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💬📊 At a roundtable in Westminster yesterday, convened by Cambridge and hosted by MP Daniel Zeichner, experts and parliamentarians discussed the role of English language testing in supporting economic growth.
Read more: https://cambrid.ge/4rIepBA
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As a new report is released today on UK publishing and #AI licensing, we support the call on the government to rule out a copyright exception for AI companies.
🔗 Read more: https://cambrid.ge/4u6wxGZ
📹 https://cambrid.ge/3MGzkpB
A stressed person sits at a desk, looking at a robot working on a computer in an office. Text on the image defines "FOBO" as an abbreviation for “fear of becoming obsolete”: a worried feeling that you may lose your job because your role can be done by AI.
🤖💻 FOBO = fear of becoming obsolete.
Our @cambridgewords #NewWords blog defines ‘FOBO’ as a worried feeling that you may lose your job because your role can be done by #AI. Have you ever felt ‘FOBO’ at work? 💬
🔗 Explore more new terms: https://cambrid.ge/4kNpU86
Illustration of a red horse on a gold Cambridge shield, on a bright purple background.
Wishing a happy and prosperous #LunarNewYear to all who are celebrating! 🧧🐴
A snow-covered Victorian-style gate leading to King's College, Cambridge, with people walking along a path beneath leafless trees.
A stone cottage partly covered in cascading wisteria with abundant purple blooms.
A person standing on a stone bridge over a calm river, surrounded by lush greenery and trees reflected in the water.
A foggy park path at dawn, lined with bare trees and lit by street lamps and sunlight, with a few people walking.
Calling all #Cambridge photographers! 📸
Your photo could feature in our 2027 #CharityCalendar in support of Book Aid International. 🗓️ Submit your best shots by 8 March 2026 to be considered.
🔗 Read the full details on how to enter: cambrid.ge/4tv4Tmx
🤖✍ Who should benefit when #AI learns from creative work?
We’re responding to global consultations and pushing for licensing models that protect creators and support #ResponsibleAI.
🔗 Read more: https://cambrid.ge/4ag1DCH
Two people in a classroom working with a molecular model and a test tube, with a headline reading "Cambridge backs the UK's bold vision for international education."
🌍📚 Why Cambridge backs the UK’s bold new International Education Strategy
We welcome the emphasis on integrating school and early years education, meeting local ambitions and supporting high-quality international students recruitment and skills migration.
🔗 Read more: https://cambrid.ge/3ZfNlgD
A lit match ignites a purple candle in a jar, overlaid with a quote by Roy T. Bennett that reads: "To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are."
🌈 What’s one thing you appreciate about being yourself?
This week’s #WednesdayWisdom comes from Roy T. Bennett, author of ‘The Light in the Heart’.
His words feel especially meaningful this UK #LGBTHistoryMonth—a reminder that we shine brightest when we’re truly ourselves.
Portrait of Rod Smith, Group Managing Director for International Education, with a quote reading: 'International education is changing, as is the UK's global potential.'
Writing for @hepi-news.bsky.social, Rod Smith reflects on the UK’s International Education Strategy shifting from recruiting students to exporting broader education, saying it “could strengthen UK universities and their internationalism over the long term.”
🔗 https://cambrid.ge/45Nqahb
Two people sit at the back of a car, each reading a book. Below them, text on a Cambridge light blue background defines 'readaway' as a short holiday where the main activity is reading and talking about books.
📖 Planning a book-filled weekend away with your friends this year?
Our #CambridgeDictionary #NewWords blog calls this a ‘readaway’ — a short holiday where the main activity is reading and talking about books.
Do you think this word should be added to the #dictionary? 💭
#NationalYearOfReading
Three people collaborating at a table in an office, with a text overlay reading 'Cambridge supports the Publishing Inclusion Pledge'.
We've signed the @publishersassoc.bsky.social Inclusion Pledge 2026–28 and joined publishers across the UK in championing inclusion in the sector.
👉 Find out more: https://cambrid.ge/4sVwfSC
The government’s new International Education Strategy recognises the value of our schools overseas – but sector support will be required to achieve the strategy’s ambitions, writes Rod Smith of @cambridge.org
Craig Nicholson, Chief AI Officer at Cambridge University Press & Assessment, speaking at an event with a quote above him: "We need to build AI with teachers, learners, and academics, not for them."
🤖📚 What does good #AI integration look like in education and publishing?
👉 Hear from Craig Nicholson and other @cambridge.org leaders on how we’re approaching AI in practice: https://cambrid.ge/4sDvhu5
#ResponsibleAI #HumanIntelligence #ShapingAIForEveryone
Portrait of Peter Phillips inside a purple shield outline with his quote above: "Books are fundamental to Britain’s soft power and global reach... There is more progress to be made in schools and with education reform. We must not waste this moment."
What lies ahead for the book trade in 2026? 📚
In @thebookseller.com, our Chief Executive, Peter Phillips, shares why the UK’s decline in reading needs action, and why policy change and education reform matter.
🔗 Read more: https://cambrid.ge/49FgPdu
Wishing you a Happy New Year from all of us at Cambridge University Press & Assessment! 🎆
We look forward to working with you in 2026.
A person holds a 2026 Cambridge calendar in front of the Pitt Building in Cambridge, with a cyclist passing by in the background.
Looking for a meaningful gift? Our Cambridge #CharityCalendar2026 is a thoughtful way to spread a little festive cheer — and give back! 🗓️🎁
🔗 Discover the story behind the calendar and how to buy one here: https://cambrid.ge/3XQucBa
'If designed and used carefully, perhaps AI need not replace or diminish established learning practices, but can instead complement them, broadening exploration without compromising the desirable difficulties that lead to effective learning'
schoolsweek.co.uk/note-taking-...
🚨 Academic publishing is at a breaking point, and the future of research is at stake. 🚨
"Unless we redesign it, we risk stalling the very progress we seek.” – Mandy Hill writing in @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
Read the full article: https://cup.org/4pUZR00
#OpenAccess #ResearchIntegrity
Four students sit side by side at desks in a classroom, writing in notebooks with pens. A text overlay reads: 'Note taking more effective than AI for learning.' The Cambridge University Press & Assessment logo appears in the top left corner.
🤖✍️ What happens when students use gen AI tools to learn new information?
A new @cambridge.org & @msftresearch.bsky.social study reveals that note-taking remains critical for learning, while AI is complementary, helping them to explore & engage with topics.
🔗 Read more: https://cambrid.ge/4ouDy03
Ever wondered whether your online choices are truly yours? 🤔
Author Cass Sunstein explains what manipulation really looks like in the digital age and why it’s “increasingly a problem for people”.
Hear from Prof. Sunstein 🔗 youtu.be/vYEJ_s25Gzs
Read more in our interview 🔗 cup.org/486s51Z
Portrait of Peter Phillips, Chief Executive, alongside his quote from Cambridge's Annual Report 2024–25: "We have not followed an automatic route of 'AI first' but have chosen technology according to the needs of the people we exist to serve."
🤖 This year, we’ve consulted 40,000+ authors on AI use, supported 10,000 Cambridge schools with our AI guide, and given English language teachers Gen-AI enabled high-quality support.
🔗 Read more in our #AnnualReport: https://cambrid.ge/3LT0I2G
Thanks @yougov.co.uk for this interesting poll on our #CambridgeWOTY. 👇
What do you think of #parasocial?
Capturing the 2025 zeitgeist, #parasocial is our Cambridge Dictionary #WordOfTheYear2025.
We asked @cam.ac.uk's Professor @simoneschnall.bsky.social to explain what’s driving the rise of parasocial relationships.
🔗 Learn more about our #CambridgeWOTY: https://cambrid.ge/4if1CTq
Cambridge is on the ground at #COP30 bringing research, youth leadership & education into global climate talks.
Read more🔗https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/COP30-Cambridge-news
@cam.ac.uk @cisl.cam.ac.uk @climatehughes.bsky.social
Portrait of Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice with the quote from our Annual Report: "Cambridge University Press & Assessment scales-up our University’s mission, helping Cambridge touch and improve so many millions more lives around the globe."
@cambridge.org amplifies @cam.ac.uk’s mission. 🌍
Our #AnnualReport 2024-25 showcases achievements that Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice calls “a source of enormous pride” for the University.
📖 Read the full report: https://cambrid.ge/4pbA2bY
A teacher interacts with a young student over a book in a classroom. The text overlay reads: "Annual Report 2024-25: Cambridge grows global reach & impact." The Cambridge University Press & Assessment logo is in the top left corner.
🌎📈 Amid global challenges, we report another year of growth in global impact and reach, underpinned by strong revenues, in our #AnnualReport.
Read more about the report: https://cambrid.ge/4qXb1Tl
Cover of Cambridge University Press & Assessment's first Responsibility Report 2025, featuring children gathered in a garden, with one child pointing at a plant and others observing in the background.
At Cambridge, we’re taking responsibility. ✅🌍
Published alongside our Annual Report, our first-ever Responsibility Report shows how we’re making a positive impact across education, people, environment, and society.
Explore more: https://cambrid.ge/47A5n1X
#WeAreCambridge
In a rapidly changing world, we’re inspired by incredible teachers, learners and researchers every single day. 💜🌍
Our new Annual Report celebrates these stories and highlights @cambridge.org’s global impact.
📖 Explore the #AnnualReport, published today: https://cambrid.ge/47QZYSW
#WeAreCambridge
Three students interacting around a computer in a classroom, with the Cambridge University Press & Assessment logo at the top and a headline about the UK government cutting volume of OCR exams.
Today a major review commissioned by the UK government has agreed with Cambridge OCR's recommendation to reduce assessment at GCSE, to allow more space for in-depth learning.
🔗Read the full response from cambridgeocr.bsky.social here: https://cambrid.ge/4oxfXwU
📚 The Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review recommends cutting GCSE exam volume and streamlining the curriculum - key findings from Cambridge OCR’s Striking the Balance report. We welcome this step towards reducing assessment pressure.
🔗 Read more: www.ocr.org.uk/news/governm...
