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News stories archive - 2023

News stories archive - 2023

Equipping undergraduates with hands-on experience via interactive lab sessions

13 Mar 2023

New practical experiments in mechanics have been introduced to 1st & 2nd-year undergraduates – bringing to life theories of angular momentum & motion of a double pendulum, for example

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Alumni Profile: Sam Davies yachtswoman

08 Mar 2023

Alumna Sam Davies is a talented and highly experienced skipper. She began her career in competitive sailing at 24 with her 1st crewed round the world trip - the Jules Verne Trophy - in 1998.

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Professor Dame Sarah Springman

Alumni Profile: Professor Dame Sarah Springman

06 Mar 2023

Professor Sarah Springman is one of the most accomplished academic geotechnical engineers and a pioneer in the study of soft soil mechanics, ground improvement and mass movement of slopes.

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£6m boost for the communications technologies of tomorrow

01 Mar 2023

Future communication systems including 6G, faster internet access and cloud computing are all technologies which will be boosted by a £6m investment by EPSRC.

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International Virtual Conference on Embodied Intelligence

28 Feb 2023

Our Bio-inspired Robotics Lab will host an international conference on embodied intelligence – with expert speakers including philosophers, neuroscientists, biologists & roboticists.

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Daniel Zeichner MP

Cambridge Climate Lecture Series

27 Feb 2023

Climate Change in the Context of UK Politics Thursday 2 March 7.00–8.30 pm - Daniel Zeichner MP

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How Iceland could have a starring role as a sustainable alternative protein exporter to Northern Europe

21 Feb 2023

Iceland could help address Northern Europe’s food security issues with the scaling-up of its industrial production of Spirulina – an alternative protein source.

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Planet compatible pathways

16 Feb 2023

Researchers present seven pathways the chemical industry could follow to reach net zero by 2050.

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Professor Kevin Anderson

Cambridge Climate Lecture Series

15 Feb 2023

The Cambridge Climate Lecture Series is back. Professor Kevin Anderson's lecture 'From iniquity to integrity … there’s no hiding from carbon budgets' is on Thursday 16 Feb 7.00–8.30pm

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From the Factory Floor to Davos

15 Feb 2023

Three PhD students from the Institute for Manufacturing, successfully facilitated a public live session at the recent World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos.

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