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An early medieval money mystery is solved

09 April 2024

Byzantine bullion fuelled Europe’s revolutionary adoption of silver coins in the mid-7th century, only to be overtaken by silver from a mine in Charlemagne’s Francia a century later, new tests reveal. The findings could transform our understanding of Europe’s economic and political development.

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A Raspberry Pi.

The life of Pi: Ten years of Raspberry Pi

25 Feb 2022

The most successful computer ever to come out of the UK celebrates its tenth anniversary this year.

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Poet Laureate Library Tour comes to Cambridge University Library 

24 Feb 2022

As part of his tour to give readings in libraries across the UK, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage will visit Cambridge University Library on 28th March.

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University of Cambridge launches Inspiring Scientists widening participation programme

24 Feb 2022

Sixth-formers spend half-term in Cambridge labs as part of new Inspiring Scientists programme

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Digital manufacturing on a shoestring

24 Feb 2022

How approaches to low-cost digitalisation pioneered by Cambridge researchers are helping smaller UK manufacturers to go digital and reap the rewards...

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Ukraine needs solidarity not ‘Crimnesia'

22 Feb 2022

Cambridge's associate professor of Ukrainian studies places the country's current crisis in historical and regional context, offering chilling...

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Accelerating melt rate makes Greenland Ice Sheet world’s largest ‘dam’

21 Feb 2022

The world’s second-largest ice sheet is melting from the bottom up – and generating huge amounts of heat from hydropower.

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Planning for action

17 Feb 2022

Free online tools built by Cambridge researchers are helping planners design exercise into our towns and cities.

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Musical preferences unite personalities across the globe

10 Feb 2022

Research involving more than 350,000 participants from six continents has found that links between musical preferences and personality are universal...

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Apprenticeships are for everyone

07 Feb 2022

In National Apprenticeship Week, we ask some of our 127 apprentices what it’s like to study while you work.

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Training a new breed of clinical triallist

03 Feb 2022

Cambridge's Experimental Medicine Initiative, working with AstraZeneca and GSK, is training specialists who can work out at an earlier stage of...

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Fighting for the rights of football fans

02 Feb 2022

How a Cambridge researcher fought for the rights of football fans and won.

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The five women featured in the story

The women helping to change the story of ovarian cancer

24 Jan 2022

Every patient with cancer has a story to tell of their journey through diagnosis and treatment. We meet a group of women who are at the centre of...

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