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Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital

The hospital that will change the story of cancer forever

15 July 2024

Work will begin soon on a new hospital that will transform how we diagnose and treat cancer. Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital will treat patients across the East of England, but the research that takes place there promises to change the lives of cancer patients across the UK and beyond.

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Unexpected experiences: Matt Rowe talks about catering for students who couldn't go home

02 Jul 2020

In the first of a new series, Selwyn College Catering Manager Matt Rowe tells of swapping ‘super formals’ for providing emergency supplies to the...

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What next for Japan's women?

30 Jun 2020

Japan's women are experimenting with new femininities in challenging times, a new book reveals

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The city rises: Cambridge archaeologists reveal an entire Roman city without digging

09 Jun 2020

For the first time, a team of archaeologists has succeeded in mapping a complete Roman city, Falerii Novi in Italy, using advanced ground penetrating...

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Digital Mycenae

05 Jun 2020

Explore the ancient Greek city of Mycenae in a newly released digital archive.

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Found in translation

03 Jun 2020

How Cambridge researcher Dr Ebele Mogo helped tackle a coronavirus public health language gap across Africa in four weeks and 18 languages with 30...

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COVID-19: The long view

22 May 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic should only present a short-term interruption to 250 years of improving life expectancy, argues historian Leigh Shaw-Taylor.

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School’s in: how to make the most of home-schooling in lockdown

30 Apr 2020

Five Cambridge education experts share tips, free resources (and moral support) to help you make the most of home-schooling in lockdown.

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Strategic partner: Aviva

29 Apr 2020

A new partnership between Aviva and Cambridge is asking what do advances in technology and data science mean for the future of insurance?

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Coronavirus pandemic: making safer emergency hospitals

28 Apr 2020

Simple, low-cost ventilation designs and configuration of wards can reduce the dispersal of airborne virus in emergency COVID-19 hospitals, say...

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Life-saving origami

21 Apr 2020

Cambridge researchers are sharing a quick and easy way to mass produce face shields for health workers in the poorest countries.

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Gates Cambridge Class of 2020

15 Apr 2020

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is one of the world's most sought after awards. This year's cohort includes 77 Scholars from 30 countries, who will...

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The great university land-grab

06 Apr 2020

Over 50 American universities built their fortunes using 11 million acres of Indian land, signed over amid violence, corruption and coercion. A major...

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