The Regius Professor Of Physic
18 April 2012A new Regius Professor of Physic at the University of Cambridge has been approved by Her Majesty The Queen to succeed Professor Sir Patrick Sissons who will retire on 30 September 2012.
History’s great books meet today’s technology
17 April 2012A lecture series by Sidney Sussex College about great ideas and works is now available on iTunes.
Enjoying Easter at Caius
16 April 2012Almost 200 high-achieving sixth form students from over 60 different state schools have been enjoying a taste of life at Cambridge as participants in Gonville and Caius College’s 6th annual Easter School.
Meet The Romans with Mary Beard
13 April 2012A three part series starting on BBC2 next Tuesday explores what life in Ancient Rome was really like for normal citizens living in the world’s first city of one million people.
Wiring the brain
12 April 2012Scientists have created a simple new model of the human brain which reproduces the statistics of its complex network organization.
Rage against the machine
11 April 2012April 2012 marks the bicentenary of the high-water mark of the Luddite rebellion – but new research suggests that the movement may be celebrated for the wrong reasons.
Confronting global challenges at Hay
10 April 2012Is democracy up to our 21st-century problems? Will the UK ever sort out its relationship with Europe? Is tragedy the perfect form for the modern plight?
Plastic electronics: a neat solution
09 April 2012A breakthrough in the development of a new generation of plastic electronic circuits by researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory brings flexible and transparent intelligent materials – such as artificial skin and interactive playing cards - a step closer.
Lighting up plant cells to engineer biology
05 April 2012Cambridge researchers have developed a new technique for measuring and mapping gene and cell activity through fluorescence in living plant tissue.
How Usain Bolt can run faster – effortlessly
04 April 2012Usain Bolt can achieve faster running times with no extra effort on his part or improvement to his fitness, according to a new study by Professor John Barrow, Director of the Millennium Maths Project at the University of Cambridge.
