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11 Jun 2015: As a College, we have very few rules and regulations. We aim to live and work together as members of a community, and respecting each other and the College environment is crucial. Please try to rememb

19 Jun 2015: For further advice on student finance and what support is available to you as a home or EU student, please consult the Government's Student Finance webpages. If you have a query about your appl

24 Jun 2015: In addition to the on-site gym, squash court and netball/tennis courts, Murray Edwards has a range of different teams for people of all interests and abilities.  For all enquiries, please cont

10 Jun 2015: The Tutorial Office is located in the main administration corridor. Staffed by Bethan Lewis (Head of Tutorial), Martina Viglione and Kathy White (Tutorial Administrators), the Tutori

17 Jun 2015: The College Archive is located in the Rosemary Murray Library and is open to external visitors by appointment only.  The New Hall Archive at Murray Edwards College holds our admini

23 Jun 2015: Economics: Monsheil Kahai.

18 Jun 2015: All invoices will be emailed directly to your Cambridge (@cam.ac.uk) email address. Invoices are sent on or around the first day of each Full Term. Payment terms are 14 days from date of invoice. P

17 Jun 2015: There is a huge amount of advice and support available in Cambridge.  Again, your Tutor or the College Nurse can point you in the direction of additional specialist services, and will often be yo

17 Jun 2015: Murray Edwards is delighted to have students from across the globe amongst its undergraduate and postgraduate communities.  Our MECSU International Officer is available to discuss issues relat

16 Jun 2015: The library primarily stocks books, DVDs and anatomical models for part 1 of the Tripos. However some provision is made for part 2, clinical medics and graduates. Readers are allowed to borr

21 Jul 2015: Degrees and honours MA (Cantab) MA (Princeton), and D.Phil (Oxon). Awards and prizes Dolman Prize Travel Book of the Year 2011, and Premio di Saggistica "Citta delle Rose" 2015.

4 Aug 2015: Collaborating with Men Collaborating with Men is ground-breaking research conducted by Murray Edwards College to establish how men and women can work together to transform workplace culture barrier

12 Jul 2015: Can I apply if I am under 18? Although we normally expect students to be 18 on entry we are prepared to consider those under 18 on a case by case basis. We take into account your ability and maturi

16 Jun 2015: The library is open to College members 24 hours a day and staffed only on weekdays for 8 hours per day. It relies heavily on trust for its operations, including borrowing. Our chief concerns abou

25 Aug 2015: Library Induction Tours  A tour of the library and an electronic induction are given to each student when they start at Murray Edwards College. These take place during the first week

28 Jul 2015: Degrees and honours MA, MB BChir, MRCP, FRCR, and FHEA. Awards and prizes Educator of the Year, and Health Education East of England (2013). Research interests Cl

10 Dec 2015: PRACTISING THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE “There is nothing - nothing at all - that compares with the exhilaration of discovery, of being the first person on the planet to see something new and under

16 Jul 2015: This coming September will see Murray Edwards hosting the biennial conference of the UK and Ireland branch of the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment. Our theme is ‘Green

30 Jul 2015: While at sixth form, I attended one of the Cambridge subject masterclasses for Natural Sciences – which gave me the opportunity to learn about the course and take part in lectures and lab classe

12 Nov 2015: My name is Kate Wilkinson and I have just started my third year of engineering at Murray Edwards. I had enjoyed Chemistry, Biology and especially Physics at school and college, but was finding it hard

4 Jun 2015:  My name is Naomi Arnold and a few weeks ago I finished my second term at Murray Edwards College studying Mathematics. Amazingly I now have just the ‘exam term’ to go to complete my f

13 Jul 2015: Preparing for your studies at Cambridge For our new undergraduates joining us this October, please find below reading lists for undergraduate study at Murray Edwards College.  We also advise y

3 Dec 2015: What are your thoughts on bees? Don’t you just hate them? For some people bees are just an annoyance, I used to think this too (but bees are not as bad as we think, and as you carry on reading

11 Jun 2015:  Last time you were ill and the GP prescribed you some medicine to help you get better did you wonder about the people who discovered and developed that treatment? I am one of those people &ndash

1 Sep 2015: My Gateway funding allowed me to travel to Bodrum in Turkey and research the town’s history. Though originally looking solely at Ottoman history, I visited a number of sites predating the Ottomans

5 Nov 2015: At school they give you an overview. But of course, it doesn't end there. At college you get more info, at University you get the whole lot. But in life and throughout history, everything to know

29 Oct 2015: My day job combines teaching maths undergraduates, public communication of mathematics, and working with school students. When I'm not doing these things, I enjoy various forms of craft. I've

23 Jul 2015: Since listening to Johnjoe McFadden and Jim Al-Khalili discuss their book ‘Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology’ at Surrey University last October, I’ve been immens

1 Sep 2015: I used my Gateway funding to travel to Portugal in order to improve my self-confidence and independence whilst simultaneously experiencing a new culture. Having never been outside of England withou

1 Sep 2015: My two Classics friends and I headed there at the earliest opportunity on Tuesday morning, after we had arrived on Monday afternoon. The Acropolis, glimpsed from all over the city, is a constant remin

28 Jul 2015: Degrees and Honours MA, Vet MB, PhD, RCVS Specialist in Equine Orthopaedics Awards and Prizes Frank Smart Prize Research interests Osteoarthritis, joint surface repair, equine sports me

25 Jun 2015: On Earth, there is a constant low frequency vibration resounding through the planet. These vibrations are inaudible to most people but a very small percentage of people can hear them. This strange sou

14 May 2015:   Young women are under-represented in science at University level in the UK, especially in Physical Sciences, Maths and Engineering (STEM). Biological Sciences and Medicine, though, have be

8 Oct 2015: Young women are underrepresented (at A-level) in Economics as well as Maths and Physics. ... I find it fascinating how Economics can explain the world around us, even the humble keyboard.

3 Dec 2015: Sugar and alcohol, how far would we go to get them? Most of us are within walking distance of one or the other, but scientists have discovered a “relatively nearby” source of huge quanti

26 Nov 2015:  Annie Bartlett is an experienced clinician who describes how her clinical practice is affected by ethical, social and political considerations. The recent movie “Suffragette” i

28 May 2015: Whilst reading “A Journey through the Universe: Gresham Lectures on Astronomy” by Ian Morison it struck me how many unanswered questions, uncertainties and conflicting theories we have re

1 Sep 2015: My trip to the Middle East was planned approximately three months in advance in terms of booking plane tickets, hotels, and tours. I started my trip by flying to Oman from London a few days after my w

27 Jul 2015: Degrees and honours MA (Cantab) PhD (Paris II) Research interests Dr Turenne has written extensively on the topic of judicial independence and she has interests in comparative law (wit

24 Sep 2015: When you see a snowflake, do you think it’s pretty or ask how it was made? It still amazes me that there are only 3 variables in making something so intricate as a snowflake but around 100 diff

19 Nov 2015: Picture by Max Alexander   I am a cosmologist. In my research, I am contributing to an international effort to understand the origin and the evolution of the Universe. It is amazing that

20 Jul 2015: Degrees and honours PhD (by Incorporation) Cantab DPhil Oxon MBiochem Oxon (Hons) Research interests Aleksandra received a Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship based at the Bio

15 Oct 2015: The 10-inch telescope and me in our garden.   My name is Helen and I’m about to start studying Natural Sciences (Physical) at Murray Edwards College. Never thinking I stood a chanc

1 Oct 2015: Olivia with the Watson and Crick DNA model at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology. How similar are identical twins? This question has occupied scientists for over a c

18 Jun 2015: There are 263 people waiting for a heart transplant in the UK (1). Many die in the three years it can take to wait for a suitable donor. Transplant hearts usually come from people who are brain dead,

9 Jul 2015:   "Oh!" they say and you see their face light up as the penny drops. This is one of the joys of working in teaching. Currently I’m working in teacher professional development, at

21 May 2015: Great Barrier Reef (image: the Catlin Seaview Survey)   It seems crazy that twelve people have walked on the moon and only three have made it seven miles down to the deepest part of

21 Jul 2015: Degrees and honours BA (Joint Hons) English and History from Glyndŵr University (formerly NEWI). Post Graduate Diploma in Information and Library Management from Liverpool John Moores Universi

28 Jul 2015: Degrees and honours MA (Cantab), MB, BChir, PhD, and MSB. Awards and prizes Finalist of the CSAR translational research competition 2013. Stanley-Elmore Scholarship, Gonvill

17 Jul 2015: Degrees and honours MA, MSc, PhD. Research interests Vertebrate embryology: She has investigated the role of several transcription factors (gene switches) in early development, using frogs