Is Social Media Changing Your Life?

16 March 2021

Social media: lifeline, or source of mental health problems? With its effects still not fully understood, Cambridge researchers discuss the best approach to take.

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Humans who search

12 March 2021

Stefanie Reichelt had long felt there was a disconnect between the public’s perception of scientists and reality. Armed with only a camera and a chair, she set out to find the human side of science.

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Ghost Words: Reading the past

02 March 2021

A new exhibition from Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library is set to bring to life the hidden words buried in some of our oldest manuscripts - known as palimpsests.  

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A silent epidemic of grief

01 March 2021

Major changes in bereavement care have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, amid a flood of demand for help from bereaved people, according to new research from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge.

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̽»¨Ö±²¥neuroscientist who champions LGBT+ equal rights

26 February 2021

Duncan Astle is a neuroscientist on a mission to understand why the brains of some children develop differently to others – and how it affects not just their education but their lives. He also chairs the ̽»¨Ö±²¥â€™s LGBT+ Staff Network. He talks about the Network’s recent decision to sign a declaration that trans rights are human rights.

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HeLa: the cells that changed science

25 February 2021

Discover the incredible story of Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cells enabled a scientific revolution and contributed to numerous incredible developments and life-saving treatments in a special book club as part of the Cambridge Festival.

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Digital support

10 February 2021

Research published today shows how digital providers are coming together to support the mental health needs of millions of users unable to access traditional services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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