Bill Steen, Peter Downes, Lawford Howells celebrate 70th anniversary of competitive tiddlywinks

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Former students who turned tiddlywinks into a competitive sport endorsed by royalty came back to Cambridge to mark the game's 70th anniversary.

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News - Snakes in potted olive trees are 'tip of the iceberg' of plant trade hazards

Continental European snakes, geckos and Italian wall lizards are making their way to northern Europe undetected among imports of ornamental olive trees destined for gardens and green spaces.
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News - Cambridge leads project on impact of smartphones on young people

Cambridge researchers are leading a governmental project that will lay the groundwork for future studies into the impact on children of smartphone and social media use.
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News - Brits still associate working-class accents with criminal behaviour

Research led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, warns of bias in the criminal justice system due to negative stereotyping of accents.

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Music - Tuesday Lunchtime Concerts: Tuesday 21 January to Tuesday 18 March

The Cambridge University Lunchtime Concert series at West Road Concert Hall is open to the public every Tuesday in term time. Featuring students and local performers, they are free to attend.

Admissions - Think Cambridge webinars: Monday 27 January to Friday 31 January

Are you in Year 11 or Year 12? Our Think Cambridge webinars will inspire you and help you to discover what we offer – reserve your place now.

Lecture - 2025 Annual Holocaust Memorial Day Lecture: Monday 27 January

Professor David Feldman will deliver an evening lecture titled From Warsaw to Auschwitz: How and why Holocaust memory has changed since the 1950s at Selwyn College.

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