Illustration of two knights jousting in Medieval book.

Decoding the

Song of Wade

Cambridge scholars solve famous 130-year-old literary mystery in Chaucer's writing. The Song of Wade, a long lost treasure of English culture, is now believed to be a chivalric romance not a monster-filled epic.

AI-deas project: Improving language equity and inclusion through AI

AI-deas project: Improving language equity and inclusion through AI

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News - Support for STEM programme

Joint major gift to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge helps boost initiatives to address challenges in science education and increase the number of pupils progressing to STEM degrees

News - At the heart of life-changing science

The Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart & Lung Research Institute is a thriving community of scientists and clinicians, the largest concentration of its kind in Europe, focused on tackling the world's biggest killers.

News - Nostalgia-on-sea

The seaside more likely to make us nostalgic than green places. A new study suggests that coastlines may have the optimal visual properties to make us feel positive emotions.

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Admissions - Applicant webinars for undergraduate study: Tuesday 22 to Wednesday 30 July

Join this webinar series to find out more about applying to be an undergraduate student at Cambridge. The series guides Cambridge applicants through every step of the application process.

Family - Summer at the Museums: Thursday 24 July to 31 August

Enjoy a great value day out with your family at museums in Cambridgeshire. The packed calendar of family friendly events is designed to spark your imagination, explore big topics and help you enjoy time together.

Exhibitions - Curious Cures: until Saturday 6 December

Health and disease in the medieval world – and how our ancestors sought to cure everything from infertility to constipation – are the focus of a major new exhibition at the University Library.

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