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Hidden struggles: Cambridge scientists share the truth behind their success

29 January 2026

A group of Cambridge scientists reveal the personal struggles they’ve faced – and continue to face – as they strive for success.

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Cambridge University returns legal ownership of 116 Benin artefacts to Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments

08 Feb 2026

The University of Cambridge today announces it has transferred legal ownership of 116 Benin artefacts in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (...

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Super Typhoon Yagi, 2024

Promise the Earth: why real climate action means restraint

06 Feb 2026

A new book by a Cambridge engineer and an Oxford theologian argues that our faith in technology to solve the climate crisis is distracting us from...

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Political division in the US surged from 2008 onwards, study suggests

04 Feb 2026

Almost all the rise in US polarisation over political issues since the late 1980s occurred from 2008 onwards, a new study suggests. Most of this has...

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Cambridge students help unearth possible Viking-era ‘execution pit’ on training dig

04 Feb 2026

A pit containing both complete and dismembered bodies may date to when Cambridgeshire was a borderland between Saxon and Viking kingdoms – and...

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Amy Weatherup

Championing Cambridge innovation

22 Jan 2026

Meet 'Enterprising Mind' Amy Weatherup, successful internet founder, Co-Chair of Cambridge Angels and pillar of the Cambridge Cluster, who has spent...

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Collage of different musicians.

Celebrate song

22 Jan 2026

The 2026 Darwin College lecture series has a highly performative element with 'Song' as its theme.

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Teenager on a mobile phone, laying on a bed.

Major study of social media and teen mental health announced

20 Jan 2026

A trial that will put a daily limit on the social media use of thousands of Bradford teenagers is set to begin this year. It will be the largest...

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Premature baby in a neonatal intensive care unit

Helping babies bloom after intensive care

19 Jan 2026

One in three babies admitted to neonatal intensive care unit will fail their school readiness assessment at age five, with consequences lasting into...

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Edward Bird, The Old Soldier's Story (Oil on canvas, 1808). Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage

British redcoat’s memoir reveals harsh realities of disabled veteran life

15 Jan 2026

Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrack Byfield, an English veteran of the War of 1812...

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Guided by the Moon

14 Jan 2026

A new project which aims to provide Muslim communities across the UK with the skills to host local astronomy hubs and Moon gazing events has been...

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Boost your life in 2026

06 Jan 2026

Cambridge experts share their tips to boost your mental and physical health this year.

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Richard Rolle

Original version of medieval England’s ‘best-seller’ discovered

05 Jan 2026

The only surviving original version of one of late medieval England’s most popular works, Richard Rolle’s Emending of Life , has been identified in...

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