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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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Professor Fredrik Karpe Appears on BBC’s ‘Trust Me, I’m A Doctor’

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Pembroke Retained Lecturer in Medicine Fredrik Karpe featured in an episode of the BBC TWO factual series ‘Trust me, I’m a Doctor’, which aims to expose the truth behind health-related questions and discuss the most pressing debates.

Professor Karpe, who is Professor of Metablolic Medicine at the ‘Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism’, was interviewed by the programme’s presenter Michael Mosley.

He was given the opportunity to summarise his research into different types of fat tissue in the body, arguing that excess fat in the lower body is completel harmless and shouldn’t necessarily be targeted for weight loss therapies.

The episode, which aired on Wednesday 6th January, is available to watch on BBC iPlayer until Friday 5th February 2016. Prof. Karpe’s appearance begins at the 45 minute mark.