First major RCT on evolutionary psychiatry finds mental health clinicians are far more likely to say describing anxiety as an evolved survival response will help patients, compared to genetic ideas taught in training.
Gibraltar’s famous macaques have started eating soil, a behaviour linked to their access to tourist snacks, according to a new study.
The first medical textbook on anti-racist healthcare, launching in Parliament on Monday, warns that ethnic inequalities still run deep throughout UK medicine. Its authors argue that proactively fighting racism is fundamental to fulfilling a founding promise of the NHS: fairness.
Viktor Orbán has been swept from power after 16 years as Hungarian Prime Minister in a landslide victory for Péter Magyar's Tisza party. Four Cambridge researchers specialising in Hungarian history and politics give their reaction.
Everyday financial anxieties and frustration with low-quality work – rather than immigration alone – helped populist politics explode across Europe from the mid-2010s, according to a new book that analyses data from over 75,000 voters.
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A new report finds that class and gender inequalities in the UK’s creative industries are linked to students’ experiences at school, where ‘educational hierarchies’ steer them away from subjects like art, music and drama.
Cambridge University is ranked best in the UK 2026 for "producing the most employable graduates", as judged by recruiters at top companies around the world. We spoke to Graham Philpott, Cambridge’s Head of Careers, about the key factors that shape employability for Cambridge students.
Amina Chowdhury’s story shows you don’t need a perfect plan – enjoying what you study and discovering your strengths can take you far. Her job is to lobby government to improve skills policy for learners and small businesses.
UK ministers have appointed University of Cambridge Professor Laura Díaz Anadón to the independent statutory body which advises their governments on greenhouse gas emissions targets and reports to parliament on climate progress.
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