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Climate change is chiefly man-made

02 Feb 2007

Professor Nigel Weiss, an expert in solar magnetic fields, has rebutted claims that a fall in solar activity could somehow compensate for the man-...

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Lecture: The Prince of Wales's Business & the Environment Programme

31 Jan 2007

H Lee Scott, CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will be in London today to deliver the London Lecture of The Prince of Wales's Business & the...

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Energy survey reveals gap between attitudes and action

20 Dec 2006

A new survey of public attitudes towards energy and the environment has shown a clear divergence between people’s views as citizens and their actions...

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Cambridge University volunteers webcast BA Festival of Science

06 Sep 2006

Listen to lectures by some of the UK’s premier scientists without leaving your home.

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Cambridge teaching for adult learners enters cyberspace

04 Sep 2006

Adult learners are to be given the chance to study everything from climate change to ancient Rome online with the University of Cambridge, starting...

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Coastal communities face greater threat of flooding due to land reclamation

01 Sep 2006

Seafront communities are being left wide open to the risk of flooding because of the loss of coastal ecosystems, a Cambridge academic has warned.

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BA Festival of Science arrives in Norwich

31 Aug 2006

The BA Festival of Science will take place in Norwich from 2 – 9 September, bringing together over 300 of the UK’s top scientists and engineers...

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Botanic dinosaurs arrive at Cambridge Botanic Garden

17 Jul 2006

Two specimens of one of the world’s oldest and rarest plants, dating back to the time of the dinosaurs, are now on view at the Botanic Garden in...

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Business leaders support tougher stance on climate change

08 Jun 2006

The Cambridge Programme for Industry has announced that fourteen senior executives of some of the UK’s leading businesses have approached the Prime...

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