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Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice's annual address to…
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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 -
‘Virtual fossil’ reveals last common ancestor of humans and…
Duration: 00:01:47
Published Date: 2015/12/18New digital techniques have allowed researchers to predict structural evolution of the skull in the lineage of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, in an effort to fill in blanks in the fossil record, and provide the first 3D rendering of their last common ancestor. Here, lead researcher Dr. Aurélien Mounier from Cambridge's Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies describes part of the -
Leap for fleadom
Duration: 00:00:16
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 -
Forager past shows our fragile bones result from physical inactivity…
Duration: 00:01:05
Published Date: 2014/12/23New research across thousands of years of human evolution shows that our skeletons have become much lighter and more fragile since the invention of agriculture - a result of our increasingly sedentary lifestyles as we shifted from foraging to farming. This video shows the CT scanning used in this research. To find out more, visit: -
Electron 'spin' key to solar cell breakthrough
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Published Date: 2013/08/08In a new paper published in Nature, researchers at the Cavendish Lab used the quantum technique of electron 'spin' to enhance the power of organic solar cells, a much cheaper and more flexible alternative to the current commercial silicon-based solar cells. Find out more here: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/electron-spin-key-to-solar-cell-breakthrough-0 To do it, they used lasers - and lots -
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 -
Bursaries at Cambridge University
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Published Date: 2021/06/23Find out more details here: https://bit.ly/3gOa2Tm The Cambridge Bursary Scheme has been extended for students starting their course in 2021. Non-repayable bursaries of up to £3,500 will be available to students with Home Fees status starting in 2021 onwards with residual* household incomes of up to £62,215. All new undergraduates in 2021 will be eligible for the new bursary scheme, regardless -
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 -
Artificial ‘brain’ reveals why we can’t always believe our eyes
Duration: 00:01:20
Published Date: 2021/02/25A computer network closely modelled on part of the human brain is enabling new insights into the way our brains process moving images - and explains some perplexing optical illusions. Find out more here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificial-brain-reveals-why-we-cant-always-believe-our-eyes This research was supported by the Leverhulme Trust and the Isaac Newton Trust. Reference Rideaux, -
How dogs can sniff out diabetes
Duration: 00:04:24
Published Date: 2016/06/27A chemical found in our breath could provide a flag to warn of dangerously-low blood sugar levels in patients with type 1 diabetes, according to new research the University of Cambridge. The finding, published today in the journal Diabetes Care, could explain why some dogs can be trained to spot the warning signs in patients. The researchers found that levels of the chemical isoprene rose -
Chimpanzees have favourite ‘tool set’ for hunting staple food of army …
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Published Date: 2014/10/16New research shows that chimpanzees search for the right tools from a key plant species when preparing to ‘ant dip’ - a crafty technique enabling them to feast on army ants without getting bitten. In the first clip, a female chimpanzee is shown 'ant-dipping' using the ideal tool made from the shrub Alchornea hirtella as a male chimpanzee looks on with envy. The second clip captures a -
Lord Martin Rees, What does the future hold? Fri 10 July
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Published Date: 2009/10/13Understanding and changing the world beyond 2050 Professor Lord Martin Rees (University of Cambridge, UK) Summary: By 2050, we will all be increasingly empowered by technology that potentially offers huge benefits to the developing and the developed world. But these same advances will pose novel ethical dilemmas, and render our ever-more interconnected world vulnerable to new and disruptive -
A Cathedral of Books
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Published Date: 2018/06/27Cambridge University Library has opened a vast, new £17m storage facility on the outskirts of Ely – capable of holding 4 million books, manuscripts and other objects that have been deemed low-use by the University Library and other University libraries and collections. The state-of-the-art storage facility has been built because the University Library, which is already home to more than nine -
A Whale's Tale
Duration: 00:03:43
Published Date: 2013/12/20The skeleton of a fin whale, suspended outside the entrance of the Museum of Zoology, has inspired awe and affection among sightseers and scientists for the past 145 years. As part of the redevelopment of the Museum, the famous whale skeleton was taken apart and place in storage. The ultimate aim of the redevelopment project will be to completely refurbish the display spaces of the Museum, to -
The eyes have it
Duration: 00:01:44
Published Date: 2014/02/05Researchers in Cambridge and Exeter have discovered that jackdaws use their eyes to communicate with each other -- the first time this has been shown in non-primates. While what humans do with their eyes has been well studied, we know almost nothing about whether birds communicate with members of the same species with their eyes. The new study, published today in Biology Letters, shows that -
Harold Varmus, Darwin and Modern Science, Thu 9 July
Duration: 00:31:06
Published Date: 2009/10/12Darwinian ideas about cancer Professor Harold Varmus (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, USA) Summary: Charles Darwins ideas about natural selection were developed through meticulous observations about species variation, based on the appearance and behaviour of intact organisms and their visible components. Advances during the past century in cell biology, molecular biology, -
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 -
Bad Air Day? Low-cost pollution detectors to tackle air quality
Duration: 00:05:30
Published Date: 2015/06/02A new generation of pollution monitors developed by the University of Cambridge, together with academic and industrial partners, could help gather the evidence essential to tackle poor air quality. Air pollution is the world’s largest single environmental health risk, causing one in every eight deaths according to figures released in 2014 by the World Health Organization. The new sensors are -
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 -
David, Veterinary Medicine -- 60 Second Impressions
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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. David is from Jersey, and is studying Veterinary Medicine. In his 60 Second Impression, he talks about continuing the -
After Climategate and Cancun; What Next for Climate Science?
Duration: 01:12:47
Published Date: 2010/12/17Newton Institute Web Seminars: newton.ac.uk/webseminars The last year has been a difficult time for climate science, with leaked emails undermining public confidence and perhaps contributing to the failure of Copenhagen to reach an agreement on emissions cuts. On top of this, mid-term elections in the US suggest it will be difficult for President Obama to carry into legislation any substantial -
What's next Cambridge class of 2024?
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Published Date: 2024/07/02Huge congratulations to all our new graduates – we're so proud of you! So, what's next? ✅ Here are our 3 top tips for new grads: Update your contact details to stay connected with Cambridge: https://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/update-your-details?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=graduation2024&utm_content=tuesday-vox-pops Browse the yearbook and listen to your exclusive playlist: -
Clubs & Societies
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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 -
Microswimmers hit the wall
Duration: 00:00:44
Published Date: 2013/01/08Microbes 'feel' their way along a solid surface, much as a blindfolded person would move near a wall, according to a new study. Using high-speed microscopic imaging, University of Cambridge researchers have found that algae move away from surfaces as a result of contact between the surface and the cells' flagella or cilia -- the hair-like appendages that propel cells through their fluid -
Michelangelo bronzes discovered
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Published Date: 2015/02/02It was thought that no bronzes by Michelangelo had survived - now experts believe they have found not one, but two - with a tiny detail in a 500-year-old drawing providing vital evidence. - See more at: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/michelangelo-bronzes-discovered They are naked, beautiful, muscular and ride triumphantly on two ferocious panthers. And now the secret of who created these -
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 -
Killer T cell attacking cancer
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Published Date: 2012/02/03Cambridge University's Under the Microscope is a collection of videos that show glimpses of the natural and man-made world in stunning close-up. Check out the rest of the series here: http://bit.ly/A6bwCE In this video we see a killer T cell of the immune system attacking a cancer cell. Professor Gillian Griffiths: "Cells of the immune system protect the body against pathogens. If cells in our -
Whale tale: a Dutch seascape and its lost Leviathan
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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, -
CTVT Oronasal Tumours
Duration: 00:01:44
Published Date: 2022/07/04Read 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 -
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 -
The Body Snatchers: Corpse and Effect
Duration: 00:04:25
Published Date: 2012/10/30When you bury family members in a cemetery, you expect them to stay there. Not so 200 years ago, however, when body snatchers prowled the nation's burial grounds looking for subjects. An acute shortage of bodies eligible for dissection by student doctors in the late 17th century drove this cottage industry until the Anatomy Act of 1832, when dead bodies of all the unclaimed poor could legally -
Viruses under the Mathematical Microscope: Deciphering the Code of…
Duration: 01:13:05
Published Date: 2011/05/10Newton Institute Web Seminars: newton.ac.uk/webseminars Cambridge University Science Festival lecture on Saturday 25 March 2011. Viruses, such as hepatitis and the common cold, have highly ordered protein containers that encapsulate the viral genomic material. They act as Trojan horses, transporting the genomic material inside a cell to hijack the cellular mechanism and produce new viruses. -
Is France now ungovernable?
Duration: 00:09:40
Published Date: 2017/04/26In the first round of the French Presidential election, Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen progressed to the runoff on 7 May, notwithstanding neither candidate having the backing of the traditionally powerful parliamentary parties. Will the new French President be hamstrung in power if she or he does not obtain a majority in the parliamentary elections of June -
Re J - Uncertain Perpetrators in Child Protection Cases
Duration: 00:09:56
Published Date: 2013/02/27In Re J (Children) [2013] UKSC 9 the Supreme Court considered a child protection case involving a mother who had previously been suspected of causing significant harm to her child, and was now looking after different children in a new relationship. Brian discusses the implications of the case and analyses the Court's attempts to balance non- intervention into family life with child protection. -
Cortical Thickness Mapping of the Skull
Duration: 00:01:09
Published Date: 2012/10/15This is a computer generated image from a clinical medical CT scan of the head. Generating such an image involves in-house software implementing technology spanning many years of research. Both skin and bone surfaces are extracted from the data using a technique designed specifically for high quality medical visualisation. The outer skin surface is displayed transparent and the skull surface is -
The Climate Crisis: Towards Zero Carbon
Duration: 00:13:06
Published Date: 2020/02/26Forests burn, glaciers melt and one million species face extinction. Can we humans save the planet from ourselves? In a new film, alumni Sir David Attenborough and Dr Jane Goodall DBE, and leading Cambridge University researchers, talk about the urgency of the climate crisis – and some of the solutions that will take us towards zero carbon. If we are to avoid climate disaster we must sharply -
General Election: Professor Gina Neff on whether this will be the…
Duration: 00:01:08
Published Date: 2024/06/20"We wonder if we have the adequate tools to meet the new challenging demands that generative AI content presents." In this year of multiple general elections worldwide and the proliferation of generative AI use, Professor Gina Neff considers how we can encourage the best kind of behaviours so that democracies can thrive. ️ What is at stake for the UK General Election? In this new video series, -
Welcome to Season 3!
Duration: 00:02:13
Published Date: 2022/01/12Welcome (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 -
First sightings of solar flare phenomena confirm 3D models of space…
Duration: 00:01:12
Published Date: 2014/03/27Scientists have for the first time witnessed the mechanism behind explosive energy releases in the Sun's atmosphere, confirming new theories about how solar flares are created. New footage put together by an international team led by University of Cambridge researchers shows how entangled magnetic field lines looping from the Sun's surface slip around each other and lead to an eruption 35 times -
Journeys of Discovery: Rapid genome sequencing
Duration: 00:07:03
Published Date: 2021/05/18Shankar Balasubramanian’s diary records 26 August 1997 as the day of “The Solexa Idea!” Sitting in the beer garden of the Panton Arms in Cambridge, he and David Klenerman sketched out their plans to watch DNA polymerase as it assembled the building blocks of life. Their ideas were progressing fast – and with them, something even more exciting. They realised that if they could watch the -
Engineering Atoms
Duration: 00:06:47
Published Date: 2015/06/29Atomic-level engineering is at the forefront of modern, greener jet engine design. The increasing demand for more people to fly while reducing carbon emissions is one of the greatest aeronautical engineering challenges. Efficiency requires engines to run hotter and faster, but the best materials are already running close to their limits. At the Cambridge Rolls-Royce UTC, we design metal alloys -
What is education for?
Duration: 00:37:30
Published Date: 2024/02/28Best-selling author Tara Westover (https://www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/what-does-it-mean-to-be-educated/) , researcher Aliya Khalid (https://www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/how-mothers-affect-their-daughters-education/) and Thabo Msibi (https://www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/thabo-msibi-south-africa/) Deputy Vice Chancellor for Teaching and Learning at the University of KwaZulu-Natal -
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 -
Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean
Duration: 00:01:21
Published Date: 2023/02/25Learn more about the exhibition here: https://bit.ly/IslandersShorthand @FitzMuseum presents a free, new exhibition exploring ancient Mediterranean island cultures. -
Novel Thoughts #8: Amy Milton on Hubert Selby’s Requiem for a Dream
Duration: 00:03:01
Published Date: 2015/07/03Dr Amy Milton from Cambridge’s Department of Psychology relates how Requiem for a Dream, Hubert Selby’s bleak portrayal of drug addiction, motivated her to dedicate her academic career to finding treatments for addiction. Here she talks about this favourite book as part of ‘Novel Thoughts’, a series exploring the literary reading habits of eight Cambridge scientists. From illustrated -
A message from the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
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Novel Thoughts #5: Juliet Foster on Susan Fromberg Schaeffer's…
Duration: 00:03:57
Published Date: 2015/06/22Dr Juliet Foster’s ongoing fascination with the portrayal of mental illness in literature was triggered by reading The Madness of a Seduced Woman by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer. Today she carries out research in Cambridge’s Department of Psychology. Here she talks about this favourite book as part of ‘Novel Thoughts’, a series exploring the literary reading habits of eight Cambridge -
Footage of African greater honeyguide killing newly hatched foster…
Duration: 00:00:40
Published Date: 2011/09/05Footage of African greater honeyguide killing newly hatched foster sibling. For more info visit: www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/natural-born-killers -
Novel Thoughts #7: Carol Brayne on Charles Dickens and George Eliot
Duration: 00:04:03
Published Date: 2015/06/29Having decided to become a doctor at the age of 10, Professor Carol Brayne’s love of the novels of Charles Dickens and George Eliot fired up her determination to tackle social inequalities in healthcare. Today she is Director of the Cambridge Institute of Public Health. Here she talks about this favourite book as part of ‘Novel Thoughts’, a series exploring the literary reading habits of -
Novel Thoughts #1: Paul Coxon on Jan Wahl's SOS Bobomobile
Duration: 00:02:52
Published Date: 2015/06/08As a child, Dr Paul Coxon from Cambridge’s Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, was fascinated by the madcap inventions of the boy hero in Jan Wahl’s SOS Bobomobile (illustrated by Fernando Krahn) – and he still likes to tinker with his own inventions in the lab today. Here he talks about this favourite book as part of ‘Novel Thoughts’, a series exploring the literary reading
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