Cambridge Dictionary reveals Word of the Year 2025
18 Nov 2025 Cambridge Dictionary has named 'parasocial' as the Word of the Year for 2025.
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Pondering artistic beauty encourages ‘big picture’ thinking
07 May 2025 Psychological experiment suggests actively considering the beauty of art increases abstract thinking and “transformative” emotion – helping us escape...
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Fervent fans keep faith with heroes even after ‘immoral acts’, study finds
06 Sep 2022 Analysis of posts from thousands of social media users either side of a scandal – the dramatic fall of YouTube celebrity Logan Paul – shows how hard...
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Flu season 2021: how worried should we be?
12 Oct 2021 Are we in for a bad flu season this winter? Cambridge experts who have been studying flu for decades consider the scenarios that may lie ahead.
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People more afraid of catching COVID-19 are more judgemental, study finds
09 Jun 2021 Researchers studying how we make moral judgements found that people more concerned about catching COVID-19 were more disapproving of the wrong-doings...
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Loan applications processed around midday more likely to be rejected
05 May 2021 Bank credit officers are more likely to approve loan applications earlier and later in the day, while ‘decision fatigue’ around midday is associated...
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‘Stay Safe Cambridge Uni’ public health campaign launched
24 Aug 2020 In advance of the new academic year, the University of Cambridge has launched an information campaign, webpages and a series of short films to help...
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Cambridge takes major role in initiative to help solve UK ‘productivity puzzle’
21 Aug 2020 The University is to be a key partner in a new national effort to boost British productivity, bringing together expertise to tackle questions of job...
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Feeling powerless increases the weight of the world… literally
04 Feb 2014 New research shows that the more personally and socially powerless you feel the heavier objects appear to weigh.
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