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Lottie Haworth-Blomfield

Children born with upper limb difference show the incredible adaptability of the young brain

24 February 2026

A unique study imaging brain activity in children born with upper limb difference – for example, one hand – has shown the amazing ability of the brain to adapt to compensate and support their daily lives.

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Dr Léa Wenger

Cambridge start-up to tackle endometriosis

05 Mar 2026

Endometriosis affects around 10% of women worldwide and is often a cause of infertility. Léa Wenger's start-up, Cyclana has set itself the task of...

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New Cambridge University exhibition lets visitors test their strength against Greenland’s amazing rare-earth elements

26 Feb 2026

A first-of-its-kind Cambridge exhibition will let visitors wrestle with the extraordinary power of rare-earth magnets and discover the rocks from...

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Celebrating 50 years of The School of Clinical Medicine

25 Feb 2026

Join in the 50 year celebrations of the School of Clinical Medicine at the Cambridge Festival. Formally established in 1976, it has been home to...

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L-R: Mark Brian, Director of Sport, Cambridge University; Charlotte Crisp, Cambridge United Head Of Female Football; Gisela Otten, Chair of the Women’s Board; David Cardwell, President of Cambridge University Association Football Club

Cambridge United Women to play in Cambridge for first time with move to Cambridge University’s Grange Road Stadium

25 Feb 2026

Cambridge University and Cambridge United FC are pleased to announce that Cambridge United Women will play their home fixtures at the University’s...

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Most AI bots lack basic safety disclosures

20 Feb 2026

An investigation into 30 top AI agents finds just four have published formal safety and evaluation documents relating to the actual bots.

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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

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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Liston and lab members with the new book

Hidden struggles: Cambridge scientists share the truth behind their success

29 Jan 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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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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