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Girl reading a book

Reading for pleasure early in childhood linked to better cognitive performance and mental wellbeing in adolescence

28 Jun 2023

Children who begin reading for pleasure early in life tend to perform better at cognitive tests and have better mental health when they enter...

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HeLa: the cells that changed science

25 Feb 2021

Discover the incredible story of Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cells enabled a scientific revolution and contributed to numerous...

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Ruby Redfort

Look into my eyes: Lauren Child at the Festival of Ideas

26 Oct 2012

Lauren Child – best-selling children’s author and creator of Clarice Bean, Charlie and Lola, and now Ruby Redfort – will be in conversation with...

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To the Lighthouse Festival

Festival shines a light on Virginia Woolf

26 Sep 2011

A Cambridge festival draws attention to the work of Virginia Woolf - and uses her work as a creative focus.

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