Gambling is a thriving form of entertainment in the UK, but may also become a form of addiction for some individuals. Just why do people gamble when ‘the house always wins’? Advances in brain imaging techniques are helping Cambridge scientists find out.
Public engagement with science is top of Dr Chris Smith's agenda. His trailblazing approach to making scientific issues interesting, interactive and informative to the general public has gained recognition within the University of Cambridge and beyond.
Art –lovers who yearn to try their hand at drawing are to be given the ideal opportunity by the University of Cambridge this month.
Discover the world’s last great wilderness at the Museum of Zoology’s free Antarctic Day event on Saturday 23 September from 10.00 until 4.00.
Record numbers of school pupils from ethnic minority backgrounds applied for places on the GEEMA Summer School which takes place at Newnham College this week (AUG 6-11). GEEMA, the Group to Encourage Ethnic Minority Applications to Cambridge, is part of the Widening Participation programme at the Cambridge Admissions Office.
Researchers are calling for tighter controls on the live reef fish trade, a growing threat to coral reefs, in letters to the international journal Science.
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