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Cambridge to Careers: Building community, finding voice

09 Jun 2026

London-based aspiring architect Sam Elbahja is driven by a passion for creating places that truly serve communities. Beyond her design work, she is...

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy passes the American Flag located at NASA's Launch Complex 39

SpaceX’s hold over orbit matches East India Company’s grip on maritime trade

09 Jun 2026

Elon Musk’s SpaceX holds sway over the emerging space economy in a way that has more in common with notorious colonial-era trading companies than the...

An image of the human brain in a crowd of people

Hannah Critchlow: the 21st century brain

02 Jun 2026

Cambridge neuroscientist Dr Hannah Critchlow says the future of wellbeing lies in how adaptable our brains really are.

Cambridge University student cracks formula for Guinness World Record-breaking fidget spinner

18 May 2026

Engineer James Goh's fascination with gyroscopes began when he saw the iconic spinning top in Christopher Nolan’s 2010 sci-fi film Inception.

Helping us lead healthier lives on a healthier planet

13 May 2026

Multi-award-winning scientist, inventor and author, Chris Macdonald is on a mission to harness innovation for the benefit of people and the planet.

Can we feed the world without breaking the planet?

06 May 2026

The global food system is more productive than ever, but it's pushing natural systems out of balance in the extreme. Can science help farmers produce...

Thomas Rowlandson, Entrance of Oxford Street or Tyburn Turnpike (1809). Image: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, B1977.14.21238

Tolls saved Britain from pothole hell in the Industrial Revolution

23 Apr 2026

The ‘turnpike’ toll road system deserves far more credit for improving roads in 18th-century England and Wales, a new study argues. Analysis of nearly...

Monkeys learn to eat soil so they can tolerate high-calorie junk food

22 Apr 2026

Gibraltar’s famous macaques have started eating soil, a behaviour linked to their access to tourist snacks, according to a new study.

Gates Cambridge Class of 2026

16 Apr 2026

The founder of a children’s health centre from Botswana, an award-winning Nigerian author and a theoretical cosmologist are among those selected as...

The researcher analysing far-right rhetoric on Facebook

16 Apr 2026

Raphael Hernandes, a PhD student at Cambridge Digital Humanities and Selwyn College, is a researcher and data journalist specialising in AI...

Helping young conservationists plug in and shine bright

14 Apr 2026

The Student Conference in Conservation Science has connected thousands of young conservationists determined to tackle the biodiversity crisis - and...

Hungarian election 2026: Cambridge researchers give their reactions

13 Apr 2026

Viktor Orbán has been swept from power after 16 years as Hungarian Prime Minister in a landslide victory for Péter Magyar's Tisza party. Four...

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Retelling the Odyssey: Classicists hope for gods and women in Nolan blockbuster

Cambridge to Careers: Building community, finding voice

SpaceX’s hold over orbit matches East India Company’s grip on maritime trade

Hannah Critchlow: the 21st century brain

Cambridge University student cracks formula for Guinness World Record-breaking fidget spinner

Helping us lead healthier lives on a healthier planet

Can we feed the world without breaking the planet?

Tolls saved Britain from pothole hell in the Industrial Revolution

Monkeys learn to eat soil so they can tolerate high-calorie junk food

Gates Cambridge Class of 2026

The researcher analysing far-right rhetoric on Facebook

Helping young conservationists plug in and shine bright

Hungarian election 2026: Cambridge researchers give their reactions

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