Islamic scholars head to Beijing for “Cambridge in China” conference
10 May 2012A conference exploring Chinese perspectives of the Middle East and the Islamic world, at a time when China’s interest in the region is growing, will...
Archaeologists discover lost language
10 May 2012Evidence for a forgotten ancient language which dates back more than 2,500 years, to the time of the Assyrian Empire, has been found by archaeologists...
Reinventing tragedy in the modern age
09 May 2012Is tragedy the perfect dramatic form for our current predicament? Or has the classic idea of catharsis through viewing the suffering of others become much...
Rooted in evidence: a public health response to dementia
09 May 2012Research programmes at the Cambridge Institute of Public Health focus on common chronic disorders. Currently under the spotlight is dementia and a major new project...
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
09 May 2012Cambridge neuroscientists will be among the members of an innovative educational charity joining a Pink Floyd tribute band to celebrate the transforming power of music.
Mystery of the domestication of the horse solved
08 May 2012Research reconciles competing theories about the origin of the domestic horse.
The human cost of economic policy
07 May 2012New research will bring social scientists closer to uncovering the economic basis of a “gigantic human catastrophe” that followed the fall of communism in the...
The search for immortality: tomb treasures of Han China
05 May 2012In the first exhibition of its kind, the Fitzwilliam Museum will relate the story of the quest for immortality and struggle for imperial legitimacy in...
Inside Hitler’s mind
04 May 2012A secret report, previously unknown to historians, shows how British Intelligence was tracking Hitler’s growing preoccupation with “the enemy within” on the eve of the...
Cambridge in Concrete: the boom years of Brutalism
03 May 2012A new exhibition at the Department of Architecture aims to expose the forgotten history of the University’s experimental post-war architecture: the ‘other’ Cambridge of raw,...