The role of stem cells in developing new drugs
30 October 2012Cambridge team which developed method to generate liver cells from skin cells has formed a new company to supply stem cell products to the drug...
The body snatchers: corpse and effect
30 October 2012Corpses sold for dissection by body snatchers helped improve understanding of how the human body worked, according to a new book that brings together archaeological...
Windows to the self?
29 October 2012Researchers have offered a convincing new theory which explains why children believe that they are invisible when they cover their eyes.
Encounter Mozart with latest Humanitas Professor
29 October 2012The renowned pianist, conductor and musicologist, Robert Levin, arrives in Cambridge this week, where he will give a series of lectures and recitals that take...
How risky is your breakfast?
27 October 2012Understanding how the numbers add up in relation to risk can help us deal with our own uncertainty, as David Spiegelhalter, Winton Professor for the...
Are we being sold online?
27 October 2012A panel discussion for the Festival of Ideas examines whether social media giants are profiting from our willingness to share the most intimate details of...
Your chance to ‘scream in space’ using smartphone technology
25 October 2012Cambridge students will be loading human screams onto a smartphone that will be blasted into outer space later this year. The public are invited to...
Trade-offs highlighted at UN conference on biodiversity
24 October 2012Prioritising social and economic objectives alongside environmental concerns is crucial in forest management, says Cambridge researcher at the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.
Professor David Ford awarded Coventry International Prize for Peace and Reconciliation
23 October 2012This year’s Coventry International Prize for Peace and Reconciliation will be presented to Prof. David Ford, Founder and Director of the Cambridge Interfaith Programme.
Challenging “us versus them”
19 October 2012A series of programmes which aim to address and counteract radical thought in British youth is now being adapted for use across Europe.