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21 May 2019: "In the UK, nine out of ten women who have been sexually assaulted or raped do not go to the police. There are several reasons for this but one of their main concerns is that they do not want the

5 Dec 2019: The gateway programme has opened up many opportunities for me over the past year. In particular, the funding allowed me to spend 2 weeks of my summer visiting Takaungu, a village in Kenya, where mysel

11 Dec 2019: From August 31st until September 10th, I travelled around Italy with three of my friends, thanks to the funding opportunity that Gateway provided me with. This was the first time I had ever backpacked

11 Dec 2019: This summer I used my gateway funding to travel to Italy with a friend from college in order to discover the artistic heritage of this beautiful country that we had never visited before. We started ou

11 Dec 2019: This summer I used Gateway funding to go on an amazing four day trip to Budapest with a group of friends from college. It was an incredible experience and the best way to escape from the Cambridge bub

10 Dec 2019: In June 2019, I travelled to Hong Kong and Macau, and I am grateful for the Gateway Funds and Rosemary Murray Travel Exhibition for supporting this cultural trip.  As my flight was approaching

10 Dec 2019: In July, thanks to the support of the Gateway Travel Award and Rosemary Murray Travel Exhibition Fund, I was able to travel with the Cambridge University Musical Society Music Tour to Krakow, Poland.&

10 Dec 2019: Two of the College's Land Economy students, Esther Heininge and Kamilla Marosi, took part in the UBC Sauder International Real Estate Case Competition in Vancouver, 11-12 November 2019. Below, Est

8 Feb 2019:   Environmental Issues Adopted: March 2021 Review Date: Lent Term 2024 Committee Ownership: Domestic & Estates The College aims to manage its activities and buildings to promote en

8 Feb 2019: Student Complaint Policy

12 Dec 2019: This summer I ventured out into Europe for two weeks, starting in France, followed by Hungary, Spain and Portugal. Throughout the trip I managed to do a variety of activities, see some incredible

12 Dec 2019: With the help of the gateway travel fund I was able to travel to Colombia for a month-long solo backpacking trip this summer. My main goal was to practice Spanish after taking a term of classes. Medel

12 Dec 2019: I have wanted to visit Munich properly for a few years now after passing through the Bavarian capital on the way to a sporting event in Austria in 2015. I had seen, even at a glance, how rich the stre

12 Dec 2019: This summer, using the funds generously given to me by Gateway and the Rosemary Murray Travel Exhibition, I travelled to Croatia, visiting (amongst other places) Dubrovnik, Split and Zagreb. 

12 Dec 2019: Writing essays about stories set in New York last year felt like discussing a movie I had only ever read reviews of. It exists in our collective imagination in the way only few cities do: represented

19 Feb 2019: During February 2019, Murray Edwards College has been showing the Breast Cancer Art Exhibition, contributing to Pink Week at Cambridge University which aims to raise money and awareness for breast can

8 Oct 2019: Degrees and Honours BA (Cambridge), MA (Sussex), PhD (Cambridge) Awards and Prizes Eric Gregory Award, Society of Authors Frieze Writer’s Prize Research Interests Holly is a poet, wr

19 Nov 2019: Lily Mead attended a small state school in St Ives – one of the towns that surround Cambridge. She studied for an undergraduate degree in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of

8 Feb 2019: College Policy on Harassment & Sexual Misconduct Murray Edwards College is committed to providing a safe environment in which all members of the College can participate freely and contribute fu

11 Dec 2019: This summer I took part in the Cambridge University part II Zoology field course in Borneo. The field course began in the city of Kota Kinabalu with a visit to the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). We

5 Dec 2019: This summer, I worked for two months as an au pair in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. I used my gateway funding to help fund language lessons at the nearby language school. As an MML student, I ha

11 Dec 2019: My trip to France, funded by Gateway, has been an amazing journey of personal and academic growth, as well as a lovely holiday for me! Being surrounded by the language has really helped to strengthen

10 Dec 2019: My challenge this year was to discover the city of London from the perspective of a tourist, but try to pay attention to the habits of Londoners. I wanted to answer the questions: "What does a person

10 Dec 2019: Using Gateway and Rosemary Murray Travel Funds allowed me to travel to Singapore for six days this summer with my sister.  Singapore had always been somewhere I had wanted to visit, partly due

9 Dec 2019: At present, I am gaining work experience as a Legal Intern at a very prestigious law firm in London, Fietta LLP, which specialises in public international law. In my opinion, the practitioners at this

5 Dec 2019: This July, due to the financial help I received from Gateway funding, my friend and I were able to embark on a trip to Larnaca, Cyprus. The week-long holiday was filled with both action in terms of ex

11 Dec 2019: Along with two friends from Murray Edwards, I spent five days travelling independently in North Wales. We stayed in a self-catered holiday cottage in Blaenau Ffestiniog, and visited many places in Sno

17 May 2019: It is common knowledge that plants are living organisms, just like humans, dogs, and whales. However, we do not treat plants in the same way we treat animals – this is mainly due to the belief th

10 Dec 2019: This year I was lucky enough to receive the Murray Edwards Gateway Funding and used the funding to complete the AFF Accelerated Freefall Level 1 Skydiving Course. Since completing a charity skydive a

11 Dec 2019: During the summer I travelled to Berlin with a friend from college. Having been lucky enough to travel the previous year using Gateway money, I was keen to visit another place I hadn’t had the chance

10 Dec 2019: With the help of the Travel Exhibition award, I went on a three week archaeological field school in central Sicily.  The field school consisted of the 9th season of excavations at Case Basti

10 Dec 2019: In the summer of 2019, I travelled to the USA and I am grateful for the Gateway Fund and Rosemary Murray Travel Exhibition for supporting this journey, which was packed with lots of interesting e

9 Oct 2019: In 2016 Gayle Chong Kwan donated six large-scale photographic works from the series Cockaigne dating from 2004 to the New Hall Art Collection, one of the largest donations of photographs to date. The

11 Feb 2019: Murray Edwards - statement to students on confidentiality Students at Murray Edwards College are entitled to privacy, and those working within the College will do their utmost to respect confidenti

12 Dec 2019: This summer I spent four weeks travelling through Europe by train, making long stays in Poland, Spain and Portugal, but also stopping off at countries en route such as Austria and Switzerland, passing

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12 Dec 2019: My aim for this summer was to visit a Latin American country in order to practice my Spanish and experience solo travel with a social and anthropological focus – to meet locals and learn about the cou

11 Dec 2019: Thanks to Gateway Funding and the Rosemary Murray Travel Award, I was able to travel to Paris for the first time, and spend a week there visiting some of the city's amazing historic sites. 

14 Mar 2019: Amika George, a first year History undergraduate at Murray Edwards College, started campaigning on period poverty two years ago. Having read that some girls in the UK were missing school because they

23 Jul 2019: INOTA CHETA. Co-founder of the non-profit She Entrepreneur, Inota promotes female economic empowerment. ... Following the 2014/15 global economic slowdown, economic contraction pushed unemployment up to 33%.

10 Dec 2019: I am really grateful for the Gateway Challenges and Rosemary Murray Travel Exhibition funding that I received to teach in and travel around China for two months this summer. Before even arrivi

16 Dec 2019: Gateway funding enabled me stay in North Wales with two of my friends from College during 16-21 September. This trip involved my first independent flight (Exeter-Manchester) and my first tim

11 Dec 2019: At the end of June 2019, I travelled with three friends to Munich, Germany, where we stayed for three nights. This was my first time abroad without a parent or teacher and was the first time I’d been

16 Dec 2019: The main purpose of the trip was to do the Kerry way, a 210km long distance trail in Ireland. The first day saw amazing weather, as we walked along the Gap of Dunloe into Black Valley. The walk contin

11 Dec 2019: The generous contributions from Gateway and Rosemary Murray Travel Funds aided in my visit to Sicily this summer. After landing in Catania, I swiftly headed to Milazzo on the north coast to catch a hy

11 Dec 2019: Using the funding provided by Gateway, I visited Hungary with my chapel choir. We spent a very busy five days in Budapest and Szeged, singing in some breath-taking buildings and seeing the sights

8 Feb 2019: Statement on Freedom of Speech Adopted by Governing Body: March 2021 Review Date: Lent Term 2024   This statement sets out Murray Edwards College’s commitment to freedom of thought

6 Sep 2019: Creative Connections, Portraits of Women Scientists and Artists    Anne-Katrin Purkiss: Freelance Photographer Exhibition runs from 9 September 2019 to 29 February 2020 Anne Purkiss

17 Dec 2019: Bosnia and Herzegovina had been on my ‘bucket list’ for a long time, and from what I had heard from others or read in travel blogs (or even in my International Relations reading!), I knew it was a cou

10 Dec 2019: This summer I was lucky enough to receive Gateway funding that allowed me to travel to Richmond, Virginia, USA to undertake a week of archive research for my Part II History dissertation. I am writing