Languages are fighting back
12 November 2015The number of young people studying languages in the UK is falling. Determined to change this, the University is running an increasing number of events to highlight the life-changing power of languages.
Power up: cockroaches employ a “force boost” to chew through tough materials
11 November 2015New research indicates that cockroaches use a combination of fast and slow twitch muscle fibres to give their mandibles a “force boost” that allows them to chew through tough materials.
Ancient stars at the centre of the Milky Way contain ‘fingerprints’ from the very early Universe
11 November 2015Astronomers have discovered some of the oldest stars in the galaxy, whose chemical composition and movements could tell us what the Universe was like soon after the Big Bang.
Opinion: Six deals to look out for as Indian PM Modi visits Britain
11 November 2015Jaideep Prabhu (Cambridge Judge Business School) discusses the business deals we can expect to be struck as a result of Narendra Modi's visit to the UK.
Opinion: ‘Vati-leaks 2’ scandal hinders attempts by Pope Francis to reform Catholic HQ
11 November 2015John Pollard (Faculty of History) discusses the latest book exposing battles for power and misbehaviour in the Vatican.
What is so unusual about a sloth’s neck?
11 November 2015The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge’s connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, X is for Xenarthran. A must-have item for 15th-century collectors of 'curiosities' and a source of fascination for evolutionary biologist Dr Robert Asher.
‘Missing’ data complicate picture of where patients choose to die
10 November 2015An NIHR-funded study from the University of Cambridge has raised questions about the widely-held assumption that most patients at the end of their lives prefer to die at home rather than a hospice or hospital.
Opinion: A regional election in India ends in a damning verdict on prime minister Modi
10 November 2015Bhaskar Vira (Department of Geography) discusses the result of the election in the Indian state of Bihar and what it means for Prime Minister Modi's leadership.
Bullet holes and graphene caves: picturing engineering
10 November 2015From a Cambridge guide for robot tourists, to titanium ‘comets’, the winners of the annual Department of Engineering photo competition highlight the variety and beauty of engineering.
Six world-changing ideas in 90 seconds
09 November 2015Cambridge Enterprise (CE), the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge, has launched a film that showcases some of the world-changing ideas it has supported in the journey to market – from a drug with the potential to save millions of lives to a flower seed mix that helps bees.
