Shackleton papers acquired for the nation
05 Oct 2001The Scott Polar Research Institute, which holds one of the world's finest polar archives, has just acquired two valuable additions to its collections.
Foot-and-mouth epidemic modelled in Cambridge
04 Oct 2001Britain's foot-and-mouth epidemic would have been over much sooner if the slaughter and cull policy currently in operation had been implemented from the beginning, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.
Insector Morse - the science of forensic entomology
03 Oct 2001Insects may give many of us the creeps but forensic scientists can't afford to be so squeamish. Insect evidence can often provide them with vital clues in criminal investigations. The science of forensic entomology will be explored by one of its leading UK exponents in a talk at the Department of Zoology this week.
Transport from sunshine
02 Oct 2001The University has applied for a 2million Euro grant to run a ground-breaking environmentally-friendly transport system. Buses will run between the West Cambridge site and the city centre in what would be the world's largest solar-hydrogen energy demonstration project. The buses will be quieter and cleaner than their conventional counterparts - the only emission from their fuel cell engines will be water vapour.
Back online with a new design
26 Sep 2001To celebrate the start of the academic year, the University has launched a fresh look for its central web site. From the beginning of term, visitors to the site will see a brand new home page and a new image for a lot of the information that the site contains.
800th anniversary marked with tree planting
24 Sep 2001'Town and Gown' joined forces on Sunday 23 September to celebrate Cambridge's octocentenary. University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Alec Broers, and the Mayor of Cambridge City, Councillor Chris Lakin, planted a tree in the Botanic Garden, as a celebration of the important role that the University has had in the development of Cambridge throughout its 800-year history.
Scientific Pioneer Rewarded
17 Sep 2001Robert Edwards, CBE, FRS, MA, Emeritus Professor of Human Reproduction at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Churchill College has been awarded one of America's most distinguished honours for his outstanding contributions to basic and clinical medical research.
Wanted: Physicists for the Future
17 Sep 2001Physics at Work Exhibition starts at Cambridge University
To all our American friends, colleagues and students
14 Sep 2001We want you to know that we share with you a sense of grief and horror at the attacks on the whole civilised world which were mounted this week in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.
