Do you know somebody exceptional who deserves recognition for their volunteering? Nominations are now open for the 2011 Gold Awards for student volunteering, run in conjunction with Volunteering England.
The Last Supper of Jesus Christ was on the Wednesday, and not the Thursday, before his death, according to a new study which claims to have solved “the thorniest problem in the New Testament”.
Cambridge research funded by the health charity Diabetes UK has for the first time successfully demonstrated the potential of an ‘artificial pancreas’ in preventing night-time hypoglycaemia in adults with Type 1 diabetes.
New research reveals how biological arms races between cuckoos and host birds can escalate into a competition between the host evolving new, unique egg patterns (or ‘signatures’) and the parasite new forgeries.
Two Cambridge researchers have received prizes at the ICT Pioneers awards for their groundbreaking approach to modern problems.
New research unit to focus on how to change behaviours responsible for the majority of premature deaths worldwide.
Eminent criminologist Prof Lawrence Sherman has just set up a long term experiment with the police, to scientifically study crime in Manchester and come up with some solutions.
At a ceremony in the University’s Council Room last week Luis Juste, Director of Santander Universities UK, and Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, signed a renewal of the agreement by which Santander supports various student and research activities in Cambridge.
New collaboration aims to address the growing demand for food and fuel by improving the process of photosynthesis.
The books that have changed our view of the Universe, eruptions that shook the world and Stalin's fiercest henchmen are just some of the themes that will be under discussion during the popular Cambridge Series at this year's Hay Literary Festival.
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