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The Royal Crescent in Bath

Jane Austen treasure is on display today to mark the bicentenary of the novelist’s death

17 Jul 2017

Jane Austen fans will have a rare chance today (18 July 2017) to see the manuscript of the novelist’s final (unfinished) novel at King’s College. The...

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Current students via the Target Oxbridge programme

Supporting high-achieving black students

18 May 2017

The University is sponsoring Target Oxbridge, a free programme which aims to increase successful undergraduate applications from black students.

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Nina O'Hare (Alumna)

Graduate, get a job … make a difference #5

08 Feb 2017

Cambridge graduates enter a wide range of careers but making a difference tops their career wish lists. In this series, inspiring graduates from the...

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Talking in Languages 2.0

Languages are fighting back

12 Nov 2015

The number of young people studying languages in the UK is falling. Determined to change this, the University is running an increasing number of...

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Jamie and Louise Arnell

Alumni couple boost college outreach work

03 Sep 2015

A couple who met at Downing as undergraduates are supporting their College’s outreach work in the South West of England.

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Copleston High School at Jesus college.

Colleges inspire students of the future

26 Jun 2015

More than 100 high-performing pupils from 16 state schools have embarked on a potentially life-changing educational journey with The Brilliant Club...

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A-Level students pick Cambridge brains

01 Jun 2015

Is drug addiction hereditary? Why do emotions dominate our earliest memories? Are robots a threat to humanity? These were just some of the thorny...

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Rightmove: a T-rex called Clare finds a perfect home

30 Jan 2015

Cambridge gained a new landmark when Clare, a sculpture of a T-rex, was unveiled at the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences earlier today.

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From college cooks to artists and craftsmen: the story of a Cambridge dynasty

02 Sep 2014

For three centuries one family made an unacknowledged contribution to the life of Cambridge, first as cooks and inn keepers and later as artists and...

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New films offer a glimpse inside the interview room

28 Jul 2014

The University asked four successful applicants to put themselves through another interview in order to create the latest in the University’s series...

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Science Teachers carry out experiments in the Cavendish Laboratory

"Brain Workout" for Physics Teachers at the Cavendish Laboratory

16 Jul 2014

“It’s a proper brain workout,” said one of the thirty-seven physics teachers enjoying three days of subject workshops, practical experiments and...

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East Midlands teenagers win Pembroke and St. Catharine’s Colleges diary-writing competition

25 Apr 2014

What’s it like to be a student at Cambridge? Every year Pembroke and St Catharine’s Colleges organise a three-day Easter Residential Science...

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