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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · 11h

Professor David Tong from @trincollcam.bsky.social @cambridgemaths.bsky.social will give our first lecture on 'Our Chiral Universe'.

Larmor Lecture - 13 October, 18:00–19:00
Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Cambridge.

Booking: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...

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Cavendish Laboratory @cambridgephysics.bsky.social · 1d

A proud moment🎉 Cavendish alumnus Prof John Clarke awarded the #NobelPrize2025, with Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis. They opened the door to quantum technologies based on superconducting qubits, putting quantum phenomena to work in real devices. buff.ly/lnm99ls

SLUGS invented by Paul Wraight and John Clarke

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 1d

Congratulations to alumnus Prof John Clarke, who has been jointly awarded The Nobel Prize in #Physics – making this Cambridge's 126th Nobel win 🏆 👏

Read about his work and his long connection with Cambridge:
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#Science @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @darwincollegecam.bsky.social

Cambridge alumnus awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics

University of Cambridge alumnus Professor John Clarke has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis,

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 7d

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Jane Goodall.

Jane was a much-loved member of the conservation community in Cambridge and worldwide. She completed her PhD at @darwincollegecam.bsky.social and was an Honorary Fellow at @newnhamcollege.bsky.social.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIzR...

Jane Goodall - Finding our way to a better future

YouTube video by Cambridge University

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · 6d

Our Travel Grants are now open for application.

Deadline for applications is 01 Nov 2025
Deadline for references is 08 Nov 2025

For more information and to apply:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/trav...

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · 7d

Tickets are now available for The PdOC Research Showcase 2025 on 10th November 2025 at West Hub, Cambridge. @westcamhub @CamPostdocs

Book tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thewe...

Sponsored by the Cambridge Philosophical Society

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · 9d

2025 Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture, entitled "Gravitational Waves, Black Holes and Experimental Tests of Gravitational Theory", by Professor Thibault Damour at 5 pm GMT on Monday 10 Nov at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge.

Book Now: tinyurl.com/chamblinlect...

2025 Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture - registration

Speaker: Thibault Damour, IHES Title: "Gravitational Waves, Black Holes and Experimental Tests of Gravitational Theory" Event Timing: November 10th, 2025, 5pm UK time Event Address: Centre for Mathema...

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · 12d

The Kelvin Club is hosting an afternoon in memory of Oliver Heaviside on Tuesday, 28th October in Peterhouse Theatre from 3pm. @peterhousecam.bsky.social

See image for details.

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · 15d

The next Research Café: Science Communication will take place on 30th September 2025 @ 11:30am-2:30pm at @West Hub, Cambridge.

We have limited places, sign up here!

For details and to sign-up:
www.tickettailor.com/events/thewe...

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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.bsky.social · 16d

Don’t miss Hiroaki Suga’s #LMBSeminar on Monday 29th September at 11AM.
Hiroaki, from the University of Tokyo, will discuss ‘De novo discovery of macrocyclic peptides and pseudo-natural products for therapeutic innovation’
Click here for more info: www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Hiroaki Suga
University of Tokyo
De novo discovery of macrocyclic peptides and pseudo-natural products for therapeutic innovation
Monday 29th September at 11am (BST)

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · 22d

The PdOC Research Showcase 2025 will take place on 10th November 2025 at West Hub, Cambridge.

For details and to submit an abstract:
www.pdoc.cam.ac.uk/events/resea...

Sponsored by the Cambridge Philosophical Society

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · 28d

Professor David Tong from @cambridgemaths.bsky.social will give our first lecture in October on 'Our Chiral Universe'.

Larmor Lecture
13 October 2025, 18:00–19:00
Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Cambridge.

For details and booking:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Final Frontier: Black Holes in the Infant Universe

9 September - Ray Dolby Center in West Cambridge.

Join Lord Rees, Prof. Natarajan, Prof. Sijacki and Prof. Maiolino for this exciting public talk.

Details: sites.google.com/cam.ac.uk/mb...

@cambridgeastro.bsky.social

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Daniela Wilner @danielawilner.bsky.social · Sep 1

Another chapter of my PhD at @unswbees.bsky.social is out!! 🎉 #OpenAccess with
@nathwilliamb.bsky.social & Russell Bonduriansky in Biological Reviews @camphilsoc.bsky.social
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Sexual conflict as a constraint on asexual reproduction: an empirical review

Theory predicts that facultatively asexual animals, which can leverage the advantages of both sexual and asexual reproduction, should outcompete obligately sexual and obligately asexual animals. Yet,....

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Jeffery Chan @diadromy.bsky.social · Aug 12

Recent (belated) paper on dam impacts in Biological Reviews! @camphilsoc.bsky.social

🐟🦐 Interested in how migratory fishes and decapod respond to fragmentation, dam removal, and fish pass installation?

✅Out on open access: doi.org/10.1111/brv....
🖋️With Billy Lam, David Dudgeon, Jia Huan Liew

Global consequences of dam‐induced river fragmentation on diadromous migrants: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

The global proliferation of dams has altered flow and sediment regimes in rivers, presenting a major threat to freshwater biodiversity. Diadromous species, such as fishes, decapod crustaceans and gas...

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · Aug 12

Registration is open for The 8th Biennial Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium, Interventions & Recovery in Cambridge, 10th - 11th September 2025. @camneuro.bsky.social

For further details and registration, visit: neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/camneuro-eve...

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · Aug 7

Call for abstracts - West Hub Research Café

The next Research Café on Science Communication will take place on 30 September 2025 (11:30 AM – 2:30 PM) at the West Hub, Cambridge.

You are invited submit your abstract by 29.08.2025 here: www.westcambridgehub.uk/research-cafe

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Marlen Fröhlich @marlenfroehlich.bsky.social · Jul 31

Congratulations to my superb PhD student Angèle Lombrey on publishing her first article in Biological Reviews
@camphilsoc.bsky.social — no less! 😎🍾

Curious about individual differences in animal communicative behavior? 🐦🐬🦧Check out our open-access paper:
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Individual variation in animal communication: from species averages to unique voices

The comparative study of communicative behaviour in non-human animals, especially primates, has yielded crucial insights into the evolution of human language. This research, mostly focused on the spe...

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · Aug 6

CPS Henslow Fellow Dr Tiffany Ki from
@camzoology.bsky.social with Victoria Smith, Local Nature Reserves Ranger for Cambridge City Council conducting fieldwork on insect populations.

Read more on Tiffany's research here:
cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/hens...

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Marlen Fröhlich @marlenfroehlich.bsky.social · Jul 28

Now published! 📝✅📢
Our review on flexibility in animal communication is out in Biological Reviews @camphilsoc.bsky.social (Open Access).
Huge thanks again to my fantastic co-authors, especially @kirstyegraham.bsky.social. It was a delight to learn from them!

📖 Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/brv....

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · Jul 15

Our Travel Grants for November 2025 are now open for applications.

Deadline for applications is 01 Nov 2025
Deadline for references is 08 Nov 2025

Apply here: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/trav...

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · Jul 7

Watch Professor Malcolm Longair talk on 'The Mechanical Origins of Maxwell’s Equations' from our One-day meeting - The Unknown Maxwell. @eng.cam.ac.uk @cambridgephysics.bsky.social

Watch on YouTube:
youtu.be/mrOd1726NWQ

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · Jul 2

A big thank you to @ukri.org for hosting this year's Cambridge Philosophical Society summer visit to the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source based at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) near Didcot in Oxfordshire.

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · Jun 30

Watch Professor Bill Baker of @eng.cam.ac.uk talk about 'Maxwell and the Geometry of Structural Equilibrium'.

This part 1 of a 2 part talk: youtu.be/-KsYcQoGxWk

Part 2. Professor Allan McRobie: youtu.be/7rTX_aN-hYs

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Cambridge Philosophical Society @camphilsoc.bsky.social · Jun 25

Watch Professor Allan McRobie, Professor of Structural Engineering in @eng.cam.ac.uk talk about 'Maxwell and the Geometry of Structural Equilibrium'.

Watch on YouTube:
youtu.be/7rTX_aN-hYs

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