Indians and Europeans share a milky past
09 September 2011Cambridge University researchers have discovered that lactose tolerant milk-drinkers in India and Europe could be related to the same person who lived at some point...
Meet Cambridge’s very own champion of open spaces
09 September 2011Road sweeper Allan Brigham will defend the value of parks and commons at an Open Cambridge event tonight.
The 800-year-old story of Stourbridge Fair
08 September 2011In medieval times Stourbridge Common was the site of one of Europe’s largest fairs – a bustling centre for shopping, eating and revelry, offering temptations...
Fantastic Mr. Dahl
07 September 2011To mark Roald Dahl Day on September 13th and the 50th anniversary of James And The Giant Peach, Professor Maria Nikolajeva explains why he remains...
Natural born killers
07 September 2011Newly hatched chicks of African honeyguide birds bite to death their foster siblings to eliminate competition.
Alzheimer’s test developed at Cambridge to be trialled by GPs
07 September 2011Launch of first ever rapid, objectively-scored GP assessment to differentiate between patients with memory loss due to the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease and normal...
"The food is splendid under the circumstances": letters from the First World War
06 September 2011Correspondence from young men caught up in the ravages of the First World War will be on display to the public for the first time...
Oscar winner Michael Moore and Richard Dawkins head for Festival of Ideas
06 September 2011Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins are two late star additions to this year’s Festival of Ideas line-up at Cambridge University.
Media models for the digital age
06 September 2011The headlines don’t look too good for newspapers. With falling readership and growing competition from the Internet, newspapers are questioning how and whether they can...
Elephants, dragons and a pretzel at a wedding feast
04 September 2011Don't miss the chance to visit one of the world's best collections of medieval manuscripts when the Parker Library welcomes visitors as part of Open...