Cambridge

The London Patient is the second ever case of HIV who recovered and remains virus-free to this day, four years since he first underwent the procedure.

Competitions are fierce when it comes to securing admissions in the top colleges, both in India and abroad, and summer programmes and internships can tip the scales in favour of some students.

"Because of the highly emotive nature of these stories, people are quick to react. This means the time it takes to disprove compelling fake news stories is often too long to prevent action being taken."