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Lord John Alderdice Elected to Honorary Fellowship at Pembroke College

We are delighted to announce that Lord John Alderdice has been elected to an Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his distinguished political and academic career.

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Believe in Him Installation Visits Pembroke

Believe in Him, created by Utah artist Tom Holdman in collaboration with the Roots of Humanity Foundation, is a 32-foot long stained glass exhibit which has travelled between Rome, Paris and London. During the recent vacation, the travelling exhibition spent a week in Pembroke's Hall and Chapel, where it was enjoyed by students, staff and visitors.

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Is Pain an Emotion? Professor Irene Tracey Features on BBC World Service Radio

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Pembroke Fellow and Nuffield Professor of Anaesthetic Science, Irene Tracey, featured in a BBC World Service radio segment entitled ‘Is Pain an Emotion?’

As part of a BBC series called Exchanges at the Frontier, Dr Tracey joined presenter Claudia Hammond at the Wellcome Collection in London to discuss the topics of pain, pleasure, relief and consciousness.

The segment was aired on Sunday 14th February 2016, and is available to listen to online.

Prof. Tracey is the Head of the Nuffield Division of Anaesthetics and Associate Head of the Medical Sciences Division.

She also helps to conduct undergraduate medicine interviews at Pembroke, and gives lectures to 2nd year Bachelor of Medicine students on the topics of Nociception, Pain, Pain Relief and Neuroimaging.

 

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