Re-constructing construction
23 September 2002Top names from the construction industry in the UK and US will be in Cambridge today. (Tuesday 24 September).
Learning process
20 September 2002One hundred educationalists from across the UK will gather in Cambridge on Monday (23 September) to discuss the progress of the Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP).
Step forward for new cancer research centre
16 September 2002Plans for a state-of-the-art cancer research centre that will re-enforce Cambridge as a world leader in cancer research took a step forward last week. The new centre will be a collaboration between the University of Cambridge, Cancer Research UK and Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust.
Vice-Chancellor speaks out on IPR
13 September 2002Proposals for reform of the University's IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) have met with a mixed reaction. Today the Vice-Chancellor responds to some of the objections raised by critics of the proposals.
Celebrating science
12 September 2002Cambridge experts in topics ranging from evolutionary arms races to the nature of scientific truth are taking the stage this week at the 2002 BA Festival of Science in Leicester to talk about their work.
‘Light Eternal’ to mark 9/11 anniversary
11 September 2002The choir of Clare College are joining forces with a New York choir tonight to commemorate the victims of the September 11 tragedy.
'New approach' to retirement
09 September 2002The Department of Engineering are this week honouring the work of Professor Christopher Calladine FRS, with a conference on the theme ‘New Approaches to Structural Mechanics, Shells and Biological Structures’.
Creative Maths for the Classroom
02 September 2002Schools are being urged to log on to a new web-site, launched this week, which aims to show pupils of all ages that maths can be exciting.
History repeats itself
30 August 2002Cambridge University Press (CUP) have established a new publishing programme to make classic titles available to a new generation of readers. The Press are using digital printing technology to publish paperback copies of over 600 out-of-print titles from its history list.
