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Recognition at last for Hertfordian

8 November 2017

Among her many other accolades, Hertford alumna Fiona Bruce has now been recognised by sheep. An experiment to show that sheep could be trained to recognise celebrity faces for food reward included her picture alongside Barack Obama, Emma Watson and Jake Ghyllenhaal. We always knew Hertfordians were distinctive: now science has caught up.

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