In the wake of the disaster at the Fukushima reactor, Japan and other nations are re-evaluating their attitude to nuclear energy. Cambridge academic Tony Roulstone believes it is vital for governments and industry to proactively and openly develop nuclear strategy in light of this incident.
Personal inventories spanning three centuries are helping researchers unlock the mysteries of how economies edge towards growth and prosperity.
The Polar Museum at Cambridge University's Scott Polar Research Institute, has been short listed for the Art Fund Prize 2011 – the £100,000 prize for the ‘Museum of the Year’.
The Nomination Board has nominated Lord Sainsbury of Turville for the role of Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
Professor Dame Athene Donald will give Newnham College’s Henry Sidgwick Memorial Lecture this Friday at the Faculty of Law on West Road.
The University of Cambridge has come top of the latest ranking of UK universities, published yesterday by The Guardian newspaper.
Academia makes a considerable and valued contribution to society that goes far beyond commercialisation of applied research, as Professor Alan Hughes, co-author of the first in-depth study of all UK university–business interactions, explains.
A public talk at Cambridge University on Saturday will draw attention to the growing illegal trade in human organs and invite discussion of the complex ethical issues involved.
A memorial dedicated to Britons who lost their lives in the service of science in Antarctica has been unveiled at the Scott Polar Research Institute.
Cambridge MCCU has recorded a famous ten-wicket win over a young Surrey side featuring former England Test captain Kevin Pietersen.
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