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Cambridge University approved online courses to be offered in 482 schools in India
Pamoja Education has received its approval by Cambridge Assessment International Education All the schools across India which already offer Cambridge Assessment curricula and programmes will be able to offer a new range of Pamoja courses online
2 min read24 Apr 2019Stephen Hawking funeral to take place in Cambridge University church
Stephen Hawking's ashes will be buried near the grave of Isaac Newton in Abbey during a thanksgiving service on 15 June
1 min read31 Mar 2018Could Stephen Hawking be buried in Britain’s brainiest cemetery?
Ascension Burial Ground off Huntingdon Road could be where Stephen Hawking will be buriedalongside many of the greats of Cambridge University
1 min read16 Mar 2018Stephen Hawking: a brief history of genius
Stephen Hawking was Britain's most famous modern day scientist, a genius who dedicated his life to unlocking the secrets of the Universe
4 min read14 Mar 2018Scientists say sheep can recognise human faces
Scientists aim to use the sheep as models to understand disorders of the brain, such as Huntington's disease, that develop over a long time and affect cognitive abilities
1 min read8 Nov 2017Stephen Hawking’s PhD thesis gets over two million views
More than 500,000 people have also tried to download Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis, titled 'Properties of Expanding Universes' from the Cambridge University website
1 min read29 Oct 2017Flowers use invisible ‘blue halo’ to attract bees for pollination: researchers
Researchers say hundreds of flower species have evolved the ability to project ethereal halos of blue light invisible to humans in order to attract bees for pollination
2 min read21 Oct 2017Scientists expose true extent of cuckoo’s cunning
After laying an egg, the female cuckoo distracts the owner of the nest, essentially by frightening the poor bird out of its wits, wrote a duo of Cambridge University researchers in the journal 'Nature Ecology and Evolution'
2 min read5 Sep 2017Cambridge University refuses to return Aboriginal artifacts to Australia
Cambridge University says removing parts of the Cook-Sandwich collection would cause considerable harm by depriving the collection of its integrity
2 min read17 Jun 2017Scientists to test whether Zika virus can kill brain cancer cells
Scientists plan to harness Zika virus to try to kill brain tumour cells in experiments that they say could lead to new ways to fight an aggressive type of cancer
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