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When Sonita met Paige. Jesus College student and vlogging influencer PaigeY interviews the Master of Jesus College Sonita Alleyne, asking questions from students and Paige’s online followers. Hear what it’s like to be the first woman to hold the post, why young people should consider applying to Cambridge and the lessons Sonita learned during her own Cambridge degree.

Giving Higher Education some thought? Sign up for our Open Days: https://bit.ly/Cambridge2021OpenDay GCSEs are a major step in our academic journeys but they are not necessarily a defining step. Not only are they not a guarantee of future success but they aren't a guarantee of future degree or career choices. However some of these lessons may stay with you for life! Hear more from the the

How do social science and economics fit into research on palm oil production? Rosemary Ostfeld, PhD Student in the Department of Land Economy, explains how her understanding of society and consumer behaviour is crucial for her to liaise with stakeholders to determine the effectiveness of initiatives. This film is one of a series of eight that showcases the extent that conservation-related

An introductory talk describing the exchange of wealth as analysed by social anthropologists

"Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK government has said that it is following the science, but what does that mean when scientists do not necessarily agree on the evidence or what action should be taken? Go to www.slido.com and enter code 26671 to participate in a live Q&A with the speakers This panel discussion will look at the question from a variety of different scientific angles, from

In April 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe, close to 1.6 billion children and youth were out of school due to temporary closures, representing more than 90% of students around the world, according to the United Nations. Follow the podcast: https://mind-over-chatter.captivate.fm/listen In this episode, we take an international perspective with our guests Arif Naveed, Aya Waller

The full film can be accessed at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUj4as55658 One of the great strengths of the Natural Sciences Tripos is that it gives undergraduates a chance to try subjects that they might not have encountered before. Earth Sciences is one of these, with many school pupils having only a peripheral experience of the subject from their geography lessons. We decided to make a film

In combining theory and experiments, we should have two objectives in mind. The first objective is to confront the theory with some data to see whether the theory is at all consistent with the behavior exhibited in the laboratory. Clearly, there is much that can be learned about the theory from the data, quite apart from any notion of "testing" the theory. We hope to learn whether the theory is

From crop science to robotics, supply chains to economics, Cambridge University researchers are working with farmers and industry to sustainably increase agricultural productivity and profitability.