Royal Society award given to Cambridge academic
21 June 2010The Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, has recognised the work of Dr Andrea Ferrari at the Department of Engineering with one of...
Research award for the battle against glaucoma
16 June 2010A Cambridge University researcher investigating eye cell transplants in the battle against glaucoma has been awarded £200,000 by the Fight for Sight charity.
Report assesses arts and humanities research
10 June 2010Research in the arts and humanities deserves wider recognition for the broad range of palpable contributions it is making to the life of the nation,...
Parkinson’s drug may help cocaine users kick habit
07 June 2010Medication that increases levels of the brain chemical dopamine could open up new ways for helping some heavy users of cocaine and amphetamines kick the...
Too much, too young?
04 June 2010Society risks losing touch with reality in the debate about whether children are being exposed to adult, sexual content too young, because other agendas are...
Cleaner fish respond to the shadow of the future
03 June 2010Tropical fish alter their behaviour with an eye to the future, researchers at Cambridge have found. This is the first time such behaviour has been...
Cambridge scientists reveal cracks in egg theory
03 June 2010Scientists in Cambridge have found cracks in the long-standing theory that the number of eggs animals have - and the size of those eggs -...
Newman: The Catholic pin-up pinned down
02 June 2010John Cornwell, director of Jesus College's Science and Human Dimension project, is also the author of a new biography of Cardinal John Henry Newman. The...
That's funny
02 June 2010Paul Murdin from the Institute of Astronomy put a human face to the names behind some of the greatest discoveries to have taken place in...
An American Tale
31 May 2010David Reynolds' attempt to tell the history of America in 90 episodes in the landmark Radio 4 series, "America, Empire Of Liberty" set Cambridge's Professor...