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TIGR2ESS - Shaping the Future of Indian Farming
Duration: 00:01:34
Published Date: 2021/02/05TIGR2ESS, ‘Transforming India's Green Revolution by Research and Empowerment for Sustainable food Supplies’, is a major collaboration of over 20 organisations led by the University of Cambridge, funded by GCRF. India is developing fast, and a sustainable new approach to food production is urgently needed. TIGR2ESS is working to shape a fairer, more reliable food and water system for the -
Cambridge University Library photos to go on display
Duration: 00:01:55
Published Date: 2014/07/30Staff at Cambridge’s University Library took images 80 years ago of the move from its old to new building. To commemorate the 80th anniversary, the University Library will be displaying the photographic albums, alongside other related material, in the Library Entrance Hall exhibition cases. The pages of each album will be turned regularly to allow visitors to see as many images as possible. The -
Life on earth
Duration: 01:10:03
Published Date: 2009/09/29James Deutsch directs the Africa Program of the New York based Wildlife Conservation Society, with 1,100 staff implementing conservation work in 20 African countries. James studied philosophy at Harvard and biological anthropology and zoology at Cambridge King's College before holding a research fellowship at Churchill College and a lectureship in conservation biology at Imperial College, London. -
Breaking the Silence: Cambridge speaks out against sexual misconduct
Duration: 00:03:04
Published Date: 2018/02/20Breaking The Silence is Cambridge University's campaign to promote zero tolerance of sexual misconduct. Aimed at establishing a culture where all our members are treated with respect, the campaign highlights new training, support and guidance available to students and staff. The campaign includes prevention initiatives for students, including consent workshops, bystander training and codes of -
The Big Bang and Black Holes: In Celebration of Stephen Hawking’s…
Duration: 02:17:10
Published Date: 2021/01/08Join us for a live event featuring Nobel Prize winner Sir Roger Penrose and Professor Eiichiro Komatsu Director of the Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Munich, to talk about BLACK HOLES, COSMOLOGY, AND SPACETIME SINGULARITIES. Sir Roger and Eiichiro will take us on a journey through space and time, looking forward to new insights from future experiments. The livestream for The Big Bang -
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 -
How Sherpas have evolved ‘superhuman’ energy efficiency
Duration: 00:03:21
Published Date: 2017/05/22Sherpas have evolved to become superhuman mountain climbers, extremely efficient at producing the energy to power their bodies even when oxygen is scarce, suggests new research published today in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Read the full article here: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/05/16/1700527114.full -
The Cambridge Pulse
Duration: 00:08:36
Published Date: 2012/07/23Sport has long been at the heart of Cambridge life. With the London Olympics starting this week and the new £16 million state-of-the-art Cambridge Sports Centre currently under construction, sport at Cambridge continues to be a cornerstone of life at this University - the Cambridge 'pulse'. This short film gives a snapshot of the vast range of sporting activity that takes place at the University -
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/ -
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 -
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 -
Cheating birds mimic host nestlings to deceive foster parents
Duration: 00:02:35
Published Date: 2020/09/30The common cuckoo is known for its deceitful nesting behaviour – by laying eggs in the nests of other bird species, it fools host parents into rearing cuckoo chicks alongside their own. While cuckoos mimic their host’s eggs, new research by Dr Gabriel Jamie has revealed that a group of parasitic finch species in Africa have evolved to mimic their host’s chicks - and with astonishing accuracy -
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/ -
Sophie, Natural Sciences - 60 Second Impressions
Duration: 00:01:13
Published Date: 2012/12/19The '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. Sophie studying Natural Sciences. In her 60 Second Impression, she talks about the things she loves about being a student at Cambridge -
Time to Grow Up
Duration: 00:02:43
Published Date: 2018/03/29Have you ever been torn between doing what's expected of you, and pursuing your dreams? This is a new song by Cambridge University student, Xadi, which is an argument between the two sides of himself, about whether to 'grow up' or not. The guy on the left is a bit of a pain, but he makes some good points. -
The best or worst thing to happen to humanity
Duration: 00:05:25
Published Date: 2016/10/19Stephen Hawking helps to launch Centre for the Future of Intelligence Artificial intelligence has the power to eradicate poverty and disease or hasten the end of human civilisation as we know it – according to a speech delivered by Professor Stephen Hawking this evening. For more information and a transcript of Professor Hawking's speech, click here: -
Explore Planetary Science and Life in the Universe at the University…
Duration: 00:02:18
Published Date: 2023/09/12A new MPhil programme at the University of Cambridge will deliver postgraduate training in the search for life’s origins on Earth and its discovery on planets beyond Earth. The course will explore the requirements for life’s beginnings: from its astrophysical origins to the emergence of biospheres, providing the essential knowledge for research in planetary science and life in the Universe. -
Monitoring Bárðarbunga and Holuhraun
Duration: 00:00:50
Published Date: 2014/09/01Cambridge scientists and PhD students are at the forefront of monitoring the activity of the Bárðarbunga volcano in Iceland. The research group, led by Professor Bob White of the Department of Earth Sciences, is monitoring the ongoing massive volcanic intrusion through its array of seismic instrumentation - never before has such an intrusion been so well documented. The data they gather is -
Folic acid deficiency can affect the health of great, great…
Duration: 00:05:13
Published Date: 2016/11/14Folic acid deficiency can cause severe health problems in offspring, including spina bifida, heart defects and placental abnormalities. A study out today reveals that a mutation in a gene necessary for the metabolism of folic acid not only impacts the immediate offspring but can also have detrimental health effects on the next several generations. The new research, which also sheds light on the -
Treasured Possessions from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
Duration: 00:05:45
Published Date: 2015/04/10A dazzling journey through the decorative arts: from the hand-crafted luxuries of the Renaissance to the first stirrings of mass commerce in the Enlightenment. Each of the 300 beautiful and engaging objects was once a treasured possession, revealing the personal tastes and aspirations of its owner, and preserving precious memories. Witness the impact of global trade on European tastes: the lust
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