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It seems like only yesterday….
But, believe it or not, Cambridge University has just celebrated its 800th birthday with a fantastic party. Those of you who are looking for graduate jobs in Cambridge may well have been spectators at some of the fantastic events which have been held over the weekend.
The centre-piece of the extravaganza was the stunning light show projected onto the Senate House building. Photographs of famous graduates of the university were beamed onto the walls, accompanied by a new piece of music performed by bell-ringers around the world. The piece, written by Clare College alumnus Phil Earis, was commissioned especially for the occasion.
People have been studying here and going on to get the best graduate jobs for eight centuries now. A list of Cambridge alumni reads like a Who’s Who of British history, literature, comedy, sport and light-entertainment.
Oliver Cromwell cut his teeth at Cambridge. John Milton, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Ted Hughes and Rupert Brooke all added to the poetic beauty of the area. It gave us the classic comedy of Cleese/Chapman, Fry/Laurie and Ali G (Sacha Baron-Cohen). We can be thankful for music from Nick Drake and the Madchester guru Tony Wilson. Sport was enhanced in the shape of former England cricket captain Mike Atherton and the incomparable darts commentator Sid Waddell. And, who can forget how Richard Whiteley and Carol Vorderman changed the face of student daytime viewing with C4’s Countdown?
Cambridge has also been the crucible of some of the most important and influential breakthroughs in the history of the world - the atom was split here and the double-helix structure of DNA was unravelled too.
Speaking of the celebrations, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Jeremy Sanders commented on the exuberant atmosphere saying that it was “all about what Cambridge has achieved for the world over hundreds of years. Cambridge transforms the individuals who work and study here, and it transforms the world though the ideas it produces. Our students and members have gone on to become presidents and Prime Ministers, Nobel Laureates, great writers and performers. From a diversity of backgrounds they have become key citizens all over the world. It is this ability to transform that we celebrate in 2009."
You too can transform 2009 by becoming part of the fabric of this historic city and applying for graduate jobs in Cambridge right here on our website. Prime Minister or Nobel Laureate wouldn’t look too bad on your future graduate job CV would it? And there may well be a job vacancy on Countdown soon…
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