Professor Sir Christopher Bayly (1945-2015)
23 April 2015Friends and colleagues pay tribute to world-renowned expert.
“When you are in it, war is hateful and utterly horrible.” A major Rupert Brooke collection comes to Cambridge
23 April 2015On the centenary of the death of Rupert Brooke, King’s College announces the acquisition of a major collection of materials relating to one of the nation’s best-loved poets. The collection will join the existing Rupert Brooke archive at King’s to make the world’s leading resource.
"The Professor is World Cup": understanding ‘secret’ urban languages
22 April 2015Research into a ‘playful’ and increasingly popular urban language that grew out of the necessity for criminals to hide their true intent could help organisations in Uganda communicate better with the country’s huge young population.
New centre for biodiversity conservation named after Sir David Attenborough
21 April 2015An iconic building in the centre of Cambridge is, today, being named the David Attenborough Building, in honour of Sir David’s pioneering work in bringing the wonders of our natural world to our screens.
Listen to your heart: why your brain may give away how well you know yourself
21 April 2015“Listen to your heart,” sang Swedish pop group Roxette in the late Eighties. But not everyone is able to tune into their heartbeat, according to an international team of researchers – and half of us under- or over-estimate our ability.
Herakles – a hero for all ages
16 April 2015An exhibition that reimagines Greek hero Herakles as a 19th century colonist in New Zealand will open at the Museum of Classical Archaeology tomorrow (April 17).
Landmark event for £26 million building named after physicist James Clerk Maxwell
15 April 2015Topping out event for pioneering new building which will provide a home for blue skies thinking and interaction with industry.
Mountain gorilla genome study provides optimism about population numbers
09 April 2015An international research project to sequence whole genomes from mountain gorillas has given scientists and conservationists new insight into the impact of population decline on these critically endangered apes. While mountain gorillas are extensively inbred and at risk of extinction, research published today in Science finds more to be optimistic about in their genomes than expected.
History made as women and men take to the Thames for the Boat Race
09 April 2015Cambridge and Oxford compete on the Thames for dominance in the annual Boat Races with women crews to take on the course for the first time.
Genetic screening could improve breast cancer prevention
09 April 2015A test for a wide range of genetic risk factors could improve doctors’ ability to work out which women are at increased risk of developing breast cancer, a major study of more than 65,000 women has shown.
