Tracing the history of modern globalisation in China
01 May 2008A Sino-British project is examining the history of China’s first age of modern globalisation, enabling China and Britain to rediscover their interconnected past.
Making sense of the cosmos in ancient China
01 May 2008China’s rich history of scientific and technical contributions to human culture stretches back to antiquity, as Christopher Cullen has been discovering when it comes to...
Jade: 'Stone of Heaven'
01 May 2008Treasured and venerated for thousands of years, jade holds a special place in the history and culture of the Chinese Empire.
Digital Cambridge takes off
01 May 2008Are you keen to make your research more widely visible or store and preserve your digital material?
International award for evolution expert
01 May 2008Professor Jennifer Clack’s research into one of the major events in the evolutionary history of life on Earth has been honoured by the National Academy...
Institute of Biotechnology wins Queen's Anniversary Prize
01 May 2008The Institute has been recognised for its initiative, innovation and originality.
Cleaning up contaminated land
01 May 2008A recently launched project that unites academia with industry is addressing the need to decontaminate ‘brownfield’ sites for redevelopment.
Exchanging ideas with China
01 May 2008Two recently funded grants will build and strengthen research collaborations with Chinese academics.
Outstanding scholars awarded
01 May 2008Two early-career academics in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages have been recognised by the Philip Leverhulme Prize.
Clever crows and dancing duets
01 May 2008Nicky Clayton, Professor of Comparative Cognition in the Department of Experimental Psychology, has thrown the doors wide open on animal cognition. Where once the idea...