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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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Carbon nanotubes furnace

Science on show at Royal Society

28 Jun 2013

Cambridge academics to participate in Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

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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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Michael Scott's week

A week in the life of...

01 Jun 2012

For the first in an occasional series documenting a week in the life of a member of the University community, Dr Michael Scott - Affiliated Lecturer...

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Judge Business School

Cambridge Judge Business School raises young people’s aspirations

23 Mar 2012

Cambridge Judge Business School has welcomed 10 Year 11 school pupils from Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill as part of an outreach visit organised by...

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Schools Zone

Student experts at the Schools Zone!

20 Mar 2012

The Cambridge Science Festival Schools Zone takes place next Saturday, 24 March, giving students the chance to showcase the scientific successes they...

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Children get hands-on!

Gurgling guts, electricity, snot, pus and blood!

07 Mar 2012

The Cambridge Science Festival Schools Roadshow programme kicked off last week with a Schools Hub at Sawston Village College on Thursday 1 March...

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chemistry in action

Pushing science to its limits

06 Feb 2012

Bookings for the UK’s largest free science festival open this morning at: www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival

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Poster in action at the Houses of Parliament

Chemistry in schools comes alive through smartphones

30 Jan 2012

A unique poster that brings flaming elements to life through a smartphone app has been distributed to schools across the UK and further afield as...

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Dr Pete Wothers at the Cambridge Science Festival

Chemistry lovers take the Cambridge challenge

24 Nov 2011

Students in the UK and around the world have put their chemistry skills to the test this year in a new competition supported by the Department of...

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Games!

Praise for research initiative on British Muslims

09 Apr 2010

A Cambridge University-led project which investigated what it means to be a Muslim living in modern Britain has won high praise as a model for future...

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