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Living bridge puts down roots at Cow Hollow Wood

06 Jun 2013

Woodland Trust Chair of Trustees Dr Nicola Nicholls and staff from the University of Cambridge will unveil a unique living willow bridge at the...

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A screenshot from the 1971 British gangster film Villain, starring Richard Burton. Dir. Michael Tuchner

Cinematic geographies of Battersea

07 May 2013

Research is combining film ‘archaeology’ with digital technology to create a new approach to ‘sites of memory’ for the London borough of Battersea...

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Energy efficiency and human behaviour

18 Feb 2013

Are buildings that consume less energy really more energy efficient as a result? As the University of Cambridge begins Switch Off Week, researcher...

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Palestinian Hajj paintings by the entrance to a reconstructed Synagogue in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City.

Divided cities do not flourish

08 Nov 2012

A landmark study of divided cities such as Jerusalem and Belfast suggests that while physical divisions remain these cities cannot thrive, and that a...

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Sainsbury Laboratory

Sainsbury Laboratory named Britain's best building

15 Oct 2012

The Sainsbury Laboratory has been awarded the Stirling Prize for 2012.

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Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake

Ounce of prevention, pound of cure

09 Oct 2012

Working with humanitarian organisations in Haiti, Cambridge researchers have found that an information system they designed to track how regions...

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urban gems

How to crowdsource your happy space

26 Sep 2012

A new online platform will harness crowdsourcing to identify the visual cues that lead people to perceive an urban space as happy, quiet or beautiful...

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Madness of Love by Miriam Schapiro

Remarkable art

02 Sep 2012

The New Hall Art Collection is Europe’s foremost collection of art by women. Don’t miss the chance to book for a free guided tour of the Collection...

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The Battle of Peas Hill c1824

Cambridge unwrapped

23 Jul 2012

Bookings open today for Open Cambridge, a programme of public events taking place from 7 to 9 September. New activities on the agenda include a walk...

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North West Cambridge Project

Preferred architects announced for first phase of North West Cambridge Development

18 Jul 2012

Cambridge University has today announced the team of preferred architects for a first phase of its proposed development at North West Cambridge. The...

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Detail from 'How many millions are starving? Ten' by Vladimir Maiakovskii

A Soviet Design for Life

03 Jul 2012

A unique tour through the Soviet century – via one woman’s extraordinary collection of books, propaganda posters, ration coupons and even cigarette...

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Cripps Building, St John’s College

Cambridge in Concrete: the boom years of Brutalism

03 May 2012

A new exhibition at the Department of Architecture aims to expose the forgotten history of the University’s experimental post-war architecture: the ‘...

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