A grammatical problem which has defeated Sanskrit scholars since the 5th Century BC has finally been solved by an Indian PhD student at Cambridge. Rishi Rajpopat made the breakthrough by decoding a rule taught by “the father of linguistics” Pāṇini.
During a visit to groundbreaking sustainability projects at the University of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales met with experts and practitioners from all sectors and disciplines working together to solve the world’s biggest problems.
Formula 1 is to fund an undergraduate student from an underrepresented background to study for an engineering degree at the University of Cambridge. The scholarship will be administered by the Cambridge Trust and will cover tuition fees and maintenance costs for the four year duration of the course.
The University’s new Student Services Centre is now open. The facility – which brings together a number of support services and teams under one roof – is located at the New Museums Site in the heart of Cambridge.
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