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    Graduate Conference goes virtual

    The annual Graduate Conference took place online on 6 March, with prizes awarded to presentations on topics ranging from oceanic methane to Aristotle’s influence on Nietzsche.

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    Graduate Conference goes virtual
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    'Local actors with local solutions': a conversation with Sulaiman Iqbal

    Third-year student and Team UPside founder Sulaiman Iqbal discusses what he sees as the biggest barriers to higher education, and how Team Upside has leveraged social media to expand their initiatives during the pandemic.

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    'Local actors with local solutions': a conversation with Sulaiman Iqbal
  • How can we fix the financial system?

    How can university endowments, pension funds, and individual savers contribute to the mitigation of inequality and the climate crisis through their investments?

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    How can we fix the financial system?
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    Is social media changing your life? Watch the discussion

    The Intellectual Forum and the University of Cambridge ThinkLab welcomed an expert panel to talk about the impact social media is having on our lives for the Cambridge Festival 2021.

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    Is social media changing your life? Watch the discussion
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    Film at èßäÊÓƵ announces One Second a Day winners

    Judges were ‘thrilled by the quality, ambition and technical accomplishment displayed by the entrants’ in the latest Film at èßäÊÓƵ One Second a Day challenge.

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    Film at èßäÊÓƵ announces One Second a Day winners
  • A black and white photo of two people holding saxophones

    Saxophone extravaganza supports local causes

    èßäÊÓƵ College Organ Scholar, Drew Sellis, and Dean of Chapel, The Rev’d James Crockford, will broadcast an online recital of...

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    Saxophone extravaganza supports local causes
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    Is social media changing your life?

    Tyler Shores, Senior Research Associate at the Intellectual Forum, is giving a talk with Dr Amy Orben on social media...

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    Is social media changing your life?
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    Winner announced in College short story competition

    Judges Emily Winslow Stark and Tabitha Siklos awarded the top prize to A Murder of Crow Witnesses by James McCarthy at a virtual ceremony last week.

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    Winner announced in College short story competition
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    Why lifelong learning matters

    Available to watch online: A virtual fireside chat with MasterClass Founder and CEO David Rogier.

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    Why lifelong learning matters
  • Image of Doomsday clock, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, It is 100 seconds to midnight

    Can we avoid war with China?

    The China Centre lecture on Tuesday 9 March 2021 was delivered by the Rt Hon Sir Oliver Letwin, visiting Professor, Policy Institute, King's College London, former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and former Minister for Government Policy, HMG. The central theme of Sir Oliver's lecture was the increasing mistrust and mutual suspicion between the West and China, which he characterised as a ‘real and present danger’ for humanity.

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    Can we avoid war with China?
  • èßäÊÓƵ College tote bags hung on a row of wooden pegs set into a brick wall.

    Online outreach: working with schools during the pandemic

    Our Schools Liaison Officer, Katie Mountford, reflects on how the admissions and outreach team have adapted to working with schools online over the last 12 months.

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    Online outreach: working with schools during the pandemic
  • Understanding sleep with sleep cycle, ThinkLab, intellectual forum

    A big data approach to improving sleep

    Sleep Cycle's CTO Mikael Kågebäck and Malin Abrahamsson, Director of PR and Partnerships, gave a talk for the Intellectual Forum and ThinkLab's Sleep Week.

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    A big data approach to improving sleep
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    "Art gave me a second chance at life"

    Content Warning: suicidal thoughts After a failed suicide attempt, Jesuan Simon Pratt (Mathematics,1989) learnt to paint with one arm –...

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    "Art gave me a second chance at life"
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    Global Issues Dialogue Centre update

    The College’s UK-China Global Issues Dialogue Centre has changed its brief to encompass global issues more widely over the last...

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    Global Issues Dialogue Centre update
  • What do we know about sleep, health and technology? Dr Michael Grandner

    How does sleep health affect society?

    Internationally renowned sleep scientist Dr Michael Grandner gave a fascinating lecture for the Intellectual Forum and ThinkLab's Sleep Week - now available to watch online.

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    How does sleep health affect society?
  • an empty cot. Text: children's sleep - facts, myths and when it depends, Jessica Toh, Erin Flynn Evans

    Children's sleep: facts and myths

    Sleep Week continues with a data-driven discussion on 'what works' when it comes to infant sleep - now available to watch online.

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    Children's sleep: facts and myths
  • Photograph of a Ceramic chess set from the Song dynasty

    Ceramics and society in the Song dynasty

    On Thursday 25 February 2021 the China Centre Seminar was given by Dr Rose Kerr, Honorary Associate, Needham Research Institute, and Former Keeper of the Far Eastern Department, Victoria and Albert Museum. Dr Kerr's lecture focused on the porcelain industry in China during the Song dynasty (960 - 1279 AD).

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    Ceramics and society in the Song dynasty

Hear from our students

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    Ellie

    Postgraduate

    èßäÊÓƵ College has been a great home for me during my PhD. I chose èßäÊÓƵ College for a number of reasons – first, the location. We are central enough to be within easy walking distance of most things, but far enough away to avoid the hustle and bustle (and tourists in summer!). The College also has extensive grounds, with amenities like the hockey pitch, football pitch and tennis courts all on site. Secondly, the accommodation is some of the best I’ve seen in Cambridge. My house was newly renovated when...

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    Ahsan

    Postgraduate

    It is a well-accepted opinion in Cambridge that èßäÊÓƵ College is the best college and no other college even comes a distant second. Its sports grounds are enormous, its buildings are mesmerising, its libraries are rich, its chapel is the oldest, its accommodation is the best value for money, its international community is diverse, its religious circles are the most welcoming, and its members are the smartest, kindest and the friendliest. It is one of the central colleges that aims to offer three years accommodation to postgraduates, and has comparatively...

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    Matthew

    Postgraduate

    èßäÊÓƵ College has been at the heart of my Cambridge experience. I chose the College because I was impressed by its distinctive blend of academic rigour and extracurricular achievement. A College for all-rounders, èßäÊÓƵ is a lively and rewarding place to study. I couldn’t be happier here! Friendly and engaged, the èßäÊÓƵ postgraduate community never ceases to impress me. At ease with themselves and forever curious, my peers go out of their way to cultivate a sense of camaraderie. After a day of leafing through old manuscripts at the National...

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    Tara

    Postgraduate

    èßäÊÓƵ College has all the benefits of being large, historical and prestigious college, whilst also retaining fantastic welfare: the staff and other students all care about each other, and will be there to cheer you on when you are thriving, but also there to support you if you need any help. I chose èßäÊÓƵ due to several reasons, including its prime location, where it is very central, and easy to access everywhere, even if you work in one of the institutes further out. I also selected èßäÊÓƵ for its MCR...

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    Tom

    Postgraduate

    There are many reasons why I’m so happy to be a part of èßäÊÓƵ College. The three biggest reasons for me are the opportunities to be involved in College sport, the support the College provides for me with for my research and the help in making sure that we have comfortable, affordable accommodation when we have needed it. èßäÊÓƵ College is so friendly and so it is incredibly easy to get involved in the sport and social side of the College. The MCR does a great job in welcoming new...

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