The mind of a crow: What studying corvids tells us about cognition

Understanding how advanced cognitive abilities evolve has long fascinated researchers and the wider public alike. Questions about the origins of traits often seen as hallmarks of humans, including language, tool use and culture, naturally lead to curiosity about whether other animals show similar abilities and what evolutionary pressures might shape them.

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Cambridge to lead new British Academy Early Career Researcher Network for the East of England

The University has been selected as the lead delivery partner for the British Academy’s new East of England Early Career Researcher Network (ECRN) cluster. Cambridge will work closely with the other delivery partners, Anglia Ruskin University and the University of East Anglia, to support early career researchers in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences across the region.

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Cancer isn’t fair – but care should be

Listening to people's lived experiences is helping to improve the awareness and uptake of cancer care. On World Cancer Day, we take a look at some of the ways researchers are working with communities to ‘close the cancer care gap’.

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