by Sarah Cruise | Dec 10, 2018 | Blog
It seems that Gyles Brandreth is becoming my spokesperson – thank you Giles! Another fabulous programme of his on Radio 4 this week. This time all about the art of persuasion. Giles looked at the art of persuasion from the differing perspectives of politics,...
by Sarah Cruise | Nov 19, 2018 | Blog
Research shows that memories don’t decay, but that we need to recall memories regularly to maintain access to them. We should also continue to challenge our brain with new inputs, new contents and new experiences to keep it healthy. ‘The most beneficial activities for...
by Sarah Cruise | Oct 3, 2018 | Blog
Gyles Brandreth has set down the challenge – Can you learn a poem by Christmas? His recent Radio 4 programme Gyles Brandreth’s Poetry By Heart explores the benefits of learning poetry for both the young and old… Learning poetry by heart is not only a...
by Sarah Cruise | Sep 27, 2018 | Blog
I received this message from a friend today which made me feel really sad…. I have a friend who is at Uni and she has to do a presentation to over 1000 people at the end but at the moment she doesn’t have the confidence to do so (she has even considered dropping...
by Sarah Cruise | Sep 14, 2018 | Blog
I had a great time working with people from across the University of Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute, the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Babraham Institute, and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology this week in preparation for Cambridge LifeLab....
by Sarah Cruise | Sep 6, 2018 | Blog
Congratulations everyone for fabulous LAMDA exam results this summer. Exams included public speaking, reading for performance, speaking verse & prose, and acting. Grades 4 through to Bronze, Silver and Gold medals. 100% passed and 73% achieved a distinction....