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Releasing the imagination: the University of Cambridge Primary School

02 Nov 2018

More than just an outstanding Ofsted rating sets the University of Cambridge Primary School apart: it places research at its heart, informing...

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Carol

Study of learning and memory problems in OCD helps young people unlock their potential at school

22 Jan 2018

Adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have widespread learning and memory problems, according to research published today. The...

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Vumilia walks 10 km to school

“A girl without education is nothing in the world”

02 Feb 2017

Half the children in Africa miss out on school and basic learning as a result of poverty, gender or disability. While major efforts are being made to...

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A University of Cambridge outreach session in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.

Widening participation in higher education in East Anglia

08 Dec 2016

From January 2017, East Anglia’s five Higher Education Institutions, working in close partnership with the region’s Further Education Colleges and...

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Teenagers in Oslo, Norway

Positive teacher-student relationships boost good behaviour in teenagers for up to four years

09 Aug 2016

The first study to look at the impact of the relationship with teachers on adolescent behaviour finds that a positive teacher-student relationship...

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Faculty launches new teaching resources for sixth-form mathematics

11 Jul 2016

Underground Mathematics is the culmination of a five-year project funded by the Government’s Department for Education and delivered by Cambridge’s...

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Students in the alternative classroom

Students and artist create an ‘alternative classroom’ at North Cambridge Academy

15 Jun 2016

An art partnership project between Kettle’s Yard, one of Britain’s best art galleries, and North Cambridge Academy opens its doors to the public on...

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Pakistan schoolgirl

Opinion: Confronting the Taliban – an educational encounter

09 Mar 2016

Dr David Gosling (Faculty of Divinity) discusses his time on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, his encounters with the Taliban and why education is...

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Opinion: Why both sides are wrong in the counter-extremism debate

07 Mar 2016

Julian Hargreaves (Centre of Islamic Studies) discusses the Government's Prevent strategy and counter-extremism in Britain.

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Frontal lobe

Education and the brain: what happens when children learn?

10 Feb 2016

Have you lost your house keys recently? If so, you probably applied a spot of logical thinking. You looked first in the most obvious places – bags...

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Local school takes classroom into space

13 Jan 2016

A primary school in Sawston spent the day learning all about space and one lucky 11-year old girl had the chance to try on a real space suit.

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Dr Helen Mason

Astronaut and Cambridge experts encourage students to ‘tri’ the Space to Earth Challenge

06 Nov 2015

Dr Helen Mason OBE (Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics) has teamed up with astronaut Tim Peake to create sports and science...

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