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Robert Tait McKenzie, Plaster cast of Sprinter (1902) © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Paris 1924 exhibition at The Fitzwilliam: Beyond Chariots of Fire

09 Jul 2024

The 1924 Paris Olympics stars in a major Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition exploring the sport, art and bodies behind a pivotal Games. Exhibits speak of...

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Teams announced for The Varsity Matches

26 Feb 2024

The men's and women's teams for the 2024 Varsity matches are today announced.

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How a drought led to the rise of skateboarding in 1970s California

12 Dec 2023

Why did professional skateboarding arise in southern California in the 1970s? Was it a coincidence, or was it a perfect storm of multiple factors?

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A group of student footballers wearing University of Cambridge kit

University of Cambridge and Cambridge United announce strategic partnership

25 Oct 2023

The University of Cambridge and Cambridge United Football Club have agreed a new partnership with the shared ambition of working together to help the...

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Cambridge University Men and Women's Boat Race Crews celebrate their wins

Cambridge dominates a weekend of varsity sport

27 Mar 2023

Light Blue victories at both the Varsity Rugby Match and The Boat Race

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CUAFC men's and women's football teams wear kit made of recycled plastic bottles

A score for sustainability: Cambridge University football teams step out in recycled kit

13 Mar 2023

The men’s and women’s teams will tackle their annual Varsity matches in football kits made from 2,500 plastic bottles.

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The Boat Race 2023 crews from Cambridge and Oxford University

Crews announced for The Boat Race 2023

07 Mar 2023

The Cambridge and Oxford crews for The Boat Race 2023 have been announced.

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Student using an indoor rowing machine

Cambridge backs local rowing outreach

27 Feb 2023

A rowing programme for less advantaged young people in East Anglia started by city clubs and supported by collegiate Cambridge has now grown to 500...

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Woman lifting weights

Mathematical model predicts best way to build muscle

23 Aug 2021

Researchers have developed a mathematical model that can predict the optimum exercise regime for building muscle.

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The engineering student who gets his kicks from playing with the Pythons

03 May 2019

When he’s not catching passes in the backfield and blocking the opposition, Kiran Singh Jolly – a running back with Cambridge University’s American...

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The woman who brought Space Invaders to the UK and is championing women’s sport

08 Mar 2019

She was the first woman in the UK to hold a gaming licence, secured a £27.5 million grant to move Birmingham Children’s Hospital across the city and...

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Field hockey ball and stick

£2.5million gift to Cambridge Sport funds two new hockey pitches for use by the University and wider Cambridge community

05 Mar 2018

The gift marks a defining moment in the mission of the University to improve sports facilities and recognise the many wide-ranging benefits sport...

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