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Cambridge and India have well over 100 collaborations and partnerships, many forged over decades, others more recently.

Children with disabilities are being denied equal opportunities for a quality education across the world, including in the UK

13 Nov 2017

Researchers from the Faculty of Education have produced a new report on the current state of education for children with disabilities in both England...

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Farmer from the Indian state of Bihar

Changing the face of Indian farming

25 Oct 2017

Indian agriculture is expected to feed a growing and increasingly urbanised population. But if everyone wants to move to towns and cities, who is...

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Postgraduate Pioneers 2017 #1

17 Oct 2017

With our Postgraduate Open Day fast approaching (3 Nov), we introduce five PhD students who are already making waves at Cambridge.

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Schoolgirls in Mumbai observing a surface tension experiment

India's schoolchildren inspired by Cambridge's 'magical science'

31 Aug 2017

Early career scientists at the University of Cambridge are inspiring a generation of young Indians to pursue opportunities in STEM subjects.

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Cambridge-led collaborations aim to tackle global food security and public health challenges

21 Jul 2017

Two major research collaborations led by the University of Cambridge have been awarded almost £15 million in funding, the Minister of State for...

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Women working in the rice paddy fields in Odisha, one of the the poorest regions of India

Tracking inequality in India: the story of a pioneer

04 Jul 2017

India’s booming business centres and gleaming shopping malls mask a grimmer reality. While one section of the population gets richer, another section...

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World’s oldest, illustrated Sanskrit manuscript launches India Unboxed film series

12 Jun 2017

What connects a head-hunter’s trophy, a meteorite, Hercules, a painting of a Hindu temple, an ornate desk, a brass instrument, a tin of tea (unopened...

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Rama returns in victory to Ayodhya, Pahari (Punjab Hills), Kangra, c.1780-1790

Seventy years of Indian independence celebrated with summer exhibitions at the Fitzwilliam Museum

06 Jun 2017

Two exhibitions and a new book have launched the Fitzwilliam Museum's celebration of the 70th anniversary of Indian Independence. The displays...

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Opinion: How ‘frugal innovation’ can fight off inequality

19 Apr 2017

With inequalities set to get worse, it’s time to take radical action, says Jaideep Prabhu, Director of Centre for India & Global Business...

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A head-hunter's skull from Nagaland which was worn on the chest of a Konyak warrior who had captured an enemy head.

Another India exhibition gives voice to India’s most marginalised communities

08 Mar 2017

Hundreds of objects which tell the story of 100 million of India’s most marginalised citizens – its Indigenous and Adivasi people – are to go on...

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Indian flag mosaic

Cambridge celebrates ‘long-standing and deep-rooted’ relationship with India

22 Feb 2017

Today, as part of UK-India Year of Culture 2017, the University of Cambridge launches a year-long celebration of its ties with India, which stretch...

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Opinion: India’s militant rhino protectors are challenging traditional views of how conservation works

13 Feb 2017

There is a dilemma in contemporary conservation: how to balance modernisation, people’s rights and environmentalism. Nowhere is this visible that in...

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