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Inspirational Hughes Hall student recognised as ‘outstanding young hero’
1 August 2023
Tanatswa Chikaura, 23, from Zimbabwe, has been awarded a prestigious Diana Award 2023, for her transformational mental health advocacy work in Africa, epitomised by her founding of the...
Postdoc Spotlight: Dr Jincan Zhang, Nanotechnologist
31 July 2023
Dr Jincan Zhang’s work explores the practical applications of 2D materials and investigates their structure-performance relationships, particularly graphene, with a view to developing new methods to grow, transfer,...
Meet our alumni: Protecting coffee and cocoa plants in Ghana from virus diseases
21 July 2023
In our “Meet Our Alumni” series, we had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Ebenezer Antwi Gyamera, an accomplished alumnus of Hughes Hall (2015, Plant Sciences). Dr. Ebenezer Gyamera,...
Once a Hughesian…
13 July 2023
Celebrating networks of support, mutual inspiration, and lifelong friendship. On Saturday 24 June we hosted our annual Alumni Garden Party on the stunning lower lawns of the college....
Unborn babies use ‘greedy’ gene from dads to ‘remote control’ mums into feeding them extra food
11 July 2023
Fetuses use a copy of a gene inherited from their dad to force their mum to release as much nutrients as possible during pregnancy, Cambridge scientists have discovered....
Oracy in schools ‘a gamechanger for raising the bar’
11 July 2023
Hughes Hall Oracy experts welcome national focus on effective spoken communication in the classroom, and in the curriculum. In an article last week (5 July) The Times conveyed...