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.
React at the Cambridge Science Festival
10 Mar 2004The Cambridge Science Festival is back and better than ever, with over 100 events from March 12-20 2004. The Grand Opening of the Cambridge Science Festival kicks off tomorrow (Saturday 13 March), hosted by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alison Richard and Nick Baker, BBC Presenter for 'The Really Wild Show'.
Taking Science on the Road
05 Mar 2004Top academics from the University of Cambridge will be visiting schools throughout Cambridgeshire this week (Monday, March 8 until Friday, March 12) to teach children the fun of science through interactive lectures on meteorites, volcanoes, plants and submarines.
Review of the year 2003
23 Dec 20032003 has been a busy year. We have said goodbye to Professor Sir Alec Broers and welcomed our new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alison Richard. Anniversary celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA and the 100th anniversary of economics at Cambridge.
Fritillary in focus
28 Mar 2003One of Britain's best-loved wildflowers, the Snakeshead Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) is the subject of Bringing into focus, a stunning new art exhibition at the University's Botanic Garden.
Black holes and green futures
21 Mar 2003As the Cambridge Science Festival enters its final two days people will have an opportunity to consider the history of the universe and the future of the planet in public lectures given by leading Cambridge scientists.
Mission to Mars
20 Mar 2003Later this year a tiny space probe, Britain's first interplanetary spacecraft, will travel 35 million miles in space to land on Mars. Named after Charles Darwin's ship, Beagle 2 has been built by a team led by Colin Pillinger, Professor of Planetary Sciences at the Open University, who will explain the background to this remarkable achievement in a public lecture called Searching for Life on Mars - Beagle 2, as part of Cambridge Science Festival.