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University Traditions
This is the time of year when students are in the process of returning to their many campuses (or going for the first time as Freshers). Cambridge University term starts later than many, and as a result few students are … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged admission to degrees, Freshers, Girton College, matriculation, Senate House
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50 Years Is Not Long Enough
Last weekend I returned to Girton College to join the celebrations for 150 years since its Foundation (albeit the college was originally situated in Hitchin). This was the college of my undergraduate and postgraduate years. When I entered the college … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality, Women in Science
Tagged admission to degrees, Churchill College, Girton College, Philippa Fawcett
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Moving On to Pastures New
Every student, undergraduate or postgraduate, at the University of Cambridge has to be a member of one of the university’s 31 colleges. To outsiders the college system may seem a little mysterious: how do they differ from Halls of Residence … Continue reading
Posted in Academia
Tagged Churchill College, Collegiate Cambridge, Girton College, Master, Robinson College
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To Begin at the Beginning
It seems obvious: any piece of writing should have a beginning, a middle and an end. But how often have I heard the lack of structure moaned about by those folk who have to read some prose, in particular supervisors … Continue reading
