Programmes

Lent 2012

Guilherme Frederico Lima—Pure Mathematics (PhD Student):
“Topos Theory: The Mathematics of Mathematics”

Clementine Beauvais—Children’s Literature (PhD Student):
“Narratives of Sociopolitical Change in Contemporary Children's Literature”

Professor Peter McNaughton—Pharmacology (University Sheild Professor):
“Pain and Why We Need It”

 

Michaelmas 2011

Daniel Larsen — History (PhD Student):
"A 'Special' Relationship: Breaking U.S. Codes in the First World War"

Norbert Vanek — Applied Linguistics (PhD Student):
"Linguistic Relativity: Insights from Advanced Second Language Varieties"

Professor James D. Watson (Nobel Laureate):
“Finding the Double-Helix at the Cavendish”

 

Summer 2011

Sean Hudson—Chemistry (PhD Student):
"Tuberculosis and Fragment-Based Drug Discovery"

James Snee—Computer Science (PhD Student):
"Instrumenting Mobile Devices"

Michael Housden—Organic Chemistry (Submitted PhD):
"Natural Product Synthesis: Designing a Molecular Lego Set"

Dr Helen Thaventhiran (Crawforth)—Literature (JRF):
"Significant Form: Modernism & the Meaning of Meaning"

 

Easter 2011

 Matthijs Groeneveld—Clinical Biochemistry (PhD Student):
"A Human Genetic Approach to Unravel Cellular Mechanisms of Insulin Action"

Emily Thomas—Philosophy (PhD Student):
"The Structure of the World"
 
Paul Hopkinson—Physics (PhD Student):
"Plastic Solar Cells"

Dr. David Irving—Musicology and Cultural History (JRF):
"The Globalization of Music"


Lent 2011

Jeffrey Watumull—Linguistics (PhD Student):
"Mathematical Biolinguistics"

Rachel White—History (MPhil Student):
"Redeeming the Past: the 2001 Commemoration of the Paris Massacre of 17 October 1961"

Joe Walmswell—Astrophysics (PhD Student):
"The Diverse Deaths of Massive Stars: the mass range of the supernova progenitors"
 
Sid Nagala—Medicine (PhD Student):
"Advanced MR Techniques in Thyroid tumours"

 


Student Websites

Christ's College has two student run websites, one run by the JCR for undergraduates and the other run by the MCR for the graduate students of the college.