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The Cycle of Terms
Duration: 00:00:45
Published Date: 2014/10/10There’s a long tradition of Cambridge University students cycling to their studies. With the new term in full swing we celebrate the morning pedal to lectures. -
The strange new world of Nanoscience, narrated by Stephen Fry
Duration: 00:17:27
Published Date: 2010/02/15Winner Best short film at the Scinema Science film festival 2010. Where and what is nano? How will it shape our future? Nanoscience is the study of phenomena and manipulation of materials at the nanoscale, where properties differ significantly from those at a larger scale. The strange world of nanoscience - it can take you into atoms and beyond the stars. -
Moving a capital city
Duration: 00:03:47
Published Date: 2023/11/14Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Institut of Teknologi Bundung, in Indonesia, are working together to understand earthquake risk at the site of Indonesia’s new capital city, which is being relocated from Jakarta to Nusantara, in Indonesia Borneo. Their work could help build the city in a way that is protected from earthquakes. Read more : -
The Vice-Chancellor’s Annual Address to the University - 2020
Duration: 00:35:50
Published Date: 2020/10/01The Vice-Chancellor marks the start of the new academic year this morning with a live annual address to the University community -
Illuminating the hidden kingdom of the truffle
Duration: 00:04:58
Published Date: 2018/02/11Truffles are one of the world’s most expensive ingredients, and also one of the most mysterious. Now, with the help of a 170-year-old ‘living laboratory’, and a dog called Lucy, researchers hope to unearth new understanding of the secret life of these underground delicacies. -
Avian flu viruses which are transmissible between humans could evolve …
Duration: 00:19:26
Published Date: 2012/06/21Research provides insight into feasibility of virus becoming airborne transmissible It might be possible for human-to-human airborne transmissible avian H5N1 influenza viruses to evolve in nature, new research has found. The findings, from research led by Professor Derek Smith and Dr Colin Russell at the University of Cambridge, were published today, 22 June in the journal Science. -
Learn about Nigerian Tapas with Classics alumna Ifeyinwa Frederick
Duration: 00:04:59
Published Date: 2018/10/08Forbes lists Ifeyinwa Frederick as one of the top 100 female founders in Europe after she set up Chuku's, a Nigerian Tapas restaurant she co-founded with her brother Emeka. Ifeyinwa studied Classics at Robinson College and is about to see her new play 'The Hoes' premiere on the Hampstead Theatre this October. Visit the Black Cantabs exhibition at the University Library, for more details visit: -
Volvox embryo turning itself inside out
Duration: 00:01:19
Published Date: 2015/04/27Researchers have captured the first 3D video of a living algal embryo turning itself inside out, from a sphere to a mushroom shape and back again. The results could help unravel the mechanical processes at work during a similar process in animals, which has been called the “most important time in your life.” Read more at: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/upside-down-and-inside-out -
Arriving in Cambridge
Duration: 00:02:57
Published Date: 2022/09/20Current students Amal, David and Cathryn-Olivia welcome you to the new term at the University of Cambridge. #GoingToCambridge Find about more about applying to Cambridge at www.cam.ac.uk/ugstudy -
Curious Objects: Decorated slippers
Duration: 00:00:41
Published Date: 2016/12/21Why does one of the world's great research libraries have ectoplasm, a spirit trumpet and beard hair posted to Charles Darwin? The answers lie within 'Curious Objects' at Cambridge University Library, which runs until March 2017 and is open free to the public. For more information about Curious Objects, click here: -
Plant ‘thermometer’ triggers springtime budding by measuring…
Duration: 00:01:58
Published Date: 2016/10/28A photoreceptor molecule in plant cells has been found to moonlight as a thermometer after dark – allowing plants to read seasonal temperature changes. Scientists say the discovery could help breed crops that are more resilient to the temperatures expected to result from climate change. Find out more here: -
Morphogenesis
Duration: 00:00:22
Published Date: 2015/12/09These tiny oil droplets may hold a key to a new mechanism that drives the development of shapes and forms in nature, a process known as morphogenesis. When the droplets are slowly frozen, they shift through a range of different shapes. This shape-shifting is driven by a wax-like layer that forms beneath the surface of the droplets, suggesting that complex morphogenesis may be controlled by the -
Jackson's Postgrad Open Day questions
Duration: 00:00:54
Published Date: 2021/10/28If you want to learn more about studying as an postgraduate student, sign up for our November Virtual Open Days here: https://bit.ly/PGOpenDays2021 You can sign-up to the student newsletter to keep in touch with the University of Cambridge here: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/find-out-more/student-newsletter Jackson Wo attends Jesus College and is studying for a PhD in Material Sciences -
Legal Aid Reform
Duration: 00:07:37
Published Date: 2012/06/01The Effect of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on Legal Aid for Family Cases. The legal aid system was created in 1949 as part of the development of the post-war Welfare State, alongside the National Health Service. It provides funding both for legal advice and out-of-court representation by lawyers, for example in negotiating the settlement of disputes, and -- -
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. -
Cambridge 3D CS Controller
Duration: 00:04:41
Published Date: 2010/11/02A new controller device that greatly improves the ease of use of 3D medical imaging workstations has been developed at the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke's Hospital. -
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/ -
To boldly go -- how personality predicts social learning in baboons
Duration: 00:01:44
Published Date: 2014/03/11Like other social animals, baboons learn from each other about which foods are best to eat. Now, researchers at Cambridge have found that how well they learn from others depends on their personality, bold or anxious baboons learning more than those who are shy or laid back. - See more at: -
Janavis: new species of toothed bird from the Age of Dinosaurs
Duration: 00:03:11
Published Date: 2022/11/30Fossilised fragments of a skeleton of the last known toothed bird, hidden within a rock the size of a grapefruit, have helped upend one of the longest-standing assumptions about the origins of modern birds. Cambridge researchers have found that one of the key skull features that characterises 99% of modern birds – a mobile beak – evolved before the mass extinction event that killed all large -
Day in the life of Cambridge rower
Duration: 00:01:43
Published Date: 2024/03/22What's it like to row competitively at Cambridge? Thomas Lynch, a PhD student at the @EngineeringCambridge and @HughesHallCambridge , let us in on at his very intense day. You can watch Tom and the rest of the crews row on Saturday 30 March. This page will tell you all the different ways to watch: https://www.theboatrace.org/spectator-information Follow @CambridgeUniversityBoatClub for the latest -
Cambridge's new Vice-Chancellor
Duration: 00:01:12
Published Date: 2010/09/30On 1 October 2010, in a ceremony in Cambridge's Senate House, Sir Leszek Borysiewicz was admitted to office as the 345th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He was previously Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council, and before that Deputy Rector of Imperial College London. The University of Cambridge is one of the world's greatest research Universities, with 17,500 students -
Research suggests meerkat predator-scanning behaviour is altruistic
Duration: 00:01:39
Published Date: 2013/02/04In order to spot potential predators, adult meerkats often climb to a higher vantage point or stand on their hind legs. If a predator is detected, they use several different alarm calls to warn the rest of the group. New Cambridge research shows that they are more likely to exhibit this behaviour when there are young pups present, suggesting that the predator-scanning behaviour is for the benefit -
A dog called Jasper during trial to show spinal cord regeneration
Duration: 00:00:46
Published Date: 2012/11/19In a unique collaboration between the University's Veterinary School and MRC's Regenerative Medicine Centre, scientists used a unique type of cell to regenerate the damaged part of the dogs' spines. The researchers are cautiously optimistic that the work could have a future role in the treatment of human patients with similar injuries if used alongside other treatments. For more information, go -
Dr Simon Thurley: Saving the past: the politics of preservation since …
Duration: 01:13:40
Published Date: 2011/08/16While the years of New Labour have been sometimes characterised as a golden age for culture, the first decade of the 21st century was a difficult time for heritage. Political policy and practice was at best indifferent and at worst hostile to the idea of English history and heritage. In this controversial lecture, Simon Thurley, who was at the helm of English Heritage through the period, looks -
#MyCambridgeSoc : Cambridge University Handball Club
Duration: 00:00:40
Published Date: 2024/01/11Looking to join a new sports team this year? Not only does the Cambridge University Handball Club have space for experienced players and beginners, it also has room for fans who play musical instruments. #Handball #Sport #CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge -
A systems approach to policy development
Duration: 00:04:49
Published Date: 2013/05/08Andrea Lee, Head of the Strategic Analysis team at the Department for Communities and Local Government, shares her experience of being a CSaP Policy Fellow and the ways new methodologies in research can be leveraged in government. -
The Acting Vice-Chancellor’s annual 1st October address to the…
Duration: 00:10:12
Published Date: 2022/10/03The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Dr Anthony Freeling, marked the start of the new academic year this morning by giving his annual address to the University in the Senate House. -
Introducing The Centre for Human-Inspired Artificial Intelligence
Duration: 00:06:01
Published Date: 2022/07/12The University of Cambridge today launches a new research centre dedicated to exploring the possibilities of a world shared by both humans and machines with artificial intelligence (AI). The Centre for Human-Inspired Artificial Intelligence (CHIA) brings together researchers from engineering and mathematics, philosophy and social sciences; a broad range of disciplines to investigate how human and -
Transforming the way we grow our food
Duration: 00:03:57
Published Date: 2020/10/02A new Crop Science Centre was launched in Cambridge on 1 Oct 2020, designed to fast-track technologies to sustainably improve farmers’ yields worldwide. The Centre is an alliance between the University of Cambridge’s Department of Plant Sciences and the crop research organisation NIAB, an internationally recognised centre for crop innovation. Research will be aimed at reducing agricultural -
Folic acid deficiency can affect the health of great, great…
Duration: 00:05:13
Published Date: 2013/09/26Folic 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 -
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 -
Mystery of how fleas jump resolved
Duration: 00:00:32
Published Date: 2011/02/09In 1967, Henry Bennet-Clark discovered that fleas are able to jump extraordinary lengths by compressing part of their skeletal structure containing the protein resilin, which acts as a tense spring. However, debate continued as to how exactly fleas harness this explosive energy. New research from the University of Cambridge published in the Journal of Experimental Biology has used high-speed -
New ultrasound scanners helping to conserve Manta Rays
Duration: 00:04:06
Published Date: 2019/04/30Manta rays are threatened worldwide and we still know little about their reproductive strategies. The ability to scan pregnant individuals will be invaluable in the quest to protect them. A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Manta Trust has successfully scanned a pregnant wild reef manta ray underwater to obtain clear ultrasound images of her foetus, using the world’s -
Secret histories of illuminated manuscripts: the MINIARE project
Duration: 00:06:55
Published Date: 2012/10/12An innovative project at the University of Cambridge will uncover some of the hidden histories of illuminated manuscripts, thanks to the application of techniques more commonly found in scientific laboratories. The MINIARE project will help conservators repair priceless works of art and provide new insights into the cultural, social and economic circumstances of their production. And, crucially -
A virtual reality journey through a tumour
Duration: 00:01:33
Published Date: 2017/02/10Scientists at the University of Cambridge are leading an international project to develop 3D versions of breast tumours, which can be studied using virtual reality, thanks to a £20 million award from Cancer Research UK. This will allow scientists and doctors to study every cell and aspect of a tumour in unprecedented detail and could change how the disease is diagnosed, treated and managed. http: -
Chiedza Matsvai celebrates Black History Month in conversation with…
Duration: 00:37:29
Published Date: 2021/10/20‘Humility, energy and ambition’…three essential characteristics the new Principal of Homerton College believes students coming to the University of Cambridge should seek to emulate. Lord Simon Woolley, a cross-bencher in the House of Lords and founder of Operation Black Vote, took up his post at the beginning of the month. A few weeks prior to that he sat down with former Homertonian, and -
Rowing novice? Try our new Rowing Tank
Duration: 00:01:27
Published Date: 2018/04/18Want to learn how to row but worried about falling into the River Cam? Well Downing College's rowing tank maybe a good place to work on your technique before getting into an actual boat. The tank officially opens on Saturday 21st April. For more information visit their website: http://www.cambridgerowingtank.co.uk -
Unravelling and re-imagining the UK’s relationship with the EU
Duration: 00:07:49
Published Date: 2017/05/22A new report on public attitudes to the future relationship between the UK and the EU, carried out by researchers from the University of Cambridge, reveals a “striking degree of consensus” that full Single Market access should be retained, while skilled EU migrants – those with a job to come to – should be given entry to the UK labour market in return. Full report: -
Behind the scenes of the University Herbarium
Duration: 00:03:08
Published Date: 2012/09/25The relocation of the Herbarium's one million pressed and dried plants to their new home in the University's state-of-the-art Sainsbury Laboratory is turning up hundreds of unique specimens never seen since their collection centuries ago. http://cambridgeherbarium.org/ -
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 -
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 -
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. -
Settling in at Cambridge: advice from students and parents
Duration: 00:05:21
Published Date: 2023/02/07Explore our range of online and in person events for more advice about applying to Cambridge and preparing for student life: www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events Three of our new students and their parents tell us about preparing for their university experience. #GoingToCambridge -
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 -
Paul Nurse, Society and Health, Tue 7 July
Duration: 00:09:31
Published Date: 2009/10/19Cell biology and evolutionary medicine. Professor Sir Paul Nurse (Rockefeller University, New York, USA). Summary: Darwins ideas of the tree of life and natural selection continue to inform medicine and biomedical research. For example, the single tree of life means that model organisms from bacteria to mice can be recruited to better understand human health and disease, whilst natural selection -
#MyCambridgeSoc : Women's History Soc
Duration: 00:00:32
Published Date: 2023/03/23History student Millie talks about the new society she helped make in Cambridge #Cambridge #Feminism #Feminist #Uni #MyCambridgeSoc #StudentLife #History -
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 -
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
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