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Read more at: Tianhou Wang, 2020 cohort, presents experimental apparatus at Symposium on Measuring Techniques in Turbomachinery
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Tianhou Wang, 2020 cohort, presents experimental apparatus at Symposium on Measuring Techniques in Turbomachinery

2 October 2022

Tianhou Wang (2020, Engineering), was a participant at the XXVI Biennial Symposium on Measuring Techniques in Turbomachinery in Pisa, where he presented a novel experimental apparatus that he had created in collaboration with others. The device is used to test jet engine compressors at transonic speeds which was previously...


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Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholar wins Global Grad Show award

5 November 2021

We are delighted to announce that SEET (Support Education, Empower Together), an organisation co-founded by Constantin, has won a Global Grad Show award. The Global Grad Show showcases graduate student projects that are addressing complex issues around the world through innovative social impact. This year, 150 projects...


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A collage of profile pictures of the 2021 cohort of Harding Scholars

Welcome to the 2021 Scholars

30 October 2021

The Vice-Chancellor and the Master of St Catharine's College welcomed our third cohort of Scholars in an online event held on 20 October 2021. Guests also had the opportunity to hear more about the broad research portfolio of the Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholars, with research presentations from members of the...


Read more at: Grace Field (2019 cohort) Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Trinity Hall
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Grace Field (2019 cohort) Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Trinity Hall

12 October 2021

Take a look at Grace’s fascinating article, “To save forests, researchers are hooking trees up to Twitter”, co-authored with two forest scientists, Dr Tim Rademacher (Harvard Forest) and Professor Kathy Steppe (Ghent University).


Read more at: Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholar wins Best Graduate Student Paper Prize and embarks on exciting new Research Affiliate role
Brigid presenting her award-winning paper at the CSANA conference

Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholar wins Best Graduate Student Paper Prize and embarks on exciting new Research Affiliate role

8 April 2021

Brigid Ehrmantraut (2019 cohort) Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, Wolfson College Congratulations to Brigid, who has been awarded the prize for best graduate student paper delivered at the Celtic Studies Association of North America (CSANA) annual conference. Brigid presented her award-winning paper, ‘A Wrong...


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Sian Gooding at St Catharine's College

A journey to Cambridge on 'the road less travelled'

8 March 2021

Sian Gooding (2019 cohort) Faculty of Computer Science & Technology, Jesus College In an interview with the Computer Laboratory, Sian speaks about her journey to PhD study at the University of Cambridge and why you should never give up, no matter the odds. Read about how Sian took the ‘road less travelled’ here .


Read more at: Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholar wins prestigious Winifred Georgina Holgate Pollard Memorial Prize

Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholar wins prestigious Winifred Georgina Holgate Pollard Memorial Prize

23 February 2021

Rachel Mckeown (2020 cohort) Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, St Catharine’s College We are delighted that Rachel has been selected to receive a Winifred Georgina Holgate Pollard Memorial Prize in recognition of her outstanding performance in her final year of undergraduate studies. You can read more...


Read more at: Constantin Kilcher (2019 cohort)

Constantin Kilcher (2019 cohort)

3 February 2021

Faculty of History, Clare College Convened by Constantin every other week during term time, the DAAD-funded German History Research Group provides a unique environment for scholars from different disciplines, working with different methods and time periods, to discuss German history. In early March, workshop presentations...


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A collage of profile pictures of the 2020 cohort of Harding Scholars

Welcome to the 2020 Scholars

5 December 2020

We were delighted to welcome the second cohort of Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholars in an online welcome event last month. The event included speeches from the Vice-Chancellor, David Harding and the Master of St Catharine's College and research presentations from four of our 2019 Scholars: Brigid Ehrmantraut ...


Read more at: Nilesh Chatterjee (2019 cohort) Department of Pharmacology, Christ’s College
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Nilesh Chatterjee (2019 cohort) Department of Pharmacology, Christ’s College

4 November 2020

Nilesh’s PhD project involves the development of an original, novel, non-editing gene therapy to target cancer cells. In a new film from #CambridgePostgrad , Nilesh talks about why he chose to study for his PhD at the University of Cambridge.