He builds human-sized nests from twigs, spins circles in the garden and torches wicker men at Harvest Moon. The music-loving college gardener Peter Kirkham believes that gardens should be unexpected, relaxed and above all fun.
Teachers and HE advisers from across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough stepped into the role of Admissions Tutor last week, reviewing real, anonymised, Cambridge application forms. Faced with three high-achieving students, they were asked: what would you decide?
Forty students from Cornwall, Devon and Dorset have been enjoying a taste of Cambridge life thanks to Downing College’s 15th Annual South West Open Day.
Gower College Swansea has launched a new project called HE+ in collaboration with sixth form providers in the City and County of Swansea and the University of Cambridge.
Researchers from Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine are spending a month in Cambridge during the summer as the latest cohort in a hospitality scheme dedicated to giving international scholars access to the University’s world-class resources.
For the first in an occasional series documenting a week in the life of a member of the University community, Dr Michael Scott - Affiliated Lecturer in Classics and Research Associate at Darwin College - was shadowed by our photo-diarist Sir Cam, providing an insight into the diversity of academic life at Cambridge.
Local charities have been awarded more than £45,000 in a prize giving ceremony held at the University of Cambridge.
From fictional wizardry to stressing over studies, the winners of the My Cam short film competition display the diversity of Cambridge life. See the films here.
Thousands of people enjoyed a chance to explore Cambridge’s secrets and scenic paths earlier this month thanks to Open Cambridge (9/10 September) and the tenth annual Bridge the Gap charity walk on Sunday, 11 September.
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