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How research partnerships are offering innovative approaches to make the most of the East of England’s assets and tackle its more pressing challenges.

Cookery class - March 2009

Meals for one: how eating alone affects the health of the elderly

19 Oct 2013

EPIC-Norfolk, a long-term study of health and ageing that recently celebrated its 20th birthday, provides researchers with a wealth of data. Annalijn...

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A landmark study of health and lifestyle celebrates its 20th birthday

09 Oct 2013

A landmark longitudinal study of health in the community will celebrate its 20th anniversary in Norwich tomorrow (10 October). The research, which...

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African Horse Sickness: mapping how a deadly disease might spread in the UK

25 May 2013

A disease lethal to horses, until now confined to hot countries, could arrive in the UK. New research creates a picture of its possible spread and...

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Mudflat and marsh at Abbots Hall, Essex

After the flood: harnessing the power of mud

31 Jan 2013

On the 60th Anniversary of the ‘big flood’ that devastated the coastline of eastern England, new research shows that integrating ‘natural’ sea...

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Original manuscript of Fauna Cantabrigiensis

The remarkable notebook of a 19th-century naturalist

09 Jan 2013

A notebook recording the fauna of Cambridgeshire observed and collected by the Reverend Leonard Jenyns between 1820 and 1849 has been published in...

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Phone

Therapy over the phone as effective as face-to-face

28 Sep 2012

Phone therapy also increases access and potentially decreases costs.

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Hoodies

Morality prevents crime

25 Jun 2012

A landmark study of criminal activity in teenagers indicates that some never see crime as a course of action while others are vulnerable to...

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Anglo-Saxon bed burial with gold cross

Mystery of Anglo-Saxon teen buried in bed with gold cross

16 Mar 2012

Extraordinary 7th century discovery on outskirts of Cambridge offers unique insights into the origins of English Christianity.

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Children's Literature

Children's literature comes of age

01 May 2010

A new Centre for Children’s Literature is providing a focus for research on how children are shaped by early encounters with books and film.

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drawing CAD

Designing sustainable cities of the future

01 May 2008

As more people become city-dwellers, can we design cities to be more sustainable?

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apples

You are what you eat: Investigating nutrition and cancer

01 Apr 2007

We all know that a good diet is key to good health, but it's now clear that certain foods we eat can unmask underlying susceptibilities to cancer.

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