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A feast for the senses

A mouth-watering / stomach-churning new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum explores our complex relationship with food.

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Robin James

The Fetcher who became keeper to millions of books

Robin James leads the team responsible for the University Library’s ‘Cathedral of Books’ – a vast Amazon-style warehouse on the outskirts of Ely; the opening of which marks the latest chapter in the UL’s 600-year history.

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Now we're talking

A new collaboration involving Cambridge linguists and a student-led charitable group is helping young refugees and asylum-seekers develop their confidence and communication skills.

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Living with snow leopards

Local people in the Nepal Himalayas value snow leopards as much for the potential personal benefits they gain from the animals’ conservation as they do for the intrinsic value of this charismatic species.

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Dr James Riley

Did the Sixties dream die in 1969?

The year 1969 is held up as the end of an era, but fifty years on are we still buying into a dangerous myth? Counterculture expert James Riley delves into the darkness of the Sixties to sort fact from psychedelic fiction.

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