A Leadership Masterclass from Number 10
02 November 2009The Chief Operating Officer at 10 Downing Street will visit Cambridge tomorrow morning to give a Leadership Masterclass for University employees.
COP15 explained: what Copenhagen means for you
02 November 2009From the evidence to the impacts, climate change is high on today’s agenda. A panel of experts will question what we want from the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, in a free event on Tuesday 3 November.
Silicon Valley's movers and shakers return to Cambridge
02 November 2009What is the ‘science’ behind today’s fast-growth companies? What is happening that is new and innovative, and who are the people behind it? What are venture capitalists looking for in environmental and consumer internet start-ups, and why? And going after the incumbents; is taking on the ‘big guys’ good strategy or fool’s errand?
Forest clearances sealed ancient civilisation’s downfall
02 November 2009An ancient South American civilisation which disappeared around 1,500 years ago helped to cause its own demise by damaging the fragile ecosystem that held it in place, a study has found.
Britain's island heritage: half a million years of history
01 November 2009The latest instalment of a 20-year study to understand how Britain became an island completes a tale of megafloods and super-rivers.
Public consultation on North West Cambridge
30 October 2009The University of Cambridge is to hold a further round of public consultation to help refine its Master Plan for its North West Cambridge site.
Topping out key plant science research building
29 October 2009An important milestone in the construction of a major new research facility for the University of Cambridge has been marked with a topping out ceremony.
The importance of grandmothers in the lives of their grandchildren
29 October 2009It is widely believed that women live long post-reproductive lives to help care for their grandchildren. Now research suggests that the pattern may differ depending on the relationship between grandmother and grandchild.
Co-founder of Ryanair flies in for Enterprise Tuesday
28 October 2009The Co-founder of Ryanair, Kell Ryan, spoke to over 400 people at the latest Enterprise Tuesday session held at the University of Cambridge yesterday.
Neil Mullarkey on improvisation
27 October 2009Popular actor, writer, comedian and Cambridge graduate Neil Mullarkey will be helping people to create ideas spontaneously in a special event on Saturday 31st October, part of the Festival of Ideas.
