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Alora

New partnership promises social enterprise funding for staff and students

07 Nov 2012

Social entrepreneurs among the university’s staff and student population could receive financial backing for their enterprise activities after a new...

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Extreme Unction

Fitzwilliam succeeds in saving Poussin masterpiece for the nation

02 Nov 2012

A campaign by the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Art Fund to raise £3.9m to enable the museum to acquire Nicolas Poussin’s masterpiece Extreme Unction (c...

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Bishop Stephen Conway

University Sermon on 'A Generous Heart'

30 Oct 2012

The Right Reverend Stephen Conway of Selwyn College, Lord Bishop of Ely since 2011, is to preach at the University's Annual Commemoration of...

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Robert Levin.

Encounter Mozart with latest Humanitas Professor

29 Oct 2012

The renowned pianist, conductor and musicologist, Robert Levin, arrives in Cambridge this week, where he will give a series of lectures and recitals...

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How risky is your breakfast?

27 Oct 2012

Understanding how the numbers add up in relation to risk can help us deal with our own uncertainty, as David Spiegelhalter, Winton Professor for the...

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Dr-Manmohan-Singh

Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships 2013 applications invited

25 Oct 2012

Three Indian Postgraduate students have begun their PhD studies at St John’s College, Cambridge this term as Dr Manmohan Singh Scholars.

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Whitechapel Market

Challenging “us versus them”

19 Oct 2012

A series of programmes which aim to address and counteract radical thought in British youth is now being adapted for use across Europe.

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Sainsbury Laboratory

Sainsbury Laboratory named Britain's best building

15 Oct 2012

The Sainsbury Laboratory has been awarded the Stirling Prize for 2012.

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tahrir

Old suspicions remain after the Arab Spring

15 Oct 2012

A debate at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas asks What next for the Arab Spring?

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