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Kestral Chaos

Shot or just attacked by other birds? The murder mystery of the year.

An investigation was launched after astaff member thought a kestral may have been either shot (yes, shot, as in by a gun) or had died after colliding with Sherfield.

After the investigation, it turned out that nobody had been doing some hunting of kestrals on campus, and that the bird was actually a Woodcock that was attacked by another bird, possibly a Peregrine Falcon.

A post mortem by a College vet also, unsurprisingly, found no evidence that someone had “popped a cap in the Woodcock’s ass, yo”.

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Held annually on February 11th and implemented by UNESCO and UN-Women, this initiative promotes full and equal participation and recognition of women and girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.  About the event

By Cristina Carrillo