How much does cybercrime cost?
18 June 2012The first systematic study of the cost of cybercrime recommends that society should spend less on antivirus software and more on policing the internet.
Beyond the box office: are industry experts getting the movie business wrong?
15 June 2012What is it that makes a movie successful? A faculty member from the Cambridge Judge Business School believes that the industry and experts are looking...
Tracking MRSA in Real Time
14 June 2012Study highlights benefits of rapid whole-genome sequencing.
Study to measure optimum frequency of blood donation
14 June 2012A study commencing in the same week as World Blood Donor Day will determine whether blood can be safely collected more frequently than present practice.
Pitcher plant uses rain drops to capture prey
14 June 2012Researchers discover novel trapping mechanism for Nepenthes gracilis pitchers.
Music of kindness: playing together strengthens empathy in children
13 June 2012A year-long study on childrens' music-making indicates that playing music in groups on a regular basis greatly improves a child’s ability to empathise with others.
'Deporting Abu Qatada: the European Court of Human Rights, and Governments'
12 June 2012He is feared and hated in many parts of the world. Those facts make it less likely that any case against him will be evaluated...
A safer route to a nuclear future?
12 June 2012By using thorium instead of uranium as fuel, nuclear power could be safer and more sustainable, according to new research.
Beauty and despair
11 June 2012A high level inquiry reported last month that more than half of the British public has a negative body image. Cambridge academic Andy Martin reflects...
Live performance
08 June 2012Jennifer Wallace took part in the Cambridge series at this year's Hay Festival and spoke on a panel on whether tragedy is the perfect form...