Tonight: A time-traveller’s guide to eating
16 Mar 2005We may not suffer from nutrient deficiencies in Cambridge anymore but is the abundance of food available all-year-round responsible for our preoccupation with food and health?
Global Climate Change: Understanding The Greenhouse Effect
15 Mar 2005Can you imagine the UK having high incidence of malaria and thousands of people dying because of high temperatures? Is it possible that the Gulf Stream would stop and Europe would cool significantly?
Cambridge Scientists on the Road
14 Mar 2005University of Cambridge academics will be visiting schools throughout the county this week giving pupils the opportunity to see the fun side of science.
Less than a month to go until the 2005 Cambridge Science Festival
21 Feb 2005Blue Peter’s Konnie Huq will kick off the Science Festival on Saturday 19 March in the Courtyard, Downing Site.
Schools SeeK out science
31 Jan 2005Primary school pupils are turning detective today to investigate why different materials' properties make them better suited to some jobs than others.
Review of the year 2004
21 Dec 2004It has been a busy year for the University; here we look back at just some of the major developments and highlights that have kept Cambridge in the headlines:
Government praises Cambridge maths project
05 Jul 2004A University of Cambridge initiative raising the profile of mathematics in schools has been praised by the Government in a report about the teaching of maths to 14 to 18-year-olds.
Reactions to Time
17 Mar 2004Our perceptions of time affect our lives from the moment of birth. How do these perceptions influence our understanding of our world and of our place in the universe? This question will be the highlight of the second ‘Spotlight on Science’ discussion at the Cambridge Science Festival, held on Wednesday, March 17 at the University of Cambridge. This will provide an opportunity for the audience to ask their own questions about time and how it effects our lives.
The Power of Positive Psychology
17 Mar 2004Can you live up to the challenge of living life well? Do you know how to live a happier, healthier, more helpful life?
Facing up to evolution
17 Mar 2004How did modern humans evolve? This question has been intensely debated by scholars for generations. Theories have argued that modern populations evolved from regional archaic hominin groups that were already different from each other. Other theories believe that our origins are occurred more recently.