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Cambridge leads governmental project to understand impact of smartphones and social media on young people
Cambridge researchers are leading the first phase of a new research project that will lay the groundwork for future studies ...
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Snakes in potted olive trees are 'tip of the iceberg' of ornamental plant trade hazards
Invasive pests are slipping unnoticed into northern Europe in huge shipments of cut flowers and potted plants with potential ...
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Greater Cambridge region can be the beating heart of our national renewal: open letter to government
Ahead of the Spending Review, an open letter to government from leaders across Cambridge, including the University’s ...
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Feeding your good gut bacteria through fibre in diet may boost body against infections
A new study has found that the composition of your gut microbiome helps predict how likely you are to succumb to potentially ...
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Sex differences in brain structure present at birth
Sex differences in brain structure are present from birth, research from the Autism Research Centre at the University of ...
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Brits still associate working-class accents with criminal behaviour – study warns of bias in the criminal justice system
People who speak with accents perceived as ‘working-class’ including those from Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford and London ...
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Into the underworld
Sanne Cottaar is Professor of Global Seismology in Earth Sciences. She wants to understand Earth’s inner structure: how it ...
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Playing their own game
The Royal Tournament was held at The Guildhall, Cambridge, on 1st March 1958, where crowds gathered to get a glimpse of the ...
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Gates Cambridge turns 25
The scholars, all international postgraduate students, come from all walks of life and all disciplines, but they are keen to leave a positive mark on the world, to have real impact. The Gates ...
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System to auto-detect new variants will inform better response to future infectious disease outbreaks
The approach will quickly show which variants of a pathogen are most worrying in terms of the potential to make people ill. This means a vaccine can be specifically targeted against these variants, to ...
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What was the Star of Bethlehem?
It’s a key feature of a school nativity play, but what’s the science behind the Star of Bethlehem? Also known as the Christmas Star, the Star of Bethlehem appears in the Bible’s Gospel of Matthew. The ...