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.
Neural transplantation - the future
28 August 2002A team from the Brain Repair Centre in Cambridge has undertaken a set of transplants in patients with Huntington's disease and are presenting their findings at the 2002 International Congress of the Transplantation Society which is being held in the USA this week.
ChaOS bring science to the seaside
23 August 2002A group of Cambridge University students will be bringing their own brand of fun science to seaside resorts this summer.
The eyes have it
23 August 2002A new text entry system developed at the University of Cambridge could transform computing for people unable to use a normal keyboard.
Darwin letters travel to Galapagos Islands
21 August 2002"In a few day's time the Beagle will sail for the Galapagos Islands. I look forward with joy and interest to this, both as being somewhat nearer to England, and for the sake of having a good look at an active Volcano."
New officers at Students' Union
09 August 2002Over recent weeks the new team of sabbatical officers at the University of Cambridge have been settling into their new roles and planning for the busy year ahead.
Costing the earth - environmental economics
09 August 2002Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, a Fellow of St John's College, is joint winner of the 2002 Volvo Environmental Prize. His co-winner is Karl-Goran Maler, Professor of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics.
Barton on performance and text
07 August 2002John Barton, playwright and distinguished director with the Royal Shakespeare Company, is returning to Cambridge for the University's Alumni Weekend, to give the English Faculty's session on 'Text and Performance'.
