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Brexit causes collapse in European research funding for Oxbridge

Oxford and Cambridge universities, once given more than £130m a year in total by European research programmes, are now getting £1m annually between them

The Guardian - UK

Detail and description: A creative writing masterclass with Jem Poster and Sarah Burton

Explore and expand your descriptive writing ability in this weekend masterclass with Professor Jem Poster and Dr Sarah Burton, co-founders of Cambridge University’s master’s programme in creative writing

The Guardian - UK

Sorry, Jeremy Hunt, we older people want to work. But bosses just don’t want us to

The chancellor says that Britain needs us oldies back in employment, but the discrimination we face is an outrage, says Dorothy Byrne

The Guardian - UK

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Tuning into brainwave rhythms can boost learning – study

Neuroscientists from Cambridge University attached sensors to the heads of 80 participants.

The Independent UK

'Exceptional' Cambridge student 'had been dead for some time' after missing calls

Erin Cresswell, of Gateshead, who was described as an "exceptional" Cambridge University student was found dead in her college room and "had sadly been dead for some time", an inquest heard

Daily Mirror

Philosophers have a theory about men and household chores

Men and women appear to perceive chores differently

The Independent UK

Men urged to train themselves to notice household chores: study

London (AFP) - Gender imbalance in shouldering domestic work is explained by different ways in which men and women perceive chores, philosophers at Britain's Cambridge University suggest.

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Philosophers offer new ‘affordance theory’ to explain why men still don’t share invisible labour with women

Men and women appear to perceive chores differently

The Independent UK

Student solves Sanskrit grammatical problem that puzzled scholars for centuries

Indian PhD student Rishi Rajpopat, 27, has decoded a rule taught by Panini, a master of the ancient Sanskrit language.

The Independent UK

The 4-day week: does it actually work?

A trial to gauge whether it is possible to do the same work in fewer hours is finally drawing to a close. Here’s what four companies discovered

Financial Times

Secondary school transition causes steep well-being decline, study shows

Researchers from Cambridge University and Manchester University analysed the well-being and self-esteem of more than 11,000 young people across the UK

Wales Online

Cambridge University’s youngest college is granted listed status

Robinson College has been listed at Grade II* by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England.

The Independent UK

Stormzy’s BBC Special: it’s an indication of how much of a change-maker he really is

The rapper has consistently shown himself keen to grow and evolve, and it’s made him one of the most powerful artists in Britain

Evening Standard

World-first transfusions of lab-grown blood cells in huge boost to NHS amid shortage

Two successful clinical trials of lab-grown red blood cells could revolutionise treatments for people with rare blood types amid an NHS shortage

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Wales Online

Pope could help reduce carbon emissions by reinstating meat-free Fridays – study

Cambridge University researchers considered the potential benefit if even a minority of the world’s Catholics returned to the traditional practice

The Independent UK

Patience is a virtue for jays waiting for favourite food

Cambridge University researchers found the birds can show self-control and resist temptation to get a better food reward.

The Independent UK

Benefits of exercise greater if activity is of moderate intensity, study shows

Researchers from Cambridge University and Leicester University analysed data from more than 88,000 middle-aged adults.

Daily Mirror

The Powerlist 2023: John Lewis boss is top Black role model in UK - see Top 100

The annual chart of the UK’s influential people of African, African Caribbean and African American heritage was created in 2007 to honour role models

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The Independent UK

Poor training may be hampering physical activity push in primary schools – study

A Cambridge University study found that key ingredients were often missing from the training teachers received.

The Conversation

Noise in the brain enables us to make extraordinary leaps of imagination. It could transform the power of computers too

We all have to make hard decisions from time to time. The hardest of my life was whether or not to change research fields after my PhD, from fundamental physics to climate physics. I had job offers that could have taken me in either direction – one to join Stephen…

Daily Mirror

King Charles 'backs DNA test' for 539-year-old Princes in the Tower murder mystery

Queen Elizabeth II had previously refused permission for testing of the remains, but it seems that King Charles is more receptive to the idea and could back a full inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Beam me down: can solar power from space help solve our energy needs?

The latest developments in solar tech offer potential solutions to the energy security crisis – including satellites that would convert sunlight into power for Earth

The Guardian - UK

Saba Sams wins BBC national short story award for ‘transportive’ tale

The 26-year-old, who drafted the story about ‘complex family dynamics’ when she was 19, takes a £15,000 prize for the piece taken from her debut collection Send Nudes

Daily Mirror

Cash concerns stops Brits testing for Covid as researchers vow to launch 100,000 a day

Experts and MPs speaking exclusively to The Mirror warn that Government needs to "bring back access to free Covid tests" to help families affected by the Cost of Living crisis - before the next wave sweeps the UK

Wales Online

Jamie Roberts announces testimonial year to celebrate epic career with special beneficiary

He will be raising money for a remarkable charity in the process

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