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21 May 2020

Update from the Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) regarding the academic year 2020-21

20 May 2020

A statement from Professor Graham Virgo, Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education), regarding the academic year 2020-21

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Find out about University of Cambridge research and expert comment relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Climate change will turn coastal Antarctica green

Algae is spreading across coastal Antarctica and turning the snow so green it can be seen from space.

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Gates Cambridge Class of 2020

This year's cohort of Gates Cambridge Scholars includes 77 Scholars from 30 countries, who will undertake postgraduate studies at the University of Cambridge.

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Open-source ventilator designed by Cambridge team for use in low- and middle-income countries

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team at the University of Cambridge has designed an open-source ventilator in partnership with local clinicians, engineers and manufacturers across Africa that is focused to address the specific needs for treating COVID-19 patients and is a fully functioning system for use after the pandemic.

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Younger workers hit harder by coronavirus economic shock in UK and US

Those on low incomes are also more likely to have lost jobs or pay, and less able to complete work tasks from home. Researchers warn the COVID-19 downturn is likely to “increase inequality between young and old”.

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‘Wonderchicken’ fossil from the age of dinosaurs reveals origin of modern birds

The oldest fossil of a modern bird yet found, dating from the age of dinosaurs, has been identified by an international team of palaeontologists.

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