Telling tales
07 February 2003The Iliad, Homer’s epic account of the Trojan War, is being introduced back into state primary schools by the Cambridge Schools Classics Project (CSCP).
Margaret Hodge visits Cambridge
04 February 2003Margaret Hodge MBE MP, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning and Higher Education, visited the University today (Tuesday 4 February) to officially open the University's Disability Resource Centre. During her visit to the Centre's new premises at Keynes House in Trumpington Street she met the Centre's staff and some of its student users.
Governance Results
31 January 2003Cambridge is in the process of reviewing its governance, and has spent the last year conducting an extensive internal consultation with the academic community, leading to a series of ballots on changes proposed by the University Council.
Any questions?
24 January 2003On Friday 31 January the Cambridge Union will host BBC Radio 4's 'Any Questions?', with Jonathon Dimbleby in the Chair.
Powering up
24 January 2003Only weeks after the Cambridge University spin-out company Biotica announced the completion of a $5M round of financing, another Cambridge spin-out has now been tipped to become a global leader in the field of power electronics, following a highly successful round of fundraising worth £3.9m.
Gene holds clue to cancer treatment
21 January 2003An intriguing clue as to why some tumours respond less well than others to an important class of anti-cancer drugs has been uncovered by scientists at the University's MRC Cancer Cell Unit.
Online originals
17 January 2003This week will see the launch of an online palaeography course, which harnesses the power of electronic media to bring the glory of Cambridge manuscript collections to students learning how to read 16th and 17th century handwriting.
Genome projects turn functional
17 January 2003The progress of functional genomics took a major step forward this week with the publication of the the first ever analysis of the function of the majority of genes in an animal.
Only connect
14 January 2003Budding student entrepreneurs from Cambridge joined up with undergraduates from four other UK universities and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for an innovative course on the basics of entrepreneurship.
Golden celebrations for DNA
13 January 2003Celebration of what many regard as the greatest scientific achievement of the 20th century begins in Cambridge this week with the opening of a new exhibition at the Whipple Museum and the launch of the annual Darwin Lectures.
