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Cartographers of the human body: the Human Cell Atlas

20 November 2024

The Human Cell Atlas is an ambitious project to map every cell in the human body. Its co-lead, Professor Sarah Teichmann, explains how the initiative is already changing our understanding of our bodies.

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Artist's impression of Navaornis, a bird from the age of dinosaurs.

Bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of avian intelligence

13 Nov 2024

A ‘one of a kind’ fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and intelligence of modern birds evolved, one of the...

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Vast majority of Trump voters believe American values and prosperity are ‘under threat’

11 Nov 2024

Data also suggests that Democrat appeals to unity were popular across the board, but “politicians need to do more to understand why some people feel...

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Obese woman injecting weight-loss drug into abdomen

Are weight loss jabs the solution to the obesity crisis?

30 Oct 2024

Almost two thirds of UK adults are overweight or obese. Are weight loss drugs the solution? Cambridge experts share their opinions.

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Band of the second regiment of Life Guards, leaving Windsor, 1830. Oil on canvas by John Frederick Tayler, 1830. National Army Museum

Military musicians returning from Napoleonic wars invented Britain’s brass bands

30 Oct 2024

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain’s first brass bands earlier than previously thought, Dr Eamonn O'Keeffe has...

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Stock image world map with technology overlay.

10 Cambridge spinouts forging a future for our planet

25 Oct 2024

10 companies taking Cambridge ideas out of the lab and into the real world to address the climate emergency.

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Azim Surani.

Journeys of discovery: Azim Surani on the earliest stages of life

24 Oct 2024

Azim Surani has followed his curiosity for over half a century, rewriting science in the process.

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Planet earth

Cambridge is forging a future for our planet

21 Oct 2024

Find out how Cambridge's pioneering research in climate and nature is regenerating nature, rewiring energy, rethinking transport and redefining...

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Bhaskar Vira.

Changemakers: Bhaskar Vira, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Environmental Sustainability

21 Oct 2024

Economist, researcher and educator, Bhaskar Vira is keeping faith with a life-long love for the natural world and a determination to tackle the...

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Rachael Garrett

Changemakers: Rachael Garrett and the Conservation Research Institute

21 Oct 2024

Meet Rachael Garrett: land scientist, forest wanderer and Director of the Conservation Research Institute.

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Melissa Leach

Changemakers: Melissa Leach and Cambridge Conservation Initiative

21 Oct 2024

Meet the new leader of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, Professor Melissa Leach CBE.

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Lindsay Hooper

Changemakers: Lindsay Hooper and the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

21 Oct 2024

Lindsay Hooper wants to rewrite the rules of the global economy. She leads the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership: a global network of...

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Emily Shuckburgh

Changemakers: Emily Shuckburgh and Cambridge Zero

21 Oct 2024

Meet Emily Shuckburgh, Director of Cambridge Zero. She’s been a figurehead of climate science for decades, bringing her prowess to the University...

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