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Dr Gilly Carr at the entrance to “Occupied Behind Barbed Wire”, which will be on display in Jersey until the end of 2012.

The art of survival

22 May 2012

A collection of artefacts made by prisoners from the Channel Islands in World War II has gone on display in Jersey to mark the 70th anniversary of...

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Arrival of boat, Guernsey

Island language in a sea of change

07 Dec 2011

Norman languages spoken in the Channel Islands for a thousand years are now severely endangered. Cambridge linguist Dr Mari Jones has been analysing...

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Artefact

A campaign of silent resistance

01 Feb 2008

A fascinating study of wartime artefacts is uncovering a story of symbolic resistance and creative necessity in the Channel Islands 60 years ago.

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Royal Society announces new Cambridge fellows

18 May 2007

The Royal Society today recognised 44 scientists for their contributions to society by electing them to the Fellowship of the Royal Society.

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Cambridge and Oxford capture Seabright Cup in first battle on home turf

30 Aug 2006

Cambridge and Oxford have enjoyed their first victory for six years in a transatlantic student tennis competition, played out against opponents from...

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Women off the sidelines in time-honoured tennis tour

09 Aug 2006

For the first time ever, women are joining their male counterparts on an 85-year-old tennis tour that climaxes in a showdown between Cambridge/Oxford...

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