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Issue 98

Issue 98

Cambridge Alumni Magazine
Issue 98 - Lent Term 2023

Evolving Origins 

Generation Alpha

That’s what I call the 90s

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Features

Spiral of technology

Features /

That’s what I call the 90s

Britpop, Girl Power, Mr Blobby, gastropubs, Netscape, champagne supernovas, no frills, Ross and Rachel, cyber cafés, Blair, Cool Britannia, bling, Tamagotchis, Pretty Good Privacy, Maastricht, Clinton, rain on your wedding day, doing the Macarena, Gazza, AOL, Sensation and the end of history. Think the 1990s were frivolous? Think again.
Joshua 28 August 2020 Ealing, London

Features /

Generation Alpha

Generation Alpha is set to inherit a world completely unrecognisable from the one their parents and grandparents remember. We uncover what childhood looks like in 2023. 
A porter checking sandbags outside a College

Features /

City of refuge

From London students escaping the Blitz to Ukrainian students fleeing the Russian invasion, Cambridge has long offered a place of safety.
Dr Mónica Moreno Figueroa

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A world to you without oppression

Imagine, says Dr Mónica Moreno Figueroa, what your life would be like without sexism, racism, fat oppression and class distinction. 
Lydia Becker 1827 – 1890

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Evolving Origins

A former slave turned taxidermist, a governess and skilled translator, an American pioneer of women’s suffrage: Charles Darwin’s prolific correspondence – around 15,000 letters over his lifetime – reveals the rich tapestry of his global network. 

Regulars

A letter hitch-hiking

Inbox /

Inbox: CAM 98

Welcome to the Lent Term edition of CAM. The oldest millennials are now parents. Generation Z are graduating from university. So what’s next?
Man in dog collar protecting cow from man holding knife and fork

News /

Campendium: Lent Term 2023

The latest from around Cambridge.
Student wrapped in scarf

Student life /

You gotta have souls!

With an annual pilgrimage to the outer reaches of… Castle Mount, the Sci-Fi Society is nothing if not adventurous.
Jamie Roberts and student in room

My room, your room /

Jamie Roberts: K39 Erasmus, Queens’

Wales and British and Irish Lions rugby legend Jamie Roberts and Third Year student Lara Greening compare injuries, curtains and the best views in Queens’.
Professor Bhaskar Vira

Brainwaves /

For true equality in postgrad education, we need a new vision

Professor Bhaskar Vira on making postgrad education more accessible.
Janina Schnick

Alumni life /

“I wanted something that would push me out of my comfort zone, take me to new places and allow me to make a tangible impact”

An alumni life: Janina Schnick (Magdalene 2007) on what it really takes to work in international development.
Pianto Antico (first set) Giuseppe Martucci

Soundtrack /

“I found someone I could be serious about, and the focus of music was addictive”

Opera singer Gabrielle Haigh (Clare 2010) uses favourite memories to conjure emotions in her performances, and says her time at Cambridge is a rich source.
Man holding scientific equipment, standing on robot hand

This idea must die /

This idea must die: “AI will outsmart the human race”

Professor Anna Korhonen says AI is a long way from replacing the core elements that make us uniquely human.