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Piano on Jesus Green

Tinkling in the streets

22 Oct 2012

A city-wide public art installation of fifteen painted pianos will be placed on Cambridge streets for two weeks, as part of the University’s Festival...

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Dust ring around the star Fomalhaut taken by ALMA

Opening new windows on the Universe

20 Oct 2012

Advances in telescope technology being developed at Cambridge will drive a revolutionary period of discovery in astronomy.

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Whitechapel Market

Challenging “us versus them”

19 Oct 2012

A series of programmes which aim to address and counteract radical thought in British youth is now being adapted for use across Europe.

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All-guests-group-w-PPE

Construction starts on Centre for Astrophysics

19 Oct 2012

A groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday to mark the start of construction of a £5 million building for the University of Cambridge, to the north...

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Online privacy

Privacy by design

18 Oct 2012

New research aims to ensure that we can exploit the full benefits of the digital world and still protect our online privacy.

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PO Edgar Evans with the pony Snatcher, Cape Evans, October 1911

A century on: Captain Scott’s ‘lost photos’ displayed for first time

17 Oct 2012

The ‘lost photos’ of Captain Scott have gone on display for the first time today.

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Sainsbury Laboratory

Sainsbury Laboratory named Britain's best building

15 Oct 2012

The Sainsbury Laboratory has been awarded the Stirling Prize for 2012.

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tahrir

Old suspicions remain after the Arab Spring

15 Oct 2012

A debate at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas asks What next for the Arab Spring?

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Margaret Drabble

Margaret Drabble deposits archive in University Library

11 Oct 2012

Leading author Dame Margaret Drabble has deposited her literary archive in Cambridge University Library.

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Confocal image of zebrafish retina

How the brain is made

24 Sep 2012

By combining advanced imaging with powerful genetic labelling techniques, Professor Bill Harris has imaged the entire process of retinal development...

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Materials Science topping out

Topping out for Materials Science and Metallurgy Building

18 May 2012

An important phase in the construction of the new £41 million home for the University of Cambridge Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy has...

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