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  2. Podcast: Dementia: risks, diagnosis and prevention

    Duration: 00:56:20
    Published Date: 2022/01/27
    What causes dementia? And how do we diagnose and treat it? Is there anything we can do to stop ourselves from developing dementia? These are the crucial questions we’ll be exploring with clinical neuropsychologist Barbara Sahakian, sociologist Richard Milne, and neurologist James Rowe. In this episode, we’ll find out more about what dementia actually is, some surprising factors that increase
  3. Algae-power: a natural energy supply

    Duration: 00:00:59
    Published Date: 2022/05/19
    Read the full story here:https://bit.ly/AlgaeComputing Scientists have managed to power a microprocessor continuously for a year using ALGAE! The new system has potential as a renewable way to power large numbers of small devices as part of the Internet of Things. This research was carried out by Dr Paolo Bombelli and Professor Christopher Howe from the University of Cambridge's Department of
  4. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – an event from the Centre for…

    Duration: 01:36:03
    Published Date: 2022/03/01
    The University’s Centre for Geopolitics has convened an expert panel in Cambridge today for an emergency event to discuss the ramifications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Panel: · Prof Brendan Simms (chair), Director of the Centre for Geopolitics · Charles Clarke, Former Home Secretary and Co-Founder of the Baltic Geopolitics Programme at Cambridge · Dr Rory Finnin, Associate Professor
  5. Are private prosecutions a public benefit, or a public bane?

    Duration: 00:14:22
    Published Date: 2022/01/04
    There 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
  6. CTVT Oronasal Tumours

    Duration: 00:01:44
    Published Date: 2022/07/04
    Read more about the research here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/male-dogs-four-times-more-likely-to-develop-contagious-cancer-on-nose-or-mouth-than-females Animation Credit: Emma Werner Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour (CTVT) is an unusual cancer – it is infectious and can spread between dogs when they come into contact. The living cancer cells physically ‘transplant’ themselves
  7. Returning the Benin Bronzes

    Duration: 00:05:23
    Published Date: 2023/02/08
    In 1897, during the violent sacking of Benin City by British armed forces, thousands of artefacts were removed and subsequently sold in London. 116 objects, known as Benin Bronzes, eventually entered the collection of the University of Cambridge’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA). The University is now in the process of arranging for the return of these objects to Nigeria. In
  8. Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at Cambridge

    Duration: 00:03:33
    Published Date: 2022/02/20
    Undergraduate students and staff talk about studying Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge. To find out more about this course, see https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.a... Disclaimer: 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
  9. Has the UK Supreme Court stopped Scottish Independence?

    Duration: 00:15:33
    Published Date: 2022/12/01
    On the 23rd November the UK Supreme court decided that the Scottish Parliament did not have the power to enact legislation to hold a second independence referendum in Scotland. In this short video Professor Alison Young explains the backdrop to the case, sets out how the Supreme court decided the case, and explores possible future paths to Scottish independence. Alison Young is the Sir David
  10. Welcome to Season 3!

    Duration: 00:02:13
    Published Date: 2022/01/12
    Welcome (or welcome back) to Mind Over Chatter, the Cambridge University Podcast. One series at a time, we break down complex issues into simple questions. In this third series, we’re talking all about Health. We’ll be exploring both physical and mental health, and we’ll discuss causes, treatments and preventions for issues like dementia, cancer, infectious diseases and obesity. We’re
  11. Ancient grammatical puzzle solved after 2,500 years

    Duration: 00:06:00
    Published Date: 2022/12/15
    Learn more about the story here: https://bit.ly/SanskritGrammarPuzzleYT A grammatical problem which has defeated Sanskrit scholars since the 5th Century BC has finally been solved by an Indian PhD student at the University of Cambridge. Dr Rishi Rajpopat made the breakthrough by decoding a rule taught by “the father of linguistics” Pāṇini. The discovery makes it possible to 'derive' any
  12. Global Humanities & Multilingualism at Cambridge University

    Duration: 00:04:33
    Published Date: 2022/07/15
    Languages are central to our identities – how we view the world and how we’re viewed by others. They play a vital role in dealing with key issues of our time: community cohesion; international development; defence, diplomacy and national security; international trade and business; and health and well-being. In Cambridge, our expertise across many different disciplines allows us to research
  13. Did Brexit cause P&O job losses?

    Duration: 00:09:42
    Published Date: 2022/03/25
    On Thursday 17th March leading UK ferry operator P&O Ferries sacked 800 British crew across its entire fleet and stopped all sailings. The move sparked fury amongst employees and unions, and consternation in parliament. Many asked was the move - and the proposal to use cheap agency staff instead - legal, and also was it a result of Brexit? In this video, Professor Catherine Barnard considers the
  14. The researchers who are changing the story of ovarian cancer

    Duration: 00:04:41
    Published Date: 2022/01/24
    We meet Cambridge researchers leading a pioneering programme to help more women survive ovarian cancer. Only 43% of women in England survive five years beyond their ovarian cancer diagnosis. Professors James Brenton and Evis Sala aim to change this. Their research at the Mark Foundation Institute for Integrated Cancer Medicine at the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Cambridge Centre is bringing together
  15. Podcast: What did the future look like in the past?

    Duration: 01:08:09
    Published Date: 2021/04/02
    We 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
  16. Podcast: Cancer and artificial intelligence

    Duration: 01:09:16
    Published Date: 2022/02/10
    What’s cancer got to do with crabs, artist Jackson Pollock, and artificial intelligence? It’s not a riddle; these are some of the things we’ll explore with surgeon Grant Stewart, computer scientist Mateja Jamnik and radiologist Evis Sala from the Mark Foundation Institute for Integrated Cancer Medicine. In this episode, we’ll discover how artificial intelligence is making it easier for
  17. Podcast: Obesity: the gene-environment debate

    Duration: 01:07:13
    Published Date: 2022/01/13
    What role do our genes play in influencing our body weight and what we like to eat? Why do some people gain weight more easily than others, and is it all down to genes or are there other factors at play? In this episode, we talked with a clinician and scientist Sadaf Farooqi, health psychologist Theresa Marteau, and geographer Thomas Burgoine about the multitude of factors that go into
  18. Podcast: Mental health and young people

    Duration: 01:18:28
    Published Date: 2022/01/21
    COVID-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
  19. Panagiota, Margaret, Lorraine, Fiona and Melanie are at the centre of pioneering research in Cambridge that’s helping to create treatments that are as unique as they are. We meet the inspiring women who are part of the Ovarian Cancer Patient Research Group at the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Cambridge Centre – and hear how their contributions are helping Cambridge researchers ensure more women
  20. A short documentary to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Faculty of Music, its genesis, characters and culture as a vanguard of excellence, from its origins in the aftermath of WWII to the present. To find out more about how to support the work of the Music Faculty, please visit: https://www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-cambridge/music Directed and edited by Tom Andrews Music sound
  21. Podcast: Antimicrobial resistance: the silent pandemic

    Duration: 01:20:02
    Published Date: 2022/02/04
    Is antimicrobial resistance (AMR) the greatest threat to human health? In this episode, we discuss how the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials in humans and agriculture have accelerated bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens’ ability to mutate and develop resistance against the treatments designed to curb and control them. We talked with molecular biologist Stephen Baker, virologist Ian
  22. Raising next-generation problem solvers - NRICH

    Duration: 00:04:40
    Published Date: 2022/03/30
    The world needs more people who can think mathematically to solve its mounting problems. This is what drives the researchers behind NRICH, Cambridge’s flagship maths outreach project. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, NRICH spent the last two years in emergency rescue mode, helping learners in Covid-19 lockdown. At one point, its online resources (nrich.maths.org) were attracting over a
  23. The Evidence Effect: How a conservation revolution is protecting…

    Duration: 00:07:10
    Published Date: 2022/06/29
    Sir David Attenborough and BBC presenter Iolo Williams introduce ‘The Evidence Effect’, a film about a conservation revolution that’s helping to protect biodiversity across our planet. We face both the ‘sixth mass extinction’ of biodiversity and an ‘evidence emergency’ stopping us from conserving it in the way we need for the future of the planet. But change is afoot. A new approach
  24. Does the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill breach international law?

    Duration: 00:09:52
    Published Date: 2022/06/17
    On Monday 13 June, the UK Government published the text of the proposed Northern Ireland Protocol Bill. The Northern Ireland Protocol forms part of the Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union. The Protocol creates a special legal position for Northern Ireland in the light of its particular political circumstances, effectively enabling Northern Ireland to remain

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