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Videographer in studio with a model

Forcing UK creatives to ‘opt out’ of AI training risks stifling new talent, Cambridge experts warn

20 Feb 2025

The UK government’s proposed ‘rights reservation’ model for AI data mining tells British artists, musicians, and writers that “tech industry...

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Child-friendly asthma treatment kits designed by pupils who took part in the study

Teaching pupils empathy measurably improves their creative abilities, study finds

03 Feb 2021

Teaching children in a way that encourages them to empathise with others measurably improves their creativity, and could potentially lead to several...

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Toddlers, knights and golden bears

23 Mar 2019

Inside the Fitzwilliam Museum, the Armoury and Renaissance galleries are alive with the sound of chattering children. Eyes wide in amazement, noses...

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Brain Art

Thinking inside the box

31 Mar 2015

New research into the phenomenon of design fixation – allowing prior experience to blind us to new possibilities – may help in the development of new...

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Violin

Creative research on musical performance

01 Sep 2009

A pioneering research centre studying live musical performance as creative practice launches in the Faculty of Music in October with funding from the...

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