Reach for the stars
13 April 2005Junior scientists aged 11-14 will be reaching for the stars today (19 April) at a University of Cambridge conference series called 'The Earth Is Not Enough'.
Gengis Khan in the spotlight
12 April 2005A special seminar later today will examine the combined appeal and repulsion of one of the most challenging figures in history, Gengis Khan.
Welsh students learn about Cambridge
12 April 2005Cambridge admissions staff are visiting north Wales today (15 April) to encourage more students from the region to consider applying here.
'Get Into French' wins Gold Award
11 April 2005A teach-yourself French course created by the University of Cambridge Language Centre and BBC Worldwide has won a Gold Award at Europe's leading ceremony for the industry.
Mapping The Brain
08 April 2005The Brain Mapping Unit of the University of Cambridge Department of Psychiatry has opened a new research laboratory on the city’s Downing Site.
Lord Broers on Radio 4
07 April 2005Lord Broers’s second of the BBC’s prestigious Reith lectures will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday 13 April at 8pm and repeated on Saturday 16 April at 10.15pm.
Professor Caroline Humphrey becomes a Chevalier
06 April 2005Professor Caroline Humphrey, Head of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge, has been awarded the prestigious Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques.
UK academic wins award for US research
05 April 2005Michael O'Brien, Reader in American Intellectual History and Fellow of Jesus College, has been awarded the Bancroft Prize in American History for his book, ’‘Conjectures of Order: Intellectual Life and the American South, 1810-1860’.
'Green Gowns' for cutting waste
04 April 2005Water bills have been halved and the amount of waste sent to landfill sites dramatically reduced thanks to award-winning University of Cambridge schemes.
University of Cambridge’s Honorary Graduands announced
04 April 2005Six distinguished individuals will receive Cambridge University honorary degrees at the traditional ceremony in June.
