Kathryn Bray, Senior Horticulturist in the Glasshouse team, at Cambridge University Botanic Garden tells Julian about the flowering of the Moonflower. … [Read more...]
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Scope charity shop reaching new customers
The manager of a Charity Shop in Cambridge says social media is encouraging new buyers into the store. New research from disability equality charity Scope finds the cost of living crisis is prompting more people to shop in charity shops. Maria Vicencio runs the Scope charity shop on Burleigh Street and spoke to Julian on Monday's show. … [Read more...]
Are you a hoarder or just saving things for a rainy day?
Are you a hoarder? Perhaps you’ve got a collection of football programmes that you never look at but really can’t throw away. Or a box full of cables that may come in handy one day. Or maybe you’ve just got too much stuff. Dr Sharon Morein, Associate Professor at Anglia Ruskin University has been looking into what can lead people to accumulate … [Read more...]
Mill Road 4 People calls for street improvements
Plans to restrict certain vehicles from using Mill Road Bridge in Cambridge have been approved by councillors. Julian hears from Katie Hawks of Mill Road 4 People, which campaigned for the change, and is now calling for improvements to Cambridge's most cosmopolitan street. … [Read more...]
Why Cambridge Zoologist Jack Ashby loves the platypus
After 20 years of working in natural history museums and searching out wild mammals around the world, zoologist and author Jack Ashby has decided that platypuses are the best animals to have ever evolved. He explains why to Julian Clover ahead of a Cambridge Festival session later this month. … [Read more...]
Cofinitive announces the #21toWatch
Julian hears from Jana Voigt, CEO of InferSens, one of the #21toWatch, Cofinitive's campaign to showcase what's been invented, developed and discovered in Cambridge. InferSens won in the ‘things’ category with its revolutionary ‘deep tech’ technology which is enabling ‘deep learning’ on device in the field on low-cost battery power for the very … [Read more...]
Climate Change threat to The Fens
The Cambridgeshire Fens are facing threats from climate change, the availability of water, and the peat soil becoming exhausted and emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Julian hears from Dr Laurie Friday and Tom Marquand, who are leading a Cambridge Festival session next month. … [Read more...]
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