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The Nigerian archaeologist investigating ancient farming in West Africa

For Emuobosa Akpo Orijemie, a degree in botany led to a PhD looking at the crops cultivated by early communities. As a Newton International Fellow at Cambridge, he's making most of the opportunities that will enable him to undertake further research.

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Star Wars: The Science Strikes Back

This week we delve into physics in a galaxy far far away as we probe the science of Star Wars!

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Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves

Making eye contact with an infant makes adults’ and babies’ brainwaves ‘get in sync’ with each other – which is likely to support communication and learning – according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.

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The anthropologist exploring ethical questions about humans and horses

It started as a childhood obsession. The more Rosie Jones McVey learnt more about horses, the more fascinated she became in different training methods. Her PhD project investigates how we think about these beautiful, unpredictable creatures.

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The man who helps to get those tricky visa applications right first time

After studying history at university, Graeme Ross worked as an asylum seeker caseworker. Today he leads Cambridge’s Immigration and Compliance Team. One of its roles is to offer advice to people requiring visas to take up job offers from Cambridge.

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Ancient fish scales and vertebrate teeth share an embryonic origin

Latest findings support the theory that teeth in the animal kingdom evolved from the jagged scales of ancient fish, the remnants of which can be seen today embedded in the skin of sharks and skate.

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The Nigerian archaeologist investigating ancient farming in West Africa

Star Wars: The Science Strikes Back

Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves

The anthropologist exploring ethical questions about humans and horses

The man who helps to get those tricky visa applications right first time

Ancient fish scales and vertebrate teeth share an embryonic origin

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