The virtual Chopin
01 March 2013One of the greatest composers of the 19th century, Fryderyk Chopin, had an irrepressible creative imagination, and his music experienced continual evolution as a result....
History and conspiracy
28 February 2013Available to play back in full, this debate on history and conspiracy touches on the Suez Crisis, Stalin's Russia, the assassination of John F Kennedy,...
Fingerprint of a killer
28 February 2013Can whole genome sequencing provide the forensic information needed to map and control the global spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria?
China's "leftovers" are rejects in a man's world
28 February 2013In China, hysteria is growing about a rising number of so-called “leftover women”, who are highly successful but remain unmarried. A new study suggests that...
We need to talk about women
28 February 2013The urgent need to champion the rights of women around the world is the central theme of a series of lectures to be delivered in...
The Aerodynamics of Speed Skiing
27 February 2013By studying the aerodynamics of speed skiing, Cambridge Engineering student Robert Sills is developing methods to improve results of the British Speed Ski Team by...
Feeding limbs and nervous system of one of Earth’s earliest animals discovered
27 February 2013Unique fossils literally ‘lift the lid’ on ancient creature’s head to expose one of the earliest examples of food manipulating limbs in evolutionary history, dating...
Bacterial banter: a target for therapeutics
27 February 2013Targeting the ‘conversations’ that bacteria have with one another could herald a new generation of therapeutics that curb the virulence of infectious microbes.
New tool in the fight against tropical diseases
27 February 2013Screening method created to expedite the development of new drugs in the fight against tropical diseases such as malaria and African sleeping sickness.
PsyWar during the Malayan Emergency
26 February 2013As part of the Intelligence seminars run by the Faculty of History, Thomas J. Maguire examines how psychological warfare contributed to Britain's counter-insurgency campaign in...