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25 Jan 2021: This year, with the help of the Gateway Challenges Funding, I was fortunate enough to be able to visit Sithonia, the middle “arm” of the Chalkidiki Peninsula. The travelling conditions and r

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

1 Dec 2021: I spent the summer of 2021 avoiding vitamin D in overcast Edinburgh, at a smaller than usual but still bustling Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society has always br

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.

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: On 4th September 2021 I travelled to Munich in Germany, making a friend on the plane who then took the train with me into the centre of Munich. The travelling experience required much more organisatio

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

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

4 Nov 2021: The concept of ‘ecosystem services’ is gaining traction across the fields of conservation and economics as a method of quantifying the ways that wild species benefit humans, and estimating the economic

14 Oct 2021: Hello everyone! My name is Jess and I’m a Physical Natural Sciences student at Murray Edwards College. I am currently heading into my second year of studies, focusing on Chemistry and Materials

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