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Cambridge University college tells court that memorial to Tobias Rustat, a slave trader, is an 'abomination'

Jesus College, which is part of the university, this week hosted a rare church court in its chapel as it asked a judge for permission to take down the memorial

'Travel with him round the cosmos': Stephen Hawking’s archive, office acquired for UK public

Highlights will go on display at the London museum early next year.

Two Charles Darwin's books go missing form Cambridge University's library

It was first listed missing in 2001 after the booked were moved to be photographed but were thought to be misplaced within the library itself.

Green blooms: Patches of Antarctica’s snow is turning green with algae due to global warming

When the algae bloom in a large area simultaneously, it turns the snow bright green and it can be spotted from space.

Sonny Mehta, Alfred A Knopf editor and publishing giant, passes away at 76; brother-in-law Naveen Patnaik expresses grief

Sonny Mehta studied at the Sanawar School in India and the Sevenoaks School in UK, where he won an open scholarship to Cambridge University. The son of a diplomat, he is credited with starting the Paladin and Picador publishing houses.

Indian states demand payment for ecosystem services: An idea whose time has come

Himalayan states in India are demanding payment for ecosystem services such as clean water and pristine forests, based on the idea of natural capital whose time has come.

Super 30: Anand Kumar shows film's trailer to UK Asia Summit audience at Cambridge University

Not only did Super 30 uphold his own struggles, noted Anand Kumar, but it also broached more profound issues like equitable opportunities for the privileged and common people alike

Writer Annie Zaidi wins $100,000 Nine Dots Prize for 'Bread, Cement, Cactus', exploring concepts of home, belonging

Annie Zaidi's essay Bread, Cement, Cactus that won her the Nine Dots Prize combines memoir and reportage to explore concepts of home and belonging rooted in her experience of contemporary life in India

Climate repair: Cambridge Centre to explore refreezing Poles, dumping iron in oceans

Cutting carbon emissions alone won't be enough to prevent damaging climate change, scientists warn.

Google Doodle celebrates Lucy Wills whose work changed prenatal care for women forever

Wills was a haematologist whose discovery changed preventive prenatal care for women everywhere.