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Life on the divide: the Buriad people and the world's longest…
Duration: 00:06:56
Published Date: 2013/04/08A major project -- Where Rising Powers Meet -- looks at life along the border that separates Russia, China and Mongolia. Among the researchers involved is Dr Sayana Namsaraeva whose work focuses on the experiences of the Buriad ethnic group to which she belongs. -
Cambridge Imagines: Counting seals from space
Duration: 00:04:32
Published Date: 2022/04/14Read more about Prem's work as a PhD student here: https://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/people/gill/ Prem Gill of the Scott Polar Research Institute talks about how he has found a way of counting Antarctic seals from space. -
Cambridge University 800th Finale Lightshow
Duration: 00:04:09
Published Date: 2010/01/25More than 20,000 people came to witness the spectacular light show which brought the University of Cambridge's 800th anniversary celebrations to a close. For three evenings beginning on Saturday, January 16th, an array of colourful images brought iconic buildings such as Senate House and King's College Chapel to life. Designed by world-renowned light artist Ross Ashton, the show highlighted some -
Sonita meets PaigeY
Duration: 00:14:36
Published Date: 2020/01/17When Sonita met Paige. Jesus College student and vlogging influencer PaigeY interviews the Master of Jesus College Sonita Alleyne, asking questions from students and Paige’s online followers. Hear what it’s like to be the first woman to hold the post, why young people should consider applying to Cambridge and the lessons Sonita learned during her own Cambridge degree. -
*Student societies at Cambridge University: May Week Alternative,…
Duration: 00:03:09
Published Date: 2019/05/31Cambridge University students introduce their clubs and societies in this series directed by Ibz Mo. Part 2 features: 00:00 May Week Alternative 00:43 India Society 01:34 Oxfam Society 02:21 Sikh Society Full list of societies on the Cambridge University Student Union website: https://bit.ly/2KapRny -
Magic and Medicine: The casebooks of history’s most notorious…
Duration: 00:05:50
Published Date: 2019/05/16A ten-year project to study and digitise some 80,000 cases recorded by two famous astrological physicians has opened a wormhole into the everyday worries and desires of people who lived 400 years ago. Tumble down the Casebooks Project rabbit-hole here: https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYuWHQh6576FDZhFJm-MZbw -
Churchill - Their Finest Hour (audio slideshow)
Duration: 00:16:55
Published Date: 2010/06/07Winston Churchill's famous "Finest Hour" speech of June 1940 was a rallying cry to the people of Britain to prepare themselves for the dark days of World War II. In this podcast, the military historian, Max Arthur, meets Allen Packwood, the Director of the Churchill Archives Centre at Churchill College, University of Cambridge to find out about some of the secrets of that memorable speech. -
The Elephant Man
Duration: 00:13:25
Published Date: 2010/11/01The remarkable story of a daring World War II operation in which hundreds of people fleeing the Japanese advance through Burma were rescued by elephant is to be told in full for the first time. The expedition was organised by Gyles Mackrell, a British tea planter who shot amateur films during its course. Stills reproduced by kind permission of the Imperial War Museum (C4322/C5021/C5348/CI293) -
Student societies Cambridge University: Refugee Scholarship Campaign, …
Duration: 00:04:01
Published Date: 2019/05/31In this series directed by Ibz Mo, Cambridge University students introduce their clubs and societies. Part 3 features: 00:00 Cambridge Refugee Scholarship Campaign (CRSC) 01:10 The Cambridge Majlis 02:16 St John’s College JCR (Junior Combination Room) 03:28 Cam FM For a full list of societies, check the Cambridge University Student Union website: https://bit.ly/2KapRny -
My Cam - A day at the Institute of Astronomy
Duration: 00:01:49
Published Date: 2009/12/21shortlisted competition entry by Alex Calverley. "It was filmed entirely on Wednesday 4th November, ans was designed to document the many things that happen in my department, and to the people in it on that day. The first half is an introduction to the 3 main buildings that make up the Institute of astronomy and what they contain. The second half focuses on the great variety of events from -
A day in the life at Cambridge University: Matt Coombes
Duration: 00:05:17
Published Date: 2019/08/12Matt Coombes moved to Cambridge from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and quickly found a new family at his College and on his course. Fear of being away from home should never be a thing that puts people off, he says. Find out about applying to Cambridge: http://bit.ly/ApplyCambridge-M Matt is a Land Economy student at Homerton College. He went to Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy in Gateshead. -
Perceptions (CFI clip)
Duration: 00:00:34
Published Date: 2015/10/05Cambridge Festival of Ideas explores new and original thinking on some of the most pressing issues of the day. The aim of the Festival is to fuel people’s interest in arts, humanities and social sciences through a series of events ranging from talks, debates and film screenings to exhibitions and comedy nights. Of the over 250 events at the Festival, most are free. www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/ -
Himalayan snows: communicating climate knowledge
Duration: 00:03:06
Published Date: 2013/10/31As an anthropologist, Dr Hildegard Diemberger, from the University of Cambridge, has lived and worked with Tibetan communities in the Himalayas for many years. Here, she describes the unique relationship she frequently encountered between the people and their environment, particularly the snow-capped mountain peaks. The position of the snow-line on the mountains, for example, is often used as an -
University of Cambridge Science Festival 2012
Duration: 00:04:06
Published Date: 2012/05/16A snapshot of the Cambridge Science Festival 2012, which welcomed 35,000 people of all ages to 200 mostly free events from the 12 - 25 March. The Cambridge Science Festival is the largest free science festival in the UK, celebrating subjects from astronomy to zoology. Find out more at www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival -
Foster Care Fortnight at Cambridge
Duration: 00:01:27
Published Date: 2020/07/07If you are thinking of applying to university and need some support, you may find some useful advice in a recent series of webinars hosted by the university, which you can see here: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/care The talks brought together care leavers, foster parents and people in positions to help them. -
Cambridge Festival of Ideas: Seven billion
Duration: 00:03:14
Published Date: 2011/09/20The world's population will reach seven billion this year. Can the Earth sustain this many people and is reproductive freedom a fundamental liberty? What will the future hold for a crowded planet? In this film, Professor John Guillebaud, Population Matters; Sara Parkin, Forum for the Future; Fred Pearce, author of 'Peoplequake'; and Sir Tony Wrigley, Cambridge Group for the History of Population -
Cambridge Ideas - Seven Ages of the Body
Duration: 00:06:11
Published Date: 2010/08/26Dr John Robb is an archaeologist and has been studying how people have understood the human body over the last 10,000 years. "It may seem surprising to think the human body has a history. We take it for granted it's a material thing, it's just there" Over time his research shows the body has been seen and portrayed in different ways: the body as an animal, the body politicised, God's body, the -
The Casebooks Project: and the doctor noted her words...
Duration: 00:01:43
Published Date: 2014/01/24The Casebooks Project makes the medical records of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, two of England's most popular seventeenth century astrologers, available online at https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk Researchers at the University of Cambridge are funded by the Wellcome Trust to make these documents, held in the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, publicly available. These records provide a -
Better hygiene in wealthy nations may increase Alzheimer's risk
Duration: 00:03:32
Published Date: 2013/09/04In this video, Gates Cambridge Alumna Dr Molly Fox discusses her research which suggests that people living in industrialised countries may be more likely to develop Alzheimer's. This points to what's known as the 'hygiene hypothesis', the theory that the greatly reduced contact with bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms in the developed world can lead to a weaker immune system and increased -
Open Cambridge 2018
Duration: 00:02:07
Published Date: 2018/08/14Open Cambridge is part of the national Heritage Open Days scheme. Designed to offer special access to places that are normally closed to the public or charge admission. The initiative provides an annual opportunity for people to discover the local history and heritage of their community. This year's programme features a wonderful mixture of events, ranging from Tall Tales: secrets of the tower,
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