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The Fetcher who became keeper to millions of books

22 Nov 2019

Robin James has worked at Cambridge University Library for 26 years. Today, he leads the team responsible for the Library’s ‘Cathedral of Books’ – a...

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Women in STEM: Amy Rankine

21 Nov 2019

Amy Rankine is a PhD candidate in the Institute of Astronomy and a member of Clare Hall. Here, she tells us about being the first in her family to go...

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Women in STEM: Dr Stephanie Höhn

14 Nov 2019

Dr Stephanie Höhn is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and a member of Trinity Hall. Here...

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Women in STEM: Vidhi Lalchand

07 Nov 2019

Vidhi is a PhD candidate at the Cavendish Laboratory, a Turing Scholar, and a member of Christ’s College. Here, she tells us about growing up in...

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Women in STEM: Professor Marian Holness

31 Oct 2019

Professor Marian Holness leads a research group in the Department of Earth Sciences, and studies the processes which occur during the melting and...

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Women in STEM: Stepheni Uh

24 Oct 2019

Stepheni Uh is a PhD candidate in the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit and a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Here, she tells us about her research...

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The plant scientist with a practical vision for Africa (and who wasn’t content to sit and drink tea).

17 Oct 2019

Carol Nkechi Ibe discovered the hard way what it’s like to be bright and educated, and yet feel like you know almost nothing. The life science...

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Women in STEM: Emma Glennon

17 Oct 2019

Emma Glennon is a PhD candidate in the Department of Veterinary Medicine and a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Here, she tells us about her research on...

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Amelia Drew

Women in STEM: Amelia Drew

10 Oct 2019

Amelia Drew is a PhD candidate in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Here, she tells us about dark matter, being the only...

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The student working to make education accessible to everyone

08 Oct 2019

Final-year chemist Shadab Ahmed reflects on his sabbatical year as CUSU Access and Funding Officer, the importance of role models, and how increasing...

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Professor Queloz in his office at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge.

Professor Didier Queloz wins 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for first discovery of an exoplanet

08 Oct 2019

Queloz jointly wins the 2019 Physics Nobel for his work on the first confirmation of an exoplanet – a planet that orbits a star other than our Sun...

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Women in STEM: Dr Helen Williams

03 Oct 2019

Dr Helen Williams is a Reader in Cambridge's Department of Earth Sciences and a Fellow of Jesus College. Here, she tells us about using rocks as...

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