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Statement on undergraduate admissions: 18 August 2020

18 August 2020

Following the announcement from Ofqual on 17th August (and similar announcements by other examination boards and authorities) we are working as quickly as possi...

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The chemist who fuses fashion with science

Areeb Mahtey is studying for a PhD in epigenetics, but outside the lab he is a member of the Fashion and Luxury Brands Society and models. He explains why science and fashion have more in common than you might think.

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Ageing heart cells offer clues to susceptibility of older people to severe COVID-19

Genes that play an important role in allowing SARS-CoV-2 to invade heart cells become more active with age, according to research published today in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 

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Cambridge engineers recognised with awards for pandemic service

Two teams of Cambridge engineers have been recognised by the Royal Academy of Engineering for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic with the President’s Special Award for Pandemic Service.

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Get In Cambridge: New social media films aim to encourage more applications from underrepresented groups

Cambridge University is using targeted social media videos to reach teenagers from UK Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities and break down misconceptions that might put them off applying.

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A baker, a plumber...and a swan taker

Cambridge University Library archives project continues to reveal the criminally dark past of the Isle of Ely, including a disappeared child and a swan thief.

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Predictive touch system

AI-based ‘no-touch touchscreen’ could reduce risk of pathogen spread from surfaces

A ‘no-touch touchscreen’ developed for use in cars could also have widespread applications in a post-COVID-19 world, by reducing the risk of transmission of pathogens on surfaces.

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