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Cambridge in Concrete: the boom years of Brutalism

A new exhibition at the Department of Architecture aims to expose the forgotten history of the University's experimental post-war architecture: the 'other' Cambridge of raw, angular buildings and the ambition and innovation they embody.

The rise and fall of Kodak’s moment

On a shelf in his office in Cambridge Judge Business School, Dr Kamal Munir keeps a Kodak Brownie 127. Manufactured in the 1950s, the small Bakelite camera is a powerful reminder of the rise and fall of a global brand - and of lessons other businesses would do well to learn.

Microscopic marvels and grand designs

The best of University of Cambridge engineering has gone on show in the Department of Engineering's annual Carl Zeiss photography and video competition.

Smartphone art

As mobile phone cameras improve, emerging forms of social media are basing themselves in 'iPhoneography'. While social media is often held up as an example of the increasingly vacuous and self-obsessed nature of society, research into these new networks shows they can encourage creativity, and even provide users with a therapeutic outlet.

Wittgenstein's camera

To mark the 60th anniversary of his death, an exhibition exploring Wittgenstein's experiments in photography, and how they relate to his philosophy, can be seen at the University's Photographic and Illustration Services.