James Read became Associate Professor at Pembroke at age 26, having got into Philosophy at 16. He shares with us more about his journey here, his enthusiasm for teaching, and his fascinating new research.

DPhil candidate Michael Adlerstein has been working on creating soft wearable robots that can assist with movement and rehabilitation. He recently visited Japan with colleagues from the Engineering Science Department to showcase his project at the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (Robosoft).