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War in Ukraine widens global divide in public opinion

21 Oct 2022

'Mega-dataset' of public opinion covering 97% of the planet finds a 'world divided' between liberal US-backing populations and illiberal nations...

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Forgotten heroes: Study gives voice to China's nationalist WWII veterans

04 Nov 2021

As the Chinese Communist Party celebrates its 100th anniversary, new research gives voice to the country's still controversial nationalist (KMT)...

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Beyond the pandemic: re-learn how to govern risk

25 Jan 2021

As the pandemic crisis has played out across the world, different governments have taken different approaches to controlling the spread of virus and...

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Ground breaking in Nanjing

Cambridge and Nanjing break ground on 'smart cities' Centre

10 Sep 2019

The University of Cambridge and the Nanjing Municipal Government have broken ground on the Cambridge University-Nanjing Centre of Technology and...

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Cambridge and Tsinghua sign joint research initiative

11 Jun 2019

The University of Cambridge and Tsinghua University signed a joint research initiative on Monday as part of efforts by both universities to tackle...

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Levels of autism in China similar to the West, joint Chinese-UK study shows

21 Mar 2019

The first large-scale study of autism in China has revealed that around one in a hundred people in China has an autism spectrum condition – the same...

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Cambridge and Shandong University sign agreement to support innovation and entrepreneurship

31 May 2018

The University of Cambridge has signed an agreement with one of China’s largest universities to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship in one of...

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Cambridge and Nanjing launch strategic collaboration

27 Mar 2018

The new joint centre will support innovative research into smart cities and fully integrated urban environments.

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Cambridge to launch lectureship in Chinese urban development

20 Sep 2017

The creation of the lectureship, based at the Department of Land Economy, was announced at a signing ceremony held in Hong Kong.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping’s lecture at Seoul National University

Opinion: China has no good options for dealing with North Korea

05 Sep 2017

What options does China have when it comes to North Korea? Very few, and none of them very good, according to PhD student Dylan Loh, in an article...

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Archaeology shows there's more to millet than birdseed

24 Jul 2017

Archaeological research shows that our prehistoric ancestors built resilience into their food supply. Now archaeologists say ‘forgotten’ millet – a...

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Back to the future of skyscraper design

01 Mar 2017

Answers to the problem of crippling electricity use by skyscrapers and large public buildings could be ‘exhumed’ from ingenious but forgotten...

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