We Are The University

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Created: 2018-11-14 08:54
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Description: Welcome to We Are The University, a podcast which opens a window on to the people that make Cambridge University unique.
Students, archivists, professors, alumni: all have a story to share.
 

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AI and the classroom. Using machine learning to identify why children struggle at school - Duncan Astle

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In this episode we chat to Duncan Astle, a developmental neuroscientist, who’s based at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. Duncan and I talk about his recent study that...

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Created: Wed 8 May 2019


From discovering So Solid Crew to researching hate crimes - Julian Hargreaves

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Welcome to We are the University. A podcast about the alumni, staff and students who make Cambridge University unique.

In this episode we chat to Julian Hargreaves about his...

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Created: Wed 6 Nov 2019


Releasing the imagination: the University of Cambridge Primary School - James Biddulph

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Welcome to We are the University. A podcast about the people who make Cambridge University unique.

In this episode we meet James Biddulph, the headmaster of the University of...

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Created: Mon 28 Jan 2019


The doctor using smartphones to save lives in war zones - Waheed Arian

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Having survived the civil war in Afghanistan, Waheed Arian arrived alone in the UK aged 15. He went on to study medicine at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University. Today he’s using...

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Created: Mon 4 Feb 2019


The neuroscientist working to understand and prevent suicide in teenagers - Anne-Laura van Harmelen

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The neuroscientist working to understand and prevent suicide in teenagers.

We talk to Dr Anne-Laura van Harmelen, a neuroscientist, who became fascinated by the brain as a...

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Created: Tue 10 Sep 2019


The polar explorer using Grime to break the ice - Prem Gill

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When he’s not monitoring seals from space, Prem Gill is laying down Grime tracks featuring the voices of seals and live-streaming his Antarctic expeditions to secondary school...

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Created: Thu 30 Jan 2020


The star rower whose research examines teachers’ perceptions of intelligence - Daphne Martschenko

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Daphne Martschenko, president of Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club, is determined to make the sport of rowing more accessible. Her mission to pave the way for greater...

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Created: Mon 11 Feb 2019


The student working to make education accessible to everyone - Shadab Ahmed

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Final-year chemist Shadab Ahmed reflects on his sabbatical year as Cambridge University Student Union Access and Funding Officer, the importance of role models, and how increasing...

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Created: Tue 8 Oct 2019


The woman who brought Space Invaders to the UK - Pat Marsh

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In this episode, Charis and I speak to Cambridge alumna, Pat Marsh. When we recorded the interview, we didn’t have any of the studio equipment with us, just a phone, but we...

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Created: Wed 10 Apr 2019