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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sally Weale Education correspondent

University of Cambridge launches inquiry after five suspected suicides

The University of Cambridge.
The university has said so far one death has been confirmed as suicide by a coroner. Photograph: Nicholas.T Ansell/PA

Five students at the University of Cambridge have died as a result of suicide or suspected suicide over the past four months, prompting a rapid review by university authorities.

Prof Graham Virgo, the senior pro-vice-chancellor for education, said inquiries had found no links between the first four deaths of students who were all at different colleges. The fifth death happened since and is the subject of further review.

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