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Understanding the implications of enabling children to grow into healthy, happy, educated and inquiring adults, in safety and free from adversity.

Family bonds: how does surrogacy impact on relationships?

08 Jul 2013

Preliminary results from a pioneering study at Cambridge University paint a positive picture of the relationships formed between surrogates and the...

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Cambridge Station. Tim Minshall argues that often people only encounter the idea of engineering when there are works and delays.

Engineering the Future

18 Jun 2013

The UK needs to recruit more bright, young engineers - but what do young people really think engineering involves? Tim Minshall decided to find out...

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Brain mapping of teenagers

Scientists explore the inner workings of the teenage brain

15 May 2013

New study to reveal what happens to the human brain as we mature; research will also provide insight into the development of mental disorders

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Finding genes for childhood obesity

08 Apr 2013

Genome wide study identifies genetic variants associated with childhood obesity.

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in the shadows

Investigating child abuse: how interview training really matters

05 Apr 2013

Gathering evidence from children about alleged sex abuse is problematic. Research shows that when interviewers are trained in a protocol that favours...

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The land of make-believe

14 Mar 2013

Using augmented reality to encourage autistic children to engage in imaginative play.

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Where Angels Cry

Scientists identify depression and anxiety biomarker in youths

28 Nov 2012

Test could be used as an inexpensive screening tool to facilitate early intervention.

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Alice eyes. Researchers found that most children believe that people can only see each other when their eyes meet.

Windows to the self?

29 Oct 2012

Researchers have offered a convincing new theory which explains why children believe that they are invisible when they cover their eyes.

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Festival of Ideas 2012

Packed weekend at the Festival of Ideas

26 Oct 2012

Fancy listening to children's authors like Lauren Child talk about their writing or taking part in a circus skills workshop or doing a bit of...

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Ruby Redfort

Look into my eyes: Lauren Child at the Festival of Ideas

26 Oct 2012

Lauren Child – best-selling children’s author and creator of Clarice Bean, Charlie and Lola, and now Ruby Redfort – will be in conversation with...

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Hoodies

Morality prevents crime

25 Jun 2012

A landmark study of criminal activity in teenagers indicates that some never see crime as a course of action while others are vulnerable to...

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Science Festival at Chemistry Dept

Out-of-the-box learning

21 Jun 2012

A new book documents how staff at a primary school built on a previous study by Cambridge researchers to create an inclusive learning environment -...

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