October 2025

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New to Cambridge in 2026: Voluntas

Cambridge University Press is pleased to announce that it will publish Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations from January 2026, in partnership with the International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR).…

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Kant on language, culture and politics

We live in a world of great cultural and linguistic diversity, and even greater diversity of opinion. It’s often unclear what role this diversity should play in the formation and application of philosophical principles.…

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Parasitology supports Global Handwashing Day

Every year on 15 October, Global Handwashing Day reminds us of the critical role hand hygiene plays in protecting health and preventing disease. The 2025 theme, “It Might Be Gloves. It’s Always Hand Hygiene,” reinforces that even when gloves are used, hand hygiene remains essential.

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The secrets of espresso brewing

During the brewing process of an espresso, hot water flows through a cylindrical filter that is densely packed with coffee grounds. Along the way, chemicals are extracted such that the liquid leaving the filter is not pure water anymore, but espresso. The concentration of dissolved chemicals in the liquid that comes out of the machine is the quantity of interest in a wide range of mathematical models for espresso brewing.

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Journal of Dairy Research: Meet the New Editor-in-Chief Nick Jonsson

The Journal of Dairy Research (JDR) is special. It is owned by the Hannah Dairy Research Foundation, a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) SC007058. Although the Editor in Chief has complete independence from the HDRF, the Foundation is intended to “support all aspects of dairy research including the biology, wellbeing of dairy animals, dairy technology and food production.

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