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The reed warbler and the cuckoo: an escalating game of trickery and defence

Professor Nick Davies, who gives this week’s Darwin Lecture , has been studying reed warblers for more than 30 years – and has unlocked many of the secrets of their interactions with the cuckoo. His work shines light on the evolutionary games played out in nature as species compete with environmental pressures, with other...

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Students share their lives at Cambridge

350 year 12s and mature learners have just experienced life at Cambridge thanks to one of the UK's largest student-led access initiatives.

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Most complete Bronze Age wheel to date found at Must Farm near Peterborough

The largest and best-preserved Bronze Age wheel in Britain has been uncovered at Must Farm, a site described as Peterborough’s Pompeii. The wheel will extend our understanding of early technologies and transport systems.

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Five-dimensional black hole could ‘break’ general relativity

Researchers have successfully simulated how a ring-shaped black hole could cause general relativity to break down: assuming the universe contains at least five dimensions, that is.

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If general practice fails, the whole NHS fails, argue healthcare experts

The current focus on financial crises in hospitals diverts attention from the crisis in general practice, argue Professor Martin Roland from the University of Cambridge and GP Sir Sam Everington in an editorial published in The BMJ today.

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Schizophrenia and the teenage brain: how can imaging help?

Adolescence is a dangerous time for the onset of mental health problems. Advances in brain imaging are helping to picture how neural changes in these crucial years can lead to chronic debilitating mental illness.

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UK online alternative finance market grows to £3.2 billion in 2015

The UK online alternative finance sector grew 84% in 2015, facilitating £3.2 billion in investments, loans and donations, according to a new report published today.

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Opinion: Why new anti-lobbying rules leave small charities out in the cold

Shana Cohen (Woolf Institute) discusses the anti-advocacy clause in government contracts that means charities will no longer be able to use public money for lobbying activities.

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Opinion: Disbelief and division at the ICC: inside the Laurent Gbagbo trial

Sophie Rosenberg (Department of Politics and International Studies) discusses the International Criminal Court's trial of Laurent Gbagbo, former president of Côte d'Ivoire.

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Spinal injury and ‘biorobotic control’ of the bladder

There are many challenges facing people with spinal cord injury – and walking again is often the least of their problems. Cambridge research could help patients take control of their lives once more.

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