Thatcher papers reveal her ‘grimmest year’
17 March 2012Thousands of papers relating to perhaps the toughest year of Margaret Thatcher’s premiership are to be opened to the public at Cambridge University’s Churchill Archives...
“Back To Sleep” message took longer to reach deprived areas
17 March 2012The “Back To Sleep” campaign, which played a crucial role in preventing SIDS in the 1990s, took up to 15 years to work in areas...
Mystery of Anglo-Saxon teen buried in bed with gold cross
16 March 2012Extraordinary 7th century discovery on outskirts of Cambridge offers unique insights into the origins of English Christianity.
Genetic study shows that inflammatory protein plays a role in heart disease
15 March 2012Study suggests that anti-inflammatory drugs could be used to treat cardiovascular disease.
Under the Microscope #16 - Nanowires
15 March 2012Nanowires growing in real time. Each nanowire is roughly 450 atoms wide.
The next decade of mental health drugs
15 March 2012Academics advocate for changes to how we development better treatments for mental health.
The rise and fall of Kodak's moment
14 March 2012On a shelf in his office in Cambridge Judge Business School, Dr Kamal Munir keeps a Kodak Brownie 127. Manufactured in the 1950s, the small...
Rainforest remedy could spell end of dental pain
14 March 2012An ancient Incan toothache remedy – for centuries handed down among an indigenous people in the rainforests of Peru – could be on the cusp...
From pamphlet to pixel: the humanities in transition
14 March 2012The humanities have been quick to embrace the potential of computer technology but universities have been reluctant to accept digital projects as bona fide scholarship....
Use a laser, save a tree
14 March 2012Laser un-printers that can remove toner from scrap paper so that it can be used again may be coming to an office near you in...