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Blue skies over Great Court at Trinity College ⛅

📸 Lloyd Mann
A person walks across a lush green lawn in front of the historic Trinity College in Cambridge under a clear blue sky with wispy clouds.
January 25, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Explore winter and spring in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social 🌷

🌱 The Snowdrop Trail
🌱 Free Winter Interest tours
🌱 Family craft activities on the first Saturday of the month.

Plan your visit 👉 https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk
Three people are walking through a sunlit greenhouse filled with various cacti and plants at the Cambridge Botanic Gardens. Sunlight filters through trees in the Cambridge Botanic Gardens, illuminating patches of white flowers and ferns on the forest floor. A frosty landscape featuring a small wooden bridge over a tranquil pond, surrounded by large trees and shrubs covered in frost under a clear sky. A serene garden pathway at Cambridge Botanic Gardens featuring a variety of plants including tall grasses, blooming white flowers, and large bushy shrubs, with a mix of green, yellow, and reddish foliage.
January 24, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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It's all about music at the 2026 @darwincollegecam.bsky.social Lecture Series 🎶

From today, learn how birds adapt their throats to sing louder in busy cities, how song influences child development, cosmic song, and how song has been used in protest movements.

Free to attend: https://bit.ly/4sV5DRC
Graphic image promoting the 2026 Darwin College Lecture Series, featuring a historical black and white photo of Charles Darwin, and two individuals playing traditional musical instruments. A text overlay reads: 'Darwin College Lecture Series starts today: Exploring the concept of song from eight very different angles'.
January 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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1 in 3 babies admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit will later fail their school readiness assessment.

A new Cambridge-led project aims to give them a helping hand to fulfil their potential.

Discover how this will help babies to bloom 👇
https://bit.ly/4qYfJiW
A close-up of a baby lying down and crying. A text overlay above the baby reads: 'Helping babies bloom: A new Cambridge-led project aims to give them a helping hand to fulfil their potential'.
January 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Do you have a story to tell? Now's your chance! 📖

Submit your work to the BBC National Short Story Awards or the BBC Young Writers’ Award now 👇
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/submissions-open-for-bbc-short-story-awards-2026?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Submissions open for BBC Short Story Awards 2026
The prestigious awards, supported by Cambridge University, are celebrating their 21st anniversary with judges including Saba Sams, David Almond & Lily Fontaine
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January 22, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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A January moment at @jbs.cam.ac.uk 🏫

📸 Lloyd Mann
A daytime view of the colourful and historic Cambridge Judge Business School, featuring arched blue doorways and yellow banners. A couple of people are taking photos in front of the building, which is framed by leafless trees and a clear sky.
January 21, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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Welcome back to all our students for Lent term – we've missed you! 👋

What are you most looking forward to?
January 20, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Professor @orbenamy.bsky.social from @mrccbu.bsky.social will co-lead the world’s first major trial to test whether reducing social media use can improve teen mental health.

Find out more about the IRL Trial: https://bit.ly/4a2FZmB

#socialmedia #research
Thousands of UK schoolchildren to take part in major study of social media use and teen mental health
A trial that will put a daily limit on the social media use of thousands of Bradford teenagers is set to begin this year. It will be the largest study yet to investigate whether use of these online pl...
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January 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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How did a Yorkshire hermit become more widely read than Geoffrey Chaucer?

Today, @churchofengland.org commemorates 14th-century writer Richard Rolle.

And thanks to an amazing discovery by Dr Timothy Glover, we now know much more about Rolle's life and work.

Find out more 👇
https://bit.ly/4sMcsoL
Original version of medieval England’s ‘best-seller’ discovered
The only surviving original version of one of late medieval England’s most popular works of literature reveals its secrets.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Everyone is welcome at this year's Holocaust Memorial Day Lecture.

Professor Ruth Mandel @ucl.ac.uk will explore the ethics of memorialisation, asking why Europe's largest decentralised Holocaust memorial is embraced in some places but contested in others.

Book now: https://bit.ly/49mVu8P
The 2026 Holocaust Memorial Day Lecture ‘By whom, for whom? Ways of remembering the Holocaust’ With Professor Ruth Mandel, Vice-Dean International from University College London Tuesday 27 January, 5:30pm – 6:30pm, in-person at St Catharine’s College and online via Zoom
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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A wearable, washable device, developed by researchers @eng.cam.ac.uk could help stroke patients communicate naturally again 🗣️

Using ultra-sensitive sensors and artificial intelligence, it can turn mouthed words into fluent sentences.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/49GZEai 🧪
‘Revoice’ device gives stroke patients their voice back
Researchers have developed a wearable, comfortable and washable device called Revoice that could help people regain the ability to communicate naturally and
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January 19, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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Booking is now open for the Bennett School of Public Policy Annual Conference

Speakers inc. Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, & keynote João Vale de Almeida, former senior EU Ambassador 

🗓️26 March 2026
🕙10:00-18:30
📍Churchill College, Cambridge & Online
🎟️ bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/conference
January 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Not all telephone boxes are for phone calls 📞

This fully-refurbished K6 (Kiosk No. 6) telephone box at @theul.bsky.social has been repurposed as a book drop for returning loans 📚

📸 Lloyd Mann
A traditional red telephone booth stands in the foreground with the tall, rectangular tower of Cambridge University Library visible in the background under a clear sky.
January 18, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Excited to celebrate the 6 Feb release of FINDING HARMONY: A KING’S VISION on Amazon Prime, featuring Cambridge alumni HM King Charles III, a Trinity College alumnus; and our Director Prof Emily Shuckburgh, a Trinity alumna and Fellow of @darwincollegecam.bsky.social.

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Finding Harmony: A King's Vision | Official Trailer | Prime Video
His Majesty King Charles III has made a lifelong commitment to the philosophy of Harmony. In this documentary from Prime Video and The King's Foundation, he continues his mission to encourage everyone to see themselves as part of nature, not apart from ...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Turn research into viable ventures in just 2 days through our upcoming AI Bootcamp 🚀

With support from across Cambridge’s innovation ecosystem, you’ll sharpen your pitch & gain practical advice to take #AI research beyond the lab.

⬇️ Apply before 28 January!
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-sci...
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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A lost memoir rediscovered by a Cambridge historian in Cleveland, Ohio, reveals the astonishing life of a disabled war veteran in C19th Britain.

@1812andallthat.bsky.social found the memoir while he was
a National Army Museum Fellow at @queens.cam.ac.uk 👇
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A British redcoat’s lost memoir reveals the harsh realities of life as a disabled veteran
A rediscovered memoir reveals the harsh realities of life as a disabled veteran in 19th-century Britain
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/disabled-redcoat-veterans-lost-autobiography-discovered?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter👇
January 15, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Why does the Moon’s cycle matter? 🌙

Cambridge has teamed up with @universityofleeds.bsky.social to launch the Moonsighters Academy – a new course giving community leaders the skills to conduct their own moon sightings.

Find out more 👇
https://bit.ly/3LHzkoC
Group of individuals viewing a large screen displaying the moon at the Moonsighters Academy event. A text overlay reads: "Welcome to the Moonsighters Academy: The Universities of Cambridge and Leeds launch new course giving community leaders the skills to conduct their own moon sightings".
January 15, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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Undergraduates: Curious about a career in astronomy? 🔭

Take your first step with @cambridgeastro.bsky.social’s Summer Internship Programme and gain 8 weeks of research experience.

Applications from underrepresented groups in astronomy are encouraged.

Apply by 27 February 👇
https://bit.ly/4qYR0LD
Three individuals observing a telescope at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge. A text overlay reads: 'Are you looking for an astronomy internship at Cambridge?'
January 14, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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We asked if you had any Cambridge-related New Year's resolutions... is yours in our round-up of our favourites?
January 13, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Why do #Venezuela and #Greenland matter to U.S. power? Professor Helen Thompson shares her analysis.

Helen Thompson is Professor of Political Economy at @campolis.bsky.social and a Fellow at Clare College.
January 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Calm winter morning skies over Cripps Court 🌕

📍 @queens.cam.ac.uk
📸 Lloyd Mann
An early morning view of the Cripps Court at Queens' College in Cambridge, with snow on the ground, moon visible in the sky, and two individuals walking outside.
January 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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New year, new career? Make it happen at @cam.ac.uk

Explore more than 170 vacancies covering academic, research, professorial and professional services roles 👉 https://bit.ly/42Lm08d
Five students walking through St John's College. Text overlays read: "We're hiring" and "Explore over 170 vacancies across professorial, academic and professional service roles".
January 12, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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A quiet winter morning in #Cambridge earlier this week ❄️

📸 Lloyd Mann
Reflection of King's College Chapel in the River Cam, with a dusting of snow covering the surrounding ground and a clear blue sky. A view of punts lined up on the River Cam in Cambridge on a winter morning, with a pink building illuminated in the background. View of the River Cam in Cambridge during winter, showing a frost-covered riverbank and reflected trees with the Clare College Bridge visible in the distance. Mathematical Bridge over the River Cam at Queens' College, Cambridge, flanked by historic buildings with snow-dusted roofs on a winter morning.
January 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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A drug used to treat hot flushes could also slow #breastcancer, says a team @crukcamcentre.bsky.social 💊

A Cambridge-led trial shows a progesterone-like treatment eases symptoms and has anti-cancer activity.

Read more about the study 👇
https://bit.ly/49cXCzZ
A graphic image of a menopausal woman experiencing a hot flush below a text overlay that reads: 'New Cambridge research: Hot flush treatment has anti-breast cancer activity, study finds'.
January 9, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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A new year is a moment to reflect on how we choose to grow 🌱

Explore 250+ courses designed for learners around the world and open to all levels, including short courses and weekend learning👇
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We're proud to offer over 250 courses for adult learners around the world. Ready to learn? Whatever your learning goals, whatever your learning level, we'll meet you where you're at. And help you get where you want to go.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:39 AM