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Cambridge and India have well over 100 collaborations and partnerships, many forged over decades, others more recently.

“Where you are going is more important than how fast you are going”

‘Light skin’ gene mirrors socio-cultural boundaries in Indian population

13 Nov 2013

Latest research shows that the presence of the genetic mutation for lighter skin - found in “almost 100%” of Europeans - broadly conforms to many...

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Cambridge University Press India collaborates with Indian Institute of Science

12 Nov 2013

Cambridge University Press India and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore have announced a new collaboration which will publish a...

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The Law Faculty, University of Cambridge

Announcement of the Prathiba M Singh Cambridge Scholarship

30 Oct 2013

Prathiba M Singh, an Indian alumna of the Faculty of Law, has donated a scholarship that will allow other Indian students to complete an LLM at the...

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Promoting reading

Literacy, not income, key to improving public health in India

13 Jun 2013

New research suggests public health in developing countries may be better improved by reducing illiteracy rather than raising average income.

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Professor C.N.R. Rao in his office at JNCASR, Bangalore

Global scientific engagement with India

19 Apr 2013

One of India’s most eminent scientists visited Cambridge last month marking important research links between the University and Bangalore

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Jesus College Choir return from Mumbai

09 Apr 2013

The Choir of Jesus College is back from India after taking part in a pioneering collaboration in Mumbai with the charity Songbound, which aims to...

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Jesus College Choir in Mumbai to sing with slum children

16 Mar 2013

Jesus College Choir will be travelling to Mumbai this week to perform for and work with slum children as part of an ongoing project with the music...

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Vice-Chancellor in India with the Prime Minister

15 Mar 2013

The Vice-Chancellor made a two-day visit to India last month as part of the largest ever UK trade delegation led by a UK Head of Government.

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FoI 2012

The West 'has had its day'

23 Oct 2012

Western culture could be transformed by the rise of the BRICs countries, a debate at the Festival of Ideas will hear this week.

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Coal labourers on the Bangladeshi side of Boropani

A border without frontiers

16 Oct 2012

As India sets about constructing a metal curtain along the full length of its border with Bangladesh, Cambridge anthropology graduate Delwar Hussain...

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India in the global age

India in the global age

20 Sep 2012

The University of Cambridge hosted a major international summit in New Delhi last week which brought together opinion leaders in global business...

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New Delhi from Jama Masjid's tower

India in the Global Age

10 Sep 2012

An India Cambridge 'summit' will take place on Monday 10 September at the Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, to coincide with the Vice-Chancellor's visit to...

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