Cambridge Alumni Magazine
Issue 95 - Lent Term 2022
Features
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The truth about The Night Climbers of Cambridge
In 1937, The Night Climbers of Cambridge lifted the lid on a secret world of shadows. While not recommended, some say it is still going strong today.
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A personal approach to breast cancer treatment based on genomics
When Catharine Scott was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer, the options seemed grim. But then she was offered another way forward.
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What does it means to be human in a technological world?
Every new wave of technology creates profound questions about what it means to be human, says Professor Caroline Bassett.
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The “special relationship” between the US and the UK
The “special relationship” between the US and the UK has ebbed and flowed for more than 70 years. Can it adapt to survive for another 70?
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The Cambridge-Africa partnership in action
Camels are a vital part of the
social and economic fabric
of Kenya. When they get sick
it impacts a whole way of life.
Regulars
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Inbox: CAM 95
Read the editor’s letter and all your emails, letters, tweets and posts in response to CAM 93 and 94.
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Campendium: Lent Term 2022
Super Jelly, a life-changing app for children with type 1 diabetes and £2 billion raised.
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Vice-Chancellor, Stephen J Toope: D16, Wolfson Building, Trinity
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stephen J Toope, and first-year History student Joseph Crouch discuss the joys of central heating and rooftop views.
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Touch down!
Hut, hut, hike! The Pythons are here to take American football at Cambridge into the end zone.
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Gold of the Great Steppe
Recent excavations in East Kazakhstan have revealed the extraordinary technological skills of people once characterised as roving barbarians, says Dr Rebecca Roberts.
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Strength in numbers: why societies are not just for students
From networking to making change, alumni groups and societies can unlock myriad opportunities for progression.
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“The trick was to mix in stuff people didn’t know, but keep them on the dance floor”
Folk musician John Spiers (King’s 1994) got his first melodeon as a second year but didn’t learn how to get a crowd on its feet until DJ-ing in King’s bar.
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This idea must die: Grammar schools are a tool in promoting social mobility
Professor Peter Mandler says schools cannot compensate for years of different life chances – and, anyway, that’s not their role.
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