Cambridge Society for the Application of Research

Happy Wednesday and welcome to everyone who's just started following us at the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research! We convene academics, industry partners, students, and all interested publics to learn more about how to make impact with research. Interested in joining us? Sign up to become a member today! https://lnkd.in/ecsprf7n #ResearchImpact #PhDLife #Cambridge

Have you ever looked at a plant or animal up close and envied its colourful coat? Dr Benjamin Droguet, one of our 2021 PhD award winners, has spent the last few years developing a biodegradable colour platform inspired by our natural surroundings. Why? Current synthetic dyes present huge challenges for the environment, rarely degrading and causing substantial greenhouse gas emissions. Read more about his team's groundbreaking work via a recent Maddyness feature: https://lnkd.in/eCTbFRX3 #PhDLife #CambridgeUniversity #Startup #CleanTech

News alert! Many thanks to the Cambridge Independent for featuring our recent 60th anniversary event and showcasing the achievements of our brilliant PhD award winners. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eJtHMjGu P.S.: Applications for the 2025 awards are open now! Tell us about your world-changing work here: https://lnkd.in/epN74DFC #PhDLife #CambridgeUniversity #ResearchImpact

Stubble grows on some people's faces, but did you know that it grows in the ground, too? Crop residue is left behind after each season of harvest, and in India, farmers often burn these remains before the next season. But this practice can have major environmental repercussions - a challenge that Dr Himansha Singh, one of our 2017 PhD student award winners, is tackling. Her work as the co-founder of Craste, a start-up producing sustainable packaging using crop waste, was recently recognised at our 60th anniversary ceremony. Interested in learning more? Check out this article: https://lnkd.in/d69JDTXS #PhDLife #ResearchImpact #Sustainability

Thank you all for joining us last Wednesday at our 60th anniversary event Churchill College, University of Cambridge! We were inspired by our fantastic student award winners and share a renewed hope for the future of interdisciplinary applied research. #PhDLife #Cambridge #ResearchImpact

Three days to go! We're looking forward to seeing you at our 60th anniversary celebration at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, where we'll meet our 2024 PhD student award winners, hear about the history of the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research, and indulge in some drinks and canapés (weather permitting ⛅ ). If you haven't booked your *free* spot yet, what are you waiting for!? Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/ewgsX2k9 #PhDLife #ResearchImpact #Cambridge

PARTY ALERT! Have you booked onto the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research's 60th anniversary celebration at Churchill College, University of Cambridge? We'll be looking back, forward, and all around at our wonderful 2024 PhD student award winners. The afternoon is going to be a whirlwind of research impact ... What are you waiting for? Register here: https://lnkd.in/ewgsX2k9 #PhDLife #Cambridge #ResearchImpact

Are you free this evening? Do you want to learn about world-changing research? If you answered "yes" to those questions (and we know you did), join us this evening at Churchill College, University of Cambridge to hear from Prof Karen P. Steel from King's College London about the biologic mechanisms of progressive hearing loss. Prof Steel's work has the potential to produce new drug treatments that could impact millions of lives! Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/ebvB5FFU #ClinicalTrials #Genomics #MolecularBiology (P.S. There will be wine, tea, and biscuits ... )

Are you curious about how the beliefs and behaviours of thousands-year-old civilisations have influenced religious life today? Listen to our recording of Dr Mohammed Ibraheem Ahmed's engrossing talk about the history, present, and future of Abrahamic relations: https://lnkd.in/eJiAQ5XN #Interfaith #PhDLife #History

👂 Do you think losing your hearing is an inevitable part of growing older? Professor Karen P. Steel from King's College London wants to challenge that thought. She'll be speaking to us next Monday (June 10th) about the biology behind hearing loss, and you can book your place here: https://lnkd.in/ebvB5FFU #Genetics #Genomics #PhDLife #ResearchImpact