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Read more at: Maria Grace Burton (2022 cohort) completes internship at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Maria Grace Burton in the DMNS prep lab

Maria Grace Burton (2022 cohort) completes internship at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

27 September 2024

Maria Grace Burton (2022 cohort, Earth Sciences) recently undertook a two month internship over the summer at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS), Colorado, USA. This internship trained Grace in a number of techniques used in the process of preparing and archiving fossils ranging between sizes of <5mm...


Read more at: Maximilian Kraus (2022 cohort) attends prestigious Modelling, Experimentation and Validation Summer School
Maximilian Kraus next to the AURORA supercomputer

Maximilian Kraus (2022 cohort) attends prestigious Modelling, Experimentation and Validation Summer School

22 August 2024

Maximilian Kraus, in his second year of a PhD in Engineering, recently attended the prestigious Modelling, Experimentation and Validation (MeV) Summer School at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Illinois, USA. This summer school comprised 52 lectures on various aspects of nuclear engineering, presented by international...


Read more at: Marina Papaiakovou, 2021 cohort, wins British Federation of Women Graduates award

Marina Papaiakovou, 2021 cohort, wins British Federation of Women Graduates award

30 July 2024

Marina Papaiakovou, in her third year of a PhD in Veterinary Medicine, has received an award from the British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG). BFWG awards are made on the basis of evidence of academic excellence as shown on the application form, referee reports and, for those shortlisted, brief presentations of their...


Read more at: Marina Papaiakovou, 2021 cohort, wins Abcam Research Prize Award
Marina Papaiakovou receives the Abcam Research Prize Award

Marina Papaiakovou, 2021 cohort, wins Abcam Research Prize Award

1 July 2024

Marina Papaiakovou , a Harding Scholar in her third year of a PhD in Biological Sciences at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded the Abcam Research Prize award. This was one of two awards, given to one PhD student and one post-doctoral researcher, who demonstrate notable recent research achievements or...


Read more at: Diverse innovative research showcased at Harding Scholars Internal Speaker Event
St Catharine's College, Cambridge

Diverse innovative research showcased at Harding Scholars Internal Speaker Event

26 June 2024

On the evening of June 10th, 2024, the Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholars Programme held an engaging internal speaker event at St Catherine's College. This event provided an excellent opportunity for attendees to network and exchange ideas, and four scholars presented on their unique and fascinating research...


Read more at: Stavroula Piliou (2023 cohort) wins Research Blog Competition
Stavroula Piliou

Stavroula Piliou (2023 cohort) wins Research Blog Competition

14 June 2024

Stavroula Piliou, a Harding Scholar in the first year of a PhD in Pathology, has won the Lucy Cavendish College annual Research Blog Competition with her article on "Autoimmunity and neurological diseases - Creating a hope for the future". In this article, Stavroula explains her research on Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and her...


Read more at: Maximilian Kraus (2022 cohort) presents research at leading conferences
The Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge

Maximilian Kraus (2022 cohort) presents research at leading conferences

16 May 2024

Maximilian Kraus, in his second year of a PhD in Engineering, has recently presented his research at key conferences in his field. At the International Conference on the Physics of Reactors (PHYSOR) , in San Francisco, Maximilian presented his PhD research work in the track on “Methods for Reactor Analysis”. In this PhD...


Read more at: Ellamae Lepper (2020 cohort) wins Society of Dix-Neuviémistes Postgraduate Prize

Ellamae Lepper (2020 cohort) wins Society of Dix-Neuviémistes Postgraduate Prize

22 April 2024

Ellamae Lepper, a Harding Scholar in the final year of a PhD in French, has been awarded the Society of Dix-Neuviémistes Postgraduate Prize, for a paper which she recently presented at the society's annual conference. Ellamae's paper, "Veiling and Unveiling Violence: What the Salon Obscures in Balzac's Autre étude de femme...


Read more at: Hannah Clayton (2023 cohort) interview featured on Support Cambridge website

Hannah Clayton (2023 cohort) interview featured on Support Cambridge website

15 April 2024

Harding Scholar Hannah Clayton was recently interviewed by the University of Cambridge's Development and Alumni Relations office, for an article featured on the Support Cambridge website. The full interview can be read here :


Read more at: Marno Swart (2023 cohort) co-convenes Annual Conference of the Cambridge International Law Journal
The Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge

Marno Swart (2023 cohort) co-convenes Annual Conference of the Cambridge International Law Journal

15 April 2024

Marno Swart, a Harding Scholar in his first year of a PhD in Law, was a conference Convener for the 13th annual conference of the Cambridge International Law Journal , together with Renatus Derler. The conference took place on 8th-9th April 2024, with the theme of "the intersection of peace and sustainability in...