Body, soul and gold: quests for perfection in English alchemy
08 November 2012From the elixirs of legend to transmutation of base metals into gold, medieval medical practice and social mobility were steeped in alchemy.
The life of borders: where China and Russia meet
06 November 2012A new project based in Cambridge’s Division of Social Anthropology is looking at interactions between China, Mongolia and Russia at the point where these nations...
Identity, trial and retribution: East Asia after World War II
05 November 2012A five-year research project will examine East Asia’s emergence and struggle for self-definition after the fall of the Japanese Empire.
Public discussions tackle challenge of keeping the past alive
02 November 2012China’s heritage industry and the politics of the past are just some topics up for discussion in a series of public heritage seminars this term.
Duncan Bell and Sujit Sivasundaram win Philip Leverhulme Prizes
01 November 2012Dr Duncan Bell (POLIS) and Dr Sujit Sivasundaram (History) have won Philip Leverhulme Prizes.
Explore the scary stories of early cultures
31 October 2012Don’t miss the chance to learn about the rich cultures of the early British Isles in a series of free talks and readings at the...
World-renowned astrophysicist to join Cavendish Laboratory
31 October 2012New professor is one of the joint discoverers of a planet orbiting a normal star beyond the Solar System.
The role of stem cells in developing new drugs
30 October 2012Cambridge team which developed method to generate liver cells from skin cells has formed a new company to supply stem cell products to the drug...
The body snatchers: corpse and effect
30 October 2012Corpses sold for dissection by body snatchers helped improve understanding of how the human body worked, according to a new book that brings together archaeological...
Windows to the self?
29 October 2012Researchers have offered a convincing new theory which explains why children believe that they are invisible when they cover their eyes.