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Plant-parasitic nematodes cost crops billions of pounds every year, and screening for resistance has been notoriously slow.

@sebastianevda.bsky.social's team @cropscicentre.bsky.social is using 3D-printed robots and #AI to accelerate the search for genes that could make crops naturally resilient 👇

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Fun in the autumn sun @churchillcol.bsky.social's matriculation ceremony ☀️ Our new students officially joined the Churchill community earlier this week, with plenty of happy faces all round. And it looks like a certain heron was hoping to join the College too! 👀

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It was all sunshine and smiles at Clare College's matriculation ceremony 🌞 Our new students gathered in their gowns to mark the moment they officially became members of the University. A very warm welcome to Cambridge, and happy matriculating! 🩵 📸 Nick Saffell

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Happy matriculation to all our new students! 🎓 Say hello to our matriculants at @stedmundscam.bsky.social, who had the chance to wear their formal gowns for the very first time last Friday 🩵 Welcome to Cambridge! 👋 📸 Nick Saffell

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New to cycling in Cambridge? Here are a few tips to help you get around safely and enjoy the ride. 1. Lock it up 🔒 2. Lights on after dark 💡 3. Red means stop 🚦 4. Take care at junctions 👀 5. Consider wearing a helmet 🪖 6. Ring your bell 🔔 7. Leave the bike if you've had a few 🍻

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"Cambridge does change... it hasn’t survived for 817 years by staying the same."

Today, our Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice marked the beginning of the new academic year by giving her annual address to the University in the Senate House.

Watch the full address 👇
https://bit.ly/47sUazc

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Hannah Fry is competing in The Celebrity Traitors! 🕵️‍♀️ PhD student Ellie @sidneysussex.bsky.social explains how maths could help Hannah on the show 🧮 Catch it tonight at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Hannah is Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics and a Fellow at @queens.cam.ac.uk.

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Matriculations are underway across Cambridge! 🎓 Postgraduate students at @CaiusCollege are among the first to don their gowns and be formally admitted to membership of the University. We couldn’t be more excited to see the University and the city come alive with our amazing students once again.

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Cambridge University announces a new Cambridge Mind and Brain Institute focused on understanding and improving brain health across our lifespan, from early childhood through to old age.

Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/4hpgZsl

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A new way to track nature restoration is revealing millions of young trees naturally taking root in the Scottish Highlands 🌲

Using aerial laser scans, @clr-cambridge.bsky.social researchers have created detailed 3D maps showing the scale of forest regeneration.

Learn more 👇
https://bit.ly/4iKMzDg

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Bioengineering & biomedical engineering Biological sciences Chemistry Civil engineering Electrical & electronic engineering General engineering Geology Italian Land & property management Law Linguistics Materials technology Music Natural sciences Russian & eastern European languages Sociology

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We’re proud to have ranked top for 16 subject areas in @thetimes.com and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027 – more than any other UK university 🎉

See all of our top-ranked subjects below 👇

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Nearly 500 years ago, Henry VIII’s dissolution enforcer saved a dangerous Catholic manuscript from likely destruction. Now its lost pages have been rediscovered! 📜

New Cambridge research exposes the split loyalties of one of Tudor England’s great survivors.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/4y1neJW

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Has your partner ever woken you up at night with their coughing? Has your coughing ever woken them up?

New research suggests it could be due to air pollution levels in your area, even if those levels are low.

Find out more 👇
https://bit.ly/4deuKc0

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