What now for the future of energy?
22 February 2013Alarming headlines this week claimed that we are dangerously close to power shortages and teetering on the brink of a major ‘energy crisis’, following the...
The Defects of Jury Trials
22 February 2013In the light of the discharge of the jury in the trial of Vicky Pryce, questions have been asked about the value of the jury...
‘Herbivore boys’ and other fault lines in Japan’s gender crisis
21 February 2013A new book of student research into key areas of gender in modern Japan highlights emerging trends of redefinition between sexes, and the impact on...
Cities and how we live in them
19 February 2013More and more of us live in cities where disparate communities jostle for space. Eminent sociologist Richard Sennett will give a public lecture on The...
Energy efficiency and human behaviour
18 February 2013Are buildings that consume less energy really more energy efficient as a result? As the University of Cambridge begins Switch Off Week, researcher Scott Kelly...
No Curia for old age: the radical act of papal resignation
15 February 2013Dr Sara Silvestri, a specialist in religion and politics and a Research Associate with the Von Hügel Institute, St Edmund’s College, examines the implications of...
World first for fly research
15 February 2013A how-to manual for fruit fly research has been created.
Historic rivals join forces to save 1,000 years of Jewish history
15 February 2013Cambridge University Library and the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries have today announced their first ever joint fundraising campaign to purchase the £1.2 million ‘Lewis-Gibson...
Global economic institute creates partnership with Cambridge economists
15 February 2013In the wake of the global financial crisis, a new partnership plans to shake up economic thinking to reflect a rapidly changing world.
39 new US Gates Cambridge Scholars selected
15 February 2013Thirty-nine new US Gates Cambridge Scholars have been selected as the programme continues to expand