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A legacy unveiled
In this #AnniversaryStory, Karen Harper narrates her journey as she uncovers the legacy of her grandparents, Wallace and Gladys Harper, who were both physicists at the Cavendish Laboratory in the...
1 April 2025
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Metrology: Sir Alan Cook’s recipe for precision
Metrology is the study of measurements and units and though it may not seem as exciting as the quirks of quantum mechanics or the vastness of Space, it’s of the...
17 March 2025
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Archie Howie
You’ve got work at 9am, and you’re making your way towards your department. You pass along Portugal Place and you look down through a grill into the basement of a...
17 December 2024
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The loss of key scientists during the World Wars
As part of our 150th anniversary, we remember physicists who worked with the Cavendish Laboratory and lost their lives during the war. One of these tragic events was the death...
7 November 2024
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Cavendish and cricket, a long and rich history
HOWZATTTT! It’s another day and the Cavendish is not out* of sports to talk about! Today, we look at the rich history of cricket being played by the Cavendish Laboratory,...
18 October 2024
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Breaking Barriers: Athene Donald’s Advocacy for Women in STEM
Professor Dame Athene Donald is a retired Cavendish professor of Experimental Physics, former Gender Equality Champion for the University of Cambridge and former Master of Churchill. She’s also a first...
7 October 2024
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Kapitsa’s Crocodile
If you are at the Old Cavendish on Free School Lane, you may have seen the above image of a crocodile. But did you know that it could have been...
14 August 2024
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Nora Sidgwick at the Cavendish Laboratory
#AnniversaryStory The ‘rogues’ gallery’ of graduate students in the Cavendish Laboratory from 1897 onwards is a popular display for alumni and visitors, who enjoy seeing themselves, their colleagues and lecturers...
6 August 2024
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Cavendish looks back at its golfing history!
We all know how illustrious Rutherford was as a scientist, but did you know he played golf every Sunday? Cavendish has a rich history of sports enthusiasts and here we...
2 August 2024