Cambridge Alumni MagazineIssue 101 - Lent term 2024All that jazz!Down on the farmIs there anybody out there? Download PDF version
Features / VC: year one From California to Cambridge: Vice-Chancellor Professor Debbie Prentice wants to use her fascination with the way humans interact to help her establish a common mission. Read more
Features / Is there anybody out there? Do aliens exist? What do they look like? Are they looking for us? How long until they find us? Read more
Features / The art of borrowing Ever fancied a Nicholson or Gaudier-Brzeska on your wall? Every year since 1957, students have been pitching up at Kettle’s Yard in the hope of claiming a master. Read more
Features / Once upon a time… Forget facts. If you really want to win an argument, sell someone something or win an election, make sure you’ve got a really good story. Because humans love stories. Read more
Features / Down on the farm Two hundred cows. Three hundred lambs. Two hundred and fifty hectares of arable. And a wood. Just four miles from Cambridge… welcome to the University’s farm. Read more
Inbox / Inbox: CAM 101 Read the editor’s letter and all your emails, comments and posts in response to CAM 100. Read more
My room, your room / Zadie Smith: V6 Bodley’s Court, King’s Novelist Zadie Smith joins History student Romeo Liyan to explore the “luxurious” surroundings where she started her award-winning debut. Read more
News / Campendium: Lent Term 2024 Academic rankings, wild honeyguide birds and the rise of skateboarding. Read more
Student life / All that jazz! Getting in the swing… If it’s a challenge you’re after, the Jazz Orchestra is for you. Read more
Brainwaves / Energy efficiency in housing: it’s time to act not just talk Professor Ruchi Choudhary on improving the energy efficiency of housing. Read more
Alumni life / Mike Brearley on finding harmony and being respectful of disharmony Cricketer-turned-psychoanalyst Mike Brearley (St John’s 1960) says to balance the different sides of our personalities, we need to captain ourselves. Read more
This idea must die / This idea must die: “Gen Z are lazier than previous generations” Professor Thomas Roulet says, actually, we must all adjust to the new working environment to hit our true potential. Read more
