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The student who just wants to make people laugh

John Tothill loves performing. It all began with the piano. A love affair with Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony set him on track to study music at Cambridge. He is currently starring in the Footlights, the student show that produced many comedy legends.

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The linguist exploring questions of love and loss

Emma Wilson remembers waiting in an icy corridor for her admissions interview at Newnham College, a place “exactly right for me”. Today she specialises in French literature and cinema - and is drawn to topics "sometimes joyful, often dark".

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Researchers design AI system to assess pain levels in sheep

An artificial intelligence system designed by researchers at the University of Cambridge is able to detect pain levels in sheep, which could aid in early diagnosis and treatment of common, but painful, conditions in animals.

Seventy years of Indian independence celebrated with summer exhibitions at the Fitzwilliam Museum

Two exhibitions and a new book have launched the Fitzwilliam Museum's celebration of the 70th anniversary of Indian Independence. The displays celebrate Cambridge’s past and present links with Indian culture with examples from the Museum’s world-class holdings of coins and its rarely-seen collection of Indian miniature painting.

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Pilot programme encourages researchers to share the code behind their work

New project, partly designed by a University of Cambridge researcher, aims to improve transparency in science by sharing ‘how the sausage is made’.

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The artist whose work speaks of the plight of millions

For two years, Syrian-born artist Issam Kourbaj wrestled with the question of how to express the plight of people displaced from their homelands. His poignant installations, made from waste material, convey the scale of the current refugee crisis.

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