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The fifty-percenters: the economic value of education

22 Jun 2018

Almost half of young people in the UK now go to university. Who gets in – and what and where they study – affects a person’s place in society and...

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Sidney Sussex General Admission, Cambridge 2012

Graduate earnings: what you study and where matters – but so does parents’ income

13 Apr 2016

First ‘big data’ research approach to graduate earnings reveals significant variations depending on student background, degree subject and university...

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New Delhi from Jama Masjid's tower

India in the Global Age

10 Sep 2012

An India Cambridge 'summit' will take place on Monday 10 September at the Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, to coincide with the Vice-Chancellor's visit to...

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Skate head

Under the Microscope #9 – Skate head

16 Feb 2012

Dr Andrew Gillis shows us an embryonic skate head and explains how the red denticles dotted all over it have very similar properties to human teeth...

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Writing, Sunset, Italy.

The Idea of the University

10 Oct 2011

The idea of the university and the roles assigned to universities in the 21st Century will be the subject of a lecture series beginning in Cambridge...

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Writing, Sunset, Italy.

What shape will universities take in the future?

28 Jun 2011

A conference at CRASSH later this week will address some big and highly topical questions.

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