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.
An invitation to explore the Black British experience through film
27 October 2009An event at Murray Edwards College on Sunday afternoon will feature two films exploring very different periods of the Black British experience and offers the chance to meet well-known directors and actors.
Cambridge University goes behind barbed wire
27 October 2009Prisoners of war - whose experiences in the UK, Germany, the Far East and further afield have shaped our understanding of life in captivity during both world wars - are the focus of a two-day conference at Cambridge University beginning October 30.
Cambridge archaeologist shortlisted for Marsh Award 2009
26 October 2009Director of Access Cambridge Archaeology, Carenza Lewis has been shortlisted for the Marsh Archaeology Award 2009.
Sleeping sickness the deadliest disease
26 October 2009On Tuesday 3 November the Department of Pathology will host an event ‘The Deadliest Disease’, screening a 45 minute documentary about sleeping sickness in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge.
