News in brief: posh paper and groovy graffiti

Cambridge alum Sir David Attenborough visited the University’s Conservation Campus Louis Ashworth with permission for Varsity Truck drivers in STEM Professor Adrian Liston from the University of Cambridge has written a graphic novel to show varied paths into science, including his own. He was expected to go into truck driving in Australia like his family, but has since conducted work on tissues and the immune system at Cambridge. He was inspired to write the novel by his co-workers at the lab. Prof Liston said: “When I looked around at the amazing people in my lab, I realised that everyone had a story about overcoming barriers to enter science.” Sunshine underpass This isn’t a Mario Kart course – new graffiti in Ely, Cambridgeshire has been described as bringing “a little ray of sunshine.” Local students from Ely College have brightened up a local underpass with colourful graffiti, which was described by a local man as “spectacular.” The mural depicts the phrase “dare to dream” and art of a smiling woman. Maybe we could do with some of that in Cambridge – the only graffiti we tend to get is people’s initials carved into 400-year-old wooden beams. Clare alumnus visits Cambridge Conservation...