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Stories from the people that make Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ unique.

Kirstie Stage in the gardens at Christ's College

̽»¨Ö±²¥graduate student rewriting Deaf histories and disability histories

05 January 2024

When Kirstie Stage was diagnosed with hearing loss, she realised that the experiences of Deaf and disabled people were missing from the history books. Kirstie is determined to bring these narratives to the fore.

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̽»¨Ö±²¥doctor using smartphones to save lives in war zones

04 Feb 2019

Having survived the civil war in Afghanistan, alumnus Waheed Arian arrived alone in the UK aged 15. He went on to study medicine at Trinity Hall...

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12 Oct 2018

Alice Musabende has turned her childhood experiences in Rwanda into a quest for intellectual growth. Academic study, she says, enables her to be the...

09 Jul 2018

Millions of Syrian children are being educated in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. In 2014 Hiba Salem left her Damascus home to gain the qualifications...

06 Jul 2018

Imagine wallpaper that can change colour or a toilet that monitors dopamine levels. Jeremy Baumberg and colleagues are developing materials made from...

02 Jul 2018

Graduations are joyous occasions. Among the Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ officials helping to uphold the traditions of such important ceremonies is Karen...

21 Jun 2018

Grace England couldn’t do maths at school, which puzzled her teachers because she was a bookworm who had learned to read early. A diagnosis of...

14 Jun 2018

Professor Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, is best known for his research in astrophysics. He’s also interested in the social and political...

07 Jun 2018

Erna Lilje looks at the material culture of her maternal homeland, Papua New Guinea (PNG). She argues that, to tell the complex stories of indigenous...

31 May 2018

Geoffrey Khan grew up with a sense of not belonging. His passion for languages led him to embark on a quest to trace and record disappearing dialects...

24 May 2018

Lauren Marsh is making a career in the catering industry and, two years ago, got the chance to join the catering team at King’s College.

10 May 2018

Jacek Mokrosiński studies the genetic make-up of people who are severely obese. His research into the molecular pathways of ‘extremes’ will...

03 May 2018

Daphne Martschenko, president of Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Women’s Boat Club, is determined to make the sport of rowing more accessible. Her mission...

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