Record gift from estate of sound pioneer Ray Dolby
04 Dec 2015Multi-million pound legacy to create a new 'Ray and Dagmar Dolby Court' at Pembroke College
Happy trafficking: how criminals profit from an iniquitous trade
04 Dec 2015The term ‘happy trafficking’ appears deeply contradictory, but new research reveals a shocking dimension of an escalating trade. George Papadimitrakopoulos, Institute of Criminology, offers insights and describes how victims are deceived, manipulated and exploited.
Alternative ways of protecting urban water supplies must be considered in light of worsening droughts in the US, study claims
04 Dec 2015Alternative models of watershed protection that balance recreational use and land conservation must no longer be ignored to preserve water supplies against the effects of climate change, argues a new study. Researchers claim that the management of Salt Lake City’s Wasatch watershed in Utah provides a valuable example contradicting the dominant view presented in academic literature that informs many current conservation strategies.
Opinion: Frankenstein or Krampus? What our monsters say about us
04 Dec 2015Natalie Lawrence (Department of History and Philosophy of Science) discusses the history of monsters, and what they say about the people who invent them.
The future of intelligence: Cambridge University launches new centre to study AI and the future of humanity
03 Dec 2015The University of Cambridge is launching a new research centre, thanks to a £10 million grant from the Leverhulme Trust, to explore the opportunities and challenges to humanity from the development of artificial intelligence.
Opinion: Governments should turn to academics for advice on radicalisation, religion and security
03 Dec 2015Tristram Riley-Smith (Department of Politics and International Studies) discusses how universities and academics can add insight and depth to national security decisions.
Global Christian attitudes towards transgenderism “softening”, study suggests
02 Dec 2015A mapping exercise examining the positions of major Christian denominations on transgender identities suggests that a growing number of Churches around the world are taking an inclusive approach towards trans people and communities.
Rowers celebrate as work starts on the University of Cambridge's new £2.8million boathouse
01 Dec 2015New home for three Cambridge boat clubs set to open by October next year
Churchill Papers added to UNESCO’s list of the world’s greatest cultural treasures
30 Nov 2015Winston Churchill’s vast archive – including his wartime speeches, letters to Stalin and three US Presidents – has been added to UNESCO’s International Memory of the World Register.
Law in Focus: 'Parliament’s Role in Voting on the Syrian Conflict'
30 Nov 2015This video discusses six issues arising out of the recent statement of Prime Minister David Cameron to the House of Commons on the extension of offensive British military operations in Syria.
