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John Clarke as a PhD student, and illustration of John Clarke

Cambridge alumnus awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics

07 Oct 2025

University of Cambridge alumnus Professor John Clarke has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Michel H Devoret and John M...

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From left, Bill Steen, Peter Downes and Lawford Howells

Cambridge friends who invented competitive tiddlywinks celebrate its 70th anniversary

13 Jan 2025

Three friends who turned tiddlywinks into a competitive sport so they could represent Cambridge as students were back at the University to mark the...

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Absolute zero

11 Dec 2019

Director of Cambridge Zero, Dr Emily Shuckburgh, is harnessing Cambridge expertise to tackle the climate emergency.

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My room, your room

11 Dec 2019

Brenda Hale DBE (Girton 1963) and third-year Mathematician Maisie Muir discuss Yorkshire roots and the challenge of being outnumbered.

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6,000 and counting: Cambridge Vice-Chancellor joins Stephen Hawking in making his PhD ‘Open Access’

27 Feb 2019

Cambridge also becomes first UK university to publish position statement on Open Research.

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Charlotte Dixon working in Sierra Leone

Graduate, get a job … make a difference #2

13 Jan 2017

Cambridge graduates enter a wide range of careers but making a difference tops their career wish lists. In this series, inspiring graduates from the...

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Sophie Dundovic

Graduate, get a job, make a difference #1

06 Jan 2017

Cambridge graduates enter a wide range of careers but making a difference tops their career wish lists. In this series, inspiring graduates from the...

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Jamie and Louise Arnell

Alumni couple boost college outreach work

03 Sep 2015

A couple who met at Downing as undergraduates are supporting their College’s outreach work in the South West of England.

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MYPs debate in House of Commons Chamber

Mastering public policy

29 Nov 2012

A new Master’s Programme in Public Policy, launching today by the University of Cambridge, will equip policy makers of tomorrow with the tools to...

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Illustration from the Saga of St Olaf, Flateyjarbók, Reykjavik, Iceland

Explore the scary stories of early cultures

31 Oct 2012

Don’t miss the chance to learn about the rich cultures of the early British Isles in a series of free talks and readings at the Faculty of English...

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Whitechapel Market

Challenging “us versus them”

19 Oct 2012

A series of programmes which aim to address and counteract radical thought in British youth is now being adapted for use across Europe.

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Drying Patterns of AKD on Glass

Caught on camera: engineering in action

15 Oct 2012

The winning entries of the 2012 Photography Competition at the Department of Engineering, sponsored by Carl Zeiss, provide a stunning visual insight...

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