Stories from the people that make Cambridge University unique.
The graduate student rewriting Deaf histories and disability histories
When Kirstie Stage was diagnosed with hearing loss, she realised that the experiences of Deaf and disabled people were missing from the history books. Kirstie is determined to bring these narratives to the fore.
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The student helping to demystify Cambridge
06 Dec 2021 Tami Briggs didn’t want to apply to Cambridge but getting the right information made her change her mind. She became a volunteer for InsideUni, the...
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The microbiologist tackling humanity’s next biggest killer
17 Nov 2021 Since childhood Stephen Baker says he had a grim fascination with poo. He caught the bug for microbiology and spent 12 years in Vietnam researching...
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The neurobiologist who grew ‘mini-brain’ tissues in a dish
20 Sep 2021 When Madeline Lancaster’s attempt to grow neural stem cells ‘failed’ she had no idea that the floating balls of cells she saw in her petri dish were...
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The energy researcher who wants to build better to consume less
15 Sep 2021 Against a global backdrop of rising energy demands and finite resources, Rihab Khalid set out to understand how buildings can become more energy...
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The historian gathering fragments of the past to understand how humans tick
07 Sep 2021 After he began studying at Cambridge, Sujit Sivasundaram, found the freedom to let his imagination and curiosity roam. Yet his interests and...
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The virologist helping us to stay one step ahead of infectious diseases
10 Aug 2021 An established virologist specialising in the field of HIV drug-resistance, Ravi Gupta pivoted his expertise to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Over...
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The medical student who dug deep to overcome challenges
18 Jun 2021 Fitzwilliam College medical student Buraq Ahmed has had more than his fair share of challenges to overcome. Arriving in the UK from Iraq in 2005 for...
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The enduring optimist with community in her heart
14 Jun 2021 A love of people, a passion for justice and a desire to see positive change has taken Antoinette Nestor on a winding journey all over the world. Today...
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The futurist who'd like the future to slow down - just a little
10 Jun 2021 The problem with being a futurist, says Richard Watson, is that change is happening a lot faster and a lot crazier these days. We talk to him about...
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