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Cambridge Festival of Ideas: Seven billion
Duration: 00:03:14
Published Date: 2011/09/20The world's population will reach seven billion this year. Can the Earth sustain this many people and is reproductive freedom a fundamental liberty? What will the future hold for a crowded planet? In this film, Professor John Guillebaud, Population Matters; Sara Parkin, Forum for the Future; Fred Pearce, author of 'Peoplequake'; and Sir Tony Wrigley, Cambridge Group for the History of Population -
Cambridge Ideas - Seven Ages of the Body
Duration: 00:06:11
Published Date: 2010/08/26Dr John Robb is an archaeologist and has been studying how people have understood the human body over the last 10,000 years. "It may seem surprising to think the human body has a history. We take it for granted it's a material thing, it's just there" Over time his research shows the body has been seen and portrayed in different ways: the body as an animal, the body politicised, God's body, the -
The Casebooks Project: and the doctor noted her words...
Duration: 00:01:43
Published Date: 2014/01/24The Casebooks Project makes the medical records of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, two of England's most popular seventeenth century astrologers, available online at https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk Researchers at the University of Cambridge are funded by the Wellcome Trust to make these documents, held in the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, publicly available. These records provide a -
Better hygiene in wealthy nations may increase Alzheimer's risk
Duration: 00:03:32
Published Date: 2013/09/04In 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 -
Open Cambridge 2018
Duration: 00:02:07
Published Date: 2018/08/14Open Cambridge is part of the national Heritage Open Days scheme. Designed to offer special access to places that are normally closed to the public or charge admission. The initiative provides an annual opportunity for people to discover the local history and heritage of their community. This year's programme features a wonderful mixture of events, ranging from Tall Tales: secrets of the tower, -
Meet the students behind #BlackMenofCambridgeUniversity
Duration: 00:05:06
Published Date: 2018/05/01The Cambridge African Caribbean Society went viral last year when 14 black students posed for a photograph at St John's College. One year on find out more about some of the people behind the photo that got everybody talking about perception, representation and diversity. UPDATE: Peter's Twitter handle is now @PeterFasholaUyi and his name is Peter Fashola-Uyi. Also, hear Ore challenge more -
Why study Chemical Engineering at Cambridge?
Duration: 00:06:14
Published Date: 2024/06/12What actually is Chemical Engineering? It's a question @Fazethe1st often gets asked when he tells people what he's studying, so here's his take on the subject. You can find out more at @CEBCambridge #ApplyToCambridge #UniversityOfCambridge #CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #CambridgeUni #HowToApplyToCambridge #Uni #Scientist -
Leaving Prison in Faith – Film 1 – Hopes
Duration: 00:10:59
Published Date: 2018/05/23This is the first in a series of three films about four people ‘Leaving Prison in Faith’. Dr Ruth Armstrong meets a Christian man and a Muslim man as they prepare to leave HMPYOI Feltham in London and a Christian woman and a Muslim woman as they prepare to leave HMPYOI Styal. In these films you meet the four protagonists of the films in their prison cells and hear of their hopes for themselves -
Human Rights in the United Kingdom: Where Now?
Duration: 00:12:35
Published Date: 2015/05/22Prior to the 2015 general election, the Conservative Party undertook in its manifesto to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 and to enact a British Bill of Rights. In this video, Mark Elliott addresses three key questions raised by these proposals: First, what lies behind the desire of some politicians to secure the Human Rights Act’s repeal? Second, how might a British Bill of Rights differ from -
Perceptions (CFI film)
Duration: 00:01:37
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/ -
Cambridge Ideas - Forgotten Heroes
Duration: 00:06:17
Published Date: 2010/11/17A Cambridge University archaeologist, along with two other researchers in Guernsey, has uncovered a previously unseen archive featuring the testimonies of people who were deported to German prison camps during World War II. The project they are working on aims to document the history of protest and resistance in the Channel Islands. She described the collection as: "the single most important -
Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice's annual address to…
Duration: 00:17:59
Published Date: 2023/10/02The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Deborah Prentice, marked the start of the new academic year this morning by giving her annual address to the University community in the Senate House. Read more about Professor Prentice's speech to the University of Cambridge: https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/people-climate-and-a-national-role-for-cambridge-are-a-focus-of-vice-chancellors-first-annual -
The Vaccine for Fake News
Duration: 00:07:01
Published Date: 2021/11/25Sander van der Linden has a nickname: Cambridge’s professor of “defence against the dark arts”. His team works with governments and organisations such as Google to find ways to fight against misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories. Watch Sander explain his radical idea: that people can be “inoculated” against falling for fake news. Want to be involved in the research? -
Foundation Year offers new way into Cambridge
Duration: 00:03:08
Published Date: 2021/01/13To learn more, and find out if you're eligible, click here: http://bit.ly/CambridgeFoundationYear The Cambridge Foundation Year is free to students, who will come from a range of backgrounds, including: care-leavers, those estranged from their families, and those who have missed significant periods of learning because of health issues. Others will be people who have been unable to access suitable -
Human Embryo Research: Opening the “Black Box”
Duration: 00:03:17
Published Date: 2016/12/22Cambridge research that will enable scientists to grow and study embryos in the lab for almost two weeks has been named as the People’s Choice for Science magazine’s ‘Breakthrough of the Year 2016’. Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz at the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience has developed a new technique that allows embryos to develop in vitro, in the absence of -
How do we build back better after a crisis?
Duration: 00:35:42
Published Date: 2024/02/02In this episode, we explore how we can build back better after a crisis. What are the challenges and opportunities of addressing the climate crisis, including the need for climate justice, the costs of inaction, and the importance of green innovation. We consider the roles of governments, multilateral institutions, and grassroots movements play in driving change. And we conclude with a call to -
Podcast: What did the future look like in the past?
Duration: 01:08:09
Published Date: 2021/04/02We all have theories about what the future might look like. But what did the future look like in the past? And how have the advent of new technologies altered how people viewed the future? We talked with curator of modern sciences and historian of Victorian science Dr Johnua Nall, professor of Digital Humanities and director of Cambridge Digital Humanities Professor Caroline Bassett, and Junior -
Living with the Inugguit (short version)
Duration: 00:03:57
Published Date: 2011/10/13In 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 -
The University marks the start of the academic year with a 1st…
Duration: 00:33:34
Published Date: 2023/10/04The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Deborah Prentice, marked the start of the new academic year this morning by giving her annual address to the University community in the Senate House. Read more about Professor Prentice's speech to the University of Cambridge: https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/people-climate-and-a-national-role-for-cambridge-are-a-focus-of-vice-chancellors-first-annual -
Perceptions (CFI short)
Duration: 00:00:19
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/ -
Ghosts, genies and the science of sleep paralysis
Duration: 00:04:12
Published Date: 2021/01/29Learn more about Meditation-Relaxation Therapy here: https://bit.ly/MeditationRelaxationTherapy Sleep paralysis, being paralysed upon falling asleep or awakening, affects about 1 in 5 people globally. @DrBalandJalal has experienced it since he was a teenager and has spent roughly a decade trying to work out the science behind this mysterious phenomenon and how best to avoid its potentially -
Testing the Third Thumb
Duration: 00:03:50
Published Date: 2024/05/29Learn more here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/third-thumb How easily could you get to grips with a third thumb? The Plasticity Lab at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (@MRCCBU) tested Dani Clode's robotic Third Thumb device @royalsociety Summer Exhibition and showed that the public found it surprisingly easy. Testing technology on a diverse range of people is essential for ensuring new -
The man we love to hate: it’s time to reappraise Thomas Robert Malthus
Duration: 00:03:56
Published Date: 2016/05/19Thomas Robert Malthus, who was born 250 years ago, became notorious for his ‘principle of population’. He argued that, because poverty was inevitable, some people would not find a seat at ‘nature’s table’ and would perish. In a new book, historians at Cambridge and Harvard set the life and work of this contentious thinker within a wider context – and look in particular at his -
Infrastructure revolution
Duration: 00:08:36
Published Date: 2012/06/01Technology has advanced to the point where the condition of bridges, tunnels and buildings can be monitored in unprecedented detail. Now a new Centre at Cambridge has been formed to kick-start the smart infrastructure revolution. London Bridge, so far as we know, is not falling down. Whether we would be able to tell if it was about to, however, is a different question. And, if it was, we would -
Highlighting Holocaust Heritage
Duration: 00:07:06
Published Date: 2023/01/25Holocaust sites are in urgent need of care and protection. We risk losing them to climate change, decay, destruction in conflict, a lack of funding, the rise of extreme politics and more. To help save them, archaeologist and researcher Dr Gilly Carr and The Safeguarding Sites project are developing a heritage charter to safeguard all Holocaust sites in Europe in the 21st century. Part of that -
Cambridge University life for Care Leavers and Estranged students
Duration: 00:05:24
Published Date: 2019/10/25Dozens of Cambridge University undergraduates come from care backgrounds and/or are estranged from their families, like Lily-Rose and Connall. Both met through the Realise Project, which aims to encourage more young people from similar backgrounds to go to University. They say the following schemes were incredibly useful in allowing them to focus on their studies: Realise Project- -
Living with the Inugguit
Duration: 00:10:02
Published Date: 2011/11/24In 2010, Dr Stephen Leonard embarked on a year-long trip to live with the Inugguit 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 -
Bridging The Exclusion Gap
Duration: 00:04:57
Published Date: 2013/06/26A set of gloves and glasses which simulate common physical limitations, like age-related long-sightedness or arthritis, have been released in the hope of getting more designers to think again about the usability of their products. Researchers at the University of Cambridge's Engineering Design Centre say that millions of people around the country -- in particular the ageing, baby-boomer -
The new Cambridge University Boathouse
Duration: 00:02:07
Published Date: 2016/12/05Cambridge rowing has a new home – this £5million boathouse opened on Saturday and will house three of the University’s best known boat clubs, including those due to face Oxford in the Boat Race next April. The squads will undergo months of training here throughout the winter in preparation for those Races, which will be watched by more than 6m people around the world. With state of the art -
Leaving Prison in Faith – Film 3 – Community
Duration: 00:14:45
Published Date: 2018/05/23In this final film of the trilogy, we return to find out what has happened to the Christian and Muslim men and women we first met in HMPYOI Feltham and HMPYOI Styal now that they are no longer in prison. We hear about some of the struggles they have faced since release from prison. We consider the role that faith communities have played in their journeys out of prison, and think about whether it -
India Unboxed: Meet the meteorites?
Duration: 00:02:19
Published Date: 2017/06/29Our #IndiaUnboxed series continues with the puzzling story of the fiery meteorites which were cold to the touch. 157 years ago the people of Dharamsala in Northwest India watched as three meteorites streaked across the sky and crashed into the ground nearby. Despite witnessing nine-foot flames trailing behind the meteorites, the brave locals who rushed to pick them up found them to be intensely -
Animal research aims to improve the prospects for future organ…
Duration: 00:05:03
Published Date: 2023/07/13Content warning: this film contains images of blood and surgery For people with organ failure, transplantation is the only option. A lack of suitable organs for transplantation means patients die every day. Researchers in the University’s Department of Surgery are using large animal models to understand why donated organs become damaged and unsuitable for transplantation, and to test promising -
Laura, Chemical Engineering -- 60 Second Impressions
Duration: 00:01:00
Published Date: 2012/06/15The '60 Second Impressions' are a series of one-minute films featuring current Cambridge undergraduate students. These students talk about what it's really like to study at Cambridge, live in a College, and take part in a wide range of extra-curricular activities. Laura is from Grantham, and is studying Chemical Engineering. In her 60 Second Impression, she talks about the inspiring people she -
General Election: Prof Diane Coyle on levelling up and growth:…
Duration: 00:01:12
Published Date: 2024/06/14“It’s not a zero-sum game at all... governments will have to do both.” Professor Dame Diane Coyle outlines the need for levelling up as well as generating growth to improve people’s lives. ️ 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 -
Supporting Postdocs at Cambridge
Duration: 00:08:06
Published Date: 2017/09/20Postdocs are the driving force behind much of the cutting-edge research that takes place at Cambridge. They are the fastest growing and most diverse staff group, and with increasing numbers they face huge challenges both professionally and personally. Providing better support for these young people, who are imperative to the University’s work, is the primary role of the Office of Postdoctoral -
The Criminal Defence of Marital Coercion
Duration: 00:08:04
Published Date: 2013/03/25Dr Findlay Stark examines the defence of marital coercion, which recently hit the headlines with the trials of Vicky Pryce and former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne for perverting the course of justice over an attempt to transfer penalty points for a speeding offence. Findlay Stark is the Yates Glazebrook Fellow in Law at Jesus College, Cambridge. His interests lie -
Chris, History -- 60 Second Impressions
Duration: 00:01:05
Published Date: 2012/06/14The '60 Second Impressions' are a series of one-minute films featuring current Cambridge undergraduate students . These students talk about what it's really like to study at Cambridge, live in a College, and take part in a wide range of extra-curricular activities. Chris is from Carlisle, and is studying History. In his 60 Second Impression, he talks about the friendly atmosphere in Cambridge and -
Pembroke College with the United Nations. A Discussion on the Ethics…
Duration: 01:34:41
Published Date: 2021/11/04Questions from people watching on the livestream to be submitted on Slido at https://app.sli.do/event/z6e8pner Climate change is fundamentally an ethical issue. Its effects touch everyone and failure to take action will cause widespread and devastating harm. But, some of the proposed actions may themselves have damaging and destructive impacts on the poorest and most vulnerable societies, who -
Clubs & Societies
Duration: 00:03:09
Published Date: 2013/08/13Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this video is accurate at the time it was uploaded, changes are likely to occur. It is therefore very important that you check the University and College websites for any updates before you apply for the course by visiting www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk and again before accepting any offer to study at the -
What's in David Cameron's baskets? A three minute guide
Duration: 00:03:51
Published Date: 2016/03/07After long negotiations, on 19 February Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the European Council had agreed a new settlement for the United Kingdom in the European Union. In line with the Conservative Party manifesto, this agreement has triggered a referendum on whether Britain should remain in the European Union to be held on Thursday 23 June. In this video, Catherine Barnard summarises -
Whale tale: a Dutch seascape and its lost Leviathan
Duration: 00:03:15
Published Date: 2014/06/04http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/whale-tale-a-dutch-seascape-and-its-lost-leviathan Earlier this year a conservator at the Hamilton Kerr Institute made a surprising discovery while working on a painting owned by the Fitzwilliam Museum. As Shan Kuang removed the old varnish from the surface, she revealed the whale that had been the intended focus of the scene. In 1873 the Fitzwilliam Museum, -
Are private prosecutions a public benefit, or a public bane?
Duration: 00:14:22
Published Date: 2022/01/04There have been several recent egregious examples of private prosecutions, including the case of the Post Office prosecuting numerous Postmasters for losses caused by a faulty IT system. Professor John Spencer discusses these cases, the evolution of the system of private prosecutions, and the considerations involved in regulating such actions. Professor Spencer is Professor Emeritus of Law and -
The Sea-Pie and the sad sailor
Duration: 00:03:10
Published Date: 2015/10/16The idiosyncratic diaries of one man’s voyage from Liverpool to India in 1842, and the exquisite painted souvenirs he bought there, are among the treasures in the archives at the Centre of South Asian Studies. Entitled The Sea-Pie, the pair of diaries are inscribed to the author Charles Augustus Whitehouse’s mother, and come with the message scrawled across the front “Here it comes -
Professor Lawrence Sherman: 'Less Prison + More Policing = Less…
Duration: 00:21:10
Published Date: 2011/02/17A presentation by Professor Lawrence Sherman, Wolfson Professor of Criminology, Director of the Jerry Lee Centre for Experimental Criminology at the University of Cambridge and Director, Police Executive Programme. Repeated experiments show that focused policing reduces crime. Yet research shows that prison increases offenders' crime rates, especially after they are sent to prison for the first -
Black Men On The Couch
Duration: 02:13:49
Published Date: 2023/10/26How can we maintain good mental health? Lord Simon Woolley, George the Poet and Professor Jason Arday will be in conversation with counsellor, Rotimi Akinsete, to discuss how to maintain good mental health. Black men are twice as likely to be sectioned as their White counterparts, and are also less likely to reach out for support if they encounter mental health struggles. The aim of Black Men on -
What's in David Cameron's baskets? The UK's deal with the …
Duration: 00:30:18
Published Date: 2016/03/07After long negotiations, on 19 February Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the European Council had agreed a new settlement for the United Kingdom in the European Union. In line with the Conservative Party manifesto, this agreement has triggered a referendum on whether Britain should remain in the European Union to be held on Thursday 23 June. In this video, Catherine Barnard examines -
Scientists to tackle mysteries of teenage brain
Duration: 00:00:20
Published Date: 2013/05/15Despite adolescence being a high-risk time for developing major psychiatric and drug dependence disorders, very little is known about the teenage brain. A novel research project jointly led by scientists from the University of Cambridge and UCL (University College London) aims to shed light on what happens to the brain as young people mature as part of a £5.4 million project funded by the -
Cambridge Ideas - Memories Of Old Awake
Duration: 00:14:09
Published Date: 2012/04/03Winner Special Jury Mention - Best Documentary Film 4th Jaipur International Film Festival 2012 Official Selection ÉCU -- The 7th European Independent Film Festival 2012 Official Selection Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2012 Official Selection 10th Reykjavik Shorts & Docs Festival 2012 Cambridge University academic, Dr Emily Lethbridge, explores the centuries-old Sagas of Icelanders -
African Diaspora Biotech Summit & Workshop 2017
Duration: 00:06:09
Published Date: 2017/04/05AFRICAN PLANT SCIENTISTS DEVELOP NEW SKILLS IN CAMBRIDGE TO TACKLE PROBLEMS AT HOME Researchers and students gathered at the Sainsbury Laboratory on Tuesday 4 April for the inaugural African Diaspora Biotech Summit. Among the participants were 17 postgraduate students and academics from six African countries who had earlier taken part in the Molecular Laboratory Training Workshop, held in -
The Defects of Jury Trials
Duration: 00:12:31
Published Date: 2013/02/22In the light of the discharge of the jury in the trial of Vicky Pryce, questions have been asked about the value of the jury system. Professor John Spencer discusses the pitfalls of the system over the years, and suggests ways in which the delivery of justice might be improved. Professor Spencer is Professor of Law, Co-Director of the Centre for European Legal Studies, and Honorary President of
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