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Students make antibody keychains during a workshop with the MRC Toxicology Unit

Students from across the country get a taste of studying at Cambridge at the Cambridge Festival

27 Mar 2025

Over 500 KS2 and KS3 students from as far away as Warrington got the chance to experience studying at the University of Cambridge with a selection of...

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The Royal Crescent in Bath

Jane Austen treasure is on display today to mark the bicentenary of the novelist’s death

17 Jul 2017

Jane Austen fans will have a rare chance today (18 July 2017) to see the manuscript of the novelist’s final (unfinished) novel at King’s College. The...

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Current students via the Target Oxbridge programme

Supporting high-achieving black students

18 May 2017

The University is sponsoring Target Oxbridge, a free programme which aims to increase successful undergraduate applications from black students.

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Nina O'Hare (Alumna)

Graduate, get a job … make a difference #5

08 Feb 2017

Cambridge graduates enter a wide range of careers but making a difference tops their career wish lists. In this series, inspiring graduates from the...

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Talking in Languages 2.0

Languages are fighting back

12 Nov 2015

The number of young people studying languages in the UK is falling. Determined to change this, the University is running an increasing number of...

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Jamie and Louise Arnell

Alumni couple boost college outreach work

03 Sep 2015

A couple who met at Downing as undergraduates are supporting their College’s outreach work in the South West of England.

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Copleston High School at Jesus college.

Colleges inspire students of the future

26 Jun 2015

More than 100 high-performing pupils from 16 state schools have embarked on a potentially life-changing educational journey with The Brilliant Club...

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A-Level students pick Cambridge brains

01 Jun 2015

Is drug addiction hereditary? Why do emotions dominate our earliest memories? Are robots a threat to humanity? These were just some of the thorny...

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Rightmove: a T-rex called Clare finds a perfect home

30 Jan 2015

Cambridge gained a new landmark when Clare, a sculpture of a T-rex, was unveiled at the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences earlier today.

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Schools Zone

Student experts at the Schools Zone!

20 Mar 2012

The Cambridge Science Festival Schools Zone takes place next Saturday, 24 March, giving students the chance to showcase the scientific successes they...

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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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chemistry in action

Pushing science to its limits

06 Feb 2012

Bookings for the UK’s largest free science festival open this morning at: www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival

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