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Detail from the Ripley Scroll housed at the Fitzwilliam Museum

Body, soul and gold: quests for perfection in English alchemy

08 Nov 2012

From the elixirs of legend to transmutation of base metals into gold, medieval medical practice and social mobility were steeped in alchemy.

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Nano-sized balls of gold

Quantum kisses change the colour of nothing

07 Nov 2012

New insights from research suggest ways to measure the world at the scale of single atoms and molecules.

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Alora

New partnership promises social enterprise funding for staff and students

07 Nov 2012

Social entrepreneurs among the university’s staff and student population could receive financial backing for their enterprise activities after a new...

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Plans (subject to final design selection) of the Heart and Lung Research Institute (left) and new Papworth Hospital

Expanding the heart and lungs of medicine

07 Nov 2012

Fundraising is under way for a joint Cambridge University and Papworth Hospital Heart and Lung Research Institute – to sit alongside the anticipated...

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Extreme Unction

Fitzwilliam succeeds in saving Poussin masterpiece for the nation

02 Nov 2012

A campaign by the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Art Fund to raise £3.9m to enable the museum to acquire Nicolas Poussin’s masterpiece Extreme Unction (c...

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Poet Laureate launches major poetry and museums project

02 Nov 2012

Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has invited ten of the best UK poets writing today to take part in an unprecedented series of residencies at the...

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MRI showing lesions on the brain

New MS drug proves effective where others have failed

01 Nov 2012

Alemtuzumab, a drug previously used to treat a type of leukaemia, shown to help people with early multiple sclerosis who relapsed on previous drugs...

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Bishop Stephen Conway

University Sermon on 'A Generous Heart'

30 Oct 2012

The Right Reverend Stephen Conway of Selwyn College, Lord Bishop of Ely since 2011, is to preach at the University's Annual Commemoration of...

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Robert Levin.

Encounter Mozart with latest Humanitas Professor

29 Oct 2012

The renowned pianist, conductor and musicologist, Robert Levin, arrives in Cambridge this week, where he will give a series of lectures and recitals...

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How risky is your breakfast?

27 Oct 2012

Understanding how the numbers add up in relation to risk can help us deal with our own uncertainty, as David Spiegelhalter, Winton Professor for the...

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Dr-Manmohan-Singh

Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships 2013 applications invited

25 Oct 2012

Three Indian Postgraduate students have begun their PhD studies at St John’s College, Cambridge this term as Dr Manmohan Singh Scholars.

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121025-Wegner

The art of sitting comfortably

25 Oct 2012

One of the most influential designers of the 20th century, who turned furniture into works of art to support the human form, is being celebrated with...

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