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It's just over a month until the annual Cambridge University Alumni Festival begins! ๐ We look forward to an excellent line-up of talks and musical performances here at Hughes. ๐ต Learn more about our events and register your place today!โฌ๏ธ buff.ly/4dxaqAU
News podcast: Sir John Hardy @UCL on the Alzheimerโs drug lecanemab; Dr Krishnaa Mahbubani Cambridge University on more robust blood cells; Surrey Satellites on the UK's new Earth-imaging satellite; Frank Gardner on butterflies; and Sara goodacre Nottingham SpiderLab on spider webs. thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nakedโฆ
Dr Imogen Grant isnโt giving up rowing! Listen to her post Paris Olympics interview with lyse doucet BBC Radio 4 Today ow.ly/iCKR50T544E (starts at 1:55) Imogen Grant #ExTRINordinary @cubcsquad British Rowing Team GB @CAmbridge_Uni University of Cambridge Sport Trinity College Alumni Photo: Alamy
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Rydyn ni'n croesawi'r cynnydd yn nifer y myfyrwyr sy'n ymgeisio am Gaergrawnt! ๐ฌ๐ง We welcome the increasing numbers of Welsh students applying to Cambridge! ๐ Visit undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/cymru?utm_mediโฆ to learn more about applying to Cambridge from Wales #GCSE2024 #GCSEs
We are excited to announce our Outline Business Case has been fully signed off by NHS England @dhscgovuk HM Treasury. The Cambridge Children's Hospital project will now appoint a contractor ready to start building in 2026. Read more on our website > tinyurl.com/2d9wpm97
๐ฅ Cambridge Children's Hospital Hospital can now begin appointing a contractor to start building the new facility in 2026. Following approval from @HMTreasury Department of Health and Social Care, this is a major step forward to making the East of England's first specialist children's hospital a reality. Read more ๐
๐ก๏ธ As global temperatures rise, will we be able to continue growing both the food and the trees we rely on? These two vital resources may soon be in direct competition, as the regions of the world suitable for growing crops shift northwards. New study from Department of Plant Sciences ๐
Professor Neil Lawrence Neil Lawrence from @AI_Cam_Mission discusses the potential of #AI and how it can be used in ways that help humanity, rather than harm it. Watch the full conversation on BBC HARDtalk ๐
You may know what science can do, but what about the people who become scientists? ๐ฅผ A new graphic book tells the inspiring stories of a team of Cambridge scientists working at Cambridge Pathology. Dive into some of these powerful narratives and learn more about the novel ๐
๐ถ โIt is an incredibly haunting, beautiful song. For me, it brings home how truly rich the communication of other species is.โ ๐ When animals talk, Dr @ArikKershenbaum from Dept of Zoology Girton College, Cambridge University is all ears. Find out why ๐ cam.ac.uk/stories/why-anโฆ
3 intriguing facts about Murray Edwards College ๐ ๐ซ Founded 70 years ago and formerly known as New Hall ๐ผ๏ธ Home to the largest collection of art by women in Europe ๐ฟ Students can pick flowers for their rooms and help themselves to herbs and vegetables from the College Gardens
We are looking forward to welcoming prospective students into College next week during the Cambridge University Open Day on 13th September! ๐ Can't join us? Check out our YouTube channel to view our Virtual Tour, Meet our Students videos and much more! โฌ๏ธ buff.ly/3Mvncnn
โฐ The wait is over โ you can now apply to study with us for your postgraduate degree! ๐ Find the right course for you via our Course Directory, which offers over 300 postgraduate courses at Cambridge. Start your postgraduate adventure right here ๐ postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/how-do-i-applyโฆ
4 in 10 children in Central London who travelled to school by car switched to walking, cycling or public transport, following the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). MRC Epidemiology Unit researchers say children living over half a mile from school felt the biggest impact ๐
This year, Girton College, Cambridge University celebrates 100 years since it received its Royal Charter from King George V ๐ These photos from the early 1900s show students, Fellows, and The Mistress and Governors studying in the College library and settling into academic life. #ThrowbackThursday