Articles about 'Cambridgeshire County Council'

Now we’re talking: the project helping teenage refugees and asylum-seekers build a new life in Britain

20 November 2019

A new collaboration involving Cambridge linguists and a student-led charitable group is helping young refugees and asylum-seekers develop their confidence and communication skills.

University launches fibre network joint venture with Cambridgeshire Council

11 July 2019

An innovative joint venture launched today by the University of Cambridge and Cambridgeshire County Council is opening up new opportunities for full fibre networks to expand Cambridgeshire’s digital infrastructure.

The archaeology of childhood

30 January 2016

A sledge made from a horse’s jaw, the remains of a medieval puppet, the coffin of a one-year-old Roman child, and the skeleton of an Anglo-Saxon girl will all go on display in Cambridge today as part of a unique exhibition illuminating the archaeology of childhood.

Major institutions across the county declare their support for diversity by taking the Equality Pledge

26 November 2015

The new Equality Pledge is being supported by the University, local councils, health services and emergency services.

Trilogy of short films explores young people’s views of life in social care

27 November 2014

A powerful new short film created with young people in residential care is helping provide valuable insights for service providers into the challenges of life in residential care from the perspective of the young people within the system.

Lucy Sercombe, Sessional Gallery Teacher and Arts Award Coordinator, the Fitzwilliam Museum, being shown a student’s portfolio.

First Arts Award week for young people in care "an entire success"

04 June 2014

Fifteen young people in the care of Cambridgeshire County Council have spent their half-term holidays building a portfolio of artwork inspired by the exhibitions in the University of Cambridge Museums.

Poet Laureate launches major poetry and museums project

02 November 2012

Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has invited ten of the best UK poets writing today to take part in an unprecedented series of residencies at the University of Cambridge, supported by Arts Council England.

With the people, for the people: applying mental health research

21 May 2012

From campus to community, the worlds of mental health research and medical practice are being brought together by a collaboration involving researchers, health and social care providers, and the patients themselves.

Using real-time road traffic data to evaluate congestion

26 January 2012

A new project has shown that by using existing sources of information about traffic flow it is possible to create a minute-by-minute image of congestion in cities.