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Nanomaterials Up Close: Gum Arabic
Duration: 00:00:52
Published Date: 2014/06/30This alien glob is a piece of gum arabic from the hardened sap of the Acacia tree, most likely collected from a tree in Sudan. Rox Middleton, from the University of Cambridge, explains how the electron microscope has changed the way we are able to interact with objects at the nanoscale, allowing us just to enjoy a glimpse of the exquisite abstract forms around us. 'Nanomaterials Up Close' is a -
Varsity players wear ‘Rainbow Laces’ in support of LGBT+ community
Duration: 00:00:48
Published Date: 2017/03/16Cambridge Varsity squads joined the Stonewall Rainbow Laces campaign to kick homophobia out of sport. Players from the University’s women’s and men’s rugby squads and the women’s football team showed their support by wearing rainbow-coloured laces on their boots. The Rainbow Laces campaign aims to tackle homophobia in sport and raise awareness of issues faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and -
Classics Shorts with Mary Beard - FREE SPEECH - WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Duration: 00:11:56
Published Date: 2023/02/19Freedom of speech is a hot topic. In a world of Twitter, TikTok and Instagram it’s easier than ever for people to express themselves - but should we be able to say whatever we want, whenever we want? Mary Beard explores the limits of free speech in modern and ancient times. She meets up with comedian Rosie Jones who’s experienced the rough side of free speech, and finds out about how people -
Leaving Prison in Faith – Film 2 – Connections
Duration: 00:17:11
Published Date: 2018/05/23The is the second in a series of three films about four people ‘Leaving Prison in Faith’. In this second film Dr Ruth Armstrong looks at the work of chaplaincy teams in prisons trying to connect with faith communities outside of the prison to support four people who are about to leave prison. We return to the four people we met in the first film, a Christian man and a Muslim man in HMPYOI -
Together
Duration: 00:04:30
Published Date: 2016/05/17A group of Cambridge University researchers have made a film alongside people with Down’s syndrome to show that there is only one way we can defeat dementia; Together. Researchers from the Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group (CIDDRG) have been investigating the links between Down’s syndrome and dementia for almost two decades. Most recently, they have focused -
Navigating political legitimacy in a polarised world
Duration: 00:36:19
Published Date: 2024/06/25The episode explores the topic of political legitimacy in a polarized world. The guests discuss the psychological and cognitive components of political beliefs, the impact of polarization on journalism, and the importance of understanding the perspectives of people on the ground. They emphasize the need for flexible thinking, reevaluating our own dogmas, and engaging in meaningful conversations -
Defeat Dementia in Down's Syndrome
Duration: 00:05:47
Published Date: 2012/04/19We are conducting a study based at the Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group (www.CIDDRG.org.uk), in partnership with the Down's Syndrome Association (DSA) and the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre (WIBC) Cambridge to investigate the risk of dementia in people with Down's syndrome (DS). This four year study is funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC). We believe that -
Anglo-Saxon Kings were 'seasonal vegetarians'
Duration: 00:01:53
Published Date: 2022/06/08Read the full story here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/anglo-saxon-bbq Very few people in England ate large amounts of meat before the Vikings settled, and there is no evidence that elites ate more meat than other people, a major new bioarchaeological study reveals. But its sister study also suggests that peasants occasionally hosted lavish meat feasts for their rulers. Their findings overturn -
Professor David Spiegelhalter: Communicating risk and uncertainty
Duration: 01:06:23
Published Date: 2011/08/17Perception of risk can be influenced by the choice of words, numbers and pictures. Preferences and understanding varies among people, which suggests the use of multiple presentations including comparators and interactive animations. Communicating 'deeper' uncertainties, in the face of explicit and implicit ignorance, is more tricky. And it's important to bear in mind that people's reactions to -
Gut Reaction: Living with bowel disease
Duration: 00:19:12
Published Date: 2019/03/21It’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 -
Dr Raghib Ali OBE – South Asian Heritage Month 2022
Duration: 00:04:35
Published Date: 2022/07/22This South Asian Heritage Month, clinical epidemiologist and St Catharine's College alumnus Dr Raghib Ali OBE, reflects on his family history and Indian heritage. 0:06 - What do you do? 0:46 - What is your heritage and what impact does it have on your life? 1:39 - Tell us something that people might not know about the South Asian community in the UK? 2:33 - What was it like growing up with -
Vagus Nerve Stimulation: A novel treatment for Prader-Willi Syndrome
Duration: 00:23:26
Published Date: 2016/11/14This film shares the experiences of three people with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) who took part in a pilot study of a new treatment for some of the difficult behaviours they experience. The new treatment involves vagus nerve stimulation, and this film aims to provide all the information needed to help other people with PWS decide whether or not they would wish to be part of a future trial of this -
General Election: Professor Neil Lawrence on AI regulation: “Do not…
Duration: 00:02:25
Published Date: 2024/06/13“Do not stop listening to the people, the public.” That’s the message that Professor Neil Lawrence has for a new government on how to approach AI regulation. ️ What is at stake for the UK General Election? In this new video series, students and academics from the University of Cambridge share their insights on some of the biggest themes facing our country at this crucial moment, from AI -
Classics Shorts with Mary Beard - HOW DO YOU CHANGE SOMEONE’S MIND?
Duration: 00:13:44
Published Date: 2023/02/19What’s the best way to change someone’s mind? Is it even possible? Mary Beard meets climate justice activist Mikaela Loach, to find out how she persuades people with her campaigns. Snappy slogans are essential, but Mary reveals that one of the most famous slogans ever - I came, I saw, I conquered - was actually the work of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. The ancient Greeks and Romans took -
Cambridge Ideas - The Music In Me
Duration: 00:06:29
Published Date: 2009/09/01Studies at the University of Cambridge have revealed that many of us use musical taste both as a means of expressing our own identity, and to form and refine our opinions about other people. Researchers found that sample groups of subjects regularly make the same assumptions about peoples personalities, values, social class and even their ethnicity, based on their musical preferences. Rock fans, -
AI that predicts progress of Alzheimer's disease
Duration: 00:03:15
Published Date: 2024/07/13Learn more here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificial-intelligence-outperforms-clinical-tests-at-predicting-progress-of-alzheimers-disease Scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain stable or develop Alzheimer’s disease. This new approach could reduce the need for -
Growing up Insecure
Duration: 01:02:00
Published Date: 2021/04/03What are the long-term mental health implications of growing up in an era defined by insecurity and rapid change? This panel discussion will look at the impact not just of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic aftermath on young people's wellbeing, but of other pre-existing factors affecting their mental health. Go to www.slido.com and enter code C277 to chat about the event. Dr Duncan Astle, -
General Election: Sander van der Linden on the vicious circle of…
Duration: 00:01:05
Published Date: 2024/06/19"The type of content that is more likely to go viral is the type that dunks on the other side." Professor Sander van der Linden warns of the steep increase of polarising content on our news and social media feeds during elections. This could lead to a rise in the spread of disinformation, leading to decreased trust in democracy. ️ What is at stake for the UK General Election? In this new video -
Podcast: Mental health and young people
Duration: 01:18:28
Published Date: 2022/01/21COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of everyone, including children and young people, beyond recognition. So much so, that the proportion of children aged six to 16 with probable mental health disorders has increased from one in nine in 2017 to one in six in both 2020 and 2021. In this episode, we talked with Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Tamsin Ford, Professor of Health Neuroscience -
Classics Shorts with Mary Beard - DO WE NEED HEROES?
Duration: 00:11:59
Published Date: 2023/02/19From Wonder Woman to Obi Wan Kenobi, David Attenborough to the Suffragettes, we all love heroes - but what exactly makes a hero? Mary Beard meets one-time Children’s Laureate - and Stormzy’s favourite - author Malorie Blackman. She’s created a few heroic characters in her time but her heroes aren’t perfect, they’re people who manage to overcome obstacles to do what’s right. But if our -
Podcast: How to feed 10 Billion people
Duration: 00:55:20
Published Date: 2020/12/22How and what we eat, and where our food comes from, these everyday choices that we often think very little about, have become increasingly relevant to climate change. Subscribe to the podcast here: mind-over-chatter.captivate.fm/listen With a global population projected to reach 10 billion by 2050, it is not unreasonable to ask: how are we going to feed all these people... and without causing -
Parliament’s Role in Voting on the Syrian Conflict
Duration: 00:17:30
Published Date: 2015/11/27This video discusses six issues arising out of the recent statement of Prime Minister David Cameron to the House of Commons entitled “Prime Minister’s Response to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on the Extension of Offensive British Military Operations to Syria” -
Fence break behaviour
Duration: 00:01:11
Published Date: 2016/11/14In Kenya, Dr Lauren Evans, a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Geography, is also researching the conflicts that arise when elephants and humans share the same rural landscape. She is an associate director of Space for Giants, a Kenyan-based elephant conservation charity that seeks to ensure a future for elephants through human-elephant conflict mitigation, anti-poaching, securing -
#MyCambridgeSoc : Brown Girl Link Up
Duration: 00:00:33
Published Date: 2022/11/23Sahana from @StCatharinesCollegeCambridge talks about being part of Brown Girl Link Up: the community for South Asian Women and Non-Binary People at Cambridge ❤️ -
Education is...
Duration: 00:02:18
Published Date: 2011/07/18The 'Education is...' film is built around real quotes about the power of education, being delivered by real Cambridge students. The students are people like you. They all come from UK state schools, and they all have stories to tell. -
Successful honey-hunters know how to communicate with wild birds
Duration: 00:01:24
Published Date: 2023/12/07A 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. -
Ludmillia Jordanova, Darwin's universal impact, Mon 6 July
Duration: 00:08:47
Published Date: 2009/10/06Millions of people can recognize the figure of Charles Darwin. My brief presentation examines some portraits of him, and considers their impact. I am particularly interested in his connections with John Collier, Huxleys son-in-law, who produced one of the most memorable images of him, and with Marion, Colliers wife, who sketched him informally. -
Podcast: What would a more just future look like?
Duration: 00:49:44
Published Date: 2021/04/16Our society is more unequal than ever, as the top 1% control over 44% of the world’s wealth while 689 million people are living on less than $1.90 per day. In this episode, we asked our guests what the future of fairness, justice, and equality should look like, and how their research can help to bring about a fairer society. Alexa Hagerty and Natalie Jones shared how injustice can be thought of -
Experiences of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Students at Cambridge …
Duration: 00:11:02
Published Date: 2018/10/18Hear from some of our students and recent graduates on being a student who is Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) at Cambridge University. We welcome applications from all talented people, regardless of background or ethnicity. -
Open Iftar at King's College, Cambridge
Duration: 00:00:22
Published Date: 2024/03/22Ramadan Kareem! Earlier this week, hundreds attended the Open Iftar at King's College as people broke their fast on an evening of reflection and community. Thanks to Open Iftar for the video footage! ️ #OpenIftar #Ramadan #KingsCollege #CambridgeUniversity #CambridgeUni #Cambridge #UniversityOfCambridge -
The Living Laboratory for Sustainability
Duration: 00:03:33
Published Date: 2016/11/14The Living Laboratory for Sustainability (www.environment.admin.cam.ac.uk/living-lab) provides opportunities for students to improve sustainability across the University through projects, internships and research. This short film showcases some of the activities and people involved over the last academic year (2015/16). -
Realise events for care leavers and children in care
Duration: 00:03:57
Published Date: 2015/11/05The 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. -
#MyCambridgeSoc : Fencing
Duration: 00:00:42
Published Date: 2023/11/15"You stab people, it's a very good bonding experience..." Dan is a Natural Sciences student at @StCatharinesCollegeCambridge armed with épée. He is part of the University's Fencing club, which caters for all levels, from beginners to those looking to compete in international competitions! #MyCambridgeSoc #StudentLife #Fencing #UniSport #CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #UniversityOfCambridge -
New Horizons: helping people get back into work
Duration: 00:01:57
Published Date: 2019/04/02Some of the most deprived areas in England are located in the eastern region. The New Horizons project run by housing association CHS Group, with the help of Cambridge University researchers, has been helping those furthest away from the job market to get back into work. -
Life on the divide: the Buriad people and the world's longest…
Duration: 00:06:56
Published Date: 2013/04/08A major project -- Where Rising Powers Meet -- looks at life along the border that separates Russia, China and Mongolia. Among the researchers involved is Dr Sayana Namsaraeva whose work focuses on the experiences of the Buriad ethnic group to which she belongs. -
Cambridge Imagines: Counting seals from space
Duration: 00:04:32
Published Date: 2022/04/14Read more about Prem's work as a PhD student here: https://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/people/gill/ Prem Gill of the Scott Polar Research Institute talks about how he has found a way of counting Antarctic seals from space. -
Cambridge University 800th Finale Lightshow
Duration: 00:04:09
Published Date: 2010/01/25More than 20,000 people came to witness the spectacular light show which brought the University of Cambridge's 800th anniversary celebrations to a close. For three evenings beginning on Saturday, January 16th, an array of colourful images brought iconic buildings such as Senate House and King's College Chapel to life. Designed by world-renowned light artist Ross Ashton, the show highlighted some -
Sonita meets PaigeY
Duration: 00:14:36
Published Date: 2020/01/17When Sonita met Paige. Jesus College student and vlogging influencer PaigeY interviews the Master of Jesus College Sonita Alleyne, asking questions from students and Paige’s online followers. Hear what it’s like to be the first woman to hold the post, why young people should consider applying to Cambridge and the lessons Sonita learned during her own Cambridge degree. -
*Student societies at Cambridge University: May Week Alternative,…
Duration: 00:03:09
Published Date: 2019/05/31Cambridge 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 -
Magic and Medicine: The casebooks of history’s most notorious…
Duration: 00:05:50
Published Date: 2019/05/16A 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 -
Churchill - Their Finest Hour (audio slideshow)
Duration: 00:16:55
Published Date: 2010/06/07Winston Churchill's famous "Finest Hour" speech of June 1940 was a rallying cry to the people of Britain to prepare themselves for the dark days of World War II. In this podcast, the military historian, Max Arthur, meets Allen Packwood, the Director of the Churchill Archives Centre at Churchill College, University of Cambridge to find out about some of the secrets of that memorable speech. -
The Elephant Man
Duration: 00:13:25
Published Date: 2010/11/01The remarkable story of a daring World War II operation in which hundreds of people fleeing the Japanese advance through Burma were rescued by elephant is to be told in full for the first time. The expedition was organised by Gyles Mackrell, a British tea planter who shot amateur films during its course. Stills reproduced by kind permission of the Imperial War Museum (C4322/C5021/C5348/CI293) -
Student societies Cambridge University: Refugee Scholarship Campaign, …
Duration: 00:04:01
Published Date: 2019/05/31In this series directed by Ibz Mo, Cambridge University students introduce their clubs and societies. Part 3 features: 00:00 Cambridge Refugee Scholarship Campaign (CRSC) 01:10 The Cambridge Majlis 02:16 St John’s College JCR (Junior Combination Room) 03:28 Cam FM For a full list of societies, check the Cambridge University Student Union website: https://bit.ly/2KapRny -
My Cam - A day at the Institute of Astronomy
Duration: 00:01:49
Published Date: 2009/12/21shortlisted competition entry by Alex Calverley. "It was filmed entirely on Wednesday 4th November, ans was designed to document the many things that happen in my department, and to the people in it on that day. The first half is an introduction to the 3 main buildings that make up the Institute of astronomy and what they contain. The second half focuses on the great variety of events from -
A day in the life at Cambridge University: Matt Coombes
Duration: 00:05:17
Published Date: 2019/08/12Matt Coombes moved to Cambridge from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and quickly found a new family at his College and on his course. Fear of being away from home should never be a thing that puts people off, he says. Find out about applying to Cambridge: http://bit.ly/ApplyCambridge-M Matt is a Land Economy student at Homerton College. He went to Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy in Gateshead. -
Perceptions (CFI clip)
Duration: 00:00:34
Published Date: 2015/10/05Cambridge Festival of Ideas explores new and original thinking on some of the most pressing issues of the day. The aim of the Festival is to fuel people’s interest in arts, humanities and social sciences through a series of events ranging from talks, debates and film screenings to exhibitions and comedy nights. Of the over 250 events at the Festival, most are free. www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/ -
Himalayan snows: communicating climate knowledge
Duration: 00:03:06
Published Date: 2013/10/31As an anthropologist, Dr Hildegard Diemberger, from the University of Cambridge, has lived and worked with Tibetan communities in the Himalayas for many years. Here, she describes the unique relationship she frequently encountered between the people and their environment, particularly the snow-capped mountain peaks. The position of the snow-line on the mountains, for example, is often used as an -
University of Cambridge Science Festival 2012
Duration: 00:04:06
Published Date: 2012/05/16A snapshot of the Cambridge Science Festival 2012, which welcomed 35,000 people of all ages to 200 mostly free events from the 12 - 25 March. The Cambridge Science Festival is the largest free science festival in the UK, celebrating subjects from astronomy to zoology. Find out more at www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival -
Foster Care Fortnight at Cambridge
Duration: 00:01:27
Published Date: 2020/07/07If you are thinking of applying to university and need some support, you may find some useful advice in a recent series of webinars hosted by the university, which you can see here: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/care The talks brought together care leavers, foster parents and people in positions to help them. -
The story of olaparib: a life-saving cancer drug
Duration: 00:06:53
Published Date: 2024/07/17The drug olaparib has now been used to treat over 140,000 patients globally, changing the outlook for people with breast, ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancers. Professor Sir Steve Jackson talks about chance, risk, curiosity and shots-on-goal in the journey of his discovery. Find out more here -https://preview.shorthand.com/yGfBcYGGioylmQVK
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