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Dr Jane Goodall DBE talks about the environmental crisis and her reasons for hope. “Every single day that we live, we make some impact on the planet. We have a choice as to what kind of impact that is.” At the age of 26, Jane Goodall travelled from England to what is now Tanzania, Africa, and ventured into the little-known world of wild chimpanzees. Among her many discoveries, perhaps the

In this video, Gates Cambridge Alumna Dr Molly Fox discusses her research which suggests that people living in industrialised countries may be more likely to develop Alzheimer's. This points to what's known as the 'hygiene hypothesis', the theory that the greatly reduced contact with bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms in the developed world can lead to a weaker immune system and increased

In this video Dr Chris Forman shows us his incredible images of a fruit fly foot and beetle antenna. Under the Microscope is a collection of videos produced by Cambridge University that show glimpses of the natural and man-made world in stunning close-up. You can see the whole series here: http://bit.ly/A6bwCE Dr Forman: "Nature has found remarkable ways of using small amounts of energy to

The Realise project's aim is to encourage more young people in care to consider higher education. We run a large number of events ranging from science days to theatre days to give a taste of life as a student at Cambridge.

Cambridge University students introduce their clubs and societies in this series directed by Ibz Mo. Part 2 features: 00:00 May Week Alternative 00:43 India Society 01:34 Oxfam Society 02:21 Sikh Society Full list of societies on the Cambridge University Student Union website: https://bit.ly/2KapRny

A new Cambridge University study has found that wild honeyguide birds prefer to cooperate with people who have learned local cultural traditions, to find and access honey-filled bees’ nests.

In 2010, Dr Stephen Leonard embarked on a year-long trip to live with the Inughuit of north-west Greenland, the northernmost settled people on Earth. His aim was to record the language, stories and songs of these communities. The traditional life of the community and its future is potentially threatened by a number of factors, one of which is climate change. Dr Leonard lived as a member of those

A ten-year project to study and digitise some 80,000 cases recorded by two famous astrological physicians has opened a wormhole into the everyday worries and desires of people who lived 400 years ago. Tumble down the Casebooks Project rabbit-hole here: https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYuWHQh6576FDZhFJm-MZbw

Best-selling author Tara Westover (https://www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/what-does-it-mean-to-be-educated/) , researcher Aliya Khalid (https://www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/how-mothers-affect-their-daughters-education/) and Thabo Msibi (https://www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/thabo-msibi-south-africa/) Deputy Vice Chancellor for Teaching and Learning at the University of KwaZulu-Natal

It’s something that we all do, but no one talks about it: emptying your bowels. However, for many people with conditions that impair this most normal of bodily functions, it can impact day-to-day life in unexpected and challenging ways. In a film funded by the BBSRC, Senior Lecturer Dr Ewan St. John Smith and Postdoctoral Research Scientist Dr James Hockley from the Department of Pharmacology