Can we read minds?
18 March 2009Experts say brain scans could soon be used to detect lies, vulnerability to mental illness and even criminal behaviour. But how far can, and should, we allow research to go? Should we be worried?
Statistics are either dull or wrong: discuss
17 March 2009Statistics are essential, from helping us to make choices in our day to day lives to predicting what might happen in the future, but often they are boring and can be manipulated to serve a particular purpose.
Sidney seven take Cambridge to Merseyside schools
16 March 2009Seven students from Sidney Sussex College are touring schools and colleges in Merseyside this week to encourage more pupils to think about applying to Cambridge.
The Henley Boat Races this weekend
16 March 2009Cambridge and Oxford Women’s Eights are in their final week of preparation in advance of the 64th Women’s Boat Race which takes place over the Royal Regatta course at Henley-on-Thames on Sunday.
Cambridge revises standard offer level to include A*
13 March 2009The University of Cambridge has decided to revise the standard offer level in most subjects for entry in 2010 from AAA to A*AA.
Vikings offered early lessons in effective immigration
13 March 2009New evidence which reveals how the Vikings successfully blended into British and Irish culture long before they were consigned to history as barbaric raiders is to be presented at a Cambridge University conference.
Iconic tree to receive attention
11 March 2009The University is planning works to safeguard the future of the 200 year-old horse chestnut tree outside King’s College Chapel on King’s Parade.
Can women get us out of this downturn?
11 March 2009Cambridge AWiSE and Lucy Cavendish College held a joint meeting last week to mark International Women’s Day and National Science and Engineering Week. The event, Sparking Ideas: Utilising all our talents in science and engineering, addressed the question: If women are good for business, why aren’t there more at the top?
Stem Cell Question Time special
10 March 2009A special debate in the style of the BBC’s Question Time will look at the issues surrounding stem cells facing both scientists and the public on Tuesday 10 March. It will feature the BBC’s Quentin Cooper and the creator of Dolly the Sheep, Professor Sir Ian Wilmut.
Cambridge science is exciting stuff
10 March 2009A total of 530 pupils attended the Science Master Classes which took place across the University of Cambridge last week as part of Cambridge Science Festival. They came from 30 different schools within a 70-mile radius of Cambridge.
