Funding to boost scientific links with Japan
01 April 2010Researchers in Cambridge and Japan will be working together towards a more integrated understanding of how stem cells make decisions.
Policy-makers urged to heed lessons in new handbook
01 April 2010The teaching of literacy and language skills, both in the UK and overseas, needs significant reform to curb the "unproductive" effects of government standardisation, a major new study suggests.
Haleema scoops first prize in GEEMA logo competition
01 April 2010A year-11 pupil at Challney High School for Girls in Luton has won a competition to design a logo for GEEMA – the Group to Encourage Ethnic Minority Applications to Cambridge.
CamSemi wins Carbon Trust Innovation Award
31 March 2010CamSemi, a spin-out company from the Department of Engineering, has been awarded the 2009 Carbon Trust Innovation Award in recognition of the company’s innovative power management integrated circuits (ICs) and their potential to cut the energy consumed within buildings.
Foreign Secretary visits Cambridge
31 March 2010The achievements of local organisations in their attempt to reduce the impact of global poverty were showcased yesterday, Thursday 1st April when the UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband visited Cambridge.
Baby growth study celebration
30 March 2010An awareness-raising coffee morning at Addenbrooke’s Hospital reunited mothers and babies who had taken part in the Cambridge Baby Growth study, which is supported by the Mothercare Group Foundation.
Over 10,000 teenagers attend Cambridge and Oxford Student Conferences
26 March 2010Thousands of teenagers have been descending on venues around the UK to find out more about studying at two of the country’s top universities at the 2010 Cambridge and Oxford Student Conferences.
Planning obligations invaluable for affordable housing
26 March 2010The planning obligations which local authorities impose on private developers are successfully raising billions of pounds for local infrastructure and making vital contributions towards roads, schools and affordable homes, a study has found.
Fitzwilliam Museum residency coming to a close
25 March 2010Time is running out to see the celebrated Beijing painter Chen Hong at work in Cambridge, following his month-long residency at the city's Fitzwilliam Museum.
For and against: young orators speak up at the Cambridge Union
25 March 2010This house believes that junk food should be banned in schools. This house believes that sports teams should be penalised for the criminal actions of their fans. Could you stand up in front of an audience and argue for, or against, one of these motions with just a few minutes to prepare your argument?
