Student experts at the Schools Zone!
20 March 2012The Cambridge Science Festival Schools Zone takes place next Saturday, 24 March, giving students the chance to showcase the scientific successes they have achieved at school.
The dark side of the art world
20 March 2012Looting of antiquities from archaeological sites is a serious crime. A fully-booked talk at Cambridge Science Festival on Thursday will unearth some of the dirty secrets of the illicit trade in precious objects and ask tricky questions about the relationships between looters, dealers and museums.
One step for early hominins: Study reveals why our ancestors switched to bipedal power
20 March 2012Our earliest ancestors may have started walking on two limbs instead of four in a bid to monopolise resources and to carry as much food as possible in one go, researchers have found.
How to engineer intelligence
19 March 2012“Do we actually want machines to interact with humans in an emotional way? Will it be possible for them to interact with us?”
The crisis of shareholder primacy
19 March 2012If we want to prevent the next financial crisis, a new model of corporate governance is needed to replace shareholder primacy in financial institutions. Gates Scholar Mike Marin explains why.
Thatcher papers reveal her ‘grimmest year’
17 March 2012Thousands of papers relating to perhaps the toughest year of Margaret Thatcher’s premiership are to be opened to the public at Cambridge University’s Churchill Archives Centre from Monday.
Mystery of Anglo-Saxon teen buried in bed with gold cross
16 March 2012Extraordinary 7th century discovery on outskirts of Cambridge offers unique insights into the origins of English Christianity.
Genetic study shows that inflammatory protein plays a role in heart disease
15 March 2012Study suggests that anti-inflammatory drugs could be used to treat cardiovascular disease.
Delivering a good plug for recycling
15 March 2012Businesses, residents and organisations in Cambridge are being urged to recycle their broken electronics at a three-day event being held at University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Site Car Park, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DD.
Sir Alan Cottrell FRS (17 July 1919 – 15 February 2012)
15 March 2012Head of Department of Metallurgy (1958-65), Master of Jesus College (1974-86), and Vice-Chancellor of the University (1977-79)
