Lovells funds law
16 December 2005Law firm Lovells funds Cambridge lectureship in law, plus 14 student bursaries for disadvantaged students
Illuminations exhibition extended
14 December 2005The unique opportunity to see some of the world’s most beautiful illuminated manuscripts, dating from between the sixth and sixteenth centuries, has been extended until December 30.
Cambridge project wins eLearning Award
14 December 2005Personal Demons, a multimedia project designed to enhance young people’s literary skills, has been awarded third prize as the ’‘best e-learning resource of 2005’ at the European eLearning Awards 2005.
Colour blindness sometimes an advantage
14 December 2005A study has found that some ’‘colour blind’ people can see a variety of colours as diverse as those seen with the normal eye.
Grid Computing Project funded by DTI
12 December 2005The University of Cambridge is a major contributor on a project funded by the Department of Trade and Industry to deliver an innovative computational service to speed research and development for organisations developing or applying novel materials.
Calculating a stem cells therapeutic bank
09 December 2005Scientists from the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s Hospital have reported in The Lancet today (December 9) the estimated number of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines that are needed to create a functional therapeutic hESC bank in the UK.
Decoding DNA
09 December 2005The man who first discovered the structure of nucleic acids will be commemorated this evening in Cambridge.
Obesity and diabetes link with early nutrition
06 December 2005Dr. Sue Ozanne in the Department of Clincial Biochemistry has found a connection between early nutrition and obesity and diabetes later in life.
Twickenham triumph
06 December 2005Cambridge won their first Varsity Match since 2002 after coming from behind to beat Oxford at Twickenham by 31 points to 16.
New Principal for Westcott House
06 December 2005The Revd Martin Seeley has been appointed the next Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge, one of the Church of England’s leading theological colleges and part of the Cambridge Theological Federation.
