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    Students highly commended in Cambridge awards

    Two of our Plant Science postgraduate students, Laura Taylor and Hamish Symington, have been highly commended in this year’s Cambridge...

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    Students highly commended in Cambridge awards
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    Sir Samuel Brittan (1933-2020)

    It is with great sadness that we note the death of Honorary Fellow Sir Samuel Brittan (1952) on Monday 12...

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    Sir Samuel Brittan (1933-2020)
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    Giving an old building a new lease of life

    An old building has been given a new purpose in College for the new academic year, with a professional kitchen and spacious dining rooms opening in our Forum building.

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    Giving an old building a new lease of life
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    Cambridge University Alumni Festival kicks off

    Don’t forget to check out the programme for this year’s Cambridge University Alumni Festival. There are still spaces available for...

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    Cambridge University Alumni Festival kicks off
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    Telephone Campaign 2020 begins soon

    A group of current students will be telephoning alumni from 17 – 25 September seeking support for our Development Campaign...

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    Telephone Campaign 2020 begins soon
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    Meet our new Head Porter

    Meet Simon Durrant, our new Head Porter. We spoke to Simon to find out more about him and his new role.

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    Meet our new Head Porter
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    WWF Living Planet Report published

    Global verterbrate populations have suffered on average a 68% decline since 1970. That's the headline finding from the newly published WWF Living Planet Report. Dr Rosamunde Almond, editor-in-chief of this year’s report is also a Senior Research Associate at our Intellectual Forum.

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    WWF Living Planet Report published
  • Photograph of Grahame Appleby

    Goodbye to Grahame - Head Porter retires

    Retiring Head Porter, Grahame Appleby, shares some of his memories of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú and tells us what he plans to do next.

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    Goodbye to Grahame - Head Porter retires
  • Photo of beekeeper and bees

    How do you move a bee colony?

    Some strange boxes appeared on scaffolding in Second Court over the summer, which turned out to be a removals van...

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    How do you move a bee colony?
  • Photo of Prof Anna Vignoles in a room at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú

    Professor Anna Vignoles appointed as Director of the Leverhulme Trust

    Professor Anna Vignoles, College Fellow and education economist known for her work using large-scale data to shed light on inequality and its consequences, has been appointed as the new Director of the Leverhulme Trust.

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    Professor Anna Vignoles appointed as Director of the Leverhulme Trust
  • Undergraduate admissions 2020 - update

    We are delighted to announce that we have completed our admissions round and are in touch with all of our...

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    Undergraduate admissions 2020 - update
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    Free meals for NHS staff

    Back in 2006, two students became close friends at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú. Fourteen years on, they worked together to deliver over...

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    Free meals for NHS staff

Hear from our students

  • Postgraduate at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú

    Tom

    Postgraduate

    There are many reasons why I’m so happy to be a part of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú. The three biggest reasons for me are the opportunities to be involved in College sport, the support the College provides for me with for my research and the help in making sure that we have comfortable, affordable accommodation when we have needed it. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú is so friendly and so it is incredibly easy to get involved in the sport and social side of the College. The MCR does a great job in welcoming new...

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    Alison

    Postgraduate

    What first attracted me to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú was its reputation and history, central location without being touristy, and the postgraduate housing options. When I arrived at Jesus I was so pleased to find the partner accommodation was spacious, affordable, and situated very close to the college, allowing us to really take advantage of the facilities. We especially enjoyed The Roost, the nicest of all the college bars, doubling as a café during the day - ideal for studying or meeting up with groups - and a lively pub in the...

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    Jake

    Postgraduate

    When applying to Cambridge colleges it can feel a bit overwhelming as there are so many to choose from. I applied to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú because it has a large MCR which was important for me because I wanted to feel part of a community. Now that I’m doing my PhD here, I’m very glad I did choose a college with a large postgraduate community. Throughout the year there are lots of postgraduate events, including formal dinners, special formals at Christmas and Easter, bops in the bar and film nights in...

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    Ellie

    Postgraduate

    °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú has been a great home for me during my PhD. I chose °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú for a number of reasons – first, the location. We are central enough to be within easy walking distance of most things, but far enough away to avoid the hustle and bustle (and tourists in summer!). The College also has extensive grounds, with amenities like the hockey pitch, football pitch and tennis courts all on site. Secondly, the accommodation is some of the best I’ve seen in Cambridge. My house was newly renovated when...

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    Ahsan

    Postgraduate

    It is a well-accepted opinion in Cambridge that °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú is the best college and no other college even comes a distant second. Its sports grounds are enormous, its buildings are mesmerising, its libraries are rich, its chapel is the oldest, its accommodation is the best value for money, its international community is diverse, its religious circles are the most welcoming, and its members are the smartest, kindest and the friendliest. It is one of the central colleges that aims to offer three years accommodation to postgraduates, and has comparatively...

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