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Novel Thoughts #1: Paul Coxon on Jan Wahl's SOS Bobomobile
Duration: 00:02:52
Published Date: 2015/06/08As a child, Dr Paul Coxon from Cambridge’s Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, was fascinated by the madcap inventions of the boy hero in Jan Wahl’s SOS Bobomobile (illustrated by Fernando Krahn) – and he still likes to tinker with his own inventions in the lab today. Here he talks about this favourite book as part of ‘Novel Thoughts’, a series exploring the literary reading -
What does extreme weather mean for us?
Duration: 00:35:10
Published Date: 2024/03/26The episode explores the topic of extreme weather and its impact on communities and asks: What does extreme weather mean for us? The speakers highlight the importance of connecting research to real-world impacts and the need for collective action. They discuss the devastating losses of climate disasters, the challenges of adaptation and the power of nature. They also emphasise the importance of -
Novel Thoughts #4: Simon Redfern on Chinghiz Aitmatov's Jamila
Duration: 00:03:39
Published Date: 2015/06/19As a mineral scientist, Professor Simon Redfern from Cambridge’s Department of Earth Sciences travels widely, and likes his visits to be about more than just the rocks. A recent trip to Kazakhstan was enlivened by reading Jamila by Chinghiz Aitmatov, a novella set in post-war Soviet Kyrgyzstan, on the borders of Kazakhstan. Here he talks about this favourite book as part of ‘Novel Thoughts’, -
Novel Thoughts #3: Karen Yu on George Lucas' Star Wars
Duration: 00:03:21
Published Date: 2015/06/15Karen Yu’s growing love of science as a young girl was galvanised by reading the novelisation of the Star Wars movies (Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker by George Lucas). Her desire to build her own fusion reactor eventually morphed into a PhD in industrial photonics, using lasers for nanoscale manufacturing (if not for lightsabers), at Cambridge’s Department of Engineering. -
Helping Newcastle A-level students make university decisions
Duration: 00:03:59
Published Date: 2018/04/25Cambridge is on the road looking for new undergraduates. Take a look at what A-Level students from Newcastle made of the events held at St James' Park. -
Novel Thoughts #2: Clare Bryant on AS Byatt’s Possession
Duration: 00:02:33
Published Date: 2015/06/12Professor Clare Bryant from Cambridge’s Department of Veterinary Medicine explains how reading AS Byatt’s Possession at a crucial point in her early career reminded her of the excitement of research and persuaded her not to turn her back on her life as a scientist. Here she talks about this favourite book as part of ‘Novel Thoughts’, a series exploring the literary reading habits of eight -
Cambridge Imagines: Mapping Anthrax Outbreaks
Duration: 00:04:30
Published Date: 2022/05/03Learn more about STEMing Africa here: https://stemingafricainitiative.wordpress.com Valentina Ndolo acquired new software skills during her PhD at Cambridge University that has allowed her to better map the spread of anthrax in East Africa. -
The Vice-Chancellor’s Annual Address to the University - 2021
Duration: 00:42:23
Published Date: 2021/10/02The Vice-Chancellor marks the start of the new academic year this morning with a live annual address to the University community. -
Socks & Jabs & Rock & Roll
Duration: 00:05:02
Published Date: 2021/01/06As a national vaccination programme begins in the UK’s fight against COVID-19, we look back to 1950s America when a group of teenagers (and Elvis) inspired a fresh look at pro-vaccine public health information. Vaccination programmes are considered to be one of the greatest public health achievements in history. Yet recent years have seen a rise in vaccine-preventable diseases like measles as a -
Rediscovering Greece & Rome
Duration: 00:14:05
Published Date: 2010/03/11Get an insider's view of the Fitzwilliam Museum's new-look Greek & Roman gallery with curator Lucilla Burn and classics professor Mary Beard, as they discuss what went on behind the scenes of the recent redisplay, and reveal some of the untold histories behind these incredible ancient objects.
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