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Anglo-Saxon Kings were 'seasonal vegetarians'
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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
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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
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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 -
Meet Disabled Students at Cambridge
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Published Date: 2012/07/10Update: We've closed www.becambridge.com now. Do visit our new website https://www.disability.admin.cam.ac.uk/ ----------------- Cambridge students come from a wide range of backgrounds and from all over the UK (and beyond) - watch our film to meet some disabled students studying at Cambridge. Information and guidance for disabled students thinking about applying to Cambridge can be found on our -
Secret histories of illuminated manuscripts: the MINIARE project
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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
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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: -
Reading ancient climate from plankton shells
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Published Date: 2013/10/28Climate changes from millions of years ago are recorded at daily rate in ancient sea shells, new research shows. A huge X-ray microscope has revealed growth bands in plankton shells that show how shell chemistry records the sea temperature. The results could allow scientists to chart short timescale changes in ocean temperatures hundreds of millions of years ago. This video shows computerised -
Sir Mark Walport in conversation with David Cleevely, CSaP
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Published Date: 2013/05/08The UK Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Mark Walport, speaking with CSaP's Founding Director Dr David Cleevely at the CSaP's annual conference (18th April 2013). Sir Mark delivered the keynote address at the conference, his first major speech since taking office. For more, visit: http://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/news/article-sir-mark-walport-set-out-his-priorities/ -
Chiedza Matsvai celebrates Black History Month in conversation with…
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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 -
Unravelling and re-imagining the UK’s relationship with the EU
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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:
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