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Successful woodland expansion in Scotland’s Cairngorms revealed in aerial maps

24 September 2026

Researchers have analysed aerial laser scans of huge areas across the Cairngorms Connect partnership in the Scottish Highlands, to produce incredibly detailed maps showing millions...

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Cambridge researchers named Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering

24 September 2026

Two Cambridge researchers have been named Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of their exceptional contributions to their fields.

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Sex differences in attention are present at birth, study finds

21 September 2026

Cambridge scientists have shown that girls and boys show differences in what they pay attention to, even at birth. Since these differences are present so...

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Henry VIII's dissolution enforcer stashed a dangerous Catholic manuscript

17 September 2026

The identification of six lost pages of a medieval bestseller – illicitly prized by Catholics in the Reformation – exposes the split loyalties of one...

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A star is born: half billion-year-old fossil rewrites the origin story of starfish

16 September 2026

Scientists have discovered several 518-million-year-old fossils that reshape the origins of the group of animals that contains starfish, and found that they ate their food...

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The 'cold-start' problem: online employment platforms are misaligned with skilled late-career workers, study finds

16 September 2026

Freelance platforms don’t recognise credentials built up over decades by skilled workers.

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Thousands of most vulnerable children and young people missing out on mental health support

16 September 2026

Some of the most vulnerable children and young people are failing to get access to mental health support despite much higher levels of need, according...

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Sleep app tracks link between air pollution and a bad night’s sleep

15 September 2026

Has your partner ever woken you up at night with their coughing? Has your coughing ever woken them up? New research suggests it could be...

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Reading for pleasure - and for better health

15 September 2026

Reading for pleasure – from tucking into a Jane Austen classic to devouring a Heartstopper graphic novel – is linked to better mental health, greater...

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Robert Macfarlane Reith Lectures 2026

Robert Macfarlane to challenge humanity’s ‘superiority complex’ in BBC Reith Lectures

09 September 2026

Cambridge’s Professor of Literature and the Environmental Humanities, Robert Macfarlane, will contribute to BBC Radio 4’s highly prestigious series of public lectures in late 2026...

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