Mapping the origins of a masterpiece
21 April 2011Published 400 years ago, the first comprehensive atlas of Great Britain is being celebrated by Cambridge University Library, home to one of only five surviving...
Coup for Churchill College with Appleby exhibition
20 April 2011A rare showing of works by the English painter Chris Appleby opens today at Churchill College, Cambridge University.
EX-TRA-PO-LATE! Moral philosophy and the Daleks
19 April 2011They’ve had viewers cowering behind the sofa since ‘Doctor Who’ began – but what exactly is it that makes people so frightened of the Daleks?...
Womb and prostate cancer link revealed
18 April 2011Scientists have carried out the first ever genome scan for womb cancer and discovered a genetic region that reduces risk of the disease, according to...
The Penultimate Supper?
17 April 2011The Last Supper of Jesus Christ was on the Wednesday, and not the Thursday, before his death, according to a new study which claims to...
Artificial pancreas promise for common diabetes complication
15 April 2011Cambridge research funded by the health charity Diabetes UK has for the first time successfully demonstrated the potential of an ‘artificial pancreas’ in preventing night-time...
Biological arms races in birds
13 April 2011New research reveals how biological arms races between cuckoos and host birds can escalate into a competition between the host evolving new, unique egg patterns...
Intelligent airports and greener smart phones: award-winning Cambridge innovation
13 April 2011Two Cambridge researchers have received prizes at the ICT Pioneers awards for their groundbreaking approach to modern problems.
Mussel your way into new exhibition
13 April 2011Some of planet Earth’s longest living inhabitants are the focus of a major new exhibition and website brought to life by Cambridge University’s Museum of...
Which 100 words of English should Fabio learn?
12 April 2011Following the media coverage of England football manager Fabio Capello’s claim that he only needs ‘100 words of English’, Cambridge Dictionaries Online at Cambridge University...