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Kettle's Yard is back

As Kettle's Yard opens its doors following a two-year, multi-million pound redevelopment and transformation of its gallery spaces, the work of 38 leading contemporary and historic internationally-renowned artists has gone on display in a spectacular opening show.

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Illuminating the hidden kingdom of the truffle

Truffles 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.

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‘Women scientists have built our world. It’s time to invest in them’ – The Cambridge women campaigning for gender equality in science

“I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy”.

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Opinion: Universities - listen to students if you want to end sexual violence on campus

Harassment and sexual misconduct on campus are everyone’s problem, but it's students who have the solution, says St John's College undergraduate Aoife Hogan

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Opinion: What Ancient Greece can teach us about toxic masculinity today

Tori McKee, a PhD scholar in Classical Studies, looks at ancient and modern ways of being a man

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University of Cambridge to seek Real Living Wage accreditation

Real Living Wage accreditation would formalise the University's approach to paying the Real Living Wage to its lowest-paid staff members and extend it to contract workers.

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Opinion: We're hardwired to look away when we see someone in trouble

Psychologist Dr Philippe Gilchrist outlines three simple steps to overcoming 'bystander syndrome'

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Newly-developed image guidelines will improve mobile shopping experience worldwide

A new type of online product image, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge in collaboration with global consumer goods company Unilever, could improve the mobile shopping experience for the world’s 2.5 billion smartphone users.

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Shoals of sticklebacks differ in their collective personalities

Research from the University of Cambridge has revealed that, among schooling fish, groups can have different collective personalities, with some shoals sticking closer together, being better coordinated, and showing clearer leadership than others.

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Opinion: Women’s suffrage centenary is a rallying call for us all to take action

As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of women gaining the vote in the UK today, the fight for equality feels far from over, says historian Dr Amy Erickson

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