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Closing the Gender Gap

Every year, 200,000 young people participate in access initiatives run by the University and the Colleges. This programme includes a wide range of opportunities specifically designed to inspire young women and to foster greater participation in certain areas of Higher Education and work.

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A kingly gift: Royal Library goes on display in Cambridge

An exhibition celebrating King George I’s gift of 30,000 books and manuscripts to Cambridge University Library - including the celebrated 8th-century ‘Moore Bede’, the world’s first atlas to include city plans, and a previously unknown Erasmus poem - has opened to the public today (October 2).

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The Vice-Chancellor marks the start of the academic year

The new academic year for the University of Cambridge began today with the congregation for the election and admission of the new Proctors.

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Exploiting the Government's education data could help to bridge the UK skills gap

Analysing graduate earnings using anonymous administrative data can show how earnings vary for graduates and indicate which skills are in short supply, says Cambridge education professor Anna Vignoles.

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R is for Rabbit

The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, R is for Rabbit, as we talk to Dr Zoe Jaques about the bunny's crucial place in the history of children's fiction.

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'Spin' or be lost: how Corbyn rejected New Labour PR for a more civic vision

Scott Anthony, Affiliated Research Scholar in the Faculty of History, discusses Jeremy Corbyn's Labour leadership campaign and the history of political 'spin'.

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Greater understanding of polycystic ovary syndrome

A new genetic study of over 200,000 women reveals the underlying mechanisms of polycystic ovary syndrome, as well as potential interventions.

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Mindfulness study to look at benefits in helping build resilience to stress among university students

Students at the University of Cambridge are to be offered free, eight-week mindfulness training to help build resilience against stress as part of a new research project launched to coincide with the start of term.

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Maintaining healthy DNA delays menopause

An international study of nearly 70,000 women has identified more than forty regions of the human genome that are involved in governing at what age a woman goes through menopause. The study, led by scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Exeter, found that two thirds of those regions contain genes that act to keep...

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HeForShe’s #GetFree Tour visits Cambridge

University of Cambridge joins Universities across the UK and France for inaugural #GetFree Tour.

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