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Applicants choosing only competitive universities ‘unlikely’ to get many offers

Ucas could reduce the number of choices that applicants can make as demand for places grows, Cambridge University admissions director says.

The Independent UK

'I was told I'd never go to Cambridge because of my roots - now I'm studying law there'

Callum Stevens is studying law at the University of Cambridge despite being told, as he was growing up, that he would never be able to get into the prestigious institution

Daily Mirror

Bigger selection of non-alcoholic drinks ‘changes choices of online shoppers’

A team from Cambridge University carried out the study looking at how people choose what to drink.

The Independent UK

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Cambridge University rocked by suicides as six students take own lives in six months

Cambridge University bosses pledged to investigate after a spate of suicides saw six of its students take their own lives in as many months last year in a shocking 500 per cent increase

Daily Mirror

Lying teacher who told colleagues she had a glass eye after cancer banned from classroom

Julianne Cox has been banned from teaching indefinitely after falsely telling colleagues at St Helena School in Colchester, Essex, she battled cancer and that her eye had been removed

Daily Mirror

Scientists sequence Beethoven’s genome using locks of his hair

The German composer and pianist began to suffer progressive hearing loss in his 20s.

The Independent UK

Olga Kennard obituary

Crystallographer who set up a central repository for data to be used as an essential resource by researchers around the world

The Guardian - UK

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Cambridge University’s economic contribution ‘four times that of Premier League’

Analysis of economic impact found the university adds nearly £30 billion to the UK economy every year.

The Independent UK

An 11-minute walk can save you from an early death? That’s my kind of fitness regime

Even an exercise refusenik like me can get behind the latest research from Cambridge University. Most days, I spend longer than that staring into the fridge

The Guardian - UK

Human augmentation with robotic body parts is at hand, say scientists

Extra parts, from a thumb to an arm, could be designed to help boost our capabilities

The Guardian - UK

Walking just 11 minutes a day could stop 10% of early deaths, researchers find

Weekly 75 minutes of moderate-intensity activity is half the amount recommended by the NHS

The Guardian - UK

I couldn’t read until I was 18 - now I’m Cambridge University's youngest Black professor

"I remember thinking if I don't make it as a football player or a professional snooker player, then I want to save the world"

Liverpool Echo

‘I couldn’t read or write until I was 18 - now I’m Cambridge University's youngest Black professor’

Jason was told by therapists he would spend his adult life in an assisted living facility

Manchester Evening News

Man who couldn't read or write till 18 becomes Cambridge University's youngest Black professor

Professor Jason Arday, 37, didn't speak till he was 11 after being diagnosed with Autism

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Bill Turnbull honoured by annual prize for Cambridge University medical students

The former BBC Breakfast presenter died last summer at the age of 66 from prostate cancer

The Guardian - UK

Cambridge University students vote for completely vegan menus

Union will hold talks with catering services about removing all animal products from cafes and canteens

Manchester Evening News

"My wife thought I wasn't coming back, my children were shouting 'daddy's dead'"

During a Jubilee neighbourhood party, Andrew’s family were horrified when he collapsed after getting dizzy playing football

The National (Scotland)

Cambridge academics argue Scotland has right to hold indyref2 without Westminster

SCOTLAND does have the right to hold a referendum without the agreement of Westminster under a “people power” concept established at the time of…

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Evening Standard

‘We feel for lecturers — but we want our fees back’: what students really think about the university strikes

Lecturers, librarians and administrative staff are among the 70,000 university workers set to strike for 17 days this term — so is Generation Covid right in asking for compensation? Katie Strick reports

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

Tuning into brainwave rhythms can boost learning – study

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

Daily Mirror

'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

The Independent UK

Philosophers have a theory about men and household chores

Men and women appear to perceive chores differently

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