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Why animals talk

28 August 2024

Dr Arik Kershenbaum listens to wolves, gibbons and dolphins to reveal the messages they send one another. His work challenges our assumptions about what animals are capable of, and affirms what makes humans truly unique.

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Discover your city this September

30 Jul 2024

Open Cambridge, the annual ten-day festival and celebration of local history and culture, will launch its 2024 programme of events on Monday 12...

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Dr Alex Cagan outside the Department of Genetics

How 'superstar species' solve healthier ageing and cancer resistance

29 Jul 2024

Dr Alex Cagan – illustrator, geneticist and explorer of animal DNA – is offering a new perspective on the tapestry of life. His work has profound...

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AI takes flight to revolutionise forest monitoring

26 Jul 2024

Cambridge researchers are harnessing artificial intelligence to improve how forests are monitored. Associate Professor Dr Emily Lines and Research...

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Inside the institute looking at early cancer

24 Jul 2024

Today sees the launch of the Early Cancer Institute at Cambridge. Its mission is deceptively simple: to detect cancer early enough to cure it.

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Samuel Pepys’ fashion prints reveal his love of fancy French clothes

22 Jul 2024

A collection of French fashion engravings offers precious new insights into the life of Samuel Pepys years after his premature final diary entry. The...

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A flying ant

Flying ant season is here!

18 Jul 2024

Whether you find it a bit creepy or see it as an intriguing natural phenomenon, here in the UK it’s flying ant season

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Edinburgh Fringe sign.

Cambridge students head to the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival

18 Jul 2024

Learn about the Cambridge student shows set to captivate audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe this August 2024.

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Plants in a greenhouse

Sowing seeds for sustainability

17 Jul 2024

Finding homes for used toasters, recycling batteries and inspiring a fondness for secondhand fashion are just three of the sustainability challenges...

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Steve Jackson

Journeys of discovery: Steve Jackson and a life-saving cancer drug

15 Jul 2024

What excites Steve Jackson is understanding how biology works and why it sometimes goes wrong. But what galvanises him is knowing there are people...

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Line drawing of a group of people in a line with arms around each other

Learning from experience: Patients are vital to advances in tackling cancer

15 Jul 2024

Researchers and clinicians are now welcoming new perspectives: those of people with experience of cancer.

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Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital

The hospital that will change the story of cancer forever

15 Jul 2024

Work will begin soon on a new hospital that will transform how we diagnose and treat cancer. Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital will treat patients...

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Mother and daughter. The mother is a cancer survivor.

Cancer is the public's biggest health concern, survey finds

15 Jul 2024

Two-thirds of the public say they are very or somewhat worried about being told they have cancer – higher than for any other medical condition –...

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