identity.

'Extreme Sleepover #8' - unlocking the universe from the Atacama desert

In the eighth of a series of reports contributed by Cambridge researchers, we hear about Dr John Richer's night-time research activities at the ALMA observatory in Chile's Atacama desert.

‘Extreme Sleepover #7' – on the banks of the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River

In the seventh of a series of reports contributed by Cambridge researchers, architect Michael Ramage travels to South Africa to build strength out of weakness.

‘Extreme Sleepover #6' – drilling deep into geological history

In the sixth in a series of reports contributed by Cambridge researchers, earth scientist Dr Marian Holness investigates the secrets locked into an ancient magma chamber that never erupted.

‘Extreme Sleepover #5' – a night in the life of a shift-working medic and clock biologist

In the fifth of a series of reports contributed by Cambridge researchers, medic and scientist Dr Ak Reddy describes the challenges of disrupting our circadian programming.

‘Extreme Sleepover #4' – religious fervour and fireworks in the Peruvian Andes

In the fourth of a series of reports contributed by Cambridge researchers, historian Dr Gabriela Ramos travels to a village high in the Andes to taste the heady mix of worship and wonder that surrounds a regional festival honouring the Virgin Mary.

'Extreme Sleepover #3' - gathering the views of indigenous women in rural Ecuador

In the third of a series of reports contributed by Cambridge researchers, geographer Dr Sarah Radcliffe describes her work with women from impoverished indigenous communities in Ecuador.