A decommissioned Land Rover ambulance will be home to Cambridge University’s Dr Emily Lethbridge from December – as she begins an epic year-long research trip around Iceland investigating the deep-rooted significance of its centuries-old sagas.
Clues about how the human gut helps regulate our appetite have come from a most unusual source – fruit fly faeces.
New research has uncovered a forgotten chapter in the history of the Bible, offering a rare glimpse of Byzantine Jewish life and culture.
Rex Walford, who is missing, presumed drowned, after the recent tragic boating accident on the Thames, was a man who took enjoyment of life seriously; whether teaching or learning, whether in church or on the stage, whether at Fenners or presenting workshops about musical theatre, he displayed a sheer passion for living which was infectious and exhausting for those around him.
The University of Cambridge has been recognised by the European Commission for its commitment to ensuring good working conditions and career development for researchers.
Four outstanding Canadian high school students have been awarded Blyth Scholarships which will fund their studies at University of Cambridge.
Professor Dame Ann Dowling, Head of the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, recently welcomed more than 250 invited guests from the construction industry and academia for the inaugural Laing O’Rourke Distinguished Lecture. Bill Baker, Structural Engineering Partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP was the speaker.
State school students are being helped to make the best choices for their future academic success by the University of Cambridge.
Remnants of the first stars have helped astronomers get closer to unlocking the "dark ages" of the cosmos.
Imagine a one-off cure for drug addiction or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) instead of today’s life-long therapy regimes.
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