Ancient Egypt gallery at The Fitzwilliam Museum. Photo: The Fitzwillliam Museum / David Valinsky Photography

Report highlights University’s under-researched African collections

03 December 2024

The University's collections include an estimated 350,000 artefacts, alongside natural history specimens and human/ancestral remains, from Africa, according to a new report aiming to promote further research, collaboration and engagement, especially with African scholars and communities. The report emphasises that the labour and expertise of countless unnamed African people is hidden in the histories of these collections.

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Nuclear family.

Beyond the nuclear family at the Fitzwilliam Museum

05 October 2023

An unprecedented Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition explores the family, informed by psychological research from the University's Centre for Family Research. Its curator hopes to open minds to newer family forms including those with LGBTQ+ parents and families created by assisted reproduction.

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Father and son talking

Assisted reproduction kids grow up just fine – but it may be better to tell them early about biological origins

13 April 2023

Landmark study finds no difference in psychological wellbeing or quality of family relationships between children born by assisted reproduction (egg or sperm donation or surrogacy) and those born naturally at age 20. However, findings suggest that telling children about their biological origins early – before they start school – can be advantageous for family relationships and healthy adjustment.

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The power of touch

17 June 2021

As a major Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition explores human touch through 4,000 years of art, Cambridge researchers explain why this sense is so important in their own work.

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