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From fleece to the fibre of local identity: the man in the foreground wears a traditional Fair Isle jumper for working with sheep

Making the cloth that binds us: spinning, weaving and island identity

10 Nov 2012

Ben Cartwright, a member of Cambridge’s Material Culture Lab, is an archaeologist whose research focuses on the ways in which the crafts of spinning...

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London street photo.

Look familiar?

04 Apr 2012

Introducing the online game for Londoners which researchers hope will one day influence the shape of the nation’s capital.

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Children get hands-on!

Gurgling guts, electricity, snot, pus and blood!

07 Mar 2012

The Cambridge Science Festival Schools Roadshow programme kicked off last week with a Schools Hub at Sawston Village College on Thursday 1 March...

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Bridge-the-Gap---Clare-bridge

Thousands become explorers through Open Cambridge and Bridge the Gap

20 Sep 2011

Thousands of people enjoyed a chance to explore Cambridge’s secrets and scenic paths earlier this month thanks to Open Cambridge (9/10 September) and...

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Festival of Ideas 2011

Whistleblowers, zombies… and how to stay out of prison

13 Jul 2011

Freedom, revolution and communication have shaped human history since the earliest days of mankind.

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