A fresh look at the ‘grand narratives’ of literary history
01 August 2009Renaissance scholar Dr Abigail Brundin, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Italian, has been awarded an ‘I Tatti’ Fellowship from Harvard University, enabling her to...
Behaviour of building block of nature could lead to computer revolution
31 July 2009A team of physicists from the Universities of Cambridge and Birmingham have shown that electrons in narrow wires can divide into two new particles called...
Darwin and Gender Project launched
15 July 2009A groundbreaking new study, supported by The Bonita Trust*, that will look at Charles Darwin's impact on attitudes to gender and sexuality, has been announced...
Brain stem cell discovery
01 July 2009Insight could lead to new therapies to repair damage caused by MS.
New research shows a global trend in nature-based tourism
29 June 2009A new study out today found that many nations throughout the world, including the United Kingdom, are seeing an annual increase in visitors to their...
Myths dispelled on age-related Alzheimer’s
28 May 2009Having the brain changes of Alzheimer's disease is not necessarily associated with dementia in very elderly people, according to a new study.
What is knowledge transfer?
27 May 2009Knowledge transfer (KT) is a term used to encompass a very broad range of activities to support mutually beneficial collaborations between universities, businesses and the...
Harnessing materials for energy
27 May 2009Cambridge has received £1.4 million funding to progress innovative energy solutions.
A tool for monitoring neurological intensive care
27 May 2009Clinical researchers have developed software for interpreting the enormous quantities of data generated by bedside monitors.
Greek Grammar to fill the gap
27 May 2009A new Grammar will be the first comprehensive description of the medieval and early modern Greek language.