Cambridge Shorts

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Created: 2014-11-28 10:30
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Description: Cambridge Shorts is a film project run by the University of Cambridge which gives researchers at an early stage of their career the opportunity to work with professional film makers to make films about their research that are creative, accessible and engaging.
 

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This collection contains 6 media items.

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Alexander the Great

   1,312 views

Researcher: Stephen Harrison
Department: Classics
Film maker: Meghan Horvath

Alexander the Great is one of history’s most famous figures; he is also one of the most...

Collection: Cambridge Shorts

Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Fri 28 Nov 2014


Describing patterns

   641 views

Researcher: Sara Merino-Aceituno
Department: Pure Maths and Mathematical Statistics
Film maker: Sameer Patel

It is a kid’s dream to discover the world, to unravel its...

Collection: Cambridge Shorts

Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Fri 28 Nov 2014


DNA Origami: folding on the smallest scale

   1,251 views

Researcher: Kerstin Göpfrich
Department: Cavendish Laboratory
Film makers: Axel Bangert, Lizzy Hobbs

How do you fold DNA into the shape of a crocodile? An encounter between...

Collection: Cambridge Shorts

Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Fri 28 Nov 2014


Jogging with Jody

   755 views

Researcher: Ruth Armstrong
Department: Institute of Criminology
Film maker: Chris Loades

The short film charts the story of one man, Josh, during his first year of release...

Collection: Cambridge Shorts

Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Fri 28 Nov 2014


Keeping strange company

   1,034 views

Researcher: Josefine Baark
Department: History of Art
Film maker: Meghan Horvath

How did Chinese artefacts and images impact on the artistic aesthetic adhered to by the...

Collection: Cambridge Shorts

Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Fri 28 Nov 2014


The colourful page

   552 views

Researcher: Paola Ricciardi
Department: Fitzwilliam Museum
Film maker: Alice Corner

The Colourful Page is a short experimental documentary exploring the research of...

Collection: Cambridge Shorts

Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Fri 28 Nov 2014