Who killed Dr Quackford?
03 April 2007A murder mystery quiz put school pupils visiting a Cambridge College to the test.
Cambridge weigh in heavy for the Race
03 April 2007The Cambridge Blue Boat boosted their standing as odds-on favourites to win the Boat Race following the official weigh-in at the Hurlingham Club on 3 April.
Get ’‘eggcited' about Easter at the museums
02 April 2007If you are looking for some ’‘eggstra' excitement for all the family over Easter, why not pay a visit to the University museums and Botanic Garden?
Food and medicine in classical Greece: the ‘blurred boundary’
01 April 2007What distinguishes a drug from food? Laurence Totelin traces the emergence of a definition in ancient Greece.
You are what you eat: Investigating nutrition and cancer
01 April 2007We all know that a good diet is key to good health, but it's now clear that certain foods we eat can unmask underlying susceptibilities to cancer.
Why are we so fat?
01 April 2007For some people, the urge to eat is uncontrollable. Cambridge scientists have taken us a step closer to understanding the causes of obesity by studying a group of patients for whom overeating is an everyday event.
Well dressed?
01 April 2007As clothes become cheaper and fashion becomes 'faster', how are we to balance our consumption with environmental, economic and social sustainability?
The psychology of gambling
01 April 2007Gambling is a thriving form of entertainment in the UK, but may also become a form of addiction for some individuals. Just why do people gamble when ‘the house always wins’? Advances in brain imaging techniques are helping Cambridge scientists find out.
Schnitzler’s hidden manuscripts explored
01 April 2007Research into more than 30,000 unpublished drafts and letters casts new light on the inspirational Austrian novelist and playwright.
Dr Chris Smith
01 April 2007Public engagement with science is top of Dr Chris Smith's agenda. His trailblazing approach to making scientific issues interesting, interactive and informative to the general public has gained recognition within the University of Cambridge and beyond.
