Cambridge Alumni Magazine
Issue 85 — Michaelmas 2018
Features
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This House Believes
The Junior Combination Room, JCR, Student Union or, at Peterhouse, Sex Club, is the beating heart of Cambridge student politics.
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In Vitro
The first Petri dish was put into service in 1887. Today, this most humble of scientific instruments remains at the cutting edge of discovery.
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Root and Branch
The economist-turned-geographer Professor Bhaskar Vira says that the natural world is good for us: economically, practically – and spiritually
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Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence. Deep learning. Neural networks. Think you can ignore this stuff? Think again. Because machine learning is far too important to be left to the ComScis.
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On Charisma
Whether wielded by rock stars or politicians, charisma is the ultimate soft power. CAM explores the dark side of this most alluring – and potent – of qualities.
Regulars
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Your Alumni Benefits
Whether you’re after the data behind a research news story, wanting to access top-quality training or simply looking to extend your knowledge, as a Cambridge graduate you can access a unique range of alumni benefits.
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‘Every note is etched on my mind’
Robin Holloway (King’s 1963), composer and former Professor of Musical Composition, shares the sounds which shaped his student days at Cambridge.
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‘Anyone who thinks that books don’t matter is only half-alive’
Professor Geoff Ward, Principal of Homerton and Acting Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, reveals the reads which have had the greatest influence on his life
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A Year Of Listening
Professor Stephen J Toope (Trinity 1983) is the University’s Vice-Chancellor.
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How effective is your donation? Research can help find the answers
Professor Pauline Rose is Director of the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre in the Faculty of Education.
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Too Legit To Quit
Cambridge University Hip Hop Society is spreading the love with good vibes – and great music.
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Ed Smith: Room C2, Old Court, Peterhouse
The chief selector for the England cricket team and fourth-year natural scientist Lauren Baldwin discuss sport, life – and the surprising uses to which cabinets may be put at C2 Old Court, Peterhouse.
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A cache of new material reveals political subversion
Dr Stanley Bill is a University Senior Lecturer in Polish Studies in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College.
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Campendium: Michaelmas Term 2018
Stormzy scholarships, Mayan climate change, and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Inbox 85
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