A scriptorium of commonplace books
01 May 2010A digital archive of 500-year-old 'filofaxes' offers extraordinary insight into early thought and writing practices.
Small is beautiful in drug discovery
01 May 2010Cambridge scientists are employing fragment-based drug discovery approaches - a technique that involves "growing" potent drugs from tiny chemical fragments - to tackle tuberculosis and...
All abuzz about petals
01 May 2010The amazing diversity of flowers is a biological mystery that has long intrigued scientists. Dr Beverley Glover explains how new understanding of petals and pollinators...
The 1972 Munich Olympics and the Making of Modern Germany
01 May 2010A new analysis of the Munich Games of 1972 places the event at the very centre of modern German history, as Dr Chris Young explains.
Cultural heritage after conflict
01 May 2010A collaborative study led by Cambridge is examining the impact on society of the destruction and reconstruction of cultural heritage.
Superbug detective
01 May 2010The expertise of Cambridge's new Professor of Clinical Microbiology, Sharon Peacock, is helping to drive a programme of research that will track and block routes...
Shakespeare's medieval world
01 May 2010Medieval culture pervaded Shakespeare's life and work. Professor Helen Cooper examines its influence on the work of the world's greatest playwright.
Beliefs, predictions and shortcuts in the deceitful brain
01 May 2010Professor Paul Fletcher believes that exploring how the brain makes predictions about the world will help us to understand mental illness.
Libraries and light
01 May 2010Research in the Department of Architecture aims to reveal the creative potential of light in the design of contemporary libraries.
Bird’s eye view of how cuckoos fool their hosts
23 April 2010Using field experiments in Africa and a new computer model that gives them a bird's eye view of the world, Cambridge scientists have discovered how...