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Community Knowledge Incubator Fund

22 May 2026

We are delighted to announce this year's awardees of the Community Knowledge Incubator Fund. The fund seeks to strengthen support for communities to...

Open Cambridge kicks off on Friday with a programme of free and unique events for all

02 Sep 2024

One of the region's largest heritage festivals begins on Friday 6 September with over 70 events covering walks, talks, open spaces, exhibitions and...

Cambridge College to support care experienced teenagers

18 Oct 2023

Care experienced children in Cambridgeshire are to receive significant support with their education and pastoral needs through a new partnership...

Let's get fixable: why we need the right to repair

14 Mar 2023

From toasters that won’t pop to farmers hacking their own tractors, we ask why the right to repair is important for people and for the planet – and we...

Now we’re talking: the project helping teenage refugees and asylum-seekers build a new life in Britain

20 Nov 2019

A new collaboration involving Cambridge linguists and a student-led charitable group is helping young refugees and asylum-seekers develop their...

Breeder meerkats age faster, but their subordinates still die younger

31 Aug 2018

Despite rapidly ageing, dominant animals live longer because their underlings are driven out of the group – becoming easy targets for predators. The...

A badly damaged house in North New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand

'Extreme sleepover #18' – rebuilding earthquake-shattered Christchurch

22 Sep 2016

Kristen MacAskill describes how an earthquake in her hometown served to influence her career as an engineer.

Dr Ruth Armstrong and Dr Amy Ludlow receive their award from the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz

Winners announced in the inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Impact Awards and Public Engagement with Research Awards

21 Jun 2016

Researchers from across the University have been recognised for the impact of their work on society, and engagement with research in the inaugural...

Predicting gentrification through social networking data

13 Apr 2016

Data from location-based social networks may be able to predict when a neighbourhood will go through the process of gentrification, by identifying...

Opinion: Here’s how tweets and check-ins can be used to spot early signs of gentrification

12 Apr 2016

Desislava Hristova (Computer Laboratory) discusses how data from location-based social networks can be used to predict when a neighbourhood will go...

Building from the ground up: participatory design in Kenya’s oldest slum

05 Aug 2015

In a landmark project with UN-Habitat, a team of Cambridge researchers has designed a community centre in one of Kenya’s biggest and oldest slums, and...

A child's portrait of multiculturalism in the playground

“You need to ignore it, babe”: how mothers prepare young children for the reality of racism

19 Jan 2015

Research among mothers with young children living in multicultural London shows that racism is a reality for children as young as five – and that many...

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Community Knowledge Incubator Fund

Open Cambridge kicks off on Friday with a programme of free and unique events for all

Cambridge College to support care experienced teenagers

Let's get fixable: why we need the right to repair

Now we’re talking: the project helping teenage refugees and asylum-seekers build a new life in Britain

Breeder meerkats age faster, but their subordinates still die younger

'Extreme sleepover #18' – rebuilding earthquake-shattered Christchurch

Winners announced in the inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Impact Awards and Public Engagement with Research Awards

Predicting gentrification through social networking data

Opinion: Here’s how tweets and check-ins can be used to spot early signs of gentrification

Building from the ground up: participatory design in Kenya’s oldest slum

“You need to ignore it, babe”: how mothers prepare young children for the reality of racism

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