A scriptorium of commonplace books
01 May 2010A digital archive of 500-year-old 'filofaxes' offers extraordinary insight into early thought and writing practices.
Libraries and light
01 May 2010Research in the Department of Architecture aims to reveal the creative potential of light in the design of contemporary libraries.
Bird’s eye view of how cuckoos fool their hosts
23 April 2010Using field experiments in Africa and a new computer model that gives them a bird's eye view of the world, Cambridge scientists have discovered how...
Praise for research initiative on British Muslims
09 April 2010A Cambridge University-led project which investigated what it means to be a Muslim living in modern Britain has won high praise as a model for...
Photoshopping: The final frontier
08 April 2010It's space, but is it art? Stunning images of the galaxy are fast becoming common currency thanks to technology like the Hubble Space Telescope, but...
'Memory wars' of Eastern Europe
01 April 2010A €1 million study will shed light on the role of cultural memory of the soviet era in Russia, Ukraine and Poland.
Funding to boost scientific links with Japan
01 April 2010Researchers in Cambridge and Japan will be working together towards a more integrated understanding of how stem cells make decisions.
Policy-makers urged to heed lessons in new handbook
01 April 2010The teaching of literacy and language skills, both in the UK and overseas, needs significant reform to curb the "unproductive" effects of government standardisation, a...
Planning obligations invaluable for affordable housing
26 March 2010The planning obligations which local authorities impose on private developers are successfully raising billions of pounds for local infrastructure and making vital contributions towards roads,...
Jumping to delusions: shortcuts in the brain
24 March 2010Why do some people with mental illnesses entertain bizarre and seemingly irrational beliefs that make their lives a misery?