This Cambridge Life

As a teenager, Edward Anderson thought he might become a chef. But an interest in Tibet led to a fascination for India with its diversity of cultures...

As the world’s population grows, so does our need for sustainable food sources. Chinese chemist Ziyi Yu contributes to research into algae that might...

He spent his childhood helping in his local church. Now Ian Griffiths has the job of his dreams at King’s College Chapel. His favourite composers are...

Fawz Kazzazi’s parents moved to the UK when he was just a baby. He was brought up with a strong work ethic. Now a medic, he’s contributing to a...

John Tothill loves performing. It all began with the piano. A love affair with Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony set him on track to study music at...

Emma Wilson remembers waiting in an icy corridor for her admissions interview at Newnham College, a place “exactly right for me”. Today she...

Jane Goodall was brought up to value independence. But, like many women, she had to overcome lack of confidence to progress her career. Now, she...

Gardener Terry Hayden loves his job at Christ’s College where one of his annual tasks is to gather fruit from the College’s 400-year-old mulberry...