Cambridge Infectious Disease initiative launched
01 May 2008Tackling infectious disease is one of the most pressing problems facing humanity in the 21st century.
New Fellows elected to Academy of Medical Sciences
01 May 2008Two Cambridge researchers have been recognised for excellence in medical science with their election to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Topping Out at West Cambridge
01 May 2008A topping out ceremony has been held for the latest building on the University’s expanding science and technology campus at West Cambridge.
Cambridge academics elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
30 April 2008One of the world’s most prestigious academic societies has elected three Cambridge academics to its membership in its latest round of appointments.
Education Faculty helps D&T teachers and policy-makers understand creativity
29 April 2008Children as young as 12 presented their work and opinions at a conference called Understanding Creativity for Creative Understanding, held at the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Education last week.
New design to keep drivers in suspense
28 April 2008A new form of suspension that promises to revolutionise the experience of people who drive heavy goods vehicles has been designed by a Cambridge academic.
Thatcher Archives provides new insight into the Iron Lady
28 April 2008Correspondence between Margaret Thatcher and political friends and foes including Arthur Scargill, Barbara Castle and Lord Carrington are among 460 files released this week by Cambridge University.
Cambridge hosts workshop for early career researchers in Chinese studies
28 April 2008An innovative workshop for up-and-coming scholars of China took place last week at Cambridge University, aimed at fostering international scholarly links and addressing some of the newly emerging issues in Chinese studies.
Global leaders in business and academia call for new focus on service innovation
28 April 2008The University of Cambridge and IBM today release a report that challenges governments, businesses and universities to drive increased support and funding for service innovation. Service innovation aims to improve the numerous service systems that we encounter every day, through changes in the way that technology, people, organisations and information work.
Tibetan Unrest, the broader picture: an inter-university forum in Cambridge
25 April 2008Scholars from the Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit of Cambridge University and the Oriental Institute in Oxford convened a forum on contemporary Tibet in Cambridge last week, bringing together a group of experts and scholars from different disciplines and diverse backgrounds, including Tibetan, Mongolian and Han Chinese.
