Darwin College, University of Cambridge
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The official account of Darwin College, founded in 1964 as the first postgraduate College in the University of Cambridge
Darwin Fellow, climate scientist and Director of Cambridge Zero Professor Emily Shuckburgh on the importance of COP30, the progress made over the past decade, and the impact of Cambridge in responding to the climate crisis.
How can individuals, communities or organisations contribute to the #COP30 goals?
Our Director Prof. Emily Shuckburgh @eshuck.bsky.social talks about climate action, real-world solutions, and why now actually matters.
Watch now: https://bit.ly/4insbFV
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Our Director Prof. Emily Shuckburgh @eshuck.bsky.social talks about climate action, real-world solutions, and why now actually matters.
Watch now: https://bit.ly/4insbFV
@cam.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Darwin Fellow, climate scientist and Director of Cambridge Zero Professor Emily Shuckburgh on the importance of COP30, the progress made over the past decade, and the impact of Cambridge in responding to the climate crisis.
Darwin is thrilled to welcome its first cohort of students as part of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme.
Congratulations to Jacqueline, Abubakar, Esther, Samson, Ruquaiya and Isaac! We wish you all the best with your studies.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/welcome...
Congratulations to Jacqueline, Abubakar, Esther, Samson, Ruquaiya and Isaac! We wish you all the best with your studies.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/welcome...
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Darwin is thrilled to welcome its first cohort of students as part of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme.
Congratulations to Jacqueline, Abubakar, Esther, Samson, Ruquaiya and Isaac! We wish you all the best with your studies.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/welcome...
Congratulations to Jacqueline, Abubakar, Esther, Samson, Ruquaiya and Isaac! We wish you all the best with your studies.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/welcome...
Get ready to cheer on four of Darwin's finest again this evening, as our fabulous University Challenge team return to the screen for their second-round match! Catch them on BBC2 at 8.30pm.
November 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Get ready to cheer on four of Darwin's finest again this evening, as our fabulous University Challenge team return to the screen for their second-round match! Catch them on BBC2 at 8.30pm.
Darwin alumna and President of the UK Space Trade Association Dr Alice Bunn will present the story of the International Space Station as it marks its 25th anniversary.
Out of This World: 25 Years of the ISS will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 8pm on Saturday 1 Nov.
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Out of This World: 25 Years of the ISS will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 8pm on Saturday 1 Nov.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
October 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Darwin alumna and President of the UK Space Trade Association Dr Alice Bunn will present the story of the International Space Station as it marks its 25th anniversary.
Out of This World: 25 Years of the ISS will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 8pm on Saturday 1 Nov.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Out of This World: 25 Years of the ISS will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 8pm on Saturday 1 Nov.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Professor @jnilssonwright.bsky.social, Darwin Fellow and Head of the Japan and Koreas Programme at the Centre for Geopolitics, contributed to this powerful documentary by the BBC World Service on the life of North Korean defector and human rights activist Timothy Cho.
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Heart and Soul - The right thing: A deal with God - BBC Sounds
The North Korean defector who challenged God from a prison cell in Shanghai
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October 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Professor @jnilssonwright.bsky.social, Darwin Fellow and Head of the Japan and Koreas Programme at the Centre for Geopolitics, contributed to this powerful documentary by the BBC World Service on the life of North Korean defector and human rights activist Timothy Cho.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...?
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...?
Ahead of this weekend's graduation, one couple told us how their fieldwork in Uganda combined their very different interests, and why you should never turn down a Darwin Bop.
Thank you Sarika and Jürgen for letting us share your story, and congratulations!
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduat...
Thank you Sarika and Jürgen for letting us share your story, and congratulations!
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduat...
October 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Ahead of this weekend's graduation, one couple told us how their fieldwork in Uganda combined their very different interests, and why you should never turn down a Darwin Bop.
Thank you Sarika and Jürgen for letting us share your story, and congratulations!
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduat...
Thank you Sarika and Jürgen for letting us share your story, and congratulations!
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduat...
Wonderful opportunity to hear from Darwin Emeritus Fellow Professor Carol Brayne.
Professor Carol Brayne CBE, will talk about 'Reflections on dementia research and ageing societies'. @camneuro.bsky.social @darwincollegecam.bsky.social
27 October 2025, 18:00 – 19:00, Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Cambridge .
Booking: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
27 October 2025, 18:00 – 19:00, Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Cambridge .
Booking: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
October 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Wonderful opportunity to hear from Darwin Emeritus Fellow Professor Carol Brayne.
Many congratulations to Darwin Fellow and Director of @cambridgezero.bsky.social Professor Emily Shuckburgh, who has been announced today as the new Chief Scientific Advisor at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Many congratulations to Darwin Fellow and Director of @cambridgezero.bsky.social Professor Emily Shuckburgh, who has been announced today as the new Chief Scientific Advisor at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
Architects Jeremy Dixon & Edward Jones returned to Darwin yesterday to visit the Study Centre and Frank Young House which they created in 1994.
They toured the buildings with our Architecture students, as well as the Master, Bursar, Dean and Emeritus Fellows.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/revisit...
They toured the buildings with our Architecture students, as well as the Master, Bursar, Dean and Emeritus Fellows.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/revisit...
October 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Architects Jeremy Dixon & Edward Jones returned to Darwin yesterday to visit the Study Centre and Frank Young House which they created in 1994.
They toured the buildings with our Architecture students, as well as the Master, Bursar, Dean and Emeritus Fellows.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/revisit...
They toured the buildings with our Architecture students, as well as the Master, Bursar, Dean and Emeritus Fellows.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/revisit...
It's that time of year again, when we grab as many Darwinians as we can find and point a camera at them! Looking forward to seeing the final result.
October 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It's that time of year again, when we grab as many Darwinians as we can find and point a camera at them! Looking forward to seeing the final result.
Hosted by Darwin, this special roundtable brings together leading scholars and experts to explore the evolution and prospects of trilateral cooperation among the Republic of Korea, the United States and Japan.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Hosted by Darwin, this special roundtable brings together leading scholars and experts to explore the evolution and prospects of trilateral cooperation among the Republic of Korea, the United States and Japan.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cambridge-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cambridge-...
Enormous congratulations to Darwin alumnus Professor John Clarke, who has been jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics.
John joined Darwin in 1965, as one of our first PhD students. He became an Honorary Fellow in 2023.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/alumnus...
John joined Darwin in 1965, as one of our first PhD students. He became an Honorary Fellow in 2023.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/alumnus...
October 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Enormous congratulations to Darwin alumnus Professor John Clarke, who has been jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics.
John joined Darwin in 1965, as one of our first PhD students. He became an Honorary Fellow in 2023.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/alumnus...
John joined Darwin in 1965, as one of our first PhD students. He became an Honorary Fellow in 2023.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/alumnus...
A school founded by two Darwin alumni has been awarded the World’s Best School Prize for Environmental Action, by T4 Education.
The Arbor School was opened in Dubai in 2018 by Sa’ad Al Omari (PhD, Zoology, 2004) and Pirin Erdoğdu (PhD, Astronomy, 2004).
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/school-...
The Arbor School was opened in Dubai in 2018 by Sa’ad Al Omari (PhD, Zoology, 2004) and Pirin Erdoğdu (PhD, Astronomy, 2004).
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/school-...
October 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A school founded by two Darwin alumni has been awarded the World’s Best School Prize for Environmental Action, by T4 Education.
The Arbor School was opened in Dubai in 2018 by Sa’ad Al Omari (PhD, Zoology, 2004) and Pirin Erdoğdu (PhD, Astronomy, 2004).
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/school-...
The Arbor School was opened in Dubai in 2018 by Sa’ad Al Omari (PhD, Zoology, 2004) and Pirin Erdoğdu (PhD, Astronomy, 2004).
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/school-...
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Dame Jane Goodall, Honorary Fellow and world-renowned conservationist.
The Master, Dr Mike Rands, said:
"The world has lost an uncompromising, passionate voice for nature."
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/dame-ja...
The Master, Dr Mike Rands, said:
"The world has lost an uncompromising, passionate voice for nature."
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/dame-ja...
October 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Dame Jane Goodall, Honorary Fellow and world-renowned conservationist.
The Master, Dr Mike Rands, said:
"The world has lost an uncompromising, passionate voice for nature."
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/dame-ja...
The Master, Dr Mike Rands, said:
"The world has lost an uncompromising, passionate voice for nature."
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/dame-ja...
Congratulations to Darwin alumna Katherine Moar, whose second play, Ragdoll, opens at London’s Jermyn Street Theatre on 9th October.
Katherine talked to us about following up her acclaimed debut, Farm Hall, and juggling the roles of playwright and PhD student.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/alumna-...
Katherine talked to us about following up her acclaimed debut, Farm Hall, and juggling the roles of playwright and PhD student.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/alumna-...
October 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Congratulations to Darwin alumna Katherine Moar, whose second play, Ragdoll, opens at London’s Jermyn Street Theatre on 9th October.
Katherine talked to us about following up her acclaimed debut, Farm Hall, and juggling the roles of playwright and PhD student.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/alumna-...
Katherine talked to us about following up her acclaimed debut, Farm Hall, and juggling the roles of playwright and PhD student.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/alumna-...
A human skull discovered in China has upended assumptions about the date at which homo sapiens began to emerge.
However Darwin Fellow and evolutionary geneticist @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social told the BBC that, while plausible, the conclusions were far from certain.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
However Darwin Fellow and evolutionary geneticist @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social told the BBC that, while plausible, the conclusions were far from certain.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Million-year-old skull rewrites human evolution, say scientists
New analysis suggests our species began to emerge at least half a million years earlier than we thought
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September 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A human skull discovered in China has upended assumptions about the date at which homo sapiens began to emerge.
However Darwin Fellow and evolutionary geneticist @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social told the BBC that, while plausible, the conclusions were far from certain.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
However Darwin Fellow and evolutionary geneticist @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social told the BBC that, while plausible, the conclusions were far from certain.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Welcome to everyone joining Darwin for the first time, as a fabulous fortnight of Freshers activities kicks off to help our new students settle in!
It's wonderful to also see prospective students touring the College today - we look forward to seeing some of them again this time next year.
It's wonderful to also see prospective students touring the College today - we look forward to seeing some of them again this time next year.
September 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Welcome to everyone joining Darwin for the first time, as a fabulous fortnight of Freshers activities kicks off to help our new students settle in!
It's wonderful to also see prospective students touring the College today - we look forward to seeing some of them again this time next year.
It's wonderful to also see prospective students touring the College today - we look forward to seeing some of them again this time next year.
A team led by Darwin Fellow Professor Flora Samuel, Head of the Department of Architecture, has been awarded a grant of £3.12 million to chart green transition on Anglesey. The grant will allow the team to build on their work to create a Public Map Platform.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/anglese...
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/anglese...
September 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A team led by Darwin Fellow Professor Flora Samuel, Head of the Department of Architecture, has been awarded a grant of £3.12 million to chart green transition on Anglesey. The grant will allow the team to build on their work to create a Public Map Platform.
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/anglese...
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/anglese...
If you're finding Monday a struggle, we've the perfect solution. Darwinian Ella Mason (PhD Plant Sciences) will take on the challenge of BBC1's Pointless this afternoon at 5.15. So pop the kettle on and enjoy the excuse to hide from the wind and rain and cheer her on!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC One - Pointless
Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible
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September 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
If you're finding Monday a struggle, we've the perfect solution. Darwinian Ella Mason (PhD Plant Sciences) will take on the challenge of BBC1's Pointless this afternoon at 5.15. So pop the kettle on and enjoy the excuse to hide from the wind and rain and cheer her on!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
Australia's ABC Radio National hosted a fascinating discussion with Rick Latham Lechowick, Research Associate at Darwin and @crasshlive.bsky.social about the power of collective memory to shape communities, states and nations - and to control the narrative.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The power of collective memory - ABC listen
Collective memory is storytelling on a massive scale. Every nation, every community, has a master narrative—the ‘official’ story about who they are, who they aren’t, what has happened to them, and why...
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September 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Australia's ABC Radio National hosted a fascinating discussion with Rick Latham Lechowick, Research Associate at Darwin and @crasshlive.bsky.social about the power of collective memory to shape communities, states and nations - and to control the narrative.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Amidst the debates about the feasibility of geoengineering triggered by the Sky News profile of the @climaterepair.bsky.social yesterday, an important aspect has been overlooked. This may be the first ever sighting of a Darwin fleece on national television!
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Is a controversial plan to tackle climate change mad science or a radical revolution?
YouTube video by Sky News
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September 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Amidst the debates about the feasibility of geoengineering triggered by the Sky News profile of the @climaterepair.bsky.social yesterday, an important aspect has been overlooked. This may be the first ever sighting of a Darwin fleece on national television!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVzR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVzR...
Darwin's University Challenge team claimed victory in the final seconds of last night's first-round match, in a fiercely contested fight against Oxford's Green Templeton College.
Congratulations Louis, Ruth, Lewis and Jon - what an incredible start!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Congratulations Louis, Ruth, Lewis and Jon - what an incredible start!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
University Challenge - 2025/26: 9. Green Templeton College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge
In another first round match, competition debutants Green Templeton College, Oxford face a team from Cambridge’s Darwin College. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
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September 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Darwin's University Challenge team claimed victory in the final seconds of last night's first-round match, in a fiercely contested fight against Oxford's Green Templeton College.
Congratulations Louis, Ruth, Lewis and Jon - what an incredible start!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Congratulations Louis, Ruth, Lewis and Jon - what an incredible start!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
We're not sure our nerves can take it, but for the second year running Darwin will be represented on the BBC's University Challenge!
Monday will see the new team take on Oxford's Green Templeton College at 8.30pm on BBC2.
Photo: Lifted Entertainment/Ric Lowe
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-...
Monday will see the new team take on Oxford's Green Templeton College at 8.30pm on BBC2.
Photo: Lifted Entertainment/Ric Lowe
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-...
September 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
We're not sure our nerves can take it, but for the second year running Darwin will be represented on the BBC's University Challenge!
Monday will see the new team take on Oxford's Green Templeton College at 8.30pm on BBC2.
Photo: Lifted Entertainment/Ric Lowe
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-...
Monday will see the new team take on Oxford's Green Templeton College at 8.30pm on BBC2.
Photo: Lifted Entertainment/Ric Lowe
www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-...
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🎙️ LISTEN: Shaun Fitzgerald and Jacob Pantling speak on BBC Radio 4 about technologies that could help cool the planet. Listen live at 12:04 UK time, or catch up afterwards with the link below.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Rare Earth, Engineering the Planet
Can we design and build our way out of climate change?
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September 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
🎙️ LISTEN: Shaun Fitzgerald and Jacob Pantling speak on BBC Radio 4 about technologies that could help cool the planet. Listen live at 12:04 UK time, or catch up afterwards with the link below.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Darwin alumnus and Director of the Centre for Climate Repair Dr Shaun Fitzgerald and current PhD student Jacob Pantling will discuss the possibility of using technology to cool the planet on BBC Radio 4's Rare Earth, tomorrow at midday. Listen live or on catch up.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
September 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Darwin alumnus and Director of the Centre for Climate Repair Dr Shaun Fitzgerald and current PhD student Jacob Pantling will discuss the possibility of using technology to cool the planet on BBC Radio 4's Rare Earth, tomorrow at midday. Listen live or on catch up.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...