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Cancer's climate innovation

04 Apr 2024

An enzyme inspired by brain cancer DNA that has the potential to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the production of nylon won the 2024 Cambridge...

Gates Cambridge Class of 2020

15 Apr 2020

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is one of the world's most sought after awards. This year's cohort includes 77 Scholars from 30 countries, who will...

The collector of future memories

24 Jun 2019

College Recorder Alice Oates is passionate about Pembroke, its community and capturing the latest instalment in the College’s 670-year history.

Results of student alcohol survey announced

27 Jan 2017

A student drinking survey carried out by the University of Cambridge suggests that while almost 30 per cent of students do not drink, a similar...

L-R: Zheng Guo, Ruby Holmes, Lukas Schmelter, Charles Vitry, Amos Witternberg, Credit: Schwarzman Scholars

Five Cambridge students named Schwarzman Scholars

02 Dec 2016

Five Cambridge students are among this year’s Schwarzman Scholars, a highly selective programme which supports students from around the world to...

Positive teacher-student relationships boost good behaviour in teenagers for up to four years

09 Aug 2016

The first study to look at the impact of the relationship with teachers on adolescent behaviour finds that a positive teacher-student relationship...

Mindfulness study to look at benefits in helping build resilience to stress among university students

29 Sep 2015

Students at the University of Cambridge are to be offered free, eight-week mindfulness training to help build resilience against stress as part of a...

Hunting Cordyceps in Bhutan, Credit: Jonathan Taee

Shooting in the field: capturing life as it’s lived

14 Aug 2013

A student photography competition showcases some of the stunning visuals that result from modern Social Anthropology research

Clockwise from top left: Anthony and Cleopatra, Panel2, Jack, Silhouette on St-Paul's

Student photography investigates Englishness

09 Mar 2012

A new exhibition of photography by students at Cambridge opens next week, looking at original approaches to visual representations of English...

Major players from the worlds of film and TV come to Cambridge for student film festival

22 Feb 2012

Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival continues to grow in strength, attracting submissions from across the globe. This year...

Winners announced for My Cam short film competition

27 Oct 2011

From fictional wizardry to stressing over studies, the winners of the My Cam short film competition display the diversity of Cambridge life. See the...