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"This book won't cure your cancer, but it should allow you to develop a little bit more agency in terms of how you deal with it." Michael Handford, author of 'Lump in My Throat: What Cancer Taught Me About Communication', shares how this book can help create a little more space for yourself and a little more freedom after a cancer diagnosis. Read more 🔗 https://cup.org/4aBm2Dc

Read beyond the pitch this World Cup⚽ 📚 As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off, we've selected five books to take you through the global reach and cultural influence of the game. From football history and international rivalries to economics, fandom and the making of the modern sport, these titles offer fresh insights into the beloved game. Read more: https://cup.org/4v6mRfR #FIFAWorldCup #2026FIFAWorldCup

The countdown is on for the Cambridge AI in Education Summit 2026: AI and Human Intelligence in Education 🤖📚 Save the date and join us this October for presentations, interactive workshops, keynote addresses, networking, reception, a celebratory summit dinner, and more. 📆 15–16 October 2026 📍 Hilton Cambridge City Centre, UK

Uncovering LGBTQ+ histories: How research is rethinking overlooked queer narratives in modern Europe. Dr Wannes Dupont, historian and lecturer in the history of sexuality and the author of 'Unwilling to Know', challenges a long-held assumption in European queer history: what if the story of LGBTQ+ experiences is missing an entire chapter? Not because it was lost but hidden through silence and code. Read more 🔗 https://cup.org/4e4VWcU #PrideMonth 🌈

🗨️"Do we need miracle technologies to save the world from air pollution, global warming and energy insecurity? … the answer is no." Mark Z. Jacobson argues the path to tackling climate change isn’t about waiting for breakthroughs but acting on what we already know.🌏 Read more from the researchers advancing climate solutions 🔗 https://cup.org/4otOm0p #WorldEnvironmentDay

Harnessing the power of the stars 🌠 A special collection of five papers, written collaboratively by a global team of 58 scientists, offers an in-depth examination of the scientific foundations of Commonwealth Fusion Systems' (CFS) ARC fusion power plant. The research, published in the 'Journal of Plasma Physics', confirms the key physics that will enable ARC to continuously deliver 400 megawatts (MW) of net electricity to the grid. Speaking about the research, Alex Creely, Chief Engineer for ARC Conceptual Design at CFS, said: "These papers show why CFS and our partners are confident in the physics underlying the ARC fusion power plant. Designing a fusion power plant that we truly intend to build soon meant that we had to ask the right questions, sharpen our tools, and focus on the top priority information that SPARC will teach us." Read the full story 🔗 https://cup.org/3SkHq9y # FusionEnergy #PlasmaPhysics

“The casting for the film looks great. The trailer is tantalising. If Christopher Nolan delivers enough wonderful female characters and a powerful underworld scene, this could be superb,” University of Cambridge classicists and editors of our forthcoming publication 'Homer: Odyssey Book XI', Richard Hunter and Rebecca Laemmle, share their hopes and expectations of Nolan's new film adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’. Read more 🔗 https://cup.org/4vqgZxv 📸 Odysseus returning to Penelope, Terracotta plaque (c. 460–450 BCE). The Metropolitan Museum of Art 📸Odysseus (left) and Circe (centre) depicted on an Etruscan copper mirror, 300 BCE. Fitzwilliam Museum, GR.10.1972.

We have been recognised at the Society for Scholarly Publishing with two SSP EPIC awards. 🎉 🏅'Public Humanities', a forum showcasing the breadth, depth and public value of the humanities, was awarded gold in the Journals category. Thank you to Editors-in-Chief Jeffrey Wilson and Zoe Hope Bulaitis, and the community of authors, editors and peer reviewers who have contributed to the journal's success. 🥈Our radical, community-led review of the open research publishing ecosystem, 'Publishing futures', was awarded silver in the Campaigns category. Read the full story🔗 https://cup.org/4vqiOKZ

Fresh off the press this May 📚✨ 🗺️ The adventures of 'Gulliver's Travels' 📼 Miller's life in his own words in 'The Arthur Miller Tapes' 🎵 Punk, politics and British youth culture in 'No Future' and more.. View the full list 🔗 https://cup.org/43vQsmq

"One of the benefits that I enjoy from reading is that it's a stress reducer. It's nice to just get lost in a story." Hear from Dr Charlotte Markey, author of 'The Body Image Book Series', on how reading just five to ten minutes a day can boost your mental wellbeing. Read more 🔗 https://cup.org/49v4uZf #MentalHealthAwareness #NationalYearOfReading #GoAllIn #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthResearch