Two winners have been selected in a competition to design a special logo for the 25th Anniversary of Physics at Work – a three day exhibition held annually in September to stimulate interest in physics and encourage wider participation.
A hoard of historic finds, including Roman pottery, medieval remains and the bones of an 11th-century dog have been found at the heart of Cambridge University during an excavation to mark its 800th anniversary.
The cricketing world’s focus may be on Cardiff for the start of The Ashes tomorrow, but an even older rivalry gets under way at Fenner’s today.
Recent reforms to the teaching of modern languages in schools are being well-received by teachers, but the system needs greater coherence if uptake at GCSE is to rise, a new report says.
A solar-powered racing car that cruises at 60mph using the same power as a hairdryer created by students at Cambridge University was unveiled yesterday by Jenson Button at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
“It’s a wonderful treat to hear from a couple of people who’ve studied at Cambridge and gone on to be really well known.” Rita Russell, a Careers Advisor at Ermysted’s Grammar School in Skipton, North Yorkshire describes the highlight of a Teacher’s Conference held earlier this week at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Five students who have just graduated from Cambridge have arrived in India to spend the next seven weeks working on community development projects.
Among the first to arrive at the University of Cambridge Open Days taking place today and tomorrow were 17-year-old Sean Stilwell and his father, Mark (pictured above). They had driven down to Cambridge last night from Trefriw, a village in North Wales, where Sean goes to Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy – a comprehensive where most of the 800 pupils are bilingual.
Professor Sir Richard Friend, Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge, has been awarded the prestigious Institute of Physics (IOP)’ Business and Innovation Medal today Wednesday 1 July for outstanding contributions to physics in an industrial or commercial context.
The light show which wowed thousands over four days in January at the start of the University of Cambridge’s 800th Anniversary celebrations, was one of the highlights of the opening ceremony of the 2nd China International Youth Arts Festival in Beijing last weekend.
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