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Journeys of Discovery: Rapid genome sequencing
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Published Date: 2021/05/18Shankar Balasubramanian’s diary records 26 August 1997 as the day of “The Solexa Idea!” Sitting in the beer garden of the Panton Arms in Cambridge, he and David Klenerman sketched out their plans to watch DNA polymerase as it assembled the building blocks of life. Their ideas were progressing fast – and with them, something even more exciting. They realised that if they could watch the -
Engineering Atoms
Duration: 00:06:47
Published Date: 2015/06/29Atomic-level engineering is at the forefront of modern, greener jet engine design. The increasing demand for more people to fly while reducing carbon emissions is one of the greatest aeronautical engineering challenges. Efficiency requires engines to run hotter and faster, but the best materials are already running close to their limits. At the Cambridge Rolls-Royce UTC, we design metal alloys -
What is education for?
Duration: 00:37:30
Published Date: 2024/02/28Best-selling author Tara Westover (https://www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/what-does-it-mean-to-be-educated/) , researcher Aliya Khalid (https://www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/how-mothers-affect-their-daughters-education/) and Thabo Msibi (https://www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/thabo-msibi-south-africa/) Deputy Vice Chancellor for Teaching and Learning at the University of KwaZulu-Natal -
General Election: Sander van der Linden on the vicious circle of…
Duration: 00:01:05
Published Date: 2024/06/19"The type of content that is more likely to go viral is the type that dunks on the other side." Professor Sander van der Linden warns of the steep increase of polarising content on our news and social media feeds during elections. This could lead to a rise in the spread of disinformation, leading to decreased trust in democracy. ️ What is at stake for the UK General Election? In this new video -
Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean
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Published Date: 2023/02/25Learn more about the exhibition here: https://bit.ly/IslandersShorthand @FitzMuseum presents a free, new exhibition exploring ancient Mediterranean island cultures. -
Novel Thoughts #8: Amy Milton on Hubert Selby’s Requiem for a Dream
Duration: 00:03:01
Published Date: 2015/07/03Dr Amy Milton from Cambridge’s Department of Psychology relates how Requiem for a Dream, Hubert Selby’s bleak portrayal of drug addiction, motivated her to dedicate her academic career to finding treatments for addiction. Here she talks about this favourite book as part of ‘Novel Thoughts’, a series exploring the literary reading habits of eight Cambridge scientists. From illustrated -
A message from the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
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Novel Thoughts #5: Juliet Foster on Susan Fromberg Schaeffer's…
Duration: 00:03:57
Published Date: 2015/06/22Dr Juliet Foster’s ongoing fascination with the portrayal of mental illness in literature was triggered by reading The Madness of a Seduced Woman by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer. Today she carries out research in Cambridge’s Department of Psychology. Here she talks about this favourite book as part of ‘Novel Thoughts’, a series exploring the literary reading habits of eight Cambridge -
Footage of African greater honeyguide killing newly hatched foster…
Duration: 00:00:40
Published Date: 2011/09/05Footage of African greater honeyguide killing newly hatched foster sibling. For more info visit: www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/natural-born-killers -
Novel Thoughts #7: Carol Brayne on Charles Dickens and George Eliot
Duration: 00:04:03
Published Date: 2015/06/29Having decided to become a doctor at the age of 10, Professor Carol Brayne’s love of the novels of Charles Dickens and George Eliot fired up her determination to tackle social inequalities in healthcare. Today she is Director of the Cambridge Institute of Public Health. Here she talks about this favourite book as part of ‘Novel Thoughts’, a series exploring the literary reading habits of
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