LONDON’S BRAIN GAIN: Half of Oxbridge graduates move to London for work

52 per cent of Oxbridge graduates going into work after finishing university settle in London, a new report by the thinktank Centre for Cities has found. Up to 24 per cent of new graduates from UK universities in 2014 and 2015 were found to be working in the capital within six months of graduation, and in the year 2014-2015, London attracted 38 per cent of recent Russell Group graduates with Firsts and 2:1s who had moved for work. 

BETTER LAKE THAN NEVER: Botanic Garden’s lake to be dredged

The lake in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden is to be dredged for the first time in the Garden’s history this winter. Professional analysis has concluded that the 158-year-old lake is heavily silted, making it “hard to sustain pond life adequately”. The Garden’s Director, Beverley Glover, has warned that, without intervention, “the lake would eventually silt over and become a swamp”. It will be the first time the lake has been empty since a drought in 1976.

STOOD A LOWLY PLANT POT SHED: Jesus has 11ft plant pot installed

An 11ft plant pot has been installed in Jesus College’s Fellows’ Gardens. The pot, which was lowered in by crane, is an architect-designed potting shed, complete with a skylight, a door, and a hatch to pass normal-sized plant pots in and out. The metal exterior will appear terracotta-coloured as it weathers over time. The pot was designed by Cambridge architects DPA, who stated they were aiming for “something a little quirky” with its design. 

MAKING MY WAY DOWNTOWN, WALKING FAST: Top 24 most violent Cambridge streets listed

Cambridge News have listed the “most violent streets in Cambridge”, following a Freedom of Information request. In the list are 24 streets, with a total of 528 crimes recorded this last year between them. St Andrews Street has the highest rate of violent crime, with 168 offences recorded between November 2014 and this month. Corn Exchange Street is second, with 89 offences over the last two years, and Sidney Street and Downing Street come third and fourth respectively.

PREMIER IN CAMBRIDGE: Theresa May visits Cambridgeshire research Campus

Prime Minister Theresa May visited the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus in Hinxton, Cambridge, on Monday, after a speech pledging a £2bn government investment in research “to ensure that the UK remains at the forefront of science and technology”. The PM took a tour of the facilities on site and met staff. The funding is set to be delivered over the next four years and is part of the new Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.