Frugal innovation
17 May 2012Co-author of recently published book 'Jugaad Innovation', Professor Jaideep Prabhu argues that a frugal and flexible approach to innovation can generate breakthrough growth not only...
Butterfly genome reveals a promiscuous past
17 May 2012An international collaborative study to map the genome of a South American butterfly has identified the secret behind its mimetic nature.
Grey days in empty places
16 May 2012A show at the Fitzwilliam Museum featuring the work of contemporary British artists Michael Landy and George Shaw explores the places in between town and...
A new dimension to DNA and personalised medicine of the future
16 May 2012By investigating the existence of an unusual four-stranded structure of DNA in human cells, scientists have opened the door to novel cancer therapeutics and a...
Cambridge Language Sciences launched
15 May 2012The University launched its new Strategic Initiative in Language Sciences at a special one-day conference at Newnham College on 12 May, attended by over 90...
Ethical dilemmas and global health
15 May 2012Sociologists David Stuckler and Sridhar Venkatapuram discuss how tensions within society are slowing down the process of combating disease worldwide.
There but not there: the meaning of absence
14 May 2012A lecture tomorrow by Professor Hung Wu is a rare opportunity to hear an eminent Chinese scholar talk about the ways in which the country’s...
Benefit changes raise pressure on country life
14 May 2012Significant numbers of social tenants in rural areas may have to move away from their friends and communities because of changes to housing benefit criteria,...
Unhealthy diet and physical inactivity: understanding these silent killers
14 May 2012Population-based interventions for tackling unhealthy diet and physical inactivity could save millions of lives. An ambitious research programme is providing evidence for how best to...
Delivering better ways of preventing stillbirth
11 May 2012Despite recent dramatic reductions in cot death rates in the UK, and the development of sophisticated screening for Down’s syndrome, preventing stillbirth is proving tougher...