The sound of music from Kettle’s Yard
14 January 2011Kettle’s Yard this month launches a new music series curated by composer Stephen Montague which runs until May.
Warming climate means red deer rutting season arrives early
14 January 2011Wild red deer on the Isle of Rum, which were featured in the BBC TV series Autumnwatch, are rutting earlier in the year, a study shows.
Boat Race Crews to attend pre-race dinner at Merchant Taylors' Hall
14 January 2011This year’s official Xchanging Boat Race Dinner will be held at the prestigious Merchant Taylor’s Hall in the City of London on Thursday 17 March – just nine days before the 157th Race involving crews from Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
EDSAC to be recreated
13 January 2011A working replica of EDSAC, the first fully-operational stored-programme computer, is to be rebuilt in recognition of the pioneering computer scientists at the University of Cambridge who developed it.
Herschel looks back in time to see today's stars bursting into life
12 January 2011An international team of astronomers have presented the first conclusive evidence for a dramatic surge in star birth in a recently discovered population of massive galaxies in the early Universe.
Cambridge scores highly in equality survey
12 January 2011The University of Cambridge has been ranked in the top 100 employers by the leading survey of workplace equality.
Spring season at the ADC Theatre
12 January 2011The University's ADC Theatre has launched its spring season, once again including an eclectic mix of the best drama, comedy, dance and music from students, town and national companies.
Next Director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences appointed
11 January 2011The University of Cambridge announced today the appointment of Professor John Toland as the next Director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences and NM Rothschild & Sons Professor of Mathematical Sciences.
Glimpses of the Garden
11 January 2011A collection of photographs of the Botanic Garden by Jacqueline Garget opens today at the University's Photography and Illustation (PandIS) centre.
Research lays foundation for new era of electronics
10 January 2011Physicists from the Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory, the University of Cambridge and other institutes have successfully developed technology to enable the control and detection of spin current in a similar way to electric current.
