Risk, “blame games” and government
04 February 2010The type of risk “that matters most in politics and bureaucracy – namely the risk of blame” is the topic of this week’s Darwin College Lecture.
Risk initiatives seek to challenge the stats we’re in
21 January 2010Two different projects which aim to improve our understanding of the nature of, and statistical realities behind, health scares, natural disasters, climate change and other issues, are being launched by the University of Cambridge.
Cambridge academic receives DECC appointment
07 September 2009The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has appointed David Mackay, Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Department of Physics, as its Chief Scientific Advisor.
Becoming Human
05 August 2009An innovative volume of fifteen essays on Prehistoric Material and Spiritual Culture has been published by Cambridge University Press and The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.
Gates scholar forms UK branch of network for Africa
27 October 2008A recently arrived Gates scholar is holding an event in Cambridge this week to help build a network of outstanding African students and boost the continent’s international standing.
Four students win national volunteering awards
06 June 2008Four students at the University of Cambridge have received Gold Awards from Student Volunteering England for their dedication, achievement and leadership in voluntary activity. The presentation of the awards takes place as part of National Volunteers’ Week 1-7 June.
“Serendipity” theme for 2008 Darwin lectures
14 January 2008The impact of serendipity – the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate – on different aspects of our lives, will be the subject of this year's Darwin lectures, starting this week.
University of Cambridge ranked first in country for free public lectures
24 August 2007More people attend free public lectures at Cambridge than at any other University in the country, according to the business and community interaction survey published by the Higher Education Funding Council of England (HEFCE) last month.
Seven Cambridge academics elected to The British Academy
19 July 2007The British Academy today announced which academics have been elected to Fellowships this year in recognition of their academic achievements. They include seven Cambridge people.
Karen Spärck Jones (26 August 1935 – 4 April 2007)
04 April 2007Karen Spärck Jones, who died aged 71, was Emeritus Professor of Computing and Information at the University of Cambridge and one of the most remarkable women in computer science.
