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University of Cambridge Success Stories

Inspiring real-life stories of students from University of Cambridge winning top scholarships, earning degrees against the odds, and taking the next big step in their careers.

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11 Profiles

Cambridge Masters Graduate Sunita Rao Wins National Thesis Award for Climate Research

Graduate Milestone

Cambridge Masters Graduate Sunita Rao Wins National Thesis Award for Climate Research

Sunita Rao• Masters Graduate

Winner of National Graduate Thesis Award in Environmental Science

Faculty of Law and Public Governance·Class of 2023

Placement: Government Ministry of Environment & Sustainable Development

Sunita Rao's Masters thesis on coastal erosion modeling and climate adaptation policy has won the National Graduate Thesis Award in Environmental Science.

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Cambridge Graduate Felix Müller Awarded Global Fellowship for Cancer Genomics Research

Graduate Milestone

Cambridge Graduate Felix Müller Awarded Global Fellowship for Cancer Genomics Research

Felix Müller• Doctoral Researcher

Selected for Prestigious International Doctoral Fellowship

Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering·Class of 2022

Placement: Leading Global Research Institute

University of Cambridge graduate Felix Müller has been named an international fellow to pursue advanced oncology diagnostics and translational genomics research.

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Chloe Beaumont and Cambridge Team Win First Place at International Aerospace Engineering Challenge

Student Milestone

Chloe Beaumont and Cambridge Team Win First Place at International Aerospace Engineering Challenge

Chloe Beaumont• Undergraduate Team Lead

1st Place Winner at International Aerospace Design Competition

School of Business & Entrepreneurship·Class of 2024

Placement: Advanced Aerospace & Robotics Consortium

Undergraduate team led by Chloe Beaumont takes top honours for developing an autonomous high-altitude atmospheric sampling drone system.

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Cambridge Alumnus Fatima Al-Mansoor Raises $12M for Clean Tech Climate Analytics Startup

Alumnus Milestone

Cambridge Alumnus Fatima Al-Mansoor Raises $12M for Clean Tech Climate Analytics Startup

Fatima Al-Mansoor• Alumnus & Co-Founder

Closed $12M Series A Financing for Environmental Sensing Startup

Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering·Class of 2023

Placement: CleanTech Ventures & Enterprise Incubator

Founded out of the university innovation incubator, Fatima Al-Mansoor's startup is utilizing high-resolution satellite remote sensing to monitor industrial emissions.

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Chukwuemeka Okonkwo and Cambridge Engineering Team Win First Place at International Aerospace Challenge

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Chukwuemeka Okonkwo and Cambridge Engineering Team Win First Place at International Aerospace Challenge

Chukwuemeka Okonkwo• Undergraduate Team Lead

1st Place Winner at International Aerospace Design Competition

Faculty of Physics and Astronomy·Class of 2024

Placement: Advanced Aerospace & Robotics Consortium

Undergraduate team led by Chukwuemeka Okonkwo takes top honours for developing an autonomous high-altitude atmospheric sampling drone.

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Cambridge Alumna Olamide Adeleke Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for Breakthrough Diagnostics Work

Alumna Milestone

Cambridge Alumna Olamide Adeleke Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for Breakthrough Diagnostics Work

Olamide Adeleke• Research Scientist

Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science & Healthcare

Department of Media, Communications & Journalism·Class of 2025

Placement: National Institute for Advanced Medical Research

Olamide Adeleke, a University of Cambridge science graduate, has been recognised on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for developing a portable rapid diagnostics platform.

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Cambridge Alumnus Amara Diallo Raises $12M for Climate Analytics Technology Startup

Alumnus Milestone

Cambridge Alumnus Amara Diallo Raises $12M for Climate Analytics Technology Startup

Amara Diallo• Alumnus & Co-Founder

Closed $12M Series A Financing for Environmental Sensing Startup

Faculty of Physics and Astronomy·Class of 2023

Placement: CleanTech Ventures & Enterprise Incubator

Founded out of the university innovation incubator, Amara Diallo's startup uses satellite remote sensing to monitor industrial emissions.

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Cambridge Alumnus Elan Goldberg Builds EdTech Platform Reaching Over 500,000 Students Worldwide

Alumnus Milestone

Cambridge Alumnus Elan Goldberg Builds EdTech Platform Reaching Over 500,000 Students Worldwide

Elan Goldberg• Social Entrepreneur & Founder

Founded award-winning EdTech platform reaching 500,000 students

Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering·Class of 2024

Placement: Global EdTech Foundation & Social Enterprise Hub

Inspired by their student experience at University of Cambridge, Elan Goldberg has founded an educational technology platform delivering quality academic content to underserved communities.

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Cambridge Graduate Lucas Dubois Awarded Global Fellowship for Cancer Genomics Research

Graduate Milestone

Cambridge Graduate Lucas Dubois Awarded Global Fellowship for Cancer Genomics Research

Lucas Dubois• Doctoral Researcher

Selected for Prestigious International Doctoral Fellowship

Faculty of Law and Public Governance·Class of 2022

Placement: Leading Global Research Institute

University of Cambridge graduate Lucas Dubois has been named an international fellow to pursue advanced oncology diagnostics and translational gene therapy.

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University of Cambridge Researcher Viktor Kowalski Appointed to National Academy Young Researcher Fellowship

Researcher Milestone

University of Cambridge Researcher Viktor Kowalski Appointed to National Academy Young Researcher Fellowship

Viktor Kowalski• Postdoctoral Fellow

Appointed to Prestigious National Academy Young Researcher Fellowship

Department of Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence·Class of 2022

Placement: National Academy of Sciences & Innovation

Viktor Kowalski from University of Cambridge has been appointed to the National Academy's competitive Young Researcher Fellowship programme.

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Cambridge PhD Student Chidinma Obi Publishes First-Author Paper in Nature Communications

Student Milestone

Cambridge PhD Student Chidinma Obi Publishes First-Author Paper in Nature Communications

Chidinma Obi• PhD Candidate

Published first-author paper in Nature Communications as PhD student

Faculty of Physics and Astronomy·Class of 2025

Placement: International Research Consortium

Chidinma Obi, a second-year PhD student at University of Cambridge, has achieved the rare distinction of publishing as lead author in Nature Communications.

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