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Culture news

Chanel to sponsor Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race

Sponsoring a sports event for the first time, Chanel will become the top-name sponsor of the Boat Race.

22/10/2024

Culture news

AI is bringing the dodo back to life (kinda) at a museum in Cambridge

A museum experiment in Cambridge is allowing visitors to have a conversation with a dodo, and other dead animals, with the help of artificial intelligence.

15/10/2024

Eco-Innovation

The unique challenges of fitting solar panels to historic buildings

With the need for green energy increasing, many historic buildings around Europe have been fitted with solar panels using innovative and creative techniques.

03/08/2024

Art

Olympic art: The exhibitions around Europe inspired by the Games

The Olympic Games have sparked a series of exhibitions around Europe dedicated to their history and cultural significance.

25/07/2024

Destinations

These regional airports are gateways to Europe’s unsung cities

Instead of viewing flights to regional airports as an inconvenience, consider using it as a way to explore some of Europe’s lesser-trod cities.

10/05/2024

Culture news

Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race to go ahead despite E Coli risk

This Saturday, the UK's oldest universities will face each other for their annual boat race, despite concerns over sewage in the Thames.

29/03/2024

Green News

Oxford coach blasts Thames pollution ahead of Boat Race with Cambridge

The race will put even more pressure on authorities to clean up rivers across the country, including the Thames.

29/03/2024

Destinations

Oxford or Cambridge: Which city makes a better day trip from London?

Both cities are a one-hour train ride away from the UK capital.

28/02/2024

Work

Oxford tops the World University 2024 list. Where else made the grade?

The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024 are out and it's China making the biggest impression rather than the West.

15/10/2023

Food and Drink

Artificial cooking: How a robot is learning to become a salad chef

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have programmed their robotic chef to learn eight simple salad recipes - just by demonstrating how they were done. The new AI cook even proposed a recipe of his own...

08/06/2023

Work

Europe's best universities: Where are they in the world rankings?

There are 36 European institutions in the Times Higher Education Global Top 100 university rankings. It's less than a few years ago.

29/12/2022

Work

These European universities are the top-ranked in the world

The rankings also show Chinese universities closing in on the United States’ global dominance of higher education.

13/10/2022

United Kingdom

Cambridge University admits it profited from historical slavery

Several British institutions have been re-evaluating the central role that slavery had in enriching Britain and how they benefited from its injustices.

23/09/2022

Green News

Cambridge University set to rename BP Institute - but is it enough?

Campaigners have welcomed the plan, but say universities must reject fossil fuel funding altogether to stop greenwashing firms.

25/07/2022

Nature

Giant millipedes ‘as big as cars’ once roamed the UK, experts find

The arthropods, known for having two pairs of jointed legs on their body, were found near Newcastle.

10/01/2022

Climate

Which universities rank the best and worst on climate action?

Top UK universities are ‘failing spectacularly’ on climate action - according to the students who have ranked their colleges.

24/11/2021

Green News

How Da Vinci's education could be the key to tackling climate change

Could Leonardo Da Vinci be the answer to tackling climate change? Researchers at the University of Cambridge think so.

11/05/2021

United Kingdom

Charles Darwin's notebooks reported stolen from Cambridge library

The notebooks, estimated to be worth millions of pounds, include the 19th-century scientist’s famous "Tree of Life" sketch. They haven’t been seen since 2000.

24/11/2020

United Kingdom

Could a fourth Brexit extension could follow a General Election?

A European law expert from Cambridge University says a fourth Brexit extension could follow a UK election. Professor Kenneth Armstrong's comments to Euronews' Good Morning Europe came as an anticipated third extension to the process for the UK was being discussed by the European Union.

28/10/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Queen insists she is 'more than capable' of planting tree

The UK's Queen Elizabeth II was offered help with the task, which she refused, saying: "No, no. I'm more than capable."

10/07/2019