Mussel memory
28 November 2022How fresh-water mussels and a stretch of the River Thames connected two postgraduate scientists separated by over half a century.
The therapist encouraging students to reach out
07 November 2022Christopher Haylock, Head of the University Counselling Service (UCS), is transforming the service to ensure it provides the best possible support to students at the...
The “zero-chance” doctor who now advises government
19 October 2022Growing up on free school meals at one of the lowest performing state schools in the country, Raghib Ali went on to become a leading...
The PhD student encouraging young Black aspiring scientists to claim their place
30 August 2022When PhD student Sigourney Bell turned to Twitter to connect with other Black scientists, she could never have guessed that this would be the beginning...
The doctor turned detective investigating the imprints of cancer
15 August 2022Self-confessed ‘nerd’ Serena Nik-Zainal went from hospital wards to the laboratory on a mission to provide patients with the best possible treatment for their illnesses....
The photographer sharing the secrets of rare manuscripts
05 July 2022When Amélie Deblauwe cycled to work on 21 June 2019 she had no idea that by lunchtime she’d be in A&E and not leave the...
Professor Suchitra Sebastian to receive the Schmidt Science Polymaths Award
30 June 2022Cambridge physicist Professor Suchitra Sebastian to join group of ten recently tenured professors named to Polymath Program, awarded up to $2.5 million each for interdisciplinary...
The psychiatrist who faced a dilemma but couldn’t turn his back on his people
23 May 2022Children in West Africa with cognitive difficulties are going undiagnosed because the tests used to assess their mental health are based on Western norms. Kwabena...
The PhD student who wants to change the way we think about food
04 May 2022When Gates Cambridge Scholar Clara Ma participated in the Veganuary challenge she didn’t realise it would change the course of her PhD. Today she’s investigating...
The social scientist who inadvertently became a poet
25 March 2022At the age of thirteen Mona Jebril found herself stranded in Gaza, becoming a refugee for the second time in her life. Her talent and determination...
