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Opinion: Britain and Europe: a long history of conflict and cooperation

Brendan Simms (Department of Politics and International Studies) discusses Britain's relationship with Europe, from the Vikings to the Referendum.

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Winners announced in the inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Impact Awards and Public Engagement with Research Awards

Researchers from across the University have been recognised for the impact of their work on society, and engagement with research in the inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Impact Awards and Public Engagement with Research Awards.

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Article 50 is ‘only credible way’ for Brexit, says leading EU law expert

Cambridge law professor says Article 50 is the only legal mechanism for Brexit, countering assertions by Vote Leave ‘roadmap’ that Article 50 is “not the sole lawful means”. He says the roadmap’s proposals for ‘emergency’ legislation during exit negotiations could actually diminish rather than restore Westminster’s...

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Parent-led tool opens up NHS children's heart surgery data to families

Transparency without accessibility is not enough: stats must be put in context, say researchers.

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Students invent new technology to improve later life

A team of post-graduate students has published research with the potential to transform the lives of millions of older people around the world.

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From Shakespeare to Austen: King’s College celebrates the Thackeray Collection of rare books

A generous award will allow King’s College to catalogue and conserve an important part of an outstanding collection of rare books given to the College by George Thackeray, a former Provost. Behind the Thackeray Collection lies an intriguing and tragic personal story.

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How does your smart city grow?

The Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction is building on advances in sensing technology to learn everything possible about a city’s infrastructure – its tunnels, roads, bridges, sewers and power supplies – in order to maintain it and optimise its use for the future.

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Astronomers observe most distant oxygen ever

An international team of astronomers have detected glowing oxygen in a distant galaxy seen just 700 million years after the Big Bang. This is the most distant galaxy in which oxygen has ever been unambiguously detected, and it is most likely being ionised by powerful radiation from young giant stars. This galaxy could be...

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Carrots and sticks fail to change behaviour in cocaine addiction

People who are addicted to cocaine are particularly prone to developing habits that render their behaviour resistant to change, regardless of the potentially devastating consequences, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge. The findings may have important implications for the treatment of cocaine addiction...

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‘Map’ of teenage brain provides strong evidence of link between serious antisocial behaviour and brain development

The brains of teenagers with serious antisocial behaviour problems differ significantly in structure to those of their peers, providing the clearest evidence to date that their behaviour stems from changes in brain development in early life, according to new research led by the University of Cambridge and the University of...

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