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Cambridge to launch lectureship in Chinese urban development

20 Sep 2017

The creation of the lectureship, based at the Department of Land Economy, was announced at a signing ceremony held in Hong Kong.

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Urban Uganda

Urbanisation of rural Africa associated with increased risk of heart disease and diabetes

29 Jul 2014

The increasing urbanisation of rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa could lead to an explosion in incidences of heart disease and diabetes, according to...

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Cityscape

Apocalyptic thinking and urban resilience

19 Oct 2012

Through analysis of human resilience, particularly in cities, Professor Ash Amin believes that state guarantees of welfare and infrastructure will...

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Separation barrier in Jerusalem

Capturing urban conflict: beyond the newsreel

19 Oct 2011

A new exhibition unveils the work of a unique study into some of the most bitterly divided cities in the world, such as Jerusalem and Belfast...

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A.M. Walzer Co. United States Inlay Puzzle

Neighbourly in Nebraska, nervous in New York

11 Sep 2008

The personalities of people in the USA often differ according to the state in which they live, a new study led by Cambridge University has revealed...

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drawing CAD

Designing sustainable cities of the future

01 May 2008

As more people become city-dwellers, can we design cities to be more sustainable?

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Members of the European Legal Development Project

Finding fault

01 Feb 2008

A multicentre project led by the Faculty of Law has reached its conclusion, having studied over a century's worth of European legal changes relating...

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Virtually family: an anthropological knowledge of the broadband internet

01 Oct 2006

The explosion of the broadband internet is allowing anthropologists to carry out research into virtual, as well as real communities. Xiaoxiao Yan...

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