Care in the community
02 October 2012Historians have long recognised that the family were the chief carers of the mentally ill. A new study will investigate the emotional and economic consequences...
Risk and uncertainty
01 October 2012This month, the University of Cambridge will be profiling research that addresses risk and uncertainty. To begin, Professor David Spiegelhalter, Winton Professor for the Public...
Therapy over the phone as effective as face-to-face
28 September 2012Phone therapy also increases access and potentially decreases costs.
Massacre and metaphor: remembering Katyn
28 September 2012Swathed in conspiracy and suppressed by the Soviet establishment, the historical truth about the Katyn murders remained obscure for more than half a century. Yet...
Nanotubes used to create smallest ever hologram pixels
21 September 2012A breakthrough in the use of carbon nanotubes as optical projectors has enabled scientists to generate holograms using the smallest ever pixels.
Scientists use genetics and climate reconstructions to track the global spread of modern humans out of Africa
17 September 2012Research indicates the out-of-Africa spread of humans was dictated by the appearance of favourable climatic windows.
African fruit ‘brightest’ thing in nature but does not use pigment to create its extraordinary colour
11 September 2012Unique blue fruit’s colour does not fade even after a century
India in the Global Age
10 September 2012An India Cambridge 'summit' will take place on Monday 10 September at the Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, to coincide with the Vice-Chancellor's visit to...
The needle and the pen
07 September 2012A conference at Cambridge University will explore the ways in which words and fabrics are stitched together in language and literature – and celebrate the...
Exposure to X-Rays raises risk of breast cancer in young women with BRCA faults
07 September 2012Women with faults in BRCA genes are more likely to develop breast cancer if they are exposed to chest X-rays before they are 30, according...