Against all odds: archaic Greek in a modern world
01 July 2010An endangered Greek dialect spoken in Turkey has been identified by Dr Ioanna Sitaridou as a "linguistic goldmine" because of its closeness to a language...
Royal Society award given to Cambridge academic
21 June 2010The Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, has recognised the work of Dr Andrea Ferrari at the Department of Engineering with one of...
Parkinson’s drug may help cocaine users kick habit
07 June 2010Medication that increases levels of the brain chemical dopamine could open up new ways for helping some heavy users of cocaine and amphetamines kick the...
Cleaner fish respond to the shadow of the future
03 June 2010Tropical fish alter their behaviour with an eye to the future, researchers at Cambridge have found. This is the first time such behaviour has been...
Newman: The Catholic pin-up pinned down
02 June 2010John Cornwell, director of Jesus College's Science and Human Dimension project, is also the author of a new biography of Cardinal John Henry Newman. The...
An American Tale
31 May 2010David Reynolds' attempt to tell the history of America in 90 episodes in the landmark Radio 4 series, "America, Empire Of Liberty" set Cambridge's Professor...
All things being equal
27 May 2010UK law is different for men and women on issues such as maternity or paternity leave. Dr. Jude Browne’s research asks about whether our gender...
A Class Apart
26 May 2010Despite our best efforts, social mobility in the UK does not seem to be improving. Diane Reay, Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge,...
Power to the people?
26 May 2010Greece was the birthplace of democracy, but our own political system would be unrecognisable to voters in Ancient Athens. As Classicist Paul Cartledge explains, however,...
Major new study into brain ageing
25 May 2010Efforts to understand the effects of ageing on the brain have been given a major boost with the announcement of a new £5m grant from...