New Director at CRASSH
16 November 2005Professor Mary Jacobus, Professor of English at the University of Cambridge, is to take up the post of Director of the Centre of Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) in January 2006.
Next generation medical implants
15 November 2005Existing medical implants are, in the main, merely tolerated by the surrounding tissue. The Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials (CCMM) at the University of Cambridge Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy researches the next generation of medical materials which interact therapeutically with the body, having bioactive structures which encourage the tissue’s natural function, as well as, for example, providing tailored mechanical support, or releasing drugs at a controlled rate. The group has a strong track record in the fields of skeletal implants, medical prostheses and devices, drug delivery systems, tissue engineering, bioceramics and bioactive coatings and resorbable and stable polymers for implantation.
Equal chances for disabled students and graduates
14 November 2005Disabled students and graduates are making their way from across Europe to participate in the first of a series of European Disability Meetings.
CHaOS President receives volunteer award
14 November 2005Mudit Matanhelia, President of the student society CHaOS (Cambridge Hands-On Science) 2004-2005, has received a Home Office Year of the Volunteer medal for 2005.
Sustainable development in Wales
11 November 2005The University of Cambridge Programme for Industry (CPI) has used its expertise in developing and running leadership programmes for sustainable development to provide a senior influencers seminar for Wales.
Academic to give prestigious neuroscience lecture
10 November 2005Professor Trevor Robbins FRS, Head of the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Cambridge, has been chosen to give the prestigious Fred Kavli Distinguished International Scientist Lecture at the Society of Neuroscience’s 35th annual meeting on Sunday November 13.
Targeting brain disorders
10 November 2005A team of researchers from the Department of Biochemistry and the California Institute of Technology have published a paper in Nature (10 November) that brings scientists closer to understanding the way messages are passed around the brain. The research will have implications in the treatment of illnesses as far ranging as alcoholism and Alzheimers disease.
Lupski appointed Professor of Medical Genetics
10 November 2005Professor James R Lupski has been appointed to the Professorship of Medical Genetics in the University’s School of Clinical Medicine. Professor Lupski will hold the position part time until September 2006, when he will be based full time at the University.
Have Your Say on Reproductive Science
08 November 2005The Cambridge Genetics Knowledge Park (CGKP) is holding a public symposium to consider the issues surrounding genetic screening and selection of embryos.
Prince of Wales launches CPI Programme in USA
08 November 2005The University of Cambridge Programme for Industry (CPI) organised a major Business & the Environment Programme event in San Francisco to coincide with the official visit of TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to the United States.
