Government Scientist opens Climate Change Centre
15 February 2006One of the country’s leading scientists has launched a University of Cambridge initiative which will be at the leading edge of international environmental research.
Scientists discover the red light of brain chemicals
14 February 2006New research into the ’‘stop’ brain chemical could improve treatment of such conditions as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Students choose ’‘not-for-profit’ careers
10 February 2006More than 1,000 students have attended The Works, a careers fair with a difference in central Cambridge this week.
Varsity Football returns to the Cottage
08 February 2006The Varsity Football Match returns to the banks of the River Thames on 2 April after a five year absence.
Open day for ethnic minority applicants
08 February 2006Black and Asian teenagers experienced life as Cambridge undergraduates during an open day specifically for ethnic minority students.
Bridge The Gap success
07 February 2006Record numbers took part in this year’s sponsored walk around Cambridge colleges.
Lecture to discuss global pandemics - past, present and future
07 February 2006Professor Richard Feachem, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, will give a lecture on Friday entitled 'Surviving Disease' as part of the Darwin Lecture Series.
Researchers to study the impact of aeroplanes on the environment
06 February 2006A multi-disciplinary team of researchers from the University of Cambridge Institute for Aviation and the Environment (IAE) have been awarded funding of £760k by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to examine the impact of aviation on the global and local atmosphere.
‘Sugar-coated pill’ helps the medicine go down
02 February 2006Cambridge scientists have discovered a solution for controlling one of the world’s biggest environmental and ecological pests – the zebra mussel.
A day in the life of a scientist
01 February 2006In an effort to foster understanding between scientists and parliamentarians, Mr David Howarth, MP for Cambridge, shadowed Dr Tamsin Mather from the University of Cambridge for a day.
