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)
The rise and fall of Kodak's moment
14 March 2012On 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.
Rainforest remedy could spell end of dental pain
14 March 2012An ancient Incan toothache remedy – for centuries handed down among an indigenous people in the rainforests of Peru – could be on the cusp of revolutionising worldwide dental practice.
Ships and boats land at Kettle’s Yard
13 March 2012Influential artist Alfred Wallis is the Artist in Focus next month at Kettle’s Yard.
Can a scientist be religious?
11 March 2012The relationship between science and religion has had its rocky moments. But Dr Robert Asher, author of the newly published book 'Evolution and Belief: Confessions of a Religious Paleontologist', argues that the two sides can find common ground.
Student photography investigates Englishness
09 March 2012A new exhibition of photography by students at Cambridge opens next week, looking at original approaches to visual representations of English Heritage.
It's 'not' history
09 March 2012University of Cambridge linguists have pieced together the curious evolving history of the word 'not' across the languages of Europe. In doing so, they suggest that overuse of words such as 'literally' may be a natural linguistic development.
Honorary Degrees 2012 nominations announced
07 March 2012The University of Cambridge has today submitted the names of eight distinguished individuals to the Regent House for approval for the conferment of honorary degrees by the Chancellor at a Congregation in the Senate House on Wednesday 20 June 2012.
From Margaret Thatcher to Oedipus Rex: Arts and Humanities Taster Day
07 March 2012Pembroke, St. Catharine’s and Trinity Colleges, Cambridge and Wadham College, Oxford teamed up to offer an Arts and Humanities Taster Day for Year 12 students on Saturday 25th February.
Gurgling guts, electricity, snot, pus and blood!
07 March 2012The Cambridge Science Festival Schools Roadshow programme kicked off last week with a Schools Hub at Sawston Village College on Thursday 1 March. Academics from the University of Cambridge led exciting workshops, giving science talks and demonstrations to pupils from six primary schools and from Sawston Village College.
