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17 May 2021: At Murray Edwards College, Modern and Medieval Languages, and Linguistics is a thriving subject, with strong undergraduate numbers, a growing postgraduate community and distinguished Fellows. The G

1 Dec 2021: Although the UCL Summer School in Classics was online rather than in person this year, it was no less enjoyable. Having been placed in the most advanced Greek class, I thought this would be a challeng

1 Dec 2021: During the summer, I spent a week of July in Newquay, Cornwall. Whilst I was there, I explored the amazing coasts and countryside that Newquay has to offer, as well as swimming in the ocean every day.

25 Jan 2021: I took photos from the two most challenging excursions I did while camping, a 30K cycle and a kayaking trip. There is also a picture of the communal bike pump I had to use when I got a flat tire on

1 Dec 2021: During my three-month internship in Yang Ming Quantum Tech, I worked as a device engineer and developed effective photovoltaic cell based on CsPbI3 quantum dot (QD) material. CsPbI3 is a type of lead

19 Jan 2021: Distinguished art historian and winner of the 2020 Holberg Prize, Griselda Pollock, has made a generous donation to the New Hall Art Collection, which will fund the Collection’s Curator role for

1 Dec 2021: I spent three weeks travelling in Greece, on what was an incredibly memorable post-graduation trip. Starting off in Athens, I travelled by ferry to three islands, each of which possessed its own parti

14 Oct 2021: Not only have I been given the opportunity to acquire a wealth of subject-specific knowledge, I have also automatically been welcomed into a community of inspiring people – students and fellows

24 Nov 2021: With generous funding from Gateway Challenges Funding and Rosemary Murray Travel Award I was able this year to travel to the Leahurst Campus of the University of Liverpool, to work at their busy Equin

1 Dec 2021: For the first part of August I went to Edinburgh with a friend to review a series of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, for a student-run publication called 'EdFringe Review'. We stayed in a flat

1 Dec 2021: This year, thanks to the help of Gateway Challenges Funding, I was able to spend two nights and three days in the Peak District. It was one of the most beneficial experiences I’ve had to date since it

1 Dec 2021: At the beginning of August, I travelled to near Grasmere in the Lake District. The trip involved quite a few soggy hikes, including Catbells in Keswick, Great Rigg, Fairfield, and Nab Scar in Grasmere

24 Nov 2021: This summer, with the help of Gateway funding, I spent a week in the Yorkshire Dales with some friends from university, hiking and exploring the natural landscape there. We stayed in Ingleton, a villa

11 Jan 2021: Arriving in the capital Bratislava, I enjoyed exploring the streets of its historic centre, taking in the relaxed atmosphere of the Danube river promenade, and viewing the city from the castle and the

24 Nov 2021: The Gateway funding I received enabled me to support myself during my internship. I completed the Fluorinated Gases internship, which was an 8-week project with the University’s Sustainability Team.

4 Nov 2021: Freshwater mussels are unknown to many people, yet they provide vital services to ecosystems and are found on every continent except Antarctica, and right across the UK (including here in Cambridge, ... past. As a non-charismatic species that people

14 Apr 2021: Franklin Society Essay Competition 2021 Every year, Murray Edwards College’s science society, the Franklin Society, hosts a science-based essay competition.  The competition is open to S

2 Dec 2021: My name is Lillian and I’m a third year Natural Sciences student at Murray Edwards College. Although specialising in Chemistry in my final year, I love exploring biological subjects, especially

1 Dec 2021: After the COVID-19 pandemic had shattered any dream of us going abroad for our elective placement, I thought the best I could do is organise something worthwhile and interesting here in Cambridge. And

29 Mar 2021: It’s no secret that sleep is an essential part of our wellbeing but its role in maintaining cardiovascular health, the health of the immune system and its impacts on various cognitive abilities is les

25 Jan 2021: The Gateway funding received by me was put towards the cost of attending a 10-week business accelerator and gathering the skills and tools needed to start my own biotech enterprise. The accelerator of

23 Sep 2021: As doctors are constantly on the front lines of death and illness, they face a conflict between clinical empathy versus the need for efficiency.  Whether it be removing tissue samples from dead b

16 Sep 2021: For centuries it was thought that humans were the only organisms in nature to go through the biological oddity of the menopause. Only recently have we discovered that we are not alone. Surprisingly, t